Release Notes Archive

Version Date Size Description
       
0.9.9.6010 2006.06.25 2.52MB

  • CHNGD: Errors detected on startup are reported (with an exception dialog).  This should help track down the last few config issues.

  • FIXED: CSS font resize fault when .css not present.

  • FIXED: Other minor bugs.

0.9.9.6002 2006.06.15 2.52MB
  • ADDED: YanceyDesktop Advanced Menus. These menus use formatting capabilities that are not supported on the PPC platform. YWD Menus are installed with YanceyDesktop but do not interfere with PPC compatible "library menus" and do NOT affect what you see on the PPC.

These menus were created for two reasons: (1) provide an "out-of-the-box" experience without additional menu setup hurdles (new or inexperienced users); (2) provide higher-level menu functionality without interfering with the PPC reader (all users).

Users can switch between the YWD Advanced Menus and the PPC compatible library menus from within YanCEDesktop using the "Menus" tab of the Tools|Options dialog box. The dialog also allows for minor changes to the book names (text case and size) within YWD - this helps assert some consistency to the formatting of book names across all books. Future provisions have been made for changing the CSS styles from within YWD.

The YanceyDesktop Advanced Menus are built using the same mechanisms as other YW menus and can be modified by users in the same way. However, YWD Advanced Menus are not stored in the library but in the .\Yanceyware\Menu subfolder of the YWD APPLICATION directory to prevent interference with the PPC menus during a library sync/copy.

YWD Advanced Menus are ENABLED BY DEFAULT. To turn them off and use the standard menus, go to the "Menus" tab of the Tools|Options dialog box and select the "Use Library Menu" option, then click "OK".

Many thanks to Mark Coffey (decaf) for the menu design and creation.

  • ADDED: Quickmark - can rename individual quickmark links. Right-click, then select "Rename". To restore original name, click the qm link (go to the linked page), right-click on qm link and select "Update Quickmark".
  • ADDED: Ctrl-UpArrow - prev file in book; Ctrl-DnArrow - next file in book. The up/down arrows (without the control key continue to work as before).
  • ADDED: Registry entry to trigger a Library Refresh on startup (for Installers). YWD resets the value after refreshing.
  • ADDED: Support for "formatted" order.txt (leading white space).
  • CHNGD: HTML error messages replaced (those that show in the main reader window) with 'friendlier' versions.
  • CHNGD: Removed update detection in the Installer now that YWD has automatic background upgrade detection.
  • CHNGD: Quit while starting re-enabled.
  • FIXED: Prev History button correctly reset if new file is loaded in main window.
0.9.9.5055 2006.06.10 2.45MB
  • ADDED: YWD checks for updates automatically in the background (separate thread, doesn't affect performance of main application). Can be turned off in the Tools|Options|General tab. The Help|"Check For Updates" command is still available (renamed "Check for Updates Now") and does an immediate check.
  • FIXED: Scrollbar down arrow sometimes goes AWOL. [munyama, degaerte, Konglong]
  • FIXED: Book count corrected (off by +1).
  • FIXED: Unsaved settings in Options Tabs dialog persist when switching between tabs. [Konglong]
  • FIXED: [+/++] link peek correction.
  • FIXED: Variables correctly reload when switching libraries.
  • CHNGD: Initial window size (on first startup after first install) has been reduced to better fit Tablet PC's, UMPC's and lower resolution displays. Obviously, it can be resized to whatever you want. YWD remembers size and position from previous install.
  • CHNGD: Progress dialog added during file load in Library Refresh & Select Library.
  • CHNGD: Tools|Options "OK" button changes to "Apply" when there are unsaved changes.
0.9.9.5051 2006.06.07 2.45MB
  • FIXED: HTML rendering corrected in configs where the HTML renderer doesn't supply default <html> and <body> tags. [Konglong, jhardy355]
  • FIXED: Startup exceptions on Win98 trapped.
  • FIXED: Installer correctly deletes version.txt file.
  • FIXED: Splash screen modified to minimize occurrence of red band.
  • FIXED: Several minor bugs.
0.9.9.5046 2006.05.31 2.45MB
  • ADDED: NEW INSTALLER. Eliminates interference from other installers/downloads (winzip, et al). Automatic .NET installation/upgrade to version NET 2.x. Installer detects newer YWD versions on YanceyDesktop.com web site.
  • ADDED: Help|"Check For Updates" command connects to the YWD distribution server and determines if an upgrade is available. (No longer have to browse to forum or YWD web site to check.)
  • ADDED: "YWD" platform variable (for use by menu systems et al). Variable is always true. Cannot use general variable of same name.
  • ADDED: Custom tones for warnings, alerts, etc.
  • ADDED: [++] mode
  • CHNGD: Detailed error messages when reading variables.cfg file.
  • CHNGD: Overwrites variables.cfg if invalid unicode header detected.
  • CHNGD: Internal Start.jpg in case file is deleted.
  • CHNGD: Splash screen does not appear first time program is launched. (Gets rid of red border).
  • FIXED: Prev/Next case sensitivity fixed. [konglong]
  • FIXED: Traps attempts to close YWD while still loading and cancels them. [shholmes/rtpalmer]
  • FIXED: External web references show up in link peek.
  • FIXED: Several minor bugs.
0.9.9.5012 2006.05.16 3.08MB

