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v6.94 Release Notes
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Dear Term-Plus User,
Forgive the long delay in getting this to you. I have been working
hard on both the program and the manual, and have truly been
unable to keep everyone up to date. I am including information about the
last couple of releases so that those who have fallen a bit behind
will know what to look for in this release, but be sure to print out
the new User Guide. It has been re-written to reflect the current
state of the program and now has a Table of Contents and an Index
to help you to locate information. I am proud of the continuing
evolution of Term-Plus, and certainly plan to keep working on it
as long as there is sufficient interest. There is still much that
could be done to expand the program. The address book function is
now approaching the capabilities of a simple stand-alone
database manager. Do explore it. I think you'll find it can add
quite a bit to your use of Term-Plus. The library of XMODEM-variants
has also been greatly expanded from early versions, and I see no
end in sight. ZMODEM is certainly the next target here.
The AutoPilot function needs some "brains" and is at the top of
the list for the next upgrade. Please let me know if you
have any comments, questions, or problems. I'll do my best to be
responsive to all.
Term-Plus v6.8 and v6.9 Changes
-------------------------------
.
.o - Fixed an obscure bug in B Protocol downloading.
.o - Fixed "Append Scroll Buffer" when scroll buffer contents
. exceed 32K TextEdit limit when added to Edit Document.
.o - Fixed some heap fragmentation problems.
.o - Significant terminal display throughput improvements.
.o - Mac II's and others with large displays will find window
. and dialog placement have lost their "brain damage".
.o - Macro button strings can now be up to 120 characters.
.o - Added support for 1K blocks in XMODEM transfers.
.o - Added support for YMODEM and YMODEM-g downloading.
.o - Added high-level printer support to "Printer Echo".
.o - Address Book now has many database functions/abilities.
.o - Added support for launching Term-Plus by clicking on
. Address Book and TEXT documents in Finder. Also opens these
. documents in mid-session under MultiFinder.
.o - Uses Notification Manager under MultiFinder when file
. transfers are done, or a problem arises.
.
Term-Plus v6.93 Changes
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.o - Fixed most abort problems with protocol file transfers
.o - Fixed problems saving menu clock and auto-LF settings
.o - Fixed XMODEM and YMODEM transfer termination anomalies
. (this wasn't a bug, it just wasn't pretty)
.o - Fixed screen driver support for clear to EOL command
.o - Fixed Sample Script for GEnie log-ins
.o - Main terminal window remembers zoom state across launches,
. and is stored in AutoPilot settings
.o - Improved line noise handling
.o - Improved Address Book text file importing
.o - Improved memory management, especially when memory is tight.
.o - Enabled "Find" command for main terminal window
.o - Added "Select All" command for edit documents and
. main terminal window.
.o - Added TextEdit-like mouse text selection in main terminal
. window. Retains "double-click on displayed menus" function.
.o - Main terminal window supports "Copy"ing selected text, and
. continues to Copy entire screen if no text is selected.
.o - Terminal window "Paste" now supports prompted sending and
. user abort with <CMD>-'.'.
.o - Extended maximum number of screens in scroll buffer.
. Limit depends on available memory.
.o - Performance no longer affected by size of scroll buffer.
.o - Added modem hardware handshaking support (untested)
.o - Added YMODEM batch file sending (untested)
.
.Term-Plus v6.94 Changes
.-----------------------
.
. o - Fixed bug in Auto menu that wouldn't allow adding AutoPilots.
. o - Fixed bug in v6.93 B-protocol support (sigh!)
. o - Fixed bug in v6.93 expanded Scroll Buffer (double sigh!)
. o - Fixed bug in v6.93 that left "ghost" cursors.
. o - Fixed bug in v6.93 that could cause problems when quitting
. by clicking in the main terminal window close box.
. o - Fixed bug when COnference mode selected when main terminal
. window wasn't frontmost.
. o - Fixed YMODEM uploading. v6.93's attempt was bad.
. v6.94 has been tested on CompuServe in both directions,
. and still works for downloading from GEnie.
. o - Fixed all known anomolies with menu item enabling.
. o - Improved time display in colored menu bars.
. o - Added initial support for shared environments. Term-Plus© now
. creates its own "Settings" file in the System Folder to hold
. resources that need to be changed in normal use, so that the
. program no longer modifies itself. Also allows running the program
. from read-only media.
