Zugg Software :: zMUD Version History (current)

Here is a list of changes made to each version of zMUD. The most current version of zMUD is listed first. Values in brackets are the ID value of the bug in the bug tracking system.

7.21 26-Sep-2005 (PUBLIC release)

Fixed problem with new version not detecting zMapper as a plugin.

7.20b 23-Sep-2005 (PUBLIC release)

Fixed (again) a problem with corrupted global.mud settings when using plugins

7.20a 13-Sep-2005 (PUBLIC release)

Removed eLicense copy protection and replaced with custom copy protection.
Fixed problems with MCP only negotiating a single package
MUD list is now sorted again
No longer get error when using the search feature in the MUD list

7.13b 23-Jun-05 (PUBLIC version)

Fixed crash caused when opening zMUD from a non-Admin account using Windows XP Fast-User-Switch
Added support for Windows XP Remote Desktop

7.13a 15-Jun-05 (PUBLIC version)

Fixed a bug that could cause corrupted inherited settings file when using the Open Inherited menu in the settings editor.

7.13 15-Jun-05 (PUBLIC version)

Fixed a nasty memory overwrite bug in 7.12. This was causing crashes all over the place, but mainly when opening new settings files. It's possible for this bug to have corrupted your settings, so if you have trouble loading settings, follow the Migration Guide instructions.
Fixed a bug exporting triggers with a dangling " quote in the trigger pattern. zMUD now puts a ~ before the quote when exporting.
After using the #LOAD command to load a text file (rather than a *.MUD file), the text file is no longer overwritten when using the AutoSave option.

7.12 13-Jun-05 (PUBLIC version)

Fixed problem with command line word wrap and multiline on older versions of Windows
Fixed crashes when opening a window on some systems
Fixed many problems with COM API, such as GetVar not working
Fixed problem with restoring window height that would cause a window to get smaller each time it was reloaded when other windows were in a tab list (such as the Sample MUD file)
Fixed detection of the ZSCONVERT program
ZSCONVERT no longer checks for ADO when its not really needed (like converting text MUD list)
zMUD detects if the character file is empty or mudlist is empty because of an aborted conversion, and will try to reconvert the old databases again
Updated the Gemstone and Dragonrealms MUDs in the new text MUD list so that they use the special zMUD syntax for Simutronics support
Fixed "No interface supported" problem on systems without a proper MDAC installation in ZSCONVERT
Fixed problem with API MakeVar not creating variables in default class

7.11a 10-Jun-05 (PUBLIC version)

Fixed problem with compressed file on Windows 98 and ME. This fixes the error about not being able to run the program because it can't be relocated.

7.11 9-Jun-05 (PUBLIC version)

Added Auto Correction options for spell checker
Added Spellchecking preferences page
Added option for spellchecking zMUD commands
Added option for spellchecking zMUD functions
Added option for spellchecking user variable names
Added option for spellchecking user alias names
Added option to ignore first word in command for spellchecking
Fixed problem with using cursor keys after text in command line is selected
Command line no longer beeps when pressing Backspace or arrow keys
Fixed problem with icons to the right of the command line not displaying
Fixed problem with registering the zsconvert program to convert data files
Datafiles are reconverted if the current files have zero records (from a previously aborted conversion attempt)
MUD list database is only loaded as needed. Saves several MB of memory usage.
Fixed command line right-click menu items
#DBLOAD now works again when no database is loaded yet
Fixed problem with #LOG command prompting for logfile when logfile is already defined
Fixed <DEST> MXP command EOF and EOL parameters
Fixed Feedback option in Help menu
Fixed Support Forum option in Help menu
Fixed installer registry location used to store the last installation directory

7.10 5-Jun-05 (PUBLIC version)

Added as-you-type spell checking to command line
Removed use of MDAC/Jet for MUD List database and Character database. MDAC still used for mapper. This should reduce the problem with people initially running zMUD on systems with corrupted MDAC files. SQLite is now used for these databases.
New installer based upon Nullsoft installer. No longer using WISE installer. This fixed the problem some people had with uninstalling zMUD.
zMUD now compressed for smaller download and faster startup execution.
zsConvert.exe updated to handle new SQLite databases
zMUD now registers zsConvert automatically as needed to ensure that version in the zMUD directory is executed
Fixed Y argument in <DEST> MXP tag [4]
#STW commands now export ID properly [3]
#COND command no longer changed trigger class [1]
%regex and %match now expand variables in their pattern [29]
Using a {^a|b|c} pattern no longer messes up any following additional {a|b|c} patterns [38]
Comments // can now be at the beginning of a line [27]
Fixed problem in #PICK not executing first command when overriding the labels [47]
Fixed problem with importing variables assigned to buttons [64]
Fixed problem with using {} in #LOG and #FILE commands [59]
Fixed problem with quotes brackets in #PSUB [73]
Fixed problem with #PSUB and wrapped lines [74]
<SEND> MXP command no longer causes following line beginning with < to disappear [102]
If the Send string ends in a space, then the coordinates of an image map are appended without the ? character [128]
Fixed various problems with %roomload and Room Properties window in mapper [52] [53] [54]
Fixed problem with #eval [61]
MCCP compression now properly disabled after disconnect [91]
Database functions now return an empty string if no database is open [83]
Fixed problem using MXP in #PSUB [93]
Fixed some minor mispellings [96] [121]
Uninstalling plugin should now remove it first [98]
#STATE no longer needs trigger name [104]
Fixed crash when button caption was too long [124]
#SCROLL command now works when Echo Messages is disabled [134]
Boolean fields in database View Filter no longer cause crash [138]
Exporting classes no longer outputs blank lines [139]
Updated MUDLIST.TXT from the MUD Connector

7.05a 16-Nov-04 (PUBLIC version)

Fixed code 23 error in eLicense wrapper

7.05 2-Apr-04 (PUBLIC version)

Fixed multiple #MXPTRIG commands
Fixed GSL triggers to be properly case sensitive
Case sensitive triggers (and GSL triggers) no longer overwrite the wrong values
Case sensitive (and GSL triggers) that are not exactly the same no longer trigger the "duplicate setting" warning
A command separator in an #STW command is now converted properly to a newline %{cr} in the settings editor
Exporting/Importing multiline status window commands should now preserve line breaks
%destroom now works when any directions are in the mapper queue
%walkactive is now reset to False when the end of a path is reached or if the path is aborted
%lastdir now always returns the first command for a direction as stored in the View/Directions (instead of sometimes returning the entire string list when in Map mode)
%roomlink(ID,dir,-3) for creating a loopback direction now creates both links instead of a one-way link
Documented <!TAG> MXP command in MXP spec
Secure MXP Line Tags are now marked in the MXP Tag Preferences screen
For Open MXP Line Tags, the user can now override the default line tag properties in the preferences.
The MXP Tag preferences now shows any changes to line tag made via <!TAG> command
Line tags now work whether the tag is open or secure
Window Name used in MXP Line Tags now must match the name of a window exactly instead of matching the beginning of the window name
When referring to a window, an exact name match now takes precedence over a partial name match
zMUD now properly remembers the last character connected like it used to
Using a trigger ID and pattern like {(%w)} no longer strips the ()

7.04 10-Mar-04 (PUBLIC version)

Fixed MAJOR resource leak on WinXP systems that can crash zMUD when switching applications or moving windows
Fixed #MAP command to work with non-single-character directions
Fixed problem with moving link bends not saving
Fixed problem with using command line parameters causing crash
Fixed problem with Disconnect menu option disappearing
Fixed minor display problem in map properties
Added #QUEUE command to insert directions into mapper queue and recompute mapper queue (See Help)
Updated help file and added color list

7.03 26-Feb-04 (PUBLIC version)

Fixed bug with #LOOK sometimes ignoring the next line from the MUD (when Echo Commands is turned off)
Fixed using 's as exit (again)
#TAG Exit with a blank value no longer allows automatic exit detection (makes zero exits from room instead)
Fixed >out>n syntax to create rooms when Room Property window is open
Fixed access violation caused by blank lines from MUD when confirming speedwalk
Fixed problem with moving selected rooms with bends after moving them to a new zone
Fixed problem with Configuration Wizard sometimes moving two steps when finished
ESC now clears the map queue again
%roommode(1) is now the default. Added RoomMode to Map Properties window
Tweaked the zMUD status icons a bit
Fixed problem with Prompt Trigger not being created correctly by config wizard
Path info stripped from config file name to prevent saving to the wrong file
Added option to Wait for Prompt in Speedwalking separately in Safe and Slow mode
Added option for "Descriptions of room change" to prevent room descriptions from being used to verify untested links
Added option for warning when using a long speedwalk and warning is only given when Do Not Enter room is skipped
Fixed problem setting Portal cost to zero and exiting window
Fixed bug with Reparse triggers when using #STATE to manually change states
Slow walking in mapper no longer uses the #SLOW timer and gives "Slowwalking aborted" messages.
Fixed problem causing corrupted Walk Script to be sent to the MUD

7.02 24-Feb-04 (Beta version)

Many changes to Safe/Slow/Fast speedwalking
#OK now confirms speedwalk step but delays next step until MUD Prompt or blank line is received
Config wizard attempts to create regex trigger for MUD Prompt (should run config wizard on existing maps to set this)
Added options to control whether #OK delays step until MUD prompt and use of blank lines to map properties
Fixed problems with {^abc|def} trigger patterns
#DBRESET now resets query properly
#FIND works when Mapper is off and sets mode to Follow when done
#MAKEROOM properly updates the cache for the links now
#MOVE Other works for other directions now
#ONINPUT regex triggers import/export correctly
#SLOW now evaluates it's argument
Fixed crash when renaming settings to a blank name
Added %walkconfirm function to determine if step has been confirmed by #OK
Added %walkactive function to determine if mapper is not paused or stopped
Fixed problem with transparency until zMUD logo in character window (hopefully)
Character screen maintains List/Detail property
Fixed menu shortcuts in Editor window
Fixed Close Window menu command
Added confirmation when deleting a field in database module
Fixed data corruption problem when field in database is deleted
Fixed problem with clicking New before saving a New View in the database module
Added confirmation when about to speedwalk more than 100 rooms
Fixed crash in mapper when setting Label to blank value
Exits are no longer created from 's in room text
Fixed problem with Ctrl-N and Ctrl-Tab switching to status window
When multiple direction commands are defined, mapper should use the correct command now
Added options to display X in Do Not Enter rooms and a symbol in Pause during Speedwalk rooms
Added argument to #OK to force a step instead of waiting until MUD prompt
Removed %walkfull function but added an option in the Map Properties to determine whether Open Door commands are added to saved paths and paths returned from %walk and %path functions
Fixed crash when using the autologin on Simutronic games
Added option to GSL Preferences to set the client that zMUD emulates for Simutronic games
Closing settings editor no longer creates blank button after New button was created but not edited
Fixed problemd with Force Entry flag in mapper
Matching Room Name instead of Description is now the default
Fixed problem causing some corrupted map files not to get loaded
Added %mapquery function to perform SQL query and return string list of matching room numbers
Fixed problem with non standard untested links not translating direction command
Fixed problem with one-way links with bends not moving bend with rooms
Added "noclear" option to #MAP and #TELEPORT commands to prevent queue from being cleared
Added option to expand/collapse preference tree on startup
>out>n type of direction properly clears queue now.
Fixed problem using .path speedwalking during path recording
Fixed Mapper SaveAs menu command
Fixed problem with Send Delay not delaying mapper speedwalk steps
Added Send Delay to mapper properties in addition to normal preferences
Deleting zone and moving rooms to other zone now updates cache properly
Fixed problem with setting color and properties of multiple selected rooms
Fixed problem with Taskbar icon for Settings Editor window
Fixed problem with COM errors when shutting down zMUD with plugins
Speeded up various %room functions in mapper
Added stay-on-top buttons to Map Spreadsheet view window
Fixed tab order in Tick dialog
Fixed problem importing Expression triggers with a trigger ID name
Fixed problem with untested oneway links not displaying correctly
#RESET command now accepts full classname paths

7.01 16-Feb-04 (PUBLIC version)

#OK no longer continues Slow walk when mapper is closed
fixed error in syntax checker for #REGEX command
#STEP now continues slow walk after #STOP
Fixed problem with GSL triggers and one-character arguments (like single exit rooms)
%selline now captures full wrapped lines
character icons are properly reloaded when character screen is opened a second time
fixed problem with pretty printer removing comment characters
fixed crash when in map mode after receiving lines from the MUD
fixed problem with database #NEW command when in DBOffline mode
Deleting a field in database no longer causes crash when customizing a view that was sorted on that column
In the Customize View screen of the database, changing the field in a query now properly updates the query parameters
Improved icons on buttons so that the disabled icons have a good gray icon.
Fixed problem with DLL plugins not working
Double-clicking icons in character icon selection window no longer replaces the icon (added right-click menu for this).l
Embedded () in trigger patterns no longer causes syntax error
Fixed problem with Force Entry flag in speedwalking sending too many directions
Improved the anti-aliasing of some icons to work better on darker backgrounds
Fixed problem with initial character screen when in List or SmallIcon mode
Fixied display of toolbar in character screen when resizing the window
%mapfilter is now refreshed when going into Follow mode
Non-standard exits should be setting their Tested flag when used now
Fixed parse errors when using #pause and #stop in room script
Improved detection of duplicate primary and inherited settings so that it checks when exiting the field instead of when typing in the field
The \ character is now recognized as the escape character in the syntax editor for regular expressions
Current room no longer reset by Compact Map option
If startup.ini file cannot be loaded at startup, it no longer creates a zero-length file. So it will continue trying to download the startup file each time you run zMUD.
Fixed tooltip for Ping button
Fixed translation for various menu bars and cleaned up translation file

7.00 13-Feb-04 (pre-release version)

Added Windows XP Theme support
updated icons and images to 256 color
updated language translation files
%iskey returns zero when argument is empty
#session now works with first character in file
#session now works after copy/paste of character icons
improved icon support for gif and jpg file formats
fixed #SUB command when using on GSL MUD
#TAG without text argument will now use entire line of text
Fixed various problems with %inwalk, %nextdir, and %lastdir
%walkmode(0) now works in room script (but you cannot change from fast to slow or safe in room script)
Added fast, safe, slow walk buttons to mapper toolbar
Added %b pattern to match a word boundry without capturing any text
added options to control indent of closing brace and to control whether sub-blocks are placed all on one line
added option for displaying control characters as regular text characters
speedwalk no longer crashes after canceling a Safe Path command
Bends now move with the rooms if both rooms attached to link are selected
No longer translates main form if language translation is turned off
Fixed problem with adding a bend to a one-way link
Fixed problem with some map files not able to load
Column widths in database module are properly saved
Fixed various problems with GSL processing
Fixed EOR/GA problem with GSL MUDs
Fixed bug in mapper causing some links not to display at some zoom levels
Fixed bug in mapper causing links to up/down exits not displaying sometimes
Fixed problem with infinite loop using #teleport in room script
Using the Close All Windows option now properly saves preferences
Fixed problem preventing startup of zMUD via command line
Description and Exit tag data now cleared properly between rooms
Do Not Enter cost value prevents mapper from ever speedwalking into the room
Door name properly saved when selecting a different exit in the properties window
Double-clicking List View button in mapper no longer switches to Record view
Find no longer requires a valid current position marker in order to work
Multiple Find and Look commands no longer get stuck in Map mode
GSL Triggers are now case-sensitive again
Fixed display problem when using the Vertical Adjust in the font preferences
Fixed several problems with Safe and Slow speedwalking not working
Added option to turn off Path Highlighting when speedwalking
Added mouse-over hints to translation file
Translation file no longer overwritten on zMUD exit
Changing the Marker color in the mapper now works again
Changing a single room color in the room properties now works again
MUD form was sometimes not getting keyboard focus for Ctrl-Z
No longer adds ? to %gsl(j) exit tag
Added option to prevent Pueblo emulation from opening child windows
Fixed problem where mapper would sometimes overwrite current room with new room info in Map mode
Fixed problem with direction keys being translated when parsing was off but mapper was on
Paths ending in ; no longer crash
Plugin DLL files are released properly when plugin is removed in plugin window
Fixed problem with Portal Command words not working
Fixed problem with first line of a block not indenting properly
Fixed another "record is deleted" error in mapper
Regex triggers no longer add the "regex" option when exporting (uses #REGEX command instead)
Using SaveAs no longer resets map location
Compacting the map no longer resets map location
Fixed problem refreshing the screen when Refresh Amount was set to zero
Mapper no longer skips the next line after a command when Trigger on Command is turned off
Fixed syntax errors with ;comments
Fixed syntax error with #BUTTON command
#TAG desc command will now work even when Use Descriptions is turned off
Fixed Variant error in Spreadsheet view Exit mode
Fixed problem where long horizontal and vertical exit links would not be displayed
Character notes now wrap properly

