DataDrafter Personal Edition 1.2 Readme File
Released mm/dd/yyyy

[GETTING STARTED]

  1) You must have JRE 1.4.2 or later installed on your computer and 
     configured properly in order for DataDrafter (TM) to run. Java 
     is a product of sun Microsystems. You can get the latest Java 
     from "http://java.com/en/download/index.jsp". 
     
  2) To check if java is installed and working properly on your 
     system type "java -version" from a command prompt. If java is 
     working you should see output similar to the following:
     
     java version "1.4.2_13"
     Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2)
     Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.2_13-b06, mixed mode)

  3) To install DataDrafter Personal Edition simply unzip the 
     contents  of the downloaded file (dd_personal.zip) to a 
     directory of your choice. Remember to preserve the directory 
     structure within the zip file when extracting the files. Based
     on your operating system, DataDrafter is started by executing 
     the run_dd.bat for Windows or run_dd.sh for Unix. You can also 
     create a shortcut to this file if you like on your desktop.
   
  4) Check the website www.datadrafter.com often for updates. To 
     upgrade to a newer version, download the zip file and only 
     extract the files in the /lib folder to your DataDrafter(tm) 
     root directory.
   
  5) To completely uninstall DataDrafter delete the DataDrafter 
     root directory and all the files it contains.

  6) Use The quick start at 
     http://www.datadrafter.com/quickstart.shtml to learn the 
     application basics quickly. As more documentation for 
     DataDrafter is developed it will be posted at 
     http://www.datadrafter.com/library.shtml
   
  7) To get help with using DataDrafter (TM) or to simlpy ask 
     questions about the application send emails to 
     help@datadrafter.com.

[NEW/CHANGED FEATURES]

  General Application
     1) Java Web Start no longer used for installation and updates
     2) Status bar added at the bottom of the main window
     3) Backwards compatibility was added for older drawing formats
     4) A summary tab was added to the DataEditor
     5) Browse Mode and Design Mode was introduced and is selected 
        from the View Menu. 
        
  Graphics Designer
     1) Italics and Bold attributes added to text elements
     2) Select drawing elements via click and drag selection rectangle
     3) Line selection changed to work from any point near the line
     4) Drawing background image files must be located in the "./images" 
        folder under the DataDrafter root directory
     5) Rotation angle added to Line Segment object
     6) Area calculations added for rectangle, elipse and polygon shapes
     7) "Selectable" attribute added to the Layer object
     
  Object Modeler
     1) "Used in" attribute added to Details panel
     2) Added scroll bars to the report window
     
  Link Manager
     1) Added ability to remove data type association from a data link
     2) Links that have types without associate graphics are not draggable
     3) Data links which are deleted will unselect a linked drawing element
     4) Data links with an associated drawing id can be dragged into a drawing
              
  Data Manager
     1) Summary Tab automatically dislayed when data link is selected

[BUGS FIXED]

  General Application
     
  Graphics Designer
     1) When selecting an embeded drawing (item) the selection box is not 
        properly centered on the object
     3) Drawing crosshairs not aligned with mouse when origin is none zero 
        and scale is none zero
     4) Rotated elements not being selected properly
     5) Grid size not following scale exactly
     6) Grid not displaying properly when view origin is none zero
     7) Cross hairs not aligned with mouse when origin is none zero
     8) Cross hairs not aligned with grid when origin is none zero
     9) Modifying a Saved View does not set the drawing modified flag to true
    10) Show Background option in View tab not automatically removed/added if 
        the drawings background image is cleared/populated on the Drawings tab
    11) Drawings attached to groups are not immediately recognized by the 
        Graphics Designer tab
    12) Bold and Italics properties not working for text elements
    14) Scale property now displayed and stored with 4 digit precision
	15) Selecting multiple elements using shift key not working
    17) Zoom In/Out of embedded drawings not staying aligned properly
    18) Zoom In/Out of rotataed embeded drawings not staying aligned
    19) Action reset clears element selections
             
  Object Modeler
     
  Link Manager
     2) Find next button does not locate the next link even if more than one 
        is found (*)
     3) Cad Link data not being removed from Link property panel when linkage 
        is dropped
     5) Changing saved view in link not working
     6) Unselecting a link does not clear data in the Data Manager
     7) Extra scroll bar removed from Link Manager frame
	 9) Properties table not updating when in link edit mode and a different 
	    graphics element is selected
        
  Data Manager
  	 1) Not clearing when link is unselected
     2) Not clearing when graphics item is unselected
