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The following outline the key features and functions provided by this version, as well as issues resolved in this release:
The following logos and platform support were added in this service pack.
Reflection 16-1 SP1 has earned the Compatible with Windows 7 logo.
Citrix Certification
Reflection 16-1 SP1 has earned the VMware Ready logo certification .
Reflection Desktop includes the following security improvements:
Applied code changes to address security vulnerabilities associated with the FreeType library used in Reflection X Advantage.
Updated Reflection X Advantage with Java u131critical patch update.
This service pack includes a number of product enhancements.
This property can be used to set up mouse wheel mapping. To map wheel up or down events, use the MouseButtonCombination object, but with WheelDirection set instead of the Button (Left or Right).
This reduces errors due to failure to recognize a completed transmit. It also improves performance. (With previous methods, the screen draw state had to be checked multiple times.)
The ability to copy to or paste from 4 different buffers was added to InfoConnect Desktop (this is a Legacy InfoConnect feature). The CopyToBuffer and PasteFromBuffer methods were added to the VBA and .NET API to make this functionality available for automation.
NOTE:This feature was not added to Reflection.
RXA fixes and improvements
Periodically, exiting definitions become invalid and need to be removed. Now there is an easy way to do this.
Two options were added to the RXA command line: -delDupClients and -delDupSessions for use along with the -import option. These options delete existing X Client and Session definitions that have the same names as those contained in the rxd file the user is importing. For example:
-noStart -import someRXDFile.rxd -delDupClients -delDupSessions.
The options are not case sensitive. That is, -delDupClients is the same as -deldupclients.
The Delete duplicate X client definitions and Delete duplicate session definitions settings were added to the Import Definitions dialog. These have the same functionality as the two command line options, mentioned above.
When selected, Unicode characters that are not contained in the X Consortium approved standard encoding are replaced with question marks ('?') when converting a selection to a compound text (CTEXT) target.
By mapping the mouse wheel Up or Down actions to send Up or Down keys, you can set up the mouse to page up or down through large tables of data without touching the keyboard.
NOTE:If you create a mouse map for IBM and assign it to VT - some actions like Up or Down will not work.
Added the setKeyboardMapAction, showQuickPadAction and setHotSpotFileAction actions. These actions can now be assigned in the Select Actions dialog box.
Imported legacy keyboard map and hotspot files now handle external file references for the setKeyboardMapAction, showQuickPadAction and setHotSpotFileAction actions -
This allows multiple users to run InfoConnect from one shared installation.
This is a Legacy InfoConnect feature and is now supported when using the Classic MDI user interface. You can access this feature from the Edit menu.
This allows you to set up this action to open a document in user data subfolders.
Reflection Desktop includes software fixes that resolve several previous issues.
Changed the value that Reflection and InfoConnect return at byte 82 in the CopyOIA buffer so that it is consistent with the value returned by Host Explorer and Extra!. This change corrects problems with a specific application.
Changed the CASL Save statement to make the file name parameter optional. If the statement doesn’t include a file name, the session name is used. OK
Fixed problems that caused this CASL error when using the BusyCursor function by changing this function to a "no-op."
When layouts that included sessions with Extra! Basic startup macros were opened, the macros sometimes ran against the wrong sessions. When the last session was loaded, that session's macro ran against the session that had focus when the layout completed loading. (If the layout was saved with another session in focus, the macro ran against the wrong session.)
When loading a layout, Extra Basic startup macros now run against the appropriate sessions.
When accessing 5250 terminal popup windows, the following error messages were displayed: CPF5192 “Data sent to device not valid” and RPG9998 “Internal Failure in compiler or subroutine.”
This service pack supports the "Ignore EUI Command Error" and “CursorProgressIndicator” in Reflection Desktop 16.1 so that Reflection Desktop no longer crashes when accessing IBM 5250 terminal popup windows.
This service pack fixed problems with using Visual Basic for Applications to access the COM object.
The InfoConnect Desktop COM API Stream method is now returning protected text as expected.
Fixed problems with QuickPads Docking locations. The locations are now saved when QuickPads are closed and re-selected.
Fixed problems with text visibility that occurred when using a black background in the QuickPad Designer. When text or group box controls are added into a “Black” background QuickPad, their default foreground color is set to “White.”
Fixed problems with QuickPads shrinking after switching sessions.
Fixed the Show ToolTips setting in the Manage QuickPads dialog box so that ToolTips are hidden if this option is unselected.
Fixed problem with RXA windows losing title bars or becoming unresponsive after they are open for long periods of time.
Fixed problems with loss of custom keyboard data that occurred when using the command line to import an RXA definition file that contained a keyboard map.
All windows are now completely and accurately rendered.
Menus now display icons by default.
This service packs fixed problems with sessions showing the wrong custom Menu Bars and Toolbars when sessions with different terminal types were opened in Classic MDI mode.
The Preview button in the Classic UI designer now displays an image of the toolbars and menus you are designing so you can see how they look before you save them.
All imported toolbar buttons are now imported and displayed, even if they map to an unsupported action.
This service pack fixed problems with the location that Reflection and InfoConnect look for the SSH configuration scheme. For Both InfoConnect and Reflection, the “SSH configuration scheme” dropdown is now populated from the following locations in the order shown: %programdata%\Attachmate\Reflection %programdata%\Micro Focus\Reflection UserDir set in WorkSpace Settings (Registry)
This service pack fixed problems with selecting theme files.
This service pack fixed problems that allowed users to close the workspace or sessions when these actions were restricted.
This service pack fixed problems with custom file selection. After selecting a custom file, that file is now selected and displayed in the list when the dialog box used to select the file is reopened.
This service pack fixed problems with selecting converted theme files.
Fixed problems that occurred in IBM5250 sessions when external commands that executed in the Windows environment were sent with file paths that included spaces.
This service pack fixed problems that prevented the Workspace from opening after Reflection or InfoConnect companion MSIs for all users were installed.
The RSC - FTP response “426 Data Connection destroyed” occurred when performing a TLS file transfer to a Unisys Host
TLS FTP transfers to Unisys host now work as expected.
The IP address and Port configured in the printer profile is now used for the connection instead of the IP address of the display session. More details for new setting in printer sesson TN Association Use TerminalCx"
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