* (important) notice + New feature ? Changed something - Bug fix v1.00 - xx.06.97 + If smile ( :), :( or :- ) is found from start of line, that line won't be displayed with quote color like normal ':' lines. + "Show only unread areas" switch to read preferences, displays only areas with unread messages in arealist. + OMEN moderating commands: (not tested, hope they work :) D - Delete message P - Toggle message's private/public status M - Move message to another area + Personal mail scan is now a lot faster + Internal editor: Delete works, undelete line (ctrl-u) works, save message key changed to Ctrl-Z. + BW offline area configuration: You can select "Only Personal" and "Personal+All" choices with enter. ? Tearline field [reg only] can now be 30 chars long so macros fit in there, but it will still be truncated to 15 chars after macros are expanded. ? In default preferences you can't select Default(something) anymore. ? Selection bar isn't anymore moved back in first area while selecting message area in msg area override preferences. - QWK replies had wrong reply date (month) - Win32 version didn't even work, running packers jammed it. - BW offline configuration (keyword/filter/macro) didn't work right in Linux version. - Offline.tmp file was packed in reply packets if offline configuration was used. - To-field was cleared when moving replies to another area. - Still there was a bug when writing to OMEN message areas over 255 - After read new files list, screen got messed up v1.00b - 27.05.97 * Linux version! Uses ncurses 4.0, make sure you have /usr/share/terminfo linked to /usr/lib/terminfo * Sorry, no more DOS version, for some reason it just crashes after doing something couple of times.. * "String settings" menu in setup moved to language file. * SkyReader now packs all files found from work path, so you should change packer settings so that packer updates only modified files, like: rar: rar u .... zip: zip -jk9Du .... pkzip: pkzip -u .... arj: arj u .... lha: lha u .... uc: uc a !NEWER .... (?) lh: lh u .... (?) These are also set as defaults when creating new configuration file. + Internal editor, still a bit buggy, but better than nothing. :) - Backspace at start of line might do something weird in some situations. Press Ctrl-R to redraw screen if something strange happens. - You can't undelete deleted line + Messages marked as deleted can be removed from Blue Wave packets with Alt-D in message area list + SOUP support Remember to set your internet address from setup -> global -> string settings. To get your real name to From-field, SkyReader first checks if there's anything in (packet/area) preferences -> alias field, if not, name is taken from string settings -> your name. + Setup -> Global -> String Settings -> Temp msgtxt file : Message text file name for editor (default is msgtemp.txt). + Global keyword search - press 'K' in arealist to use it. + "Split msg to # lines"-feature FINALLY (it's been configurable in setup since first beta :) does something. + Writing message: SkyReader now removes all empty lines after real message text, so you don't have to worry if there's too many of them. + PgUp, PgDn, Home and End keys work now in keyboard config + Version number for Blue Wave reply packets can now also be modified (reg. only) .. BW doors usually build tearline like: --- v + Shift-F10 gives a small information box + Inbound and outbound translation table names are displayed (if set) while reading messages + ':' is now also treated as quote character. + "Select host system" box is now sorted by file name and its size depends on how many packets you have + Tear line (mostly works only with BW doors) for Blue Wave reply packets can be modified (reg. only) + If computer crashes in reply manager, SkyReader notices it and jumps back in reply manager in next run. + Alt-C (go to setup) works now while reading replies. + Setup -> Global -> Misc Settings -> Scroll more down : Set yes, if you want message to scroll down more than its length is (like in BW). + Address book! Mailing list doesn't work yet though.. + SkyReader can display *bolded*, _underlined_ and /italic/ words with different color. + Template file for save message: savemsg.tpl and saverep.tpl + New macros: @MSGNUM@ - Message number @FLAG_READ@ - "Read" flag status (Yes/No) @FLAG_SAVED@ - "Saved" flag status (Yes/No) @FLAG_REPLIED@ - "Replied" flag status (Yes/No) @FLAG_PRINTED@ - "Printed" flag status (Yes/No) @MARK_REPLY@ - "Reply" mark ("Reply " / "") @MARK_SAVE@ - "Save" mark ("Save " / "") @MARK_PRINT@ - "Print" mark ("Print " / "") @MARK_DEL@ - "Del" mark ("Del " / "") + New macro "command" : ' = fill character. Works like: @macro:11'-@ -> "macro -----" @macro:11R'-@ -> "----- macro" @macro:11C'-@ -> "-- macro --" + Use /m command line switch in DOS and 386 versions to make SkyReader work with MDA (display adapter). + QWK: Netmail reply works now by searching "netmail", "e-mail" and "email" texts from area names + Number of taglines are no more limited to 8192 + SkyReader won't lock up anymore if no valid taglines are found + Random tagline can now randomize also [altlist] lines - it loads [altlist] tagline file and randomizes new tagline from there. + If subject is changed, SkyReader can create a notice text about it. See Setup->Global->String settings->Subject changed and Preferences-> Entry mode->Insert "subject changed" hdr. + Message text is no more limited to 8192 lines + Directory list is no more limited to 1024 entries - Scrollbar (while reading messages) colors weren't configurable - Fixed some bugs with packet/area preferences - Fixed some bugs with Hippo format.. - Indexing OMEN packets could hang SkyReader in some messages - English language file had some texts in wrong order - SkyReader didn't display all message areas in QWK packets - Some strange crashes and lockups _should_ have been fixed - Decrypt/reply message still didn't work .. Stupid me .. - Hundreds of bugs fixed v0.60b - 23.11.96 * If keyboard routines seem to work slowly in Win32 version (0.5sec delays or something), try starting SkyReader from 4DOS (or command.com etc..) prompt and it should help... Why does this happen in some computers?? How do I fix this?? + Keyboard configuration now in SkyReader's setup. KEYCFG.EXE is finally useless.. + Setup -> Global -> Mail packet options -> Display directories: If directories should be shown in "open message packet" list. + Change to @TAG@ macro: Now new tagline is randomized only after @GETTAG@ macro. You may also specify a different tagline file where to get tagline like @GETTAG.filename.txt@ + "Move mail packet" option put into "Closing mail packet" box. Means that if SkyReader should move message packet to "Old msg packets" path. This can be also set to default from Setup -> Global -> Mail packet options -> auto move msg packet. + "Display archiver output" switch finally working.. + "Info box" (at least some of it) is now also displayed in reply manager + Over 200 new lines to language file! Finnish and english language files included. + "Setup -> Global -> Mail packet options -> Mixed case in QWK msgs" Means that if SkyReader should convert From and To fields in replies to uppercase. "Always" = Yes, "Detect" = Only if MIXEDCASE is set to YES in DOOR.ID file. + SkyReader can finally manage Blue Wave v3 style .OLC offline host configuration files. But I still haven't done "advanced configuration"... + @UPTIME_DAYS@, @UPTIME_HOURS@, @UPTIME_MINS@ and @UPTIME_SECS@ macros work now also in Win32 version. + SkyReader can now reformat message text. Affects only reading, not eg. replies or saved messages. Check Setup -> Global -> Misc sets: - Left and right marginal settings - Justify: NONE: Don't do anything to text. LEFT: Left justify, use left&right marginal settings. BOTH: Justify text to both left and right marginals. + New keyboard command: '.' = Text reformatting on/off + New command line switch: /t : Don't change title name in OS/2 version. Without this switch SkyReader/2 crashes under TShell. + OS/2 and Win32 versions can now change its title to Setup -> Global -> String settings -> Title Name. Could be eg. "SkyReader/2 - @BBS@". + "Tagline after or before signature?" switch to Global -> Misc Settings. + "Reply to Net/E-Mail" key: If more than one Net/E-Mail area, put a list of areas to screen and ask in which of them to reply. + New macros: @BBS@ and @SYSOP@ + Search tagline + You can put these (BW-style :) commands to tagline file: - [COMMENT] - comment .. - [ALTLIST] - Load new tagline file - [EXTERNAL] - Run external tagline manager - Packet/area override preferences didn't always work correctly. - Message packet comments didn't work - Rot13 didn't quite work.. - Decrypting PGP message didn't work - File requesting didn't work - In OMEN reply packets "Reply at" field was set wrong. - SkyReader put nul-terminated strings to OMEN reply packets. I always forget that they should be "Pascal style" strings.. - QWK replies had wrong date. - If SkyReader crashed and you hadn't write any messages, SkyReader thought that you had written couple of million replies.. :) - Indexing QWK packets crashed.. - Replying to netmail: Netmail address wasn't taken from origin line - "Show only areas with msgs" switch didn't work if it was set to 'no'. - Clock displayed wrong date and time - Keyboard routines in Win32 version didn't work for some reason with Watcom 10.6. I put keyboard