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From: jvwDESPAM{at}DESPAMdfsee.com

DFSee version 14.6 has been released.  

MINOR release, meaning you get it for FREE if you have a 14.x key already.
However, thare are some pretty MAJOR new features and bug fixes:  


 - NEW bootable USB stick based on PUPPY Linux with integrated DFSee  

 - Creation of the DFSPUPPY bootable USB stick directly from the Scripts menu  

 - Mouse support has been extended to the Linux amd macOS versions  

 - Your existing registration key is transferred to the created stick
 (with no key, you will end up with a time limited evaluation key)  

 - DFSee resize/redraw on first keypress or mouseclick after window resize
 (on Linux or macOS, since they have dynamically sized terminal windows)  


 See the screenshots and additional info at:  

 http://www.dfsee.com/dfsee/cdrom#usb


 Feedback about the new bootable stick is appreciated!  

 

 - Mouse support is enhanced with several new features that make life easier:  

 - Switch between [Basic] and [Expert] by clicking the menubar indicator  

 - Button1 DRAG in a selection-list (Browser) to mark a range of files  

 - Button-3 click (usually scroll-wheel) to show context sensitive HELP  

 - Ctrl-click to close a (HELP) text window or a dialog window  

 - Ctrl-click on the commandline area to exit the program  

 - Scroll text windows and selection lists using the scroll-wheel  

 - Scroll the text output window using a 'scrollbar' area at right border  

 Note: Still NO mouse support in the Linux console, only X terminals  

 


DFSee is a very powerful disk-utility with disk partitioning,
smart imaging or cloning of partitions or complete disks,
filesystem and disk analysis, directory/file browsing with
edit/view/copy capabilities including limited UNDELETE.  


More details at:
 http://www.dfsee.com/dfsee/  

Direct download links from the DFSee website:  

 http://www.dfsee.com/dfsee/dfsee14x.zip
 http://www.dfsee.com/dfsee/dfsee14x.msi
 http://www.dfsee.com/dfsee/dfsee14x_warpin.exe
 http://www.dfsee.com/dfsee/dfsee14x_dsk.zip
 http://www.dfsee.com/dfsee/dfsee14x_linux.tgz
 http://www.dfsee.com/dfsee/dfsee14x_iso.zip
 http://www.dfsee.com/dfsee/dfsee14x_stick_iso.zip


Or from the HOBBES website:
 http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/dfsee145.zip
 or (after processing):
 http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/h-search.php?key=dfsee&pushbutton=Search


