What's new in Multi Timer 6.9.0.0
Apr 5, 2023
- Small bug fix / improvement: the "Notes Prompt" did not work right on program start, before selecting a list view item; The position of the icon dialog is now saved and restored; updated several third-party DLLs
New in Multi Timer 6.8.9.0 (Sep 29, 2022)
- Improvement for count-down-timers: the target time(span) can now be selected not only from the timespan pickers, but optionally from date/time pickers with a month calendar; updated several third-party DLLs
New in Multi Timer 6.8.8 (Feb 15, 2022)
- New options for daily alarms: They are reset and restarted now by default after 5 seconds and do not have to be restarted manually after running out. Other options are 1 minute, 5 minutes, 1 hour and manually. The superfluous checkbox "Run during shutdown" has been removed for alarm settings (applies always); Notification banners now have a drop shadow, to make them easier to notice on the desktop; List items in the timer list and the alarm list can now be double-clicked, to open the settings dialog.
New in Multi Timer 6.8.7.1 (Jan 12, 2022)
- New feature: an option to show actual AMOUNTS for stopwatch timers (like for a client bill). Activate the checkbox "Calculate Amount" in the timer settings and enter an "amount per hour" (and optionally a currency symbol). The calculated amount will be shown in the timer info label and in the percentage column of the list view
New in Multi Timer 6.8.6.1 (Jan 5, 2022)
- Fixed: context menu items now respond also when the mouse is in the area between icon and text; updated some DLLs
New in Multi Timer 6.85 (Nov 23, 2021)
- Fixed a bug with the sound player; updated a couple of DLLs
New in Multi Timer 6.84 (Aug 26, 2021)
- Added a "Browse" button to the Export / Import module; updated several third-party DLLs
New in Multi Timer 6.83 (Feb 4, 2021)
- Fixed the "warning" and "periodic alarm" functions, which did not function reliably
New in Multi Timer 6.8 (Jan 3, 2021)
- Added a month calendar to the timer settings for setting the alarm date, for timers in Alarm Clock mode (replacing the old date picker);
- Count Down timers are now reset when in stopped (paused) mode and the timer settings are opened;
- In Stop Watch timers the "Adjust Time" function now also includes the "seconds" picker, for better consistency;
- All opening dialogs disable the "Topmost" state if active, while they are opened (so they are not hidden);
- Added and modified some mouse-over tooltips in the settings and Import/Export dialogs;
- Fixed some minor bugs.
New in Multi Timer 6.7 (Dec 16, 2020)
- Fixed the Excel export function, which was broken in an earlier update;
- Fixed a bug: after editing a newly created stopwatch timer, the display did not show 00:00;
- Updated some DLLs
New in Multi Timer 6.60 (Nov 11, 2020)
- Added a third tab to the Info dialog: Limit Access. It allows a user to restrict access to certain program functions, in order to prevent accidental changes.
New in Multi Timer 6.50 (Aug 13, 2020)
- Changed the font in the time number pickers; Some changes in the setup part (DLLs are no longer embedded into the EXE, but copied to the program folder)
New in Multi Timer 6.40 (Jul 10, 2020)
- Added an information text to the Export / Import dialog about the available options and their meaning;
- Updated several program libraries
New in Multi Timer 6.32 (May 22, 2020)
- The alert notification popup now opens on the active screen (the one with the program main window), not anymore on the main screen
New in Multi Timer 6.31 (May 11, 2020)
- Added an option "Save Count-Down Events" to the Export-Import dialog, so that not only stopwatch timer events will be exported to the log file.
New in Multi Timer 6.3 (Feb 4, 2020)
- Added an option "Economy Mode" to the global settings, which is also the new default. When activated, the interface will only be updated once per second, otherwise 10 times each second. Since the program might be too demanding in terms of CPU and GPU usage when the interface is visible, the economy mode is recommended to save power.
