Otherware/Otherware_1_SB_Development.iso/amiga/comms/comprgs/vt100.zoo/ReleaseNotes

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Release Notes:
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v2.9B Hilights and fixes:
    - New command OVERSCAN which will allow the user to define, via the
      LINES command, how large the CUSTOM screen should be.  OVERSCAN OFF
      will constrain a custom screen to be the same size or smaller than
      the Workbench screen while OVERSCAN ON will allow the screen to be
      large enough to accomodate the specified number of lines.

      NOTE: If you are NOT using a custom screen you are still constrained
      to the size of the Workbench screen.  OVERSCAN won't help you in
      this situation.

    - New command CLOSE which closes the VT100 Info/Xfer status window.
      If CLOSE is executed you get no confirmation that a script or AREXX
      macro has completed.  The close flag is reset at the end of each
      script/AREXX macro.
    - Clean up returned values in script.c.
    - cleanup() code in vt100.c wouldn't always free ExtXfer array.
    - Include 2.9A hilights in this file (ReleaseNotes).
v2.9A Hilights and fixes:
    - New menu item STRIP to strip parity of inbound serial data destined
      for display.
    - Clean up menu-handling code.
    - "Classic" kermit routines weren't always freeing memory.
    - Saybye() in classic kermit didn't always work effectively disabling
      KERMIT Bye.
    - Beep after transfers which use an external protocol.
    - File transferrs wouldn't always prompt for filename.
    - Squashed a few more bugs where I'd hard-coded the size of the font.
    - While executing a script, don't poll the serial port unless the
      script is waiting or delaying.
    - req() in window.c would sometimes miss events.
    - Use LONG for byte count in xmodem transfers.
    - Revised menu handling.
    - Add RCS info.
v2.9 ?????? ACS - Many changes.  Highlights:
    - Open information window at far right of main window.
    - Remember last CD name, last script file name and the name of the last
      file transferred.
    - Support mouse location presentation including new MENU options in the
      Utility menu (Mouse Up and Mouse Dn), new F-key command "F M" to
      set the mouse introducer and some ELISP code to allow GNU EMACS to
      make use of the mouse.  Compliments of: Mike (I'll think of something
      yet) Meyer <[e-mail]> and Mic Kaczmarczik
      ([e-mail]).
    - Correctly handles multiple menu selections at once.
    - New command: AUTOCHOP (with companion shortcut) to enable/disable
      XMODEM auto-chop code.
    - New command: RX which will invoke an AREXX macro (if compiled with
      AREXX defined AND you have AREXX).  Companion shortcut.  Unrecognized
      commands are automatically sent to AREXX.
    - XMODEM now uses a larger buffer (4K) so it won't write to disk so
      often.
    - New command: EXTERNAL which allows specification of an external (to
      VT100) program which is to handle file transfer.  XPROTO command can
      select an EXTERNAL protocol as the default.  Note that this is NOT
      support or external protocol libraries -- that will come in a later
      release.  Along with this I'm, distributing a modified version of
      Frank Anthes' sz/rz port to the Amiga.
    - Added a RexxSamples directory to the distribution.
    - A500/A2000 users can use ()*/ on their keypad as F1-F4.
    - New command: FONTSIZE.  User may now specify the size of the font to
      be used...you're no longer restricted to 8x8.  Still doesn't handle
      proportional fonts.
    - New, optional, kermit routines: kermitproto.[ch] and newkermit.c
      courtesy of Steve Walton.  You may use these routines in place of
      the original kermit.c
    - Should compile under Lattice 5.02 with few error messages.  REMEMBER
      TO CHANGE THE DEFINE IN VT100.H!!!
    - New command: MSG allows user to display text in the info window.
v2.8 880117 ACS - Info/Status window automatically deselected.
    - 1st menu item re-worked.  Now the user need only choose Send,
      Receive, Kermit Get, Kermit Bye and Capture.  Protocol to send or
      receive is selected via the 1st sub-menu from the 1st menu item.
    - New command: XPROTO XMODEM | XMODEMCRC | ASCII | KERMIT to select
      transfer protocol via scripts.
    - User may capture simultaneously with sending or receiving via
      a different protocol by using the Capture menu item.  This item
      changes to Capturing when capture is in effect.
    - Kermit will transfer long packets (up to 1000 bytes).  New cmd:
      "KMAXPACK n" sets maximum packet length to n bytes.  Remember to
      increase your send and/or receive timeouts on your host!!!
    - Added insert/delete character to the recognized escape sequences.
      ESC [ n @ inserts n characters, ESC [ n P deletes n characters
      (thanks to John Wang ([e-mail])).  He suggests
      using the following termcap:
      CA|vt100|amiga|Amiga termcap:al=\E[L:AL=\E[%dL:am:bl=^G:bs:cd=\E[J:\
        :ce=\E[K:cl=\E[;H\E[2J:cm=\E[%i%d;%dH:co#80:cr=^M:cs=\E[%i%d;%dr:\
        :dc=\E[P:DC=\E[%dP:dl=\E[M:DL=\E[%dM:do=^J:ho=\E[H:\
        :is=\E[1;24r\E[24;1H:ic=\E[@:IC=\E[%d@:kb=^H:kd=\E[B:\
        :ke=\E[?1l\E>:kl=\E[D:kr=\E[C:ks=\E[?1h\E=:ku=\E[A:k1=\EOP:\
