
                      PGPTools for OS/2* - README.TXT
                      -------------------------------

                  Copyright (c) 1999-2003 by Bernd Giesen



Welcome to PGPTools for OS/2. PGPTools for OS/2 is a 32-bit
OS/2 PM frontend for the encryption software Pretty Good
Privacy (PGP) v5.0 for OS/2.

This README file contains information you need to install PGPTools
for OS/2 and is divided into the following categories:

   -  Before you install PGPTools for OS/2
       - Software Requirements
       - Hardware Requirements
   -  Getting Help
   -  Installing PGPTools for OS/2
   -  License
   -  History/Changes
   -  Trademarks
   -  Contact



Before you install PGPTools for OS/2
------------------------------------

   Software Requirements
   ---------------------
   Using PGPTools for OS/2 requires the following software:

   - OS/2 Warp* 4 (Presentation Manager)
   - PGP v5.0 for OS/2 (GA)  (see online documentation)
   - for use of PGPKeys the Watcom VX REXX runtime library
     VROBJ.DLL v2.1d is required (among others separately
     available at http://Bohn-Stralsund.de)

   - optionally:
     -----------
     Netscape* Navigator/2 v2.02 or Netscape Communicator/2 v4.x for
     using the links from within the online documentation

   Hardware Requirements
   ---------------------
   IBM-AT 386 compatible Personal Computer



Getting Help
------------

   You'll find more informations about PGPTools for OS/2 after the
   installation in the online documentation that is located in the
   folder "PGPTools for OS/2". The application itself contains a
   context-sensitive online help which can be called by pressing the
   F1 key at any time.

   Moreover, you'll find web links in the online documentation, where
   you can download the GA release of PGP v5.0 for OS/2.



Installing PGPTools for OS/2
----------------------------

   Before starting the installation it is highly recommended to close
   ALL other currently running applications!!!

   Launch the program INSTALL.EXE and follow the instructions there.
   PGPTools for OS/2 is going to be installed in a directory of your
   choice. Additionally, a folder is created on the desktop. You
   can completely uninstall PGPTools for OS/2 using the also installed
   (De-)Installation utility whenever you want.

   IMPORTANT: If you've currently installed a version of PGPTools for
   =========  OS/2 prior to v1.30 please select the option 'Delete the
              installed components and re-install' on the following
              question by all means!!!"

   NOTE: Neither the install utility nor PGPTools for OS/2 will modify
   any system files or system settings!



License
-------

  GNU General Public License according to version 2 or higher


History/Changes
---------------

  v1.50:

            NEW:      PGPTools is now distributed under the terms of the
                      GNU General Public License. See the file COPYING or
                      GPL.HTM for details.


  v1.49:

            FIX:      PGPTools for OS/2 now accepts long file and directory
                      names containing space characters. This applies to the
                      keyring filenames and to the editor's filename as well
                      (see important notes in the online help of the
                      "Preferences" dialog).


  v1.48:

            FIX:      Just a minor fix: In most cases the message "The
                      initialization file must be updated. Please check
                      your settings and save them again!" appeared while
                      opening the "Preferences" dialog from the system
                      menu, even if an update was not really necessary.


  v1.47:

            NEW:      Optionally, a PGPTools for OS/2 toolbar using small
                      push buttons is now available.

            NEW:      After decypting/verifying a text editor can be called
                      from the log window to immediately display the
                      decrypted/verified data.


            FIX:      There appeared wrong bitmaps on the 4 toolbar push
                      buttons in the German release of PGPTools for OS/2
                      if the PGPKeys package wasn't installed.

            FIX:      Some bubblehelp texts were partially cut off when the
                      main window was located too close at the screen borders.


  v1.46:

            CHG:      Improved (more moderate) behaviour of the application
                      if the main window should always float on top of the
                      desktop.

            CHG:      Filenames are no longer forced to be displayed in
                      upper case letters in the edit field of the 2nd file
                      selection dialog during verification/decryption.


            FIX:      The push buttons' bubble help windows now appear
                      correctly again and always in foreground.

  v1.45:

            CHG:      Extra success message box no longer appears upon
                      finishing a PGP decrypt/verify action since another
                      action's result window is already displayed.


            FIX:      Using UNC filenames in the file selection dialog
                      caused a SYS3175 when continuing to use the file
                      selection dialog in this way.

  v1.44:

            CHG      The command processor to call PGP for OS/2 is no
                     longer fixed preset to "CMD.EXE", but is now retrieved
                     by evaluating the environment settings COMSPEC,
                     respectively OS2_SHELL. This makes it possible to also
                     use alternative command processors e.g. like 4OS2.
                     If the evaluation fails, the default command processor
                     "CMD.EXE" is continued to be used.

  v1.43:

            NEW:      The main window's title bar can now optionally
                      be switched on or off in the popup menu. The
                      title bar's current state is automatically stored
                      in PGPTOOLS.INI. The "Alt" key combinations known
                      from the system menu can also be used if the title
                      bar is switched off. The popup menu can now be
                      activated manually by pressing "Shift+F10" if the
                      main window has the input focus.

