Dear TAL users,

I decided to release TAL for Windows version 4.01 a little earlier
than expected. This version is a minor update, and its changes are:

1) Users can now insert or delete an entire row of cells in the grid

2) Moving the mouse pointer within the chart displays the current
chart coordinates, and added support to the right mouse button.

3) Chart axes values now include 0% and 100%, and the axes titles are
moved to a better position.

If you are currently using version 4.0, there is an easier way to
upgrade. Please download this file (80 kb):

http://members.nbci.com/drsoil/upg401.zip

Unzip it, and run the file upgrade.exe. This will upgrade the
existing ver 4.0 to 4.01. This upgrade will also add the German
scheme files if you haven't already downloaded them previously.

Alternatively, uninstall your current TAL for Windows (whatever
version it is), and download the full setup program (1.1 Mb):

http://members.nbci.com/drsoil/talwin401.zip

Unzip it, and run setup.exe for a full installation.

Note that you can determine which version you are using by running
TAL for Windows, then going to its main menu: HELP then ABOUT. You
should see the version that you are currently using. Also note that
uninstalling TAL does not remove your own data files; they are always
ignored even if they are kept at the same location with TAL files.

After a flurry of TAL activity in this last 2 months, I am taking
a little break from developing TAL, but I am still happy to receive
any comments or suggestions (sigh, even bug reports). I will make any
modifications or improvements to TAL if deemed urgent. For the next
few months I will be very busy moving to Malaysia, handling a
backlog of papers to write (major concentration and will power needed
here), and doing the final touches of my other model (called x-model
for radiation and evapotranspiration partitioning in intercrops).

Ok, that's it for now.


Regards,
Chris.