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Last change on this file since 950 was 948, checked in by Steven Levine, 18 years ago

Rework collector progress reporting and improve performance (ticket #79)

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1New stuff's at the top. This list is not necessarily complete.
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33.10 (pre)
4 o Removed the close buttton and menu item from the tree container which closed FM/2 (Gregg)
5 o Implement bubble help for bitmap menu items in collector and arc container (Gregg)
6 o Correct/enhance settings notebook navigation, ticket #188 (Steven)
7 o Reopen settings notebook to last selected page unless overridden, ticket #188 (Steven)
8 o Correct Compare Directories select count regression (Steven)
9 o Correct Compare Directories file sizes regression (Steven)
10 o Speed up Compare Directories filter redraw (Steven)
11 o Rework Config menu. Move some to submenu. Add drag&drop dialog toggle. (Steven)
12 o Rework Walk dialog. Put entry field at the top. (Steven)
13 o Subjectwidth/left now works in the collector. (Gregg)
14 o Change Config->Edit and Config->Palette menus to have no default (Steven)
15 o Avoid spurious error reports for R/O directories on FAT volumes. Ticket #116. (Steven)
16 o Add immediate updates toggle to config menu. Ticket #132. (Steven)
17 o Fix toolbar to change background colors with color drag drop ticket #161 (Gregg)
18 o More Compare Directories rework. Filters now honored by actions. Tickets #191, #198 (Steven)
19 o Fix failure of direct edit of Subjects and LongNames (Gregg)
20 o Walk directories and walk directories2 now remeber size and position. (Gregg)
21 o Compare directories dialog remembers size and position. (Gregg)
22 o Individual directory containers can have different fonts & colors which are saved
23 and restored (Gregg)
24 o Moved command line, system and bookshelf to submenus on the utilities menu (Gregg)
25 o Restore no-prescan drives if restoring named state
26 This reverts to orginal behavior for named states
27 o Rework collector progress reporting and improve performance (ticket #79)
28
293.09
30 o Check program strings entered in assoc, commands & settings for quoting,
31 file extension, space before args and existence on entry. (Gregg)
32 o Add TestFDate and TestCDate for date compare and sort functions (Gregg)
33 o Use commaFMTULL for formating additional file, EA etc size information(Gregg)
34 o Give LIBPATHSTRICT option for mailto & run FTP/HTTP (Gregg)
35 o Add "mailto" option in new viewer (Gregg)
36 o Make WPURLDEFAULTSETTINGS the fall back for ftp/httprun (Gregg)
37 o Update CopyPresParams to copy all types of pres parameters (Gregg)
38 o Add "Save as" menu item to internal viewer (Gregg)
39 o Eliminate deletion of ext path if it was not valid on startup
40 o Allow saving of a currently not valid ext path with warning (Gregg)
41 o Internal editor now handles readonly files (Gregg)
42 o Correct hex edit buffer sizing to avoid data loss (Steven)
43 o Use CopyPresParams to fix presparam inconsistencies in menus (Gregg)
44 o Correct variable cast to fix hex code display problem (Gregg)
45 o Correct variable cast to fix hex code display problem (Gregg)
46 o Update includes to allow standalone usage (Steven)
47 o Switch to wrc.exe default; support USE_RC from environment (Steven)
48 o Avoid out of memory traps in Compare Directories (Steven)
49 o Correct INI editor copy failures (Steven)
50 o Use CloseProfile to avoid spurious system INI closes (Steven)
51
523.08
53 o Cancel in walk directories dialog now directly closes dialog even if
54 directory path text has changed (Gregg)
55 o Fixed seek and scan crash caused by file names that exceed maxpath(Gregg)
56 o Fixed INVALID_NAME error caused by FILEFIND buffer crossing a 64k boundry (Steven)
57 o Added 32 bit DosQuerySysState API (Gregg)
58 o Warpin build will not attempt to use wrong wic.exe (John)
59 o Make directory now always lists current directory (not subdirectories)
60 on status line (Gregg)
61 o Use thousands separator from default COUNTRYINFO (Gregg, Steven)
62 o Add support for files over 4GiB (Gregg, Steven)
63 o Rework filemask logic to match last extension and allow for better
64 string matching (Gregg)
65 o Use 4096 byte buffers to protect against NFTS driver small read defect (Steven)
66
673.07
68 o Tweak build process (Steven)
69 o Rework internals to increase file and directory limits (Steven, Gregg)
70 o Rework internal sleep durations to increase performance (Gregg)
71 o Rework file scanning buffer handling to increase performance (Gregg)
72 o Speed up Config->Tree->Collapse before switching speed (Steven)
73 o Speed up Dup find code. (Gregg)
74 o Update configuration notebook scanning page (Steven)
75 o Rework states logic to allow longer state names, tickets #109, #31 (Steven)
76 o Report delta time in debug messages (Steven)
77 o Added BldFullPathName cleaned up comp dirs code fix right left misalignment(Steven)
78 o Added BldQuotedFileName and BldQuotedFullPathName to streamline code. (Steven, Gregg)
79 o Increased limit on Subject EA to 1024 from 40. (Gregg)
80 o Corrected dir sizes accel key to ctrl + z. (Gregg)
81 o Fixed addition of ff in Hex notation by archiver editor. (John)
82 o Updated build instructions on FM/2 Wiki. (David)
83 o Dir sizes correct some sizing and positioning issues. (Steve)
84 o Removed error message in eas.c which caused seek and scan for text including eas to fail on
85 read only files. (Gregg)
86 o Fixed unnecessary menu item removal when FM/2 is run as the WPS.(Gregg)
87 o Fixed the restore of the settings under "Include in details view" on the "DirView"
88 tab of the configuration notebook, Ticket 118/71 (John)
89 o Subject column can be moved to left side of split bar in directory container
90 and/or sized which will truncate long subjects (Gregg)
91 o Avoid can not set fm3.ini read-only failure - DosSetPathInfo (Steven)
92 o Avoid exception when exiting File/Directory Object Information dialog (Steven)
93 o Fix a fast viewer text file load failure. (Gregg)
94 o Reversed behavior of horizontal scroll bar in fast viewer bar present with unwrapped text
95 absent with wrapped tex and hex
96 o Add accelerator support to quicklist windows (Steven)
97
983.06
99 o First release built with OpenWatcom associated documentation updates (Steven,Gregg,John)
100 o Fixed ramdisk not shown in quicklist drives dropdown and drive bar drive lists (Gregg)
101 o Fixed WORKPLACE_PROCESS environment variable check (Gregg)
102 o Add CheckPmDrgLimit including IsFm2Window as part of work around PM drag limit (Steven,Gregg)
103 o Change mouse button 3 white space click to fail silently (Gregg)
104 o Document behavior of global.exe when attempt is made to run it from 4os2 (Gregg)
105
1063.05.09
107 o Update readme to reflect warpin install and other code changes (David, John, Gregg)
108 o Avoid spurious add_udir error reports (Steven)
109 o Harden drag/drop error recovery (Steven, Gregg)
110 o Add DbgMsg (Steven)
111 o Rework selective error logging logic
112 o Rework state save/restore user interface to report problems better (Steven)
113 o Correct FileInfoProc binary file detect (Steven)
114 o Correct FileInfoProc/IconProc race crash - ticket#77 (Steven)
115 o Convert to WarpIN installer - ticket #10 (David, John)
116 o Work around for drag/drop limit in PM ticket 50 (Gregg, Steven)
117 o Add RunFM2Utils function find utils in path or \utils (Gregg)
118 o Fix MMPM file scan to not try to play nonmedia files (Gregg)
119 o "Replace" in commands dialog now leave list order intact (Gregg)
120 o Code cleanup (ROT13 compiler warning, removed win class pstrings QWL_USER) (Gregg)
121 o Removed original Readme from distribution package
122
1233.05 beta08
124 o Add SelectDriveIcon function (Gregg)
125 o New drive flags - ramdisk, virtual drive & no drive stats (Gregg)
126 o New icons for ramdisk, virtual drives & directories (David)
127 o Avoid saving directory settings for no prescan drives on close (Steven)
128 o Restore Make directory menu item to drive container context menu (Gregg)
129 o Add read only NTFS file support (requires NTFS.ifs) (Gregg)
130 o Removed most hard coded fonts from dialogs updated Helv font to Helvetica (Gregg)
131 o Moved fonts to string file (Gregg)
132 o Expanded FM2's recognition of image & archive file types (Gregg)
133 o Help file updates (Gregg)
134 o Source code cleanup (Gregg)
135 o Icons update appropriately with drive flag changes (Steven)
