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FAE: PC-Board File Area Editor
History of Changes
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V0.1 o Fixed edition of multi-line descriptions.
o Fixed bug when batch deleting ALL files in
a file area.
o Fixed bug when entering empty file area and
mass uploading files.
o Put in command to add new file area.
o When entering a conference with no file areas,
FAE prompts you to create one.
o Added command to delete a file area BUT the DLPATH.LST
file is NOT updated automatically.
o Put in command to remove offline files.
o FAE can create "PCBFILES.LST" by using F5 in Conference
menu
o Added support for "New Uploads" area. But most of the
area commands are unavailable for this area (ie: Delete,
Edit, Reorder, Rename).
o Shift+Letter or number allows you to jump to the next
file that begins with the chosen letter.
o Rename command in file selection area.
o "Smart List" option allows you to mark offline files
with "-Off-" instead of a file size. Might put this
in "PCBFILES.LST" too...
o If not path is entered when copying/moving files, they
will be copied/moved to the current directory.
o Add files in all areas using F2 in conference menu.
o Remove offline in all areas using F4 in conference menu.
v0.2 o Possible to move files to another area in the same confer
-ence, using 'M' in file selection menu.
o Added capability to get FILE_ID.DIZ in an archive and put
it as the file description.
o Toggle added in setup to upload FILE_ID.DIZ as the file
description when mass uploading. If none is found, then
the default description will be used.
o Put in the basic engine for supporting comments in a file
section. The display scrolls and lengths of up to 255
caracters are allowed (this gives you the chance to put
color codes if you want).
o 'A' in file selection menu allows you to add a blank
comment line. Use this when you want to start a new
block of comment remarks.
o Fixed bug that messed up description when renaming files.
v0.3 o Fixed bug when using delete and removing files from hard
disk.
o When in Edit Mode, fixed a bug where certain commands
from the file selection menu could be used and generally
caused display bugs.
o Most of the file selection menu commands are unavailable
when you are on a comment line.
o Comment lines are displayed in a different color than
regular files and descriptions.
o Some commands from the old batch menu are now available:
Change Description, File Extension, Touch File Size.
o When using change description, you can use |1 and |2 to
number the files (ie: My Program [1/2]) just type the
control characters where you want them.
o Implemented a sorting routine. Sorts by file name only.
o Added a "Smart Sort" toggle, that allows you to sort a
file area ignoring all comment lines.
o Added sort by file size, file date, file extension.
o Sorting by description is now possible. FAE uses only
the FIRST line of a description to perform the sorting.
o Sort all areas using F3 in conference menu.
o Fixed bug that happened intermittently while sorting.
this bug would take part of an extended description from
another file area and put it in the current file area.
o Centered the help boxed a little bit.
o Put in capability to move files through conferences using
N and CTRL+N in file selection menu.
o When using mass conference commands (upload, sort, remove
offline) the new upload area is now processed.
v0.4 o When deleting comment lines, when the last comment line
is deleted, edition mode is turned off.
o When tagging/untagging files, cursor jumps to the next
file (there might be some bugs in the display once in a
while though...).
o Put in 'T' and 'U' to tag/untag the current file.
o Fixed a major bug when using the Remove Offline command
from the conference menu. FAE properly detects offline
files from here now.
o Fixed auto-numbering in batch descriptions.
o When using the /LIST parameter to create the master file
list, the FAE now restores the cursor properly and also
removes the FAE temporary directory.
o In the Area Edition, the data path is now appended with a
backslash if the user does not put one.
o Fixed a bug that improperly removed extended descriptions
when batch deleting files.
o When adding new areas, FAE adds the file path to the file
containing all the paths to search in the conference.
o Fixed bug when adding a new area in a conference with a
new uploads area. It added two areas instead of one.
o Removed option to move down to the next file when tagging
and untagging files in file selection menu. It caused to
many unpredictable and nagging bugs.
o Fixed a small display bug in Archive Manager.
