Zipfusion : Release Notes

Version 6.5.3

Minor changes have been made to the configuration editor and to the layouts of stub programs.

Version 6.5.2

Due to defects in some antivirus products, use of compressed stubs is no longer recommended, therefore various minor changes have been made to accommodate this problem. In particular, the stubs are no longer supplied in a compressed form.

• The Microlight stub is approximately 42KB in size.
• The Extractor and Installer stubs are approximately 110KB in size.
• The stub programs now contain version information.

Version 6.5.1.1

Corrected problem that could cause non-standard color values to be ignored.

Version 6.5.1

Added two new environments variables

• DIR_APPDATA : Typically (XP) C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data
• DRC_APPDATA : Typically (XP) C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data

Version 6.5

The visual style has been updated and features for 64bit Windows have been added.

• A new configuration instruction 64bit intructs the stub to require a 64bit version of Windows.
• The banner area has been discontinued and all related statements are now ignored.
• A new statement CustomBorder has been added together with ColorTitle and ColorBorder.
• The Microlight and Installer stubs now include a white area above the buttons that can include an image - JPEG and GIF formats are recommended but other formats are supported.
• The File Extractor stub is now menu-driven.
• The default value of the Title is now determined by the ProductName and ProductVersion values.

Version 6.2.02

• Improved icon handling.
  Applies to file extractor stub only. Other stubs and the editor are unchanged.

Version 6.2.01

• Corrected a problem that could prevent the editor opening correctly.
• Corrected a problem that caused the DIR_EXTRACT environment variable to not be set if UAC = Extract.
• Corrected a problem when UseTempDir = false and UAC = Extract or UAC = Extract,Execute
  Extraction to a user-selected destination directory now works correctly.
• Corrected and clarified documentation for the Launch instruction.

Version 6.2

• Corrected progress bar problem when extracting stored (uncompressed) files.
• Minor visual changes.
  Some default color values have changed.
  The registration string is now displayed in the backfill area, if available.

Version 6.1

• The editor and the stub programs now work correctly if Data Execution Prevention is enabled (Windows XP SP2 and Vista onwards).
• Corrected registration problem when using ZFBuild.exe

Version 6.0 27^thJuly 2007

• Added a Graphical User Interface to the configuration editor.
  Primary configuration values can be set by dialog but less frequently used values must be set using the text editor.
• Added support for Windows Vista User Account Control (UAC).
  This required some structual changes internally so minor changes in behaviour may be observed on other platforms.
• Added UAC instruction to display a UAC prompt at startup, before extraction or before executing a command.
• Added Launch Instruction to open the application with standard privileges when installation is complete.
  The Launch command is performed when the Execute command has completed (if its exitcode is zero).
• The default backfill color is now black (rather than navy) under Vista.
  The default banner color is now black (rather than white) under Vista.
• If no icon is defined, a windows default is used in the titlebar but is not displayed in the banner area.
• Added BannerShowIcon instruction to determine if the icon is displayed in the banner area.
• The stub programs are now stored with other application data. Backup stubs are stored in the Zipfusion program directory. If a stub is missing from the application data or is older than its backup, the backup is copied on demand.
  Under XP, Zipfusion application data is typically stored in C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Zipfusion
  Under Vista, Zipfusion application data is typically stored in C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Zipfusion

Version 5.1.01 25^th Feb 2007

• Added support for zip archives that have partially blank file headers.
  Information required for extraction is taken from the central directory.

Version 5.1 2^nd Oct 2006

• The Microlight stub now supports the statements BackfillText, BackfillColorText and IntroMessage.
• The Microlight stub now supports comment and quote filtering - syntax highlighting is now enabled in the editor.
  If the filename part of the Execute statement contains spaces, the whole instruction must be wrapped in single quotes.
• The Installer stub now supports the statement AutoStart.
• Comment and quote filtering has been adjusted.
  Semicolon is no longer supported as a comment char when placed at the start of a line.
• Added the statement FastExtract.
  By default, the Installer stub is now throttled back like the Microlight stub.
• Added the statement ShowImageSize (only applies to the Microlight stub).
• Corrected the ShowDirs statement (only applies to the File Extractor stub).
• If a license is displayed, the "OK" button now displays the caption "I Accept".
• Minor changes to accomodate updated language files.

Version 5.0 22^nd Sept 2006

• The logo and visual customisation features have been discontinued.
  The [title], [logo] and [dialog] sections are now ignored.
  The Language statement must now be placed in the [sfx] section.
• Three stub programs are included instead of two.
  All stubs are supplied without icons however icons can be added.
• The Install statement is no longer used, instead the appropriate stub program must be selected.
• The ShowLicense statement has been replaced by the LicenseFile statement. ShowLicense is no longer supported.
• The /Test switch is no longer supported.
• Most other changes are visual but there are some minor behavioural changes.
• The Zipfocus zip file reader is no longer based directly on any of the stub programs but its behaviour and appearance broadly match those of the File Extractor stub.

