Professional Documents
Culture Documents
176:
* NEW: Optional side panel in comic browser to show all group headers
* NEW: Option in preferences to force all stacks in a list to the same layout
Build 0.9.175:
Build 0.9.174:
Build 0.9.173:
* NEW: Quick Rating dialog with Twitter support like in the mobile versions
* NEW: Added sorting by Story Arc to device syncingC:\Users\markus\Software
Projects\NET\cYo\Projects\ComicRack\Viewer\Controls\
* NEW: Option to adjust the width for exported double pages
* NEW: Option to keep the original image file names in exported/converted comics
* NEW: You can now also drag&drop selected books into library folders and create a
list there (and not only on the top level)
* NEW: Designer/Query button in Smartlist Editor to switch between the two editing
modes
* NEW: Dropping a book onto a folder while pressing Alt will insert a Series based
smartlist instead of a reading list
* NEW: Dropping a book onto a smartlist will add a Series based query entry to the
smartlist
* NEW: Dropping a stack onto a folder while pressing Alt will insert a smartlist
based on the stack criteria
* NEW: Dropping a stack onto a smartlist will add a stack based query entry to the
smartlist
* NEW: Dropping a Search Browser entry into the library browser will now create/add
a smartlist entry (Alt modifies to create a reading list)
* NEW: Quick Search for Library lists
* CHANGE: Removed the "Custom" prefix for custom field headers in detail mode
* CHANGE: Sorting folder now uses the same sorting as in lists (ignoring the, etc.)
* CHANGE: Activated copies will recheck state once a month
* CHANGE: Name parser now understands YYYY/MM constructs
* CHANGE: Current changes are now used as defaults for new sync settings
Build 0.9.172:
* NEW: Setting the quality to 0 for WebP will switch to the lossless compressor
Build 0.9.171:
Build 0.9.170:
* BUGFIX: If data source connection failes on start up no changes are saved to the
local db part
* BUGFIX: Reading comicrack.ini files from alternate configurations (-ac)
* BUGFIX: Fixed default cover image for fileless entries
* BUGFIX: Explicitly closing the sql database when shutting down
* BUGFIX: Fixed paste of custom values in Multi Comic Dialog
Build 0.9.169:
* NEW: Implemented a way for mobile devices to detect if CRW is available (CRA
1.76+)
* NEW: Added Scan Information to Tile display
* BUGFIX: Fixed possible exception when opening empty comic list with the "Open..."
command
Build 0.9.168:
* CHANGE: Sync now keeps at least 128 MB free on devices (defined in ComicRack.ini)
* CHANGE: Changed grouping of custom values to use a name grouper
* CHANGE: Sorting custom values now correctly handles numbers
Build 0.9.167:
Build 0.9.166:
* NEW: New hook to run scripts on shutdown (with option to cancel shutdown)
* NEW: Added Flick Left/Right for Windows 8
* BUGFIX: Fixed thumbnail updates in the database (bug had all kinds of ugly side-
effects)
Build 0.9.165:
Build 0.9.164:
* CHANGE: ComicRack.ini has new settings to choose the engine for each file type
(CbzUses, CbrUses, Cb7Uses, CbtUses)
Build 0.9.163:
Build 0.9.162:
Build 0.9.161:
* CHANGE: Added Time is now always editable (and not only for fileless entries)
* CHANGE: Added day to default caption format
* CHANGE: Format strings now support all fields (DefaultCaptionFormat etc.)
* CHANGE: Book Dialog overview no longer shows dates not set (opened etc.)
* CHANGE: During sync the Win7+ Task icon now shows the Device icon
* CHANGE: Switched Published Grouper to default Date Grouper
* CHANGE: Some visual tweaks
* CHANGE: Some code hardening
Build 0.9.160:
Build 0.9.159:
* BUGFIX: Fixed escaping of '"', '[' and ']' in the smart list query language
parsers
* BUGFIX: Some missing translations
Build 0.9.158:
* CHANGE: Ctrl+Del does now exactly the same as Del and hitting OK (all defaults of
the checkboxes are used)
* CHANGE: Checking "Remove also from Library" is now remembered in the
remove/delete dialog
* CHANGE: Wikipedia search menu entry is now at the bottom of context menus
* CHANGE: Removed Maximum limits from renumber script
Build 0.9.157:
* NEW: Books can now be removed from Smart Lists (reset is in smart list editor)
* NEW: Added new Publisher Icons
* NEW: Option to cancel wireless syncs from the device
* NEW: New command in Comic Dialog to order pages by different criteria
* NEW: Publisher Icons can now be extended with an applicable year range (see
Publisher.zip DC Icon)
* NEW: New setting in export to rotate double pages by 90�
* NEW: Setting in Advanced Preferences to limit the system memory ComicRack is
using
* NEW: Implemented a query language (like SQL) for Smartlists.
* NEW: Added Copy/Paste support for Smartllists and the new query language
* NEW: Added simple text based Smartlist editor (press ctrl while clicking "Edit")
* NEW: Reordering of devices in the Device Dialog with drag & drop
Build 0.9.156:
* CHANGE: New "PageCachingDelay" setting in ComicRack.ini to set the delay for page
caching
* CHANGE: Custom List backgrounds now use the 3D cover view
* CHANGE: For wireless sync needs ComicRack for Android 1.64+
* BUGFIX: Smartlist editor no longer jumps back to the top when adding/removing
rules
* BUGFIX: "Clear internet cache" did not work
* BUGFIX: Fixed alternating line background in list details view
Build 0.9.155:
* BUGFIX: Fixed missing Main Character/Series Group/Story Arc in the Search Browser
* BUGFIX: Fixed missing autocomplete for Series Group/Story Arc in Multiple Comics
Dialog
* BUGFIX: Fixed error synching empty smart lists
* BUGFIX: Fixed crash when switching away from a script in the Smartlist Editor
* BUGFIX: Fixed possible crash in splash dialog
* BUGFIX: Fixed possible crash when opening the page context menu
* BUGFIX: Fixed possible crash in page animation
* BUGFIX: Fixed handling of memory caches > 2 GB
* BUGFIX: Fixed possible crash in disk cache
* BUGFIX: Hardened cleaning up of memory caches
* BUGFIX: Hardened wireless sync communication
* BUGFIX: Hardened Clipboard handling
Build 0.9.154:
* NEW: Added new script hook to execute scripts during startup (see sample scripts)
* NEW: Added script commands
ComicRack.Application.Restart()/ScanFolders()/SynchronizeDevices()
* NEW: Option to keep last read eComic from series on device during sync ("But keep
last read")
* NEW: SyncKeepLastRead setting in ComicRack.ini
* NEW: When exporting Reading Lists from Smart Lists you now can select to export
as single entries (and not smart list)
* NEW: Scripts can now set/get/delete custom values for books with
book.SetCustomValue(key,value)/GetCustomValue(key)/DeleteCustomValue(key)
* CHANGE: Redesign of sync options (may not be compatible in all cases with old
settings)
* CHANGE: Synching limited lists now interleaves by sort order
* CHANGE: Synched lists now default to "sort by series"
* CHANGE: Removed "Reverse" option for synching
* CHANGE: For synching Android Client 1.62 and up is required
Build 0.9.153:
* NEW: Duplicate list command now has a drop down list of the folders the
duplicated list should be stored in
Build 0.9.152:
* NEW: Sync lists can now be limited by book count or size (size is only estimate
when optimized or webcomic)
Build 0.9.151:
* NEW: Added Story Arc, Series Group, Main Character and Review meta data
* NEW: Implemented data and check update from sync client
* BUGFIX: Fixed "+" and "!" modifier with webcomics (broke Freak Angels.cbw)
Build 0.9.150:
* BUGFIX: Fixed menu commands for toggling sidebar and small preview
* BUGFIX: Fixed various sync issues
* BUGFIX: Sync conversion now honors the temp folder setting in ComicRack.ini
* BUGFIX: Added missing help references for sync dialogs
* BUGFIX: Fixed possible lock when opening books
* BUGFIX: Fixed Search Browser selection still active when closing Search Browser
* BUGFIX: Fixed entries in Search Browser when selecting empty list
* BUGFIX: Fixed selection drawing in Search Browser
Build 0.9.149:
* NEW: Scripts can now show the information dialog for books
(ComicRack.Application.ShowComicInfo(books))
* NEW: Synchronizing page type changes back from the Android app
* NEW: You can now drag/drop books somewhere on the main window to open them
(caption, menu etc.)