  • ADDED: External Web Links ("http://"): opened in separate window in default browser. Works in main and popup windows. Properly detect different default browsers (tested with IE and Firefox).

  • ADDED: User configurable splash screens (like YwR). Images must be in a subfolder of Yanceyware called "Splash Desktop" (rather than "Splash" for YwR). Image size should be 300 wide x 230 height or close to it (they will get stretched/shrunk to fit). Larger is better than smaller. All files must be jpeg files with a ".jpg" extension. If the subdirectory "Splash Desktop" doesn't exist or if there are no .jpg files, YWD shows a default image. If you want to just change the default image, change the hidden file "Start.jpg" in the application directory.
  • ADDED: UCB (UnCompiled Book) mode. Works the same way as YwR with the following proviso:
    All three of the following files MUST be found in the book directory:
    • <bookname>.html where bookname is the same as the directory name
    • BINDING.HTML
    • BOOKMETADATA.HTML

If one or more of the three books is missing, the directory will NOT be recognized as a UCB directory. Filename case not significant. The ORDER.CFG file is optional.

  • CHNGD: YWD was adding a line break <br> to the binding data embedded into the menu. This has been removed. Like YwR, if you want the book names on separate lines in the menu, add a suffix.html file with a "<br>" in it to the Menu subdirectory.
  • CHNGD: New About box - cleaned it up.
  • CHNGD: Icon updates: Main app icon, Refresh[+], .ybk file icon
  • FIXED: Keyboard prev-next commands in library.html would reset menu visuals.
  • FIXED: Trap F5 (Refresh) to prevent native webbrowser control refresh from messing up control state.
  • FIXED: OpenPopup in quickmark link context menu traps attempts to open "library.html"
  • FIXED: Prev/Next buttons properly disabled after Refresh Library
  • FIXED: Links in About dialog, AboutCheckForUpdates and AboutReleaseNotes properly detect and launch *default* browser.
  • FIXED: About box links will close the about box window.
  • FIXED: Several minor bugs.
0.9.9.4003 2006.05.11 3.08MB
  • ADDED: "Clear ALL Markup" context menu for AHTAGs. Clears all markup and annotations from the current page. Context sensitive - is only enabled if there is markup/annotations present in the current page. [decaf]
  • ADDED: Annotation Browser: "Delete" key removes selected annotation/markup from page. Using the Delete key on an page/chapter node (eg. NT.Luke.22) removes all markup and annotations for the page/chapter. "Delete" on an individual entry removes just that item. [decaf]
  • ADDED: Annotation Browser: new keys: Delete/Del/.(decimal): see above; Enter: expand/collapse node; Ctrl-Enter: expand/collapse entire node; ESC: close annotation browser window.
  • ADDED: Accelerator keys in context menus
  • ADDED: [+]: tsbRefresh
  • CHNGD: Annotation Browser: cleans up orphan directories (with no markup/annotations) so they don't show in the list.
  • FIXED: Allows single and double quotes in binding definitions [neicul]
  • FIXED: Toggle qm panel button during library refresh creating an exception. [degaerte]
  • FIXED: Printer button disabled during library refresh, etc. [degaerte]
  • FIXED: "Repeat Markup" enable/disable state set properly on startup.
  • FIXED: Annotation Browser sometimes opened reference link in mini popup window.
0.9.9.3035 2006.05.09 3.08MB
  • CHNGD: Popup window slightly smaller to make it easier to close it with the mouse (by clicking in the main window).
  • FIXED: Tools|Options titles[+].
  • FIXED: Improper formatting of text at top of some books or main menu.
  • FIXED: Quickmark error on first startup (no library, no quickmarks exist)
0.9.9.3031 2006.05.08 3.08MB
  • CHNGD: Additional error checking added to Default.qmk set creation.
  • CHNGD: Annotation View/Edit dialog: "Close" button changes to "Cancel" when an edit is made to the annotation text.
