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Recent ETV improvements as of July 10 1975
New features (For details see E.ALS[UP,DOC] by typing <CONTROL>? while in ETV)
1) <CONTROL>* repeats last FIND leaving line in line-editor
2) <META><CONTROL>* repeats the last FIND command and will take an argument
3) <META><CONTROL>∞<META><CONTROL>* counts and reports occurrances
4) Messages to user on wrong-length directories with some fixing permitted
5) XSPOOL and XXSPOOL commands added (single page spooling without leaving ETV)
6) New /F and /R/F file switch options to handle improperly formatted files
7) Warnings if editing SOS, XGP and binary files and files belonging to others
8) Automatic reporting of troubles to ALS in a TELLME file
9) ESC I to halt searches and report progress
10) <CONTROL><CR> now recalls old typed line when incorrect file is specified
11) Changes to the H and ? commands to improve their utility
12) <CONTROL>D at end of line does not blow up on long lines
13) Special symbols are now intrerpreted correctly in FIND strings
14) Additional information is now provided in heading and trailing lines
Old bugs fixed
1) Fixed bug in UDP handling for file switching
2) Some JUST and JFILL bugs fixed
3) Fixed bug in handling FILEA←FILEB editing commands for file switching
4) Bugs in CENTER and ALINE fixed
5) Automatic correction for certain minor timing-induced bugs
6) Several "fatal errors" now no longer fatal but let you continue
7) General clarification of messages to users, making them more informatory
8) More logical precedence rules for interpreting inconsistant commands
9) Fixed bad bug which caused READONLY files to be reformatted unwittingly
10) Bug in Tmpcor reporting fixed
11) Fixed ∃ bug which allowed bad file names to be saved
12) Fixed bug in reporting of multiple substitutions
New features thought desirable
1) Optional saving of ∃ file list and Line Marks over exits from ETV
2) Optional automatic beeping on the completion of time-consuming commands
3) A macro facility
4) Better command structure for use on non-display terminals
5) Simultaneous multiple searches and substitutions
6) Page copying commands requiring fewer operations than needed via Attachments
7) String attachment, copying and moving commands (for less than full lines)
8) Optional line numbering on the display with some numbered-line commands
9) A much faster FIND procedure using some new string-searching techniques
10) Cleaner and faster JUSTIFY commands (will require extensive rewriting)
11) Better treatment of long lines (>80) on the DD with wrap-around
12) Rewrite flag not set if line is entered but left in its initial condition
13) Remaining SOS-like FIND features (Definition of partials etc)
14) Changes in the way Line Marks are handled during Attachments
15) Commands to add and to delete superfluous nulls at the end of pages
16) Easy way to delete whole pages including page marks
17) Command to attach an entire page and delete its old page mark
18) Automatic updating of directory if correct to last page but with additions
19) Better window positioning with αM and similiar commands
Bugs still requiring attention
1) Garbaging induced by certain illegal commands while in ↔ mode
2) Bug in handling punctuation in JUST command (may require rewriting)
3) Several obscure bugs in the Free Storage Management code which cause trouble
4) Directory invalid bug (hack fix prevents fatal error but bug is still there)
5) No-directory file troubles with page marking and attaching
6) ETV-to-Line-editor timing problems (require fix to system or a new UUO)
7) A CR to request for new filename sometimes throw you off instead of aborting
8) XFIND command stops at directory end when in /R/N with incomplete directory