[CoolTerm-Betas] CoolTerm v2.2.1 Beta 4 is ready for testing

[Roger Meier]

Well, here is a how a single letter type changes the meaning completely ��

This should “is now ready” instead of “is not ready”, obviously ��

Roger

> On Oct 18, 2024, at 7:10 PM, Roger Meier <roger.meier at pobox.com> wrote:
> 
> All, 
> 
> Beta 4 is not ready for testing.
> 
> v2.2.1b4
> --------
> - [Win] added code to temporarily disable terminal windows from staying on top when warnings or error messages are being displayed to prevent them from being obscured.
> - The "Help" and "About" windows will now appear on top of any windows with "Always on top" enabled.
> - Hovering the mouse over the port status label at the bottom of the CoolTerm window will now display pertinent port information.
> - Implemented a NULL Device which can be used for testing without the need for an actual serial device or TCP connection. The NULL Device behaves like a serial port with the difference that transmit data doesn't go anywhere, and that it won't receive any data from anywhere.
> - Added a new "Receive" scripting command that allows data to be written to the receive buffer of any CoolTerm window.
> - [Win][Linux] Warning/Error messages thrown by a terminal window instance will now show the name of the terminal in the title bar for better clarity which terminal window produced the warning.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Roger
> 
> 
>> On Sep 16, 2024, at 4:55 PM, Roger Meier <roger.meier at pobox.com> wrote:
>> 
>> All,
>> 
>> Beta 3 is now ready for testing. This is just a quick update. We’re getting close to an official release.
>> 
>> v2.2.1b3
>> --------
>> - Added "Other..." option to font size selection.
>> - Fixed bug introduced in last beta that can leave received "hidden" when ANSI formatting is enabled.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Roger
>> 
>> 
>>> On Aug 24, 2024, at 3:36 PM, Roger Meier <roger.meier at pobox.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> All,
>>> 
>>> beta 2 is now ready for testing. Here is what’s new:
>>> 
>>> v2.2.1b2
>>> --------
>>> - Made some stability improvements to ANSI formatting code.
>>> - [macOS] Changed location of CoolTerm preferences from ~/Library/Preferences/CoolTerm_Prefs.plist to ~/Library/Application Support/CoolTerm/CoolTerm_Prefs.plist. CoolTerm will migrate preferences in the old location to the new one and inform the user accordingly.
>>> - [Win] Changed location of CoolTerm preferences from \Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\CoolTerm_Prefs.plist to \Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\CoolTerm\CoolTerm\CoolTerm_Prefs.plist. CoolTerm will migrate preferences in the old location to the new one and inform the user accordingly.
>>> - [Linux] Changed location of CoolTerm preferences from ~/.CoolTerm_Prefs to ~/.config/CoolTerm/CoolTerm_Prefs.plist. CoolTerm will migrate preferences in the old location to the new one and inform the user accordingly.
>>> - [Linux] Changed location of CoolTerm Application Data from ~/CoolTerm/ to ~/.config/CoolTerm/. CoolTerm will migrate the data in the old location to the new one and inform the user accordingly.
>>> - [Win] Added 5 pixel margin to left and right edge of the plain text display for better readability.
>>> 
>>> v2.2.1b1
>>> --------
>>> - [macOS] Fixed bug that can cause crash when certain ANSI escape sequences are received and Handling of ANSI formatting sequences is enabled.
>>> - Added context menus to all views to provide a method to save displayed data to file in the format commensurate with the view type.
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On May 29, 2024, at 11:24 AM, Roger Meier <roger.meier at pobox.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> All,
>>>> 
>>>> v2.2.1b0 is now on the server and ready for testing. This is just a quick bug-fix update.
>>>> 
>>>> https://freeware.the-meiers.org/betas/
>>>> username: beta
>>>> password: tester
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> v2.2.1b0
>>>> --------
>>>> - [Linux] Fixed bug that would prevent the emulation of Enter and NumPad Enter keypresses from working correctly.
>>>> - [macOS,Win] Fixed bug that would prevent the emulation of NumPad Enter keypresses from working correctly.
>>>> - Updated built-in help with clarification on how special keys affect ENTER/RETURN and NumPad ENTER keypresses.
>>> 
>> 
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