History UFO Universal File Operator 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Version 1.45E 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� December 1st, 1995 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 "That there is something like this" "With these prices and programs one could easily become a DOS-purist" Chief editor B. Bechtel-Krueger in DOS-Trend 11-12/95 (quotations are translated) 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 � DEUS EX MACHINA Communications no longer provides registering by itself. All further registrations are processed by "JDS Software-Vertieb". � In addition to that we have extended our support network: The "Happy Arts BBS" in Erfurt, Germany, also provides you with the latest UFO version. (Numbers are in the SUPPORT.TXT.) * UFO received a complete service and became more compact and obviously faster. Reading directories is now up to 500% faster - especially in huge directories. * If you are using Windows 95, UFO displays the long filename of the current file in the status line. * UFO activates the UFO-Rescource-Saver as a screen saver. It reduces the need of processing time for UFO to a minimum. That means: Full throttle for your Windows applications. Check it out by the Windows 95 program "System monitor". * By pressing Shift-F11 you can extract the hole contents of the currently displayed archive into the directory of the opposite window. * By pressing Ctrl-dash you can display the directory of the current window in the currently inactive window. * The user menu now can have 30 menu levels, not only two (as it was before). + By pressing Alt-F3 or Alt-F4 you can activate the internal viewer or editor even if there is an extension link to the current file. + The default wildcard in the dialogue window "Select group" can be configured know. (Last input or always "*.*"). (Options-menu, at "Configuration"). + 4DOS user may execute their 4DOS specified BTM-batch-files. + RAR multivolume archive files with the R00, R01, etc. extension are sorted into the file list like any other archive files. + If UFO or the installation program is called under Windows 95 the automatic creation of the extension file does not enter Windows programs with the suffix "WIN". + The hotkeys Ctrl-X and Ctrl-E are added for navigating in the command history. The hotkey for the energy saving mode is now Ctrl-G. + The internal file viewer is used automatically with located files in the file search (Alt-F7). + More small improvements - PCE sometimes provided false information about COM ports, bug is fixed. - Sometimes file attributes have not been transfered to a copied file. This bug is history. - Some programs could be executed from the usermenu. This is no longer a problem. - If UFO is installed from a hard disk the installation program entered the UFO editor in the source directory in the extension file. This bug is fixed. - Bug at calculation of compression grade of archived files in percent is fixed. (at the ministatus display) - The directory of the other window has not been refreshed after pressing NumBlock-Plus or -Minus in the directory-tree. This bug is fixed. - If there was not enough memory to display the whole directory UFO displayed the error 203. The error is fixed. - Seldom occuring problem with archives including subdirectories solved. - Display bug at FileFind corrected. - Other minor bugs were killed. Version 1.4D 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 September 29th, 1995 � UFO-SUPPORT Frankfurt is renamed to DEUS EX MACHINA COMMUNICATIONS. Changing the name was neccessary because of other projects not being related to UFO. � It's a matter of course that the UFO-Support-Team is still at your disposal for any problems or suggestions (see SUPPORT.TXT). � We have a new support BBS in Hannover, Germany (see SUPPORT.TXT)! * The directory tree was implemented. 3,000 directories per drive can be processed. Therefor the maximum of files per directory was decreased to 3.000, but even this should be enough. * From now on, each file type (DOC-,B;P-,VOC-files, etc.) can have its own viewer and editor. There are two new extension files: VIEWERS.EXT and EDITORS.EXT. They work the same way as UFO.EXT. * UFO supports the creation of EXE-archives (SFX) . The option can be accessed by the "Create Archive"-dialogue (F11). * The UFO file viewer can display Unix/Amiga and Macintosh/OS-9 formatted texts. The recognition happens automatically. * The new keyword "{Currentfile}" in the usermenu is replaced by the current file name in the file window. * Havily improved stability compared to the previous version. + PC Equipment was slightly improved and is more stabe now. + UFO needs even less space to run in the background. + The function "Compare directories" checks out if filenames occur in both directiories and marks only the file with the latest change. + Now you can access every option from the pull-down-menus by hotkeys. + Files may be copied or moved into "*". E.G. the source file "UFO.DOC" becomes "UFO" - the extension is deleted. + The program's names in the extension files are no longer converted into capital letters to allow giving parameters in small letters to the applications. + If you press Ctrl- or Ctrl- UFO offers you the last input from the "Select/deselect group"-dialoge, not always "*.*". and work as before. + After copying or moving of files into different filenames the new name is used for positioning the file cursor. + Improvement of the function to create archives with sub-directories. - Complete directories in the root could not be copied to other directories in the root. This bug is fixed. - The internal file viewer could not search for mutated vowels in Windows-ANSI-files. This bug is fixed. - Under some circumstances a disc wasn't reread after pressing Ctrl-R. This bug is fixed. - When searching for text in files sometimes files were found which did not actually contain the search text (mostly smaller ones). Bug fixed! - If there was few conventional memory - e.g. at Novell Netware - UFO quited while copying files with error 203. This error is fixed. - Other bugfixes. Version 1.3E 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� August 16th, 1995 � Now you can register UFO via CompuServe: GO SWREG (keyword: UFO) � ...or you order