PROCOMM PLUS for Windows version 1.01 Release Notes August 25, 1992 The following changes have been made for the PROCOMM PLUS for Windows 1.01 maintainance release: WINDOWS ASPECT The Windows ASPECT script language has improved execution speed. Scripts can now be expected to run between seven and twenty times faster. The MSPAUSE, CLIPTOFILE, WHEN ISKEY, and DIALQUEUE commands now operate as described in the Windows ASPECT Reference Manual. The $TIME and $USERWIN system variables now operate as described in the Windows ASPECT Reference Manual. The $FLOWSTATE system variable now dynamically changes with the state of XON/XOFF (Software) Flow Control. The Procedure Calling convention of PROC1(a,b,c) now supports up to 10 arguments. The TRANSMIT DDE server command no longer converts strings to lowercase or sends quote marks that act as a string terminator. CONVERT The program now properly converts the Dialing Directory parity/databits fields from the DOS version of PROCOMM PLUS. The program now converts entries whose names begin with spaces. DIALING DIRECTORY The Dialing Directory now allows entries to be deselected with the standard Windows Ctrl-key convention; however, note that the entry will not change color until the focus is moved. The current highlighted entry is always considered "selected" and will be included as part of a dialing queue. Use of the scroll bar no longer automatically selects entries. The Print dialog options now operate as described in the User Manual. The Notes function now supports editors which do not assume the ".TXT" extension. The Sort function now sorts names in ascending order and totals in descending order. Tab and Cursor Keys now work after the Alt-A accelerator command is used. EMULATIONS Characters received when a UART parity error is detected are displayed to the screen. Switching between 80-column and 132-column displays has been improved. Remappable keys are now echoed to the screen during half-duplex operation. ADDS 60/90 Correctly supports cursor positioning sequences containing nulls and corrects support for cursor positioning beyond column 10. AT&T 4410 No longer "eats" the first character in a download function key sequence with seq.length=0. DEC VTxxx - Support for the following sequences has been improved: Esc F (7-bit mode), Esc(A (UK Character Set support) and Esc[?21 (VT52 mode). DG 210 Supports cursor positioning sequences containing nulls and now properly wraps when a cursor-down is received on the last line of the screen. IBM 3101 High-bit characters are properly displayed, and font switching has been fully implemented. TVI 925/950 FUNC key now supported. TTY Clears the screen when a formfeed is received. Wyse 100 FUNC key now supported. Also, the Esc2 Clear Tab Stop support corrected. MISCELLANEOUS Record Mode now operates correctly when calling a bulletin board running WildCat! software. The Meta Key button operation has been fixed. Connection Logging now operates as described in the User Manual. The internal .GIF Viewer will now save graphics as .BMPs on all systems. Scripts run from the command line will not overwrite modem initialization characters still in the transmit buffer. PRINTING If the emulation is changed during a DEDICATED PRINT, the Dedicated Print mode is cleared. Support has been enhanced for all Windows 3.1 printer drivers. PROTOCOLS Zmodem Now truncates filenames greater than eleven characters and corrects a problem that occurs only when uploading to Delphi. CIS-B Now searches for uploads in the default upload directory, and support has been added for long paths when uploading. CIS-B also synchronizes faster when auto-downloading is not used. Kermit Now properly supports the TEXT attribute. Support for encoded file names has been improved. PW.INI ADDITIONS To add a new PW.INI parameter, run Windows Notepad and open the file PW.INI (contained in your Windows home directory). Each new parameter should be entered on a separate line under the [Options] heading. Xoff Delay=seconds This entry tells PROCOMM PLUS for Windows how long to wait before timing out after an XOFF has been received. The default is 20 seconds. ANSIBBS Eat Music=0|1 This entry determines how PROCOMM PLUS for Windows will treat the ANSI Esc[M sequence. A setting of 0 makes PROCOMM PLUS for Windows use the VT100 delete current line function, while a setting of 1 forces the ANSI-BBS emulation to "eat" incoming music sequences. The default is 1. DialDirMaximized=0|1 This entry allows PROCOMM PLUS for Windows to track whether the Dialing Directory was left in a maximized state. The default is 0, indicating the directory was not maximized. Printer Shutdown Delay=seconds Some emulations which perform Dedicated Print do so by opening the printer, printing a single line and closing the printer for each line in the job. This causes Windows to send a formfeed after each line, ejecting the page. This entry creates a time window during which the printer will remain open (even if the emulation instructs to close the printer). The default is 10 seconds. SETUP The modem initialization string has been increased to 79 characters. Path names are now saved when a root directory is specified. Support for non-supplied font sizes has been improved. The ASCII Download CR-LF option now correctly sends a LF when specified. The ENQ Answerback now correctly transmits control characters.