6.67 22-Jan-04 (BETA version)

fixed crash on some systems when initially starting a clean copy that prevented downloading startup icons
updated to same mapper engine as zMapper 1.22
fixed moving multiple rooms to a different zone
updated version of PCRE regular expression library to remove 13 subpattern limit
#NODIR now works in Follow mode
#PCOL bug fixed. Also fixes problem with #CW command.
#UNT is now UNTRIGGER instead of UNTAB
Mapper commands and functions that accept room names now also accept favorite names (such as #walk)
A ({}) null list in a trigger no longer crashes
Brackets [] are properly escaped after a wildcard
Aborting a Slow walk no longer causes direction to be sent twice when using #OK
No longer created .mud (literally) file when primary or inherited filename is blank
Fixed problem saving array
Fixed %n pattern to properly strip commas
Compact Map option no longer causes crash
Fixed a variety of problems with GSL codes, including multiple prompts, not handling EOR/GA option, and not handling packet boundries correctly.
Fixed problem with COM scripts giving Member Not Found
The Convert button no longer converts the wrong trigger to a regex.
If selected room is same as current room (no other rooms are selected), they will stay synchronized as you move on the map
The Delete key in the settings editor no longer deletes setting when using in text editing mode
If a map *.zfg configuration existed in the zMUD directory, it was loading from the zMUD directory, but saving to the character directory. It now looks in the character directory first.
Dragging aliases and variables within their same class no longer causes alias to stop working
#C+ no longer captures multiple copies of lines (especially with GSL codes)
Deleting last exit in the room properties list no longer crashes
Fixes several problems with update of room properties when changing exit values
Fixed problem with Force Entry flag not working
Added ability to select multiple rooms and change the room type, cost, and various option flags for all the selected rooms. It will prompt to confirm multiple changes.
Fixed problem with formatting the data from GSL l,m,n codes
Importing custom icons no longer causes duplicates. You will need to delete your zmud.usr user icon file and rebuild it.
When using in/out directions, it no longer changes the direction you type to the opposite direction
Alarms that modify themselves while running do not delete themselves when finished
Fixed problems with %t1..%t99 and %x1..%x99 variables
Fixed problem where using the X button to close a docked MUD window might close the wrong window
Up/Down exits are now shown at higher zoom levels
The Settings Editor Taskbar icon option in preferences is now saved properly
Fixed problem with quotes being stripped in Status window.
Quotes are no longer stripped in MXP commands
When recording a path, non-directional commands are no longer appended to the path. If the mapper is running, non-standard exits will be detected and added to the path as expected.
Fixed problem with Reparse trigger conditions not going to the next state
Fixed many problems with Safe and Slow speedwalking
Custom Colors in many color dialogs are now saved across sessions
Double-clicking the ..Class folder to move up to the parent class keeps the proper class focused in the class list
Added prompt to prevent inherited settings file from being the same name as the primary settings file
Speedwalk uses a minimum cost per room of one, even if zero is stored for the room
No longer crashes if map file cannot be found when loading character
%-1 is now properly shown as a variable in the syntax checker
Parenthesis in string lists no longer cause syntax error in syntax checker
Updated the *.lng translation file to include new dialogs
URLS in the MXP <A> tag with = and & characters now work properly
Fixed the handling of ~ quote character in #MXP command
zMapper plugin now enabled by default when first running zMUD
Fixed problem with status window displaying the wrong color when ANSI and MXP color were mixed
Zones now load faster
Fixed #debug trace output so it works again
Turning on Match Room Name option no longer slows down speedwalking
Updated the Toolbar2000 component to fix various WinXP problems with the menus in the mapper and settings editor
Now being developed, compiled, and debugged on a WindowsXP system.

6.66 21-Nov-03 (BETA version)

fixed bug with ANSI triggers
fixed bug with &%wVarname triggers
added \a regex pattern for matching just letters instead of using \A
fixed Test panel in Trigger editor
$ trigger now matches a blank line again
added option to determine if wildcards are allowed within {a|b|c} triggers. Default is off.
fixed {^name} triggers
fixed problem with {a|b|c} trigger patterns so that it is automatically sorted from longest to shortest in the background and null values are handled properly
fixed MXP in Status window so that " quotes are no longer stripped
possible fix to #FIND command and addition of debug output
fixed several problems with the #STOP command
fixed several problems with the #STEP command
fixed %mss functions in the syntax editor
no longer crashes if you delete both an item along with the class containing the item in the settings editor
no longer hangs when referencing a %1..%99 variable that doesn't exist
The | character is now properly quoted in a trigger pattern
Mapper configuration no longer messed up by using the Preference window
Added option to not create any #OK triggers in Safe and Slow mapping modes
Previous answers in trigger wizard are saved in a queue
Radio button spacing in trigger wizard fixed
Quote ~ characters are no longer stripped when computing the final command in the trigger wizard
Previous step in trigger wizard now saved in queue

6.65a 17-Nov-03 (BETA version)

fixed several crashes when quitting or closing windows
fixed crashes with layout files. Delete any *.lay layouts created by the previous v6.65
fixed problem with activity lights not appearing on tabs
#LOOK command was modifying selected room instead of current room position
fixed problem with #PCOL not coloring first character of matched text
Fixed another problem with %mss function swapping arguments in settings editor
Added %subregex routine for regular expression string substitutions (see help file)
Fixed hard to find intermittent problem that would cause Fast walking mode to stop working
Fixed problem with Force Entry flag not working
Fixed problem with non standard exits sometimes sending the previous exit command in speedwalk
Fixed problem causing extra newline on Simutronic games when there was packet boundry in the wrong place
Fixed problem with EOR/GA handling of Simutronics GSq prompt tag
Added error handling to Perl regex routines
%w is fixed
%a is fixed
\w in regex now matches non-English letters
Added \A reg ex pattern to match only letters (including non-English)
Added \T reg ex pattern to match zMUD direction characters
%n pattern now removes commas in %1..%99 again
The %e[ now escapes the [ in the pattern correctly
Wildcards such as %w are now allowed within [] sets
In Trigger wizard, messages and radio buttons are no longer forced to lower case
The Previous button now works properly after using the PrevN string in the trigger wizard
Cancelling the trigger wizard now deleted the temporary class
Radio button spacing increased in trigger wizard
CommandN string in trigger wizard now expands $ and \ meta characters.
The CommandN=+... syntax for adding to the current command no longer adds the ; separator automatically
Quotes in the Default, Command, etc strings are handled properly now
Using $$nn in the trigger wizard CommandN string now delays expansion of the variable

6.65 15-Nov-03 (BETA version)

fixed *many* bugs in the Fast/Safe/Slow speedwalking modes
added Simple Trigger Wizard Ctrl-T (See Customizing Trigger Wizards) for details.
added Perl Regular Expression triggers. See #REGEX in help file. All zMUD triggers are internally converted to regular expressions for increased speed.
added %match and %regex functions
added interface to trigger editor to convert triggers to regular expressions
zMUD trigger syntax now supports wildcards (like %w etc) within the {a|b|c...} trigger syntax
The zMUD trigger * wildcard (and all other wildcards) now match ALL characters (they used to not match zMUD special characters). To prevent security problems with triggers using * and %1..%99 expansion, special characters within the %1..%99 variables are quoted (with the ~ character by default) before substitution.
Added named substring capturing to Perl regular expressions using the PCRE (?varname:expression) syntax
Multiline regular expressions are supporting using \n to match the newline character
Fixed #MOVE command
Using #pause in onroomenter no longer caused crash
#STOP now works properly and allowed #STEP to resume the speedwalk
Fixed problem with clearing %mapfilter
Using a "" argument in functions like %roomcom(1,"") or %roomdesc(1,"") and other mapper functions now properly clears out the existing value
Added zone number to the zone name display panel above the map
The #MOVE command now allows arguments with spaces to be enclosed in quotes
Fixed problem with COM variables not reporting COM errors and returning %tmpxxxx instead
Fixed problem with diagonal directions sending character instead of command when using doors
Temporary class name in mapper room scripts enclosed in {} to avoid problems with changed command separator character.
Fixed error when speedwalking to a room where no path exists
Mapper will now look for the zfg map configuration file in the same directory as the MDB map file by default
The Exit Keywords field now supports multiple keyword phrases separated by the | character (a string list)
Added pos=nnn option to trigger command to allow absolute positioning of triggers in execution order list
Fixed problems with %lastdir not reporting correct direction in queue
Fixed %mss functions so that language name is second argument instead of first in settings editor
Fixed problem with #SUB command on long wrapped lines
Fixed speedwalking through rooms with the same name
Disabled aliases are no longer executed
Fixed Zone field in Portal dialog
Fixed problem with zMUD coming to front over other applications when using the #WINDOW command

6.64 30-Oct-03 (BETA version)

speedwalking in mapper is even faster! (how fast can it get!)
Added Portal commands. See #PORTAL, #UNPORTAL, %portal, %portalenable in help file, and Edit/Portals dialog in mapper. Portals are MUD commands that teleport you to a location. The mapper supports these commands in speedwalk calculations.
Rewrote the algorithms for stepping along a speedwalk path for Fast, Safe, and Slow modes. Door commands, room scripts, and non-standard exit translation should now be working correctly.
Speedwalking works better in Map mode now and no longer switches to Follow mode for speedwalking
Added "Pause in room" room property to cause Safe and Slow speedwalking to pause when it gets to the room waiting for an #OK command to continue.
Added a "Maximum steps in Safe walk" option to control how many direction commands are sent to the MUD at once.
Fixed a bug in Multistate TEMP triggers that caused trigger to get deleted when just the first condition matched.
Added support for up to .999 in speedwalk paths (old limit was .99)
Map labels or hints can now contain an http:// link after the ^ to open a web page when double-clicked
Fixed bug with #COLOR command not coloring entire wrapped lines when using mxp colors
Fixed several crashes in speedwalking (Parse errors)
Fixed several memory leaks in mapper module
Look/Find commands in mapper should no longer crash when there is no current room selected
Fixed problem with using large fonts in MXP and having the font size reset after other text control tags
Mapper no longer uses "Maps" subdirectory, although it will still look for config files if they are stored there. New files will be saved to the main character subdirectory.
Updated Help file for new portal commands.
Updated %nextdir to work with new speedwalking queue
Mapper queue now shows the room number of the next room in the queue
%nextroom returns the room ID of the next room in the speedwalk queue.
Fixed handshaking issue with some Simutronic games
Added support for Gemstone 4.

6.63 16-Oct-03 (BETA version)

uses new fast mapper engine from zMapper. Significant speed improvements in all areas, with a slight increase in time needed to initially load a map file
MUDs that just send a LF instead of a CR LF are now handled when Strict Telnet option is off. This is now the default for new users.
Fixed numerous bugs in the VT100 scrolling region code. Scrolling region is no longer reset by viewing the scrollback buffer
Fixed problem with MCCP not displaying text after a Z_STREAM_END command in the same network buffer
Fixed problem with MCP package negotiation. zMUD now properly sends the complete list of packages it supports
Added support for directions such as NorthUp, SouthDown, etc. See View/Directions.
Added pulldown menu in mapper to set a specific zoom level.
Added a # button in the Exit properties to let you specify the destination ID of an exit manually.
Added Compact Database option to mapper File menu
Fixed a variety of bugs with dragging exits to new locations
Fixed problem with adding a new exit and then switching zones to connect it to another zone
Fixed problem with exits containing bends not handling one-way properly
Zones now remember the previous viewing location and zoom level
Selections no longer cleared when you switch zones
Speedwalking will leave the path taken highlighted
Added option to update the map location after every speedwalk move
Fixed bugs with Slow speedwalk mode and doors
Correct doors now opened when translating non-standard directions
Double-clicking a zone label will open that zone
Added the ability to create "Jump" labels. A text label that ends in ^nnn will jump to zone nnn when double-clicked. To jump to a specfic room, use ^nnn,mmm where mmm is the room ID. This works in label text and room hint fields.
Fixed problem with Merge command not always working. It also no longer effects the current map position marker.
Move to Zone now updates map cache properly
Fixed problem with Relink command
Center map now works properly
Dragging a selection box to select multiple rooms now scrolls when you get to the edge of the map window
Multiple links can now be selected
Added option to determine whether speedwalking is activated when double-clicking a room
Added button to display the Parent Zone for hierarchical zones
Entire map is now loaded into memory by default. Added option to turn this off and only load a single zone. Most speed improvements are dramatic when entire map is loaded, so this is the default value.
Quotes in search strings for Find Rooms now work
Using #mapquery multiple times in a row without closing window now works
Fixed Hint position for mouse-over hints.
Text labels can be resized larger than the text to provide a large mouse-over hint region
Bends in exits only shown when in Map mode
Added %destroom to return ID of destination of current speedwalk. If destination already reached, returns -1
#MENU {settings|xxx} now works. Added "main" to force #MENU to use main menu instead of other window. For example, if settings editor is open, #MENU {settings|...} refers to settings editor menu, but #MENU {main|settings|...} refers to main menu
Fixed problem with ./class syntax getting stripped by pretty printer
%alarm function now expands its argument
Added %q and %y trigger patterns. These are like %p and %x except that they also match the beginning or end of a line
%pop(@var) no longer clears the variable (although this syntax is still wrong and will return a blank)
Clicking on a MUD character icon can now display a text file or Notes database field. If a filename is assigned to the "Comments" field, that file is displayed. Otherwise if there is any text in the Notes field, it is displayed. You can right-click on an icon and select Notes to force the Notes display
Added the ability to download the initial starting icon set at installation time. Added icons for MUDs that have paid for the advertising.
ANSI color codes no longer mess up MXP tags like <RDesc>
Added HIDDEN option to <!ELEMENT> tag for defining custom tags that do not echo their text to the screen
Bell column now works properly on wrapped lines
Fixed potential crash with #OK triggers
AutoPueblo triggers no longer create duplicates when reconnecting
Fixed problem causing screen not to update for 100ms after getting text from the MUD
VT100 ESC[2J now clears the scrolling region in addition to the screen
Scrolling regions larger than the current screen size are now handled
Line wrapping no longer messes up VT100 scrolling region
Reparse triggers no longer cause infinite loop
Pressing SPACE at the bottom line in the database module no longer causes crash
When using multiple character windows, the status window is now updated for the correct character
Fixed a bug in line wrapping when crossing a network packet boundry.
Added limit to FreeList memory allocation to prevent it from using up all of memory
Added support for specific icon filenames for character icons. Support for transparent GIF images added.

6.62 9-May-03 (PUBLIC version)

fixed problem with scrolling sometimes freezing
fixed problem with #CLASS 0 added to room scripts
Fixed bug with VT100 ESC[M delete line code
Single LF no longer causes lines to get merged when using a Prompt trigger and ^ anchor.
Fixed bug with , and other special characters in =~ expression syntax checking
No longer scrolls when cursor is outside current vt100 scrolling region
Added alphabetical command and function list to new help file.

6.61 5-May-03 (PUBLIC version)

fixed problem with ~ character in multiline scripts
fixed ANSI color packet boundry bug
added support for option="browser" in Pueblo <xch_pane> tag
Fixed bug causing connection timer alarms to fire when not connected to mud
Cleaned up display of splitbar and added snapping to bottom of window to prevent less than one line of live text from being displayed.
Fixed bug in =~ syntax editor support when using "" around pattern instead of {}

6.60 1-May-03 (PUBLIC version)

delays in #alarms (like #prompt) no longer cause alarm to keep firing
crash after using #unvar fixed
\n followed by ANSI color no longer messes up color
=~ operator in #IF now supported by syntax checker
Buttons in Path settings for walking no longer crash if path name is blank
Fixed rare problem in tick timer that could cause it to execute multiple times in a row
Fixed problem with loading a layout with the settings editor docked
Fixed problem with #var importing expanding some items
Fixed problem with creating new aliases in settings editor
Fixed extra line drawn when creating non-standard aliases
Fixed problem where non-standard exit was remaining in queue
Fixed problem with %roomvnum and %numrooms not always returning the correct values
Pueblo images are now always aligned with the bottom of text.
Fixed problem with text not wrapping on same line as an image
Fixed problem with text not getting redirected to previous window when _previous was used
Fixed problem with <Return> sometimes going to settings editor when docked
Rolling up the settings editor no longer messes up the window when its reloaded
Room scripts no longer executed in wrong class when Safe walking
<user> and <pass> MXP tags ignored in Pueblo mode
Using the Detailed setting in the Settings editor no longer causes each setting to be parsed. This means that newlines (CR/LF) will show up as "box" characters in the detail list. But this significantly speeds up the loading of the settings editor.
Fixed problem with GA/EOR displaying old text
Fixed syntax editor when dealing with trigger patterns
MXP tag settings no longer erased by Preferences
Fixed problem with multi-line triggers followed by a trigger condition

6.57 22-Apr-03 (BETA version)

Added additional speed improvements (Benchmark updated)
#new command now handles = in variables correctly
#nodir now updates queue display
added argument to #nodir to clear entire queue
Fixed %roomkind so that it can properly change a room's type
Fixed syntax editor with trailing . after a @var
Fixed bug with { characters in command line
<Return> and other characters no longer go to wrong window when windows are docked
MXP TAG elements will now redirect to other windows even when using <tag>...</tag> syntax
Clicking Add and then Cancel in database no longer creates a blank field
Fixed a bug in Wait trigger types
Fixed various problems with scrollback getting off by one line
Secure mode is no longer cancelled after a newline added by EOR/GA
MXP entities split across packet boundaries work now
Fixed various bugs with COM methods and syntax checker
Fixed bug causes extra lines when copying ANSI text from settings editor or MUD output
Fixed crash when using <SEND> in status window
Fixed problem with menu shortcuts going to wrong window when docked
Cursor position now maintained when clicking Save in settings editor
Fixed problem in database module when deleting a field that was used as a view filter
Fixed problem that was causing default script tab to be set to MSScript
Direction translation now looks at the map queue to determine which room to use for translation
Direction translation now handles multiple commands for exit
Direction translation is no longer recursive
Fixed problem with Images and large text fonts causing scrolling to get messed up
Improved trigger state keyboard shortcuts...g added for gsl and pressing a key multiple times will cycle through all state types that begin with that letter
Fixed problem with split MCCP packets
MXP Tag settings are now properly saved and loaded
Non-standard zone exit labels are now displayed properly
zMUD will no longer process MUD input in the middle of sending a long series of speedwalk commands.
Clicking on a null link stub to connect it to another room no longer leaves behind a stub
Making a link one-way no longer messes up the bends in the link
Fixed problem with % at the end of trigger commands
#SLOW command can now group commands with () to allow a step to contain multiple commands
Fixed NAWS (again) so that correct screen width is sent (height was ok)
MXP Tags now use proper color when redirecting text to another window
Fixed bug in triggers where a ANSI color trigger could then mess up subsequent triggers of the same line
Fixed various problems with VT100 emulation of LF and CR characters
Variable alarm states now work properly