* NEW: WebComic parser now supports file:// Uris. This allows to make filesystem
based webcomics
* NEW: WebComic parser has predefined variables "ComicFileName" and "ComicFilePath"
for relative image paths
* NEW: Multi-image layouts for WebComics (see wiki for new Compositing element)
* NEW: New pattern options for WebComics (see wiki)
Build 0.9.148:
* BUGFIX: Fixed loading of JPEG images in 32 bit mode with non standard EXIF-chunks
* BUGFIX: Fixed initial position of Tasks Window
Build 0.9.147:
* CHANGE: Custom IPs are now also used when searching for pair devices
* CHANGE: Smartlists with limit criteria are no longer randomized
* CHANGE: Browser Scraper now supports self refering last pages
* BUGFIX: Using folders as source for syncing was broken (first sync cleared
everything on the device)
Build 0.9.146:
* NEW: Support for wifi sync requests from the Android client
* NEW: Better synchronization logic with multiple concurrent devices
* NEW: Implemented size optimization for sync (used values are in comicrack.ini)
* NEW: ExtraWifiDeviceAddresses setting in ComicRack.ini to specify a list of wifi
device ip addresses (only if autodetection does not work)
* CHANGE: Hidden Mac files are now ignored from scanning (can be changed in
ComicRack.ini with MacCompatibleScanning)
* CHANGE: Gracefully handle missing WPD API (e.g. Windows Server 2K3)
* CHANGE: Export rescaling now default to BestQuality (which does make a
difference)
* CHANGE: Export quality slider now has a value tooltip
* CHANGE: Sync entries now default to optimize false (as there is a slight quality
reduction)
* CHANGE: Optimized conversion/transfer process during sync to speed up slow
connections (e.g. wireless)
Build 0.9.145:
Build 0.9.144:
* NEW: USB Synchronization with ComicRack for Android devices
Build 0.9.143:
Build 0.9.142:
Build 0.9.141:
* CHANGE: Keyboard shortcut editor now supports directly pressing the keys instead
of selecting them from the list
* CHANGE: Again new "Unknown" Icon
* CHANGE: New Publisher/Imprint/Format/Special icon sets
* CHANGE: Selection of time/date format in detailed list
* CHANGE: Tags field is also used for lookup in Special Icons
* CHANGE: Names found in Format icon sets are now added to the default format list
* CHANGE: Names in the age rating icon sets are now added to the default Age Rating
List
* CHANGE: Extended Manga field with "Yes (Right to Left)"
* CHANGE: Support for MangaRightToLeft icon in Special Icon set
* CHANGE: Quick search �nput field gets bigger when focused
Build 0.9.140:
* NEW: Added "Icons" column in comic list to show all the icons (format, publisher
ect.)
* BUGFIX: Fixed help menu initialization (multiple copies of same entries possible)
* BUGFIX: Possible null exception when using recursive lists
* BUGFIX: Fixed hang when setting page in the reader to a filtered page type
* BUGFIX: Text Matchers with empty values did not work correctly after a restart
* BUGFIX: Fixed some spelling errors in the German Language Pack
* BUGFIX: Fixed very longstanding part scrolling bug where visible part jumps
left/right when reaching top/bottom border during scrolling
* BUGFIX: Fixed severe Smartlist editor layout bug (introduced in 0.9.137)
* BUGFIX: Browse Scraper for WebComics did miss the last page
Build 0.9.139:
* NEW: Script Console now also logs output for Web Comic Scraper
* NEW: ComicRack.ini setting "NumericLibraryGauges" to turn on/off numbers in
library gauges
* NEW: Added Australian Age Ratings
* NEW: Added ComicRack Online Manual
* NEW: Support for separators in custom help menu entries
* NEW: "HelpLink" entry in Package.ini to create a help menu entry for the plugin
* NEW: Added bunch of new icons
* NEW: Added bow shadow to thumbnails (ThumbnailPageBow setting in ComicRack.ini to
disable)
* NEW: Autotuning system for getting good defaults for the system (see
ComicRack.ini DisableAutoTuneSystem setting)
Build 0.9.138:
* BUGFIX: Comic Book Dialog now correctly handles invalid Added Dates
* BUGFIX: Date Grouper now correctly handles some invalid and future dates
* BUGFIX: New Book entries where initially not editable
* BUGFIX: Fixed locking of query caches
* BUGFIX: Fixed possible exception when deleting files from disk
* BUGFIX: Fixed possible exception during workspace storage
* BUGFIX: Fixed layout problem in Library Preferences
* BUGFIX: Fixed drawing disabled state of spin button down arrow
* BUGFIX: Fixed missing GUI refresh in some cases when changing preferences
Build 0.9.137:
Build 0.9.136:
* BUGFIX: Possible missing/wrong scrollbars when groups are collapsed in the list
view
* BUGFIX: Smartlist entry "Series: Start of Gap" was labeled "Series: End of Gap"
in English locale
* BUGFIX: Correct hiding of main menu with minimal gui turned on in fill docking
* BUGFIX: Possible Access Violation in resize images
* BUGFIX: Fixed custom thumbnails most recent list when using icon files
Build 0.9.135:
* NEW: Support for Statistic Series Values (Book Count, Page Count, Pages Read
Count, Read Percentage, First Number,
Last Number, First Year, Last Year, Running Time Years, Average Rating,
Average Community Rating, Gaps,
Last Added, Last Opened, Is End of Gap, Is Start of Gap) for smartlists
and columns
* NEW: ISBN Number
* NEW: Catalog Quicksearch category
* NEW: List of open eComics in Page Context Menu
* NEW: Added Position properties to pages (Near/Far) to set anchors for non cover
to cover scans
* NEW: Added Collapse/Expand all Groups command to the view menu
* NEW: Double click on the group arrow collapses/expands all groups
* NEW: Added Select All/Reset Background commands to view context menus for
comic/page lists
* NEW: Notes field for lists/smart lists (displayed as tooltip)
* NEW: Setting custom thumbnails for stacks
Build 0.9.134:
* BUGFIX: Info dirty flag was not set to database entries if modify files was
turned off
* BUGFIX: Behavior settings where not saved if preferences where switched to tab
layout
* BUGFIX: Fixed navigation overlay hide/show with mouse movement
* BUGFIX: Fixed scrolling of comic list while inplace editing
* BUGFIX: Fixed group selection problem in book view
* BUGFIX: Fixed the "ask for filename" option in export comics
Build 0.9.133:
Build 0.9.132:
Build 0.9.131:
* NEW: Added Quick Open feature when no comic open (with additions to preferences
and smart list editor)
* NEW: Added "window.external.Config" string value for HtmlInfoPanels to store
configuration data
* NEW: Added new fields for paper catalog management (plus support throughout the
application)
* NEW: Double click on background in Multiple Comics/Paste Data/Export
Dialogs/Preferences toggles between scroll/tab layout
* NEW: Support for scripts to draw overlays on thumbnails (see sample.py)
* NEW: Support for script local localization (simply put a language resource zip in
the script package e.g. de.zp, fr.zip)
* NEW: Added a close button to the visible part overlay to hide it
