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NeXtMidas 1.5.8 Release Notes

  Tested on:
  Platform | OS Version | JDK | Netscape | DLLs
  --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
  Dec Unix | Compaq Tru64 UNIX V4.0F | 1.3.1-1 | 4.5 | (n/a)
  Linux | RedHat 7.1 | 1.4.0 ** | 4.76 | (n/a)
  Sun | Solaris 2.7 | 1.3.1-b24 | 4.5 | (n/a)
  Windows 2000 | Service Pack 2 | 1.3.1-b24 | 4.76 | cygwin: gcc 2.95.2-6 egcs: gcc 2.95.2

  #### New Features Added

  - Added TUNER primitive
  - Added HTTPSERV primitive
  - HELP intrinsic now supports /mainhelp and /htmlhelp switches.
  - NOTE 1: Primitives are to be lowercase. If you have mixed case or uppercase primitives in your option trees, please change them to lower case. Mixed case primitives may result in building problems.
  - NOTE 2: The DataFile class variable offset has been changed from public to private. This will break code written to access offset directly. In general, gets and sets should be used to access class variables in code. Class variables that are public have been made so for user convenience (i.e. to shorten command line syntax) and are intended to be "read only" (but Java has no such type). If you require access to a class variable and there is no get/set, please bring it to our attention in the form of a DR.

  #### Bugs Fixed

  (listed in ascending DR order)

  Bug Num | Description
  --- | ---
  75-1 | Plotting and plot reaction slow with large data file Note: Revamped plot I/O to handle data a page at a time, even in the /ALL mode and automatically turn on backing store to improve zoom/unzoom performance. (JGS)
  103-1 | Need ability to load NeXtMidas from server nxm/sys/dat/NxmHwcCfgAnchor.java (new) nxm/sys/cfg/NxmSysCfgAnchor.java (new) nxm/sys/libm/NxmSysLibm.java (new) nxm/sys/mcr/NxmSysMcrAnchor.java (new) nxm/hwc/cfg/NxmHwcCfgAnchor.java (new) nxm/hwc/mcr/NxmHwcMcrAnchor.java (new) nxm/ucl/cfg/NxmUclCfgAnchor.java (new) nxm/sys/lib/Shell.java (mod) nxm/sys/lib/CoreIO.java (mod) nxm/sys/lib/JarResource.java (mod)
  125-1 | gcontrol value not displayed properly on the panel nxm/sys/test/unit/lib/FormatTest.java
  4269-1 | Plot really needs a SCROLL Bar Note: Integrated paged mode into scroll bars for large files. (JGS)
  4783-3 | Java MEMORY size os/nm os/nmmake os/nmstart
  5117-1 | TUNER primitive a stub nxm/sys/exp/Abscissa.java (new) nxm/sys/exp/abscissa.exp (new) nxm/sys/mcr/abscissa.mm (new) nxm/sys/mcr/abscissa.java (new) nxm/sys/exp/Thin.java (new) nxm/sys/exp/thin.exp (new) nxm/sys/mcr/thin.mm (new) nxm/sys/mcr/thin.java (new) nxm/sys/exp/Filter.java (new) nxm/sys/exp/filter.exp (new) nxm/sys/mcr/filter.mm (new) nxm/sys/mcr/filter.java (new) nxm/sys/exp/Tuner.java (new) nxm/sys/exp/tuner.exp (new) nxm/sys/test/test_tuner.mm (new) nxm/sys/prim/tuner.java (mod) nxm/sys/cfg/commands.cnf (mod) submitted via Public patch 490-1; KCS
  6460-1 | fcalcdemo window will not exit nxm/sys/test/fcalcdemo.mm nxm/sys/test/fcalcdemo.mmp1 (new)
  6577-1 | fcalc recognizes MAX but not MAXIMUM nxm/sys/libm/Operators.cnf
  6603-3 | LIST needs to SCROLL to selected item nxm/sys/libg/GridSheet.java nxm/sys/test/test_list_insert.mm
  8833-1 | calcdemo gets IllegalArgumentExceptions nxm/sys/libm/Operators.cnf nxm/sys/test/calcdemo.mm nxm/sys/exp/calculator.exp
  9493-1 | checkout command menu command usage error nxm/sys/mcr/checkout.mm
  9543-1 | ERROR non-recovery nxm/sys/lib/Shell.java nxm/sys/lib/DataFile.java
  9839-1 | Fix RMIF routing, sequencing, tracking, and responding are done per remote nxm/sys/net/Rmif*.java
  9808-1 | HTTP fexists doesn't submit username and password nxm/sys/lib/HttpResource.java
  9842-1 | Autogeneration of mainhelp.hlp file from existing documentation for use as help system index nxm/sys/lib/Help*.java nxm/sys/intr/help.java
  9843-1 | Integration of HTML Help with embedded HTTP server nxm/sys/net/Http*.java nxm/sys/prim/httpserv.java
  9850-1 | If contains doesn't work nxm/sys/lib/Args.java (per BDE)
  9922-1 | GridSheet newData method throws exception nxm/sys/libg/GridSheet.java (per BDE)
  10532-3 | List does not re-read Subrecord field correctly.. nxm/sys/libg/GridSheet.java (per Patch 655-1 [S. Harrison])
  10630-1 | KEYWORD intrinsic can't create reults tables nxm/sys/lib/Keywords.java nxm/sys/intr/keyword.java nxm/sys/exp/Keywords.exp (per Patch 645-1 [J. Lannon])
  10941-1 | DOS build error: cannot find path specified os/dos/nmstart.bat
  10954-1 | Convert.c compile errors nxm/sys/lib/Convert.c os/dos/unix/nmxbl
  10975-3 | RMIF needs a way to see what port it is on nxm/sys/prim/rmif.java nxm/sys/net/Rmif.java
  11319-1 | Global results do not work properly nxm/sys/lib/Table.java nxm/sys/lib/Registry.java nxm/sys/test/test_results.mm

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