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Xshell 4 Build 0098, Nov 30, 2011

ADD: Option to hide the Smart Selection button from the terminal context menu
ADD: Added new key exchange algorithm (diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha1)
FIX: Typing ] with AltGr key combination escapes to local shell in German, Swiss (German)
FIX: Cannot add Ctrl and Shift key combinations in some language settings
FIX: A few terminal focus return issues
FIX: Xactivator cannot load sessions when user changes the default session path
FIX: Terminal context menu opens on mouse press event.
FIX: zmodem options are not applied
FIX: Problem moving all files when setting up new default session path
FIX: Other minor bug fixes and feature improvements

Xshell 4 Build 0097, Oct 30, 2011

ADD: Import and export tunneling rules
ADD: Maximum number of the Quick buttons increased to 20
ADD: User created shortcut keys are displayed on the menu
ADD: Use Quick buttons on the Compose bar
FIX: Cannot save as a session when open with the Address bar and there is no exiting session
FIX: Cannot check for duplicate button names for exporting the Quick buttons
FIX: Wrong Local Shell prompt is displayed when the default session folder is changed
FIX: Connection status is not working properly when the ‘Don’t allocate pseudo terminal’ option is selected
FIX: Connection fails when the “Ask when the session logging starts” option is selected for Logging
FIX: Does not process errors when uploading files with Zmodem and the same files already exit
FIX: Search direction on the Find dialog box does not work
FIX: Regular expressions on the Find dialog box do not work
FIX: Program crashes when running a script that opens a session
FIX: Move folders on the Links bar
FIX: Problems using the same Quick buttons set on multiple sesions
FIX: Problems with giving focus back to terminal
FIX: Other minor bug fixes and feature improvements

Xshell 4 Build 0096, Oct 04, 2011

FIX: program crashes when closing a tab with the ‘exit’ command while more than 2 tabs are open

Xshell 4 Build 0095, Sep 30, 2011

ADD: Move the Quick button with mouse drag
ADD: New option to prevent opening the menu bar with the Alt key
ADD: Number of Quick button increased
ADD: Session name on tab remains after disconnection
FIX: Add/remove buttons do not show up in the Quick button bar and the Session bar when they are separated from the main window
FIX: Layout disappears when the custom layout is named ‘Default’
FIX: The ‘Do not ask again’ option does not work when closing multiple tabs
FIX: User can use ‘Default’ as the layout name
FIX: Zmodem performance improvement when using serial connection

Xshell 4 Build 0094, Aug 31, 2011

ADD: New option for adding a new tab
ADD: History function in the Find dialog box and new option to delete its history
MOD: Pasting contents with Shift+Ins and Ctrl+v redefined
FIX: Alt+1 goes to the last tab when more than 10 tabs are open
FIX: Problem moving sessions using the Session bar
FIX: Global option is not applied correctly when multiple Xshell windows are open
FIX: The Compose bar does not get focus automatically when it shows
FIX: The Compose bar loses its focus when changing tabs with Ctrl+Tab key
FIX: Cannot assigne Alt+Function key combinations
MOD: Xtransport creates session exported file when there is no session
FIX: Cannot login using SOCKS5 proxy

Xshell 4 Build 0093, Jul 28, 2011

FIX: Disable go to previous step after sessions are successfully imported/exported
FIX: Xshell session opens when opening Xshell session properties in Xbrowser
FIX: Cannot define user keys to Page Down, Page UP,INS
FIX: Xshell tries auto reconnect when the feature is not enabled
FIX: Session selection error when selecting multiple session with Shift + left click combination
FIX: Opening the About dialog box displays evaluation expired message.