        :k2=\EOQ:k3=\EOR:k4=\EOS:le=^H:li#24:mb=\E[5m:md=\E[1m:me=\E[m:\
        :mr=\E[7m:nd=\E[C:pt:rc=\E8:rf=/usr/lib/tabset/vt100:\
        :rs=\E>\E[?3l\E[?4l\E[?5l\E[?7h\E[?8h:sc=\E7:se=\E[m:\
        :sf=^J:so=\E[7m:sr=\EM:ta=^I:ue=\E[m:up=\E[A:us=\E[4m:vc#16:vt#3:xn:
    - Fixed scroll regions.  Now will not wrap-around out of a scroll
      region. (thanks to Tad Guy (ames!xanth.cs.odu.edu!tadguy))
    - Fixed the FileLock() problem (thanks to many!).
    - The "nagging requester" bug was a bug in *my* code (gasp!).  Thanks
      to Joel Swank ([e-mail]) for finding and squashing it!
    - Fixed overzealous xmodem chopping.  It now strips contiguous
      strings of nulls OR Ctrl-Z (not a mixture) and will avoid writing
      anything if they were all chopped.  Thanks to Wayne Davison
      (drivax!davison--I only had to modify it a little, Wayne).  Also,
      when sending, it now sends a stream of nulls OR Ctrl-Zs, whichever
      is NOT the last character.
    - Removed an extraneous continue in readchar().  Thanks to someone!
      (Sorry, I lost your name and address.)
    - Now uses the default keymap.  All of the old mappings have been
      retained (e.g. Ctrl-2 generates Ctrl-@, Ctrl-6 generates Ctrl-^,
      ALT acts as META key (i.e. sets the high-order bit)).  Note,
      however, that your keymap may preclude the use of the ALT key if
      dead keys are defined.  A future version will support specification
      of a keymap different from the system map.
    - New commands: SENDF file-spec and REC file which will send/receive
      via the default XPROTO setting.  You still have XS, KR, etc.
    - New command: FONT font-name.  Allows the user to specify which
      8-point font to use.  If you want to use your new whippy-font, sau
      FONT whippy-font.  These must be 8-point fonts for now!
    - Saying LINES 0 will use all available lines on the screen (useful
      to you MoreRows groupies).
    - P_unit may be changed in vt100.c to specify a different unit of
      the serial.device to use (for expansion serial ports).  As of this
      writing there are no expansion serial devices...this is just in
      preparation for the future.  Also provided a new INIT command:
      UNIT which accomplishes the same result.
v2.7 870825 ACS - Requester is only used for input.  A new window (the
      Info/Xfer Status window) now shows what used to go there and the
      requester now comes up in this window.  The window is sizable,
      draggable, closeable and front-to-backable; when re-opened it
      will appear in its last location with its last dimensions.  The
      window ignores input but will become active when it's first
      displayed as well as when a requester is put up in it.  To
      cancel a transfer request, first ensure that the mail VT100
      windiw is active then hit ESC in it.
    - KERMIT mode has been hardened and wildcarded files can be sent
      to a KERMIT that is *not* in server mode.  E.g. you may say
      RECEIVE to your host's KERMIT then send Foo* -- all files
      starting with Foo in the current directory will be sent.
    - New command line switches -i and +i.  -I says don't use an init
      file, +i file says use "file".  User may also specify script
      files on the command line which will be executed in sequence.
    - New init file command SHORTCUT.  See vt100.doc.
    - I've included the font code.  It looks for an env variable named
      "font" (yes, lowercase) and, if found, uses that font for its
      test.  If you don't like it you may wanna remove it.  I was gonna
      ifdef it but I ran out of time.  Remember that there's a PD set
      cmd to allow Lattice users to set env vars.
    - Nagging bug: On 2nd and subsequent uses of the requester, the
      1st character of the last use is redisplayed.  Intuition bug?
v2.6 870227 DBW - bug fixes for all the stuff in v2.5
    - Input requestors are now self selecting (ignore comment in 2.5)
    - Added a BS<->DEL menu item and startup option (SWAP ON/OFF)
    - Renamed dopen/dnext/dclose to diropen/dirnext/dirclose for LATTICE
    - Added a CONVERT option that tells whether KERMIT should downcase
    - MAJOR CHANGE: re write the INPUT/SCRIPT commands, see VT100.DOC
    - Fixed a major problem with Set Directory causing LOCK conflicts
    - Moved the Title up 1 pixel so that it doesn't get cut off anymore
v2.5 870214 DBW - more additions (see readme file)
    - All prompting now done through a string requester/gadget.
      NOTE: YOU MUST SELECT THE INPUT STRING OF THE REQUESTER BEFORE
        YOU CAN TYPE A RESPONSE.
    - Local echo mode added (half duplex for Carolyn)
    - BEEP command added to SCRIPT
    - New menu/init/script items:
        CLEAR SCREEN    - clears the screen
         ECHO        - turns on/off half duplex mode
        WRAP        - turns on/off autowrap on long lines
        NUMKEY        - turns on/off numeric keypad mode
        APPCUR        - turns on/off application cursor mode
    - Rewrote toasc() to use qualifier field (no more getting the
      keyboard "stuck")
    - Fixed locking of directories (should now run under workbench ok)
    - Cleaned up VT100.H to really check includes on compile
    - Setting font explicitly to TOPAZ 8 (no more dumb assumptions)

