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Librarian Pro Changelog

What's new in Librarian Pro 7.4

Nov 29, 2023
  • Bug Fix: Bruji and Delicious Library import seems to have some weird epoch for their dates of Jan 1, 2001. This is non-standard and we're now using this when importing from their apps.
  • Bug Fix: Various other small bug fixes and improvements.

New in Librarian Pro 7.6 (Aug 24, 2023)

  • New Feature:
  • Added Debug Log to the Help menu.
  • Bug Fix:
  • Fixed bug editing the collection name for a newly created collection.
  • Fixed inability to create a new collection if all existing collections deleted.
  • Fixed crash on launch if unable to access calendars.
  • Added default calendar source.
  • Fixed shelf-mode scrollbar (again).

New in Librarian Pro 7.3 (Jul 20, 2023)

  • New Feature:
  • Added Debug Log to the Help menu.
  • Bug Fix:
  • Fixed bug editing the collection name for a newly created collection.
  • Fixed inability to create a new collection if all existing collections deleted.
  • Fixed crash on launch if unable to access calendars.
  • Added default calendar source.
  • Fixed shelf-mode scrollbar (again).

New in Librarian Pro 7.2 (Jul 18, 2023)

  • This upgrade is free for users owning an active subscription or a non-subscription "lifetime license." No action is required other than downloading the new version from our web site and unlocking as normal with an e-mail address. For all other users, orders for the current version can be purchased on our web site.
  • Bug Fix:
  • Fixed issue with canvases not painting properly on activation.

New in Librarian Pro 7.1.0 (Jul 15, 2023)

  • This upgrade is free for users owning an active subscription or a non-subscription "lifetime license." No action is required other than downloading the new version from our web site and unlocking as normal with an e-mail address. For all other users, orders for the current version can be purchased on our web site.
  • Now uses macOS native calendar.
  • Can now hit delete key to clear a date field.
  • Web Finder item title now text wraps propertly.
  • Fixed icons loading in list view.

New in Librarian Pro 7.0.8 (Feb 11, 2023)

  • Bug Fix: Icons in side bar now respect dark mode properly.
  • Bug Fix: Offline activation will no longer allow uou to load the wrong type of file as an unlock approval, resulting in an error previously.
  • Modification: Slight UI changes to respect modern flat UI style.

New in Librarian Pro 7.0.6 (Nov 1, 2021)

  • Bug Fix:
  • Fixed results text below Web Finder list.
  • Fixed bug downloading Amazon results if their response had changed slightly.

New in Librarian Pro 7.0.5 (Oct 29, 2021)

  • Enhancement: Updated to use EKEventKit instead of old iCal classes for Calendar interaction.
  • Enhancement: Now uses new CNContact classes instead of old ABAddressBook classes.

New in Librarian Pro 7.0.1 (Oct 24, 2021)

  • Requirements: This version requires at least Mac OS X 10.14 or Windows 7 SP1 with Visual Studio C++ 2019 Runtime or later.
  • Upgrade Notes: This upgrade is free for users owning an active subscription or a non-subscription "lifetime license." No action is required other than downloading the new version from our web site and unlocking as normal with an e-mail address. For all other users, orders for the current version can be purchased on our web site.
  • Important Note: Amazon discontinued their Product Advertising API for all calls that are not revenue generating as of January 23, 2019. To continue using Amazon to auto-fill item details, you must now create your own Amazon Associates API account.
  • New Feature: Navigation icons now respect system accent color on Mac.
  • Bug Fix: Crash when closing Scanner window on PerformRequestsCompleted.
  • Bug Fix: Crash when encoding for string could not be determined.
  • Bug Fix: Crash when dragging a non-picture object to the image canvas.
  • Bug Fix: Printing always crops titles with elipsis.

New in Librarian Pro 7.0 (Oct 16, 2021)

  • New Feature:
  • New modernized icon.
  • COMING SOON // Bug Fix:
  • Printing always crops titles with elipsis.

New in Librarian Pro 6.0.7 (Mar 26, 2021)

  • New Feature:
  • MAJOR improvements to barcode web cam scanning on macOS. Unfortunately, these improvements are likely never going to hit the Windows version due to lack of APIs available from Microsoft for visual object detection.
  • Modification:
  • Turned off Google Reads by default in Web Finder as it seems to be returning too much irrelevant content.

New in Librarian Pro 6.0.6 (Mar 25, 2021)

  • Bug Fix:
  • Fixes numerous UI issues.
  • Can now export ISBN13.
  • Printing always crops titles with ellipsis.

New in Librarian Pro 6.0.5 (Mar 11, 2021)

  • Fixed issues finding Home folder on windows.

New in Librarian Pro 6.0.4 (Feb 24, 2021)

  • Fixed DateAdded variable from being Nil on some imports.

New in Librarian Pro 6.0.2 (Dec 11, 2020)

  • Upgrade Notes: This upgrade is free for users owning an active subscription or a non-subscription "lifetime license." No action is required other than downloading the new version from our web site and unlocking as normal with an e-mail address. For all other users, orders for the current version can be purchased on our web site.
  • Important Note: Amazon discontinued their Product Advertising API for all calls that are not revenue generating as of January 23, 2019. To continue using Amazon to auto-fill item details, you must now create your own Amazon Associates API account.
  • Bug Fix: Parsing dates in smart collections now has a better indication of what values to input.
  • Enhancement: Compatible with Big Sur and Apple Silicon.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed bug obtaining colors from preferences.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed bug in the crash log checker.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed numerous errors on Windows version.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed toolbar style.