routines into .C file instead of .CPP and now they work.. (weird) - Some minor bugs fixed v0.59b - 23.10.96 * Finally upgraded Watcom to 10.6 version. :) Removed problems with DOS and PM editors in OS/2 version. Also DOS editors might work in Win32 version now without always saying "Message aborted". * Internal reply handling completely rewritten in OMEN, QWK and Hippo formats, I hope there's no bugs left in it.. + Keyword message search (key 'K' by default) + SkyReader takes much less memory, so 8088 version should be "usable" now. + Hippo, OMEN and QWK packet handling should be now _much_ faster, also removed 999 conference limit from QWK. + You can now use different editor for each bbs and msg area if you like + SkyReader can finally create QWK indexes if they don't exist + New command line switch: /C : Read configuration from file instead of the default SKY???.CFG. + Reply packet manager finally working! BUT there's no open reply packet detecting. If computer crashes, you will have to pack reply packet manually or changes will be lost! + External PGP.EXE support. Remember to put your User ID to Setup -> Global -> String settings -> PGP USER ID! Works at least with PGP v2.6.3i, don't know about others.. Internal PGP support might come to next version. - "Enter new message" put message to wrong area. - Many small bugs fixed and features added and code optimized and.. v0.58b - 23.09.96 * 3 new colors (scroll bar colors) to COLORS.CFG * Again.. SKY???.CFG changed, SkyReader needs to be reconfigured. Shouldn't happen anymore.. * 8088 version. It takes about 400kb of memory to handle Blue Wave packets. Other formats takes more.. Don't know how much, maybe too much. + Macro 'commands', see readme.txt for details + You can now define yourself what files should be shown in download directory (Setup -> Global -> Mail packet options -> Show file in list). Beside those, SkyReader will show also *.000..*.999 files. + More icon resolutions to OS/2 version. Before only 32x32, now also 16x16, 20x20 and 40x40 + Option to write mode preferences in setup: "Quoting: Remove spaces" + Scroll bar when reading messages + New macros: @TAG@ - Randomized tagline, could be put for example to sig file And only for OS/2 version: @THREADS@ - Number of threads running currently @PROCS@ - Number of processes running currently - Bugs only in 0.57b: - Taglines didn't work - BW, OMEN and Hippo had some trouble with over 4kb messages (next message was full of garbage) - some minor bugs fixed.. v0.57b - 10.09.96 * SKY???.CFG format changed! You have to reconfigure SkyReader! ("Preferences" still work). * _MUCH_ FASTER!! All messages are read to memory after opening mail packet. Sorting 753 messages in one area with my P90 took about 0,5 sec. :) (OK, Blue Wave is at least as fast as SkyReader..) + Icon to OS/2 version by Ari Kemppainen (2:224/0) + For OS/2 version some new macros: @PID@ : SkyReader's Process ID @TASKS@ : Number of tasks running currently @UPTIME_DAYS@ : Number of days computer has currently been on @UPTIME_HOURS@ : "" hours "" @UPTIME_MINS@ : "" minutes "" @UPTIME_SECS@ : "" seconds "" + "Reply path" to setup, now replies are kept in there instead of work path. You shouldn't see "Warning: SKYLINER.PDQ not found!" texts anymore. + Replies are now sorted + "Reply via netmail" key works + Tabulator now works in area selection, msg selection and msg reading. + Netmail address is now displayed after from/to field in netmail area and netmail replies. + Quoting routines wholy rewritten. Behaves a little different than old routines. - OMEN: Removed "Subj: " prefix from subjects - QWK: message time wasn't displayed - PgUp/PgDn/Home/End keys didn't work right in ANSI newfiles list - Saving message crashed in some situations - Some Hippo bugs fixed v0.56b - 28.08.96 + QWK: If reply's first line begins with "To:" (netmail address is normally stored in that line) and Rot13 crypting is used, the "To:" line won't be crypted. + "Remove spaces from the beginning of line" option added when replying. + Offline config almost finished - only BW's "Advanced Options" are missing (because SkyReader doesn't make the new .OLC file yet) + ANSI newfiles list + Saving messages now saves also message header ?? Does this work right in Win32 version ?? + Added "Ask" selection to "Append to save file" question + Added "Save settings?" question to setup + Home/End/PgUp/PgDn keys now working also when selecting mail packet and reading replies. + Hippo packets are opened much faster now + OMEN packets are also handled much faster - many small bugs fixed - PgDn key didn't work right in new files list - OS/2 version crashed to division by zero v0.55b - 16.08.96 * FIRST PUBLIC BETA VERSION