Version 8.0 build 4 (February 8, 2012) Changes: - Add Books Automatically: improved handling of invalid ISBNs. Book Collector now detects and reports invalid ISBNs, e.g. when inadvertently scanning the UPC or EAN barcode, making a typo, etc... Version 8.0 build 3 (January 10, 2012) Fixed: - Add Automatically: with Dimensions set to inches, the downloaded values were wrong. - Edit Loan: Clear button for Return Date was missing. Version 8.0 build 2 (November 23, 2011) Added: - New: Print Preview screen when printing Statistics Fixed: - Cover Flow: Access Violation error when clicking an empty Cover Flow. - Add/Link Book Files: When scanning a folder, some .mobi or Kindle files (files without meta data) could cause the scanning to hang. - Details View: For some users the Vee Eight template was not displayed correctly (white background, messy layout, etc...) - Dimension Units: when defaulting to inches at startup the dimensions weren't converted automatically when converting from an older database - Edit Book: Tags field wasn't showing in Standard Edition Version 8.0 build 1 (November 22, 2011) Improved eBook support (now reads Author/Title meta data from files) * Add Book Files screen now automatically reads meta-data from supported formats. * Supported e-book formats for meta-data reading: Kindle, MobiPocket and ePub. * Support meta-data fields: Author, Title, ISBN, Publisher and Publication Date. Add Books Automatically: Faster, Better and More data (back covers!) * New: Automatic Back Cover images for many books. Book Collector now auto-downloads back cover images for many popular books. * Faster ISBN searches. More efficient ISBN look-ups result in faster results for ISBN searches. * Improved success rate on ISBN searches. Book Collector 8 now recognizes over 6.5 million ISBNs, resulting in an average hit rate of 94% (over 96% for US books!). (and we're adding tens of thousands of ISBNs *each week*!) * New data source for Dutch books: TitelBank Our online book database system now includes the full TitelBank database of Dutch books. TitelBank contains over 1.2 million dutch books, most with front cover image *and* back cover image! New: Cover Flow view * The Cover Flow is a 3rd viewing option in the main screen, next to List and Images. * Browse through your books by cover image, in a cool looking 3D image browser. New: Backdrop support * Set Backdrop images (manually) in the Edit Book screen. Use the Find Backdrop Online screen to easily find suitable background images. * Backdrop images are used as the background in the new V8 template. New: Format, Country and Language icons, plus customizable images for other list items * Set your own image for any list item, e.g. for Genres, Publishers... * Set a 16x16 image that will appear in the tree and list on main screen. * Set a larger template image for use in Details View templates. * Book Collector now comes with many included pick list images that are automatically used in the tree, list and Details Panel templates, for: - Formats - Countries - Languages Re-Designed Loan Manager * Complete re-design of the Loan Manager screen. - Two panel design with separate Outstanding Loans and Loan History panels. - The new Loan Manager is now the central place to return *and* loan books. Use the switch at the top to switch between separate Loan and Return modes. * Over-due books are clearly indicated at the top and in red. * Improved barcode scanner support: - Scanners can now be used to return and loan books. - Batch scanning support (e.g. with the OPN-2001, Flic or CLZ Barry). * Automatic overdue notifications when starting Book Collector. New: Support for book Box Sets: * Use the Box Set field to combine multiple books in a Box Set group. * Add additional information at the Box Set level, e.g. set a box set image, barcode, notes, purchase date, condition, etc... * Box Set information will show up in the special box set panel at the top of the new Details View templates. Improved Edit Book screen * Better layout: - Clearer separation of book data, edition-specific data and personal data - The main personal fields (status, index, quantity, rating) are now in a "sticky" panel at the bottom, which is available on all tabs. * New calendar tool for easier entry of date fields, plus an easy button to set a date field to today's date. New V8 templates for Details View and Add Auto Preview * Format, Country and Language are now shown with images (see above) * New Box Set panel at the top showing box level information (see above) * V8 template is available in 8 styles: Blue, Black, White and Purple, all with Becky or Logo background Main screen: After editing an item, the list's scroll position is now restored exactly to where it was before the edit action. New startup "splash" screen featuring Becky Version 7.1 build 6 (August 8, 2011) Fixed: - Rapid mouse clicks (esp. right clicks) could hang the main screen. - Statistics: For some bar charts (e.g. on Year) the labels got cut off - Templates: - Loan Dates were not displayed correctly in Details, Print and Export. - Local links weren't working in Compact Classic template Version 7.1 build 5 (April 20, 2011) Fixed: - Main Screen: When using Author Folders the "None" folder showed all books - Add Automatically: Show All, Show Owned, Show Not Owned radio buttons have been replaced with option in right click menu on Search Results. - Add/Link Books: in rare cases an Access Violation could occur after searching. Version 7.1 build 4 (April 14, 2011) - Enhanced to the Pseudonyms system: - Main Screen: when using Authors folders, the books by pseudonymns will now *also* be shown in their own folder, showing the pseudonym name and the master author name added in brackets, e.g. "Richard Bachman (Stephen King)" - Fixed: Edit Author List: Pseudonyms now have a correct Used count - Fixed: Edit Author allowed adding itself as a pseudonym Fixed: - Add Automatically: - Access Violation after adding several books in Direct Search mode. - Author and Title fields were reversed Version 7.1 build 3 (April 4, 2011) - New installer system Fixed: - Printing: My Rating field wasn't printed in list - Two My Rating fields were showing in the field list - Main: - Searching could result in range check error - Links to .html eBooks weren't working - Add/Edit Book: - not possible to type in a name immediately when tabbing to empty author grid - using next/previous would result in a double entry for the first author in the dropdown - Templates: Photographer column was showing in Vee Seven template Version 7.1 build 2 (December 30, 2010) Improved: Stats in main screen - "Pie Chart" and "Bar Chart" tabs are now integrated into one "Statistics" tab. - New: Lock button to lock tab to "Details" (for users who don't like the stats). - Statistics screen is now fully integrated in main screen, including all view settings (field selection, pie/bar, sorting, color style, 3D, print). - New: Lock button to lock field and pie/bar to your favorite settings. - "old" Tools / Statistics screen is replaced by Tools / Database Totals. - Pie Charts: Several changes to avoid overlapping labels - Cosmetic: one line labels, longer label "legs", smaller margins, etc.. - Grouping: Pie parts smaller than 3% are now added to the "Other" pie part Export to CLZ Books mobile apps: - Better error handling for exporting over Wi-Fi - Included direct FAQ links for each specific problem that may occur Sync with Connect: - New: "Update Details" button that pops up a report of the reasons why entries are listed as Updates. This should help to resolve problems with entries that keep popping up as Updates. Version 7.1 build 1 (November 11, 2010) - Export to CLZ Books: - Now supports CLZ Books HD app for iPad - Now supports CLZ Books app for Android - New: Export to File option, for transferring data to the mobile app over USB. (Currently only supported in the iPad and Android apps. Of course, the upcoming update for the CLZ Books iPhone app will support it too). Fixed: - Edit Book: editing an author could create a new one in some cases - Add Automatically: Authors were also downloaded to the credit list when adding - Font size problems when using IE9 beta Version 7.0 build 2 (September 9, 2010) Fixed: - Add Book Files: - Adding Books without author would cause corrupted authors - Audio book extension .mobi wasn't recognized - Export to HTML: Authors weren't showing when exporting index as list - Print: Authors weren't showing when printing as list - Edit Multiple: It wasn't possible to clear the UserLookup2 value using F8 - Edit Book: Story authors weren't showing in list on contents tab - Edit Story/Article: authors weren't showing and couldn't be added or changed - Templates: - The open button for linked book files wasn't always working - Full Covers font and cover image fixes - Classic Template was showing covers too large - iTunes template wasn't showing properly - There was an extra space in front of a pseudonym's real author name after the bracket when it had a URL defined - Story authors weren't showing Version 7.0 build 1 (September 7, 2010) New: Find Cover Image screen - Find missing cover images online and add them to your database with just a few clicks. The screen shows results from Google Images, based on author, title and ISBN. - Easily tweak the Google search keywords yourself using Author, Title and ISBN checkboxes. (sometimes removing the ISBN from the search gives better results). - Built-in Crop tool to remove unwanted borders. - Get to the Find Cover