kit@athena.mit.edu (Chris D. Peterson) (08/14/88)
I have spent some time updating xman from the version that was released on
the X11R2 tape from the X Consortium, and would like some people to beta
test it before it goes on the X11R3 tape. If you are interested there
is a version avaliable via anonymous FTP:
Machine: ATHENA-DIST
Host Number: 18.71.0.38
File: /pub/kit/xman.tar
If you do not have ftp access and really want to help test xman send
me e-mail and I will send you a copy.
Remember the main reason for putting this out there is so I can get
comments, so please let me know what you think.
The rest of this posting is the changes file from the distribution.
Chris D. Peterson
Project Athena
Systems Development
Net: kit@athena.mit.edu
Phone: (617) 253 - 1326
USMail: MIT - Room E40-342C
77 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02139
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CHANGES
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Additional Features:
1) Startup time is now 3 times faster.
2) Manual page searches now SCREAM, speed MUCH improved.
3) -pagesize argument added and documented in manual page.
4) List widget used for directory, may new features of directory
a) vertical or horizontal orientation via the "verticalList" resource
vertical is now the default.
e.g xman*verticalList: False
b) current manual page is highlighted in the directory listing.
c) resizing the window now creates more columns in directory
(see bug fix #4).
d) Pixmaps no longer created for each directory listing.
you people with color workstations should like this one.
5) Xman no longer uses the window widget, and it has been removed from
the distribution. If you want a copy send me e-mail.
Bug Fixes:
1) The height of the directory items was wrong if a different
font is used for the directory than for the manual pages.
2) The topBox resource for the initial "Manual Browser" box now
can be specified. This allows the geometry of this box to be
set with resources.
e.g xman*topBox.geometry: =100x100+2+2
3) Xman now handles the case of no help file correctly.
4) Resizing the directory now causes the columns to fill in the new area.
This causes more of the directory to be visable in wider windows, and
resizing narrower does not lose information.
Know bugs yet to be resolved:
1) Resizing the man page causes the directory to grow too big.
and the manpage to get real small. (1 pixel).