KisoCD KisoCD
Version 0.6.2

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1. Bevezető

A KisoCD adat-CD-k gyors és könnyű elkészítésére lett kitalálva. Segít a CD-k összeállításában, a többit a mkisofs (image-fájl) és a cdrecord (CD-írás) végzi el.

A KisoCD nagy előnye, hogy tényleg azt látod, ami a CD-re fog kerülni ("what you see is what you get"), folyamatosan mutatja a rendelkezésre álló szabad területet. Mindent "húzd és ejtsd" módszerrel rakhatsz össze, teljesen szabadon, ezt ide, azt oda, ahová csak akarod. Nem kell többé előre összerakni egy könyvtárba a CD tartalmát és nincs többé bonyolult mkisofs -parancssor... Én jó párszor végigcsináltam ezt, meglehetősen idegesítő, amikor az ember kifelejt vagy rossz helyre tesz egy könyvtárat...

A 0.4.1-es verzió óta a KisoCD többfelhasználós rendszereken is használható.

A bootolható és multisession CD-k készítése is jóval egyszerűbb, mint más programok esetében.

1.1 Changes 

Version 0.6.2(28.05.2000):

  • bugfix: previous versions didn't recognize when only the latex-document had changed and so didn't allow saving.
  • KisoCD allows you to configure some parts of its behaviour which might have annoyed you previously (windows popping up and things like that).

Version 0.6.1(10.05.2000):

  • bugfix: 0.6.0 didn't compile on some systems (for some reason regex.h doesn't include the things it needs for itself; however, the error happened on SuSE 6.1, but not on 6.3 and 6.4).
  • First parts of help available in french.
  • KisoCD uses two different places for storing images and the directories where it puts symbolic links (needed for multisession and bootable CDs). That enables you to choose a dir on a vfat-system for the (big) imagefile.

Version 0.6.0(07.05.2000):

  • Huge code-reorganization and renaming of things. KisoCD now consists of modules for different tasks which use certain shared things (up to now there are only two modules, one for creation and one for duplication of data-CDs. Maybe someone will code one for audio-CDs...).
  • Ability to copy data-CDs.
  • bugfix: KisoCD didn't take the english file for the quick introduction if none of the three preferred languages of the user was found.
  • Martin Kerz, who already made the german translation of the docs, created a very cool icon for KisoCD. Thanks a lot!
  • Fixed a bug that's as old as KisoCD...it took about a year until it was recognized AND reported...(when one or more of the IDs was left blank there were errors on loading such a file or burning a CD using this settings).
  • Removed the "-a"-Option from mkisofs' command-line. Old versions needed it (but those shouldn't be used anymore!), the current stable one ignores it, but the the new alpha makes it an error...
  • Francois Massonneau translated the short intro to french. Many thanks!
  • minor bugfixes

Version 0.5.7(09.04.2000):

  • bugfix: Errors occured when filenames included special characters like apostrophe and braces. Creating directories and renaming files to names which contain such characters has also been made possible.
  • cdDoc also produces front page for inlay. Thanks to Beate!
  • Multisession: KisoCD no longer stops like there is an error when cdrecord emitts a warning. Instead one is able to take a look at the output and decide what to do.
  • Shows umounts message when there are problems.
  • Bugfix or workaround? When using the maximum size that the kernel-include (constant SHMMAX) gives for the buffer from mkisofs to cdrecord, there is an error. Jörg Schilling stated that one could actually only use 4k less than SHMMAX tells...so I do it.
  • Included code which helps reporting errors concerning external calls.

Version 0.5.6(08.03.2000):

  • bugfix: KisoCD didn't compile on some systems; I forgot a pair of brackets...

Version 0.5.5(04.03.2000):

  • bugfix: when updating from an older version, 0.5.4 produced an error concerning the available speeds and there were none to choose from.
  • Giving the name of the special file of the writer isn't needed anymore. If it is left blank the scsi-address is used instead. May need current cdrecord, don't really know...
  • Biggest allowed buffer-size is determined from kernel-sources.
  • Using "~/.kde/share/apps/kisocd/" instead of "~/KisoCD/".

Version 0.5.4(23.02.2000):

  • Complete german docs! Thanks to Martin Kerz!
  • You can set the speed for blanking CDRWs.
  • Added 12x and 16x to list of available speeds. The values appearing in the list can now easily be set in the configuration file.

Version 0.5.3(26.01.2000):

  • Changed layout of mainwindow, added tooltips.
  • kisocd.sh: If root-login fails, KisoCD is started anyway.
  • Now KisoCD handles closing via window-buttons just like exiting from menu, so you are asked if you want to save unsaved data, if any.
  • KisoCD and its docs translated to hungarian! Thanks to Köteles Ferenc!
  • The latex-file for the traycard is automatically compiled before viewing/printing if needed.
  • again changed/translated some messages
  • KisoCD now examines the output of subprocesses a little more and behaves better on certain errors.
  • When writing from imagefile, the file is no longer automatically deleted after the "guided" process (file|burn cd).
  • cleaned up code, restructured some parts, small fixes

Version 0.5.2(04.01.2000):

  • i18n: prepared everything for translation, made german translation for program (help-files still only in english).
  • added editline to give path of imagefile
  • "-pad"-option can now be given to cdrecord. Basic patch send by Wolfgang Scherer. Thanks!
  • changed errormessage which appears at virtual cd|new dir if one types nothing or just "/".
  • changed message which appears if cdrecord -scanbus couldn't be executed properly

Version 0.5.1(22.12.1999):

  • Bugfix for recognition of cd-writing-devices: WORM-devices are now recognized, also fixed bug which caused devices on x,0,0 on the scsi-bus not to be recognized (only versions of cdrecord older than 1.8a26).