136 o Avoid restoring directory windows for no prescan drives (Steven)
137 o Avoid hangs when viewing zip content and running viewer as child
138 o Honor NOPRESCAN flags for drives left open on exit
139 o Refresh tree container drive icon after prescan enable
140
1413.05beta07
142 o Support additional file systems types (Gregg)
143 o Reorganize menus (Gregg)
144 o Enhance unzip option controls (Gregg)
145 o Remember search options in Seek and Scan (Gregg)
146 o Allow drive flag editing for not ready drives (Gregg)
147 o Correct bitmap loading defects (Steven)
148 o Update documentation (Gregg)
149 o Add newer, better bitmaps (David)
150 o Update Readme to discuss move to Netlabs (Steve)
151
1523.05beta06
153 o Put .. back in walk list - oops
154 o Correct walk directory list build regression - oops
155
1563.05beta05
157 o Rework session termination logic - avoids hanging zip windows and others
158 o NDFS support by Gregg
159 o Default seek and scan to show files
160 o Rework menus
161 o Correct . and .. compare logic to not skip .dir and ..dir
162 o Correct compare directories . and .. skip logic to not skip .dir
163 o Association editor fixes by Gregg
164
1653.05beta04
166 o Change to standard F1 Help hotkey by Gregg
167 o Association editor enhancements by Gregg
168 o Commands editor enhancements by Gregg
169 o Avoid spurious error popups
170
1713.05beta03
172 o Help file updated by David
173 o Avoid toolbar bitmap edit exception
174 o Toolbars reworked by David
175 o Add more missing fm3.hlp dependents to makefile
176 o More great bitmaps from David
177
1783.05beta02
179 o Disable conflicting menu options while collector busy
180 o Integrate Gregg Young's partition format enhancements
181 o Integrate John Small's switch list title logic
182
1833.05beta01
184 o More great bitmaps from David
185 o Avoid cascading messages when collector file list is a binary file
186 o Rework some error messages
187 o Add unlock.exe to commands template
188
1893.04
190 o Recover corrupted finger pointer
191 o Allow quick abort of large archive open
192 o Open large archive containers at idle priority
193 o Update archiver usage help (thanks Gregg)
194 o Expose internal errors to user rather than just beeping
195 o Check and report more "should not occur" errors
196 o More new icons (thanks David)
197 o Allow vcollect applet to die on window close
198
1993.04 pre11:
200 o Add hide not selected to Compare Directories
201 o Add compare content to Compare Directories
202
2033.04 pre10:
204 o Allow non-null terminated archive signatures
205 o Preserve archiver.bbs comments
206
2073.04 pre9:
208 o Add archiver defintion add/delete/move support
209
2103.04 pre8:
211 o Avoid toolbar window list trap (action 9010)
212 o Avoid internal editor file corruption when wrap on
213
2143.04 pre7:
215 o More archiver.bb2 template rework
216 o Correct archiver window date/time suppress logic
217 o Clean up archiver.bb2 loader
218 o Minor makefile corrections
219
2203.04 pre6:
221 o Correct typo in MakeValidDir() - avoid drive button RMB trap
222
2233.04 pre5:
224 o Support archivers with no list headers (tar)
225 o Support archivers that onl extract with directories (tar)
226 o Disable menus for not ready volumes
227 o Correct missing collector view button window updates
228 o Correct fallback logic in MakeValidDir()
229
2303.04 pre4:
231 o Correct longnames display enable
232 o archiver.tmp (archiver.bb2) updated and optimized
233 o Support archiver.tmp install
234
2353.04 pre3:
236 o Support jfsopt.cmd install
237 o Support tarlist.cmd install
238 o Ensure install.cmd updates fm/2 Desktop folder icons
239 o Support empty signatures in archiver.bb2
240
2413.04 pre2:
242 o More icon updates (David's v18)
243 o Avoid user directory edit crash
244 o Avoid crashing if archiver.bb2 entry has no signature
245
2463.04 pre1:
247 o Avoid commands menu do it yourself trap
248 o Correct filesystem type details view column selections
249 o Rework resource kit into standard makefiles
250 o Replace bitmaps and icons (thanks to David Graser and others)
251 o Add JFS optimize support (thanks to Gregg Young)
252 o Avoid Directory Sizes hangs
253
2543.03:
255 o Rework resource kit and reskit readme
256 o Correct directory sizes sort
257 o Correct archive sort again
258
2593.02i:
260 o Rework Databar to avoid delays for inaccessible volumes
261 o Lots of work on large file support
262 o Switch to VAC 3.65
263 o Correct name parsing in collector and archive containers
264 o Output popup error messages to stderr and to screen
265 o Correct archive container initial sort setup
266 o Avoid startup trap in FindSwapperDat (VAC3.65 compat)
267 o Correct reversed wrap menu in new viewer
268 o Misc VAC3.65 compat rework
269 o Avoid referencing garbage in collector
270 o Resolve some icon selection inconsistencies
271
2723.02h:
273 o Show full target path in Drag/Drop dialogs
274 o Add debug support to troubleshoot invisible FAT32 drive
275 o Correct archiver.bb2 editing
276
2773.02g:
278 o Update removable drive support to work for USB MSD
279
2803.02f:
281 o Add large drive support to the dirsize applet startup screen
282 o Avoid spurious filldir errors for large drives
283 Will still get get math errors for >4GB directories
284
2853.02e:
286 o More see all files fixes
287 o Correct internal viewer WM_VSCROLL logic (amouse)
288
2893.02d:
290 o Clean up icon usage
291 o Add missing refresh after compare subdir toggle
292 o Try to avoid playing non-MM files when use MMOS2 enabled
293 o Rework directory sizes for large drives
294 o Correct Show All Files requests from Tree View context menu
295 o Correct resource strings
296
2973.02c:
298 o Correct broken assignments
299 o Force Compare Directories window refresh on subdir toggle
300
3013.02b:
302 o Add JFS and FAT32 support
303
3043.02a:
305 o Replace corrupted remote.ico.
306 o Correct archive name display
307
3083.02:
309 o First open source release.
310
3113.01:
312 o Added another archiver date type for user Jans-Peter Otto.
313
3143.00d:
315 o FM/2 Lite remembers if a directory pane was maximized when it
316 closed now (duh -- should have all along, I just forgot).
317
3183.00c:
319 o More minor bug fixes.
320
3213.00b:
322 o Fix two minor bugs reported by users.
323
3243.00:
325 o Most of the text in FM/2 is now accessible from outside the source
326 code files, meaning translations to other languages should now be
327 possible without much problem. A resource translation kit is offered
328 free-of-charge to registered users. This required some additional
329 files (FM3RES.DLL and FM3RES.STR), but FM3DLL.DLL becomes (at least)
330 correspondingly smaller.
331 o Jazzed up Autoview a bit.
332 o Removed a bug that sneaked in during code optimization detected by
333 a user where archive members couldn't be dragged. Then optimized
334 some more, thus tempting fate.
335 o Improved FM/2's internal window selection from menus.
336 o The status button in Directory Containers that shows the selected
337 number of files and bytes now displays a select menu when clicked.
338 o Drive buttons will now show free space on drives as bubble help
339 except for CD-ROM drives, diskette drives A: and B:, and drives
340 marked as "slow" in the drive flags dialog. I also made the buttons
341 a little bigger, and they'll "stack" if required due to insufficient
342 width.
343 o Removed System Information applet from FM/2 -- OS/2 seems to have
344 this stuff built-in now.
345 o Moved MakeArc into the FM/2 Utilities package.
346 o You can now add selected environment variables that list directories
347 (like PATH, LIBPATH and DPATH) to the Drive Tree with a toggle in
348 the internal Settings notebook on the Tree page. Cool.
349 o You can now set a default Target directory for menu and accelerator
350 key copy and move operations, and choose to confirm (and perhaps
351 change) that directory on each operation, or accept it without
352 confirmation.
353 o FM/2 will now make program object Parameters suggestions the first
354 time it's run (no FM3.INI exists) if you should exclude any drives,
355 and will even set the Parameters for you if you like.
356 o Yet more tweaking that no one will ever notice...
357
3582.67:
359 o Jazzed up the mini-command line a bit.
360 o Command lines for the Execute dialog and mini-command line are now
361 saved separately (the former in CMDLINES.DAT, the latter in
362 CMDMINI.DAT, same format). You can save, or not, either type for
363 recall.
