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PROCOMM PLUS for Windows version 1.02
Release Notes
May 10, 1993
The following changes have been made for the PROCOMM PLUS for Windows 1.02
maintenance release:
WINDOWS ASPECT
The Termkey command has improved stability for internal ALT-key accelerators
and now executes properly when preceeded by the SENDKEY command.
The SHELL command now reads the COMSPEC or SHELL settings in order to launch
the proper command processor.
The SET DIALDIR MAXDIAL command now accepts integers 0-999.
The DISABLE command now works as documented in the ASPECT Reference Manual.
ASPECT support corrected for expressions float=float/int
The PASS indicator in the dialing window is now updated correctly when
queue dialing is specified in a script.
The NEWITEM command now works as documented in the ASPECT Reference Manual.
ASPECT now defines Error 0 as "Invalid Attribute".
Format string support enhanced for the * (field precision) and %% (literal %)
identifers.
Both DDE client and server support enhanced.
The FLISTBOX command now saves selected filenames in alphabetical order.
Set/Fetch commands now execute correctly when used with SET DIALDIR ACCESS.
$OSVER now correctly reports the DOS version.
DIALING DIRECTORY
When entries are highlighted and copied, the Port settings now reflect
each entry's port field contents.
The ADVANCED button is now greyed in cases where advanced options do not
exist.
EMULATIONS
AT&T 605/4410
Downloadable function key sequences can now contain empty mappings
without erasing the current function key mapping.
VTxxx
The command for transparent print on/off is now interpreted correctly.
Answerback supported when ^[[>c or ^[[>0c is received.
Tab sizes are now doubled in double-wide character mode.
MISCELLANEOUS
Ampersands no longer appear as underscores in the Notes field of the scripts
dialog box, the File Upload dialog box, and the Dialing Directory dialing
window.
Version 1.02 will restore to a minimized state if it was last run minimized.
Current script on the Action Bar is now updated after an unsuccessful dial.
PWKEYMAP.FON now loads under Windows 3.0.
The Terminal Setup Line Wrap checkbox now works properly.
Setup corrects problem with "Tab stops every n position" for 132-column
emulations.
Version 1.02 now flushes the contents of the current screen before the program
shuts down.
In Setup, selecting Font Based on Window and OK immediately takes effect.
In the PCPLUS Narrow font, size 9, ASCII character value 186 was reversed with
value 199. This has been corrected.
If an invalid COM port is selected, the phone icon and online/offline
indicator both report the correct port status.
Version 1.02 now looks at the Capture file path defined in User Settings before
creating the file.
Version 1.02 now drops DTR and RTS when it switches ports or the program is
closed.
Record Mode correctly interprets quoted strings received from a host.
PRINTING
The Dialing Directory now uses the printer specified in Printer Setup.
Printer fonts list is now updated when a different printer is selected.
In Printer Setup, the Alt-S accelerator was used twice.
Headers now print with any top margins.
Headers are now printed when the Screen to...Printer function is executed.
PROTOCOLS
Kermit
No longer adds an extra carriage return to uploads using Kermit TEXT mode.
Now properly truncates mainframe long filenames and file extensions.
RAW ASCII
Uploads now support software flow control.
NEW PW.INI STATEMENTS
The following two statements can now be added to the PW.INI file:
Disable DEC Keypad Application Mode=1
This statement may be inserted into the [options] section to disable
DEC keypad application mode in VTxxx emulations. Setting it to 0 will
enable the keypad application support (default).
SelectionToClipboardOnly=1
This statement may be inserted into the [options] section to disable
sending data to the COM port when the user highlights a portion of
the terminal screen and clicks the right mouse button. Setting it
to 0 (default) enables both copying the text to the Windows clipboard
and sending the data out the open COM port.
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PROCOMM PLUS for Windows version 1.01
Release Notes
August 25, 1992
The following changes have been made for the PROCOMM PLUS for Windows 1.01
maintenance release:
WINDOWS ASPECT
The Windows ASPECT script language has improved execution speed. Scripts
can now be expected to run between seven and twenty times faster.
The MSPAUSE, CLIPTOFILE, WHEN ISKEY, and DIALQUEUE commands now operate as
described in the Windows ASPECT Reference Manual.
The $TIME and $USERWIN system variables now operate as described in the
Windows ASPECT Reference Manual.
The $FLOWSTATE system variable now dynamically changes with the state of
XON/XOFF (Software) Flow Control.
The Procedure Calling convention of PROC1(a,b,c) now supports up to 10
arguments.
The TRANSMIT DDE server command no longer converts strings to lowercase or
sends quote marks that act as a string terminator.
CONVERT
The program now properly converts the Dialing Directory parity/databits
fields from the DOS version of PROCOMM PLUS.
The program now converts entries whose names begin with spaces.
DIALING DIRECTORY
The Dialing Directory now allows entries to be deselected with the standard
Windows Ctrl-key convention; however, note that the entry will not change
color until the focus is moved.
The current highlighted entry is always considered "selected" and will be
included as part of a dialing queue.
Use of the scroll bar no longer automatically selects entries.
The Print dialog options now operate as described in the User Manual.
The Notes function now supports editors which do not assume the ".TXT"
extension.
The Sort function now sorts names in ascending order and totals in descending
order.
Tab and Cursor Keys now work after the Alt-A accelerator command is used.
EMULATIONS
Characters received when a UART parity error is detected are displayed to the
screen.
Switching between 80-column and 132-column displays has been improved.
Remappable keys are now echoed to the screen during half-duplex operation.
ADDS 60/90 Correctly supports cursor positioning sequences containing nulls
and corrects support for cursor positioning beyond column 10.
AT&T 4410 No longer "eats" the first character in a download function key
sequence with seq.length=0.
DEC VTxxx - Support for the following sequences has been improved: Esc F
(7-bit mode), Esc(A (UK Character Set support) and Esc[?21 (VT52
mode).
DG 210 Supports cursor positioning sequences containing nulls and
now properly wraps when a cursor-down is received on the last
line of the screen.
IBM 3101 High-bit characters are properly displayed, and font switching
has been fully implemented.
TTY Clears the screen when a formfeed is received.
Wyse 50 FUNC key now supported. Also, the Esc2 Clear Tab Stop support
corrected.
MISCELLANEOUS
Record Mode now operates correctly when calling a bulletin board running
WildCat! software.
The Meta Key button operation has been fixed.
Connection Logging now operates as described in the User Manual.
The internal .GIF Viewer will now save graphics as .BMPs on all systems.
Scripts run from the command line will not overwrite modem initialization
characters still in the transmit buffer.
PRINTING
If the emulation is changed during a DEDICATED PRINT, the Dedicated Print mode
is cleared.
Support has been enhanced for all Windows 3.1 printe