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Archive-name: auto/comp.infosystems.gopher/new-version-of-NeXT-Gopher-client

I've just finished working on version 1.3 of the NeXT Gopher client.
Its biggest improvements are using mini-icons in the browser to identify
Gopher-types, and support for GIF images, plus many others.

It is available as Gopher_1.3.tar.Z on:
ftp.msu.edu           in  /pub/unix/NeXTOS/gopher, and on 
sonata.cc.purdue.edu  in  /pub/next/submissions.  
It should also be on boombox.micro.umn.edu soon.

Here's the full list of additions, changes and fixes:

* mini-icons are used in the browser to identify Gopher-types
* added support for GIF image files (type 'g')
- the Find menu is fully implemented - including a Find Panel
- fixed-width font (Ohlfs) used in the text window
- larger default window size
- Gopher will remember whenever you change its window size
- 'play' (for sounds) is bundled into an .app wrapper
- removed limitation on size of text files
- Alternate-clicking on an item will update its "Item info"
  without retrieving its contents
- a default has been added to allow listing all items in the 
  browser, including unsupported types.  In a Terminal window 
  you must do "dwrite Gopher ShowAllTypes YES".
- "Open..." remembers previous connection information
- double-clicks in the browser are ignored
- window closes when Gopher fails to open a new connection
- better error detection & notification
- fixed bug when closing a window from the menu (Command-w)
- fixed bug when selecting text items following an Index
- other minor improvements and bug fixes

Please mail me any suggestions, comments or complaints you have.

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Jim LeBay                          (517) 353-1800
Computer Information Center        lebay@msu.edu
Michigan State University          lebay@mercury.cl.msu.edu (NeXTmail)
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