source: trunk/guitools/evfsgui/changes@ 653

Last change on this file since 653 was 653, checked in by Herwig Bauernfeind, 14 years ago

GUI-Tools: EVFSGUI 2.5.x: More work done

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1ToDo for 2.5:
2- Major code refactoring (done, except for old "lowlevel" routines)
3- Enable and complete printer support code
4- Support server based logon scripts (requires REXX rpc library,
5 partly done) (works in a separate utility right now)
6- TDB auch bei 3.5 CLUT kaputt
7- eigenes Icon fr ADMIN$
8- _AddSharesDisplay verwendet kein file2stem
9
10Known problems:
11- Fix endless loop if neither EVFS nor Netdrive is installed
12 under all conditions
13- Passive connections/double connection detection does not seem
14 to work properly
15- Refreshing a single machine adds shares 2x for automatically added machines
16
17Version 2.5.x 2011-??-??
18+ Added: Create/maintain LMHosts automagically (speeds up connecting!!!)
19+ Added: Enhanced, faster browsing code (major code refactoring)
20+ Added: Allow refreshing a single machine in the network neighbourhood
21+ Added: Allow start/stop of the EVFSCTL.EXE daemon
22+ Added: Allow to erase old logfiles before starting EVFSCTL.EXE
23+ Added: Find primary domain controller (and give it a special icon)
24+ Added: Find domain master browser
25+ Added: Find local master browser
26+ Added: Enhanced info box (MAC, IP-Address, server role)
27+ Added: Optionally add TRAC Wiki markup to "About"-data for clipboard
28* Changed: Use Rich Walsh's look4dll.exe to find the used ndpsmb.dll
29* Changed: Increase timer delay (n*2) for non responding machines
30* Changed: Use Alex Taylor's Warp4-Style notebook for the right pane,
31 convert global settings and advanced connection options
32 from windows into notebook pages
33! Fixed: Numerous small bugs/omissions
34! Fixed: Creating lame upcase tables filtered
35! Fixed: Do not run nmblookup.exe twice in the foreground
36- Removed: Bottom button row
37- Removed: View Menu
38
39Version 2.1.3 2011-??-??
40+ Added: Help button on network neighbourhood view
41+ Added: Help button on connection details view
42! Fixed: Fetch credentials in case "Authenticate for browsing" is enabled
43 and no credentials were entered before
44
45Version 2.1.2 2011-06-13
46+ Added: Display some hints about what is going on in the statusbar
47+ Added: Display information about installed/connected SMB printer ports.
48! Fixed: Do not crash if manually added machines do not allow browsing
49! Fixed: Connect in network neighbourhood used selected object instead of
50 source object (eventually resulted in a connection to the wrong
51 share)
52
53Version 2.1.1 2011-03-08
54! Fixed: Finally servers always end up in the proper domain/workgroup
55
56Version 2.1.0 2011-01-18
57+ Added: Support for new CTO and CLD parameters introduced with 2.0.0 beta3
58! Fixed: Behaviour of login box did not work as designed
59! Fixed: No mount attempt if entering credentials was aborted
60! Fixed: Do not crash during "Detach all"
61- Refactoring: Streamline parameter parsing code
62- Refactoring: Remove double variables for parameters
63- Refactoring: Create Icon. stem in order to ease maintenance of icons
64- Refactoring: Common wrapper around all dynamic functions
65- Refactoring: Remove double variables for settings and options
66- Refactoring: Debug on/off option is properly done now
67
68Version 2.1 beta2 2010-12-26
69+ Added: New "About" box displays detailed version notices of all
70 client components
71+ Added: -DELAY [n] switch (as requested in Ticket #148)
72+ Added: Integrated delay into progress window upon startup
73+ Added: Throbber on progress window
74! Fixed: Do not crash on bad return value from *RxGetMount() in GetChildren
75! Fixed: "Abort" in progress window presented an uninitialized main window
76! Fixed: Logfile names were wrong in the online help
77! Fixed: Several typos (thanks to Rainer Stroebel)
78
79Version 2.1 beta1 2010-08-13
80+ Added: On-the-fly browsing on remote servers
81+ Added: Files can be "opened" during on-the-fly browsing (a mountpoint
82 is created first) - does not work properly yet!
