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FRSLibrary Changelog

What's new in FRSLibrary 5.1.7

Mar 31, 2021
  • Fixed:
  • The windows displayed when clicking on the “Settings | Font Settings...” or the “Settings | Print Settings...” menu commands were changed, to fix the options' icons disappearing when clicked

New in FRSLibrary 5.1.6 (Mar 23, 2021)

  • Fixed:
  • There may have been scenarios under which a new Library data file was not saved.
  • A coding error in a previous release caused renaming a Library to fail to create a valid data file
  • Name for that Library.
  • The official U.S. English dictionary file was not being included in the recent installation
  • Programs.
  • The “FRSLibrary | Buy License” and “FRSLibrary | Enter Serial Number...” menu commands
  • Were shown even for paid-for versions.
  • Added:
  • Address List Windows: added the “Unused...” button to allow for removing one or more unused
  • Entries from the list.

New in FRSLibrary 5.1.5 (Dec 21, 2020)

  • Fixed:
  • Web Reports: Changing the template folder for one web report always automatically changed all the other web reports' template folder, but that was not the correct behavior; each web report can have its own template folder set, if so desired.
  • “Web Reports” window: pressing the Enter key no longer dismisses the window. “Web Reports” window: sorting the grid differently didn't renumber the rows.
  • Changed:
  • The “Library | Validate All File Paths...” menu command's window now is much better at autocorrecting missing file paths. Added: • Web Reports: added support for the "{IF_HAVE_DATA_BEGIN}", "{IF_HAVE_DATA_ELSE}", "{IF_HAVE_DATA_END}" trio of tags, to identify template content that should not be used if there is no data to show in the report.
  • “Web Report Tags” window: you can copy the web tag's text without the curly-braces if you hold the Ctrl key down while clicking on any of the “Copy” buttons. “Web Reports” window: added the ability to set a common parent folder for the output folder for all the web reports (useful for when you have or want to move the output of all the web reports to a different location on your computer. Also added that ability to change the common templates folder. Changed the groupings of the buttons on that window a bit to group them better.

New in FRSLibrary 5.1.4 (Sep 3, 2020)

  • Fixed:
  • Web Reports: a small but problematic error was found in the “Web Reports Settings” window

New in FRSLibrary 5.1.2 (Aug 13, 2020)

  • Fixed:
  • Web Reports: single- and double-quotes weren't processed correctly when they are embedded in text that appears within an HTML tag.

New in FRSLibrary 5.1.1 (Aug 6, 2020)

  • Fixed:
  • The “Welcome” screen may appear each time the application is started.

New in FRSLibrary 5.0.3 (Jun 4, 2020)

  • Fixed:
  • Application's serial number wasn't properly registered.

New in FRSLibrary 5.0.2 (Jun 4, 2020)

  • Fixed:
  • Blank entries for actor, arranger, artist, author, composer, director, manufacturer, or publisher would sometimes appear in the “Lists” menu's windows, and then attempting to remove those could cause the application to crash
  • When pasting text in the “Search” window's “Text to Find” field using the keyboard shortcut would cause the text to be pasted twice.

New in FRSLibrary 5.0.1 (Jun 4, 2020)

  • Fixed:
  • Adding a new actor, arranger, artist, author, composer, director, manufacturer, or publisher didn't take.
  • Changing the application's color scheme wasn't saved.
  • When selecting an entry from within a pop-up window, to show in the main window, the entry was selected in the “Entries” selection list, but its matching data wasn't shown in the tabs.
  • The regular report window showed a black background for file paths that don't exist.
  • Usage counters for individual entries for list-type data (e.g. actor, author, etc.) was reported as being off, so when you first load a Library into the new version of FRSLibrary, it will take longer than normal, because it is updating all of the counters.
  • Importing Digital Music Video files didn't default to using the selected folder's name as the Artist's name (that may be the way that your files are organized).

New in FRSLibrary 4.5.0 (Apr 30, 2019)

  • Fixed:
  • Keyboard shortcuts didn't work in the "Search" window's results grid.
  • The "Search" window's results grid had very tall rows if data such as Description was shown in it.
  • When using a large font in a grid, it could cause odd positioning of text when a cell was being edited.
  • A calendar drop-down window appeared on the far right edge of the grid, rather than being left-aligned.
  • The address-book windows wasn't showing the vertical scrollbar when needed.
  • The address-book windows' Notes row wouldn't be sized correctly to fit its content.
  • Changed:
  • The "Report Settings" window is no longer a step-by-step wizard, but rather a single window.
  • The "Web Report Settings" window is no longer a step-by-step wizard, but rather a single window.