* NEW: ComicRack.ini setting to hide close button on visible part overay
(HideVisiblePartOverlayClose)
* NEW: New Quick Open settings in ComicRack.ini
* NEW: '+' Tab to add new reader tabs
* NEW: ComicRack now also reads %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\cYo\ComicRack\ComicRack.ini after
it read the default ComicRack.ini
Build 0.9.130:
* CHANGE: Custom thumbnail button now also has a reset option and recent files list
* CHANGE: "Copy Data" now also puts the XML representation into the clipboard
* CHANGE: Redesign of Shares UI
* CHANGE: Splash screen now fades in/out
* CHANGE: Consolidated some Plugin APIs
* CHANGE: Disabled the context menu in html info panels
* CHANGE: Localize method for scripts also tries to open default text resources
* CHANGE: Quicksearch filters are now saved (type and text)
* CHANGE: Added % tooltips to trackbars in Comic Display Settings dialog
* CHANTE: New Books script now automatically selects all new comics (if visible in
list)
Build 0.9.129:
Build 0.9.128:
Build 0.9.127:
* BUGFIX: Multiple Comics Dialog did not handle fractional ratings correctly
Build 0.9.126:
* NEW: DjVu read/write support for DjVu documents and single images in archive&web
formats
* NEW: ComicRack.ini settings for DjVu format
* NEW: Reordering of Tabs with the mouse
* NEW: Added "File Size" operator for smart lists
* NEW: "14, 2-, 4-5, -78" like page selection for export
* NEW: Added "Community Rating" field
* NEW: Ratings can now be set in the browser in details view by clicking into the
stars
* NEW: "Not" operator for smart lists sources
* NEW: ComicRack.App.GetLibraryBooks() script command to get all books from the
library
* NEW: Ability to add new "fileless" Comic book entries into the database
* CHANGE: Language Combobox in Multiple Comics Dialog now works the same was as the
one in the Comic Dialog
* CHANGE: Context help support for external/internal display of manuals (pdf, djvu)
* CHANGE: Rating now supports fractions (1.1, 4.9)
* CHANGE: Redesign of first Comic Book Dialog Tab, Multiple Comics Dialog
* CHANGE: Various optimizations in the list browser (especially with long lists)
* CHANGE: Filename parser now correctly handles "vol."
* CHANGE: "-schk" command line switch to display context help keys (for creating
mappings)
* CHANGE: Huge performance gain when using smart lists with lots of rules on huge
lists
* CHANGE: Fixed keyboard shortcuts for custom workspaces/list layouts
* CHANGE: Added "Letterers" to the Search Browser
* CHANGE: Reading list import creates new "empty" entries for not found books
* BUGFIX: Fixed null exception when no book is open and a numeric key is pressed
not handled by the reader
* BUGFIX: Possible solution to matrix exceptions
* BUGFIX: More robust broadcast code
* BUGFIX: Better handling of initial folder browser exceptions
* BUGFIX: Fixed wrongful deletion of output files (Cbz/cbz casing)
* BUGFIX: Delete file in File Browser did not remove the book from the list
* BUGFIX: Fixed flicker of html info panel
* BUGFIX: Missing "*.crplugin" in Open plugin dialog
* BUGFIX: Plugin file filter was not localizable
* BUGFIX: Various spelling mistakes
* BUGFIX: Fixed double tap handling in the reader
* BUGFIX: "Not" construct did not work as expected in Search Browser with multiple
selections
* BUGFIX: Fixed possible start of multiple concurrent instances
Build 0.9.125:
Build 0.9.124:
* NEW: Added scriptable comic info panels to the comic browser (HTML and coded UIs)
* NEW: Server Activity icon in the taskbar
* NEW: Server Statistics Dialog (button in library preferences or clicking on the
Activity icon)
* NEW: Served image quality settings for Shares.
* NEW: New file type .crplugin for ComicRack plugins (simply change the .zip to
.crplugin)
* CHANGE: List value editor popups now have also a simple Text tab
* CHANGE: If the eComic is remote, captions are displayed instead of filenames
* CHANGE: Removed limitation of 5 script toolbar buttons
* CHANGE: Different icon for Temporary Folder
* CHANGE: Removed Parallel Query implementations
* CHANGE: Added shortcuts to stack buttons (Alt-C, Alt-N, Alt-P). Translators have
to add them in their packages.
* CHANGE: Connecting to remote libraries is now handled in a progress dialog
* CHANGE: Plugin Packages with the extension *.crplugin can now be install with a
double click from the explorer
* BUGFIX: Book matching for imported reading lists did not work as expected in some
cases
* BUGFIX: Better/faster tear down of tabs interface
* BUGFIX: Copy Path/Show in browser was available for remote eComics in the tab
context menu
* BUGFIX: Pagelist in Comic Book Dialog did not use the correct page cache keys for
remote eComics
* BUGFIX: Error in group matcher if ParallelQueries was turned on
* BUGFIX: Bookmark main menu did not display bookmark entries
* BUGFIX: Open Next/Prev comic now correctly works (even with multiple libraries
open)
* BUGFIX: Sync to browser now correctly works with multiple open libraries
* BUGFIX: Added missing wiki help link for Smart List Dialog
* BUGFIX: Remote Libraries correctly display List-layout presets in the toolbar
menu
* BUGFIX: Library Browser View settings are now correctly saved for remote
libraries
* BUGFIX: After a restart the most recent list for remote servers was reverted
Build 0.9.123:
Build 0.9.122:
* BUGFIX: Server did communicate wrong id to clients -> not working caching on
clients
* BUGFIX: Expand/Collapse in Library did select the node
* BUGFIX: Fixed missing "Unspecified" entry in Search Browser (introduced in
0.9.121)
* BUGFIX: Context Sensitive help only when hitting unmodified F1
* BUGFIX: Forgot a private IP range
* BUGFIX: Possible delay when selecting library entries with the mouse
* BUGFIX: Multi value pop-up sizing in multimonitor situations
* BUGFIX: Fixed stack navigation bug (next/prev not working sometimes)
* BUGFIX: Fixed '&' in bookmark menu entries
* BUGFIX: Fixed huge memory leak in background database saving
* BUGFIX: Fixed huge memory leak when sharing full databases
Build 0.9.121:
* NEW: Option for not adding removed files to the library again (e.g. by scanning)
* NEW: ConfigScript Hook to write configuration scripts (and config button in
Preferences)
* CHANGE: Added Wiki icon for top level wiki search menu entries
* CHANGE: Moved initial Server connection into progress dialog with cancel button
Build 0.9.120:
Build 0.9.119:
* NEW: ComicRack can now run multiple shares with different settings at the same
time
* NEW: Network clients can now export eComics locally if the server allows it
* CHANGE: Own Server is now displayed in the Server list (but can not be connected
to)
* CHANGE: Fixed going through some proxies with the services
* CHANGE: InternetServerPort can now be set with command line (-isp) and
ComicRack.ini
* CHANGE: PrivateServerPort can now be set with command line (-psp) and
ComicRack.ini
* CHANGE: Removed Alt+Fx keyboard shortcuts
* CHANGE: Button in Export Dialog from "Add..." to "Save..."
