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Update list for May 12, 1988 release (internal)
1. Fixed bug that would sometimes cause crash when run from
Workbench.
2. Eliminated all constraints on number of filenames and
number of lines of text when reading directories and displaying
text files respectively. IF DIRUTIL III PLUS HR PROMPTS YOU THAT THE
DIRECTORY IS IN A LOOP, IT IS UP TO YOU TO DECIDE WHETHER TO
CONTINUE READING FILENAMES.
3. ARCV and ZOOL now use a custom window on the DirUtil III
Plus HR screen.
4. Added new option (%C) for the user gadgets.
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Update list for June 2, 1988 release (internal)
1. Added two new options for the user gadgets (%P and %R).
2. Added limited support for showing overscanned pictures,
NOT PERFECTED.
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Update list for June 14, 1988 release (internal)
1. Added two new options for the user gadgets (%I and %L).
2. Added switchable screen interlace mode to save memory. See
docs for command key.
3. DISKCOPY now uses FAST RAM as a buffer if present.
4. DISKCOPY now prompts for a source disk instead of assuming
"S".
5. DISKCOPY w/ right mouse button changed, see docs.
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Update List for July 7, 1988 (internal)
1. More error checking for DISKCOPY (disk in drive and write
protect status now checked)
2. Support for file copying to non disk devices added, see docs.
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Update List for July 12, 1988 (internal)
1. ESC key now exits the SHOW command. In addition, the
cursor keys will scroll the picture. SEE DOCS FOR LIMITS.
2. Fixed bug in SHOW command that kept 768x480 pictures from
showing. INFORMATION: ShowPrint II and uShow have the same bug!
3. DirUtil now makes no assumptions about font size to allow
running from a truly stock Workbench disk set to use Topaz 9 font.
4. RENAME now renames multiple files in one pass.
5. RELABEL can relabel "D".
6. COMMENT now allows different comments to be put on files
when more than one file is selected at a time.
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Update List for July 14, 1988 (internal)
1. Completely keyboard free operation available when using
string gadget. If you want the default, hit CONTINUE. Hit ABORT to
stop the function.
2. FORMAT now checks for the presence of a disk before
proceeding and will not try to format a write protected disk.
3. Directories now updated properly after a RENAME or MAKEDIR
to a volume not listed.
4. Major overhaul of previously ignored error conditions.
None are fatal, but they are annoying since they cause the in
memory representation of a file to not match its physical
counterpart on disk. No error is printed, but the file will not
unhighlight after being processed.
5. MAKEDIR (with icon option on) will now create a drawer icon
even if the directory already existed. (Allows easy addition of
icons to already existing directories)
6. Default text for unused user gadgets is now a blank space
rather than the former "USER1", "USER2" setup to reduce clutter on the
screen.
7. Added more error messages to DISKCOPY and FORMAT.
8. Fixed a memory allocation bug in FORMAT.
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Update List for July 18, 1988 (internal)
1. Aborting a function when DirUtil III Plus HR is
processing a subdirectory is now much cleaner.
2. Cleaned up overscan handling code to use a "best guess"
on very large pictures.
3. Fixed a problem with SHOWing Deluxe Photo Lab (c) pictures
caused by larger than standard color map setup use by this program.
INFORMATION:
ShowPrint II and uShow have the same bug!
4. MOVE not unhighlighting a file fixed.
5. Stack requirements reduced in SHOW and SLIDESHOW modes.
6. Sped up SHOW by 8 cycles per scan line. (big deal, no bug)
7. Fixed SHOWCONT (broken since May 12, 1988)
8. Being unable to open the default device now causes a
clean exit rather than a lockup.
9. Added output directory prompt to UNARC and UNZOO.
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Update List for July 19, 1988 (internal)
1. Device gadgets now updated after every file operation to
reflect possible changes by outside programs, makes %Z user definition
obsolete in most cases.
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Update List for July 21, 1988 (internal)
1. Added multiple DISKCOPY capability.
2. Added case insensitive search (now default).
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Update List for July 22, 1988 (general release)
1. Code cleanup and optimization, docs updated, released to
public.
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Update List for July 30, 1988 (general release)
1. Several small bugs fixed following initial release.
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Update List for August 4, 1988 (internal)
1. Fixed small memory allocation error in SHOW.
2. Added more error messages for low memory conditions.
3. Fixed small problem with volume name handling.
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Update List for August 13, 1988 (internal)
1. Main program and PAL now agree on the correct pallete
settings through multiple window switches.
2. DirUtil III Plus HR will now wait until the ARC, ZOO, UNARC,
UNZOO, and EXEC functions are through, it will then update the
filelists according. This is done by monitoring the opening and
closing of the output windows on the Workbench screen. If any other
program (or more likely two DirUtils running at the same time), has a
window open on the WorkBench Screen with the same name that DirUtil
is trying to use, the program will get confused and probably not
update the listings properly. If for some reason the program
appears to hang, you can still abort manually and worry about any
unclosed windows later. While DirUtil III Plus HR is waiting for an
external function to finish, it lowers its priority by two to take
less CPU time.
3. Small bug that sometimes occurred when entering a
directory name directly into the "S" or "D" gadgets corrected.
4. DirUtil III Plus HR is now much smarter at detecting changes
in the file listings caused by external programs. DirUtil will
automatically update the file entries if the need arises.
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Update List for August 14, 1988 (internal)
1. Added WHEREIS command, see docs.
2. Because of addition of above, there are now only 30 user
definable gadgets (down from 31). If you previously had a
du2.config file in which the last user gadget is defined, you will
lose this definition. A solution is to copy the definition to
another unused gadget before installing this version.
3. Recursive actions on subdirectories now faster and use
cause less memory fragmentation.
4. Added %U and %W options to user gadgets, see docs.
5. Modified operation of %B user gadget option, see docs.
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Update List for September 1, 1988 (internal)
1. Added SORT and PLAY gadgets, see docs for details.
2. ARCV now prints the date and time of a file.
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Update List for September 12, 1988 (internal)
1. Added command to show partial Function Window, (hit
ALT-ESC) see docs.
2. Hitting ABORT when being prompted for input into a user
gadget will abort the running of that function.
3. Sort routines speeded up 50%.
4. Fixed bug that caused sort by date to malfunction.
5. When changing resolutions, the position of the Function
Window is retained if at all possible.
6. Changed order of some gadgets (all toggle gadgets are now
at the bottom of the window).
7. Fixed bug in RELABEL command.
8. Program tested under OMEGA 8 of WorkBench 1.3, works!
9. Added CLEAR gadget to string input requester. (Right
Amiga-X does the same thing, but this way you have more hands free
operation.)
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Update List for September 17, 1988 (internal)
1. Removed right button access for PROTECT which was never documented anyway.
2. RELABEL now prompts with the old name of the disk
instead of a blank requester. (remember to remove the trailing ":" in
most cases!)
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Update List for September 19, 1988 (internal)
1. Changed the system requesters previously used to look and
appear in the same place as all other DirUtil requesters.
2. Point of clarity: if aborting a function, the "CONTINUE"
gadget is the one to select to actually abort (think "continue
abortion")
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Update List for October 1, 1988 (release)
1. Asking DirUtil to create a command line longer than 255
characters (AmigaDOS' limit) no longer crashes.
2. File window updates are now smarter after an aborted ZOO
or ARC command.