# Win32console 1.3.0 Released

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32console-1-3-0-released/185136>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [March 14, 2010, 11:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32console-1-3-0-released/185136 "2010-03-14T23:04:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/0ea827/32.png) [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2010, 11:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32console-1-3-0-released/185136/1 "2010-03-14T23:04:09Z")

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win32console version 1.3.0 has been released!

- [http://rubyforge.org/projects/winconsole](http://rubyforge.org/projects/winconsole)
- [http://github.com/luislavena/win32console](http://github.com/luislavena/win32console)
- [http://rdoc.info/projects/luislavena/win32console](http://rdoc.info/projects/luislavena/win32console)

Win32::Console allows controling the windows command line terminal  
thru an OO-interface. This allows you to query the terminal (find  
its size, characters, attributes, etc). The interface and functionality  
should be identical to Perl’s counterpart.

A port of Perl’s Win32::Console and Win32::Console::ANSI modules.

This gem packages Gonzalo G.'s Win32::Console project, and  
includes  
a compiled binary for speed. The Win32::Console project’s home can be  
found at:

[http://rubyforge.org/projects/win32console](http://rubyforge.org/projects/win32console)

Changes:

### 1.3.0 / 2007-03-14

- Enhancements

- Bugfixes

- Known issues:

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**Author:** ![luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/0ea827/32.png) [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2010, 2:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32console-1-3-0-released/185136/2 "2010-03-15T02:37:47Z")

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Luis L. wrote:

> win32console version 1.3.0 has been released!

Cool.

> - Known issues:
> - win32console no longer automatically translate encoding to the console  
> output enconding.

Just curious, why not?

Regards,

Dan

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**Author:** ![luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/0ea827/32.png) [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2010, 9:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32console-1-3-0-released/185136/3 "2010-03-15T09:11:01Z")

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On Mar 15, 2:37 am, Daniel B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Luis L. wrote:
> 
> > - Known issues:
> > - win32console no longer automatically translate encoding to the console  
> > output enconding.
> 
> Just curious, why not?

The hardcoded codepage translation were removed as these included  
binary data not compatible with 1.9.

Due the nature of 1.9, performing regular expression matches for ANSI  
escape codes between encoding was expensive.

So there is no magic Iconv happening and instead allowed the developer  
control it.

Regards,