Version 122 of the XyWWWeb Jumbo U2 for XyWrite 4+ is released.
This is the first release of U2 that takes full advantage of Wengier
Wu's marvelous vDos-lfn -- a XyWrite-friendly, vDos/4DOS-based Virtual
DOS Machine for running XyWrite for DOS under 64- or 32-bit Windows,
with long filename compatibility. (Of course, U2 is also compatible
with other environments.)
Download the Jumbo U2 at XyWWWeb:
http://users.datarealm.com/xywwweb/Direct download:
http://users.datarealm.com/xywwweb/XYWEB122.ZIPReadme:
http://users.datarealm.com/xywwweb/readme-v122.zipInstallation for existing U2 users is fast: Back up your existing copy
of XYWWWEB.U2. Unzip XYWEB122.ZIP (all files) into the directory with
EDITOR.EXE -- overwrite any existing files. Quit and restart XyWrite.
You're done! (If you're new to U2, read readme-v122.pdf for further,
detailed instructions.)
New in this release:
- A revamped START routine that uses Wengier Wu's nifty start.exe
(developed from Edward Mendelson's fileopen.exe). START opens files in
their associated Windows applications and launches Windows programs,
with options to start /MAXimized, /MINimized, or /HIDden. You can
supply the filename or program name on the XyWrite command line, DeFine
it in text, or point to a DIRectory listing or to a filename that
occupies a line by itself in text. Works with long filenames.
- A new set of long filename (LFN) commands for XyWrite 4 running
under vDos-lfn, the Windows NTVDM, or real DOS with an LFN driver such
as DOSLFN loaded. Available commands are: DCAll, DREad, DMErge,
DDELete, DERNV (erase no verify). This command set uses 4DOS, and works
right out of the box for vDos-lfn users. Other users must configure
user variable 4DOSdir in XYWWWEB.REG to point to the 4DOS directory.
- SAA -- extended SAve -- saves the current file and copies it to
other directories (up to 62 additional directories on a single pass).
Quick and slick.
- A quirky new routine called, simply, 1 -- for switching to your
"favorite" directories.
- HH and HHH: For vDos-lfn users: Open the 4DOS Help facility (HH).
For all users: view the extensive online PDF 4DOS reference file (HHH).
- GetvDos-lfn: Download the ZIP archive with the latest release of
Wengier's XyWrite-friendly vDos-lfn (based on vDos build 2015-11).
- vDosSync: A STARTUP.INT routine (called by XyWebU2.int) that
automatically syncs XyWrite's screen dimensions (defaults SL and SW)
with the LINS and COLS settings in the vDos-lfn or vDosXy CONFIG.TXT
file. Also, at startup, runs lines of XPL code embedded in CONFIG.TXT
as REMarks. The latter feature facilitates the use of CONFIG.TXT to
tweak XyWrite's default settings for multiple configurations (e.g.,
different color schemes) under vDos-lfn or vDosXy while maintaining a
single SETTINGS.DFL file.
Special thanks go to Wengier Wu for his many insightful suggestions,
and to Paul Breeze for his advance testing of version 122.
Enjoy!
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Carl Distefano
mailto:cld@xxxxxxxx