Version 4.0 build 3 (August 10, 2011):
Added: list icons and Details View logo's for Nintendo 3DS and PC Engine
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	
- Field defaults: Storage Device default value wasn't used
- Templates: 
	- "PC" logo was showing in Classic and V3 Templates when platform was "PC Engine"
	- Loan Dates were not displayed correctly in Details, Print and Export.	

Version 4.0 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 Games 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.

Fixed:
- Add Games Automatically: Download link in preview wasn't working in Dutch
- Main Screen: Help button missing from Stats panel
- Field defaults: Format default value wasn't saved correctly
- Several templates issues have been fixed

Version 4.0 build 1 (December 8, 2010) :

New: Add Hardware/Accessories
- Now finally use Game Collector to catalog your gaming hardware and peripherals.
- Add your game consoles, handhelds, controllers, guitars, drum kits, 
		microphones, light guns, balance boards, camera's, etc...
- Use the Find Hardware Image tool to find images using Google Images 
  and add them to your database with one click. 
- List your gaming kit together with your games, e.g. in Platform folders.

New: Support for Box Sets
- New Box Set field in Edit Game screen, to indicate the game belongs to
  a boxed set or collection.
- Show your games grouped by Box Set in the main screen.
- Box Set item with fields for Front cover, Back Cover, Release Date, 
	Barcode, Purchase Date, Price, Store, Condition, Current Value and Notes
- All Box Set fields are now shown in a special Box Set bar at the top of the 
	Details View (in all details view templates)
- new Box Set List button on toolbar for direct access to the Box Set List screen

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 title, barcode and format.
- 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 Games Automatically screen, when no cover is found
		in the Collectorz.com online game database.
	- from the right-click menu on any game entry in the main screen
	- from the Images tab in the Edit Game screen

New: Collection Statistics integrated in main screen
- When no game is selected, the Details View panel now shows collection statistics
	based on the current Folder field (e.g. by Genre, or by Format)
- Switch between Bar Chart or Pie Chart (or game Details)
- Navigate to a folder (e.g. Genre = "Rock") by clicking on 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 games to your Wish List right from the Add Games Automatically screen
- Right click a game to "Move to Wish List" / "Move to Collection"
- Edit Game: 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 games 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 games without cover images
- New placeholder image for games with a missing thumbnail image

New toolbar icons:
- Revamped toolbar icons, to make the add/edit game icons stand out more from
  the new Add Hardware button. And to match the new Game Collector color (red!).

New: "Vee Four" templates
- 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, Green and Game-Red).
- New "Vee Four Compact" Template for Preview Panel in Add Automatically screen.
- The Details View panel is now rendered using an embedded Internet Explorer control. 


Version 3.5 build 1 (October 19, 2010)
- Improved: Export to CLZ Games
  - Now supports CLZ Games HD app for iPad (app coming soon)
  - Now supports CLZ Games 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 Games iPhone app will support it too).

New:
- The Details View panel is now rendered using an embedded Internet
Explorer control.

Fixed:
- Printing: Some settings weren't stored when saving a template   

Version 3.4 build 2 (April 8, 2010)
- Add Games Automatically: 
  - New pop-up for failed barcode searches, requesting the Platform and full Title
    information for our online database. Help us recognize more barcodes.
  - Search Settings: new "Include Links" setting to select which web-links 
    you want included in your game entries (select from five Amazon sites)    
Fixed:
- Export to iPhone: problems detecting your device, after updating Bonjour
- Add Games Automatically: games already in collection weren't always highlighted properly

Version 3.4 build 1 (December 15, 2009)

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

Fixed:
- Add Games Automatically: Search Results panel said "No results" during search.     
  Now says "Searching".  

Version 3.3 build 1 (November 12, 2009)

Export to Clz Games for iPhone / iPod Touch:
- Support for Clz Games 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:
- Edit Game:
  - Text font was wrong size
  - Prices could be updated to wrong value when using next or previous
- Maintenance: Update File Links was only updating file paths of cover images  
- Printing: loaner email and address values weren't printed 

Version 3.2 build 1 (June 10, 2009)
Export to iPhone / iPod Touch
- Browse your music collection on your iPhone or iPod Touch with the new Clz Games app
- Available in Apple AppStore for $9.99 (search the AppStore for "clz games")
- Use File | Export to iPhone / iPod Touch to transfer your data to the Clz Games 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:
- Main Screen: 
  - when scanning a barcode of a game already in your collection instead of searching for it the Add Automatically screen was shown
  - resizing the font was messing up column size of List
- Various problems when using the CueCat in "Search Now" mode
- Templates: Personal templates weren't restored correctly causing the application to show no template at all

Languages:
- Added updated German language support, thanks Klaus Elsbernd!

