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ComicRack Changelog

What's new in ComicRack 0.9.178

Feb 26, 2016
  • NEW:
  • ComicRack now fully supports HiDPI Screens (Surface Pro, Retina etc.)
  • Added new format values {numberonly} and {volumeonly} for caption/filename formatting (see example in comicrack.ini CaptionFormat)
  • CHANGE:
  • Removed usage of default ComicRack.ini if alternate configuration is specified

New in ComicRack 0.9.177 (Sep 18, 2015)

  • CHANGE: Upped .NET version to 4.5
  • CHANGE: Added background saving of cache index. Should help with lost cache items when ComicRack crashes
  • CHANGE: Extended search depth to find connected USB devices
  • CHANGE: Added column header to group list
  • CHANGE: Added group size to group list
  • CHANGE: Double click on group header list splitter closes the list
  • BUGFIX: Fixed some spelling errors
  • BUGFIX: Multiple Comics Dialog showed custom fields in tab mode even if turned off
  • BUGFIX: Fixed spinner positions when switching between panel/tab style in dialogs
  • BUGFIX: Fixed mousewheel scrolling in browser in some cases
  • BUGFIX: Fixed possible failure to create first thumbnails immediately after startup of application

New in ComicRack 0.9.176 (Aug 29, 2014)

  • NEW: Optional side panel in comic browser to show all group headers
  • NEW: Option in preferences to force all stacks in a list to the same layout
  • BUGFIX: Fixed possible failed installation of plugins during restart
  • BUGFIX: Fixed setting invalid temp path in comicrack.ini
  • BUGFIX: Fixed display of custom values in multi comic dialog

New in ComicRack 0.9.175 (Nov 5, 2013)

  • NEW: Quick Rating dialog with Twitter support like in the mobile versions
  • NEW: Added sorting by Story Arc to device syncing
  • NEW: Option to adjust the width for exported double pages
  • NEW: Option to keep the original image file names in exported/converted comics
  • NEW: You can now also drag&drop selected books into library folders and create a list there (and not only on the top level)
  • NEW: Designer/Query button in Smartlist Editor to switch between the two editing modes
  • NEW: Dropping a book onto a folder while pressing Alt will insert a Series based smartlist instead of a reading list
  • NEW: Dropping a book onto a smartlist will add a Series based query entry to the smartlist
  • NEW: Dropping a stack onto a folder while pressing Alt will insert a smartlist based on the stack criteria
  • NEW: Dropping a stack onto a smartlist will add a stack based query entry to the smartlist
  • NEW: Dropping a Search Browser entry into the library browser will now create/add a smartlist entry (Alt modifies to create a reading list)
  • NEW: Quick Search for Library lists
  • NEW: Added WifiSyncReceiveTimeout, WifiSyncSendTimeout, WifiSyncConnectionTimeout, WifiSyncConnectionRetries values to ComicRack.ini
  • CHANGE: Removed the "Custom" prefix for custom field headers in detail mode
  • CHANGE: Sorting folder now uses the same sorting as in lists (ignoring the, etc.)
  • CHANGE: Activated copies will recheck state once a month
  • CHANGE: Name parser now understands YYYY/MM constructs
  • CHANGE: Current changes are now used as defaults for new sync settings
  • BUGFIX: Fixed possible exceptions when detecting devices
  • BUGFIX: Fixed parsing "four covers" in file name
  • BUGFIX: Fixed reordering of devices in sync dialog

New in ComicRack 0.9.172 (Aug 20, 2013)

  • NEW: Setting the quality to 0 for WebP will switch to the lossless compressor
  • BUGFIX: Fixed non working quality slider for WebP
  • BUGFIX: Revert of original counter bugfix, as it broke all kinds of other counters
  • BUGFIX: Implemented new counter bugfix
  • BUGFIX: Recompiled Google's WebP libraries to remove msvctr100 dependency
  • BUGFIX: Fixed conversion of WebP to Jpeg
  • BUGFIX: Fixed initial setup for MS SQL server
  • BUGFIX: Fixed sync of WebP Comics to devices not supporting WebP

New in ComicRack 0.9.171 (Aug 19, 2013)

  • NEW: Added WebP support for viewer/converter/sync
  • NEW: If device supports it, webp is used for optimized sync (30% less space with better image quality)
  • NEW: SyncWebP and SyncOptimizedWebP setting comicrack.ini to turn WebP for sycning on/off (default is on for optimized sync)
  • NEW: Paired devices can now initiate a sync even if they're manually setup (needs CRA 1.77+, CRIOS 1.0.6+)
  • NEW: Added new advanced setting to manually enter wireless ip address and test them (alternative to editing comicrack.ini)
  • NEW: Speed up of comic export/conversion through parallelization (can be controlled with ParallelConversions in ComicRack.ini)
  • BUGFIX: Fixed slow updates of the sql database
  • BUGFIX: Fixed counter display in devices dialog

New in ComicRack 0.9.170 (Jun 24, 2013)