o When entering Area Path in Edit Area command, FAE checks
if the path exists, if not, offers to create it.
o Added batch purify in file selection menu.
o F5 in file selection menu allows you to enter a search
string, and positions you on the first occurance of that
text.
o F6 in file selection menu searches for the next occurance
of the string entered with F5.
v0.5 o New control window when hitting CTRL+F3 to get sorting
method.
o Sorting is now possible by ascending or descending
fashion.
o Allows edition of sorting field when editing a file area.
o When sorting, a new flag has been added in FAESET, in
the area sort toggle, you can now select "area default"
which will use the area sort value when sorting with F3.
o When using the F5 or F6 search, FAE now displays a
message when the text is not found.
o When mass uploading from the conference menu, areas that
are processed will be displayed at the same line until
one has new files, thus only the areas with new files
will be displayed. Also, the total number of files
uploaded will be shown.
o When using 'G' or CTRL+G to get FILE_ID.DIZ, fixed bug
that cleared the description the file processed was not
a ZIP/ARJ/LZH archive.
o When putting in a FILE_ID.DIZ description, if the present
description includes a "Uploaded by: " line, it will be
appended to the .DIZ description automatically.
o When loading a DIR file, FAE now recognizes files marked
"OFF-LINE" or "DELETED".
o After saving the DIR file, no extra line of trash is
displayed on the screen.
o Added a "Uploader Name" field in FAESET, if you put a
name here, when you'll mass upload files, a "Uploaded
by: " line will be appended to the description.
o In the Batch menu, added "Uploaded by" field. Allows you
to change or to add an uploader name for a file.
o Fixed bug when using 'T' or 'U' to tag/untag while on an
extended description. It would tag the description, not
the file.
o Put in the remove old files command.
o Added CTRL+BACKSPACE in the edition of file descriptions,
to delete the previous word.
o When editing a file description, when in insert mode, the
cursor changes shape.
o Fixed bug when using PGUP/PGDN on a file area that
contains a lot of lines.
o Changed exit screen.
o When in edition mode, removed possibility to use ESC key.
o If no changes have been made to the file area, FAE exits
it. But, if you changed something, FAE will prompt you
wether to save the changes or not.
o Removed intermittent mouse support.
o Put in virtual list for area processing.
o Fixed bug when moving files to new upload file area.
o Fixed bug in "Touch File Size" - Would not update display
properly.
o Fixed bug in "Touch File Size" when processing files that
are offline.
o Fixed bugs when adding new file areas.
o When a file is offline, it will be saved marked with
"OFF-LINE" when using the File Listing switch is set to
"Mark Offline" in FAESET.
o Files marked "DELETED" are marked "-Del-" in file list-
ings.
o When removing files, it's now possible to simply mark
the files as "DELETED".
v0.6 o Fixed update of tagged file counter when mass deleting.
o Refreshed the display of the number of files after mass
deleting.
o Added an option when deleting files that allows to remove
credit for the upload (size and nb uploads). Works
properly if it finds an "Uploaded by" line in the file
description.
o Updated display of the number of tagged files when
using the get file_id.diz command.
o Updated file info when using move to new conference.
o Managed to put back the jump to the next file/comment
when tagging/untagging files. Fixed some of the bugs
that used to happen.
o Changed edition of comment lines a little bit.
o Sped up CTRL+RIGHT processing on comment lines.
o Made the FAE smarter when it comes the time to determine
if changes were made in a file area.
o Put in virtual lists in the archive manager.
o Fixed intermittent sorting bug in archive manager.
o Fixed bug when using ALT+X that would make FAE wait until
you confirmed to save the changes made, but the screen
wasn't visible to you.
o When exiting a file area (using escape or ALT+X) if you
hit escape when FAE prompts you to save the changes, then
you will remain in the file area.
o Automatic stripping of color codes when generating master
file list.
o Fixed bug when mass uploading files, FAE would not always
detect the presence of a "FILE_ID.DIZ" file.
