March 10th, 2012Changes:
· Added an option for the mass update to always use the first result. Note that this option does not work together with the 'use original settings' option.
· Added epub, microsoft Word documents, odt and chm support for the eBook file importer.
Fixed:
· Fixed the check for existing external references to avoid problems when saving.
· NullPointer when saving items.
· Multiple author creation (unconfirmed fix).
· IMDB.com; USA search doesn't work goes to default.
· IMDB-Import for Actors/Directors does not import pictures.
· Undo current filter still does not work.
· Issue with the mass update where not all items are being updated (caching issue).
December 30th, 2011Fixed:
· Filter ascending on multiple fields did not work correctly.
· Filters could not be saved for multiple relationship fields. After a restart of Data Crow they would appear as having a blank filter value.
· Saving a filter will now immediately update the quick filter tool bar.
· Errors related to an unexpected appearance of the COMPANY column in the database for persons. This column has now been removed to prevent NullPointerExceptions.
· ISBNDB.com: error message when retrieving the number of pages for books.
· ISBNDB.com: error message when retrieving publishers and authors.
· Description fields had a maximum length of 8000 characters. This size has now been changed to 2147483647 characters.
· Errors while merging external references.
· External references not updated after updating the item from an online search.
· NullPointerException while importing an item from a CSV file without mapping all fields.
· NullPointerException when selecting Undo Filter from the Filter menu.
· Upgrading from version 3.9.7 (or older) to 3.9.10 (or newer) is now no longer an issue.
· Incorrect size for multiple reference fields when viewing items as read only.
· Hyperlinks to items were not working.
· Support for underscores has been added to the file renamer.
· NullPointerException when searching for ASINs (related to CueCat scanner).
· Various upgrade problems from the 3.9.10 version related to the associate names; names empty after upgrade, names not shown in the table view
· Pictures not shown after removing one of the picture fields
· Bol.com no longer working
· Errors for online book searches after changing the category field to a multiple relationship field.
Changed:
· Upgraded to the latest version of jAudioTagger (2.0.4)
· IMDB.com update for non US searches will now place the local title in the Title (local) field and the English title in the "Title field". This is only true if the setting "get local titles" is enabled. The option is off by default.
· Added an open to open items either in read only or edit mode by default. The setting can be found in Settings > Settings > General Settings. Additionally you now have two options in the right-click menu of an item "Edit" and "Open". By default the option has been set to the old functionality which is to always open items in edit mode.
· Clicking on a column header will now ort the content of the table. Clicking again reverses the order.
November 21st, 2011Fixed:
· Amazon Search broken.
· Field content not fully shown for large text fields.
· Imdb.com ratings not longer retrieved.
· Improved error handling and additional methods to prevent items from being saved.
Changes:
· Removed AWS key configuration.
June 19th, 2011Fixed:
· Sorting and format of person names has been corrected for reports.
· Images were not removed from the media images folders after the item has been deleted. An upgrade process will remove all images that really should have been deleted on removing the accompanying items.
· Images not always correctly updated by the online search.
Changed:
· Default value for "Company / Organization" for associates is now set by default for company modules. Note that this value can be overruled by using a default template.
· The CSV importer will now import references correctly. Before it only supported single values. Now it actually supports multiple items (genres, categories). Values need to be comma separated.
June 14th, 2011Fixed:
· Sorting of artists, authors and other persons has been fixed.
· Define fields in alter and create module wizard: Data Crow now correctly checks for the entered maximum length for a field.
· Item importer states that the items are imported directly into the database. However, the items are actually imported first into the new items tab. I have changed this so that the items actually are imported directly into Data Crow.
· The XML item importer for images imports an empty item for every imported image.
· Non property modules could no longer be used as a reference for other modules (reference fields).
· Define Fields dialog did not have a help page linked (pressing F1 shows an empty page).
· Change password dialog did not have a help page linked (pressing F1 shows an empty page).
· Loan information overview did not have a help page linked (pressing F1 shows an empty page).
· In many cases the help does not clearly state where to find the functionality or option.
· File Renamer functionality was broken due to performance problems.
· Possible undetected closure of the database connection.
· Discogs.com service was broken.
· References not correctly cleaned after removing an item.
· References are now always alphabetically ordered.
· Fields not visible after creating a module.
· Database is locked after creating a backup (restarting fixes the problem).
Changed:
· For persons (such as artists and authors) the name field has been changed to read "Lastname, Firstname". On startup you will be asked to confirm the update.
· For associates (persons and companies) it can now be indicated whether it is a person or a company. For persons, the name will read "Lastname, firstname". For companies no name conversion is done.
· Picture field can no longer be set to be a descriptive field.
· For associates the descriptive field can now no longer be set manually, it will always be the name field.
Define fields in alter and create module wizard has been changed to include:
· Required = is the field mandatory
· Descriptive = does the value of this field describe the item
· Is key field = is this field use to check whether the item is unique
· Tab = the tab of the item form in which the field is placed (replaces the "technical info" check box).
· Added an extra step to the module wizard to explain the additional settings that can be done for the module after Data Crow has been restarted.
· Order of the labels in the chart panel has been changed.
· Updated the help in many places.
May 13th, 2011· [Fixed]
· Image paths for reports are not relative, even not when setting "copy images" to true.
· Error occurs when a default template is active in combination with the new item wizard.
· None administrator users cannot loan items (error). Users having permissions to use the loan plugin is now always allowed to make updates and inserts into the loan table.
· Saving a picture to disk doesn't work.
· IMDB service does not retrieve the full description.
· Enormous lag before importing.
· Error on the initial database creation script (harmless).
· [Changed]
· The file selection for the various file importers has been changed to make it work faster and simpler to exclude and include single files.
April 2nd, 2011· [Changed]
· Portuguese and english translation have been redone by Uruan. Thanks!!!!
· [Fixed]
· Item form is opened twice from property views when another item was removed first.
· Memory usage when importing images from web or file information has been reduced.
· Memory leak for image saving and loading has been fixed.
· Pictures are sometimes not drawn in both the new and current items tabs.
· When checking whether an item already exists in the database (such as a language or country) Data Crow will now take trailing spaces into account. An update is performed during the upgrade to remove all trailing spaces from existing items (related to the IMDB.com movie search update)
· Cannot remove contact person when the person has lend items.
· An error is logged in the log file when updating or adding an item after opening the container module
February 14th, 2011[Fixed]:
· Can't close the image file import dialog.
· Importer fails with 'NullpointerException'
· Mobygames.com site change; pictures no longer retrieved.
· New user folder created on initial installation (not used).
January 30th, 2011· Important bug fixes.
January 25th, 2011· [Fixed]
· In some cases the new item wizard window was not shown.
· Security: users were able to select a value from a list while not having permission to do so (item form; drop downs).
· Newly created items for a reference field (from within the item form) were not added and selected.
· Create buttons active while not having permission to create items.
· File import (movie/music albums): zeroes are set as values while these fields should actually be empty.
· MKV file import: incorrect video bit rate (8bits, always)
· Keeps CD/DVD mounted after failed data fetching (MKV).
· [Changed]
· Focus is set to the "Search for" field after items have been found or the search has been canceled (online search form / new items wizard).
· Correct representation of what is enabled in the menu (toggle quick view, etc).
· Permissions can now be set on any module, including the property modules.
