Version: 4.4.1.8
Add terminal emulation to any .NET application or service with VT and Telnet controls.
Product Release History
The following is a list of public releases for all components shipped with PowerTCP Emulation for .NET (Latest Release 2011-10-03)
Emulation for .NET
Current Version: 4.4.1.8
4.4.1.8    Released: 2011-10-03
  • Enhanced ANSI color support for the display. Users can now select from set color schemes, or customize each normal and bold (bright) color individually.
  • Added a CursorColor property, and a new "Bar" CursorStyle.
  • Added a BoldNegativeColor property.
Product fixes in this release:
  • Fixed issues with BCE (Background Color Erase) clears.
  • Telnet now recognizes and correctly handles a server reset (abort).  (5426)
  • Fixed Numeric mode so that number strokes are sent when Numlock is off.  (5438)
  • Addressed several PrintPassthru issues.  (5441)
  • The status bar no longer flickers when the screen is updated frequently.  (5473)
  • The negative background color now matches exactly the normal foreground color.  (5474)
  • Fixed an issue where the EnhancedScrollbackBuffer was missing data after a partial clear screen.  (5479)
  • An issue with setting cursor position when typing in the scrolling region was addressed.  (5490)
  • Fixed padding so that it is consistent with other scrollable controls.  (5507)
  • The Vt.Paint event now fires.  (5517)
  • The mouse cursor style can now be changed.  (5518)
  • Fixed ScrapeHtml so that cells with no ansi color are transparent.  (5525)
4.4.0.7    Released: 2011-04-05
  • Some custom Start delegates have been replaced with the .NET Framework standard WaitCallback delegate. This generally means that callback functions no longer include the calling component as a parameter (this is true even for custom delegates that were not replaced).
  • The Connect method was updated to take the new TcpSession object as a parameter. TcpSession is a serializable object that facilitates the saving of session settings.
  • The AuthenticateAsClient and AuthenticateAsServer methods were updated to take the new ClientSecurity and ServerSecurity objects as parameters, respectively. These two objects are serializable, facilitating the saving of security sessions.
  • The ReadToX functions (ReadtoDelimiter, ReadToCount, ReadToEnd) were updated to throw the new DataException when an error condition occurs. DataException includes a DataRead field which provides the data read prior to the exception.
  • Several samples were updated with "model" classes, to fall more in line with the Model-View-Controller (MVC) design philosophy. For more on MVC, see the "MVC Design in Applications" page of the help file.
  • If an empty string is specified as a Credentials.CommandPrompt, the login call will now return immediately after receiving a password response.
  • Added a KeyPad.Pc option which indicates the control should send the sequence associated with the PC keyboard key.
  • Reduced the selection sensitivity to behave more like other applications.
Product fixes in this release:
  • Pressing the KeyPad Enter key now generates the correct sequence.
  • Fixed a problem with MS Global Input Method Editor (IME) usage.  (5201)
  • Fixed area selection when the VT control scrolls.  (5347)
  • Fixed issue where CursorStyle would always change to Block after being set to Invisible, regardless of the previous style.  (5351)
  • Fixed an issue where the components would not use a specified local port under certain circumstances.  (5359)
  • The Vt control now processes 'DA' sequences with no parameter properly.  (5383)
  • The Vt control now switches to 8-bit operation when receiving a DECSCL command.  (5387)
  • Pressing the NumLock key no longer changes the behavior of the numpad keys when used in Application or Numeric mode.  (5388)
  • Fixed issue where the VT control would grab focus whenever data was written to it.  (5394)
  • Setting the TerminalType no longer resets other properties to default values.  (5399)
  • Fixed an issue with updating the last two rows in the display when paging within a vi editor.  (5413)
  • Fixed a deselection issue that would occur when an area of the display was selected prior to having any data written to it.  (5421)
  • Fixed a flicker that would occur when forms containing the VT control would overlap in an MDI container.  (5422)
4.2.1.7    Released: 2010-05-24
  • PowerTCP Emulation has been updated with a new install and VS 2010 integration.
