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Change Log

This document describes the changes that have taken place between the different NoteKeeper versions.

  • Added
    • Always on Top mode
  • Fixed
    • Access Violation (crash) at 0x004E55AB - thanks to LZSV & AH (Perth) for bug reports.
    • Access Violation (crash) at 0x004E57E2 - thanks to Pete (New Jersey).

  • Added
    • Basic batch node exporting.
    • Image zooming and rotation.
    • NoteKeeper is now 100% freeware.
  • Fixed
    • Problem closing windows that open as maximized.

  • Added
    • Optional splash screen.
  • Fixed
    • Allow use of clipboard shortcut keys (Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V, Ctrl-X) when renaming nodes.
    • For encrypted files, stop prompting for a password every time the 'File Properties' window is closed.

  • Fixed
    • Intermittent crash when exiting options window (Visual C++ Bug - Q195032).

  • Fixed
    • Password entry window was being hidden by splash screen.
    • 'Bookmark not found' messages on exit.
    • Problems with 'Reload last used file' option.

  • Fixed
    • Errors when changing options.

  • Added
    • Foreign data storage.
    • Right-click menu for text editor.
    • Single click activation.
    • Word wrap option.
  • Fixed
    • File extension for image exports was defaulting to 'rtf'.
    • Intermittent crash when importing or exporting data.
  • Updated
    • Better help documentation.

  • Fixed
    • The 'Find Nodes' dialog was enormous on some systems.
    • File window was being minimized if both 'Start in System Tray' and 'Last last used file' options were set.
    • Tried to patch rare mysterious crash when exiting the program.

  • Added
    • Optional task list (for each file).
  • Fixed
    • Copy and paste operations involving folders across different files would cause a crash.
    • Crashed when trying to access the properties of a folder node.
    • Phantom drag operation occurred if node was clicked whilst editting node name and name was zero-length.

  • Fixed
    • Intermittent access violation (crash) when loading/saving nodes on some systems (same as 0.5.1).

  • Fixed
    • New options had incorrect default values.

  • Added
    • Default editor font selection.
    • Multi-lingual spell checking based on the Unix program Ispell currently maintained by Geoff Kuenning.
    • Option to start in system tray.
    • Option to reload the most recent file.
    • 'Select All' option on Edit menu.
    • Text import font selection.
  • Fixed
    • Printing of text nodes did not work properly.
    • The program did not load and suggested installing Internet Explorer 4 even though it, or a higher version was installed.

  • Fixed
    • Intermittent access violation (crash) when loading/saving nodes on some systems.

  • IMPORTANT NOTES
    • To solve legal problems with using strong encryption, a 'Professional' of NoteKeeper has been released that will include the encryption features.

  • IMPORTANT NOTES
    • Encryption facilities within NoteKeeper have been restricted whilst legal problems are being resolved.
      We expect normal service to resume in a few weeks.
  • Added
    • Half-second delay after incorrect node password entry.
    • Menu icons.
    • Minimize to system tray.
    • Node keywords - Associate keywords with nodes to make searching easier.
    • Node searching facility - Find nodes by title, keywords, and content.
    • Numerical sorting (optional).
  • Fixed
    • Node Bookmarks were added to the file, but sometimes not displayed until the file was reloaded.

  • Fixed
    • Document import sometimes caused an access violation (crash).

  • Fixed
    • Image import sometimes failed to import properly or crashed during import.

  • Fixed
    • Data was not be correctly stored if password was changed while the node was open.
    • Help menu was not configured properly to work with the Help Bar.
    • New routine to save settings in beta version did not work properly.

  • Added
    • Extra system information in log.
    • Padlock glyph on top of encrypted nodes.
  • Fixed
    • Crashed when opening a node that contained no data (ie. new text node) on non-Engish systems.
    • New password dialog appeared even though encryption options for the node hadn't changed.