* CHANGE: Open Remote Dialog now displays local shares and internet shares
(including the share settings)
* CHANGE: Scraper now ignores multiple matches with the same link on a page (makes
regexes easier)
Build 0.9.118:
Build 0.9.117:
* BUGFIX: Preferences Dialog did not correctly draw in Windows Classic style
* BUGFIX: Fixed Right to left reading modes
* BUGFIX: Crash when creating a new Smartlist at the top level
* BUGFIX: Fixed possible crash when ini file is in use
Build 0.9.116:
* NEW: Items in the Library Browser display the last item count
* NEW: Added smart wikipedia links to textbox/combobox popmenus in Comic Dialogs
* NEW: Scripts with icons are now added to the browser toolbar
* NEW: Added undo/redo to the browser toolbar
* NEW: Open stacks now have a prev/next button to change stacks
* NEW: A Search and Replace Script
* NEW: Added browser navigation
* NEW: Custom texturing for paper
* NEW: Support for Recent lists in Vista/Win7
* NEW: Win7 Taskbar Icon displays activity overlay
* NEW: ComicRack.ini values can now also be specified on the commandline
(/Name:value)
* NEW: Pages can now be grouped by Bookmarks
* NEW: ComicRack now supports elevated changing of file extensions
* NEW: Setting to prohibit page browsing when reaching page margins during scroll
* NEW: Added support for the new WebComic format
* NEW: Dialog for donations
* NEW: Added favorites to library browser
Build 0.9.115:
Build 0.9.114:
Build 0.9.113:
* CHANGE: "Long Click" for editing is no longer that sensitive to mouse movements
* CHANGE: Changed Ctrl-Right/Left to Alt-Right/Left in lists
* BUGFIX: In-place editing of items in the list always changed the currently
selected item
* BUGFIX: "Show in List" was available in the file browser and did crash the app
* BUGFIX: Fixed wrong page browsing in combination with filter criteria (deleted
etc.)
Build 0.9.112:
* NEW: Added High Quality 2nd pass software filters to the OpenGl renderer
* NEW: "Show in list" command
* NEW: "Duplicate List" command to generate new Smartlists from current selection
(quick search, search browser)
* NEW: Added Page Turn effect
* NEW: Forced double page layout mode
* NEW: New setting to turn off dog-ears for thumbnails
* NEW: Navigation overlay can be docked to top or bottom
* NEW: Two styles for the Magnifier (glass/simple)
* NEW: Numeric keypad now changes pages in the reader (if not redefined for custom
shortcuts)
* NEW: Grouping constructs in Smartlist (like ITunes 9)
* NEW: Reading lists can be opened like eComics (import to temporary container,
last eComic opened)
* NEW: LimitMemory setting in ComicRack.ini (-lm command switch) to limit the
memory ComicRack uses
* NEW: Setting to do page blending during fast paging
* NEW: 16/24 bit OpenGl compression mode for low powered systems
* NEW: ComicRack.ini setting DisableGhostscript to always use the built in PDF
parser
* NEW: "Edit (F2)" command in Comic Browser as an alternative to long click
* NEW: Ctrl-Left/Ctrl-Right now moves to another editable column while in list edit
mode
* NEW: Current Page Overlay now can optionally display the page names (can be set
in Preferences)
* NEW: Single scripts can be disabled/enabled in the preferences dialog
* NEW: Various ComicRack.ini settings for tuning the Page Bow effect
* NEW: Views remember states (scrolling, open stacks, quicksearch) when switching
between them
* NEW: Setting in preferences to turn off local search settings for each list
* NEW: Magnifier can be activated with a "long" click
* NEW: ReaderResize hook for scripts (see sample.py)
* NEW: Bookmark Count Matcher for Smartlists
* NEW: List/Smartlists can be opened in a new tab
* NEW: MaximumQueueThreads setting in ComicRack.ini to set the maximum count of
background threads for queues
* CHANGE: Limited the number of entries in the "Add to List" popup menu
(ListMenuSize in ComicRack.ini)
* CHANGE: Optimized Memory management for images together with OpenGl (Optimized
Page Cache defaults now to true)
* CHANGE: List switching is now faster
* CHANGE: Updated inet links to the new ComicRack site
* CHANGE: Better layout for the news dialog
* CHANGE: Single mouse click does no longer show the Library (if docking is fill).
Can be changed in ComicRack.ini
* CHANGE: Added scrollbars to Notes/Summary textboxes
* CHANGE: Moved startup news fetching into the background
* CHANGE: Small initial delay before showing navigation overlay
* CHANGE: New Comic Lists now default to no grouping and sorted by position
* CHANGE: Treeviews & comic lists now support scrolling during drag & drop
* CHANGE: The pages column now displays plain numbers (no Page(s) anymore)
* CHANGE: Some internal memory and image copy optimizations
* CHANGE: Better display update during fast paging
* CHANGE: Various caching optimizations
* CHANGE: Some changes to grouping/sorting of behavior settings in the Preferences
Dialog
* CHANGE: Made working with ghostscript faster
* CHANGE: Page type/rotation context menus now correctly work with two page display
* CHANGE: Preferences Dialog now displays detailed information about the memory
cache state
* CHANGE: Changed some global keyboard shortcuts to make F2 free for rename
* CHANGE: Faster access to cached page images while working on non cached images
* CHANGE: Hardware Filtering is now turned off by default (can be turned on in
Preferences)
* CHANGE: Adjust background color is now the default
* CHANGE: Removed the old and dated background for library/network/file browser
* CHANGE: Optimized creation of rotated/color adjusted images if original already
in cache
* CHANGE: Moved "Edit List Layout" button to the left
* CHANGE: Much nicer display/position of comic tab tooltips
* CHANGE: Moved all magnfier settings into the magnifier drop down in the toolbar
Build 0.9.111:
* BUGFIX: "Add to list" command was visible even when no lists where available
* BUGFIX: Whitepoint was not correctly handled together with other adjustments
* BUGFIX: Exception in the info dialog with chinese eComics
* BUGFIX: Fixed "V" prefix for proposed volume values in Comic Dialogs
* BUGFIX: Fixed parsing of hardware options (command line and .ini)
* BUGFIX: Fixed "Paste Data..."
