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Hardcopy Changelog

What's new in Hardcopy 2024.04.16

Apr 16, 2024
  • The calculation of the character size has been adjusted in various dialog windows. The descenders of g, p, q, and y were not fully displayed.

New in Hardcopy 2024.01.15 (Jan 16, 2024)

  • For the "Send" function (mail), the font, font size and font color can be specified under "Settings → Options → Headings".

New in Hardcopy 2023.09.29 (Sep 29, 2023)

  • Internal changes.

New in Hardcopy 2023.07.13 (Jul 13, 2023)

  • In the 'Rectangle' function, the ESC key did not work when the Hardopy window was not in the foreground.
  • Adjustment for SAPGUI 7.70.

New in Hardcopy 2023.05.08 (May 8, 2023)

  • If the "Insert Cursor" function is selected under "Settings → Functions", then the mouse pointer is inserted or printed out in the set size.
  • When using the drawing functions, the status bar shows what is possible using additional keys (CTRL/ALT).

New in Hardcopy 2023.01.20 (Jan 20, 2023)

  • Under Windows 11, Microsoft delivers incorrect values for the window positions in the Office programs, which led to an unfavorable position of the hardcopy printer icon.
  • A correction can be made by making an entry under "Settings → Options → Printer Icon" → Recommended entry

New in Hardcopy 2022.05.03 (May 3, 2022)

  • A new toolbar could not be created.
  • (Error message: "Encountered an improber argument")

New in Hardcopy 2022.02.23 (Feb 23, 2022)

  • The hardcopy printer icon was not displayed on certain monitors with office programs.

New in Hardcopy 2022.02.18 (Feb 18, 2022)

  • The hardcopy printer icon was displayed too narrow on certain monitors. (Error in Microsoft function "LogicalToPhysicalPointForPerMonitorDPI")

New in Hardcopy 2021.08.02 (Aug 2, 2021)

  • Adjustment for Windows 11.

New in Hardcopy 2021.05.11 (May 11, 2021)

  • New MSI version, with this version a simple update is possible, an uninstallation is no longer necessary.
  • The MSI parameters have changed, if you use Hardcopy setup parameters (e.g .: SetupIniDir), please refer to the technical documentation.

New in Hardcopy 2021.03.25 (Mar 25, 2021)

  • If you hold down the Cntrl key while drawing arrows (with the toolbar at the bottom of the window), a double arrow is drawn.
  • With "Capture → Window" or "Capture → Object" the selection is now marked with a green frame.

New in Hardcopy 2021.02.12 (Feb 12, 2021)

  • New online support application, no input is required, no IP address, no password, ...
  • Unnecessary dump after an error message is no longer generated.

New in Hardcopy 2020.11.12 (Nov 12, 2020)

  • If the mouse pointer is over the printer symbol, the current function assignment is displayed.
  • The display of this tooltip can be switched on or off via "Settings ? Options ? Printer Icon ? Show tooltip".
  • Error in the Winword interface: The error message is now also output in plain text..

New in Hardcopy 2020.06.28 (Sep 26, 2020)

  • If an area outside the image was selected when cutting, an error could occur.
  • The Powershell script for sending emails is now signed.
  • The tolerance for the drawing functions is now saved for each tool.

New in Hardcopy 2020.06.09 (Jun 9, 2020)

  • The representation was not corrected when moving toolbars or individual buttons.
  • The function "Reset all toolbars when starting Hardcopy" does not always work.
  • Reading the registry has been optimized.
  • The size limit of 255x255 bits has been removed for the icon format.
  • Adjustment for Windows 10. (authorization problem when sending with Outlook)

New in Hardcopy 2020.04.30 (Apr 30, 2020)

  • When multi-monitor mode, the Hardcopy printer icon was incorrect or not shown.
  • (The operating system provides incorrect values for the symbol positions in the title bar with the current Windows update.)

New in Hardcopy 2020.04.28 (Apr 28, 2020)

  • When multi-monitor mode, the Hardcopy printer icon was incorrect or not shown.
  • (The operating system provides incorrect values for the symbol positions in the title bar with the current Windows update.)

New in Hardcopy 2020.04.15 (Apr 15, 2020)

  • The "Scan" menu was not displayed.

New in Hardcopy 2020.03.11 (Mar 11, 2020)

  • If no Hardcopy printer icon is displayed in SAPGUI, you can select nSAP under "Settings → Options → Intern".

New in Hardcopy 2020.02.01 (Feb 1, 2020)

  • Fixed bug with "Insert text". (If no rectangle selected, it could cause a program termination.)

New in Hardcopy 2020.01.08 (Jan 8, 2020)

  • You can now change the size of the "Open" window and the "Save as" window.
  • In the "Options Window" the column width was not adjusted when changing the DPI.
  • DPI scaling for line width, transparency / tolerance and zoom factor adjusted.

