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Release Note for Rational Access Rev 0.5.0    --  June 10, 1992


The focus of release 0.5.0 was to incorporate as many user-visible
feature changes as possible.  Here are the highlights of the release:



1.  Function Key Bar now contains active buttons



2.  demote key has been added (Shift F2) -- see details below for
    the results of shuffling the Function Key map to accomodate this
     


3.  promote key now does exactly what it used to do in the environment



4. F1 key (Help) has expanded functionality



5. four suggestions for enhancements/changes were implemented
   most notable: Job connect and disconnect added.



6. seven bugs were fixed 
   most notable: Keyboard focus remains in Rational window when the cursor
   is on the main menu bar, the button bar, or the user defined button area.
     
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Details:

1.  The Function Key Bar (activated by clicking on the "F?" icon) now contains
    active buttons.  Clicking one of these is equivalent to pressing the
    associated function key or shifted function key.
    Control-F1-F7 are the "Item" keys.  Clicking these buttons will open a
    dialog box containing active buttons with all possible operations for that
    item.
    E. G. If I want to do Object - Delete, instead of pressing "control-F1"
    then "d", I can now click the "Object" button in the Function Key Bar, then
    the "delete" button in the resulting dialog box.


2.  Shift-F2 is now the demote key with identical meaning as in the old
    user interface.  Prompt For has been moved to Shift-F1.
    Home Library has been moved to Shift-F10.  File Properties has been punted.
    Note: this is available in the File menu, or by typing meta-F then "t".

    There is a new quick-reference guide that reflects these changes.
    In the documentation directory of this release (Hint: the directory from
    which you got the document you are reading!) you find a file:
    "Rat_Access_Quick_Ref_Ps".  If you print this (with options = raw), you
    will get a hard copy of this guide.

3.  Responding to a grass roots outcry from the user community, the promote key
    now does exactly what it used to do in the environment.

4.  When the keyboard focus is in the Rational windows portion of your screen,
    "F1" is "what.does" as before.  If you are in the main menu or a
    submenu, this key will give you help.  If you are in a dialog box that
    has a "help" button, this key is equivalent to clicking that button.
    
5.  Suggestions/Enhancements:
    a. Job Connect and Job Disconnect have been added to the Session menu.
    b. All references to "CM" have been changed to "CMVC".
    c. When help is requested for a topic not in the database, a table of 
       contents is displayed. (In prior versions a blank box was displayed.)
    d. The "topic" window in the help box is live. You may edit text in the
       window. Help information for the topic will be displayed when you hit
       <RETURN>.
    
6.  Bugs fixed:
    a. Function keys don't work when mouse in window mgmt area. (Keyboard Focus)
    b. Added entries to upper pane of image directory window need resizing
       to appear.
    c. If I specify a title, I still get part of the -e command in the title.
    d. Unreadable Icons for last 2 buttons. (Made new ones.)
    e. Fix synchronization problem between keystrokes and mouse clicks.
    f. Image Palette duplication when hitting the refresh key too quickly.
    g. 'Help on version' coloring is inconsistent.