New in Librarian Pro 6.0.1 (Dec 11, 2020)

  • Bug Fix:
  • Parsing dates in smart collections now has a better indication of what values to input.
  • Fixed bug obtaining colors from preferences.
  • Fixed bug in the crash log checker.
  • Enhancement:
  • Compatible with Big Sur and Apple Silicon.

New in Librarian Pro 6.0 (Dec 11, 2020)

  • Important Note:
  • Amazon discontinued their Product Advertising API for all calls that are not revenue generating as of January 23, 2019. To continue using Amazon to auto-fill item details, you must now create your own Amazon Associates API account.
  • Bug Fix:
  • Parsing dates in smart collections now has a better indication of what values to input.

New in Librarian Pro 5.1.4 (May 26, 2020)

  • Important Note:
  • Amazon discontinued their Product Advertising API for all calls that are not revenue generating as of January 23, 2019. To continue using Amazon to auto-fill item details, you must now create your own Amazon Associates API account.
  • Bug Fix:
  • Fixed crash accessing mask for immutable picture in CloneKSW function on Windows.

New in Librarian Pro 5.1.3 (Mar 20, 2020)

  • Important Note:
  • Amazon discontinued their Product Advertising API for all calls that are not revenue generating as of January 23, 2019. To continue using Amazon to auto-fill item details, you must now create your own Amazon Associates API account.
  • Bug Fix:
  • Fixed crash importing borrowers when encoding popup not correctly populated.
  • Fixed bug not being able to go back after clicking Advanced in the Import Borrowers window.

New in Librarian Pro 5.1.2 (Mar 20, 2020)

  • Important Note: Amazon discontinued their Product Advertising API for all calls that are not revenue generating as of January 23, 2019. To continue using Amazon to auto-fill item details, you must now create your own Amazon Associates API account.
  • Modification: Major framework update to API 2.0. Please report any and all bugs.
  • Modification: Corrected toolbar icons in Web Finder to be modern grey versions.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed crash on saving Reviews.

New in Librarian Pro 5.1.1 (Feb 13, 2020)

  • Upgrade Notes:
  • Librarian Pro 5 is a free upgrade for users owning a lifetime license or on an active subscription. For all other users, upgrades can be ordered on our web store.
  • Important Note:
  • Amazon discontinued their Product Advertising API for all calls that are not revenue generating as of January 23, 2019. To continue using Amazon to auto-fill item details, you must now create your own Amazon Associates API account.
  • Modification:
  • Major framework update to API 2.0. Please report any and all bugs.
  • Corrected toolbar icons in Web Finder to be modern grey versions.
  • Bug Fix:
  • Fixed crash on saving Reviews.

New in Librarian Pro 5.1 (Feb 12, 2020)

  • Requirements:
  • This version requires at least Mac OS X 10.13 or Windows 7 SP1.
  • Upgrade Notes:
  • Librarian Pro 5 is a free upgrade for users owning a lifetime license or on an active subscription. For all other users, upgrades can be ordered on our web store.
  • Important Note:
  • Amazon discontinued their Product Advertising API for all calls that are not revenue generating as of January 23, 2019. To continue using Amazon to auto-fill item details, you must now create your own Amazon Associates API account.
  • Modification:
  • Major framework update to API 2.0. Please report any and all bugs.
  • Corrected toolbar icons in Web Finder to be modern grey versions.

New in Librarian Pro 5.0.3 (Sep 25, 2019)

  • Fixed crash when dragging multiple items at once to a different collection.

New in Librarian Pro 5.0.2 (May 16, 2019)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed web links not showing in main list.
  • Bug Fix: Can no longer bring up the Hide Collection window for Borrowing categories by hitting the Delete key.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed item images scaling to wrong size in Edit window.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed due dates not sorting properly.
  • Bug Fix: No longer tries to execute AppleScript on Windows for retrieving iTunes library artwork (not possible on Windows).
  • New Feature: Can now turn off post-processing web cam input.
  • New Feature: iTunes import on Windows.

New in Librarian Pro 5.0.1 (May 15, 2019)

  • Fixed crash when accessing camera (again).

New in Librarian Pro 4.0.7 (Nov 28, 2018)

  • Minor bug fixes.

New in Librarian Pro 4.0.6 (Oct 15, 2018)

  • New Feature:
  • Dark Mode support.

New in Librarian Pro 4.0.5 (Oct 5, 2018)

  • Fixed issue with License menu disappearing.

New in Librarian Pro 4.0.4 (May 25, 2018)

  • Modification: Gives much more descriptive error messages if databases cannot be saved.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed major issue with how we remembered file locations resulting in lost window settings.

New in Librarian Pro 4.0.2 (May 18, 2018)

  • Bug Fix:
  • Fixed major issue with how we remembered file locations resulting in lost window settings.

New in Librarian Pro 4.0.1 (May 15, 2018)

  • Amazon Germany for Web Finder.
  • Amazon France for Web Finder.

