From: alsaggaf@athena.mit.edu (M. Saggaf) Subject: ANNOUNCE: Seyon 1.1 is out Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 08:07:17 GMT
(The first time I posted this didn't seem to go through, sorry if you
see it twice).
Version 1.1 is out. You can get it from the usual place, sipb.mit.edu
at pub/seyon. Notable in this version is ZMODEM autodownload and
integrating the dialer into the dialing directory. Please let me know
how it works out for you (i.e. don't send me bug reports only, I'd
like to hear success stories as well). I encourage those interested in
Seyon to joing the Seyon mailing list. I send a copy of each reply to
a letter concerning Seyon to the mailing list, so it would be very
beneficial to join. I'd like to carry out discussions about
suggestions and further development of Seyon there as well. See the
FAQ on how to join.
The following is an introduction, followed by the change log since the
last version.
(NOTE: Seyon now uses an Imake file (see below), so it is essential
that you do 'xmkmf' before proceeding.)
Introduction:
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This is Seyon, an X-based communication package that has its roots
in xcomm 2.2. Seyon has a descent dialing directory where hosts
can be chosen by clicking at them. Seyon has the same script
language as xcomm 2.2, which is quite good. Seyon avoids the
problematic terminal emulation of minicom and other communication
programs by using xterm as its terminal emulator. Hence, Seyon can
emulate vt100 and color ANSI (the latter only if color xterm is
used). Some non-essential features are still not implemented but
will be in the near future. If you use Seyon and like it, please
let me know by email. This will give me the incentive to continue
maintaining it. Also let me know how it works out whenever you
upgrade to a new version.
Please read the FAQ. I've put a lot of effort into making it
complete and up-to-date. It serves as the documentation for Seyon
(until a kind soul writes a good documentation for it).
Changes
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Version 1.1:
* Major revisions to the dialer. The dialer is now integrated into
the dialing directory instead of having its own popup (no need
to clutter the screen).
* Fixed it so that there may be no more than one copy of the
dialing direcotry.
* The transfer popup now pops down after the transfer is
initiated. Similarly the shell popup.
* Auto ZMODEM download is now fully supported. See tha FAQ to
learn how to set it up or disable it (thanks to R. Ramish for
supplying the auto download string).
* Seyon now has an Imake file (kindly contributed by David Boyce,
with minor modifications by me).
* The dialing directory now 'remembers' its location and size if
moved or resized interactively.
* The status area is now fully supported. most of the messages now
appear there instead of at the terminal.
* Seyon now shows some 'fun' messages in the status area if it has
nothing else to say (I know, I got carried away. Anyhow, it can
be disabled, see the FAQ).