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Khan Desktop Changelog

What's new in Khan Desktop 0.9.5.7 Beta

Nov 8, 2017
  • Added search feature.
  • Added text selection to Contents Tab right
  • pane.
  • Improved unicode support.
  • Fixed errors due to duplicate topic titles
  • in Contents Tab.
  • Fixed text display errors when wrapping some
  • newlines.

New in Khan Desktop 0.9.5.6 Beta (Jun 9, 2017)

  • Fixed error when updating from the Update Tab.
  • Unable to fix application update on some XP systems for new SourceForge HTTPS - secure channel support outdated. Users will need todownload the latest version from SourceForge.

New in Khan Desktop 0.9.5.5 Beta (Jun 8, 2016)

  • Fixed video streaming errors.
  • Updated vlc player to v2.2.2.
  • Fixed errors when updating from the Update Tab.

New in Khan Desktop 0.9.5.4 Beta (Nov 7, 2015)

  • Fixed error when updating from the Update Tab.

New in Khan Desktop 0.9.5.3 Beta (May 5, 2015)

  • Fixed error when updating from the Update Tab.
  • Fixed crash caused by video description text being too large for the Info Tips displayed in the Contents Pane.
  • KA has fixed the issue of slow URL connections when streaming videos - however some videos may take 10 seconds or so to begin playing.

New in Khan Desktop 0.9.5.2 Beta (Jan 8, 2015)

  • Improved user interface handling of long response times and time-outs when streaming videos.
  • Shipping with KA Contents from October 2014 as fast response URL's were present at that time.
  • Updating the Contents may slow down response times due to current KA server settings.

New in Khan Desktop 0.9.5.1 Beta (Dec 5, 2014)

  • Fixed video viewing History bug caused by improper handling of new video URLs
  • in the latest Update Tab updates.

New in Khan Desktop 0.9.5 Beta (Dec 5, 2014)

  • Fixed a potential bug when a video viewing history is created for some users east of Greenwich, UK.
  • Fixed the List Video Files tool's scroll bars not displaying properly at times.

New in Khan Desktop 0.9.4 Beta (Dec 5, 2014)

  • Fixed the hidden left pane unhiding when resizing the main window frame.
  • Fixed right pane scroll bar not scrolling all of the text.
  • Fixed right pane text not wrapping properly.
  • Added mouse wheel scrolling of right pane text - click right pane to activate.
  • Improved VLC redraw after resizing right pane.
  • Fixed total video time calc for topics.

New in Khan Desktop 0.9.3 Beta (Dec 5, 2014)

  • Improved the History Repair functionality. This should salvage many more History items after Updating the Contents.
  • Changed the way history items are counted. Previously, a viewed video listed under multiple topics would be counted as multiple history items. Now, only individual videos are counted.
  • Added a Merge History feature. History backups can now be added to the current history.
  • Fixed a text formatting error.
  • Updated the help file.

New in Khan Desktop 0.9.2 Beta (Dec 5, 2014)

  • Fixed bug causing corrupted Khan data when updating from the Update Tab.
  • Improved error handling. A dump file is now created if an error occurs. This also
  • disables Khan Desktop from running on Windows 2000.
  • Removed the Rename Files tool which was used for version 0.8.4.
  • Removed ordering of videos by date added in Update Tab - they should be left in the original Khan Academy order.
  • Misc. minor fixes.
  • Updated the help file.

New in Khan Desktop 0.9.1 Beta (Apr 26, 2013)

  • Fixed Topics being placed under a single "The Root of All Knowledge" topic after updating from the Update Tab.
  • Note the "Root of All Knowledge" parent topic is never used by Khan Desktop.

New in Khan Desktop 0.9.0 Beta (Apr 5, 2013)

  • Improved handling of malformed Khan data when updating from the Update Tab.
  • Fixed rare occasional crash when connecting to the internet in the Update Tab.

New in Khan Desktop 0.8.9 Beta (Mar 20, 2013)

  • Fixed failed Update Tab processing of downloaded Khan Academy data

New in Khan Desktop 0.8.8 Beta (Mar 11, 2013)

  • Fixed superfluous topic titles created when updating from the Update Tab.

New in Khan Desktop 0.8.7 Beta (Mar 1, 2013)

  • Improved Update Tab processing of downloaded Khan Academy data. Note this relocates some
  • Algebra Function topics to Trigonometry.

