- descriptions of file processing errors now stored in STR# resource.
- zoom size of the Editor window adjusts for multiple monitors.
- dialog and menu item to set the margins around printed pages.
- changed the registration password
Fixed & Improved:
- Finderﾕs icons of files changed in-place now update immediately.
- 8-bit characters can be converted and saved into log files.
- scroll bar and paging code fixed to properly display multisized text.
- better support for function keys: F2-F5 perform edit functions, others ignored.
- most edit fields in Text and Defaults dialogs limit number of characters typed.
- rewrote file processing code reducing fatal errors and allowing skipping of files.
- fixed-up style menu check marking, now works properly for unstyled text.
- Editor no longer writes a style resource for plain text files.
- really long pathnames no longer trip-up the loader.
- code used to read and write preference files is now faster and more robust.
- pathname truncation code rewritten to use Text Utilitiesﾕ fast TruncString call.
- reorganized documentation; removed most references to eWorld and TeachText.
- faster moving of the Router selection using arrow keys
Removed:
- support for accepting a document list at launch without using Apple Events.
- a PAT rez and four ALRT/DITLs
- the Shareware reminder which appeared when you quit the program.
3.2 (2/96)
NOW REQUIRES SYSTEM 7.x
Changed Router list behavior: select a range by dragging instead of using the Shift key.
New LDEF by Nikol Software used to support colored ics#/ics4/ics8 rsrc's in Router.
mAOL font removed.
Edit Window Information item removed; paste is only done if thereﾕs enough room.
Added Font, Size, Style, and Color menus for use in the Editor (max of 300 fonts).
Text Conversion prefs box reorganized:
- ﾀHelp? removed
- File naming options now a pop-up menu
- 3 New naming options, including Rename (makes all output have the same name)
- Address & Date and Date & Address naming options (put YYMMDD date in name)
- Initially hilighted edit field now the suffix/name box
- Added ﾒStrip internet headersﾓ option
"Temporary" button in Conversion and Favorites dialogs removed; now Save and Cancel.
Fixed edit window resize routine to maintain edge buffer.
The scroll bar page regions now work much better (but still aren't perfect).
Home, Page Up, Page Down, and End keys on extended keyboards now work in the Editor.
Now uses TextEditﾕs OutlineHilight mode in the editor window.
Rewrote the code that makes a filename from address info.
Strips the blind mailing delimiter, ﾒ((ﾓ, from filenames.
The unfilled part of the progress thermometer now has a bluish tint.
Can now print messages longer than one page.
Preference files containing all user settings can now be saved and loaded.
Fixed some bugs:
- No more I/O errors if a batch job is stopped (Log full, etc.) and started again.
- The time zone label now appears when Finder dates are put into a file.
- All preferences are now saved more reliably.
3.1a (12/95) available via patcher application or FTP
Fixed a crashing bug when forcing custom style information onto a long file.
3.1 (12/95)
User can now pick a default font for email conversions.
Properly converts 7-bit text to original (encoded) Mac 8-bit characters.
Styles of imbedded forwarded messages are now retained.
Fixed some bugs, quirks, and other undocumented features...
- Files dragged onto the icon from another disk will appear in the Router.
- No longer flashes the Router list in the wrong font after a conversion.
- Opening a zero-length text file generates a dialog instead of a program crash.
- Unknown block types are now identified and skipped, instead of stopping the program.
- Doesnﾕt crash if you close the Router window with the Editor open behind it.
- Mail with many forwarded enclosures now converts without a crash (bigger buffer).
- Text ﾒpicturesﾓ now convert much better.
- Comma code in To:/cc: sections tweaked some.
3.0 (9/95)
Whole new interface with menus and Router window.
Will accept dragged folders, opening all files contained in them.
Added short name & subject format: ﾒfromUser>subjectﾓ and ﾒtoUser<subjectﾓ
Complete re-write of file converter engine:
Faster than ever (applying styles is a little slow, but thatﾕs TextEdit).
No more garbage characters anywhere.
Includes the name of an attached file in the header.
Decodes, applies, and translates font/style/size/color information.
Will move text files up to 32K into another folder (with cr_type change) or the log.
Can be set to use ﾒDrag-ﾕn-Quitﾓ mode like previous versions.
A mail or text file can be opened into a window and edited, printed, and saved.
No limit on number of files in Router List, except memory & no duplicate names.
Uses true Apple Events to accept files and folders when already running.
Log File can be named anything and stored anywhere.
New preferences, including ﾒWarningsﾓ to safeguard operations.
New ﾒDelete Resource Forkﾓ command.
Added pop-up menu to set time zone conversion factors.
Fixed vRefNum problem (thanks GregNeagle!) so saves will work anywhere.
Using ﾒZoneRanger", was able to determine memory requirements of only 256K.
Before registered: only convert 3 files at once; no ﾒSelect Allﾓ; no saving window.
Shareware fee increased to $10. New cool icon and password.
2.5.1 (7/95)
Hold down ~ key to set temporary preferences on a group of files dragged over.
Messages with no internal datestamp will have the Finder modification date inserted.
Fixed a couple intermittent bugs that caused sudden terminations. (string length).
2.5 (6/95) limited distribution (registered users)
New option to concatenate all output to a single log file.
Properly expands the headers of forwarded mail.
Will accept up to 512 files in a single drag.
Dragging only TEXT files will skip asking for a destination (ignored before anyway).
No size limit on TEXT files dragged over for a creator code change.
Fixed a bad bug when a ﾒSubj:ﾓ line was longer than 32 characters.
2.4.1 (5/95)
Corrected a bug put in with v2.1 that could cut off large parts of messages.
Optimized two conversion routines for efficiency and speed.
New routine to change a text fileﾕs creator codes without rewriting the files.
Redeclared many global and local variables easing memory requirements.
2.4 (4/95) first registration-required version
Without the correct password, only one file at a time can be converted.
The ﾒrealﾓ time and date of the message now appear in the converted files.
Added a preference to pick the specific date and optional time formats.
Added a button to identify the creator code of any file and apply it to mAOL files.
After adding all these buttons, I had to rearrange the Preferences and Help screens.
2.3 (4/95) unreleased
New folder selection dialog boxes that meet Apple Human Interface guidelines.
User can choose three ﾒFavorite Foldersﾓ for converted files and jump to them easily.
New option to copy the creation and mod dates of the original file to the conversion.
Fixed a little bug making program more memory-friendly (wasnﾕt disposing handles).
2.2 (3/95)
New naming option: (name) subject
Optional separator between names that already exist and the suffix number
All colons in filenames are changed to dashes to prevent cryptic errors.
New service-independent application icon.
Will now read and convert eWorldｪ files. (Documentation edited to reflect)
*Since support for eWorld files has been added, and the application icon changed, users of earlier versions must rebuild their desktop file after installing 2.2. To do this, restart your Mac and hold down the Command and Option keys before the Finder draws its menu bar. Answer OK to the dialog that appears.
2.1 (2/95) unreleased
Fixed a bug that put garbage characters at the top of the converted text.
Redraws title box after showing a GetFile dialog.
Changed my home address.
2.0 (1/95)
Added multiple file processing (up to 256 at a time)
Added Preferences dialog to control the following:
-- renaming output files with same name, address, subject, or suffix
-- automatically delete originals
-- save to same or other directory
-- assign an arbitrary creator type to the output text files
Beefed up error checking and added several descriptive dialogs
