SynapseDirect

R213B40.2 18th Mar 2008

• A context menu is available now on some of the demographic fields - use right mouse button
• The online help tab is resurrected as a trial.
  

Getting this message.

I'll align the context menu under the bottom left corner of the field for the next version.

R213B40.5 20th Mar 2008

• Improved error handling where images are missing from the server's cache-listener directory
  

R213B40.4 20th Mar 2008

• Adds buttons to convert printer templates to A4 from letter and vice versa
• Better alignment of the context menu
  

R213B40.5 20th Mar 2008 Linux

• Improved error handling where images are missing from the server's cache-listener directory
• Parameters for lp
  

All the default templates in Synapse are in A4 format.  If you wish to use Letter paper instead ( as I guess most of you would ), then you need to change the template type from A4 to Letter.

So, at the top of each template is a line like this

pagesize A4

and you would change that to

pagesize Letter

But there is more to do.  Because A4 is 50 points longer than Letter paper, if you just change the paper type, everything will be too high on the page ( because the paper is now shorter, and the 0x0 point is at the bottom left in PostScript. ) So, you would have to change all the coordinates by reducing the Y values by 50. 

B40.4 now has a button that will do the conversion for you.  It will change A4 to Letter, and back again.  Give it a go, and report any problems.  It's found on the Postscript templates page under the actual template.

Unable to use the [Xplr] button with betas .2 - .5

Beta 27 is OK for sure.   

R213B40.6 21st Mar 2008 Windows

•  The new compiler was causing problems with invoking external windows applications.  Should now be fixed.  Have checked the following:
• Lame ( mp3 encoder )
• Express Scribe ( dictation playback )
• ImageMagick ( turn PDFs into JPG )
• PSViewer ( for viewing postscript files such as growth, and scripts )
• PDF viewer
  
• Windows Explorer ( the [Xplr] button )
• Word
• Paperport
• function keys now change without having to restart Synapse after making some changes.
  

R83B10 - 21st Mar 2008

• Linux Firebird servers do not return the correct value for decimal and numeric fields
• This update converts the age field in the Diagnoses table to float.  If you are running Firebird 1.5 or an old ODBC driver, it may not convert but is not a worry as it is only to allow a Synapse server running under windows to use a Linux Firebird server.
  
• Backup your database using Gbak before you use this update

21 Mar 2008 v0.0.6 database update tool

1. Adds a range of macros
2. GUI templates
3. Text Macros
   

R213B40.7 23rd Mar 2008 Windows

• New Settings/User/Misc - Silently reload state files? ( defaults to yes, so if Synapse finds a state file it will reload it automatically
  
• New disconnection requester - if lose the connection, gives you the option to restart
  

R213B40.8 23rd Mar 2008 Windows

• A [lock] button now appears on the bottom row of the Patients tab.  This closes down all the active windows and you have to enter your password to get back into Synapse 

This can be useful if you need to leave the room with Synapse open and there is a patient in the room.

Graham:

R213B40.8 23rd Mar 2008 Windows

• A [lock] button now appears on the bottom row of the Patients tab.  This closes down all the active windows and you have to enter your password to get back into Synapse 

This can be useful if you need to leave the room with Synapse open and there is a patient in the room.

Handy Indeed  !    Works

This is a possible future enhancement.  But you might have an open template, or prescription etc, in the open consult and all those would be lost.

So, for this current release I'm asking users to close those windows down first.