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New for DOSNIX version 2.0d
1. A DOSNIX user reported the following problem: When
LS and FFIND were used with extremely large DOS partitions
(greater than 32mb) the amount of free space reported was
wrong. This was due to overflow when converting from
clusters to bytes. Because my own system is not large
enough to detect this problem I can only take an educated
guess that the fix will work.
New for DOSNIX version 2.0c
1. When LS and FFIND were used without ANSI.SYS being
installed, there were some problems with highlighting.
EDC had a problem of this nature when displaying the
directory tree. These problems have now been fixed.
2. Both versions of READ now use direct screen writes for
faster pages. CGA cards are automatically detected and
horizontal retrace checking is performed to avoid snow.
3. READ can now handle text modes other than 80 X 25 and
will configure itself to the mode in use, including 132
column modes. LS, EDC, FFIND and CLR have also been
modified to work properly in extended text modes.
New for DOSNIX version 2.0b
1. When using EDC, if the -t option was combined with the
-s option, the path file would be removed but a new one would
not be generated. EDC would then have to scan the drives
the next time it was used. The problem has now been fixed.
New for DOSNIX version 2.0a
1. EDC now uses just one path file for all hard disk
partitions, stored in the root directory of drive C.
This change improves the way the backspace key works
during speed searches, and should allow EDC to run
faster on large systems with many logical drives. You
can still access drives explicitly but the speed advantage
won't be that great. Floppy drives still have a separate
path file for each floppy, and you will have to scan each
floppy disk to install the path file.
2. When a directory was created, removed or renamed
on a drive locked out with EDNOSCAN, EDC would still
try to access the path file. This problem has now been
fixed.
3. LS has been upgraded to work with the new version of EDC.
You should not try to use an older version of LS with this
version of EDC.
New for DOSNIX version 2.0
1. READ will now allow you to pull in a new file without
leaving the program. Pressing F4 will display the current
directory. You can then use the arrow keys to select a
new file or a new directory. You can start the program in
this mode by using a directory as an argument. F2 and F3
can now be used to start and continue string searches.
2. EDC has been completely reworked and can change to any
directory on any hard drive without using a drive spec.
EDC will automatically scan your drives the first time it
is run. Unwanted drives can be locked out by setting the
environment variable EDNOSCAN to the letters of the drives
you want to ignore. When displaying the directory tree,
EDC will now give you an opportunity to choose a directory
at the end of each page. A new menu for matching directories
has been installed in both EDC and LS.
3. FFIND can now locate files either by date or number of
days back.
Gerald M. Vrooman
Chenango Shoreware