Version 4.1 28^th April 2006

• Added console build program, ZFBuild.exe.
  This is command-line-compatible with the GUI program ZFusion.exe but has error handlers designed for console/batch use and is recommended for these applications.
• Added support for central registration on a network server.
• Corrected a minor fault in the Microlight stub - the progress bar now works correctly for large archives.
• Added stub utilities menu to the configuration editor allowing the stub programs to be compressed or decompressed and icons to be changed.
• Added an Icon statement to change the icon during the build operation.
• Further Notes
  Previously, stub programs were always precompressed.
  Compression/decompression require the program upx.exe to be installed in the Zipfusion program folder.
  Changing the icon in a compressed stub requires decompression and recompression.
  UPX can be downloaded from http://upx.sourceforge.net/
  Zipfusion has been developed and tested with UPX versions 1.24w, 1.25w and 2.00w.

Version 4.0 29^th March 2006

• Added an alternative Microlight stub program.
• Ammended the License Conditions.

Version 3.1 5^th March 2006

• Replaced the inflate engine.
  Added support for deflate64 compression (also known as enhanced deflate).
• Added the ability to display a license before extraction commences.
  The license may be in plain text or rich text (.rtf) but not html.
• Added BackFill section to configuration script allowing the desktop area to be blanked out.
• Added ShowDirs option to hide redundant directory entries.
• Added option to customise titlebar even if not registered.
• Added option to change the color of the logo area even if not registered.
• Added option to hide the logo area when registered. (This is now the default action.)
• Added option to hide the icon normally displayed in the title bar.
• Added archive integrity test accessible by using /Test switch or by using *Test as the destination directory.
• When dialogs are customised, the default colorscheme is now black rather than the primary color of the titlebar.
• The titlebar may now use standard Windows colors (as defined locally on the end-user's PC).
• Minor changes have been made to appearance and behaviour.

Version 3.0.4 : Minor correction 21^st December 2005

• Corrected an installation bug.
  Previously, an existing .zip icon association could be overwritten.
  Typically, this affected Windows XP if no other zip software was installed.

Version 3.0.3 : Minor upgrade 2^nd December 2005

• Fixed startup bug in the configuration editor.
  Previously, it could fail to open correctly whilst Internet Explorer was open.
• AutoClose can now be used in Install Mode.
  This only applies if  Execute is blank.
• Adjusted the default colorscheme.

Version 3.0.4 : Minor correction

• Corrected an installation bug.
  Previously, an existing .zip icon association could be overwritten.
  Typically, this affected Windows XP if no other zip software was installed.

Version 3.0.2 : Minor upgrade not published but provided on request

• File dates are displayed in standard mode.

Version 3.0.1 : Minor upgrade 30^th August 2005

• There are no significant changes to the editor module.
• Added limited codepage support for filenames.
  This will have no effect unless filenames contain special characters (byte value > 127).
• Several minor improvements have been made to the behaviour of the self-extractor module.

  Standard Mode

• Fixed problem that caused archives with many files to open slowly.
• The style of the header has been changed to allow both customisation and the display of sorting arrows.

Version 3.0 : Major upgrade 4^th August 2005

• Substantial changes to appearance - see Snapshots.
  The appearance of buttons, etc. can now be customised.
• Before upgrading from version 2.0, existing file associations should be removed.
  This can be done from the Uninstall Dialog.
• The stub program ZF.exe can now function as a zip file reader.
• In addition to the logo area, the title area can be customised if registered.
• There should be no substantial compatibility issues with earlier versions but there are some minor scripting changes and several additions.

Version 2.0 : Major upgrade 26^th May 2004

• The License has changed. If used for commercial purposes, Zipfusion must be registered.
• Separate configuration editor and sfx module.
• Configuration files use the extension .ZFC
• Language files use the extension .ZFL
• Names of environment vars changed.
• Some changes to command-line switches.
• Whilst the configuration script specifications are largely unchanged, there may be some minor behavioural and appearance changes.
• Online help is based on the newer .chm (compiled html) format rather than older .hlp format. This requires Internet Explorer to be installed.

Version 1.0.421  10^th March 2003

• Minor change to icon - displayed above.
• Minor change to version numbering scheme.

Version 1.042

• Changed the layout of the Install Dialog with directory box.
• When exporting an English language file (for translation), the first line of the file will state the filename code for the current locale. This is simply a useful aid when the translation is being done in the chosen country. It has no operational effect.

Version 1.041

• Minor changes to the License Agreement.
• Minor changes to the About dialog.

Version 1.04

• If Install = true the script value ExecMessage may be set to NONE to suppress the language default message.
• If Install = false the script value IntroMessage may be set to NONE to suppress the language default message.

Version 1.03

• Minor visual changes.
• Minor change to language strings.

Version 1.02

• Minor changes

Version 1.01

• Added minimize button to install-mode dialog.
• Fixed minor memory leak in inflate code.
• Fixed minor issue with password-protected files.
• Fixed theoretical problem with the handling of corrupt files.