Here is a list of some of the new features and enhancements in the commercial release of Qmodem 5.0: þ Housekeeping: A few small problems reported by our users in previous versions of the program have been fixed, and many program routines have been improved and fine-tuned. Log entries have been enhanced and, in some cases improved for consistency and clarity of meaning. The host mode and script language have also been fine-tuned. The help file has been updated to be consistent with these changes and improvements. þ QModem 5.0 now includes Off-Line Xpress (A $40 value!). This QWK-mail compatible reader is suitable for use with the Tomcat, QMail, MarkMail and other QWK-compatible mail doors found on many Bulletin Board Systems. þ The name of the setup program QINSTALL has been changed to QSM. A new QINSTALL.EXE unpacks the program from the distribution diskettes and installs it to your hard drive. þ The QModem EDITor (QMEDIT) is now a standalone program. This is an easy-to-use ASCII text editor, suitable for creating scripts, batch files, and other files which require plain ASCII text. Its commands are compatible with the familiar Wordstar(tm) program. þ The Alt-V "View" command now allows you to configure your own file listing utility as opposed to the default Qmodem editor QMEDIT. þ If the modem is using CTS/RTS flow control, optimum shells to DOS will lower the RTS line so incoming data will not be lost during the shell. þ There is a new toggle under Alt-N/V/T called Display Nulls. This fixes a problem when using all emulations where it looked like extra spaces were being displayed. This also allows the ASCII Download to capture all incoming characters in the data stream if Display Nulls is set to ON. þ DEBUG_H and DEBUG_A emulations now display the NULL character regardless of the state of the new Display Nulls toggle. þ Added 3 new fields to the dial directory entries. Key File The name of a .KEY file to be loaded Emulation The emulation to use when calling Com Port The Com Port to use, 1..8 or "C" for Current Port With these new fields, the "O"ther Screens toggle now rotates through 3 different views. þ Several new "@" macros have been added to the Alt-J keyboard reassignment function and added Alt-W Wide View to Keyboard editor. Here is the list of new "@" macros: @UPLOAD - Invokes the PgUp Upload function @DOWNLOAD - Invokes the PgDn Download function @ADDLF - Invokes the AddLF function (Old ShiftTab) @MENU - Invokes the HOME Menu @SCROLLBACK - Invokes the UpArrow Scrollback function @CAPTURE - invokes the Ctrl-Home Capture File function @BREAK - invokes the Ctrl-End BREAK function These codes can be placed in any of the 91 programmable macro keys now defined in Alt-J, and allow the user to configure these program functions to his/her own preference. These programmable keys can also be referenced by name in the Qmodem script language, and will execute the attached function during a script. Here is a list of programmable keys: Normal Shift Ctrl Alt Keypad ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ F1 SF1 CF1 AF1 PAD0 F2 SF2 CF2 AF2 PAD1 F3 SF3 CF3 AF3 PAD2 F4 SF4 CF4 AF4 PAD3 F5 SF5 CF5 AF5 PAD4 F6 SF6 CF6 AF6 PAD5 F7 SF7 CF7 AF7 PAD6 F8 SF8 CF8 AF8 PAD7 F9 SF9 CF9 AF9 PAD8 F10 SF10 CF10 AF10 PAD9 F11 SF11 CF11 AF11 PAD. F12 SF12 CF12 AF12 PAD/ PAD* Grey 101 Keys Univeral Keys PAD- ------------- ------------------------------- PAD+ GREYINS TAB CTRLHOME UP PADENTER GREYDEL SHIFTTAB CTRLEND DOWN GREYHOME BKSP CTRLPGUP LEFT GREYEND INS CTRLPGDN RIGHT GREYPGUP DEL CTRLBKSP HOME GREYPGDN ENTER END GREYUP GREYDOWN GREYLEFT GREYRIGHT þ Alt-M ANSI MUSIC support in Qmodem has been replaced with a hot key which loads the Mail Reader program Off-Line Xpress.