To-Do first:

• do "Show filename" code - DONE
• do "Show numbers" code - DONE
• implement beep command - DONE
• sprite support - DONE
• Do pointer code ...
  • basic polling - DONE
  • alternative pointer types - DONE
  • ability to configure pointer colour scheme
  • sketching ability
  • allow activation in frontend - DONE
• handle ending types - DONE
• BUG: Pointless filesize limitation (JB) - FIXED
• BUG: doesn't handle spaces in filenames well. Why? - FIXED
• BUG: Drawfiles don't always fit properly? (Look at 3GoodFair example)
• BUG: Ending types aint perfect when autogenerating scripts - FIXED
• Add "At End: Return to Desktop" option (RB) - DONE
• code to do presentation WITHOUT generating a !!Script file - DONE
• code to show a single image (rather than a folder-full) - DONE
• Overlay command - DONE
• resolution picker - DONE
• Greater resolutions in picker (RB) - DONE
• drop colour depth from 32bpp to 8bpp if computer can't cope with it? - DONE
• Test it on my OS3.7 RiscPC - DONE (briefly)
• Test it on VirtualAcorn - DONE
• Make a start on documentation - DONE
• Make one or two small example presentations for download
• Auto-generator should be able to scan directories recursively - DONE
• Provide documentation as a downloadable archive (JCBN)
• Change "repeat ad nauseum" to something less tacky (JCBN) - DONE
• Add extra pre-defined colours (see HTML spec?) (JBCN) - DONE
• Sort dependency cockup in front-end makefile (JCBN) - DONE
• Remove "Tha's all folks!" from generated scripts (JCBN) - DONE
• Allow !!Script file to be dragged onto icon - parent gets picked up (JCBN) - DONE
• Make images smaller in online manual (JCBN) - DONE
• Allow user to specify what slide to start from (in front-end)
• Screenshot ability - DONE
• "Checkerboard" graphic so it's easy to see which bits of slide haven't been filled in - DONE
• Change backgrounds for images so that they're transparent (not blanked) by default - DONE
• Ability to put nice captions over images (IA)
• Front-end should save it's settings when quitting - DONE

And maybe:

• Automatic removal of EXIF data from JPEGs - getting there...
• ArtWorks file support
• BMP file support - started...
• GIF support
• iconbar icon is a bit rubbish - could someone do me a better one? - DONE
• Scale factor for images to display? (JCBN)
• A way of specifying a 'default' style? (JCBN)
• Provide command reference as a StrongHelp manual
• More feedback that a !!Script has been created (JCBN)
• Configurable location of printed filename (JCBN)
• Configurable location of slide counts (JCBN)
• Configurable visible reminder of waiting for keypress (JCBN)

And in the long-term:

• A nice blend between screens
• Various clock types
• PowerPoint import (need to find file format information)
• Simple WIMP previewer
• Separate WIMP editor (in my dreams)
• Slide exporter (sequence of saved sprites)

This page was last updated September 2005.