2. Major differences from WinaXe 7.4
3. Major differences WinaXe 7.4 from WinaXe 7.3
4. Undocumented features
5. Known problems

2. Major differences from WinaXe 7.4

2.1. The following enhancements have been made:

  2.1.1. Ftp:
   - Enlarged the receiving buffer size up to 32K.
     The send- and receive- speeds are close to each other now;
   - Local directories may be renamed now;

  2.1.2. NFS-Server:
   - the "-RunOnTaskbar" did not allow to use the "Settings" item of Taskbar
     menu (and the "Exports" button was passivated);
   - Implemented more correct processing of date/time and changes for subdirectories;
   - Implemented the "EnableWriteCaching" manual setting (as equivalent
    to the Unix "ASync" NFS-Server mode);
   - Included the "EmulateUnixDirTimeOnFATFS" manual setting for FATFS exports;

  2.1.3. NFS-Server as NT Service:
   - The Warning Message about necessity to restart the Service
     is issued after changes in NFS-Server settings via the new "Settings"
     facility.

  2.1.4. NFS-Client for MS Windows NT4/2K/2K3/XP/Vista:
   - the UNC access is significantly improved. User can directly access
     remote NFS servers without necessity to navigate mandatory via "explorer"
     only. The feature is available under WinXP/SP2, Win2003/SP1 and Vista;
   - The driver now provides the Inode number limit more than 65565;
   - The driver now processes exported directories with large amount
     of files (more than 7000);
   - To delete client's icons from Start Menu under Vista32, direct removing
     of links from a directory for all users was implemented in the delete
     client program;
   - The option for unmounting a network drive was included into the mounting
     program;

  2.1.5. XServer:
   - under Vista, with the "DesktopComposition" mode enabled,
     the resizing/moving of windows in "Multiple" mode was very slow;
   - Implemented the "Reduce heavy Graphic" mode;
   - Added the "XKEYBOARD_Extension" setting;
   - Restored the "new old" mode ("TrPW2") for non-standard X11-Clients.
     Now its name is "Emulate WM window substrate".
   - Implemented the "RecoveryAutoClipboard" mode to avoid the incorrect
     behaviour of some MS Windows applications, which do not process correctly
     the Clipboard Event queue.

  2.1.6. ComSetup:
   - Now ComSetup is placed in the new "Settings" facility
   - Implemented the "SilentBell" setting;

  2.1.7. XSettings:
   - Now XSettings is placed in the new "Settings" facility
   - Added the "Advanced"->"Reduce heavy Graphic" setting;
   - Added the "Troubleshooting"->"Emulate WM window substrate" setting;

  2.1.8. Settings:
   - New facility that integrates the "ComSetup" and "XSettings" facilities

  2.1.9. Telnet:
   - some terminals ("vt100","vt52"..) are not color originally. The deviation
     from the strong emulation was implemented to allow to use colors
     for such as terminal types.


2.2. The following bugs have been fixed:

  2.2.1. Ftp:
   - Fixed skipping some files if a long list of files for copying was selected;
   - Fixed some minor bugs (wrong focus and update) for copying from a remote to local host;
   - The renamed local directory could not be copied;
   - Fixed skipping files with blanks in names with some modern Ftp-daemons;

  2.2.2. Telnet:
   - the "Colors" attribute of the "VT240" terminal type (in the "terminfo.ini"
     file) incorrectly has the "3" value. Is changed to the correct "Colors=16";
   - the initialization of the terminal window is more correct now;
   - some bugs during the loading, viewing and edition of profiles were fixed;
   - suppressed the blinking of creating window in background mode.

