Hello All!

For the benefit of those who don't already know, WinPoint is now back in development. Here's a list of changes so far .....

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Most notable changes since 359.1
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369.0 (29.10.2021)
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NEW Simplified product naming/versioning scheme (no more WinPoint <expiry date
here>)
NEW Updated to Delphi 2007 (includes updates to various 3rd-party components) NEW New (temporary I think) default theme
NEW Vastly Improved Charset Handling (Reader,Editor,Search in Msgs, Search in
Msg,Display Filters)
- Switched to full unicode mail text handling internally (avoids translation
errors from the past)
- Header information is now properly decoded using the message Charset (for
supported charsets)
- Fixes all known issues with ASCII/CP866/LATIN encodings (includung Hi-ASCII
display)
- Added UTF-8 support
- Improved CP866 Auto-detection (I hope)
- Print function still only works correctly for ASCII
NEW Improved reflow logics when quoting messages
NEW Improved display of control lines (individual color)
NEW Encoding of a stored message is now persistently overridden in the reader CHG Messagebase now uses actual send date (i.e., incorporates TZUTC in time
information)
CHG Default message list sorting is now orig date desc
FIX TZUTC did not include a sign in the value
FIX Mailer no longer uses invalid 5D address if no domain is given
FIX Editor: Delete Line was deleting one line below
FIX Message reader now again stores sort settings
FIX Various other bug fixes

371.1 (08.11.2021)
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FIX Fixes a major bug in configuration storage in version 369 and includes
various improvements to the threads tree

373.0 (10.11.2021)
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NEW Some minor UI changes
NEW Subject/Sender etc. can now be selected and copied to clipboard
CHG Manually changed mail display encoding is now automatically stored (per
mail)
CHG Navigating to another mail resets display encoding to automatic
FIX Contacts/Outbound height is now saved
FIX Autosend was reading garbage from text file
FIX Variables list in settings was gone

375.0 (15.11.2021)
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NEW Search results now include message date
NEW Text encoding can be reset for selected messages
NEW Separate action for using the current msg as arealist (menus make more
sense now)
CHG WP now internally enforces uppercase area names (its in the standard!)
CHG Moved text encoding fucntions to msglist context menu
CHG Reworked main menu/popup structure in message reader window
CHG Changed layout in area settings
CHG Improved adress selection in editor (regression)
FIX Fixed various issues in the area list parser (including the calibration
dialog)
FIX Adressbook lookup in editor was broken (still not properly sorted)
FIX Reader for a particular input
FIX Variables for text groups in settings dialog can be clicked again

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Regards,
Martin

--- WinPoint 375.0
* Origin: WinPoint Test Rig - UK - (2:310/31.7)

Hello Martin Foster!

** On Friday 03.12.21 - 12:01, Martin Foster wrote to All:

Hello All!

For the benefit of those who don't already know, WinPoint is now back in development. Here's a list of changes so far .....

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Most notable changes since 359.1
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[...]

Most excellent. I suppose this makes the "POINT Software
comparisons: PROS and CONS" chart at my https://kolico.ca/ fidonet/echos/points/ ..a bit obsolete! :D

What is the best way to proceed with an updated install? Will
the existing config values (areas, passwords, etc..) carry
over?

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El 3/12/21 a las 09:01, Martin Foster escribió:

Hello All!

For the benefit of those who don't already know, WinPoint is now back in development. Here's a list of changes so far .....

--------------------------------
Most notable changes since 359.1
--------------------------------

369.0 (29.10.2021)
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where is the download?
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Hello August!

*** Friday 03.12.21 at 13:11:00, August Abolins wrote to Martin Foster:

For the benefit of those who don't already know, WinPoint is now back in
development. Here's a list of changes so far .....

--------------------------------
Most notable changes since 359.1
--------------------------------

[...]

Most excellent. I suppose this makes the "POINT Software
comparisons: PROS and CONS" chart at my https://kolico.ca/ fidonet/echos/points/ ..a bit obsolete! :D

Once there's a *FULL* new release, yes it will.

Please bear in mind, that at the moment, Tim is releasing BETA TEST *executables* ONLY.

What is the best way to proceed with an updated install?

[1] Backup(export) the following registry key ..... HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\New.Vision.Software\WinPoint

[2] Backup everything in C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\WinPoint

[3] Download this: http:\\winpoint\org\wp_v375.zip

[4] Extract the executable and copy it into the same directory as your
existing WinPoint(359.1) executable.

[5] Create a shortcut to the new executable and away ya go :)

Will the existing config values (areas, passwords, etc..) carry over?

Yes, or at least, mine did.

NOTES:
"Extras -> Options" has been moved to "File -> Options". In fact, the "Extras" menu no longer exists.

Regards,
Martin

--- WinPoint 375.0
* Origin: WinPoint Test Rig - UK - (2:310/31.7)

Hello Fernando!

*** Friday 03.12.21 at 21:22:07, Fernando Toledo wrote to Martin Foster:

For the benefit of those who don't already know, WinPoint is now back in
development. Here's a list of changes so far .....

--------------------------------
Most notable changes since 359.1
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369.0 (29.10.2021)
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where is the download?

The current BETA TEST executable is here .....
http://winpoint.org/wp_v375.zip

Please note that this is NOT a full release, it's a BETA TEST executable ONLY.

To save me typing it all out again, please read the upgrade instructions I posted in my previous message to August Abolins, thanks.

Regards,
Martin

--- WinPoint 375.0
* Origin: WinPoint Test Rig - UK - (2:310/31.7)