Version 5.2 build 1 (January 11, 2012)

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 comics.
    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 comics.
  - Batch scanning support (e.g. with the OPN-2001, Flic or CLZ Barry).
* Automatic overdue notifications when starting Comic Collector.

Edit Comic screen: New calendar tool for easier entry of date fields, plus an 
  easy button to set a date field to today's date.

Main screen: After editing an item, the list's scroll position is now
  restored exactly to where it was before the edit action.

Fixed:
- Preview Art was always downloaded even when "Download Preview Art" was unchecked
- Series Backdrops with long path names wouldn't show
- Sync down from connect: Next Index wasn't updated after down sync
- Filters: Loan.Title field had a wrong value type, date instead of string


Version 5.1 build 2 (September 13, 2011)
Fixed:
- Edit Character screen had wrong size causing some fields to disappear.
- Add/Update automatically: error could occur when "Download Backdrop" was 
  not checked in Search Settings.

Version 5.1 build 1 (September 12, 2011)

New: Backdrops (= background images) for the Details Panel
* New Backdrop style for the Comic Collector Vee Five template,
  that uses the selected Backdrop as the background for the Details Panel.
* Series-level Backdrops are now automatically provided by our online database.
    (use the Search Settings screen to switch backdrop downloading On/Off)
* When Preview Art is available, it is automatically use as the Backdrop.
    (this is optional, use Tools / Settings to switch on/off)
* Set your own series-level Backdrop in Edit Series / Backdrop.
* Set your own issue-level Backdrop in Edit Comic / Images / Backdrop.

New: Cover Flow view 
* The Cover Flow is a 3rd viewing option, next to List and Images.
* Browse through your comics by cover image, in a cool looking 3D image browser.
  
New: Customizable images for all pick list items:
* Set your own image for any list item, e.g. for Publishers, Imprints, Series..
  - 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.
* Comic Collector now comes with included pick list item images, for:
	- 15 popular Publishers (large logos for Details Panel, plus list/tree icons)
  - 4 popular Imprints (logos for Details Panel)

* New startup "splash" screen featuring CeCe

Fixed:
* Main screen:
  - Fast (right) mouse clicks in the main screen could hang the program
  - After editing an item, the list's scroll position wasn't restored 
    correctly to where it was before the edit.
  - wrong search results when using the quick search to search for a number
* Templates:
	- Loan Dates were not displayed correctly in Details, Print and Export.


Version 5.0 build 5 (April 15, 2011)
- New installer system
Fixed:
- Main: Cover images with a hash sign ('#') in the filename weren't showing in the details view	
- Two My Rating fields were showing in the field list
- Export to CLZ Comics: Check boxes weren't showing for "Update" exports

Version 5.0 build 4 (March 14, 2011)
Fixed:
- Add Comics Automatically: 
	- In some cases barcode search results could not be expanded in the tree
	- The matches column wasn't showing correct result information
	- When the OPN-2001 or Flic scanner were activated before opening the add 
	  screen they wouldn't scan properly in the add screen
	- Checking issues in the result list could cause issues to switch places
- Synchronize with Comic Collector Connect:  
	- some user databases resulted in "Format '%s' incompatible with argument" errors.
- Barcode scanning:
	- UA2 codes are now supported as well for the CueCat
	- several optimizations like automatic spaces removal, ISBN formatting, etc.	

Version 5.0 build 3 (February 18, 2011)
Added:
- Add Comics Automatically: Improved right click menu on Series items, with:
  * Show All Issues (only for barcode searches): show all issues in Series.
  * Sort Issues (Ascending / Descending)
  * Filter Issues (All / In Database / Not in Database)

Fixed:
- Add Comics Automatically: 
	- Series/Issue List still didn't look right when using larger font sizes.
	- Several selection and focus improvements to the Series/Issue List
- Add Multiple Comics Manually:
	- Column headers of contents list had wrong translations
	- Some collection status radio buttons were showing
- Edit Story:
	- Old rating interface component was still being used
- Link Comics:
	- Preview Panel font size was too small when showing "Click this link to ..."	