New in FRSLibrary 4.4.2 (Jan 1, 2019)

  • Fixed:
  • Trying to show the Documentation Center window when the focus was on a button caused the application to hang indefinitely.
  • Adding another entry to the person/actor/author lists where only the case of the name was different was not allowed.
  • Selection lists in grids weren't properly sized to fit their content.
  • The special-dates settings window did not respond to using keyboard shortcuts at all.
  • The colors settings window did not respond to using keyboard shortcuts for actions such as copying and pasting.
  • Changing the "Main Window" color in the colors settings window did not apply the change until the application was re-started.
  • The settings data file could get corrupted when the application was running when the computer was shut down or rebooted.
  • Web report-generated files that wound up with a "#" character in their file name could cause problems for web browsers (link anchor).
  • Changed:
  • "Extras" tab: if external changes happen to the files selected in its grid, the application now responds to those changes.
  • When a web report is permanently removed from the list, its generated thumbnail and HTML-based files are also deleted.
  • Added:
  • "How-to | Ripping Tracks".
  • "HDR" property to the "A/V" tab for those media types that support High Dynamic Range.
  • "audiobook" value to a Book media's cover type (a dedicated audiobook media type is scheduled to be added in a future release).

New in FRSLibrary 2.3.0 (Dec 2, 2011)

  • Fixed: the spell-checking feature didn't check such items as magazine articles, tracks, book chapters, etc.
  • Fixed: spell-checking feature could misbehave when switching to another media type in main window.
  • Fixed: new dictionary file was downloaded but never moved to the installation directory.
  • Fixed: copying all of a column in the grid didn't copy the column header text.
  • Fixed: highlighted selection range in grid would disappear when application lost the focus.
  • Fixed: clicking on a grid's cell that contains a checkbox didn't allow highlighting of a range of cells.
  • Fixed: when using the "125%" font size in Windows 7, grid icons didn't display correctly.
  • Fixed: invalid e-mail address in the Publisher window didn't allow dismissing window.
  • Fixed: invalid e-mail address in the Checkout tab's Person window didn't allow dismissing window.
  • Fixed: custom web report web pages didn't properly replace blank text with "(none)".
  • Fixed: the automatic-suggestion edit fields didn't properly handle the Enter key.
  • Fixed: automatic downloading of upgrades failed on Windows Vista Pro and Windows 7 Business.
  • Fixed: sometimes extra, unrelated data was shown in the Reserved Report window.
  • Fixed: sometimes using "is equal to at least one of:" data filters didn't apply the filter.
  • Fixed: when sorting a media by "Location", sorting was done alphabetically, even if all are numbers.
  • Fixed: applying a date to a drawing would sometimes not be saved.
  • Fixed: for Slides, the main window's report didn't allow selection of slide tray name.
  • Fixed: not all pop-up windows would immediately respond to font selection changes.
  • Fixed: menu font and colors did not change if the overall Windows' color scheme was changed.
  • Changed: FRSLibrary Settings window's look-n-feel, but still maintains the same functionality.
  • Changed: a lighter color is used for selected grid cells if the focus is not on the grid.
  • Changed: removed context-sensitive help; Info buttons now launch Documentation Center directly.
  • Changed: removed Info and Context tool bar buttons. Access Documentation Center via About button.
  • Changed: FRSLibrary no longer guesses the next chapter number in the Books' Chapter tab.
  • Changed: the main window's reports now show the media item's image thumbnail, if set.
  • Changed: when editing a date in a grid, the calendar is displayed immediately.
  • Changed: Search window's Media Type selection control now defaults to the selected media type.
  • Changed: completely redesigned this Documentation Center to be more "how-to...?" focused.
  • New: Blu-ray Audio media type.
  • New: digital video media type (for digital camera recordings).
  • New: an "Add Folder" button to the Web Report Properties window.
  • New: the "contains" filter type in the Data Filters window.
  • New: the application's color scheme can be changed via FRSLibrary Settings window.
  • New: trial period status bar pane shows the number of days remaining in the trial period.
  • New: a status bar pane shows downloading of new version and then completion of download.
  • New: the size and location of all popup windows is now remembered.
  • New: edit fields within the application now support triple-clicking for selecting the entire field's content.