Functional changes since 14.5  

 - ATTACH/DETACH: renamed from MOUNT and UNMOUNT, to avoid confusion
 - BROWSE JFS: Honnor abort request ( key) building name-cache
 - CD: Support leading '~' to represent HOME directory (env variable)
 - CD: Allow a trailing path seperator on specified path to go to
 - DEV/VOL: On Linux, combine 'df' and '/proc/mounts' info for list
 - DEV/VOL: On OSX, use 'df -h -l -m' output to list mounted devices
 - DFSPUPPY/DFSUSB32 scripts: Better error handling (Windows Locks)
 - EXT-CMD: Display info: (executed by the operating system)
 - FAT(32): Fixup directory display; Display 1st cluster-to-be-used
 - GPT: Allow non-standard ASCII name instead of Unicode (ISOHybrid)
 - GPT: Process GPT even if no valid guard/EFI MBR part (ISOHybrid)
 - IMAGE Dialog: Add buffersize option 'Disk geometry track size'
 - JFS: Recognize Linux formatted FS in non-0x83 type, no bootsector
 - LINUX: Allow '/mnt/home/dfsee/dfspuppy.imz' path for create stick
 - LINUX: startup, attach /dev/vdX disks (virtio, ParaVirtualisation)
 - Linux/macOS UI: Implement mouse events (xterm 1002 classic mode)
 - Linux/macOS UI: Implement mouse events (xterm 1006, 1015 modes)
 - MacOS: Own set of shell scripts; New dfsmwget/dfstrun for download
 - LOG: Keep absolute path (no wandering) and honor -dir:path switch
 - MBR: Recognize 'Puppy Linux std MBR, DFSee Slacko USB' (dfspuppy)
 - MBR: Recognize 'Syslinux generic MBR code (ISOHybrid)' (Suse Leap)
 - MENU: Added '[Basic]/[Expert]' mode indicator/button combination
 - MENU: Edit -> Settings/Properties, DFSee -> Show type 0x00 as part
 - MENU: File -> Attach RAW disk image, fixed attach command (use -i)
 - MENU: File -> Attach physical disk, accept RAW image (Linux, OSX)
 - MENU: File -> Device and Volume management-> Display/Unmount etc
 - MENU: Help -> Program Updates / Downloads -> Get & install updates
 - MENU: Optimize menubar layout for menu-cycle button (Expert/Basic)
 - MENU: Scripts -> 'Make Puppy-boot (USB) disk' creates bootable USB
 - MOUSE: Button-3 click: Present context-sensitive help (like )
 - MOUSE: Ctrl-click, any button, close the (help) window or a dialog
 - MOUSE: Menu HELP on ITEM under cursor; Ctrl-click never exit APP
 - MOUSE: Right 3 columns of output-text-window act as a scrollbar
 - MOUSE: Support BasicExpert switching by clicking the indicator
 - MOUSE: Support contiguous list marking by dragging (browse window)
 - MOUSE: Usage hint menu toggle + text-scroll in output window title
 - PART: Allow primary to start at 0, update ERROR text (ISOHybrid)
 - PATCHKEY: Command to replace keyvalue in current sector by actual
 - PROGRESS: Replace clock() by TXTIMER high-res duration/throughput
 - REGKEY: Inform on start/exit if using evaluation/upgrade temp key
 - RESTORE: Fix crash when -b:N option specified, smaller than in IMZ
 - SCRIPT: New $_dirsep script variable holding dir/path seperator
 - SCRIPT: New $_exedir script variable with executable-path, no sep
 - SCRIPT: New $_exename script variable with executable-name, no path
 - SCRIPT, DFSINSTL: New script to install a DFSee program update
 - SCRIPT, DFSIFSTD: Don't fail due to 'NTFS auto open' on Linux etc
 - SCRIPT: Added getenv(variablename) function to TX script language
 - SCRIPT: Make help available from menu BEFORE running any scripts
 - SCRIPT: Update help on 'defaultparam' for assigning string values
 - SET PT0: Set partition-tables to show type 0x00 (deleted/hidden)
 - SET SKIPFS: Set FS to skip on match driveletters (FAT32.IFS bug)
 - SWITCH: -dir:path Sets default directory for File Open/Save etc
 - TIMING: Replace clock() by TXTIMER, high-res (fixes bugs on UNIX)
 - Trusted Cmds: 'WGET' for macOS/Linux, 'ZIP' and 'UNZIP' for all
 - UI: Cleanup colorschemes; Optimized 3D-Commander for Linux/macOS
 - UI: Definitions for Puppy Linux (rxvt/urxvt) F1..F4, s-F11, s-F12
 - UI: Take BG-grey color from the 88 (rxvt) or 256 (xterm) palettes
 - UI: Support 16-BG-colors (3D-grey) in rxvt and OSX Terminal/xterm
 - UICC: New command to show 88/256 color palette in a 'cube' layout
 - UIKEYS: Show keyboard + Mouse events, with decoding and timestamps
 - UNIX: Auto adjust to new terminal window-size on next click/key
 - UNIX: Support mouse-movement events (DRAG windows to move them)
 - VirtDisk: in-memory renamed 'Mem-disk', and /dev/MdX now, not vdX  

Regards, JvW  


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DFSee Home: http://www.dfsee.com; Jan van Wijk; Author of DFSee -
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