New in Hardcopy 2019.11.28 (Nov 28, 2019)

  • If an attribute was deleted during the font selection in the function "Insert text", then this was ignored.
  • (e.g., "no underline" or "no strikeout")
  • If "Picture as attachment" was selected under "Settings → Options → Mail" then this was ignored.

New in Hardcopy 2019.09.30 (Sep 30, 2019)

  • The menus "Wheel" and "Image List" are now no longer displayed by default, you can be switched on via the "Settings" menu.

New in Hardcopy 2019.08.14 (Aug 14, 2019)

  • If the Hardcopy window was minimized using the "Close" symbol in the system tray, then no printer icon was displayed for a short time.
  • Better diagnostic option.

New in Hardcopy 2019.06.07 (Jun 8, 2019)

  • Outlook Mail or Mapi is now realized via Powershell.
  • (This function can be turned off with "Settings → Options → Intern", select "noPSmail".)

New in Hardcopy 2019.03.20 (Mar 20, 2019)

  • Optional support of 64 bit MAPI.
  • (The MAPI 64-bit support can be turned on with "Settings → Options → Intern", select "PS Mail".)

New in Hardcopy 2019.01.14 (Jan 14, 2019)

  • Adaptation Hardcopy-Basic-Script to Windows 10.
  • The right Ctrl key can be used to move a selection faster.
  • Printing from the Hardcopy-Image-Viewer corrected.
  • File format EMF updated.

New in Hardcopy 2018.08.03 (Aug 3, 2018)

  • Adjustment for Windows 10 - If the computer is locked with "Windows key + L" and selected in the Hardcopy settings "Always On Top", then the setting "Always On Top" is canceled for the time of the locking.

New in Hardcopy 2018.07.27 (Jul 27, 2018)

  • If Citrix has trouble drawing the Hardcopy crosshairs (for the rectangle function), the option "E1=r-Sleep" can now be selected under "Settings → Options → Intern" and under "E1:" a number, e.g. 50 for "wait 50 milliseconds" are entered.
  • In the old "Insert Text" function, the focus is now set to the text at startup.
  • If the Hardcopy Basic Editor is open, when closing Hardcopy this editor also closed.
  • Problem with Samsung printer driver fixed.

New in Hardcopy 2018.04.16 (Apr 16, 2018)

  • Security Update.

New in Hardcopy 2017.11.29 (Nov 29, 2017)

  • Have the Hardcopy window an incorrect size or position (for example, outside the monitor), the size and location will be set by the operating system.

New in Hardcopy 2017.11.22 (Nov 22, 2017)

  • If a printer was selected under "Settings → Functions", (possibly) no printout was made. (for example with a Kyocera printer)

New in Hardcopy 2017.11.08 (Nov 8, 2017)

  • Adjustment for Windows 10 - Update 1709: The toolbars were (possibly) not displayed correctly.

New in Hardcopy 2017.19.24 (Oct 24, 2017)

  • Adjustment for Windows 10 - Update 1709: The program Hardcopy was not terminated automatically.

New in Hardcopy 2017.08.14 (Aug 14, 2017)

  • One of the last Windows 10 updates contains an error in high-DPI processing, which is noticeable when a toolbar is created, this error can be bypassed with "no DpiUn" under "Settings → Options → Intern".
  • DPI Scaling under "Settings → Functions" corrected.

New in Hardcopy 2017.02.01 (Jul 30, 2017)

  • Adjustment for Windows 10: High-DPI scaling with multi-monitor support

New in Hardcopy 2016.04.01 (Apr 1, 2016)

  • In "Settings → Functions" you can select by "Insert into current image" whether the image should be inserted below (v) or right (>).
  • In "Settings → Functions" is now the function "Process Hardcopy window" available. In this case, no new image is created, but the current image in the Hardcopy window is used.
  • In "Settings → Functions" you can select "File → Close", as a result at the end of the processing the image is closed and it can start a new process, for example, a new image list.

New in Hardcopy 2016.03.01 (Mar 2, 2016)

  • Adjustment for Windows 10

New in Hardcopy 2016.02.18 (Mar 2, 2016)

  • Security Update: The program Hardcopy is now protected with a 256 bit key. This version should be installed until 2017.01.01 (from that date Microsoft requires a 256-bit key)

New in Hardcopy 2015.12.01 (Dec 2, 2015)

  • Adjustment for Windows 10

New in Hardcopy 2015.11.11 (Nov 11, 2015)

  • Some improvements and various optimizations.
  • The number of prints can now be specified. (under "Settings → Functions" and "Settings → Options → Printer")

New in Hardcopy 2015.10.14 (Oct 14, 2015)

  • Some improvements and various optimizations.

New in Hardcopy 2015.07.29 (Oct 14, 2015)

  • Adjustment for Windows 10

New in Hardcopy 2015.04.25 (Oct 14, 2015)

  • In "Settings → Functions" the selected features were not updated when the "Back" button was used.