Image screen : - by clicking the new "No Cover" placeholder image in Details View - right from Preview in the Add Books Automatically screen, when no cover is found in the Collectorz.com online book database. - from the right-click menu on any book entry in the main screen - from the Images tab in the Edit Book screen New: Add/Link Book Files by scanning folders - Scan your folders for book files (eBooks and/or Audio Books). - Add the found books to your database in batch, with the book files automatically added under Links. - Then use Update Books Automatically to download book information (like publisher, plot & cover image) from the Collectorz.com online database. - Or, link the found book files to existing entries in your database. - Use the new Open button in the Details View to open the eBook file or play the Audio Book in your favorite player. New: Extra fields for Audio Books: - Narrator (added to Credits list) - Length (in minutes) - Abridged (Yes/No) New: Support for Author Pseudonyms / Pen Names - Link pseudonyms under 1 "master" author - Select the used pseudonym per book (extra column in Edit Book / Authors) - When using Author folders in the main screen, all books by the same "master" author will be grouped in the same folder, even if the books were written under different pseudonyms. New: Collection Statistics integrated in main screen - When no book is selected, the Details View panel now shows collection statistics based on the current Folder field (e.g. by Author, or by Genre). - Switch between Bar Chart or Pie Chart (or book Details) with tabs on the right - Navigate to a folder (e.g. Author = "Stephen King") by clicking on a bar or pie part - Open Statistics screen by clicking the new "More Stats" button Improved Statistics screen - Improved look of all charts - View Stats as Bar Chart or Pie Chart - Choose from 8 different color sets - Toggle 3D View On/Off - View settings (Color, 3D) are automatically applied to main screen charts - New toolbar icons Improved Wish List functionality - Quickly check your Wish List using tabs at the bottom of the main screen: All / Collection / Wish List - Add movies to your Wish List right from the Add Books Automatically screen - Right click a book to "Move to Wish List" / "Move to Collection" - Edit Book: clearer separation of Collection Status values into "Collection" and "Wish List" groups - Updated terminology for the Collection Status values - Revamped icons for all Collection Status values Improved My Rating functionality - My Rating now uses a 10-star rating - Redesigned rating stars - Click My Rating stars in Details View to modify rating in a small pop up - Group books into My Rating folders on main screen Improved Images View in main screen - Removal of titles under images results in cleaner layout (titles are still shown on mouse-over) - Reduced spacing between image thumbs - New placeholder image for books without cover images - New placeholder image for books with a missing thumbnail image New "Vee Seven" Template for Details View and Export to HTML - Improved layout: - Larger covers in left and right corners - Full width cast & crew - New Open button to start linked book file(s) - New look for My Rating stars (click to change rating) - 4 cool looking styles (Blue, Black, Purple and White) - New "Vee Seven Compact" Template for Preview Panel in Add Automatically screen - The Details View panel is now rendered using an embedded IE control. Improved layout of Edit Book screen - Main tab now includes the My Rating slider - Country and Language fields have been moved to the Details tab - New Audio Book fields on Details tab - New setting: Tools / Options / Auto-Select first book in list Fixed: - Export to iPhone: Communication error when application was set in French language - Printing: Some settings weren't stored when saving a template - Dragging & Dropping cover images: improved browser support - Connect Synching: Dashes ('-') weren't stripped from ISBNs causing mismatches Version 6.5 build 2 (April 7, 2010) Fixed: - Export to iPhone: problems detecting your device, after updating Bonjour Version 6.5 build 1 (February 26, 2010) - New: Edit / Submit to Collectorz.com: Help build and improve the Collectorz.com online book database by sending us your data and images. - Add Books Automatically: - New pop-up for failed barcode searches, requesting the full Author and Title information for our online database. Help us recognize more ISBN numbers. - Search Settings: new options for switching off Genre and Subject downloads. Fixed: - Edit Book: Prices could be updated to wrong value when using next or previous - Main Screen: displaying of series and issue numbers was wrong in tree - Cover price wasn't always downloading correctly despite "Download Price Data" setting Version 6.4 build 2 (November 20, 2009) Upload Covers to Connect: - Better reporting of upload problems (e.g. image too big, unsupported formats) - Fixed: Upload would hang or cause AV after one image problem Add Books Automatically: - Fixed: Search Results panel said "No results" during search. Now says "Searching". - Fixed: ISBN box would be cleared immediately when clicking Search - Fixed: When using Search All, exact ISBN matches were added automatically. Version 6.4 build 1 (November 10, 2009) Syncing Up TO Connect: - The following fields will be uploaded from your local data when up-syncing AND are now editable as "user fields" in Connect : - Publisher - Format - Nr of Pages - Subjects - Fixed: Newlines in Notes field could cause unnecessary update actions Upload your own cover images to Connect: - After syncing UP, you can now also upload the Cover Images for books that don't have a cover image in Connect yet. - You can now also upload your own cover image on the Edit Book page in Book Collector Connect, using the Browse (or Choose File) and Upload buttons. Syncing Down FROM Connect, improvements to prevent unwanted changes to local data: - Extra "Are you sure?" question before syncing down. - New layout of Sync screen, with a BIG Upload button and a small Download button. - Syncing down will never clear fields / make fields empty - Syncing down will never update or add to existing local data values, EXCEPT when the local field is still empty. For example: no Authors, Genres or Subjects will be added to existing lists, Titles, Publishers, Pub Date, Nr of Pages, etc.. will not be overwritten. - For Personal fields (purchase data, notes, rating, etc...) full syncing will be maintained. - Syncing down will never un-link books Linking: - The question box "You have unlinked books. Do you want to link them now?" now has a "Never ask for these books again" checkbox. - Link Screen: When using "Search All" all exact ISBN matches are now linked automatically (and removed from the queue) - If you upload unlinked books, Connect will try to auto-link them by ISBN. - After linking, the program does not auto-update the linked books anymore, preventing unexpected (and possibly unwanted) data additions to your local entries. Fixed: - Export to Clz Books for iPhone / iPod Touch: - Update didn't work in some cases and could result in an incorrect collection on the device - "Read It" field wasn't always exported correctly when application is set in a non-english language - Sorting wasn't working properly for some fields Version 6.3 build 1 (October 12, 2009) New: Synchronize with Book Collector Connect: - What is Book Collector Connect? See http://connect.collectorz.com/books - Use the new Connect / Synchronize menu to upload your collection to Book Collector Connect and host your collection on Collectorz.com servers - Then share your collection with friends, by just giving them a web-link - Browse your online collection from any online mobile device, including iPhone, iPod touch, Blackberry, Nokia phones, PDAs, etc.. - Manage your collection (add or edit books) using just a web-browser, from any Windows, Mac or Linux computer. - Download changes you made online back to your local Book Collector database. - Sign up for a trial account here: http://connect.collectorz.com/books/register Export to Clz Books for iPhone / iPod Touch: - Support for Clz Books 1.1 (coming soon) - New "Update" option, for exporting updates only (as opposed to exporting the entire database every time) - New "Intended Changes" screen for viewing and selecting updates. - Extra exported data: - Read It - Notes - Subjects Fixed: - When adding sections and then capitalizing right after would remove all those sections again - Updating from the Edit Book screen wasn't always working correctly - iPhone Export: sometimes old cover images would still be exported even if they were updated in the Edit Book screen - A book without isbn wasn't properly updated - Printing: loaner email and address values weren't printed Version 6.2 build 1 (June 8, 2009) Export to iPhone / iPod Touch - Browse your book collection on your iPhone or iPod Touch with the new Clz Books app - Available in Apple AppStore for $9.99 (search the AppStore for "clz books") - Use File | Export to iPhone / iPod Touch to transfer your data to the Clz Books app (Requires Wi-Fi connection on your iPhone or iPod Touch, connecting to the same local network (LAN) that your Windows computer is in.) Fixed: - Templates: Personal templates weren't restored correctly causing the application to show no template at all - Edit Book: - Times read wasn't stored correctly - Double clicking the "Update" button could result in Access Violation - Add Books