Data Miner Release Notes ------------------------ 1.0 - 12/29/2003 - added choices for game at game startup 0.9n - 11/12/02 - added screensaver - fixed "number density" in biology datasets - altered config.txt, no longer needs screensaver cycle time 0.9m - 10/21/02 - fixed errors in "add commas" code that was putting strange text on the screen 0.9l - 10/18/02 - fixed timeout problem with panels staying in onscreen position 0.9k - 10/17/02 - changed init left color to yellow - added lots of sounds to mouse actions - rechecked and altered text in nearly every external data file 0.9j - 10/10/02 - fixed square root stretch code - power calculation was propagating log(0) error on PC causing location colors to saturate to almost black - increase sig figs from 4 to 6 - added updateStage code to help refresh of zooming map 0.9i - 10/09/02 - added data stretch and unstretch function to director and flash file - slight edit made to flash world map - added SELECT A DATA TOPIC large message in main window - added text over map and info boxes - added globe maps as backgrounds behind map and info boxes 0.9h - 09/19/02 - shrunk gradient bar and gradient slider - added larger font for map caption - changed data created text to be bright yellow 0.9g - 09/15/02 - selected topic and tool are now highlighted in yellow to show which one was chosen - fixed display of MOROCCO (note, we are not showing division with Western Sahara as that separation is under dispute and we have no data on WS - the CIA map will therefore not show the entirety of the region on the datamap) - added ability to click on the CIA map and have it popup (same as "+" button) - added ability to click on the location info and have it popup (same as "+" button) - adjusted font in caption bars to fix overlap of characters on PC version 0.9f - 09/11/02 - more fixes to intro frames and flash map - Director/Flash BUG found and reported - fixed persisting zoom map rollover text - can click on year on date bar as well as drag slider as well as click up/down arrows 0.9e - 09/11/02 - changed intro frames and flash map again 0.9d - 09/11/02 - changed intro frames and flash map to ensure proper loading of flash map this should fix most of the PC errors preventing users from getting it to run at all - fixed spelling errors "VANUATU" and "COLOMBIA" - fixed display of PAPUA NEW GUINEA - fixed association of N. Ireland with UK 0.9c - 09/09/02 - fixed typos in location text lists in ListByName and ListByValue displays - added all title graphics for 6 games. title is chosen by info in config.txt file - added feature that data display defaults initially to closet value to year 2000 - fixed NIGER/NIGERIA mixup on rollovers - if "calculate" button not selected, topic/tool text reverts back to last calculated - calculate button only activates if new topic/tool combo selected - added display of units - added display of data source - removed red crosshair showing in Flash map - ListByValue list puts NO DATA entries at end in alphabetical order 0.9b - 09/05/02 - fixed freezing lat/lon crosshairs - fixed inability to zoom back out on zoom-map once zoomed in and a topic/tool calculation is done - added feature when name in ListByName and ListByValue lists is clicked, the hotspot X on the main-map moves and the zoom-map recenters - changed heirarchy of files and folders 0.9a - 09/04/02 - first test release Known BUGS -------------------- Data Miner TO DO -------------------- - add more sounds - add screen hints to better instruct user - screensaver - loading progress bar - redo textfields of "units" in data files to make them clearer xed association of N. Ireland with UK 0.9c - 09-09-02 - fixed typos in location text lists in ListByName and ListByValue displays - added all title graphics for 6 games. title is chosen by info in config.txt file - added feature that data display defaults initially to closet value to year 2000 - fixed NIGER/NIGERIA mixup on rollovers - if "calculate" button not selected, topic/tool text reverts back to last calculated - calculate button only activates if new topic/tool combo selected - added display of units - added display of data source - removed red crosshair showing in Flash map - ListByValue list puts NO DATA entries at end in alphabetical order 0.9b - 09-05-02 - fixed freezing lat/lon crosshairs - fixed inability to zoom back out on zoom-map once zoomed in and a topic/tool calculation is done - added feature when name in ListByName and ListByValue lists is clicked, the hotspot X on the main-map moves and the zoom-map recenters - changed heirarchy of files and folders 0.9a - 09-04-02 - first test release