· Updated jTattoo library to the latest version (December, 2010).
· Updated jAudioTagger to version 2.0.3 (from 1.0.9)
· Any custom made module can now be exported and imported, including property modules.
· [New]
· Find and replace tool
· Support for CueCat Barcode scanners in the online search form.
January 8th, 2011[Fixed]:
· Could not sort on actors, authors, artists and other multiple-references fields.
· Note that the items are sorted based on the first entry of the multiple references field. So if you have assigned two actors to a movie, Jan Jansen and Richard Howard, the first entry will be used to sort the item (in this case Jan Jansen).
· Technically this has been accomplished by store the first string representation in a separate field which is used to base the sort on. This field is kept in synch with changes made (cleared in case no entries, updated with first entry in all other cases).
· Countries and properties could not be edited.
· Items not removed from the card view after saving them.
· Container tree does not get updated correctly with parent - child relationships.
· Unconfirmed fix; memory leak when importing movies file information.
· Settings were only taken into account (import > online search) after the dialog was closed and re-opened.
· File import, search for additional information on sub items, did not work for
· actors and directors when working with imdb.com.
· Filter dialog could not be opened from within the Book module.
· After updating an item the node in the tree becomes unreadable (appended with .. and not showing the whole text)
· Web client advanced filter did not handle advanced filter correctly where no value is required.
[Changed]:
· Associates are now part of a specialized associates module. The create module wizard now allows you to select the 'person' module type.
· You can now configure the maximum number of actors to be retrieved when querying for
· movies from Imdb.com. Click on the configure button next to the server drop down to
· change the value. By default all actors will be retrieved (old/current behavior).
· Fields can now be selected when exporting items (CSV/XML exports. Field selection is remembered for next time(s).
· Double-clicking a multiple references field now opens the select windows.
· Removed labels in quick view for images.
· Added additional filter operators for dates (today, days ago, days in the future, months ago and years ago.
January 4th, 2011· [Changed]
· Within the Amazon Server Configuration you can now enter your AWS Access Key ID and the Secret Key. By default a shared access key is used which can cause timeouts when multiple users are trying to query the server. Registering to the AWS site will provide you with your very own access key.
· Icons are now shown in both the Quick View and the Item Form.
· [Fixed]
· Values removed after saving an item using 'save all' from the tool bar.
· Any '&' character used in the module wizard caused Data Crow to crash when restarting.
· Data Crow slows down when switching between modules or filter fields; when the quick filter was build the list of possible items was retrieved. In case of 10.000 or more actors (for example) this would take about 30 seconds to be filled.
· Now, this only takes a couple of seconds.
· Very slow working "Advanced Filter" editing. Basically the same issue as mentioned above; when the select box is filled with for example 10.000 actors Data Crow would crawl to a halt.
· Very slow working "Web Server". Same issue as mentioned above, related to retrieval of values for the quick and advanced filters.
· Added re-use of database connections for better performance.
· Extremely slow module importer.
· Items not removed from the table view when saving new items.
· Improved the speed for deleting massive numbers of items.
· Improved the speed for saving massive numbers of new items.
· Fixed issues where view would loose focus when saving updates.
· Icons are now cached. On first startup you might experience a slow down when starting the system. Second startup will eliminate this slow down.
· The character "'" in a field definition would break the reporting module
· The character "&" in a field definition would break the XML module, causing Data Crow to crash
· IMDB added a trailing space behind the title of a movie
· Not all genres of a movie were imported from IMDB
· Cannot launch files from the quick view panel
November 16th, 2010Changed:
· Improved startup time (75% faster)
· Lower memory usage (50 to 70%)
· Items are always loaded directly from the database, no caching
· Grouping pane improvements (50% faster)
· Unique identifiers are now generated according to the UUID Java standards.
· (For future compatibility)
· Added indexes on database tables. This done automatically, also for custom modules.
· Items are only loaded if and when they are actively shown on screen.
· Changed the layout of the quick view.
· Updated Apache FOP to version 1.0; increased performance for report creation.
· Showing a progress bar when building the tree / grouping panel
· Pictures are now shown within the quick view panel. If a picture field is added
· to the description of the quick view panel it will no longer be displayed in a
· separate tab.
· Toolbar can now be completely disabled (F12).
· Garbage collection scheduler is now disabled by default. If needed it can be turned
· on in the expert user dialog.
· Fields in view settings and grouping pane can now be ordered without having to remove and add the fields again.
· Added m4a to the music file importer.
· Added an option to enable high quality rendering of images (lowers performance and
· increases memory usage).
· Improved performance for the chart panel.
· Using JFreeChart libraries instead of OpenChart2, allowing for better graphical
· chart presentations and printable charts.
· An option has been added to the quick view settings to show or hide the picture tabs.
· This is a 'per module' setting.
· Default full expansion of the grouping pane tree nodes has been disabled.
· Removed the table view from the user module.
· Added expandAll and collapseAll to the file tree panel.
Fixed:
· Image not shown (or flickering) in the card view
· ConcurrentModificationException on several occasions
· Web version is not in synch with item changes done in the client(s)
· High overall processor usage.
· Quick filter; sometimes the list is not filled correctly
· Changing fonts; not properly delegated to all views / components
· File structure not displayed correctly in the File Structure tree.
· Open report button was enabled even when the report was still being processed.
· IMDB search; most information was not imported due to site changed
· IMDB search; multiple directors was not working
· MetaCritics online service no longer working (games & movies).
· FreeBookSpot could not be repaired and has been removed.
· Bol.com online service retrieved "no image" pictures.
· Barnes & Nobles search was completely broken.
· Discogs.com; images were no longer imported.
· MCU.es was beyond repair and has been removed.
· First visible field in item form is now selected / focused.
· Child items are not added to reports if running in other language then English.
· Report PDF "audiocd listing desert" doesn't display Artist
· Report HTML "software listing desert" had publishers instead of categories.
· Directory usage section of the file importer had a strange looking border.
· History on loans not directly updated, only after reopening the item form.
· Right-click
· Help on item form mentioned "attach file info" while it should read
· "read file information"
· File > Locate File options were available even when the item does not have
· a hash or file size set.
· Item updates done by external processes no longer cause focus loss on the client (File Synchronizer & web application).
· Removed defective 'brighten' function for pictures.
· Item Synchronizer does not update all items.
· Duplication of records for multiple references fields; duplicates are removed and a unique index is set on these tables to prevent this is in the future.
· Duplication of records in the picture tables; duplicates are removed here as well and a unique index is created here as well.
· Item is only removed and re-added to the tree if the value has changed of the field that is part of the tree structure (performance gain).
· Column widths for the child table (tracks for example) are not remembered.
· Reports does not a comma between listings of categories, genres, etc.
· Containers were not added correctly to the reports. The reporting dictionary did not correctly describe this multiple reference field.
· The message 'This item is not unique, it already exists.. ' (etc) did not correctly tell you why the item is / was not unique.
· Bol.com did not retrieve any results as of November 8th, 2010. Fixed.
· (Incorrect HTML syntax on Bol.com: href=""/nl/s)
· License information for software not save (incorrect column name).
· User information could not be changed, message appears 'login name cannot be changed' while the login name has in fact not been changed.
· MobyGames.com; ' in titles instead of '
· Discogs online search no longer retrieved the titles for tracks correctly
· (HTML change on Discogs site).
