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Version 2.0g
I still had complaints about people seeing Echo Off in the Autoexec
Bat file, so now if you have a DOS higher than 3.2, it will start
with @Echo off.
If you are using DOS 5.0, A DOS=HIGH,NOUMB line will be appended to
the bottom of the Autoexec.bat file, and you will have to put a
DOS=LOW (and/ or a DOS=UMB) in the configurations you need them in.
Menu.Ctl will control the flags.
If you are using DRDOS, Menu.Ctl will now work with it as well as
MSDOS.
I've changed the way I load configurations, so you will be able to
run AutoCon with less memory, and there is no longer a 6K or 2K
limit on the Autoexec and Config fields.
Each configuration now has the names of the files that the field is
written to. (I've had several requests for this one.)
The help screen colors are now installable.
The MENU.CTL interface has been rewritten to show up more distinctly
when booting. I had several complaints that it was easy to miss.
It will now put up some distinctive boxex, and show up in color if
you have a color monitor. The colors are installable from AutoCon.
Each configuration now has the names of the files that the field is written
to. (I've had several requests for this one.)
You can tell AutoCon not to restore the screen on exit (eliminates the
need for AutoConx.exe.
Version 2.0e (mainly bug fix)
In Single mode if the Enviornment name wasn't set (AltE in the
editor) AutoCon could get the wrong cache 'Flush' information. This
is fixed, but I highly reccommend setting the Autocon Environment
variable if you are using Single mode.
If an external editor were being used, and the Autocon or Config
field size got too large, the AutoCon.Dat file could get messed up -
fixed.
Several people have complained that 4K and 2K is not large enough
for the Autoexec and Config fields, so I'm pushing the size up to 6K
and 4K. Please note that this adds 4K/configuration to AutoCon's
memory requirements.
There are two extra EXE files on the BBS. AutoCons.exe will still
use 4K and 2K for those needing the smaller memory requirements.
AutoConx.exe will not restore the screen when it exits. Try this if
you lose the cursor or the screen blanks out when you exit (I've had
two complaints about this).
Version 2.0d (bug fix)
If AutoCon followed an "ECHO OFF" and a "CLS" statement in a batch
file, the screen could get slightly messed up - fixed.
Version 2.0c (bug fix)
The user modified colors were getting lost if a reboot was performed
from the command line - fixed.
Version 2.0b (bug fix)
MENU.CTL had a problem with the name of the eighth configuration,
which is now fixed. It also had a tendency to leave menu choice 2
in the hi-lite mode, also fixed.
Several people complained about seeing the Errorlevel statements in
the AUTOEXEC.BAT during the boot process. AUTOEXEC.BAT files will
now start with ECHO OFF as the first statement if you choose the
MENU.CTL option.
Version 2.0 would allow you to choose more than the eight default
configurations. This is no longer allowed.
Version 2.0 had a problem writing the AUTOEXEC.BAT file for the Menu
mode if the Autoexec fields didn't end in a Carriage Return. This
is now fixed.
Version 2.0
I'm jumping the version number from 1.4 to 2.0 for this release.
The reason is that AutoCon's capability has changed so much in this
release that I think it warrants a Major revision number change.
The major change is the inclusion of two new files. These are
MENU.CTL and MENUNUM.COM. Menu.Ctl is a device driver that can
disable commands in the CONFIG.SYS file. MenuNum.Com is a file that
will ask the portion of Menu.Ctl that stays resident which
configuration was chosen, and set the DOS ERRORLEVEL to that number.
This allows setting up menu choices in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file to
match the choice made from the CONFIG.SYS file. Together these two
files allow you to choose a system configuration from a menu of
configurations during the boot process itself.
AutoCon will handle all of the interface details to these two
commands for you, and allow you to return to a "Normal" system
configuration in just a couple of keystrokes. This will allow you
to run programs like "Optimize" from Quarterdeck.
There is a pull-down menu system available on the main screen. Each
item on the menu has a context sensitive help entry. This should
make it very easy to get AutoCon up and running the first time, and
allow you to look up those commands you can't remember the
keystrokes for.
There are two new command line options. If you enter
AutoCon /<return>
on the command line, a window of your configurations will pop up
asking you to choose which configuration you wish to use to reboot
the system. This is equivalent to the "AutoCon <configuraion name>,
except that AutoCon lets you choose the name from a pick list.
The second new command is
AutoCon /@<configuration name>
where <configuration name> is the name shown on the main screen for
each configuration. If the name matches the configuration that was
used for the boot process, the DOS errorlevel will be set to 1. It
will be set to 0 otherwise. For this function to work correctly,
you need to boot up with Menu.Ctl, or assure that each Autoexec
field has the correct name assigned with a SET command. See the new
"Put Name in Environment" editor function defined below.
The internal editor has a few new capabilities. In order to access
most them you will have to edit your keystrokes (using the F6 key).
The block operations are no longer constrained to full lines. The
default keys for reformating were removed. You may reassign them.
"Search Function" (default assigned to ^Q^F) allows you to search
the text for a specified string of text. The string is active for
the entire AutoCon session, and will be the same across records.
"Search/Replace Function" (default assigned to ^Q^A) allows you to
search the text for a specified string of text, and relpace it
with another string of text. You will be asked to confirm the
replacement.
"Repeat Search Function" (default assigned to ^L) This will
repeat the last Search, or Search/Replace that was performed. The
informations is retained during the AutoCon session, and will be
the same across records.
"Install Editor Keys" (default assigned to F6) allows you to
change the editor keys during an edit session.
"Put Name in Environment" (default assigned to AltE) will put a
SET command in your edit field. This will guarantee that the
configuration you are editing has its name placed correctly in the
environment. AutoCon will use this name for various command line
functions.
"Change (Text - AltF6, Block - AltF7, Control Char - AltF8)
Attribute" will allow you to change the keys that call up the
editor color installation windows.
"View Last Dos Screen" (default assigned to AltV) allows you to
see the DOS screen as it was when AutoCOn was started. Could be
useful if the reason your changing a configuration is shown there.
By March 1, 1991 I will have a support BBS in place operating 24
hours a day. The number will be (916) 623 4455.
Version 1.4
One of the WhatsNews has to do with me, I am now a member of the ASP
(Association of ShareWare Professionals). The rest of the WhatsNews
all concern changes (and additions) to the program.
You now have the option to use the built in editor to edit the
Autoexec and Config fields, or to install an external editor to do
the job. <CtrlF6> wi