83+ Added: Set icons of browsed files according to extender types (only most
84 often used types (EXE, OOO, PDF, generic multimedia icons - no WPS
85 mechanism for that from REXX)
86+ Added: Refresh display every 60 seconds in order to reflect changes
87 done on the command line while EVFSGUI is open
88+ Added: "Detach all" menuitem in context menu
89+ Added: "Refresh" menuitem in context menu
90! Fixed: Do not flash during refresh
91! Fixed: Workaround for uninitialized advance.!alwaysmp
92! Fixed: Do not run more than 32 smbclient.exe concurrently (EVFSGUI
93 needs Paul Ratcliffe's pr1util.dll now)
94
95Version 2.0.6 2010-08-13
96- This is 2.1.beta1 without On-the-fly-browsing on remote servers
97
98Version 2.0.5 2010-04-23
99! Fixed: Passive connections were not removed when the same connection was
100 loaded using a profile
101! Fixed: Missing NLV message if wrong file was dropped onto the left pane
102
103Version 2.0.4 2010-04-09
104! Fixed: Connection details doubled since MEMLEN etc removal.
105* Changed: Some parts of the code were refactored
106
107Version 2.0.3 2010-02-23
108+ Added: Open mountpoint as WPS object moved to a separate thread in order
109 not to block the EVFSGUI main window while waiting for a folder
110 on a slow connection to open.
111+ Added: Double-click also opens a mountpoint as WPS folder
112+ Added: Debug ON also makes hidden columns in connections details visible
113! Fixed: "Abort" button on progress window was not NLV enabled
114! Fixed: The NLV subroutine now properly falls back to the builtin
115 (bracketed) message files in case NO (not even an english
116 message file) can be found.
117! Fixed: Do not crash in Autostart dialog when no NLV file was found.
118! Fixed: Open mountpoint as WPS object fully workable
119! Fixed: Open mountpint now has a consistent behaviour with other actions
120* Changed: Open context menu item enabled for testing (experimental)
121* Changed: Show wait pointer while opening WPS folder
122* Changed: CltInit: Now scans wellknown locations for Samba binaries
123 (faster at least in theory)
124* Changed: In the 1.5.0 GA version of the plugin the MEMLEN, LOGFILE and
125 LOGLEVEL tokens are removed in order to address the problem with
126 EVFSRxGetMount() return strings - several changes in EVFSGUI were
127 required to address this change in the plugin.
128NOTE: This changes makes older profile files, both .ndc and .evp incompatible.
129 EVFSGUI can read old profiles, but only saves new profiles. The Netdrive
130 GUI does not have such a feature. Older profiles may easily be migrated
131 by editing with a text editor and removing the MEMLEN, LOGLEVEL and
132 LOGFILE tokens from the resource strings manually.
133
134Version 2.0.2 2010-01-25
135* Changed: Remove Win95/98/IBM Peer length limits from smbtree.vrs.
136+ Added: EVFSRxGetMount() returns a maximum string length of 255 for
137 resdata, if workgroup+server+share+username+password > 52 the
138 resulting resdata string will be truncated. Several workarounds
139 in ParseResourceData() added in order not completely fall over.
140
141Version 2.0.1 2010-01-12
142+ Added: Alex T.: Use 'Combined' font on DBCS systems
143! Fixed: Alex T.: Default fonts are set correctly
144! Fixed: Alex T.: Section title colours now correctly default to system settings
145! Fixed: Alex T.: Various fixes and enhancements to window resize logic
146! Fixed: Alex T.: FWidth/margin got lost on the expose list
147! Fixed: Herwig B.: Another speed up in resize logic (use marginx2 instead of
148 42 times margin * 2)
149
150Version 2.0.0 (Refresh) 2009-12-29
151* Changed: Rewrite routines to find .msg and .hlp files
152! Fixed: Set size of throbber object according to screen dimensions
153
154Version 2.0 GA 2009-12-24
155+ Added: Provide unexpected.tdb in the installer
156! Fixed: Detect trailing tabs and blanks in the temporary directory
157! Fixed: A manually added server's workgroup might be unknown in the moment
158 the dialog is populated
159
160Version 2.0 beta6 2009-12-12
161+ Added: WPI installer for Plugin, EVFSGUI and Samba Client Utilities
162 (plus variant that includes EVFS for eCS distribution).
163+ Added: New global option: Use broadcasts instead of local master browser
164+ Added: New menu entry: Save default workgroup to smb.conf
165! Fixed: Also go through double (and passive) connection check
166 if profile is loaded as a commandline parameter
167! Fixed: Migrate to enhanced NLV setup subroutines
168! Fixed: Autodetection of filesystem variant did not work properly
169! Fixed: Turn off debug console upon startup
170! Fixed: Don't crash when attempting to create the Autostart script
171! Fixed: Also create %ETC%\samba\lock directory for client
172! Fixed: Properly redraw network neighbourhood after refresh
173
174Version 2.0 beta5 2009-11-15
175+ Added: Manually entered servers are automatically integrated into the
176 network neighbourhood
177! Fixed: IP address servers (without a name) can be browsed properly now.