  • NEW: SyncResampling setting in ComicRack.ini
  • NEW: Option in Preferences/Behavior/Application to set default value for checked field
  • NEW: Network folders are now sorted (can be turned off in ComicRack.ini with SortNetworkFolders)
  • NEW: Added autocomplete to custom values in Multi Comics Dialog
  • BUGFIX: If data source connection failes on start up no changes are saved to the local db part
  • BUGFIX: Reading comicrack.ini files from alternate configurations (-ac)
  • BUGFIX: Fixed default cover image for fileless entries
  • BUGFIX: Explicitly closing the sql database when shutting down
  • BUGFIX: Fixed paste of custom values in Multi Comic Dialog

New in ComicRack 0.9.169 (May 17, 2013)

  • NEW: Implemented a way for mobile devices to detect if CRW is available (CRA 1.76+)
  • NEW: Added Scan Information to Tile display
  • CHANGE: Sync optimization now defauls to no sharpening
  • CHANGE: Some layout optimizations
  • BUGFIX: Fixed possible exception when opening empty comic list with the "Open..." command

New in ComicRack 0.9.168 (Apr 10, 2013)

  • CHANGE: Sync now keeps at least 128 MB free on devices (defined in ComicRack.ini)
  • CHANGE: Changed grouping of custom values to use a name grouper
  • CHANGE: Sorting custom values now correctly handles numbers
  • BUGFIX: Fixed Wireless device detection on Windows XP
  • BUGFIX: Fixed deselecting "Only show selected" in Device Editor
  • BUGFIX: Fixed possible setting of page type to wrong page in reader with keyboard shortcuts

New in ComicRack 0.9.167 (Apr 7, 2013)

  • NEW: New hook to run scripts on shutdown (with option to cancel shutdown)
  • NEW: Added Flick Left/Right for Windows 8
  • CHANGE: Better Matcher Selector in Smartlist Editor
  • CHANGE: Needs CRA 1.74+ for sync
  • BUGFIX: Fixed thumbnail updates in the database (bug had all kinds of ugly side-effects)

New in ComicRack 0.9.165 (Apr 2, 2013)

  • Big features in this release are Custom User Values with full support in the browser, dialogs and script API and support for moving your ComicDb on a shared SQL server.
  • Added another CBR/CBZ/CB7 engine that can be selected with new settings in ComicRack.ini.

New in ComicRack 0.9.163 (Feb 26, 2013)

  • CHANGE: Better 3D cover rendering for ultra wide covers
  • CHANGE: Relased does no longer display the time
  • CHANGE: Empty "is" clause for date matchers now works as expected
  • CHANGE: Faster response to sync requests if paired with multiple devices
  • CHANGE: Faster initial search for devices
  • CHANGE: Pairing dialog no longer shows already paired devices
  • BUGFIX: Fixed some thumbnail size issues in browser with ultrawide
  • covers
  • BUGFIX: Fixed pasting of device sync settings
  • BUGFIX: Multipe running ComicRack instances in different user accounts can now wireless sync at same time

New in ComicRack 0.9.161 (Jan 28, 2013)

  • NEW: Added Released Date to Catalog fields
  • NEW: Added UseNativeCbz setting in ComicRack.ini to toggle between native and 7Zip based CBZ support
  • NEW: Option in Devices Dialog to only show the selected lists
  • NEW: You can now copy sync setups between paired devices
  • CHANGE: Added Time is now always editable (and not only for fileless entries)
  • CHANGE: Added day to default caption format
  • CHANGE: Format strings now support all fields (DefaultCaptionFormat etc.)
  • CHANGE: Book Dialog overview no longer shows dates not set (opened etc.)
  • CHANGE: During sync the Win7+ Task icon now shows the Device icon
  • CHANGE: Switched Published Grouper to default Date Grouper
  • CHANGE: Some visual tweaks
  • CHANGE: Some code hardening
  • BUGFIX: Group sorting for Published
  • BUGFIX: Selecting Unspecified in Search Browser did not work as expected
  • BUGFIX: Fixed Autonumber script error for numbers greater 100
  • BUGFIX: Fixed Apply button in listlayout editor

New in ComicRack 0.9.160 (Jan 22, 2013)

  • NEW: Added Day field for published date
  • NEW: Added Week of Year column to browser
  • NEW: Collapsed/Expanded states of Groups are now remembered
  • CHANGE: Changes in duplicate matcher to always handle month/year
  • CHANGE: Updated Publisher Icons
  • BUGFIX: Expanded Cover Detail View mode did only work in English/German
  • BUGFIX: Fixed sort order for combined stacking/grouping
  • BUGFIX: Changed "Is bigger" to "Is Greater" in query syntax
  • BUGFIX: Missing numeric spinner for Month column in browser
  • BUGFIX: Better handling of number spinners in the browser
  • BUGFIX: Fixed inline editing of Format, Main Character, Scan Information, Series Group and Story Arc in detail view
  • BUGFIX: Fixed Apply button in Book Dialog
  • BUGFIX: Fixed Workspace storage
  • BUGFIX: Some code hardening

New in ComicRack 0.9.159 (Jan 14, 2013)

