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- `term' v4.3a update
- ===================
- This patch addresses a number of problems in `term' v4.3, namely:
-
- - Fixed yet another bug in the darn review buffer code. I guess this won't fix
- them all. Has anybody seen the review buffer lockup bug yet and can tell me
- how to reproduce it?
-
- - Nonzero background colours no longer spell trouble when scrolling, refreshing
- and mucking with the terminal display. Actually, a lot was broken in this
- area, partly owing to the fact that pen storage variables were actually seven
- bits signed only. With palette sharing on 256 colour screens pen numbers could
- end up on the negative side and wreak havoc on the code that would try to
- `economize' on bitplanes when scrolling. Talk about historic code...
-
- - `term' now uses the "official" way to determine if there are any visitor
- windows open on its very own public screen. Thanks go to Stefan Becker who
- pointed this out.
-
- - Went through all invocations of the MsgQueue routines and cleaned things up
- a bit so no signals are used twice. Perhaps this is what caused all the
- nasty lock-ups, in particular concerning the review buffer.
-
- - Some of the text editing fields had the maximum number of chars they should
- be able to hold set to 0.
-
- - The weird screen left edge snap is finally fixed (Sigh!).
-
- - The hotkey panel text editing fields now automatically translate your
- keyboard input into hotkey specifiers. If you don't like this feature,
- press the caps lock key; this will allow you to edit the field contents
- as usual.
-
- - Recompiled the program using SAS/C 6.55.
-
-
- What's in the archive?
- ======================
- The following files should be included in this archive:
-
- term43a030.pch Patch to update `term' v4.3 (030 version)
- term43a030.pch.sig PGP signature for term43a030.pch
- term43a68k.pch Patch to update `term' v4.3 (generic version)
- term43a68k.pch.sig PGP signature for term43a68k.pch
- Patch-4.3a.notes The file you are currently reading
- spatch Tool to apply the patch
- Update-term4.3 Installer script to apply the patch
-
-
- How to apply this patch?
- ========================
- Just use the supplied installer script, it will do all the messy work
- for you which involves deciding with program type you are using (either
- the 030 version or the generic version), making a backup copy of the
- old program and last but not least applying the patch.
-
-
- Famous last words
- =================
- This patch file was created using the "scompare" SAS Binary File
- Compare Program V6.50 which is copyright © 1992-1993 SAS Institute,
- Inc. The "spatch" SAS Binary File Patcher V6.50 is copyright © 1992
- SAS Institute, Inc.
-
-
- If you don't trust this patch file, you can request a patch file
- directly from me either on disk (don't forget to include money to
- cover the postage) or via eMail.
-
- My mail address is:
-
- Olaf Barthel
- Brabeckstrasse 35
- D-30559 Hannover
- Federal Republic of Germany
-
- My eMail address is:
-
- olsen@sourcery.han.de
-