  • FIXED: "Cut" context menu item in Annotation View/Edit dialog now enabled.
  • FIXED: When Annotation View/Edit window is already open and annotation icon is clicked, the dialog is forced to the front to ensure that it is visible.
  • FIXED: Extra characters before <ln><fn><end> file header tags are removed.
0.9.9.3026 2006.05.06 3.08MB
  • ADDED: New Help|"Release Notes" menu item. Opens local release notes file in default browser.
  • ADDED: "Hide splash screen on startup" option in "General" options. Default = False.
  • CHNGD: When active (see above), splash screen display limited to 3 seconds (less ywd loads sooner than 3 seconds).
  • FIXED: Annotations wouldn't save if the book directory didn't already exist in the Annotations subdirectory.
  • FIXED: Tools|Options dialog not dependent on windows theme (some themes caused problems).
  • FIXED: <SPACER> in order.txt correctly adds an extra line in the menu (library.html).
  • FIXED: User settings preserved between ywd upgrades. Splash screen setting is NOT preserved between upgrades - resetting of only this value indicates successful upgrade of settings.
  • FIXED: Tools|Options saves settings from ALL tab pages, not just the current/active page.
0.9.9.3002 2006.05.03 3.04MB
  • ADDED: Older/Newer history function in main window. Moves thru items in History dropdown. Keys include right(newer)/left(older), backspace(older) - like web browser. New buttons next to the "History" dropdown perform the same function. Buttons are context sensitive.
  • ADDED: Additional command line options. (internal)
  • ADDED: Help|"Check for Updates" opens new browser window to www.yanceydesktop.com release page.
  • ADDED: Splash screen displays while program is loading - no impact on startup time.
  • ADDED: Implemented the following options in "General" page of Tools|Options:
        + "Return to last position on startup"
        + "Open special links in popup window"
        + "Open footnotes in popup window"
        Behavior compatible with YWR.
  • CHNGD: "Copy" toolbar icon now context sensitive. Active when there is an active selection in either the main window or popup window.
  • CHNGD: "Clear" context menu moved from Markup submenu to main AHTAG context menu.
  • CHNGD: Small UI tweaks.
  • CHNGD: Main menu creates an overflow dropdown if it runs out of display space while showing icon text.
  • FIXED: Not all file data was retrieved in cases of extreme file gz compression. (GetFileContents)
  • FIXED: Quickmark set problems when changing or refreshing libraries corrected.
  • FIXED: Restoration of last file on startup when no history items are saved corrected.
  • FIXED: "Show ybk internal links" correctly displays links from popup windows.
  • FIXED: Numerous other bugs.
0.9.9.1011 2006.04.29 3.04MB
  • CHNGD: Removed help button (until there is help available).
  • FIXED: UI properly configured when no yw library directory has been selected.
  • FIXED: UI properly configured when no library.html file is found.
  • FIXED: Removed File Open menu ("singlemode" was eliminated in the previous version)
0.9.9.1010 2006.04.29 3.04MB
  • CHNGD: Removed "SingleMode". Double-clicking a .ybk file from the windows explorer launches YWD which now loads the current library (last library viewed). The double-clicked file will only be loaded if it is part of the library. An "ebook authoring" YWD may again support singlemode operation in the future but too many general users are becoming confused by it at the moment.
  • FIXED: Crash on Tools|Options drop-down corrected. This was a bug in external code (not my code) - hopefully the workaround functions in all machine configs.
  • FIXED: Main window resizing when moving splitter bar, opening/closing the quickmarks panel.  Also handles same activities when popup window is open.
  • FIXED: Added traps for invalid file entry offsets in ybk files. Traps for invalid # chars read from file (# read chars not the same as .length in file entry).
0.9.9.1005 2006.04.28 3.04MB