Build 0.9.110:
* NEW: Support for anamorphic scaling to add some tolerance for full page display
* NEW: Option to change the 3D cover display in info dialog (either clicking on the
cover or in Preferences)
* BUGFIX: Fixed selection of lists in sharing dialog and smart list source
selection
* BUGFIX: Fixed possible exception with image cache handling
* BUGFIX: Fixed possible null exception in export
* BUGFIX: Fixed possible stack overflow when reader undocked and ComicRack starts
in the system tray (introduced in 0.9.100)
* BUGFIX: Spelling error in rename script
* BUGFIX: Fixed compatibility with Windows 7 Beta 1
Build 0.9.101:
* CHANGE: The "Open remote server library" dialog preselects the last used server
* CHANGE: Better icons for open/last states
* CHANGE: Multiple covers selector on thumbnails is now only visible if eComic is
selected
* BUGFIX: Correct handling of lists that do not have anything in common in the
Multiple Comics Dialog
* BUGFIX: Fixed possible exception when finding open books
* BUGFIX: Fixed location of oversized navigation panel
* BUGFIX: Commandline switches also defined in the ComicRack.ini file did not work
* BUGFIX: Automatic Contrast Enhancement did cancel out White Point Adjustments
* BUGFIX: Fixed sorting of Published groups
* BUGFIX: file name parser matched years at the beginning of the name
* BUGFIX: Opening first eComic in remote library activated the main library
* BUGFIX: Fixed possible exception in tab caption update
Build 0.9.100:
* CHANGE: New ComicRack.ini file to keep all custom settings in one place
* CHANGE: Visible part is set to top if browsing multiple pages at once
* CHANGE: Articles to be ignored when grouping and sorting can be defined in
ComicRack.ini
* CHANGE: Incremental editor for list properties (Character, Author etc.) in the
multiple books editor
* CHANGE: Nicer rating star in list
* CHANGE: Numerical (explorer like sort) for page names, file names, folder names
* CHANGE: Display file sizes of selected comics in list
* CHANGE: New and improved filename parser (legacy mode can be turned on in
ComicRack.ini)
* CHANGE: Changed the default cache sizes to 500 MB
Build 0.9.99:
Build 0.9.98:
* CHANGE: Again rewrote the scrolling/flow methods and enabled smooth scrolling for
non hardware renderer
* CHANGE: Tile thumbnails for reader tabs
* CHANGE: Autoscrolling is now off by default (space key works always anyways)
* CHANGE: Some threading optimizations
* CHANGE: Switching fields in the Smart List editor tries to keep current values
* CHANGE: New category selection in the Preferences Dialog
Build 0.9.97:
Build 0.9.96:
Build 0.9.95:
Build 0.9.94:
Build 0.9.93:
* CHANGE: Some visual upgrades for List Views and Tree Views
Build 0.9.92:
Build 0.9.91:
Build 0.9.90:
* NEW: New Script hook 'Editor' to add script commands to the Comic Book Dialog
* CHANGE: Embedded info update only for CBZ, CB7 (and not ZIP, 7z)
* CHANGE: Default Genres, Formats and Age Ratings in one file 'DefaultLists.txt'
* CHANGE: Support for "UserLists.txt" to add own defaults
* CHANGE: Search is shown in the pending tasks dialog
Build 0.9.89:
* CHANGE: eComic List edit controls now always have the size of the value cell
* CHANGE: After reaching last page, the next eComic is opened on the first page
* CHANGE: Always show splash on same screen as main window
* CHANGE: New header/column/arrange/stack menus layout
* CHANGE: New Comic Book Dialog layout
* CHANGE: Big rewrite of page information storage (faster and less memory)
* CHANGE: Extended the search browser with some new fields
* CHANGE: Added some missing Smart List operators (Editor, Cover Artist etc.)
* CHANGE: Genre is now a multiple entries text field
* CHANGE: Added "Pending Tasks..." command (till now you had to click on the
activity icons in the status bar)
* CHANGE: Added status icons to the Pending Tasks Dialog
* CHANGE: Added separate activity icon for reading information from eComics
* CHANGE: Performance optimization of Next/Previous button in Comic Book Dialog for
huge libraries
* CHANGE: Load page overlay shows correct page number(s) in Two Page Display
* BUGFIX: Converted eComic archives always had image entries with extension ".jpg"
* BUGFIX: Column Width in Preferences/Behavior was too small (some texts did not
fit)
* BUGFIX: Hunted down some small memory leaks
* BUGFIX: Comic Book Dialog was not shown correctly when invoked from detached
reader
* BUGFIX: Possible missing thumbnails in Pages View when opening an eComic with
changed page order
* BUGFIX: Changed pages in the Comic Book dialog where always applied even when
exiting with "Cancel"
* BUGFIX: Fixed reset to Proposed Value in Comic Book Dialog
* BUGFIX: Search Browser did not use proposed values for some entries
* BUGFIX: Embedded eComic Information was always updated even with no change
* BUGFIX: Fixed overwrite bug of empty page count
Build 0.9.88:
* CHANGE: Removed change watching in the file browser (needs to be manually updated
with refresh)
* CHANGE: More responsive working with file lists (scanning, showing in file
browser)
* CHANGE: RAR support now defaults to unrar.exe for 32bit
* BUGFIX: "Last Page Read" was always set to the current page (introduced in
0.9.86)
* BUGFIX: Small Preview had Auto Rotate Double Pages turned on
* BUGFIX: Small Preview changed the Current Page/Last Page Read values
* BUGFIX: Missing info retrieval for eComics during scan (if not displayed in list)
* BUGFIX: Fixed drawing of rating control
* BUGFIX: Abort button while getting huge lists of files did not work as expected
* BUGFIX: Fixed visibility of undocked reader while starting with no open eComic
* BUGFIX: Refresh did not work in file browser
* BUGFIX: Added missing "Write info to eComic" entries to Pending Tasks Dialog
Build 0.9.87:
Build 0.9.86:
* CHANGE: Removed Key property for page infos (reduction of memory usage)
* CHANGE: Added Tags to quick search "Descriptive"
* CHANGE: Page info overlay now shows from/to page for dual pages
Build 0.9.85:
Build 0.9.84:
* BUGFIX: Fixed Copy/Paste (introduced in 0.9.81 with the parse comic path feature)
* BUGFIX: Incomplete read/write sync when updating cbz/cb7 files
* BUGFIX: Possible arithmetic exception in mousewheel handling
* BUGFIX: Fixed possible exception in Preferences Dialog while scanning
* BUGFIX: Tab sequence in search browser
* BUGFIX: Fixed possible timeout exception in read/write sync
* BUGFIX: Fixed long standing bug of displaying part overlay even if everything is
visible
* BUGFIX: Fixed "Page Back" with double pages
* BUGFIX: Fixed wrong storing of external reader bounds in some cases
* BUGFIX: "Reveal in Explorer" did not work with comic files containing commas in
the path
Build 0.9.83:
* CHANGE: In two page display mode, "Page Back" moves back two pages
* CHANGE: New tabs open up on first position
* CHANGE: Books selected in the overflow menu are moved to the first position
* CHANGE: In archive contained Comic Info is always parsed if file has been
externally modified
Build 0.9.82:
* NEW: Bookmarks
* NEW: Experimental support for info update in ZIP archives (command line switch
-ziu)
* NEW: cb7, 7z read support
* CHANGE: Removed Control Panel, Recycle Bin & Network from file browser
* CHANGE: Removed "Open Error" messagebox
* CHANGE: Changed hashing for image cache
* CHANGE: Read/Write synchronization for eComics
Build 0.9.81:
* CHANGE: "Views..." button in the Pages tab of the Comic Book Dialog
* CHANGE: Reader now displays an error message if the book is missing
* BUGFIX: Fixed wrong "Recent comics" list (always was one open operation late)
* BUGFIX: Fixed missing live update of image info in Comic dialog pages list
* BUGFIX: Fixed overflow of tabs
* BUGFIX: Lock detection less rigid
* BUGFIX: Fixed long standing bug displaying "Not Found" thumbnail for valid items
in the pages lists
Build 0.9.80:
* CHANGE: Removed the whole hashing stuff from the database (was only used for
scanning anyway)
* CHANGE: C[h]number is now recognized as series number
* CHANGE: Added cancel to news retrieval
* CHANGE: "Right To Left" is stored in workspaces
* CHANGE: If an eComic is opened, "Right to Left" is set only if the Manga property
for the eComic is defined
Build 0.9.79:
Build 0.9.78:
* BUGFIX: Show comic in browser did switch back to reader if already in browser
Build 0.9.77:
* CHANGE: Big performance boost when removing multiple comics from huge lists
* CHANGE: Hiding/Showing of toolbar/menu/statusbar is now a separate command
* CHANGE: ComicRack generated CBZ files are now backward compatible with some
legacy programs (e.g. CDisplay)
* CHANGE: ComicInfo.xml is now updated/added to cbz/zip files
* CHANGE: New Hash algorithm for eComics
Build 0.9.76:
* NEW: "Filled" docking mode has now integrated tabbar and reader
* NEW: Load overlay
* NEW: Move Page Start / Move Page End keyboard commands
* NEW: Added fit only if oversized page layout option
* NEW: List row height can now be changed
Build 0.9.75:
* CHANGE: Fine tuned background page retrieval
* CHANGE: RenameFile changed to not support paths (but correctly works with files
like 'Continue... 01 (2006)')
* CHANGE: Changed the behavior of the reader tab bar (visibility in various modes)
* CHANGE: Changed the reader tab bar to be really a "tab" bar
Build 0.9.74:
Build 0.9.73:
* CHANGE: Zooming in/out in the reader tries to retain the current screen center
* CHANGE: New dynamic part repositioning when scrolling with mouse
Build 0.9.72:
Build 0.9.71:
* NEW: True and faked Manga mode (read right/left or only flip double pages)
Build 0.9.70:
* BUGFIX: New scanner failed on non existing folders (it had to happen...)
