What's New in version 1.3.0:

New features:

• Added a transmit line delay option which adds a specified delay after certain characters such as new line characters (configurable).
• Added a transmit character delay option (configurable).
• Added a "Connection/Send Break" menu item for sending serial breaks.
• Added the option to play a notification sound after a text file has been sent.
• Added auto-connect feature.
• Added the .hex file extension to the "Text Files" file type set (for the "Send Text File" dialog).
• It is now possible to have default settings loaded at startup and when a new terminal window is opened. If a default.stc settings file exsists in the application folder of CoolTerm, it will be applied to new terminal windows.
• Added a menu item to save current settings as default settings.

Improvements:

• Pressing ENTER or RETURN in the connection settings dialog now envokes the "Ok" button, even if a textfield is currently selected.
• Pressing ESC in the connection settings dialog now envokes the "Cancel" button, even if a textfield is currently selected.
• Pressing Shift+ENTER or Shift+RETURN now invokes the "Send" button in "Send String" windows.
• Improved handling of command line arguments.
• The values for "Receive Buffer Size" and the character and line delays are now limited to a range from 0 to a maximum value (2,147,483,647 and 10,000, respectively).
• When a "Send String" window is opened, the text field now receives focus automatically.
• Improved exception handling and error reporting.
• Improved behavior of the command history buffer and menu.
• GUI improvements.

Fixes:

• Fixed a bug that allowed opening multiple "Save As..." for the same Terminal window dialogs on Windows.
• Fixed a bug that could cause a StackOverflow on serial port errors due to calling port.flush
• Fixed bug that could cause a crash when sending empty strings via a "Send String" window.
• (Win) Fixed issue that would allow the terminal window to be activated via the taskbar when the connection options window is open.
• Several minor bug fixes.

What´s New in version 1.2.0:

• Added "Line Mode" to the communication settings. In "Line Mode" a line of typed text will not be sent to the serial port until the Enter key is pressed.
• Added "History" which is available in "Line Mode" the up and down arrow keys can be used to select previously typed lines.
• Added a receive buffer size limit option.
• Added handling of the bell character (ASCII code 7), which can be enabled through the communication settings.
• It is now possible to open the communication settings and edit certain options while the serial port is open.
• The viewer mode (plain or hex) is now saved as parameter in connection settings files.
• The size and position of terminal windows is now saved with connection settings.
• Fixed bug that converted occurrences CR+CR+LF strings to single spaces on Windows.

What´s New in version 1.1.2:

• Separated option to handle backspace characters in ASCII view from option to convert non-printable characters.
• Changed character used to display non-printable characters to a period (ASCII code 46) for better compatibility and consistency across platforms.
• Changed short cuts for "View/Autoscroll" and View Mode menu items to avoid conflict with other menu items such as "Edit/Select All".
• Windows build now associates .stc files with CoolTerm.
• Minor bug fixes.

What´s New in version 1.1.1:

• Added option to handle backspace characters in ASCII view to Connection Settings.
• Fixed bug in SendString that prevented typing 8 in hex mode.
• Fixed bug that printed the wrong character for cursor down key when ConvertNonPrint was enabled.
• Added a "Check for Updates" Menu item.