Automatically: region list update wasn't using proxy settings Languages: - Updated German language support, thanks Klaus Elsbernd! - NEW: Russian language support, thanks Dmitriy Marvanov! Version 6.1 build 1 (February 17, 2009) Add Books Automatically - Search by LC Classification Number: Find older (pre-ISBN era) books by entering their LC Classification Number Improvements to the Collectorz.com online book database - Now supports searching by LC Classification Number (see above) - New: returned book data now includes Subjects (when available) - Improved results and performance for Author & Title searches, "Title only" searches and "Author only" searches Screen Fonts: - Book Collector screens look much better, because they now use the Windows system font (Segui on Vista, Tahoma on XP) - Don't like it? Then use Tools/ Options / Screen Font to choose your own font for all screens. - Want larger fonts for your lists? Just use Ctrl-PLUS and Ctrl-MINUS to increase/decrease the main screen font size (or View / Font Size). Fixed: - Opticon scanner was not detected correctly on some systems - Various problems when using the CueCat in "Search Now" mode - Edit Movie: - Duplicate entries in lookup list weren't handled properly Languages: - Updated language support for Polish, German, French and Spanish. Thanks for your time and effort: Lukasz Jakubowsk, Klaus Elsbernd, Philippe Barbier and José Rodríguez. Version 6.0 build 5 (January 15, 2009) - Further refinements to the Add Books Automatically screen: - Use the Add Selected button to add the selected result, without checking its checkbox - Use the Add Checked button to add the "checked" results (this button automatically replaces the Add Selected button as soon as you check a box) - Bigger Show/Hide Queue button, to make it stand out more - The "Already in collection" message is now is a "Add it Anyway? Yes/No" popup - Several other cosmetic improvements - Improved Find Scanner function: - CueCat is now detected too - Detecting Flic scanner is now faster - overall improved scanner detection - Edit Multiple: Settings Read It and Times Read didn't work Fixed: - Add Book Automatically: - Access Violations when adding lots of books in one session - Add Anyway wasn't always behaving correctly - In some situations, the cover images were downloaded twice - Print Screen: Some of the settings weren't remembered correctly - Statistics Screen: Price totals were incorrect in some cases - Import From Text: Importing books didn't increment the index field correctly Version 6.0 build 4 (December 16, 2008) Further improvements to the Add Books Automatically screen: - Search by ISBN: after searching, the (single) search result is now automatically selected, checked and shown in the Preview Panel, so you only have to hit Add to add the book to your database. - Queue Mode: - While searching, the last completed queue entry now automatically gets selected and updated with the found Author and Title - You can now double-click a queue entry to perform a "Search Selected" - Fixed: Focus/Selection problems after Edit Search Criteria - Fixed: Focus/Selection problems after Remove - Add Anyway button can now also be used to add books: - when "already in collection" message occurs - when there are results but not the correct one. - Fixed: When adding items with Add Anyway the Index value was not incremented - Improved CueCat support: - Scanned ISBNs are now automatically validated and corrected if possible - Improved support for "modified" CueCats - Fixed: CueCat could get stuck in error mode after scanning unknown barcode type Fixed: - Filter screen and presets were not available in read-only mode Version 6.0 build 3 (November 17, 2008) - Add Books Automatically: - Search Results panel now shows additional columns for Publisher, Format and Cover - Fixed: "No Results Found" for ANY search depending on existing database - Fixed: Primary/Secundary region selection was sometimes not remembered in the correct order - Fixed: "Access Violations" and "Hotkey not registered" errors when using "Edit after Add" setting - Fixed: CueCat scanner was sometimes adding extra digits to the barcode - Improved feedback on connection problems and other server errors - Clicking the Add button with no results checked yet will now result in a warning/hint message. - Server: Faster searches because of server hardware upgrade - Server: Added Sources: National Library Spain - Server: Fixed several problems in our handling of ISBN-13 numbers - PLUS: More "Server-Side" optimizations and fixes, check our work-log here: http://www.collectorz.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=11733 Other Fixes: - Main Screen: "0.00" price values were showing in list - Edit Book: "Times Read" value could only be changed with up/down arrows, now it is editable too - Filter screen: Boolean conditions weren't remembering the comparison operator properly - Templates / iTunes style: personal box was in front of plot text sometimes Version 6.0 build 2 (November 4, 2008) Changes: - "Read It" Yes/No field is back, next to the new Nr of Times Read field - Add / Update Automatically: - Search results can now be sorted by clicking the ISBN, Author, Title column headers - To prevent abuse, now only two regions can be selected: primary and secundary - Clicking the Add button when no results are checked now pops up a warning message - When linking: New "Skip" button to skip searches that give no results - Preview Panel: Improved layout plus it now shows both ISBN-13 and ISBN-10 Fixed: - Rare program freezes on startup or when switching to Images View - Add / Update automatically: - The 'Edit After Add' settings had no effect when using Search Now - The 'Add Anyway' features wasn't working when using Search Now - When using "Add Anyway" the Index field was not filled in correctly (always 0) - ISBN box was also cleared when Search Now returned no results - ISBN box was too narrow - Update / Link: 'Add Anyway' button was visible but did not apply here. - Templates: - 0.00 prices were visible in Details View panel - Gray details template: Search results highlight was showing black boxes only Version 6.0 build 1 (October 30, 2008) - New: the Collectorz.com online book database system - Book Collector now uses the Collectorz.com book database to get book information - When a book is not found in this database, the Collectorz.com server automatically goes out to search multiple online book stores and national libraries. - Results returned from other sources are saved ("cached") for future searches, automatically building a fast and reliable source of book information. - The new system makes it possible to add extra info sources "server side", that is, without releasing a new version of the Book Collector software. - Info sources (used "indirectly", through the Collectorz.com server): - Improved for US: Library of Congress (loc.gov) - Improved for Netherlands: National Library Netherlands (kb.nl) - Added for Spain: - UNED Spain - Spanish Congress - Public Library Palencia - Added for Italy: - SBS - University of Siena - Added for Denmark: - Public Library Kolding Denmark - National Library of Education Denmark - Added for Switzerland: - IDS Zurich University Switzerland - IDS Basel Bern Switzerland - Added for Portugal: - Public Library Portugal - New Add Books Automatically screen - New easy-to-use screen combines both Wizard Mode and Advanced Mode - Searches Collectorz.com only, no more need to pick results from multiple sources, just enter ISBN or Author & Title, click Search, select a result, click Add. The Collectorz.com server will automatically give you the best data possible. - Select your Region(s) to: - control which sources the Collectorz.com server will use (when needed) - filter the results of Author & Title searches - Available Region list is updated from the Collectorz.com server on a daily basis. - Hide / Show Search Queue button to switch between "Search Now" and "Add to Queue" mode - Add multiple books from one Search: just select multiple matches and click Add. - Edit searches in Queue with new Edit Search Criteria screen (right-click menu). (This replaces the Update in Queue button) - New "Add Anyway" button to add a book anyway when no results are found, using the ISBN or Author & Title you entered for the search. - New multi-column view for Search Results, with separate ISBN, Author and Title columns - New Show All / Owned / Not Owned setting for Search Results, for filtering the results based on their presence in your personal database - Database fields: - Added: Three user definable Credit roles: User Role 1-3 (rename using Tools / Field Names) - "Read It" field has been changed to "Number Of Times Read" - Printing: - New Print screen with improved layout, making it more logical and easier to use, especially when printing simple lists - Printing Labels is now a separate option with a separate template list - Added: two new Avery label templates - Improved support for barcode scanners - Added support for the Opticon OPN-2001 laser scanner - Improved support for the Microvision Flic laser scanner - Improved support for the CueCat scanner Fixed: - Author First Letter column was not showing properly in exports and printed reports - Fields Publisher and Editor are now translated to Editeur and Redacteur in French Version 5.4 build 1 (June 23, 2008) - Standard vs Pro: these features are now PRO-only: (all owners of a v5 Standard license will get a FREE Pro Upgrade) - Filter screen - Saving Column, Sort