  • ADDED: Annotation Browser. Like YWR but a movable, non-modal window. Window size/position saved and restored.

  • ADDED: Icon only mode for main toolbar (no button text). Now default YWD mode. See  Icon comments below (chngd).

  • ADDED: Tools|Options|GeneralSettings checkbox to show internal YBK links in the status bar. Default is OFF.

  • ADDED: Context menus: "Find" (normal and popup windows)

  • ADDED: Toolbar buttons: "Find", "Annotation Browser".

  • CHNGD: Icons - (almost) all new icons. Some icons not final.

  • CHGND: Annotation View window (HTML/EDIT) is resizable. Window size/position saved and restored.

  • CHNGD: Default mode for YWD toolbar is icons only (no text). Display of text in toolbar a setting in the "General Settings" page of Tools|Options.

  • CHNGD: File|ShowBookInfo is available whenever the current book has metadata to display (not just when it is on the first page of the book). The context menu "Show Book Info" is available only on the library page (where "File|ShowBookInfo" is not available because libraries don't have metadata).

  • CHNGD: Eliminated YwR menus not needed in YWD.

  • FIXED: Contextual enabling/disabling of context menus/menus/buttons/toolbars during startup and long operations.

  • FIXED: Saving/restore window: properly handles maximized window state on shutdown and properly restores state on startup. Handles multi-screen configurations.

  • FIXED: Quickmark links to the library page now work properly (worked, broke it, works again).

  • FIXED: File header <ln> tag handling improved. Does a better job of handling invalid or improperly formatted headers.

  • FIXED: #link handling fixed (spanish scriptures).

  • FIXED: ShowAnnotationTag context menu state handling corrected.

  • FIXED: Annotation Dialog box default (first time) is positioned in center of YWD window.

  • FIXED: Viewer main window and frame sometimes got out of sync (obscuring scrollbars, top of file).

  • FIXED: Quickmark panel properly sized for window. Tracks resizes.

  • FIXED: Minimum sizes for qm splitter and main window. (QM splitter can still be closed)

  • FIXED: File|ShowBookInfo fixed.

  • FIXED: Popup window BACK history properly cleared in all cases when popup window closed.

  • FIXED: Default quickmark tab text displays properly when all other qm tabs have been deleted.

0.9.8.6210 2006.04.18 3.46MB

  • ADDED: File compatibility with YwR PPC.  variables.cfg (variables data - for menus et al) and quickmark files (*.qmk) files are YwR PPC compatible. See .qmk caveats in YwR Compatibility section below.

  • ADDED: BACK funtionality in popup window. Use either the context menu "Back" command or press the <Backspace> key to move back to the previous file in the popup window. At the first popup window, use the ESC key or click outside the popup window to close it.

  • ADDED: Remembers and restores the order of Quickmark tabs (you can drag and drop them into whatever order you want). Also remembers and restores the active tab.

  • ADDED: Custom color picker added to Tools|Options|ColorSettings. Color settings preserved between sessions. Note: the YWD UI doesn't need to show quickmark links in different colors, so there is no need to have an option to change quickmark colors. Moreover, YwR quickmark colors are stored in the PPC registry and are not transferred to the PC. However, YWD quickmarks will appear in the correct YwR PPC quickmark colors when .qmk files are  transferred from the desktop PC to the PPC.

  • CHNGD: About box.

  • CHNGD: Updated a few icons.

  • CHNGD: Quickmark panel defaults to Open the first time the program is started (after install).