New in Hardcopy 2015.04.10 (Oct 14, 2015)

  • A window will appear when the hardcopy function was terminated (corresponding to the acoustic signal), this setting can be made under "Settings → Options → Extra".
  • The SAP marking and the SAP printer icon can be moved if entered the class name "SAP_FRONTEND_SESSION" under "Settings → Options → Printers icon." The shift can be entered under X-Pos and Y-Pos.

New in Hardcopy 2015.03.02 (Oct 14, 2015)

  • The last window position and window size is now used again. (if under "Options -> Open/Close" the option "Windows Standard" selected)
  • With "Save As" the Hardcopy window was not minimized.

New in Hardcopy 2015.02.03 (Oct 14, 2015)

  • Adjustment for Windows 10

New in Hardcopy 2015.01.16 (Oct 14, 2015)

  • The Hardcopy icon in the system tray was not always displayed.

New in Hardcopy 2014.10.06 (Oct 14, 2015)

  • Adjustment for Windows 10

New in Hardcopy 2014.08.22 (Oct 14, 2015)

  • Adjustment for Windows XP

New in Hardcopy 2014.07.22 (Oct 14, 2015)

  • Problem with the Canon printer driver on Windows 7 eliminated.

New in Hardcopy 2014.01.01 (Dec 21, 2013)

  • New functions: "Shift Region" (Menu Edit → Select → ...). These functions allow a selection to be shift to the left, right, up or down.

New in Hardcopy 2013.11.01 (Nov 1, 2013)

  • Adjustment for Windows 8.1
  • For windows with automatic DPI adjustment now the printer icon appears in the correct position.

New in Hardcopy 2013.09.02 (Sep 2, 2013)

  • Adjustments for Microsoft Word 2013.
  • The toolbar can now be more easily recovered.
  • For a single toolbar via "Settings → Tool Bar", select the desired toolbar and click on "Reset". Do you want to reset all the toolbars, then you should use "Reset all toolbars at the next start of Hardcopy".

New in Hardcopy 2013.02.18 (Feb 18, 2013)

  • Settings sets: You can now select the set which the program Hardcopy should be started. This setting can only be changed in Set 1. (under Settings → Options → Setting-Sets)

New in Hardcopy 2013.02.01 (Feb 18, 2013)

  • The keyboard layout may be different depending on Setting-Set.
  • The dialog "Intern" (under "Settings → Options") is now only available in Set 1 and is valid for all sets.
  • In the function "Start Tool" now the last opened or saved file is used.

New in Hardcopy 2012.12.11 (Feb 18, 2013)

  • New function "Rectangle repeat" in "Settings functions." (This function repeats the last rectangle function in position and size.)
  • Hardcopy printers driver adjustment for 64-bit computers.
  • In SAP on Windows 7 could not multi-line texts are copied.

New in Hardcopy 2012.12.06 (Dec 6, 2012)

  • Adjustments for Windows 8.
  • At SAP, the number of lines were calculated incorrectly by the print in landscape mode the image was printed too small.

New in Hardcopy 2012.10.29 (Nov 16, 2012)

  • The line width is now stored for each tool separately. (rectangle, circle, ...)

New in Hardcopy 2012.10.10 (Nov 16, 2012)

  • As an administrator can now be sent using Outlook.
  • In Word and Outlook could not be select text, was used the Hardcopy function "Open Hardcopy window".

New in Hardcopy 2012.09.01 (Nov 16, 2012)

  • Adjustments for Windows 8.

New in Hardcopy 2012.08.01 (Nov 16, 2012)

  • Adjustments for Office 2013.

New in Hardcopy 2012.07.14 (Nov 16, 2012)

  • On some PCs, the Windows program directory could not be determined. In these cases, you are prompted for the program directory.
  • If Hardcopy and Outlook started with different permissions, an error is displayed when you send.

New in Hardcopy 2012.07.08 (Nov 16, 2012)

  • With version 6.7.2012, the program Hardcopy is protected via UAC. Unfortunately, Microsoft Outlook does not work with protected programs. This problem is solved with this version.

New in Hardcopy 2012.07.06 (Nov 16, 2012)

  • Generated PDF files in the Viewer displayed too large.
  • Newline was ignored when saving / restoring the settings.
  • When changing a design now the printer icon will be adjusted and repositioned.
  • Windows 8: Displays the Hardcopy-Printer-Icon on the Metro-Apps and on the Metro-Start-Screen.

New in Hardcopy 2012.06.14 (Nov 16, 2012)

  • Under "Settings → Options → Mail" you can now by "Standard e-mail address" up to 4 email addresses entered ( separated by the character | ), in this case, the function "Send" offered a dialog, in which the desired mail address can be selected..
  • When inserting small image files, the image was not always displayed.