Order and Folder field sets - Statistics screen - Changing Field Names - User Defined Fields - User Defined Credit Roles Fixed: - Main Screen: - When clicking the details view/list collapse button instead of collapsing the details view the list was collapsed - Clearing the quick search would apply current filter instead of not filtering at all - Filter Screen: An Anywhere condition could cause an Access Violation in some cases Version 5.3 build 1 (May 9, 2008) - New Screen Layout setting, offering six different layout configurations of tree, list and details panel - Horizontal Split - Vertical Split - Full Width Details - Full Height Tree - Full Height Details - Simple Layout (hides tree automatically) - Norwegian language support, thanks to Erlend Dahl Fixed: - Spanish National Library info source Version 5.2 build 2 (March 5, 2008) Fixed: - Filter screen: Access Violation when language in French - CueCat support: - some barcodes were generated with a wrong check digit - Filter settings weren't saved to the location specified by the User Files Folder but from the MyDocuments folder although they were loaded from that location - Edit Multiple: price fields could not be cleared using F8 - Templates: - BkC 5 template was missing quantity field - Classic template was missing book title for title bar Version 5.2 build 1 (February 6, 2008) Changes: - Improved CueCat support: - Improved CueCat handling in main screen - Improved CueCat handling in Add Automatically screens - CueCat can now also be used in the Edit Book screen (automatically fills barcode field then) - Templates: - New BkC5 Compact template, for previewing in Add Automatically screens, in Blue and Black styles - New Full Covers templates in Blue and Black styles - New "Gray" style for Book Collector 5 template - Export HTML, Paged by Author First Letter option now allows choosing the Sort Order of items within pages. - In Collection Status: - New value "On Order" - Filter status is now shown in bottom of main screen - Add Automatically: Downloading price data is now optional (through Search Settings) - Tools / Options: new setting "User Files Folder", for choosing the folder where column, sort and filter settings are saved (defaults to My Documents\Book Collector) Fixed: - Filter screen: - Filtering on Price and Current Value fields did not work correctly ("value is invalid" errors) - Filtering on Date fields did not work correctly - Filtering on empty values on picklist fields did not work correctly. - When saving a filter, leading or trailing spaces in values got lost - Several user interface issues in the filter screen - Export to iPod: when exporting including status indicator, the lists were not split correctly. - Sort title generation of person names could result in leading space in first name field - Add Automatically: - Sort Title was always filled in, even when exactly the same as the Title - Wizard Mode: after adding then editing the main screen did not correctly select the added item - Main screen: - Reassign index fields had no effect while in folder view - Changing the sort order sometimes required two column header clicks - Closing application from Windows taskbar while customizing toolbar caused an Access Violation - When selecting multiple items 'Edit Book' was still enabled in right click menu - Edit Book: - Contents tab now remembers column widths - Price fields now only accept valid price values - Characters lists didn't display scrollbar when column sizes exceeded list width - Changes to the order of the Character list didn't get saved - Loans screen: filter text was cleared when pressing the filter button Version 5.1 build 2 (November 19, 2007) Fixed: - Export to HTML: index.html was not created when using "Use main screen setting" under Sort Order - Export to HTML: "Range Check Error" when using "Use main screen setting" under Sort Order - Automatic Sort Titles didn't work correctly for titles already in "Title, The" format - License name that has non-ASCII characters was not removed from lock file correctly causing "Read-Only" situations - Visibility of Loans toolbar was not remember correctly Version 5.1 build 1 (November 15, 2007) - Searching your database: - Completely redesigned Filter screen - Build advanced filters using brackets, AND, OR, NOT, equal, not equal, greater than, less than, contains, starts with, ends with, wildcards - Mix book and section fields in your filters (e.g. book.author = "stephen king" AND section.nrpages < 5) - Use the same filters in Book and Section View, switch back and forth to see the same filter results in both views - Save your filters and activate them directly using the Filter menu on the toolbar - Faster Quick Search - Sorting: - Save your sort order definitions and activate them directly using the Sort Order menu on the toolbar - Simpler Sort Field selection screen, just use checkboxes to select the fields you want. - Sort Titles are now automatically generated from the Title when using Add Automatically - new "Generate Sort Title" button in Edit Book/Section screens - use Tools / Options / Sort Titles to configure recognized articles (the, a, le, la, die, der, das, etc..) - Columns: - Save your column definitions and activate them directly using the Columns menu on the toolbar - Simpler Columns selection screen, just use checkboxes to select the fields you want. - Folder selection: - Save you custom folder field combination and activate them directly from the Folder menu above the tree - Simpler Folder field selection screen, just use checkboxes to select the fields you want. - Automatic Sort Titles - new "Generate Sort Title" button in Edit Book and Edit Section screens - Sort Titles are now automatically generated from the Title when using Add Automatically - use Tools / Options / Sort Titles to configure recognized articles (the, a, le, la, die, der, das, etc..) - Automatic Capitalization of Titles - new AutoCap button next to Title in Edit Book and Edit Section screens - Titles are now automatically capitalized when using Add Automatically - use Tools / Options / Capitalization to configure auto-cap settings and exceptions Fixed: - ISBN was re-formatted after editing causing it to loose dashes - Edit Book / Covers: Edit and Copy button did not get enabled after adding an image - Three part person names (e.g. Barbara Taylor Bradford) got split into First/Last Names incorrectly - License name that has non-ASCII characters was not removed from lock file correctly causing lock file issues Version 5.0 build 5 (August 17, 2007) Fixed: - Missing Full Details Classic Print Template added - Full Details Classic template: clicking an image started associated program instead of just viewing it - Access Violation when using Edit at the end of the Add Wizard Version 5.0 build 4 (August 15, 2007) Templates: - New CSS Styles system now also available for Export and Print templates - New Book Collector 5 template can now also be used for printing - All Full Details Classic styles can now be used for Exporting to HTML Fixed: - National Library of Spain info source updated - Editor credit was not shown in Full Details Classic template - An empty Nr of Pages was listed as -1 in section list in Edit Book screen - "Invalid field" error when dragging and dropping sections in Section View - Loaning a book that has several duplicate entries by scanning barcode did not always loan the right item - Lock File system: concurrent use check now includes Windows user name Version 5.0 build 3 (July 25, 2007) Changes: - Add Automatically screens now remember last used search box - Add Automatically Advanced Mode: Bar code is now automatically cleared after Add to Queue - Read-Only mode: new Tools / Maintenance / Reset Lock File command for resolving lock-file issues - Added Indonesian language, thanks to Yohanes Kurniawan - Updated French language file, thanks to José Rodríguez - Updated Polish language file, thanks to Łukasz Jakubowski - Updated German language file, thanks to Klaus Elsbernd Fixed: - User Defined fields did not show up in Book Collector 5 templates - Tab order of Edit Book screen, main tab page - Edit Multiple Books cleared the Nr of Pages field - Filtering on eBook and Audio files did not work - Loan Management features were available in Standard edition - Incorrect "Read-Only" mode messages after problematic program shutdowns Version 5.0 build 2 (July 16, 2007) Fixed: - Add Automatically Wizard: Access Violation when using Previous button while searching - Conversion issue when upgrading from version 4.6 and older - Template fixes: - Export details now show the book title and author in the page title - Extras field was missing - Publication Date was replaced with the Original Publication Data - Updated French language file, thanks to Valerie - Calendar objects in loan screen were not localized Version 5.0 build 1 (July 10, 2007) Added: - Full ISBN-13 support - Search book info sources using 13-digit ISBNs - Scan 13-digit ISBNs with your Flic bar code scanner - ISBN-13 and ISBN-10 numbers are automatically detected and converted as needed, e.g. for info sources that do not support 13 digit ISBNs yet - Improved Loan Management - Print loan lists - Use Flic scanner in Loan Management screen to Loan or Return books - Use the Quick Search box to search your Loan History by Title, ISBN or Loaner name - New Email and Address fields in the Loaner item - New date selectors in Loan Info screen - Improved network support - New lock file system automatically prevents concurrent