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- WinZip(R) version 5.0a
- Copyright (C) 1991-1993 Nico Mak Computing, Inc.
- All Rights Reserved
-
- The following is a list of changes in WinZip 5.0a. For a list of
- changes in earlier versions see the section titled "Version
- History" in the online help.
-
- Enhancements include:
-
- - Built-in ZIP and UNZIP are faster.
-
- - The CheckOut dialog box now has an option to create icons for
- programs and documents only, rather than for all files in an
- archive.
-
- - You can drag and drop an entire archive by dragging from the
- status line.
-
- Compatibility issues addressed are:
-
- - Norton Desktop for Windows 3.0: The new FileAssist feature
- moves controls in the WinZip 5.0 Add dialog box so that they
- overlay each other. WinZip 5.0a prevents this behavior. It
- also works around a problem where FileAssist interferes with the
- "Add Dialog" check box in the WinZip 5.0 New dialog box.
- Earlier versions of NAVW required the /auto parameter for
- automated scanning. Unfortunately, the new version of NAVW
- always scans all drives when /auto is used, so WinZip no longer
- suggests /auto as a default parameter unless the old version of
- NAVW is detected. Archives created by NDW that contain
- directory information use a backslash instead of the standard
- slash; WinZip 5.0a handles this.
-
- - Central Point Desktop 1.0: the recently posted updates in the
- CPSWIN forum create ZIP files with header information that do
- not conform to PKWARE's ZIP specification. This version of
- WinZip works around this incompatibility.
-
- - Icon Hear It 1.0: early releases of "Icon Hear It" prevent
- other applications from receiving ToolHelp notifications. This
- behavior prevents WinZip 5.0 from detecting when an external
- viewer is closed. To work around this WinZip 5.0a includes
- extra checks to determine when viewers are closed. These extra
- checks also make it possible for WinZip to detect when the user
- closes the file being viewed in an MDI application without
- closing the whole application.
-
- The following minor changes and fixes were made:
-
- - If the "Always on Top" option is selected it is temporarily
- turned off while viewing help (so that the help window is not
- obscured by WinZip).
-
- - Added Ctrl+Y as an accelerator for the "Always On Top" entry in
- the System menu.
-
- - If the Program Manager is maximized the CheckOut feature will
- leave it maximized.
-
- - A more descriptive error message is issued if unzip operation
- cannot create a directory because a file with the directory name
- already exists.
-
- - Corrected the hot spots in the drag and drop cursors.
-
- - The correct font size is now always saved.
-
- - International support improvements and fixes: date formats with
- year first are supported, appropriate "thousands" and "time"
- separators are used, and filenames and directory names with
- international characters are now always handled correctly.
-
- - Added status line message "you must add files before using this
- entry" in the appropriate places.
-
- - Added "H" accelerator to all Help push buttons.
-
- - "Log To Drive" in configuration dialog box now has an
- accelerator.
-
- - The "Save Extra Directory Info" checkbox in the Add dialog box
- now causes WinZip to include the directory information in files
- selected in the "Select Files" listbox.
-
- - The "Make EXE File" action creates a "large model" SFX when an
- LZH file contains subdirectories.
-
- - File Info dialog box uses Configuration uppercase/lowercase
- setting.
-
- - Added warning messages when trying to create archives that
- already exist and trying to open archives that do not exist.
-
- - Text in "WinZip is waiting for %s to complete" dialog box now
- fits on a VGA screen.
-
- - Pressing enter in the main WinZip window no longer resets the
- selection to the first item.
-
- - Tables and lists in the online help look better.
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