6.56 9-Apr-03 (BETA version)

Fixed several VT100 emulation bugs. zMUD should now function much better as a plain telnet client.
Removed scrollback line limit. Scrollback can now be as large as you have memory for.
Added additional speed improvements (Benchmark updated)
The MXP <FONT> tag is now supported for large font sizes. Extra lines are added above to make room for the large font.
Added support for <H1>..<H6> tags. <SMALL>, <TT>
Added <DL><DT><DD>, <UL><LI>, <OL><LI> list tag support
%i, %j, %k, etc loop variables are now expanded EARLY, similar to %1..%99 variables. This means than when using nested loops, you MUST use %j instead of %i to refer to the innermost loop. This could break existing scripts that were not using %i and %j correctly. Additional variables such as %k, %l, %m... can be used for additional nested loops. The %repeatnum variable is still expanded late as before and can be used to reference the innermost loop if backwards compatibility is needed.
%room functions no longer sometimes use the wrong room info
%roomexit now works on rooms outside the current zone
%yesno now returns correct values when using default buttons
Alarms now update gauges properly
Fixed problem with <P> on Pueblo muds
Fixed several other misc issues with Pueblo emulation
Added option for AutoConnect in mapper to only connect rooms with matching stub exits
The Autoconnect using Keypad option was backwards in the settings dialog.
Fixed problem with _top windows in MakeWindow
Added support for FIT option in <XCH_PANE> and <FRAME>
Size of internal and external windows can now be controlled with <FRAME> tag
MXP Font size no longer messed up by other tags
Coloring <SEND> tags now works correctly for right-clicking
Double-clicking on entry in Spreadsheet view in mapper now centers the map on that room, and loads the zone if needed
Changed ZoneID field in Spreadsheet view to Zone Name field
Fixed problem with EOR/GA if ESC codes came before next newline
Fixed problem with the Notes field in the Find Room dialog in the mapper
GSL prompt now works properly even when screen buffer is full
GSL prompt no longer gets changed as new text is received when the Preferences are being edited
Can now use ~ properly in a GSL prompt
<SEND> menus now work better if number of hints is the same as the number of commands
Fixed various help file links so that F1 and Help button works in Preferences
Fixed problem with defining non-standard exits causing mapper to get messed up in Map mode.
Fixed problem that could cause infinite loop when a button was pressed
Swapped the Look/Find buttons in the mapper to match previous versions
The MakeTrigger API now works properly
Fixed "Member not found" error when using COM routines
No longer hangs or crashes when using mouse-over a COM variable reference
Fixed various problems with MXP TAG elements.
NAWS was sending the wrong screen size. (was offset by one)
If ({@var}) matches when @var is empty, resulting routines will no longer color the entire line
Fixed problem that could cause lines to be received and processed during a #priority command.
The atdisconnect alias can now use the #DIS command
Fixed problems with {)} in an #IF statement
Copy/pasting variables in settings editor no longer causes original variable to become undefined
The MXP <SOUND> tag now allows filename to be specified as FNAME in addition to just NAME
No longer causes crash when exiting during #WAIT command
Session size is now saved properly when window is docked
Script parameters are now used correctly for rooms in the mapper
Fixed "scrollbar out of range" when a small scrollback buffer is set
Opening spreadsheet view while it is already open no longer clears the query
Trigger loop dialog now allows you to disable triggers
Using a | character in a function no longer causes it to be interpreted as a string list
Fixed problem with MXP tags not working when wrapped across lines.

6.55 17-Mar-03 (BETA version)

Fixed problem with zMUD hanging when first typing a command to the MUD
Fixed screen update problem when zMUD is not the active application
Fixed a screen update problem when horizontally scrolled that could leave parts of previous lines displayed when scrolling
Command wizard no longer crashes when asked for help on an undocumented command
%doorname function now accepts variables (as does any other function that uses the "Direction" argument type)
Fixed problem with @Exit.ToRoom and @Exit.FromRoom not properly initializing the returned room COM objects
Fixed the help link for the %mss function
Fixed problem that could cause Gemstone and Dragonrealms settings to get overwritten by install.
Fixed bug that could cause wrong screen output when an ANSI sequence was broken across a packet boundry
Updated Help file to include web dll file.
Fixed link to online help files in help content page.

6.54 15-Mar-03 (BETA version)

Added support for Pueblo emulation [more information].
New Help File! (Thanks to Vijilante for all of his hard work on updating the entire help file)
Added direction translation for non-standard exits. If a non-standard exit is set for a given direction, but with a custom direction text, the direction can be used as a shortcut for the exit and will be translated to the custom exit text
Fixed bug with %exec and #EXEC not expanding their arguments
Selecting "Dont Ask" to the Auto Login now properly turns off the autologin checking again
A bug when using / in the #MATH command is fixed
Using the keypad when the mapper is docked no longer gives error
Fixed "Property out of range" error when using various #FTP commands
Fixed #PCOL when used on wrapped lines
#RESET command now properly resets array variables
#T+ and #T- now work with Direction and Tab settings
"menu" can now be used in place of "speed" when refering to speed-menu (right-click menu) items
When using #T+ and #T- on specific types of settings, a class is no longer created if the item isn't found
Added the %alarm function to return the time left in an alarm, or to change the time remaining.
Fixed bug with %bitor and %pathfrom not allowing variables
Fixed crash when clicking buttons on Action|Speedwalk dialog when no paths were defined.
Added %roomzone function to return the Zone ID of a room, or allow you to change it.
Added option to mapper to allow Auto Connection of adjacent rooms to work even during normal mapping instead of just during keyboard creation
Added option to always load entire map into memory (speeds up operations on small maps in some cases)
Alarms of 1 second are now allowed again. Alarms <= 500 milliseconds will not work however.
Added option to MXP Preferences to disable image downloading
Fixed Invariant Operation errors when reassigning elements of an array to a different type
Fixed buttons aligned to bottom of screen so that they appear above the command line and not below
Updates to gauges, status bar, etc are now buffered so that changes to multiple variables within a script no longer take so long. Updates are done when lines are received from the MUD, or when zMUD is idle.
Fixed bug with <> and ANSI colors bleeding into > character
Fixed a bug that could cause a "Time encode" error message
#MESS command is now called #MESSAGE (but can still be abbreviated)
Fixed a problem saving layouts that could cause a layout file to get corrupted
Fixed layout of settings editor so that different panels in the editor are not set too small and are always visible. If the editor gets corrupted, closing it and reopening it should restore it.
Variables are now really allowed in Simutronics prompt strings
Variable names are now allowed in the #STATE command
#WINDOW command can use window 0 to refer to the parent MUD window
MXP commands are now allowed in the #WINDOW command (secure mode)
Added #MAKEWINDOW command to create new windows with more options than the #WINDOW command allowed. Also allows redirection of text to another window.
Resetting the Foreground colors to Default now uses correct brighter green color
zMUD now supports ESC[3m for Italic, [23m to cancel italics, [9m for strikethrough, [29m for cancel strikethrough, [39m for default foreground, [49m for default background, and both [2m and [22m for canceling bold. The [2m is supported for broken MUDs that used an old Pueblo protocol.
Can now access plugin functions that don't have any arguments
Using Restore Defaults in the Syntax Editor color preferences now properly updates the screen
When passing text to plugins in Parse, changes made from the first plugin are now passed properly to the subsequent plugins.
The Plugin version is now displayed in the plugin description field
Double-clicking on a COM plugin will display the COM browser to let advanced developers see the methods and properties exported by the plugin
zMUD no longer creates two different instances of your COM plugin object
Disabling macro keys no longer make them "dead" keys for typing.
Added option to allow *any* key to be a macro key
When a plugin is unloaded and then loaded, it's commands and functions should now be accessible again
Fixed access violations in the mapper that occurred after the room properties window was closed.
Removed the fancy 3rd party database grid component from the Spreadsheet view to save about 1MB of code space. New Spreadsheet view is simpler than before, but actually functions a bit better. You can no longer select multiple rooms using the spreadsheet view
The Exit tab of the Spreadsheet view was completed to allow raw exit table editing.
The Spreadsheet view is no longer a global window and is associated with a specific map, allowing multiple map windows to work with their own spreadsheet views.
The Map property window is also now associated with a specific map window rather than being global
#AFK command now clears the command line before locking the system
Room scripts can now send direction commands to force a move in a given direction. However, this will mess up any speedwalking done through that room obviously.
INI files are now buffered, causing the exiting from zMUD to be MUCH faster.
Fixed more problems with the ({^test}) trigger pattern
Fixed problem in Button editor where Gauge tab would not disappear sometimes
Quitting zMUD while settings window was displayed and then clicking Delete if setting was blank no longer causes Window focus error
Completely empty settings no longer prompt you to delete or rename them...they are automatically deleted
You can now delete the first state in a trigger as long as its not the only state
Inline images no longer cause lines to wrap, messing up the image
Images are now clipped to the split-screen boundaries
Fixed "Char not found" bug on startup
Syntax editor now handles COM properties and methods better
Dragging rows in trigger state grid no longer duplicated states
Setting window to "Automatically bring active window to front" no longer messes up keyboard focus on main MUD window
Fixed bug that stripped {} from exported alarms
Fixed problems with multiple open secure MXP tags not getting transferred to subsequent lines
Inserting a row in the trigger state grid no longer duplicates states
Fixed the pictures in the Layout preferences to reflect correct horizontal/vertical docking.
Disabled menu items are no longer shown in right-click menu
Creating a new link in Room Properties and then clicking a direction no longer creates a duplicate link
Added %nextdir function to return the next direction queued for speedwalking or when a slow walk is paused
Clicking the Fast walk and other buttons in the Paths edit screen no longer causes crash if settings editor is closed before speedwalk is finished
Fixed problems with #CW when using MXP colors
Fixed a problem that sometimes prevented the screen from updating after a #CW command
Fixed problem when selecting lines using margin to the left where the entire text would momentarily get selected
Improved the handling of alternate scripting languages in settings editor. A single tab called "MSScript" replaces the previous "VBScript" and "JScript" tabs. A new dropdown list is used to select the scripting language. Any value can be entered into this field, and this language is maintained as you click different tabs in the editor
Variables now use %mss for MS Scripts instead of #SS
Fixed a problem with %quote. It will no longer quote characters that are already quotes. Also, it only expands its argument once.
%selword no longer returns garbage if clicking in empty area of screen
Selecting links and text on the screen is now more accurate. Also, bold links are handled properly
Ctrl-Tab now works from Status Window. Also, keyboard macros will still function now if Status window has focus.
Fixed problem that causes Database to crash when using Zone fields
Fixed handling of Backspace character in VT100 emulation. Using editors like vi now work property within zMUD as a telnet client
Fixed a case where triggers could fire twice when one trigger displayed matching text for another trigger
MUD Connector database now updated with correct Simutronics login info for zMUD.
Fixed problem with using #FTP getedit and the FTP button in the editor not sending the file back to the server.
When the FTP connection is dropped, a message is now displayed in the MUD window
Right-clicking a zone in the zone list of the mapper and selecting Properties now correctly displays the zone scripts for the selected zone instead of the current zone
Zone scripts no longer executed twice when zone is loaded
Fixed bug in Database module when handling single-option selection fields
Added option to #SCROLL command to start at the most recent and look backwards to allow display of most recent matching text.
Fixed problem when selecting mud list where a previous filter could not be cleared
Fixed problem with Print Selection command not printing correctly
Increased the recursion stack to allow more recursive scripts (at the user's risk). Exceeding the stack will cause zMUD to exit without warning. There is no way to trap this.
#STEP now takes an optional argument used to set the speedwalk path that you want to start.
Updated elicense wrapper to latest version.

6.53 29-Jan-03 (BETA version)

Fixed a variety of bugs in the mapper preventing tags from working properly. Mapper should now work MUCH better on MXP and Simutronics MUDs or anywhere else #TAG triggers are used.
First room created after configuration now gets correct exits from tags
GSL highlighted string no longer sometimes includes the entire MUD text
Added %btnenable(btn,val) function to enable or disable buttons on the fly. See new COMPASS.ZSC sample included script for creating an active compass for current room exits. Import this file, then edit the buttons and set button bar 4 to the right or left side of the screen.
Added %doorname(dir) function to return the name of a door in the specified direction
Added %reversedir(dir) function to return the reverse of a direction (see help for examples)
Added %zonevnum(i) to work similar to %mapvnum.
Added %roomvnum as synonym to %mapvnum
Added %delnitem(s,n) function to remove an item in a list and return the new list
Adding bends to links on map now properly updates display cache
Added "onroomcreate" alias called after new room is created
Added "onroomenter" alias called when a room is entered
Added "onwalkend" alias called when last room in speedwalk is reached
Added default settings files for GemStone and Dragonrealms which contain an active compass showing room exits, gauges for hp, etc, and simple #NODIR triggers for easy startup by first-time users.
When initial character icons are created, the Getting Started icon is back at the first location so that new users get to read it first again.
Fixed problem with @Array.nnn where nnn is a number causing zMUD to hang
Added word-wrapping to Room Description and Script in mapper Properties
Alarms no longer fire just before they are supposed to and then fire a second time
Fixed #PRIORITY command in syntax editor
You should be able to map after #teleport again now
Blank lines in Editor no longer send an ANSI reset color code when ANSI is on
Fixed bug with triggers like {({^person}) person} not returning correct value to %1 parameter
Fixed bug in door display when a link had a bend and the door at one end was being drawn in the wrong orientation
Clicking Cancel from Save Settings no longer crashes
Called ProcessMessages during long speedwalks to keep mouse and keyboard alive
Fixed bug in syntax editor which was not coloring aliases within nested commands blue
Mapper configuration wizard no longer prompts for confirmation when Tags are being used
Reconfiguration no longer needed when Tag triggers are added to mapper
Added new plugin routine called CustomEdit(Ref,S) which can be used to call a custom editor from a plugin to edit FTP GETEDIT text or MCP simpleedit text. Return false to prevent internal zMUD editor from being called.
Added new COM routine to zMUD Application called SendText(Ref,S) which is used to send edited text (obtained from CustomEdit) back to the FTP server or MCP command.
zMUD no longer crashes if a COM plugin doesn't implement a particular command or function
Deleting multiple subclasses now refreshes class tree list properly
Door name is no longer cleared in room properties when Normal or Oneway is clicked
Duplicate menu items with a name of "-" for separators are now allowed
Exporting classes when Group by Class is selected now works properly
Fixed error when closing the database window when zone fields are used
GSL and MCP triggers can now be part of Multistate triggers
Larger image is now shown properly when double-clicking a Simutronics image in the MUD window
Unclosed MXP tags are now replaced into the output text when a newline or prompt is encountered.
Status bar now displays unknown MXP tags normally, so stuff like <hp> works again.
Fixed Local echo in Character Mode
Fixed problem when MXP commands were split across packet boundary
Clicking Cancel on Record window no longer gives error after using Reset Windows
When pasting text into the command line, control characters are now stripped
Selecting Memory preferences page when using non-default memory values no longer clears the output window
zMUD will now recognize WILL COMPRESS telnet option after z_STREAM_END is encountered.
Variables now work in GSL Prompts
Zone Scripts are now saved properly
Creating a new map when the old map database was deleting now properly creates the first zone in the map
When the mapper checks an untested link to see if you are in the correct room, only the first sentence >= 30 characters is used, rather then the entire first line.

6.52 27-Jan-03 (BETA version)

Improved speedwalking speeds.
Fixed problem with room scripts not getting sent to MUD in correct order when speedwalking through rooms
Connection timer now shown in Simutronic games
Simutronic game connections now initialized properly
Set Autolog to true by default in existing character icons (NOTE: Enable Autolog option moved from Preferences to the initial Edit Character screen)
Connection to MUD is not started until layout has fully loaded
Fixed problems with control characters like ESC at the beginning of functions
Fixed problem with Simutronics description only getting last line
Fixed problem with crash when moving cursor over left margin of screen
%walk now recognizes the zone name/number as the second argument
Problems with the / character being removed in the syntax checker pretty print are fixed
The ./ and ../ class names now work for referencing the root class or the parent class
Fixed problem with multiple array variables being created
Added colors for Simutronics text highlight, room name, and room description tags
Last text highlighted by Simutronics game is available in %gsl(M) variable
MUD output window is now refreshed when you switch (Alt-tab) from another application
Recall location now set to selected room rather than room with blue dot in it
Removed Map Autosave option from Logging preferences screen
EOR/GA option is now used for Simutronics prompt to determine whether to add extra newlines or not.

