DataDrafter Personal Edition 1.1 Readme File
2/21/06

New to DataDrafter? Here are few things to keep in mind. Please read each section carefully

[GENERAL INFORMATION]

1) You must have JRE 1.4.2 or later and Java Web Start installed on your machine in 
   order for DataDrafter to run. You can get this software from http://java.sun.com.

2) To install DataDrafter extract and double click the dd_personal.jnlp from the 
   downloaded zip file or go to http://www.datadrafter.com, click download and then 
   click Java Web Start Install.

2) The first time you install DataDrafter it will create a working directory on your 
   local drive called c:\datadrafter and will copy example files and a properties file
   to it. This folder only contains the data files for the application not the 
   application itself. The application files will be stored in the Java Web Start 
   cache directory. Each time you start DataDrafter it will check for updates and 
   install them if any are found. The files in the working folder will not be changed. 
   
3) To reinstall the example files you must delete or rename c:\datadrafter. If you 
   would like to keep or reuse any data files you have created then rename the
   directory.

4) To completely uninstall DataDrafter use the uninstall application feature in Java
   Web Start and then manually delete c:\datadrafter.
   
5) There is no user guide yet but the quick start guide will walk you through using
   the basic features of DataDrafter and give you a good idea of how it all works. The
   quick start guide is on-line at http://www.datadrafter.com/quickstart.shtml.

[NEW FEATURES/CHANGES]

  General Application
     1) The application files are now stored in seperate sub folders under the main
        working folder (c:\datadrafter) except for the properties file which is still
        in the main folder. The new sub folders and their contents are:

        \config - data files used by the Link Manager and Object Modeler
        \drawings - drawing files created by the Graphics Designer
        \data - data files create by the Data Manager
        \docs - will contain help and guide files once they are created
        
  Graphics Designer
     1) New Registration Screen requires key to start the application.
     2) Changing of Z order for elements on the Element tab.
     3) Changing of Z order of layers on the Layers tab. (not redrawing)
     4) Min X, Max X, Min Y and Max Y values added to Drawing tab.
     5) Font name, font size and color properties added to element tab for text items
	 6) Only elements on the active layer can be selected. The active layer can be
	    set on the Drawing tab.
     7) Drag and drop link items into drawings that have types with attached drawings.
		The link and drawing item are automatically associated. A drawing can be 
		attached to a data type using the Template tab in the Object Modeler.
     8) The default color for new text elements is now white.
     9) The View tab only displays the "Show Background" option when a background image
        is defined for a drawing.
    10) Ability clear the background image of a drawing by clicking on the Background 
        Image attribute on the Drawing tab and then pressing the cancel button in the 
        file selection dialog.
        
  Object Modeler
		No changes
		
  Link Manager
     1) Attach a group to a drawing and/or drawing element
     2) Links selected via graphics are made visible automatically
     
  Data Manager
     
[BUG FIXES]

  Graphics Designer
     1) First point of arc now remains as the center point of the shape.
     2) Saving drawings does not properly set clean flag. The drawing modified dialog
        still appears when the application closes.
    
  Object Modeler
  	 1) Save button on each tab saves all data
  Link Manager
     4) Link IDs sometimes being truncated when link file is saved (done)
     5) Saved Views on links not being displayed (no started)
     
  Data Manager
     1) Object type is now displayed with the node name.

[KNOWN BUGS AND WORK AROUNDS]
  General
     1) Problem: Moving focus out of items in properties table before hitting enter 
                 causes values not to be saved or stack traces to occur when the the 
                 property is a drop list. This can cause the application to become 
                 unstable.
        WAround: Always hit enter before changing focus. If you focus out of an item
                 before hitting enter, sometimes hitting esc and re-entering the data
                 followed by enter works.
  Graphics Designer	
     1) Problem: New layers are not automatically turned on in the View Tab
        WAround: Use the View tab to turn the layer visibility on
     2) Problem: Line selection only works if click is near the center of the line
        WAround: None. The line selection algorithm needs to be improved
     3) Problem: When selecting an embeded drawing (we call them items) the selection
                 box is not properly centered on the object.
        WAround: None really. Just be aware that we are aware and have a solution and
                 it will be fixed in the next lease.
     4) Problem: Selection of text elements in drawings is not working properly.
        WAround: Click near the lower left corner of the text will select it.
        
  Object Modeler
  	    No known bugs - but we have lots of ideas for improvements and new features. They are coming!
  	    
  Link Manager
     1) Problem: Data Type drop list not showing None thus not allowing the association
                 between
        WAround: Delete the link re-add it without assigning a data type
        
  Data Manager
     1) Panel not clearing when link is unselected or graphic object unselected
     
    