Chapter 4 Late-Breaking News
This chapter lists late-breaking new features that arrived too late to be included in the "What's New: A Closer Look" in the Solaris 7 (Intel Platform Edition) Installation Library. You may also want to refer to the online new_features file in the SUNWrdm package on the Solaris CD for additional information on new features.
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The information in this chapter supplements any information listed in the new_features file that is part of the SUNWrdm package on the Solaris 7 CD. If you boot from the Solaris 7 CD, the new_features file is located in the directory:
/cdrom/sol_7_x86/s2/Solaris_2.7/Docs/release_info/C
The default installed location for the new_features file is the directory:
/usr/share/release_info/Solaris_2.7/C
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The name of this product is Solaris 7 but code and path or package path names may use Solaris 2.7 or SunOS 5.7. Always follow the code or path as it is written.
Solaris Name Change
This release of Solaris is called Solaris 7 instead of Solaris 2.7. As the Solaris product line continues to grow, this name change will make it easier for you to determine which products in the Solaris line you might want to use.
In Solaris 7, the transition to the new name change is in progress. That means that you will still see references to Solaris 2.7, and even to Solaris 2.x.
The name of the core operating system has not changed. In this release, it is SunOS 5.7.
Euro Unit Support
Support for the new Euro currency has been added to the Units command. This new feature enables you to enter, display, and print the new Euro currency symbol. It also adds system support for monetary string formatting in Euros.
However, exchange rate conversion between the Euro and other currencies is not supported. This should be handled at the application level.
Arabic and Hebrew Support
Arabic and Hebrew support forms a part of the overall Complex Text Layout (CTL) support in the Solaris 7 operating environment of which Thai is also a part. The following information outlines the major features of this support including language features, information on how to enter Arabic and Hebrew characters, and printing.
The following Arabic and Hebrew features are supported in the Solaris 7 operating environment:
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Language Features
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Bidirectional Text
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Character Shaping
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Ligatures
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Diacritics
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Symmetrical Swapping
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English and Hindi numerals
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Split cursor
A split cursor or two cursors appear on the same line is a new feature to solve the ambiguity when the text insertion point is in the boundary between Hebrew and English text.
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Input Support
An input mode window is located at the bottom of each desktop application window. This window initially displays in English. Press Control--T simultaneously to switch to Arabic or Hebrew input mode. The input window now displays in Arabic or in Hebrew. You can now enter Arabic or Hebrew text.
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Printing support
A new man page called ctlmp has been added to the Solaris 7 operating environment to provide information on how to print CTL language documents. Type man ctlmp to display the ctlmp man page.
No Support for 3.3V
The pcic nexus driver for the PCMCIA interface does not support 3.3V on devices. Cards that are 3.3V only do not work correctly; they seem to hang a system. There are several related causes for this problem:
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The pcic driver cannot determine if it is a 3.3V only card (needs to read this information from the bus bridge and refuse to set 5V)
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The pcic driver cannot specify that 3.3V is needed
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