Xshell 4 Build 0092, Jun 29, 2011

FIX: Cannot use enter key to switch back to remote shell
FIX: Cannot add find in Keymap
FIX: Focus does not return to terminal when the copy/paste button is clicked on the Standard toolbar
FIX: Wrong message shown in the Export/Import window
FIX: Help explains about a missing function, Get2
FIX: Xshell trademark changed to registered trademark in Xshell manual
FIX: Keymap screenshot is incorrect in help
MOD: license.dll shows simplified error message related messages
MOD: Xshell trademark changed to registered trademark in splash image

Xshell 4 Build 0091, May 30, 2011

ADD: Send the break signal with the Pause/Break key
ADD: Xshell, Xbrowser and Xftp session sharing and cross converting
FIX: Some Alt + key combination does not work
FIX: Open in new window feature opens the session in new tab
FIX: 'exit' command in local shell disconnects the currently connected session
FIX: Tunneling status messages in the Tunneling bar are in Korean
FIX: Cannot run UTF-8, Big Endian, and Unicode script files
FIX: Manually deleted folders remains in the Links bar
FIX: Start in the Notification area option does not have the factory default value
FIX: Cannot use @ in the user name
FIX: Cannot open a new Xshell window by clicking the Xshell icon on toolbar when local shell is selected
FIX: Renamed sessions are not reflected in the open session button in the Session tab
FIX: Cannot save some options when Xshell runs for the first time
FIX: Session Import/Export window remains open even after the main window exits

Xshell 4 Build 0090, May 19, 2011

FIX: Missing Xshell.tlb file in the setup package

Xshell 4 Build 0089, May 16, 2011

ADD: Mouse over opens sub-folders in the Links bar
MOD: Larger scroll buffer size
MOD: User keyboard input cancels auto reconnect and goes to local shell
FIX: Problem with chaning Xshell window with Alt + Left and Alt + Right keys
FIX: Random copy and paste errors in the terminal window
FIX: Problem with the Local echo option
FIX: Minor bug fixes

Xshell 3.0 Build 0288, Apr 29, 2011

FIX: Cannot accept CLS key

Xshell 3.0 Build 0286, Dec 30, 2010

FIX: Problem with printing selection

Xshell 3.0 Build 0284, Nov 29, 2010

FIX: SSH version exchange issue
FIX: Evaluation version does not run if installed after 2011

Xshell 3.0 Build 0282, Sep 29, 2010

FIX: Can't get proxy info when open from other Xftp

Xshell 3.0 Build 0281, Jul 29, 2010

FIX: Cannot set Keyboard interactive as default in the SSH authentication dialog box
FIX: Cannot export host key

Xshell 3.0 Build 0280, Jun 29, 2010

FIX: Confirm dialog box opens when Xftp icon is clicked.
FIX: Crash when restarted after changing and resizing the Xshell layout.
FIX: Exit to local shell when typing ~ in French(Swiss) keyboard

Xshell 3.0 Build 0278, May 31, 2010

ADD: New shortcut keys (Alt + Shift + N for new tab, Ctrl + Alt + N for new Window)
FIX: Escape character ¡®Ctrl+Alt+]¡¯does not work

Xshell 3.0 Build 0276, Mar 31, 2010

FIX: Auto logging feature fails to start for serial connection
FIX: Wrong error message for checksum error when using SSH1
MOD: Product key information is excluded from the About dialog bo

Xshell 3.0 Build 0271, Jan 28, 2010

FIX: Fails to start when the Links bar has more than 100 items
FIX: Cannot select minimized Xshell window from the Window menu
ADD: Digital signitures added to all .exe and .dll files and version up to overwrite old files when upgrading

Xshell 3.0 Build 0267, Jan 13, 2010

ADD: Digital signitures added to all .exe and .dll files

Xshell 3.0 Build 0263, Dec 01, 2009

ADD: Received 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7 Software Logo
FIX: Connection failure on some log option combination
FIX: Serial communication does not work on Windows 7
FIX: SSH authentication method is not the same as selected value on session file

Xshell 3.0 Build 0261, Sep 28, 2009

FIX: Problem with SFTP connection
FIX: If the session is closed while editing properties, clicking OK for properties dialog terminates Xshell
FIX: Security issue with telnet password
FIX: Password for proxy server is not saved

