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REFERENCES Bibliographic Software                                Version 4.3e
Version history                                  (c) Volker Kiefel, 1995-2020
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    This file describes essential changes/enhancements implemented in recent
    versions of REFERENCES. The current version of this software is 4.3e.

Version 4.3e (December 2020)

    With version 4.3e, Linux 64 bit (x86_64) binary executable files and
    Windows 32 bit and 64 bit files are provided, so that users do not need to
    compile themselves. Windows 32 bit files may also be used on modern 64 bit
    Windows versions. 

    Colored menu options are now available in both the Linux and Windows
    versions. For Windows, use of colored menu options requires a terminal
    which processes ANSI escape color sequences (details are described in the
    documentation).

    Significant changes in arr file format: version numbers for archive files
    (.arr) introduced, current version is 1.1. Now keywords items may contain
    ``,'', in the archive file (.arr) keywords are separated by ``;'' (in
    earlier versions keywords were separated by ``,'').

    In the functions [main-e b], [main-e c], [main-e s] (browse database),
    printed records contain keywords separated by semicolon instead by commas
    which reflects the changes in the arr file format described in the
    previous paragraph. Similarly, the format definition keyword %kwds now
    generates a list of keywords separated by semicolons.

    Extension of the command line interface of refs43[.exe] and etext[.exe]:
    some command line options added, which override options on the
    configuration file.  In v4.3e it becomes possible to define an
    alternative configuration file name. This is done by adding ``-c
    alt_cfg_file'' to the call of refs[nn] and etext by the script file (.bat
    on Windows-systems, .sh on Linux systems).

    Small problem in radmin.exe for Windows removed (batch scripts calling
    refs43.exe and etext.exe: before the first line beginning with "cd .." a
    line with the drive character and a colon (:) is added: "c:" or "d:"). In
    previous versions, if the batch script was called from another drive, the
    change to the drive with the References installation would not work
    properly.

    Script tbt2macro.awk added. (Dokumentation updaten), script
    group-num-cit.awk added.

(October 23, 2020)