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- Delrina WinComm PRO 7.0.1 README Notes February 28, 1995
- ===================================================================
- The following information reflects changes made for this release of
- WinComm PRO 7.0, and since the first editions of the Delrina WinComm PRO
- Getting Started Guide and User's Guide went to press. You should review
- this information prior to running WinComm.
-
- Where applicable, these notes refer to specific sections in the
- appropriate manual.
-
- Using the Online Help
- =====================
-
- WinComm online help can provide you with detailed information when
- you need it most -- while you are using WinComm. To get procedural
- help, click the Help Topics command on the Help menu. For
- context-sensitive information, use the What's This? "?" button
- at the top of any dialog.
-
- The troubleshooting section in the online help has been expanded and contains
- information not included in the manual at time of printing. In cases where the
- online help and the manuals differ, the online help is more up-to-date.
-
- Updated information is also made available in the form of technotes on
- the Delrina web site, the Delrina BBS and through CompuServe. Refer to the
- "Getting Help" chapter of your Gettting Started guide for details on accessing
- these information services.
-
- Note: GO DELRINA has been changed to GO SYMANTEC.
-
- Running the CommSuite 95 CD ROM Demo
- ====================================
-
- To take a guided tour of the new features in WinComm PRO 7.0
- and the Delrina CommSuite, run the CommSuite 95 CD demo. This
- demo also includes tutorials. The demo is available only on
- CD versions of CommSuite 95 products.
-
- You will need a sound card to hear the interactive portion of
- the demo.
-
- To run the demo:
-
- 1. Insert the WinComm/Cyberjack CD ROM into your CD drive.
-
- 2. Click the Windows Start button, and click Run.
-
- 3. In the Open field, type D:\CS95TOUR\CS95TOUR.EXE and click OK.
-
- If the CD ROM drive you are using is a letter other than D,
- substitute that letter for D.
-
- Note: For best results, close all other programs and change to
- 640x480 resolution before running the demo.
-
-
- Installing
- ==========
-
- Notice to Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 Users
- -----------------------------------------
- Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 is not supported in this release of WinComm.
- Delrina is committed to rectifying this situation in future releases of
- WinComm and will provide patches as soon as they become available.
-
-
- Upgrading
- =========
-
- C scripts
- ----------
- When upgrading from 1.1 to 7.0or 7.0.1, convert any C scripts to 32-bit
- BasicScript format to improve running speed.
-
-
- Dialing Strings
- ---------------
-
- After upgrading from a previous version of WinComm, make sure you are using the correct
- dialing strings for all remote systems. Upgrading does not place the previous remote
- system telephone numbers into their proper fields, and the dialing strings may be incorrect.
-
- To correct this problem, do the following:
-
- 1. Open the session to which you want to connect.
-
- 2. On the File menu, click Properties.
-
- 3. Click the General tab.
-
- 4. In the Destination section, do the following:
-
- - In the Country Code field, type the country code.
- - In the Area Code field, type the area code.
- - In the Number field, type the data line number for the remote
- system you are connecting to.
-
- 5. Click OK.
-
- 6. On the File menu, click Save to save the settings.
-
-
- General
- =======
-
- CompuServe B+ file transfer protocol
- ------------------------------------
- WinComm no longer supports the CompuServe B+ file transfer protocol.
- The default for CompuServe sessions is now Kermit.
-
- Customizing Image Manager toolbars
- ----------------------------------
- To customize the Image Manager toolbar, click Options on the View menu,
- then click the Toolbars tab. Follow the procedure for customizing
- WinComm toolbars in "Customizing WinComm Toolbars", in Chapter 8 of the
- WinComm User's Guide.
-
- Customizing WinComm toolbars
- ----------------------------
- If you select the Large buttons setting for a session with a name that
- is more than 32 characters long, the name will wrap and cover the
- session icon directly below. To prevent this from happening, increase
- the vertical icon spacing on the Windows Display Properties dialog.
-
- The Reset button has been removed from the Toolbar Properties dialog.
-
- As well as being able to assign menu items and scripts to buttons on the
- toolbar, you can now assign text to send to the host. This feature has
- the same function as the Send Text To Host option in the Keyboard Editor
- dialog.