New in FRSLibrary 2.2.1 (Nov 3, 2011)

  • Fixed: pasting text into multiple cells in a grid caused the first cell's text to always be blank.
  • Fixed: duplicate entries appeared for magazines, publishers, persons, and newspapers selections.
  • Fixed: copy and paste keyboard shortcuts didn't work in the various FRSLibrary Settings window tabs.
  • Fixed: grid context menu, "Undo Other", showed a large number of generic entries.
  • Fixed: switching Libraries left previous Library's entries in selection lists for such edit fields as Artist.
  • Fixed: duplicate camera manufacturer's name appeared in the Digital Photos window's Camera column.
  • Fixed: after editing the Digital Photos window's Description column, the focus went to the Close button.
  • Changed: moved Description column in the Digital Photos window to next to the Title column.
  • Changed: toolbar icons.
  • New: calendar controls have been revised and can now show special dates.
  • New: "FRSLibrary | Request a Feature" menu command.
  • New: Search window's position and size is now remembered.

New in FRSLibrary 2.2.0 (Nov 3, 2011)

  • Fixed: Search window took a long time to close, because it erroneously did another search.
  • Fixed: entering a photo or slide entry's date only (i.e. no time) would cause it to not be remembered.
  • Fixed: Magazine and Newspaper windows were too restrictive in accepting valid subscription costs.
  • Fixed: sorting magazines and newspapers sometimes didn't show the issues in the correct order.
  • Fixed: Digital Photos window's Camera column could list the camera's manufacturer's name twice.
  • Fixed: Person and Publisher settings only allowed U.S.A. for country settings.
  • Fixed: automatically selected publisher and magazine was not saved if no other changes were made.
  • Fixed: sometimes Reserved or Checked-out reports wouldn't print the entry's description.
  • Fixed: a dash in the Series Number field was interpreted as a "negative" series number.
  • Fixed: Series Number with two different series of books by the same author didn't sort correctly.
  • Fixed: pasting multiple lines of text into a grid could cause every other line of text to be ignored.
  • Fixed: adding a Library left no media type to be selected and the main window to not be updated.
  • Fixed: XML conversion of some text could convert to the wrong text.
  • Fixed: XML-generated files are now better formed.
  • Fixed: sometimes the progress bar was "stuck" when generating custom web reports.
  • Fixed: custom web reports flagged to be sorted by a custom field were not actually sorted.
  • Fixed: for certain custom web reports the selected categories were ignored.
  • Fixed: custom web reports with links to blank tag texts caused invalid links in cross-referenced pages.
  • Fixed: film tape width didn't show up in reports.
  • Fixed: slide media was missing several photo properties in reports.
  • Fixed: pressing Cancel button when saving an image file in the Image tab would add the file anyway.
  • Fixed: pressing Copy button in Inventory Summary window would prevent subsequent cell selections.
  • Fixed: automatic closing of the upgrade notification window caused application to crash in Windows XP.
  • Fixed: application would lock-up for a few seconds when checking for upgrades if server was down.
  • Fixed: context-sensitive help for toolbar buttons didn't work under Windows Vista and 7.
  • Fixed: changes in FRSLibrary Settings window's Documentation tab weren't applied to data tabs.
  • Changed: improved the look of the buttons, and some buttons have text added to them.
  • Changed: Album edit field in Photos window is a selection list. You can now manage photo albums.
  • Changed: Tray edit field in Slides main window is a selection list. You can now manage slide trays.
  • Changed: Digital Photos window's Description column displays a multi-line edit field for easier editing.
  • Changed: Digital Photos window now has a Maximize button.
  • Changed: Digital Photos window allows for managing photo albums as well.
  • Changed: Restore Library window is clearer and can now delete archive files.
  • Changed: Search window now recognizes double-quoted text as text to be found exactly.
  • Changed: Search window now recognizes any combination of words entered as the search text.
  • Changed: deleted "Reports | Printed Reports Settings" menu (see Print tab entry below).
  • Changed: photo album custom web report tag from "{ALBUM}" to "{PHOTO_ALBUM}".
  • Changed: the Photos and Slides default custom web report template files.
  • Changed: Blu-ray can now be selected as software distribution media format.
  • Changed: Blu-ray can now be selected as video game distribution media format.
  • New: "Spelling" main menu to allow spell-checking of Library texts.
  • New: custom web and printed reports can be filtered on any data, not just categories.
  • New: Restore Library window now allows for specifying the number of archives to keep for each Library.
  • New: Photo albums and Slide trays can now have a description set for them.
  • New: Description field in Audio CD Information window to display freedb's extended information.
  • New: View button to the Image tab to launch an external viewer or editor software application.
  • New: Font tab of FRSLibrary Settings window controls the font of grids and reports.
  • New: Print tab of FRSLibrary Settings window controls the print margins for printed reports.
  • New: Launch tab of FRSLibrary Settings window controls which applications to launch.
  • New: Data tab of FRSLibrary Settings window controls to which folder Library files are to be saved.
  • New: web report tags {IF_HAVE_CUSTOMVALUE_BEGIN} and {IF_HAVE_CUSTOMVALUE_END}.
  • New: web report tags "{PHOTO_ALBUM_DESC}" and "{TRAY_DESC}".
  • New: Welcome window when the application is run for the first.
  • Backward-compatibility: any "Album" columns in printed reports must be reset to "Photo Album".