o When mass deleting all files using CTRL+D, the file area
would not be saved.
o Added space bar to tag/untag files in archive manager.
v0.7 o Fixed bugs caused by virtual list in batch delete and
batch extract in archive manager.
o Fixed bug when using SHIFT+KEY that would lock-up the
computer.
o Fixed bug when saving files marked as 'DELETED'.
o Better handling when entering extraction path in archive
manager. Entering '.' or '..' will result in a display
of the complete path.
o Fixed bug that would put random garbage when moving files
through areas/conferences.
o Added DIR color configuration in FAESET...
o Fixed bug when creating master file list. FAE would put
in a new uploads area even if none existed in the current
conference.
o Fixed intermittent bug in detection of ANSI files.
o Fixed display bugs when mass purging files.
o Fixed bug when purging file. If you were on a desc. line,
FAE would not get the name of the file.
o Fixed bug when editing a comment line that is longer than
the screen display.
o Fixed bug when insert mode would not work when editing a
comment line.
o Fixed bug when sorting by file date.
o FAE replaces TAB character with 5 spaces when retrieving
a FILE_ID.DIZ description.
o Fixed nagging display bug when editing a file area.
o Fixed bug when using home/end after deleting a file.
o Made FAESET smart when saving PCBFILER.DEF file. It will
save the 500 or 501 byte version depending on the original
size.
v0.8 o LZH files containing path names are now loaded properly.
o Fixed bug that would mess up display with batch commands
in the archive manager.
o Fixed bugs relating to LZH files in archive manager.
o Fixed bug when sorting files that had no extension in
archive manager.
o FAE can now handle archives with path names longer than
25 characters, but it only displays the first 24 on the
screen.
o In archive manager, added "UnSorted" as a sort method.
This will put the files in the order they were loaded.
o Improved FAE support for the different LZH file headers.
o FAE will now properly put back on-line a file marked as
off-line in the file listings.
o When exiting from the file viewer/archive manager, FAE
updates the size of the current file if it changed.
o Fixed update of tagged file counter when moving files,
removing offline files and removing old files.
o Accelerated FAE when loading a file area.
o Put in new master file listing generator, that includes
different statistics.
o In FAESET, made the conferences to be included in the
master file list configurable.
o In FAESET, you can now configure the text FAE writes in
the master file list when there are no files in an area.
o In FAESET, added selection of statistics to print in
master file list.
o Fixed some more display bugs.
o Improved some of the input routines.
o Updated help text.
o When creating the master file list, FAE tries to include
'%' marked files.
o When removing offline files, fixed bug that would cause
a divide by zero error.
o FAE now saves the empty file area if you move all the
files to another area.
o FAE untags all tagged files before sorting.
o When aborting a file move (by pressing escape), FAE now
remains at the current position.
o Fixed bug when tagging files after using the rename
command.
o Fixed bug when scrolling to the first line of a file
in edit mode.
o Fixed some minor screen flashing in edit mode.
v0.9 o Added position counter when in area selection menu.
o When exiting program from the archive manager with ALT+X,
FAE now prompts you to save if changes were made in the
area before exiting.
o Added Shift+Key processing in Archive Manager.
o Archive Manager resets colors to gray on black before
shelling to file viewer.
o Fixed tagging bug that appeared in the archive manager.
o Fixed file moving through conferences bug.
o Fixed bug when using CTRL+Y on the last file of an area.
o Added F8 to toggle screen (view file date or size),
please check if this causes bugs!
o Fixed bugs when mass uploading files.
o Fixed display bugs when using Get FILE_ID.DIZ command.
o Changed "Delete" screen in area and file selection menu,
also modified it in the archive manager.
o Changed Sort Selection screen. The last two changes
cut about 25K in EXE file.
o Expanded help in FAE and in FAESET.
o Put in my new archive library. FAE should now process
ARJ/LZH/ZIP Self-Extracting files.