  • NEW: You can now enter Smartlist query expressions in the Quicksearch text field
  • NEW: New Expanded Cover Detail View mode (turned on by moving Cover column left/right most in detail list)
  • NEW: Items can now be reordered in the Workspaces/List Layouts/List Columns with the Mouse (additionally to the up/down buttons)
  • NEW: Up to three Stacking/Grouping criteria can be combined by selecting the type in the menu while pressing Ctrl
  • CHANGE: Import reading list now supports selecting multiple files
  • CHANGE: Adjustments in "Fit columns"
  • CHANGE: Some visual and size tweaks to group headers
  • CHANGE: Fixed hires mouse wheel scrolling (if supported by mouse)
  • BUGFIX: Fixed escaping of '"', '[' and ']' in the smart list query language parsers
  • BUGFIX: Some missing translations

New in ComicRack 0.9.158 (Jan 9, 2013)

  • CHANGE: Ctrl+Del does now exactly the same as Del and hitting OK (all defaults of the checkboxes are used)
  • CHANGE: Checking "Remove also from Library" is now remembered in the remove/delete dialog
  • CHANGE: Wikipedia search menu entry is now at the bottom of context menus
  • CHANGE: Removed Maximum limits from renumber script
  • BUGFIX: Further layout fixes when using big fonts
  • BUGFIX: Hopefully fixed possible lock during fast paging
  • BUGFIX: Fixed USB Sync with Windows 7 (introduced with Windows 8 fix)

New in ComicRack 0.9.156 (Sep 4, 2012)

  • NEW: Sync overlay icon for lists
  • NEW: "Sync with..." context menu command in library browser to quickly change syncing for a list
  • NEW: Added "Add to List" command to the folder view for books already in the library
  • NEW: Added "Track current Page" command in Reading Menu to turn on/off tracking of current pages when reading
  • NEW: Groups in Smartlist Editor can be collapsed
  • NEW: Create page thumbnails for portable devices (can be turned off in ComicRack.ini)
  • CHANGE: New "PageCachingDelay" setting in ComicRack.ini to set the delay for page caching
  • CHANGE: Custom List backgrounds now use the 3D cover view
  • CHANGE: For wireless sync needs ComicRack for Android 1.64+
  • BUGFIX: Smartlist editor no longer jumps back to the top when adding/removing rules
  • BUGFIX: "Clear Internet cache" did not work
  • BUGFIX: Fixed alternating line background in list details view

New in ComicRack 0.9.155 (May 21, 2012)

  • CHANGE: For syncing Android Client 1.63 and up is required
  • BUGFIX: Fixed missing Main Character/Series Group/Story Arc in the Search Browser
  • BUGFIX: Fixed missing autocomplete for Series Group/Story Arc in Multiple Comics Dialog
  • BUGFIX: Fixed error syncing empty smart lists
  • BUGFIX: Fixed crash when switching away from a script in the Smartlist Editor
  • BUGFIX: Fixed possible crash in splash dialog
  • BUGFIX: Fixed possible crash when opening the page context menu
  • BUGFIX: Fixed possible crash in page animation
  • BUGFIX: Fixed handling of memory caches > 2 GB
  • BUGFIX: Fixed possible crash in disk cache
  • BUGFIX: Hardened cleaning up of memory caches
  • BUGFIX: Hardened wireless sync communication
  • BUGFIX: Hardened Clipboard handling

New in ComicRack 0.9.154 (Apr 11, 2012)

  • NEW: Added new script hook to execute scripts during startup (see sample scripts)
  • NEW: Added script commands ComicRack.Application.Restart()/ScanFolders()/SynchronizeDevices()
  • NEW: Option to keep last read eComic from series on device during sync ("But keep last read")
  • NEW: SyncKeepLastRead setting in ComicRack.ini
  • NEW: When exporting Reading Lists from Smart Lists you now can select to export as single entries (and not smart list)
  • NEW: Scripts can now set/get/delete custom values for books with book.SetCustomValue(key,value)/GetCustomValue(key)/DeleteCustomValue(key)
  • CHANGE: Redesign of sync options (may not be compatible in all cases with old settings)
  • CHANGE: Synching limited lists now interleaves by sort order
  • CHANGE: Synched lists now default to "sort by series"
  • CHANGE: Removed "Reverse" option for synching
  • CHANGE: For synching Android Client 1.62 and up is required
  • BUGFIX: Fixed missing translations in Script Preferences
  • BUGFIX: Fixed localization when scroll groups where toggled to tab groups in dialogs
  • BUGFIX: Fixed possible crash when scripts delayed startup process
  • BUGFIX: Fixed adding own smartlists to quick open
  • BUGFIX: Fixed saving of SeriesGroup & StoryArc in files
  • BUGFIX: Fixed performance issues when smartlist caching is turned on
  • BUGFIX: Fixed '&' display at various places
  • BUGFIX: Fixed various spelling mistakes in the german language pack
  • BUGFIX: Fixed possible exception when stepping through a list history with deleted lists
  • BUGFIX: Fixed encoding for "Export comic list" script
  • BUGFIX: Fixed missing icon for "Temporary Folder" in duplicate list command
  • BUGFIX: Fixed enabling of list settings in device dialog

New in ComicRack 0.9.153 (Mar 24, 2012)

  • NEW: Duplicate list command now has a drop down list of the folders the duplicated list should be stored in
  • CHANGE: Limit by Series now sorts first by number, then by series
  • CHANGE: Limit by Alternate Series now sorts first by alternate number, then by alternate series
  • CHANGE: Duplicate list command now tries to find a good name for the new list
  • CHANGE: Comic Open Dialogs now generally remember the last filter selection
  • BUGFIX: Fixed proposed name of backup file
  • BUGFIX: Menu alphabetizer works with accents and umlauts
  • BUGFIX: Setup now correctly detects .NET 4 client profile installation and installs the full version