6.51 26-Jan-03 (BETA version)

Big change to how mapper database works to significantly improve load time in mapper
Added Optimize Speedwalk option to mapper to control how speedwalk handles new change to mapper database.
Speeded up zMUD load time considerably
Decreased zMUD base memory usage from about 24mb to 11mb.
Combat text no longer stripped on Dragonrealms. Highlighted text works on Simutronics games now
Entering wrong password to Simutronic game no longer causes infinite loop
Problems with logging into Simutronic games have been fixed
simpleedit MCP package now responds properly to the mcp-negotiate-can command
Improved handling of prompts in Simutronic games

6.50 20-Jan-03 (BETA version)

Added direct login support for Simutronics games such as Gemstone III and Dragonrealms (see http://www.play.net or select the new character icons in the zMUD character display)
Added support for GSL codes. See the GSL Preferences page.
Added GSL Triggers
Added %gsl function to return result of specified GSL tag
Added MXP <IMAGE> tag
Added WINDOW option to <IMAGE> tag to display image in popup window instead of inline with the MUD text.
Added support for ALIGN=LEFT, ALIGN=TOP, ALIGN=BOTTOM, and ALIGN=MIDDLE in <IMAGE> tag
Added OPAQUE option to <IMAGE> tag to force image to be opaque instead of the transparent default.
Added #IMAGE command to display an image in a popup window
Added support for MUD Connection Protocol (MCP)
Added %mcp function to return data from specified MCP command
Added MCP Triggers
Added #FTP command for file transfers (see help file). #FTP by itself opens an entire graphical FTP interface (zFTP).
#EDIT command can now edit files (load text files into editor)
#FTP GETEDIT command loads file into editor. Added FTP button to editor to send file back to server
Added support for 256 colors to character icons. The Import now accepts BMP, GIF, or JPG 32x32 images instead of ICO files
Added EditFile and EditText COM methods to zMUD Application object
Fixed problem using #TAG commands causing mapper to use room description as the room name
Support for dns-mud-moo-org-simpleedit MCP package
Support for dns-com-awns-ping MCP package
Support for dns-com-awns-displayurl MCP package
Support for dns-com-vgmoo-client MCP package
Created new dns-com-zuggsoft-mxp and dns-com-zuggsoft-msp MCP packages. See Support Library for MCP documentation (coming soon)

6.40 17-Dec-02 (Public version)

Fixed problems with / character in aliases
Added / class path character to Special Characters preferences
Fixed ./ and ../ class syntax
#walk no longer ignores %roommode
%roommode is now saved with map
<A> MXP tag no longer hangs on some systems
Fixed #WALK when specifying a room in another zone
Fixed problem in zsConvert that prevented it from converting lasted mud listing text file
Added option to switch to Follow mode when speedwalking (defaults to ON)
Fixed bugs in %subchar function
Deleting room in spreadsheet view now updates exit list
Deleting only zone and selecting "Delete All Rooms" now works
When new room created on top of existing room, previous link is properly converted to a one-way link instead of null links
Dragging bad null links now works
Dragging links now displays properly
Fixed problem with Door commands getting sent at wrong time (or multiple times) when in Safe mode
Fixed problem with Script being sent at wrong time in Safe mode. In Safe Mode, room script is now sent immediately to MUD along with other direction and door commands. This can cause a problem if your script depends upon the mapper being in that room. The mapper will only be in the room once the correct room description is received from the MUD.
Find command in MUD output window now updates last position correctly as new text is received
Moving rooms off the edge of the map now auto-scrolls the map
Moving rooms off the edge of the map no longer makes exits disappear
Renaming the zone using the menu command updates zone name display
Clicking Edit on the Tutorials or eLicense FAQ icons no longer strips the http:// from the URL
Using new version of eLicense to fix problems with Corrupt Application error on WinXP systems. This will require all users to re-enter their registration code when running zMUD 6.40 for the first time.

6.39a 8-Dec-02 (BETA version)

Fixed severe parsing error dealing with / characters in functions
Fixed expansion of 3rd (and greater) arguments to several commands like #say (side effect of handling literal arguments)
If MUD sends IAC IAC, a char 255 is displayed as required by telnet protocol
Fixed download progress amount display
Changed font used in mapper room properties to be 10pt instead of 8pt courier.
Fixed problem with complete exits not getting created in mapper

6.39 8-Dec-02 (BETA version)

Integration between zMUD and zMapper. Added Edit button to Map mode of zMUD to open zMapper to edit the map. Must have zMapper 1.15 or later.
Added new syntax to refer to specific class path for settings. Like @classname/varname
Literal arguments now handled better by syntax editor
CloseSession for plugins should now be called when MUD window is closed
Creating a variable with the same name as a parent class no longer creates a new variable by default. Value of parent variable is changed instead. Use "#VAR /varname value" to force a new variable created in current class
Added Introduction to Classes topic in help file to explain class syntax.
The #WALK command now walks to the correct room when the zone is not specified
Data sent before the MCCP compression command is no longer lost (like the username prompt)
Moving rooms to zones no longer crashes
Nested #IF (and other block commands) works correctly in syntax editor again.
Prefs button in main toolbar works again
Shift-dragging to select more rooms no longer deselects other rooms
Fixed bug with speedwalking where it would only go to first room in path
Merging rooms no longer leaves null-exits if replaced with full exits
Fixed problem with #TAG command when elements were not enabled by config wizard
Fixed telnet option code to allow repeated queries of options without looping
Fixed EOR/GA option to allow LF CR for newline for non-compliant MUDs
Triggers containing variables are only recomputed when a variable changes. This speeds up triggers with variables considerably
Deleting or moving buttons no longer causes commands on buttons to get shifted
Changing Grid in mapper works even if you don't press Return to close the menu
Other lines like >portal>n should now work properly and allow a return command to be immediately specified
The X,Y position of merged rooms is taken from the room in the stack created first
Fixed color syntax bug when using dim and bright colors of the same color.

6.38 26-Nov-02 (BETA version)

Improved Telnet option negotiation to remove possible query loops
Added support for EOR, GA, BINARY telnet options
Added support for EOR and GA marking the end of a MUD prompt (on LPmuds)
Terminal Type telnet option now wraps back to beginning of terminal list after second "unknown" type is sent
Added "Strict Telnet" option. Turn off this option if your MUD reverses the meaning of WILL and DO for telnet options.
Added support for SOCKS5 username/password proxy servers
Direct access to COM plugin variables added. %_pluginname can be used to access plugin COM variable. In VBScript, the PluginName can be accessed as a COM object as well
Fixed various problems with COM plugins not loading or unloading at proper times
zMUD no longer creates a COM object for a plugin that is disabled
Added second argument to #DEBUG command to create a Trace output file
Fixed a variety of "invalid variant" errors in mapper
Fixed problems with array @a.0 syntax not accessing correct item of array
%mapvnum() no longer ignores its argument (again)
#PR now refers to #PROMPT command again instead of #PRIORITY
%roomcom() no longer returns "All"
WWW proxy server used for MUD Connector updating.
Fixed possible problems with autoupdate downloading the same filename
#LOG command now works with quotes around a full filename containing spaces
Added Locked Door command to Map properties to change script for unlocking/opening locked doors
Door commands are now sent properly in all speedwalk modes
Expression triggers now default to "Trigger on Trigger OFF" to prevent infinite loops
MCCP compression error dialog should now be closed properly
Moving rooms up and down on the map no longer loads wrong zone
Using the Y and Z sliders on the Move Rooms dialog now works
Multiple characters using the mapper can now be loaded again. Each character will have its own map window
When creating an "Other" exit using the >portal syntax, the portal command is no longer stuck in the mapper queue
Editing the Other command for a newly created other exit now properly updates the cache
Previous default class is restored when executing an alias in a SetDef class
Right-clicking on a room in the Favorites list no longer changes the map display
Right-clicking a room in the Favorites list now uses the correct room on the map
Shrinking the script editor in Settings to less than one column no longer causes hang
The #UNBUTTON command can now remove a button by ID name
You can use an absolute path for the #PLAY command again
Fixed problem with extra quotes being added to arrays when editing in Settings editor
Added a Default button to the color dialog for buttons to restore default colors
Fixed a crash that occured when multiple connections lost their network connection
Fixed problem with Echo Scripts and Echo Commands options in Preferences
Fixed crash when closing a second docked window
Fixed problem in Mapper Spreadsheet view when clicking on Zone or Kind columns for sorting
Added right-click command to Zone and Favorites menu to display list without the tree hierarchy
Saving settings to a different directory now works correctly
Updated help file for %room functions to explain use of current room when argument is missing.

6.37a 30-Oct-02 (BETA version)

Fixed speedwalk paths so that they have the movement character (.) in them correctly
Fixed Move rooms dialog so that clicking the arrows on the fields activates the Apply button
Fixed Delete key so that it works when the map window is active
Map window now activates when you click on the map
Fixed Division by Zero bug when deleting a zone
Changing fields in Exit properties (like non-standard exit) now updates cache properly
Fixed more Invalid Variant bugs
Added #PRIORITY command to help file.

6.37 30-Oct-02 (BETA version)

Speeded up room selection
Speeded up Nearby list
Fixed problem with some exits not displaying sometimes from cache
Maintain origin when resetting zone bounds
Increased label size from 80 to 255 chars
Double-clicking label to edit now updates map cache
Fixed bug when deleting last room
Cache properly updated when deleting rooms and exits
Fixed exit properties dialog to keep current exit selected when changes are made
Fixed Following in Safe and Slow modes when disconnected from MUD
Door commands now properly sent in all modes
Door commands returned from %walk in Fast and Safe modes
Fixed "Invariant error" in various situations
Fixed problem with Other exit command getting used for other rooms when speedwalking
Match Rooms now trims spaces from description and room name unless the Match Room at End or Match Room at Start options are used
Null fields no longer cause mapper crash
Null links no longer appear again in some situations
Fixed bug in Find Room dialog
Added Find Notes field to Find Room dialog
Clicking on room in Find Room results will now load zone if zone is different
Clicking Move To Room button in Exit properties will now load zone if zone is different
Added %pathfrom function to walk from room A to B
%walk now returns compressed speedwalk strings (like 3e instead of e;e;e)
Added %pathexpand, %pathcompress functions to convert paths to and from string lists
Added %pathreverse function to return the reverse of a path
Added %inwalk to return whether mapper is waiting to process a direction
Added #PATHHIGH command to highlight a path on the map
#LMAP now uses the Room number mode of the map to determine whether to return the ID or the VNum in %i
#LMAP now includes the starting room in the path in the loop
Docking the mapper no longer disables the Del button on the keypad
Added #MAPQUERY command to display the Find Room results for any SQL where clause
Fixed Highlight Path function so that both rooms and links are shown
Clicking on a room now clears the highlighted path
%mapvnum now returns correct value
Cancelling a Beta download no longer continues the upgrade process
Empty map no longer generates very large level number
Empty variables in a trigger {@var} no longer cause zMUD to hang on startup
Merge rooms now works properly again
No longer creates un-needed Maps subdirectory for new characters
Fixed problem with Oneway and Door commands not updating cache
Creating Other exits with >dir>command syntax now updates cache properly
Added more information to VBScript and JScript errors including line and column number
Aliases, Variables, Paths, and Macros are now created in correct class after #CLASS command is used to create a new class
&& is now a synonym for AND in an expression
|| is now a synonym for OR in an expression
#WAIT command was not waiting in some situations
Added #PRIORITY command to force the contained commands to be executed without processing data from MUD (such as loops)
Fixed various problems with %eval regarding quotes
{} are now stripped in function arguments just like quotes
Fixed problem with MXP <SEND> menus when no HINT field was specified
Alarms are now disabled when a parent class is disabled
Fixed bug with increasing the number of states of a button causing the name of a state to change
Fixed problem with copy/pasting multiple settings (multiple triggers, aliases, etc)
Fixed problem with changing tick timer of another character window causing preferences of current character to get changed
Fixed problem with closing a character in a different folder than the current character
Aliases are now allowed in <SEND> commands (worked with menus, but not with single commands before)
Clicking button next to Layout filename now allows you to select a layout file
Fixed crash when selecting the Script tab in the Debugger
Using #LOOK and getting fewer exits will remove extra null exits from room
Literal arguments, such as with #CALL, no longer cause syntax errors
Fixed crash when using the mouseover hints for the syntax editor evaluation
Limited recursion of user-defined functions to 100 levels
Changing the map background color now works
The MCCP error dialog is now closed when a connection is disconnected
MSP commands no longer allow absolute path names for sound files
Fixed problem in ZSConvert with converting the MUD list to handle the file format problems for MUDs that start with a number. Must reconvert your mudlist.txt to take effect.
Multiple triggers with the same pattern but different ID values are now loaded properly instead of overwritting each other
#ONINPUT triggers now default with Trigger on Trigger turned off to prevent recursive input triggers
Can no longer attempt to delete the "None" class in the settings editor
Database variables are now supported in the {@var} syntax for trigger patterns. The Key fields of the database variables are used for the pattern
%val and %key are no longer reset by other loop commands
Spaces in #PLAY filenames now work when the filename is enclosed in quotes
Updated help file with new commands/functions
Fixed various typos in help file.

6.36b 16-Oct-02 (BETA version)

Fixed error opening test.mdb test database at startup
Bumped version number to test autoupdate again

6.36a 16-Oct-02 (BETA version)

Fixed "Unable to Write to" error when closing mapper
Fixed the creation of overlapping rooms
Changed Auto-Update so download occurs in main thread instead of in background thread.

6.36 15-Oct-02 (BETA version)

Fixed nasty problem causing wrong room to get highlighted in many situations, especially when changing zones, using #teleport, #find, #walk, look, etc.
Opening map window again after map window was closed no longer crashes
Selecting the Find Room or Spreadsheet view no longer causes database error
Added Find Room dialog to prompt for room properties you want to search for
Spreadsheet View/Find Room toolbar now works (Properties, Walk, etc)
Added Short Name field to Spreadsheet view and Find dialog
Delete Room no longer removes stub exits from cache view
Using the Zone/Reset Bounds command will now also reset the viewing cache in case the view of the zone is corrupted.
When connecting with null links, new links are now drawn properly from cache
When deleting a zone and selecting Move Rooms to Zone, the zone being deleted is no longer shown in zone list
Fixed wrapping with long room name in Room Exit properties page
Configuration list is now saved with map, and map remembers the previous configuration being used
Selecting a configuration from the Config menu list now works again
Testing the AutoUpdate code for this new update.

6.35 10-Oct-02 (BETA version)

New FASTER mapper algorithms. Adding rooms, moving rooms, etc is now MUCH faster than previous versions.
Problem sending "All" when moving between rooms is fixed
Added mousewheel support (hold wheel button and move mouse to pan, use wheel to zoom in and out)
Add Text label button implemented in mapper
Favorite list now works properly
Zone list and Favorite list can be sorted (right click list to select option)
Choose Zone dialog now shows zone tree hierarchy
#SC calls #SCROLL command now instead of #SCRIPT command
#TELEPORT now works correctly with both room names and numbers
%roomlink no longer returns null if map is locked
Fixed %word bug when string had parenthesis in it
^({@EmptyList}) now works correctly in triggers
When converting to floating point, the Windows Decimal character is used instead of hardcoding a "." decimal point
Fixed position of Cancel button in mapper
Should be able to follow after #teleport now
Ctrl-Tab from mapper is fixed
Door on a null link is drawn properly when zMapper not installed
A margin is added around the map to fix scrolling boundries
Zones remember the last position and zoom level when loading
#makeroom now sets the name and description properly
%zonename updates Zone: name on map
%roomnote will create a new note if one did not exist
Move Rooms menu command now properly moves all selected rooms
Null exits are now used properly when linking rooms
Pressing direction key when in Keyboard creation when no room exists no longer crashes
Room script is removed when mapper window is closed
Changing Room ID Name now updates mouseover hint
The status of the Save/Hide panel is saved
The last tab selected in the mapper (nearby, zone, etc) is restored
Added Show Room number option
Added Autoconnect option
Door script can now be changed in map properties again
Changing color in map properties works now
If both a normal and "other" exit command is defined, the "other" command is now used by speedwalking
Synchonized Nearby list with selected items
Fixed the %countlist function
Fixed syntax such as @{%i_Gold} so that it works in a loop better
Move Rooms command in mapper menu now enabled when multiple rooms are selected
Now checks OLEDB engine Version instead of Date
Converted from FastNet components to Indy for HTTP transfers and file downloads. Hopefully this will fix the problem with future auto-updates
Rooms with custom shapes are drawn with the correct shading when above or below the current level
Added indexes to map database
Map will scroll when you get closer to the border now
Added Room Type pulldown to Room Properties when zMapper is installed
Added Exit Type, and Exit Offset to Exit Properties when zMapper is installed
Fixed a variety of bugs in the Exit properties dialog. The Save/Cancel buttons now work properly in the Exit properties
Various Room Temp flags are now getting set properly
Fixed bug in map conversion so that database variables, such as scripts and Contents field are converted properly
Changed room Contents field from string(255) to memo field
Improved speed of Nearby list selections
Fixed mouse cursor when using Relink from the Room properties
Nearby list now updated properly when selecting multiple rooms with the dragging box
Updated eLicense to work better with proxy servers and prevent licenses from being reused on the same machine.

