From f684316f516214ce1b8f004afb7fd43d8d2945d3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rushfan Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2023 16:37:03 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] update readme for 5.8.0 --- install/docs/whatsnew.txt | 67 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 67 insertions(+) diff --git a/install/docs/whatsnew.txt b/install/docs/whatsnew.txt index 62c3449a4..483b3b7e4 100644 --- a/install/docs/whatsnew.txt +++ b/install/docs/whatsnew.txt @@ -15,6 +15,58 @@ Legend (starting with 5.3) so that you don't overwrite any files (or use winmerge or meld to compare new changes) +What's New in WWIV 5.8.0 (2023) +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +* Removed duplicated code for LastCallers() from lilo.cpp. (#1501) +* Fix cosmetic bug in Scan Message Titles in Traditional Reader mode (#1505) +* Added InterBBS LastCallers to display laston.txt if it exists in network directory. +* Fixed logoff matrix to squelch INFO error from appearing in logs. +* Need comments on printfile and friends on how to use them. (#1502) ++ Feature request: ANSI display speed (#1479) + You can now add a pipe expression like: + |{set bps 2400} +* Birthday date not displayed correctly on newuser account (#1509) +* Crash in PhoneNumbers::Load when phonenum.dat is empty (#1511) +* Show preview of auto-message before confirming save (#1512) (#1510) ++ Add max age option for importing FTN messages (#1423) ++ basic debugger with stepping works (use github.com/wwiv/wwivdbg for client) +* Fix Chains display of sponsor lists first sponsor twice (#1513) +* Display of Chain sponsor no longer duplicates 1st entry (#1514) +* Only rename pending files if the 2nd digit is not a letter. (#1518) +* Create subscriber file as needed when it does not exist. (#1519) +* Fix Win32 on 10, when in BE, modify Network, space to Quit does not. (#1521) +* Fix do_wwiv_ugprades() function misspelled in wwivconfig (#1523) +* Chains fixes displaying CHAINS_NOEXT and switchable Chain Usage display (#1528) +* Make chain usage display configurable from wwivconfig (#1527) +* Clean up non-ANSI displays for CHAINS (#1530) +* String passed to System call to execute "eprogs.net" externals corrected. (#1533) ++ Implement support for epreproc.net (#1531) +* Added precision to formatting in chains display (#1535) +* Limit loc string to avoid header overflowing and other minor fixes (#1537) +* Display more of location string when there is room. (#1542) +* Check that file areas exist in most xfer functions (#1551) +* Use higher value for max_view_lines and max_view_columns instead of lower value (#1543) +* Fix off-by-one error in message reporting network value range (#1545) +* Delete curses_out in the places we don't on exit (#1539) +* network2 moves "deleted" packets to dead.net because identifed as UNKNOWN type. (#1540) +* wwivutil print fixes crash and also autodetect screen size (#1555) (#1556) +* Fix file::set_length from failing when the file is open +* network2 doesn't use the DISALLOW.NET file (#1541) +* net: only skip 146 bytes for method 1 +* minor cosmetic fixes in WFC and message date header display (#1565) +* Cleaned up output of file area tags and networks in diredit (#1568) +* network2 handle_sub_add_drop_resp fix, and cosmetic networkf fix (#1571) +! Don't call out to nerd.dk for country blocking, it's broke (#1576) +* Make fsed/view.cpp use default screen settings for max values (#1579) +* Cosmetic: add OS to FTN tearlines and fixes to msgscan prompt and legacy header display (#1585) +* Restored '@' reply to a different address in HandleScanAutoReply in both Traditional Reader and Full Screen Reader (#1572) +* Clear title before 'P'osting a new message in msgscan/titlescan (#1588) +* Removed dangling RE: with title for new posts (#1590) +* Replaced : with ; in wwiv.ini for uniformity and so ini file parsers don't gag. (#1586) +* Make Xfer menu display toggleable with eXpert mode option on new installs. (#1578) + + + What's New in WWIV 5.8.0 (2022) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * A couple of renames to make terms make more sense @@ -56,6 +108,21 @@ What's New in WWIV 5.8.0 (2022) * default wwiv main menu is missing //QWK (#1492) * //QWK menu for sysop doesn't list (*) config menu (#1493) * wwivutil subs import - update nSUBNAME.net when using import (#1495) +* move code to import subs into sdk so it can be used by developers ++ LNet: Add ability to (W)rite packet to new file, and added PAUSE on page ++ Initial cut at support to auto add missing fido echos +* /s not working in fsed (#1378) ++ Add a new option to wwivfsed "--wrap" to turn off WWIV style wrapping. +* writing to dead net should clear the list_len and list (#1496) +* wwivutil: Make --start and --end a bit more robust in inputs it accepts to wwivutil messages dump +* Fix wrapped lines in fsed reader (#1498) +* Fix pause sometimes needing 2 key presses (#1499) ++ Need way to add newly created auto-imported subs to a conference (#1500) + Add support for a new "conf = CONFERENCE LETTERS" line into the inport.ini file + used by both auto importing of subs from FTN echos, as well as the + "wwivutil subs import" command. ++ initial cut of functioning default colors for non-wwiv messages + What's New in WWIV 5.8.0 (2021)