Version 2.3 build 3 (December 20, 2006) Changed: - "System" and "User" Templates can now be placed in two separate locations: - System Templates are back to their old location in: \Program Files\Collectorz.com\Game Collector\Templates\ - User Templates can now be (optionally) placed in a user configurable location (Tools / Options), which defaults to \My Documents\Game Collector\Templates\ 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. - Portuguese Brasilian language support Version 2.3 build 2 (December 4, 2006) Fixed: - English Help file is now really in English (was in German...) - For NES games the SNES logo was displayed in the Details View - Printing custom lists didn't work - Exporting custom HTML lists didn't work Version 2.3 build 1 (November 29, 2006) Added: - added list icons and Details View logo's for Wii, PS3, Xbox 360, Game Boy Color, Sega Master System, Sega MegaDrive and Sega Game Gear games - improved list icons and Details View logo's for most other platforms - better recognition of platform names improves platform icon/logo selection - enhanced layout of Compact Preview and Full Details templates - enhanced layout of Add/Edit Game screen - Add Automatically screen now remembers platform selection - new "Download Back Cover" setting to disable the downloading of back cover images (enabled by default) - new "Cover Image Dropping" setting in Tools/Options/Images for disabling the "Copy or Link?" prompt - new example database featuring recent top games - German language support, including a German helpfile Windows Vista compatibility/compliance: - changed default location of user data (database, backup, images and thumbnails) to: \My Documents\Game Collector\ - changed location of Templates folder to \Documents And Settings\All Users\Application Data\Collectorz.com\Game Collector\Templates\ - changed location of Script and other "temp" files to: \Documents And Settings\[username]\Local Settings\Application Data\Collectorz.com\Game Collector\ - new installer (Windows/MSI installer) - Fixed: program hangs when closing on some Vista systems Editing Lists: - new right-click menu with Add/Edit/Remove/Merge/Generate commands - simplified Merge system: just multi-select items and choose Merge Selected or Merge Selected To - "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 Platform, Edit Genre, etc..) 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) - Tab order in Add Games Automatically Advanced Mode screen - 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 - Export to iPod Notes (PRO only): changed status indicator for wanted from '?' to 'W' - Performance problem when loading folder lists in Images View - Minor corrections to Polish language Version 2.2 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 2.2 build 3 (June 12, 2006) Added: - Language support for Spanish and Polish - 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 - Loan Manager: returning a loan did not work correctly under certain conditions - Export to HTML placeholder image was not always properly scaled - Printing and Export to HTML: "Range check error" occurred on some systems Version 2.2 build 2 (May 5, 2006) Added: - Language support for Turkish 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 2.2 build 1 (May 2, 2006) Added: - Export to iPod Notes (PRO only): export your list to the Notes section of your iPod Changed: - Add Games 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: - Export to Text: Access Violation when attempting to export zero selected items - some usability issues in the Add Automatically Advanced Mode screen - Quick Search did not work after having done a Filter earlier using the "EXCEPT" option Version 2.1 build 2 (April 18, 2006) Fixed: - Add Game Automatically Wizard: Next button was not enabled correctly - Main screen: Default layout was incorrect when showing folders - Range check error in Export to HTML under certain specific conditions Version 2.1 build 1 (April 12, 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: - Automatic update option in Check For Update screen, which downloads and installs the latest version automatically Fixed: - Printing and Export to HTML: Text fields now show HTML tags correctly in list reports (e.g. the tag is shown as bold text) Version 2.0 build 5 (March 16, 2006) Fixed: - Access Violation when program closes on Windows 98 - Printer Setup did not remember options. - Access Violation in Preview panel of Add Games screen when using an Image folder that has special characters in it Version 2.0 build 4 (March 14, 2006) Fixed: - Fullsize image window now handles images larger than screen correctly - Improved performance when opening databases from network/external drives - Improved overall performance Changes: - Upgraded to Delphi 2006 Version 2.0 build 3 (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) Version 2.0 build 2 (December 23, 2005) - Collectorz.com Game Database moved to new domain www.GameCollector.net - new GameCollector.net website link in Help menu Version 2.0 build 1 (December 8, 2005) Added: - new info source: our own Collectorz.com Game Database - Submit to Collectorz.com option (Edit menu) Changed: - New