New in ComicRack 0.9.151 (Jan 24, 2012)

  • NEW: Added Story Arc, Series Group, Main Character and Review meta data
  • NEW: Implemented data and check update from sync client
  • CHANGE: Updated 7z to version 9.20
  • CHANGE: Updated ZipSharp to 0.86
  • CHANGE: Keep wireless sync client alive during long conversions (WebComics)
  • BUGFIX: Fixed "+" and "!" modifier with webcomics (broke Freak Angels.cbw)

New in ComicRack 0.9.150 (Jan 6, 2012)

  • NEW: Commands in sync dialog to select/deselect all lists in a folder
  • CHANGE: Added name of the book to sync conversion errors
  • CHANGE: ComicRack now works without KB2533523 installed
  • CHANGE: New SyncQueueLength setting in ComicRack.ini (defaults to 50)
  • CHANGE: New SyncWifiTimeout setting in ComicRack.ini (defaults to 60)
  • CHANGE: Better "Open Random" function (better randomization, each book only once in open sequence)
  • CHANGE: Much faster wireless protocol (needs Android version 1.43+)
  • BUGFIX: Fixed menu commands for toggling sidebar and small preview
  • BUGFIX: Fixed various sync issues
  • BUGFIX: Sync conversion now honors the temp folder setting in ComicRack.ini
  • BUGFIX: Added missing help references for sync dialogs
  • BUGFIX: Fixed possible lock when opening books
  • BUGFIX: Fixed Search Browser selection still active when closing Search Browser
  • BUGFIX: Fixed entries in Search Browser when selecting empty list
  • BUGFIX: Fixed selection drawing in Search Browser

New in ComicRack 0.9.149 (Dec 15, 2011)

  • NEW: Scripts can now show the information dialog for books (ComicRack.Application.ShowComicInfo(books))
  • NEW: Synchronizing page type changes back from the Android app
  • NEW: You can now drag/drop books somewhere on the main window to open them (caption, menu etc.)
  • NEW: WebComic parser now supports file:// Uris. This allows to make filesystem based webcomics
  • NEW: WebComic parser has predefined variables "ComicFileName" and "ComicFilePath" for relative image paths
  • NEW: Multi-image layouts for WebComics
  • NEW: New pattern options for WebComics
  • CHANGE: Optimized WebComic engine
  • BUGFIX: Various code hardenings
  • BUGFIX: Fixed Search Browser shadow values and translations
  • BUGFIX: Fixed serious serialization bug of smartlists with cascading matcher groups
  • BUGFIX: Fixed wireless synchronizing of very large books
  • BUGFIX: Fixed traling '.'s in the Uri parser

New in ComicRack 0.9.148 (Nov 15, 2011)

  • This build fixes a problem with some jpeg files in the 32 bit version of ComicRack. Hopefully this solves all problems of ComicRack not beeing able to display some eComics.
  • Also from now on ComicRack checks the version of the Android client to not having to support old versions

New in ComicRack 0.9.147 (Nov 10, 2011)

  • NEW: New property "Checked" for books
  • NEW: Option to sync only checked books
  • CHANGE: Custom IPs are now also used when searching for pair devices
  • CHANGE: Smartlists with limit criteria are no longer randomized
  • CHANGE: Browser Scraper now supports self refering last pages
  • BUGFIX: Using folders as source for syncing was broken (first sync cleared everything on the device)

New in ComicRack 0.9.143 (Jul 28, 2011)

  • This build adds the option to customize the list counter gauges. Also there's now a direct menu entry to visit the web page for a comic.
  • This version also comes with a quick introduction manual that is automatically opened the first time ComicRack is run.

New in ComicRack 0.9.142 (May 23, 2011)

  • NEW: "Scan Information" field
  • NEW: Folder combine mode can now be set to empty (additionally to and,or)
  • CHANGE: Resources, ComicRack.ini and lists are now looked up in startup, %PROGRAMDATA% and %APPDATA%
  • CHANGE: Nicer display of sort arrows and drop down button in column headers
  • CHANGE: Added a question dialog before clearing data for books
  • CHANGE: Nicer Gap Information arrows
  • CHANGE: (Shift-)Tab now also changes edit fields in detailed view (additional to Alt-Left, Alt-Right)
  • BUGFIX: Fixed some errors in german translation pack
  • BUGFIX: White line at bottom in fullscreen when Aero OpenGl workaround is enabled
  • BUGFIX: Possible bugfix for initial server timeout with large libraries
  • BUGFIX: Alphabet groups in context menus where not sorted and sometimes too long
  • BUGFIX: Fixed alphabet groups in Value Editor Dialog context menu
  • BUGFIX: Browser Scraper refresh
  • BUGFIX: Fixed scrolling when clicking on header in detail browsers

New in ComicRack 0.9.141 (May 23, 2011)