New in Librarian Pro 4.0 (May 12, 2018)

  • New Feature: Complete interface overhaul with countless speed improvements, bug fixed, and tweaks.
  • New Feature: New View option to turn off custom icons for items for very large libraries that may be memory hogs.
  • New Feature: 64-bit for Windows.
  • New Feature: Added Web Finder button in main window.
  • New Feature: Imports Publish Date from Amazon.
  • New Feature: Can now right-click listbox header to move columns.
  • New Feature: Sandboxed on Mac.
  • New Feature: ISBN/UPC/EAN preserved when searching for items and auto-filling from web.
  • Modification: Dramatically reduced the number of active app threads increasing overall library speed.
  • Modification: Publisher/Manufacturer now in basics tab in SW/Electronics.
  • Modification: Controls on PC now dynamically use system font.
  • Bug Fix: Corrected import family as borrowers window from showing a million times.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed Window menu on Windows.
  • Bug Fix: Right-clicking item image in Edit window now shows contextual menu to clear it again.
  • Bug Fix: Currency symbols now show properly.
  • Bug Fix: Using large icons in the collections list works again.
  • Bug Fix: Auto-search while typing now searches once per second instead of once every 1/5 of a second.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed dithering issue when drawing main gallery view which now removes odd grey lines between rows.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed issues with shadows on items being inverted.
  • Bug Fix: Can no longer drag a non-existent item.
  • Bug Fix: Hidden collections now stay hidden when reopening databases.
  • Bug Fix: Dragged item images are now Retina compatible.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed issue auto-navigating in the Open/Save dialog box to the Delicious Library 3 folder.
  • Bug Fix: Items with really long titles should crop their title text on top of their artwork.
  • Bug Fix: CoverFlow mode and Gallery will now sort by name if no sort direction is chosen.
  • Bug Fix: CoverFlow displays images very small.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed crash when pasting into borrower icon.
  • Bug Fix: Links to iTunes music imports is now correct.
  • Bug Fix: Databases now remember basic view settings on Windows.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed issue drawing on HiDPI windows for Gallery View.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed retrieving 64-bit values from Windows Registry.
  • Bug Fix: Retina version doesn't show web cam preview in the correct area.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed Software publishers loading into the wrong field from Amazon.
  • Bug Fix: Web cam scanning works again on Windows.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed multiple issues with menu icons either not being Retina or showing wrong size.
  • Bug Fix: Recents menu no longer leaks memory, and now works correctly overall.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed crash on contacting support from Windows when including a system report.

New in Librarian Pro 3.3.2 (Apr 18, 2018)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed major error with how we handled threads.

New in Librarian Pro 3.3.1 (Apr 15, 2018)

  • New Feature:
  • Results from Amazon are now shown in a list on the left instead of a popup menu. This list is also sorted alphabetically.
  • Added ISBN13 field to books.
  • Modification:
  • We now only rely on Amazon for product data.
  • Will now visually show Amazon errors in a dialog box instead of failing silently.
  • Bug Fix:
  • ISBN/UPC/EAN search working again with a workaround.
  • Fixed items not saving ratings.
  • No longer stalls when searching Amazon and there was an error.
  • No longer attempts to import family as borrowers without asking first.
  • Databases are now properly vacuumed.
  • No longer accesses a user's calendar on launch unless asked in Preferences.
  • Amazon now does a blended search to return more items.

New in Librarian Pro 3.2.6 (Aug 9, 2017)

  • Now supports HTTPS for retrieving info from Amazon (notably images).

New in Librarian Pro 3.2 (Jan 6, 2016)

  • Bug fix:
  • Fixed video feed on Windows. Small corrections to Mac feed as well.

New in Librarian Pro 3.1.6 (Jun 24, 2015)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed file type associations.

New in Librarian Pro 3.1.5 (Jun 20, 2015)

  • Modification: Updates to latest core classes.

New in Librarian Pro 3.1.4 (Mar 12, 2015)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed issues resolving folders.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed issue with continuous update progress bar.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed issue with menubar not updating correctly.

New in Librarian Pro 3.1.3 (Jan 24, 2015)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed crash on creating a new movie item.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed databases attempting to auto-save items when the actual database hasn't been saved itself yet.
  • Bug Fix: Camera imagery in the Inventory Manager now draws the correct size on Retina displays.

New in Librarian Pro 3.1.2 (Oct 30, 2014)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed type mismatch in auto complete code.

New in Librarian Pro 3.1.1 (Oct 25, 2014)

  • Bug Fix: No longer crashes when downloading product images in the item details window and the window is closed prematurely.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed bug marking item as lent out to users when user already had a history with the item.
  • Bug Fix: No longer crashes when importing from Gamepedia.

New in Librarian Pro 3.1 (Oct 10, 2014)

  • Bug Fix: Right-clicking items and borrowers no longer results in a faulty contextual menu.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed issue that would start a drag immediately when clicking on an item instead of waiting for for the cursor to move 1 pixel.

New in Librarian Pro 3.0.9 (Apr 13, 2014)

  • Modification: Dramatic enhancements to the web cam barcode scanner.
  • Bug Fix: Selection rect for borrower icons in Gallery mode.
  • Bug Fix: Shows warning when hiding a static/special smart collection.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed double contextual menu separators from showing twice in a row when clicking the cog in the main window when having the Borrowers collection selected.
  • Bug Fix: Seems to warn that the library has been modified since last save outside the app.
  • Bug Fix: Option to NOT show the item window and still search the web for items in the Inventory Manager works again.
  • Bug Fix: Drop down icon in the Inventory Manager search field now shows again.
  • Bug Fix: Changing list size in Gallery View mode no longer draws incorrect graphic sizes.
  • Bug Fix: Inventory Manager now attempts to find items by UPC, EAN or ISBN first (instead of title) when first opening up the Web Finder browser.

