From: bodoh@xraylith.wisc.edu (Daniel J. Bodoh)
Subject: DVSI 2.10 preliminary beta available soon
Organization: Center for X-ray Lithography, UW-Madison
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 92 05:13:04 GMT


Within a few days, I will be releasing a *preliminary* beta version
of DVSI 2.10.  To obtain a copy, send mail to bodoh@xraylith.wisc.edu.

This is a preliminary beta because many of the features that I
want to add to 2.10 are not yet implemented.  The purpose of this
release is to get something out for those who have been waiting for
a new version of DVSI.

I look forward to all comments, criticisms and bug reports; however,
I will not be able to do much work on DVSI until early November.  Academics
and other responsibilities have caused me to push back the release of
DVSI 2.10 until November or December.  That's why I'm releasing this
preliminary beta version.

DVSI is a collection of 15 performance measurement, window management,
and printing utilities for DESQview and DESQview/X.  The new features
and bug fixes in this preliminary release are listed below:

    BUG FIXES:
        PS, WN, KILL
            * To specify the process, you can use the Open WIndow keys.
              However, if the first character is a digit, you must use
              an O - for example, if the Open Windows keys are 4D, you
              must use O4D.  This wasn't working, and now does.

        RUN - Major Rewrite
            * APPEND and APPEND-like data file PATH TSRs confused RUN.
              This is now fixed, but there still seems to be a problem
              with a program called SEARCH.
            * Uses memory value in RUN_DEF.DVP by default.  2.00 tried
              to be smart about memory, but it didn't work to well.  You
              can get the 2.00 behavior with run -s <prog>
            * Fixed bug that led to "EXE header error" message

        PS
            * No longer displays strange number if CPU time is greater
              than 99 hours
            * INST CPU numbers could overflow; should not anymore

        LPD - Major rewrite
            * Should no longer do the strange lockups
            * Should no longer load system down as bad

    NEW FEATURES
        DVSIXDI
            * It's getting bigger because it is gradually gaining
              much more functionality
        RUN
            * No longer complains if RUN_DEF.DVP is missing; uses a
              built-in copy.
            * -d allows relative file names (i.e. ..\ type paths)
            * Understands the new DESQview/X DVPs
            * Non-DVPs are now run with the current directory as their
              current directory.  RUN 2.00 used the directory where
              the EXE or COM was found as its current dir.  The old
              behavior is available with run -c <program>.

        PERF
            * Added 1, 5, and 15 minute load averages

        PS
            * Memory numbers completely changed.  Now displays amount
              of QEMM memory allocated to the process
            * Added SYSMON-like status (even for DESQview Classic)
            * Removed memory context numbers
            * Displays all tasks, including child tasks

        LPD
            * Reads a much more understandable PRINTCAP file

        UPTIME
            * Displays 1, 5, and 15 minute load averages

        WN
            * Added WN POSITION to move window around
-- 
        Dan Bodoh --- Grad Student --- University of Wisconsin-Madison
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