InterWrite Release Notes
Release
5.17.0001 July 10, 2006
Contents
General Information
Description
The InterWrite Suite of products and services was designed to make
collaboration in the workplace and school efficient and simple. The InterWrite
software included with the InterWrite products accomplishes this with the following
tools:
Supported Devices
Although any standard cursor device, such as a mouse, or
Wintab-compliant tablet, can be used with the InterWrite software, only the
following devices are supported by the InterWrite Device Manager, which is
installed as part of InterWrite.
Supported Operating Systems
Known Issues
Installation
Information
Installing the InterWrite software from the InterWrite
CD
Removing InterWrite
Release Notes
This section lists corrections and enhancements made to the recent versions of the InterWrite software.
Release 5.17.0001 July 10, 2006 (Windows 98, Me, and NT)
Release 5.16.0001 February 9, 2005 (Windows 98, Me, and NT)
Release 5.15.0003 November 23, 2005 (Windows 98, Me, and NT)
Release 5.13.0001 April 14, 2005
o Fixed a problem where previously drawn annotations appeared distorted upon review.
o Fixed a problem where some Gallery images did not maintain their aspect ratio when they were sized
Release 5.12.0006 March 31, 2005
· Enhancements
o Updated S panish (Mexican) online Help.
o Added Getting Started for new Model 400 Pads
o Added translations for the following language: Czech
o Added double-click preferences tab to Device Manager
o Fixed a problem where starting up Interactive Mode was resetting the Onscreen Keyboard from the Language
Preference setting back to English.
o Fixed a problem where clicking on the "InterWrite Interactive" icon on a new USB-connected Whiteboard led
to an "Unprogrammed SoftKey" message.
o Fixed a problem where a "Save As..." operation performed while in Interactive Mode would not delete the
Autosave file.
Release 5.11.0018 February 21, 2005
· Enhancements
o Added Localized Help files (8 languages)
o Added Localized End User License Agreement (all languages)
o Replaced Onscreen Keyboard with one from IMG (includes additional functionality and support for all languages)
o Added a date/time stamp to Page Sorter images
o Added support for the new Model 400 Pads, including the ability to save a Bluetooth Name to the device
o Added new gallery images (food, science, etc.)
o Added new toolbar schemes
Release 5.10.0027 October 1, 2004
· Enhancements
o Added new InterWrite Mode – Office Mode – to support direct interaction with Microsoft Office applications,
PowerPoint, Word and Excel.
o Added four different thumbnail sizes to Page Sorter.
o Added translations for the following languages: Catalan and Euskera
o Added a non-InterWrite hardware usage timed lockout.
o Changed width settings for tools to a slider on a Tool Settings Floating Toolbar.
o Added a Page Sorter Zoom to allow the user to identify the area to magnify, or zoom.
o Added transparency to the Spotlight tool.
o Changed the Annotation Window from a standard window to a frame window with view, which allows all Tool Settings
dialogs to be changed to Tool Settings Floating Toolbars, some of which are dockable, or dockable only in certain
locations, and some of which are not.
o Added a Control Bar to the bottom of the non-sizing Annotation Window to allow scrolling and page selection.
o Added our version of extended pages. If a new page is created, it is inserted after the current page. The Annotation
Window will allow scrolling through all pages in the presentation file with one or two pages visible at the same time.
o Added an Export Entity tool, which allows one or more selected entities to be saved as a BMP, JPG, PNG, GIF, or
TIFF file, using either a white background or the existing background.
o Added the ability to edit the Properties of a device that is not connected.
o Updated online Help.
o Added Spanish (Mexican) online Help.
Release 5.02.0001 September 10, 2004
· Enhancements
o InterWrite GUI: Device Manager and InterWrite application strings have been localized to the following languages: Spanish (Mexican), Galician and Arabic.
o Getting Started Guides: Localized to German, French and Spanish (Mexican).
Release 5.01.0005 March 25, 2004
· Corrections
o Fixed a number of issues in Setup, InterWrite and InterWrite Device Manager related to translations.
o Fixed a number of problems with 40x40 icons.
o Fixed the problem where some Preferences would not display when the language was switched to Thai, Japanese, or Chinese, and the necessary code page was not available.
Release 5.00.0018 February 6, 2004
· Enhancements
o Gallery: An extensive Picture Gallery has been added for easy insertion of a diverse
selection of pictures.
o Multicolor Pens: allows the user to draw lines that have either a two-color gradient,
or lines that have an interior color and an outline color.
o Stamper Tool: allows the user to quickly place stamps/pictures anywhere on the page.
