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POW - Update History.
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v1.0 - 7 Dec 93 - First Shareware release.
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v1.01 - 19 Dec 93 - Maintenance Release.
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Fixed program lock-up caused by PageDown in some circumstances.
Warning now given if text in editor not saved when exiting POW,
with option to Save msg or Cancel exit.
Optional Cancel on exit - in case user chooses exit in error.
v1.02 - 17 Feb 94 - Maintenance Release.
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Bugfixes:-
Overflow error caused by large conference list in QWK control file.
Overflow error caused by too many read messages.
ERROR 380 Invalid Property Value.
Hide/Kill top QWK pkt left Selected pkt name as old filename.
SpaceBar msg navigation wrong when focus on some Toolbar buttons.
Changing some header fields in editor didn't mark msg as edited.
Current pkt was shut down when Kill/Hide different pkt.
Problems with some Progress Boxes.
Additions:-
Improved error trapping and reporting.
Creates intermediate dirs in paths if reqd & checks for valid dir names.
Configurable font for editor.
Editor TextBox width set according to text width (72chars).
Add/Drop/Reset support for more mail doors.
Exit button added.
Additions and improvements to docs/help.
v1.03 - 26 Feb 94 - Maintenance Release.
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Bugfix:-
Creating new folder when saving msg caused POW to loose focus.
Amendments to docs/help:-
Contact info for CompuServe changed & Internet added.
v1.10 - 4 June 94.
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Bug Fixes:-
Editor Font user selection not set for next run
FidoTag used Alt-F (conflict with File menu) - changed to Alt-I
Exit from Editor even if no change caused "Not Saved" warning msg
ANSIART not working in some cases
Additions:-
Automatic (or Manual) Installation
File Attachments
QMail door Add/Drop/Reset conf support
Option to Beep on Personal msgs (To/From)
Option to skip msgs already read
Option to return to Conf/Folder List or continue (with/without beep)
Improved Internet EMail support ("To:" line in reply, etc.) see ReadMe.TXT
Advanced Options, including Quoting style and QWK pkt management
Insert added to File Menu in Editor - merge text file into msg
Search & Replace in Editor
Reformat selected text in Editor
Improved spelling checker now included with POW
REP Index List format changed to show more relevant info
Improved spacebar msg navigation
Automatic ANSIART option for msg reading
v1.20 - 2 Nov 94
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Bugfixes:-
Editor - pick new tagline didn't set "edited" flag.
Error if REP dir set to root.
Getting double spaces in quoted text.
Edit Menu - 2 "T"s Cut, Steal Tagline - Steal Tagline item removed.
Enable Msg Editing didn't change cursor to I beam.
Add folder, type in name, CANCEL it, POW still created it.
Signatures description for F11 & F12 not working.
Conf name wrong in REPLIES Folder when Conf changed in Editor.
Reading an empty QWK left Progress Box on screen.
Fatal Error if MESSAGES.DAT too big (replaced with warning msg).
Replies to Compuserve msgs via Internet got quote string wrong.
Replies to Compuserve msgs via Internet got "To" name wrong.
Internet detection not working correctly with Wildcat 4 BBS software.
Additions:-
File Requests
Allow for extra long Internet messages
Option to run PKZIP/PKUNZIP as icon.
Option to skip closing window (the "Thanks for using POW" one)
Change to Upper/Lower case of marked text facility in Editor.
Tagline selection - Default, Preset, Sticky, Sequential, Random.
DOS type printing, using default printer font, bypass Win print
Left Margin for printing
chars removed from Subject in header.
Re: chopped off Subject in MsgList, thus sorts better & no "Re: "
All Dirs except Temp can now be Root (eg E:\)
Remove excess blank lines from end of msg.
Check for tearline when importing txt file into editor.
"Enable Edit" on Edit Menu (Temp config - not saved to INI)
Added warning for too big MESSAGES.DAT, returning to QWK Open.
Stop saving msgs when Folders database full, preventing fatal error.
Added warning for Folders database nearly full.
Internet reply - get Subject: line from original & copy to reply
Long Internet Subjects catered for.
Internet Newsgroups supported
Put date of QWK pkt in caption
Group Messages feature - Conf & Name in recipient list text file.
Show Information about the BBS. (Name, Location, Phone, Sysop, ID)
UserName saved in INI for Personal msg beep in Folders with no QWK open
Disabled "From me" beep in REPLIES Folder
Improved Exit checks for edited msg - Cancel unload editor, cancels Exit
Error and Warning Messages added to docs/help
Ability to skip Corrupted or Empty msg and continue
Longer conference names allowed for when reading messages
v2.0 - 6 Jan 96
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Bugfixes:-
Editor text width wrong
Editor text font not held for next run
Editor window size not being saved
Printer Font Option not being saved
Too many files in QWK dir gave unrecoverable error
Missing Data errors in Editor not returning to Editor
Inability to read QWK files with invalid Date/Time value
QWK file date format should be as ShortDate in Windows Control Panel
QWK Info not saved if POW unloaded rather than using Exit
Error "Can't show non-modal form when modal form is displayed" at startup
"Loading Program" message disappeared during startup
Occasional problems Killing replies and saving to REP
Quoting selected text in big msg not working correctly
Dir Setup - "Cancel" not working properly when creating directories
View Screen - Next button & PgDn overflow error
View Screen - Fault in saving Font for Graphics mode
Loss of Network drive could cause unrecoverable "Disk not Found" error
Deleting msg in Folder occasionally produced wrong Msg List display
Toolbar hot keys Q and W not working if QWK contains no msgs
Numerous minor problems cured
Additions/Changes:-
Toolbar for Editor
User selected fonts extended to include all controls and View Screen
Character conversion for high ASCII chars in a Windows ANSI font
Check that all chosen fonts exist
Mixed case Internet addresses now allowed
Empty Subject field now allowed
Add, Replace & Delete in Tagline Options
Delete in Signatures dialog
Multiple Folders directories via command line
Custom Installation - VBXs & DLLs put in POW dir, option for Windows/System
Insert key shows msg Index (Message List)
Advanced Options section added to General Options dialog
Detects POW already running & prevents running 2nd copy
Win95 detected and small adjustments made
Help buttons added to various dialogs
Docs/Help improved
Registrations now handled directly by author
POW - v2.0 QWK mail reader for Windows.
Copyright (c) 1993-96 Gina Davis & GD Custom Software.
All rights reserved.