  • NEW: Added DoNotResetZoomOnBookOpen setting in ComicRack.ini to disable resetting zoom when opening a new book
  • NEW: Added "Clear Data" command for Books
  • CHANGE: Keyboard shortcut editor now supports directly pressing the keys instead of selecting them from the list
  • CHANGE: Again new "Unknown" Icon
  • CHANGE: New Publisher/Imprint/Format/Special icon sets
  • CHANGE: Selection of time/date format in detailed list
  • CHANGE: Tags field is also used for lookup in Special Icons
  • CHANGE: Names found in Format icon sets are now added to the default format list
  • CHANGE: Names in the age rating icon sets are now added to the default Age Rating List
  • CHANGE: Extended Manga field with "Yes (Right to Left)"
  • CHANGE: Support for MangaRightToLeft icon in Special Icon set
  • CHANGE: Quick search ínput field gets bigger when focused
  • BUGFIX: Fixed multiple Wikipedia result entries in text context menus
  • BUGFIX: Wiki was asked for results for empty texts
  • BUGFIX: Possible exception for control visibility tests
  • BUGFIX: Possible null exception during history next/prev
  • BUGFIX: Possible exception in animation interpolation code
  • BUGFIX: Possible thread sync exception
  • BUGFIX: Possible exception in Sync Browser command
  • BUGFIX: Possible exception during enumeration of books in book conversion
  • BUGFIX: Possible exception in dialog animation/update
  • BUGFIX: Possible lock in animation dispose on close
  • BUGFIX: Fixed black background for custom stack thumbnails (introduced in 0.9.140)
  • BUGFIX: Format lookup now uses ShadowFormat
  • BUGFIX: Book Dialog now correctly displays icons for changes in completed, black&white and manga in account

New in ComicRack 0.9.140 (Apr 28, 2011)

  • NEW: Added "Icons" column in comic list to show all the icons (format, publisher ect.)
  • CHANGE: Reduced possible thickness of 3D book display
  • CHANGE: Book scripts with icons and configuration commands get a configuration dropdown menu
  • CHANGE: Fixed bottom margin of explorer view if no plugin pane is visible
  • CHANGE: Further speedup of list drawing (see OptimizedListScrolling in ComicRack.ini to turn off)
  • CHANGE: Optimized library tree rebuilding
  • CHANGE: Further optimizations for query cacher execution and update logic
  • CHANGE: Changed the default for "Reset zoom to 100% on page change" to false
  • CHANGE: During page change there is now a quick zoom out/in (can be changed in preferences/behavior)
  • CHANGE: Smoother part scrolling on fast machines
  • CHANGE: Name parser now always correctly handles c2c
  • CHANGE: Icon Lookups for Publisher etc. are now case insensitive
  • CHANGE: When opening a new book zoom is reset to 100%
  • CHANGE: Added Hardcover to the standard formats list
  • CHANGE: Added "Set to all" button to list layout editor
  • CHANGE: If only a single book is selected in the list, the file name is displayed in the statusbar
  • CHANGE: Icon packages are now read in alphabetically, so later packages can overwrite values from earlier ones
  • BUGFIX: Fixed help menu initialization (multiple copies of same entries possible)
  • BUGFIX: Possible null exception when using recursive lists
  • BUGFIX: Fixed hang when setting page in the reader to a filtered page type
  • BUGFIX: Text Matchers with empty values did not work correctly after a restart
  • BUGFIX: Fixed some spelling errors in the German Language Pack
  • BUGFIX: Fixed very longstanding part scrolling bug where visible part jumps left/right when reaching top/bottom border during scrolling
  • BUGFIX: Fixed severe Smartlist editor layout bug (introduced in 0.9.137)
  • BUGFIX: Browse Scraper for WebComics did miss the last page

New in ComicRack 0.9.139 (Apr 18, 2011)

  • Lots of new icons for publishers, formats and ratings
  • The ComicRack online manual is now integrated and can be activated in Help Menu
  • ComicRack runnin on Windows XP now looks much better and integrated into the default visual style
  • Lots of visual finetuning and upgrades to make stuff in the user interface look nicer and faster
  • Loading of pages during reading has been optimized leading to smoother animations and paging
  • The three main dialogs (Info, Multiple Books and Preferences) have been optimized to open faster
  • ComicRack tries now to find best values for some internal settings for the system (hardware acceleration etc.)

New in ComicRack 0.9.137 (Apr 18, 2011)

  • Live gauges for all lists for new/unread/all books
  • Optimizations for faster working, sorting and displaying lists
  • Reworked List Editors
  • New tile display with publisher and other icons
  • Option to set which texts are displayed on tiles
  • Reworked Comic Editor with spin buttons and navigation buttons in the colors tab
  • Support for local and global gamma adjustments

New in ComicRack 0.9.136 (Apr 18, 2011)

  • Quick update to 0.9.135 because of an ugly show stopping bug in the image handling code.
  • Additionally I've put some work into optimizing opening/closing/switching eComics when the browser is in full docking mode.
  • Rest are bugfixes and some small feature enhancements.

