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August 21, 1994 - Version 2.0
o Checks user profile and insures proper settings. Displays a nice
error message when they're not as required.
o I wanted to maximize the number of messages displayed, so the
header was drastically cut back on. With help who needed it?
o Revamped the help screen. Improved Help display for smaller screens.
It now attempts to group the help screens so that related items don't
get displayed half on one screen and the rest on another.
o Totally integrated with the DLG.library. Where ever possible I use
DLG calls.
o Reduce system load: whenever the message list was displayed the
messages were read from the HD. This made TurboRead kind of slow
and heavy on the Disk IO. I buffer the message headers now. Check
out how FAST redisplaying the message list is now.
o Expanded to be able to be used in your Private Message area.
o Expanded Search capabilities. Searches From, To, Title and Message
body. Highlights what was found in White.
o It now updates the High Message read in DLG and updates the message
module as well. One of my biggest problems/complaints about
TurboRead was the "setting area to all messages read....", even
when I hadn't.
o Added the command #, which forces TurboRead to update your High
message read to the last one in the message area. Allows the
user to choose when to update all messages read.
o Does reverse video on the message/area number. Easier to find
and track where you're at.
o After reading a NEW message, automatically advances the cursor to
the next message. Now you can read messages, like in DLG:Mess,
by simply hitting return.
o No need to pass the zone/port (or anything else), I get everything
from the DLG settings.
o Integerated into TrapList Lib -- does error checking of the to node
address.
o Checks for existance of user or group when sending local mail.
o When quoting, it doesn't quote the SEEN-BY, PATHS, etc.
o Better wrap around check when quoting. It now checks to see if the
next word will fit on the line and wrap if it doesn't.
o When displaying a message, it honors your DLG hide SEEN-BY setting.
o It's a chained executable program now. READ THE DOCs for setting
this one up. It's CHANGED!
o Change Messages Areas within TurboRead.
o New Message Scan within TurboRead.
o Removed the 1000 tag limit. The limit is now available storage
where ever T: is assigned.
o SIG aware.
o Pass back arguments to DLG:Mess upon exit.
o It's slightly smaller......
o It's faster.....
NOTE: This started out as simply enhancing TurboRead. It ended up as nearly
a complete rewrite. I've tried to insure compability, where possible,
with the previous version of TurboRead. But BUGS should be expected.
I hope you like this version as much as I do.
Oct 3, 1994 - Version 2.1
o TurboRead wouldn't recongize forced Message SIGs (ie calling the Mess
module with a option of -s nnn). If you use the Message base that way,
the Message module wouldn't record the SIG in the user record as the
SIG change command does.
To make this work requires passing the -s %MSG_SIGNUMBER to TurboRead
as an argument. You may pass other arguments as well to TurboRead as
before and they (and the -s %MSG_SIGNUMBER) will be returned to the
Message module when TurboRead exits. This way, when you return to
the Message module you are in the same SIG.
o Fixed a bug where a user was given access to all message areas within
TurboRead.
o Fixed a bug when replying to a message and using EmacsDLG. The quote
header was not properly displayed.
o Fixed a bug where empty msg:nnn/user.msg files could cause TurboRead
to loop.
o TurboRead now won't crash the machine if ran from a CLI (it shouldn't
ever be done anyway). It will display an error message and exit.
o TurboRead will now check for and display the Msg:nnn/Echo.Txt or
DLGConfig:Text/Echo.Txt prior to entering or replying to a message
in an echo area.
o Changed the New Message Scan to always start with the next global
message area after the message area you are currently in.
o Added a Message Kill command. Users can always kill messages in their
private mail areas and in other message areas depending on the low-high
kill levels of that message area.
Dec 31, 1994 - Version 2.2
o Fixed a bug that sent all local message base replies to a users
private directory.
o Fixed a SendMsg bug that caused EmacsDLG to think that all messages
where "Private Messages". One side affect from this, TurboRead will
no longer Auto-Quote messages. It now works the same as DLG:Mess.
o TurboRead now recongizes changes made to the Message Header line
while in the editor.
Jan 15, 1995 - Version 2.3
o Added Control-C checking to New Message Scan. A Control-C will abort
the scan like DLG:Mess.
o Fixed a bug in the New Message scan, it was ignoring selected or forced
SIGs. It now honors the SIG.
o Fixed a bug in the New Message scan, it was ignoring areas with only ONE
new message in them.
o Changed the New Message scan, it now displays the message area, erases it
and re-displays the next message area in the same position. No more
discussions about one/two spaces. How about NO spaces! :)
o Added move to Top of Screen (Shift Up-Arrow or 7) and move to Bottom of
Screen (Shift Down-Arrow or 1) to all screens.
o Added an Abort option to the Area Change command.
o Changed the Area Change command, it now initially display the page with
your current area and position the cursor to it.
o Added a Message From Twit filter, implemented with two new commands:
F = Add a name to the message filter
D = Delete name(s) from the message filter.
o Added Signature appended (if the area is configured for signatures) to
messages.
o Fixed a bug that caused Message From/To to be reversed after replying
to a message.
o Changed the batch files to use DLGUPLOAD_V061 and included it in the
archive. DLGUPLOAD_V061 was donated by Greg Bastow, Thank You. Your
old batch files will still work if you don't want to upgrade to the
newer DLGUPLOAD_V061.
o Added TagBatch6 it will decode a UUencoded file from a message into the
T: directory. Requires UUxt (not included, like batteries). Donated by
Glyn Hughes. Thank You.
o Added a message correct command to the commands after reading a message.
o Added updating of User record for # of messages read and written.
o Added checking for Batch files & access. If a user doesn't have access
to any batch files or there are no batch files, the batch execute option
isn't displayed or allowed after reading a message.
o Added INTL kludge checking/creating so that NetMail would be properly
addressed. Could also be considered a bug fix. :)
o Fixed Newsgroup and UUCP private mail. TurboRead should now work
correctly in those areas.
o Changed the display for Newsgroups, the "TO" name is no longer shown.
This allows all 35 characters of the "FROM" name to be displayed.
TO DO
o Support File Attach
o Do something to allow reading next/previous from the read message
screen.
o Add correcting of messages in Newsgroup (is this even possible?)
o Do something to improve the user interface when they reach the
bottom/top of a screen.
o Look into reported bugs in alias areas.
o Add display of some of the Header attribute bits (ie PVT, File, Sent).
o I'll probably regret this :) but any other ideas people?