  • IMPORTANT NOTES
    • Because NoteKeeper is now distributed with 128-bit encryption as standard, citizens of, or people based in the following countries may not download or use this product: Afghanistan, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burma (Myanmar), Burundi, Croatia, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iran, Iraq, Liberia, Libya, Nigeria, North Korea, Peoples Republic of China, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Uganda, Yugoslavia (Federal Republic of).
  • Added
    • Checks for required library at program start-up.
    • Error interception and logging system.
    • Node load/save progress indicators that were removed in version 0.3.
    • Password based 128-bit encryption of individual nodes and/or an entire file with a choice of algorithms.
    • Version details on About window.
    • Window position and toolbar states are now saved between instances.
  • Fixed
    • Node Editor didn't repaint properly whilst loading a node.
    • Right-drag menu was appearing when it shouldn't.
    • Splash screen was not being displayed before loading the main window.
  • Optimised
    • Slightly improved speed and accuracy of bilinear resizing - Thanks to Ulrich von Zadow.

  • Added
    • Bookmarks.
    • Customisable main logo.
    • Clipboard functions to copy nodes between files.
    • Drag-drop importing from Windows Explorer.
    • Help documentation.
    • Image printing (very basic).
    • More advanced tree sorting. Can now sort nodes ascending or descending alphabetically and with folders first, last, or not at all.
  • Fixed
    • Accessing animated GIFs caused memory leakage.
    • Certain combinations of mouse clicks on the popup menu would cause a GPF (crash).
    • Deleteing a folder with child nodes would cause a fatal exception (crash) under certain conditions.
    • Importing a locked file would cause an access violation (crash).
    • Importing GIF files that did not contain a global colour map would cause intermittent access violations (crash).
    • Moving a node from a folder to the root of the tree caused a fatal exception (crash).
    • Print preview of a document now ignores the background window colour.
  • Optimised
    • Simplified popup menu.

  • Added
    • Basic tree sorting.
    • Item node and parent folders now become bold when displayed.
  • Fixed
    • NoteKeeper did not run correctly on non-Internet Explorer 5 machines. Now works on all Internet Explorer 4.01 and above machines.

  • Fixed
    • Incorrect handling of different NoteKeeper file versions (non-destructive bug).
    • Loading an invalid file from Windows Explorer caused NoteKeeper to hang with only the splash screen visible.
    • Uninstall program did not delete all installed files.

  • Added
    • Automatic compression.
    • Basic (and I mean basic!) documentation.
    • Document import facility (installed Microsoft text converters only).
    • Node export facility.
    • Progress bar for node load and save.
    • Progress dialog for image import.
  • Fixed
    • Fixed tree icon resource wastage.
    • Fixed node deletion not flagging document as changed.
    • Fixed false error message appearing after double-clicking a NoteKeeper file in Windows Explorer.
    • Fixed missing open node indicator bug.
  • Optimised
    • Node drag-and-drop interface (again).
    • Splash screen handling.
    • Image node display (no more flicker!).

  • Added
    • Added image node support (via import).
    • Added third-party copyright notices.
    • Added splash screen.
  • Fixed
    • Fixed small problem with editing a node label and changing selection simultaneously.
  • Optimised
    • Node delete logic.
    • Node drag-and-drop interface.

  • IMPORTANT NOTES
    • File format has been altered to allow for likely future developments and as a result, files created with the previous versions are now incompatible. An upgrade program is available to all testers.
  • Added
    • Keyboard shortcuts for text editing.
  • Fixed
    • Colour indicator on toolbar dropdowns changed to black when the system colour scheme changed.
    • Font name and size controls in the toolbar became confused when a text selection contained multiple fonts.
    • Incorrect font was set when 'None' or 'Automatic' was selected from the toolbar dropdowns.
    • Minor user interface bug.
    • Saving a file did not save any changed made to an open node.
    • Windows Explorer's new document shell extension created an invalid NoteKeeper file.
  • Optimised
    • Drag-and-drop interface (still a bit to do).
    • Uninstall routine.

  • Fixed
    • Email link on About window did not work.
    • User interface bug with changing node/folder names in the tree (annoyance-only bug).

Initial Release