Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2017 08:58:50 -0400 From: Subject: [VOICENWS] SW: DFSee 14.6 released, DFSPUPPY bootable USB stick! ++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice dot org ++ From: jvwDESPAM at DESPAMdfsee dot com DFSee version 14.6 has been released. MINOR release, meaning you get it for FREE if you have a 14.x key already. However, thare are some pretty MAJOR new features and bug fixes: - NEW bootable USB stick based on PUPPY Linux with integrated DFSee - Creation of the DFSPUPPY bootable USB stick directly from the Scripts menu - Mouse support has been extended to the Linux amd macOS versions - Your existing registration key is transferred to the created stick (with no key, you will end up with a time limited evaluation key) - DFSee resize/redraw on first keypress or mouseclick after window resize (on Linux or macOS, since they have dynamically sized terminal windows) See the screenshots and additional info at: http://www.dfsee dot com/dfsee/cdrom#usb Feedback about the new bootable stick is appreciated! - Mouse support is enhanced with several new features that make life easier: - Switch between [Basic] and [Expert] by clicking the menubar indicator - Button1 DRAG in a selection-list (Browser) to mark a range of files - Button-3 click (usually scroll-wheel) to show context sensitive HELP - Ctrl-click to close a (HELP) text window or a dialog window - Ctrl-click on the commandline area to exit the program - Scroll text windows and selection lists using the scroll-wheel - Scroll the text output window using a 'scrollbar' area at right border Note: Still NO mouse support in the Linux console, only X terminals DFSee is a very powerful disk-utility with disk partitioning, smart imaging or cloning of partitions or complete disks, filesystem and disk analysis, directory/file browsing with edit/view/copy capabilities including limited UNDELETE. More details at: http://www.dfsee dot com/dfsee/ Direct download links from the DFSee website: http://www.dfsee dot com/dfsee/dfsee14x.zip http://www.dfsee dot com/dfsee/dfsee14x.msi http://www.dfsee dot com/dfsee/dfsee14x_warpin.exe http://www.dfsee dot com/dfsee/dfsee14x_dsk.zip http://www.dfsee dot com/dfsee/dfsee14x_linux.tgz http://www.dfsee dot com/dfsee/dfsee14x_iso.zip http://www.dfsee dot com/dfsee/dfsee14x_stick_iso.zip Or from the HOBBES website: http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/dfsee145.zip or (after processing): http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/h-search.php?key=dfsee&pushbutton=Search Functional changes since 14.5 - ATTACH/DETACH: renamed from MOUNT and UNMOUNT, to avoid confusion - BROWSE JFS: Honnor abort request ( key) building name-cache - CD: Support leading '~' to represent HOME directory (env variable) - CD: Allow a trailing path seperator on specified path to go to - DEV/VOL: On Linux, combine 'df' and '/proc/mounts' info for list - DEV/VOL: On OSX, use 'df -h -l -m' output to list mounted devices - DFSPUPPY/DFSUSB32 scripts: Better error handling (Windows Locks) - EXT-CMD: Display info: (executed by the operating system) - FAT(32): Fixup directory display; Display 1st cluster-to-be-used - GPT: Allow non-standard ASCII name instead of Unicode (ISOHybrid) - GPT: Process GPT even if no valid guard/EFI MBR part (ISOHybrid) - IMAGE Dialog: Add buffersize option 'Disk geometry track size' - JFS: Recognize Linux formatted FS in non-0x83 type, no bootsector - LINUX: Allow '/mnt/home/dfsee/dfspuppy.imz' path for create stick - LINUX: startup, attach /dev/vdX disks (virtio, ParaVirtualisation) - Linux/macOS UI: Implement mouse events (xterm 1002 classic mode) - Linux/macOS UI: Implement mouse events (xterm 1006, 1015 modes) - MacOS: Own set of shell scripts; New dfsmwget/dfstrun for download - LOG: Keep absolute path (no wandering) and honor -dir:path switch - MBR: Recognize 'Puppy Linux std MBR, DFSee Slacko USB' (dfspuppy) - MBR: Recognize 'Syslinux generic MBR code (ISOHybrid)' (Suse Leap) - MENU: Added '[Basic]/[Expert]' mode indicator/button combination - MENU: Edit -> Settings/Properties, DFSee -> Show type 0x00 as part - MENU: File -> Attach RAW disk image, fixed attach command (use -i) - MENU: File -> Attach physical disk, accept RAW image (Linux, OSX) - MENU: File -> Device and Volume management-> Display/Unmount etc - MENU: Help -> Program Updates / Downloads -> Get & install updates - MENU: Optimize menubar layout for menu-cycle button (Expert/Basic) - MENU: Scripts -> 'Make Puppy-boot (USB) disk' creates bootable USB - MOUSE: Button-3 click: Present context-sensitive help (like ) - MOUSE: Ctrl-click, any button, close the (help) window or a dialog - MOUSE: Menu HELP on ITEM under cursor; Ctrl-click never exit APP - MOUSE: Right 3 columns of output-text-window act as a scrollbar - MOUSE: Support BasicExpert switching by clicking the indicator - MOUSE: Support contiguous list marking by dragging (browse window) - MOUSE: Usage hint menu toggle + text-scroll in output window title - PART: Allow primary to start at 0, update ERROR text (ISOHybrid) - PATCHKEY: Command to replace keyvalue in current sector by actual - PROGRESS: Replace clock() by TXTIMER high-res duration/throughput - REGKEY: Inform on start/exit if using evaluation/upgrade temp key - RESTORE: Fix crash when -b:N option specified, smaller than in IMZ - SCRIPT: New $_dirsep script variable holding dir/path seperator - SCRIPT: New $_exedir script variable with executable-path, no sep - SCRIPT: New $_exename script variable with executable-name, no path - SCRIPT, DFSINSTL: New script to install a DFSee program update - SCRIPT, DFSIFSTD: Don't fail due to 'NTFS auto open' on Linux etc - SCRIPT: Added getenv(variablename) function to TX script language - SCRIPT: Make help available from menu BEFORE running any scripts - SCRIPT: Update help on 'defaultparam' for assigning string values - SET PT0: Set partition-tables to show type 0x00 (deleted/hidden) - SET SKIPFS: Set FS to skip on match driveletters (FAT32.IFS bug) - SWITCH: -dir:path Sets default directory for File Open/Save etc - TIMING: Replace clock() by TXTIMER, high-res (fixes bugs on UNIX) - Trusted Cmds: 'WGET' for macOS/Linux, 'ZIP' and 'UNZIP' for all - UI: Cleanup colorschemes; Optimized 3D-Commander for Linux/macOS - UI: Definitions for Puppy Linux (rxvt/urxvt) F1..F4, s-F11, s-F12 - UI: Take BG-grey color from the 88 (rxvt) or 256 (xterm) palettes - UI: Support 16-BG-colors (3D-grey) in rxvt and OSX Terminal/xterm - UICC: New command to show 88/256 color palette in a 'cube' layout - UIKEYS: Show keyboard + Mouse events, with decoding and timestamps - UNIX: Auto adjust to new terminal window-size on next click/key - UNIX: Support mouse-movement events (DRAG windows to move them) - VirtDisk: in-memory renamed 'Mem-disk', and /dev/MdX now, not vdX Regards, JvW ========================================================================= DFSee Home: http://www.dfsee dot com; Jan van Wijk; Author of DFSee - mailto://info at dfsee dot com -- For a choice in the future of personal computing, Join VOICE - http://www.os2voice dot org [Moderator's note: All posts are sent without guarantee to the accuracy of the content. 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