   What's New In This Version Of The SIMPSONS Automated Episode Guide
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Well, actually, the whole program is *NEW* -- this is the first version
of the native Win32 / Windows 95 / Windows NT Automated Episode Guide.

This version of the program is based on an entirely different source code
base than the 16 bit Windows version 1.0 program.

So much has changed from the 16 bit Windows version, that I upped the
version number of this program to v2.0 (if MicroSoft can do it, so can
I, dang it!)

I used MFC (MicroSoft Foundation Class) v4.0 to build this version of the
A.E.G. from the ground up. Among the many features that are new/different
from the 16 bit v1.0 program:

NEW!!! NEW!!! NEW!!! NEW!!! NEW!!! NEW!!! NEW!!! NEW!!! NEW!!! NEW!!!
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* The Episode Data is COMPLETE for all seasons of the Simpsons!
* The Toolbar: This is a DOCKABLE Toolbar, if it's location doesn't suit you,
  drag it anywhere on your screen!
* Toolbar Tips: Tiny "floating" help windows that tell you what each of the
  buttons on the Toolbar does!
* The Status Bar which lists a brief description of just about everything you
  can click with your mouse; Caps Lock / Num Lock / Scroll Lock status
  windows; and a Status Bar clock!
* The Online Help System -- Simply hit the F1 key (or the HELP toolbar button)
  for a detailed help file!
* The Context Sensitive Popup Menu -- click the right mouse button anywhere
  in the program window (or Shift + F10) and a menu of options pops up!
* Tip of the Day System -- a customizable list of informative suggestions
  about the new version of the Automated Episode Guide. Don't like one of
  the tips? Think you can do it better than I did? Add your own suggestions
  to the ASCII file "TIPS.TXT" and and your Tips will be added to the Tip of
  the Day rotation!
* A Nifty New Intro/Splash Screen! I know...Big deal, but I like it!
* New Window Resize Gadget -- tired of the A.E.G. being a fixed size? Since
  the new version doesn't use the window to display the Episode Data, I added
  the Window Resize Gadget so you can shrink the window to any size you want!
* New Minimize/Maximize/Close Buttons
* I added FOUR new buttons to the Toolbar and corresponding options on
  the EXIT drop down menu:

  << (the arrow pointing left) or PREVIOUS EPISODE button: This button
     will jump to the episode data dialog which immediately precedes the
     last episode data dialog that you viewed. Note: If you have just
     started the Automated EpGuide and you push this button, the program
     will 'WRAP AROUND' and display the VERY LAST episode data dialog.

  >> (the arrow pointing right) or NEXT EPISODE button. This button will
     jump to the next available episode data dialog, the one immediately
     after the last episode data dialog that you just viewed. If you just
     started the Automated EpGuide and hit the NEXT EPISODE button, since
     you haven't viewed any episodes, the VERY FIRST episode data dialog
     would be displayed. Note: If you are on the VERY LAST episode data
     dialog when you push this button, the program will 'WRAP AROUND' and
     display the VERY FIRST episode data dialog.

  \/ Button: The NEXT SEASON button. This button will jump to the first episode
     of the season that follows the last episode you viewed. If you just
     started the Automated EpGuide and hit the NEXT SEASON button, the first
     episode of the SECOND SEASON would be displayed.

  /\ Button: The PREVIOUS SEASON button. This button will jump to the first
     episode of the season that precedes the last episode you viewed. If you
     just started the Automated EpGuide and hit the PREVIOUS SEASON button,
     the first episode of the LAST AVAILABLE SEASON would be displayed.

     Another Note On The NEXT/PREVIOUS Buttons: The Automated EpGuide
     'REMEMBERS' the last episode you just viewed. In other words, if you
     were to pick the THIRD EPISODE of the SECOND SEASON, and then hit the
     NEXT EPISODE button, the A.E.G. would display the FOURTH EPISODE of the
     SECOND SEASON. Then, if you were to hit the PREVIOUS EPISODE button, the
     A.E.G. would display THIRD EPISODE of the SECOND SEASON (again). Use this
     handy feature skip past EPISODES/SEASONS and selectively view a specific
     group of episodes!

IMPROVED!!! IMPROVED!!! IMPROVED!!! IMPROVED!!! IMPROVED!!! IMPROVED!!!
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* The Episode Data is displayed on "dialog boxes" instead of "drawn" directly
  on the program's window!
* 32 bit code vs. 16 bit in v1.x -- that's TWICE as many bits for you folks
  keeping score at home!
* The Online Help File isn't just the same .HLP file from the 16 bit version,
  it was created especially for the Windows 95 version, so the illustrations
  match the new operating system features!
* Designed using MicroSoft Visual C/C++ v4.1 under Windows 95 *FOR* Windows 95
  and Windows NT!
* So Windows 3.1 users won't think I'm neglecting them, they TOO can use this
  32 bit version if they have Win32s v1.3 or later installed on their systems!

