Changes in 1.2d6 since 1.2d7.  This change applies to both "Newton 2.0"

and "Newton 2.1".



-- changed textFlags slot type from Number back to Evaluate (as it was before 1.2d5)





Changes in 1.2d5 since 1.2d4.  These changes apply to both "Newton 2.0"

and "Newton 2.1" unless otherwise noted.



-- constants

	-- added

		kPortrait, kLandscape, kPortraitFlip and kLandscapeFlip

		kGestaltArg_HasSoftContrast, kGestaltArg_VolumeInfo, kGestaltArg_Microphone, and kGestaltArg_BuiltIn_Keyboard



	-- some 2.1-specific  constants did not appear in earlier versions of "Newton 2.1 Defs", they do now



-- prototypes

	-- fixed viewBounds of all protoÅTextPickers

	-- various other slots fixes

	



-- known global functions

	-- added

		StrTokenize

		IsPathExpr

		RecognizePara

		IsNativeFunction

		TextBox

		IsHalting

	-- now available at compile-time

		StdButtonWidth



-- more view methods have help strings



-- new slots in Methods menu (2.1 only)

		ViewKeyDownScript

		ViewKeyUpScript

		ViewKeyRepeatScript

		ViewKeyStringScript

		ViewCaretActivateScript



-- new slots in Attributes menu (2.1 only)

	textFlags

	_nextKeyView



-- new glue functions

	kGetAllFontsFunc() => array of font description frames

	kGetCommPortInfoFunc() => array of comm port description frames

	kGetCorrectInfoFunc() => correct info frame



-- new compile-time functions (2.1 only)

		PackRGB(red,green,blue) => packedRGB

		UnpackRGB(red,green,blue) => packedRGB [compile-time only]

		GetRed(packedRGB) => red

		GetGreen(packedRGB) => green

		GetBlue(packedRGB) => blue



-- keyboard/keycode support (2.1 only)

	known global functions

		IsCommandKeystroke(char, flags)

		HandleKeyEvents(keyEvents)

		IsKeyDown(keyCode,isHardKeyboard)

		CategorizeKeyCommands(keyCommandArray)

		FindKeyCommand(startView,char,flags)

		GatherKeyCommands(startView)

		PressButton(buttonView)

		SendKeyMessage(keyView,keyMessage)

	glue functions

		kStringToKeyCodesFunc(string) => keyCodeArray

		kDownUpKeyCodesFunc(keyCodeOrArray) => keyCodeArray

	constants:

		kShiftKeyCode

		kControlKeyCode

		kOptionKeyCode

		kCommandKeyCode

		kCmdAKeyCodes

		kCmdCKeyCodes

		kCmdEKeyCodes

		kCmdFKeyCodes

		kCmdNKeyCodes

		kCmdOKeyCodes

		kCmdPKeyCodes

		kCmdRKeyCodes

		kCmdSKeyCodes

		kCmdWKeyCodes

		kCRKeyCodes

		kTabKeyCodes

		kDeleteKeyCodes

		kHelpKeyCodes



-- IRDA constants (2.1 only)

		kCMSIrDA

		kCMOIrDADiscoveryInformation

		kCMOIrDAConnectInformation

		kCMOIrDAReceiveBuffers

		kCMOIrDALinkDisconnectTimeout

		kCMOIrDAConnectUserData

		kIrDA1ProbeSlot

		kIrDA6ProbeSlot

		kIrDA8ProbeSlot

		kIrDA12ProbeSlot

		kIrDASvcHintPnPCompatible

		kIrDASvcHintPDAPalmtop

		kIrDASvcHintComputer

		kIrDASvcHintPrinter

		kIrDASvcHintModem

		kIrDASvcHintFAX

		kIrDASvcHintLanAccess

		kIrDASvcHintTelephony

		kIrDASvcHintFileServer



-- not deprecated

	contrary to the assertion earlier Release Notes, ClearSelectionHilites is not deprecated







Changes in 1.2d4 since CD #11.  These changes apply to both "Newton 2.0"

and "Newton 2.1" unless otherwise noted.



-- replaced protoNumberPicker with newtStatusBar in the tools pallette

-- added GetTargetInfo to Methods popup

-- incorporated Mail Enabler (English) into the platform file

-- added kGetMaskedPixelFunc (2.1 only)

-- deprecated functions

	GetSound & GetSound11

	kSimpleTextHeightFunc

-- DefConst is now defined (for build time) in terms of DefineGlobalConstant if it exists

-- added build-time functions:

	MakeBinaryFromHex

	MakeExtrasIcons

	GetSoundFrame

	GetSynthSoundFrame (2.1 only)

	GetSynthSoundFrameSlow (2.1 only)

-- usage strings for many functions changed or added or, in a few cases, removed

-- put the 2.0 ROM Units into the 2.1 file, too



-- constants

	-- renamed

		protoAlphaKeys to protoAlphaKeyboard

		protoNumericKeys to protoNumericKeyboard

	-- added

		lvAdjustTopicBounds

		kGestaltArg_HasBackLight

		kNegativeZero, kInfinity, kNegativeInfinity and kNAN

		opInProgress, opSuccess, opFailure, opPartSuccess, opReadOnly, opNotSupported,

		opBadOpCode, opNotFound, opTruncated and opPadded

	-- removed

		kSystemTimeUnits, kMicroSeconds, kMilliSeconds, kSeconds and kMinutes



-- prototypes

	-- added

		newtNewStationeryButton

		newtStationeryPopupButton

		newtShowStationeryButton

		newtProtoLine

		newtROLabelInputLine

		newtROLabelNumInputLine

		newtROLabelDateInputLine

		newtROLabelTimeInputLine

		newtNRLabelTimeInputLine

		newtNRLabelDateInputLine

		newtNRLabelDateNTimeInputLine

		protoAlphaKeyboard

		protoNumericKeyboard

		protoRecorderView (2.1 only)

		protoTXView (2.1 only)

	-- many changes to existing proto slots