364
3652.66:
366 o Increased duration of error window to 5 seconds from 3 (click it to
367 make it vanish early), changed background color to white and text
368 color to dark red, surrounded with red rectangle to make it stand out
369 more. Also gave it a distinctive sound. (This is the error window
370 you get if you do something like try to open the diskette drive when
371 there's no diskette inserted.)
372 o Killed bug reported by Paulo Mario where FM/2 could crash (suddenly
373 exit) after moving a file and overwriting an existing file.
374 o Reworked Databar a bit.
375 o For the adventurous among you, try holding Shift or Ctrl while
376 clicking that second status window in a Directory Container...
377
3782.65:
379 o You can drag an object onto the Drive tree's Open button now, and
380 a Directory Container for that object will be opened.
381 o Long-overdue code cleanup begins...
382 o Fixed bug in FM/2 Lite where it was sorta paying attention to the
383 "bottom buttons" setting in FM/2 when it should ignore it.
384 o Played with FM/2's default settings for new users -- some of the
385 best stuff was turned off by default!
386 o Changed the behavior of the Rename dialog somewhat per user
387 suggestion. "Overwrite if target older or same," "Overwrite if
388 target newer" and "Don't ask again" checkboxes now allow you to
389 selectively skip being asked about naming conflicts for the rest of
390 an operation. Note that clicking the "Okay" button honors these
391 choices, but the "Overwrite" button overrides them for that one file
392 (an overwrite _will_ be performed).
393
3942.64:
395 o Made Window->Tile a cascade menu with Tile as the default, but you
396 can also set Autotile and Tile backwards toggles (renamed Tile
397 horizontal) there.
398 o More help file work.
399 o Tweaking of a few things no one will ever notice, except perhaps
400 as a feeling of more smoothness in a few places.
401 o Added "Leave all attrs" button to Attributes dialog to make
402 "touching" files easier.
403
4042.63:
405 o Fixed bug in UNDEL.EXE pointed out by a user.
406 o Added "Double-click" topic to Tutorial section of help. Did you know
407 that you can make FM/2 do something different when you double-click
408 an object? Other miscellaneous work on the help file.
409 o Moved "Create shadows" command under "Copy" cascade in menus where no
410 separate "Create objects" cascade is available and a "Copy" cascade
411 is available.
412 o Made the way menus appear on new View and Sort buttons more
413 attractive (IMHO).
414 o Bubble help won't appear if the window isn't active now (oversight).
415 o To make it easier to parse the saved output from a Directory sizes
416 window, directory names containing spaces are now surrounded by quote
417 marks.
418 o Related: Put SEEHELP.EXE into FM2UTILS.ZIP for those who have
419 versions of OS/2 with VIEW.EXEs that won't read .HLP files directly.
420 You can read the FM/2 help file directly using this program on such
421 systems: "SEEHELP FM3.HLP".
422
4232.62:
424 o Added /SAVE and /NOSAVE to mini-command line options for a user.
425
4262.61:
427 o Added new buttons to Directory Container, Archive Containers and the
428 Collector that allow you to set sort, filter and view. Removed
429 filter button from bottom of screen (no longer needed). Revised
430 window layouts help to show modified layouts.
431 o More newuser-friendly junk (more bubble help, etc.).
432 o Added Find first/next to INI viewer. Listbox command will work in
433 is bordered in red.
434 o Just a BTW -- there's a new IMAGE.EXE (the FM/2 image viewer utility)
435 in FM2UTILS.ZIP, available free-of-charge at
436 http://www.bmtmicro.com/catalog/fm2
437 I put some stuff in it that I needed for making pictures for the help
438 files.
439
4402.60:
441 o Fast internal viewer can start configured editor from menu (Ctrl + e
442 accelerator) per user request. Remember, to edit files in an
443 archive, you must still use Files->Refresh to cause selected files to
444 be refreshed in the archive.
445 o Added a bit more bubble help (remember, you can turn bubble help on
446 and off (somewhat selectively) in the internal Settings notebook).
447
4482.59:
449 o Rename dialog will now specifically tell you if the source file is
450 newer, older or same date as target and smaller, larger or same size
451 if there's a conflict with an existing target file, per user request.
452
4532.58:
454 o Added ability to create a new directory and switch to it in the
455 common directories user list (select <New directory>). Revised
456 help to reflect this.
457 o Holding down Shift while selecting a state name will prevent FM/2
458 from closing windows already open now (per user request). An
459 automatic retile of all windows is then performed.
460
4612.57:
462 o Added ability to sort by subject per user request (wouldn't it be
463 nice if Netscape put where we got downloaded files from in an EA? Or
464 let you drag a file over it without locking up the system?).
465
4662.56:
467 o Added ability to use exclusion masks in the Seek and Scan dialog
468 per Harry Travis' request. Also added Append checkbox.
469
4702.55:
471 o Fixed bug reported by Ralph Alvy -- "Append" checkbox being ignored
472 in Save to listfile dialog, FM/2 always appended to listfile.
473
4742.54:
475 o Small tweaks.
476 o I don't do Compuserve anymore. Reach me via the net, or just go to
477 FM/2's web page at http://www.bmtmicro.com/catalog/fm2
478
4792.53:
480 o Added Commands user dropdown list for picking commands to run on
481 selected files more quickly and easily.
482 o Removed "#" character from AV/2 temporary directory -- WebEx and
483 Netscape were choking on it (a).
484 o Allow disabling FM/2's custom file dialog so you can use MSE's
485 instead, if you like (the toggle's on the General page). (What's
486 MSE? Look at http://www.bmtmicro.com/catalog/mse) (a).
487 o Added support for PKZIP 2.50 (b).
488
4892.52:
490 o When the FM/2 main window is resized and a Directory Container is
491 maximized within it, it will remain maximized.
492 o Modified AV/2 and ARCHIVER.BB2 so that RAR v2's woefully NIH
493 listings can be read. Would it just _kill_ you archiver authors to
494 get together and come up with some sort of easily parsed listing
495 standard, then stick to it? Please?
496 o FM/2 will now show the current decryption keyword for extra programs
497 like DBFVIEW and FMT from the About box.
498
4992.51:
500 o Tweaked image viewer initial sizing algorithm to better handle very
501 small bitmaps at more nearly correct perspectives.
502 o Added "No folder menu" toggle to internal Settings notebook by
503 user request.
504 o Put floppy letters back into drives userlist dropdown due to
505 user request.
506 o Made image viewer a separate executable due to a memory leak in
507 OS/2's MMPM/2 (mmio) under Merlin beta and some Warp 3 fixpack
508 configurations -- closing the application frees the memory, but
509 nothing else will, so a small, fast, separate application "fixes" the
510 problem (or, if you prefer, "OS/2 bug"). Like FM2PLAY.EXE, this
511 IMAGE.EXE file will now be in the FM/2 Utilities package (FM2UTL.ZIP
512 on CI$ or FM2UTILS.ZIP on the internet). You'll probably want to
513 remove any old IMAGE.CMD file built by previous FM/2 installs.
514 o Added ability to view and manipulate files in archives containing
515 spaces in the filename for archivers that provide information in a
516 particular way (see ARCHIVER.BB2 -- ZIP and LZH archives are set up
517 this way). Other folks who use ARCHIVER.BB2 should take a look at
518 the updated documentation to see how to take advantage of this, but
519 it's backward-compatible, so old versions of those programs will
520 still work correctly with this change.
521 o Removed SEEHELP.EXE -- Warp has the ability to view help files using
522 VIEW.EXE which comes with the OS.
523 o Added "WPS Move" and "WPS Copy" commands.
524 o I no longer accept registrations via direct mail. Registrations are
525 available through BMT Micro or CIS' SWREG only (BMT recommended --
526 see REGISTER.TXT). I just got too much snail mail and couldn't keep
527 up with all of it.
528
5292.50b:
530 o Added ability to convert an image file to another format from the
531 image viewer window.
532 o All supported multimedia types are now "played" automatically on
533 double-click unless you have an FM/2 Association set for them.
534
5352.50a:
536 o Added "Run Viewer as child session" toggle -- if used, any open
537 viewers will close when FM/2 closes.
538 o Added "Env" button to Seek and scan dialog (for searching through
539 directories listed in environment variables).
540 o Added "No sort" option to Collector sorting.
541 o FM/2 will now offer to remove old registration when started after
542 registration has expired, making it easy to enter updated
543 registration information.