* BUGFIX: Preference Dialog crashed on Ok/Apply if empty Tab in reader was present
Build 0.9.69:
Build 0.9.68:
* BUGFIX: Fixed new overlay lock bug introduced with animation fix in 0.9.67
* BUGFIX: Hardened drawing of custom trackbars (possible visual styles exception)
Build 0.9.67:
* CHANGE: News reader also marks message as unread again if content of message has
changed
* CHANGE: Thumbnail label font scales with size
* BUGFIX: Changed lock for the CbrProvider - may solve the locks there
* BUGFIX: Apply button in Smart List Editor was on wrong location
* BUGFIX: changed lock mechanism for overlay panels ("object in use elsewhere")
* BUGFIX: Fixed animation redraw bug for left/right arrows (since 0.9.64)
* BUGFIX: Fixed color transformation for non truecolor source images (since 0.9.66)
Build 0.9.66:
* CHANGE: Quicksearch in lists (pressing keys) ignores the format prefix for
eComics
* CHANGE: Aggressive memory management for in memory caches (with options)
* CHANGE: Removed thumbnails drawing quality setting
* CHANGE: Tiles are limiting the font size to 14 (larger tiles show now more
information)
Build 0.9.65:
* CHANGE: Slight layout changes of Comic Book Dialog, because notes are now also
saved in eComics
* BUGFIX: eComic Lists crashed when a referenced eComic was deleted from the
database
* BUGFIX: Comic Dialog crashed when a book referencing a non valid eBook file was
opened
* BUGFIX: False lock alarms in heavy load conditions
* BUGFIX: Double Page display was broken (introduced in 0.9.64)
* BUGFIX: Scrolling (mouse/cursor) was broken in manga mode (introduced in 0.9.64)
* BUGFIX: "In list" matcher failed when text included regular expression constructs
Build 0.9.64:
* CHANGE: Thumbnail drawing now defaults to the much faster "fast" mode
* CHANGE: Part navigation honors double pages
* CHANGE: Manga mode does not reverse left/right navigation by default (can be
changed in settings)
* BUGFIX: "Browse Comics->..." command now works correctly for list values (e.g.
multiple Writers)
* BUGFIX: Possible division by zero in plain trackbar drawing code
* BUGFIX: Possible exception when out of range zoom values are stored in the
workspace
* BUGFIX: Possible null exception when opening eComics with non valid names
* BUGFIX: Possible GDI+ exception in custom TreeView (Library etc.) (.NET bug)
* BUGFIX: Possible lock in overlay renderers and animators
* BUGFIX: Possible crash when shutting down with open secondary browser windows
* BUGFIX: Fixed double entries in search browser
Build 0.9.63:
* CHANGE: Search Browser correctly handles list entries (,;) for Artists and Genres
* CHANGE: Memory optimizations of the 2nd level thumbnail cache
* BUGFIX: ComicRack had problems when Proposed Text was empty (possible crashes in
editors)
* BUGFIX: Fixed missing thumbnails in pages view in some conditions (update to
0.9.61 fix for same problem)
* BUGFIX: missing proposed series for number only filenames (introduced in 0.9.62)
* BUGFIX: fixed explorer integration for running ComicRack instance (broken since
0.9.61)
* BUGFIX: fixed some possible lock situations
Build 0.9.62:
Build 0.9.61:
* BUGFIX: Wrong "Missing Thumbnail" image in page views under some conditions (e.g.
PDF files)
* BUGFIX: Volume grouping captions where one volume count to high
* BUGFIX: "Reset" buttons not translatable
* BUGFIX: "Reader in own Window" tooltip not translatable
* BUGFIX: Slightly wrong offset for non rectangular magnifiers
* BUGFIX: Rename only checked filename and not path for execution
* BUGFIX: Broke positional drag&drop in comic lists some time ago
* BUGFIX: Wrong insert position if moving existing items back
* BUGFIX: Missing error message when opening invalid files (could even lead to
crash)
* BUGFIX: Alphabet Grouper was broken (always returned 0-9)
* BUGFIX: Multi Comic Dialog manga flag did not work in non English localizations
* BUGFIX: Small Preview was always generated even if not visible
* BUGFIX: Tags where not saved when edited with "slow click"
* BUGFIX: "Page failed to load..." was not translatable
* BUGFIX: "Stack by" context menu was still available in open stacks
* BUGFIX: "Open With..." handlers where not correctly created
* BUGFIX: Fixed performance problems with large file list drag&drop from explorer
* BUGFIX: Fixed drag&drop of library list items to the end of the list
* BUGFIX: "New List" on list drag&drop not translatable
* BUGFIX: Fixed missing page count update in Comic Dialog
* BUGFIX: Fixed visible tab bar on initial startup after setup
* BUGFIX: Fixed Next/Prev page commands (actually did part movement before)
* BUGFIX: Browser did not hide on Open if comic was already open (even in different
tab)
* BUGFIX: Sort/Group/Stacker menus did not display '&' in items
* BUGFIX: Tooltip on notify icon not localizable
Build 0.9.60:
* BUGFIX: OK/Cancel buttons not correctly set for Enter/Cancel keys (now fixed for
real)
* BUGFIX: Some missing translations
* BUGFIX: Is before/after in smartlists was reversed
* BUGFIX: Could not change positions of top level library folders item
* BUGFIX: RSS news reader did not work with newsfeeds without item IDs - so no
latest news update
* BUGFIX: Fixed "Black Rectangle" when dragging with display color depths < 32 bit
* BUGFIX: Refresh thumbnail did not refresh page cache
* BUGFIX: Again some spelling corrections
* BUGFIX: Fixed hash creation bug in scanner
* BUGFIX: Scan button was not enable after adding first path to library
* BUGFIX: Non database eComics did not correctly save page type/index information
* BUGFIX: Cover thumbnails where not centered in the focus rectangle
* BUGFIX: Script optimization logic was reversed
* BUGFIX: Fixed missing wait cursors in various places
* BUGFIX: Fixed page export bug if comic name included some illegal characters
(e.g. '/')
* BUGFIX: 'Page' in generated "Page Export" filename was not translated
Build 0.9.59:
Build 0.9.58:
* BUGFIX: Wrong message if original database had a problem and the backup could not
be found
* BUGFIX: Activity icons for Convert/Update did not include the last background
item working
* BUGFIX: Unspecified in the Search Browser did not work for numeric values (e.g.