New in ComicRack 0.9.135 (Apr 18, 2011)

  • This one brings plenty of new features, enhancements and bug fixes.
  • The big one is support for Series based columns and smartlists. You can now display and search for values like "Series: Average Community Rating" or "Series: Last Book Added". These are values that are aggregated over complete series and will match all eComics contained in that series. This allows for smart-lists not possible before like: Show me all Series where I did not read all books and the average rating is greater 4.5. For a full list of new values have a look into the change log or play around with smartlists and the new columns available.
  • You now can set custom thumbnails for stacks. So finally there's some use of all the wonderful icon sets in the user forum.
  • Pages in eComics can now be marked near(left) or far(right). This is currently used by ComicRack as hints on how to paginate through non cover to cover scans or when you're using the page filter.
  • Some reworking has been gone into how the tab bar is hidden/displayed in various reading configurations. It should now be more consistent. And it is now possible to turn on/off the file tabbar when the reader is undocked or docking mode is set to fill.
  • ISBN has been added to the catalog page.
  • Additionally various enhancements and bug fixes have been added.

New in ComicRack 0.9.134 (Jan 3, 2011)

  • NEW: Command "Close all to the right" in tab context menu
  • NEW: Nice animation for hiding/showing menus/toolbars (can be turned off by DisableMenuHideShowAnimation in ComicRack.ini)
  • NEW: Out of the box support for the default Ghostscript 9.0 installer
  • NEW: "QuickInfoHtml" and "QuickInfoUI" scripting hooks for adding custom panels to the Quick Open View
  • CHANGE: Packages are sorted by type/name
  • CHANGE: Scripts are now grouped by functional categories
  • CHANGE: Option to define special actions for tap, double tap (if not defined uses mouse click definitions)
  • CHANGE: Double Tap now defaults to "Toggle Zoom", Double Mouse Click to "Toggle Fullscreen"
  • CHANGE: Removed Alt-Enter for "Toggle Fullscreen"
  • CHANGE: Nicer single page pageturn animation
  • CHANGE: Optimized Panel animations
  • CHANGE: Better handling of thumbnail page curl for two page thumbnails
  • CHANGE: Color of thumbnail page curls can now be changed (ThumbnailPageCurlColor setting in ComicRack.ini)
  • CHANGE: Changed activation - simply reactivate if you've donated
  • BUGFIX: Info dirty flag was not set to database entries if modify files was turned off
  • BUGFIX: Behavior settings where not saved if preferences where switched to tab layout
  • BUGFIX: Fixed navigation overlay hide/show with mouse movement
  • BUGFIX: Fixed scrolling of comic list while inplace editing
  • BUGFIX: Fixed group selection problem in book view
  • BUGFIX: Fixed the "ask for filename" option in export comics

New in ComicRack 0.9.133 (Jan 3, 2011)

  • CHANGE: Local autoconnect does no longer ask for passwords
  • CHANGE: Scripts are now grouped by packages in the Preferences Dialog
  • CHANGE: Only scripts with valid hooks are displayed
  • CHANGE: Added SAFER option to Ghostscript support
  • CHANGE: Modified OpenGL initialization to get around some fullscreen bugs
  • CHANGE: Reworked how the Navigation Overlay works
  • CHANGE: Redesign Overlay options in Preferences
  • CHANGE: Gesture 8 now defaults to "Toggle Navigation Overlay"
  • CHANGE: Alt-Enter maps now to toggle fullscreen
  • CHANGE: Own Quick Open lists now precede the built in defaults
  • CHANGE: Moved network statistics into the pending tasks dialog
  • CHANGE: Pending Tasks are now grouped
  • CHANGE: Added custom rating control to rating context menus
  • CHANGE: ComicRack closes the browser if comics are opened through explorer
  • CHANGE: New setting HideBrowserIfShellOpen in ComicRack.ini to control above behavior
  • CHANGE: Slight layout changes in preferences dialog
  • CHANGE: Inner shadow in quick open box
  • BUGFIX: Quick Open Box should only display eComics (linked)
  • BUGFIX: No multi select for quick open
  • BUGFIX: Quick Open Box did not support drag&drop
  • BUGFIX: Fixed initial state of validation button in donation dialog
  • BUGFIX: After hiding visible part overlay with [x] turning it back on did not work without a restart
  • BUGFIX: Fixed "Show only..." options in the comic browser
  • BUGFIX: If connected to multiple shares from the same library, quickopen contained duplicate entries
  • BUGFIX: Closing remote libraries did not refresh the quickopen box
  • BUGFIX: Fixed fullscreen button

New in ComicRack 0.9.132 (Jan 3, 2011)

  • BUGFIX: Fixed rendering of Quick Open caption in classic style
  • BUGFIX: Fixed empty folder browser
  • BUGFIX: Fixed possible null exceptions in OpenNextComic
  • BUGFIX: "Book Location_s_"

New in ComicRack 0.9.131 (Jan 3, 2011)

