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SHEZ REVISION HISTORY
v8.2 10/27/92 Modified SHEZ to correctly identify a valid
Ultravision mode and to use Ultravision if it is operating in a
support screen size. Supported screen sizes are: Columns must
be 80, and rows must fall in the range of 25-50.
Added the ability to format floppy disks within SHEZ. Can
format A or B drives in 360, 720, 1.2, or 1.44 format.
v8.1 10/05/92 Fixed problem with Ultravision recognition when
running under certain Ultravision modes.
Corrected timeslice release problem when running under
Desqview.
Modified SHEZ so it will not lock up if it encounters an
illegal DOS filename in a compressed file.
Implemented a new paging routine which releases more memory was
swapping SHEZ out of DOS memory. It should also correct the
paging problems some users are experiencing.
Fixed the SHEZCFG program to allow entering blanks in the
XMS/EMS usage field.
Added the ability to create an external configuration file from
the SHEZCFG program if one did not already exist.
Added preliminary support for PKZIP 1.93.
Removed the integrity check from the SHEZCFG program.
Added the ability to change the paging options while SHEZ is
running.
v8.0 8/17/92 Version 7.5 - 7.9 skipped due to hacked copies being
distributed.
Made SHEZ Ultravision aware. If the screen is in an Ultravision
mode not supported by SHEZ, SHEZ will deactivate Ultravision
and then re-activate Ultravision at exit time.
Corrected an EMS memory problem that caused SHEZ to lock up
some PC's.
SHEZ will not allows users to enter filename and directory
names using the upper ACSII characters. I.E. characters with a
decimal value greater than 127.
Added the option to sort the compressed file list by directory
name.
When converting compressed files to another compressed file
format, SHEZ will now identify the file format of the file to
convert internally, withou taking the file extension into
account.
When converting compressed files from one compressed file
format into another, SHEZ will attempt to retain the path
information if it exists in the source compressed file.
Modified the mouse identification code to identify more non-
Microsoft mouse drivers. (If your mouse does not work try
running the SHEZCFG program and set the FAST MOUSE RESET option
to N.)
When converting from a ZIP to and ARJ or an ARJ to a ZIP file
format, you will be asked if you wish to retain the Volume
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Label information. (THIS OPTION WILL ONLY APPEAR WHEN
CONVERTING ONE FILE AT A TIME. ALSO THE PROMPT WILL NOT APPEAR
IF RUNNING SHEZ IN A DOS WINDOWS UNDER OS/2.)
When creating a new ARJ compressed file, the user can activate
ARJ's multi-volume support by responding to a multi-volume
prompt.
Added a new command ALT-F when viewing the DOS file list to run
the PKZIPFIX program against the currently highlighted file.
When using F8 to edit a file contained within a compressed
file, SHEZ will attempt to use the path information if it is
stored in the compressed file.
Corrected the problem where the mouse menu is not appearing
when double clicking on the left mouse button.
v7.4 7/27/92 Version 7.3 was skipped due to a hacked copy.
Increased the number of directory names SHEZ can handle in a
compressed file to 100 directory names.
Modified SGREP program to speed up search.
Modified SHEZ to only function with the SGREP program. This
was done due to problems redirecting output from other GREP
type programs.
Corrected some minor error in the SHEZCFG program.
. When setting number of lines to display to 43 or 50 the
setting would not be saved.
. Unsorted directory selection would not be saved.
Added ability to display a compressed file list unsorted.
Added Unsort to file sort options.
Made small fix to routine that runs user specified external
viewing program.
When selecting the option to view the 4DOS/NDOS descriptions,
the opt line of the screen will now display the complete
description text.
Removed the clock display from the screen.
When using ALT-D to delete all files in the current directory
that are conatined in the compressed file, the screen will only
pause when an error is encountered, or all files have been
deleted.
Included a tutorial program/text file for first time SHEZ
users.
v7.2 6/16/92 Fixed slow copy times, when copying files from the DOS
directory window.
Fixed copy function so that files are copied correctly.
Made additional adjustments to the speech friendly interface.
When using the ALT-P command to specify an extract path, you
may now enter single * to tell SHEZ to use it's floating
extract path logic.
Corrected memory allocation problem when using F9 to display a
directory tree.
Completely re-wrote the configuration program.
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v7.1 4/12/92 Fixed LOCKUP problem some users were experiencing.
When testing a compressed file, and swapping is enabled, SHEZ
will pause allowing the user to view the results of the
compressed file test.