6.34 19-Aug-02 (BETA version)

Incremented version number to test AutoUpdate code
Fixed problem in zsConvert when converting rooms with notes
Fixed hang when using #TAG Exit with no exit text
Fixed >enter>n manual exits
Delete Zone no longer things there are always rooms in zone
Changing "Other Com" in exit properties now saves the value
You can now properly right-click a room when Exit properties are open

6.33 18-Aug-02 (BETA version)

Compatible with zMapper 1.10
zMapper detected as a special zMUD plugin. When detected, many zMapper enhancements are useable within zMUD, including advanced mapper scripting, enhanced map display, etc.
zMapper plugin can be disabled in Plugins menu
See zMapper 1.10 Version History for changes and bug fixes specific to zMapper
#OK trigger now created properly during speedwalking for mapper Follow mode
Commands that required their full names can no longer be abbreviated (like #killall)
#teleport and other commands and functions no longer ignore the optional zone name or number
If a short room name is present, it is used as the room label correctly
Editing Door name now updated properly
Added Highlight Path command to Room right-click menu to highlight the shortest path without sending it to the MUD.
Linking to a room with a stub or one-way exit in the correct direction now properly edits that link rather than adding a new link
Long room names no longer wrap in Room properties
Room Notes are now converted correctly by zsConvert
Setting current location clears map direction queue
Up/Down/Other exits are shown properly now on both sides of link
Added hierarchical Zone list. Zones can be dragged over each other to create a tree-structure of zones.
Removed ability to edit Zone names from the Zone list
Favorites list is now a hierarchical list. You can drag favorites over each other to create a tree structure
Must now double-click on zone list (or select Open from right-click menu) to open a zone instead of single-clicking.
Name of current zone shown above map window
Print Zone command is back. It does a "Fit to Page" print of the current zone. For more printing functions, use zMapper.
The Add Bend and Delete Bend functions are now implemented in the right-click menu for a link
Exit Properties update correctly when a new room or link is selected
All links from a room are highlighted again when you click on a room
Toolbar position is now saved and restored
Added Reset Bounds command to zone menu to recompute the scrollable area of the zone
Centering map on edges of map no longer messes up scrollable area
Scrollbars should now properly cover the correct part of a zone
Zone boundaries are now stored with the zone instead of being computed when zone is loaded. This speeds up zone loading
Several speed improvements to moving rooms, adding rooms, deleting rooms, etc.
Delete Room properly removes any Notes before deleting.
NW is no longer set as the opposite direction for U. Maps with this problem are automatically fixed when loaded.
Updating room color in properties now updates the map correctly
Normal View now sets correct zoom value
Added MouseOver hints for Zone links, and Other links
Creating a new room uses the Room "type" of the last room selected
Moving a group of rooms no longer unselects the group
Fixed problem converting some old maps to new database format
Import Zone should now work again
Added detection of old Jet 4.0 OLEDB engine and prompts user to upgrade their OLEDB engine. This fixes the problem where the old engine caused huge databases and very slow operation
Added %map and %curroom COM objects to interface to scripting in zMapper
Moving rooms to zones now properly updates the scrollable boundaries of the zone.
Fixed problems with Merge Room command
Hopefully fixed problems with AutoUpdate code (will still fail when upgrading to this version, but should work when auto upgrading to *next* version)
Door commands now work and allow customized scripts from zMapper
Room scripts from the custom room definitions are now executed.

6.32 15-Jul-02 (BETA version)

Fixed zsConvert so that character database and MUD list get converted properly.
Fixed "Divide by zero" error when creating a new map zone
Fixed %min function (again)
Can now delete a room that is referenced by the "Favorite" list.
#TELEPORT {shortname} and #WALK {shortname} now works
Room property Exit tab no longer crashes if no exits in room
Right-click menu items in Exit tab disabled if map is locked
Can no longer rename zones and favorites by just clicking on name. Must select Rename from right-click menu.
Nearby list no longer updated unless map view has changed
Dragging multiple character icons into a folder now works (used to hang zMUD)
If last character used was in a folder, zMUD no longer gives error next time it is started

6.31a 10-Jul-02 (BETA version)

Fixed bug in VBScript and JScript when spaces were used in script.
Zone list no longer updates during speedwalk calculation
Room properties and Spreadsheet view no longer update during speedwalk calculation
Speedwalking now focuses the map on the current position before starting the walking
Center on Selected room now adjusts the map level so that the selected room is in the center of the view
Added Center on Current Position to center the map on the room with the blue dot.

6.31 10-Jul-02 (BETA version)

Added support for VBScript and JScript scripting
Added preferences to enable and disable VBScript and JScript
Plugin commands now also can be accessed via the #PLUGIN.COMMAND syntax. So, to access the zChat CALL command, you can use #ZCHAT.CALL to avoid the conflict with the internal zMUD #CALL command
#CLR now clears blinking text
#IGNORE no longer causes taskbar icons to stop updating
%min and %max functions are now working again and properly handle floating point values.
%version returns the correct value again
Alarms with -* syntax no longer cause infinite loops
zsConvert now recognizes new name of map database file to be created
Long room names no longer prevent zone from being converted
Null characters in room names and descriptions no longer prevent zones from being converted
Selecting multiple objects on the map: the rectangle can now be drawn starting from any corner
Mouseover hint for Map now works when map window is docked
Layout files containing the old mapper should no longer crash
The new mapper window can be docked properly
The #DOOR command now works again
The #LOOK and #FIND commands now work again
Links can be deleted from the Room Properties Exit tab by right-clicking
New exits can be added using the right-click in the Room Properties
Selecting Mapper Off now works and "dims" the map
Exit stubs for first created room are now shown correctly
Doors opened properly in Safe walk mode
File/SaveAs now works in mapper
Mapper properly creates a blank map file when first opened
File/New in mapper works properly
Can no longer edit the zone icon field in the zone list
Current zone in zone list properly highlighted now
Added more Zoom increments
If direction spacing in zMapper is set with Dx=0, Dy=0, Dz=0, then that direction is disabled during keyboard creation of map
Crash in Find Room (same as Spreadsheet view for now) fixed
Find Room, Room Properties, and Map all properly synchronized when any changes are made
Exit properties in the Exit tab of Room Properties are now disabled when map is locked
Added Zone Name and Kind Name to fields that can be filtered in Find Room screen
MUD Output no longer paused during map loading
Various room functions like %roomname, %roomdesc, etc now properly update the database again
%walk command returns correct speedwalk string
Up/Down exits are now drawn properly on all levels
You can now select Up and Down level beyond the current range of rooms in the zone
Using the same map for multiple characters should now work
Saving character settings when mapper window is closed should now prevent the mapper from being opened again the next time the character is loaded

6.30 8-May-02 (Alpha version)

Mapper module completely rewritten to use new zMapper database format.
This version was not released to the general public. Changes to the mapper are too numerous to list.
Only the mapper module was changed. No other bugs were fixed.

6.26a 1-Feb-02 (BETA version)

Fixed zsConvert.exe so that it doesn't create a blank character record
Fixed *nnn alarms (doh!)
MUDInput plugin routine no longer called for regular user input...it's back to working the way it did and only captures text from MUD
Installer no longer runs zMUD when doing system configuration update
Check for ADO/MDAC is done earlier to give better error message on Win95
Slowwalk preference page no longer crashes when clicking OK
Slowwalking in mapper no longer crashes when creating #OK triggers
eLicense update to handle rare problem on some Windows NT systems

6.26 31-Jan-02 (BETA version)

Converted MUD List and Character list to Access 2000 databases.
zMUD now uses ADO (Jet 4 OLEDB) for database engine instead of DBISAM
Created zsConvert program to convert databases from old format to new. It is included in the zMUD distribution.
#WAIT command changed so that it doesn't pause MUD output (See article on Timers, Alarms, and WAIT Command for more details)
Added extensively to the zMUD COM object (See the zMUD COM Interface article for details)
Added short-cut syntax for accessing properties of COM objects. (See COM Programming in zMUD article for details)
Added short-cut syntax for setting properties of COM objects
Added support for default COM object properties
Added %session and %zmud variables to refer to the current COM objects within zMUD (See zMUD COM using zMUD article).
Can add a ^ character to "Append" macros to set where the cursor is placed when the macro is added to the command line.
Changed how string lists and database records handle nested lists
Added %class system variable to return current class name
Fixed %txx parameters in Wait state triggers
Optimized {a|b|c} triggers to be faster
The <br> MXP tag now works again
Open MXP tags closed out of order no longer mess up the rest of the text on the screen
#STATE now resets trigger if no state value is given
%numparam and %param no longer messed up by nested IF and loop statements
%numwords no longer has trouble with multiple spaces between words
%replaceitem works with the last item in a list again
%replaceitem properly handles empty list elements
#DELITEM can delete empty list elements now
Added #CALL command for calling COM methods (actually same as #NOOP command, but better named)
Syntax "|ClassName" can be used to create a subclass within the current class
<SEND> command can execute "safe" zMUD commands and aliases again. Option can be turned off in the MXP preferences
Autolog triggers no longer getting deleted
Username autolog trigger was not getting created properly
Button panels should now stay arranged in the correct order
Default macro keys can be overridden again
Settings editor panel can be undocked again
Closing a tab-docked window no longer resizes remaining window
Crashing during the download of a new version should be fixed
%pop function handles nested string lists
%numitems function handles nested string lists
zMUD no longer crashes if your 90-day auto-renew period expires while using it
MSP sounds with wildcards are no longer downloaded
The U= parameter can be used to override the file fetched via the background download. Useful for specifying a default sound to download for wildcard sounds
MSP command with blank sound and url no longer crashes
Removed duplicate Alt-E hotkey from settings editor. The Edit button is now Alt-T
Fixed problems handling &var in trigger patterns
Fixed problems with %s in triggers
Using () around a literal trigger pattern now works properly
Lines received from the MUD should no longer get displayed in the wrong order when using WAIT commands or other loops
Macros are not created in the current class rather than always in the <None> class when using Ctrl-K
Manual trigger states work properly now
Menu buttons no longer flicker
NAWS data only sent if it changes. Avoids spamming MUD with lots of messages when window is resized
Fixed problem causing single quotes to get stripped sometimes
Fixed memory leak for Regular Expression triggers
Copy/Paste works again in Settings editor
Fixed problem in settings editor when editing trigger states and changing to another trigger with less states

6.25 13-Jan-02 (BETA version)

Many optimizations and speed improvements. Speed of the following was increase: overall scrolling speed, ANSI color changes, MXP parsing, overall script execution, variable assignment, variable lookup, alias lookup, path lookup, command/function lookup. See the new Benchmark for more details.
Added Regular Expression trigger state type. See the Advanced Triggers document for details.
Fixed problem that caused lag of several seconds now and then
Added the ReParse trigger state. See the Advanced Triggers document for details.
Added %expandlist and %expanddb functions for pretty-printing string lists and database variables. See the help file.
Fixed bug in &nn where nn started with a zero
%sort(%null) no longer crashes
*nn alarms are now properly enabled and started when character settings loaded
<SEND> no longer allows zMUD commands to be executed
<SUPPORT> MXP tag (with no arguments) now works correctly
Bugs in ANSI Color triggers are fixed. You can also now paste ANSI text into the trigger Pattern field again if the ANSI Color option is enabled.
Button menus work properly now when first imported
Button menus are properly updated when variables are changed
pluginInit is now called correctly when COM plugin is enabled in Plugins list
zmudVersion COM method now returns the correct value
Added arguments to the <GAUGE> MXP tag for the following: low=value sets the percentage of the maxvar used to change the gauge color (default is 20); lowcolor=color sets the color of the low part of the gauge; backcol=color sets the color of the gauge background; bitmap=value sets the name of the bitmap image for the gauge.
Added the BackColor argument to the #GAUGE command
Fixed various problems with colors and gauges. Color names now work correctly for all gauge arguments
Fixed crash with ESC [ nnn P ANSI code
Fixed crash with ESC [ xxx X ANSI code
Fixed ESC [1K (delete to beginning of line) ANSI function
Removed extra entry in MXP <SEND> menus that sometimes appeared
#FORALL now handles nested lists correctly
Telnet option IAC WILL ECHO now handled in addition to the normal IAC DO ECHO for MUDs that have their telnet option protocol reversed.
The state of individual triggers being enabled or disabled is now saved in the settings
The initial state of a trigger is now saved properly (if it wasn't a normal Pattern type)
Fetching the 0 element of a list now returns the null string
Backwards loops are supported. See help file for #LOOP for details and examples.
Fixed problem in MCCP compression that caused error message when compressed stream was terminated (like when disconnecting from the MUD)
When MCCP option toggled in Preferences, zMUD now sends COMPRESS2 telnet option instead of COMPRESS telnet option
Renaming classes in Settings Editor properly updates class tree and previous-folder icon
Long lines that wrap in the settings editor no longer turn on the Save button incorrectly
Triggers can now be editing while the state of the trigger changes
Fixed several major bugs dealing with having more than one setting window open, or more than one Preference window open at the same time. Settings could get corrupted or mixed together previously.
Trigger patterns like {"|b}{c|d} now work correctly (the quote used to be a problem)
Trigger patterns using the {a|b|c} syntax now accepts null values. So, a pattern like {|b}{c|d} now works correctly
Variables are no longer created in the wrong class sometimes
The Wait trigger state no longer waits for another line from the MUD before firing

6.24 16-Dec-01 (BETA version)

Fixed problem with aliases of same name in different classes not getting created
Fixed error caused by not having current working directory set properly (DBISAM error)
Fixed crash caused by deleting classes in class tree of settings editor
Fixed quote problems for string lists (%item, %ismember, %delitem, etc)
Fixed long-time bug which caused keyboard macros to be expanded before executed. This extra expansion caused some unusual side effects if the macro used the a=b assignment syntax
MXP no longer used for #SUB command if MXP is disabled in preferences
<<test>> now displays properly in MXP mode
<<b>bold</b>not bold> now works properly also
Fixed problem with toolbar shrinking to hide the window tabs for multiple MUD windows
Added a Beta Test license agreement that is displayed when attempting to upgrade to a new Beta version of zMUD.
Updated eLicense again to version that supports Fast-User switch. Hopefully the crash and sound problem side effects have been fixed.

6.23 10-Dec-01 (BETA version)

Added #AFK command to lock zMUD
Fixed various bugs with #ONINPUT triggers
Transparent windows no longer mess up StayOnTop order
Added %subchar function to substitute a list of characters with another list
Fixed %t1..%t99 problems in trigger states
Alarms starting with - are no longer deleted
Fixed bug with alarms not going off at proper time. For example, *10:00 works again
Can no longer use a settings filename that doesn't have an extension (.mud is used as default)
If Setting file and a Folder have the same name, a backup of the settings file is no longer made (prevents folder from being renamed)
Fixed problems with setting captions on the left side
When selecting character folders, extra icons are no longer selected
Deleting a character folder now works properly
Fixed bug with ; comments not working in syntax editor
Database/New no longer causes problems with looking for templates in wrong place
Character folders can no longer be dropped onto themselves
Fixed several crashes with speedwalking
MXP mode no longer messed up by speedwalking or by sending multiple commands quickly
Drag/Drop of class folders with nested folders between two settings files fixed
Added "Always prompt for save" option which forces a prompt to save the settings when closing the settings editor
Closing the settings editor for external files always prompts for save (unless AutoSave is on)
Fixed saving the horizontal scrollbar setting
Fixed the taskbar icon settings for MUD windows
Fixed problem with the string list editor where adding an item could copy text from previously displayed lists
Fixed problem that could cause main toolbar to shrink and not show buttons
Fixed Manual trigger states
Fixed problem in mapper where a door in a room could cause the "open door" command to get sent no matter what was entered
Fixed problem with stripping quotes in function calls that prevented nested string lists from working correctly
Added %stripq function for backwards compatibility where the new quote stripping messes up existing scripts (see %stripq in help file for details and examples)
#ONINPUT triggers are now processed even if command starts with a quote
Fixed bug with %roomnum() not returning correct value.
Fixed %replaceitem to work properly with null list items
Fixed crash in Slow Walking preferences screen
Fixed several settings in DEFAULT.MUD. In particular, the color of the status window is fixed
Fixed syntax editor errors with alarms
Fixed syntax editor errors with <> in trigger patterns
Fixed trigger patterns so that the ~ character is no longer removed when creating the trigger
Fixed wordwrap in the editor so that deleting newlines causes the text to rewrap properly
Updated eLicense to fix problem with fast-user switching on Windows XP.
New version of eLicense also works on systems without Winsock2 (older Win95 systems)
Fixed problem with new version causing 30-day trial to expire

6.22 1-Nov-01 (BETA version)

Added consistent [Window] menu to each window that allows you to toggle task bar icon, dockable setting, and transparency (for Win2000/XP).
Transparency now allows you to set the alpha blending value
Transparency setting for each window stored separately.
Fixed screen display bug that would not scroll the entire line, leaving bits behind
MXP tags on open lines work again
Various #ALARM command problems fixed
#ALARM command takes xx:yy as hours and minutes, unless *,+,- is used, in which case it is minutes and seconds.
{@List} pattern in triggers now works again
%trigger now returns correct value (line that matched trigger, not trigger itself)
Alarm ID no longer causes syntax error
Task bar icons now updated properly
Added option to Emulation Preferences to turn off sending of NAWS screen size data
Alarms now started properly when settings are loaded, or when class is enabled
Disabling a class now suspends alarms
Arrays with more than 32767 entries can no longer be created
Crash with VT100 scrolling regions (mud status lines) fixed
No longer allows last blank row in trigger or button state editor to be deleted
Floating point numbers now work with Gauges
Fixed %item function so that list is properly expanded
Fixed #NEW command to handle new list format
No longer sends NAWS data twice when window is resized
Trigger state editor now properly clears the last line when switching triggers
String list editor fixed so that tabbing between List and Database doesn't keep adding quotes
ANSI codes stripped from MXP SEND menu items
Fixed problem with multi-state button commands getting merged and corrupted

6.21 25-Oct-01 (BETA version)

MXP perm modes fixed (ESC [ 5,6,7 z)
Unclosed MXP tags in Open Mode are no longer recognized
Unknown MXP tags in Secure Mode are gagged
#ALARM no longer crashed with >59 seconds
%float now works
Multiple line MXP tags now work and display properly
ANSI color no longer messes up MXP tags
#GAG no longer eats extra newline
#GAG scrolling operating on last line of screen improved
#COND statements export/import properly
Fixed another problem where MXP entities were not expanded (especially &text;)
Fixed parser error when ~ follows a @var reference
MCCP DO/DONT sent when user toggles MCCP flag
MXP DO/DONT sent when user toggles MXP flag
Extra MCCP DO no longer sent
MCCP DO no longer sent even when MCCP option is off
Fixed "Error Parsing P" message to display script line causing error
Fixed various problems with dealing with quotes in MXP commands
Right-clicking a <SEND> link now *always* displays menu, instead of executing item when only one item is in menu.