Product fixes in this release:
  • Data Direction in the Log event handler has been fixed to no longer always be DataDirection.In.  (5169)
  • Pressing Return now sends the correct sequence.  (5175)
  • Control characters that are not processed are no longer shown in the display.  (5179)
  • Fixed a scrolling region issue where outside areas would appear within the region when the scrolling region did not reach the bottom of the display.  (5196)
  • Blinking has been tweaked so that the forecolor matches the backcolor when intensity is 0.  (5227)
  • The cursor position is now set correctly when Refresh is called in the Resize event handler.  (5234)
  • Saved cursor attributes are no longer reset to default values when loaded.  (5237)
  • The cursor position is now set correctly after DECOM is set.  (5243)
4.2.0.3    Released: 2010-01-05
  • Emulation for .NET now uses native Framework classes for SSL functionality.
  • Emulation for .NET has a new licensing model. External runtime license files are no longer utilized. Instead, a license resource is generated and embedded within the executing assembly.
  • Special Graphic Character fonts have been replaced with Unicode equivalents.
  • Line drawing precision has been improved and is now more proportional to the selected font.
  • Drawing techniques have been optimized.
  • Support for the true DEC Supplemental Set has been improved.
  • Auto and Controller PrintTypes now print black-on-white instead of using the ForeColor and BackColor.
Product fixes in this release:
  • Multiple pages are now correctly printed when PrintType is set to Controller.  (5154)
  • Colors are now accurately printed when PrintType is set to Controller.  (5154)
  • The display no longer produces strange artifacts and problems with the scrollbars when the font size is changed within the VT Resize event.  (5161)
  • Scraped line characters are now more accurately represented when copied to the clipboard.  (5163)
  • Fixed an issue with writing to the status bar.  (5164)
4.1.0.9    Released: 2009-11-12
  • Added Visual C++ samples for VS.NET 2008.
Product fixes in this release:
  • Fixed an index out of bounds error that could occur when BufferRows = 0 and an area of the display was selected and extended outside the bounds of the control.  (5137)
  • The default encoding is now set to ASCII to prevent unintentional encoding.  (5142)
  • Fixed various issues discovered using emulation test software.  (5145)
  • Fixed scrolling problem when a CRLF was displayed outside the scrolling region.  (5152)
  • All data is now printed when PrintType.Controller is used.  (5154)
  • Fixed various issues with the status line functionality, including making it read/write for all emulation types.  (5155)
4.0.1.0    Released: 2009-10-06
Product fixes in this release:
  • Fixed an index out of range issue when Encoding was set to Unicode.  ()
4.0.0.8    Released: 2009-10-02
  • This latest version of the venerable PowerTCP product line gets a new .NET 2.0 re-design that leverages the power of the latest .NET environments to provide the most advanced Internet Communications controls and components available. Some of the features include:
  • VT52, VT100, VT220, VT320 terminal support
  • Key mapping simplified with a specialized KeyDown event
  • Screen scraping functions for extracting text from the display and scroll buffer
  • Display customization with numerous options
  • International character set support
  • Graphic characters fully supported for all fonts
  • Comprehensive style information for every cell in the display
  • Automatic HTML conversion of scraped text
  • Powerful printing capabilities, including auto-print
  • SetStream option sends and receives automatically
  • The Emulation for .NET product also includes Telnet, Rexec, Rsh and Rlogin communication components. Features include:
  • Auto-option negotiation with easy configuration options
  • Secure SSL Telnet support
  • Blocking reads that wait for defined delimiters, specifically designed for scripting applications
  • Start method for easily implemented multi-threaded applications, including cross-threading marshaling support
  • Logging event for easy debugging and session logging
  • Proxy support
  • Double-wide Unicode character support
  • TrueType Font support
  • Support for ClearType and standard font smoothing
  • 64 bit OS support
1.1.4.0    Released: 2008-07-25
Product fixes in this release:
  • A cell width problem introduced in version 1.1.3.7 was corrected.
1.1.3.7    Released: 2008-07-24
  • Vt.CharacterSize is now a read-write property.
  • The new Vt.CharacterOffset property permits the user to set characters' offset within a cell.
