Short: Improved Serial Preferences v2.1 Author: Roger Hågensen http://www.sn.no/~msi Uploader: Roger Hågensen http://www.sn.no/~msi Version: 2.1 Type: util/sys Requires: OS 2.1+ Distribution: Freely Distributable FreeWare SerPrefs is an improvement on the old Serial prefs util. SerPrefs extends several settings/options of the original, to do this effectivly a new serial.prefs format have been created. Currently SerPrefs only support the use of a serial device name, and Sharedmode. Other extensions will be added later. The new serial.prefs can use prefs by old programs like the ORIGINAL "Sys:Prefs/Serial" found on the Workbench disks, and to convert from old to new simply load the old prefs into SerPrefs, then save it. And that's all you need to do! :-) Old serial.prefs software will still be able to read the new prefs, but unable to use the extra information stored. SerPrefs even show the version of your serial.device, and have most of the standard prefsmenu items most prefs utils have. Everything is in a single gui, that is very easy to use. And you can choose the serial device to use, along with unit number etc. All normal (plus some extra) baud rates are supported, along with a buffer range that is more than enough. It also have separate output/input settings, for future support or special software. FEATURES! o All normal baud rates (75-921600 Baud) o Input and Output Buffer (range 0-64 MB) o Input and Output Xon/Xoff, RTS/CTS o Sharedmode, selectable xxx.device and unit o Parity Even/Odd/Mark/Space, 5-32 data bits, 1-2 stop bits PLEASE NOTE! The new settings will not work unless programs, are aware of the new serial.prefs As of 6th June 1997 SerPrefs is the first program to support the new SERN chunk (the way the serial name is stored). Hopefully more will follow later. INSTALLATION! Just copy it to the SYS:Prefs/ drawer, you can replace your original "Serial" with SerPrefs. To do this just copy SerPrefs over the original Serial, SerPrefs support all tooltypes that Serial do. SerPrefs is freeware, and no warranty is given. You use this software at your own risk. This software is freely distributable, and may NOT be sold for profit unless the author agree to do so. History! v1.0 - (25.3.1997) First release! v2.0 - (4.4.1997) Not public! Removed variables that wheren't really needed. Changed the GUI some! Internal code cleanup/hand optimising. Added a BUNCH of new settings. SerPrefs introduce the new serial.prefs format, the new format is backwards compatible. Let us hope that developers out there will use it. New serial.prefs developer files included with SerPrefs. v2.1 - (25.6.1997) SerPrefs can now be used as a Serial prefs replacement fully. Changed serial.prefs, previous one was a bit overkill. Used a better way to store serial name. Created static buffer range, redesigned gui just a bit. Restore works from somewhere else than ENV/ENVARC, thanks to "Andreas R. Kleinert " for unknowingly getting me to check it :-) New include files for developers. (Please read the note on the IFF SERN chunk) SerPrefs still don't save Prefs icons, next version perhaps (if I have the time). Currently the default Project icon is used. There is some minor internal improvements also. The executable is now called Serial :-) Freely Distributable FreeWare Roger Hågensen © Msi Software 1997 Email: "Msi Software " WWW: "http://www.sn.no/~msi" ============================= Archive contents ============================= Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- ------------- 697 198 71.5% 08-Jun-97 00:28:18 SerPrefs.info 3687 1741 52.7% 26-Jun-97 01:38:56 SerPrefs.readme 522 299 42.7% 25-Jun-97 21:11:14 +includes.txt 7642 3153 58.7% 26-Jun-97 01:36:26 +serial.h 7354 3098 57.8% 26-Jun-97 01:37:40 +serial.i 6972 3011 56.8% 26-Jun-97 01:35:54 +serial.e 630 339 46.1% 08-Jun-97 00:25:40 +serial.m 3842 1778 53.7% 26-Jun-97 00:48:28 +prefsformat.txt 1854 829 55.2% 25-Jun-97 21:25:46 +License.Txt 898 235 73.8% 15-Jun-97 04:41:44 +License.Txt.info 51960 19356 62.7% 26-Jun-97 01:06:24 +Serial 1593 432 72.8% 08-Jun-97 00:28:48 +Serial.info 3845 1838 52.1% 25-Jun-97 21:25:18 +SerPrefs.Txt 893 235 73.6% 25-Mar-97 23:05:46 +SerPrefs.Txt.info -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- 92389 36542 60.4% 27-Jun-97 00:25:48 14 files