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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
- -----------------------
-
- .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
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