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Update Procedures For Registered DOSview Owners
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All previously registered owners of DOSview may upgrade at any time to the
newest version.  Simply send a check for $10 US ($40 US for site licensed
accounts) to the address shown in the documentation and it will be immediately
sent to you.  Please state the registered version number (1.0, etc) that you
presently own.  Add an additional $5 US if outside the US and Canada.


Revision History
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1.9
        o       A powerful addition to the copy file function has been added
                  that lets you to copy files only when the source file is
                  newer than the respective target file or the respective
                  target file does not exist.  Press CtrlEnter instead of
                  Enter when answering the copy file question.
        o       Just as CtrlEnter enters the current filename for you under
                  certain conditions in DOSview, ShiftEnter now does the same
                  thing except that it adds the full path of the filename.
        o       You can now invoke the screen saver immediately at any time by
                  pressing Ctrl and Alt at the same time.  Also nearly any key
                  except Ctrl or Alt by themselves wakes up the screen saver.
        o       If you really know DOSview, you now may turn off the function
                  key line that is normally shown at the bottom of the panels
                  while in panel mode.
        o       The last directory made is now remembered for easy editing of
                  similar directory names made later.
        o       DOSview now properly rereads floppy statistics when changing
                  floppies with the Status screen visible.

1.8a
        o       The DOSview prompt now starts with 'WIN│' if you are running
                  from a Windows DOS box.

1.8
        o       A user-defined permanent DOS command list has been added.
                  Press '~' to access (and/or edit) this list.
        o       You can now show panel file names in uppercase instead of
                  lowercase if you wish (defined in Setup).
        o       Fixed a minor problem with long DOS command line commands.
        o       Fixed a problem with long file copy/move destination answers.
        o       Another general code cleanup was accomplished.

1.7b

        o       Fixed a small bug that did not allow changes to the defaulted
                  file color associations to remain active under certain
                  conditions.

1.7a
        o       The User Menu can now automatically edit files with the
                  internal editor.  See the User Menu Editing help screen for
                  an explanation of this powerful feature.
        o       A new external utility, DVGet (a batch file utility), has been
                  added to the registered version's distribution package.
        o       A DVREADME.TXT file has been added to the distribution package
                  that delineates quick start procedures and other need-to-
                  know topics.
        o       A sample User Menu file is now part of the distribution
                  package.

1.7
        o       Function key labels are now shown even if only one panel is
                  visible (in shortened form).
        o       You can now setup DOSview to use a block cursor versus the
                  normal DOS line cursor (good for laptops).
        o       The internal editor now turns the DOS file archive attribute
                  to on when saving a file.

1.6c
        o       The Find File command now allows viewing and editing of files
                  listed in its pick list directly.  After performing such an
                  action, the pick list will automatically return to the last
                  highlighted file.

1.6b
        o       Fixed a recently introduced Hot Key command function bug.

1.6a
        o       The Find File command now has an option to find only those
                  files containing a specific simple text pattern; this works
                  great for text or mostly-text files.
        o       Fixed a potential lockup bug in the command history function.
                  Also, all previous DOS commands may now be edited before
                  re-running them.  The history list may now be accessed even
                  in DOS Mode (panels not showing).

1.6
        o       The User Menu format (CtrlF10) has changed with this version.
                  Old menu dividers (|) must be changed to ~.  Also any ? or !
                  symbols that are to be interpreted for action by the menu
                  system must be placed within the actual DOS command and not
                  as part of the menu text.  Edit your menu and press F1 for
                  explicit instructions.  This change was necessary to allow
                  more flexible DOS commands from the User Menu System.  This
                  change was made to accommodate many users' requests.
        o       The Hot Keys (CtrlShiftF1-F10) can now take advantage of the ?
                  and ! actions just as the new User Menu commands do.
        o       The Find File command can now find any valid DOS file
                  specification, like *.E?E, MY*.D?C, etc.  It is also even
                  faster than before.  Use ? to bring up a previous find list.
                  The Find Dir command is no longer available.  Use the
                  directory tree to find a directory name.
        o       The Filter Panel function can now take one trailing wildcard
                  at the end of any filter extension definition, greatly
                  expanding the usefulness of this powerful function.
        o       A nasty setup bug in DVZip has been corrected: if you defined
                  a directory for your compressor program in setup and had not
                  placed a \ at the end of it, then DVZip could not find it.

1.5d
        o       The Filter Panel function has been greatly expanded to include
                  user-definable filter sets (in Setup).
        o       Some commands previously available in DOS Mode are now only
                  available in Panel Mode.

1.5c
        o       Last swap status has been added to the Status panel.
        o       Status, Viewer and Browse panels are now quicker and cause
                  less panel refreshing.
        o       The root directory's dir info file is now always shown on the
                  Status panel, if it exists, along with the local dir info
                  file.

