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Beta notes Mark Gilmore Mon, 01 Nov 1999 17:25:25 -0500

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A few undocumented notes regarding the last beta upload:

I modified TVL.BAT/TVL0.EXE such that it downloads TV
listings for 8 days (starting at 12AM the current day).
Previously (in this beta), I had changed it to downloaded
for 7 days (starting the NEXT day), but made this change
so as to account for when the user downloads them manually.
I also changed TVL.BAT such that it deletes unwanted channels
BEFORE calculating the duration of each program (to speed
things up).

The beta now properly handles "modal" windows (those that
restrict all user activity to that window until it is closed).
For example, when you set a TEXT Item to SPEAK/W, the playback
window appears and will not allow you to do anything in any
other ECS window until playback is complete or you close it.
Attempts to do so will result in a "ding" (standard Win sound
used for this).
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Mark Gilmore
Omnipotence (ECS home automation software)
http://www.usit.com/omnip
423-745-0026

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