  • NEW: Added Quick Open feature when no comic open (with additions to preferences and smart list editor)
  • NEW: Added "window.external.Config" string value for HtmlInfoPanels to store configuration data
  • NEW: Added new fields for paper catalog management (plus support throughout the application)
  • NEW: Double click on background in Multiple Comics/Paste Data/Export Dialogs/Preferences toggles between scroll/tab layout
  • NEW: Supports for scripts to draw overlays on thumbnails (see sample.py)
  • NEW: Support for script local localization (simply put a language resource zip in the script package e.g. de.zp, fr.zip)
  • NEW: Added a close button to the visible part overlay to hide it
  • NEW: ComicRack.ini setting to hide close button on visible part overay (HideVisiblePartOverlayClose)
  • NEW: New Quick Open settings in ComicRack.ini
  • NEW: '+' Tab to add new reader tabs
  • NEW: ComicRack now also reads %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\cYo\ComicRack.ini after it read the default ComicRack.ini
  • CHANGE: Moved javascript script engine to "window.external.ComicRack"
  • CHANGE: "HtmlInfoContextMenu" setting in ComicRack.ini to enable context menu in HtmlInfoPanels
  • CHANGE: "EnableHtmlScriptErrors" setting in ComicRack.ini to enable script error display in HtmlInfoPanels
  • CHANGE: Better drawing of star ratings on thumbnails
  • CHANGE: Option to "always save changes" when closing ComicRack
  • CHANGE: Moved history browse buttons to list (so they are available even when the library browser is collapsed)
  • CHANGE: Cue Text for quicksearch that displays current selected quicksearch type
  • CHANGE: Double Click on "fileless" entries opens info dialog
  • CHANGE: Redesign Multiple Comics Dialog
  • CHANGE: Redesign Paste Data Dialog
  • CHANGE: Redesign Smartlist Dialog
  • CHANGE: Export dialog remembers panel states
  • CHANGE: Fixed validation spam
  • CHANGE: New default is to not allow file updates
  • CHANGE: Update file status is only displayed if updating files is allowed
  • CHANGE: Changed default for "Always display Browser Docking Grip" to off
  • CHANGE: Slight Overlay Preferences layout change
  • CHANGE: Read Next/Prev eComic do work with the list the current comic was opened from
  • CHANGE: ComicRack leaves fullscreen when switching to a different application
  • CHANGE: UserLists.txt is now %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\cYo\ComicRack\DefaultLists.txt
  • BUGFIX: Missing localization for list editor
  • BUGFIX: Fixed "window.external.ComicRack.OpenBooks.OpenFile" script API call and changed the call in sample.py
  • BUGFIX: Fixed inappropriate animations during workspace changes
  • BUGFIX: Fixed info panel size handling when changing workspaces
  • BUGFIX: Fixed clicking with right mouse button on rating
  • BUGFIX: Missing text in comic preview if no/unlinked comic is selected
  • BUGFIX: Fixed iso code matching for languages
  • BUGFIX: Some handling errors with fileless comics
  • BUGFIX: Possible exception in workspace setting
  • BUGFIX: Fixed update problem with preview panels
  • BUGFIX: Fixed some spelling problems
  • BUGFIX: Removed not working edit option from List View Configuration Dialog
  • BUGFIX: Fixed blending transition

New in ComicRack 0.9.130 (Jan 3, 2011)

  • NEW: Import/Export of keyboard layouts with recent files list
  • NEW: Command to reset the keyboard layout to its default
  • NEW: Dialog to edit sequence/delete workspace/list layout settings
  • NEW: GetComicThumbnail(book, page) script command
  • NEW: Violet marker for fileless eComics
  • NEW: Added "OfValues" setting in ComicRack.ini to define "of"s for the name parser
  • NEW: Added Linked matcher, grouper, comparer
  • NEW: Page margin can now be set in the Display Config Dialog
  • NEW: Added script command ComicRack.OpenBooks.OpenComic(string file,...) to the OpenBooks script object (see samples)
  • NEW: HtmlInfoPanel now support javascript scriptability via the window.external object (see samples)
  • NEW: New ComicRack.Browser.SelectComics command to select books in the current list
  • CHANGE: Custom thumbnail button now also has a reset option and recent files list
  • CHANGE: "Copy Data" now also puts the XML representation into the clipboard
  • CHANGE: Redesign of Shares UI
  • CHANGE: Splash screen now fades in/out
  • CHANGE: Consolidated some Plugin APIs
  • CHANGE: Disabled the context menu in html info panels
  • CHANGE: Localize method for scripts also tries to open default text resources
  • CHANGE: Quicksearch filters are now saved (type and text)
  • CHANGE: Added % tooltips to trackbars in Comic Display Settings dialog
  • CHANTE: New Books script now automatically selects all new comics (if visible in list)
  • BUGFIX: Fixed german text in NewComics.py
  • BUGFIX: Fixed NewComics.py Script (generated series where 1 book too short)
  • BUGFIX: Fixed possible exception in execute process
  • BUGFIX: Missing refresh after background connection process
  • BUGFIX: Fixed possible exception in multiple comics editor regarding float properties
  • BUGFIX: Fixed layout bug when switching closed info panels between bottom/right
  • BUGFIX: IgnoredArticles (the, der, etc.) where turned off by default
  • BUGFIX: Preview panels did not update when comic changed

New in ComicRack 0.9.129 (Aug 30, 2010)

