Changes Since Release 4.00

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Changes Since Release 4.00

New in 4.03 (August 2002)

- You can now resize a caption to reflow the text it contains. See Working with Captions for details.

- You can now plot the data in a table, and copy the data to use it in other programs. See Tables for details.

- Pictures in sketches transfer much better between Windows and Macintosh.

- Unusual characters in text transfer much better between Windows and Macintosh.

- Link buttons are now more reliable when linking to other files or to the Internet.

- (Mac) Sketchpad now runs natively under Mac OS X, and supports the Aqua user interface. The installer installs either the Classic or the OS X version of Sketchpad as appropriate.

- (Windows) You can now save a sketch in graphics format, as an Enhanced Metafile (.emf) or as a Windows Metafile (.wmf) See Metafile Export for details.

New in 4.02 (May 2002)

- You can now plot on a coordinate system the data contained in a table. See Tables for details.

- You can now copy the data from a table and paste it into Fathom!, Microsoft Excel or other programs. See Tables for details.

- The "Show Labels Automatically For All New Points" setting in Text Preferences now works properly for all points (including transformed images, Selection-Arrow created intersections, and coordinate system origins and unit points).

- Tables redraw properly after a row is removed using the minus key from the keyboard.

- Pressing a matched object in the Script View during Step-by-Step play now highlights the matched object in the sketch.

- Pictures moved from Windows to Macintosh and back can now be copied and pasted to other applications

- (Mac) Dashed near-straight arcs are now displayed properly.

- (Mac) Selected circle, arc, and polygon interiors no longer obscure labels.

- (Mac) Saving files to a file server no longer fails if the user doesnÒt have write access to the root volume.

- (Mac) Fixed a problem in which networked servers didnÒt allow multiple launches of Sketchpad in certain situations.

- (Windows) Moving or renaming the Sketchpad application no longer creates problems when double-clicking in Explorer windows to open sketch files.

New in 4.01 (January 2002)

- Several minor corrections and improvements were made in the Sample files.

- (Windows) Trace fading is dramatically improved, using full color fading.

- (Windows) You can now use a command line to specify an absolute path (not just a relative path) to an alternate tool folder.

- (Windows) The Tool Folder now supports shortcuts: The Tool Folder itself can be a shortcut, and it can contain shortcuts to sketches.