December 21st, 2011All:
· Unlocked two more modern 7-Zip compression algorithms
Windows:
· Start menu entry no longer requires file associations
March 10th, 2011· Skins and styles can be randomised each session
· Added support for more downloadable skins and styles
· Clearing the history also cleans 'Output' directory
· Improved the batch-mode command-line arguments
· Any profile can be specified at the command-line
· Error message shown when skin/style change failed
· Corrected handling when previous skin is absent
· List of JAR files is now sorted before searching
· Fixed profile handling if a combo-box has the focus
· Output directory is always checked before archiving
· Made several minor changes to the code structure
March 10th, 2011· Changed the method used for viewing files
· Tidied up much of the archiving thread code
March 10th, 2011All:
· Ported the #7Z and Q7Z source code to Java SE
· The application was renamed to J7Z accordingly
· This means both #7Z and Q7Z are now deprecated
· The GUI is now skinnable via downloadable L&Fs
· External options can be configured via the GUI
· The 'Profile' menu has been simplified slightly
· Added the 'Switches' capability for extractions
· Removed two rarely used GUI options for clarity
· Changed the on-disk format of archiving profiles
· Made several minor changes to the code structure
Windows:
· Installer now downloads dependencies at runtime
January 9th, 2011· Added the ability to toggle the Auto-Quit state
· Enhanced the information notification techniques
· Improvements were made to the update checking code
· Made several minor changes to the code structure
January 4th, 2011· Custom volume sizes can be specified and saved
· Added MRU lists to text fields for convenience
· Contents of MRU lists can be cleared if desired
· Profiles and lists are stored in per-user area
· Moved 'Name' fields to add room for 'Dir' fields
· The dialog box sizes are now fully adjustable
· Dialog widgets are now auto-spaced for clarity
· The main form size is remembered between sessions
· The '7zG' executable-locating code was improved
· Several aspects of the installer were enhanced
· Improved the clarity of the licensing conditions
· Added a link to each license in the 'Help' menu
· Made several minor changes to the code structure
February 1st, 2010· Now works on 32/64-bit versions of Windows XP/Vista/7
· Restructured the layout of the Shell Menu for clarity
· Added the "All Files" search filter when finding archives
· Changed recursion switch to stop finding non-wildcards
December 15th, 2008· Exclusions: ignore files and directories via wildcards
· Documentation: now available in HTML thanks to Zim
· Help menu: added a link to the Zim website
· Installer: Improvements were made to the upgrading process
· Code structure: several minor changes
January 21st, 2008· Lists: manual 'Edit' option is now available
· Local mode: 'l' option for sending archives to the current drive
· Flash mode: 'f' option for sending archives to a flash disc
· Remote mode: 'r' option for sending archives to a mounted remote site
· Extraction: MSI and WIM archives are now recognised
· Proxy support: now uses Internet Explorer proxy while updating
· Code structure: several minor changes
January 21st, 2008· Lists: manual 'Edit' option is now available
· Local mode: 'l' option for sending archives to the current drive
· Flash mode: 'f' option for sending archives to a flash disc
· Remote mode: 'r' option for sending archives to a mounted remote site
· Extraction: MSI and WIM archives are now recognised
· Proxy support: now uses Internet Explorer proxy while updating
· Code structure: several minor changes
June 25th, 2007· Update option: to check for a newer release
· Auto Updates: notification when a newer release is available