Version 5.0 build 2 (February 16, 2011)
Added:
- Add Comics Automatically : the Favorites tab now remembers its own sort settings
- Main screen: the Lock button on the right now lets you lock to both the Stats or the Details.
- Export to CLZ Comics: Barcode field is now exported to the mobile app

Fixed:
- Add Comics Automatically:
	- Several different Access Violations could occur while adding and searching
	- Selecting issues using the space bar would result in incorrect behaviour
	- Incorrect sorting of issue lists (because of old v4 sort settings)
	- Series/Issue List didn't look right when using larger font sizes.
	- Preview Panel font size was too small when showing "Click this link to ..."
- Edit Comic: Story list wasn't showing on the Details/Contents tab
- Edit Multiple Comics: Series Group, Printed By, Age, Country and Language 
  couldn't be edited because the Details/Contents tab wasn't showing 
- Installer was missing necessary DLLs for the Flic and OPN-2001 scanners


Version 5.0 build 1 (February 15, 2011)

Add comics by barcode (currently for american comics only):
- Add comics to your personal database by barcode, either by 
  typing the barcode manually or by using a barcode scanner.
- Support for all 3 "Collectorz.com scanners" (CueCat, C37 and OPN-2001) 
   and any HID / keyboard emulating scanners.
- Searching by barcode will immediately and automatically give you the 
  exact issue and variant that you own.
- Type or scan multiple barcodes into the Search Queue, then search all at once.
- ISBN field in Edit Comics has now been renamed to the more generic "barcode".
- Downloaded entries now automatically have the barcode field filled in.

IMPORTANT: Because of our partnership with Diamond, our online database 
  provides great coverage for *American* comics and trade paperbacks.
  However, even though our barcode lookup system fully supports barcodes and 
  ISBNs for *European* comic books and even though we have *some* European 
  barcodes, we can NOT guarantee any level of coverage for European comic books.

Improved Design of Add Comics Automatically screen
- The Series Results and Issue List panels have been merged into a new 
  "Series/Issues" tree-structure.
- Scroll through Series results, then expand Series entries to see their issues.
- Use issue checkboxes to select issues or 
  click the series checkbox to select all isues in a series.
- Add issues from multiple series in one go.
- New Search by Barcode tab, with Search Queue.
- Improved "Vee Five Compact" preview template.

Online database improvements:
- New american comic releases are now available in the database long before 
  their actual release, so you can add them to your wish list.
 (Tip: use the New/Upcoming Releases tab in Add Comics Automatically to find em)
- New and upcoming releases will already have Preview Art, Plot and Creators.
- Preview Art is now downloaded into the new Preview Art field.
- Sollicitation data (direct from Diamond) is now downloaded into the Plot field.

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 series, 
  issue number, issue extension, edition, title and barcode.
- 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 Comics Automatically screen, when no cover 
	  is found in the Collectorz.com online comic database.
	- from the right-click menu on any comic entry in the main screen
	- from the Images tab in the Edit Comic screen

New: Collection Statistics integrated in main screen
- When no comic is selected, the Details View panel now shows collection 
  statisticsbased on the current Folder field (e.g. by Series or by Publisher)
- Statistics screen is now fully integrated in main screen, including all
  view settings (field selection, pie/bar, sorting, color style, 3D, print).
- "Old" Tools / Statistics screen is replaced by Tools / Database Totals.
- Lock button to lock field and pie/bar to your favorite settings.
- Navigate to a folder (e.g. Publisher="Marvel") by clicking a bar or pie part

Improved Wish List functionality
- Quickly check your Wish List using tabs at the bottom of the main screen:
    All / Collection / Wish List
- Add comics to your Wish List right from the Add Comics Automatically screen
- Right click a comic to "Move to Wish List" / "Move to Collection"
- Edit Comic: 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 small pop up
- Group comics into My Rating folders on main screen

Improved Images View in main screen
- Removal of captions under images results in cleaner layout
   (caption are still shown on mouse-over)
- Reduced spacing between image thumbs
- New placeholder image for comics without cover images
- New placeholder image for comics with a missing thumbnail image

New: "Vee Five" templates for Details View and Export to HTML
- Improved layout:
	- Larger covers in left and right corners.
	- New look for My Rating stars (click to change rating). 
- 4 cool looking styles (Blue, Black, White and Comic Blue).
- New "Vee Five Compact" Template for Preview Panel in Add Automatically screen.


Version 4.7 build 2 (October 12, 2010)
- Export to Clz Comics:
	- Now exports all credits and characters
Fixed:
- Add Comics Automatically: clicking the search settings button would result in "Class TLabel not found" error
- Main screen: font size was wrong and not resizing in details view when using IE9 Beta

Version 4.7 build 1 (September 28, 2010)
- Export to CLZ Comics:
  - Now supports CLZ Comics HD app for iPad
  - New: Export to File option, for transferring data to the mobile app over USB.
      (Currently only supported in the iPad apps. Of course, the
      upcoming update for the CLZ Comics iPhone app will support it too).
Fixed:
- Synchronize with Comic Collector Connect: 
	- Synching could sometimes result in an Access Violation
	- in Spanish synching would cause an "Invalid Action" 
- Cover images with a hash sign ('#') in the filename weren't showing in the details view
- Edit Comic: Prices could be updated to wrong values when using next or previous

