                    WELCOME  to X Northern Captain v4.0.9
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                            <leo@xnc.dubna.su>

Whats New from version 4.0.8:
        -Add PageUp/Dn keys for scrolling panels by pages.
        -Add Home/End keys for quick scrolling to start/end of panel.
        -Add 'Stat Info' window with full info from 'stat' stucture.
        -Add 'Magic file' database reading at startup.
        -QuickFileInfo shows 'file' output to status bar, use hotkey 
         (KP_Insert by default).
        -Status bar now configurable at runtime 
         (filename, permissions, owners, time/date, size).
        -'IVES exit with XNC' option added.
        -Add Rectangle/Filled cursor option.
        -Fixed bug with KDE window manager while switching desktops.
        -All files now will be installed to '/usr/bin' directory,
         man pages to '/usr/man/man1' directory.
        -Minor bugs fixed.
        -Internal code rearranging.

Whats New from version 4.0.7:
        -Fixed bug with find function.
        -Fixed bug with IVES non-loading.
        -Input history fixes.
        -Fixed bug with -courier- fonts in input fields.
        -Add TAB expansion to Input fields,
         (TAB - expand, Ctrl+TAB - next field).
        -Add DEB archive support for debian packages.
        -Add GZIP archive support.
        -Add BZIP 2 archive support.
        -Add TAR-BZIP2 archive support.
        -XNCSetup improvements.
        -Add insertion of panel path to command line. (Ctrl+[/Ctrl+])
        -Text shadow now can be turned off in 'Options/Configuration'.
        -Made port to AIX 4.x
        -Made port to NetBSD 1.3.x
        -Made port to OpenBSD 2.x
        
Whats New from version 4.0.6:
        -Add '-/+to' startup option for swith off/on built in rxvt terminal.
         Try 'xnc -to' or 'xnc -to -su'. See 'xnc -help' for details.
        -Add runtime configuration to 'Options' menu.
         Some options were moved from XNCSetup directly to XNC.
        -History corrections.
        -More makefiles clean-ups. (thanks to Pavel Roskin)
        -Changes to configure scripts. Separation between interactive and
         noninteractive parts. Run 'reconfig' for manual configure
         compile-time options. (thanks to Pavel Roskin)
        -Add '-/+fl' startup option for XNC fast loading. Try 'xnc -fl'.
        -Fixed small minor bug in copy function.
        -Fixed bug with selection/deselection on AFS.
        -Solved problem with PNGlib linking.
        -More correct RPM package.
        -New format of elf.tar.gz package (no 'make install' now):
                unpack it directly to '/' and then all files go to
                   /usr/local/bin - binaries
                   /usr/local/lib/xnc - system wide configation
                   /usr/local/man/cat1 - man pages.

Whats New from version 4.0.5:
        -Add PNG image format to IVES.
        -Add history to all input lines.
        -Remade and clean up makefiles.
        -Made port to Solaris 2.6

Whats New from version 4.0.4:
        -Now faster reading directories (on normal FS and also inside archives)
        -AFS now understands symbolic links inside archives.
        -If you use tar v1.12 or higher then look into 'xsetup/data/xnc.afs.tar112' file.
        -Symlinked directory copying bug fixed.
        -Fixed problems with compilation under glibc2.
        -Some small bugs also fixed and some added :)

Whats New from version 4.0.3:
        -Archive file system now works correctly with long
         file names.                (modified by Heiko Schroeder)
        -Archive file system shows date/time of files inside
         archive                      (modified by Heiko Schroeder)
        -Copy/move override bug fixed.
        -PseudoColor ImageEngine bug fixed.
        -Small minor changes, bug fixes.....
         
Whats New from version 4.0.2:
        -ImagEngine bugfix for correct work in 24bpp        (Thanks to Heiko Schroeder)
        -Compiling errors on RH5.0 bugfix                        (Thanks to Joeseph Sugarman)
        -System wide configuration files moved
                from 'usr/local/lib/.xnc'
                to    'usr/local/lib/xnc'
        -Offix Drag and drop support added                (Thanks to Heiko Schroeder)
        -'Show hidden files' switch added for showing/hiding '.*' files
        -Panels now can have different width in 'vertical' and 'horizontal' layouts.
         Just positioned your mouse between panels and drag it to size you want.
         
