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- XLIST (tm) Hard Disk Manager Version 2.71a 11-31-92
- Copyright 1985-1992 Gary W. Wood All Rights Reserved. XLIST /h for usage
-
- You are free to use, copy and distribute XLIST for personal use and shareware
- distribution IN ITS ORIGINAL, UNMODIFIED FORM PROVIDED NO FEE BEYOND REASONABLE
- MEDIA AND/OR SHIPPING CHARGES IS LEVIED.
-
- Gary W. Wood disclaims all warranties as to this software, whether express or
- implied, including without limitation any implied warranties of merchant-
- ability, fitness for a particular purpose, functionality or data integrity
- or protection. This program may not be used in a business, corporation,
- organization, government or agency environment without a negotiated site
- license. See documentation for further disclaimers and information.
-
- If you find XLIST fast, easy, and convenient to use, a registration of $25
- would be appreciated. If you send $25 or more you will receive, when
- available, the next version of XLIST. Please state the version of the
- software that you currently have.
-
- Send check or money order to:
-
- Gary W. Wood
- 5401 Lakeview Road
- North Little Rock, AR 72116
-
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-
- WELCOME!
-
- This is the latest release of XLIST version 2.71a. This will be the
- most powerful version of XLIST ever released. It has new features
- as outlined below.
-
- Please read the documentation and review the XLIST.PRO file for
- processing options in order to set-up XLIST properly. XLIST function
- keys and *EXECUTE profile commands work in conjunction with your
- favorite browser, editor, word processor, etc... in order to make
- a seamless disk manager, and should be set-up properly within XLIST.PRO
- before using XLIST.
-
- INVENTORY of ZIP file.
-
- README.271 This file.
- XLIST.EXE Main program (DOS Version)
- XLIST.ICO Icon for OS/2 in 2.0 format
- XLISTOS2.EXE Main program (OS/2 1.2 thru 2.0 Version)
- XLIST.CNF Contains colors and keyboard settings (Binary file,
- Please don't edit this file).
- XLIST.PRO User options (should be reviewed and edited
- to specify user options).
- XLIST.DOC Documentation
- ????????.FNT Optional loadable fonts with *VGAMODE profile command.
-
- Version for OS/2 1.0 available on request.
-
- ENVIRONMENT PARAMETERS:
-
- For best performance of XLIST, set the following environment
- parameters before using XLIST. This will page approximately
- 130K of memory to a virtual disk when XLIST launches a program
- if the *OVERLAY option in XLIST.PRO is set ON. (DOS Version)
-
- SET TMP=D:\ <-- Set to a virtual disk or temporary directory
-
-
- NEW FEATURES:
-
- Version 2.70 --- June 2, 1992
-
- Preview file entries when browsing the directory tree
- when the new profile command *TREESCAN is ON.
- Option to reload directory tree when a XLIST_x.LOG file exists
- is controlled by the *TREEDATE profile command.
- Position to archive file when exiting directory scan of
- archive.
- Un-highlite current command line when executing commands.
- Correct the space utilization "allocation unit" amount.
- Some color changes to the directory tree & /exe window.
-
- Version 2.70A --- July 14, 1992
-
- Correction to include all directories of LZH archive files.
- /EXP & /EXE command wouldn't function correctly in clearing screen.
-
- Version 2.70B --- July 27, 1992
-
- Modified to load upward to 5900 entries using the *ENTRIES
- parameter by using 31-bit huge pointers.
- Recompiled programs to resolve intermittent problems in OS/2 2.0
- causing SYS3175 and SYS3176 protection faults with DOS
- version in DOS window. (Compiled with MS C/C++ 7.0.)
- Directory tree work file naming standards changed to "XLIST.LOG"
- for MS-DOS and non-HPFS OS/2 drives and "XLIST.HPFS"
- for HPFS OS/2 drives. Lets you have Xlist active in
- both DOS & OS/2 windows without directory tree
- confusion.
- Pressing CTRL-ENTER will only execute the command on the current
- command line where the cursor is positioned.
-
- Version 2.70C --- August 6, 1992
-
- Will now support Digital Research's DR.DOS 6.0 memory management
- features when using the *OVERLAY feature and high memory
- active.
- Corrected bug in the Zip archive directory causing only the first
- entry to be displayed in some cases when central directory
- had extra appended information.
- Removed the *EMS option as unnecessary.
- New parameters added to the *OVERLAY option to specify the possible
- locations to swap the program from memory. These options
- may be mixed on the *OVERLAY line following the first
- option "ON". Values: SWAP_ANY, SWAP_DISK, SWAP_EMS,
- SWAP_XMS, SWAP_EXT (Note: OS/2 Users in the DOS box should't
- use the SWAP_ANY and SWAP_EXT options. Use SWAP_EMS or
- SWAP_XMS option)
- Minor correction to inconsistent operation of the /s option on the
- command line.
-
- Version 2.70D --- August 19, 1992
-
- Support older archive .LZH method.
- Bug causing the *DISABLE command not to work for the CD & CHDIR
- commands.
- Made the program more sticky on saving the status of the directory
- when navigating between directories and to archives.
- New $T variable will be a list of tagged files. $T is full pathname
- and filenames while $t is shorter filename only.
- The Ctrl-PgUp will position the highlite/cursor to the first tagged
- file.
- Recognizes encrypted archive entries on ZIP files and will prompt
- for the password when using the $s or $S variable. $S will
- always prompt for password while the $s will only prompt
- once while in the archive.
- Removed the SWAP_EXT option from *OVERLAY profile command.
-
- Version 2.70E --- October 17, 1992
-
- Fixed bug in the alt-t tag screen causing Xlist to execute tagged
- entries when excaping with ESC key.
- Made the /RD=[filespec] definitions "sticky" when navigating from
- directories.
- Add some more information on the directory tree using the TREESCAN ON
- option in the XLIST.PRO file.
- Add XLIST.ICO icon for OS/2 2.0
-
- Version 2.70F --- October 22, 1992
-
- The directory tree will recognize the sort parameters when
- displaying using the TREESCAN option ON.
-
- You can use the shifted PGUP/PGDN & up/down cursor to control
- viewing the directory displayed in the directory tree
- when using the TREESCAN option ON.
-
- Version 2.71 --- November 22, 1992
-
- Utilize OS/2 multi-thread processing for copying and erasing
- files increasing the thruput (This works great!)
- Misc. video speed improvements on OS/2 version.
- Correction for creating multiple workfiles when browsing
- archive files.
- Correction to keep from having a SYS3175 error on OS/2 when
- pressing enter in an empty directory.
- Added feature to handle unsafe interrupts when shrinking
- memory usage. If you get the "Unsafe interrupt..."
- message when executing commands load the "TSRINT.EXE"
- TSR program prior to executing Xlist. (Note: This
- program is needed with the *OVERLAY option using
- DOS under OS/2 2.0.)
-
- Version 2.71a --- November 30, 1992
-
- Corrected bug causing SYS3175 error when untagging tagged entries.
-
-