New in Librarian Pro 3.0.8 (Apr 8, 2014)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed parsing named dates (ie. December 15, 2012) from old XML-style Librarian Pro 2 databases.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed crash deleting CD tracks.
  • Bug Fix: Reverted to original non-caching item image format to address a number of issues with incorrect caching. We'll eventually move to a more RAM-efficient system. For now, please consider avoiding Gallery view mode as it is very memory intensive.

New in Librarian Pro 3.0.7 (Apr 8, 2014)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed crash on quit due to incorrectly assigning a dictionary array as an object array when going to CFPreferences.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed issue with UI elements showing as black boxes.

New in Librarian Pro 3.0.6 (Feb 7, 2014)

  • New Feature: Click the header bar in the Web Finder window to reveal a list of all results.
  • Bug Fix: Import/Export no longer hangs the app.
  • Bug Fix: Deleting items actually moves them out of the collections now and into the Trash instead of just hidding them in the collections.

New in Librarian Pro 3.0.5 (Jan 24, 2014)

  • New Feature: iTunes import now includes Composer and Genres.
  • New Feature: Show results from web finder as they become available instead of waiting for all results.
  • New Feature: Moved 'A ' for sort value in items to behind word.
  • Modification: Windows builds can no longer import from iTunes.
  • Disregarded Bug: European decimals (comma: ,) when entering list price, etc. do not get honoured as a decimal when saving DB. We could not reproduce this error. In fact, it seems impossible to even enter a price with a comma instead of a decimal.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed sorting in the main list for prices, dates, etc.
  • Bug Fix: Sidebar width doesn't save on closing database.
  • Bug Fix: Removing track items in a Music item type no longer causes a crash.
  • Bug Fix: Removed hot key to go next/prev in the Item Details window as it was conflicting with the default ctrl-left/right arrow on Windows in text fields.

New in Librarian Pro 3.0.4 (Aug 20, 2013)

  • Modification: Dramatically improved memory consumption when loading items in Gallery mode.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed Bookpedia import crash.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed Auto Fill toolbar button in web Finder not activating.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed a thread crash when exporting to HTML.
  • Bug Fix: Added feature to change the preferred search query text for View On Amazon, etc. to barcodes instead of item titles (see Preferences-Item).

New in Librarian Pro 3.0.3 (Aug 17, 2013)

  • New Feature: Option to turn off alphabetically sorting of web search results.
  • New Feature: Web Finder now has a drop down menu to search by UPC, Title, ISBN,etc.
  • New Feature: Web search is now smart. If the search text is numeric then a search will be performed for ISBN / upc / ean, etc.
  • New Feature: Music track durations in the editor are now shown in a more human-readable format for hours/min/sec.
  • New Feature: Web finder results with empty titles are now removed from results.
  • New Feature: When displaying item titles, the word 'the' now appears at the end.
  • New Feature: Upgraded user interface in Tracks editor of Music items to allow searching once again and now with a modern toolbar.
  • Bug Fix: Editing track details now no longer updates the wrong track info in memory.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed Currency Symbols in Summary.
  • Bug Fix: Sort By menu restored.

New in Librarian Pro 3.0.2 (Aug 15, 2013)

  • New Feature: Automatically downloads item images in Web Finder
  • New Feature: Back/Next menu key combos work in Web Finder
  • Enhancement: Less complicated toolbar icons for Web Finder
  • Modification: Web Finder no longer a floating window
  • Modification: Now chooses the best image resolution from BestBuy
  • Bug Fix: Fixed Studio typo.
  • Bug Fix: Showing the Web Finder window when it is already open in the background no longer destroys the search query.

New in Librarian Pro 3.0.1 (Aug 14, 2013)

  • Bug Fix: Corrected MBS registration issue in the Inventory Manager window.
  • Bug Fix: No longer crashes when opening the Inventory Manager on Windows.
  • Bug Fix: Now correctly imports music item tracks from Librarian Pro 2.x.
  • Bug Fix: Removes Inventory Manager flicker on Windows.
  • Bug Fix: Properly halts/restarts search when typing in Web Finder.
  • Unfinished (coming in 3.0.2): Allow downloading item images in bulk in the main window.
  • Unfinished (coming in 3.0.2): Selection rect for borrower icons in Gallery mode.
  • Unfinished (coming in 3.0.2): Auto-fill from web features in Inventory Manager don't work.

New in Librarian Pro 3.0 (Aug 12, 2013)

