What's new in PTFB Pro 5.4.7.0
May 28, 2023
- Export Items: added full export option.
- Updated Help file
New in PTFB Pro 5.4.6.0 (Nov 1, 2022)
- Removed now defunct TrialPay section from installer
- Added refresh button to first ProgMon wiz screen
New in PTFB Pro 5.4.5.0 (Mar 31, 2022)
- Corrected potential crash at launch
New in PTFB Pro 5.4.4.0 (Dec 20, 2021)
- Updated installer
- Added more information to update dialog
- Small efficiency tweaks
New in PTFB Pro 5.4.3.0 (Apr 19, 2021)
- Added new option in "Identifying the Target" page for Single Press macros that have a recognized button as the target: "Must be enabled".
New in PTFB Pro 5.4.2.0 (Oct 18, 2020)
- Now handles change in Google Chrome page structure when using advanced target recognition
New in PTFB Pro 5.4.1.0 (Mar 17, 2020)
- Added new menu cmd Dump Item Info To CSV...
- Fixed system shutdown issue on Windows 10 1909
New in PTFB Pro 5.4.0.1 (Dec 13, 2019)
- Fixed redraw problems that occurred on some operating system versions
- Updated the installer.
New in PTFB Pro 5.4.0.0 (Nov 15, 2019)
- Added multi-monitor options for Window Restore macros; you can now move a window to the display that currently contains the mouse.
- The Window Restore center option now operates on the target window's host monitor.
- Note: this release changes the main file format.
New in PTFB Pro 5.3.2.0 (May 31, 2019)
- Added extra message displayed when creating single press for Google Chrome where chrome has not been launched with full automation enabled.
- Updated Help file.
- Updated installer.
New in PTFB Pro 5.3.1.0 (Feb 20, 2019)
- Added "Snapshot" page to Windows Restore properties.
- Fix: potential crash with non-printable characters in itemm properties.
- Updated installer.
New in PTFB Pro 5.3.0.0 (Aug 14, 2018)
- In manually edited mouse actions the provision of coordinates is now optional; where none are provided, the action will occur at the current mouse position.
New in PTFB Pro 5.2.3.0 (Jul 16, 2018)
- Various changes to assist when using PTFB in conjunction with Remote Desktop.
New in PTFB Pro 5.2.2.0 (Mar 20, 2018)
- Fix: When the mouse speed is high and the mouse is moved very suddenly during target selection, the correct cursor and feedback may not be displayed.
New in PTFB Pro 5.2.1.0 (Dec 11, 2017)
- Fixes for users who run with mouse buttons swapped
New in PTFB Pro 5.2.0.0 (Nov 14, 2017)
- Added Sort Options, giving much greater control over item sorting.
- Added optional delay to Visual Triggers
- Help file revised.
- This release changes the file format.
New in PTFB Pro 5.1.4.0 (Oct 6, 2017)
- Changed URL launch to fix issues with some browsers.
New in PTFB Pro 5.1.3.0 (Aug 28, 2017)
- Resized text frame in Window Restore wizard to avoid clipping.
- Can now fall back to "global" screen capture method for visual change trigger on non-standard windows.
- Visual trigger snapshot now displayed.
- MRU files now removed when macro is deleted.
New in PTFB Pro 5.1.2.0 (Jun 10, 2017)
- Allowed minimize/maximize on main window
- Updated old email address
New in PTFB Pro 5.1.1.0 (Apr 11, 2017)
- FIXED: Timer problems in Windows 10 Creators Update intermittently caused high cpu usage.
New in PTFB Pro 5.1.0.0 (Feb 27, 2017)
- Improved UI compatibility with keyboard interface.
- Improved Visual Trigger with unusual windows, such as UAC dialog on non-secure desktop.
- Added macro "Re-Record" and "Clear All Actions" functions.
- Updated PTFB workstation unlock svc and DLL to cope with new Windows 10 lock screen.
New in PTFB Pro 5.0.3.2 (Feb 6, 2017)
- Fix: Eliminated occasional problem with wait-for-key-up when triggering macros via hotkey.
