


                          [32m[43m P - C O M P R E S S  V 2.3 [0;40m

      This version is a replacement for version 2.1 circulated on Fish Disk
   #595.

      The main changes are:

      It is now possible to directly overwrite a disk, drawer or single file
     with its compressed image.

      A new Compress option HEXEC (HunkExec) is included.  This strips
     executables of unwanted symbol and debug hunks.  It can be used alone 
     or in conjunction with EXEC.

      A selection of alternative color palettes is provided.

      Indication is given of progress when compressing or decompressing
     large files.
     
      A menu has been added to show an 'about' text and provide another means
     of quitting.

      A tendency to close down the programme on meeting minor difficulties
     (such as not being able to find a file) has been corrected.
     

    The drawer also has the latest version of P-Reader which now provides
   a choice of screen colours (click gadget between the NOP and NOC gadgets),
   and scrolling (hold LMB to scroll down, RMB to scroll up). 

    Both of these new facilities are available for non-illustrated files and
   also for illustrated files when the NOP (No Pics) gadget is switched on.


   Chas A. Wyndham
                                           
