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LIST Version 6.2A
May 7, 1987
What's New?
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To print the documentation, set your printer for six
lines per inch, and 10 characters per inch. Then, use
the DOS PRINT command. For example,
PRINT LIST62A.DOC
The documentation file is marked with | before new and
changed lines. Here's a summary of changes since 6.1a:
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Added alt-D to dump current display to a file
Added alt-M (mark) and alt-U (unmark), and alt-B (mark bottom)
to mark a line range for Printing or alt-D (dump to a file)
Changed alt-F to not exit if file not found, handy for review
Added ctrl-PgUp to display previous file (review, up to 20 files)
Changed ctrl-PgDn to display next file (same as Q)
Added ` (left quote) to initiate Find in reverse direction
Added ' (right quote) to initate Scan going backwards
Changed horizontal scroll increment to 10 from 20
Changed maximum logical record size from 1024 to 910 for ruler display
Changed alt-C cloning to use actual program name (if available)
Added DEBUG info for changing default starting column
Added DEBUG info for changing TAB value and mask fields
Stop processing after 65534 records
Improved detection of end of file for EOF message
Improved display when using F2/F4 to change Find colors
Improved beep sound when errors, make it shorter and softer
Improved treatment of CR-CR as CR-LF (when alt-J is off)
Changed Help (F1) to require pressing enter when finished
Corrected missing tab in Help screen before U entry
Changed "Scanning" to "Looking"
Changed Scan/Find to leave search text on bottom line of screen
Corrected Scan/Find failing with lines over 255 characters
Corrected line used for starting/resuming Find/Search
Corrected positioning after 'text not found'
Corrected Scan not locating text on first line
Corrected blank screen for Find of line 8 (found row)
Improved Scan (exact match) to be 25% faster
Changed alt-G (DOS shell) to preserve current drive and directory
Changed alt-G to Free all memory, except 66k
Corrected use of DOS colors with alt-G
Corrected alt-G for older DOS versions
Corrected 'Not enough memory' using alt-G with large files
Corrected Q/ESC exiting after alt-G when there are more files
Allow ESCape during Print (marked) to cancel printing
Allow null enter to cancel all input requests, including +,-,#
Changed Q to not exit if multiple files are being displayed
(Use X, alt-X, ESCape, or F10 instead when you wish to exit)
Corrected P not showing on status line when printing
Corrected alt-R missing ruler in second window
Improved ruler (alt-R) readability/usability
Corrected parm problem when invoking LIST from another program, DX160.
Corrected "ghost" lines using down at end of file
Corrected ctrl-HOME (#) failing to position to correct line
Corrected + (skip forward # lines) in second window
Corrected + (skip plus number of lines)
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All of the above are the result of suggestions and support from
users of LIST. If you find LIST of value, you are encouraged to
make a gift ($15 suggested) and become a LIST supporter. You may
use the enclosed form. Thank you,
Vernon D. Buerg
456 Lakeshire Drive
Daly City, CA 94015
(415) 994-2944, VOR BBS
Please add me as a supporter of LIST, version 6.2a:
Name ______________________________________________________________
Company ______________________________________________________________
Address ______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
City ________________________________State _______ Zip ____________
Amount $____________________________________ Date _______________
(staple check to top of page) Copies _______________
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Vernon D. Buerg
456 Lakeshire Drive
Daly City, CA
94015