New in Multi Timer 6.2 (Feb 3, 2020)
- Added a feature "Auto Save on full minute" (default) to the settings, so the timer settings will be properly restored (at least +/- 1 minute) after a power failure, when timers were still running on program exit and the program was not closed regularly. Also settings will now be saved when the settings dialogs are closed.
New in Multi Timer 6.03 (Dec 26, 2019)
- Minor bug fix in the context menu (unreadable symbols in some submenu items)
New in Multi Timer 6.0 (Dec 8, 2019)
- New program version, programmed from scratch. Payed upgrade for buyers before 2019, no free update this one time. Countless improvements and new features, just install the trial and see for yourself. New features: full WPF programming technique; New design with resizable timers and many styling options like icons (which serve also to connect timers to work in exclusive mode or chain mode. Up to 3 warnings after start or before alarm. Maximal time is now 1000 days; Periodic alarms; Banners on alarm instead of popup windows; Data are saved in XML format now and no longer in binary format; Automatic backup saving (selectable number) and more...
New in Multi Timer 5.70 (Mar 16, 2018)
- Added an exportable "Log File" in Excel format, which shows all events of all timers regardless of the current state of the timer window. Even the events of deleted timers remail visible there, unless the list is cleared by resetting it.
New in Multi Timer 5.61 (Dec 22, 2017)
- (December 22, 2017) When "Notes Prompt" is activated for the event list, sending an email notification is delayed until the notes are written and the notes are added to the email text; Added "Delete Event(s)" menu item to the event list context menu
New in Multi Timer 5.60 (Dec 21, 2017)
- (December 21st, 2017) Added an "Exclusive Mode" option: when activated, all running stop watch timers are stopped (paused), when a new stop watch is started; Rearranged items in the General section of the settings dialog; "Reset all" and "Start all" buttons in the main window are now disabled, when chain mode or exclusive mode is activated
New in Multi Timer 5.50 (Nov 30, 2017)
- The "Total" value for stop watch timers is calculated with a sum formula in the exported Excel spreadsheet, so when time entries are edited in the Excel table, the sum is updated correctly. *.xlsx is now the default, not *.xls. Double-clicking the timer list opens the timer settings dialog; double-clicking the event list opens the event notes dialog. Several minor bug fixes and improvements.
New in Multi Timer 5.45 (Nov 20, 2017)
- Fixed design flaw in the "small" design template, optimized color dialog
New in Multi Timer 5.44 (Jul 24, 2017)
- Fixed reliability of tick sound
New in Multi Timer 5.42 (Oct 21, 2016)
- 1/10 seconds show up in the lap list now, if activated
New in Multi Timer 5.4 (Oct 21, 2016)
- Added an optional ticking sound, when at least one timer is running; Fixed cause of crash on timer docking
New in Multi Timer 5.3 (Apr 13, 2016)
- Added the option to change the elapsed time in Stop Watch mode, after the timer has been started.
New in Multi Timer 5.22 (Apr 13, 2016)
- Fixed a minor bug: after a new install the default color combo did not look good.
New in Multi Timer 5.21 (Dec 14, 2015)
- Undocked timers will now also hide and show on hotkey press.
New in Multi Timer 5.2 (Dec 8, 2015)
- The size of undocked timers is now synchronized to the currently resized timer windows (can be deactivated by pressing and holding the Ctrl key); Added a new menu item "Align undocked Timers" for aligning undocked timers. Fixed a bug: clicking a list column header caused an exception when there were undocked timers.
New in Multi Timer 5.1 (Dec 8, 2015)
- Added a circular progress (percentage) indicator for timers in count-down mode. Fixed a small bug, which made it difficult to resize undocked timers.
New in Multi Timer 5.00 (Nov 4, 2015)
- The timer display can now feature a LED/LCD style!
- Additionally some design features have been added or improved: In the old Default Color section (now: Default Style) a Preset picker has been added, with many color presets for the display, including an "Inactive Segments" picker for the "LED Style" option.
- Also added a "Flash" option in the General section of the settings, for making the marker flash optional and also the dot delimiters, when in LED mode.
