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- This file contains important information about each release of PTerm,
- please read it carefully before running PTerm as much of the
- information pertains to known bugs and limitations for each release.
-
-
- 04bp22:
- =======
-
- o This release is sort of an 'emergency' release to get those
- using NT 3.5, buil 807, up and running again. I have
- built it using my evolving source, and while there are no
- specific bug fixes or enhancements, there are bound to
- be some randomly introduced bug fixes, and new bugs. I
- will be making an official release sometime in the near
- future.
-
- o PLEASE READ THE FIRST BULLET UNDER 04BP19 BELOW CONCERNING
- THE PLACEMENT OF CTL3D32.DLL!
-
- o Note that use of the AFFIN.DLL is no longer necessary under
- NT 3.5 (build 807), and can be safely deleted from your
- system (as far as PTerm is concerned).
-
-
- 04bp19:
- =======
-
- o Added 3D look to dialogs through the use of CTL3D32.DLL. This
- DLL is included in the distribution. It is VERY important that
- only ONE copy of this DLL be in your path, and that place
- should be \winnt\system32. So, copy this DLL there and delete
- it from your PTerm directory.
-
- o Added optional "Delete files after uploading". When the select
- files for uploading dialog box pops up, you will notice a
- checkbox on the right side marked "Delete". If you check this,
- after finishing an upload, you will be presented with a list
- box containing the paths to all the files just uploaded. Select
- the files you want to delete, then click the Delete button. You
- are then asked if you wish to delete the files. I put this in
- because I like to delete my QWK packet replies just after
- uploading them.
-
- o Instead of automatically renaming existing files during a
- zmodem download, there is now an option to turn this on or
- off in the File Transfers setup dialog.
-
- o Added an option in the Communications Setup dialog for
- silencing the BEL character. This option, if enabled, simply
- filters out all incoming CTRL-G characters -- instead it
- flashes PTerm's window to let you know the system is beeping
- at you. I added this because my wife just had our first child,
- and I found that the noise created by an aborted file transfer
- was a little unnerving to our daughter.
-
- o As I illuded to when I first wrote the manual for PTerm
- (pterm.txt), I was afraid PTerm would not work on an SMP
- (multiple processor) machine, and, well, it doesn't. Until
- I can work this problem out, I have coded PTerm such that
- all threads are forced to run on the first processor. To
- facitiltate this, I use some functions MS provides in the
- file AFFIN.DLL (included with this release). Under Daytona,
- AFFIN.DLL will not be necessary. If you are still running
- Windows NT 3.1, copy AFFIN.DLL into your \winnt\system32
- directory. Note, all this means that PTerm should now run
- properly on you machine no matter how many processors you
- have, because PTerm pretends there is only one.
-
- o The option to convert Backspace to Delete did not work at all
- in the last version of PTerm. I inadvertently optimized it out
- (is was impossible for the code which handled this to ever
- execute, one hell of an optimization!). It now works. Also, if
- you have this option enabled, it will be indicated in PTerm's
- title bar with the string "bs->del". I also added some code to
- handle CTRL-BACKSPACE. This key changes depending on whether
- you have BS->DEL enabled -- if you do, then CTRL-BS outputs
- a backspace, if you don't, then it outputs a delete. Those
- of you who need this will understand why I did it -- those
- who don't, nevermind. ;-)
-
- o All other bugs and limitations listed below still apply!
-
-
- I have started the early stages of a GUI version of PTerm. There is a
- large bump to get over, but once I get a GUI version with mostly the
- same functionality as the console version, I will be looking for beta
- testers, and will let everyone know. This is at best several months
- away. This version of PTerm will be shareware (as opposed to freeware).
-
-
-
- 04bp15:
- =======
-
- o Added support for the (ALT-GR) characters on international
- keyboards. Thanks to Henry Gessau for modifying my keyboard
- input routine to handle this addition. I have been using it
- for well over a month now and it has not introduced any
- problems on my non-international keyboard. If any of the
- international users out there find problems, please let me
- know.
-
- o Other small non-visible bug fixes.
-
-
- 04bp13:
- =======
-
- o The YModem upload bug has been fixed! Well, I hope it has. I
- tested by uploading some files to about 4 systems (including
- CIS), and all went well. I even uploaded a 1.7 Meg
- uncompressed executable, with the final throughput being 1610
- cps at 14.4K baud, not too bad. On compressed files, I was
- getting about 1060 cps. If you experience any strangeness with
- the YModem uploading, please let me know!
-
- o The problems with the communications setup dialog have been
- fixed, sorry for the inconvience!
-
- o The problem where the capture path would get clobbered after
- canceling out of the Open Capture file dialog has been fixed.
-
- o If, after hitting ALT-X to exit PTerm, you were to hit ALT-X
- again (while PTerm is deintializing the Modem), you would more
- than likely crash PTerm -- this has been fixed...
-
- o You can now send a break signal by pressing CTRL-BREAK. I set
- the duration of the break to 250 milliseconds (1/4 second), if
- that turns out to be a problem please let me know and I will
- tweak it some...
-
- o Read the section in PTERM.TXT called "Sound" for information
- on the new wav file feature of PTerm.
-
-
- All other bugs and limitations listed below for 04bp10 still apply!
-
-
-
- 04bp10:
- =======
-
- I am releasing this version with a several known bugs, and I'm sure many
- more unknown bugs. Many of the bugs which were present in the first two
- releases have been killed, but I am sure there are more, including these:
-
- o YModem uploading is broken. I have been delaying this release for
- sometime while I try to fix this bug. I am very close, but did not
- want to delay this release any longer with this being the only
- major [known] bug left. Downloading has worked great for me
- however. When I get the uploading fixed, I will release a patch
- version -- hopefully not too long after I make this release.
-
- o *Very* young and untested CIS Quick-B code has been included in
- this version PTerm. I have had a couple of sucessful downloads
- with this code, but have not even attempted an upload. This code
- will get better in future releases, for now you should probably
- pretend its not there (unless you like experimenting).
-
- o ANSI aupport may still be a bit weak. I have come to find out
- that it will be nearly (if not completely) impossible to fully
- implement VT100/220 emulation while PTerm remains a console
- application. As such, this will be the last _major_ release of
- PTerm as a console application -- PTerm will be going full GUI at
- some point in the future. I will continue to make patch releases
- of this version however. But, don't expect the VT100 support in
- the console version to get much better. ANSI color support seems
- to work great, but when calling Unix boxes with VT100 emulation
- PTerm can get baffled pretty quickly.
-
-
- Well, them's the major ones I have found so far. Please report others
- to me as necessary.
-
- Some 'features' to watch out for:
-
- o The TELNET support is still VERY young, and several facets are
- still being worked out. Please report any problems you have with
- this! If you really need a solid telnet for NT, get WinQVT for
- Windows NT.
-
- o Once PTERM quits, it closes the serial port, and if the modem on
- this serial port is currently connected to somewhere, that
- connection will be lost (since closing the serial port drops
- DTR). You may be able to prevent this by setting your modem to
- always hold DTR high, but this will have the side effect of
- preventing ALT-H from hanging up the connection. Note that if you
- try to exit PTerm while on line, PTerm will ask if you want to
- hang up and exit, if you say no you are left online and PTerm does
- not exit.
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