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- Version 1.3
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- -> Fixed some annoying 'features' in the input routine.
- First, JADU will no longer remember that you went into
- insert mode (ie. you will always begin in overstrike
- mode). Second, the <End> key now places the cursor at
- the end of what you have typed - not at the end of the
- input field. Last, if you begin to type over an
- existing item (such as the default directory in copy or
- move operations) the remainder of the line will be
- blanked out (no more pressing the space bar).
-
- -> Made the utilities section of the configuration file
- case insensitive, thereby allowing lowercase command
- switches.
-
- -> Fixed a bug in the utilities section of the
- configuration file that disallowed the use of batch
- files and didn't allow the use of command switches with
- certain utilities.
-
- -> Usage of the <Home> and <End> keys in the entry of a
- destination directory (copy and move commands) has been
- changed. Previously these keys moved the pointer on
- the directory tree. They now act as editing keys,
- moving the cursor to the beginning and end of the
- information being entered.
-
- -> The number of files displayed in the status area no
- longer counts directories or the volume label. Only
- 'true' files are included. In the same vein, the tag
- command no longer tags directories or the volume label.
-
- -> JADU will now pass '*.*' to your utilities if you have
- marked them as accepting multiple files and all of the
- files in the current directory are tagged. For
- example, if there are 10 files in the current
- directory, you only have 9 tagged, and you wish to edit
- them with an editor that accepts multiple files on the
- command line, JADU will (probably) make 2 invocations
- of the editor to achieve this end. If all 10 were
- tagged then only one pass would be needed (EDIT *.*).
- This is especially handy when you want to archive an
- entire directory of files.
-
- -> Fixed the pause option in the utility section of the
- configuration file. (Please note that prior to this
- version the Archive View command paused no matter how
- this parameter was set. If you still wish JADU to do
- this you must make sure that the parameter is set
- correctly.)
-
- -> Added <ALT-X> and <ALT-Q> commands which exit and quit
- without waiting for confirmation.
-
- -> The directory deletion routine was rewritten to make it
- a bit smarter. This should reduce the odds of getting
- a "deletion not completed" message if the directory
- tree gets out of sync with reality.
-
- -> Added automatic discovery of new directories. Prior to
- this version if you created a directory outside of JADU
- (with the MD command, for example) it would not show on
- the directory tree, thus creating confusion. Now JADU
- checks each directory found while loading the files
- area to see if it exists in the directory tree. If it
- does not exist the tree is updated.
-
- -> Added the ability to specify a destination directory
- for files extracted from archives. This eliminates the
- need to first copy an archive into the destination
- directory before decompressing the files. This feature
- uses the same interface as the copy and move commands
- (point to the directory and hit <Return>).
-
- -> Added the <ALT-I> command to display the version
- timestamp.
-
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- Version 1.2
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- -> Fixed bug where JADU tied up all the room remaining on
- a disk if a copy or move bombed due to insufficient
- disk space (you then had to do a 'chkdsk /f' to free
- the space)
-
- -> Changed directory tree double lines to single lines to
- provide a bit more separation from the window border.
-
- -> Fixed bug that made JADU hang on systems running DOS
- version less than 3.0 which did not have a mouse.
-
- -> Tweaked and twiddled some internal code.
-
-
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- Version 1.1
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- -> Fixed bug in which the deletion of the current
- directory was attempted. You will now move to the
- parent of the you are trying to delete and the deletion
- will be allowed.
-
- -> Tagged files now remain tagged if you rename them
-
- -> Version 1.0's docs incorrectly stated that the maximum
- number of directories allowed was 150 (actually it was
- 100). The limit is now 150.
-
- -> JADU no longer converts DOS commands to uppercase, thus
- allowing case sensitive switches to be used.
-
- -> Fixed a bug which disallowed the use of an external
- file finder. Now allowed (as it should have been all
- along).
-
- -> Fixed bug where JADU went through the motions of
- allowing you to rename the root directory
-
- -> Added the new command <U>pdate to reload all directory
- information. This allows the easy changing of disks in
- floppy drives, if nothing else (IE. you no longer have
- to use the <N>ew path command when changing floppies,
- just hit 'U')
-
- -> Fixed bug where copied files received the current date,
- not the date of the original file.
-
- -> Removed check for '.ARC' file extension in ARC
- commands. You can now use any
- compression/extraction/library utility you want.
-
- -> The keyboard buffer is no longer cleared on startup, so
- typeahead is now possible while you're waiting for the
- directory/file scan to complete.
-
- -> The BIOS read/write option no longer exists. It was of
- doubtful use to begin with, was extremely slow and
- annoying to use, and (most of all) I needed the room.
- Needless to say, the F8 command has gone the way of the
- dinosaur. So has the BIOS/DMA field in the
- configuration file (see CHANGES.CNF).
-
- -> Flicker prevention can only be specified in the
- configuration file now (i.e. F7 will no longer toggle
- the option).
-
- -> JADU now allows the use of any print utility. An
- additional line has been added to the configuration
- file for this purpose. If you wish to continue using
- DOS Print you must specify it on this line (see
- CHANGES.CNF)
-
- -> Fixed bug in which the Print Tree and Print Directory
- commands occasionally did not print the last few lines
- until the next print command.
-
- -> The file name display has been changed to look like the
- DOS DIR display (i.e. the extensions line up)
-
- -> The single dot and double dot directory entries have
- been replaced with '<current>' and '<parent>'.
-
- -> The '0K' file size has confused many people. To avoid
- confusion only those files that actually contain 0
- bytes are now marked as '0K'. Files where the size
- rounds to zero are marked '1K'. All others are marked
- with their true rounded size.
-
- -> Added feature in which JADU will retain a data file
- containing the directory tree information. This file
- will be kept only if the environmental variable JADUDIR
- has been defined. (You can use the new <U>pdate command
- to reload all directory information if the data file
- gets out of sync). USERS OF VERSION 1.0 PLEASE NOTE
- THIS CHANGE IN THE USE OF 'JADUDIR'. IF YOU WERE USING
- 'JADUDIR' TO TELL JADU WHERE TO FIND THE CONFIGURATION
- FILE AND DO NOT WANT TO SAVE THE TREE INFORMATION YOU
- MUST REMOVE THE 'SET JADUDIR' LINE FROM YOUR AUTOEXEC
- FILE AND MOVE THE CONFIGURATION FILE TO A DIRECTORY
- POINTED TO BY THE 'PATH' VARIABLE. SEE 'Starting JADU'
- FOR DETAILS.
-
- -> <I>nfo command shortened to make a little more room.
-
- -> Added Refresh screen command (F7). I know it's not a
- mnemonic but the only other command I could think of
- was <K>lean screen. <Yuk!> Any suggestions are
- appreciated.
-
- -> Added <Q>uit option to the <F>ind command
-
- -> You can now specify that Scroll Lock and Num Lock be
- left alone when JADU is started. Simply use a '2'
- instead of '0' (off) or '1' (on) in the configuration
- file.
-
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- Version 1.0 - Original release
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