setting in Options/Images: Automatically check/update image file paths (OFF by default) - Improved performance when opening databases (with above setting set to OFF) - Add/Update from infosource: queries in the list can be updated by hand or based on search results - Layout of Options screen 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. - Edit Game: 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 Version 1.8 build 5 (September 1, 2005) Added: -Ability to search Amazon DE, CA and JP by barcode (EAN) 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 1.8 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 - "List index out of bounds" error when downloading a large batch of barcodes with the Flic scanner Version 1.8 build 3 (August 12, 2005) Added: - Right clicking on list header now pops up a menu with the Sort Order and Columns commands Performance enhancement: - Next/Previous in Edit Game screen is now a lot faster Fixed: - Toolbars in Edit Game 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 games - Printing: Details page did not print people's names if they had a value in their url field Version 1.8 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 - Toolbar icons had a slightly "faded" look Version 1.8 build 1 (August 2, 2005) Added: - Flic barcode scanner support: -Add games to the collection by scanning their UPC codes (works on Amazon US only) -Locate a game 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 - New field Manufacturer ID - Edit Game: 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 1.7 build 5 (May 13, 2005) Fixed: - Edit Game: using Next/Previous is a lot faster now - Access Violation when using Insert key in Credits list of Edit Game screen - Export to HTML: "List index out of bounds" error when no sort fields are specified - Export to HTML: UP links in Detail Pages not correct when using Single Long List Version 1.7 build 4 (May 3, 2005) Fixed: - Filter screen: Access Violation and 'Class TToolbar not found' error when opening - Statistics screen: Error 'Class TDxBarManager not found' when opening - Edit|Select All did not work in thumbnail view Version 1.7 build 3 (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 Changes: - Removed All Game Guide info source Version 1.7 build 2 (April 29, 2005) Fixed: - Export to HTML: 'List index out of bounds' error when using list type 'Single Long List' Version 1.7 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 -PlayStation Portable logo Fixed: - Printing and Export to HTML: Report title for custom list reports was truncated when using reserved characters Version 1.6 build 4 (March 9, 2005) Fixed: - rare "Index out of bounds" errors when switching to Thumbnails View - program freezing while using Thumbnails View - Edit Game screen: drag+drop of a back cover overwrote front cover file - After Next/Previous in Edit Game screen it was not possible to edit the first credit item - Images can be made clickable in Details View by adding in template Version 1.6 build 3 (February 24, 2005) Added: - Edit Game 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 Game screen: drag&drop onto the Covers tab didn't work - After repairing thumbnails, refreshing the main screen was very slow Version 1.6 build 2 (February 21, 2005) Fixed: - Rare Access Violations in Print, Export to HTML and Export to Text screens, when using Selected Items option - Thumbnail generation failed if cover image was corrupt - Various minor user interface issues Version 1.6 build 1 (February 16, 2005) Added: - New infosources: Amazon France and Amazon Canada - Support for image scanners: -Add cover scans of your games to your collection quickly -Supports TWAIN and WIA-compatible scanners -Automatically link scanned image to front- or backcover of a game -Optional automatic downscaling of large images -Open image editing software directly from the Edit Game screen -Redesigned Covers tab in the Edit Game screen - New thumbnail view: -Main screen shows thumbnail images of the games -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: - Access Violation in Add Games (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 Version 1.5 build 3 (January 17, 2005) Added: - Nintendo DS and Nokia N-Gage logo Fixed: - 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 - Typing a new platform in the Add Game wizard created multiple, incorrect platform items Version 1.5 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 1.5 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 fields for collecting/trading: Condition, Current Value and Quantity - '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 - Cover image files are no longer unnecessarily downloaded when updating records online Version 1.4 build 3 (August 5, 2004) Added: - When the database format changes, a copy of the collection is saved automatically in the backup folder - Add Game Wizard: Removed separate Finish button Changed: - Trial edition now shows reminder in Add screens Fixed: - Faster loading of large collections - Export to Text: Links field now exports URLs instead of descriptions - 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. - When using Next/Previous to cycle