  • New Feature: New SQL database format that is substantially safer from corruption!
  • New Feature: Window animation effects like other Mac OS X apps.
  • New Feature: Can now 'view on amazon'/ebay/barnes and noble for any item. If no item code is specified, it'll search for the ISBN/EAN/Product name
  • New Feature: Now uses a smart folder item structure to retain a record's linked file if it temporarily goes missing and then later reappears on the disk.
  • New Feature: Preferences feature to no longer ever confirm to save record entries. Assumes 'Yes' by default.
  • New Feature: View menu is now much more comprehensive and shows all columns that can be shown.
  • New Feature: New proper threading for importing address book records.
  • New Feature: Import borrowers from a text file.
  • New Feature: SKU in all details tabs.
  • New Feature: Now uses proper date fields for all dates.
  • New Feature: Now much more evident if viewing duplicates.
  • New Feature: When importing borrowers from Address Book, the contact address is also imported.
  • New Feature: Redesigned the Borrower import window.
  • New Feature: Can now rename smart collections in the edit rules window.
  • New Feature: Borrower menu items moved to an entirely new menu instead of in File.
  • New Feature: Remembers last viewed collection.
  • New Feature: Reveal in Library.
  • New Feature: Full-screen mode.
  • New Feature: Revamped music track editor.
  • New Feature: Scrollbar in the collection rules window.
  • New Feature: New bevelled gridlines.
  • New Feature: Can rename preset collection names.
  • New Feature: Can now hide/show collections on a pre-database level.
  • New Feature: Borrowers are now viewed like a collection.
  • New Feature: Main window toolbar redesigned.
  • New Feature: Ability to checkout the same item more than once, ignore quantity field.
  • New Feature: New Last Import smart collection.
  • New Feature: Recent Menu on Mac OS X now shows parent folder name for file when the file name occurs more than once.
  • New Feature: Can now edit default combo box values.
  • New Feature: Imports from the latest version of Delicious Library and Bruiji.
  • New Feature: Parses last names so there is better sortability (optional in prefs).
  • New Feature: Trash collection.
  • New Feature: New Recently Added smart collection.
  • New Feature: Dewey Decimal is now a popup menu with options.
  • New Feature: Added blu-ray region codes.
  • New Feature: Items now use UUIDs instead of integers for best future compatibility.
  • New Feature: URL hyperlinked field now exposed.
  • New Feature: Added ListPriceCurrency field
  • New Feature: Added NewValueCurrency field
  • New Feature: Added PurchasePriceCurrency field
  • New Feature: Added SalePriceCurrency field
  • New Feature: Added UsedValueCurrency field
  • New Feature: Added Wanted field
  • New Feature: Added Music->Orchestra field
  • New Feature: Added Software->Version field
  • New Feature: Added URL field
  • New Feature: Loading item and borrower images in the Mark as Borrowed screen is now threaded.
  • New Feature: 'Reveal in Library' contextual menu item option when right-clicking items
  • New Feature: Added total track count to Music item type as data provider.
  • New Feature: Added PurchaseURL field
  • New Feature: Batch edit.
  • New Feature: Summary pane which shows total value of all items in library amongst other information in pie charts.
  • New Feature: New lookup feature that'll open up the window for any item scanned.
  • New Feature: Search borrowers in the main window.
  • New Feature: Key combos to switch between tabs in item details window.
  • New Feature: Convert one item type to another.
  • New Feature: Inventory button added to toolbar and has menu hot key.
  • New Feature: Added librarianpro:// handler that'll accept the following commands: newlibrary,openhomedatabase,opendatabasefrompath,additem,finditem,showitem,returnitem.
  • New Feature: Auto-save after X minutes.
  • New Feature: When choosing to show duplicates, title comparisons are now a bit smarter. They verify the compared item is of the same type.
  • New Feature: Enhanced barcode scanning via web cam. Still not perfect, but substantially better. Works best with high-resolution web cams.
  • New Feature: Drag and drop item into Mark as Borrowed screen.
  • New Feature: Now shows a visual barcode in the Details tab.
  • New Feature: When printing the library, barcodes and stars for star ratings are now shown. URLs are underlined in blue
  • New Feature: Added 'IfThisIs*Page' conditions to HTML templates.
  • New Feature: Dragging items now shows item image.
  • New Feature: Search borrowers in the Mark as Borrowed screen.
  • New Feature: Added 'ItemPageURL' variable to HTML templates.
  • New Feature: Gallery/list mode pings database on the fly to obtain images to load times.
  • New Feature: Added 'ItemPageURL' variable to HTML templates.
  • New Feature: Drag and drop borrowers into the confirm borrow window.
  • New Feature: Special import field type which will import the data into 'Additional Values' or 'Custom Values'
  • New Feature: Added miscellaneous item type to the 'Basic Information' template.
  • New Feature: Scope for page variables is now available globally instead of just the header and footer.
  • New Feature: Scope for item variables is now available globally on item-specific pages instead of just being allowed in the body.
  • New Feature: Now remembers all last-used export settings.
  • New Feature: Create New Borrower button in the Mark as Borrowed window.
  • New Feature: Now remembers all last-used import settings.
  • New Feature: Borrowed flag shown on items in library view that have been checked out.
  • New Feature: Can now assign Record Type on import, will default to General Item if value does not match expectations.
  • New Feature: Software import now links to app file in LinkToFile field.
  • New Feature: Exporting to HTML now uses 24-bit PNGs instead of 8-bit - eliminating the need for FillColor.
  • New Feature: Exporting is now completely threaded for a more pleasurable user experience.
  • New Feature: Export window is now much smarter. Templates that do not have certain record type support will no longer be flagged as entirely invalid. Instead, they will simply prevent exporting items with the missing record types by disabling the applicable checkboxes.
  • New Feature: Exports to latest Data Guardian 3 format.
  • New Feature: When modifying a Smart Collection the match-value type is smart. If you're matching against a date, it'll give you a date picker. If you're matching against a boolean, it'll give you a checkbox.
  • New Feature: Cover Flow-style view.
  • New Feature: Can now return items in a borrower's history that are no longer in the library.
  • Modification: Now handles Inventory mode gracefully. If there are multiple items with the same UPC/ISBN, etc. the correct one is returned for the borrower who has it.
  • Modification: Removed the option to open up in iWeb after export is complete.
  • Modification: Removed purple item header feature.
  • Modification: Dramatically simplified fill modes for web finder results.
  • Modification: Marking an item out to a borrow that the borrower already has out will renew it.
  • Modification: Price fields now require numeric input.
  • Modification: Rearranged the locations of many fields.
  • Modification: Increased size of item image in item details window.
  • Modification: Modified spacing between fields in item details window.
  • Modification: Elaborated on some field names in item windows.
  • Modification: Added a new tab to every item details window for Inventory.
  • Modification: Removed preview pane from bottom of main window.
  • Modification: Removed Amazon shopping cart.
  • Modification: Converted file selector bars to popup menus to be more Mac-OS-X-like.
  • Modification: Removed useless search bar in the Music Tracks editor.
  • Modification: All window preferences are now stored at the window-level instead of dirtying the database.
  • Modification: Renamed General Item type to Miscellaneous.
  • Modification: Ditched prevalence of Amazon ratings, integration. Focusing on a more global approach
  • Bug Fix: No longer double-confirms to save changes to items when closing a window.
  • Bug Fix: All items in search field are no longer selected when Everywhere chosen.
  • Bug Fix: First Read and other text-based date fields now sort correctly in the main list.
  • Bug Fix: General Item template fixed.
  • Bug Fix: Borrow button in checkout window is no longer active until a borrower is clicked.
  • Bug Fix: Control placement is now correct when resizing 'Confirm Return' window.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed copy icon on mouse cursor when dragging between collections.
  • Note: To Add/remove columns now use the View menu instead of right-clicking the main list.
  • New Feature: Support for UPC Database.
  • New Feature: Preview items before creating new entries from search results.
  • New Feature: Now tumbles to BestBuy if the item cannot be found on Amazon. Room for additional services for future use.
  • New Feature: Edits-down duplicate Amazon data (ie. Languages: English, English, etc.).
  • New Feature: Web search results now sorted by title.
  • New Feature: When reloading for details in an item window a search window is opened. Button added to auto-fill from downloaded data into the topmost item window.
  • Modification: Removed bulk-reloading for item data as it was too dangerously destructive.
  • Modification: Parses dates from Amazon. Defaults to Jan 1 of the year if there's no day or month specified.

