Note:

WindTerm 2.4.0 changes the upgrade method to simplify subsequent upgrades or cloud synchronization. Please read the Upgrade to learn more.

Usage:

Windows

Upgrade

Versions before Version 2.4.0

1. Start WindTerm and select the profiles directory and quit.
2. Replace the new .wind/profiles folder with the old profiles folder.
3. Restart WindTerm and all the sessions and configuration will be restored.

Versions after Version 2.4.0

1. Start WindTerm and select the profiles directory containing the old .wind folder.
2. It is recommended to choose the Home Directory to facilitate subsequent upgrades.

If the .wind folder needs to be moved to another system:

1. Quit WindTerm.
2. Replace the new .wind folder with the old .wind folder.
3. Restart WindTerm and all the sessions and configuration will be restored.

The .wind folder is cross-platform.

Known Issues:

• [ZMODEM] Only support file names contains ASCII characters in Windows, otherwise the file name of the transfered file will be garbled after transmission, but it does not affect the correctness of the file content. Linux and MacOS version does not have this problem.

Changes in Version 2.4.0 Prerelease 1 (2022-3-20):

Translation:

• [FRENCH] Update the language file, contributed by EvoWebFrance@github and LuxNegra@github. #499

Features:

• [APP] Supports specifying the path of the .wind profiles folder to facilitate subsequent upgrades and cloud synchronization. #161 #411 #438 #529 #537 #541 #601
• [GUI] Add Anything Palette and Tunnels buttons to the menu bar.
• [TAB] Supports using Alt+1 to Alt+5 to select the first to fifth tab, and Alt+0 to select the last tab. #82 #86 #420
• [LOG] The log file name and content templates support including %z - Time Zone.
• [SSH] Supports independent tunnels opening, stopping and management. #189 #194 #373 #444
• [SSH] When the listening port of a tunnel is set to 0, dynamic port allocation is supported.
• [SESSION] Supports setting the background color of the tab of a session.
• [SESSION] Supports using the shortcut key Ctrl+D to close the unconnected or disconnected session. #397 #526
• [SESSION] Supports new proxy type ProxyCommand. #557
• [SESSION] Supports importing "ProxyTelnetCommand" field from PuTTY configuration.
• [SESSION] Supports clearing the screen locally. #335 #447 #530 #553 #571
• [SCHEME] Added dumb system to support highlighting, folding, outlining and clearing the screen locally of dumb devices.
• [SCHEME] Supports highlighting IPv6 and MAC.

Improvements:

• [GUI] Simplify the menu items in the menu bar to provide more screen space.
• [GUI] The pop-up widget of the More button in the toolbar is modified to a menu.
• [TAB] Even when only one tab is open, the activation mark of the tab is displayed.
• [TAB] Improve the appearance of a tab by increasing the transparency of the background color and reducing its drawing area.
• [TRANSLATION] Automatically handle mnemonic characters in strings to be translated.

Bugs:

• [GUI] When using the shortcut key Ctrl+Shift+W to close a tab, the confirm dialog will not pop up.
• [GUI] The text in the input box is sometimes displayed in gray as placeholder text.
• [GUI] After modifying the name or icon of a session, reconnecting the session did not use the new name and icon correctly.
• [GUI] When the bottom dock is expanded, the tooltip of the Expand button should be Shrink, not Expand.
• [TAB] The background color of the close button in the tab of the Shell Pane is not transparent.
• [LOG] Blank lines in the log are incorrectly logged as %v. #556
• [SESSION] When modifying DataType of a Tcp Session to text and saving, the value is incorrectly saved as binary.
• [SESSION] When the session is disconnected, some cached text may not be correctly output to the screen.
• [SESSION] When the session is logged out, no Remote channel is closed is reported.