New in PTFB Pro 5.0.3.1 (Jan 27, 2017)
- Fix: Changes to SLL/TLS version preference were not always saved
- Fix: Macro playback slider did not always update correctly to show current position on Windows 10
New in PTFB Pro 5.0.3.0 (Jan 16, 2017)
- Mail send facility upgraded to use Windows own inbuilt SSL/TLS technology; OpenSSL libraries no longer used. STARTTLS now supported.
- Updated Help.
New in PTFB Pro 5.0.2.0 (Jan 9, 2017)
- Added option to wait for key-up when triggering items via hotkey. Defaults to "on".
- Added "Exclude this text" option on the target identification page for Window-based macros and press items, for further control over matching.
- This release changes the file format.
New in PTFB Pro 5.0.1.1 (Dec 19, 2016)
- Fix: "View Matches" in target identification tab now harvests latest changes before listing matching windows
- Fix: /NOICON start up option now working correctly
New in PTFB Pro 5.0.1.0 (Oct 17, 2016)
- Using CTRL+ESC to halt macro playback now also halts repetition.
New in PTFB Pro 5.0.0.0 (Sep 5, 2016)
- Trigger by visual change added. Trigger on match or difference with adjustable tolerance
- View matches facility added to Target Identification page to provide instant feedback on which windows are captured by your settings
- Added 'Set Clipboard' macro action
- Now records date of most recent use for each item
- New archive function disables and/or moves rarely used items to named tab to improve performance by reducing number of active items
- Storage of most settings now file-based for easier management
- Improvements to window matching performance in Windows 10
- Improvements in screenshot capture in Windows 10
- Added /ENABLE and /DISABLE command line directives to enable/disable individual items or the PTFB Pro app itself
- Added /WAIT directive to force a wait until the command line has been fully executed
- Macro commands parameterized; parameters are passed in from the command line
New in PTFB Pro 4.8.0.0 (Nov 9, 2015)
- The subject line for email notifications can now take parameters
- The time between the mouse down and up events in a Single Press can now be adjusted
New in PTFB Pro 4.7.2.0 (May 26, 2015)
- As requested by some of our users, it is now possible to override the destination address(es) of email notifications on aper item basis. To use this feature, visit the "Email" tab of the Options -> Configure screen and enable "Allow Item Override" in the email section.
New in PTFB Pro 4.7.1.1 (Feb 25, 2015)
- Small optimisation and fail-safe added to item loading from the main data file.
New in PTFB Pro 4.7.1.0 (Dec 2, 2014)
- Changed windows contents checking default for new users. Previously it was "strict"; now the default is "simple" to provide a better out-of-box experience for new users.
- Fixed bug that caused "Forced Delay" macro commands to be ignored when in a tight loop.
- Help file updated.
New in PTFB Pro 4.7.0.0 (May 30, 2014)
- Steps taken to combat occasional "stuck icon" that can occur on Win 7/8.
- Global option added in Options -> Configure to restrict ProgMon activity to processes residing in the same session as PTFB Pro itself.
- Edit screens for all items now retain last used size/position. Open with CTRL held down to ignore saved size/position.
New in PTFB Pro 4.6.2.0 (Mar 5, 2014)
- Most recent selection is preserved between sessions.
New in PTFB Pro 4.6.1.0 (Jul 27, 2013)
- Screenshot taken on creation of single press / window macro now uses logging screenshot delay.
- Automatic restoration of mouse position after playback now optional. Applies to presses & macros.
New in PTFB Pro 4.6.0.0 (Jun 10, 2013)
- "Fire only if window belongs to program" is now editable
- Now restores foreground window prior to recording screen macro
- Update for IE10 to recognize more object types
- Updates to Help file
New in PTFB Pro 4.5.4.0 (Apr 30, 2013)
New in PTFB Pro 4.5.2.0 (Nov 16, 2012)
- Bug fix: stability improvement for advanced target recognition.
New in PTFB Pro 4.5.1.0 (Nov 3, 2012)
- Bug fix: on some systems v4.5 introduced drawing refresh problems and instability
New in PTFB Pro 4.5.0.0 (Oct 27, 2012)
- PTFB Pro has now been adapted to work better on high DPI (dots per inch) Windows Vista / 7 / 8 systems. This includes enhanced visuals and where necessary, coordinate conversions. Operation on standard DPI systems is unchanged.