New in Librarian Pro 2.2.5 (Jan 11, 2013)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed crash editing smart collections (again).
  • Bug Fix: Fixed Retina issue with disk image background.

New in Librarian Pro 2.2.4 (Dec 27, 2012)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed crash editing smart collections.

New in Librarian Pro 2.2 (Sep 8, 2012)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed an issue where the main window was stuck in a still-loading state indefinitely.

New in Librarian Pro 2.1.8 (Dec 8, 2011)

  • New Feature: Inventory Mode for USB Barcode Scanner window.
  • Bug Fix: Now respects the default item type in the USB Barcode Scanner window.
  • Bug Fix: New music item no longer dirties window without changes.
  • Bug Fix: Corrected issue where when returning items the name of the item would not speak.
  • Bug Fix: Unreturned items which have been deleted are no longer counted towards a borrower's count.
  • Bug Fix: Return icon no longer shows on borrow records that have items which are no longer part of the master library.

New in Librarian Pro 2.1.5 (Aug 1, 2011)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed a bug dragging and dropping into collections.

New in Librarian Pro 2.1.4 (Mar 22, 2011)

  • New Feature: Can now 'sort' the borrows list alphabetically.

New in Librarian Pro 2.1.3 (Feb 15, 2011)

  • New Feature: Numerous new serial port controls for wireless serial barcode scanners.
  • New Feature: Can now turn off requirement for control characters for scanners.

New in Librarian Pro 2.1.2 (Feb 3, 2011)

  • Bug Fix: Text on the book item type is no longer very dark.

New in Librarian Pro 2.1.1 (Jan 13, 2011)

  • Bug Fix: Fixes crash when saving w/o a file attachment to a record.
  • Bug Fix: Various other fixes and enhancements.

New in Librarian Pro 2.0.8 (Aug 14, 2010)

  • Bug Fix: Corrected an issue which could lead to a program crash if an invalid picture object from the clipboard was pasted.

New in Librarian Pro 2.0.7 (Jul 20, 2010)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed problem cropping the count boxes in the sidebar lists.
  • Bug Fix: Corrected listbox and utility button UI issues throughout the program.

New in Librarian Pro 2.0.6 (Jul 13, 2010)

  • Bug Fix: AutoComplete no longer forces the case of the preset value.
  • Bug Fix: Setting the name of a collection now respects case differences when saving.
  • Bug Fix: No longer glitches out on Windows when opening the Export window asking for Drive A over and over again.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed drawing issue on Windows with the listbox.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed delay in the Preferences window when changing panes.

New in Librarian Pro 2.0.5 (Jun 9, 2010)

  • New Feature: Added due date & current late fee options to main columns
  • New Feature: Added ability to set relative due date in Days
  • New Feature: Shows current late fee in Borrow Record window
  • New Feature: Delete more than one borrower at a time
  • New Feature: New style collections list
  • New Feature: Added serial number field to Additional tab of items
  • New Feature: Mark late fees as paid
  • Bug Fix: Now properly understands what options to show in the contextual menu when right clicking an item in Gallery View mode.

