[Ham-Mac] MultiMode 4.6.0 Beta Available

[Chris Smolinski]

A beta version of MultiMode 4.6.0 (b2) is available for download. 
There are numerous additions and changes from version 4.5.0, listed 
at the end of this email. Here are the highlights:

Added a macro editing window. Some folks were having difficulties 
editing macros, since the version of Text Edit shipped with OSX can't 
save in plain text format.

Added a text input box for characters to be transmitted. Much easier 
to use than the previous approach which mixed transmitted text into 
the main text window. There is also a scrolling display showing text 
as it is being transmitted, so you can see how faw along the 
transmission is, and when it is completed.

You can connect a client to MultiMode via TCP/IP and get the decoded 
text. For what use? You could pass the data on to another program for 
further processing, or make it available to others. I'm sure some 
enterprising folks will find a use for it.

Lots of bugs fixed as well, and some user interface enhancments.

The URL to downoad a copy is:
ftp://ftp.blackcatsystems.com/pub/MultiModeOSXbeta.dmg.gz

This is beta software, so there may likely be additional bugs and 
rough edges. Your comments are greatly appreciated, and if you do get 
a crash on startup, please forward the STARTUP_STATUS_DEBUG file to 
me. Also try trashing your existing preferences if you get a crash on 
startup, that often helps.

Changes from version 4.5.0:
Added macro editing window.
Added text input box at bottom of main window.
Added display of what characters have been transmitted.
Added ability to send from a text file.
Can past text into transmit buffer.
Added ACF Auto-Correlation Function.
Added TCP/IP connections, clients can receive a stream of decoded text.
Can now copy decoded text from the display to the clipboard.
Improvements to waterfall display.
Fixed some bugs dealing with CW and RTTY transmitting.
Added ASCII transmitting.
Fixed bug with HELL mode display not updating.
Added font size to preferences.
Fixed a bug that could cause a crash when selecting a serial port.
Increased maximum length of received fax transmissions.
Improved SSTV VIS code detection
Added several additional SSTV modes
Can load PICT, GIF, JPEG, TIFF,PNG, BMP files now to send via SSTV
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Chris Smolinski
Black Cat Systems
http://www.blackcatsystems.com