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BETA Mark Gilmore Thu, 08 Jun 2000 14:54:52 -0400

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The 4.4.002 BETA has been uploaded to
http://www.usit.com/omnip/ecsb.zip.

WARNING: The special Item Editor buttons (e.g. "RECORD", "PLAY",
"LEARN", etc). have NOT been throughly tested (if at all).

	4.4.003 (06/08/00)

    19)	At startup, ECS now loads all SR-Session commands at once,
rather
	than reloading all commands every time another SR-Session Item
	is initialized (it's MUCH faster).

    20)	ECS no longer reloads SR commands when an SR-Session command is
	spoken which has no acknowldege or terminator command, as such
	a reload is not needed (and slows things down).

    21)	ECS now accepts remote phone-session passwords with
access-levels
	lower than OWNER (i.e. USER-level passwords are now accepted).

    22)	This IE setup change is NO LONGER REQUIRED:
		Click TOOLS.
		Click INTERNET OPTIONS.
		Under "Temporary internet files", click SETTINGS.
		Under "Check for newer version of stored pages",
			select "EVERY VISIT TO THE PAGE".

	I recommend that you RESTORE this setting to "AUTOMATICALLY",
	as this will speed up your "normal" (none-ECS) browsing.

    23)	Web pages now initialize faster (States appear sooner).

    24)	Corrected problem related to the rewinding and fast-forwarding
	of phone-messages (during playback).

    25)	When converting recorded messages to .WAV files, ECS now raises
	the volume by 700% (so as to address the problem whereby recordings
	play back too quietly). To override this setting, create a TEXT
	Item named "ECS_RPC_WAV_GAIN" whose text is the percentage to
	adjust (e.g. "300" for 300%). You need NOT restart ECS to test
	such adjustments (just save the Text Item).

    26)	If you find that TTS is playing too quietly thru your modem,
	create a TEXT Item named "ECS_TTS_WAV_RPC_GAIN" whose text
	is the percentage by which you wish to increase the volume
	(e.g. "300" for 300%). You need NOT restart ECS to test such
	adjustments (just save the Text Item).

    27)	Text-Line comparisons made via the IS/T1 operator are no longer
	case-sensitive.

    28)	When creating TVLNEW.TXT (in TVL.BAT) and TV-GUIDE.TXT (in
TVL4.EXE),
	TVLNEW.HTM & TV-GUIDE.HTM are also created (for display as web pages).

	In TVL.BAT, I added these lines (just prior to "GOTO EXIT"):
		rem Create HTML file:
		COPY PRE.TXT+TVLNEW.TXT TVLNEW.HTM
		GOTO EXIT

	To see the related additions in EXAMPLE.CFG, search for "HTM".

    29)	HTML (web) versions of the Item and Event Editors are now
supported.
-- 
Mark Gilmore
Omnipotence (ECS home automation software)
http://www.usit.com/omnip
423-745-0026
Hours: Mon-Sat, 9AM-8PM/EST

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