v2.4 861214 DBW - lots of fixes/additions
    - Beep should now work under Lattice
    - CreatePort now passes longs (as it should always have)
    - Nested comments in KERMIT.C removed
    - Beep volume of 0 (DisplayBeep) now works
    - snum[] declaration in KERMIT.C fixed
    - multi_xfer is now void and return fixed (in kermit)
    - "." can no longer get "stuck" as the break key

    - RIGHT-AMIGA-keys have been added for most menu items
    - The ALT key is now an EIGHTth bit shifter
    - Control-@, Control-2, Control-space send the NULL character
    - Control-6 now sends Control-^
    - Control-- and Control-? now sends Control-_
    - Cursor application mode (<esc>[?1h and <esc>[?1l) now work
    - XMODEM now masks the eighth bit if parity is other than NONE

v2.3 861101 DBW - minor bug fixes:
    - added p_wbcolors to allow workbench colors on custom screen
      (In the init file you can specify WBCOLORS to be NO (use color
       definitions in INIT FILE or VT100.H) or YES (use WORKBENCH
       colors for everything)).
    - "$" now sends a kermit-bye (like it says in VT100.DOC).
    - made window/screen heights more reasonable
    - Added ANSI insert line and delete line (<csi><num>L and
      <csi><num>M) to speed up various editors (like emacs).
      NOTE: This is NOT a VT100 sequence (new extension).
    - ctrl-space now also sends a null (along with ^@ and ^`)
    - RAWKEY fixed in WINDOW.C
    - p_wrap fixed in WINDOW.C
    - removed WRDMAX from VT100.H
    - fixed exit with no params in SCRIPT.C
    - fixed parity comparisons in KERMIT.C
    - init file [n+1] changed to [nplus1] to make Lattice happy.
    - cursoron(), cursoroff() changed to one routine cursorflip().
    - long lines shortened to less than 80 characters (for gateways).
    - blanks following exit (or comments) now work in scripts.

