Comic Utility Belt Changelog

What's new in Comic Utility Belt 1.4.0.73

Aug 31, 2015
  • Fixed various problems with accented characters in directory and file names such as MyComic_áéíóú-ÁÉÍÓÚ-äöÜÖë-àèÙÒ-ãñÑÕ-âôÊÎ.CBR
  • Added command line support and a new GENERATE COMMAND LINE button
  • Improved scans are now faster than before
  • Improved - occasionally get error message about "failed to delete files in working Directory". this has been greatly reduced in this this version.
  • Fixed 200 file limit bug. You can now extract any number of files
  • Fixed CBR files dont work if the directory or file name contains "^" character
  • Improved speed up scans
  • Improved: grid no longer changes to the last row when use SELECT ALL button
  • Added: show default logo image if failed to extract cover file
  • Changed Auto filter the file list when each key is pressed instead of only when TAB out of field or press ENTER
  • Added: show error message on startup if various required DLL files are missing
  • Changed: Improved feedback instructions on "View Pages" window
  • Changed: Upgraded unrar.exe to latest version for CBR / RAR file extraction
  • Fixed: Directory browse button does not highlight the initial directory. The directory is now highlighted, but not immediately displayed if it is off screen.
  • Changed: always extract JPG covers file as *.JPG not *.JPEG
  • Changed: always create lower case cover file extension (jpg,gif,png,bmp)
  • Changed: ignore if failed to delete all files in working directories if the file is an operating system junk file such as thumbs.db or .DS_STORE
  • Changed: changed default value for "same as source folder" to [X]
  • Verified program works correctly when run from different directories than the directory that the EXE file is in
  • Added command line options
  • Added command line generator button
  • Added "same as source folder" checkbox for export directory
  • Added SAVE button to save settings
  • Removed auto save settings on exit. Use the SAVE button instead
  • Changed "Recreate Sub-Folders" default setting to disabled [ ] by default
  • Changed create subfolders changed to [ ]
  • Changed improved interface for "file already exists" options
  • "If the cover file exists ... "
  • [ ] Replace It
  • [ ] Skip it
  • [ ] Ask
  • Added added option to change the file name for the extracted cover file to MyComic.jpg instead of MyComic.cbr.jpg
  • Added option to process only comics which don't already have a cover file in the same directory.

New in Comic Utility Belt 1.3.0.53 (Apr 22, 2013)

  • fixed "midas.dll" error on startup on Windows 7

New in Comic Utility Belt 1.1.0.48 (Feb 4, 2013)

  • added - settings are now saved and restored the settings are saved in an INI file in the same directory as the EXE program file.
  • added - DEFAULT button to restore original settings
  • changed - included common screen resolutions in the extract sizes drop list (1024, 1280 etc)
  • changed - file report
  • moved the report from the main screen to the page browser.
  • added more information about the file
  • added button to generate an email that can be sent to support with info about the file
  • fixed - if the file filter is used, the file names are displayed in reverse order.
  • fixed - Using an invalid comic directory loads all child directories of the parent directory
  • added - Show error if the comic directory does not exist when attempting to load files from it
  • added - if target directory does not exist, prompt user to confirm create folder
  • fixed - about button is disabled
  • added - hint text on main form
  • added - page browser - added "copy to clipboard" option via right mouse button
  • changed - page browser - removed the report button as the report now runs automatically when the window opens
  • or when the cover page is changed
  • changed - page browser - changed page image size from small thumbnail size to full size.
  • This loads slower and uses more memory, but allows user to zoom in to full size
  • changed - page browser - allow user to save page to file (right click > save page)
  • changed - page browser - show page number and file name in status bar
  • changed - page browser - move status bar to bottom of window
  • added - page browser - right click to change the cover page.
  • This is mainly for the file report so support can be notified of an incorrect cover page
  • fixed - page browser - zoom in / out doesnt work when zoom in a lot
  • added - page browser - the cover page is now highlighted