Xshell 3.0 Build 0260, Aug 30, 2009

FIX: Zmodem download fails on the second trial

Xshell 3.0 Build 0259, Jul 02, 2009

FIX: Problem with Zmodem over Serial connection
FIX: Hyperlink feature is not case sensitive

Xshell 3.0 Build 0252, May 28, 2009

ADD: Path can be typed in folder path selection dialog
FIX: Improved the option for not changing terminal title
FIX: Window size problem when tiling(vertical/horizontal) Xshell windows in secondary monitor

Xshell 3.0 Build 0249, Apr 29, 2009

FIX: Automatic reconnect is not compatible with Windows 2000 and previous operating system.
FIX: Shortcuts cannot be created under some of folders.
FIX: "Exit to local shell on connection close" option does not function

Xshell 3.0 Build 0247, Mar 30, 2009

MOD: Auto reconnect feature
MOD: Option for scrolling down to bottom of the screen on key press and terminal output
ADD: User customized URL hyperlink feature
ADD: When executing Xftp from Xshell, Xftp opens current path of Xshell session.

Xshell 3.0 Build 0243, Feb 26, 2009

FIX: Problem when renaming layout in Layout Manager Dialog
ADD: Auto reconnect feature when network is unstable
FIX: Error message when creation of a shortcut fails

Xshell 3.0 Build 0241, Jan 30, 2009

FIX: When registry is empty, Xshell does not properly load color scheme of the default profile
ADD: Add/Delete function is included in context menu of Quick Button
ADD: Bytes transfered is shown with comma-separated numbers

Xshell 3.0 Build 0237, Nov 28, 2008

FIX: Default selection for encoding option on properties dialog is not saved
FIX: Xshell icon is not shown on address bar
FIX: Selection print feature do not function
FIX: Normal character is shown with bold color
MOD: Number of licenses is not shown for campus licenses (CLS/DLS/SLS)

Xshell 3.0 Build 0235, Oct 28, 2008

FIX: When selecting with double-click drag feature, double clicked word id not selected
FIX: Miss click at LinkBar when clicked
FIX: When clicking buttons on LinkBar and session tab, drag is selected without user¡¯s intension
FIX: When duplicating session with shortcut key(Alt+Shift+T), session numbering does not work propely
FIX: While using screen on Xshell, bright color of system color is not shown properly
MOD: Web address for Live Update has been changed

Xshell 3.0 Build 0232, Sep 30, 2008

FIX: When Xshell starts with window width of 1200 pixels, toolbars do not show up
FIX: Serial connection fails when COM port number is two or three digits

Xshell 3.0 Build 0230, Sep 01, 2008

FIX: modified date of downloaded file through Zmodem is not consistent with the original
FIX: Pasting text method has been improved
FIX: Double click selection bug
ADD: Shortcut key(Alt+Shift+T) for duplicating current session is added

Xshell 3.0 Build 0229, Jul 31, 2008

FIX: When selecting a word by double clicking, tab is not included in delimiter list
FIX: When transferring a file, file name is not encoded
FIX: SSH connection lock icon on the status bar disappear
FIX: When "Scroll to bottom on terminal input/output" option is unchecked, enter key scrolls down by a single line
ADD: An option to disable application keypad mode
ADD: Cursor apperance options (bloc, underline, and vertical line)
ADD: An option to cascade Windows with the size of current window
ADD: A proxy type, SSH_PASSTHROUGH, is added

Xshell 3.0 Build 0225, Jun 30, 2008

FIX: Drag & Drop on Linkbar does not work on folder buttons
FIX: Problem with positioning folder buttons on Linkbar

Xshell 3.0 Build 0224

FIX: Default protocol of properties dialog cannot be customized.
FIX: Tiling windows do not work properly when menubar is positioned either on top or left of the screen.
FIX: Wrong message shows up when saving a session file with existing file name.
FIX: Application mode keypad does not function.
ADD: Warning message when closing a session
ADD: HTTP URL hyperlinking
ADD: History feature for commands used in composebar
ADD: A feature to enable/disable each quick button
ADD: Customizable Link bar
ADD: Alt+S to hide/show all toolbars

