Subj : Re: WInPoint Version 389 Available
To   : Martin Foster
From : Tim Schattkowsky
Date : Tue Jan 11 2022 17:14:01

//Hello Martin,//

on *11.01.22* at *11:11:30* You wrote in rea *WINPOINT*
to *Tim Schattkowsky* about *"WInPoint Version 389 Available"*.

 MF> After updating my very short lived 387 install and clicking the "Poll"
 MF> button, I got the following popup: "No compatible device configured.
 MF> Check your mailer configuration!"

 MF> Looked at "File -> Options -> BBSes -> Properties -> Fido Over IP" and
 MF> noticed that the "Host" field was empty. Entered the hostname for my
 MF> BossNode and I can now Poll his system without problems.

That was what 387 did (kill this setting) and why I had to replace it.

 MF> This one sounds very interesting but as I only have one Uplink
 MF> configured, the option is greyed out. I'm not entirely sure what the
 MF> implications would be in having more than one Uplink, care to expand a
 MF> little on this new feature please.

This is only not greyed out for netmails and lets you choose the uplink by name rather than picking an address. Simpler and less error-prone.

 TS>> º ùNEW Editor: Redo is back again     º

 MF> Nice.

 TS>> º ùNEW Editor: Layout improvements    º

 MF> ?

There where minor issues with control sizes and layouts on machines with 125% font scale.

 TS>> º ùNEW Text groups created on install º

 MF> Nice.

Only helps when doing a clean install ;)

 TS>> º ùCHG Forward uses orig text group   º

 MF> Nice.

 TS>> º ùFIX Fido Over IP config problems   º

 MF> What config problems were those?

See above ;)

 TS>> PS: Yes, I have given up numbering beta versions. This was so 90s ;)
 MF> LOL!

Didnt make sense anyway ... depending on perspective its not even Beta ore something worse beyond release as I basically keep rewriting/localizing something that was already working fine back in the days.

Regards,
Tim
--- WinPoint 389.0
 * Origin: Original WinPoint Origin! (2:240/1120.29)

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