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- This is the NEWS file for CHOICE
- Jim Hall <jhall@freedos.org>
-
-
- 1.0 - part of utils10, my original command set for FreeDOS, from 1994
-
- 2.0 - re-written to be easier to maintain
-
- 2.1 - fixed a bug where counting for the exit code started at zero,
- instead of one.
-
- 3.0 - added program internationalization using the "Cats" library.
- "Cats" is distributed under the GNU GPL, and is available from
- http://www.freedos.org/jhall/cats
-
- 3.1 - added choice.ru, contributed by Ilya Vasilyev <arvi@online.ru>
-
- 3.3 - added choice.lv, contributed by Neons
-
- 3.4 - added /T support. Thanks to Raphaδl <r.crochet@free.fr>.
-
- 3.5 - added choice.sv, contributed by Martin Stromberg <ams@ludd.luth.se>
-
- 3.5a - added help\choice.en, a help file for CHOICE contributed by
- Daniel F. Dickinson <danielfdickinson@yahoo.ca>. This Help file
- replaces the original choice.hlp
-
- 3.5b - added nls\choice.de, a catalog file in German contributed by
- achim_sondermann.
-
- 3.6 - Added /B and /A - Sound an alert at prompt. Not sure if I
- prefer /A or /B, so I'll keep both for now. If anyone has a
- preference for either, let me know! Contribution by Zhong Jacky.
-
- 3.6a - Based on user feedback, I've decided to use /B. I have dropped
- support for /A.
-
- 3.6b - updated choice.sv by Martin Stromberg
-
- 3.6c - updated choice.de (added 0.8) by Achim Sondermann
-
- 3.6d - added choice.nl by Bernd Blaauw
-
- 3.6e - updated choice.de (some errors, fixed 0.6) by Achim
- Sondermann. Added choice.hu by Nagy Daniel.
-
- 3.7 - Fixed bug #1476 (CHOICE /T timeout bug), thanks to Eric Auer.
- Updated choice.lv (missing messages added), contributed by Neons.
- Updated help\choice.en, contributed by Neons.
- Fixed bug #1475 (CHOICE /T error checking bug).
-
- 4.0 tom
- fixed CtrlBreak hang #1609
- fixed /C (without choices)
- fixed delay after typing a key
- fixed missing idle call
- reduced size from 19K to 8K (5,6 compressed)
- fixes bug #1625
- fixes bug #1620
- fixes bug #1599
-
- 4.1 tom
- errors in ProcessEscCharacters(), which isn't used much
- in existing helpfiles, fixed
- replaced malloc()/free() by own implementation TALLOC.C
- size 7.7/5.2 K
-
- now you have the choice to choose between
-
- CHOICE.EXE (with CATS, 5.2K)
- and
- _CHOICE.EXE (without CATS, 4K)
-
-
- 4.2a jhall
- Cleaned up the files, re-indented the sources.
- Re-released as FreeDOS CHOICE.
-
- 4.2b jhall
- Looks like we lost the 0.6 message from NLS\CHOICE.DE, so I replaced it
- based on CHOICE 3.8b.
-
- 4.2c tom ehlert
- fixed bugs 1659, 1662, 1663, 1666
-
- 4.3 Tom Ehlert
- fixed bug 1620
-
- 4.4 Tom Ehlert
- corrected Dutch language file, solved a KITTEN bug.
- updated documentation and messages.