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- From: olsen@sourcery.mxm.sub.org (Olaf Barthel)
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- Subject: [comp.sys.amiga.datacomm] `term' 2.3 available
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- Date: 2 Sep 1992 04:32:49 GMT
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- Archive-name: auto/comp.sys.amiga.datacomm/term-2-3-available
-
- If everything goes well, `term' 2.3 will be available tomorrow, 24 August 1992 for
- ftp from "ftp.informatik.uni-oldenburg.de" (134.106.1.9), directory "/pub/amiga/term".
- Changes include:
-
- Phonebook:
- ----------
-
- - It is now possible to copy the local phonebook entry settings to the
- main preferences settings.
-
- - The call rate control has been greatly enhanced (multiple time
- settings, different settings for the first unit and all following
- units).
-
- - The dialing functions in the main menu and the phonebook will be
- disabled if the program is still online. To make them available one
- needs to hang up the line first.
-
-
- Clipboard support:
- ------------------
-
- - Screen text clipping has been rewritten to support multiple lines
- and pages.
-
- - Clipboard pasting will now correctly process multiple `CHRS' chunks.
-
- - The 256 byte limit for clipboard reads is gone. Similar to
- xprascii.library adjustable character/line send delays have been
- added.
-
- - The clipboard routines no longer only use the primary unit #0 but a
- user-defined unit number.
-
-
- Terminal emulation:
- -------------------
-
- - The ANSI standard `insert character' sequence has been added to the
- command set.
-
- - The built-in terminal emulation routines have been rewritten in
- order to reduce overhead and processing time.
-
- - `term' 2.3 now supports the new external emulation library interface
- as defined by the 2.0 specs.
-
- - It is now possible to disable the terminal printer support routines.
-
-
- ARexx:
- ------
-
- (Contrary to what the "Telecommunications" article in the July 1992
- issue of `Amazing Computing' says about "Term 2.03" the ARexx port was
- not removed)
-
- - A hotkey-combination has been added to abort a running ARexx command.
-
- - A new ARexx command has been added to terminate the program from
- within an ARexx script.
-
- - BUG FIXED: The default script file name extension used to be
- `..term' instead of `.term'.
-
-
- File transfer:
- --------------
-
- - The alert signal issued when a file transfer is finished has been
- made user-configurable.
-
- - If enabled, the transfer routines will track the presence of the
- carrier signal. If the carrier is lost during the transfer, the
- transfer is aborted.
-
- - The transfer control window will be opened inactive if no `term'
- window is active when the transfer starts.
-
- - The transfer menu will be disabled if no transfer protocol is to be
- opened.
-
- - If plain ASCII file transfer is invoked, the program tries to locate
- xprascii.library in the same path as the currently active transfer
- protocol. If the library can still not be opened it will drop back
- to the default `Libs:' search path.
-
- - The settings windows for xpr protocol and xem emulation options now
- sport the same set of `Use' and `Cancel' buttons as all the other
- settings windows.
-
- - BUG FIXED: It was impossible to control the transfer panel by
- keyboard.
-
-
- Serial device and modem control:
- --------------------------------
-
- - xON/xOFF software handshaking can now be enabled along with RTS/CTS
- hardware handshaking.
-
- - If enabled, the program will track the presence of the carrier
- signal every five seconds.
-
- - If changing the serial settings causes the serial device to respond
- with an error the program will now display the cause of the error
- and reset the device if necessary.
-
- - A new default command sequence has been added: the logoff macro.
-
- - In addition to the dial string prefix a dial string suffix has been
- added.
-
-
- Text buffer:
- ------------
-
- - The hotkey-combination can now be used to open the text buffer
- screen.
-
- - BUG FIXED: It was possible that the text buffer screen was not
- closed when the program was terminated.
-
-
- Printing:
- ---------
-
- - The program has been enhanced to support both screen printing
- (hardcopy) and printing of the clipboard contents. The printing
- process can be aborted at any time.
-
-
- Miscellaneous enhancements:
- ---------------------------
-
- - `term' now sports a font-sensitive user-interface.
-
- - The main menu layout has changed to conform to the `Amiga User
- Interface Style Guide' standard.
-
- - A new support window has been added: the status window. It
- displays miscellaneous information such as the last modem connect
- string, the terminal window size, etc.
-
- - The screen panel now sports a new `Use default colours' button.
-
- - Requested by several users, `term' will now write `NComm'-compatible
- callinfo log files.
-
-
- Other bugs which have been fixed:
- ---------------------------------
-
- - The fast! macro window could cause an Enforcer hit when closed.
-
- - The program would not load keymap files.
-
- - The `Backup configuration' switch would be checked only if the
- phonebook entry which would replace the main settings had it set.
- The behaviour has been changed: now it's the main configuration
- which is checked.
-
- - xprkermit.library v1.111 has been fixed to work correctly with the
- xpr interface.
-
-
- Documentation:
- --------------
-
- - The entire documentation has been rewritten in TeXInfo format which
- makes it possible to generate different documentation file formats:
- plain ASCII text, TeXInfo hypertext, AmigaGuide, TeX-DVI and
- Postscript.
-
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