At 9:22 AM +1000 2001/08/30, Sally-Anne Palmer wrote:
>I was wondering if anyone had details of the fixes that have been made in
>this patch (3.5.3). On the web I could only find the following description
>"The Palm OS� 3.5.3 update includes all changes in previous Palm OS� 3.5.x
>updates, plus two additional fixes. These are to address a flow control
>problem and a dynamic UI pointer issue." Does anyone know if there is more
>details information about these two additional fixes available anywhere? Or
>can someone shed some more light on the fixes? I really want to find out
>whether the "dynamic UI pointer issue" fix is a fix for the FrmRemoveObject
>problem caused by the PrvFixupPointers method.
Yes. In addition to the Kernel Semaphore, DmInit, and ExgDBRead patch fixes included
in System Updates 3.5.1 and 3.5.2, version 3.5.3 patches FrmAddSpaceForObject,
FrmRemoveObject, and WinMoveWindowAddr to correct the PrvFixupPointers bug, and the
entire Serial Manager and Modem Manager to correct a long-standing flow control bug.
System Update 3.5.3 is the first version to be packaged as an Installer application
rather than as a System Update prc. This was necessary because of the complexity of
fixing the serial flow control problem. For example, each device uses a unique version
of the serial driver plug-in, so the Installer simplifies the user experience by
eliminating the need to pick the correct serial driver for the device (a non-trivial
task).
The Installer has been targeted for and tested with all Palm branded devices. We are
making an Installer source project available to our Licensees who wish to do the same
for their Palm OS 3.5 products.
Regards,
Jim Schram
Palm Incorporated
Partner Engineering
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