Whats New from version 4.0.0:
        -More carefull Error reporting when file operation failed
        -Show date/time in panel status bar
        -No system "cp" & "mv" any more, use fast internal ones.
        -Now succesfully compiled under glibc2  (GNU_SOURCE)
        -Redrawing  while copy/move bug fixed.
        -File name redrawing after "Overwrite" query bug fixed.
        -Core dumps while starting without configs bug fixed.
        
Whats New from version 3.0.8:
        -Bugs fix....
        -Add Virtual File System (VFS). Now VFS can work with archieves.
        -Add VFS support for TAR,TARGZ,RPM,ZIP,RAR,LHA archieves.
        -Add Bookmark for HotDirs.
        -Add Drag and Drop operations with files.
        -Add icons to file listing in panels.
        -Add PhotoCD image format to IVES.
        -Makefies remake, now with autoconf.
        
Whats New from version 3.0.6:
        -Bug fixes and fixes.... ;)  Thanks to all who send me bug reports.
        -Add Key support (".xnc.keys"). 
         Now You can easily redefine any hot key in XNC.
        -All windows now RESIZABLE!!
        -Add file attributes showing in file info panel under file listing.
         Attrs shows with three color rectangles. 
         Rectangles are for owner/group/other. Colors describe permissions
         for each group as follows: 
               green color -  'rwx'
               yellow color - 'rw-'
               red color - 'r--'
               blue color - 'r-x'
               black color - other combinations.
          Pressing on the attributes You see Attr Change Window.
        -Add Win Russian mapping/conversion to IVES Editor.

Whats New from version 3.0.5:

        -Scroll Bar widget remake
        -Add TIFF Image format (need libtiff.a)
        -Editor scrolling bug fixed
        -Viewer zeroes bug fixed
        -Add new application 'X Northern Launch Pad' for
         quick launching programs under X.
                          
Whats New from version 3.0.4:

        -Double IVES run bug fixed.
        -PseudoColor compilation bug fixed.
        -Recursive delete bug fixed.
        -Makefiles remake. Add 'make config' option. Run it before compilation.
        -Add symbolic link identification.
        -Add BMP Image format to 'ImagEngine'.
        -Add XBM Image format to 'ImagEngine'.
        -Add XPM Image format to 'ImagEngine'.
        -Add TARGA Image format to 'ImagEngine'.
        -Correct error reporting for copy/del/move.
        -Fixed some bugs with copying errors.
        -Fixed users scanning bug with NIS (thanks Jaime D. Perea Duarte).
        -Fixed file attributes change bug (thanks Joe Sugarman).
        -Fixed JPEG grayscale image viewing bug.
        
Whats New from version 3.0.0 :
        
         -Add Quick Scandir (Ctrl+Q) .....
         -Some bugs were fixed, such as 'Segmentation fault' and etc.
         -GIF Interlaced bug was fixed.
         -Add Progressive JPEG image format.


from version 2.1.5:

         -Add Russian KOI8/DOS mapping into IVES Editor and Viewer
          Use 'F11' key to convert DOS->KOI8 russian files.
          Use 'Right Alt or Mode switch' keys to switch between 
          russian/english keyboards in IVES Editor.
          Set theese fonts in 'X Northen Captain Setup':
      
           for 'IVES font'  :      -cronyx-helvetica-*-r-*-*-*-*-*-*-koi8-r
           for 'Fixed font':       -cronyx-courier-*-r-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-koi8-r
          if you want to see russian letters in IVES Editor and Viewer.

          If You don't want Russian mapping and letters edit makefile
          in ives directory (-DNO_ALT).
          
         -add DOS/Unix CR/LF file detection and writing to IVES Editor.
         -add 'Shift+F3' key combination, which allow you view
          any files (even GIF, JPEG ...etc) in HEX mode.
         -Solved problems with multiuser IVES connections, and loading
          from remote host.
         -fixed IVES Editor 'Permission denied' bug.
         -fixed IVES Viewer HEX editing bug.
         -fixed IVES Editor backup file creating bug in DOS filesystem. ('.BUG' extension)
         -add scrollbar to IVES Viewer.
         -add 'F8' key to IVES Viewer for going to line number
          or hex offset.
         -add scrollbar to IVES Editor.
         -add waiting message for loading IVES from XNC.
         -add Host, User and Group to the window headers.
         -add recursive copy function.
         -add SYSCOPY compilation flag for exchanging internal 
          copy/del functions with system cp/rm commands.
          Use this flag if something wrong with copy.
         -add color deselection while copying, moving selected files.
        
          
                                     29 NOV 1999  Copyright (c) Leo. <leo@xnc.dubna.su>
                                                