Version 0.5.0(20.12.1999):

  • Put "Close"-buttons on some dialogs which had none before.
  • Special file for reading device can now also be given via editline, for cases where fileselector doesn't work.
  • Removed confusing messages which appeared when choosing predefined settings for filesystem options while multisession is activated.
  • Made the "process-finished" messages more user-friendly.

Version 0.5.0pre3(21.11.1999):

  • Cleaned up the code, no important warnings at compilation time anymore.
  • Now you can see cdrecords progress in the subprocess window.
  • Enhanced handling of bootable cds: you don't have to worry about directory-structure anymore and predection of the cd's size became more accurate.
  • Finally KisoCD is able to make multisession CDs!!!! Its way to do it is similar to the method used with bootable CDs, so here you don't have to worry about directory-structure, too.
  • Finally fixed errors with parsing "cdrecord -scanbus". Now it also recognizes the output of cdrecord 1.8a26 and later. In 0.4.3 I was wrong to say that the format had changed--before 0.4.3 I only was able to parse one special case of the "old" format. However, now both of them should work fine.
  • Enhanced handling of errors.
  • Some minor bugfixes.
  • Complete rewrite of the option-dialogs. Now I think they "feel" OK.
  • Now a mounted image gets remounted if you changed and recreated it.

Version 0.4.3(25.08.1999):

  • Now you're able to create new directories on the virtual CD without filling them at once.
  • Made some dialogs easier to understand, some little details more user-friendly.
  • fixed various minor bugs
  • there are less confusing messages on startup
  • writing with 6x- and 8x-speed
  • cdrecord changed its "-scanbus" output format in some version. This caused a wrong detection of your cd-writer if you had such a new version of cdrecord. KisoCD now is able to read both formats.

Version 0.4.2(23.08.1999):

  • Bugfix: when hitting the "browse.."-button in "options|more..|image file" or "options|bootable cd|bootable image" a segfault could occur. Furthermore its now checked if your choice makes sense.
  • Bugfix: The global configuration file needed to be writeable for the user, now it is opened read-only.
  • The global configuration file can now reside in $KDEDIR/share/config/, /etc/defaults/ or /usr/local/etc/defaults/; put it where you like.
  • Minor enhancement to the menus.

Version 0.4.1(21.08.1999):

  • Bugfix: when mounting and viewing the image, kfm always opened /mnt, even if one used another mountpoint.
  • included quick-start instructions
  • Bugfix: one got a segfault pressing "cancel" in the fileselectors for the imagefile and the bootable image.
  • added a very simple "file manager" so you don't need the kfm anymore. However, it's just a quick hack.
  • Added support for global configuration file by which the super-user can set options for users and groups of users. Currently all relevant options can be set to a value which then can't be overridden by the user and additionally one can hide complete menus or menu entries (for example because one thinks that they confuse the user, he won't need them or he mustn't use them).
  • possibility to erase cd-RWs
  • enhanced integration of subprocesses and especially their output
  • Of course some changes in the help-files again.

Version 0.4(22.07.1999):

  • The path for cdrecord is looked up and used instead of just calling cdrecord. Changed as a user had problems with cdrecord not being found. 
  • Possibility to delete image-file.
  • some minor improvements
  • kover-output
  • Now one is able to change the name of files which are dragged alone (not in a directory and not in a set of files/directories!).
  • Of course some changes in the help-files again.
  • BOOTABLE CDs!!!!!

Version 0.3pre4b(19.05.1999):

  • same as 0.3pre4, only added some logging as some users report segfaults on startup which I can't explain. Please drop me a note if you have this too!
  • Last-minute-bugfix: segfault when saving file without having added any files or directories.

Version 0.3pre4(14.05.1999):

  • bugfix: image was deleted when running test image
  • "test image" renamed to "simulate image creation"
  • the old "test image" had a problem with reading very long lines from mkisofs's output--problem not really fixed, but should be OK now

Version 0.3pre3(19.04.1999):

  • eliminated need for qtcompat
  • changed the makefiles; kisocd.sh should now be placed in the right directory on all systems
  • fileselector for imagefile enhanced
  • bugfix: it was possible to select a nonexistent device
  • now one can drop several files/dirs at once
  • you can mount an image and view it very easily
  • some little things more....

Version 0.3pre2(27.03.1999):

  • minor improvements in user interface
  • improved the help
  • added "cdDoc|create from current view"
  • bugfix: ofstream.close() was not automatically called, led to problems when saving the options (not on all systems!)

Version 0.3pre1(14.03.1999):

  • "File|Create Image", "File|Burn CD now!" and the "cdDoc"-commands now run separately from KisoCD
  • partially finished, disabled: Multisession support
  • When starting KisoCD you get a window to log in as root so that all functions of KisoCD can be accessed.

Version 0.2.2(13.03.1999):

  • fixed a bug in the previous versions (segmentation fault when opening the options-dialog, did not have to occur everytime due to possible delays in Qt's signal-slot mechanism)

Version 0.2.1(12.03.1999):

  • Treelist does not collapse after adding files/directories (so you see changes at once)

Version 0.2 (10.03.1999):

  • uses KFileDialog instead of QFileDialog
  • eliminated an error at compile time
  • stores every file with ending ".cd"


first official version (08.03.1999) was stupidly called 0.10

1.2 Known Problems

  • For known problems please take a look at my homepage...
  • If you allow "following of links" and get a recursion KisoCD will not recognize that (program will hang, exit with error or something like that). Will be fixed someday when I search for directories and files which are included more than once.
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