through records, contents of the Links field was copied to other records if those had fewer links - Add Game (advanced mode): Stopping while adding to collection no longer creates an empty record - 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 - Cover image files are no longer unnecessarily downloaded when updating records online Version 1.4 build 2 (June 30, 2004) ==================================== Fixed: - Print and Export to HTML: Links field was empty in custom list templates - Program shuts down faster because file association is no longer created every time - Data read error when opening collection that has links with no description - Amazon search has more efficient data retrieval Version 1.4 build 1 (June 25, 2004) ==================================== Added: - Commodore 64 logo - 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 games in the current database - Main screen: Cuecat barcode scanner can be used in main screen to select a game - Add Games (Advanced mode): Option to play a sound after successful barcode scan - "Links" field, to store a list of website links (replaces Review URL and Game Guide URL fields) Fixed: - improved error handling for missing files, especially on empty removable drives like zip or cd-drives Version 1.3 build 4 (June 3, 2004) ==================================== Changed: - After switching the Filter On or Off, the program now remembers and restores the main screen state Added: - Amiga, Sega 32X, NES, SNES and Sega Genesis logos Fixed: - Filter: Filtering on empty field now works correctly - Edit Game, 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 caused by the QHost trojan) - improved error handling for other low level connection problems Version 1.3 build 3 (March 8, 2004) ==================================== Added: - OS/2 and Linux logos Fixed: - Edit Game: 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 Removed: - MobyGames infosource Version 1.3 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 Game: 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 1.3 build 1 (February 23, 2004) ==================================== Added: - Batch editing: Edit Multiple Games function: set or clear any field for multiple games at a time - Add Games (advanced mode): Ability to lock search results to allow adding multiple games 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 - Next and Previous buttons in the Edit Game screen, for easy navigation over items in a main screen list - 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 - NeoGeo Pocket, Atari and 3DO logo - Edit Game: Up/Down buttons for Credits field Fixed: - Add Games: Access Violation when viewing results while search was still in progress - 'Show Empty Folders' indicator in menu was not visible under Windows XP - Edit Game: checklist fields (e.g. Genre) are now sorted correctly - Multiple games getting the same cover image after dragging & dropping covers - Temporary cover image files are now automatically removed when they are no longer needed Version 1.2 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 1.2 build 1 (December 2, 2003) ==================================== Adding Games: - new Add Game Wizard screen, add games by following simple step-by-step instructions of the wizard - existing Add Games screen is now called Add Games (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 - 'View Web Page' function, to open web page for a specific search result Fixed: - MobyGames search can now retrieve more than 10 results - Access Violation in online search screen when foldername for downloaded images contains a & character Version 1.1 build 1 (October 14, 2003) ==================================== Add Games by Searching Info Sources: - screen has been redesigned to use a list for the Search Queue, with a tree structure showing the Search Results for the selected search in the Search Queue - Ability to specify platform next to title - "View Result" screen in now integrated into the Add Albums screen - The Search Queue now allows multi-select, which lets you Search, Add and Remove multiple searches at once - New "Reset Selected" option in right mouse menu, which deletes all Search Results for the selected searches - Choosing results is now done with radio-buttons instead of checkboxes - Setting to indicate preferred infosource for downloading cover images Added: - "Nr of Disks" statistic - Completion Year field - MS-DOS, Nintendo64 and Sega Saturn logo - 'Reset to Defaults' option in Settings menu - Simplified Field Selection screen - Export to HTML now has an option not to overwrite already existing exported files - 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) - File / Export to Palm / Pocket PC: use ListPro to view exported data on your mobile device (PRO only) - Loan Management screen now remembers column widths and sort order Fixed: - Importing Other Collection did not work - Game Guide URL linked to the Review URL page - Filter icon was missing in Statistics screen - Qualifier and delimiter replacement in text export - 'Add Game By Online Search' was missing from Edit menu Version 1.0 build 1 (August 21, 2003) ===================================== Initial release