ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊRELEASE NOTES FOR COMPACT PROª 1.32


Version 1.32 of Compact Pro is a maintenance release which updates the Compact Pro documentation.


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ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊRELEASE NOTES FOR COMPACT PROª 1.31


Version 1.31 of Compact Pro is a maintenance release which fixes several problems in version 1.30 and adds several minor improvements.


¥¥¥ÊImprovementsÊ¥¥¥

¥ Fully compatible with System 7.0

¥ Self-extracting archives display archive note when launched

¥ Extract dialog allows folder selection using character keys

¥ New option to replace ALL duplicate files during extraction

¥ Invisible files may be saved and restored

¥ BinHex decode command ignores descriptive text

¥ StuffIt 1.5.1 archives may be opened by dragging them to the Compact Pro icon under System 7.0

¥ Default date for ÒAdd After DateÓ function is current date (was January 1, 1904)


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ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊRELEASE NOTES FOR COMPACT PROª 1.30


¥¥¥ÊA Change Of NameÊ¥¥¥

Due to a naming conflict with another program, Compactor has been renamed to Compact Proª.  This does not reflect any change in the ownership of the software, and it is still a shareware program.  Registered users of Compactor are now registered users of Compact Pro.



¥¥¥ÊForeign Users Ñ Please NoteÊ¥¥¥

Due to export regulations of the US government, it has been necessary to eliminate the encryption capabilities from versions of Compact Pro which are not registered in the US and Canada.  I am very sorry for having to make this restriction, but I have not found any way to avoid doing so.

I am especially grateful to the many users outside the US who have registered.  I know that the language and currency barriers make registration from overseas especially difficult.  For this reason, I find this action especially regrettable.  If the export laws change, I will re-enable encryption capabilities as quickly as possible.


¥¥¥ÊNew FeaturesÊ¥¥¥

¥ Double-clicking archives in Finder with Option key extracts all contents

¥ Double-clicking filenames in catalog window extracts files

¥ Segment command divides archives into fixed-size segments

¥ BinHex4 encoding/decoding

¥ Report command generates text file summary of archive contents

¥ Maximum number of items in a folder increased to 1500

¥ Maximum length of passwords increased to 99 characters

¥ Self-extracting archives prompt for destination folder when extracted

¥ Option to automatically validate after saving

¥ Reduced system requirements Ñ requires System 4.2 and Mac 512KE (with 1 MByte memory) or higher


¥¥¥ÊIncompatibilities With Earlier ReleasesÊ¥¥¥

Two of the new features of Compact Pro may cause compatibility problems with older versions of Compactor.

¥ If you create an archive which has a folder with more than 300 items, older versions of Compactor will not be able to open the archive.

¥ Older versions of Compactor will not be able to decrypt any files which are encrypted with passwords longer than 8 characters.