Version 4.6 build 1 (June 23, 2010)
New: Synchronize with Comic Collector Connect:
- What is Comic Collector Connect? 
  See http://connect.collectorz.com/comics
- Use the new Connect / Synchronize menu to upload your collection to 
	Comic 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 comics) using just a web-browser,
	from any Windows, Mac or Linux computer.
- Download changes you made online back to your local Comic Collector database.
- Sign up for a trial account here: 
  http://connect.collectorz.com/comics/register

New:
- The Details View panel is now rendered using an embedded Internet
Explorer control. 
- Some custom templates may need to be modified: 
	for more information go here: http://www.collectorz.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=17340

Fixed:
- Printing: Some settings weren't stored when saving a template  
- Dragging & Dropping cover images: improved browser support


Version 4.5 build 2 (April 7, 2010)
Fixed:
- Export to iPhone: problems detecting your device, after updating Bonjour
- Edit Comic: in Spanish adding or editing a story on the contents tab would cause an Access Violation 

What's new in version 4.5 build 1 (October 27, 2009)

Export to Clz Comics for iPhone / iPod Touch:
- Support for Clz Comics 1.1
- 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: 
  	 - Edition
     - Notes
- Fixed: in some cases updates of cover images didn't get exported.
     
Fixed:
- Maintenance: Update File Links was only updating file paths of cover images
- Printing: loaner email and address values weren't printed 

What's new in version 4.4 build 1 (June 29, 2009)
Export to iPhone / iPod Touch
- Browse your comic collection on your iPhone or iPod Touch with the new Clz Comics app
- Available in Apple AppStore for $9.99 (search the AppStore for "clz comics")
- Use File | Export to iPhone / iPod Touch to transfer your data to the Clz Comics app
  (Requires Wi-Fi connection on your iPhone or iPod Touch, connecting to the 
	same local network (LAN) that your Windows computer is in.)

- Link issues: Search All button to search all issues that need to be linked

Fixed:
- Templates: Personal templates weren't restored correctly causing the application to show no template at all
- Duplicate Comic: the duplicate was linked to the online Collectorz database as well
- Add Comics Automatically: 
  - Favourites issue count wasn't always showing right issue count
  - Preview wasn't showing covers when download settings for not downloading covers were checked

What's new in version 4.3 build 3 (March 17, 2009)
Fixed:
- Add/Update Automatically:
  - Favourites weren't stored correctly
  - Clicking the "No updates available message" on the Daily Updates tab would give an Access Violation
  - Publisher and Imprint data wasn't downloaded correctly
  - Linking: updating comics wouldn't actually update unlinked comics after linking
- Main Screen: In Images View sometimes the wrong comic was selected after Updating

What's new in version 4.3 build 2 (March 13, 2009)
Fixed:
- "Ancestor for 'tiFlic' not found" error when adding/editing a story
- Statistics screen: Total Current Value was wrong
- Add/Update Comic Automatically: errors when "Download Title / Subtitle etc.." setting was not checked. 

What's new in version 4.3 build 1 (March 12, 2009)

Collectorz.com online comic database:
- Now delivers larger cover images (600px high instead of 400px)
- Improved results for Series searches

Add Comics Automatically:
- Complete rewrite of the Add Comics Automatically screen, which made it
  faster and more consistent with the other Collector apps.
- It is now possible to add one issue with checking its checkbox, just select
  it and click Add Selected.
- The Add Selected button automagically changes into "Add Checked" as soons
  as you check one or more issues.
- New Title column in Issue List
- New "Only My Publishers" option in New Releases tab

Updating / Linking Comics
- New Skip button in Link screen
- Update a comic from the Edit Comic screen with the new Update button

Character List Sorting:
- Use Tools / Options / Show Characters in Alphabetical Order to have
	your character lists appear in alphabetical order in the Details View
- New Sort Characters button in Edit Comic screen to actually change the
  order of your Character list to alphabetical order.

Screen Fonts:
- Comic 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).

Printing:
- New Print screen with improved layout, making it more logical 
	and easier to use, especially when printing simple lists

New online manual:
- The included Windows Help manual has been replaced by an online manual,
  on the Collectorz.com website, viewable in your favorite web browser.
  Check out the new manual here: http://www.collectorz.com/comic/manual/
- The complete contents of the manual will be rewritten to make it more useful
  and easier to understand. This is a work in progress though.

