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- LST: A File Viewing Utility for OS/2 Protected Mode
- Version 1.02
- 13 September 1989
-
- (c) Copyright Brady Flowers, 1989
- All rights reserved
-
-
- The files that should be contained in the LST package are:
-
- LST.EXE -- the executable LST program
- LST.DOC -- documentation on the use and features of LST
- READ.ME -- this file
-
- Anyone desiring a copy of the most current version of LST may send me
- a diskette (360k 5.25", 1.2M 5.25", or 720k 3.5") and return postage and
- I will return the diskette with a copy of the current program and
- documentation. Alternately, send $5 and receive a 360k 5.25" diskette
- containing the same. Or, leave a message for me via GEnie Mail and I
- will alert you to when a new version becomes available in the IBM PC RT
- software libraries. Copies should also appear in the Microsoft RT
- software libraries.
-
- Anyone sending the recommended donation or more will automatically
- receive a copy of the next version of LST if you include your mailing
- address. These will be sent on a 360k 5.25" diskette or uploaded to
- your GEnie Mail address at your request.
-
- Please report any problems you might experience with LST to me at your
- earliest convenience. I would also be interested in any comments or
- suggestions that you might have.
-
- See the LST.DOC file for my postal and GEnie Mail addresses.
-
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-
- Changes for version 1.01
-
- Added is the capability to read a "file" from standard input using the
- -s switch on the command line.
- Example:
- arc2 v foo.arc | lst -s
-
- A bug in the file name parser was fixed and it is now possible to read
- a filespec with a drive designator but no path. Previously the
- command line "lst a:file.nam" would fail, you were forced to use some-
- thing on the order of "lst a:.\file.nam". This now works as expected.
-
- The "End" key now moves the display to the end of the file rather than
- one line short of end of file as was the case in version 1.00.
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- Changes for version 1.02
-
- Previous versions of LST consumed in inordinate amount of CPU cycles
- during event handling. It was determined that the cause of this was
- insufficient "sleep" time between events. The default value for this
- has been increased to 2 milliseconds. A command line switch,
- "-z<number>" where number is a decimal value between 0 and 65535, has
- been added to allow the user to set this value (mnemonic for the
- switch is "snooZe").
-
- In the course of investigating the above problem, two other switches
- were added:
- "-m<number>" sets the mouse mode: 0 sets semi-polled mode (the
- default), 1 sets non-polled mode (useful only if you never want
- to use the keyboard!), and anything greater than 1 completely
- disables the mouse handler.
- "-r" is only documented here. It switches the method LST uses for
- internal reads made by the event handler from asynchronous
- (the default) to synchronous. I don't imagine this will be of
- much interest to the user.
-
- The "End" key problem, claimed to have been fixed in version 1.01
- was left out by an oversight. This fix is present in version 1.02.
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- Brady Flowers
- 13 September, 1989
-
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