544 o Directory Containers can now be switched into Tree View. See also
545 new "Stay in Tree View" toggle.
546 o B2 on Directory Container Folder buttons pulls up an abbreviated
547 popup menu.
548 o Bugfix: The Autoview window wouldn't let you enter Comments on an
549 object that didn't already have them (duh).
550 o FM/2 now taps into MMPM/2 to display image files, instead of GBM. To
551 activate FM/2's "internal" image file viewing, be sure to remove any
552 Associations for MMPM/2-supported image file types (JPG, TIF, BMP,
553 PCX, GIF, etc.) using FM/2's Config->Edit Associations command.
554
5552.50:
556 o Added a horizontal scrollbar to Global files viewer.
557 o Added line wrap (and thus horizontal scrollbar) to fast internal
558 viewer.
559 o Added WWW and FTP component launching to internal viewers per
560 user request. BTW, testpm.exe from the FM/2 Utilities is handy for
561 deciphering the arguments to FTPPM.EXE, which are a bit bizaare and
562 undocumented. Just rename FTPPM.EXE to FTPPM.BAK, copy TESTPM.EXE
563 to FTPPM.EXE in the same directory, open the FTP object's Settings
564 notebook, then open the FTP object's program and compare the
565 results.
566 o Added optional blue/yellow LEDs which can be used in place of the
567 default red/green thread LED bitmaps.
568 o Added a toggle to make the databar boring for those who can't stand
569 too much excitement (I have users who are easily worn out :-). Also
570 added file system type to end of string on user request.
571 o Execute dialog will try to remind you why you called it up in case
572 you fall asleep after double-clicking the mouse and awake confused.
573 It could happen.
574 o Couple of more small workarounds for Merlin beta bugs.
575 o Changed the way the toolbar displays help to eliminate capturing
576 the mouse (kludge, OS/2 should have a WM_MOUSELEAVING message).
577 o Added mini-toolbar to fast internal viewer.
578 o Note new internet address.
579 o Price reduction for commercial registrations.
580 o SET environment variable DOS_SHELL in CONFIG.SYS if you want to use
581 an alternate command processor in DOS sessions (for example,
582 SET DOS_SHELL=C:\4DOS\4DOS.EXE).
583 o Remap command now uses NET USE, enhancements (like it works, for
584 one :-).
585 o Added Miscellaneous->Detach (Ctrl + H) command to Drive Tree drive
586 popup to detach local drives from remote resources.
587 o Updated FM2PLAY.EXE (in FM2UTL.ZIP on CIS, FM2UTILS.ZIP elsewhere),
588 including more controls and ability to load list of files from a
589 listfile. FM/2 will use this listfile method when playing more
590 multimedia files than will fit on a command line using the
591 View->Multimedia (Ctrl + l) command. OS/2 command lines are
592 limited to about 1000 characters, if you're interested.
593 o Lots of other little tweaks and improvements -- some you might
594 even notice.
595
5962.49:
597 o More cosmetic tweaking -- for example, changing status line or bottom
598 button text font will now result in resizing of control to match new
599 font. BTW, if you set ugly fonts or colors and want the defaults
600 back, one way to do it completely is to delete the window position
601 entry in OS2.INI and start from scratch...
602 o Work around for nasty bug in Merlin beta Voice Manager.
603 o Remap drives command added -- untested at this time, as I have no
604 LAN. If you try it and it doesn't work, please report the error
605 code displayed. If it works, let me know that, too.
606 o Fixed bug in Merge code.
607 o Added mini-toolbars to Archive Containers and the Collector (visible
608 only if you have the toolbar in FM/2 turned on, of course).
609 o A couple of other little things folks asked for -- I forget.
610
6112.48a:
612 o Lots of cosmetic stuff (for example, check out the Databar).
613 o Additional help, partitioned Context menu help into smaller "chunks."
614 o Added Find button to Archive dialog.
615 o More Merlin preparations.
616 o Added UserDirs dropdown to standard OS/2 file dialogs used by FM/2.
617 o Added Duplicates command to Global file viewer.
618 o More (subtle) tweaking of Seek and Scan dialog.
619 o Anybody else notice how the competition is trying (in vain) to
620 copy FM/2, but having a great deal of trouble keeping up with
621 the Joneses? :-)
622
6232.48:
624 o Ideal size button logic adjusted so it will work as might be expected
625 with Merlin's new Warpcenter.
626 o Logic for sizing of titlebar buttons adjusted so they look better
627 under Merlin.
628 o Fixed bug in EA editor's MLE control -- an apparent change in the way
629 Warp handles the MLM_QUERYFORMATTEXTLENGTH with an overlong length
630 parameter has changed, resulting in the MLE not being cleared properly.
631 o Autoviewing file comments (.COMMENTS EA) now displays the comments in
632 an MLE rather than static text control, allowing editing. Moving the
633 focus from the MLE after making a change saves the new EA. Note: if
634 a .COMMENTS EA is damaged, FM/2 won't let you edit it in this window
635 for safety (maybe some strange program wanted it that way). You can
636 fix it in the EA viewer (Ctrl + Shift + E) if you know it's an anomoly.
637 Use the Ctrl + Tab accelerator key to switch focus to the Autoview
638 MLE if you're keyboarding. FM/2 supports .COMMENTS EAs up to 32767
639 characters in length. Each line of the MLE (newline, not wrap)
640 creates a separate EAT_ASCII value, in case you care and know what
641 the heck I'm talking about... BTW, GCP downloads automatically fill
642 in the .COMMENTS and .SUBJECT EAs for you if so configured, though
643 it seems to save the .COMMENTS EA in a weird (different from the
644 WPS) format -- but it's readable.
645 o You can use command line switch -<ininame> to start FM/2 with a
646 different INI file (i.e. "FM3.EXE -C:\MYINI.INI"). This means
647 that different users can set up FM/2 to taste and use separate
648 FM/2 objects to start their "version" of the program on the same
649 machine.
650 o FM/2 will try to remind you why the Walk directories dialog was
651 invoked, per forgetful, worn-out user request. :-)
652 o Keys help added per user request.
653
6542.47:
655 o Added "View->As archive" context menu option per user request.
656 o Added maximize/restore button to "FM/2 Lite" Directory Containers.
657 o Added Autoview window to "FM/2 Lite."
658 o Added "View archive" button to Archive List Error window.
659 o Fixed bug -- Ctrl + F7 not bringing up context menu with Sort
660 submenu selected.
661 o Jazzed up direct renaming of files and directories.
662 o Jazzed up Seek and Scan dialog per user request.
663 o AV/2 will now accept wildcarded filenames and view the first matching
664 file in whatever manner seems most appropriate.
665 o Delete key deletes files, Ctrl + Delete is permanent delete, Shift +
666 Delete is save to clipboard, Ctrl + Insert is make directory, Ctrl +
667 Pageup is parent directory, Ctrl + Pagedown is previous directory,
668 Ctrl + Home is root directory. Obviously, not all these keystrokes
669 are meaningful in all windows (for instance, parent directory doesn't
670 do anything in the Collector). These new shortcut keys are in
671 addition to existing accelerators. Applicable windows (see previous
672 caveat): Directory Containers, Drive Tree, Archive Containers,
673 Collector, Global files windows. Per user request. These are not
674 "real" accelerator keys as they tend to bleed through and mess with
675 normal interactions (even these bleed through here and there, but
676 it's benign), but hopefully you'll never notice the difference.
677 o In "FM/2 Lite," you can direct-edit the title of a Directory
678 Container to change directories.
679 o Install now accepts /UNATTENDED argument to run without asking any
680 questions.
681
6822.46:
683 o Fixed drive button bug.
684 o Added "FM/2 Lite" (or whatever you want to call it), a new
685 "personality" for FM/2 intended for those who can't deal with
686 the real thing.
687
6882.45:
689 o When selecting or deselecting by mask, you can specify a text string
690 to be used. First the file is tested against the mask(s), then
691 tested to see if it contains the text (if any is specified).
692 o Fixed bug -- context menus quit working after a Directory Container
693 was closed.
694 o Added Makearc module, mainly for access from NTree.
695 o Fixed bug -- "case sensitive" flag was being reversed for Seek and
696 Scan.
697
6982.44:
699 o "Thread busy" LED added per user request.