· Imdb person search appends "- IMDb" to each name.
November 7th, 2010[Changed]:
· Improved startup time (75% faster)
· Lower memory usage (50 to 70%)
· Items are always loaded directly from the database, no caching
· Grouping pane improvements (50% faster)
· Unique identifiers are now generated according to the UUID Java standards.
· (For future compatibility)
· Added indexes on database tables. This done automatically, also for custom modules.
· Items are only loaded if and when they are actively shown on screen.
· Changed the layout of the quick view.
· Updated Apache FOP to version 1.0; increased performance for report creation.
· Showing a progress bar when building the tree / grouping panel
· Pictures are now shown within the quick view panel. If a picture field is added
· to the description of the quick view panel it will no longer be displayed in a
· separate tab.
· Toolbar can now be completely disabled (F12).
· Garbage collection scheduler is now disabled by default. If needed it can be turned
· on in the expert user dialog.
· Fields in view settings and grouping pane can now be ordered without having to
· remove and add the fields again.
· Added m4a to the music file importer.
· Added an option to enable high quality rendering of images (lowers performance and
· increases memory usage).
· Improved performance for the chart panel.
· Using JFreeChart libraries instead of OpenChart2, allowing for better graphical
· chart presentations and printable charts.
· An option has been added to the quick view settings to show or hide the picture tabs.
· This is a 'per module' setting.
[Fixed]:
· Image not shown (or flickering) in the card view
· ConcurrentModificationException on several occasions
· Web version is not in synch with item changes done in the client(s)
· High overall processor usage.
· Quick filter; sometimes the list is not filled correctly
· Changing fonts; not properly delegated to all views / components
· File structure not displayed correctly in the File Structure tree.
· Open report button was enabled even when the report was still being processed.
· IMDB search; most information was not imported due to site changed
· IMDB search; multiple directors was not working
· MetaCritics online service no longer working (games & movies).
· FreeBookSpot could not be repaired and has been removed.
· Bol.com online service retrieved "no image" pictures.
· Barnes & Nobles search was completely broken.
· Discogs.com; images were no longer imported.
· MCU.es was beyond repair and has been removed.
· First visible field in item form is now selected / focused.
· Child items are not added to reports if running in other language then English.
· Report PDF "audiocd listing desert" doesn't display Artist
· Report HTML "software listing desert" had publishers instead of categories.
· Directory usage section of the file importer had a strange looking border.
· History on loans not directly updated, only after reopening the item form.
· Right-click
· Help on item form mentioned "attach file info" while it should read
· "read file information"
· File > Locate File options were available even when the item does not have
· a hash or file size set.
· Item updates done by external processes no longer cause focus loss on the client
· (File Synchronizer & web application).
· Removed defective 'brighten' function for pictures.
· Item Synchronizer does not update all items.
· Duplication of records for multiple references fields; duplicates are removed and
· a unique index is set on these tables to prevent this is in the future.
· Duplication of records in the picture tables; duplicates are removed here as well
· and a unique index is created here as well.
· Item is only removed and re-added to the tree if the value has changed of the field
· that is part of the tree structure (performance gain).
October 30th, 2010[Changed]:
· Improved startup time (75% faster)
· Lower memory usage (50 to 70%)
· Items are always loaded directly from the database, no caching
· Grouping pane improvements (50% faster)
· Unique identifiers are now generated according to the UUID Java standards.
· (For future compatibility)
· Added indexes on database tables. This done automatically, also for custom modules.
· Items are only loaded if and when they are actively shown on screen.
· Changed the layout of the quick view.
· Updated Apache FOP to version 1.0; increased performance for report creation.
· Showing a progress bar when building the tree / grouping panel
[Fixed]:
· Image not shown (or flickering) in the card view
· ConcurrentModificationException on several occasions
· Web version is not in synch with item changes done in the client(s)
· High overall processor usage.
· Quick filter; sometimes the list is not filled correctly
· Changing fonts; not properly delegated to all views / components
· File structure not displayed correctly in the File Structure tree.
· Open report button was enabled even when the report was still being processed.
· IMDB search; most information was not imported due to site changed
· IMDB search; multiple directors was not working
· MetaCritics online service no longer working (games & movies).
· FreeBookSpot could not be repaired and has been removed.
· Bol.com online service retrieved "no image" pictures.
· Barnes & Nobles search was completely broken.
· Discogs.com; images were no longer imported.
· MCU.es was beyond repair and has been removed.
June 20th, 2010· [Fixed]
· Unlikely but possible errors when saving child items.
· Lend / borrowed grammar mistakes.
· Is Filled and Is Empty operators have been corrected and now work for all fields.
· Can now filter on "Not yet rated".
· [Changed]
· Added additional help (explanation on default modules).
June 16th, 2010· [Fixed]
· Images not added when updating an item.
· IMDB movie search only fetches the first director.
· Context menu "delete" deletes wrong item.
· Cache/DB inconsistent after report creation.
· Pictures not visible.
· Softpedia.com is no longer working.
· Flickering images.
· Item sorting has been amended to deal with special characters.
· [Changed]
· Items can now be added when opening them from the online search form.
· Multiple containers can now be added to a single item.
May 28th, 2010· [Fixed]
· Item wizard does not add images.
May 8th, 2010· [Fixed]
· Track titles were missing for Discogs.com.
· [Changed]
· 2927679 Collapse All Behavior
· 2943392 Floating Filter Dialog
· 2943409 Filter - Does not Show working status
· 2944044 Amendment to the Sort Order (filter)
· 2948618 Add 'copy' option to quickview
· 2948686 Close Tool Select Wizard after choosing & better explanation
· The 'container managed' option is now also available when altering a module.
· 2955087 Suppress "There are no changes to save" dialog
· Backup & Restore is now also available when running in the beginner experience level.
· 2955092 Visual indication of Beginner/Expert mode
· Added the username to the title of the Data Crow window.
· 2943367 Filter to select Pictures "is empty"
· Added "Is Filled" option to the quick filter toolbar.
· Added HH:mm (hours and minutes) to the backup file name.
· 2989153 Comment Addition for Backup files. A comment can now be added to a backup file.
· The comment is shown when browsing for a backup file to restore.
May 4th, 2010· [Changed]
· Updated French translation!
· [Fixed]
· 2991768 Can't close detached dialog window after item delete (unconfirmed fix)
· 2984361 Custom property module not in delete wizard
· 2988925 Regional Settings - Decimal Grouping Error (can now be left empty)
· 2988556 IMDB import adds trash chars to Genre item
· 2988565 IMDB import fails to parse some years
· 2987886 Concurrent Modification Exception in FreeResourcesTask
· 2987098 Containers (containers are now removed from the view after deleting them)
· 2970691 Item wizard with ISBN search adds item directly
· 2970693 ISBN online search does not retrieve results (bol.com)
· 2981541 Director field IMDB.com (now adds aspect ratio, director and color to movie)
May 4th, 2010· [Changed]
· Updated Italian language pack (big thanks to Marco Artioli).
· [Fixed]
· Update all was not available from the tools menu.
· Web Server cannot be started from the command line.
· Item cannot be deleted after opening it from within the child tab of the item form.
· Item of custom module with child relation cannot be deleted. Data Crow states that there are referencing items (the children). It should however be able to delete this item regardless if it has children or not (and delete the children).