New in Librarian Pro 2.0.4 (May 18, 2010)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed a major (yet very infrequently occurring) bug with loading a Librarian Pro database where strings may have an invalid encoding causing a potential crashes in numerous locations.

New in Librarian Pro 2.0.3 (May 9, 2010)

  • Bug Fix: Text fields no longer flicker on Windows.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed issues activating software behind a firewall.

New in Librarian Pro 2.0.2 (May 3, 2010)

  • New Feature: Corrected issue saving recent database list, window positions, import/export toolbar view mode, and a few other miscellaneous preferences.

New in Librarian Pro 2.0.1 (Apr 29, 2010)

  • New Feature: Completely redesigned gallery view mode.
  • New Feature: Ditched the xml preferences format in favour of the new plist format.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed registration system to use the correct key value. Unfortunately, this means everyone has to re-activate, but this will not burn up one of your activations (36).

New in Librarian Pro 2.0 (Apr 24, 2010)

  • New Feature: Borrowers now have a lot more fields that can be filled in. From address, phone, and e-mail, to city, state, and zip.
  • New Feature: Items now have a borrowing history.
  • New Feature: Borrowers now have a borrowing history.
  • New Feature: Can assign a global late fee.
  • New Feature: Can now check out items with a due date.
  • New Feature: Overdue category in the main list.
  • New Feature: Assign notes when checking in/out items.
  • New Feature: items which are checked out can now have a late fee that is used when calculating the overdue fee to pay when returning an item.
  • New Feature: Redesigned the item windows to be much more efficient and more aesthetically pleasing.
  • New Feature: Automatically return items instead of confirming the return action (barcode scanner window).
  • Modification: Star icons are now grey.
  • Modification: Internalized program images.
  • Modification: Removed the listbox headers in the main window.
  • Modification: Lists which should not be gradiented are no longer.
  • Modification: No longer installs templates into the home user folder. Retains them inside the app bundle, and reserves the Application Data folder for new solutions only.
  • Modification: Enhanced the read/write classes to files for improved error handling.
  • New Feature: Completely redesigned gallery view mode (coming in version 2.0.1 in a few days).

New in Librarian Pro 1.5.2 (Apr 4, 2010)

  • Major Modification: Updated to global Koingo core classes across our entire application lineup. This provides increased stability and performance improvements at a core level.

New in Librarian Pro 1.5 (Dec 24, 2009)

  • Bug Fix: Miscellaneous minor tweaks to the set of global classes that are in every Koingo application.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed memory leak when disposing of old window objects.

New in Librarian Pro 1.4.7 (Oct 21, 2009)

  • New Feature: Ability to choose the field to sort by when exporting for HTML or Plain Text.
  • New Feature: Ability to link to a file or folder in an item.
  • Bug Fix: No longer allows CR's in a single line text field.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed saving the data for manual activations.

New in Librarian Pro 1.4.6 (Oct 9, 2009)

  • New Feature: Will no longer use more than one activation if activating on the same machine.

New in Librarian Pro 1.4.5 (Aug 13, 2009)

  • Bug Fix: Corrected issue with warning that the database was modified by another user on save.
  • Bug Fix: The destructive read value for Amazon preferences is now respected when using the Query window.

New in Librarian Pro 1.4.4 (Aug 9, 2009)

  • New Feature: Smart Collections can now use Greater Than and Less Than operators.
  • New Feature: Now warns the user if they are attempting to save the file when it has been modified by another user since they opened it.
  • New Feature: Dates are now attempted to be parsed for better sorting.
  • New Feature: Added VERY preliminary support for reloading details from Best Buy instead of Amazon. This feature is under heavy development, and is not yet complete.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed a crash in the XML size warning dialog.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed numerous issues with looking items up on Amazon and the Barcode Scanner.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed a crash on Windows when adding more than one condition to a smart collection.

New in Librarian Pro 1.4.3 (Jul 23, 2009)

  • New Feature: Reports all Amazon error messages instead of silently ignoring them.
  • New Feature: When adding items to the shopping cart, the applicable shopping cart country is shown.
  • Enhancement: Exporting to Data Guardian/iPhone now uses the latest DG format.
  • Enhancement: Loading databases is much faster.
  • Enhancement: Dragging and dropping items is much faster.
  • Check: Ensured album artwork import worked from iTunes.
  • Bug Fix: Reloading data from Amazon now is properly authenticated for the required switch on August 15, 2009.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed an OOB crash with the Amazon Query window when changing the selection.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed the copyright.
  • Bug Fix: If adding items to the Shopping Cart when the window is not open, it opens automatically and choses the correct storefront.
  • Bug Fix: Importing from Delicious Library 2.1 no longer causes a crash.
  • Bug Fix: Exporting for DG/iPhone now also exports custom user key/values.
  • Bug Fix: No longer crashes if an address book picture cannot be loaded for a borrower.
  • Bug Fix: No longer has issues positioning the main window.

New in Librarian Pro 1.4.2 (Apr 8, 2009)

  • New Feature: Option to not export product images to Data Guardian.

New in Librarian Pro 1.4.1 (Feb 26, 2009)

  • New Feature: Ability to export to a Data Guardian database, which means you can now copy over to your iPhone or iPod Touch!
  • New Feature: Ability to specify file text encoding for CSVs.
  • New Feature: Smart UTF8 auto-select encoding for import.
  • Bug Fix: Numerous hard-to-track crashes have been fixed in the import module.

