Console

File Release Notes and Changelog

Release Name: 2.00

Notes:


Changes:
Build 144
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- tray icon settings were not always observed, fixed

- optimized text repaint for relative backgrounds


Build 143
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- [BR#2569915] Console buffer rows can now be set to max 
  9999 using arrows in the settings dialog
  
- invalid console cursor coordinates calculation lead to 
  crash when leaving Console window while selecting text

- [BR#2555908] If there was only one tab defined on Console 
  startup, that tab could be deleted. This would crash 
  Console
  
- another attempt at fixing ClearType problems


Build 142
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- [BR#2214144] Console will add a backslash to startup dirs 
  that don't end with a backslash. This will fix problems 
  with startup dir defined as 'C:'. Updated documentation 
  for -d parameter

- selection start will now pause window scrolling (e.g. a 
  long dir command). ESC will unpause it (but it will not 
  clear the selection) Clearing the selection (copy or not)
  will re-enable scrolling
  
- added 'stop scrolling' command (and a hotkey) (ESC 
  re-enables)
  
- added option for starting Windows console window hidden 
  (previous behavior, was causing problems with some GUI
  apps started from Console)


Build 141
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- Console will now inherit environment block on startup (it used to get a fresh 
  environment block in b140); it will still track changes in the environment, like
  it was implemented in b140
  
- Console is now restored if minimized when activated using 
  a global hotkey

- [BR#1969628] fixed a painting problem with applications 
  that reduce buffer size

- [BR#2114134] attempt at fixing the crash caused by a new 
  process exiting before new Console tab is initialized


Build 140
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- [BR#1919569] attempt at fixing problems with invisible 
  GUI apps started from Console (this solution does cause 
  console window's taskbar button to flash briefly)
  
- upgraded to Visual Studio 2008

- updated several function calls that got 'depreciated' 
  warnings when built with VS 2008

- pasting is now done using Windows' console 'paste' command

- Console now tracks environment variables' changes (new 
  tabs are opened with the latest set of environment 
  variables)
  
- [BR#2026519] Console now handles resizing by other apps 
  properly

- added support for a global hotkey for activating Console


Build 139
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- [FR#1529565] scrollbars can be hidden now

- [BR#1876652] redone painting a bit, memory usage lower


Build 138
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- [internal] (yet another) attempt at fixing text repainting
   - moved all GDI calls to the main thread


Build 137
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- [internal] (another) attempt at fix text repainting 
  problems (many thans to akirill for help)
  
- [BR#1848984] resizing Console will not flash inactive tabs


Build 136
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- [internal] attempt at fix text repainting problems 
  reported by several users


Build 135
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- [internal] all bitmaps are now DIBs. Mixing DDBs and DIBs 
  was causing problems with multiple monitors and relative 
  backgrounds
  
- [internal] character buffer is initialized with spaces

- [internal] fixed a problem with double-width characters 
  (introduced when fixing ClearType artifacts)


Build 134
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- [BR#1808717] attempt at fixing the disappearing text bug; 
  this may fix some other bugs


Build 133
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- [BR#1780513] fixed a problem with long lines being wrapped 
  when they shouldn't

- [BR#1524127] fixed a problem (workaround) with ALT+SPACE
  not showing the system menu (thanks to akirill for the 
  patch)

- [FR#1725807] added some inactive tab flashing 
  configuration options

- [BR#1814653] fixed a screen lock-up on mouse click during 
  fast screen changes

- mouse messages are discarded when Console window is 
  activated using the mouse - this will prevent things like 
  starting a selection when activating a Console window
  
- [FR#1722611] you can now set selection color

- [BR#1732360] attempt at fixing the newline problem


Build 132
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- fixed a problem with ClearType artifacts

- [internal] attempt to fix new tab's initial painting 
  problems

- fixed 'disappear when dragged' bug for multiple monitors

- font dialog now shows only fixed-pitch fonts (thanks to 
  Anduin Withers for the patch)
  
- [internal] fixed a critical lock deadlock causing problems 
  on Vista

- [FR#1718013] middle click on an empty place on a tab bar 
  will open a new default tab
  
- [FR#1725807] inactive tabs will flash three times if there 
  is activity


Build 131
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- [internal] fixed a problem with runas and local settings

- added 'clear selection on copy' option


- added customizable newline character for mulitline copy

- added font smoothing settings

- [internal] Console now checks that saved window position 
  is inside desktop

- 'Dump screen buffer' command now dumps visible text to 
  C:\console.dump

- added -w command line option for setting main window 
  title; it overrides all other main window title settings 
  (e.g. 'use tab titles' setting)