· NullpointerException when starting Data Crow after restoring a database. Due to a missing field the UI fails to initialize correctly and causes Data Crow to shutdown.
May 4th, 2010· Note: Known performance issues will be fixed with the 4.0 version. These cannot be solved in the current Data Crow 3 version.
· [Fixed]
· Bol.com was no longer working (item links on bol.com were changed).
· Altering a module made the file fields disappear (the property 'file-backed' was not saved correctly).
· The FreeDB server did not deliver helpful error message when the disc query failed.
· The error handling of the report creation process has been improved.
· Data Crow did not remember (after a restart) whether its main view was maximized.
· Table view duplicates tracks when saving a new item.
· The list disappears when altering a property from within one of the administration menu options.
· Forms for child modules cannot be designed (the menu item is not available).
· [Changed]
· The installer allows you to select the specific modules you would like to install.
May 4th, 2010· Note: Known performance issues will be fixed with the 4.0 version. These cannot be solved in the current Data Crow 3 version.
· [Fixed]
· Imdb.com was no longer working.
· Audio Tracks were no longer updated by the online search and synchronizer.
· Flickering pictures in the view.
· Log file created in the old location (previous installation of Data Crow).
February 6th, 2010· [Fixed]
· Memory issues with the images module.
· Photo of persons not shown in the picture tab of the quick view.
· Switching between look and feels does not always work correctly.
· [Changed]
· Log form is now scalable (size is remembered) and correctly styled.
February 6th, 2010· [Changed]
· Mass updater will first search for an item using the unmodified title or name of the item. If no results were found for the specific item Data Crow will try and clean up the title and find a match. Additionally the logging has been improved; the log will tell you if a match was using which search string.
· Added meaningful tool tips for all menu and tool bar items.
· Improved error handling for startup errors.
· [New]
· Added a new wizard; Tool Select. This wizard helps new users in selecting the right tool for the job they want to perform.
February 6th, 2010· [Fixed]
· Incorrect translation of tabs in the software module (only fixed for new installations)
· Several small memory leaks concerning images.
· Image not always saved; newly added image are marked as updated images causing them
· to be discarded.
· Cannot perform online search for items having a ' in the name.
· Picture not shown in the images detail page of the web GUI.
· Local art tab is shown for the image importer.
· Data Crow cannot be started after installing it without the modules.
· [Changed]
· Images are no longer copied in their unmodified state to the Data Crow images folder.
· The image will now first be scaled (400x400).
· The link to the original image is now used to display the original image (if it is available).
· A new option has been added to the file importer: save directly. This option adds items directly to the database, bypassing the new item tab. This saves both time and memory.
· Selected server, mode and region are now remembered for the Mass Update functionality.
· Queries as entered in the online search form are now used in their unmodified form.
· You can quickly add a new drive (directory or network location) from within the
· File Import dialog.
· Quick filter toolbar; you can now search for child items
December 10th, 2009· [Fixed]
· Discogs.com online service no longer retrieved the tracks Memory leak in the card view. Data Crow will now use a maximum amount of memory. After that, additional memory is actively released to the system
· File size is cleared when saving an item of which the file does not exist
· [2909635] Failure after installing without modules. Data Crow can now actually be started without having any of the default modules available
· Non picture fields are displayed in the pictures settings for the card view
· [2909608] Cannot delete empty back picture
· [2909589] Update all still malfunctioning
· [2909593] Null Pointer Exception when importing Movies
· [2909591] No directory sort order in Movie import dialog
· [Changed]
· Selected container and storage medium for the file importer is now remembered for a next run
· Default picture order for the card view has been corrected (front, media, back)
December 3rd, 2009· A maintenance release.
November 28th, 2009· [Fixed]
· Related modules are not correctly imported using the module import wizard
· Hierarchy container tree does not update correctly when changing the parent of a container
· Invalid container hierarchies are not prevented (unending loop)
· Update all does not update items when the validation of an item fails
· This is fine but no error is shown to the user
· NullpointerException when deleting a custom made module (rarely occurs)
· Imdb.com online service was no longer working
· Cobra project: Imdb.com HTML was no longer valid for this library. The cobra.jar library has been altered to correct this
· Changes made to the contact person module were saved to the wrong module JAR file
November 18th, 2009Fixed:
· Genres for movies retrieved by IMDB were, sometimes, appended by " more".
· Sorting: sort settings overruled the sorting of a filter created in the filter dialog.
· Now this filter dialog sorting is remembered. Changing the sort after applying a filter
· overrules the sorting of the filter.
· Description was not retrieved for software from Sourceforge.
Changed:
· Updated Italian translated. Thanks Marco Artioli!
· Added a new reference to the software module: License.
New:
· Softpedia online service. Retrieves information on drivers and Linux, Mac, windows and game (related) titles. Together with the previous new online services Sourceforge.net and FreeBookSpot) Data Crow now offers information on downloadable (free) content instead of solely using the online service to retrieve information on commercial titles. You can expect more of these kind of services to be added in the near future.
November 15th, 2009· [Fixed]
· Categories and such could still be deleted even when used by other items.
· French translation was added incorrectly to the installer package (sorry Skorpionnan)!
· Errors when trying to delete an item (Date cannot be cast to collection of DcObject).
· Quick View does not display the item when the contact person module has been disabled.
· Error in queries when only references have been changed for an item.
· Only 10 custom property modules could be created. In the new setup you can have an
· unlimited amount of custom property modules.
· Cache is now always cleared when upgrading from an older version.
· Possible error during module import; importer tries to update a view which is created
· only after restarting Data Crow.
· Item importer (XML) failed when a field name (XML tag) started with a numeric value.
· These fields are now appended by 'fld-' to create a valid XML tag.
· [Changed]
· Added the file backed and the container managed properties to the module wizard.
· These option were already available but only by editing the module XML manually.
· The file backed property adds the file size, file hash, hash type and file name field
· to the module. The container managed property adds a container field to the module
· and allows the items belonging to this module to be displayed within the container
· module.
November 11th, 2009· [New]
· Metacritic game and movie online service. An excellent resource for game and movie
· reviews.
· FreeBookSpot online service. A site from which e-books can be downloaded.
· Added sourceforge.net as an online service. Sourceforge.net hosts open source projects
· like Data Crow and many others.
· [Changed]
· Invalid auto numberers are now automatically removed on startup. They can become
· invalid due to removal of the field from the module.
· Added additional checks to see if an item was destroyed. Picture objects are now
· also internally recycled.
· The drive scanner and drive poller (part of the Drive Manager) can now be configured
· (from within the Drive Manager dialog) to run on startup.
· The category field of the software module has been changed to a multi-reference field.
· Items can no longer be deleted when referenced by other items.
· [Fixed]
· Reserved keywords could be used as module and field names causing all kinds of startup
· errors. Data Crow now actively checks whether the name is allowed.
· NullPointerExceptions when starting Data Crow and while working with items in
· the views.
· Grouping pane looses its grouping.
· Picture disappears when updating a newly added item.
· Strange images being written to HTML reports.
· NullPointerException when creating a report.
November 3rd, 2009· [Changed]
· Items are now internally reused. Data Crow was quite generous when it came to item
· instances. To gain, I admit, a modest performance and memory usage gain items
· are now internally re-usable. As a user you will not really see this change. However,
· this change has such a big impact on the whole of the product that I have decided to
· release this version as a major release and to release it as a beta version first.