Xshell 3.0 Build 0219

FIX: Linkbar folder buttons are listed incorrectly

Xshell 3.0 Build 0218

FIX: "Disable bell sound" option is not shown on the dialog box
FIX: "Disable bell sound" option does not work on local session

Xshell 3.0 Build 0216

FIX: Xshell user interface is blocked when transferring file(s) through tunneling
FIX: If you click different row right after double click, the whole line is selected
FIX: When you use double click drag on empty space of the terminal, it selects arbitrary area
FIX: Command history of Composebar is not saved
FIX: Alt+C does not work properly
ADD: Addressbar shows url of the current session
ADD: An option to disable bell sound

Xshell 3.0 Build 0214

FIX: When copying selected area, additional line to selected area is included in clipboard.
FIX: Layout select window(Alt + L) is not closed.
FIX: While running nslookup in localshell, keyboard input is ignored.
FIX:In Quick Command Edit dialog box, string to send is not shown.
ADD: Duplicate session menu in Session bar
ADD: Destructive backspace option is added.
ADD: Quick Command password option

Xshell 3.0 Build 0211

ADD: Double click on a connected session tab to duplicate the session
FIX: When selecting, selection does not show in reverse color
FIX: Drag selection after double clicking does not work
FIX: Duplicated session tab numbers are created when duplicating a session
FIX: When the Xshell window sizes in registry are corrupted, Xshell does not open properly
FIX: Once the Find dialog box is open and then closed, it is displayed again when user switches sessions back and forth.
MOD: Improved speed of copying text to clipboard

Xshell 3.0 Build 0199

FIX: Ctrl+Ins, copy shortcut key, does not work in local shell
FIX: When the customized shortcut keys are used, context menu is not updated accordingly
FIX: Selection area is wrong when double clicking a word

Xshell 3.0 Build 0190

FIX: During installation, the product key is not recognized
FIX: Screen is not refreshed when the terminal is reset
FIX: 2 Byte special characters are not shown correctly
FIX: When making selection with scroll, start position gets changed
FIX: Xshell cannot be reactivated when minimized to the task bar
FIX: After connection is made from local shell, Xshell still displays the output messages of local shell
ADD: In Xshell local shell, Ctrl+C terminates process
ADD: Treat CJK ambiguous characters as wide

Xshell 3.0 Build 0170

FIX: GDI resource leak problem
FIX: Once the ZMODEM file transfer window is closed, it reopens when switching sessions back and forth
FIX: When a session is added to the Links bar, it cannot be used until the Xshell restarts
FIX: Even after deleting all the Quick Command buttons, they are not erased from toolbar
FIX: When using ZMODEM via SERIAL connection, UI is blocked until the transfer is completed

Xshell 3.0 Build 0164

FIX: Xshell terminates when disconnected from the server while the SSH User Authentication dialog box is open
FIX: Xshell terminates irregularly when connected to serial port
FIX: Xshell freezes when transferring large data over Terminal or ZMODEM
FIX: Error occurs when using SSH agent-forwarding
MOD: Minor UI changes in RLOGIN/SERIAL panel of the Properties dialog box
ADD: Checks for the latest updates

Xshell 3.0 Build 0156

FIX: Error occurs when downloading multiple files using `sz' command
FIX: Tunneling channels are hung while the popup menu (and/or message box) is open
MOD: Xshell now prints the characters with ASCII values less than 32 (control characters)
ADD: Added KOI8-R, KOI8-U Encodings
ADD: Xshell now can arrange sibling windows (Cascade, Tile Horizontally, Tile Vertically)
ADD: Added ISO and other encodings

Xshell 3.0 Build 0149

FIX: Several bug fixes with the ncurses library.
FIX: Incorrect cursor repositioning while resizing in a specific condition.
ADD: Popup menu for System Tray Mode.
ADD: Drag & Drop file upload using SFTP, FTP, ZMODEM protocols.
MOD: Traffic display is changed in the Status Bar(Up & down traffics are now separated).