700 o Toolbar buttons now allow you to use different bitmaps of your own
701 design. Notes: using user-defined bitmaps in the toolbar can slow
702 loading of FM/2 slightly, but probably not noticably unless you
703 replace all of them. Request a context menu on a toolbar button and
704 pick "Edit button" to get the dialog where you tell FM/2 to use a
705 user-defined bitmap.
706 o External Archive Containers, Collector, VTree and VDirs now have
707 their own pulldown menu for Files and Views (the shadow menus) and
708 Help for easy keyboard access and/or novice users.
709 o Command lines executed through the command line dialog are remembered
710 for possible later retrieval.
711 o Directory sizes dialog reworked (prettier, sizeable). DIRSIZE.EXE
712 program provided for accessing this function directly (object placed
713 in FM/2 Tools subfolder by INSTALL.CMD).
714
7152.43:
716 o Added optional drivebar per user request.
717 o Added Lock and Unlock commands for removable drives.
718 o Added UUDecode command and Merge command (yep, got another internet
719 connection, finally).
720 o When presented with a list of objects in a dialog (as in the Edit EAs
721 or Attributes dialogs), double-clicking a file object will bring up
722 the configured viewer with the file loaded. This is just a quick
723 view purely for convenience; no attempt is made to view the file as
724 an archive or check Associations. You can double-click it in the
725 Directory Container if you need to go that far.
726 o Added "Thread notes" window -- if you don't like it, minimize it and
727 it should stay that way. When a thread does something that takes
728 awhile, like copying a file, it tells you when it starts and when
729 it finishes.
730 o Under Warp, FM/2 will now query the active desktop in a documented
731 manner when asked to create objects. There is no reliable method
732 under older OS/2 versions.
733 o Improved FM/2's built-in printing somewhat. Still not as good as
734 printing from the appropriate application, of course.
735 o Confirmation lists will now display a bitmap representing the command
736 to be executed on the dialog, where applicable, as a quick visual
737 reminder.
738 o When switching a Directory Container to the parent, FM/2 will
739 make the vacated directory's object the current object.
740
7412.42:
742 o More threading in strategic spots to make response when moving around
743 really slow drives (like ZIP and EZ drives) snappier. The drivers
744 for these drives need a bit more work, developers -- think "cache,"
745 especially for things like providing the label and usage info. When
746 it's slower than the floppy drives, some work needs to be done, eh?
747 o Edit->Drive flags dialog now available from a drive (root dir) object
748 in the Drive Tree -- lets you set flags you used to _have_ to set
749 from the command line (and a couple of new ones). You can still set
750 flags from the command line as an override.
751 o Files can be included in the Drive Tree display on a per-drive basis
752 if you can actually think of a reason to do it (I can't, but someone
753 asked). If you do find a use for it, tell me what the heck it is.
754 o See all files can be invoked on directory (folder) objects
755 (Miscellaneous->Show all files) or the directory into which a
756 Directory Container looks.
757 o See all files window and Collector now have new "Move and preserve"
758 and "Copy and preserve" commands to move or copy objects while
759 preserving their directory relationship (see online help for
760 examples).
761 o Double-clicking on an empty part of the Drive Tree now invokes the
762 Make Directory command. Double-clicking on an empty part of a
763 Directory Container opens its WPS folder.
764 o Target of a drag and drop operation can be changed from the FM/2
765 drag and drop dialog (if you're using the dialog, of course).
766 o Improved directory comparison dialog (no, it's still no PMDirMatch
767 and never will be, and yes, you can still tell FM/2 to use PMDirMatch
768 instead of the internal).
769 o Added Utilities->Compare directories command.
770 o Sorting an Archive Container by date is now possible, at least for
771 some archive types. See ARCHIVER.BB2 for details. You can also
772 Alt-B1 click the titles of sortable fields in Archive Containers now
773 to change the sort type (just like you can in a Directory Container).
774
7752.41:
776 o VTree now runs Directory Containers (VDirs) as part of its process,
777 which should save on a little memory for those of you using FM/2 as
778 as "super drives objects." To take full advantage of this, the
779 "Separate parameters" toggle should be checked.
780 o External FM/2 windows can be closed from the PM Window List without
781 closing the entire program (excepting the main window, of course).
782 o Fixed bug: last line of a hex view wasn't formatted very
783 attractively.
784 o Fixed bug: quick config page didn't work right anymore.
785 o Fixed bug: VDir and AV/2 windows would show external FM/2 windows
786 but not switch to them.
787 o Window dialog now shows and acts on external FM/2 windows.
788 o Checking "Separate parameters" toggle now saves all parameters
789 under the new appname immediately when the Settings notebook
790 is closed. You'll want to be careful here -- think before choosing.
791 BTW, a backup of your FM3.INI file, once you get it set up to your
792 liking, is always a good idea. Don't use FM3INI.BAK as the filename,
793 since FM/2 automatically does a one-generation backup to that name.
794 o Warp no longer allows a container item to be hidden by a thread other
795 than the thread that controls the container if the item is selected
796 (Why? Who knows? Why don't DrgQueryDraginfoPtrFromDragitem() and
797 CN_DROPHELP work?). Since this forces single threaded hiding of
798 objects, I must conclude this is a bug in OS/2. However, since it's
799 in "GA" OS/2 code, I reluctantly worked around it by making Hide
800 objects single-threaded -- you'll have to wait for it to get done.
801 Shouldn't be a major problem.
802 o Added codepage 1004 to codepage dialog. Someone asked, I didn't even
803 know the blamed thing was there.
804 o Added Ctrl + F10 and Ctrl + F11 accelerators to start/end a direct
805 edit of a filename for the rodently challenged.
806 o Added Next/Prev blank line menu items and buttons to new internal
807 viewer (accelerators were there before). In text where paragraphs
808 are separated by blank lines, these go down or up to the next
809 paragraph. Something I use.
810 o Added Recent Directories dropdown list to Walk Directories dialog,
811 which separates the recently used directories from the user-defined
812 directories in that dialog. Just wanted to.
813 o Added "DOS-think" and "Windoze-think" quick-config options to
814 internal Settings notebook. If you use 'em they'll stunt your growth.
815 o Fixed an obscure tile bug no one else seems to have noticed.
816 o Changed Shift + F? accelerators to Ctrl + F? to avoid conflicting
817 with a couple of OS/2-used keys.
818 o Further tightened integration between VTree and its Directory
819 Containers.
820 o Made Tree (optionally) smart.
821 o Reorganized internal Settings notebook for more "logical" grouping
822 (some things grow with a life of their own).
823 o Changed Install so that it puts many objects in a separate Toolbox
824 folder (someone who's not even registered suggested it, and I decided
825 to give it a try -- tell me what you think. If upgrading, delete the
826 old FM/2 folder before running Install again.).
827
8282.40:
829 o Added "All" button to Filter dialog.
830 o Added more optional buttons to main window.
831 o Added %u/%U metastrings.
832 o Added hex/ASCII + drag-me window to bottom of new internal text
833 viewer.
834 o Added %! metastring.
835 o Added default archiver setting.
836 o PM uses several ALT + F? accelerators to control frame windows.
837 However, this applies to the current frame window, which can be
838 within the main FM/2 window when run monolithically. Add Ctrl to
839 these accelerators to affect the main window in that case. I don't
840 change the system menu text to reflect this as it may be in a foreign
841 language, and I'm an ignorant, ugly one-language American.
842 o Added "Separate parameters" toggle.
843 o Added "Treetop on expand" toggle.
844 o Windows pulldown now lists external FM/2 windows, as does a submenu
845 on the container popup in VTree, VDir and AV/2 windows.
846 o Fixed some minor bugs in Commands menu generation.
847 o Fixed bug in Collector -- unshifted double-click didn't work on
848 directories.
849 o VDirs, external Archive Containers and Viewers now retain their last
850 set window size -- position is still determined by the Shell (PM).
851 o Lots of little tweaks no one but me will ever notice.
852
8532.39:
854 o Fixed weird bug -- apparently IBM changed the behavior of
855 MLM_QUERYFORMATTEXTLENGTH in Warp. This change may only take effect
856 at FP10+ levels.
857 o Added Open Directory Container button to Drive Tree titlebar -- only
858 shows up when FM/2 is run as a monolithic app.
859 o Added "Directory" attributes to Filter dialog per user request --
860 lets you exclude directories from Directory Containers, or show only
861 directories. NOTE: if you are upgrading, you may need to go into
862 the Filter and turn on the Directory attribute -- it's on by default
863 for new installations. Use the internal Settings notebook to
864 activate the Filter dialog (DirView and ColView pages) by setting the
865 focus to the Filter: entryfield, so that the "general" filter is
866 changed.