1.5b
        o       Different drives can now use alternate color sets when any
                  portion of that drive is shown within a panel.  Use Setup
                  to define drive colors.
        o       When building a directory tree, you now have the option of
                  skipping any previously defined ignored directories.  This
                  can be useful if your tree is getting too large or it just
                  takes a long time to build.
        o       There is now an option to turn close integration of DOSview
                  utilities on or off.  Integrating DVZip specifically takes a
                  lot of memory, which can be a big problem if you are not
                  swapping to XMS.
        o       A "Commonly Asked Questions - and Answers" file has been added
                  to DOSview's released file set - DVUSERS.DOC.

1.5a
        o       After a Find File command (^Z), you can reuse the last found
                  list of files by pressing ? instead of ^Z again.
        o       *.XXX and XXXXXXXX.* multiple moves now really move instead of
                  copying/deleting.

1.5
        o       DOSview now can be started with one or two starting path
                  designations for its panels.  DV C: F:\UTILS, DV C F and
                  DV F:\APPS F:\DATA will all work if the paths are valid.
                  A single letter is the same as a letter and a colon here.

1.4c
        o       A network setup program, DVNSETUP.EXE, is now available for
                  supervisors wishing to setup DOSview properly on a network.
        o       A Shared Net Log feature (^N) is now available allowing
                  multiple DOSview users to track and update one central log
                  file between them.  When the log is updated by another user,
                  you are notified right on your DOSview screen.  Check the
                  documentation for details.
        o       The Filter Panel function has been expanded into three
                  separate choices; All, Executable and Custom.
        o       A Network Setup Section has been added to the Setup function.
        o       Another general code cleanup was accomplished.
        o       The Change Volume Label function has been removed to keep the
                  size down; use the DOS label command if needed.

1.4b
        o       A Browse Directories panel is finally available (CtrlF5).
        o       You can now elect to automatically save the current panel
                  states when quitting.

1.4a
        o       A new setup option allows you to exclude specified directories
                  from being searched by the Find File (^Z) command.  \MAIL
                  may be a great choice under certain network environments.

1.4
        o       The Status window is now a "live" panel.  Memory statistics
                  have also been updated.  The Status panel may be saved as
                  a panel show default.
        o       DOSview now supports individual directory information files
                  which can be viewed with the Status panel.  DV.DAT (primary)
                  and DIRINFO (secondary) are used.
        o       The '&' is no longer required/desired when entering external
                  programs.  Simply enter the program's name (enter the full
                  path if the program is not in the DOS path).  This change
                  was also made to DVZip.
        o       DOSview now automatically does a screen refresh after running
                  DVZip.
        o       An Unsorted choice has been added to panel sorting options.
        o       The user-defined menu option now supports both a main menu (=)
                  and a current directory local menu (Alt=).  Additionally,
                  when on a network, you may define this local menu to be your
                  "own" main menu located in your private directory.
        o       Fixed a minor menu error.

1.3a
        o       Drive changes can now be forced to the root directory from
                  within the drive change pick list.
        o       DOSview now takes less than 4K when running DOS programs.
        o       DVView now allows for instant screen printing as well as
                  printing of defined blocks of text.
        o       Fixed various small anomalies.

1.3
        o       The Tree Mode can now collect a maximum of 4500 directories up
                  to 12 levels deep.
        o       The Tree Mode directory tree now shows when the last tree was
                  built (at the top of the tree).
        o       Fixed the non-operational AltF8 key (DOS command history).
        o       DVLog (a computer logger utility) has been added to the bonus
                  package.

1.2f
        o       DVZip now supports ZIP, LZH, ARJ and PAK compressed files (and
                  therefore DVLzh is no longer available).  DVZip also knows
                  when it is being run from DOSview and moves to the left or
                  right to allow panel file comparisons.
        o       A general code cleanup was accomplished.

1.2e
        o       Minor fixes.

1.2d
        o       Menu now allows pointing to disabled items to view the help
                  associated with those items.

1.2c
        o       DOSview now has 3 color settings - 1=Mono, 2=Color, 3=B&W.
        o       Two Additional bonus utilities have been added: DVQuery (a
                  DOS-level input utility) and DVPost (a screen poster).

1.2b
        o       The external utilities DVMenu (an instant DOS menu utility),
                  DVCalc (a programmer's calculator), DVAchart (an ascii
                  chart), DVLzh (an LHA viewer), DVSecure (a computer security
                  program) and DVDo (a powerful batch utility) have all been
                  "readied" for use with the registered version of DOSview.
        o       DOSview now runs its mini-utilites (DV*.EXE) in a more closely
                  integerated manner.  DVView, DVEdit, DVZip and DVFind are
                  also affected.
        o       Fixed an intermittent problem accessing certain externally
                  defined programs.
        o       DOSview now swaps 208K to EMS, XMS or disk.