Fixed:
- Edit Comic:
  - It was not possible to add prices like 0.99 without leading zero (.99)
  - Quantity 0 wasn't stored correctly in some cases
- Add Automatically:
  - Issue Count in Favourites list was not updated
  - Adding a comic of an existing series in the database with a changed name resulted in a new series entry
- Templates:
  - Price fields were not showing in details view when 0.00
  - Covers weren't showing at all when only the front cover was available in a wrap cover issue
- Series First Letter was not showing properly in exports and printed reports
- Filter screen and presets were not available in read-only mode

What's new in version 4.2 build 2 (September 2, 2008)
Fixed:
- Link Comics: Column headers for Online Issues list were mixed up
- Linking / Updating a comic sometimes changed its Series field
- Add Multiple Comics Manually: it wasn't possible to enter comics with negative issue numbers

What's new in version 4.2 build 1 (August 27, 2008)
- New "Issue Number Display Format" setting in Tools / Options (yes, this lets you bring back "The Space")
- Update Comics Automatically:
	- Update your comics with the current online data fully automatically, IF they are "linked" to our online database
  - Update Comics Automatically command can now be used on multiple comics in one go
	- If your selection includes "unlinked" comics, the new Link Comics screen will pop-up automatically
	- Use the new "Link Comics" screen to link your comics to the entries in the online comic database
	- Use Tools / Link Comics to show and link all "unlinked" comics
	- Or use Link and Unlink commands in right-click menu
	- new "Clz Comic ID" field (read-only) that shows the online ID (tip: add it as a column to see the Link status of your comics)
	- Edit Comic screen: the Clz Comic ID is shown at the bottom
  - Edit Comic screen: New button to clear the Clz Comic ID and unlink the issue from the online database
- Add Comics Automatically:
	- Further improvements to the layout and design of the screen
  - New "Show Owned" option for Issue List
  - New Releases tab page:
    - Now uses the real Release Date to show the current weeks new releases 
    		(or up to 3 previous weeks if you haven't refreshed for a while)
    - New 'All Series' entry at the top that lets you select all new issues from one list instead of per series
- New "Online Search Settings" for selecting which information you want downloaded from the online database. 
		These apply to both Adding and Updating. (use the Settings button in the Add Comics Automatically screen, top right)
	- Download Back Cover (Always / Never / Only for Wrap-Around Covers)
	- Download Issue Ext / Edition
	- Download Series Group
	- Download Title / Subtitle / Story Arc / Crossover
	- Download Creators
	- Download Characters
	- Download Plot
- New Field "Release Date", indicating the real release date of the comic (as opposed to the Publication/Cover Date)
- New Import From Text feature to import CSV files (File / Import From / Text)


What's new in version 4.1 build 1 (June 19, 2008)
- Add/Update Comics Automatically
	- completely redesigned and rewritten screen
	- use one screen to Add new issues and Update existing ones
	- new "New Releases" tab page that shows recently released issues, mostly based on ComicList.com data (thanks Charles!)
	- new "Daily Updates" tab page that automatically lists recent online updates for issues in your database
	- Series Lists can now be sorted on any column, ascending or descending (just click column headers)
	- Issue Lists can now be sorted on any column, ascending or descending (just click column headers)
	- Improved overall performance
	- new: Update issues right from the main screen: just right click an issue and choose Update Automatically
- 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)
- Standard vs Pro: these features are now PRO-only:
			(all owners of a v4 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
- Changes:
	- Export HTML, Paged by Series First Letter option now allows choosing the Sort Order of items within pages.
	- Search settings: "Download price data" setting to optionally download price information from database
	- Main Screen: 'In Collection' status filter now also shown in bottom of screen
	- Added French language, thanks to Nad Peil, Christopher Tout and Klaus Elsbernd.
Fixed:
- Sort title generation of person names could result in leading space in first name field
- Main screen:
  - Closing application from Windows taskbar while customizing toolbar caused an Access Violation
  - When selecting multiple items 'Edit One Comic' was still enabled in right click menu
  - Clearing the quick search would apply current filter instead of not filtering at all  
- Loans screen: filter text was cleared when pressing the filter button
- Filter screen: 
  - Filtering on Date fields did not work correctly
  - Several user interface issues in the filter screen
  - An Anywhere condition could cause an Access Violation in some cases	
- Edit Comic/Story: 
  - Price fields now only accept valid price values
  - Characters lists didn't display scrollbar when column sizes exceeded list width
- Edit Story screen: tab order was not correct
- 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
- Capitalization terms were not loaded and saved correctly
- Print screen: some fields weren't printed properly
- Update Automatically: using the Update button when no issues were showing caused an Access Violation

What's new in version 4.0 build 2 (January 7, 2008)
Changes:
- Edit Comic screen: Cover Price field moved back to main tab page
- Add Automatically: Favorites list is now automatically sorted alphabetically
Fixed:
- CmC 4 templates: Characters with an URL filled in didn't show up as links
- Range Check Error when opening Edit Comic screen
- Changes to the order of the Character list didn't get saved
- Changing the sort order in the main screen sometimes required two column header clicks
- Add Automatically: always genetated sort title even when similar as title