New in Librarian Pro 1.4 (Dec 8, 2008)

  • New Feature: Added 'Download' to Media type defaults.
  • New Feature: Added a right-click option to the item list to move columns left/right, or remove a column.
  • New Feature: Now uses OS-specified HTTP Proxy on Mac OS X to connect to Amazon.
  • New Feature: Select All in the Export - Text window.
  • New Feature: Can now sort the borrowers column by name or count.
  • Bug Fix: Currency, Purchased From, Location, Collection, and Condition popups from combo boxes no longer show duplicates when reloading from Amazon.
  • Bug Fix: Additional Values no longer display incorrectly in summary window.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed issue where the new sorted column for the library list would not be properly set if you were removing a column (especially the last column).

New in Librarian Pro 1.3.9 (Dec 2, 2008)

  • New Feature: Gives the option to continue running if a programming malfunction is encountered (instead of quitting).
  • New Feature: Now reports how many activations are remaining when you activate online.
  • Modification: Now storing license data in the preferences in a new format — this should help avoid strange unlicensing issues. Previous license data should automatically carry over to the new version without any problems unless it was previously stored incorrectly.
  • Bug Fix: Documentation access has been restored.
  • Bug Fix: Documentation updated to reflect activations.
  • Bug Fix: No longer refreshes window toolbars on Windows unnecessarily.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed the background image in the DMG.
  • Bug Fix: Sparkle now reports when no new versions are available.

New in Librarian Pro 1.3.8 (Nov 19, 2008)

  • New Feature: Sparkle updates.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed corrupt icns file.
  • Bug Fix: Numerous other small bug fixes relating to interface elements displaying incorrectly.

New in Librarian Pro 1.3.7 (Nov 6, 2008)

  • New Feature: Sort by in Gallery mode.
  • Modification: Dramatically improved the code which draws the main window.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed bluebar crash on startup.
  • Bug Fix: Now properly remembers window settings.

New in Librarian Pro 1.3.5 (Oct 29, 2008)

  • New Feature: Import from Delicious Library 2.
  • New Feature: Can now locate an alternative Delicious Library database if yours cannot be automatically found.
  • Modification: Threadified the Bruji and DL imports.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed threading issues with some import processes.
  • Bug Fix: Automatic fixing for uniqueIDs if corrupt.
  • Bug Fix: No longer crashes when drag re-ordering rows in a list.
  • Bug Fix: Bruji import no longer resets the progress bar for each 'pedia import
  • Bug Fix: Added checks for all internal project images, so the program will no longer crash if run from an account that differed from the one that installed Librarian Pro.

New in Librarian Pro 1.3.4 (Sep 26, 2008)

  • Bug Fix: Documentation error -- now includes information on how to include variables in General Item templates.
  • Bug Fix: Will now report write errors when saving/exporting files.
  • Bug Fix: Takes user to the correct URL when reporting a bug.
  • Bug Fix: Should now in theory support multiple displays.
  • Bug Fix: General bug fixes.

New in Librarian Pro 1.3.3 (Aug 22, 2008)

  • Bug Fix: Will no longer crash on showing an HTMLViewer when a temporary file cannot be created on the disk.
  • Bug Fix: Will no longer crash if the preferences destination file cannot be found.

New in Librarian Pro 1.3.2 (Aug 19, 2008)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed some Thread issues with proper disposal.
  • Bug Fix: Should no longer throw a NilObject error when closing a window while retrieving info from Amazon.
  • Bug Fix: Numerous under the hood fixes for window management.

New in Librarian Pro 1.3.1 (Jul 22, 2008)

  • Note: We apologize for the frequency of updates the past few days; we hope this to be the last small update for a few weeks at least.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed crashes when the software update engine would detect an update and attempt to display the new release notes.
  • Bug Fix: No longer attempts to load HTML pages if the supporting libraries are not available.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed bug with scanning items directly into the UPC/ISBN/ASIN fields.
  • Bug Fix: Enter key properly works in text fields again.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed documentation error relating to the Multiple entry window.
  • Bug Fix: Typing text into a listbox now automatically selects the applicable row once again.

New in Librarian Pro 1.3 (Jul 17, 2008)

  • New Feature: Text export can now be done alphabetically.
  • New Feature: Can now attempt to search any country's Amazon site with ISBNs.
  • New Feature: Save database when saving item details feature added.
  • New Feature: Additional checks to ensure the right file extension is used during save.
  • New Feature: Added preference to save DB when saving items.
  • New Feature: Hitting enter in an item window's UPC, ASIN, or ISBN field will now perform a amazon query.
  • New Feature: Query window now automatically corrects invalid characters in UPCs and ISBNs.
  • Bug Fix: No longer wipes window settings if the search window is already open and you ask to show it again.
  • Bug Fix: Limits queries to first 100 pages, thus avoiding nasty stalls.
  • Bug Fix: Only now saves item windows if they are edited.

New in Librarian Pro 1.2.8 (Jun 26, 2008)

  • New Feature: New setup assistant.
  • New Feature: No longer requires a license code.
  • Bug Fix: No longer loads the main window before setup is complete.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed software update progress bar.
  • Bug Fix: Manual activation now works properly with our site every time.
  • Bug Fix: Manual activation no longer loses activation code on relaunch.

New in Librarian Pro 1.1 (Oct 20, 2007)

  • New Feature: Serial Number field for PC Hardware.
  • Bug Fix: Corrected error loading Import/Export toolbars under Tiger due to Leopard fix.