o Fixed display bug when tagging last file on screen in
archive manager.
o Redesigned "Edit Area Information" screen.
o Redesigned "Archive Sorting Method" screen.
o Added 2 new sorting methods in the archive manager:
by packed size, and by file date.
o Archive Manager now detects ARJ secured files and gives
a warning when one is found.
o Archive Manager attempts to detect ZIP -AV protected
files, and warns the user if one is found.
o Added 'A' key in Archive Manager to display archive
statistics.
o Added a status screen after loading file list if any
changes were made while loading.
o Fixed bug when loading FILE_ID.DIZ file that had
no carriage return at the end of the lines.
o Changed input routines when reading conferences.
o Added 'P' command in area selection menu to access the
private directory.
o Fixed display problems after a batch copy.
o Properly reset tagged file counter after a batch delete.
o Fixed a bug in archive detection routines.
o FAE can now read SQZ type archive files, only file
viewing is permitted for now with this type of archive.
o FAE can now fetch a FILE_ID.DIZ from an archive.
o Fixed bug when deleting last file in list, when file
has a multi-line description.
o Added all regular archive manager features to SQZ files.
o FAE supports viewing of PCX/BMP/TIF/GIF/LBM files.
o Optimized some code for list processing.
o Optimized code for sorting.
o Stuffed more code in overlay.
o Sped up detection of archive type.
o Optimized code when viewing files.
o Accelerated loading of a file listing.
o When loading a FILE_ID.DIZ, FAE stops processing the file
if it finds two blank lines in a row.
o Modified processing of CTRL+Y on file descriptions that
are longer than the screen.
o Fixed another bug in archive detection routines.
o Sorting from conference menu is twice as fast now.
o Fixed a bug when sorting a file with comment lines from
the conference menu.
o Added '/NEW:' command line parameter to mass upload
files.
o Added '/SORT:' command line parameter to sort file areas.
o Added '/CLEAN:' command line parameter to remove offline
files.
o Added '/?' to display command line help.
o Redesigned "Save file area" window.
o Fixed bugs when removing offline files in private
section.
o Display is updated when using CTRL+T or CTRL+U to
tag/untag files.
o All conference menu commands now also process the
private uploads directory.
o ALT+X from the archive manager properly exits the program
if no changes were made to the current file area.
o Fixed Move/Copy error messages.
o Fixed display bugs when mass uploading from conference
menu.
o FAE now allows you to add files to the trashcan when
batch deleting in the archive manager.
o Fixed some screen display bugs.
o Accelerated batch description routine.
o Optimized some code by switching to ASM language code.
o Improved speed when using /NEW switch.
o Redid the look of the screen when using command line
switches.
o In conference menu, added 'T' to tag and 'U' to untag
a conference.
o By using CTRL+F2, you can mass upload files in all tagged
conferences.
o By using CTRL+F3, you can sort files in all tagged
conferences.
o By using CTRL+F4, you can remove offline files in all
tagged conferences.
o Added automatic save toggle in FAESET. When changes
are made in a file area, FAE will automatically save them
or ask you to confirm depending on this toggle.
v0.91 o Fixed a bug when moving files through areas/conferences.
o Fixed bug when moving files from private file area.
o FAE now restores the cursor after a /?.
o Fixed a bug when in edit mode, where FAE would react
strangely to invalid keypresses.
o FAE now returns to the original directory after any kind
of DOS shell.
o Cleaned up some code in the list processing routine.
o Added help when in edit mode.
o Added SHIFT+Letter in the area selection menu.
o Added SHIFT+Letter in the conference selection menu.
o FAE will no longer give out the "Cannot move FILENAME.EXT"
message if a file is already marked as "OFF-LINE" or
"DELETED".
o Fixed bug when deleting single line description files.
o Added an external FAE.INI data file.
o Added first entry in FAE.INI file. This will allow you
to specify external programs to use on a specific
extension.