Version 3.1 build 1 (February 6, 2009)
Improved Add Games Automatically screen:
- New Hide / Show Search Queue button to switch between "Search Now" and "Add to Queue" mode
- Search by barcode: after searching, the (single) search result is now 
		automatically selected, checked and shown in the Preview Panel,
		so you only have to hit Add Selected to add the game to your database.
- Queue Mode: While searching by barcode, the last completed queue entry now 
		automatically	gets selected and updated with the found game title
- You can now double-click a queue entry to perform a "Search Selected"
- New Cover and Region columns in Search Results
- 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)
- New "Add Anyway" button to add a game anyway when no results are found, 
	automatically using the Barcode or Platform/Title you already entered for the search.
- The "Already in collection" message is now is a "Add it Anyway? Yes/No" popup
- Lots of other cosmetic improvements

Improved Collectorz.com Online Game Database:
- Better results for Platform / Title searches
- Automatic Amazon Lookups for Barcode Searches: when our system doesn't 
	recognize your barcode, it now automatically asks Amazon.
- Bigger cover images, up to 600 pixelz high!

Fonts:
- Game 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

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:
- Filter screen and presets were not available in read-only mode
- Vista 64: Using the Images tab caused 'List Index out of bounds' error and Access Violations
- Vista 64: Details View templates did not show CSS background images
- Edit Game:
  - Adding double entries in lookup list weren't handled properly


Version 3.0 build 5 (September 3, 2008)
Fixed:
- Add Automatically screen: 
  - closing the screen after adding games would cause an Access Violation
  - games in New Releases and Daily Updates tab couldn't be added 
  - game results searched for with Search Now couldn't be added

Version 3.0 build 4 (September 2, 2008)
Added:
- Edit Game / Links tab : additional link type 'Other Image" to distinguish between screenshots and other images
- Templates: The new link type is now used in the templates to split images between the "Screenshots" and "Other Images" areas
- Add Games Automatically: new Add All button to add all games in the Search Queue in one go
Fixed:
- Edit Game Screen: User Lookup 2 dropdown list listed the contents of the User Lookup 1 list
- Add Games Automatically: "Add Selected" command (right click menu) only added the last game in the selection
- Tools / Options: "Show Collection Status Indicator In List" option was not showing on general tab 
- Main Screen: when no games were showing in the list the text "Selected : 0 of 0 object items" was showing in the status bar
- Templates:
   - Other file links were displaying incorrectly so it was not possible to open links to PDF files etc.
    - Missing fields have been added:
        - Audience Rating
        - Review Rating
        - System Requirements 
        - Format 
    - Screen shot description was messing up image wrapping so it has been removed

Version 3.0 build 3 (July 29, 2008)
Changed:
- Platform folders now have platform icons insteads of plain folder icons
- GmC3 and Classic templates: 
	- added "Images" section that shows images other than screenshots
	- Image descriptions are now shown as captions below the images
	- Storage/Carousel information is now visible in templates (under Personal Information)
	- Edition information is now shown in templates
Fixed:
- Cover Thumbnail references got lost after closing and restarting the program
- Add Automatically screen:
	- Platform dropdown list got corrupted sometimes (leaving empty entries in the list 
				and sometimes causing Access Violations when closing the screen)
	- It was not possible to queue multiple entries with the same title and different platforms
	- "New Releases" list sometimes wouldn't Refresh
	- Tab order was incorrect/illogical
  - 'No Results Found' message wasn't always showing properly
	- Edit Search Fields screen didn't remember its position and had an incorrect tab-order
- Templates:
  - Compact preview template was missing the Blue and Black style choices
  - Compact preview template font size was wrong
- Edit Multiple: Current Value and Purchase Price field couldn't be set to 0
- Games with an unrecognized platform still showed the "dice" icon instead of the "joystick" icon


Version 3.0 build 2 (July 25, 2008)
Fixed:
- Add Automatically screen: Updating the platform list could cause an exception 'Cannot create file "d:\platforms.xml" . The request was aborted.'
- Updating unmatched games were added instead of updated
- In some rare cases opening the database after saving could change the platform field unexpectedly
Changed:
- Add Automatically screen: The platform list now always will be updated online if it is empty on opening the screen