  • NEW: Thumbnail image can be set for "fileless" comics (drag&drop or "Thumbnail..." button)
  • NEW: "ComicBook ComicRack.App.AddNewBook (showDialog)" script command to add new books to the library
  • NEW: "bool ComicRack.App.RemoveBook (book)" script command to remove a book from the library
  • NEW: "bool ComicRack.App.SetCustomBookThumbnail(book, bitmap)" script command to change thumbnail image
  • NEW: New commandline switch -cdb to force a database consolidation (instead of every 50th run)
  • NEW: New "Toggle Zoom" command to quickly zoom in/out of the comic (defaults to double click)
  • NEW: Gestures show touch region when used (ShowGestureHint setting in ComicRack.ini)
  • NEW: Thumbnails can now display ratings either with stars or numeric (new setting in preferences)
  • NEW: Non blocking remote library connecting
  • NEW: Auto connection option for local shares (on by default)
  • NEW: -dfv (DisableFoldersView in ComicRack.ini) to disable Folders View (if not needed or wanted)
  • NEW: Script to add a range of comics (NewComicy.py)
  • NEW: New "NewBooks" script hook to add additional new commands (see NewComics.py)
  • NEW: New list view filters for "Show only eComics" and "Show only fileless"
  • CHANGE: Added missing "Community Rating" to Search Browser and Smartlist operators
  • CHANGE: Use "My Rating" and "Community Rating" labels throughout the software
  • CHANGE: Yellow stars for "My Rating", Blue Stars for "Community Rating"
  • CHANGE: Thumbnails display both ratings
  • CHANGE: Moved CommunityRating into ComicInfo.xml
  • CHANGE: Move to recycle bin only available if not "fileless"
  • CHANGE: Creating missing books is now optional when importing lists
  • CHANGE: List import now also facilitates the file name parser
  • CHANGE: Added progress dialog for long reading list imports
  • CHANGE: Language matcher for smartlists now correctly handles 2 letter iso codes
  • CHANGE: Different page layout settings for portrait/landscape (with tablet autorotate support)
  • CHANGE: Nagivation overlay now supports drag scrolling in the thumbnail area
  • CHANGE: Bigger Navigation overlay buttons for easier touch usage
  • CHANGE: Gesture Area sizes extended to 80 and made value a ComicRack.ini setting (GestureAreaSize)
  • CHANGE: Moved Toggle Fullscreen button into the toolbar
  • CHANGE: New default keyboard layout (toggle fullscreen is no longer double click)
  • CHANGE: Support for Double Gestures (double click/tap into a gesture area)
  • CHANGE: Right click on toolbar split buttons opens dropdown (makes touch interaction easier)
  • CHANGE: Rating menus now round to the nearest star
  • CHANGE: Small redesign of the Remote Connection Dialog
  • CHANGE: List view filter settings (read, unread, only doubles, etc.) are now saved
  • BUGFIX: Fixed "existant" text
  • BUGFIX: Missing Translation for "My Rating" and "Community Rating"
  • BUGFIX: Fixed rating selection in Search Browser
  • BUGFIX: Missing books always created database entries when import lists (even when cancelled)
  • BUGFIX: It was possible to open multiple dialogs with keyboard shortcuts
  • BUGFIX: Fixed performance issue with software filter and optimized memory images
  • BUGFIX: It was possible to invoke the smartlist editor for remote libraries with a double click
  • BUGFIX: Splitter handles where not correctly drawn when resized

New in ComicRack 0.9.111 (Nov 21, 2009)

  • NEW: ComicCaptionFormat setting in ComicRack.ini to customize the Comic Captions display
  • NEW: Added Format parsing to proposed values (Annual, King/Giant size, sketch, Director's cut, b&w)
  • BUG: "Add to list" command was visible even when no lists where available
  • BUG: Whitepoint was not correctly handled together with other adjustments
  • BUG: Exception in the info dialog with chinese eComics
  • BUG: Fixed "V" prefix for proposed volume values in Comic Dialogs
  • BUG: Fixed parsing of hardware options (command line and .ini)
  • BUG: Fixed "Paste Data..."

New in ComicRack 0.9.99 (Nov 11, 2008)

  • BUG: Page bow shadow gradient at the bottom
  • BUG: Stupid bug breaking part scrolling (introduced in 0.9.98)

New in ComicRack 0.9.76 (Feb 28, 2008)

  • "Filled" docking mode has now integrated tabbar and reader
  • Load overlay
  • Move Page Start / Move Page End keyboard commands
  • Added fit only if oversized page layout option
  • List row height can now be changed
  • Entries in the folder browser are sorted by system defaults
  • Removed auto rotate page layout option
  • Rewrote part layout for left to right/double page
  • Double click on navigation arrows moves to last/first page
  • Moved List Config toolbar stuff into proper place above lists
  • Moved size slider into status bar
  • visual feedback for navigation arrows
  • Some animation optimizations
  • Magnify Icon displays on/off state
  • Fixed missing previous/next buttons in comic info dialog

New in ComicRack 0.9.75 (Jan 31, 2008)

  • Fine tuned background page retrieval
  • RenameFile changed to not support paths (but correctly works with files like 'Continue... 01 (2006)')
  • Changed the behavior of the reader tab bar (visibility in various modes)
  • Changed the reader tab bar to be really a "tab" bar
  • Optimized memory cache settings could not be edited
  • Further hardening of page drawing
  • Further hardening of slider drawing
  • Fixed magnifier border
  • Possible exception in collection class
  • Possible null exception in find services
  • Possible selection of invalid folders in preferences and files to library
  • Possible exception when creating drag&drop cursors from lists
  • Overwriting an already open file with "Save as..." killed the file content