New in PTFB Pro 4.4.0.0 (Sep 17, 2012)
- Added: ProgMon items now have the ability to restart a program/process that has become a "cpu hog".
- Fix: Button keyboard shortcuts (as opposed to hotkeys) no longer have effect when main window is hidden/minimized.
- Fix: ProgMon items now correctly handle multiple instances of the target process.
- Fix: Stopped potential crash when updating from shared file.
New in PTFB Pro 4.3.0.0 (Jul 11, 2012)
- Added automatic "Check for newer version" option (Options -> Configure -> General)
- Extended workstation fail-safe relock upper limit to 300 secs (5 mins)
- OK button now default in item properties
- Fixed: occasional first-use failure of advanced target recognition on some apps when creating a single press item
- Fix: increased time between remote desktop kickoff and target action to reduce chance of failure
New in PTFB Pro 4.2.4.0 (Jun 11, 2012)
- Fixed: fatal error connected to advanced target recognition for certain targets.
New in PTFB Pro 4.2.3.0 (May 28, 2012)
- Now recognizes & handles German Outlook Security Dialog
- Fix: single press items for system tray balloons now execute notifications correctly.
New in PTFB Pro 4.2.2.0 (May 28, 2012)
- Fix: Duplicate item now works correctly on items from a shared file.
- Fix: Hotkey triggers involving right ctrl key now handled correctly
- Updated installer.
New in PTFB Pro 4.2.1.0 (Feb 10, 2012)
- Added ability for ProgMon to restart non-responsive app only when the app has been found to be not responding a given number of times (consecutively)
- Updated installer.
New in PTFB Pro 4.2.0.0 (Oct 22, 2011)
- Added ability to limit items to fire only on foreground windows (those with focus).
- Added ability to temporarily enable an item from within a macro
- Added "cycle" option to Switch To Prog macro action
- Minor user interface improvements.
- Changes/Additions to the Help file.
- Note that the file format has changed with this release.
New in PTFB Pro 4.1.5.0 (Aug 12, 2011)
- Updated target recognition for current versions of Internet Explorer and Firefox
- Internal changes to help with software conflicts on some systems
- Minor user interface improvements
- Changes/Additions to the Help file
New in PTFB Pro 4.1.4.0 (Apr 15, 2011)
- Fixed fatal error on some PCs when creating window restore items.
- Installer update
New in PTFB Pro 4.1.3.0 (Mar 22, 2011)
- MinimizeToTray is now optional, to help new users who aren't familiar with system tray icon hiding under Windows 7.
- Installer update
- Minor cosmetic changes
New in PTFB Pro 4.1.1.0 (Feb 9, 2011)
- Under certain circumstances the previous version of PTFB Pro (4.1) could consume a large amount of cpu when waiting for new targets to trigger. This has now been resolved.
- This version is once again compatible with Windows 2000 (though the new technology is not available in this old OS)
New in PTFB Pro 4.1.0.0 (Dec 22, 2010)
- This release enables PTFB Pro to use a new technology in Windows 7 onwards, enabling it to find targets in non-standard screens and even some browsers. Users of Windows XP and later can also benefit from this new version because the new technology is available to some older OSes via Windows Update. Consequently, this new version of PTFB Pro is highly recommended for users of Windows XP onwards. Users of Windows 2000 should stay with the previous version (4.0.0.1)
New in PTFB Pro 4.0.0.1 (Sep 9, 2010)
- Assorted cosmetic tweaks and fixes.
- Change to the default delay for screenshots (up from 0 to 1/10 sec)
New in PTFB Pro 4.0.0.0 (Jun 25, 2010)
- Added "Window Restore" item to automatically resize/reposition windows for programs that either don't do this themselves, or do it incorrectly.
- Added "Stay on top" submenu to keep chosen windows on top of others.
- Can now disconnect minimized or otherwise inactive remote desktop (RDP) window in order to keep handling targets.
- Can now temporarily unlock a locked workstation to keep handling targets even on Vista and Win 7, both 32 & 64 bit.
- Run Now available for all selected items, and added "Run All In Tab" to execute multiple items one after the other.
- Can now export items to, and automatically (re)load items from, a shared file.
- Improved email notifications - can now send via Googlemail.
- Now operates on tooltip balloons on 64 bit systems as well as 32-bit.
