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- LIST Version 6.2A
- May 7, 1987
- What's New?
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- To print the documentation, set your printer for six
- lines per inch, and 10 characters per inch. Then, use
- the DOS PRINT command. For example,
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- PRINT LIST62A.DOC
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- The documentation file is marked with | before new and
- changed lines. Here's a summary of changes since 6.1a:
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- Added alt-D to dump current display to a file
- Added alt-M (mark) and alt-U (unmark), and alt-B (mark bottom)
- to mark a line range for Printing or alt-D (dump to a file)
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- Changed alt-F to not exit if file not found, handy for review
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- Added ctrl-PgUp to display previous file (review, up to 20 files)
- Changed ctrl-PgDn to display next file (same as Q)
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- Added ` (left quote) to initiate Find in reverse direction
- Added ' (right quote) to initate Scan going backwards
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- Changed horizontal scroll increment to 10 from 20
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- Changed maximum logical record size from 1024 to 910 for ruler display
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- Changed alt-C cloning to use actual program name (if available)
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- Added DEBUG info for changing default starting column
- Added DEBUG info for changing TAB value and mask fields
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- Stop processing after 65534 records
- Improved detection of end of file for EOF message
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- Improved display when using F2/F4 to change Find colors
- Improved beep sound when errors, make it shorter and softer
- Improved treatment of CR-CR as CR-LF (when alt-J is off)
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- Changed Help (F1) to require pressing enter when finished
- Corrected missing tab in Help screen before U entry
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- Changed "Scanning" to "Looking"
- Changed Scan/Find to leave search text on bottom line of screen
- Corrected Scan/Find failing with lines over 255 characters
- Corrected line used for starting/resuming Find/Search
- Corrected positioning after 'text not found'
- Corrected Scan not locating text on first line
- Corrected blank screen for Find of line 8 (found row)
- Improved Scan (exact match) to be 25% faster
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- Changed alt-G (DOS shell) to preserve current drive and directory
- Changed alt-G to Free all memory, except 66k
- Corrected use of DOS colors with alt-G
- Corrected alt-G for older DOS versions
- Corrected 'Not enough memory' using alt-G with large files
- Corrected Q/ESC exiting after alt-G when there are more files
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- Allow ESCape during Print (marked) to cancel printing
- Allow null enter to cancel all input requests, including +,-,#
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- Changed Q to not exit if multiple files are being displayed
- (Use X, alt-X, ESCape, or F10 instead when you wish to exit)
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- Corrected P not showing on status line when printing
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- Corrected alt-R missing ruler in second window
- Improved ruler (alt-R) readability/usability
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- Corrected parm problem when invoking LIST from another program, DX160.
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- Corrected "ghost" lines using down at end of file
- Corrected ctrl-HOME (#) failing to position to correct line
- Corrected + (skip forward # lines) in second window
- Corrected + (skip plus number of lines)
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- All of the above are the result of suggestions and support from
- users of LIST. If you find LIST of value, you are encouraged to
- make a gift ($15 suggested) and become a LIST supporter. You may
- use the enclosed form. Thank you,
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- Vernon D. Buerg
- 456 Lakeshire Drive
- Daly City, CA 94015
- (415) 994-2944, VOR BBS
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- Please add me as a supporter of LIST, version 6.2a:
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- Amount $____________________________________ Date _______________
- (staple check to top of page) Copies _______________
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- Vernon D. Buerg
- 456 Lakeshire Drive
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