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WinZip(R) version 6.0 BETA 5
Copyright (C) 1991-1995 Nico Mak Computing, Inc.
All Rights Reserved
See the file README.TXT for installation instructions.
If you are running Windows 95 please be sure to use the Win32
version for long filename support, etc.
Windows 95-specific features include:
* Extract an archive to any directory via drag and drop without
leaving the Explorer. Use the right mouse button to drag and
drop a ZIP from an Explorer window to any directory, then
choose "Extract to" from the context menu. Remember to use
the RIGHT mouse button while dragging.
* Add selected file(s) to a ZIP directly from the Explorer.
RIGHT-click on any file (or selected group of files) in the
Explorer and choose "Add To Zip" from the context menu. This
provides a function similar to the "Add" entry in the WinZip
File Manager Extension.
* Explorer-style mini icons are displayed next to files in an
archive to help identify the file type.
* Explorer-style Add dialog box.
* The Delete Archive operation moves archives to the Recyle Bin
rather than permanently deleting the archive.
* The Rename, Copy, and Move operations use the Windows 95
"overwrite" user interface.
* ZIPs opened with WinZip are properly added to the Start
Menu->Documents menu.
* Explorer-style New and Open dialog boxes.
* Extract files from a ZIP in the Explorer by right-clicking on
the ZIP and choosing "Extract To" from the context menu.
* Create archives on the desktop by right-clicking on the
desktop and choose "WinZip File" from the "New" context menu
entry.
* Uninstall WinZip using Control Panel->Add/Remove Applications.
* WinZip uses the correct colors if you change color schemes.
The WinZip toolbar buttons and status line colors will match
the rest of your desktop.
* The WinZip Options/Explorer Configuration dialog box lets you
add WinZip to the Start menu and Desktop.
* Long filename support and Universal Naming Convention support.
Additional Windows 95 features are under development. Stay tuned ...
Known problems under Windows 95: a few people have reported
problems running the optional external DOS programs while using
16-bit Windows video drivers. Also, the Windows 3.1 version of
the Norton "FileAssist" program is incompatible with WinZip
under Windows 95. If you use FileAssist be sure to configure it
not to try to change WinZip dialog boxes.
Other changes:
* The File Manager Extension is now implemented under Windows 95,
Windows/NT and Win32s. You will have to choose File Manager
Configuration from the Options menu and check the second button
to activate this feature. The File Manager Extension works the
same as it does under Windows 3.1.
* WinZip now allows you to view multiple files in an archive
without first closing the first file (earlier versions of WinZip
restricted you to closing the first file before viewing the
second file). Under Windows 95 the system "Quick View" program
is normally used as the "Default Association" used to view to
files not associated with another program. Here are some
implementation details: when you double click on a file in an
archive, WinZip extracts the file to the "Temp Directory"
specified in the Options/Directories dialog box. WinZip then
runs the program associated with the file so you can view the
file. When you later close the archive WinZip deletes the
temporary file(s). If the file(s) have been modified WinZip
will give you an opportunity to update the archive with the
modified file. The "Always on Top" flag is temporarily turned
off if it is on when you view a file, and is turned back on the
next time you activate WinZip.
* The WinZip installation procedure now includes "Express Setup"
and "Custom Setup" options. Custom Setup results in the "old"
WinZip 5.6 behavior. Express Setup, the default, skips the
Program Locations dialog box, the File Manager Configuration
dialog box, and "Create Program Group" prompt.
* With more and more people using the Internet, virus scanning is
more important. As a result, WinZip's support for virus
scanners has been improved. The virus scanner parameters field
now supports two new special values: %d represents the
directory containing the files to be scanned (without a trailing
*.*), and %f represents a temporary "report" file. %wscan is a
special parameter that should be used only for McAfee's WSCAN
2.14 and compatible scanners. WinZip now searches for and
supplies default parameters four additional scanners: wscan,
f-prot, tbscan, and wfindvir. The "Run as Iconized DOS Session
If Possible" checkbox has been replaced with the "Run Minimized"
checkbox, which is now used for both DOS and Windows scanners.