- Numerous usablity tweaks suggested by our customers.
New in PTFB Pro 3.6.0.3 (Aug 12, 2009)
- Changes to resolve possible incompatibility with some installations of Vista Business Edition
New in PTFB Pro 3.6.0.2 (Jun 29, 2009)
- Can now use read only flag to prevent overwriting of PTFBPro3.dat file. This can be useful if one "master file" is being used by multiple installations of PTFB Pro.
New in PTFB Pro 3.6.0.1 (Mar 19, 2009)
- Updated to cope with another variant of the Outlook 2007 Security Dialog.
New in PTFB Pro 3.6.0.0 (Feb 26, 2009)
- New: option to trigger target after no mouse/keyboard activity has occurred for X minutes.
- New: ProgMons can now be set to automatically close/restart programs that are "Not Responding"
- Fix: Run Macro button now launches ProgMons too
- Fix: some drawing/labelling issues
- Updated installer
New in PTFB Pro 3.5.2.0 (Aug 30, 2008)
New in PTFB Pro 3.5.1 (Apr 20, 2008)
- Items can now be marked to trigger only "Once per session" (Item properties -> Triggers page)
- Fix: Now correctly recognizes Outlook 2007 security dialog.
- Fix: Reset button in Set Data Folder now restores the default folder location
New in PTFB Pro 3.5 (Feb 15, 2008)
- ProgMon launch operations can now specify a starting directory for the target program
- ProgMon items can now stop then relaunch a program automatically. This should prove useful for programs that have resource leaks or simply stop functioning so well when they've been running for a few hours
- Some minor changes to wording within PTFB's interfaces and Help file
- Uninstaller is now digitally signed (saves unexpected elevation request under Vista)
New in PTFB Pro 3.4.1 (Nov 28, 2007)
- ProgMon launch operations can now specify a starting directory for the target program
- ProgMon items can now stop then relaunch a program automatically. This should prove useful for programs that have resource leaks or simply stop functioning so well when they've been running for a few hours
- Some minor changes to wording within PTFB's interfaces and Help file
- Uninstaller is now digitally signed (saves unexpected elevation request under Vista)
New in PTFB Pro 3.4.0.0 (Sep 18, 2007)
- New Macro item: Program Monitor (ProgMon). This item keeps watch for a particular program and can either launch it automatically if it isn't running OR kill it if it is running. To create a ProgMon item, click the right hand side of the Macro button and choose New ProgMon Macro from the resulting menu. Note: Not available when running on Win9x
New in PTFB Pro 3.3.6 (Aug 1, 2007)
- Fix: Forced Delay macro item was broken under W2k/XP in a previous release, it's now fixed.
New in PTFB Pro 3.3.5 (Jul 5, 2007)
- Fix: stopped infinite loop if time is deleted on trigger page.
- Added new /NOICON command line option to cause PTFB Pro to run without its system tray icon.
- Changed method of launching PTFB Pro after installation on Vista
New in PTFB Pro 3.3.3.0 (Mar 9, 2007)
- New command line option: /RELOAD causes reload of all targets from data file.
- Improvements to installer for Vista.
New in PTFB Pro 3.3.1 (Dec 14, 2006)
- Fixes for incompatiblity problems with some Computer Associates products. PestPatrol and AOL Safety & Security Center may still be affected. Please check the forums for details and workarounds.
- Added option to restore previous active window after a single-press or macro has completed.
New in PTFB Pro 3.3 (Oct 26, 2006)
- Windows Vista support (based on RC2)
- Dismiss irritating tray icon "balloon" tooltips on XP and Vista
- More hotkeys available
- Can now specify actions to take immediately after creating a new item
- Various improvements and bug fixes
New in PTFB Pro 3.2 (Sep 17, 2006)
- Repeat option has been extended to cover all triggers. Can now repeat indefinitely, for a limited time or for a specific number of times
- Added ability to place comment lines within the macro
- Macro editor now supports right-click and has additional functions
New in PTFB Pro 3.1.2 (Aug 11, 2006)
- Added new "Switch To Program" macro action (Misc section on Edit page)
- During a Windows restart/shutdown, PTFB Pro now delays its exit as long as possible. In many cases this will enable it to deal with popup messages that occur at this time.