Month)
Build 0.9.57:
* CHANGE: Stacked Thumbnails only display a stack if there are multiple eComics
* CHANGE: Added "Page Layout" and "Two Pages" commands to reader context menu
* CHANGE: Visible Part now correctly updates when scrolling
* CHANGE: Continuous progress bar during Database loading
Build 0.9.56:
Build 0.9.55:
* BUGFIX: Fixed not restoring scroll positions when opening new eComics or
switching tabs
* BUGFIX: Paste Data did not refresh data from files before changing
* BUGFIX: Current Page panel was to small for "thick" comics
* BUGFIX: Fixed display of units in the Smart List Editor
Build 0.9.54:
* BUGFIX: Using "Open in new Window" in the File Browser did open two windows
* BUGFIX: Minimize to Notification Area did not remember maximized state
* BUGFIX: Not drawn '&' in tree node names
* BUGFIX: Fixed wrong culture on background threads
Build 0.9.53:
* NEW: Optional delay before browsing to the next page when using the mousewheel
* NEW: New fitting mode "Best Fit"
* NEW: Automatic Background color option
* NEW: If there's a problem with the database, ComicRack tries to restore a
previous version. If this fails,
it creates a new one.
* CHANGE: Saving eComics did save the "Crumbled Paper" page on error conditions
instead of erroring out
* CHANGE: Changed "System Tray" to "Notification Area"
* BUGFIX: Missing initial filling of folder eComic list if sidebar was hidden
* BUGFIX: Folder Favorites item was not drawn till thumbnail was created
* BUGFIX: Paths in Favorite items where cut at the end (instead of ellipsis)
* BUGFIX: Fixed incompatibility issue with Windows 2000
* BUGFIX: Could drag&drop library nodes into itself (crash)
* BUGFIX: Fixed possible bug when closing editors
* BUGFIX: ComicRack does now get over a corrupt Database at startup
Build 0.9.52:
Build 0.9.51:
Build 0.9.50:
Build 0.9.49:
Build 0.9.48:
Build 0.9.47:
* BUGFIX: Fixed possible missing Cover Background for the Pages Browser (introduced
in 0.9.46)
* BUGFIX: Cover creation in pages view could lead to the "crumbled paper" page
* BUGFIX: Global color adjustments where only set to the open Tab
* BUGFIX: Possible deadlock when changing book in viewer
* BUGFIX: Possible trash of cache item even when still in use (remote reading bug)
* BUGFIX: Main Window positions where only stored on resize and not on move
* BUGFIX: Possible deadlock after "Reset Pages" in Comic Book Dialog
* BUGFIX: Possible wrong page thumbnail size after "Reset Pages" in Comic Book
Dialog
* BUGFIX: Small changes and fixes in Pages Context Menu
Build 0.9.46:
* NEW: Tab support for Reader (multiple eComics open at the same time)
* NEW: Support for One Shots. Just enter "-" as the Number
* NEW: Library Browser remembers last selected list or folder
* BUGFIX: Fixed restoring current instance from system tray when ComicRack is
started again
* BUGFIX: Navigation Bar was partially hidden by new splitters in some cases
* BUGFIX: Crash when switching from XP/Vista mode to Classic while running
* BUGFIX: Fixed ugly icons in keyboard editor on XP
* BUGFIX: Renamed "View" to "Views" in Page Viewer
* BUGFIX: Displayed length of entries in the Search Browser was too short
* BUGFIX: Main/Context Rating Menu for the current comic did not work
* BUGFIX: Toolbar/Menu commands Rating/Show info only worked with the eComic in the
Reader
* BUGFIX: Forgot to remove "Increase Width" from the Display menu (introduced in
0.9.43)
* BUGFIX: Comic Book Dialog Enter/Esc did not work for OK/Cancel
* BUGFIX: Wrong shortcut "Ctrl-I" on page context menu in Page Browser
* BUGFIX: Page Type Menu in Page Browser was broken when multiple pages where
selected
* BUGFIX: Main Menu command "Refresh" did not work in Page Browser
* BUGFIX: 100% processor usage bug in background processing (in some special cases)
* BUGFIX: Could not get pages from remote server in seldom cases (multithreading
issue)
* BUGFIX: Trackbar could crash with zero devision bug
* BUGFIX: Finally fixed the changing size bug when switching from "Loading
Thumbnail..." to real thumbnail
* BUGFIX: Fixed overlapping text in tile renderer
* BUGFIX: Wrong handling of reader keybordshortcuts if additional modifier was
pressed (shift, ctrl etc.)
* BUGFIX: Fixed wrong focus problem after application start
* BUGFIX: Fixed Internet links in the help menu to also work with Internet explorer
* BUGFIX: Fixed long stalls when connection to remote server is broken
Build 0.9.45:
* NEW: Option to put ComicRack into the System Tray when closing with the [X]
button
* NEW: Built optional Ghostscript support into the PDF parser. This should enable
ComicRack
to read all PDF files out there, if Ghostscript is installed on the system
(this means
also eBook reading :))
Build 0.9.43:
Build 0.9.42:
Build 0.9.41:
* BUGFIX: Final Fix for the auto hiding of the navigation bar
Build 0.9.40:
Build 0.9.38:
* BUGFIX: Page Type Menu was available in reader/page list even if eComic was
remote
* BUGFIX: Fixed wrong font in library tabs
Build 0.9.37:
Build 0.9.36:
Build 0.9.35:
Build 0.9.34:
Build 0.9.33:
* CHANGE: ComicRack now prohibits the system to shutdown while running. This solves
a lot of
the problems of lost configuration settings (view settings, list settings
etc.)
Build 0.9.32:
* BUGFIX: Even when Text was turned off for thumbnails, a small selection was drawn
* BUGFIX: Wrong tooltip for the Fill button of the browser
* BUGFIX: Column Autosize in Pages List was broken
* BUGFIX: Layout changes where not saved anymore (introduces in 0.9.29)
Build 0.9.31:
* CHANGE: With all the new visual stuff for thumbnails (fade in, page curl, peek
into inside of comics)
I came to the conclusion that the performance hit of 512 pixel thumbnails
is just too big.
Switched back to 256 pixels.
Build 0.9.30:
* BUGFIX: Fixed crossthread bug in combination with the optional python script
console
* BUGFIX: Fixed gray lines in quicksearch textbox
Build 0.9.29:
* BUGFIX: Some parts of the Comic Book Dialog where enabled even when remote
* BUGFIX: Wrong icon for Show Previous Comic in Keyboard shortcut editor
* BUGFIX: Finally fixed the data loss when ComicRack was forced to close with a
shutdown or logoff
Build 0.9.28:
Build 0.9.27:
* NEW: Drag & Drop of books directly into explorer (desktop etc.) to copy files
* NEW: Basic Python Scripting engine
Build 0.9.26:
* NEW: Separated high quality setting for thumbnail/page display, because High
quality can have a severe
performance impact on drawing the thumbnail list (but it is still nice to
display pages in the
reader in high quality)
* NEW: "Browse Comic" command to quickly switch the comic browser to values of the
selected comics
* CHANGE: Removed Reset button for color adjustments in Preferenced Dialog. You now
can reset the values
with a doubleclick on the slider.
* CHANGE: Last Opened file is now a user setting. So remote readers do not change
the this anymore.
* CHANGE: New default definitions for Read/Reading/Not Read smartlists (now working
with %)
* BUGFIX: Fixed installer to include the proper config file (not App.Config but
ComicRack.exe.config)
* BUGFIX: Fixed some multithreading issues
* BUGFIX: Fixed Drag cursor for lists
* BUGFIX: Library was not saved when ComicRack was forced to exit during computer
shutdown / logoff
* BUGFIX: Wrong size of "Loading thumbnail..." thumbnail in some cases
Build 0.9.25:
* NEW: App.config file with UseLocalSettings switch. Setting this to true will
store all settings
in the application\Data folder and make the application portable (USB stick
etc.)
* BUGFIX: Thumbnail page curl did not uncover current page, but last page read
* BUGFIX: Fixed "Mark As Read". Wonder if I get this command ever right (see .24, .