o Added another entry in FAE.INI data file. This entry
allows you to specify wildcards that will not be put
on-line during mass uploads.
v0.92 o Fixed some more display bugs.
o Removed some heap list processing code and replaced it
with a virtual list.
o Improved mass uploading by selection.
o Added Shift+Key in mass upload by selection.
o Removed configurable GFX information from FAESET.
o Optimized code in FAESET.
o Wrote new extended key handler for FAESET.
o Fixed bug when FAE loads a lot of file conferences.
o Increased speed when FAE loads file conferences.
o Added [DefaultDisplay] in FAE.INI file.
o When searching archives for FILE_ID.DIZ files, if there
is an error in the file (corrupt, etc...), FAE appends
the error message to the description of the file.
o Tried to implement some file sharing in parts of FAE.
o Fixed bug for BBS using only Main Board conference.
o Fixed bugs that prohibited use of batch conference
commands.
v0.93 o Added [LoadConferences] in FAE.INI, this will allow you
to specify which conferences or range of conference you
want FAE to load when entering the program.
o Added 'Save FILE_ID.DIZ' command.
o Added [UpdateExitSize] in FAE.INI file.
o Fixed bug that made help screen freeze up.
o Fixed tagging with space bar in mass upload window.
o Hitting ESCape allows you to abort batch processing
from conference menu or command line.
o Fixed bug when opening FAE.DAT file.
o FAE now updates counters properly when mass uploading.
o Fixed bug when adding blank comment line.
o Attempted to implement file sharing in FAE.
o Put in a status screen when moving/copying files.
o Added command line parameter '/KILLDIR' to automatically
kill the #FAE# directory if it's present.
o Added ESC to abort batch copy/move offline.
o Fixed "Error closing file" bug when using 'FAE /?'
o Fixed bug when loading FAE.INI that made FAE miss the
first file extension specified.
o Fixed bug when detecting archive type.
o FAE cleans up after itself after inserting FILE_ID.DIZ.
o Improved interface of "Save FILE_ID.DIZ" command.
o Added gauge when batch deleting files.
o Batch delete/copy/move/save file_id.diz can now be
aborted by pressing escape.
o Fixed bug where FAE would not modify counter when
deleting a tagged file.
o Added DOS shell in mass upload by selection window.
o Fixed "FAE Execution Errors" in archive manager.
o Added tag files by date (ALT+T)
o Fixed freezing after saving an edited file area.
v0.94 o Fixed bug that allowed you to scroll past the end of a
file listing.
o Fixed bug when using Page Down key in some situations.
o Fixed bug when adding comment line if you were placed on
an extended description line.
o Fixed bugs with tag files by date command.
o Pressing escape ALWAYS escapes the batch save file_id
command. Even when FAE is prompting you to replace one.
o Fixed bug in help display.
o Added [DescriptionFile] in FAE.INI data file.
o Added [AutoKillDir] in FAE.INI data file.
o Added status window when fetching file_id.diz
o Can now abort fetching file_id.diz by pressing escape.
o Fixed size bug when putting files back on-line.
o Fixed conflict between [UpdateExitSize] and smart listing
switch.
o Added [MakeDIRBackup] switch in FAE.INI
o Added [BackupDirectory] in FAE.INI
o Fixed bug when removing upload credit from user.
o Added possibility of making FAE search through all d/l
paths to determine if a file is on-line.
o Added [UseDLPaths] in FAE.INI
o Added /INDEX switch to create PCB 15.1 IDX files.
o Added F6 and ^F6 in conference menu to create IDX files.
o Updated code in 'Get File_id.diz' to support dl paths.
o Updated code in 'copy/move file' to support dl paths.
o Updated code in 'Save file' to support dl paths.
o Updated code in 'Purify file' to support dl paths.
o Added [AutoIndex] in FAE.INI data file.
v1.0 o General Pre-Release. This version is out
for comments/suggestions/bug reports. First
official version for PC-Board.
