History of versions

• Version 1.2
• Allows to change the background color.
• Allows to specify your own city, so it would be painted in other color.
• Version 1.1
• Autodetects the screen resolution.
• Allows to change the globe's diameter.
• Allows to wait an initial delay to avoid some problems with PM.
• Doesn't paint the cursor.
• Allows to change the light intensity from the sun and the stars.
• Allows to use another directory to save the bitmaps.
• Version 1.0
• Is the same executable than beta 8, but all files are in a sigle ZIP.
• Beta 8
• Allows to use an alternative image with 8 or 24 bits per pixel, and without any limit in its size.
• Allows to change the earth angle even when the option 'Static sun' is active, so the sun mustn't be placed in front of the user.
• Allows to maintain the background even when the user exits, or delete it, changing with the base color.
• Has an install program that creates an icon in the Startup Folder, so WarpGLOBE will start automatically each time that OS/2 boot.
• Beta 7
• Smaller executable file.
• Better close aplication signal capture, so the program exits cleaner.
• Allows to be executed in idle Time priority, so the CPU usage will descend to 0%.
• Allows to change the number of stars to be painted.
• Beta 6
• In systems without 4OS2, WarpGLOBE can't get the path with the standar C calls. Fixed, using OS/2 API calls (DosQueryCurrentDisk and DosQueryCurrentDir).
• Beta 5
• Close aplication signal is captured, so WarpGLOBE deletes all temporary files when its window is closed.
• Beta 4
• Last image is deleted after the refresh interval, so it would be repainted right.
• Beta 3
• Usage of dinamic memory, so it uses less memory.
• Pointer optimization, so it uses less CPU.
• Memory array containing the bitmap is cleared every time, so it fixes random points in the image.
• Control and configuration with easy-to-use menus.
• User can select the heigh of the cities'points, the refresh period and the ambiental light level for the dark zone of the earth.
• Now it can paint stars (optional).
• Sun can be static, so the earth will rotate to follow the light (optional).
• Beta 2
• WarpGLOBE locks the users file, so it wasn't possible to change the list of cities without stoping the program. Fixed.
• Beta 1
• First public release