What's new in version 4.0 (January 3, 2008)
- New database fields:
	- Crossover
	- Story Arc
	- Imprint
	- new Creator role: Cover Painter
	- Tags
	- Last Submission Date (automatically filled when submitting issue data to Collectorz.com)
	- new Column Field: Full Title (automatic combination of Crossover, Story Arc and Title)
	- new Column Field: All Creators (automatically lists all creator names)
	- new In Collection Status value "On Order"
- Add Comics Automatically:
	- improved screen layout
	- new Favorites tab page
		- Add series to your Favorites list, so you don't have to search for them anymore
		- Use the Favorites tab to check for new issues 
		- Use the "Show/Hide Issues Already in Database" checkbox to make the Issue List show new issues only
	- Series of current comic on main screen is now automaticaly selected in Add Automatically screen.
	- new Comic Collector 4 Compact template for previewing results, in two styles (blue and black)
	- new Check Connection button
- new toolbar icons featuring CC
- Edit Comic / Edit Story screens:
	- Improved field layout
	- Creator list now remembers its column widths
	- list of Creator roles is now in a more logical order
	- Improved Links tab page:
			- Add Interior Art images. Images show up in Details View in main screen.
			- Add links to other local files (e.g. movies) by dragging & dropping
			- Add links to websites by dragging & dropping from your browser
			- Easier editing of links and their descriptions
	- Contents tab: now shows Index, Title, Creators and Characters columns
	- Contents tab now remembers column widths
	- The "..." buttons next to pick list fields have been removed and replaced by 
			a new [Add ...] command inside the drop down list (tip: use F2 to edit!)
	- New entry boxes for easier adding of values to check list fields (e.g. Genre)
	- Edit Story screen is now resizable
	- Fixed: "tabbing" to date fields needed an extra tab key press
- Details View Templates:
	- new CSS Styles system
		- Template menu now allows selecting various "styles" for each template (using a submenu)
		- New styles can be created using CSS style sheets and a simple .csi meta file
	- new Comic Collector 4 template, in six different styles (blue, black, CC, CC2, Gray and iTunes)
	- New Full Covers template in Blue, Black and Gray
	- "Comic Collector Colors" and "Gray/Yellow" are now available as styles for the Full Details Classic template
- Searching your database:
	- Completely redesigned Filter screen
	- Build advanced filters using brackets, AND, OR, NOT, equal, not equal, greater than, less than, contains, wildcards
	- 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 Comic/Story screens
	- use Tools / Options / Sort Titles to configure recognized articles (the, a, le, la, die, der, das, etc..)
	- Three part person names (e.g. Barbara Taylor Bradford) are now split into First/Last Names correctly
- 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 Capitalization of Titles
	- new AutoCap button next to Title in Edit Comic and Edit Story screens
	- Titles are now automatically capitalized when using Add Automatically
	- use Tools / Options / Capitalization to configure auto-cap settings and exceptions
- Export to HTML: 
	- New Comic Collector 4 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 Series" option
- 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)
- Improved Loan Management
	- Print loan lists
	- Use the Quick Search box to search your Loan History by Title or Loaner name
	- New Email and Address fields in the Loaner item
	- New date selectors in Loan Info screen
- Completely revised and updated Help file (english version only for now)
Fixed:
- Image preview during online search failed if the Windows user account name contained two consecutive spaces
- Edit Lists screen now shows user defined field names (only for lists that are not shared by multiple fields)
- Added Italian language, thanks to Ivano Modenesi
- iPod export was missing files when exporting many items with status indicator split over several files


What's new in version 3.3 build 1 (December 21, 2006)
Changed/Added:
- 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
- Polish language support
Vista compatibility/compliance:
- changed default location of user data (database, backup, images and thumbnails) to:
	\My Documents\Comic Collector\ 
- User Templates can now be (optionally) placed in a user configurable location (Tools / Options), which defaults to
		\My Documents\Comic Collector\Templates\
-	"System" Templates (the ones included with the program) are still in \Comic Collector\Templates\
- changed location of Script and other "temp" files to:
	\Documents And Settings\[username]\Local Settings\Application Data\Collectorz.com\Comic Collector\
- Fixed: program hangs when closing on some Vista systems
Fixed:
- 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)
- Update Comics Automatically: Number of pages was not updated
- Update Comics Automatically: Characters were not updated and/or added as needed
- Sorting of list fields now works similar to sorting of string fields.
- AV when clicking on a cover image without a selected item in the list
- Edit Lists: Auto-Resort checkbox had no effect
- Edit Lists: When having Auto-Resort switched ON, the focus did not "follow" the edited item.
- Performance problem when loading folder lists in Images View
- Check for update period was not taken into account

