What's new in J7Z 1.4.2-1
May 4, 2019
- Resolved the inability to work with Java >= v10
- Improved the scalability of the GUI widgets
- Upped the minimum required JRE to v1.8 (LTS)
New in J7Z 1.3.0-1 (Feb 13, 2015)
- Now permitting skins to decorate window borders
- Prevented the need to reinstall upon Java upgrade
- Modernised code, increased required Java to v1.7
- Added some new keyboard shortcuts & combinations
- Prevented infinite loop when archiving many files
- Reverted the default skin to the standard "Metal"
- Changed the main application icon for distinction
- Limited the MRU items lists to 20 historical rows
- Made several minor changes to the code structure
New in J7Z 1.1.5-1 (Dec 21, 2011)
- All:
- Unlocked two more modern 7-Zip compression algorithms
- Windows:
- Start menu entry no longer requires file associations
New in J7Z 1.1.0 (Mar 10, 2011)
- Skins and styles can be randomised each session
- Added support for more downloadable skins and styles
- Clearing the history also cleans 'Output' directory
- Improved the batch-mode command-line arguments
- Any profile can be specified at the command-line
- Error message shown when skin/style change failed
- Corrected handling when previous skin is absent
- List of JAR files is now sorted before searching
- Fixed profile handling if a combo-box has the focus
- Output directory is always checked before archiving
- Made several minor changes to the code structure
New in J7Z 1.0.1 (Mar 10, 2011)
- Changed the method used for viewing files
- Tidied up much of the archiving thread code
New in J7Z 1.0.0 (Mar 10, 2011)
- All:
- Ported the #7Z and Q7Z source code to Java SE
- The application was renamed to J7Z accordingly
- This means both #7Z and Q7Z are now deprecated
- The GUI is now skinnable via downloadable L&Fs
- External options can be configured via the GUI
- The 'Profile' menu has been simplified slightly
- Added the 'Switches' capability for extractions
- Removed two rarely used GUI options for clarity
- Changed the on-disk format of archiving profiles
- Made several minor changes to the code structure
- Windows:
- Installer now downloads dependencies at runtime
New in J7Z 0.9.1 (Jan 9, 2011)
- Added the ability to toggle the Auto-Quit state
- Enhanced the information notification techniques
- Improvements were made to the update checking code
- Made several minor changes to the code structure
New in J7Z 0.9.0 (Jan 4, 2011)
- Custom volume sizes can be specified and saved
- Added MRU lists to text fields for convenience
- Contents of MRU lists can be cleared if desired
- Profiles and lists are stored in per-user area
- Moved 'Name' fields to add room for 'Dir' fields
- The dialog box sizes are now fully adjustable
- Dialog widgets are now auto-spaced for clarity
- The main form size is remembered between sessions
- The '7zG' executable-locating code was improved
- Several aspects of the installer were enhanced
- Improved the clarity of the licensing conditions
- Added a link to each license in the 'Help' menu
- Made several minor changes to the code structure
New in J7Z 0.8.1 (Feb 1, 2010)
- Now works on 32/64-bit versions of Windows XP/Vista/7
- Restructured the layout of the Shell Menu for clarity
- Added the "All Files" search filter when finding archives
- Changed recursion switch to stop finding non-wildcards
New in J7Z 0.7.5 (Dec 15, 2008)
- Exclusions: ignore files and directories via wildcards
- Documentation: now available in HTML thanks to Zim
- Help menu: added a link to the Zim website
- Installer: Improvements were made to the upgrading process
- Code structure: several minor changes
New in J7Z 0.7.2 (Jan 21, 2008)
- Lists: manual 'Edit' option is now available
- Local mode: 'l' option for sending archives to the current drive
- Flash mode: 'f' option for sending archives to a flash disc
- Remote mode: 'r' option for sending archives to a mounted remote site
- Extraction: MSI and WIM archives are now recognised
- Proxy support: now uses Internet Explorer proxy while updating
- Code structure: several minor changes
New in J7Z 0.7.2 (Jan 21, 2008)
- Lists: manual 'Edit' option is now available
- Local mode: 'l' option for sending archives to the current drive
- Flash mode: 'f' option for sending archives to a flash disc
- Remote mode: 'r' option for sending archives to a mounted remote site
- Extraction: MSI and WIM archives are now recognised
- Proxy support: now uses Internet Explorer proxy while updating
- Code structure: several minor changes
New in J7Z 0.6.1 (Jun 25, 2007)
- Update option: to check for a newer release
- Auto Updates: notification when a newer release is available