867 o Help file improvements (a neverending saga).
868
8692.38:
870 o Walk Directories dialog will now display non-writeable drives unless
871 the directory selection is for an action that requires writing to the
872 selected directory (for example, copy or move, set extract directory,
873 etc.).
874 o Filtering in Drive Tree now available, per user request. NOTE:
875 filtering is performed _after_ expansion; therefore, it is possible
876 for the Tree to "lie" to you until you expand a branch (i.e. indicate
877 that other directories are available, but remove the "+/-" when you
878 attempt to expand the branch. If it's important for you to know what
879 the entire tree of a drive looks like with filtering applied, use the
880 Expand/Collapse->Expand command from the Files menu or a popup. You
881 can thereafter collapse and expand the tree as desired. Tricks can
882 be played with the filter mask; for instance, "/C:\OS2*;/C:\MMOS2*;
883 /C:\TCPIP*;*" will exclude some system directories on drive C: and
884 show everything else.
885 o Got rid of the annoying (to me, anyway) extra refresh when the
886 "Immediate Updates" toggle is not used (more cheating).
887 o Windows will now be created with the WS_ANIMATE style if "Animate"
888 toggle on internal Settings notebook's Windows page is checked. Of
889 course, system animation must still be turned on to see any effect.
890 o Keyboard input of "standard" characters now performs a text search
891 to find the closest matching file system object in the container.
892 You can get the old (OS/2 default) behavior (move to nearest object
893 starting with the pressed letter) by holding down the shift key.
894 o When a background task that FM/2 is waiting on takes more than about
895 two seconds to complete its job, FM/2 will switch it to the
896 foreground. This means that if an archive is encrypted (passworded),
897 you'll get the oportunity to enter a password without having to
898 resort to the Window List to manually bring the window to the
899 foreground.
900
9012.37:
902 o Added "Autoview comments" notebook toggle (page 2) and Config menu
903 items for same. You can have FM/2 autoview file contents _or_
904 .COMMENTS EAs -- handy for looking at files that were downloaded by
905 a package that puts the file description in that EA. You can also
906 get to that EA on the third page of a WPS object's File page or via
907 FM/2's Edit EAs dialog, BTW.
908 o CTRL + Shift + B1 doubleclick opens an object's WPS Settings notebook.
909 o You can now link-drag a root directory (drive) from the Drive Tree.
910 For cryin' out loud, BE CAREFUL!
911 o Credit card registrations via BMT Micro are now available.
912 o Directory Containers can now have independent sorts if you DON'T use
913 the "Immediate Updates" toggle. When you set a sort (or filter) in
914 the internal Settings notebook, you're setting a default for
915 subsequently created Directory Containers. When you set a sort (or
916 filter) using the popup menu of a Directory Container, you're
917 changing only that container. States will now also save the type of
918 view (Icon, Details, etc.), sort and filter settings for each open
919 Directory Container.
920
9212.36:
922 o Added "Rename existing" button to Rename dialog -- allows you to
923 rename (move) an existing target file system object out of the way
924 before moving or copying another file system object to that name.
925 o Fixed "obscure" bug (reporting user's words :-) causing FM/2 to
926 enter a loop when "Views" cascade was selected from the action
927 bar menu when an internal Archive Container was the current window.
928 o Tutorial section added to online help.
929 o When a bitmapped graphic file is viewed, the window is sized to fit
930 on the screen even when the image is larger than the screen.
931 Proportion is maintained for the initial window positioning. You can
932 stretch the size of the window. The bitmap is scaled to fit. GBM is,
933 of course, still required to directly view images in FM/2.
934 o Changed toolbar button help to "bubble" style, added toggle to disable.
935 o Added Directory Compare (DirCmp:) field to Files/Dirs page of internal
936 Settings notebook.
937 o Added %d and %D metastrings for Commands.
938 o Percentages in Directory Sizes dialog more accurate (to nearest
939 thousandth).
940 o "Include subdirectories" toggle in Directory Compare dialog.
941 o Fixed bug in 2.35a's INSTALL.CMD. Can you say "duh?" Apparently I can.
942 o As usual, many little things no one will notice.
943
9442.35:
945 o Performance tuning.
946 o Implemented "minor" user suggestions.
947 o Added "Recent Dirs" toggle -- automatically adds temporary
948 directories to UserList as you change directories. You can make them
949 permanent by Adding them as usual.
950 o FM/2 may handle DOS archivers now (actually, it does -- I tested with
951 ARJ); however, you'll have to set them up for yourself and I won't
952 support them. Don't forget that DOS archivers don't support EAs.
953 AVOID WHENEVER POSSIBLE OR YOU'LL GET BURNED.
954 o If you have GBM.DLL on your LIBPATH or in the FM/2 directory, FM/2
955 will use it to display GBM-supported raster file types when they're
956 double-clicked. GBM currently supports most OS/2 and Windows
957 bitmaps, .GIF, .PCX, .TIF, .TGA, .IFF, .VID, .PGM, .KPS, .IAX, .XBM,
958 .SPR, and .PSE files. And it's free.
959 o Changed some icons around for a fresher look, added some for display
960 when you aren't loading icons from disk (for scanning speed).
961 o Added "Settings" button to Info dialog.
962
9632.34:
964 o Added "Tile backwards" toggle, but don't use it (it's a DOS-think
965 knee-jerk thing to do).
966 o Viewer won't "restore" the container that called it when it closes if
967 the container is maximized.
968 o Filtering speeded up when Autoview window is open.
969 o Show a little patch of color beside color names in Colors dialogs.
970 o Added "Folder after extract" toggle.
971 o Added ^F3 close monolithic app toggle (command id 1111 if anyone's
972 interested).
973 o More commands in INI viewer (rename, copy appname/keyname) and
974 enhanced existing Add/Edit INI record commands.
975 o Changed method of storing a few things so that they're both easily
976 human editable (for power users) and so they allow me to
977 "preconfigure" some things (for new users). If you're upgrading from
978 previous versions, there's a CONVERT.EXE that'll copy your old
979 settings to the appropriate format and get rid of old baggage.
980 o Added "Userlist switches" toggle to internal Settings notebook.
981 o Added "%r/%R" to metastrings.
982 o Added "Extract" to drag and drop dialog.
983 o Height of autoview window can be changed.
984 o More info displayed in drive info dialog.
985 o INSTALL is a bit smarter.
986 o Added two new buttons on status line -- different behaviors depending on
987 whether you click with B1 or B2 and the shift state.
988
9892.33:
990 o Added new internal viewer -- loads files at least five times faster
991 than the old viewer (which is still available via a toggle in the
992 internal Settings notebook).
993 o See all files window retains settings, is a bit slicker.
994 o Fixed bug -- rename box came up for each file moved/copied.
995 o Fixed bug -- FM/2 didn't start right with toolbar turned off. Weird.
996 o Worked around Warp bug -- PM locks up if you select a codepage that
997 hasn't been prepared. This should be ignored as in previous versions
998 of OS/2, but crashes the system instead (sheesh).
999 o Warp apparently still has a 64k limit to what the clipboard can hold.
1000 While I could limit what you send to the clipboard, this is (hopefully)
1001 one of those limits which will vanish with further updates to OS/2
1002 itself, so I'll just caution you about it.
1003 o Colors are adjustable in See all files windows.
1004 o Several fonts are available in See all files windows (all fixed width).
1005 o See all files window allows entering multiple keys to find a file if
1006 the keys are entered within one second of each other.
1007 o System info command made somewhat more human-readable.
1008
10092.32:
1010 o See all files window fleshed out.
1011 o Added "Viewer outside," "Arcboxes outside," "INI viewer outside" and
1012 "Collector outside" toggles to Toggles2 page of internal Settings
1013 notebook.
1014 o Added "Save" button to Directory Sizes dialog
1015 o Sort type can now be changed in Details view by holding ALT and
1016 clicking the title of the field to sort on (assuming titles are
1017 turned on and the field is one for which sorting is available,
1018 of course).
1019 o Added toggle to allow user to select default delete type.
1020 o Added "toolbox" dropdown to user lists.
1021 o Added sample toolboxes to archive.
1022 o Info and EA dialogs now include listbox, lets you scroll through all
1023 objects instead of popping up for each selected object. EAS.EXE
1024 mini-app inherits this; now accepts multiple filenames.