· Several performance fixes have been applied. The external references and the additional
· checks performed when saving an searching for items caused the performance to drop.
· To overcome these issues (for large databases) the checks to see whether an item
· already exists have been changed;
· For properties both the alternative names and the names are checked.
· For all other items the external references are checked first (the PDCR in particular).
· Secondly a (combination of) display field is checked. Since version 3.5 Data Crow
· only checks on the actual string (exact match but case insensitive). This has been
· kept this way.
· Views are now filled instantly resulting in a 99% performance improvement. With this
· change items are added to the view in about a second (regardless of the amount of items).
· View components are now reused (reduction of item creation; lesser memory needed and
· performance improvement).
· Memory needed for viewing all items now requires about 75% lesser memory. This is not
· a fixed memory gain as it also depends whether the items contain an image (etc.).
· Save buttons are now removed from the item tabs of the view. Save and save all is still
· available from the menu bar and the tool bar.
· Update all now saves the updates directly (!).
· Displaying dialogs is now more controlled (technical change).
· [Fixed]
· External Reference is not created when an item is updated by an online service.
· Several problems with transparent images have been fixed.
· MobyGames.com stopped working.
· Items are not correctly updated in the tree / grouping pane.
· Key navigation in table view.
· Issues with update all functionality when loosing view focus.
· Data Crow hangs after message "want to save changes" when navigating in the grouping
· pane.
· By default the directory usage has been turned on for the File Importer. Has been
· changed to off by default.
· Calendar displays February twice if the current day of the months is greater than 28.
· "Hanging startup" on some Linux flavors.
· Several references in text to Java 1.5; should be Java 1.6.
October 18th, 2009· [New]
· A Spanish translation. Donated by David Marín.
· New feature for the File Import of e-books. The importer will now try and find the ISBN
· that is contained in the PDF document. For this the ISBN Extractor
· (http://isbnextractor.sourceforge.net) is used.
· Each item can now have one or more external keys. External keys, such as ASINs from
· Amazon, are used to link the item from the source where they were obtained from.
· They add additional flexibility and lend themselves to be used by other systems and
· customization.
· This solves problems where items could not be linked to the source system and were
· therefore duplicated. Most notable example are the actors for IMDB movies.
· The name was used to check whether the actor already existed in Data Crow. This worked
· fine when the name is not changed on either side as this breaks the link between the
· Data Crow and the item of the source system. Now, the external IDs are used to link
· the items. Where there is no external ID available Data Crow uses an internally
· generated item tag instead.
· In short: items are now more reusable then ever!
· Module Export Wizard. This wizard enables you to share your modules with other users.
· With this wizard it is now possible to export your custom made modules and their data.
· It creates a single archive which can be imported on any other Data Crow installation
· by using the Module Import Wizard. It exports the reports, items of the module(s)
· (based on the settings), settings and reports (xsl).
· Module Import Wizard. Takes care of all the nitty gritty stuff that is involved when
· you want to add a custom module to your Data Crow installation. This is, from now on,
· THE way to add custom modules to your installation. It takes care of internal module
· ID clashes, imports the items belonging to the module(s) and imports all other related
· information (such as the default settings and reports).
· Module Copy Wizard. Tired of adding all the fields manually to your custom module?
· Why not base it on one of the existing modules? Use this wizard, select the module
· which you would like to copy and off you go!
· A new parameter has been added: -datadir:. This parameter can be used to
· specify an alternative location for the data folder of Data Crow. Note that the images
· will still be written to webapp/datacrow/mediaimages (in the installation folder).
· Substitute spaces by .
· Container hierarchy: Containers can now be assigned a parent, allowing users to create
· a hierarchical container structure. The grouping pane of the container view has two
· additional options: 'Flat view' and 'Hierarchical View'.
· File operations: The view popup menu and the file launcher field have a new menu
called 'File'. Here you'll find five new options:
· Move file: moves the actual file and updates the filename of the item.
· Delete file: deletes the actual file and clears the filename of the item.
· Locate file: three options to locate a file using the drive manager. This is a
· convenient way to locate an individual file that has been moved. The functionality
· uses the drive manager functionality and offers to match on filename, filename +
· file size or on file size + hash.
· Each property can now have alternative values. This is convenient in case you want to make
· sure that properties retrieved by online services are mapped to your own properties.
· The alternative values have to be entered separated by ';' characters. The input needs to
· start and end with a ';' character.
· A new book online search: ISBNdb.com. This online service retrieves the book information
· from ISBNdb.com and the front cover from Amazon.com.
· [Changed]
· Added additional font rendering options (Settings > Settings > Font).
· File and URL launcher: both have been updated to use the Java 1.6 methods for launching
· files and URLs. Additionally the feedback to the user has been improved in case the file
· or URL cannot be opened.
· Quick View: URLs are now displayed as "link" instead of mentioning the full URL.
· This also fixes the issue where text in the Quick View is not being wrapped.
· File Importer now remembers whether it should use online services or not + the selected
· server, search mode and region.
· File Importer now remembers the selected "directory usage".
· Quick View: filename is now a click-able link with the filename (excluding the path) as
· text.
· Default data is now loaded right after the data layer has been initialized instead of
· during the database creation process. This delivers greater control on the load process
· of default data.
· Floppy drives are no longer ignored (due to the upgrade to Java 6).
· ASIN fields have been removed from the movie, software, audio CD and music album modules.
· The ASINs have been migrated to the new external references field.
· Disc ID fields have been removed from the audio CD and music album modules. The Disc IDs
· have been transferred to the new external references field.
· Updated several of the icons for the property modules.
· The individual 'maintain' view popup menu options have been put in a separate 'maintain'
· menu.
· The property modules 'edition type' and 'binding' for books are no longer contained in the
· modules folder. They are created within the system instead (same as all other system
· property modules). The editiontype.jar and binding.jar files are removed on startup.
· The movie module has obtained addition fields; color and aspect ratio.
· IMDB online search now retrieves the color, aspect ratio and language.
· Amazon service now retrieves the color (if available) and the aspect ratio.
· Ofdb.de now adds an external reference to the item on the IMDB.com page.
· Icons_user directory has been removed. Icons_system folder is now called icons.
· Default data (demo data) can now also be an XML file.
· The Dutch translation has been updated.
· The help has been updated.
· [Fixed]
· "Pick a Date": larger set of years to make the navigation easier + a fix for the up and
· down error of the year (both went back in time).
· XML Export: Dates are now always exported like so: yyyy-MM-dd. This prevents problems
· when importing dates into other systems.
· IMDB online service: when a movie has several countries it is imported as a single
· country (item "USA, The Netherlands" instead of two separate items).
· Several encoding issues for the online services.
· Exported items using the XML exported can not be imported on a system using a different
· language pack.
· Online Search: the setting 'values to retrieve' is completely ignored
· when the setting 'retrieve full item details on initial run' is switch off.
· Discogs online search did no longer retrieve the tracks and other information. The
· Discogs site was changed and this broke the online service. This one has been
· reimplemented.
September 26th, 2009· [Fixed]
· File size for file hashing now allows larger file sizes to be set. Setting the value to zero will now allow hashes to be created for files of any size.
