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v19.1: Three cool tweaks requested by our users

March 7th, 2019

With the big feature updates behind us (multi-collections, image syncing, 64-bit support, Flex template, etc…), it is time for some smaller tweaks that were requested by our loyal users:

  • More compact toolbar layout, to save screen space
  • No more annoying Add to Collection / Wish List popup in Add Books screen
  • New “Transparent” styles for the Flex template, to show off your backdrops

More compact toolbar layout, to save screen space

In version 18.2 we introduced the selection checkboxes and the extra Selection Action Toolbar above the list view. A big improvement by itself, but some users complained that now a lot of screen space was taken up by various toolbars.

In today’s update, we have redesigned the toolbar to reduce the toolbar height, and at the same time made it more logical:

  • The “550 books” counter is now included inside the Selection Action Toolbar.
  • The Quick Filter and Folder buttons are now integrated inside the folder panel.
  • The Bread Crumb has been completely removed (wasn’t very useful anyway).

No more annoying Add to Collection / Wish List popup in Add Books screen

After the introduction of the new Add Books from Core screen, a common annoyance reported by users was the little “Add to Collection vs Add to Wish List” popup that appeared every time you used the Add button.

Of course, we never stop searching for the optimal solution, so today’s update to the Add Books screen resolves this annoyance:

  • No more annoying popup menu when you click Add.
  • Easily switch the button action between “Add to Collection” and “Add to Wish List” using the extra little arrow button on the right.
  • The Add button now changes color between blue and orange to clearly indicate which mode it is. in.

See it in action:

New “Transparent” styles for the Flex template, to show off your backdrops

With most major updates we are introducing a new template for the Details Panel, each time improving on the old one. With v19’s Flex template, we took the book details to a new level, with the template fully adapting to the width and height of your panel, always making the best use of available space.

However, in our daily conversations with users, we encounter many users who are still using the 8 year old “Vee Eight Backdrop” template. When we started asking why, most of them replied something like “because I like how it clearly shows the backdrop between the data areas”.

So we figured, why not make some extra versions of the Flex template that do exactly the same?
Now available “Flex / Light Transparent” and “Flex / Dark Transparent”.

Fixed

  • Fixed a DPI issue in the CLZ Login Screen.
  • The “checkbox” column in the main screen could be replaced by a “True/False” text.
  • Pressing SHIFT or Arrow Down in the Filter Screen could give an Access Violation error.
  • In the template selection menu, the different styles for a template are now listed alphabetically.
  • Main Screen: Disabled open/close animations for the Quick Filter panel (too slow).

Recent changes

v23.2.3: Fixed a problem with editing/displaying characters September 20th, 2023 v23.2.2: Fixed sync problem with authors and a corruption issue September 4th, 2023 v23.2: Simplified Sort Name editing for all pick list entries August 31st, 2023 v23.1.4: Several Improvements June 1st, 2023 v23.1.3: Sorting fixes and improved Add Screen stability April 18th, 2023 v23.1.2: Various Fixes April 6th, 2023 v23.1: Now supports our new CLZ Scanner barcode scanner app March 27th, 2023 v23.0: 3 completely new data fields and 4 new sync fields January 16th, 2023 v22.0.3: Various bug fixes May 30th, 2022 v22.0.2: Various bug fixes March 21st, 2022 v22: Configurable Pre-fill & Update from Core + WebP support March 10th, 2022 v21.5 Improved Submit to Core system October 8th, 2021 v21.4: Bar chart in folder panel background September 14th, 2021 v21.3.2: Transfer Field Data: fix for Date fields August 12th, 2021 v21.3: New “Transfer Field Data” tool August 9th, 2021 v21.2: New Link Books with Core screen April 28th, 2021 v21.1: More fields now sync to CLZ Cloud / Book Connect March 22nd, 2021 v21.0.3 Various improvements and fixes March 4th, 2021 v21.0.2: Fixed a “list index out of bounds” error January 20th, 2021 v21.0: New: Pre-fill fields while adding books January 18th, 2021 v20.5.2: Fixed an error popup August 25th, 2020 v20.5 Easier access to the Manage Pick Lists screen August 25th, 2020 v20.4: Changing your folder field is now much easier July 30th, 2020 v20.3.3: Couple of fixes June 30th, 2020 v20.3.2 Several fixes June 26th, 2020