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- The following changes were made in WinZip 3.1. Please see the online
- help for more information.
-
- Features marked with an asterisk are available only under Windows 3.1 or
- if the Common Dialog Boxes are installed on a Windows 3.0 system. Other
- features are available under both Windows 3.0 and 3.1.
-
- * Added support for Windows 3.1 Drag and Drop Interface
-
- - Added support for Norton Desktop for Windows 2.0 Drag and Drop
- Interface
-
- * Enhanced Extract dialog box with common dialog directory and drive
- list
-
- * Added check box to automatically open the Add dialog when creating a
- new archive
-
- - Added Test action for ZIP and LZH files
-
- - Changed pull-down menu choices for Windows 3.1 compatibility
- - Cosmetic changes (e.g. capitalization)
- - Changed Sort by extension to Sort by Type
- * Added Help/Search menu entry
- - Deleted Help/Help for keys
-
- - Replaced Options/Defaults dialog with Save Settings on Exit menu entry
- for compatibility with the Windows 3.1 File Manager and Program
- Manager
-
- - Added ability to specify drive for the optional log file in
- Option/Configuration dialog box
-
- - Added "Save path information" check box to Add dialog box
-
- - Switched to an 8 point font in dialog boxes for consistency with
- Windows 3.1 applets
-
- * Added file types ZIP, LZH, and ARC to New and Open dialog boxes
-
- - The default directory for Extract operations is now "sticky". In
- earlier versions of WinZip the default was always the directory
- containing the archive. If you prefer the old behavior, select the
- "current directory" radio button in the "Extract To" group in the
- Configuration dialog box.
-
- - Dates are displayed in mm/dd/yy or dd/mm/yy format depending on the
- system date format
-
- Changes and enhancements in WinZip 3.0 include:
-
- - Full support for LZH files, including self-extracting LZH files
-
- - Configurable support for most virus scanners
-
- - Support for Norton Desktop for Windows
-
- - Simplified options to add and extract files in a subdirectory tree
-
- - Optional optional support for the Microsoft Common Dialog Boxes
-
- - Improvements to many dialog boxes
-
- Changes and enhancements in WinZip 2.0 include:
-
- - Double clicking on a file now has the same effect as double clicking
- in the File Manager. If the file is executable, it is run.
- Otherwise, the file is opened by the appropriate application for
- viewing.
-
- - Added facility to extract all files in a ZIP to a temporary directory
- and create a Program Manager group for all files in the ZIP. This
- group contains one icon for each file. When WinZip is closed, it
- optionally deletes the Group.
-
- - Added support for ARC files.
-
- - Added support for self-extracting ZIP files (ZIP2EXE).
-
- - Added optional interface to Virus Scan software.
-
- - Added Program Locations dialog box to let you specify paths and
- filenames of external programs.
-
- - Added option to delete an entire ZIP in the Delete dialog box.
-
- - Added separate sorted list boxes for filenames and directories in the
- Open dialog box.
-
- - Added list box containing directories in the New dialog box.
-
- - Added a "default current directory" configuration option (see the
- first item in the Hints and Tips section in the online documentation
- for a description of why this can be useful).
-
- - Added keyboard mnemonics for controls in all dialog boxes.
-
- - Moved push buttons to a button bar on top of the main window, and
- added the New, Open, and CheckOut buttons
-
- - Temporary files are cleaned up sooner.
-