  • FIXED: Checks for invalid .qmk and .cfg file formats.

0.9.8.2110 2006.04.07 3.46MB

  • ADDED: ANNOTATION - HTML/EDIT views complete. YwR compatible.

  • ADDED: Annotation window is now NON-MODAL. While it is open you can browse other files in the main window, select text, page & verse links to copy, etc. You can open links from the annotation window into the main window (either normal or popup).

  • ADDED: ANNOTATION - Edit context menu & toolbar implemented.

  • ADDED: ANNOTATION - Last edit Undo.

  • ADDED: ANNOTATION - Open/Open Popup context menu. Default action when clicking links (left button) is Popup.

  • ADDED: Annotation window position is saved between sessions.

  • CHANGED: Default markup colors (highlight, text color and underline) same as YwR.

  • FIXED: Annotation window correctly opens from popup window.

  • FIXED: Periodic improper scroll positions corrected. Scrollto code revamped.

  • FIXED: Several tweaks and fixes.

0.9.6.1010 2006.03.27 3.46MB

  • ADDED: ANNOTATIONS/MARKUP. YWD .ano/.an1 files are format compatible with YwR PPC.

  • ADDED: COPY PAGE LINK/COPY VERSE LINK implemented. Preserves YwR PPC formats.

  • ADDED: Almost all Context Menus are implemented and enabled (most are context sensitive).

  • ADDED: Full quickmark reference text shown in status bar when mouse is moved over qm links in the quickmark panel.

  • ADDED: "Esc" key clears popup window.

  • FIXED: Several tweaks and fixes.

0.9.5.1119 2006.03.23 2.53MB

  • ADDED: Keys now active in normal and popup windows:
    Typical browser keys: Copy (Ctrl-C), Up, Dn, Home, End, PgUp, PgDn, Find (Ctrl-F), Select All (Ctrl-A)

Note: Pressing Up/PgUp twice at the TOP of a file will move to the Previous file in book.  Pressing Dn/PgDn twice at the BOTTOM of a file will move to the Next file in book. (normal windows only)
Non-typical keys: N (goes to Next file in book), P (goes to Previous file in book) (normal window only)

  • ADDED: "COPY" implemented (for pasting text into other applications). Now you can copy/paste into MS Word, etc!  Creates clipboard data in 4 formats: HTML, Formatted Text (RTF), Unformatted Test and Unformatted Unicode Text format (visible in apps like MS Word in Paste Special...)

  • ADDED: "FIND" (search for text) in normal and popup windows. (Ctrl-F or Edit | Find)

  • ADDED: Tools | Options dialog. (adding options as they get implemented)

  • ADDED: Links prepended with "!" are tied to the "Open Special links in popup window" checkbox in the Options dialog. This value is preserved between sessions.

  • FIXED: <AHTAG>s (uppercase) are ignored when hiding annotations. Only <ahtag>'s are hidden.

  • FIXED: Links prepended with "^" are forced into popup window even if it's in the same file (as per YWR).

  • FIXED: Periodic errors restoring scroll position in normal window corrected.

0.9.5.1118 2006.03.20 2.53MB
  • Added PRINTING: Print, Page Setup, Print Preview, print toolbar button.
  • Added ifbook.elsebook.endbook processing to ORDER.TXT
  • Added: drag/drop sort order of quickmark tabs (not currently preserved between sessions).
  • Corrected fault when navigating to internal links that don't exist in the document.
  • Corrected periodic mishandling of variables where a show/hide picture variable would display the "missing image" icon rather than the image.
  • Additional verification of out of sync history items.
  • Corrected bug handling condensed footnotes and their interaction with History.
  • Variable links correctly handled in Popup window.

0.9.5.1117

2006.03.16

2.25MB

  • Corrected (improved) binding.html data validation.

  • Eliminated bug when deleting last quickmark set.

  • Quickmark sets are reloaded when a different library is selected (sets are library specific).

0.9.5.1116

2006.03.15

2.48MB

  • Quickmark scrollto function corrected.

0.9.5.1115

2006.03.13

2.48MB

  • Initial Drop