When running under Desqview, the clock in the upper right
corner is now de-activated.
Added DEL key to delete highlighted/tagged files in the DOS
directory window, and the compressed file window.
When SHEZ is configured for floating extract path, entering the
extract path on the command line will over-ride the floating
extract path option.
When running a virus check, if an error is encountered when
testing a compressed file, SHEZ will pause allowing the user to
see the result of the test.
Added a configuration option to pause during a virus scan,
allowing the user to view the output of various steps of the
virus scan.
The defaults for all XMS/EMS memory usage has been changed to
NOT use XMS/EMS memory. Use the SHEZCFG program to change
these defaults.
Added a Speech Friendly Interface to aid blind users in
interfacing SHEZ to a speech board.
v7.0 3/30/92 Fixed mouse action when help panel is displayed.
Added ALT-+ and ALT-- commands.
Added disk space usage in the DOS file directory window.
Fixed support for PKZIP prior to release 1.1.
Added support for 4DOS/NDOS DESCRIP.ION files.
Added support for a second pop-up directory display window.
Added support for XMS and EMS memory usage.
Modified help system for faster startup and lookup.
Modified mouse routines to autodetect an installed mouse
driver.
Fixed volume label processing routines.
Added support for ARJ 2.30 self extracting files.
Corrected SHEZ when running Search option, ALT-G when
compressed files have directory info stored.
Added ability to swap SHEZ to XMS in addition to EMS and disk.
Added /LCD command line switch to modify color set when running
on an LCD display monitor.
Implmented a FLOATING EXTRACT location concept.
v6.5 1/3/91 Fixed access of 'A' and 'B' drive when scrolling DOS
directory window.
Fixed CURRENT ENVIRONMENT display window over-run.
Fixed problem when automatic volume label processing is in
effect. The first extract did not extract the stored volume
label info.
Increase the STACK size for use by other programs.
Corrected date sort when sorting the compressed file contents.
Corrected CLT-X command (exit to extract directory) when
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viewing contents of compressed file.
Corrected the function key display when pressing the shift key
from the DOS directory display.
When doing a CTL-Y (copy tagged files from one compressed file
to another) copying from a self extracting compressed file now
works correctly.
Corrected Freshen routine when working with .LZH files.
Changed macro activation keys due to numerous conflicts. Macro
keys are now defined as:
ALT-6 Start/Stop recording
ALT-7 Playback
ALT-8 Load and run
ALT-9 Save
ALT-0 Off and Flush
Fixed Extract all Tagged file processing.
Corrected a few anomolies in the macro playback routines.
Corrected setting up SHEZ into Black and White mode when the
MONO environment variable is set.
Added MACRO menu item when viewing contents of compressed file.
Added Bytes left to copy display when copying files from the
DOS directory display.
When CAPS lock is on entering a key while pressing the shift
key will cause a lower case translation.
Added command ALT-F10 to shell to DOS and go to the Extract
Directory.
If help screen is more than one page allow any key other than
ESC to display next/previous pages.
Added support for ZOO compression program release 2.1.
Added DUMPMAC program to display a previously saved macro file
in english.
When using the # key to display serial number, pressing either
mouse buttons will remove the display window.
When running a virus check on a compressed file from the
compressed file directory window, you may now tag files that
you wish to be check for infection. If no files are tagged
then SHEZ will check all executable files, or all files,
depending on how SHEZ was configured.
Preliminary support added for PKZIP 1.93 beta version. Shez
will identify the new compression method, and will extract
files correctly from 1.93 zipped files. As soon as Phil Katz
releases the SFX convertor program SHEZ will be modified to
identify SFX files built by PKZIP 1.93.
Added warning message indicating that shelling to DOS when
running under DESQVIEW is not available.
Added command ALT-G when viewing the contents of a compressed
file. This command will allow you to search all, or only
tagged files, for a specific string using Chris Dunford's Fgrep
program. After the search is complete the results of the
search will be displayed on the screen.
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Added more tweaking to ARC compressed file type identification.
Added ability to change the macro playback speed via a pull
down selection menu.
Added ALT-5 (Macro Pause) to macro functions.
Added the SGREP program in the SHEZ package. SHEZ will search
the path first for SGREP and if not found will then search for
the FGREP program.
Added HOME and END key support to selection box.
Added command ALT-Y to run a program against all tagged file(s)
within a compressed file.