6.20 18-Oct-01 (BETA version)

New Features

New multiple trigger states (see "Advanced zMUD Triggers" tutorial)
Many new trigger types
Floating point variables. See the "Overview of zMUD Variables" tutorials for more details.
#CONDITION command
#SET, #STATE commands
%state function returns current trigger state
%t1..%t99 returns any pattern saved by any trigger state
%x1..%x99 returns line position of matching trigger patterns (used for #PSUB, #PCOL)
#PCOL command. Partial line coloring. See help file for details.
#PSUB command. Partial text substitution within a line. See help file for details.
#SHOWARR command to display arrays
%colorname converts MXP color name to RGB color value.
%int, %float, %string conversion functions added
%round, %isfloat, %norm functions added
%push, %pop for string lists
Added View/Stats page to display MUD/network statistics

Enhancements

Added State page to buttons for moving, inserting, deleting button states
Direct array indexing (@arr.1) added
Arrays can be edited in Settings Editor
Multiple Layouts can be open at the same time
%format(n,r) works where n is just the number of decimal places
Added links to Help menu for zMUD web page and Discussion Forum.
Comments can now be used within statement blocks, such as #IF statements
Ctrl-Tab now cycles to all windows, including settings editor and mapper
Task bar icon can be turned on for Settings Editor window
#ALARM command takes floating point value for seconds to delay
Added #ALARM *nnn syntax for alarm recurring every nnn seconds
#COLOR, #CW, #PCOL commands can take MXP/HTML color name. For names that are the same, such as red, blue, etc, add "mxp" to front (like mxpred) to get MXP color instead of ANSI color.
Database record variables and string lists now properly support quotes and nested items.
Arrays now save their values to settings file
Arrays can be imported/exported
String lists can be accessed with @List.1 syntax
%sqrt now returns floating point value (no longer multiplied by 100)
%diceavg and %dicedev return floating point values (no longer multiplied by 100)
Map window can be partially transparent on Win2000/XP

MXP changes

zMUD supports MXP 0.4 spec. Plus new v0.5 items.
Entities now expand properly in elements and quotes
Entities and elements now case insensitive, except for special system entity cases (&Acute;, etc)
Support for new modes: ESC[3z,4z,5z,6z,7z
Creating OPEN Elements now works
Handling of modes and closing open tags now works. Secure tags no longer closed.
<support> tag added
<expire> tag added
<high> <h> tag added
MXP Triggers added (#MXPTRIG command)
Expire=value argument in <send> and <a>
HTML color names added.
500 character limit for tags increased to 32767 characters
<var> <v> tag added
<gauge> tag added (automatic gauge creation)
<stat> tag added (automatic statbar item creation)
User can disable auto-gauge or auto-stat in MXP Preferences
<p>, <sbr> added for paragraphs and softbreaks
<script> tag removed
Flag="nodir" now works
Access <!ENTITY> and <VAR> variables from zMUD script using %mud.varname
<password> tag no longer sends blank line
<version> tag now sends trailing > in response
Fixed MXP links that wrapped to a new line
Using << in #SHOW command now works properly
zMUD returns 0.5 for MXP version

Bug fixes

Sending compressed data in MCCP negotiation works
Error in MCCP compression is correctly reported
MCCP compression ratio now reported correctly (was 1-ratio)
NAWS now sends data when window is resized
Fixed bug in ANSI color when using % characters
Install Plugin now called plugInit correctly
zMUDVersion API routine now returns correct version info
Fixed bug with » character
Fixed bug with long load time of #MENU settings
Fixed several copy/paste bugs in syntax editor
Typing while word wrapping in syntax editor fixed
Fixed several color syntax bugs
Fixed several problems with stripping quotes on the command line
Turning off Strip Quotes now works properly
Slow Walk timer increased in size
Fixed-width trigger pattern in multi-line trigger now works
Resizing main window properly resizes main toolbar
Comments now import/export properly
Cursor properly focused on command line when switching characters
Changing special characters in Preferences now works again
Copying a variable in settings editor and then doing paste now works correctly
Creating new zone in mapper properly copies previous zone settings (such as door command)
Fixed #YESNO command in syntax editor
CPU utilization when disconnecting and connecting from MUD fixed
Missing ) at end of MSP command, no longer causes hang
MSP works with other ! characters on line
MSP sound list in Preferences fixed
Mousewheel in sound list no longer crashes
Stat bar items in subclasses now work correctly when class is enabled/disabled
#DELCLASS no longer causes crash after non-consecutive buttons defined
#PW command no longer writes password to log file
#READ with missing record number argument works
#SEND works when text contains a period

6.16 3-Mar-01 (PUBLIC version)

Fixed major memory leak in multi-line scripts (triggers, aliases, etc)
%ansi function now works without color name. So, %ansi(bold), %ansi(blink), etc now work
#HIGHLIGHT command works again
Removed  MXP security hole
<!EL> and <!EN> are now recognized shortcuts for <!ELEMENT> and <!ENTITY> MXP commands
#ALARM with ID no longer gives syntax error
<!ATTLIST> now appends to attribute list rather than replacing
Fixed error when changing button state, button type, or when saving a button.
Deleting a link in the mapper with a selected bend in it no longer crashes
Selecting MXP Elements page in Preferences no longer causes Index Out of Bounds error
Closing MXP tags are now properly shown in Open mode
Disabling individual command input triggers now works
Fixed a hang when sometimes pressing Enter and the end of the line in the syntax editor
#TEMP triggers are no longer saved in the settings file
A trigger pattern of ^$ now properly matches a blank line.

6.15 16-Dec-00 (PUBLIC version)

Added options for ; and // comments in Parse preferences
Comments are no longer recognized on command line
Special case for :// (for URLs) is no longer detected as a comment
Check New Version message now notifies of Beta versions
Check New Version message when your version is current is more obvious
Fixed problem with #GAGON causing commands to no longer be sent to the MUD (was interferring with Command input triggers)
Fixed minor memory leak
Added option to enable macros for keypad and F1..F4 keys when in Character mode
Adjusted tab order in a couple of dialogs
Fixed another obscure bug with closing nested MXP tags

6.14 11-Dec-00 (PUBLIC version)

#ALARM command now generates unique ID for each new alarm
Character icons can be moved into folders when in Detail view
Changing trigger options like Case sensitivity now regenerates trigger pattern properly
#ALARM now exports properly
Expression triggers now export properly
; at the beginning of a line now works as a comment in multiline scripts
// signals the start of a comment at the end of a line in a multiline script
Editor window displays correct background color when first opened
Changed operation of Command Input triggers. They now only fire on text sent to the MUD, which allows them to work on triggers. They no longer fire on zMUD scripting commands.
Fixed corrupted layout error when opening a layout that uses the Status window after doing a Close All
Class folder order can no longer be changed in settings editor
Removed Cancel button from Reset Window warning
#WATCH no longer gives error if debugger window not open
Expanded Reset Window menu in Layout menu to give options for resetting individual windows like the mapper or settings editor
Preference category node now opens first page in that category
Can now enable/disable individual MXP tags in MXP Elements page. Changes are not saved across sessions however
Closing nested MXP tags like </color> now works properly
MSP no longer crashes if sound name has wildcard when sound downloading is enabled
MXP no longer allows partial tag names unless explicitly defined
Ctrl-S speedwalk window remembers the last path that was selected
Renaming class names in settings editor now works properly in class tree
Added several options to syntax checker: uppercase command names, expand command names, lowercase function names, enable mouse-over expression eval, enable mouse-over variable eval, enable variable double-click to edit
Fixed problem when moving the settings editor window that caused any changes being made to the current setting to be discarded
Nested class names no longer need to be unique.

6.13 27-Nov-00 (Beta version)

Fixed Settings Editor freeze problem that occurred when window was resized or the Command field was too small
Fixed eLicense control to prevent false alarm warning from F-Secure virus checker
Added TAG="NODIR" option in MXP.
Fixed problems with class names not stripping quotes
Fixed problems with ID values for #ALARM triggers
Reset Windows command now prompts for confirmation
Character icon is no longer dimmed if warning days is set to zero
Window: command properly sets keyboard focus
When Enable Menu Shortcuts option is disabled, the key is properly sent to the command line, so Ctrl-Z can be used for Undo (for example)
Added Lock Layout setting to Settings editor separate from the main setting. This is enabled by default to prevent people from accidentally undocking the editor panel
Initial room in map no longer displayed when connecting to MUD
Mapper now properly executes all commands in the map scripts when starting
Fixed several problems with the MXP mapper tags and the #TAG command to provide more reliable mapping on MXP MUDs.
NAWS now reports one less row and column than before (zero based instead of one based)
Autologin dialog is only displayed when entering your name and password into a character that has already been connected once. This prevents the autologin from being displayed when the character is first being created.
Copy, Cut, Paste, etc now work on fields in the Edit Character window
Fixed some problems with the buttons in the Move Room dialog not displaying properly
Added Apply button to Move Room dialog
The Text/Icon/Both setting for the Settings Editor is now saved properly
Fixed problem with keyboard focus causing window to flicker when mouse moved over toolbar window
The ComStr parameter of the PluginCommand plugin call is now set properly.

6.12 20-Nov-00 (Beta version)

Fixed MUD window refresh problems
Added copy/paste to right-click menu of Script, List, Data tabs in settings editor
Fixed Database open error if zMUD executed from wrong directory
Settings editor saves settings between docking and undocking editor panel
Class tree now displays properly again in settings editor
Fixed crash in automapper when deleting a link you are moving or adding
DEL key in List and Data tabs in settings editor now works properly
No longer adds = when converting between string lists and data records
Optimized setting editor so that Class Script is not parsed each time a class is displayed unless the Class Script tab is actually active
Can no longer drag links or labels in automapper when in Follow mode. Must be in Map mode
Fixed error when using #LOAD to load a file while the settings editor is open
Fixed a memory leak when using the File/Open or File/Inherited commands in settings editor
Hyphens in #KEY commands now work
Syntax editor handles more syntax for variable names, such as xxx@yyy
Button bars in other windows (and child windows) are now updated properly when any variable in any window is changed (allows global gauges to work now)
Fixed possible problem causing menus to stay disabled in rare situations
Can press ENTER to reconnect when reconnect time is in progress
Fixed List Index error in settings editor when sorted by Value

6.11 18-Nov-00 (Beta version)

Fixed problem with Settings Editor sometimes hanging
Fixed window update/refresh problems
Using a path like .8 (without a direction) no longer gives error
Added MXP <SOUND> and <MUSIC> tags
Added Alt-Left key as shortcut for Up Level in settings editor
Alt-F4 in settings editor no longer gives error
Fixed variant error with %arrhigh function
Changing status window background color now updates properly
Fixed focus error if MUD Output is turned off
Character mode no longer takes keys as menu shortcuts
Character mode no longer sends extra Null characters
Alias infinite loop detection works again
When settings editor is tab docked, no longer gives focus error when using toolbar buttons
Added GetWindowID function to Application COM interface to map Handle to actual unique MUD window ID. Fixes problem with docking recreating window handles.
Floating tabbed windows can no longer be docked together
Clicking Chars button and editing the current open MUD character now saves changed properly
Added more exception handling to parser
Large numbers no longer cause parser error
Fixed a variety of keyboard focus problems with docked windows
Added "Lock Layout" command to layout menu to lock all docked windows in place
Mapper Config menu now refreshes properly
Hidden flag for classes is not copied properly
Open Inherited command in settings editor now looks in MUD character folder first
Can now press Enter from Hostname or Port field in New MUD to save the character
Fixed syntax error with :window: syntax in nested statements
Feedback window now prompts for SMTP mail server if not set
Re-added the WWW proxy information. WinInet now uses proxy settings for Internet Explorer if present, or WWW proxy set in preferences.
Added MUD description information to tab order in New Mud screen
Renaming settings in settings editor now works again
Save As command in Syntax checker file menu no longer saves ANSI codes
Prompt for character password now tells you which character it is prompting for
Dragging window tabs to undock windows is less sensitive to mouse movement
Settings editor panel no longer gets permanently hidden. Click the Edit button will always make the edit panel visible now.
Fixed tab order in menu item editor panel
Quotes are stripped from trigger ID
zMUD no longer comes to the front of the windows when reconnecting to the MUD when not the active application
Settings editor no longer parses each setting when in List mode. It only parses each setting when in Detail view.
Optimized setting editor to display faster when you have a lot of settings.
Fixed problem with MSP commands not stripping quotes properly on URL argument.
Window size no longer set really small when undocking windows

6.10 9-Nov-00 (PUBLIC version)

#SESSION no longer creates multiple blank characters
#SESSION from Blank window no longer opens a new window
Added parameter to #SESSION to force a new window
#NAME now names Blank sessions and adds character icon to database
Fixed focus problems with #YESNO still going to child windows
Fixed focus problem with switching between other apps not going to correct MUD window
Fixed another problem where selecting a menu item could change the current MUD window
Fixed Help links in Directory preferences
Fixed problem with "Autofocus child windows that receive text" with docked windows

6.09g 8-Nov-00 (Beta version)

#KEY command strips quotes from class name
Fixed a bug with the "stay on top" code
Deleting a button no longer sometimes causes wrong button to be executed when clicked
Fixed problem selecting diagonal links in mapper too easily
Fixed several more docking problems
If selected character has password enabled, clicking New, then Connect does not prompt for this password
Made MXP in status window an option in the MXP preferences (on by default)
No longer prompts for password protected characters twice
Fixed problem causing black background sometimes when typing in syntax editor
Fixed another problem with the tick timer causing it to skip the first second
Current MUD is focused on reconnect
Current MUD is refocused after #YESNO, #PICK, and #PROMPT
User functions now properly strip spaces around arguments
zMUD no longer comes to front of other applications when reconnecting to MUD.

6.09f 7-Nov-00 (Beta version)

Fixed a={@b} syntax so that {} are stripped
Bring To Front command in Layout menu forces window to fit on the current screen
Check for New Version now runs in background to avoid hanging main thread if server can't be reached
Fixed a couple of possible causes to the "hang on disconnect" problem.
Removed the Web proxy fields from the network settings since zMUD now uses the settings from the system registry
Fixed problem with sometimes getting wrong MUD character from selection screen
Check for New Version now pays attention to the option, and if off, doesn't do it!
Fixed another problem with the tick timer display
Windows marked as Undockable could still be docked to tabbed windows.
zMUD no longer brings main window to the front when zMUD is running in the background (not the active application)
Dragging a window that was tabbed docked restores the correct size and places it in the correct cursor location
Fixed yet another situation that could case the command line to disappear when docking

6.09e 7-Nov-00 (Beta version)

Fixed NMHTTP error when clicking the New MUD button
When switching from another application back to zMUD, the MUD window is only given focus if it was the top window before
Fixed one more cursor focus problem switching between MUD window tabs on a window that is not docked to the main toolbar form.

6.09d 7-Nov-00 (Beta version)

Added %tick system variable to return tick timer value
Plugins now closed in FormClose instead of FormDestroy to hopefully allow COM objects to be released in time
Changed all file download routines to use WinInet DLL instead of Delphi Fastnet component
Fixed problem with downloading latest version info causing hang
Fixed problem with downloading MUD list not working
Made downloading multithreaded in the background for better performance
Class name now shown in status bar for selected item in Settings editor
COM plugins are released from memory when closed
Fixed background of Edit icon once and for all
Fixed the Stack option for buttons to line up properly
Status window now allows secure MXP tags
Status window now supports MXP
Fixed problem with using <> on status bar and status window
Fixed focus problem when switching between window tabs
Fixed hang caused by wierd timing problem with tick and alarm triggers. Caused hanging when disconnecting from MUD.

6.09c 7-Nov-00 (Beta version)

Fixed #STW command (#STW abc now works)
Character database now remembers sort order
Class only recreated from class script if script is actually changed
Fixed crash when changing databases in the middle of adding a record in Record view of database
Fixed crash in automapper when exiting after deleting a room and switching to a new zone
Fixed problem with loading layouts that have child windows docked top or right in addition to tab docked
Docking settings editor on top of an undocked MUD window now works
Fixed brown background in Edit icon
Fixed URL icons changing to File icons when edited
Doubleclicking on mapper while tab docked to MUD form no longer gives error
Tick timer fixed for Tick Margin of zero
Deleting last plugin from install screen now clears the info panel
Hopefully fixed license agreement so that button is disabled until you scroll to bottom
If there is an error opening the databases, an attempt is made to repair them and reopen them
Fixed bug in automapper Merge Room command when used after room is moved to another zone
Name of nested class in Class Script is now correct
Maximizing and restoring settings editor when in List mode now properly refreshes list of items
Changed Red X icons for disabled classes to dimmed icons and text. Also did this for individual items that are disabled.
Settings/SaveAs now displays the correct path for saving
Spaces at beginning or end of trigger pattern work now
Status window caption is hidden when docked now
Switching to zMUD from another application properly focuses the current MUD window command line
Fixed problem with the #SUBSTITUTE command on long, wrapped lines.
Tick timer message was not being displayed if a tick command was being used, even if Show Message option was on.
Fixed crash with File/Undo Changes in settings editor
When viewing a Class Script, clicking on another setting in the setting list no longer deletes all of the settings from the view
Window position is no longer messed up when undocking a form from a tabbed dock window
Removed the link to REGISTER.EXE in the installer
Added a link to Unlicense zMUD in the installer.