            NEW:      During the installation a program object for
                      PGPKeys for OS/2 is created in the program folder,
                      so that it can be directly launched from there.


            CHG:      During a currently running PGP action, no other PGP
                      action can be simultaniously executed any longer.
                      Pressing a corresponding pushbutton in the main
                      window or selecting an entry in the popup menu will
                      be ignored in this case.


            FIX:      When PGPTools for OS/2 was launched it did not appear
                      in the window list.

            FIX:      The state of any pushbutton in the main window wasn't
                      reset properly, if the mouse cursor was moved out of
                      the pushbutton area while the left mouse button was
                      pressed. Starting the selection of a PGP action in this
                      way could not be aborted (although it usually should
                      be possible so).

            FIX       Keyboard input (e.g. the cursor keys) was locked in
                      the main window.

            FIX       The mouse cursor appears correctly again as a wait
                      cursor within the main window area while a PGP action
                      is performed.

            FIX:      Memory leak fixed.

  v1.42:

            NEW:      Integration of an eagerly awaited PGP key
                      administration (PGPKeys by Thomas Bohn).
                      It can be launched by the newly added pushbutton
                      "Launch PGPKeys" or by the popup menu.

            NEW:      The preferences notebook (on the "General" page)
                      was expanded with a "Always display hint window"
                      checkbox and a "Send key server" entry. If the
                      checkbox is enabled and the PGPKeys package is
                      not available or incomplete for some reason (see
                      PGPTools for OS/2 online help for more details)
                      a respective message window will appear upon each
                      startup of PGPTools for OS/2. In "Send key server"
                      a server address (URL) can be entered where the
                      key administration PGPKeys will upload the PGP
                      public key to (default address: hkp://wwwkeys.pgp.net).

            NEW:      PGPTools for OS/2 now restores its last window
                      position on the desktop.


            FIX:      If the environment variable PGPPATH contains more
                      than one path entry (each separated by a semicolon),
                      only the first one will be considered for use with
                      PGPTools for OS/2 by default.

  v1.30:

            NEW:      The system menu and the preferences notebook
                      (on the "General" page) were expanded with the
                      "(Window) always on top" item. In the system menu
                      this setting can be toggled for the current
                      session, whereas in the preferences notebook this
                      setting may be saved permanentely. If enabled,
                      PGPTools for OS/2 is caused to always remain the
                      topmost window on the desktop unless if minimized.
            NEW:      In the key selection listbox window the encryption
                      algorithm, that was used to create the key, is now
                      additionally displayed.


            CHG:      By great user request I decided to now display
                      private/secret keys in the key selection listbox,
                      too.
            CHG:      The listbox elements were rearranged. For a better/
                      clear appearance another font (System VIO 10) was
                      selected.


            FIX:      In minimized state the symbol of PGPTools for OS/2
                      could no longer be moved by mouse.
            FIX:      The state of some checkable settings in the popup
                      menu were not always considered correctly during
                      execution of the corresponding PGP actions.

  v1.21:

            FIX:      The stored state of the "Always encrypt to self"
                      setting was not evaluated/loaded correctly during
                      startup, only if this setting was saved first during
                      a program run in the preferences notebook before
                      encrypting a message.

  v1.20:

            NEW:      A currently running PGP action can always be
                      terminated by pressing the ESC key (where the
                      PGPTools for OS/2 window must have the input focus!).
            NEW:      During a running PGP action the mouse pointer is
                      displayed as a wait cursor (clock) within the
                      PGPTools for OS/2 window.
            NEW:      A context-sensitive online help is now available for
                      the file selection dialog windows.


            CHG:      The preferences window is now a notebook rather than a
                      simple dialog window.
            CHG:      The timeout for an automatic termination of a currently
                      running PGP action has been increased up to 60s. This
                      should be enough to also process very large files.
            CHG:      Selecting the passphrase entryfield will now directly
                      mark an existing passphrase.


            FIX:      The passphrase's entryfield ist now properly positioned
                      within the dialog window, even with different screen
                      resolutions.

  v1.01:
            First public release



Trademarks
----------

   OS/2 and Warp are registered trademarks of the IBM International
   Business Machines, Inc.
   All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.



Contact
-------

   For suggestions or if you have any trouble with PGPTools for
   OS/2 you can contact the author in the following way:

   Email:    Bernd.Giesen@t-online.de
   Homepage: http://home.t-online.de/home/Bernd.Giesen

   Please note:
   ------------
   If you've questions or problems regarding PGPKeys, please contact
   its author Thomas Bohn directly, not me! This guarantees a simple
   and fast handling in your own's interest.

   Email:    Thomas@Bohn-Stralsund.de
   Homepage: http://Bohn-Stralsund.de