1.2a
        o       Fixed misplaced clock on internal editor screen.
        o       Fixed a small problem with the INI file save process.

1.2
        o       An external file editor is now included -- DVEdit.
        o       An external zip viewer is now included -- DVZip.
        o       An external text finder is now included -- DVFind.
        o       Hot commands now have an option for user prompting for command
                  line parameters.

1.1l
        o       An external file viewer is now included -- DVView.
        o       A general code cleanup was accomplished.

1.1k
        o       Ten Hot Key commands are now available (CtrlShiftF1-F10).

1.1j
        o       Fixed a small problem with showing DOS commands on the
                  DOSview command line.
        o       Fixed small memory problem and wordwrap problem in editor.

1.1i
        o       Can now rename multiple files in the same directory with *.ext
                  or filename.* syntax.
        o       Added user-definable Screen Saver function with optional
                  password security.
        o       Added user-definable on-screen clock.
        o       Switches are now allowed _after_ highlighted file names in
                  viewer and program setups with the ! symbol (not required).
        o       Expert/Non-Expert Mode has been reinstated due to numerous
                  user requests.
        o       Added ability to Change File(s) Date and Time.
        o       Some answers now default to No, such as wiping directories.
        o       DOSview now swaps 192K to EMS, XMS or disk.
        o       Various keys have been changed to accomodate the above
                  additions.

1.1h
        o       Up to 2000 files can now be shown with the file find function.
        o       Added running totals to file find and tree build operations.
        o       Pressing Esc after being asked if you wish to stop the
                  current process now does not stop the process.

1.1g
        o       Fixed a problem where directories starting with a '-' sorted
                  before the .. directory during Filename and Ext sorts.
        o       The current panel is now refreshed after an Edit New (ShiftF4)
                  command.

1.1f
        o       The File Find command (AltF7) now displays all found files in
                  a scrollable pick list for you to choose from.  It can
                  display up to 1024 files in the list.
        o       DOSview now swaps 176K to EMS, XMS or disk.

1.1e
        o       A pick list of previous DOS commands is now available (AltF8).
        o       F2 in setup screens now saves all options except panels
                  states, and the setup save menu option saves panels only.

1.1d
        o       Interface is now consistent throughout the program.
        o       Some function keys have been realigned.
        o       You can now swap DOSview for your external viewer1, viewer2,
                  and editor.
        o       The Go To Drive command (AltF1/F2) has been enhanced
                  considerably.
        o       Fixed a problem with setting file colors (the last half of the
                  file color slots was not working).

1.1c
        o       Setup Mode is now split into four separate parts.
        o       Doubled the number of external program and file color choices.
        o       Added capability to toggle hidden directory attributes.
        o       Full pathnames are no longer required when defining external
                  viewers and programs.

1.1b
        o       Can now move or rename hidden files on Novell networks.
        o       Fixed small problem where the menu bar was erasing the trigger
                  key color.

1.1a
        o       Revamped the Setup Mode section.
        o       Many more external program choices are now allowed.

1.1
        o       Fixed a big Menu System problem; the menu was not actually
                  hooked up due to an oversight in version 1.09.
        o       Fixed a problem in Setup Mode when choosing file colors.
        o       Fixed a small problem caused when finding a directory.
        o       Removed Expert/Non-Expert option (all expert now).
        o       Revamped the interface to make it more attractive.

1.09
        o       Changed internal key routines for better speed and size.
        o       Expanded help in certain areas.
        o       Added Ins key toggling of insert/overtype (except when at
                  main panel screen.
        o       Trapped Xcopy/Ymove attempts that were impossible (such as
                  xcopying a structure under itself).

1.08
        o       Increased the internal editor line length to 254 chars.
        o       Added current date/time entry command to the internal editor.
        o       Added text markers (define and goto) to the internal editor.
        o       Fixed block end marking to be more conventional in the
                  internal editor.

1.07
        o       Added shared INI file scheme for network environments.
        o       Added additional color scheme choices.
        o       Added additional external program slots.
        o       Added the ability to swap/noswap external programs.
        o       Fixed various outstanding problems.

1.06
        o       Added a DOSview Menu System.
        o       Revamped the function key interface.

1.05
        o       Added word wrap to the internal editor.
        o       Fixed various outstanding problems.

1.04
        o       Added block marking to the internal editor.
        o       Added a shift left/right and case options to the internal
                  editor.
        o       Fixed various outstanding problems.

1.03
        o       Added a Directory Tree.
        o       Added a User Menu System.
        o       Fixed various outstanding problems.

1.02
        o       Added an internal editor/viewer.

1.01
        o       Added XMS swapping in addition to EMS swapping.
        o       Added a powerful file list Batch Mode option.

1.00    01-15-92 -First shareware release


0.??    10-01-92 -Development/Beta cycle