Version 1.1b (beta) - released July 12, 1998 ============================================== Version 1.1 is a fairly major rewrite of WebRSH. It provides similar functionality to version 1.0.x, but with numerous changes and improvements. WebRSH version 1.0.x componenets are generally not compatible with version 1.1 components, such that a fresh installation is needed. The following are some of the main changes from version 1.0.x: 1. Multi-platform support. WebRSH now runs on UNIX as well as on Win32, and should be easily portable to additional platforms. 2. Considerable improvements to the user interface: a) WebRSH now uses tables more extensively. There are two sets of table parameters as well as arbitrary parameters that can be specified in the 'General Preferences' and effect its output in a consistant manner throughout. This makes its appearance very customizable. Also, a 'FileName field size' parameter was added (to the many previously available size parameters). b) An optional Frames+JavaScript based interface puts the Command Line and Main Menu in their own frames, so they are constantly available. You can easily toggle back and forth between this interface and the usual (single frame) one. 3. WebRSH no longer comes with the 'littles' archive, but with a newly written implementation of 'ps' for Win32 that does proper process listing on both Win95 and WinNT. The option to use the resource kit utilities on NT is still available though. 4. Several changes to the File Manager: a) FM's 'Open' command was replaced by an 'Open/Get' which "opens" directories and "gets" files. There is no longer an option to "launch" files from FM (previously, 'Open' was doing that). Use 'LAUNCH' from the main menu. b) FM now has its own 'Upload' button. It works the same as 'UPLOAD' from the main menu except that it leaves the user within FM. 5. It is no longer possible to send commands to background execution by capitalizing their first character. Use 'rshstart' instead. 6. The plugin architecture was considerably improved. Almost any CGI script should now be usable as a plugin. 7. WebRSH no longer requires a full console on Win32. This makes it simpler to make it work with Microsoft's native servers and should increase server compatibility in general. 8. The online help is not yet complete, but in much better shape. In particular, context sensitive help for options setting is available. Version 1.0.1b (beta) - released May 28, 1998 =============================================== Bugfix release: In WebRSH 1.0b, it is not possible to change the working directory to the root of a drive with a reference of the form 'C:' ('C:\' is required). As a result, WebRSH 1.0b can't have its home directory set to the root of a drive. This is fixed. Version 1.0b (beta) - released November 26, 1997 ================================================== First public release. Win32-only.