Xshell 3.0 Build 0139

FIX: Error occurring when ZMODEM transfer is cancelled or when multiple files are uploaded.
MOD: Combined two options for automatic ZMODEM download and upload activation into one.
ADD: Option for automatic activation of ZMODEM.
ADD: Option for using Shift + Tab key sequence (Menu > Tools > Options > Menu & Shortcut Keys).

Xshell 3.0 Build 0131

FIX: When there is no saved Quick Command Set, nothing is showing on the Quick Commands toolbar(Quick Command Sets icon should be showing).
FIX: Misplaced cursor when vi window is resized and then closed.
FIX: When vi window is closed after font size is increased, program terminates unexpectedly.
FIX: Improved ZMODEM module(solved various problems regarding ZMODEM).
FIX: Screen is scrambled after the improvement of scroll speed.
FIX: Interoperability problem with Xmanager2 Enterprise.
FIX: When line/character spacing is changed, size of the cursor is increased.
FIX: Problem with refreshing screen after vi is closed.
FIX: When the screen is scrolled up and the cursor is not showing, typed characters are displayed on scrolled screen instead of where the cursor is.
FIX: When copying multiple lines of characters, the last line of selected area was ignored.
MOD: When switching sessions, a session with no saved Quick Command Sets uses those of previous sessions.
MOD: Customizable Term Type.
MOD: Last modified date is preserved when uploading/download a file through ZMODEM.
MOD: In the Expect & Send Rule dialog box, when "Hide this text" option is cleared, any string in [Send] text box will be removed(The user can decide either to clear it or cancel the action).
ADD: Sun Shortcut-keys dialog box (Menu > Tools > "Sun (Solaris) Shortcut-keys")
ADD: In the Quick Command Sets dialog box, added new key support such as F2 (Rename) and Del (Delete).
ADD: Highlight predefined word on the terminal screen (To set highlight words, define the HightlightWords value in registry, then restart Xshell).

Xshell 2.0 Build 1507 - Released May 04, 2007

FIX: Problem with connecting to LSH server. (pty mode encoding problem)

Xshell 2.0 Build 1502 - Released November 09, 2006

FIX: License validity check for Xmanager 1.X cd pagacke.

Xshell 2.0 Build 1501 - Released June 26, 2006

FIX: XP normal account cannot launch Xmanager through Xshell.
FIX: Pipe character does not work in French keyboard.
FIX: Problem displaying characters with dead-keys in UTF8 encoding.

Xshell 2.0 Build 1101 - Released May 08, 2006

NEW: Enable/disable Session Tab Highlight feature through local shell (Default off)

Xshell 2.0 Build 0910 - Released April 04, 2006

FIX: After launching a minicom, scroll buffer is cleared.
FIX: When closing a VI window after changing its size, cursor location is incorrect.
FIX: When changing the VI window size, part of screen is inverted.
FIX: CTRL + 6 does not function.
FIX: In the Sessions dialog box, when changing from Tree view to a different view, program is unexpectedly terminated.
FIX: Odd screen display in HP's GlancePlus.
FIX: When clipboard is empty, Ctrl + Ins creates ^M character.
FIX: While using the full screen mode, when a session with fixed terminal size is opened, Xshell shrinks with no border.
FIX: When exiting from VI In FedoraCore2, screen is scrolled up.
FIX: When a forwarding rule is removed in the tunneling window, other rules for the same listening ports are removed subsequently.
MOD: Clear command does not erase the contents in buffer but scrolls up the screen.

Xshell 2.0 Build 0809 - Released December 21, 2005

FIX: Misplaced cursor on vi editor resizing
FIX: Terminal size fixed with SSH1
FIX: When a line size matches the terminal size, next line is printed on the same line in the log file

Xshell 2.0 Build 0806 - Released November 30, 2005

FIX: When user keys are imported in SSH User Authentication, those cannot be selected until the next session
FIX: When no user key is present at startup, OK button in the SSH User Authentication dialog box stays disabled after user keys have been imported
FIX: Hide Session Tab hides the Session bar
FIX: "Wrap lines that exceed terminal width" option being applied to log file
FIX: Input error when connected to POP3 server with the Telnet protocol
MOD: clear command now scrolls up the screen instead of erasing it