New in FRSLibrary 2.1.3 (Nov 3, 2011)

  • Fixed: some cross-referenced links for custom web reports created the wrong links.

New in FRSLibrary 2.1.2 (Nov 3, 2011)

  • Fixed: incorrect version numbers reported for non-U.S. customers.
  • Fixed: Library ID was sorted using only the numbers in the ID, not the entire text

New in FRSLibrary 2.1.1 (Jan 10, 2010)

  • Fixed: version numbers are now correctly handled after upgrading.
  • Fixed: some main menu help topics pointed to the wrong Documentation Center pages.
  • Fixed: Drawing's Entries list text wasn't updated when the drawing's number or revision was changed.
  • Fixed: Electronic tab's File field wasn't reset when a different media item was selected.
  • Fixed: data entered into the Electronic tab's URL field wasn't being saved.
  • Fixed: incorrect cross-references links were generated if content included "#" or ".".
  • Fixed: "{CUSTOMVALUE_...}" tags weren't correctly replaced when there was no text set for them.
  • Fixed: Web report tag "{WEBREPORT_DATE}" wasn't replaced with real data.
  • Fixed: All data in the Import window is now imported, even if source file contained duplicate entries.
  • Fixed: When importing slides or photos without a date and time, an arbitrary date-time was assigned.
  • Fixed: The time field for slides and photos wasn't being cleared when the Delete key was pressed.
  • Added the ability for the Search window to immediately respond to any new or changed data.
  • Added the ability for the Get CD Info window to immediately respond to any new or changed CD data.

New in FRSLibrary 2.1.0 (Dec 10, 2009)

  • It fixes all reported problems, including Windows Vista incompatibilities, adds support for eight new media types, and sports several new features that we hope you will enjoy. Due to a problem in the automatic upgrading feature, you must download the installation program and run it. Simply install over top of your previous installation, if you have installed FRSLibrary before.

New in FRSLibrary 2.0.4 (Jul 9, 2009)

  • Automatic upgrade changes due to change in web site hosting company.

New in FRSLibrary 2.0.3 (Jul 9, 2009)

  • Fixed: Installation problems related to paid-for versions.

New in FRSLibrary 2.0.2 (Jul 9, 2009)

  • Fixed: Installation problems when run on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit).

New in FRSLibrary 2.0.1 (Dec 10, 2008)