178! Fixed: Detect missing upcase tables (and don't fall over)
179! Fixed: If nothing is found, network neighbourhood should be empty (and
180 not display an unnamed workgroup icon).
181! Fixed: When immediate authentification for browsing was enabled, the
182 main window was not redrawn properly.
183! Fixed: Changed statusbar size (should look better)
184
185Version 2.0 beta4 2009-11-03:
186! Fixed: Do not crash on outdated temporary files
187! Fixed: Do not crash on unavailable machines
188
189Version 2.0 beta3 2009-10-29:
190! Fixed: The GUI was blocked every few seconds during network neighbourhood
191 scan. Bonus: The new code is even faster than the previous one.
192
193Version 2.0 beta2 2009-10-25:
194+ Added: English helpfile
195+ Added: German helpfile
196+ Added: French helpfile (partly done, requires completion by Guillaume)
197+ Added: Information about server dialog
198+ Added: Dialog also uses information from network neighbourhood
199+ Added: Detection of "dead" (non accessible) servers (which are still in the
200 browse list)
201* Changed: Dialog entry fields now use WarpSans Bold font (matches style of
202 other dialogs)
203! Fixed: Network neighbourhood is filled much faster than before
204! Fixed: No more share type guessing
205! Fixed: Ticket #105: Temporary files not removed
206! Fixed: Ticket #106: Icon in global settings dialog not properly aligned
207
208Version 2.0 beta1 2009-09-15:
209+ Added: Browsing code from smbmon
210+ Added: D'n'd support for file shares
211+ Added: Connection wizard dialogs
212+ Added: main menu bar
213+ Added: New advanced settings
214+ Added: "Old" 1.x look and feel
215+ Added: Main window is resizable
216+ Added: Splitbar between panels
217+ Added: Create rudimentary %ETC%\samba\smb.conf
218+ Added: Connection details view (preliminary)
219+ Added: Double connection detection using md5 hashes
220+ Added: New profile saving code
221+ Added: Remove menu option (preliminary for passive connections only)
222+ Added: smbtree.vrs: Optionally do not show hidden shares
223+ Added: smbtree.vrs: Enhanced guessicon()
224+ Added: Preliminary context menus for Browse View and Connection details view
225+ Added: "Retry" for passive connections (only manually for now)
226+ Added: Drag and drop for passive connections
227+ Added: Hide columns not useful for endusers
228+ Added: NLV enable (parts of) connection details
229+ Added: Disabled old profile saving code
230+ Added: Sort smbtree view ascending
231+ Added: Optionally turn on/off special ($) shares
232+ Added: Optionally use big icons
233+ Added: Profile files may be dropped onto the current connections container
234+ Added: Login dialog behaviour matches the one from smbusers now
235+ Added: Preliminary handling of smbtree error messages
236+ Added: Optionally save passive connections across sessions
237+ Added: French message file (thanks to Guillaume Gay)
238* Changed: Several changes in GUI style (as suggested by Alex Taylor)
239* Changed: Left align buttons in current connections panel (as suggested by
240 MrFawlty and Alex Taylor)
241* Changed: Replaced status bar by a text control (as suggested by Alex Taylor)
242 (only used for version display for now)
243* Changed: Main icon is now the one done by Alex Taylor
244* Changed: Use PM_Default_Colors for title sections (as suggested by Alex Taylor)
245* Changed: German translation of "Retry"
246* Changed: Profile behaviour: In 1.3 a new profile replaced older connections
247 on the same volume only, in 2.x a new profile is merged with the
248 old connections one.
249* Changed: Split advanced dialog should be split into connection options and
250 global options
251* Changed: Redesigned mount dialog
252* Changed: Redesigned login dialog
253* Changed: Clarified message about multiple connections
254* Changed: Rebuild required Samba Client utilities 3.0.36 with libc063
255 (instead of libc064x) (Changeset 331 level)
256! Fixed: Loading a profile presented the user a half drawn window
257! Fixed: Startup code was broken if no evfsgui.ini is present
258! Fixed: CltInit uses smbclient.exe instead of smbd.exe to find Samba binaries
259! Fixed: Message queue during resize isn't cleared (no flashing during resize)
260! Fixed: Missing NLV aware strings
261! Fixed: Don't let user edit network neighbourhood results
262! Fixed: Claiming a passive connection already exists is nonsense
263! Fixed: Disallow connecting to printers via context menu
264! Fixed: Edit and Selected menu easily got out of sync
265! Fixed: Edit and Selected menu still got out of sync, really fixed now
266! Fixed: Another missing record validation
267! Fixed: Password display broken on double connection warning
268! Fixed: Detect more printers
269! Fixed: Confirmation of removal of a single connection was missing
270! Fixed: Dropdown combobox in mount dialog was readonly
271! Fixed: Autostart mode was broken
272
273Version 1.3.7 - changes not relevant for 2.0
274
275Version 1.3.6
276! Fixed: When connecting to a complete server, the workgroup got lost during the
277 connecting process.