Xshell 2.0 Build 0802 - Released November 1, 2005

FIX: Full screen and orginal window position problem in dual monitor mode
FIX: Session names composed with 4 characters displayed in capital letters

Xshell 2.0 Build 0712 - Released October 27, 2005

FIX: Starts in wrong size when closed minimized with context menu.
FIX: Whem first character is delimiter, double click selection functions incorrectly.
FIX: Prompt is displayed twice when a command such as 'ping' is used in the Xshell command mode.
FIX: Some characters are printed when a session is created with the open command and then closed.
FIX: In the Sessions dialog box, session information can be edited from the details view.
FIX: "Exit to local shell on connection close" functions in reverse.
FIX: Message box is displayed below the Sessions dialog box when the "Always on top" menu is enabled.
FIX: Program terminates when after connected with TELNET protocol, and then connection method of the session is changed to SSH.
MOD: Splash image of install package

Xshell 2.0 Build 0708 - Released October 10, 2005

NEW: Multiple session in a single window (session bar, session tab)
NEW: Serial port connection
NEW: Quick Commands
NEW: Customizable toolbar
NEW: Auto logging configuration for each session
NEW: Terminal (network) printing
NEW: User can define the word delimiters for selection by double-clicking
NEW: Customizable mouse buttons and support for triple-click to select a whole line
NEW: Customizable margins and line, character spacing of the terminal window
NEW: Support for Full-screen (Alt + Enter)
MOD: Improved Sessions dialog and session management (tree view, concurrent multiple session)
MOD: Improved Compose Bar (send command to all open session)
MOD: Improved status bar (security lock, session selection, network traffic: up/down)
MOD: The sessions dialog box is now resizable
MOD: Xactivator can be started automatically when user logs in
MOD: Public key is saved at the last page of the User Key Generation Wizard
FIX: Fixed menu positioning error on multiple monitor environment

Xshell 1.2 Build 02 - Released June 9, 2004

NEW: Automatic file and directory name completion using Tab key at the SFTP command line
NEW: Opens an Open dialog box when no argument is given after SFTP 'put' command
NEW: Cancels file upload/download using the Ctrl + C key sequence
NEW: Mouse click in combination with shift key on mc environment selects text instead of sending coordinates
FIX: When Xshell invokes Xftp or itself, it passes wrong Xagent related information
FIX: The Advanced button for TELNET protocol is enabled when the Properties dialog is opened in local command line.
FIX: Wrong cursor color in the Preview of the Color Scheme dialog box
FIX: Hangs in SFTP command prompt when 'put' command gets errors
FIX: IME window reposition problem when multi-bytes Asian input system is active
FIX: When a new session is created with advanced SSH option, two session files are created
MOD: Shows more descriptive messages when the server rejects X11-forwarding request

Xshell 1.2 Build 01

FIX: Wrong file filters in the Open dialog box
FIX: Can not change the name of color scheme
FIX: Ctrl+Alt+T, Ctrl+Alt+F do not work at all

Xshell 1.2

NEW: Supports SFTP protocol
NEW: Supports ssh-agent using Xagent
NEW: Adjustable cursor color and blinking speed
NEW: Easy and quick connection with Xactivator
NEW: Column select
NEW: Interoperable with Xftp program for easier file transfer
NEW: Opens new terminal/file-transfer window to the currently connected host
MOD: Extended Backspace/Delete key settings

Features in Xshell 1.0

NEW: Supports SSH1, SSH2 and TELNET protocol
NEW: Supports TCP/IP and X11 forwarding
NEW: Interoperable with Xmanager® program for X11 forwarding
NEW: Various Connection Methods: Open dialog box, address bar, local command line, shortcut
NEW: User Authentication Methods: RSA/DSA Public Keys, Password, Keyboard Interactive
NEW: Supports International Language & Encoding including UTF
NEW: Powerful local command line for advanced users
NEW: Powerful search with regular expression