Product fixes in this release:
  • The StatusLine can now be set properly with multibyte characters, both programmatically and with VT sequences.  (4339)
  • Display is now correctly refreshed when the column number is changed.  (4595)
  • Fixed alignment of cursor when display uses certain character sets.  (4752)
  • LocalEcho now works for typed Unicode characters (for example, with East Asian keyboards).  (4753)
  • KeyPress DataEventArgs.ToString() will now properly return Unicode characters.  (4754)
  • Fixed condition under which Dispose method would hang.  (4792)
1.1.1.6    Released: 2007-10-25
Product fixes in this release:
  • Screen scraping "windows-1251" encoded text using the SelectedText property now works as expected.  (4283)
  • Resolved various problems associated with the Encoding property.  (4284)
  • Corrected Cell.Styles initialization problem.  (4361)
  • Setting the screen size via the VT Interface no longer clears the display.  (4535)
  • Reduced memory used when performing a WaitFor operation (only affected Telnet DLL, not VT).  (4540)
1.1.0.0    Released: 2006-12-15
  • NOTE: This version was also released as version 1.0.4, but after a week it was decided to increment the minor version.
  • A new Encoding property for full support of Unicode characters was added
  • A new Extended argument has been added to the KeyDown event, for distinguishing between standard and "extended" keystrokes added
  • Printed pages now match the display font as closely as possible
Product fixes in this release:
  • A problem with displaying NRC Set characters was corrected  (4171)
  • Character 127 no longer displays as a space  (4208)
1.0.3.0    Released: 2006-08-11
  • Emulation for .NET now supports 64 bit environments.
Product fixes in this release:
  • Telnet no longer stops when it receives an unknown option  (3575)
  • 12 pt Courier New can now be underlined  (3691)
  • Drag and Drop has been refined in the display  (3769)
  • Issues where the screen failed to clear were addressed  (3773, 3776)
  • The mouse cursor now changes to an arrow over the scroll bars  (4053)
1.0.2.0    Released: 2005-11-01
Product fixes in this release:
  • Fixed problems when switching to Double Wide and Double high characters
  • Arrow keys now repeat when held down
  • Fixed resource leak when creating VT on new thread
  • Screen no longer flickers when a VT is dynamically created
1.0.1.0    Released: 2005-09-16
  • This release of Emulation for .NET introduces a new feature that simplifies distribution. With previous releases, inclusion of the separate POWERVT.FON file was required when distributing applications to target machines.  If this file was not included, the default vt220_ascii font was not available. The POWERVT.FON file is now included as a resource that, if not found, is automatically extracted into the deployment target's System32 directory! For cases in which the targer user lacks sufficient privileges to write to the System32 directory, the POWERVT.FON file is still available for manual distribution
Product fixes in this release:
  • Corrected situation when wrong sequences sent for PGUP key
  • Also includes updates to version 1.0.2.0 of the Telnet DLL
  • No longer throwing an unhandled exception when the server closes the internal telnet connection
  • No longer incorrectly hiding scrollbars
  • No longer rendering a blank display when form is closed
  • Internal Telnet Client no longer crashes when connection is immediately closed
  • No longer get 'Divide by zero error' with Vt.Write in certain conditions
  • Fixed GDI leak when VT instance is created on a form
  • Now able to write to windowed VT instances when windowless instances exists
  • Corrected situation when certain characters would be misinterpreted and thus displayed incorrectly
  • EnsureVisible method now correctly includes scrollback buffer
  • Added Powervt.fon as a resource. If an application is started on a system that does not have Powervt.fon installed, the font will be created from a resource and installed into the System32 directory
  • Obsolete properties no longer throw exception when Form.Localizable = True
1.0.0.0    Released: 2003-12-22
  • Thank you for your interest in PowerTCP Emulation for .NET. Our goal is to bring you the best component user-experience possible. Please go to the documentation to learn about our product within the Visual Studio environment. We have included dozens of tutorials to help you understand how to use PowerTCP. For comments, suggestions, or complaints about the documentation, please use the e-mail link at the bottom of every page to contact Dart’s Documentation Team. Every response will be read and where possible, your suggestions and ideas will be included in future releases. If you have suggestions, advice, or complaints about the functionality of our product, either with respect to the protocol or integration with Visual Studio .NET, please write us at suggestions@dart.com or contact your sales representative. We want your feedback!