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* History of Changes *
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* CMFiler -- Version 6.03 *
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The following features have been added or improved since Version 5.32, in
reverse chronological order:
----- 6.03 -----
1. Brought MANUAL.TXT up-to-date.
2. Added a switch (Ctrl-M) in the editor in view mode to allow masking
non-ASCII characters. This helps in viewing word processing files, such
as WordPerfect files, which have non-ASCII characters distributed
throughout.
----- 6.02 -----
1. Fixed logic shortcomings in notes services that caused problems in
dealing with DESCRIPT.ION files with records delimited by other than
carriage return-line feed combinations (e.g., line feeds only). Also
added routine to mask out the extended control string additions that
certain programs add to DESCRIPT.ION records. In the notes editor, these
are retained in a buffer before the note is edited, and then added back
in after the note has been edited, so that they are not lost.
2. Added long filename support to the Alt-R "copy file with Rename"
function.
3. Corrected a minor bug that caused the first line of a text file not
to be printed properly by the print-fiLe routine if the user specified a
printed filename header.
4. Recoded oversized routine in main module so that floppy fill
function could be restored in shareware version.
5. Completely reworked Help screens to provide search on first letter
of a keyword.
----- 6.01 -----
This version was a beta test for 6.02.
----- 6.00 -----
1. Added comprehensive support of Windows 95 long filenames.
2. Retired the NARATIVE.CF notes file format, and consolidated all
notes in DESCRIPT.ION file format. Notes facilities (Shift-N view notes
and Ctrl-N edit notes) import long filenames from Win95 into DESCRIPT.ION
file for that directory.
3. Increased length limit on CMFiler notes to 255 bytes, consistent
with Win95 long filenames.
4. Revised display in main module to show file sizes to nearest
kilobyte, rather than in units of the disk allocation size.
5. Revised Shift-O user Options menu to include option to turn off
DESCRIPT.ION file updating during file copying/moving/deleting/renaming.
6. In main module, added Backspace as a recognized keystroke in the G
and Alt-G "Goto..." commands. If you are typing a file name and you mis-
type a letter, just backspace to recover the Goto string.
7. In the tree module, changed the logic for locating the ~TREES~
directory. The first choice for creating a ~TREES~ directory will be in
the path specified by the environment parameter CF-CFG, if one has been
specified. If CF-CFG has not been specified, then CMFiler will create
~TREES~ in the root of C.
----- 5.54 -----
1. Revised the file display ordering options (Ctrl-O) menu to eliminate
option 0 (zero) added in ver 5.37d, which would order the executable
(.COM, .EXE, .BAT, .BTM) files at the top of the alphabetical directory
list. Instead, the user is now allowed to specify a set of four
"preferred" file extensions by pressing E. The user may set a switch
that causes these preferred files to be listed ahead of all other files,
regardless of the ordering option in force, 1 through 9. This switch is
toggled with the letter P.
2. Corrected logic faults in file splitting routine, and improved error
handling. Also added option to have files split at nearest end-of-line,
which is handy for splitting large text files.
3. Corrected logic fault which was causing incorrect assignment of file
attributes during copy in main module.
4. Improved the handling of errors during file deletions in main and
tree modules.
5. Revised ZIP/UNZIP and file splitting (Alt-S) to allow the use of a
single open panel as well as two panels.
6. Revised file copy and move to allow service from single open panel.
User specifies target path, which then opens in right panel before copy
or move is accomplished.
7. Added Jump command, which allows jumping to any path in either
panel.
8. Revised the file and tree deletion confirmation options to include
the keypress S, as well as Y and N. S switches the deletion type from
hard to soft or from soft to hard before performing the deletion.
9. Revised the boot sector written onto floppy diskettes during
formatting, to redirect the boot process to the C drive, if available.
If you attempt a system bootup with a NoVaSoft-formatted floppy in the A
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drive, and the BIOS boot preference is A, the boot sector program from
the diskette first checks the absolute integrity of the diskette boot
sector, before booting through to C.
If the boot sector is corrupted, as it will be if the diskette has been
infected with a non-stealth boot sector virus like Michaelangelo, the
NoVaSoft boot code will pause the boot process and issue you a warning to
check your system for a boot sector virus. You may ignore this warning
if you wish.
If the diskette boot sector is intact, or if you choose to ignore the
corruption warning, the NoVaSoft boot code attempts to load and transfer
control to the boot sector code from the C drive hard disk. In most
cases, this avoids the annoying "non-system diskette" message issued by
MS-DOS-formatted diskettes.
10. Cleaned up the logic in the error handling for diskette formatting
and copying, to better alert the user to the presence of write
protection, and to the attempted use of the incorrect media density 3.5"
diskette.
11. Changed method of assigning version numbers. Version numbers will
now consist of the digits X.YZ, where X is the major revision number
(currently 5), Y is the last digit of the year, and Z is the quarter (1-
4) in which the version was released. This version is being released in
the 4th quarter of 1995, hence it is 5.54.
----- 5.37d -----
1. Added to the file display ordering options (Ctrl-O menu) the choice
"0", which orders the executable files first, in the order .COM, .EXE,
.BAT and .BAT, followed by all other files in strict alphabetical order.
2. Added to the color palette selection menu (Ctrl-P) the option to set
a flag on files with today's date stamp, and custom colorized the
extension field of executable files. When you leave the palette menu
with the Enter key, you will be asked if you want to flag today's files
and executables. If you answer Yes, you will be given an opportunity to
edit the color scheme for the executable files. The "today" flag is a
small square pip just in front of the extension field.
3. Added to the palette edit routines (Ctrl-P, E) the options to toggle
the high-intensity bit selectively for each color field. The command "T"
in the color menu toggles between high- and normal-intensity foreground
color attribute.
4. Revised the display routines to show the time in 12-hour format,
with the letter "p" for post-meridian times. (Absence of a "p" implies
ante-meridian, including the hours from 12 midnight to 1 AM.)
5. When you select a disk containing deleted files in a ~TRASH~
directory the first time each new day, CMFiler asks if you want to leave
it alone