Version 3.0 build 1 (July 24, 2008)
Changed:
- New Add Automatically screen (replaces both Wizard and Advanced Mode screens):
	- It now uses only one source (the Collectorz.com info source) which makes adding games much quicker and easier and makes it possible to add multiple games in one go.
	- Collectorz.com soure has been improved a lot, with images and descriptions
		for all games for the current platforms (PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360, DS and PSP), 
		better barcode coverage, cleaned-up game lists, etc...
	- Because of the above, all Amazon sources have been removed.
	- New tab-page "New Releases", listing recent and upcoming games. 
	- New tab-page "Most Popular", listing the top 100 games per platform.
	- Platform list is automatically updated from the Collectorz.com server each time you open the screen.
	- new Check Connection button
	IMPORTANT: Version 3 does not search Amazon anymore. We are confident that the recent improvements to the Collectorz.com game database will make sure you won't miss it. However: if being able to search Amazon is essential to your usage of Game Collector, we recommend you do not upgrade to version 3 and keep using version 2.3.
- Searching your database:
	- Completely redesigned Filter screen (PRO only)
		- Build advanced filters using brackets, AND, OR, NOT, equal, not equal, greater than, less than, contains, starts with, ends with, wildcards
		- Save your filters and activate them directly using the Filter menu on the toolbar
	- Faster Quick Search
	- Filter status is now shown in bottom of main screen
- Details View Templates:
	- New CSS Styles system
		- Template menu now allows selecting various "styles" for each template (using a submenu)
		- Styles can be created using CSS style sheets
	- New Game Collector 3 template, in 4 different styles (Blue, Black, Grey and iTunes)
- New toolbar icons
	- New "joystick" design for add/edit/remove and loan buttons
	- Many existing icons have been improved (smoother edges)
- 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)
- Support for Screenshots
	- Use the "Screenshots & Links" tab-page in Edit Game to add screenshots to your game entries
	- Screenshots will then show up in the Details View in the main screen
- Edit Game screen enhancements:
	- Improved layout and distribution of fields over tab pages
	- New "Edition" field, automatically filled from the Collectorz.com source
	- New Tags fields on Personal tab page
	- 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 screenshots and other local files by dragging & dropping
			- Easier editing of links and their descriptions
	- The "..." buttons next to pick list fields have been removed and replaced by 
			a new [Add ...] command inside the drop down list
  - now supports the Flic scanner to fill the UPC/Barcode field	
  - New entry boxes for easier adding of values to check list fields (e.g. Genre)
- Sorting:
	- Save your sort order definitions and activate them directly using the Sort Order menu on the toolbar (PRO only)
	- Simpler Sort Field selection screen, just use checkboxes to select the fields you want.
- Columns:
	- Save your column definitions and activate them directly using the Columns menu on the toolbar (PRO only)
	- 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 (PRO only)
	- Simpler Folder field selection screen, just use checkboxes to select the fields you want.
  - new Folder field option: "First letter of Title"
- Automatic Sort Titles
	- new "Generate Sort Title" button in Edit Game screen
	- 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 Game screen
	- Titles are now automatically capitalized when using Add Automatically
	- use Tools / Options / Capitalization to configure auto-cap settings and exceptions
- 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 Game screen (automatically fills barcode field then)
- In Collection Status:
	- New value "On Order"
	- Filter status is now shown in bottom of main screen
- Export to HTML: 
	- New Game 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 Title" option	
- Support for carousel devices (Centurion CD and Ziotek/Dacal)
	- Use Storage fields in Edit Game screen to link your games to Ziotek slots or Centurion CD volumes
	- Use Eject button on main screen to Eject discs from your carousel device
	- Game Collector now handles Centurion CD disc inserts
- 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)
  - Read-Only mode: new Tools / Maintenance / Reset Lock File command for resolving lock-file issues			
- Improved Loan Management
	- Print loan lists
	- Use Flic scanner in Loan Management screen to Loan or Return Games
	- Use the Quick Search box to search your Loan History by Title, bar code 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)					
- Submit to Collectorz.com: now remembers Last Submission Date for each game
- Indonesian language support, thanks to Yohanes Kurniawan
- Russian language support, thanks to Valeriy Khromenkov
Fixed:
- Edit Game: "tabbing" to date fields needed an extra tab key press
- Edit Game: Price fields now only accept valid price values
- Edit Game: Credits list didn't display scrollbar when column sizes exceeded list width
- Edit Game: Online Update 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)
- Export to iPod: when exporting including status indicator, the lists were not split correctly.
- Add Automatically: Image preview during online search failed if the Windows user account name contained two consecutive spaces
- Closing application from Windows taskbar while customizing toolbar caused an Access Violation
- When selecting multiple items 'Edit Game' was still enabled in right click menu

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 
Fixed:
- Check for update period was not taken into account
- Add Automatically Wizard Mode: in some cases the Platform entered was not used for the search

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 <b> 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 <a href="image.html"> 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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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Initial release