The user can select from pre-installed pictures, or use their own graphics.
o Spotlight: A very flexible spotlight tool that can be configured or resized quickly and easily.
o PDF Icons: Save and email PDFs of InterWrite files can now be placed on Toolbar or in Toolbox
for easier access
o IW Recorder: Record audio and screen activity and save as an .AVI file.
o Utilities: A utility feature has been added that allows the execution of Java Applets. The first
utility featured is a Timer/Stopwatch.
o All tool icons have been updated to provide a more consistent look and feel.
o Watermark page numbers have been added to the Annotation Window, Page Sorter, and
Page Selector.
o The Curtain tool has been enhanced to provide the ability to change the Curtain color and
adjust its transparency.
o The selection handles on the sides of the Curtain have been increased in size.
o Sizing entities using the corner squares will now maintain an object’s aspect ratio and
characteristics during sizing.
o Added ability to include individual tool icons for Create Blank Page, Create Grid Page, and
Create Image Page on the Toolbar.
o The Onscreen Keyboard is now available for editing a text box.
o Toolbar icon sizes have been expanded to allow for two different sizes of icons - 22 x 22 pixels
and 40x40 pixels.
o Redesigned the "Devices" screen in the Device Manager to be simpler, but with enhanced
capabilities.
o Individual Bluetooth devices can now be selected for Auto-Connect.
o Added Keystroke Macro and URL capability to the Programmable SoftKeys.
o Added default programming for the Programmable SoftKeys on Pads. This is applied using the
Import" function on the SoftKeys screen.
o Added links to the InterWrite Web site so users could download/print new inserts for their Pads.
o Updated online Help.
· Corrections
o SoftKey assignments "Capture" and "Screen Capture" now work correctly.
o Occasionally, using the "chording" feature of the InterWrite pen to erase would cause the pen
to act as an eraser afterwards. This should no longer happen.
o Default filenames will adjust based on language settings.
Release 4.02.0009 November 13, 2003
· Enhancements
o iPanel: Added support for the new LCD digitizer product, iPanel 15E.
o Transparency of the Reveal Curtain can now be adjusted.
o The GUI interface has been localized to Italian
o Added the ability to launch the Onscreen keyboard from Device Manager.
· Correction
o The Master Pad will now take control from other Pads in the session.
o Added the ability to rotate groups.
o Enlarged the Reveal Curtain borders.
o Directories used during the current session are now remembered throughout the session.
o The Export to PDF option now creates much smaller files.
o Fixed the problem where InterWrite would fail to print a file a second time in Win98.
o Highlighter colors now stay changed in Preferences.
o Onscreen keyboard will now appear when the function is accessed by the system mouse.
o Adding extra entities to an existing group no longer causes some of the previously added entities to disappear.
o The Selection w/Text Recognition tool's bounding rectangle now surrounds the whole word.
o Text of point sizes greater than 26 no longer partially disappear when edited.
o The Page Up/Page Down tools now work in Win98/WinNT.
o Fixed problem where InterWrite would not load - Error Message: Invalid Path Error reading Schemes file - when the user's personal directory was set to a root network driver.
Release 4.01.0006 October 9, 2003
· Corrections
o Fixed a problem where exported files were not being saved if the export directory was changed.
o Fixed a problem where InterWrite would crash after installing to a network drive.
o Updated Japanese strings.
o Fixed an issue where the Link button wouldn't work on a MeetingPad 310 or SchoolPad 310 until the pad was connected to the system twice.
o Fixed the problem where some keyboard keys, backspace, home, etc., would not work when editing text.
o The chorded Pentip-to-Eraser function - hold down left button on pen/stylus to erase on the fly - now works on InterWrite Pads.
Release 4.00.0025 September 22, 2003
· Enhancements
o
Pad Link Button: Added Link button support for the 310 Series of InterWrite
Pads.
o SoftKeys: Added programmable SoftKey support for Pads – Pads now have 19 programmable SoftKeys.
o
Expanded SoftKey Functions: Added additional InterWrite functions to the programmable
SoftKeys list of functions.
o Localization: Install, Device Manager and InterWrite application strings have been localized to the following languages: German, French, Spanish, Polish, Thai, Simplified Chinese, and Japanese.
o
New Calendar Page tool: A Create Calendar Page tool has been added to the Create
Page Suite.
o
New Entities: Filled Ellipse, Filled square Rectangle, Empty
rounded Rectangle, Filled rounded Rectangle, Line with arrow at end
point, Line with arrows at each end, Bent Line with arrow at end
point, Bent Line with arrows at each end.
o
New Page Selector tool:
A Page Selector tool has been added. It displays thumbnails of all the
image pages in the presentation file. The thumbnails update in "real
time" and make navigation within the file easier.
o
New Zoom tool: The Annotation window can be zoomed using the new Zoom
tool. The user can draw annotations while an area is zoomed. Cannot
zoom during Select, Text, or Erase modes.
o
New Auto Save: Added an AutoSave option.
o
New Entity Rotation: All selected entities can now be
rotated.
o
Highlighter tool: The Highlighter tool has been improved -- added Ellipse,
Rectangle, and Line shapes.
o
Highlighter tool colors: Select four default color selections for the Highlighter
tool from the entire color palette in the InterWrite/Preferences/Define Colors
tab.
o
Image Page tool:
Added pre-installed backgrounds to the Image Page setup feature.
o Background Images: Each image used as a background for Create Image Pages can be assigned its own Picture Display position (Center, Tile, Stretch to Fit Screen, Upper Left, Stretch to Fit Window).
o Grid Page tool: The Create Grid Page tool now has an Add Title Box option in the Grid Page Setup.
o
Insert Page tool: Added a Picture Library to the Insert Picture
tool.
o Insert Page tool: Added ability to use the Windows Meta File (WMF) format with the Insert Picture tool.
o Edit typed text: Typed text can now be edited inline by double-clicking on the text with the Selection tool.
o
Page Sorter: Previously known as Viewer, Page Sorter has been
enhanced.