6.09b 3-Nov-00 (Beta version)

Fixed memory and resource leaks that were causing zMUD to freeze
Added #GAUGE command
Added #SETPROMPT command
Prompt plugin no longer loaded (since it is obsolete now)
#T- buttonid properly updates button bar now
#VAR @a value when @a is null no longer crashes
^ as start character in trigger pattern no longer is syntax error
Added URL icons to character screen for Tutorials and eLicense FAQ
Added Windows menu to settings editor for when multiple settings files are open
The MXP Tag Preferences screen now lets you change the tag settings
MXP Tag settings are saved to settings file
Command wizard (F1) in syntax editor will now insert/modify text
Fixed problems with gauge calculations with large numbers
Buttons no longer execute their commands if toggled at startup
Menu item with blank command field now works (for submenus)
Fixed problem with corrupted status icons in the window tabs
Improved icons to have both small and large versions (16x16 and 32x32)
Fixed problem with tick timer sometimes skipping it's command
When windows are docked to toolbar, clicking button or menu item no longer changes current MUD window to one of the docked windows
Fixed problem with MCCP not being reset properly when disconnecting from the MUD
Help/Contents now displays help contents page
Dragging settings from an enabled class to a disabled class, or vise versa now works
Editor window now used same ANSI mapping settings as MUD window
Fixed display problem with long captions in Settings editor when in List view
Added IDs to status bar/window items
Made Licensing screen Rich Text for more pleasant reading
Licensing screen requires you to scroll to the bottom now
Individual status bar/window items can be enabled/disabled
Layouts with Status Window no longer crash when loaded
Fixed divide by zero error from MCP compression ratio in Emulation preferences
MSP and MXP telnet options now only respond with WILL if the user has enabled these options in the Emulation preferences
MUD window now focused properly after using File/Reconnect
Status line is only updated every second when connected to the MUD now.
Docking, undocking, then redocking a window no longer hides command line
Added Gauge Variable field to Gauge tab (a repeat of the Variable field from the Advanced tab)
Resizing windows now realigns the button bar
Individual settings enable/disable flags are now saved
First room in map is properly described when connecting offline.
Changing default text color no longer effects %white on status bar
Captions for <SEND> menu items are now expanded (but with MXP restrictions)
Test Trigger button works again on secondary setting editor windows
Room script executed in Teleport and Set Location map commands
Plugin registration status now displayed again
#WAIT no longer caused MUD output/input to pause
Partial MXP commands no longer matched (<STR> will no longer match <STRIKE>)
Added MUD Prompt preferences to show result of SETPROMPT command and to allow changes to the internal prompt capturing without using this command.
SETPROMPT values saved in character settings.
Many, many, changes and updates to the Help file. All commands and functions should now be in the help file.

6.09a 28-Oct-00 (Beta version)

Fixed major bug where adding a class folder could shift all settings into different classes
#BUTTON id {caption} now creates button with correct id
#SAY with no argument works in syntax editor
Fixed crash when selecting New item in settings while editing an item that now has a blank name, then clicking Delete.
Fixed major security bug in MXP. MXP Secure tags no longer work on Open or untagged lines
Character window now saves sort order properly.
Can now maximize main window when there are docked MUD windows
Command Input triggers with multiple commands now works
Settings/New menu now asks for confirmation before wiping settings
Fixed crash with long, ugly aliases
Ctrl-A (Create Alias) now uses text on command line for alias command instead of alias name
Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V now work in String List editor and Database record editor
Changed default "warning days" for new characters to 30 days instead of 10.
Settings/SaveAs now sets default filename for the name of the window being saved
Buttons that are individually disabled now disappear
Fixed problem with windows disappearing when closing 3rd tabbed window
Fixed problem with QuickTile/Tabbed removing a window when 2 windows were docked
Fixed word wrapping in settings editor (and MUD windows) so that word-wrap is not performed if width is less than 10 characters
Fixed splitbar between settings viewer and settings editor so that it maintains proportion as window is resized. So, now, maximizing the settings window, then making the editor larger, then restoring the window no longer covers up the left part of the viewer
Updates the Host and Port field with a New MUD entry is created
Fixed some refresh problems with QuickTile/tabbed and the main toolbar menu
Fixed problem saving status window settings
Can now have blank status bar settings (when the status window settings are not blank)
Status bar now updated after doing a Check for New version
When windows are set to Undockable, you can no longer still dock other windows to them
Sort order in settings editor no longer reverses everytime you re-open the window
#TAB command with no arguments lists existing tab words
Added #UNTAB command to remove a word from the tab completion list
The {^xxx} trigger syntax no longer gives syntax error
Fixed problem where two toggle buttons could end up pressed at the same time even though only one was clicked
Global status icon is now updated when a MUD window is closed
Status bar is updated every second (with the tick timer) instead of just when a variable is changed.

6.09 26-Oct-00 (Beta version)

Fixed many bugs in the window docking system
Added "Gauge" button types. Set the button type to Gauge, then set the Variable field to the variable to track, and the MaxGauge to the max value for the variable. Have fun with the other settings. Set the Stack option for Buttons/Gauges to get them to stack on top of each other.
Each MUD window and Main toolbar window can have 4 button bars,
Access variables in another window using the @window.varname syntax
New system variable %curwin gives name of current MUD window
#WAIT command is fixed! Can be used in loops correctly now.
Can edit the script for an entire class by selecting class in settings editor, then click Class Script tab.
#SUB command now works for Command Input triggers
Save Layout now works for *any* layout combination of docked or undocked windows
#GAG -1 no longer shows as a syntax error
Added %mapvnum function to return the vnum of an absolute room number. So now you can use #LOOP %numrooms() {%roomname(%mapvnum())) for example, to display the names of each room on the map
%replaceitem( s, n, list) function replaces the nth item in the list with string s
If menu is activated (like with Alt key), ESC will not erase the command line
Added option to display activity status in main zMUD icon. See Window preferences for option.
Added Bring To Front command to make the current MUD window come to the top of the screen and get set to a fixed size. In case it is lost off the edge of the screen somewhere.
Added Reset Windows command which does a Bring To Front for all windows and cascades them on the screen.
Added IDs to Triggers and buttons. Referring to a Trigger by ID lets you have multiple triggers with the same trigger pattern. Referring to a button by ID means you don't have to keep track of it's order on the screen.
Added Import command to settings editor
Added Export command to settings editor. Exports selected items. Or, export a class from the class tree right-click menu
Added Tutorial command to Help menu to point at web site
Added "Dockable" option to MUD window, Settings editor, Mapper, and Database so you can turn on or off whether these windows are dockable.
Alarms no longer getting skipped due to timer inaccuracies
Fixed bug in expanding aliases with Tab
#SUB can now add secure MXP items to a line
Multiline Import and Export are now supported
Assigning a macro to a menu key (like Alt-W) now works
Added Column indicator to command line
Added Bell Column option which beeps when you hit a certain column mark on the command line
Blinking text now resets at the end of a line properly
Fixed several bugs in the database Query command
A window with the Caption on Left option is created properly without a caption on top again
Fixed several problems with the Refresh button turning on un-necessarily in the settings editor
All options for classes, buttons, menus, etc are properly imported and exported now
Fixed problem with foreign data conversion in character database sorting
SEND command is now secure and only executes commands allowed in MXP mode
Create Alias (ctrl-A) now uses anything on the command line as the alias name
Deleting a variable no longer causes a crash
Creating a class now adds it to the class tree properly
Fixed crash when using Ctrl-V to paste after closing a MUD window
Added Inset option to buttons
Changed some default syntax checker colors
Deleting multiple items in settings editor works better
Disabling a class now properly removes buttons in that class from the toolbar
Fixed problem with window not getting keyboard focus after docking
Fixed problems with tabbed docked windows
Fixed problems with switching from horizontal docking to tabbed docking
Blank settings (except for buttons) are not displayed in settings editor
Command Input triggers no longer also triggered by MUD output
Can now drag and drop class folders from class tree, even between multiple windows. Drag the <None> class to import/export all settings between files
Edit/New/ClassFolder works now
Error box in syntax checker now read only
Expression triggers now fire whenever a variable value changes instead of firing when MUD output is received
Fixed problem using > in expressions
Added %charnotes function to set/retrieve character notes field
Added %charcomments function to set/retrieve character comment field
Cancel from blank setting no longer prompts for action
When a new setting is created, it is now created just after the selected item in the list, instead of always adding to the end of the list
Killall now removes all classes
Killall properly removes button bar
Line color is properly saved for triggers
Adding spaces to function arguments when pretty printing is now an option
The size of the indent when pretty printing is now an option
Mapper and Zone scripts now save more than 256 characters
Multiple buttons with same caption are now allowed
Added login screen for MXP <USER> tag if there is no username or password stored for the character already
Negative Margin setting for buttons allows absolute positioning of icon on button
Characters are now dimmed in character database if they haven't been accessed in the number of days stored for the character
Fixed various problems with toolbar window height getting messed up
The PARSE API and COM function now handles newlines properly
Pressing Return in string fields in the settings editor activates the Save button. In Memo fields (multiline fields), pressing Shift-Enter, Ctrl-Enter, or Alt-Enter will activate the Save button.
Fixed problem displaying string and database lists
Switching from database list to other type now works properly without adding extra control characters
Fixed problem with #SUB command when using %ansi control codes
Fixed problem with ~ right after a ; character
Buttons now wrap to the next line on the bar when you hit the edge of the window
Refresh no longer expands all nodes in the class tree
Refresh no longer resets the All Classes mode
Can delete classes via the right-click menu in the class tree
Default colors now saved to default.col file instead of default.mud file so that customized colors can be saved without getting overwritten by new versions
Multiple settings windows now properly dock the settings editor panel
Syntax editor no longer converts 00 to 0 in alarms
Taskbar icons for MUD windows now work properly again
Settings for Ctrl-key and overriding menu keys are now MUD specific instead of global
Fixed a variety of small bugs in the syntax checker
Added option which requires ALT key to be held down to dock windows.
Export Settings can now be grouped by class
Added Tabs to export list
Alarms were not working properly if connection timer was disabled
Fixed bug in syntax checker with {} and ""
Buttons no longer flash when refreshed
Changing databases now properly updates views
Macro key settings editor now lets you just press the key you want to assign to, rather than first clicking the button
Changing Use Formula for a database field now activates the Save/Cancel buttons
Saving a Use Formula field no longer disappears from field list
Closing a database when cursor is in a field no longer crashes
Correct database now opened instead of always opening Templates
Recently accessed characters now moved to top of character database
Database no longer gets stuck in partial Offline mode
#DBGET now works even if item is not in the current view
Docked windows closed with X button no longer mess up parent window
Export no longer adding extra ; characters
Fixed bug with inserting new buttons
Syntax editor was sometimes displaying things in the wrong color after word wrapping
Fixed syntax error in #LOOPVIEW
Fixed problem with Layout menu sometimes getting disabled
Long names in settings editor now display properly when you resize the column
No longer requeries the database when you click on a MUD window
Fixed obscure bug that could reset the color after the first character was displayed
Functions added by plugins can now be executed properly from other plugins
Optimized query so it doesn't happen again unless something has changed in the database
Reordering global buttons now works
Split User page in preferences to User and Command Line preferences
Added Stack option for buttons
No longer pauses MUD output during queries.
Now reads startup.dat to determine what icons to add to character database for new users.

6.08b 10-Oct-00 (Beta version)

Fixed yet another "Dataset" error. This should be the last of them.
Added "window:" and ":window:" syntax to syntax editor
Ctrl-V (paste) no longer highlights an extra item in settings editor
Fixed problem with variable expansion not being recursive
Comparing numeric fields in a database works now
#YESNO and other commands with exactly 3 arguments no longer gives error in syntax editor
Refresh button in settings editor no longer activated when saving a button or status bar
Fixed error loading a docking Layout with the status form docked
Fixed a couple of bugs with stay-on-top windows being cleared
Status bar now updates in MUD window when changed in settings editor
%rec.Num, %db(%rec,Num), %db(,Num) all work now
&Num now returns full record number syntax
&Column syntax now works in syntax editor
Syntax editor now handles ">enter gate" mapper commands
Syntax editor now handles %e[ syntax
Using a !! or !n history recall now highlights the command line when done
Selecting Customize Status Bar will create a new status bar item if needed

6.08a 9-Oct-00 (Beta version)

Fixed the "Dataset" error. If it's not fixed now, I'll throw a fit :)
Fixed focus problem with windows docked using the "window tabs"
Fixed several crashes when exiting zMUD caused by windows being docked
Fixed MXP < entity
If only button in button bar is right-aligned, button bar no longer disappears
Separator buttons are now loaded properly again
Reading old settings file with no buttons no longer reports "Corrupted Settings"
#nnn no longer requires arguments enclosed in {}
Problem with Null variables returning the variable name, even if Use Null preference was on is fixed
Added %selpos system variable to report column position that was right-clicked on
Blank lines are now sent properly from Editor when Parse mode is on
Fixed problem with character database not deleting correct character, or loading correct character
Ctrl-Click in settings editor now toggles the item in the selection
Cutting multiple items in settings editor no longer cuts all items
Cutting a single item in the settings editor now cuts the proper item
If there is a macro assigned to an Alt-key menu accelerator, the macro has priority
When in character edit view, selecting a new character from list on left now updates the buttons on the toolbar correctly.

6.08 6-Oct-00 (Beta version)

Syntax editor handles #nnn repeat now. Also added #REPEAT command to perform the same action
Syntax editor handles @{@var} syntax
Fixed problem with About box credits
Added Delete button to Settings editor
Pressing F1 in syntax editor now brings up command wizard
Syntax editor now handles special characters like -, >, and . in strings
If a text file was the last character icon viewed, it will automatically be opened at startup
MXP <SEND> menu is now activated with a right-click instead of left-click. Left click causes first command in the menu to be executed.
While <SEND> menu is active, clicking elsewhere on the window will remove the window
<SEND> menu and user-defined Speed menu no longer conflict
Fixed crash when pressing Enter at beginning of settings editor.
Added View/Buttons menu to Settings editor to allow you to customize which buttons to show or hide
Pressing the Del key in the syntax editor no longer deletes the entire setting
Status window can now be docked
Duplicate startup icons are no longer created
Double-clicking the enable/disable button for Classes in the syntax editor now works
Foreign characters are now handled properly in all windows. This improves the syntax editor, the trigger pattern matcher, the mapper, everything. For example ü is now properly recognized as an alphabetic character and is matched by %w in triggers, and allowed in room names in the mapper.
Added option for Ctrl-Alt-key sending Ctrl-key to MUD. This was conflicting with some foreign keyboards and causing extra control characters to be sent to the MUD.
Clicking the MoveUp or MoveDown buttons in the settings editor really fast, no longer causes crash
Installer no longer always executes zMUD
Tweaked the size of the button bar
Clicking on Line Color button in trigger options now works again
Fixed several parsing problems with multiline scripts
Syntax editor now handles %rec.field and varname.field syntax
The Samples character icon is only added if the sample files were installed
Fixed several problems with how character folders are handled. Characters moved into folders no longer show up in main view also. A Show All option was added to display all characters, no matter what folder (in case the folder no longer exists).
Fixed bug with Delete Folder not handling the characters within the folder properly
Status window no longer gets double-spaced
Buttons in character database change based upon the type of icon selected. So you can no longer use the Offline button for Files or folders, for example.
Binary operators such as +, *, /, &, | are now allowed by themselves, or at the start of a string.
Putting a space in the command line before the ! history character no longer causes a crash
Added Ctrl-ins (copy), Shift-ins (paste), Shift-del (cut) to all windows and command lines

6.07a 30-Sep-00 (Beta version)

Fixed major bug with v6.07 not executing last command in a script (after a ;)
<> is no longer interpreted as an MXP tag
Fixed dataset error: "Muds: Cannot perform operation on closed dataset" (6.07 had fixed the Chars database, but not the Muds database...doh!)
Main menu now updated properly (with Plugin menu and with user-defined global menus)
No longer adds duplicates of initial character icons (Getting Started, License, Readme, etc)

6.07 28-Sep-00 (Beta version)

