x3270 Version 3.1.1 -- New Features and Bug Fixes
x3270 3.1.1.9 is functionally identical to x3270 3.1.0.7, with the following
exceptions:
IND$FILE File Transfer Support
File transfer with IBM hosts is now supported using the IND$FILE protocol.
A new File menu item, File Transfer, initiates a transfer.
The IND$FILE program must be installed on the IBM host, and the 3270
cursor must be positioned on a field which can accept a TSO or VM/CMS
command.
A pop-up menu allows the file names and transfer options to be specified.
Both types of file transfer are supported and automatically recognized:
CUT, expanding the data into displayable characters a screenful at a
time, and DFT, exchanging binary data with Structured Fields.
This code was created in collaboration with Dick Altenbern.
Miscellaneous Minor Changes
- The APL keymap and compose-key map are fully documented on the man page.
- Resources for colors and fonts are simplified.
- Colors for buttons and input fields have different colors.
- Several more Frequently Asked Questions are answered, and more common
build problems are addressed, in the documentation.
Changes Since x3270 3.1.1A1
- Can now build under SunOS 4 / OpenWindows and other X11R4-based systems.
- Fixed typos in the APL symbols list on the man page.
- Handle some additional exceptions during file transfer.
- Allow interaction with the emulator while the file transfer dialog is
visible.
- Put the name of the file transfer command in a resource,
x3270.ftCommand.
- Implemented TELNET timing marks.
- Added an Icelandic keymap and character set.
Changes Since x3270 3.1.1B2
- Removed some compiler warnings.
- Fixed a longstanding problem where menu items will not highlight if
CapsLock or NumLock are active.
Changes Since x3270 3.1.1.3
- Restored the keypad following the main window around the screen.
- Completed the Xaw drop-down menu fix for all possible modifiers. (Bug #355)
- Fixed a memory leak in kybd.c (Bug #354)
- Added ":" qualifiers to keymaps, to prevent strange behaviors with
servers that mix certain keysyms on the same keycode. (Bug #353)
- Completed support for the 3270 Character Set attribute. (Bug #350)
- Fixed a number of minor 3270 protocol and keyboard interaction bugs.
- Restored the PauseScript() and ContinueScript() actions.
- Fixed an error in the documentation of the child script interface. (Bug
#356)
- Extended the operation of the x3270.modifiedSel option to 3279
(full color) mode.
Changes Since x3270 3.1.1.4
- Fixed a compiler warning. (Bug #357)
- Finally fully support Sun numeric keypads, without xmodmap nonsense.
- Fixed a formatting bug in the html version of the man page. (Bug #359)
- Replaced silent rejection of illegal oversize dimensions with real error
messages. (Bug #358)
- Fixed a missing backslash on the man page.
- Fixed problems with trying to build X3270.ad with gcc. (Partial fix for bug
#360)
Changes Since x3270 3.1.1.5
- Added #ifdefs around an X11R5ism. (Bug #361)
- Understand fonts with both "ISO8859" and "iso8859" registries.
- Set the MDT for pen-selected fields. (Bug #362)
- Added a "Macros" action, to run a macro by name from a keymap or a login
macro.
- Added x3270.lsm (Linux Software Map).
- Fixed X3270.ad generation problem. (Bug #360)
Changes Since x3270 3.1.1.6
- Fixed a problem with the Enter key on the "sun_k5" keymap. (Bug #363)
- Added a HexString() action, to allow input of non-printing data.
- Fixed a problem with cutting and pasting APL characters. (Bug #364)
- Implemented Wait(ansi) and Wait(3270) actions, to allow synchronizing with
host mode-change operations.
- Improved TELNET option negotiation logic, and added support for the TELNET
Timing Mark option. (Bug #365)
- Added Beat Rubischon's 5250 keymap and FieldExit() action.
- Fixed a problem with parsing the ibm_hosts file when the last line doesn't
end with a newline. (Bug #366)
- Updated the dryrun script to get Sun LD_LIBRARY_PATH right.
Changes Since x3270 3.1.1.7
- Added support for LU names. (Original code courtesy of Michael Knigge)
- Added support for standard "host:port" notation.
- Updated the contact e-mail addresses and LSM entry.
- Added the AS/400 Interrupt() action, and copyright changes suggested by
Carey Evans.
Changes Since x3270 3.1.1.8
- Fixed a problem with connection to Amdahl UTS hosts (found by John
Tomasetti).
- Fixed a problem with macro/srcript interactions (fix submitted by Leon
Avery).
- Removed use of sys_errlist[].