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- TFE version history
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- Note that many of the changes listed here are due to users' input. TFE
- was originally written to meet my needs; it has grown as others have
- told me what they need from TFE. If you have a suggestion, please let
- me know.
- -paul
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- Changes in version 2.21 (4/29/91)
- - Added translation of Procomm+ 2.0 dialing directories.
- - Added support for new ANSI terminal emulation.
- - Corrected handling of TELIX environment variable -- now works when
- variable contains only a drive, no directory.
- - Now displaying entire name of terminal emulation, rather than just
- the letter. This is how Telix does it as well, and I can't recall
- why I ever did it the other way.
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- Changes in version 2.20 (7/22/90)
- - Added ability to mark/unmark entries. Ctrl-M marks or unmarks the
- current entry. Ctrl-K and Ctrl-U mark or unmark ranges. The fol-
- lowing commands work on marked entries (you can still specify a
- range if none are marked): Block, Copy, Delete, Export, Move and
- Print.
- - Added ability to translate Procomm 2.4.x, Procomm+, Qmodem 4.x,
- Telemate 2.x, GT Power 15.50, Boyan D-3, Boyan 4.x and Commo 4.x
- dialing directories to Telix format.
- - Added context-sensitive help.
- - Added support for EGA & VGA 43- and 50-line modes.
- - Print command is greatly enhanced -- you can select which fields to
- print (default is those onscreen, like before), including TFE data
- fields).
- - Added support for alternate date formats (DDMMYY and YYMMDD). We
- use the format specified in TELIX.CNF, and if a date looks invalid
- when reading a file, we first try to convert it from another format
- before declaring it bad.
- - When possible, Delete Duplicates (F3) now "merges" the TFE data of
- duplicate entries.
- - When doing Block changes, the "replace-with" string defaults to the
- value of the current field.
- - Added ability to use F1 for script fields.
- - Added support for Mark and Space parity.
- - No longer forcing blank "Last Call" entries to 01/01/80.
- - Fixed Search-and-Replace bug -- it was ignoring the last entry.
- - Fixed bug when attempting to read a FON file with an invalid header;
- results were weird at best, system-hanging at worst. Now we just
- stop trying to read the file, which is what was supposed to happen
- all along.
- - When done Recording or Playing Back macros, the portion of the bor-
- der replaced by the "Recording" or "Playing Back" messages is now
- restored in the proper color.
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- Changes in version 2.10 (1/17/90)
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- - If no FON files are found in the current directory, TFE looks in the
- TELIX directory (if we're not already there).
- - Find (Alt-F) function now looks through ALL fields (including TFE
- data), and goes to the appropriate field when found.
- - 19200 baud was being displayed as 9200. A typo which did NOT affect
- FON file data, just got displayed wrong.
- - Added Search-And-Replace.
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- Changes in version 2.00 (9/2/89)
- - Completely rewritten, and while I was at it (in no particular
- order):
- - Added display of current file name.
- - Added "TFE Data" editing (F2) (extra info such as sysop name, BBS
- hours, etc.). This stuff can be nice, but it REQUIRES that all
- Insertion and Deletion of entries be done through TFE.
- - Can now Sort in ascending or descending order on ANY field, includ-
- ing TFE Data as a whole.
- - Added macro record/playback.
- - Print routine now places page feeds more intelligently.
- - TFE now searches for the Configuration file in the current direc-
- tory, PATH directories, and in the TELIX environment variable direc-
- tory (unless an explicit path is given).
- - Added -c command-line option to specify configuration file name.
- - Added -v<n> option to override video access method -- 1 = Direct
- writes, no snow checking; 2 = Direct writes w/checking; 3 = BIOS
- screen writes.
- - Screen rewrites are more intelligent; less flicker involved.
- - Added Insert/Overwrite mode indicator -- no longer reset to Insert
- whenever we hit a new field.
- - TFE now correctly handles filenames whose paths include periods
- (e.g. ..\telix.fon).
- - TFE deals with the last-call date now. It didn't before, so the
- first time TFE is used on a file, a lot of entries may be 'cleaned-
- up' if they don't contain valid dates. Nothing to worry about.
- - When Exporting data, you can now append to OR overwrite existing
- files.
- - Added ability to merge entries with duplicate names and numbers
- (F3).
- - Find (Alt-F) now starts its search following the current entry,
- rather than from the top each time.
- - A bit more intelligent about detecting when a file has been changed.
- - Now displaying usage message when ?, -h or any invalid parameter is
- entered at the command line.
- - Can now Copy, Move, Add or Insert entries to the END of the direc-
- tory. That is, when specifying the destination of a Copy, Move,
- Add, or Insert, you can point past the current end of the directory.
- - Print now prints the fields currently shown on the screen; no lon-
- ger always prints the first several fields.
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- Changes in version 1.10 (12/31/88)
- - Added ability to sort indicated ranges only.
- - Can now sort by phone number as well as name.
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- - TFE can now create new FON files.
- - Fixed various bugs involving insufficient validity-checking of
- fields.
- - Now fairly intelligent about asking for confirmation when reading a
- new file or exiting, if the current file has been changed but not
- saved.
- - Now handles wildcards at all Read File prompts (and the command
- line); if no name is specified, TFE will present a menu of all FON
- files in the current directory (if only one is present, it is simply
- loaded without fanfare).
- - Introduced bold new policy of having other people beta-test new TFE
- versions BEFORE inflicting them on the general public.
- - Screen updates are a bit more intelligent when indicating ranges.
- Those using BIOS-video, in particular, should appreciate the differ-
- ence.
- - Data-handling is much more bulletproof now. TFE can intelligently
- handle invalid data (finally), replacing them with default values,
- notifying the user, and considering the file to be changed (so the
- user it prompted to write the file when exiting). This has been
- tested on all-0, all-FFh, and random-data files.
- - Fixed bug when TAB-ing or shift-TAB-ing past the beginning or end of
- the screen.
- - Got rid of infinite loop when sorting and two entries had identical
- names AND phone numbers.
- - Various editing-key changes.
- - Changed default protocol to Zmodem.
- - Can now select field-menu options by hitting highlighted letter.
- - Added on-screen entry numbers.
- - Added Find function (Alt-F).
- - Added Help screen (Alt-H, Alt-Z).
- - Changed impOrt (Alt-O) and Insert (Alt-I) to Import (Alt-I) and Add
- (Alt-A).
- - Changed Read (Alt-R) to Load (Alt-L).
- - Added Block Change (Alt-B).
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- Changes in version 1.01 (11/29/88)
- - Fixed bug in initialization of video routines when no TELIX.CNF
- present.
- - Fixed bug in bios-level screen i/o.
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- Changes in version 1.0 (11/22/88)
- - Initial release.
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