Fixed many Window Docking bugs. Can now dock multiple character windows (or child windows), the Settings Editor, the Mapper, and the Database. Also, the Syntax editor window can be docked to the Settings Editor (on the right or on the bottom).
Changed the Settings Editor to make it more user friendly and intuitive. Implemented many of the suggestions posted to the Beta Forum.
#MENU command rewritten to automatically scan through the actual menus. The text uses in the #MENU command must match the text in the actual menu exactly, except for case and leaving out punctuation (like & and ...)
Now longer crashes when Ctrl-C is pressed in the command line
Built-in image window (for customizing buttons) should no longer crash on Win98
Disabling a class now causes all sub-classes to act as disabled also
Double-clicking in syntax editor no longer crashed. Properly selects a variable if double-clicking a variable reference
Settings editor no longer flashes as items are selected when Syntax editor window is visible
Execution of multiline scripts (like #CASE, #IF, etc) works properly now. No need for ##}{ syntax.
Can now paste as much as you want into the command line without crashing
Fixed ANSI display that caused green boxes on some MUDs (was ESC [C and ESC [D ANSI code problem)
Layout/QuickTile/MultipleTab now works
Pressing an ALT-key to select a menu now selects the correct menu when windows are docked
Menubar for Settings Editor, Mapper, and Database no longer disappear when docking
Error with nested MXP commands fixed
MXP <VERSION> tag updated when new output format for easier parsing by MUDs
Added option to prevent MXP expansion on command line
Added option to make underline of MXP links optional
Added more text to the zmud.lng Internationalization file
zMUD now recognizes where the Windows Task bar is and uses that in calculations of screen size
Fixed various crashes in syntax editor for complex scripts
zMUD now restricts which windows can dock on which clients. For example, Syntax editor can only be docked to Syntax Editor.
Added Layouts. Save Layout command in Layout menu saves the current window/docking layout. If there is more than one character window open, a new Layout icon is added to the character database to allow multiple characters to be opened at the same time. If only a single character is open, the window layout is saved to a character specific file that can be changed in the Edit/File tab. There is also an option in the Character Edit/File tab to disable loading of the layout file.
Settings that start with a % are no longer hidden in the settings editor
Added Help menu to Settings Editor
Undocking a window now puts it in the correct location as shown by the floating rectangle
Status icons on character windows now update properly when the MUD disconnects or new text is received.
Child Windows now properly restore their saved color schemes when loaded
Added Telnet Option 90 for MSP detection
Added Telnet Option 91 for MXP detection
The #repeat command now works properly in syntax editor
Customized buttons on main toolbar use the default special characters (like # for command) and these are translated as needed to the special character settings of the current window.
Fixed problems with the Filter button in the settings editor and cleaned up the Search/Filter feature to make it more useable
Updated MUD listing
Added #EDIT command. Can edit any setting with the syntax: #EDIT name [type]. The "type" is the optional setting type (like Alias, Trigger, etc) in case of name conflicts.
#PAUSE command now works within a script properly
Added #DBDELETE command to delete a database record
Added a Class pulldown list in the Settings Editor to make selection of a class easier
The Type column in the Settings Editor now changes to a Class column when the All Classes button is pressed
Changed the Show All button to All Classes to make it more obvious what it's function is. Added this button to the Filter bar in the settings editor.
Added Execute command to the right-click menu in the settings editor for executing aliases, triggers, etc.
Added right-click menu to status bar and button bar which includes the Window Options submenu in case the MUD Output option is accidentally selected.
Expanded the syntax of the <SEND> MXP command to allow popup menus
Added Show Class Tree to menu in settings editor since some people didn't understand how to use the hotspot button to expand/collapse this panel
Added a status bar indicator in the settings editor to show the current class name
Added options in syntax editor for viewing the text as a "Script", "Text" (no parsing or syntax checking), "String List" for editing string lists, and "Database record" for database record variable. The List and DB record editors allow you to drag/drop rows to change item order. You can also right-click the Insert rows or Delete rows.
Added MXP security to zMUD functions. In the previous versions, *any* zMUD function could be accessed via the <SCRIPT> tag.
Can now add Text File objects to the character database. Default objects for "Getting Started", "License Agreement" and "Readme" file have been added. Double-click a file object to view it. Any ASCII text file or RTF format file can be added using the File/New/TextFile menu command.
#ALARMs with xx:xx syntax now set the alarm for HH:MM rather than MM:SS
MXP Open/Secure (ESC [z) tags now allowed in the middle of a line
Secure MXP tags are no longer closed at the end of a line, even on an Open tag line
User can now change the Telnet Terminal Type reported to the MUD in the Emulation preferences
Autologin triggers are now disabled after the user enters 5 commands to the MUD. This prevents them from being triggers in the middle of a MUD session by another player.
In the Spreadsheet view of the mapper, you can now enter the same destination room number for multiple exits in a room
The Door Name and Link Label fields in the mapper Room properties now work properly
You can now select an entire line from the MUD by left-clicking to the left of the line (used to work, but was broken in v6.x)
Added feature to check for new version of zMUD at startup. Can be disabled in the Preferences. Command added to Help menu to force check for new version.
#T+ and #T- can now enable and disable individual settings (like triggers). Simply use the name of the setting (the pattern for a trigger) instead of a class name. An optional [type] parameter can be used in case of name collisions
ANY setting can now be enabled or disabled individually (triggers, macros, aliases, etc). An icon in the syntax editor shows whether the setting is enabled or disabled and can be double-clicked to toggle. Can also be toggled via the right-click menu or the main menu command.
Added option to Classes to make them set as the default class when being used. So, for example, a trigger created by another trigger in one of these classes will create the new trigger in the same base class instead of the default class.
Problems with text color being messed up in the syntax checker while typing have been fixed.
The Status bar can now handle COLOR and MXP commands! So, the command #ST %ansi(red)Text will display the Text in red.
Column widths in settings editor now saved.
Added Command Input triggers. These triggers are executed when you send a command to the MUD. Any output from the trigger replaces the command that is sent to the MUD.
Connecting to a character Offline now updates the Last Connected time (to move it to the top of the character list)
Connection timer and Tick timer accuracy fixed.
The Text/Icon/Both option of the main toolbar now saves properly
Setting the current class no longer effects all MUD windows, just the current MUD window
Icon for classes in Settings editor changes depending upon whether double-clicking the class opens it like a folder, or whether double-clicking edits the class settings.
Double-clicking a window caption no longer undocks it
Docking the syntax editor to the right side of the settings editor is now saved and restored
Fixed error when searching the MUD list
Fixed error when using ALT-O to connect to a character offline
Fixed problem with #NOOP in syntax editor
Fixed problem with #ECHO in syntax editor
Searching for text in the settings editor now automatically turns on the All Classes button and enables all settings types to be searched. Unclicking the Filter button restores the previous settings.
Adjusted font baselines when changing fonts using MXP <FONT> tag. Lines are still restricted to be the same height however.
Fixed problem with <SCRIPT> command so it no longer echoes blank lines.
Fixed several problems with Character and MUD databases. Should no longer get Dataset not open errors.
Added the <PASSWORD> MXP tag to send the password to the MUD. Works like Autologin and is disabled after sending 5 commands to the MUD.
Added <USER> MXP tag to send username to the MUD. Works like Autologin and is disabled after sending 5 commands to the MUD.
Added <RELOCATE> MXP tag to change MUD servers in mid-session. See the MXP Documentation to details on how this tag works.
Syntax editor is now docked to the Settings editor by default.
MCP compression is no longer reset when connection is lost to server
Mousewheel now works in MUD list
<none> class has been moved to the Root node of the class tree to make it more obvious
Clicking the New setting button now works after changing the type of setting being viewed
Shortcut keys for menus now work when windows are docked
Added option for user-defined macros to override menu shortcut keys
Added option to turn off menu shortcut keys so that control keys can be sent directly to the MUD.
Pressing <Enter> in Search bar in settings editor now works
Fixed problem with double-clicking a new item in the settings editor
Can now access Settings editor menu using #MENU {Settings|...}
Can now access Editor menu using #MENU {Editor|...}
Comments for settings can now be edited again and are shown in the status bar in the syntax checker. Select Edit Comment from the menu, or double-click the comment in the status bar.
Removed unprintable character from syntax error message in syntax editor
Right-aligned buttons on the main toolbar now move as the window is resized
Right-clicking on a character and selecting Connect now works
Settings editor now remembers the last setting of each type that you were editing. Makes it easier to switch between settings using the toolbar buttons (in the main window) to change between types like Alias, Trigger, etc.
Make the Classes button a separate toggle from the other setting types to show/hide class folders in the main settings list
Compression ratio for MCP connections now shown in the Emulation preferences window
The Search/Filter bar in the settings editor is now shown by default.
The CTRL-S speedwalk popup list now shows the value of each path in addition to its name
Main toolbar is now properly shown and resized

6.06 13-Sep-00 (Beta version)

Added Foriegn language translation ability (see file translation.txt in the zMUD directory)
Added ability to customize the main zMUD toolbar (using Global buttons)
Added ability to customize the main zMUD menu (using Global menus)
Can now create submenus for menu items (using menu classes or string lists)
Added over 100 builtin icon images for buttons
Added a couple minor features to buttons: icon on top, right-alignment
Can assign menu classes to buttons instead of using multi-state buttons
Added global Aliases (use #GALIAS or edit global settings)
Added global Variables (use #GVAR or edit global settings)
When settings Sort Order is set to None, you can now drag/drop settings to change their order, or use the Move Up and Move Down buttons
Drag/drop of multiple items, and Move Up/Down of multiple selection now works
Removed old zMUD copy protection. zMUD no longer contacts server and no longer sends any user information to zuggsoft.com.
zMUD now uses eLicense technology from ViaTech to handle 30-day trial evaluation and purchasing
Cut, Copy, Paste, SelectAll now work properly in syntax editor when docked
Double-clicking a class folder no longer selects the folder
Added Menu Classes for handling submenus
Deleting multiple items in settings editor now works properly
PARSE routine for COM plugins now allows the string to be modified
Fixed several crashes in syntax editor
Nested IF and CASE statements now work properly in editor
Fixed problem with single-quotes in syntax editor
#UNVAR and #UNALIAS now expand their argument to allow indirect removal of settings
Updated LICENSE.TXT file
Updated sections of the help file that deal with the new settings editor

6.05a 9-Aug-00 (Beta version)

Fixed problem with plugins. Plugins can no longer be MUD-Specific. All plugins are now global. Bug fix allows previous API-plugins to continue working properly.

6.05 8-Aug-00 (Beta version)

Script Debugger module added (see Help file under the Getting Started section). Pause, Run, Single-Step, Breakpoints, Execution Stack, and Watch List added.
COM-based plugins can now be used (see COM Programming tutorial on www.zuggsoft.com). Implemented
the IzMUDPlugin COM object type.
Added Plugin Manager
Plugins are now always loaded, even if plugin is not registered.
Plugins are now always loaded, even if zMUD is not registered!
Syntax checker now handles changes to Special Characters
Docking the Script Editor to the bottom of the Settings Editor is now saved. This is a first test of saving docking layouts and is probably buggy. Main window docking layouts are still not saved.
MXP <SEND> command now takes a HINT="hint" argument to change the mouse rollover hint for the link.
#TELEPORT, #FIND, #MOVE commands all now clear the mapper direction queue.
Fixed #T+/#T- bug in syntax checker
Nested scripts now work properly in syntax checker (like nested IF statements)
ANSI colors in <> MUD prompts now work properly when MXP is enabled
Bugs in syntax checker for trigger patterns fixed
Bugs in syntax checker for commands with no arguments, like #BEEP, fixed
Other miscellaneous bugs in the syntax checker fixed.
Can no longer move a class into itself in the settings editor
Right-click Speed Menu items can now execute scripts instead of just sending text to the MUD
Fixed Auto NUMLOCK option so that NUMLOCK is not activated on Laptops.
Multiline scripts no longer show CR/LF characters in Detailed view of settings editor
Bug in NAWS Telnet option fixed. This caused problems logging onto some MUDs.
MUD Connector command for updating the currently selected MUD listing added
Command to update MUD list since the last time it was updated added
Command to update entire MUD list added
Command to edit the master MUD Connector record for a MUD was added
New character can now be saved and connected without selecting a MUD from the MUD list
#BREAK command added for debugger breakpoints
Object Breakpoints on Aliases, Triggers, Variables added
#WATCH and #UNWATCH commands added to control debugger Watch List
Graphics for several buttons improved and colorized.
Help file updated with new commands, and page on Debugger. Still no help pages for new settings editor.

6.04 22-Jun-00 (Beta version)

Fixed the telnet option negotiation which was displaying control codes in the MUD output
Fixed several Plugin routines (such as PluginCommand) that were sending the incorrect handle for the MUD window
Renamed the zMUD COM Server to "Zmud.Application"
Fixed the COM scripting so that %comget can call functions and return their results
Fixed several problems with zMUD Com scripting not passing arguments properly to COM objects
zMUD can now properly call itself using COM scripting (great for testing!)
Added ARRAYS to zMUD!!!! See the %array function for detailed online help.
Added array functions: %array, %arrget, %arrset, %arrhigh
Modified COM scripting to accept array parameters for COM objects that require arrays
Modified #VAR command to handle storage of array parameters (and output of #VAR display)
Added the MXP mapper line tags (tags 10, 11, and 12).
Fixed the Layout preference window to reflect the docking manager instead of the old window manager

6.03 21-Jun-00 (Beta version)

Fixed various bugs in the settings editor when deleting items
Delete key when renaming items no longer deletes the entire item
Fixed extra spaces added around punctuation when syntax checking
Fixed the word-wrap in the script editor
Added MCP (MUD Compression Protocol). Controlled in Emulation window. If Compression is active, a status message is displayed in the Emulation prefs page. Otherwise it is transparent to users. MUDs that support it will automatically activate the feature in zMUD.
Added <SEND> MXP tag. Same as <A> except <A> sends link to web browser, whereas <SEND> sends link to zMUD as a zMUD command line to execute.
<SCRIPT> no longer echoes the script to the screen
Added FLAG options to <!ELEMENT> for mapper: RoomName, RoomDesc, RoomExit, RoomNum, Prompt.
Added COM scripting. Functions: %comCreate, %comActive, %comGet, %comSet and #COM command are documented in Help File.
Added COM Server to zMUD. Extensive zMUD programmability now available via COM interface. See the document in the Whats New headlines for details on the COM Server functions. Documentation will eventually be added to the zMUD Developer's Kit
Added Window Docking interface. Layout menu commands now effect the docking manager. MUD Windows can be docked to each other, or docked to the bottom of the main toolbar. Still *lots* of bugs with this. Cannot save or restore docking settings yet.
Added %stripansi function to script ansi control codes from a string
Added %NLtoCR function to convert newlines (CR/LF) to just CRs
Added %CRtoNL function to convert CRs to newlines (CR/LF)
Fixed Preference windows so that they use less resources and do not cause crashes when zMUD exits
Fixed a lot of zMUD windows that could cause a potential crash when exiting zMUD
zMUD should not longer crash when shutting down the computer while zMUD is running
Username and Password fields in the Telnet Proxy page are not properly enabled
Editing the commands for triggers now properly resets the internal buffers
CTRL-H now activates the command history window
CTRL-M now toggles the Mapper window
When entering your Registration information, you can now just copy the email message with the code into the clipboard and zMUD will detect that and bring the info into zMUD.
CODE 111 block should happen less often for unregistered users.
zMUD now checks to see if there is a sound card on the system before initializing it
Fixed bug that caused screen to be erased when viewing the Memory preferences
Can now use ? in an MXP sound for single-character wildcards
Fixed tab order in Lost Connection dialog
"#STW + string" now properly adds the string as a new line to the status window
#SESSION command now prompts for character password if password flag is enabled
Fixed a lot of other bugs regarding the check for character passwords.
Opening status window no longer takes keyboard focus away from MUD window
#NODIR now erases direction from Path Recording window
#RECALL now erases the direction queue for the mapper
Double-clicking a command in the command history window now properly executes it as a user command instead of a script
#DBRESET when no database is open no longer crashes
Using Speedwalk dialog box with SendDelay set no longer crashes
Added Edit button to speedwalk dialog
CTRL button can now be used in settings editor to select multiple types of settings to display
The buttons in the settings editor are now more intuitive in how they with with CTRL or SHIFT clicks
Implemented ANSI SGR codes 22, 24, 25, and 27 for "bold off", "underline off", "blink off", and "reverse off"
Commands should no longer be written to the log file when the Log Commands option is off
%find properly handles shortcut database names. %find can also now work on a database that is not open yet
Database list properly updated with databases opened when in offline mode
%dbget now properly works with shortcut database names and closed databases.
%db no longer crashes if a database is not open
%db works properly with shortcut database names
#DBFIRST, #DBNEXT, and #DBPREV now work properly after database has been scrolled past the last record
Doing a Select All and then Delete in the database when there are no records no longer crashes
Crash in File/Close in database when in Records view is fixed.

6.02 12-Apr-00 (Beta version)

Fixed many bugs in the new settings editor.
Fixed many bugs in the new parser that handles the syntax checking and color coding
First implementation of the MUD eXtension Protocol (MXP) (See Whats New page for spec)
Added Comments column to character display in Detail view. Can be sorted on.
Fixed bug preventing toolbars from displaying properly when Icon only or Text only was selected
Fixed crash in speedwalk window (ctrl-S)
Save and Save As in new settings editor now works. Settings are also autosaved when settings editor is closed (if Auto Save option is on)
Finished the incomplete parts of the settings editor, including the Path buttons, the Button settings, and the Trigger testing.
Fixed problems with overriding inherited macros.
Fixed problem with editing characters in character view where different chars with the same name were being confused.
Added the rest of the script syntax to the syntax editor (var=value, &dbrec.field, etc)
Fixed corrupted colors when copy/pasting new syntax editor text
Fixed MSP command that could cause zMUD to lock up (exploited by hackers)
Added One Line mode for syntax editor that converted pretty-printed scripts back to one-line scripts
Added Element, Entity, and Tag preferences screens for MXP
Added Syntax Editor preferences screen for changing the syntax colors
Import/Export now handles nested class names
Export now converts multiline scripts back to single line mode
Added Refresh button to settings editor that highlights when memory settings have been changed
Fixed crash in Merge Rooms command in automapper
Sending a char(255) now properly doubles the char(255) as required by the telnet protocol spec.
Added #MXP command for testing MXP and using MXP within a script

6.01 22-Mar-00 (ALPHA version)

Fixed international date problem that prevented old characters from being converted and imported into the new version.

6.00 4-Feb-00 (ALPHA version)

New Character Selection screen uses a real database for MUD characters and for MUD listing.
New MUD database can be searched and displays on the screen much more quickly
Added Folders to character screen
Completely new Settings Editor screen. Mimics Windows Explorer to explore your settings.
Added subclasses...classes can now be contained within other classes
Added hidden classes. Settings editor can also hide inherited settings
Multiple settings windows can be used to view memory settings and file settings. Settings can be drag/dropped between windows
New script editor window uses a brand new parser to color code and syntax check your settings as you type
Syntax checking also added as option to main Editor window