-
- You can have a maximum of 36 buttons on a toolbar.
-
- Moving WinComm to a different folder or drive
- ---------------------------------------------
- If you move WinComm to a folder or drive other than the default
- (c:\program files\delrina\WinComm), make sure that MSVCRT20.DLL appears in
- the destination folder.
-
- Source Files for Host Mode
- --------------------------
- Source files for Host Mode are available for downloading on the Delrina BBS
- in the WinComm PRO conference area.
-
- Support for Viewing GIF-LZW Files Licensed From Unisys
- --------------------------------------------------
- The support for viewing GIF-LZW files in Delrina Image Manager is licensed
- from Unisys Corporation, under U.S. Patent No. 4,558,302 and foreign
- counterparts.
-
- Viewing Properties of Component Files in Zip Manager
- ----------------------------------------------------
- To view component file properties in Zip Manager, select the file and click
- Properties on the View menu.
-
- Windows modem initialization string settings
- --------------------------------------------
- Windows modem initialization string settings can be viewed by clicking the
- data tab on the Windows Modem Properties dialog. In order to change these
- settings, you must first set up the modem as a Standard COM port modem. It
- is not possible to change initialization string settings for Windows modems.
-
-
- Delrina WinComm PRO User's Guide
- ================================
-
- Connecting to Additional Systems While Online (2-11)
- ----------------------------------------------------
- In step #4, text should read "On the On-Line menu, click Connect" instead
- of "On the File menu...".
-
- To print text (3-12)
- --------------------
- Step #1 should read "Select the text you want to print from the Backscroll
- Buffer, Terminal area or Scratch Pad.".
-
- Splitting the Session Window (3-18)
- -----------------------------------
- The procedure for assigning specific mouse commands is now located in "Changing
- Mouse Settings", in Chapter 8.
-
- Changing Image Manager Options (4-17)
- -------------------------------------
- On the Image Manager Options dialog, the last three options have been removed
- and one option added, Center image in Window. A Toolbars tab has also been added.
- Step #2 should read:
-
- 2. Do one or more of the following:
- > To show images on your screen as they download, enable View Image
- While Loading.
- > To resize the window to fit an image when it opens, enable Resize
- Window To Fit Image.
- > To center an image in the window, enable Center Image In Window.
-
- Add Files dialog (5-3)
- ----------------------
- In the Options section of the Add Files dialog, enabling Include Files In
- Folders archives all files in the subfolder(s) of the folder you are in.
-
- To customize WinComm toolbars (8-22)
- ------------------------------------
- Step #1 should read as follows:
-
- 1. Do one of the following:
- > To configure the Phonebook window toolbar appearance, click Toolbar
- on the Phonebook Setup menu.
- > To configure the Session window toolbar appearance, point to Toolbar
- on the Setup menu and click either All Sessions or This Session.
- The Toolbar Setup dialog appears.
-
- To add a new toolbar (8-23)
- ---------------------------
- Step #1 should read as follows:
-
- 1. Do one of the following:
- > To add a new Phonebook window toolbar, click Toolbar on the Phonebook
- Setup menu.
- > To add a new Session window toolbar, point to Toolbar on the Session
- Setup menu and click either This Session or All Sessions.
- The Toolbar Setup dialog appears.
-
- Password-protecting WinComm (8-27)
- ----------------------------------
- Step #3 should read "To add or change a password...".
-
- Adding a Standard COM Port Modem (8-45)
- ---------------------------------------
- The note on page 8-45 no longer applies. When you configure a Windows modem as
- a Standard COM port modem, the Windows modem profile is removed from the list
- and is replaced by the Standard COM port modem profile. To have both a Windows
- and Standard COM port profile listed for one modem, you must first reconfigure
- the Windows modem as Standard COM, then add a Windows modem to the list.
-
- To define initialization strings (8-48)
- ---------------------------------------
- The procedure should read as follows:
-
- 6. To reverse any changes that have been made since the upgrade, click Restore.
- The Restore Modem Setting dialog appears.
-
- 7. Enable WinComm 1.1 settings, and select the modem for which you want to
- restore settings.
-
- 8. Click OK. The Properties dialog reappears, and displays the restored
- initialization string sequence.
-
-