278Version 1.3.5
279! Fixed: Error in profile file parsing logic could lead to double entries
280 for LOGFILE and LOGLEVEL (possibly having side effects on EASUPPORT)
281Version 1.3.4
282! Fixed: Readonly connection option did not work (was not implemented)
283Version 1.3.3
284* Changed: Provide better message box for profile saving (to explain rather
285 odd behavior
286Version 1.3.2
287! Fixed: No more double drive letters in the drive letters list after mounting
288* Changed: "Workgroup/ Domain:" back to "Workgroup:"
289Version 1.3.1
290+ Added: Explanation for errors in case mount operation fails
291* Changed: "Workgroup:" to "Workgroup/ Domain:"
292Version 1.3
293+ Added: Support for the (new) ndpsmb logging feature
294+ Added: Support for the (old) ndpsmb logging feature (deactivated)
295+ Added: Save "titlebar" color across sessions
296* Changed: Merge Alex Taylor's and Herwig B.'s latest changes
297* Changed: Also display status data in hintarea when mouse cursor is over
298 the "current resources" pane
299! Fixed: Tab order in "new resource" pane
300! Fixed: Help did not work for advanced window in NLV versions
301
302Version 1.2.1 (2009-04, Herwig B.)
303+ Added: Try to restart EVFSCTL.EXE once in case it is not running.
304+ Added: Implemented support for error messages depending on return codes
305 in case of failed operations as provided from ndpsmb.dll version
306 1.5alpha2 or better.
307* Changed: Move status data of current connection into container caption
308 (Makes more sense there).
309* Changed: Show version notice in status area (at the bottom now)
310! Fixed: In case the connect operation fails on a newly created mount point,
311 the mountpoint is removed again, instead of leaving it in a zombie
312 status. That makes sense as EVFSGUI does not support the creation
313 and maintenance of empty mountpoints (the underlying EVFS (including
314 the REXX interface) supports this, but the GUI does not).
315
316Version 1.2.1 (2009-05, Alex Taylor)
317! Fixed: Main window wasn't set visible if INI file was missing.
318! Fixed: Corrected English, formatting h in helpfile.
319+ Added: Better program icon.
320
321Version 1.2 (2008-10)
322*Updated: Finally all the help files are updated to reflect all changes
323 (en, de and fr)
324!Workaround: It appears that for unknown reasons the SysDriveMap() function
325 hangs if it is used with the "FREE" and "REMOTE" flags, after it is
326 called for several times. I noticed that after I received Yuri's
327 latest Samba plugin. The problem disappears if EVFS is not installed.
328 This should be tested (and fixed) by Vitali in EVFS (probably).
329
330+ Added: In debug mode the output in the console window has time stamps now
331+ Added: Display name and version of the used IFS on "empty" mountpoints
332+ Added: Button on the autoload window (the -nogui GUI) to abort reconnection
333+ Added: Server entry field is now a drop down combo box holding all servers
334 to which connections were made with)
335+ Added: Alternatively support NetDrive for SMB shares instead of EVFS (using
336 undocumented -ndfs switch)
337* Updated: All message files
338! Fixed: Bug in my autoload code
339! Fixed: Bug in my -ndfs code (spotted by Guillaume)
340
341+ Added: Autostart EVFS connections feature via Startup folder object
342+ Added: -nogui switch (only show a small message window)
343+ Added: -autoclose switch (close eVFSGUI after 3 seconds)
344+ Added: Load profile specified on the commandline
345+ Added: Edit via context menu for mountpoints with exactly one resource
346+ Added: Context menu equivalents to the Detach and Unmount pushbuttons
347+ Added: The content of the EF_NETWORK field (aka workgroup) is saved to the
348 EVFSGUI.INI as this changes only on rare occasions (saved me a lot of
349 typing during testing)
350+ Added: Do not attach drive if has already been attached (from TODO list A.T.)
351! Fixed: Profiles supported plain passwords whereas EVFS provided encrypted
352 passwords in profile files
353! Fixed: eVFSGUI initializes itself properly now
354! Fixed: eVFSGUI would hang after displaying the message "no control program
355 found"
356! Fixed: Cleanup signal stuff ("return" after a signal is a bad thing to do!)
357! Fixed: INI file was not closed after leaving eVFSGUI
358! Fixed: When several mount points exist and the first one is removed the click
359 event routine was executed after the corresponded record was already
360 removed -> eVFSGUI crashed. As a fix the record is validated before an
361 attempt to access its data is done. If it does not exist anymore the
362 event routine is terminated without further action.
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