What's new in Hathi Download Helper 1.1.6
May 16, 2018
- Bug fixes:
- Increased timeout for pdf merging process.
- Fixed crash on manual pdf merging process.
- Updated restriction check for image download.
- Adapted default font settings for Mac OS.
- New features:
- Added simple view mode
- Added 1-click-download feature
- Added forward connection check for proxy server
New in Hathi Download Helper 1.1.5 (Dec 20, 2017)
- Bug fixes:
- Removed obsolete proxy sources.
- Improved auto proxy feature.
- Added SQL
- database.
- Added option to remove downloaded page data automatically.
New in Hathi Download Helper 1.1.4 (Jul 24, 2017)
- Bug fixes: Fixed connection problems to hathitrust webpage.
- Fixed broken feedback form.
New in Hathi Download Helper 1.1.3 (Sep 7, 2016)
- Bug fixes: fixed failure when merging books with more than 1300 pages, fixed
- automatic update check feature.
- New features: Download whole books as 1 pdf when whole book download is available,
- added Pdf merging dialog to merge arbitrary pdf files.
New in Hathi Download Helper 1.1.2 (Jun 10, 2016)
- Bug fixes:
- fixed and improved autoproxy feature.
- Changes:
- enabled resize of GUI
- added message / bug report feature
New in Hathi Download Helper 1.1.1 (May 24, 2016)
- Changes: adjustments to obtain SSL/TLS compatibility for https requests, which is required for new hathitrust API (Following features are disabled: AutoProxy /
- WebProxy).
New in Hathi Download Helper 1.1.0 (Dec 2, 2014)
- Bug fixes: fixed possible application crash on proxy activation, fixed PDFTK problems with too long file paths.
- Changes: disabled change-over from WebProxy to AutoProxy feature and vice versa during download, revised behaviour of various GUI controls to improve usability
New in Hathi Download Helper 1.0.9 (Oct 27, 2014)
- Updated GUI, added link collector feature, added history feature, added automatic proxy feature (including US proxies): 'AutoProxy', added verification check for proxy connections, improved pdf merging process, added field for copyright information, added check for corrupted pdf and image files, added automatic download resume in case of corrupted pdf files, minor bug fixes, changed development environment to Qt 4.8.0
New in Hathi Download Helper 1.0.8 (May 7, 2014)
- Adjustments due to changes in hathitrust.org link structure.
New in Hathi Download Helper 1.0.7 (Mar 31, 2014)
- added new download options: webproxies, resume of book downloads,
- added user settings dialog
- added auto-update option
- coding: separated GUI from file downloader.
New in Hathi Download Helper 1.0.6 (Oct 30, 2013)
- bug fixes: lost destination path for single pdf-file creation, application crash on manual file selection.
- Added new features for batch job dialog: 'edit book', 'load job', 'save job', added gimmicks for Halloween and Christmas, minor changes.
New in Hathi Download Helper 1.0.5 (Aug 20, 2013)
- re-implementation of all GUI elements and dialogs, fixed text clipping of GUI elements, fixed page shrinking on pdf creation due to long ocr text, improved download speed, re-designed help file
New in Hathi Download Helper 1.0.4 (Jul 3, 2013)
- improved download performance by using parallel download requests (it is really much faster now :-D ), added encryption for proxy password, added 'check for update' feature, added batch job feature for downloading several books at once, added link export function
New in Hathi Download Helper 1.0.3 (Jul 3, 2013)
- bug fix for proxy type selection.
- moved pdf merge & conversion into QThread worker to eliminate freezing effect of GUI during processing.
- Changed usage from QPixmap to QImage for pdf creation.
- Changed OCR text extraction method to reduce memory usage(QWebkit is really greedy).
- Improved text font size adjustment method.
- Added Author and Publisher information.
- Changed Windows installer creation from QT framework installer to inno setup compiler to fix kernel32.dll error on win XP.
New in Hathi Download Helper 1.0.2 (Jul 3, 2013)
- changed development environment to 4.7.4, added compiler switch for qt 5.x, tested on linux and windows system, added options for GUI style and fonts, updated GUI, bug fix for missing ocr files, reduced freezing effect of GUI during pdf creation, added 'pdftk' binary for linux/OS, added selection for proxy type,
New in Hathi Download Helper 1.0.1 (Jul 3, 2013)
- fixed bug in image resolution setting after 'page setup' dialog, renamed images files in qt resources, copied image files in application directory