editing - When one user is already using a database in Writable mode, subsequent users will automatically open the database in Read-Only mode - in Read-Only all editing features are hidden and disabled, allowing viewing and searching only - Create Read-Only workstations by running a forced Read-Only installation (start the installer with the /readonly command line parameter) - Add Books Automatically: - Improved Advanced Mode: tabs at the top have been combined, making it easier to search by Author/Title AND Barcode in one go - Improved Wizard Mode: - It now takes less steps to add a book - Screen is now resizable, for better previewing of results - Improved layout of Preview panel (Compact Preview template) - new Check Connection button - new info source: Portuguese National Library - improved scripts for better data retrieval from most info sources - Details View Templates (lower right part of main screen): - New CSS Styles system for Details View templates - Template menu now allows selecting various "styles" for each template (using a submenu) - new Template styles can be created using CSS style sheets - New Book Collector 5 template in 3 different styles (blue, black and iTunes) - Improved layout of Full Details Classic template - Added several new styles for Full Details Classic template - Support for e-books and audio books - Add links to e-book and audio book files to your book entries - File links show up in Details View - e-book file field moved to Links tab-page - Edit Book screen enhancements: - Improved layout of fields within tab pages - Screen is now resizable (and remembers its size too) - Improved Links tab page: - Add links to websites by dragging & dropping from your browser - Add links to local files by dragging & dropping - Added images show up in the Details View in the main screen - Add e-book and audio book files to your book entries - Easier editing of links and their descriptions - New Tags fields on Personal tab page, for LibraryThing-style tagging - The "..." buttons next to pick list fields have been removed and replaced by a new [Add ...] command inside the drop down list - New entry boxes for easier adding of values to check list fields (e.g. Genre, Extras) - Now supports the Collectorz.com barcode scanner to fill the ISBN field - Screen title now shows Title and Author, instead of the Title only - Fixed: "tabbing" to date fields needed an extra tab key press - Printing: - Improved layout of Full Details template - New Label printing templates supporting several Avery formats - Edit Story screen: - Improved layout of fields within tab pages - Screen is now resizable (and remembers its size too) - Export to HTML: - New Book Collector v5 Blue and Black detail page templates - Improved look of List and Thumbnails index pages - Improved look of Next/Previous navigation at the top of exported pages - New "Paged by First Letter of Author" option - Many toolbar icons have been improved (smoother edges) - Improved look of In Collection Status images in tree and list - Greek language support - New example database - Completely revised and updated Help file (english version only for now) - Upgraded to Delphi 2007 Fixed: - Image preview during online search failed if the Windows user account name contained two consecutive spaces - Author and Credits did not show up correctly in Preview panel of Add Automatically screen - Online update from Book screen did not add new genres or other lookup items - Edit Lists screen now shows user defined field names (only for lists that are not shared by multiple fields) - Field Selection screens: Author field did not show up in Main group Version 4.8 build 2 (February 19, 2007) Added: - Initial order and selection of infosources is now dynamic, based on country defined in Windows Regional Settings - Croatian language support Fixed: - Edit Lists: header of Last Name columns was missing - Add Books Automatically (wizard mode): error message 'not a valid integer' when typing a barcode with dashes or spaces - Add Books Automatically: error message about file 'itemin.xml' when adding a book to the collection Version 4.8 build 1 (December 20, 2006) Added: - Import from Text feature moved from Add Automatically screen to File / Import From / Text, so that items are imported directly into the database, instead of to the Search Queue. - Edit Lists: new "Merge Selected To" command in right mouse button menu, to allow selection of the merge "destination item" - new "Cover Image Dropping" setting in Tools/Options/Images for disabling the "Copy or Link?" prompt Windows Vista compatibility/compliance: - changed default location of user data (database, backup, images and thumbnails) to: \My Documents\Book Collector\ - User Templates can now be (optionally) placed in a user configurable location (Tools / Options), which defaults to \My Documents\Book Collector\Templates\ - "System" Templates (the ones included with the program) are still in /Book Collector/Templates/ - changed location of Script and other "temp" files to: \Documents And Settings\[username]\Local Settings\Application Data\Collectorz.com\Book Collector\ - Fixed: program hangs when closing on some Vista systems Fixed: - Check for update period was not taken into account - Drag and drop of images from FireFox didn't work - Details View did not update correctly after replacing a cover image (e.g. by dragging&dropping) - Searching on Bibliotheque Nationale de France - Sorting of listfields now works similar to sorting of string fields. - Performance problem when loading folder lists in Images View - Minor corrections to Polish language Version 4.7 build 1 (September 18, 2006) Editing Lists: - new right-click menu with Add/Edit/Remove/Merge/Generate commands - simplified Merge system: just multi-select items and choose Merge Selected - "Generate" functions can now be performed in batch on selected items in list (use Generate commands in right-click menu) - new "Auto Re-sort" checkbox on toolbar for enabling/disabling automatic resorting - Last Name column is now actually called "Last Name" (previously it was called "Name") - Next/Previous buttons in all Edit Item screens (e.g. Edit Publisher, Edit Genre, etc..) Added: - All credit roles now share one "person" list - new URL field for Series items (Series with an URL now show up as links in the Details View) - new Alias field for Character items - new Character Name setting in Tools / Options to control how character names are generated/displayed - Add/Update Automatically: List of Characters now updates and adds new characters - Edit Book / Contents tabpage: Section List now has a right-click menu with Add/Edit/Remove/Up/Down commands - Edit Book / Contents tabpage: it is now possible to double click a section item to Edit it - Portuguese language support - Italian language support Fixed: - AV when clicking on a cover image without a selected item in the list - Add/Update Automatically: Number of pages was not updated - Export to iPod Notes (PRO only): changed status indicator for wanted from '?' to 'W' - some minor corrections in the German language support - tab order in Edit Story screen Version 4.6 build 4 (June 13, 2006) Fixed: - Automatic version update failed if another Collectorz.com application also updated automatically recently - Error message "Not a valid integer" when sorting text fields with very large numbers (e.g. barcodes) Version 4.6 build 3 (June 12, 2006) Added: - Polish and Spanish language support - Sorting on text fields now takes numbers into account (e.g. 'title 10' sorts after 'title 2' instead of before) Fixed: - License validation: entering an invalid license did not show an error message - Searching on Amazon Japan with Japanese characters in the title or artist did not work - Automatic version update failed during installation if the automated 'check for update' detected a new version - Progress bar during lengthy operations is no longer visible outside the program - Program icon now looks much better - Contents view: Value of the number of stories in the [None] folder was shown incorrectly in the tree - Loan Manager: returning a loan did not work correctly under certain conditions - Export to HTML placeholder image was not always properly scaled - Update on German and French language support with some minor corrections - Printing and Export to HTML: "Range check error" occurred on some systems Version 4.6 build 2 (May 5, 2006) Fixed: - Windows XP theme support had stopped working - Printing and Export to HTML: "Range check error" occurred on some systems - The automatic update option did not close the program if the trial splash screen was showing Version 4.6 build 1 (May 2, 2006) Added: - Export to iPod Notes (PRO only): export your list to the Notes section of your iPod - Automatic update option in Check For Update screen, which downloads and installs the latest version automatically - German, French and Hungarian language support Changed: - Add Books Automatically (advanced): Updating an entry in the search queue now clears its search results - Export to HTML uses placeholder image as a thumbnail if cover images are not available Fixed: - some usability issues in the Add Automatically Advanced Mode screen - Edit Lists: Year fields were not available for selection in the menu - Add Books Automatically: some header texts were missing in the Preview panel - Access Violation in Preview panel of Add Books screen when using an Image folder that has special characters in it - Printing and Export to HTML: Text fields now show HTML tags correctly in list reports (e.g. the tag is shown as bold text) - Export to HTML: Range check error under certain specific conditions - Export to Text: Access Violation when attempting to export zero selected items - Quick Search did not work after having done a Filter earlier using the "EXCEPT" option Version 4.5 build 1 (March 22, 2006) Multi language support: - All menus, screen texts, help file and installer can now be translated - Switch language using Tools / Language (only Dutch is available now, more coming soon) - Users can translate into other languages using free downloadable language editor Added: - Add/Update from infosource: queries in the list can be updated by hand or based on search results Changed: - Layout of Options screen - Dropdown lists of year fields are now sorted in descending order - Now generates better looking thumbnails (use Tools / Maintenance / Repair Thumbnails to update yours) - Upgraded to Delphi 2006 Fixed: - Export to HTML: images that do not need processing (eg. scaling) are now copied instead of loaded and saved - Improved startup time by removing demodatabase specific checks - Fullsize image window now handles images larger than screen correctly Version 4.4 build 7 (September 9, 2005) Fixed: - Add/Update from infosource: disabled popupmenu for lines in the search results that were not actual results - Reset to Defaults with small menu icons now does not crash - Library of Congress online search - Reset to Defaults with small menu icons now does not crash. - Edit Book: Browse for cover dialog now also shows *.png files Version 4.4 build 6 (August 31, 2005) Fixed: - Amazon infosources could not be searched by ISBN Version 4.4 build 5 (August 30, 2005) Changed: - Amazon infosources now retrieve more info Fixed: - Customize menu: View->Folder button did not have the dropdown menu attached to it after adding it to a toolbar - Cover images were not displayed if the filename contained special characters - Cover images were not exported to html correctly if the filename contained a "#" Version 4.4 build 4 (August 23, 2005) Fixed: - Online search: Powell's did not return any results - Access Violation after switching filter off and on - Cancel during Export to HTML did not work - Auto-Complete in Author field did not work - Cover-image window disappeared when moving mouse over thumbnails view - "List index out of bounds" error when downloading a large batch of barcodes with the Flic scanner Version 4.4 build 3 (August 12, 2005) Added: - Right-clicking on list header now pops up a menu with the Sort Order and Columns commands Performance enhancements: - Opening Edit screen is faster because Author list is now loaded "on demand" (the first time the dropdown list is opened) - Next/Previous in Edit Book screen is a lot faster Fixed: - Toolbars in Edit Book screen now use large icons - All separate In Collection Status command were visible in Customize screen, instead of the button itself - Access Violation when starting the program after having set the toolbar to "small icons" - Details View goes blank while editing in Thumbnails View - in some situations Details View goes blank after adding/editing books - Characters field was missing from view, export and print templates - Printing: Details page did not print author names if they had a value in their url field Version 4.4 build 2 (August 4, 2005) Fixed: - After customizing the toolbar, the Buy Now button kept reappearing, even in licensed editions - Adding the "Details View template" command to the toolbar did not work - In some situations, choosing a different Details View template cleared the templates menu - Problems clearing the Quick Search box on the toolbar (text kept reappearing) - Details View: html tags showed up in Notes/Plot fields - Statistics screen: view switch buttons had wrong graphics - Statistics screen: after switching between views, the field menu duplicated itself - Toolbar icons had a slightly "faded" look Version 4.4 build 1 (August 2, 2005) Added: - Flic barcode scanner support: -Add books to the collection by scanning their ISBN codes -Locate a book in the collection by scanning its barcode -Cordless scanning for up to 500 barcodes -Laser scanner for high scanning speed and accuracy -Fully integrated support, no drivers necessary - New toolbars and toolbar icons -Main screen toolbar is fully user-configurable (via View|Toolbars|Customize); add any menu function you want to the toolbar -New graphic design helps clarify the function of each toolbar button -Choice of large and small size buttons - Main screen changes: -Folder selector integrated into the tree panel -Thumbnail slider moved to the thumbnail view panel -Collection Status filter added to the Search menu -Displays the number of items contained in each tree folder (can be enabled/disabled via Tools|Options) - Redesigned Help file, with better index and topic structure - Edit Book: Pressing the F4 key in a date field sets it to today Fixed: - Details View: cover images with filenames containing special characters are now shown correctly - Export to HTML / Printing: error if report title contained '#' or filename of image filenames contained special characters such as '&' or '#' Version 4.3 build 3 (May 13, 2005) Fixed: - Edit Book: using Next/Previous is a lot faster now - Access Violation when using Insert key in Credits list of Edit Book screen - Export to HTML: "List index out of bounds" error when no sort fields are specified - Loan Manager: new loans did not show up as Outstanding because they (erroneously) had a filled Return Date - Export to HTML: Access Violation when sorting on text fields other than the Title field - Export to HTML: UP links in Detail Pages not correct when using Single Long List - Edit Book: removed horizontal scrollbars from checklists Version 4.3 build 2 (April 29, 2005) Fixed: - Export to HTML: 'List index out of bounds' error when using list type 'Single Long List' Version 4.3 build 1 (April 28, 2005) Added: -Printing: -New Thumbnail layout to create index pages with cover thumbnails -Options to change font color and thumbnail background color -Repeating column headers on each page for list reports (when specifying a fixed number of records per page) -Support for user-definable headers and footers (inc. page numbers and date variables) -Big performance improvement for large lists -Export to HTML: -Ability to split index into multiple pages, instead of one (very) long page -Navigation through both index and details pages with First, Last, Next and Previous links -Navigation through index pages with direct page number links or "alphabet links" -New Thumbnail layout to create index pages with cover thumbnails -Options to change font color, background color and thumbnail background color -Repeating column headers on each page for list reports (when specifying a fixed number of records per page) -Support for user-definable headers and footers (inc. page numbers and date variables) -Index page filename can now be specified -Big performance improvement for large lists Fixed: - Coverprice is now retrieved correctly from infosources with different decimal separator - Printing and Export to HTML: Report title for custom list reports was truncated when using reserved characters Version 4.2 build 3 (March 9, 2005) Fixed: - rare "Index out of bounds" errors when switching to Thumbnails View - program freezing while using Thumbnails View - Edit Book screen: drag+drop of a back cover overwrote front cover file - After Next/Previous in Edit Book screen it was not possible to edit the first credit item - Images can be made clickable in Details View by adding in template Version 4.2 build 2 (February 24, 2005) ======================================= Added: - Edit Book screen now remembers the widths of the columns in the Links list - Thumbnail folder is now configurable via Tools|Options|Folders - Option to configure thumbnail viewer performance Fixed: - Edit Book screen: drag&drop onto the Covers tab didn't work - After repairing thumbnails, refreshing the main screen was very slow Version 4.2 build 1 (February 21, 2005) ======================================= Added: - New infosource: Amazon Canada - Support for image scanners: -Add cover scans of your books to your collection quickly -Supports TWAIN and WIA-compatible scanners -Automatically link scanned image to front- or backcover of a book -Optional automatic downscaling of large images -Open image editing software directly from the Edit Book screen -Redesigned Covers tab in the Edit Book screen - New thumbnail view: -Main screen shows thumbnail images of the books -Thumbnails are resizable on-the-fly -Thumbnail files are generated and maintained automatically -Faster database loading and (much) smaller collection filesize -Replaces icon/thumbnail view -Used in Details View for better performance and quality -HTML export creates thumbnails of higher quality Changed: -Reorganized main menu: -Moved Lists menu to Tools menu -Removed Internet main menu and moved items to Help menu -Reorganized View toolbar (replaced List and Icon View buttons with Thumbnail Size slider) Fixed: - Hidden ListPro export field 'In Collection (0/1)' was visible in Contents View - 'Collection Status' field did not show correct value in Contents View - Access Violation in Add Books (advanced) screen when removing or resetting search queue entries - Export to Text: Custom sort order was not remembered - Export to HTML: File references to local paths