  • Fixed: Automatic upgrading was implemented but not enabled.
  • Fixed: Sometimes searching for text would show entries that don't contain that text.
  • Fixed: The Entries selection list would not sort the content when data was changed or added.
  • Fixed: Drop-down calendar remained displayed when a date was selected.
  • Fixed: Sometimes the cells in the Custom tab's grid could be edited when it wasn't appropriate.
  • Fixed: The Custom tab's grid didn't have a right mouse click context menu.
  • Fixed: During importing of video tapes their Library IDs were not updated to the right format.
  • Fixed: Sorting by dates in reports was done alphanumerically rather than chronologically.
  • Fixed: Entering "&" in a report cell caused it to change to "&&".
  • Fixed: Not selecting the category for magazine web reports generated no web pages.
  • Fixed: Occasionally the {LENGTH} web report tag was substituted with the wrong number.
  • Fixed: Some data values were omitted in web reports.
  • Fixed: Renaming a web report didn't rename any existing web page files.
  • Improved the detection of duplicate entries during importing.
  • Improved the progress bar for generating web reports so that it shows immediately.
  • Changed the length property name to "Length" from "Length (h:mm)" or "(Length (mm:ss)".
  • Renamed web report tags {LENGTH_(MM:SS)} and {LENGTH_(H:MM)} to {LENGTH}.
  • Pressing the Enter key while in the Search window's edit field starts the search.
  • Added support for D-VHS, S-VHS, MiniDV, Digital-S, and Digital8 video tapes.
  • The "Re-locate Media" button now makes the selected location the default for that media type.
  • Updated this Documentation Center.

New in FRSLibrary 2.0.0 (Nov 7, 2008)

  • Fixed all reported bugs.
  • Updated the user interface to match our other products.
  • Automatic upgrading is now implemented (applies to releases made after this one).
  • Removed "FRSLibrary | Check for Updates..." menu command.
  • Important private data, such as Software passwords, are now encrypted in the data file.
  • Added Logging tab to "FRSLibrary Settings" window.
  • Creating a new Library no longer uses a wizard.
  • Removed "Library | Merge..." menu command.
  • Moved "Edit | Library Notes..." menu command to "Library | Notes...".
  • Removed "Edit | Global Data Changes..." menu command.
  • Deleting all media items of one type is now done via the "Edit | Delete All..." menu command.
  • Managing categories is now done via the "Edit | Categories..." menu command.
  • Added the "Edit | Update Length Field..." menu command.
  • The "View" menu now only shows those media types shown on the left side of the application.
  • Completely redesigned the Custom Print Reports interface, so that it is easier to use.
  • Completely redesigned the Custom Web Reports interface, so that it is easier to use.
  • For new Libraries, default web reports are automatically available and configured.
  • Redesigned the Reserved and Checked-out report interfaces.
  • The "Edit | Wishlist..." menu command has been removed.
  • If you had wish list items before, they have been moved to a separate Wish List Library.
  • The last-selected item for each media type is now remembered.
  • Added support for Blu-ray, recordable Blu-ray, HD DVD, and recordable HD DVD media types.
  • If a DVD was flagged as "HDTV" in the previous versions, it will now be converted to a HD DVD.
  • Moved the "f" button (for Library ID formatting) in the main window to the button bar above.
  • New "Report" button displays a simple report for the media types' entries.
  • This new Report is easily configured, and its settings are remembered.
  • From this new Report, you can easily print and/or export the entries.
  • Removed the "Reports | Basic Printed Reports" menu (use the new Report button).
  • Removed the "Reports | Text Output Reports" menu (use the new Report button).
  • Removed the "Reports | Blank Data Entry Forms" menu (use the new Report button).
  • Updated the Audio tab with all the latest audio formats.
  • The "Reports" tab has been renamed to "Image" to associate an image with an item.
  • It is now possible to remove a previously-selected image in the "Image" tab.
  • Custom values are now better integrated in web and print reports, and can be searched for.
  • Custom web report tags have been renamed to better match their user interface names.
  • Magazines now also have an "Image" tab.
  • Publishers information is now stored such that any FRSLibrary Library can access that data.
  • Magazines publisher information is stored such that any FRSLibrary Library can access it.
  • Reserved-to person information is stored such that any FRSLibrary Library can access that data.
  • Checked-out-to person information is stored such that any Library can access that data.
  • Checkout button has been removed from the main window and it is now the "Checkout" tab.
  • Checkout feature has been redesigned to be more intuitive and to store historical information.
  • Added support for "Enhanced CD" CDs.
  • Recordable media now show the amount of space (time) remaining on the media.
  • Reel-to-reel now uses feet (distance unit) rather than time units for overall length.
  • All popular video game consoles are now supported.
  • Date entry can now be done via a flexible data entry field or an intuitive calendar interface.
  • It is easier to flag all media items of a type as having been moved to another physical location.
  • The status bar now shows how many media items are in the list for the selected media type.
  • The status bar now shows how many media items are reserved and/or checked-out.
  • Completely redesigned this Documentation Center.