Python Gutenberg E-text Project

File Release Notes and Changelog

Release Name: 0.6.1

Notes: This is the source package distribution for the PyGE (Python Gutenberg E-text) Project. For the latest information about PyGE, go to the project website located at:<br> <br> &nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://pyge.sourceforge.net">http://pyge.sourceforge.net</a><br> <br> Check the INSTALL file for additional information about software requirements for using PyGE applications. <br> The latest release is PyGE 0.6.1. This release contains additional documentation and support files for creating binary distributions of PyGE software for Linux and Unix platforms. Festival detection on Linux and Unix systems has been improved. Application functionality remains essentially unchanged from version 0.6.0 on Windows systems, so end-users of version 0.6.0 are not required to upgrade at this time. Users and developers for Unix and Linux systems are encouraged to upgrade to the latest version.

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Changes: <br> <b>Aug 19, 2003</b><br> <ul> <li>Fix for correct detection of festival in speech_festival module.</li> </ul> <br> <b>Aug 17, 2003</b><br> <ul> <li>Updated build instructions and support files for creating Linux binary distribution</li> </ul> <br> <b>Aug 13, 2003</b><br> <ul> <li>Added documentation and support files for building Linux binary distribution to CVS archive</li> </ul> <br> <b>Aug 12, 2003</b><br> <ul> <li>Added status bar message during PyGETS shutdown as warning that it might take a while on Windows systems.</li> </ul> <br> <b>Aug 11, 2003</b><br> <ul> <li>Added PyGETS usage documentation to CVS archive.</li> <li>Added support for displaying help file to pygets_gui module.</li> <li>Slightly modified About box appearance in all applications.</li> <li>Fixes to Windows build scripts and support files.</li> <li>Added a pair of utility scripts to CVS archive that may be helpful when creating source distributions.</li> <li>Added documentation for building source and binary distributions.</li> </ul> <br> <b>Aug 6, 2003</b><br> <ul> <li>Added PyGEMZ usage documentation to CVS archive.</li> <li>Cleaned up routines for displaying help files.</li> <li>Added support for displaying help file to pygemz_gui module.</li> </ul> <br> <b>Aug 4, 2003</b><br> <ul> <li>Added PyGERS usage documentation to CVS archive.</li> <li>Added function for displaying wxWindows HTML help files in common_gui module.</li> <li>Added support for displaying help file to pygers_gui module.</li> </ul> <br> <b>Aug 3, 2003</b><br> <ul> <li>Allowed Find dialog box in PyGERS to retain value of previous string used in a search.</li> </ul> <br> <b>Aug 1, 2003</b><br> <ul> <li>Fixed color adjustment controls for PyGETS, PyGEMZ, and PyGERS on Windows systems.</li> <li>Installed common approach for generating menu items in all three applications.</li> <li>Fixed typo in PyGERS menu invocation of menu_edit_save.</li> </ul> <br> <b>Jul 28, 2003</b><br> <ul> <li>Added file operations Update and Save to PyGETS. Changes to common_gui, ibiblio, TitlesInXML, and pygets_gui modules to enable new functions.</li> <li>PyGETS now uses a separate history file to maintain list of title data web pages that have already been scanned. This is used during update to pull in new data only from unscanned pages.</li> </ul> <br> <b>Jul 27, 2003</b><br> <ul> <li>Added author filter condition to ibiblio module to catch a few more cases of extraneous author field text.</li> </ul> <br> <b>Jul 26, 2003</b><br> <ul> <li>Added support for changing application text and background colors on non-GTK platforms.</li> </ul> <br> <b>Jul 23, 2003</b><br> <ul> <li>Moved AboutHtmlBox class for creating About window into common_gui module.</li> <li>Created functions in common_gui module for creating menu and menubar from menu definition list.</li> <li>Implemented menu creation in PyGETS using above functions.</li> <li>Added popup download menu in PyGETS suggested by Andriy Palamarchuk.</li> <li>Added automatic saving of window position and size for next invocation of PyGETS.</li> </ul> <br> <b>Jul 22, 2003</b><br> <ul> <li>Incorporated patch by Andriy Palamarchuk in PyGETS to improve progress indicator during e-text list acquistion.</li> <li>Patch also separates out some common GUI functionality into common_gui module.</li> </ul> <br> <b>Jul 19, 2003</b><br> <ul> <li>Incorporated patch by Andriy Palamarchuk in PyGETS to verify cancellation of e-text list acquisition and to allow downloads of more than one e-text at a time.</li> </ul> <br> <b>Jun 25, 2003</b><br> <ul> <li>Binary file release on SourceForge of version 0.5.1.1 to correct improperly built pygemz.exe executable.</li> <li>Modified py2exe build scripts for Windows executables.</li> </ul> <br> <b>Jun 25, 2003</b><br> <ul> <li>Source and binary file release on SourceForge of version 0.5.1.</li> </ul> <br> <b>Jun 24, 2003</b><br> <ul> <li>Added support files for building .exe files for Windows using py2exe.</li> <li>Bugfix for crash in PyGERS on Windows when no SAPI components could be found.</li> </ul> <br> <b>Jun 24, 2003</b><br> <ul> <li>Initial source file release on SourceForge of version 0.5.0.</li> </ul> <br> <b>Jun 23, 2003</b><br> <ul> <li>Various fixes to bugs and improvements in appearance while running under Windows.</li> </ul> <b>Jun 22, 2003</b><br> <ul> <li>Initial CVS commit</li> </ul>