HovText Changelog

What's new in HovText 2024-February-2

Feb 3, 2024
  • Signed application with an (IV) code signing certificate (valid for 10 years)
  • Fixed it could not display clipboard entries with more than 64Kb text in the clipboard list
  • Fixed it will not briefly show application window at Windows startup (before minimizing it)
  • Fixed showing images in the clipboard list is now much faster
  • Added new UI
  • Added saving clipboard entries to local computer (encrypted)
  • Added possibility to exclude applications from being processed by HovText
  • Added "Welcome Guide" at first launch
  • Added "Start as disabled"
  • Added possibility to scroll and select with mouse in clipboard list
  • Added application icon from where the clipboard come from
  • Added showing memory consumption under "Advanced" tab
  • Added favorites can be marked in "Search" interface (now referred to as "clipboard list")
  • Added possibility to search for transparent images
  • Added check for folder write access
  • Added shortcut in "Start Menu"
  • Added it will close clipboard list when it looses focus
  • Removed "Instant-select" interface
  • Removed reporting of CPU architecture
  • Changed CPU architecture from supporting both 32-bit and 64-bit to now 64-bit only
  • Changed default key for "Toggle favorite entry"
  • Changed "Toggle favorite entry" no longer can be set to alpha-numeric characters including Space
  • Changed it will not process/copy clipboard at startup or application enabling
  • Changed display of images in clipboard list will auto-fit to element size
  • Changed the "Auto-install" method
  • Changed deleting an entry will no longer jump to the top of the list
  • Changed prompt for "too big troubleshooting file" will only show if logging is active
  • Changed executable/DLL packaging method (replaced Costura/Fody with ILRepack)
  • Refactored and parallelized clipboard handling
  • Refactoring of code and a few trivial changes and fixes

New in HovText 2023-September-20 (Sep 20, 2023)

  • Fixed that headline height now takes font size in consideration
  • Fixed some custom colors were wrongly set
  • Fixed that setting hotkey for toggling application on/off should not be dependent on enabled history
  • Added "Search" interface, which is actually a new mode of operation
  • Added possibility to always paste original (formatted) text
  • Added "Colors" tab and rearranged location of elements
  • Added showing hotkeys for interfaces in "General" tab
  • Changed "Instant-select" interface can be disabled (was previously the only solution available)
  • Changed "Enable favorites" is default not enabled at new installations (first launch)
  • Removed the "Privacy" tab again as the UI got a little crowded
  • Refactored some code and a few minor changes

New in HovText 2023-May-17 (May 17, 2023)

  • Fixed display handling, so it now remembers used display setups
  • Fixed that HovText will not process its own clipboard entries
  • Fixed at Windows startup and application launch, that troubleshooting logfile was wrongly initialized
  • Fixed launching another "HovText.exe" file, in another directory, will start this file after Windows startup
  • Fixed it briefly showed wrong icon at startup, if behaviour was set to "Paste only on hotkey"
  • Fixed it will show a (meaningful) message, if Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 (or newer) is not available
  • Changed "Start with Windows" is default enabled when launched the first time
  • Changed application launch, so it takes the current clipboard as the first element
  • Changed it will show "Settings" instead of a warning when trying to launch multiple instances
  • Changed "Width" and "Height" can be 100% in "Layout"
  • Changed "Layout" sliders are not dependent on each other
  • Changed "Check for updates online" is now mandatory
  • Refactored some code and a few minor changes
  • Added auto-install functionality (experimental)
  • Added "Open executable location" under "Advanced"
  • Added original + new square icons as an option
  • Added full customizable color styling
  • Added customizable margin to edges
  • Added "Privacy" tab with information on user data
  • Added possibility to attach troubleshooting logfile in "Feedback"
  • Added handling if troubleshooting logfile gets larger than 10MB
  • Added commandline option for "Exit"
  • Added commandline option for "Clean-up and exit"

New in HovText 2021-March-3 (Mar 3, 2021)

  • Fixed missing active border on picture history entries
  • Fixed re-enabling application will enable dependent fields correctly when history is disabled
  • Fixed if history is disabled then images will not be processed at all
  • Removed "restore last text" when in Excel as it gave more problems than it solved
  • Added favorite history entries
  • Added selection of screen where to display the history list (contribution by "FNI")
  • Added support for a couple of additional image formats (formats with image and color)

New in HovText 2021-January-27 (Feb 3, 2021)