  2.2.3. NFS-Server and NFS-Server as NT Service:
   - NFS-Server may crash sometimes after "FileWrite" operation
     if the tracing mode is enabled;
   - When mounting, a path with a trailing "/" (e.g. "/f/nfs_s/") was considered as ERROR;
     In this case, the wrong error "Stale NFS file handle" returned;
   - Reasonless decreasing of "size/wsize" was required to correctly send long file listings;
   - Sometimes the "There is an input or output error" message
     (on NFS-Client side) might take place in the NFS2/UDP mode;
   - Fixed the necessity of two mounts under VISTA32 to work normally
     with exports;
   - A very large number of files/directories (inodes) might issue
     the "NFS Server Fatal Error: ran out of inodes" message.
   - The hang-up might take place after a series of unsatisfied
     network send() requests. The "ZeroWindow" TCP/IP network message
     led to fatal hang-up of NFS-Server.
   - Improved the "Export..."->"Name Conversion"->"Mode:"->"Use shift symbol"
     mode (default) to better processing non-English
     file- and directory- names (e.g., non-UTF8 Russian names)

  2.2.4. NFS-Client for MS Windows NT4/2K/2K3/XP/Vista:
   - NFS-Client may fail to connect to servers if several network cards are
     used;
   - the delay of reply on the "FileWrite" operation could lead to crash
     of the system - BSOD("Blue Screen" error);
   - Fixed incorrect working for the UDP protocol under Vista32;
   - Fixed possible system crash while working for the TCP protocol
     under Vista32.
   - Fixed an error detected while working for the UDP protocol when
     a buffer was changed to a larger size without machine restart.
   - Fixed an error detected for the NFS protocol v.2 when GETATTR and
     SETATTR functions issued an RPC error message instead of the NFS one for
     permissions violations to a file or a directory.
   - Fixed the error of opening files in the SUPERSEDE mode.
     This is very actual for multi-processors PC with MS Windows Server 2003.
   - Fixed a rare failure (one on 50 000 network packages).
     Takes place using the UDP protocol in multi-processors PC with
     MS Windows Server 2003.
   - Fixed the potential hang-up because of delays in TDI layer.
   - Fixed the incorrect set of the MODIFY TIME (on a server side).
     (The problem takes place with, say, the ROBOCOPY software).
   - Provided more correct flushing of cached data.
   - The small (<2048 bytes) buffer size provided the incorrect reading
     of the directories.

  2.2.5. XServer:
   - under Vista, with the "DesktopComposition" mode enabled,
     the drawing of "Rubber Rectangular"(e.g., "Edit"->"Copy Rectangular")
     resizing or moving of X-Client windows are very slow and dirtied the screen;
     (the "DesktopComposition" mode usually available in the AERO mode);
   - Sometimes XServer/Multiple displayed the mouse cursor in non-active
     windows incorrectly;
   - XServer in the GLX/OpenGL32 mode can crash sometimes when
     terminating a GLX X11-Client;
   - The "Icon on system Taskbar" mode is provided more correctly now;
   - In the "Use RENDER Extension" mode, some X11-Clients may give a "dirty",
     unclear black dots;
   - The "Ferret" package, running on the same PC, caused the XServer
     to crash when closing one of two (!!!) Ferret's windows;
   - The infinite resize loop with Mahogany Save as file dialog
     took place in the "Multiple" mode;
   - Qt3 "designer" does not work with CTRL+MOUSE combination;
   - In the "FullScreen" mode, the mouse events from outside the XSession
     window (e.g. when PC has a non-single monitor) were processed incorrectly.

  2.2.6. LPD:
   - The LPD-server crashed during the 2nd start-up in some circumstances.

  2.2.7. XSettings:
   - The "Font control"->"Pseudo fonts"->"Use pseudo fonts"->"Save"
     corrupted the "xwp.ini" file.


3. Major differences 7.4 from 7.3
   

3.1. The following enhancements have been made:

  1. Installation:
    - The Installation procedure accepts a prepared file with
      NFS-Client settings. The file must have the "nfsclnt.cpr" name
      and locate in the package distributive directory ("near the setup.exe" file).
      It is especially useful for "silent" installations.
    - The Installation procedure accepts a prepared file with
      Telnet settings. The file must have the "prosets.ini" name
      and locate in the package distributive directory ("near the setup.exe" file).
      It is especially useful for "silent" installations.

  3.1.2. Ftp:
    - Enlarged the allowed name length of files or directories from 100 to 255 symbols;
    - Improved comprehension of the StatusBar;
    - Improved to be more clear the messages during Directory Copying.

