On Thu, 02 May 2002 13:23:54 +0200, Michael Polak wrote:

> I have seen "newbuild" directory on arachne-dist FTP archive, but I
> haven't seen any changes in README file compared to 1.70, so I haven't
> tried it yet.

> Myself, I see only one reason for releasing updated 1.x Arachne for DOS,
> and that is three-digit color bug in CSS, which was easy to fix, and
> people may need it.

The new changes.txt has been written but will not be uploaded until we
quit making changes. <g>
It HAD been written for a possible May 1 release but things aren't
ready yet. As you know, Michael, it is very difficult to make a living
and, at the same time, make progress on a hobby like this. ;-)

The "newbuild" directory currently contains only the "oldbuild" files
as a starting point.  The new material has not been moved in yet.

Glenn has fixed the 3 digit color problem but users are more concerned
about the https problem than improper color rendition.
Glenn has fixed (patched) the https problem also and it works for 95+%
of https sites.
Glenn has also patched the runaway download problem which users ALSO
found more annoying than the CSS color rendition.

There are a surprising amount of other small changes which I'm not
going to announce here. <G>

Be patient. We have waited more than a year for you. ;-)

Regarding the other stuff, flowerpot etc; that's definitely an
Arachne 2x project and much more complex than we can handle
right now.
Just let us play in the 1.7+ version field for a while.

-  Clarence Verge.
-- Using Arachne 1.66 on DSL.

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