v2.2 861012 DBW - more of the same:
    - The INIT file "exit" can now chain to a script
    - The SCRIPT command "exit" can now chain to another script
    - Hangup menu item now works.
    - Autowrap can now be set from VT100.H, VT100.INIT (<esc>[?7h l)
    - Control-G is now handled with an audible beep
    - Script now used "^chr" to send control characters
    - The graphics "box" character (a) was added
    - Control-@ and Control-` now send the NULL character
    - Alternate color for BOLD has been re-instated by popular demand
    - Menus have been cleaned up.
    - Lattice compilation cleaned up.
    - No more wordsize parameter since PARITY takes care of all cases
    - Function keys can now call scripts
    - Double shift keys are now handled correctly.
    - Version has been added to the title bar (for bug reports).

v2.1 860915 DBW - new features / bug fixes
    - Now identifies as a VT100 (including the response to <esc>Z)
    - Cursor color now gets read in as hex (instead of decimal)
    - REPORTMOUSE taken out of definitions (not needed)
    - XON/XOFF now being handled by the device driver instead of me
    - Literal escape characters have been replaced with \033
    - At init time the user can now specify the input BUFFER size
      (typically between 512 and 2048 bytes) depending on baud rate
    - Script files are now case insensitive for commands
    - XMODEM now turns off the driver XON/XOFF during transfers
    - Graphic rendition now done by the OS instead of me.
    - Initialization files are now searched for in S: instead of C:
    - Forward GOTO bug fixed in the script package.
    - Keypad can now be used in both numeric and application mode
    - General purpose cleanup() routine added for all exits.
    - Utility menu added (sendbreak, hangup, change directory).
      NOTE: hangup is not implemented yet.
    - Full wild card support in file transfers (see vt100.doc).
    - Kermit cleaned up with better filename handling (from host).
    - Script now has CD (changed directory) and SB (send break) commands
    - Added Parity and Wordsize choices in VT100.H, VT100.INIT, menu
      and scripts. (Generates parity from a table).
    - Added 8th bit quoting in KERMIT when using 7 bit words (ODD or
      EVEN parity).
    - Break time can be set from VT100.H, VT100.INIT or a script file.
    - Transfer mode (image or CRLF) can now be set from a script file.
    - Control characters in escape sequences now act like a true VT100.
    - F10 now works from init files.
    - Right (or Left) AMIGA with period (".") sends a BREAK to the host
      from the keyboard.
    - XMODEM status kept down to one line for a file transfer.

v2.0 860823 DBW    - Major rewrite:
    - Emulator now compiles under either MANX or LATTICE by defining
      the appropriate compiler type in VT100.H.
    - Sped up code to an effective baud rate of (about) 8k. This means
      that clear text at 4800 baud should be no problem.
    - Added XON/XOFF generation so that characters should not get lost
      any more at 9600 baud (when receiving clear text).
    - Got rid of all command line switches and environment variables.
      Instead upon invocation the program searches first for any file
      named on the command line, then looks for VT100.INIT in the
      current directory and finally searches for C:VT100.INIT.
      All parameters can be set in the init file, and a sample VT100.INIT
      is provided in VT100.DOC that shows all possible options.
    - All parameters that are set by VT100.INIT are defined in VT100.H
      (variables starting with "p_"). This allows you to compile your
      own defaults into the code.
    - You can now set the number of lines (for all you EMACS freaks :-).
      On an interlaced screen this gives you upto a 48 line terminal.
    - WORKBENCH colors are NEVER touched.
    - In an attempt to keep the size down, the color palette menu item
      has been removed (current). Code is about 36K in size with a
      run time image (using workbench screen) of about 88k.
    - Many bugs fixed including reverse scrolling with descenders,
      reverse video at end of line, clearing with scrolling regions,
        ... and 20 or more others.
    - File capture now no longer sends the filename to the host.
    - BOLD (<esc>[1m) has now been added by using an additional color
      when you specify a depth of 2 (instead of 1) bitplane.
    - UNDERLINE (<esc>[4m) has now been added.
    - The handling of remote (host) escape sequences has been completly
      re-written (thanks to Dawn Banks for all the work).
    - Function keys (and shifted function keys) can now be bound to
      arbitrary strings (Jim Ravan gets his macros). See VT100.DOC
      for details.
    - Cursor has no been reduced to the size of a normal character for
      easier readability.
    - XMODEM has been improved (by Steve Drew) to use a timer device
      (for timeouts) and to abort immediately if the user types <ESC>.
    - KERMIT has been completely re-written and appears to work fine,
      thanks to the efforts of Steve Drew.
    - New menu item allows script file support. Module written by
      Steve Drew. See VT100.DOC for details.