  3.1.3. Telnet:
    - Columns-selection-by-rectangular is supplemented with selection-
      by-filling that provides text highlighting selection in traditional manner.
    - Implemented the "Quick Copy to Clipboard" mode, in which "Copy"
      is performed on release of the left mouse button.
    - Implemented "Copy"/"Paste"-by-keyboard that are close to traditional manner.
      By default, "Copy"/"Paste" use the "Ctrl_L+Shift_L+C"/"Ctrl_L+Shift_L+V"
      keys combinations.
    - Implemented the "Fit To Screen" setting on the "Text" tab for the "XTERM"
      emulation Type to guarantee that an application window is fully displayed on
      the PC's screen (i.e. it does not cross screen boundaries).
      If necessary, Scroll Bars are created.
    - Implemented the "Dynamic resize" setting on the "Text" tab for the "XTERM"
      emulation Type to provide the "no scrollbar" mode. The actual Rows and
      Columns numbers are dynamically being changed while window resizing.
    - The "XTERM" terminal emulation provides 16-colors mode
      instead of B/W one.
    - More connection's parameters (UserName, LogLevel,
      Default Forwarding, etc) are saved in profile(s).

  3.1.4. NFS-Server as NT Service:
    - Implemented the "Enable logging (to NFSLOG.TXT)" setting
      for NFS-Server as NT Service as it was for usual NFS-Server.

  3.1.5. NFS-Server
    - Provided more expected date/time values for directories now;
    - By default, the 'system', 'archive' or 'hidden' Windows file attributes
      are not used or changed at all;
    - If a file has the "r" Unix attribute, then it will automatically have
      the "x" attribute as well;
    - Implemented the "DisableReadCaching" manual setting to provide
      concurrent intensive access to files directly and via NFS connections;
    - Implemented more informational trace logging.

  3.1.6. NFS-Client for MS Windows NT4/2K/2K3/XP/Vista:
    - NFS-Client is operational under MS Vista too;
    - Implemented the NfsAlias assistant facility to view the NFS-Serves list and their exports
      with corresponding aliases. This information is useful for the "Net Use..." mapping way;
    - Implemented the Nfsdrive facility as the useful own mapping tool. It allows to avoid
      the Windows traditional 30-sec delay (per each IP address);
    - Enlarged the allowed size of mapped export for the NFS-3 mode from 4 TeraBytes to 4 PetaBytes.
      This is of great importance to access exported RAIDs;
    - Implemented recognition (and substitution) of the Windows reserved names (AUX, CON, COM1...);
    - The position of NFS-Client in the MS Windows Network Provider
      order is managed via NFS-Client Settings. This is very useful
      when collisions with other MS Windows Network Providers take place
      (e.g., Microsoft Network Client).
    - The NFSSetup installation utility accepts a prepared file with
      NFS-Client settings. This file must have the "nfsclnt.cpr" name.

  3.1.7. NFS-Client for x64 MS Windows 2K3/XP/Vista:
    - Implemented the Beta MS Windows XP/2003/Vista x64 NFS-Client.

  3.1.8. XServer:
    - The MESA Emulation mode is available if the "RENDER" Extension mode
      is enabled.
    - Implemented new behavior of the "Virtual Root size" dimensions
      with "Fit to Screen Size" disabled. If the Width and/or Height
      fields have zero or negative values, then the actual screen size
      is the sum of this value and the corresponding dimension of the PC's Screen.
      For "Multiple" and "Multiple+RWM" modes, only the "0" and "-1" values
      are used.

  3.1.9. XSettings
    - Implemented a new version of the program that provides users with better outlook
      and more settings to adjust XServer's behaviour.


3.2. The following bugs have been fixed:

  3.2.1. Ftp
    - Sometimes the "FXP:...not connected" unexpected message took
      place when copying files;
    - Fixed error processing of file listing with some modern Ftp-daemons.

  3.2.2. Telnet:
    - Fixed some bugs in the XTERM/Standard mode;
    - Sometimes unexpected resizing of an application window took place.
    - Fixed some bugs in viewing previous screens (including
      1024-line screens).
    - Fixed some bugs in marking a selection area (including
      those that were detected while focus and window activity changing).