New in Khan Desktop 0.8.6 Beta (Mar 1, 2013)

  • Added a tool which lists downloaded video files by their Khan Titles, and provides for their copy and deletion.
  • Moved the Finance Economics topics to Science Economics and Cryptography topics to Applied Math.
  • Updated setup for optional shortcuts on the Desktop and in the Programs Menu.
  • Updated help.

New in Khan Desktop 0.8.5 Beta (Mar 1, 2013)

  • Right clicking on any Topic now displays video download options - expanding the Topic first is no longer neccessary.
  • Improved volume control response - requires download and install of KhanSetup_0.8.5 for new VLC files.
  • Added tool to delete unused videos.
  • Fixed a few videos being not selectable in the Contents Tab.
  • Updated Help file.

New in Khan Desktop 0.8.4 Beta (Mar 1, 2013)

  • Downloaded video files will now be named using the name provided by the Khan Server. Previously, video files were named based on their titles, which were occasionally changed by Khan Updates. A tool is provided to rename existing video files to the new format. This will restore any videos made inaccessible after using the Update Tab.
  • Fixed occasional missing or strange characters in text.
  • Increased internet timeout for the Update Tab.
  • Updated Help file.

New in Khan Desktop 0.8.3 Beta (Mar 1, 2013)

  • Improved Update Tab handling of downloaded data from the Khan Academy.
  • Added to the Update Tab a feature to Backup and Restore the Contents.
  • Updated Help file.

New in Khan Desktop 0.8.2 Beta (Mar 1, 2013)

  • Fixed errors when updating from the Update Tab.
  • Note negative number topics listed under absolute value topic will be changed later.

New in Khan Desktop 0.8.1 Beta (Mar 1, 2013)

  • Fixed entering or using an invalid Video Storage Folder.
  • Fixed poorly drawn Video Title prefixes in the Contents window.
  • Relocated 2 negative number topics listed under absolute value topic.
  • Changed the check box for ordering Sub Topics in the Update tab to unchecked as default.

New in Khan Desktop 0.8.0 Beta (Mar 1, 2013)

  • Added a Video Viewing History feature. Displays which videos have been viewed and when, with an option to go to the last viewed video in the Contents Tab.
  • Settings are now per user, including the history.
  • Updated help file.

New in Khan Desktop 0.7.4 Beta (Dec 3, 2012)

  • Fixed a bug when attempting to open a video file via the Windows "Open With" dialog. Khan Desktop was not designed to be opened this way. The "Open With" dialog now does nothing.
  • Update to the Application Update feature.

New in Khan Desktop 0.7.2 Beta (Nov 16, 2012)

  • Fixed missing videos (96) and wrongly include coach-res sub-topic in Khan Academy Related Talks topic.

New in Khan Desktop 0.7.1 Beta (Nov 14, 2012)

  • Fixed Button Bar controls being activated incorrectly by Space Bar.

New in Khan Desktop 0.7 Beta (Nov 13, 2012)

  • Added an Application Update feature. Minor updates can now be
  • downloaded from SourceForge.net via Setup / Application Update
  • menu item.
  • Added Video pause/depause via the keyboard's Space Bar.
  • Improved text display in controls.
  • Fixed (again) pause/play when a video is playing and
  • the application is minimized or restored.
  • Other minor fixes.

New in Khan Desktop 0.6 Beta (Nov 13, 2012)

  • Modified installation setup for improved Vista / Win7 compatibility.
  • Other minor fixes.

New in Khan Desktop 0.5 Beta (Nov 13, 2012)

  • Fixed a duplicate topic in the contents tab.
  • Other minor fixes.

New in Khan Desktop 0.4 Beta (Oct 15, 2012)

  • Removed empty topics in the contents tab.
  • Fixed duplicate topics in the contents tab.

New in Khan Desktop 0.3 Beta (Oct 15, 2012)

  • Fixed incorrect version in about box.
  • Fixed pause/play when a video is playing and the application is minimized or restored.
  • Removed test button from help menu.
  • Added Transfer Rate feedback for Update and Video downloading.
  • Button bar now wraps around for small monitors.

New in Khan Desktop 0.2 Beta (Oct 15, 2012)

  • Fixed video download error when a timeout occurred - a partial video was saved.
  • Fixed Update problem - latest khan server data specifies videos with no download URL. When selecting such a video for download, it would not be shown in the download list.
  • Temporary file saved at C:\\Khan.dat was not deleted. File was used during the update process.
  • Fixed simultaneous Updating and Video Download conflicts - when one completed, the other would be canceled.
  • Fixed right pane text formatting.