· After doing a mass update of, for example, audio CD's the artists and such were mentioned twice. After a restart everything returned to normal.
· The FPS for MPEG 1 and 2 movies was off by a factor of a thousand frames. There is no update performed on old information; the fix only works for newly imported movies.
· Timeout on online searches has been removed; the result was a not updated movie after 10 seconds without knowing the reason why. Especially true when performing and online search in combination with the "retrieve additional information for companies and persons" setting (which might actually take more then 10 seconds).
· Additional check for locked databases. Added a check for the settings of the database.
· IMDB import: some runtime of the imported run times are incorrect (of by tens of hours).
· Splitting the names of IMDB persons is incorrect. Only true for names ending with a number like so: Harry Potter (1).
· Sorting did not work correctly for the container module.
· Possible issue with scrolling in views (inverted up and down scrolling).
Occasional error while performing an amazon online search:
· Incomplete trailing escape (%) pattern
· Barnes & Nobles online search was once again broken.
· [Changed]
· The database no longer runs in a locked mode. This means you can start multiple sessions of Data Crow or run both the web server in console mode and the Data Crow GUI. Optimistic locking is used for database records (who ever saves the data overwrites data saved by the other user working on the same record).
· Changed the description retrieved for actors (better styled, removed boilerplate text).
· Removed boilerplate text for movies retrieved by Imdb.com and ofdb.de.
· Module wizard: from now on newly created modules can be reused within relationships.
· In previous versions a created module, such as a property module, could only be used once for a reference field. Now you can actually create one property module and use this module (and it's data) for reference fields of multiple other modules.
September 21st, 2009· [Fixed]
· The version checker does not recognize 3.5 as being a higher version then 3.4.19.
· ISBN search with ISBN's containing non-digits now also (finally) works.
· Movie import "settings" Tab: Storage Medium items are gone.
· Encoding issue in IMDB import.
· Bol.com did no longer retrieve the description (page was changed).
· Incorrect font for drop-down / list boxes.
· Contact person drop-down / list box remains empty (loan administration).
· Could not set an empty value for a drop-down field.
· Web Server: Module icons are not refreshed when changing the icons using the
· module wizards.
· Web Server: Large module icons shown for helper modules.
· General errors while retrieving results from IMDB.com and Amazon
· (empty message pops up and a NullPointerException is logged).
· Year was not always set for IMDB movie results.
· Alapage.com online search has been removed. The page has been redesigned making
· it necessary to create a new implementation. This will be done in a later version.
· MusicBrainz search: titles of album and tracks start with a new line character.
· [Changed]
· File import for e-books: if the filename contains an ISBN it is used to query the
· online service.
· Online Search: if the query contains an ISBN it is used to query the item.
· Mass Update: if the item contains an ISBN it is used to query the item.
· Audio CD search (Amazon): when an album consists of multiple CD's the album is no
· longer duplicated. Instead all tracks are added to one album
· (with the correct numbering).
· Amazon search has been updated and (coding wise) simplified.
· Server Settings; online servers can now have individual settings. The amazon
· server can now be configured to retrieve user reviews (or not).
· Web Server: Files are now downloadable links.
· Fields on the item form are now styled more appropriately.
· Added a summary tab (for new installations only) as the item form was getting a tad
· cluttered with fields.
· File privileges checks are now performed on the files in the distributions.
· will no longer be added as a language for movies (Movie File Import).
· A new field has been added to the software module: version.
· Three new fields have been added the book module: binding, edition type and
· edition comment.
· [New]
· Directories can now be marked as being drives. This is essentially a fix for non
· Windows platforms. I would like to thank François Rey for supplying the code for the
· 'directory as drives' functionality.
The software, music album, audio CD, book and movie module have 2 new fields:
· language and country.
· Two new property modules: country and language.
· An additional movie report (List Report (xvids)) has been added.
· This report is created by Ingo Macherius
September 14th, 2009Fixed:
· Movie import "settings" Tab: Storage Medium items are gone
· Encoding issue in "Description"s IMDB import
· Bol.com did no longer retrieve the description (page was changed)
· Incorrect font for dropdown / list boxes
· Contact person dropdown / list box remains empty (loan administration)
· Could not set an empty value for a dropdown field
· Web Server: Module icons are not refreshed when changing the icons using the module wizards
· Web Server: Large module icons shown for helper modules
Changed:
· Alapage.com has been redesigned. I am currently working on re-implementing this search engine but, as you will notice, it is not yet part of this release
· File import for e-books: if the filename contains an ISBN it is used to query the online service
· Online Search: if the query contains an ISBN it is used to query the item
· Mass Update: if the item contains an ISBN it is used to query the item
· Audio CD search (Amazon): when an album consists of multiple CD's the album is no longer duplicated. Instead all tracks are added to one album
· with the correct numbering)
· Amazon search has been updated and (coding wise) simplified
· Server Settings; online servers can now have individual settings. The amazon
· server can now be configured to retrieve user reviews (or not)
· Web Server: Files are now downloadable links
· Fields on the item form are now styled more appropriately
· Added a summary tab (for new installations only) as the item form was getting a tad cluttered with fields
New:
· Directories can now be marked as being drives. This is essentially a fix for non Windows platforms. I would like to thank François Rey for supplying the code for the directory as drives' functionality
· The software, music album, audio CD, book and movie module have 2 new fields language and country
September 10th, 2009· [Fixed]
· Locking issue. The HSQL engine has been upgraded to the latest version.
· Reports for audio CDs now contain the genre(s).
· PDF front page not added when using 'Attach File Info'.
· [New]
· A new parameter has been added: -debug.
September 8th, 2009· [Fixed]
· Black image backgrounds for icons of new modules (now transparent).
· General Field Settings: the field names are always displayed in English.
· The application crashes when closing the 'select language' dialog without using the buttons
· Item is not removed from the new items tab when saving it from within the item form.
· Quick View is now updated when a related item has been changed.
· The grouping pane does not update when the name of, for example, an artist has changed. (movie module > group by artist > change artist name = not reflected in the grouping pane).
· Incorrect lower and upper case sorting in the grouping pane.
· 'languages.properties' not found message on startup on non Windows systems.
· Sample image not loaded on new installations (non Windows systems).
· Item Import Wizard: changing the separator character has no immediate effect.
· When there are no reports for a module the reports menu option will not be available anymore.
· The main form's locations is now remembered. Other dialogs and windows are placed in the center of this form. This fixes the dual monitor issue.
· Images not saved when saving new items from the table view.
· Child records were not removed from the cache.
· The item form for music albums and audio CD sometimes incorrectly mentions that there are unsaved changes.
· Several minor problems with the table view in when used for saving new music albums, imported by the file importer.
· [Changed]
· Additional information when importing items.
· Non digits are now removed from the search string when performing an online search using an ISBN number.
· You can now also create a report for only the selected items.
· XML and XSD files are now removed after a report has been created.
· After entering an ISBN in the online search form the ISBN search mode will automatically be used.
· The user reviews have been removed from the Amazon search.
· [New]
· Version check on startup. The version check can be disabled.
August 25th, 2009· [Fixed]
· A possible cache mechanism error.
· The CSV importer did not allow fields to be mapped. Furthermore it did forget the mappings while navigating back and forth through the wizard.