UFO per phone (by C.O.D): Call us: +49-69-761807 or +49-69-7074392 * The system-information and diagnosis program "PC Equipment" is now part of the UFO program package. It provides useful information about all interresting components of your PC! The shareware version has, like all UFO tools, not reductions at its functionality. * Complete support of the very efficient archiver of RAR. Requirement: You must have the RAR version 1.50 or higher. * Greatly improved and extended recognition of archives, complete support of self-extracting archives (EXE-archives/SFX). * Improved processing of archives which are very big or damaged. * While displaying an archive directory, you can see the rate of compression of the current file down in the file window. * UFO is now able to search for archivers and to configure them in UFO - just like the installation program. * The file search (Alt-F7) was greatly improved: It is now possible to search only the current directory and in all its subdirectories. It is also possible to let UFO create a list file of all files found. You even can add commands in front of and behind the listed files. * AutoInstall helps you to install new software. Installation programs are searched and executed as desired. * UFO is now able to display up to 5,000 files per window (if there is enough conventional memory). + UFO needs about 93% less system resources at OS/2 (Source: WatchCat 2.1). + In the "Create archive"-dialogue (F11) you can choose if the source files are to be deleted after creation. + Now you can choose "Fast mouse reset" at "Options|Configuration" for a very much faster return from programs to UFO. + Recognition and support of Windows 95 (windows programs are no longer executed with "win" in front of it). + At leaving UFO the current command line is copied into the DOS prompt. + DirectDir now works with the "brief display", too. + New and adapted hotkeys in the file viewer and editor. + Some internal optimizations and small gugfixes. - At some DOS versions the installation program only left the backup of the AUTOEXEC.BAT, the original became a 0-byte file. This bug is fixed now. - UFO did not work properly in certain networks (UP--DIR was missing), now it works perfectly. - Under rare conditions UFO crashed in the file viewer, this bug is fixed. - Archives with abnormal extensions (so not .ARJ, .ZIP or .LZH) sometimes caused error in processing. This bug is fixed. - On PCs configured with the 12 hours time system sometimes an error occured at the display of "am" or "pm" in the file windows. - Some minor bugs at the window display are fixed Version 1.2E 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� June 28th, 1995 � From now on UFO is also available IN ENGLISH. Please pay attention to � the letter behind the version number (D for German, E for English) THIS WAS THE FIRST OFFICIALLY OBTAINABLE ENGLISH VERSION * The mode of "Brief display" has been implemented. If it is active UFO displays three columns of file names per file window. * The size of file windows is now variable. * Files can be edited in archives. * Predefined groups can be entered as file filters - e.g. graphics, text files, etc. * The file viewer is very much faster now. Moreover you can move to the right and to the left in the file. Text files created under Windows can be displayed (ANSI) * Completly new in this version: The drive overlapping search for files (with specified contents, too). * The file windows can be switched off separately (Ctrl-F1 or Ctrl-F2). * You can choose from three different color sets. * The menu line can be permanently displayed. * The menubar is now possible to be displayed permanently by Ctrl-M. * The function and status line at the bottom of the screen can be hidden (Ctrl-B). * The two file windows can be exchanged by Ctrl-U. * By pressing Ctrl-P you can switch off the currently inactive file window. + 4DOS or NDOS is recognized and supported. Please make sure the COMSPEC environment variable is set properly. + If RETURN is pressed on a file which is not linked in the extension file, it is checked out if it is an archive. If it is really an archive it will be entered. So the extension has not to be ARJ, ZIP or LZH. + The function "Change attributes" was greatly improved - especially at the treatment of more than one file. + CD-ROMs are left out at application scanning. + By now you can use batch files in the user menu. + Selections of files are saved even at changing of sort methods. + Recognition of ZIP-archives was improved. + The user menu which adapts to the size of its contents allows to enter comments started by a colon (;). + UFO saves the dos screen even while changing the text mode (25/50 lines) + '*' can be added to the extension file - this is a link to all files except executables. + If you copy files from a CD-ROM-drive (and only from a CD-ROM-drive) those disturbing read-only-attributes are being left out. + DirectDir has been improved. + Many small improvement, speed optimizations and internal changings that make UFO more save. - Error at window display in TempTerminator at multi tasking operating systems is repaired (TempTerminator's version is now 1.02D). - UFO did not exactly right if executed from a root directory. Now it works faultless. - Display error at the function "Key after DOS-command" repaired. - If you called the viewers' function "Search string" some times UFO displayed "Not enough memory". Fixed. - In certain Shareware-Versions AnimByte caused the error "Fehler in .EXE-Datei". It does not occur any longer. - Error in the "Compare directories"-function has been fixed. Version 1.13D 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 March 16th, 1995 + Directories are scanned about 100% faster. - Multifile Editor works now. Version 1.12D 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 March 15th, 1995 * In the editor more than one file can be opened and edited now. + UFO works perfectly and at full service of functions under OS/2 (under Warp, too). - When the mouse was deactivated or not present, UFO has called the screen saver accidently; this failure is wiped out. - Some errors at displaying windows are corrected. Version 1.11D 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 March 13th, 1995 FIRST OFFICIALLY OBTAINABLE GERMAN VERSION