  • Fixed pasting text will now support unicode characters
  • Fixed an exception error when copying an image
  • Fixed an error when copying a text or form in Excel
  • Fixed a SSL connectivity error with the update channel - forced it to use TLS 1.2 as minimum
  • Changed to use .NET Framework 4.8 to support TLS 1.3 communication
  • It is now possible to download the newest development version
  • Added "Advanced" tab
  • Added "Feedback" tab

New in HovText 3.0.4110.27863 Beta (Mar 30, 2012)

  • Totally rewritten (now requires Microsoft .NET Framework)
  • Much simpler Settings but with better options
  • It now also shows pictures in history
  • It will notify when a new (stable?) version is released

New in HovText 2.0 (Mar 30, 2012)

  • Major bug - when two HovText applications runs simultaneous in a VNC session it crashes both VNC and HovText
  • Major bug - the unformatted clipboard data size can now be 4GB instead of 32KB
  • Minor bug - when you doubleclick the trayicon the window is hidden in the back
  • Insignificant bug - the order, when stepped through the keyboard, at the configuration page is not logical
  • Windows Installer - HovText can be installed and uninstalled through Add/Remove Programs
  • History - possibility to recreate old copied text (a simple clipoard manager)
  • Possibility to recreate the original clipboard contents when HovText is disabled
  • Possibility to also specify a regular expression seachstring as a linktype
  • Possibility to remove identical lines
  • The first time HovText is started, it comes with an info popup that tells, that HovText is started
  • HovText now operates with its own memory scope
  • The filesize is sharply reduced (from 1,1MB to 0,51MB)

New in HovText 1.0 (Mar 30, 2012)

  • Sourcecode - Codeoptimization and comments inside the code
  • Translation - Italian language
  • Translation - Swedish language
  • Long delay when HovText was started first and then copying into fx. Outlook (fixed)
  • Language selection sorted alphabetical

New in HovText 0.8 (Mar 30, 2012)

  • Single click on task tray icon activates/deactivates the program
  • When you delete an own-defined linkfield it will also be deleted from the registry

New in HovText 0.7 (Mar 30, 2012)

  • Links - posibillity to choose what links to copy (email, web, movies, pictures etc.)
  • Double click on task tray icon - to get the Settings
  • CPU consumption in WinXP - rarely when on copy, the Hovtext process could take drastic CPU resources

New in HovText 0.6 (Mar 30, 2012)

  • Major bug - when used with "Copy only on hotkey" it is not possible to paste into eg. Word etc. (fixed)
  • Include the "BSD License, Revised" inside the source package
  • Language - german, french and dutch added
  • Language - possibility to change between languages
  • Major bug - it is not possible to copy binary files in Windows (fixed)
  • At copy only links - MailTo and javascript tags removed
  • Minor bug - registry settings are now saved on changes and not when the program is closed
  • Minor bug - OpTool coexistence (HovText now access the clipboard once instead of every 5 seconds)

New in HovText 0.5 (Mar 30, 2012)

  • Minor bug - error if you open a dialog box twice (fixed)
  • Feature - mode of operation regarding "always active or only active on hotkey". Now it is "Copy only on hotkey"
  • Icon - finalized icons
  • Icon - there are now three icons (depending on hotkey function)
  • Feature - copy only links

New in HovText 0.4 (Mar 30, 2012)

  • Minor bug - if you choose the same hotkey it only deactivates the application (fixed)
  • Minor bug - hinttext in tray when active/inactive fixed
  • Minor bug - error if you open a dialog box twice
  • About - new picture
  • General - only possible to startup one instance of the application
  • Feature - automatic startup with Windows
  • Feature - remove leading/trailing whitespaces
  • Feature - remove leading/trailing linebreaks
  • Feature - mode of operation (always active or only active on hotkey)

New in HovText 0.3 (Mar 30, 2012)

  • Icon - new icons in tray
  • Menu - new menu item (Options)
  • Menu - new menu item (About)
  • Feature - remove all registry settings for the current user
  • Feature - possibillity to specify startup condition (active, inactive or as last condition)
  • Feature - possibillity to use your own custom made icons
  • Feature - hotkey. Activates or deactivates the application
  • Feature - multiple users support on the same machine (creates settings in registry)
  • Registry - creates key [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\The Hovgaard Klan\HovText\]
  • Registry - creates value [..\HovText\HotKey]
  • Registry - creates value [..\HovText\StartAs]
  • Registry - creates value [..\HovText\LastState]
  • Minor bug - if you choose the same hotkey it only deactivates the application

New in HovText 0.2 (Mar 30, 2012)

  • Icon - there are now two icons (active/inactive)
  • Icon - new icons in tray
  • Language - autodetect danish/english language in themenu
  • Menu - when focus is removed from the menu it disapears
  • First sourcekode released