11)
* BUGFIX: ComicRack crashed when no eComic Folder in Preferences/Library was
defined and a click into
the list happened.
Build 0.9.24:
* NEW: Added Manga Style property to comics for flipped two page display (manga
reading mode)
* BUGFIX: Mark as read did only work with not read comics
* BUGFIX: Removed invalid shortcut Ctrl-I from "Invert selection" command
Build 0.9.23:
* BUGFIX: color names did not include needed spaces (wherever colors are to choose)
Build 0.9.22:
* NEW: Global filter for image keys never to use as cover thumbnail
* NEW: Added Read/Unread/Reading filter to quicksearch dropdown
* CHANGE: Restructured the Advanced Preferences Tab to make space for new settings
* CHANGE: Moved image caches to local non roaming profile (better for corporate
environments)
Build 0.9.21:
Build 0.9.20:
* BUGFIX: Default List "Recently Added" was incorrectly named "Recently AddedTime"
on inital install
* BUGFIX: Fixed slow preview in Comic Book Dialog introduced with the full page
change in 0.9.18
* BUGFIX: Fixed some cbr/rar issues on Vista (and maybe XP)
* BUGFIX: Hack for correct drawing of browser tabs on vista
* BUGFIX: correct IPv6 handling in Vista for server code
* BUGFIX: Fixed handling of incorrect windows explorer objects (e.g. Nokia Phone
Browser)
* BUGFIX: Fixed vertial scrolling during column resize or header dragging
* BUGFIX: Fixed incorrect restoring of panel sizes on startup
* BUGFIX: Thumbnails in lists did not honor the high quality setting
Build 0.9.19:
* CHANGE: Switched Number & Alternate Number to Text (allowing now 0.5, 12a etc)
* CHANGE: Comic Book Dialog remembers last active tab
* CHANGE: Added Cancel button to Progress Dialog when getting big file lists in
explorer
* CHANGE: Keyboard shortcuts for switching list modes
* CHANGE: Removed Searchbar and moved the items into a dropdown menu
* CHANGE: Some changes in how thumbnails & tiles look (I hope for the better :))
Build 0.9.18:
* NEW: Scroll mode now automatically switches to next/previous page
* CHANGE: Better Page Type Context Menus & Filter Drop Down in Pages Browser
* CHANGE: Extended List Options Dialog with some new options
* CHANGE: Better handling of quick search with big lists
* CHANGE: Comic Book Dialog now always uses the full scale page image in the color
settings
Build 0.9.17:
* BUGFIX: Crashing bug when clicking on a non valid folder in explorer view (e.g.
My Computer)
* BUGFIX: Killed scrolling in image preview for color adjustment preview in version
0.9.16
* BUGFIX: Fixed multi-selection with keyboard-only in comics lists
* BUGFIX: 0.9.15 optimizations actually broke writing info back to eComics - that's
what i call optimizations...
Build 0.9.16:
* CHANGE: Default key shortcuts for messageboxes with checkboxes (press Alt to see
the shortcut)
* CHANGE: Small close button for comic preview
* BUGFIX: Show View commands always toggled browser visibility (now only if
selected view already visible)
* BUGFIX: Fixed the pixel bug on the left side of the first entry in the comic list
* BUGFIX: Bad hash code for color adjustment values that could lead to wrong images
loaded from cache
Build 0.9.15:
* CHANGE: Optmizations when displaying folders with eComics which are not in the
Library
* CHANGE: Update to unrar.dll 3.70 - seems this fixes some problems
* CHANGE: ComicInfo.xml in cbr/cbz files is now only read when the eComic is opened
for reading or added to the database
* CHANGE: Folder/File list in file browser is now built on first selection and not
on application start
* CHANGE: Embedded information in eComics only updated when the information really
changes
* CHANGE: Less foreground updates during scanning
* BUGFIX: Image sizes where not displayed correctly for files not in the database
* BUGFIX: Library entry could be removed in the Library Browser
Build 0.9.14:
* NEW: Search Browser has now selectable columns (Genre, Year, Penciller etc)
* NEW: Magnifier Tool
* NEW: Default Genre list taken from Genre.txt
* BUGFIX: Fixed missing image size in page display for PDF files
* BUGFIX: Fixed shortcut for full screen command
* BUGFIX: Selection bug in Search Browser
* BUGFIX: Search Browser was empty when initially visible
* BUGFIX: Shutdown exception till the first time a folder in Eplorer View got
selected.
This basically lead to not being able to store some preferences
* BUGFIX: Network sharing had problems with multiple nics in the server
* BUGFIX: Fixed Font bug in textboxes
Build 0.9.13:
* NEW: Added option to disable writing embedded meta info to eComic files.
* NEW: News Reader for ComicRack news
* NEW: Hitting space advances to next page
* NEW: Alternate keyboard mode where cursor keys scroll instead of display the
next/previous part
* CHANGE: Meta Info from eComics is only read when adding to library or opening an
edit dialog
This should also lead to faster startup times
* CHANGE: Embedded Meta Info is now written delayed in the background
This speeds up changing info of large batches of files
* CHANGE: Fixed unnecessary list updates when background scan added comics
This greatly speeds up adding of lots of comics
* CHANGE: Smoothed the stick scrolling
Build 0.9.12:
* NEW: Added a trackball like control to the lists for easier scrolling with pens
Build 0.9.11:
* BUGFIX: Fixed some sizing bugs when docking and/or resizing browser
* BUGFIX: "Mark Page Read" correctly sets the last read page
* BUGFIX: Fixed some navigation/part bugs
Build 0.9.10:
* CHANGE: Switched over to unrar.dll 3.60.100.215 - maybe this fixed some cbr
issues
* CHANGE: Removed non working Library Folder from Preferences Dialog
Build 0.9.9:
Build 0.9.8:
* CHANGE: Changed the shared image transfer to a zip based data protocol (some
speedup on slow networks)
Build 0.9.7:
Build 0.9.6:
* CHANGE: Grouping and sorting now tries to work with more tolerance (ignoring
articles, typos, spaces etc)
* CHANGE: Finer granularity in date groupings
* CHANGE: Some labels in the GUI
Build 0.9.5:
* BUGFIX: Crash when selecting Transparent as the background color for the display
Build 0.9.4:
* NEW: Panning of pages with the mouse in zoom modes (hold & drag)
* NEW: Publisher entry for smart lists
* NEW: Size column and grouping for the lists
* NEW: Added command to open next/previous item from current list
Build 0.9.3:
* NEW: New Memory Cache-Manager for thumbnails and images with precaching
(improves speed and memory usage)
* NEW: Error Page if page image could not be loaded
* NEW: New Animation Switch in Preferences
The moving little gearwheels can have a serious performance impact on broken
* CHANGE: Update to unrar 3.60 dll - hope this fixes some ugly bugs
* CHANGE: New format for the Disk-Cache (not compatible with pre 0.9.3)
You should manually delete the old cache folder
'C:\Document Settings\<User>\Application Data\cYo\ComicRack\Cache'
* CHANGE: Moved the overlays to new default locations
Build 0.9.2:
Build 0.9.1:
* NEW: "All Supported Files" and "All Files" Filter to the Open Dialog
* NEW: Display of proposed settings in background of textboxes in the Comic Dialog
* NEW: Copy & Paste of view setup in database view
* NEW: White Point Correction
* NEW: Register Shell-Extensions in Preferences
* NEW: Save as Zip Compressed Comic (CBZ)
* NEW: View Options Dialog to provide an alternative way to turn on/off columns
* NEW: Icon for Comics
Build 0.9.0:
* INITIAL RELEASE