- for blinking cursors, blinking rates are now proporional 
  to caret blinking rate set in Control Panel

- added 'clear selection' commands to menu and hotkeys; 
  mouse 'copy' command description is now 'Copy/clear 
  selection'


Build 130

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- fixed a disappearing selection while scrolling bug

- fixed a scrolling upwards while selecting text bug

- Console handles wallpaper changes now

- fixed a small background color problem

- added support for environment variables in config file 
  name, shell command line, startup directory, icons and 
  background images

- [internal] wallpaper changes, non-relative background 
  image resizing and tab switching should be thread safe 
  now
  
- mouse cursor is changed to 'text select' cursor while 
  selecting

- added drop down menu to 'new tab' toolbar button

- [internal] an attempt to fix freezing when copying/pasting 
  while a command is running


Build 129
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- fixed small bugs with mouse event forwarding (mouse move, 
  some mouse clicks)

- fixed a bug with scrolling hotkeys

- (finally) window resizing works reliably

- fixed a newline problem (I hope :-)

- settings can be saved to user's APPDATA directory


Build 128
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- added 'Clear' button to hotkeys dialog

- added 'Use Scroll Lock for scrolling' option to hotkeys 
  dialog; if on, arrow keys and page up/down keys are used 
  for scrolling when Scroll Lock is on

- improved cursor rendering a bit

- improved selection handling:
   - selection now selects entire buffer row, not just the 
     visible part
   - scrolling with active selection works as expected
   - you can now scroll Console window while selecting text
   
- improved copy operation, entire buffer row is now copied 
  (not just the visible part)
  
- added hotkeys for scrolling

- added basic mouse events support

- fixed a small bug with tab and window name updating

- fixed a bug with pasting large text

- added support for configurable mouse commands


Build 127
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- added "Exit Console" command

- added .bat and .cmd file types to "open shell" dialog

- fixed a small background tinting problem

- fixed a problem with non-black solid backgrounds

- fixed a problem with client area mouse-dragging with 
  cursor near left or top edge

- File->Tabs menu is updated properly after closing the 
  settings dialog

- [internal] implemented a fallback mechanism for allocating 
  bitmaps

- fixed broken buffer position after window resize

- [internal] implemented proper rendering of double-width 
  characters (Chinese, Japanese)


Build 126
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- implemented window size saving

- implemented window position saving

- [internal] custom handling for WM_SYSKEYDOWN and 
  WM_SYSKEYUP messages (they are not translated); this 
  should pass all keystrokes to console (WM_KEYDOWN and 
  WM_KEYUP are already handled this way)
  
- added ClearType support; it works for 32bit color settings
  only

- fixed a little bug with tray icon

- ALT+ENTER doesn't switch real console to full screen


Build 125
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- fixed rows/columns display updating in the statusbar

- added support for multiple startup tabs, dirs and commands 
  (-t, -d and -ts cmd-line options)
  
- added command line option for startup command (-r)

- added help support

- added Help command

- fixed 'dead' characters input

- [internal] improved hotkey handling

- [internal] implemented directory existance check on new 
  tab startup


Build 124
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- [internal] '100% hang bug' fix is back. Test in Build 123 
  didn't work :-)

- XTerm cursor now inverts characters underneath it


Build 123
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- SCROLL LOCK can now be used for scrolling: when on, you 
  can scroll Console window using PageUp/Down and arrow keys
  (thanks to jachymko for submitting the patch)
  
- drag 'n' dropped filenames are always enclosed in quotes

- middle click closes tab

- added tooltips to toolbar buttons

- About box shows Console version info (major, minor and 
  build numbers)

- rows and columns info is shown in the statusbar

- disabled the maximize box until I implement proper 
  maximize support


Build 122
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- [internal] reduced buffer size in ReadConsoleOutput call 
  in ConsoleHook; caused errors with large windows
  
- [internal] attempted fix for '100% hang bug'

- [internal] a small mem_fn fix in SharedMemoryLock class, 
  thanks jachymko :-)


Build 121
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- added 'pin to desktop' setting for Z-order (Windows 
  Explorer only)

- number of page scroll rows is configurable (either entire  
  page or N rows)

- toolbar improvements (nicer icons, more buttons)

- Console has setup now! (needs more testing)

- menu, toolbar, tabs and status bar visibility persistent 
  (from View menu)

- trim tab titles option

- drag'n'drop files support

- added 'hide single tab' option

- improved settings dialog (tab titles, etc)


Build 120
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- initial beta, based on Demo 016, with GUI settings dialog
  slightly improved