1025 o Check list dialogs now allow calling up the Info dialog for files in
1026 the list.
1027
10282.31:
1029 o Added "Minimize to databar" toggle, also accessible as a standalone
1030 miniapp.
1031 o Tree remembers directories, once expanded.
1032 o An individual drive may now be rescanned in the Drive Tree (related
1033 to the above).
1034 o More keyboard shortcuts for the rodently challenged.
1035 o Drag from recessed text fields in Directory and Archive Containers
1036 now possible (drags the directory or archive, respectively).
1037 o Default Commands command (Do it yourself) added.
1038 o Extract path can now be assigned "*" meaning "use directory in which
1039 the archive resides."
1040 o More menu compaction (well, you think of a term for it).
1041 o New "See all files" window (still under construction, but already
1042 much faster and very functional, without the standard listbox
1043 limitation of 32767 maximum items). Loads, sorts and displays
1044 15,792 files from two local fixed drives in 18 seconds on my
1045 486/66DX2 with normal (for me, of course) background load.
1046 o Fixed buglet in Archive Container status display.
1047 o More user suggestions implemented.
1048
10492.30:
1050 o I forget.
1051
10522.29:
1053 o Added "Topic" entry field in Bookshelf Viewer dialog.
1054 o Added "Quick arc find" toggle in Settings notebook; can speed up
1055 drag and drop operations on floppy/network drives.
1056 o Worked around PM bug in custom frame controls.
1057 o Added "Directory Container state" saving and restoring in a dropdown
1058 list (turned on with "Toggle quicklists" under Config menu).
1059 o Fixed drag and drop bug (couldn't move, duh). Smartened up drag and
1060 drop while I was at it; no sense offering options not really
1061 available due to media type (i.e. can't copy to a CD-ROM).
1062 o Added "Launch" button to drag and drop dialog.
1063 o Added quick-help for dropdown lists (in status box 2).
1064 o Added ability to drop onto userlist dropdown to add a directory.
1065 Also added popup maintenance menu (add and delete directories to/from
1066 list).
1067
10682.28:
1069 o Added optional user directory list dropdown box on main window
1070 (maintenance of the list is still performed in the Walk Directories
1071 dialog).
1072 o Added Drives submenu on Drive Tree's views context menu -- select a
1073 drive from it and the tree scrolls to show it and makes it the
1074 current object.
1075 o Restricted filename quoting in command lines to absolute essentials
1076 -- some programs are broken and choke on quoted filenames. We
1077 absolutely cannot have LIST choking if it can be avoided.
1078 o Double-clicking a directory in the Drive Tree container will cause an
1079 existing Directory Container looking into that directory, if one
1080 exists, to come to the foreground rather than opening a new one; if
1081 the existing window is minimized, it'll be restored. Ditto for new
1082 userlist dropdown.
1083 o FM/2 can now launch Windows apps seamless -- maybe. Sheesh, I'd
1084 use a DOS app first...
1085
10862.27:
1087 o Added "Move & rename" and "Copy & rename" commands per user request.
1088 This extends into the drag and drop dialog (said dialog is now on by
1089 default, BTW).
1090 o Many tiny tweaks that no one will ever notice (for instance,
1091 filenames containing "&" are now quoted on command lines where they
1092 weren't before).
1093 o Added EXAMPLE.CMD to archive as an example of how REXX scripts can
1094 manipulate files listed in listfiles created by FM/2. This allows
1095 Commands to circumvent the apx. 1000 character limit of OS/2 command
1096 lines.
1097 o Made notification window look more homogenous.
1098
10992.26:
1100 o Fixed stupid new bug in moving files from HPFS->FAT with long
1101 filenames.
1102 o Fixed bug in RemoteBug fix that conflicted with another fix for
1103 remote FSD bugs. I'm getting sick of working around remote FSD
1104 bugs -- think I'll just let the LAN folks fix _their_ stuff from
1105 now on...
1106 o Made titlebar of Drive Tree containers respond to request for context
1107 menu as if it were container whitespace per user request.
1108 o Added "Min on dir open" toggle -- a more elegant solution to a taste
1109 thing (IMHO) than a user requested feature.
1110 o Chord on status windows brings up window dialog like it does on
1111 client window whitespace.
1112 o Added "Append to clipboard" command to internal viewer/editor's
1113 Edit menu.
1114 o Moved "Write block" command out of Edit->Blocks submenu of internal
1115 viewer/editor to the main Edit submenu as "Copy to file" so it's
1116 accessible in readonly (viewing) mode while I was at it.
1117 o Added informational tweaking to viewer/editor's Edit->Undo menu
1118 command.
1119 o Added "Walk" button to Seek and scan dialog.
1120 o Added special FM/2 Association command line "<>" to indicate that the
1121 default WPS view should be opened for matching files.
1122
11232.25:
1124 o Added "Edit" and "Refresh" to Archive Containers per user request.
1125 o Added Drag and drop dialog and corresponding toggle per user request.
1126
11272.24:
1128 o Added "Remote bug" toggle since network FSD developers can't seem to
1129 consistently produce working DosFindFirst/Next code to save their
1130 lives.
1131 o Undelete enhancements.
1132
11332.23:
1134 o Enhancements to potential dupe finder per user requests and other
1135 stuff I thunk up all by my lonesome.
1136 o Placed "Seek and scan" on the Utility pulldown. All it does is
1137 start the Collector and post it a WM_COMMAND message as though you'd
1138 clicked Seek and scan on its context menu. Maybe even folks who
1139 don't read the help can find it now (who knows?).
1140
11412.22:
1142 o Additional detail and options are presented when FM/2 can't figure
1143 out how to list the contents of an archive (ARCHIVER.BB2
1144 misconfigured or archive bad) via new dialog. This should make
1145 determining what the archive problem is much easier when the
1146 inevitable problem arises.
1147 o Added duplicate file finder to Seek-and-Scan dialog. Finds files
1148 with same name and/or size and filedate.
1149
11502.21:
1151 o Shift and CTRL modifiers for double-clicking objects in Drive Tree,
1152 Directory Containers and Collector implemented. Shift causes new
1153 FM/2 window to open (directories; direct to View for files), CTRL
1154 causes default WPS open.
1155 o More stuff in the help file (sheesh -- this has gotta stop). The
1156 online help should now make a rather complete manual when printed
1157 together with the READ.ME file (see READ.ME for suggestions).
1158 o INSTALL now makes an object for the online help so that it can be
1159 viewed without starting FM/2 (using SEEHELP.EXE, included).
1160 o Added Filter "Always show directories" toggle.
1161 o Ideal size button supports a psuedo-restore operation, allowing
1162 toggling between two sizes (mine and yours).
1163 o Other stuff I forget.
1164
11652.20:
1166 o Fixed stupid bug that made FM/2 freak out on restart if you turned the
1167 toolbar off and left it off (duh).
1168 o Move-drag onto archives allowed now (if you have the archiver for that
1169 archive type configured to allow moving files, of course).
1170 o Fixed bug in longname<->shortname conversion (FAT<->HPFS).
1171 o Found a nasty way to get Warp's printer objects to recognize FM/2's
1172 D&D.
1173 o Extract dialog can be told to remember its settings (extract directory,
1174 masks, "with directories") distinctly from those set in Archive
1175 Containers.
1176 o Added a few pictures to the online help for extreme novices.
1177 o Added new "Compare Select" submenu with commands that can make
1178 selections based on comparing unfiltered files in all open Directory
1179 Containers. Powerful stuff.
1180 o Added "Hide objects" command (selective individual object filtering).
1181 o Fixed bug -- drag to toolbar quit working when toolbar code rewritten.
1182 o Slight modification to ARCHIVER.BB2 -- -1 for filename position means
1183 to use the last "field" of an archive listing for the filename.
1184 o FM/2 is compiled with optimization turned off now -- caught it
1185 generating bad code in the new Compare Select module and don't trust
1186 it (again).
1187
11882.19:
1189 o Added "Ideal size" System Menu command and titlebar button -- an
1190 alternative to maximizing.
1191 o More work on help file hypertext links using suggestions from a
1192 registered user. Added a labelled bitmap showing the layout of FM/2
1193 windows.
1194 o Worked around weird bugs in Sizes and deleting toolbar buttons that
1195 shouldn't be bugs but nonetheless cause problems on some machines.
1196 o Added some one-line help fields to some dialogs to guide the user
1197 along.