. o - Added support for 12 pt. font in main terminal window on systems
. with a large screen display that supports zooming. To get 12 pt,
. hold down the <OPTION> key while clicking in the main terminal
. window's Zoom Box. Provides 84x24 on Apple Color Monitor when
. zoomed out with 12 pt. font selected. Others depend on size of
. screen. Format displayed in lower right-hand corner of the
. main terminal window when zoomed out.
. o - Text file editor windows now display the size of the file
. at the bottom of the window.
. o - Macs with at least the 128K ROMs running System v4.1 and up
. can use a popup menu in text file editor windows. This menu
. allows you to change the font, size, and style of the text.
. To get the menu, hold down the option key while clicking in
. the text file's window.
. o - Added "Save Scroll Buffer Contents" feature to allow
. saving entire Scroll Buffer to a text file easily
. o - Finalized support for hardware handshaking, and brought
. most serial communications code up to Apple specs
. o - Added window zooming to Address Book window
. o - User Guide has been completely updated, and now includes
. both a Table of Contents and an Index. Note: Future
. releases of the User Guide will likely be in MS-Word format.
. o - Term-Plus NavEdit v3.x is a total re-write and actually works now.
. Enhanced to allow opening multiple AutoPilot files simultaneously.
. Now allows opening non-AutoPilot files, such as the Settings
. file in the System Folder. Just hold down the Option key when
. selecting the "Open" item in the File menu.
.
. Note: The next version of Term-Plus will incorporate changes to
the AutoPilot file structure. Be sure to retain copies of all of
your AutoPilots and scripts so you can recompile the scripts and
copy Macro string resources from the old AutoPilot files. In fact,
some of you may find you need to edit and recompile your scripts
now due to some small internal changes in v6.94.
. Future versions will likely drop support for the original 512K with
the old 64K ROMs. v6.94 is quite solid and should suffice for them,
but the design compromises and additional code needed to support
those machines has become too great a burden on further expansion
of the program. Term-Plus will continue to run on 512KE's for some
time, but the writing is on the wall for them, too.
The file "Term-Plus© NavEdit" is a utility program that allows you
to edit the navigation items for the "Navigate" item in the Special
Menu of Term-Plus which are contained in AutoPilot files. This program
has been upgraded to allow opening more than one AutoPilot at a time
to allow you to easily cut and paste ICONs and other items between
AutoPilot files. While this version (3.0) is a substantial improvement
over previous efforts, it can be destructive. Therefore, you should be
sure to work only with back-up copies of AutoPilot files. NavEdit will
also open the "Term-Plus© Settings" file that Term-Plus now creates
in your System folder. To open this file, hold down the Option key
when selecting the "Open" item from the File menu in NavEdit.
The two AutoPilot files "CIS ICONs" and "GEnie ICONs" contain the
default navigation items for the two services indicated by the
respective file names. When you want to create an AutoPilot for
use on one of these services, use the "Select AutoPilot From Disk"
item from the Auto menu and select the appropriate AutoPilot file.
All these AutoPilots do is to load their resources into Term-Plus.
They do not execute any commands, but they do change the communications
settings. So, you will need to select the "Communications" item from
the Settings menu and make any changes needed to reflect your modem's
settings and capabilities. At this point, you can write your script
file using the text editor and create a new AutoPilot file using the
"Compile New AutoPilot" item in the Auto menu. Be sure to consult the
User Guide beforehand to get the latest information on AutoPilots.
The two text files "CIS Term Setup Script" and "GEnie Term Setup Script"
are AutoPilot script files which, once compiled into AutoPilot files,
will automatically set up your account on these services to work best
with Term-Plus. They automate the process outlined in the User Guide.
You must be logged on to the service and be at the "TOP" menu page for
these scripts to work properly. On both CompuServe and GEnie, the
command "TOP" will get you to the proper location to use these AutoPilots.
You only need to run these AutoPilots once. Then you can discard the
AutoPilot files, but you should keep the script files in case you
ever need to repeat this process.
Thank-you for your patience and continuing support. It is appreciated.
Sincerely,
Richard L. Trethewey
PEEK[65]
P.O. Box 586
Pacifica, CA 94044
CIS: 71460,2534
GEnie: R.TRETHEWEY