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LIST Version 9.0h WHAT'S NEW Feb 23, 1994
New Command Line Switches
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/? displays LIST usage information
/B tells LIST to use the BIOS for displaying data.
/D forces display of the File Selection menu for the specified files,
e.g. *.TXT for only .TXT files; a filespec must be supplied.
/E tells LIST to begin displaying the files at the end of each file
instead of at the beginning.
/K disables the mouse. Both the /M and /K mouse options are clonable.
/Q toggles sounding of beeps and bells; same function as the alt-Q
command.
/V causes a verify function to be performed after any Copy or Move
function
/4 places LIST into 43/50 display mode; this requires an EGA or VGA
display adapter.
| /1 places LIST Enhanced into 132-column mode
| /C for LIST Enhanced, lock columns on left side
| /N for LIST Enhanced, lock first file lines on top
/Ttext searches all files immediately for the 'text' and is case
sensitive. The /Ftext or /Ttext parameter must be the last on the
command line. Both cannot be used at one time.
/Ftext begins a text search through all selected files now invokes the
Find function which is NOT case sensitive.
/#nnnnnn supplies the record number from which the display is to begin.
- The /L, /W, /M, /S, and /J command line switches now allow for
disabling the function (in case LIST was cloned with the option on).
To do this, add a minus sign, e.g. /-W or /W- will set wrap off. The
B, D, and Q switches are toggles. That is, specifying them reverses
the default (or cloned setting).
New Operational Features
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- the program files are LISTS.COM (small), LISTR.COM (regular), and
LIST.COM (plus).
- The LIST environment variable tells LIST where to place temporary
files for the ViewArc and archive extraction functions, e.g.
SET LIST=C:\TEMP
- All DEBUG offsets and information have been replaced by a new
program called LISTOPT which is used to set defaults and options.
LISTOPT is available to registered and licensed users only.
| - The unregistered version of LIST Plus does not support network drives.
LIST Version 9.0h WHAT'S NEW Feb 21, 1994
- The maximum "logical" record size has been increased from 910 to 2048.
- A second Help screen is now available in the Plus version which shows
all of the Ctrl- and cursor key functions
- An improvement in speed is available when all filter options are set
off. Use alt-Z to display the toggles on the bottom line. An option
is off when its corresponding letter, e.g. 'J' for alt-J junk filter
or 'T' for the alt-T tab expansion filter, is in lower case.
- The Viewarc function now assumes that .EXE and .COM files are self-
extracting files and will actually execute them to extract the selected
file. Not all self-extracting programs support this. Otherwise, if a
file does not have the .ARC, .LZH, .ZIP, .PAK, or .SDN extension, the
file is assumed to be a .ARC file.
- The top status line while viewing a file has changed. Until the last
record number is known, LIST now displays a percentage of the file read
so far.
File Selection Menu
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- New commands are available from the File Selection (Alt-V) menu:
E invokes the 'Edit' editor to let you edit the selected file;
create a BATch file called EDIT.BAT which invokes the
editor of your choice with the optional parameters it needs
I invokes (executes) the selected program; replying ESCape to
the "Options:" prompt cancels the command; at least one
space is required: a null <enter> cancels the command.
* refreshes the directory display
Alt-Z toggles the status display on the bottom line from disk and
file statistics line to a menu command help line
- Changes to other file selection menu (Alt-V) commands:
- Q)uit returns you to the display of the last file you viewed
if no file has been displayed, Q exits to DOS.
- the X command exits to DOS in the NEW (current) directory
- ESCape exits to DOS in the ORIGINAL directory
- Alt-X exits to DOS and shows the original screen
- the 1-up display now includes the file attributes
- Alt-C saves (clones) the settings
- the S)ort command now has a None (no sort) ordering option, and a
minus "-" prefix option for sorting in descending order; ESCape now
cancels the S)ort request. The descending sort option is clonable.
- a \ may be used in place of the P)ath command to change directories
LIST Version 9.0h WHAT'S NEW Feb 21, 1994
File Selection Menu (cont'd)
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- the F2 command to toggle the bottom line status display has been
changed to F3
- you may press the shift key and a letter key to move the selection
to the first filename beginning with that letter, e.g. shift-C will
put the cursor on the first file name beginning with the letter 'c'
| - new alt-F7 and alt-F8 commands change the color of the bar for the
| current file entry at the cursor position
New Commands
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- A new ctrl-Y command saves the current position as a bookmark, and
alt-Y repositions to the last bookmark. You may set up to 10 bookmarks.
- A new 1 command restarts displaying files with the first file.
- A new Ctrl-right command scrolls the screen right to the end of the
current line.
- A new O command toggles the date format from U.S. mm/dd/yy to
European format dd-mm-yy and is clonable.
- A new % (percent) command toggles whether LIST displays the file's last
line number or percentage of file read.
| - A new Ctrl-L command toggles the display of page breaks
| - Add video mode T for ATI Graphics Ultra Plus adapters
Changed Commands
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- The X command exits to DOS and clears the screen. In the Plus version,
you are now placed in the new (selected) directory.
- The Alt-D and Alt-O (write lines to a file) commands have been changed
to default to writing a found (highlighted line after Scan or Find)
line if no lines have been marked.
- All command which as for a d:\path and/or a filename now check for
embedded blanks and non-valid characters.
- The ctrl-I command has been added to the Plus version. It allows
setting the TAB interval to values other than the standard 8. Ctrl-I
prompts you to enter the new interval, which can be from 1 to 99.
- The ctrl-T dial command will initially place the cursor on a line
with found text, i.e. you scan for a name and LIST find it. The found
text is highlighted. When you issue ctrl-T, the cursor is placed there.
LIST copies all numbers and valid telephone number characters, like
dash and comma, up to the first non-numeric character as the phone
number. Sending of a '1' prefix has been removed. If the modem fails
to dial initially, press the