1198 o Added the "Close" checkbox to the Edit Associations dialog, to allow
1199 executing an association to shut down FM/2 (or a VDir window, mainly
1200 for use by folks using FM/2 to replace the Drives objects).
1201 o Added "Start Minimized" and "Start Maximized" buttons to the Windows
1202 page of the Settings notebook. FM/2 starts normal size then adjusts
1203 (that lets it size all its windows right first, and gives you something
1204 to return to from the maximized state).
1205
12062.18:
1207 o Added ability to use the undocumented DosQProcStat API in the Process
1208 Killer. While this will enable the Process Killer to work without an
1209 English version of PSTAT.EXE being present, DosQProcStat is an API
1210 subject to change by IBM, so beware.
1211 o Added FATOPT.EXE program to optimize FAT drives. THIS IS A BETA
1212 PROGRAM AND USES LOW-LEVEL DRIVE ACCESS -- BACK UP BEFORE USING!
1213 o Tweaked the online help, adding more hypertext links and detail.
1214
12152.17:
1216 o Optimized for speed: Quick trees, tree sizes.
1217 o Dug the names of the new color palettes out of Warp's INI files.
1218 Under 2.x both color palette commands (one new) load the same object.
1219 Under Warp they load the two different palette objects available.
1220 o Added swapfile/memory watch when Drive Tree is active window in FM/2.
1221 o Added HPFSOPT.EXE program to optimize HPFS drives.
1222
12232.16:
1224 o Added "Update objects" command.
1225 o Added "Optimize" command. Be sure to read the online help on this
1226 one (under "Context Menus").
1227 o Added toolbar changing buttons (buttons that automatically load a
1228 new toolbox into the toolbar). See comments in online help under
1229 "Toolbar->Add Tool."
1230 o Hmmm...Warp has broken the DM_DROPHELP message within an application
1231 -- the passed DRAGINFO structure is inaccessible (apparently already
1232 deallocated). An appropriate error message will be displayed, and
1233 the code's still there so that when IBM fixes it it'll automagically
1234 start working again.
1235
12362.15:
1237 o Added "Collect list in file(s)" command.
1238 o Added "Collect from a list file" command.
1239 o Added "Select List" command.
1240 o System VIO fonts have been renamed, jumping between "System" and
1241 "System VIO", a couple of times now. To top it off, when the name
1242 changes, the sizes do, too (i.e. 7.System == 5.System VIO, more or
1243 less). Warp is now GA and uses "System VIO" again, so I've changed
1244 it back to that. If some fonts don't look right on your 2.11 system,
1245 I'm sorry, but I'm trying to hit a moving target. Don't shoot me,
1246 I'm just the piano player.
1247 o Did some other stuff, but forgot to write it down and have now
1248 forgotten what it was. Old age is hell.
1249
12502.14:
1251 o FM/2 will now detect that a CD-ROM drive which didn't have a disk in
1252 it or had a music disk in it when FM/2 was started is a CD-ROM drive
1253 when accessed later with a data disk in it, and change the icon
1254 accordingly. This also applies to hard drives that were locked when
1255 FM/2 started, by happy coincidence, and should work on other
1256 removable media drives.
1257 o Hints given in error popup for some access errors (for example, when
1258 clicking on an empty diskette drive).
1259 o Install.cmd will not change the parameters field of objects that it
1260 creates if the File Manager/2 folder already existed. It will still
1261 update the paths.
1262 o VTree honors drive exclusions like it should have in the first place.
1263 o VTree will delete a directory if the Shredder refuses for some reason.
1264 o Added VTree->WPS folder toggle.
1265 o Shortened VTree tasklist title for registered users.
1266 o FM/2 will attempt to fit smaller files onto diskettes when a larger
1267 file in the list to be moved/copied won't fit before prompting you to
1268 change diskettes due to a disk full condition.
1269 o Help for toolbar buttons shows up when mouse passes over them --
1270 figured out how to implement without excessive message passing (IOW,
1271 to my satisfaction).
1272
12732.13:
1274 o Added ability to set type of selection used in some containers (in
1275 the Settings Notebook on the "Windows" page).
1276 o Selecting "Settings Notebook" in the FM3.EXE monolithic app, even
1277 from container context menus, will always bring up a full settings
1278 notebook.
1279 o Slightly reduced memory usage for HPFS drives (ah, another reason
1280 to use HPFS...).
1281 o Fixed bug in SetIcon.
1282 o Did some more work on FM2PLAY.EXE to make it more eye-appealing and
1283 maybe a bit more functional.
1284 o Shortened tasklist title for registered users.
1285
12862.12:
1287 o AV/2 will now ignore an association if it contains the string
1288 "AV2.EXE" in the command line (meaning it might call itself).
1289 o Fixed "Lowercase name" bug.
1290 o Worked over the context menus again, added a couple more
1291 accelerator keys.
1292 o Hooked Help button in Child Window dialog to some help.
1293
12942.11:
1295 o Fixed odd bug in second status line in Directory Containers.
1296 o Fixed rename buglet that caused rename from menu/button to
1297 give funny default drive.
1298 o Added drag and drop to INI Viewer to allow moving and copying
1299 data between different INI files.
1300 o Added FM2PLAY.EXE to allow playing multimedia files (via MMPM/2)
1301 from FM/2 easily. Usage: FM2PLAY.EXE <file> [<file> <file...>].
1302 There's a menu item for it.
1303 o Added "associat.txt" containing recommended associations for use
1304 with FM/2. Please send your ideas for this list.
1305 o Enhanced the Bookshelf Viewer.
1306
13072.10:
1308 o Added Undo buttons to Settings notebook pages.
1309 o Fixed bug wherein Save state of dir windows toggle was ignored.
1310 o Put in some comma formatting to prevent an untimely death.
1311 o Fixed bug wherein Doubleclick Opens toggle was ignored.
1312 o Added a couple more Settings pages.
1313 o Made appropriate Settings pages available to standalone modules.
1314 o Tweaked a few menus for a more consistent appearance.
1315
13162.09:
1317 o Changed things so the little notification box doesn't steal the
1318 focus when it comes up. Duh.
1319 o Added "Backup Profile", "Change System Profiles" and "Replace System
1320 Profiles" to the INI viewer.
1321 o Fixed some glitches in new mask "must have" attribute processing.
1322 o Found and fixed bug in Collector's Seek & Scan that could cause FM/2
1323 to trap.
1324 o Added a Settings notebook containing global toggles and such.
1325 Slower than the menus, but Ron Hester asked for it, and I allus do
1326 what Ron says...
1327 o Return of the weirding ... but that'd be telling.
1328 o Added optional split status line.
1329
13302.08:
1331 o Added "must have" attributes to Filter.
1332 o Fixed Undelete dialog so selecting a new drive from the combobox
1333 causes the listbox to be refreshed for that drive, and so a missing
1334 DELETE environment variable for the selected drive doesn't cause the
1335 dialog to abort unless you select Cancel in the information box (so
1336 you can pick a different drive).
1337 o Added limited optional logging for some simple but critical
1338 operations (copy, move, rename, delete).
1339 o Documented "start minimized" command line argument.
1340 o Added "don't save/restore state of dir windows this time" command
1341 line argument.
1342
13432.07:
1344 o Added "View Bookshelf" and "View Helpfiles" utilities.
1345 o Fixed bug in Quick Tree added while fixing the last one...
1346 o VTree now saves its size and position on desktop (Ron Gawer wanted
1347 that). VDir doesn't, as you can have several of them open at once
1348 and it would be somewhat irritating to have them all on top of each
1349 other.
1350
13512.06:
1352 o In the Collector's Seek-and-scan dialog, the All HDs button now skips
1353 removable drives (like CD-ROMs) for convenience.
1354 o Quick tree works around the OS/2 DosFindFirst bug that prevents FAT
1355 root drives from being found.
1356 o Added "separator" attribute for tool buttons -- causes a small amount
1357 of space to be added after the button with the attribute, for
1358 appearance (grouping of buttons).
1359 o Added ability to turn on titles below bitmap buttons in toolbar (it'll
1360 have to be short and sweet) and grouped all toolbar toggles under a
1361 Toolbar conditional cascade submenu.
1362
1363[lazy bum skipped a few...]
1364
13652.00:
1366 o A whole new look for FM/2 -- the same thing, only more so. Some
1367 things were enhanced, some dropped, some replaced or superceded.
1368 Still, if you used 1.x you should feel at home.
1369
1370$Id: HISTORY 948 2008-02-12 05:20:47Z stevenhl $
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