What's new in version 3.2 build 1 (August 7, 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 Character, Edit Series, etc..)
- Both "Generate" functions for Character items now work correctly according to selected DisplayName setting
Changed/Added:
- Edit Comic / Contents tabpage: Story List now has a right-click menu with Add/Edit/Remove/Up/Down commands
- Edit Comic / Contents tabpage: it is now possible to double click a story item to Edit it
- new default Format list (only used when creating new databases)
Fixed:
- Edit Credit behaviour had changed. Now back to original behaviour.
- missing German "splash" file
- missing German help file
- many small issues in the multi-language support
- Export to iPod Notes (PRO only): changed status indicator for wanted from '?' to 'W'
- Add Automatically: Access Violation when adding a credit with a non-existing role

What's new in version 3.1 build 2 (July 21, 2006)
Fixed:
- Edit Multiple cleared the Nr of Pages field
- Tools / Options / Images / "Scale down ..." box didn't allow typing
- Details View : problems with hard returns in Plot/Notes fields
- Nr of Pages didn't show up in any of the templates (View, Print or Export)
- Edit Comic: Access Violation when clicking Edit Credit right after removing the last credit entry
- Template "Comic Collector Colors": the color of Series link in the header was not correct
- Add Automatically: Series with the word "by" in the Series name did not show up correctly in the Series list
- Add Automatically: Wraparound Cover values did not get downloaded from the online database

What's new in version 3.1 build 1 (July 20, 2006)
Added:
- 5 new Credit roles: Plotter, Scripter, Layouts, Painter and Editor-In-Chief
- 3 new user definable Credit roles: User Role 1-3 (rename using Tools / Field Names)
- All credit roles now share one "person" list
- new Alias field for Character items
- new Character Name setting in Tools / Options to control how character names are generated/displayed
- Character items that have an URL now show up as links in the Details View
- new Wraparound Cover checkbox in Edit Comic screen (Covers tab), check this to make the Details View show back and front cover side-to-side
- new URL field for Series items (Series that have an URL now show up as links in the Details View)
- Layout enhancements of View templates have now also been implemented in Print and Export templates
- German language support
Fixed:
- Submit screen didn't remember its position
- Add Multiple Manually screen was too narrow
- Update Automatically screen : Matching "123/156" text was too narrow
- Add/Edit Story screen: Credits and Character toolbar were not locked in place
- Printing: some field values (e.g. Title and Subtitle) were not shown in printed lists
- Add/Edit Comic screen: screen caption did not show the item's information
- Edit Multiple on Quantity field didn't work correctly
- In the Details View the Plot area showed the Notes, not the Plot
- Update Automatically: now also automatically matches issues on their internal ComicID
- Update Automatically: Access Violation when updating comics with an empty Series field
- many minor issues in the multi-language support

What's new in version 3.0 build 1 (June 22, 2006)
New: the Collectorz.com online comic database:
- Add Comics Automatically feature (add comics by downloading all data and covers from the online comic database)
- Update Comics Automatically feature (update your existing entries using the online comic database) 
- Submit to Collectorz.com Comic Database feature: help us improve the online database, by submitting your data and images
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
Other changes and additions:
- Export to iPod Notes (PRO only): export your list to the Notes section of your iPod
- new Folder "Preset": Series First Letter / Series (see View / Folders menu)
- Enhanced layout of included templates ("CmC Colors" and "Gray/Yellow"), plus added Plot and Stories
- new "Compact Preview" template (for previewing online database results)
- Automatic update option in Check For Update screen, which downloads and installs the latest version automatically
- Sorting on text fields now takes numbers into account (e.g. 'issue 10' sorts after 'issue 2' instead of before)
- Export to HTML uses placeholder image as a thumbnail if cover images are not available
- new example database
Fixed:
- Fullsize image window now handles images larger than screen correctly
- Printing and Export to HTML: Text fields now show HTML tags correctly in list reports (e.g. the <b> tag is shown as bold text)
- 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
- 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
- Improved performance when opening databases from network/external drives
- Improved overall performance

What's new in version 2.10 build 7 (January 27, 2006)
Changed:
- Dropdown lists of year fields are now sorted in descending order
- Now generates better looking thumbnails (use Tools / Maintenance / Repair Thumbnails to update yours)

What's new in version 2.10 build 6 (January 13, 2006)
Changed:
- Layout of Options screen
Fixed:
- Improved startup time by removing demodatabase specific checks
- Reset to Defaults with small menu icons now does not crash.
- Edit Comic: Browse for cover dialog now also shows *.png files
- Export to HTML: images that do not need processing (eg. scaling) are now copied instead of loaded and saved
- Removed 'Initialize Flic scanner' from Tools menu, because Flic scanner is not supported (yet)
- some errors in the Help file
- Add/Edit Comic: rare freezes when clicking Add Credit button

What's new in version 2.10 build 5 (August 30, 2005)
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 "#"