· [Changed]
All windows now have the following shortcut keys (if applicable):
· (S)ave, (C)ancel, (C)lose, R(un), (O)k, A(pply), (N)ew, N(ext), (D)elete, (A)add, C(lear), S(t)op, S(tart), (Y)es, (N)o, (R)emove, (B)ack.
· Some dialogs and buttons will now have new icons.
· IMDB movie search has been improved to ensure future compatibility. The old implementation did not always deal well with the HTML formatted text and the localized versions of this wonderful site.
August 19th, 2009· [Fixed]Amazon service does not work anymore.
August 18th, 2009· Tabs could not be created.
· Tab order not remembered correctly.
· Children of items were not imported (XML import).
· The table view did no longer work correctly for parent child modules
· multiple issues).
· Categories and other properties could no longer be created.
· Long play lengths are displayed incorrectly in the quick view and in the reports.
August 16th, 2009· [Fixed]
· Table view fix: images were never displayed after adding them to an existing item.
· Long play length is displayed / saved incorrectly
· [New]
· Item export wizard. You can now export any items form any module to a text or XML file.
· Item import wizard. You can now import items for any module from a text or XML file.
· [Changed]
· Increased startup speed (15 to 20 seconds faster).
· Improved opening time of item forms (3 to 5 seconds faster).
· The migration tool has been removed. This tools has been replaced by the new wizard(s).
· The right-click menu in the item views now offers the option to export the selected items.
· The reporting dialog no longer offers the option to make an XML or CSV 'report'.This functionality has been replaced by the item export tool.
· When using the add item button from the item form will not only create the item but also set it on the field.
· Indentation for text in the grouping pane has been adjusted.
· Text color for selected tree nodes has been set to black.
· Better indentation in the table view.
August 13th, 2009· [Fixed]
· Edit as new for users: when using this functionality the user is not created correctly
· The functionality has been removed for the users module
· The view is not populated (at all) when the grouping pane has been disabled
· Directories cannot be opened by the File Launcher
· [2788061] NPE while external images insert/delete
· [2825152] Not all files are imported (File Import > Books). The error handling has been improved to catch out of memory errors (which can occur when dealing with large files)
· [2790438] Filename cannot be cleared. You can now right click on the file field to clear it
· [Changed]
· Double clicking on the file field will now open the file / directory
August 13th, 2009· This patch fixes a couple of issues related to the mass update and the file
· import functionality.
· Extract this patch to the installation folder of data crow, overwrite the existing files.
· [Fixed]
· MKV files locked by the music file import process (fixed in the Matroska third party library).
· Import of e-Books gets stuck when importing a large amount of files.
· NullPointerException during music album import in combination with an online service.
· ProgressDialog enters infinite loop on disconnect.
Error while removing an item:
· java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: node does not have a parent
August 13th, 2009· [Fixed]
· Icons for multiple reference fields are not shown in the tree / grouping pane
· Removing an item did not remove all the empty paths from the tree / grouping
· The mass update feature failed to retrieve / update multiple reference fields
· like artists, authors, publishers)
· Improved the error handling of the import (exception hiding issue)
· [Changed]
· Column widths are now remembered
· The Look and Feel settings dialog now allows you to set the table row height and the
· tree node height. This dialog already allowed you to change the look and feel and set
· the button and input field height
· Number of pages' is now retrieved from amazon
· Changed the icons for the file structure tree
July 19th, 2009· [Fixed]
· File tree view sometimes showed an incorrect path structure.
· Building a new chart will no longer lock the GUI.
· Building the File System Tree will no longer lock the GUI.
· Deleted items were not removed from the file tree view.
· New items were not added to the file tree view.
· Software Import in combination with an online service sometimes failed (rare occurrence).
· The grouping pane sometimes failed to add an item (rare occurrence).
· Several mistakes in the Dutch translation.
· [Changed]
· The File Structure tree now shows the correct file system structure and indicates whether the file or directory actually exists.
· 'Locale Settings' has been renamed to 'Regional Settings'.
July 11th, 2009· [Fixed]
· Mass Update did not use the overwrite field settings correctly. Additionally values were cleared.
· Changed labels for fields caused the sorting dialog to stop working correctly; empty field shown in the field selection.
· Drive Manager File Synchronizer was not working correctly. The matching process has been improved.
· [Changed]
· Mass Update: A new option is available "Use original service settings". When enabled the original settings as stored in the item. Only items having service information set will be updated. This was, somewhat, the default behavior in the past which caused confusion. By default this option is "off".
· Code review: Synchronize (mass update) classes have been simplified.
· File Import: the dialog now shows the volume names as well as the drive letters.
· Drive Manager: changes have been made to improve the performance dramatically.
June 17th, 2009Fixed:
· File importer sometimes fails when removing words from the filename
· The File Types dialog for the File Import dialog was too small and didn't have a title
Changed:
· Book file import now reads the first page of a PDF and sets this as the front picture
· The image importer now also supports SVG files. Note that for existing installations
· you will have to add the SVG extensions to the File Types filter of the import dialog
· Added a cancel button to the quick filter bar
June 15th, 2009· Preventing a thread lock on startup for Linux systems related to the language selection dialog. Code donated by Tomáš Polomský.
· Experience mode was nor remembered when selecting the expert user mode.
· The selection of field in the item form settings dialog caused the lists to resize with every selection.
· The XSL (stylesheets) were called XLS in the backup and restore interface.
June 2nd, 2009· [New]
· Italian translation! Thanks to Marco Artioli!
· Updated german translation! Thanks to Mathias Epp!
· Data Crow's web server can now be started without showing the UI. The normal parameter
· 'webserver' in combination with the new credentials parameter hides the splash screen
· and bypasses the login dialog. See the readme on how to apply these parameters.
· The item form has it's own settings dialog. From here you can define tabs (such as
· the current information and technical information), assign fields to tabs and set
· the order of the fields. The general field settings has lost the ability to set
· the field order as this was only used by the item form.
· In the previous versions the uniqueness of an item was determined by checking the
· combination of the required fields. Now this behavior can be managed by marking fields
· as key fields. By default, none of the fields is marked as a key field.
· The file importer considered a fixed set of file types. The functionality has been
· expanded to allow the user to define additional file types.
· Icons are now shown in the tree view.
· The alter module wizard now allows for fields to be changed as well. Upgrades are managed
· automatically.
· You can now map a drive letter / location to a new location. Settings > Drive Mappings.
· The help now has search capabilities.
· The mass update functionality now supports all search modes.
· [Changed]
· The default view can now be set per module. In previous versions this was a global
· setting.
· Error handling for the file importers and the attach file information has been
· improved.
· Containers can now have an icon assigned.
· [Fixed]
· NullPointerException when clicking in an empty space of the field selection dialog.
· Error in the settings: long stored as integer.
· Unused columns, due to conversions in the past, will now be removed.
· NullPointerException when trying to use the Bol.com online search.
· Tracks were duplicated after updating an audio CD imported via the
· 'retrieve CD information' tool.
· View not updated properly when switching between view types (without grouping).
February 6th, 2009· Fixed the reporting for the movie module.
· Fixed a startup error related to the languages.
November 19th, 2008Changed:
· Button height can now also be set via the look and feel dialog.
· Containers now can hold a description.
· The item wizard will now ask to select a container when started from the container module.
· The item form will now set the first text field as selected.
