PaperCut v1.0 alpha build 284 (1.0.284)
readme.txt updated 24 Jan 2006

Release notes
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This is the first version of PaperCut after a very long hiatus.  It started out as a
fun project and a spare-time project.  I want to release it when it is good and ready 
and working quite solidly.  The featureset is still pretty weak, though you can do 
some pretty cool things with it, like printing photo polyhedra.

If you run into a problem with this alpha version, please feel free to email me but
don't expect a reply.

I always like to hear about bugs. Fixes are cheap, but bugs are precious.  If you
want to report a bug in a way that will help me fix it quickly, please PLEASE make
sure you know how to reproduce it, and tell me EXACTLY how to make it happen.  Also
report the first unusual event - what was the FIRST thing that happened that didn't
seem right.  Usually that's all that's needed.

If you have things to add to the wish list, send them to papercut@henrygroover.com


New features and fixes
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  1.00.284 (24 Jan 2006)
 
  This is the first release using the .NET platform. You may need the .NET runtime. 
  Not tested on pre-XP versions of Windows. Using new deployment system.
 
+ Updated help to point to new url, http://paper-model.com
+ Fix problems with size slider
+ First version built with Visual Studio 2003
+ Implements shape dictionary with $varname$ substitution in face text. Application dictionary
  also implemented. Predefined variables $__date__$ and $__time__$ are available.
+ Fixed some minor bugs handling print margins


  Build 281 (20 Feb 2004)

+ Enable paging using PgUp/PgDn. First post-hiatus release


  Build 280 (28 May 2002)

+ Fixed bug where print preview reveals shapes going off page


  Build 279 (13 May 2002)

+ Fixed bug: tab fold lines should not show up dashed
+ Added geofractal stellation.  Basically a 2v geodesic breakdown, then
  turn the center triangle into the base of a tetrahedron.
+ Added right-click Stellate Face to individually stellate faces


  Build 277 (11 May 2002)

+ Basic bitmap rotation for images.  Disabled by default because it won't work
  with many printers.
+ Add right-click set face image (previously you had to use drag and drop)
+ Always save and load images using relative paths (this breaks "Save as..."
  if you change directories!  No copying or relocation of image files)
+ Fix auto-layout so it always works the same with a given .shp file.
+ Add clipping for images (default is no clipping).  At the moment
  clipping is always on for rotated images.  This is a bug and will be fixed
  in the next build.


  Build 267 (30 Apr 2002)

+ Add shape and global properties
+ Fix reporting of vertex count
+ Improved sizing of text in faces
+ Allow setting face background, edge color, tab edge color, font color, typeface, size
+ Allow basic image size options.  Flow does not work yet.


  Build 258 (20 Apr 2002)

+ Add 4v geodesic
+ Added right-click remove face, remove group (after geodesic and/or stellation)
+ Save scale and other layout information with .shp file
+ Add 10%, 125%, 150%, 200% and other stellation
+ Fix blank line handling for face text
+ Added help text on assembly tips


  Build 240 (15 Apr 2002)

+ Drag and drop handles multiple files
+ Images are resized by area ratio
+ Allow right-click editing of face text


Features to add (the "wish list")
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- Fractal stellation
- Bug reporting utility
- Allow (regular) stellation one face at a time
- One click update - check for new version and download
- Allow manual rotation and positioning of images
- Help still needs more work, only very basic things.
- Add status bar to view window
- Add 3D view (when geometry is known)
- Implement convex hull for fitting
- Use knapsack fitting for pages
- Select vertex as "north pole" and calculate facial orientation
- Render text in face
- Implement resource specification in .shp files
- Allow text files to be specified as a resource and wrapped across 
  adjoining faces
- Support in-place activation and editing via COM
- Export to .gif, .jpg or .png
- Export to .pdf
- Import 3d drawing files
- Allow arbitrary geodesic breakdowns
- Allow an image to be centered on a face and spread over to adjoining faces
  This requires projection
- Print layout summary using empty space on pages
- Allow direct printing of layout summary from View / Layout summary
- Allow arbitrary tweaking of layout
- Build a good collection of examples


Known bugs
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- Have occasionally had crashes with release version after dropping large
  number of jpegs, then doing 3 or more resize operations on a 2v or greater
  geodesic
- Cannot split tetrahedron - 2 pages each with 4 faces :-~
- Print rotated clips stellated tetrahedron off page
- Need to print preview on initial auto-layout - sometimes rotation is not right
  Workaround: change size slider slightly and check print preview again
- Operations on 4v geodesics are dog slow, and deleting face groups is painfully
  slow on a 900mhz machine.  At least show an hourglass!
- Geodesic does not use correct reference model.  Applying geodesic
  to a tetrahedron, hexahedron or octahedron does not give the
  expected results!


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