History                                           UFO Universal File Operator


   Version 1.31E  August 24th, 1995

    Now register UFO via CompuServe: GO SWREG (Registration ID: 6746)
    ...or you order UFO per phone (by C.O.D):
     Call us: +49-69-761807 or +49-69-7074392

   + The UFO-MultiFile-Editor is now able to process write-protected files.
   - In the German version an archiver support bug has been fixed.

   Version 1.3E  August 20th, 1995

   * The system information and diagnosis program "PC Equipment" is now
     part of the UFO program package. It provides useful information about
     all interresting components of your PC. The shareware version has,
     like all UFO tools, not reductions in its functionality.
   * Complete support of the very efficient archiver RAR.
     Requirement: You must have RAR version 1.50 or higher.
   * Greatly improved and extended recognition of archives, complete
     support of self-extracting archives (EXE-archives/SFX).
   * Improved processing of archives which are very big or damaged.
   * While displaying an archive directory, you can see the rate of
     compression of the current file down in the file window.
   * UFO is now able to search for archivers - just like the installation
     program.
   * The file search (Alt-F7) was greatly improved: It is now possible to
     search only the current directory and in all its subdirectories.
     It is also possible to let UFO create a list file of all files
     found. You even can add commands in front of and behind the listed
     files.
   * AutoInstall helps you to install new software. Installation programs
     are searched and executed as desired.
   * UFO is now able to display up to 5,000 files per window (if there is
     enough conventional memory).
   + UFO needs about 93% less system resources at OS/2 (Source: WatchCat 2.1).
   + In the "Create archive"-dialog (F11) you can choose if the source 
     files are to be deleted after creation.
   + Now you can choose "Fast mouse reset" at "Options|Configuration" for
     a very much faster return from programs to UFO.
   + Recognition and support of Windows 95 (windows programs are no longer
     executed with "win" in front of it).
   + At leaving UFO the current command line is copied into the DOS prompt.
   + DirectDir now works with the "brief display", too.
   + New and adapted hotkeys in the file viewer and editor.
   + Some internal optimizations and small gugfixes.
   - At some DOS versions the installation program only left the backup
     of the AUTOEXEC.BAT, the original became a 0-byte file. This bug
     is fixed now.
   - UFO did not work properly in certain networks (UP--DIR was missing),
     now it works perfectly.
   - Under rare conditions UFO crashed in the file viewer, this bug is fixed.
   - Archives with abnormal extensions (so not .ARJ, .ZIP or .LZH) sometimes
     caused error in processing. This bug is fixed.
   - On PCs configured with the 12 hours time system sometimes an error
     occured at the display of "am" or "pm" in the file windows.
   - Some minor bugs at the window display are fixed

   Version 1.2E   June 28th, 1995

    From now on UFO is also available IN ENGLISH. Please pay attention to
    the letter behind the version number (D for German, E for English)

   THIS IS THE FIRST OFFICIALLY OBTAINABLE ENGLISH VERSION

   * The mode of "Brief display" has been implemented. If it is active
     UFO displays three columns of file names per file window.
   * The size of file windows is now variable.
   * Files can be edited in archives.
   * Predefined groups can be entered as file filters - e.g. graphics,
     text files, etc.
   * The file viewer is very much faster now. Moreover you can move
     to the right and to the left in the file.
     Text files created under Windows can be displayed (ANSI)
   * Completly new in this version: The drive overlapping search for
     files (with specified contents, too).
   * The file windows can be switched off separately (Ctrl-F1 or Ctrl-F2).
   * You can choose from three different color sets.
   * The menu line can be permanently displayed.
   * The menubar is now possible to be displayed permanently by Ctrl-M.
   * The function and status line at the bottom of the screen can be hidden
     (Ctrl-B).
   * The two file windows can be exchanged by Ctrl-U.
   * By pressing Ctrl-P you can switch off the currently inactive file
     window.
   + 4DOS or NDOS is recognized and supported. Please make sure the
     COMSPEC environment variable is set properly.
   + If RETURN is pressed on a file which is not linked in the extension
     file, it is checked out if it is an archive. If it is really an
     archive it will be entered. So the extension has not to be
     ARJ, ZIP or LZH.
   + The function "Change attributes" was greatly improved - especially
     at the treatment of more than one file.
   + CD-ROMs are left out at application scanning.
   + By now you can use batch files in the user menu.
   + Selections of files are saved even at changing of sort methods.
   + Recognition of ZIP-archives was improved.
   + The user menu which adapts to the size of its contents allows to enter
     comments started by a colon (;).
   + UFO saves the dos screen even while changing the text mode
     (25/50 lines)
   + '*' can be added to the extension file - this is a link to all
     files except executables.
   + If you copy files from a CD-ROM-drive (and only from a CD-ROM-drive)
     those disturbing read-only-attributes are being left out.
   + DirectDir has been improved.
   + Many small improvement, speed optimizations and internal changings
     that make UFO more save.
   - Error at window display in TempTerminator at multi tasking operating
     systems is repaired (TempTerminator's version is now 1.02D).
   - UFO did not exactly right if executed from a root directory. Now it
     works faultless.
   - Display error at the function "Key after DOS-command" repaired.
   - If you called the viewers' function "Search string" some times UFO
     displayed "Not enough memory". Fixed.
   - In certain Shareware-Versions AnimByte caused the error "Fehler in
     .EXE-Datei". It does not occur any longer.
   - Error in the "Compare directories"-function has been fixed.

   Version 1.13D   March 16th, 1995

   + Directories are scanned about 100% faster.
   - Multifile Editor works now.

   Version 1.12D   March 15th, 1995

   * In the editor more than one file can be opened and edited now.
   + UFO works perfectly and at full service of functions under OS/2
     (under Warp, too).
   - When the mouse was deactivated or not present, UFO has called the
     screen saver accidently; this failure is wiped out.
   - Some errors at displaying windows are corrected.

   Version 1.11D   March 13th, 1995

   FIRST OFFICIALLY OBTAINABLE GERMAN VERSION