New in Multi Timer 4.10 (Jul 27, 2015)
- The percentage column for stop watch timers now Shows the percentage of the elapsed time in relation to all stop watch timers; Timer presets are now immediatly updated (and exported) in the timer list, not just after the timer is started - also the extended settings dialog shows the preset time correctly, after being reopened; Added an optional confirmation, when "Reset" is clicked
New in Multi Timer 4.01 (Jul 27, 2015)
- Increased the time span until auto reset for elapsed count-down timers from 2 to 10 seconds, when in chain mode, so longer sound files can be played
New in Multi Timer 4.00 (Jun 5, 2015)
- Undocked timers can now be resized by dragging the handle in the lower right corner;
- Bugfix: undocked timers didn't show correct elapsed time after a program restart
New in Multi Timer 3.90 (Jun 2, 2015)
- Fixed display in Alarm Clock mode, when timers are not started (used to be 00:00); Added "loading" window on startup or import and loading timer controls asynchronously; Program can now be installed on an administrator account and used on a normal user account with the same configuration
New in Multi Timer 3.8 (May 21, 2014)
- New feature: optional start time preset in Stop Watch mode - start with a preset of up to 200 hours
New in Multi Timer 3.71 (Apr 15, 2014)
- Bug fix: undocked timer would be added twice to the list view, when docked again
New in Multi Timer 3.70 (Mar 14, 2014)
- New feature: Timer controls can be undocked from the main window and dragged around on the desktop
New in Multi Timer 3.61 (Jan 28, 2014)
- Minor bug fix (on startup during trial period the reminder popup could be obscured by the alarm popup)
New in Multi Timer 3.6 (Nov 21, 2013)
- Timer List and Event List are now exported to native binary Excel format (97-2003, *.xls), alternatively *.xlsx (2007/2010) instead of XML
- The sum of the total elapsed time in the exported file is now only calculated from timers in Alarm Clock (Count Up) mode
- Fixed the cause of a crash, related to sound set to "repeat" mode
- Fixed some bugs related to alarms / alarm sound: volume in extended settings is now correctly initialized with global value, repeat mode is handled correctly and the alarm sound is stopped in any case when timer is stopped
New in Multi Timer 3.5 (Sep 24, 2013)
- "Chain Mode": start the next (count down) timer, when the previous one has finished. When the last timer finishes, the first one starts again.
- E-Mail events: send mail notifications to a remote user for each event (Start / Stop / Finished / Reset)
New in Multi Timer 3.4 (Apr 29, 2013)
- Minor update with small improvements:
- The notes are now shown as a new last column in the list view, not just in the exported / printed list
- Added context menu items to open the timer configuration area and the extended settings
New in Multi Timer 3.3 (Apr 18, 2013)
- New features, according to wide spread demand:
- Notes can now be added to each event (start, stop, resume) in Alarm Clock mode
- A prompt popup dialog can be enabled, showing up on each event - or add/edit notes via context menu
- The total elapsed time is now shown in the status bar and exported to XLS file
New in Multi Timer 3.2 (Mar 30, 2013)
- Substantial update:
- Sound files can now play in a loop (continuesly), optionally
- New "View" menu item to change the style (skin) and to optionally show only timers or only the list
- Improved color selection items in the menus
New in Multi Timer 3.1 (Mar 30, 2013)
- Minor update with two improvements:
- "Notes" are now exported to the last column of the Excel table
- Extended settings dialog can be opened by clicking the round mode indicator of a timer
New in Multi Timer 3.0 (Mar 30, 2013)
- New release (Jan 2012), programmed from scratch, using the latest .Net 4.0/WPF technology.
- Lots of improvements, see the help file for details. Flicker-free list view. Cloning function. Change colors for groups of timers. Three selectable layout styles. Event list for Stop Watch timers, for all start / stop / lap events. Speaking function for the timer title. "Run during Shutdown" function (keeps counting the time while the program is not running). Global hotkeys. Export / import function for timer configurations.