  3.2.3. NFS-Server and NFS-Server as NT Service:
    - NFS-Server can crash sometimes in NFS-3/UDP mode
      (depends on actual rsize/wsize values);
    - It was not possible to set up or change the "modified time" directory
      attribute.

  3.2.4. NFS-Server as NT Service:
    - The NFS-Server as NT Service may unexpectedly output the
      "Perror...svc_run: - select failed..." error message while
      performing Service "Restart" or "Stop".

  3.2.5. NFS-Client for MS Windows NT4/2K/2K3/XP:
    - The driver crash (and BSOD) took place sometimes if NFS-Server answered
      on requests with large delay (because of, say, ZoreAlarm concurrent working);
    - Fixed some bugs for the PCNFSD authentication mode
      (including those that were detected while working via MS Windows TSE Client).
    - Accelerated disconnection (dismounting) of mapped drives
      due to more correct handling of the Mutex Shared Memory.
    - If the MS Windows system has more than one IP address, then sometimes
      the displayed list of remote NFS-Servers might not be valid.
    - The "Enable mounting of subdirectories" mode is more correct now.
    - Fixed the crash (BSOD) that takes place when ZoneAlarm is installed
      on the same PC. The nature of the bug was in incorrect processing
      of pending system requests while performing Overlapped I/O operation.
    - Corrected performing of the NFS-3 ReadDirPlus operation
      for the case when the remote directory is large.

  3.2.6. XServer:
    - Provided more correct output into log-files in the DynamicDisplayNumber mode;
    - XServer/Single in the GLX/OpenGL32 mode showed leaking memory
      and GDI objects;
    - Renovated GLX OpenGL32 and MESA DLLs and so become incompatible with old XServer;
    - Wrong displaying of some Umlaut symbols may take place
      on German or French versions of MS Windows.
    - In the "Multiple" mode, a CDE logon menu "blinks" (appears and quickly
      disappears) on mouse button press.


4. Undocumented features

4.1. Comsetup:
    - Implemented the "Disable Log Output" setting to prevent attempts
      to write in the ".out" and ".ini" files from any of the package's features.

  4.2. Ping (renovated):
    - The "*" wild card symbol may be used once in the IP address
      (in both IPv4 and/or IPv6 cases) to scan 256 hosts on the LAN.
      Examples of correct IP addresses:
      "192.168.0.*", "fe80::250:baff:fef2:*42%4".

  4.3. Ftp:
    - To enter in the FXP mode, the "Server"->"FXP/FTP Connect" menu item
      must be chosen to log on the second remote host after the usual
      FTP log on the first host was completed. After this the left FTP's
      pane will represent the 2nd remote FTP server.

  4.4. Telnet:
    - The "SelectRect=0" line can be
      inserted into the "[telnet]" section of the xwp.ini file
      to set the selection by filling mode, which provides the traditional
      text highlighting selection.
    - The "QuickClipBoard=1" line can be
      inserted into the "[telnet]" section of the xwp.ini file
      to set the "Quick Copy to Clipboard" mode, when the "Copy"
      performed on release of the left mouse button.
    - The "CtrlCVmode=3" line can be
      inserted into the "[telnet]" section of the xwp.ini file
      to exactly set the traditional "Copy"/"Paste" key combination
      ("Ctrl+C"/"Ctrl+V"). Be careful, because in this mode you cannot
      send to remote application another "traditional" key combination
      "Ctrl+C" (break event).
      The "CtrlCVmode=5" is the default ("Ctrl_L+Shift_L+C"/"Ctrl_L+Shift_L+V").