What's new in version 2.10 build 4 (August 23, 2005)
Fixed:
- Access Violation after switching filter off and on
- Cancel during Export to HTML did not work
- Cover-image window disappeared when moving mouse over thumbnails view
- Help menu had a "Initialize Flic scanner" command, which does not apply to Comic Collector

What's new in version 2.10 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:
- Next/Previous in Edit Comic screen is a lot faster
Fixed:
- Toolbars in Edit Comic 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"
- Choosing Edit Credit while an empty row is selected caused Access Violation
- Details View goes blank while editing in Thumbnails View
- in some situations Details View goes blank after adding/editing comics
- Printing: Details page did not print people's names if they had a value in their url field

What's new in version 2.10 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 field
- "Ancestor for "ilToolbar not found" error when opening Statistics screen
- 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

What's new in version 2.10 build 1 (August 2, 2005)
Added:
- 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 Comic: 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 '#'

What's new in version 2.9 build 3 (May 13, 2005)
Fixed:
- Edit Comic: using Next/Previous is a lot faster now
- Access Violation when using Insert key in Credits list of Edit Comic screen
- Export to HTML: "List index out of bounds" error when no sort fields are specified
- Print: "Mismatched end tag ..." error when using Thumbnail Layout
- Export to HTML: UP links in Detail Pages not correct when using Single Long List

What's new in version 2.9 build 2 (May 2, 2005)
Fixed:
- 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
What's new in version 2.9 build 2 (April 29, 2005)
Fixed:
- Export to HTML: 'List index out of bounds' error when using list type 'Single Long List'

What's new in version 2.9 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:
- Printing and Export to HTML: Report title for custom list reports was truncated when using reserved characters

What's new in version 2.8 build 3 (March 9, 2005)
Fixed:
- rare "Index out of bounds" errors when switching to Thumbnails View
- program freezing while using Thumbnails View
- Edit Comic screen: drag+drop of a back cover overwrote front cover file
- After Next/Previous in Edit Comic screen it was not possible to edit the first credit item
- Images can be made clickable in Details View by adding <a href="image.html"> in template

What's new in version 2.8 build 2 (February 24, 2005)
Added:
- Edit Comic 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 Comic screen: drag&drop onto the Covers tab didn't work
- After repairing thumbnails, refreshing the main screen was very slow

What's new in version 2.8 build 1 (February 21, 2005)
Added:
- Support for image scanners:
  -Add cover scans of your comics to your collection quickly
  -Supports TWAIN and WIA-compatible scanners
  -Automatically link scanned image to front- or backcover of a comic
  -Optional automatic downscaling of large images
  -Open image editing software directly from the Edit Comic screen
  -Redesigned Covers tab in the Edit Comic screen
- New thumbnail view:
  -Main screen shows thumbnail images of the comics 
  -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
- 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
- Collection Status field was visible in 'Add Multiple Comics' screen
- rare Access Violations in Print, Export to HTML and Export to Text screens, when using Selected Items option

What's new in version 2.7 build 3 (January 17, 2005)
Fixed:
- Quantity field was missing in the Details View
- Filtering on empty multi-valued fields (eg Genre) now works correctly

What's new in version 2.7 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

What's new in version 2.7 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.
- '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
Fixed:
- Export to HTML: In custom list templates, the Front Cover and Back Cover fields now link to the file they contain

What's new in version 2.6 build 3 (August 5, 2004)
Added:
- When the database format changes, a copy of the collection is saved automatically in the backup folder
Changed:
- Trial edition now shows reminder in Add screens
Fixed:
- Add Contents: 'Next' button is now available
- When using Next/Previous to cycle through records, contents of the Links field was copied to other records if those had fewer links
- Automated version check no longer displays network errors
- Export to HTML: In custom list templates, the Front Cover and Back Cover fields now link to the file they contain

What's new in version 2.6 build 2 (July 9, 2004)
Fixed:
- some values did not get saved correctly (mainly the newest values in picklists)

What's new in version 2.6 build 1 (July 8, 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 comics in the current database
- "Links" field, to store a list of website links (replaces URL field)
Fixed:
- improved error handling for missing files, especially on empty removable drives like zip or cd-drives
- Program shuts down faster because file association is no longer created every time
- Faster loading of large collections
- After "Edit Multiple" the program now correctly restores the "scroll" position of the list

What's new in version 2.5 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 Comic: When using Next/Previous function via keyboard shortcut, active field was not remembered
- Filter: Adding a filter field after first deleting one did not work in certain cases
- Filter: Filtering on empty field now works correctly
- Edit Comic, 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
- 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 cause by the QHost trojan)
- improved error handling for other low level connection problems

What's new in version 2.5 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 Comic: 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

