***********New features in A3E_100, released 920206

þ  Changed name, from USA to A3E (Ansi Ascii Avatar Editor), due to
   nameconflicts with another program.

þ  Fill block with foreground and background.

þ  Topmenu will restore the last position

þ  Fixed a bug in commandline loading. It didn't use the right
   directory...

þ  Added a "configuration easyfier" It's rather big, so if you dont need
   it, just delete it. A texteditor would work just fine.

þ  !!!!!!!!!!!!! The registrationkey will only work as a separate file:
   !!!!!!!!!!!!!         A3E.KEY

þ  Introduced "InvertUnderCursor". A feature that always will make your
   cursor visible in editormode. Configurable, but "on" by default.

þ  Speeded up Avatarsave, ALOT!

þ  Menuoption to show all solidspaces, so you want have to scan the whole
   screen with your cursor.

þ  The Mirror image truly mirrors, try to flip some of the line
   characters :-)

þ  Joel designed an even more marvellous logo before my one got time to
   reach the stars :-)

þ  A Brand new menusystem in blockmode. added some extra blockfeatures.

þ  Every choicewindow (with more then one column) wraps in a more natural
   way

þ  Fixed a bug in centerline

þ  Implemented Execswap, and made it configurable (USESWAP), default = OFF

þ  Big spellcheck in documentation, thanx to Per Brax and Paul Leffler.

þ  EGA has been confirmed working.

þ  FileMask *.$$$ gives a directory containing the files with the default
   ansi, ascii or avatar extensions.

þ  Moved Save Undo to Shift Esc, so it won't interfere with multitaskers.

þ  Cursor size in input is now the same as in editor.

þ  The undo-window is saved prior to clearscreen.

þ  Fixed a cause of runtime error! Tabsize must be a number between
   1-79.

þ  CTRL-Space gives a space with default background.

þ  Backspace and delete won't mess up your screen if you have insert
   off.

þ  When you are prompted to save (at Quit or load), Esc will terminate
   the command, and return you to the editor.

þ  Saves, and restores old screensize upon return to DOS

þ  Designed a marvelous (?) logo that is displayed in the beginning and
   the end.

þ  Introducing Solid Space (ShiftSpace), works in for example block and
   ruler.

þ  ALT Q - Ruler

þ  Configuration Spellcheck. Unknown commands will alert.

þ  Added several configcommands:
      DefaultCGAEGA
      AdaptInDraw
      ATKeyPad
      WordStar

þ  Fixed a bug in Ansisave (screwed up long lines).

þ  Mirrorimage in blockmode.

þ  Additional improvement on input-function: Text will be coloured
   differently, before first keystroke, to indicate that a charater
   will erase the text.

þ  Fixed some bad behaviour in delete- and insertline


***********New features in usa008, released 920114

þ  Adjust block, you may center, rightadjust and leftadjust a block

þ  Cursorsize indicated insertstatus

þ  Some bugs with curpos was fixed

þ  Extralines: you can specify how many extra linefeeds you want to
   have at the end of the file.

þ  ClearScreen has a shortcut on Shift home.

þ  Lineadjustment works better, a space with a forground is now
   considered a space, not a character.

þ  Inputfunction has been improved (end moves to the position after the
   last character. If the first key to be pressed is a character, the
   prior string will disappear).

þ  Blocks can be marked with space (first space means "begin block",
   second means "end block".


***********New features in usa007, released 911218

þ  A weird bug in TP (nope, it was NOT my fault) made things bugout in the
   "write-to screen", that has been fixed now. (mainly occured after
   commandline-loads)


***********New features in USA006, released 911215

þ  Corrected the loadfile-routines a bit. By now they should never
   generate runtime-errors.

þ  512 files in directorylisting possible

   Corrected a bug in ansisave-routine (thanks fredrik)

þ  Configurable clock on statusrow

þ  Possibility to load file direct from commandlineprompt.

þ  Nicer looking messages in startup.


***********New features in USA005á, released 911123

þ  USA.EXE is now compressed with PKLite. Does it work for you?

þ  User now gets to confirm the savemodes each time a file is saved for
   the first time. (not only NONAMEs)

þ  Shortcuts in Directorylisting (pressing a letter will move to the
   first dir/file that starts woth that letter).

þ  BIG bug in Avatar fixed, X and Y koordinates were mixed, resulting
   in real spagetti.

þ  A strong suggest not to sort the BBScodes, please read the docs
   (BBSCodesection for more details)

þ  Alphabetical sorting of the BBSCodes. Configurable

þ  Registrationcodes. Without it, only 10 BBSCodes will be available.

þ  Possibility to choose wether CTRL-Y Shall delete a line (like
   ALT-Y) or return an asciichar (like the other CTRL-kombinations).

þ  EGAaware, the changescreensize-function will now work with EGAadapters
   too, I think, I dont have one so it's not yet tested.


***********New features in USA004á, released 911111

þ  New blockmode-feature: Exchange

þ  NOTE! My Fidoadress will change from 400.3 -> 408.3 because of some
   administrative reasons.

þ  Handles other drives than C:

þ  Unfurl BBSCodes (ALT - U), expands codes to show a piece of reality.

þ  The F1 for online help is no longer only in the doc, but also in the
   program :-)

þ  USA will now restore the previous DOS-colors upon exiting.

þ  Instead of the topmenu the highest row on the screen can be used to
   display the current charset a little more extensive than before on
   the statrow. (toggle with ALT - M)

þ  Did some cleaning up on the statusrow

þ  Added Blockfeatures:
   * Last block, will retrieve the coordinates of the last block
   * Fill, Will work as an ordinary framefill, but just in the area of
     the block

þ  OSshell will use your ordinary commandinterpretator (the one found
   in ComSpec), and it is reachable from ALT - Z

þ  Multiple pages. Up to 8 pages (configurable) can be active in either
   VGA/CGA-size (if you have the memory :-) Use ALT+J to switch pages.
   Also available when you are in blockmode.

þ  Bugfix related to displaying directory when loading files

þ  Another bugfix in the framefilloption.


***********New features in USA003á, released 911102******************

þ  PgDown/PgUp will have a meaning in normal editormode, Pup will move
   to the upper left corner, PDown to the Lower right corner.

þ  In block mode:
      Home will move the block as far to the left as possible.
      End            -    "    -             right -   "   - .
      PUp            -    "    -             up    -   "   - .
      PDown          -    "    -             down  -   "   - .

þ  Shell to dos is implemented, and should work. It is not tested very
   much, cause from TP there is not enough memory, but when I tried it
   from DOS it seamed to work.

þ  ALT - A will from now on mean Attributechange, this is a combination
   of ALT F and ALT B, and will show you a grid of all possible
   colorcombinations. Move around and choose :-) "B" toggles blink.

þ  Shortcuts in the menues. In every menuchoice there will be one
   letter highlighted. Pressing this letter will fastchoose this
   option.

þ  AVATAR! Support for Loading and saving in avatarformat!

þ  LoadMode, a little option in the config, choose between
   Ansi/avatar/auto. read the docs.

þ  Screenblanker. Default blanks the screenafter 5 minutes,
   configurable.

þ  Defaultdirectory, specify in the config which directory to have as
   your default startdir.

þ  Some minor bugfixes and cleanups. Forgot exactly what.

þ  BLENDING! The one and only ansiblend-function in the world!
   load BLENDTST.ANS and try it...