  4.5. NFS-Server:
    - The "WebNFS Enable"/"Unset as WebNFS" buttons of the
      "NFS-Server Settings" dialog allow/disable the WebNFS support.
    - The "NOSubDirectory=0" line can be
      inserted into the "[NFSSERVER]" section of the xwp.ini file
      to disable the ability to mount a subdirectory of a shared one.
   - Included the "EmulateUnixDirTimeOnFATFS" manual setting for FATFS exports.
     The "EmulateUnixDirTimeOnFATFS=0" line can be
     inserted into the "[NFSSERVER]" section of the xwp.ini file.
     This provides the mode when on each changing in the directory only once
     the "modified time" attribute of the ACCESS or GETATTR
     requests "runs forward".
     But next requests will be answered with a "true" directory "modified time" value.
     This is useful when only one Client operates with export
     (and NO aside changes), because the Client sees expected
     directory date/times.
     The "EmulateUnixDirTimeOnFATFS=1" setting is the default.
     This provides the mode when the "modified time" attribute of the ACCESS or GETATTR
     requests "runs forward".
     This is useful to force any connected NFS-Client
     to re-read the directory listing. This is of great importance when non-single mounting
     of export is made.

  4.6. NFS-Client for Windows NT4/2K/2K3/XP/Vista:
    - The "NFS-Client Settings"->Advanced->"Enable mounting of subdirectories"
      setting must be enabled to allow mounting a subdirectory of a shared one
      (if the remote NFS-Server allows that).
    - The NFSSetup installation utility allows the "silent" installation
      mode. The "nfssetup.exe PathToMainPackage IconName -q" command line
      provides this.

  4.7. XServer:
    - The "DontUse_MOTIF_WM_HINTS=1" line can be
      inserted into the "[XSERVERdeb]" section of the xwp.ini file
      to prevent from processing the "_MOTIF_WM_HINTS" windows property.
    - The "DontCheckWM_SIZE_HINTSinc=1" line can be
      inserted into the "[XSERVERdeb]" section of the xwp.ini file
      to prevent from processing the "WM_SIZE_HINTS" windows property.
    - The "MAX_XSELECTION_BYTES=..." line can be
      inserted into the "[XSETUP]" section of the xwp.ini file
      to enlarge the default (1Mb) size of X-Selection which may be
      copied to/from the MS Windows Clipboard.
      E.g., the "MAX_XSELECTION_BYTES=2000000" line sets the ~2Mb limit.
    - The "AllowCONTEXTMENU=1" line can be
      inserted into the "[XSETUP]" section of the xwp.ini file
      to allow the standard MS Windows Context Menu
      (when right-click on the windows title bar provides
      the standard drop-down menu).
    - The "CheckXDesk=1" line can be
      inserted into the "[XSETUP]" section of the xwp.ini file
      to provide the correct focus processing
      by the XDesk virtual desktop manager.

  4.8. XSettings:
    - Implemented the "enable RENDER Extension" setting.


5. Known problems

  5.1. Lpd:
    - Printers on the remote MS Windows NT4 hosts
      are unavailable from the local host under MS Windows NT4.

  5.2. NFS-Server:
    - There can be problems on PCs with several IP addresses.
    - Some Linux NFS-3 Clients may issue an error message
      (about the wrong file ID) because of wrong packets unwrapping
      in the Linux's "nfs3xdr.c" module.

  5.3. NFS-Client:
    - the advanced access via UNC under WinXP/SP2 is available if
      the "RDPNP" Network Provider is after the "LanmanWorkstation" one
      in the "ProviderOrder" parameter. The typical "ProviderOrder" value
      of the "[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\NetworkProvider\Order]"
      key might have the folowed value :
      "ProviderOrder"="XwpNTrdr,LanmanWorkstation,RDPNP,WebClient"
      Under Win2003 the mentioned advanced access via UNC is available
      if the Service Pack 1 is installed;
    - The PC must be restarted after you change the license
      file, "xwpdllid.dll".
    - Can fail under Windows 9x when connecting to an NFS server on another PC under
      Windows 9x if both PCs have Client/Server for Microsoft Networks installed.

  5.4. XServer:
    - The "Auto" DisplayNumber mode requires the SE_CREATE_GLOBAL_NAME
      privilege for the user. The corresponding "SeCreateGlobalPrivilege"
      process privilege is necessary to create "global objects"(memory);
    - Drawing partial arcs can be very slow.
    - The CDE/XDMCP of the HP-UX host can provide infinite
      waiting time for a connection. To avoid this, the new "HP" fonts
      alias directory should be included into the XServer FontPath.
    - The "Forced Backing Store" setting can provide wrong
      screen re-displaying in some cases (e.g., Netscape scrolling).



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