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+ News
* Future Release Ideas
■ New Features
! Bug Fixes
# Enhancement
Future Releases
* Version 3.0: This version will possibly have a new header format that will
include the time stamp also, and possibly a companion decoding program so
that XXBUG can make it's way on multi-platforms and for those who have
trouble decoding with DEBUG.
Version 2.21
+ XXBUG has grown to the point where it can no longer be distributed through
the BATPOWER echo, I will begin distributing it through BFDS, and maybe
some other File Distribution Networks.
# Made a few enhancements to the user display. Instead of displaying how
much data was read during reading it will display percentages for the
encoding and multi-paging features. When XXBUG is finished it also
reports all of the names of the multi-paged files that it created.
■ Added a first page length, /MP=[x,]x, where x is the maximum page length
for pages beyond 1, and [x,] is the maximum page length for page 1. If
you don't specify the number [x,] then XXBUG will assume you meant the
same for both. This is to make it functionally the same to previous
versions.
! Also added in page length calculations for the beginning and ending page
break messages. It even correctly make the calculation for no beginning
line on page 1. So now when you tell it 85 lines it will be 85 lines and
no more.
+ This is not a new feature, but I never mentioned it, I even forgot about
it, when the MultiPage reports a Failure this is because the script was
too small to multipage with the parameters specified, it will leave the
*.SCR file behind, and you should use that file. This feature has been
in XXBUG since 1.12, since MultiPage was included.
+ Another undocumented feature is that all switches can be turned off, for
example /MP can be turned off (any mode of MP) with /MP-, /NG can be
turned off with /NG-.
Version 2.20
! Now correctly responds when a file is not found.
! Made a mistake with the line length, but it wouldn't affect the script file
nor the performance, increased the line length to 68 bytes plus 1 byte for
the line length for a total of 69 bytes per line. XXBUG will only work
with the GXDPlus header or other routines that follow the standard
xx-encoding method.
■ Fixed problem with executing XXBUG outside of it's own directory, now
external files will attach without a problem.
Version 2.10
■ Reprogrammed GXD 3.4 routines, XXBUG now supports the line length feature
offered in the original XXENCODE programs, which means that final file
size will be accurate, the only cost was to drop 4 bytes from each line
since it would have exceeded the table limit, line length is now 65 bytes.
Version 2.01
+ Incorporated the new GXD v3.4 routines as an external file.
! Fixed a small problem with turning switches off, if you turn them off twice
they toggle.
+ Incorporated the old /NG switch.
+ GXD v3.4 still seems to have problems to calculate the correct file size,
so the program still throws in a 'RCX' to define the proper file size.
Version 2.00
# Totally rewritten, mostly for better looking source code.
+ Removed the /NG and /KS option.
# Replaced XXBUG header with new format, XXBUG20 header format, see docs.
# CRC-16 routines replaced with CRC-32, reason for a new header format.
Version 1.20
+ Program size was reduced.
+ Reduced size of header.
+ Removed registration key software, XXBUG is free.
Version 1.12
■ Option to exclude GXD v3.3a routines in script file (/NG).
■ Option to keep time stamp of source file (/KS).
■ Multiple page splitting for offline mail readers (/MP).
■ Changes *.EXE files to *.$$$ and attaches a note to the script.
Version 1.11
# Removes pathnames from script files, if a pathname was specified it would
include it in the script file.
Version 1.10
■ Eliminated the use of external encoders, XXBUG 1.10 now has a built in
xx-encoding routine that is compatible with the GXD v3.3a routines written
by Greg Vigneault.
■ Add a CRC-16 value in the XXBUG header.
Version 1.03
■ Searches for either an .XX or an .X01 extension in the current directory.
Version 1.01
■ Added attachment file, allows you to add comments automatically at the
beginning and end of the script file. (such as decoding instructions)
! Also fixed a small problem with getting the original file name from the
XX34E header, it wouldn't get the entire file name or it would take in
part of the header.
Version 1.00
+ First release