Fixed:
· File launcher does no longer launch filenames containing a space character(replaced by ).
· Non admin users cannot save items after changing the multi-relate field.
· Field ordering in item form of the web module does not depend on the web field settings.
· Cannot edit the multi relate fields using the web module.
· External links do not work in the web module.
· New user cannot login after logging in once.
· Update all does no longer allow updating fields like artists, developers, etc.
· User mix up when multiple users are logged on (web module).
· Field heights not correctly applied to all fields (such as the settings dialog).
· Nimbus L&F errors. This L&F has been disabled for now.
· Data Crow can become very sluggish when too less memory has been allocated. Data Crow now reports memory problems back to the user and offers the solutions for the problem.
· Sorting issues for persons in the tree panel and the references dialog.
· "Perform a search first" message in the item wizard when pressing enter in the online search step.
· Nullpointer exception when closing the module selection for the item wizard in abstract modules.
October 16th, 2008· This release upgrades the existing loan functionality. A due date has been added and the
· loan information can now be viewed in a specialized dialog.
· Items now show which items are using them; actors have a separate tab to show in which
· movies they have performed.
· The FreeDB support has been re-added. It was present in older version and has now be
· delivered as a separate plugin (with limited support).
· The tools menu has been split into an administration and a tools menu. The administration
· menu can be used to maintain genres and the likes and to view the loan information.
August 29th, 2008· Online services are now plugin based. Additional plugins can be delivered as jar libraries which can be put in the services directory. The online services are no longer bound to software version deliveries and can be released separately. Data Crow will come however with a default online services pack. Plans have been made to allow automatic updates.
· Clickable links in the quick view and the item form for faster navigation to sub items (such as actors for movies)
· Container module. The location field has been replaced with a container field. A container can be anything such as a CD, a CD box, a closet... anything. On startup you will be prompted to convert the locations to container items. This module will be expanded in the near future.
· File structure tree.
· Code review: filter operators rewrite, music album importer code reuse issue.
· Removed the following message box: "save succeeded".
· Removed the following message box: "no items have been found for xx" when searching for an item.
· The online search form will no longer close after adding a new item or updating an existing one. It will now add the item(s) and clear the form. This allows users to do multiple searches without having to re-open the form every time.
· Replaced Entagged with JAudioTagger for parsing information from music files. JAudioTagger has continued on the work of Entagged
· Version numbering is no longer dependent on the settings file. The version is now kept (in a structured way) in the database.
· New backups now contain a version number. This will be used to check if a backup can be restored in the current version.
· Restoring an backup of an older version will now cause Data Crow to restart. A restore of a backup of the current version will not cause a restart. This has been changed to make sure older databases are correctly upgraded on startup.
· Table view: removed line numbering. Removed horizontal grid lines.
· Settings views: removed line numbering.
· Quick view settings: added an option to set the background color. Removed the dependency of the background color towards the even/odd color of the view.
· View Setting: There were all kinds of dependencies towards the general field settings. Most of the options were not really clear. To overcome this each view has gained its very own settings dialog. Everything for that view can be changed from there. Removed the visible option from the field settings. Card view item description can now be set via the View Settings.
· Web Field Settings: Removed the dependency for the quick search fields towards the general field settings. The web field settings now contains the option to use a field as a quick search field.
· Removed the question mark images for missing covers.
· Caching of items to improve startup times. Instead of creating all the data sets on each startup the data sets are now written out to disk on shutdown and reloaded on startup.
· When upgrading or restoring a backup the cache will be ignored and the data sets will be recreated from the database (which is still the leading data store). Additionally, if needed for any reason), Data Crow can be started without using the cache by adding the parameter -nocache. Startup times are improved by 20% due to this change. The first startup however will still load the items from the database.
· Sometimes items are not added to the view after a different node in the grouping pane has been selected.
· Database collation was incorrect by default causing Chinese characters (and others) to be stored incorrectly. This is only fixed for new installations.
· Faster image loading for the card view. It now uses less memory and has a better performance.
· "Update all" empties fields
· Save from "online search" issue
· Threading issue with saving IMDB movie actors
· Incorrect label for "manage states" (music album/track)
· Front picture not shown in card view (sometimes)
· Updating old record empty fields doesn't work
· Online update on actor inside the movie module fails
· Can't cancel changes
· Can't re-attach Quick filter widget
· "update all" not fully applied (view changes)
· Initial Start Up
· Upgrade error
· Uncaught NPEs
· Very Slow, uses 100% of CPU.
· The startup time for databases containing a high number of items (20.000 ) has been increased dramatically (from minutes to seconds). Additionally a caching mechanism has been introduced which further improves the starting time by about 20% on a seconds run.
· Screen lockups. Threads were running with a maximum priority causing them to get a higher priority then other Windows threads. This caused Data Crow to become inresponsive.
· Message box is sometimes shown on the wrong form causing the current window to lose its focus.
· Pressing escape in the mainframe bypasses the check for changes.
· Incorrect message when exiting Data Crow. Changed the message to "There are unsaved changes. Are you sure you want to exit?" when exiting Data Crow.
· Fixed non fatal nullpointer errors on startup.
· Version number was not written to the settings file making it unusable for future reference (upgrading).
· Messages for upgrades were not in the center of the screen.
· Improved error handling for the upgrade processes. Better information and warnings when the database is of an older version.
· After removing the properties/settings file the system asks to perform unwanted upgrades.
· Continuous scrolling in the card view, online search and manage item x forms.
· When hiding the grouping pane all views are re-filled. This makes Data Crow very slow and does not abide to the standard behavior. Only the views of the current module should be refilled.
· Incorrect display of the module permissions (user form).
· Deleted child items still shown in the view.
· Nullpointer after closing the image editor.
· Navigation buttons for the field settings, quick view settings and the web field settings were incorrectly aligned.
· Tabs are hard to distinguish.
· Discogs: images not retrieved.
· Discogs: for some albums empty tracks are added.
· Performance bug when filling a view with items with children.
· Button alignment for the question message box (yes/no).
· ISBN 10 calculation was incorrect.
· Starting a file import multiple times results in the previous items to be added to the new tab again.
· Barnes & Nobles online search did no longer recover the title.
March 31st, 2008· Fixed: Picture fields and references fields were always disabled
· Fixed: Quick filter tool bar was unusable
· Fixed: Loan fields are not shown in the quick view and in the view
· Fixed: Field enabling / disabling was broken
· Fixed: Newly created administrator cannot delete items
March 24th, 2008· Users can now create plugins
· Users can be created and assigned specific rights
· New online Spanish book search: MCU (http://www.mcu.es)
· New online German movie search: OFDB (http://www.ofdb.de)
· Code review: cleanup of online search classes. Removed code duplication. Moved utility methods to the Utility class
· Improved the performance for online searching. The HTML to Plain text conversion has been optimized
· Many bugs fixed
February 13th, 2008· Bug fixes
· New functionality: Drive Manager and two new online book searches
· New functionality: File Renaming tool which manipulates data outside of Data Crow
January 22nd, 2008· Increased startup performance
· Lower memory usage
· Better performing views
January 15th, 2008· Data Crow hangs on a second search. (introduced by beta 1)
· Data Crow does not run on Java 1.5. (introduced by beta 1)
· [1869780] 3.1 installation on Vista failed
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