now work correctly in Firefox - Collection Status icon in tree was incorrect for values Wanted and For Sale - rare Access Violations in Print, Export to HTML and Export to Text screens, when using Selected Items option Version 4.1 build 3 (January 17, 2005) ======================================= Fixed: - View and Loans toolbars overlapped in default layout, hiding the Collection Status button - Quantity value is only shown in Details View if it's more than one - Filtering on empty multi-valued fields (eg Genre) now works correctly Version 4.1 build 2 (December 24, 2004) ======================================= Fixed: - 'Repair Thumbnails' function had disappeared from the Tools menu - The 'Last Modified' field is now exported correctly to HTML and XML - The 'Collection Status' field now shows correct values in the Filter screen - Incremental search on Title field now uses the value of the Title Sort field Version 4.1 build 1 (December 21, 2004) ======================================= Added: - New field: Last Modified, a timestamp field which is updated automatically when a record is changed This can be used to select recent changes and additions for printing or exporting. - New field: Quantity, to store the number of copies of a book in the collection - 'Collection Status' field with four values (In Collection, Not In Collection, Wanted, For Sale) to better support wishlists and for sale lists (replaces the 'In Collection' field) - New toolbar button on the View toolbar to quickly show items with a specific collection status (if this button is not shown correctly, use View\Toolbar\Reset Toolbar) - Printing: Support for thumbnail images of the front cover in custom list reports Menu changes: - 'Settings' menu has been renamed to Tools - 'Preferences' is now called 'Options' - 'Maintenance' functions have been moved to Tools menu - 'Statistics' feature has been moved to Tools menu Version 4.0 build 3 (October 5, 2004) ======================================= Fixed: - Print and Export to HTML: Online Template Gallery links went to an incorrect webpage - Export to HTML: In custom list templates, the Front Cover, Back Cover and eBook File fields now link to the file they contain - Cover image files are no longer unnecessarily downloaded when updating records online - Barnes & Noble search Version 4.0 build 2 (August 3, 2004) ======================================= Added: - Add Book Wizard: Removed separate Finish button Changed: - Trial edition now shows reminder in Add screens Fixed: - Value of 'Read It' field was not shown in Contents view - Add Books (advanced mode): Stopping while adding to collection no longer creates an empty record - Automated version check no longer displays network errors - Print and Export to HTML: Online Template Gallery links went to an incorrect webpage - Export to HTML: In custom list templates, the Front Cover, Back Cover and eBook File fields now link to the file they contain - Cover image files are no longer unnecessarily downloaded when updating records online Version 4.0 build 1 (July 26, 2004) ======================================= New Infosources: - National Libraries of Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Norway, Denmark, Switzerland, Canada, Sweden, Great Britain, Australia, Germany, and France - Casa del Libro (Spanish) Added: - New field: Links, to store a list of website links (replaces URL field) - New field: Subject, to store a list of subjects of the book - When the database format changes, a copy of the collection is saved automatically in the backup folder Fixed: - Program shuts down faster because file association is no longer created every time - Amazon search has more efficient data retrieval - Faster loading of large collections - After "Edit Multiple" the program now correctly restores the "scroll" position of the list - Search Results panel of Add screen (Wizard en Advanced Mode) is now "inactive" while the program is busy downloading, preventing problems like the "HTTP Component is busy" errors. - Add Contents: 'Next' button is now available Version 3.3 build 1 (June 22, 2004) ======================================= Added: - Print, Export to Text and Export to HTML: Sort order from main screen can be used, besides defining a custom sort order - Main screen: Quick Search highlights the location of the search term in Details View - Main screen: Statusbar shows the total number of books in the current database - Main screen: Cuecat barcode scanner can be used in main screen to select a book - Add Books (Advanced mode): Option to play a sound after successful barcode scan Fixed: - Add Books: URL field is retrieved again from Amazon sites - improved error handling for missing files, especially on empty removable drives like zip or cd-drives Version 3.2 build 3 (June 3, 2004) ======================================= Changed: - After switching the Filter On or Off, the program now remembers and restores the main screen state Fixed: - Edit Book: When using Next/Previous function via keyboard shortcut, active field was not remembered - Edit Book: After using Next/Previous, the last checked Genre was shown as unchecked - Filter: Adding a filter field after first deleting one did not work in certain cases - Filter: Filtering on empty field now works correctly - Edit Book, then Cancel was slow because of unnecessary tree and list refresh - Print: Last page of the preview screen now shows a message when the preview does not include all records - Add Books (Advanced mode): Import now converts EANs to ISBN codes - Manage Lookup Lists: Sort field and sort order are now remembered - internet connection problems ("http component busy" errors and hang ups) on systems with missing or corrupted protocol file (in most cases caused by the QHost trojan) - improved error handling for other low level connection problems Version 3.2 build 2 (February 26, 2004) ======================================= Added: - New option in Filter screen to show all records except those selected by the filter (NOT filter) Fixed: - Edit Book: after using Next/Previous buttons, the Add Credit dropdown list got duplicate entries - Printing and Export to HTML: A number of fields were empty in custom list templates if 'Show Sortnames for lookup items' setting was enabled Version 3.2 build 1 (February 23, 2004) ======================================= Added: - Batch editing: Edit Multiple Books function: set or clear any field for multiple books at a time - Next and Previous buttons in the Edit Book screen, for easy navigation over items in a main screen list - Add Books (advanced mode): Ability to lock search results to allow adding multiple books from one search action - Printing: in the Custom List Templates the Font size is now configurable - Exporting: in the Custom List Templates the Font size is now configurable - Setting "Show Sort Names for Lookup Items" is now also used when printing or exporting with a custom list template - Preferences: Option to enable/disable the 'In Collection' indicator in the main screen - Setting to automatically size the cover image pop-up window to the size of the selected image - Edit Book/Contents: Up/Down buttons for Credits and Characters fields Fixed: - Add Books: Access Violation when viewing results while search was still in progress - 'Show Empty Folders' indicator in menu was not visible under Windows XP - Edit Book: checklist fields (e.g. Genre) are now sorted correctly - Multiple books getting the same cover image after dragging & dropping covers - Temporary cover image files are now automatically removed when they are no longer needed Version 3.1 build 2 (December 18, 2003) ==================================== Fixed: - Loan Management: sorting was incorrect after returning/editing/removing a Loan item - Program reverted back to example database after restarting program (under specific conditions) - Export to Text: sometimes an Access Violation occurred when no items were selected Version 3.1 build 1 (December 2, 2003) ==================================== Adding Books: - new Add Book Wizard screen, add books by following simple step-by-step instructions of the wizard - existing Add Books screen is now called Add Books (Advanced Mode) - new "Compact Preview" template for previewing results - clearer user interface for selecting and unselecting results - removed the "retrieved" state images of the result icons because of the added confusion - easier previewing by double clicking a result Added: - Default value for the Location field Version 3.0 build 2 (November 14, 2003) ==================================== Fixed: - Installer did not create Start menu shortcuts Added - 'View Web Page' function in Add Books screen, to open web page for a specific search result Version 3.0 build 1 (October 30, 2003) ==================================== New online search screen: - New info sources: Powell's and Barnes & Noble - Search Queue: create a list of books to search in one go - Import function: load CSV file into Search Queue - Batch updating of books already in collection - Option to indicate preferred infosource for cover images - Viewing of search results is integrated into the Search screen Added: - Select Random feature (press Ctrl+R to select a random item in the list) - Condition items now have a "sortname" field, which allows correct sorting on Condition - Preferences: Browse screens for Backup and Default Image folders now support network paths - Export to HTML now has an option not to overwrite already existing exported files - Pressing Ctrl during drag&drop in main screen now adds value for multi-value lookup fields (instead of replacing) - Loan/Return items now supports multiple-selection - Reset to Defaults command in Settings menu - Added add/remove/up/down buttons in field selection screens - Loan Management screen now remembers column widths and sort order - New field "eBook File" for linking to ebooks - Print template; 10 books per pages (Pro edition only) - Export to Palm / Pocket PC: use ListPro to view exported data on your mobile device (Pro edition only) Fixed: - Quick Search function did not search in some fields - Collections could not be opened if backup failed Version 2.3 build 2 (May 16, 2003) ==================================== Fixed: - Export to Text: list was not sorted, unless one used the Sort Order screen once. - Thumbnail images disappeared after saving under certain conditions - Backup of read-only collections is now possible - Solved 'Parameter is incorrect' error during saving - Updating external file links did not work on Win98/ME Version 2.3 build 1 (May 13, 2003) ==================================== Added: - Optional automatic backup of collection to user-definable folder - Filter can be activated in the Statistics screen - Default values for Reading Date, Purchase Date and Read It fields - Maintenance function to update broken file links (for cover images) Fixed: - Improved speed and robustness when saving collection to disk - Imported thumbnail images were sometimes lost after importing a collection Version 2.2 build 1 (released April 18, 2003) ==================================== Added: - New Quick Search function - Searches for text in all fields (both book and contents) - Easy to use, no need to create a filter - Accessible directly from the toolbar - Supports regular expressions - Main toolbar for easy access to often-used functions - Getting Started Help file - New template: "Full Details, Gray/Yellow" for details view and HTML export Changed: - Improved default column selection Fixed: - Book thumbnail was not created in some cases after online query What's new in version 2.1 build 4 (released March 20, 2003) Fixed: - Sorting on Original publication date did not work - Library of Congress querying - Amazon UK querying What's new in version 2.1 build 3 (released February 19, 2003) Fixed: - Added user-defined fields to default view template - Clicking cover image in details view no longer showed the full-size image - Special characters (like &) in report title caused 'String expected' error in generated print and export templates - Access Violation when switching to and from No Folder mode in Contents View What's new in version 2.1 build 2 (released February 11, 2003) Fixed: - Template Generator: when choosing "Save in Template list" the file was always saved as print_item_mylist.xsl, ignoring the entered filename. - Gif images showed as a black rectangle in the Edit Book screen and as thumbnails - Details view showed Loaned To value twice - Fixed 'Unable to insert line' error in Edit Book screen What's new in version 2.1 build 1 (released February 5, 2003) Added: - Custom list template generator for printing and exporting to HTML - Quickly create custom list reports and exports without XML/XSL knowledge - Include configurable report title, creation date, row shading, and font - Save generated template for later reuse - Checklists in the Edit Book screen (eg the Genre field) now show the selected values first - Total and average cover price statistics Fixed: - Importing another collection created duplicate ID values, causing HTML export problems - Original Publication Year column always displayed as empty - Better support for Asian languages What's new in version 2.0 build 2 (released January 14, 2003) Added: - New example print and export templates "Listing of all available fields" Fixed: - Exporting to HTML sometimes caused a 'Cannot convert UCS-4 to ISO-8859' error - Exporting to HTML did not use correct relative links for .gif cover images - Exporting to HTML created hyperlinks that did not work on Unix webservers - Updated Amazon.fr querying What's new in version 2.0 build 1 (released January 8, 2003) Added: - new Printing features based on XSL templates. Included templates for: - Book List reports (replaces List Report feature) - Full Book Details - new Export to HTML features based on XSL templates: - create HTML lists of your books, each item linking to a full book detail page - automatic creation and inclusion of cover thumbnails - new Export to XML feature - easier selection of Details View template, right click Details View for a list of available templates - Automatic updating of online query scripts Fixed: - Updated Library of Congress querying - Using Cancel in Edit Section screen DID save the changes - Filter screen: using Escape after selecting a dropdown item caused error message - using Edit Credit when credit list is empty causes Access Violation - Close button in Statistics and Lookup List screens looked weird under WinXP - Frequency list shows zeroes in the Used column for all frequencies. It also allows removal of items that are still in use. What's new in version 1.1 build 6 (released November 26, 2002) Fixed: - Fixed all kinds of compatibility problems that occurred on some systems - Improved overall performance: both when starting and during use - Shortcut keys did not work for some fields in the Edit Book screen - The Index field always showed 0 in Contents view - Updated Boeknet querying - Issue Number field label was not shown in Details view Changes: - Upgraded to Delphi 7 What's new in version 1.1 build 5 (released October 17, 2002) Fixed: - Online querying can now be aborted at any time with the 'Stop search' button - Sorting on Library of Congress classification did not work - Renamed the 'LCCN' field to 'LoC Classification' - LoC querying: improved retrieval of publisher field - LoC querying: URL field was filled incorrectly - Incorrect 'Used' value in Manage Lookup List screen for some fields - Modified Cuecat and other barcode scanners now work in Online Query screen - Amazon US querying is faster and more reliable - Updated Amazon.fr querying What's new in version 1.1 build 4 (released August 27, 2002) Added: - main screen statusbar now shows number of selected items Fixed: - Amazon US querying did not work for some ISBN numbers - Amazon US querying sometimes found results only after multiple tries - Amazon US querying did not fill the Format field correctly - Amazon UK querying sometimes did not work consistently - Amazon Germany querying did not fill the Format field correctly - Library of Congress querying sometimes did not retrieve the Author - Custom Folder settings of Content View were not remembered between sessions What's new in version 1.1 build 3 (released August 6, 2002) Fixed: - Improved cover retrieval from Amazon sites - Sorting and grouping on Genre in Contents view caused Access Violation - Updated Amazon.co.uk querying - menu bar nows looks ok in Windows XP (it had a white background in previous builds) Changed restrictions of evaluation version: - evaluation copies are now limited to 50 books (was 25) What's new in version 1.1 build 2 (released June 13, 2002) Fixed: - Batch querying stopped when two ISBNs could not be found online - User Lookup 2 field had incorrect XML tag, causing problems in templates - Original Publication Date field was not shown in the details view - Access Violation when filtering on Editor, Cover Designer or Translator - You could not tab out of the Author, Credits and Character edit grids - Amazon.de and Amazon.fr querying by ISBN - The Edit Book screen did not size correctly with large fonts - When selecting a book by scanning the ISBN when it was hidden by an active filter, the wrong book was opened for editing What's new in version 1.1 build 1 (released May 31, 2002) Added: - Improved batch functionality for online querying; add books while keeping the Online Query screen active. Most useful when querying by author. - Batch online query by ISBN; allows a list of ISBNs to by added/updated in one go - Ability to directly edit the details of Authors, Credits and Characters - Return Date and Loan Notes can now be renamed and selected as column fields - Loan Item and Manage Loans screens now use user-renamed field names - Loan information is now shown in the Details view - To avoid confusion, the Filter is now always reset to "off" when starting the program - Starting value for auto-incrementing Index field can now be set in Preferences screen Fixed: - Lookuplist group 'Details' was shown as 'Personal' - Updated Amazon.de querying - Updated Amazon.com querying - after edit actions, the scroll position of the list is now always remembered correctly - Access Violation when grouping on Author in certain conditions What's new in version 1.0 build 3 (released May 7, 2002) Added: - Tree now displays the author of books after the title Fixed: - Amazon.fr query on ISBN did not work anymore - Purchase Year was shown as empty when it was not - Generate button in "Edit Person" screen did produce the correct result in some cases - after switching to No Folder mode using the new toolbarbutton, the folder state wasn't remembered correctly What's new in version 1.0 build 2 (released April 23, 2002) Added: - Proxy button in Online Query screen Fixed: - Amazon.de querying now retrieves details correctly - sorting was wrong for titles/names containing foreign characters Version 1.0 was released April 22, 2002