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========================= W H A T S N E W =================================
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MaxList 2.14
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News:
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+ Support for Maximus 3.0 - TYPE CD expanded. With
"WriteBBSTypeCD <Yes | No>"
you can select, wheather MaxList write files.bbs was marked with
TYPE CD.
+ Maximus 2.xx Users can use the Token
"NoWriteFileBBS <Area [ .. Area ]>"
to select, in which areas MaxList should NOT write the files.bbs.
+ I have expanded the files sort routine.
Now, you can sort files BETWEEN comments.
This special methode is activated by use the token
"SortBetweenComment <Area [ .. Area]>"
The marked areas will by sorted as long as a comment line will
be recognized. After this line, the sorting will restart from this
postion. The comment line stays therefore always at the pretend position.
For all NOT marked areas, the sort methode is executed in normaly mode.
That is, a comment will be allways put in order to the next file and
it will sort corresponding.
+ Now, MaxList can create long descriptions from any text in files.bbs,
if you use following token:
CreateLongDesc <Area [ .. Area]> <MaxLen>
By this procedure, all grafical characters, dulicate blanks and
normaly used frame chars are removed. The maximum length of this text
can be limited.
Furthermore, you can arrange this text in ONE or multiple lines.
For this, use "Noformat <Area>" token.
(see "CreateLongDesc" and "NoFormat" for more info about this)
+ If desired, MaxList can write a header into a files.bbs, even if this
area contains no files. Select this with the token
"HdrInEmptyBBS <Yes | No>"
+ Finaly, I have added a new listtype, ORPHAN.
Have you defined a list with this typ, MaxList will write all files
which has been added by 'AdOrphan' to this list. Note, that this list
is always created, also if no file added!
Example:
FileList 24442050.ORP Orphan
ListTitle Title.tpl
AreaHeader Areahdr3.tpl
AreaFooter
ReportHeader Reprthdr.tpl
ReportFooter
GroupHeader GroupHdr.tpl
GroupFooter
AllAreaReport Yes
End FileList
Other:
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+ Integrated template precompiler.
The templates will be precompiled during loading. This needs
lower memory and speedup processing.
+ Timecritical routines translated to assembler language.
By this, MaxList will run faster.
+ Detection of comment lines improved.
A empty line in a description is used only as comment start, even
is a empty line previous the next filename. In other hand, this
line is proceed as normaly description.
+ New error detection added.
MaxList now will distribute fully decoded messages for all errors.
A brief of this error messages you can found in ERRLIST.DOC
+ I have made little corrections at the outfit.
+ New font editor added.
The font editor now also available in a OS/2 version.
The name is changed into FNTMAKE.EXE (DOS) resp. FNTMAKEP.EXE (OS/2)
+ Mouse support for the OS/2 version of FNTMAKE
All key functions can be processed with the mouse.
A short guide (FNTMAKE.DOC) you can found in archive FONTS.ZIP
Bugfixes:
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Random error fixed. (I have no other word for this type of error)
MaxList will read the files.bbs into a large buffer.
Even the length of description is odd and the filepos in buffer
additional the lenght of description was equal to the length of
buffer, a SYS3175 error occurs under OS/2.
That is, I mean, a random error ;-)
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MaxList 2.13
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Bugfixes:
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"Hang" by missing token "LogoFile" im Block OKFILE have been fixed.
If there are no areas outside FileDivisions and "MainGroupAtFront" has
been set to "Yes", a crash occurs.
I have fixed a bug in Dateroutines. Yearnumbers greater then 1999
now are correctly displayed.
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MaxList 2.12
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News:
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+ I have expanded 'OKFile' for Xenia-User.
With the token 'LOGOFILE <d:\path\Filename.ext> you can append
this file to the end of OkFile.
+ Relative path now as well as expanded by DOWNLOAD and FILELIST, if
you use 'UseMaxHomeDir Yes'.
+ Four new fonts (Medium, Outline, Shadow und Round) are enclosed.
Bugfixes:
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Fixed a bug by 'OkFile' - Mode LONG
Reportlists now distributed correctly.
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HINTS for DOS-Users
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Because all templates and fonts are resides in memory, MaxList 2.xx
needs more memory then earlier versions.
MaxList will allocate up to 100Kb for workingbuffer and temporary 64Kb
while copying files. Is the dupechecking enabled, maxlist will allocate
furthermore 64Kb for Dupebuffer. Each font and template are loaded
into memory. Also needs each filelist and area or group in the
Filearea.ctl memory.
Filenames, filedate und size resides in memory until area is lost.
Under "normaly conditions" you can use the DOS-Version without
any problems. If MaxList runs out of memory (i.e Runtime-Error)
then you can use the DMPI-Version of MaxList.
You can find that program (MAXLISTD.EXE), RTL and overlay in the
archive MXL2DMPI.ZIP.
The MaxList 2.xx highlights
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+ 100% Templatecontrol for ALL Filelists and Files.bbs
+ Maximus 3.0 TYPE DATELIST support (Files.bbs with filesize and date)
+ Seperat lists for report und statistic, also Partlists
+ Fast Dupechecking for Name.Ext or Name only
+ Dupelistformat templatecontrolled
+ Data und filesize can be free formated
+ Nearly unlimited numbers of Newfileflags
+ Newest file (with size and date) for each area
+ Nearly unlimited linelenght (one line max. 8 Kb !)
+ Perfect formating of filedescriptions
+ Adjustable linecount for filedescriptions
+ Automatic wrap or truncate on long lines
+ Create Longdescription whitout Grafical chars (one or multiply lines)
+ Exactly detect of bad filedate
+ Path in the Files.bbs are supported
+ Switchable support for relative path
+ Many sortingmodes of areas and groups (FileDivisions)
+ Unlimited nested of FileDivisions
+ Graficfonts for templates
+ The Fontfiles can be edit and create with MAKEFONT.EXE
+ IF / IFN can be nested up to 50 levels
Wilfried Brinkmann, FidoNet 2:2444/2050 Hattingen, December 1995