* The number one new support problem in WinZip 5.6 was caused by
the "TAR File LF to CR/LF Conversion". This option, intended
for text files only, caused problems for binary files. The
option has been replaced by the "TAR File Smart CR/LF
Conversion" option. When this option is in effect WinZip
determines whether to perform CR/LF conversion for each file by
looking at the first 80 characters in the file. If the file is
a text file then single LF and CR characters are converted to
CR/LF pairs so the file can be viewed by Notepad and other
Windows viewers. Text files are considered files where the
first 80 bytes contain only characters with ascii values between
0x20 and 0x7f, carriage returns, line feeds, form feeds, tabs,
and other alphanumeric characters (as determined by the Windows
IsCharAlphaNumeric API). Comments on this new option are
particularly appreciated.
More minor changes are listed below. Some fixes are for problems
that were introduced in previous beta versions.
beta 5:
- Explorer-style mini icons are displayed next to files in an
archive to help identify the file type. You can turn this off
by adding the line NewIcon=0 to the [WinZip] section of winzip32.ini.
- Main listbox column containing filename is auto-sized better.
- Win32 virus scanners with long names are now supported.
- Add dlgbox lets you double click on directory links to change directories.
- Misc bug fixes
beta 4a:
- fixed bugs in beta 4 (long name handling and Add dialog box)
beta 4:
- SETUP and WINZIP32.EXE support installing to directories with
long names and foreign characters.
- Added a Browse button to View dialog to help find viewers.
- Multiple files can be dropped to a desktop WinZip shortcut.
- Windows 95 Add dialog box now handles foreign characters.
- If MasterSoft Viewer 3.1 is found it is used as the default
viewer under Windows 3.1.
- changed major version number to 6.0
beta 3a:
- File Manager Extension now works under Windows 95
- Add dialog box OK and "Add With Wildcards" include the text
"Add", "Freshen", "Update", or "Move" as appropriate depending
on the current "Action" combo box status.
- MAPI32.DLL is unloaded when WinZip ends.
- Add dialog does not gp fault when too many files are selected
beta 3:
- Uninstall deletes the winzip.gid and winzip.fts files (created
by the Windows 95 help system).
- Handle blanks in filenames of viewers.
- WinZip correctly pops to the foreground after drag and drop from
Explorer.
- Fixed push button positioning problem when resizing internal
viewer dialog box.
beta 2:
- WinZip 6.0 beta 2 extracts zero length files from all ZIPs created by
any version of PKZIP or WinZip. It is possible that zero length files
will not be extracted from some ZIPs created by some other ZIP
utilities, but in no case will the user be worse off than with WinZip
5.6, which ignored zero length files in an effort to avoid potential
problems with ZIP files other than those created by WinZip and PKZIP.
- When first installed the Win32 version looks for WinZip registration
numbers in the Windows directory of all fixed disks. This is done so
that people who install Windows 95 to a new directory (e.g. c:\win95)
and subsequently install WinZip don't have to worry about re-entering
their registration info.
- The Win32 version works works under Windows/NT 3.5 (previous beta
accidentally required the newer 3.51).
- The Win32 version now properly cascades multiple WinZip windows.
- The first time the Windows 3.1 version is run under Windows 95 it
displays a message suggesting the user run the Win32 version.
- The help file was updated a bit, but more Windows 95 info still needs
to be added, and the order form etc have not yet been updated.
beta 1:
- Added WinZip Self-Extractor support in Program Locations dialog box
- Handle very long directory names in File/Copy and File/Move dialogs
- Avoid rare GP fault in "View Last Output" dialog box
- Add a trailing dot to files with no extension before running external viewer
- Do not save trailing dots on files w/no extension (for PKZIP compatibility)
- Allow single dot as "extract to" directory
- Fix problems in 16-bit version for files with very long filenames
- Allow dots in pathnames in TAR files, e.g. ".\foo.bar"
- "File in use" check now properly handles foreign characters
- Incorrect compression ratio was displayed for very large files
- Changed the Windows 95 16x16 icon
- Corrected behavior when user tries to close WinZip during install operation
- Avoid delay in WinZip initialization if TEMP= directory does not exist
*** the order form and other .txt files have not been updated yet ***
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