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Note: This file is arranged from the latest release back to version 2.00
of Stereo Shell. It is intended as a reference for updating users
to notify them of the changes made to the program. It is suggested
reading for all users however...
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CHANGES/ADDITIONS/IMPROVEMENTS from versions 4.02 to 4.10
** Added 4DOS(tm) ON-LINE file description display. If enabled in the
setup, StS will now display the 40 character file description on the
title/copyright line of the main screen. The display allows one to see
the file and directory descriptions as the cursor is moved from entry
to entry.
** Added password security to some important setup options. This will allow
business users to limit access to hidden files, external program
definitions, and the DOS prompt.
** Made changes in the default commands for use with the new PKZIP.
** Fixed various minor bugs and gltches with the most notable being the extra
form feeds encountered when printing on network printers.
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CHANGES/ADDITIONS/IMPROVEMENTS from versions 4.01 to 4.02
** Fixed timing bug causing divide overflow 66Mhz 80486 machines.
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CHANGES/ADDITIONS/IMPROVEMENTS from versions 4.00 to 4.01
** Added the ability to direct printing from the viewer to LPT1, LPT2, or
LPT3.
** Added a setup option to allow the user to control the sub-directory
memory. With the memory turned on, when the user goes back toward the
root directory, the cursor is placed on the sub-directory that was used
to decend on the branch. With the memory off (default) the cursor always
returns to the top (.. directory).
** Fixed bug in the USER program sub-menu that appears for merked file
operations. The bug limited the program to 8 USER programs on this menu
instead of 10.
** Fixed a couple of minor bugs and typos.
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CHANGES/ADDITIONS/IMPROVEMENTS from versions 3.21 to 4.00
** Removed the setup program from the main code and made it an integrated
external program. This prevents the wasting of valuable memory space
while the main program is executing. The setup program is loaded only
when and while needed. The setup program MUST reside somewhere in the
PATH= definition so that it can be found by STS.EXE.
** Added selective marking capability. If the F2 marked file menu is
invoked with no files marked, the marking menu will appear allowing
the user to define a marking criteria.
** Added directory tree generation/display capability that includes a
file preview window. Pressing the [Ins] key, the space bar, or both
mouse buttons while the cursor is in the center window will allow
the user to view a tree of the drive and all files in each
sub-directory.
** Added automatic recognition and support for international date formats.
This seems to be the leading request from the Canadian, European, and
Japanese registering users.
** Added string search capability to the StS internal viewer. This is a
case-insensitive forward search that works in both the hex and ASCII
modes. The Boyer-Moore search technique is used and provides StS with
one of the fastest searches in the business.
** Added support for up to 8 file compression programs. This represents
an increase from 4 in previous versions. At release, version 4.00
includes built in default commands for; PKZIP, PKPAK, LHA, PAK, and
ARJ. Three "spare" slots are also available.
** Added support for up to 8 external programs which allow the user to
enhance the file compression programs. Each compression type may now
have an additional external program defined for it.
** Added support for up to 10 USER defined external programs. This is
an increase from the previous 8.
** Added support for 10 LAUNCHABLE application programs. A new feature
of StS which allows the user to execute a program based on the
filename extension of the highlited file. A logical progression
from the basic idea StS has always used to make life simpler. One
may now run any external application based on the filename extension
of one of its data files.
** Added the "pass filename 1st" option on external program definitions
which will allow programs that require the filename preceed the paremeters
to be executed. LIST.COM is a notable program in this catagory.
** Added "executable file filter". At the press of a key, only executable
files will be displayed in a window. This allows the user to quickly
eliminate the "trash" and see what there is to run. Pressing the back-
space or asterisk key will filter the executables.
** Added the ability to disable duplicate filename checking when copying
and moving files. When the first duplicate is found, the user may
bypass all future checking by selecting the <A>ll option.
** Added 4DOS (tm) compatible file comment system. StS will now automatic-
ally move, copy, rename, and delete 4DOS file comments when manipulating
files on the disk. File comments may also be created, edited, and
deleted, with StS. Press the <Alt><C> key pair to view/edit a file
comment.
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CHANGES/ADDITIONS/IMPROVEMENTS from versions 3.20 to 3.21
** Removed keyboard buffer clearing on all but the [ALT][F10] file erase.
command. Buffer clearing was installed in 3.20 to prevent keyboard
run-on but several users who like to feed StS fast keystrokes, complained
about the buffer clearing.
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CHANGES/ADDITIONS/IMPROVEMENTS from versions 3.12 to 3.20
** Added a new medium resolution video mode supported on VGA equipped
machines. This mode provides a nice 28 line mode or 33 line mode when
using V33. V33 is another M.R.E. product available as freeware from
us.
** Changed internal file data structure in preparation for future 4.00
version. This change allows StS to keep more information in less
memory and provides the enhanced time display mentioned later.
** Changed ALT-T time command so that it toggles the entire file window
into time/date mode. The user may save the window settings for this
display type in a manner identical to how the sort type is saved.
** Changed the screen display so that the file size, time, date, and
attributes, can always be seen for the highlighted file. This change
also allows display of the sub-directory creation dates, times, etc.
** Fixed a couple of minor bugs. (1.) Screen glitch when marking files bigger
than 10 megabytes. (2.) I/O redirection option error when creating a
compressed file from files located on a disk root directory.
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CHANGES/ADDITIONS/IMPROVEMENTS from versions 3.10 to 3.11 & 3.12
** Fixed a couple more minor bugs and added the ability to "see" hidden
sub-directories when the hidden files switch is on.
** Fixed bug in new extended ZIP menu that would cause erratic operation
when using page up / page down keys inside large .ZIP files.
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CHANGES/ADDITIONS/IMPROVEMENTS from versions 3.00 to 3.10
** Added Extended Zip menu. The "EZ" menu allows the user to mark files
within a .ZIP file for extraction/deletion/viewing. This eliminates the
need for extracting all the files in a .ZIP or trying to remember the
filenames.
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