PromptPal Release History

- Improved compatibility with non-English systems that frequently use special characters (e.g German umlaut)
- Added ability to change info bar text & background color (File->Configure->Preferences Tab)
- Updated Installer

- Improved switch parsing when adding new commands - now more tolerant of blank line placement
- Abort command now clears drop lists and clears any partially entered command
- Shift-Tab now works backwards during file auto-complete

- Further installer improvements for Vista.
- Added ability to toggle line wrapping (View -> Word Wrap)
- Added new Explorer context menu command: "Open PromptPal at containing folder"
- Changed default font to Courier New (looks better on LCD monitors)

- Fix: the EXIT command is handled correctly for all tabs.
- The post-install launch method has been changed for Vista

- Installer modified to get round a remaining DEP problem under Vista / Server 2003 SP2

- Changes to increase compatibility with various security software, and with hardware DEP on Vista.
- Fix to drag and drop problem under Vista
- Whitespace no longer stripped from command line (better for Python interpreter, for example)
- FTP now set to launch in external console
- Existing licensed users will need an updated license code - it's free, just follow the instructions within PromptPal itself.

- Windows Vista compatibility, based on Vista RC2
- New Vista-specific "elevated" tabs
- Improved handling of Favorites on Command Menu

- Windows Vista compatibility, based on Vista RC2
- New Vista-specific "elevated" tabs
- Improved handling of Favorites on Command Menu

- Fix: recognition of current directory now working again
- Added Cancel facility to File->Configure screen

- Search facility added

- Added in-built printing support, with print preview and printing of current selection.
- Improvements when handling extremely heavy output from a command.

- PromptPal now has its own version of the popular Tail command. This can be used to keep tabs on text log files, showing new entries as they are added to the end of the file. PromptPal's Tail can work with most common file formats and encoding schemes including PC, Unix, ANSI, Unicode and UTF-8.
- New time-saver when pasting: pasted text is always added to the current command line. This makes it easier to borrow from previous commands and output when building a new command.
- Fix: typing commands that start with Windows reserved filenames (e.g. "con", "nul") no longer locks up the info bar.
- Fix: Popup lists now try to avoid screen area consumed by taskbar and app bars.

- Added the ability to choose your own keyboard shortcuts for commonly used menu commands
- Added "Select all pane text" command
- Optionally, use of Scroll-Lock key now prevents automatic scrolling as new output arrives. See - Preferences page in Configuration screen.
- TAB key now cycles through path auto-complete options when popup list is disabled
- Added CTRL+TAB shortcut (in addition to CTRL+F6) to cycle through open tabs

- Added optional save/restore of tab set
- Added ability to name tabs
- Added ability to re-order tabs by drag and drop
- Added ability to selectively enable/disable autocomplete
- Fix: $ character no longer blocked by auto-complete list
- Fix: drawing issue in single pane mode when multiple tabs are active
- Fix: CLS command now clears appropriate PromptPal pane

- Added tabbed interface with optional single window mode
- Added clear pane command
- Added path quoting assistance
- Added instant path complete via Tab key
- Added optional automatic path substitution for new user-defined commands
- Improvements to path completion
- Improved handling of parameterized commands by the band
- Several minor bug-fixes

- Added full path auto-complete. Now seeks out matching files and folders as well as paths from the history.
- Added option to select whether the path auto-complete should seek out folders only, files only, both or none.
- Added option to choose whether the space bar should select from auto-complete lists. Default is "off".
- Added option to execute immediately after a selection is made in the taskbar band's list
- Various cosmetic improvements

- Taskbar band now has a browser-style "Go" button. You can show/hide the button and change its base color from PromptPal's Configure screen.
- Pane docking sensitivity adjusted - the panes are much easier to drag out now.
- Focus and text selection improved for the band
- New context commands for the band: "New PromptPal Window" and "Strike Selected Command From History"
- Hotkey to instantly set focus to the band (right-click in the band's
edit box and select from the menu)
- Can designate certain commands as "favorites", so they're never lost
from the command history
- Select All added to PromptPal's main window