What's new in version 2.5 build 1 (February 23, 2004)
Added:
- Batch editing: Edit Multiple Comics function: set or clear any field for multiple comics at a time
- Next and Previous buttons in the Edit Comic screen, for easy navigation over items in a main screen list
- 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
- Field Defaults: new values for publisher, series, age, color and condition fields
- Setting to automatically size the cover image pop-up window to the size of the selected image
- Edit Comic/Contents: Up/Down buttons for Credits and Characters fields
Fixed:
- 'Show Empty Folders' indicator in menu was not visible under Windows XP
- Edit Comic: checklist fields (e.g. Genre) are now sorted correctly
- Multiple comics getting the same cover image after dragging & dropping covers

What's new in version 2.4 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

What's new in version 2.4 build 1 (November 18, 2003)
Added:
- Export to Palm / Pocket PC: use ListPro to view exported data on your mobile device (Pro Edition only)
- 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
- Default value for the Location field
- Loan/Return items now supports multiple-selection
- Pressing Ctrl during drag&drop in main screen now adds value for multi-value lookup fields (instead of replacing)
- 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
Fixed:
- Quick Search function did not search in some fields
- Collections could not be opened if backup failed

What's new in 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 under Win98/ME

What's new in 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 value for Purchase Date field
- 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

What's new in version 2.2 build 1 (April 18, 2003)
Added:
- New Quick Search function
  - Searches for text in all fields (both comic 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:
-Default grouping changed to 'No Folders'
Fixed:
- Issue and Quantity fields were empty in Contents view
- Add Multiple Comics toolbar icon had disappeared

What's new in version 2.1 build 3 (released February 19, 2003)
Added:
- Total and average cover price statistics
Fixed:
- Added user-defined fields to default view template
- Clicking cover image in details view no longer showed the full-size image
- Totals in stats screen did not take quantity field into account
- 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 Comic screen and as thumbnails
- Fixed 'Unable to insert line' error in Edit Comic 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 Comic screen (eg the Genre field) now show the selected values first

Fixed:
- Importing another collection created duplicate ID values, causing HTML export problems
- 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

What's new in version 2.0 build 1 (released January 8, 2003)
Added:
- new Printing features based on XSL templates. Included templates for:
  - Comic List reports (replaces List Report feature)
  - Full Comic Details
- new Export to HTML features based on XSL templates:
  - create HTML lists of your comics, each item linking to a full comic 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
Fixed:
- 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 1.2 build 2 (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
- "Range Check Error" when adding multiple comics, none of which were in collection
- Shortcut keys did not work for some fields in the Edit Comic screen
- The Index field always showed 0 in Contents view
Added:
- support for XP themes
Changes:
- Upgraded to Delphi 7

What's new in version 1.2 build 1 (released September 10, 2002)
Fields:
- "Issue Nr" now accepts zero and negative numbers
- new "Issue Ext" field, for entering alphanumeric Issue specifications
- new display-only "Issue" field that combines "Issue Nr" and "Issue Ext"
- new "Quantity" field
- new Credit role: Separator
- new Credit role: Cover Inker
- new Credit role: Cover Colorist
- new Credit role: Cover Penciler
- new Credit role: Cover Separator
- Cover Designer field is now called Cover Artist
Pick lists:
- example values for Condition pick list are now sorted in a logical order
- new example values for Publisher pick list
- new example values for Genre pick list
(note: the above pick list changes only apply when creating new databases)
Fixed:
- Incorrect Used value in Manage Lookup List screen for some fields

What's new in version 1.1 build 1 (released August 19, 2002)
Added:
- new "Add Multiple Comics" screen, which lets you add entire series of comic books
  in one go. Just set the range of issues you want to add (e.g. issue 5 to 57)
- new Edition field on Details tabpage of Add/Edit Comic screen
- Notes and Character fields are now shown in the Details view
- Ability to directly edit the details of Credits and Characters in the Edit Comic screen
- main screen statusbar now shows number of selected items
- Starting value for auto-incrementing Index field can now be set in Preferences screen
Fixed:
- Lookuplist group 'Details' was shown as 'Personal'
- 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
- after edit actions, the scroll position of the list is now always remembered correctly
- The Edit Comic screen did not size correctly with large fonts
- Sorting and grouping on Genre in Contents view caused Access Violation
- menu bar nows looks ok in Windows XP (it had a white background in previous builds)
- Custom Folder settings of Content View were not remembered between sessions
- To avoid confusion, the Filter is now always reset to "off" when starting the program
Changed restrictions of evaluation version:
- evaluation copies are now limited to 100 comics (was 25)

What's new in version 1.0 build 3 (released May 7, 2002)
Fixed:
- Details view did not show Series in header
- Details view did not show customized field names for credits
- 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)
Fixed:
- sorting was wrong for titles/names containing foreign characters
- installer had Music Collector logo instead of Comic Collector logo

Version 1.0 was released April 22, 2002