MultiBase Changelog
What's new in MultiBase 1.11.0
Mar 4, 2009- Removed Simple, automatic database dump.
- Added Help key shortcuts for setup and dump menus.
- Added Database dump window where you can choose which tables to dump and text or XML
- output.
- Added You can load notes into any supported note field in colourful RTF format.
- Added You can copy colourful RTF content from any edit field to another edit field.
- Added You can press ENTER on a record to edit it as well as the usual methods.
- Added You can now dial phone numbers with WHATEVER the ASSOCIATED phone dialer
- application is. This is system dependant.
- Added You can search IfsDb.org with the ISBN number for book details which are auto
- added if found.
- Added Status messages for ifsdb book retrieval are shown in the book form as they
- come in.
- Fixed Inventory price wasn't adding tax and delivery in the list display.
- Fixed Inventory status field wasn't adding tax and delivery.
- Fixed Address book didn't search through the custom displayas field which is a
- valid one.
- Fixed Orphan document linker was broken.
- Changed If you edit a record anywhere and the text is plain. it will be re-saved in
- rtf format for compatiblility.
- Changed Comment field in main book list changed to the publisher name.
- Changed When any window is closed, last record in the main list is re-highlighted.
- Changed The way orphan documents are scanned and linked should be faster.
- Changed Address form Load note button is on note tab now.
- Changed Address form Load photo button is on photo tab now.
- Changed Address form note and photo sizes have changed to accomodate the button
- moves.
- Changed Address form photo sizes has changed to 414x381.
- Changed Book form photo size has changed to 335x271 (larger)
- Changed Book form note size has changed to 335x271 for consistency with the photo.
- Changed Inventory note and picture button relocated to the correct tab.
- Changed Shopping note and picture button relocated to the correct tab.
- Changed Miscellaneous note field on recipe form has it's own load note button.
- Changed Instructions note field on recipe form has it's own load note button.
- Changed Nutritional info note field on recipe form has it's own load note
- button.
- Changed General comments note field on recipe form has it's own load note
- button.
- Changed Recipe picture button relocated to the correct tab.
- Changed Recipe picture size changed to 635x400 to accomodate the button move.
- Changed Global picture size variables so I don't have to change them in 5
- different places when form changes are issued.
- Updated The help file has been fully updated with all changes, additions, removals
- and corrections.
New in MultiBase 1.10.5 (Feb 3, 2009)
- Added: You can now turn the toolbar area on and off and it will be remembered next time you start MultiBase(c).
- Added: Toolbar toggle option added to the setup screen.
- Changed: Some of the keyboard shortcuts were conflicting with the default assigned program ones, namely, the toggles. Form Fading is now F2, Jump to border is F3, Tooltips is F4 and Toolbar on and off is F5.
- Fixed: When clearing the recipe keeper forms, the recipe picture size was reset incorrectly due to a form change.
- Changed: The statusbar message for the number of items has changed to intelligently display "Item" if the number of items displayed is less than or equal to 1 item and "items" if there is more than 1 item to display. Better than a blanket "Item(s)" display.
- Added: Every database table now has its' own last search string saved between searches. If you searched for "Robert" in the Addresses table and "Peach" in the Recipes table, each time you exit MultiBase(c) or switch between database tables, the last search used for that table is set back to the search field and the matching records automatically displayed. No more blanket search string operating on all database tables at once.
- Changed: All lists and text edit boxes have been lightly shaded to an extremely light grey as the stark white was beginning to hurt my eyes after long use.
- Changed: The recipe keeper form has been resized just a little bit larger to make it easier to work with and the picture resizing code has been amended acordingly.
- Added: The lending database has a new tab entitled "Followup emails sent" that will show you what items the current borrower has borrowed in the past and which are still not returned. This necessitates the addition of an extra table containing the emails and a bit of extra code to manage it all. Note that this feature (Currenty) saves emails to that table whether your external emailer has sent them or not. It has no way of knowing otherwise at present.
- Added: You can now dump all database tables to disk as text files. The field delimiter is the vertical bar character "|" and the first line contains the column headings. This is in case you need the security of a text readable database backup. Shortcut is ALT + D.
- Added: Added the dump tables option to the main menu as well.
- Changed: The help file has been thoroughly updated.
New in MultiBase 1.10.2 (Jan 17, 2009)
- Changed: The way all the forms are cleared is now streamlined and many lines of now redundant code have been saved. If a user is registered, the "Picture Missing" graphic is set to all picture fields else the "Please donate" picture is set. The same is true of all strings in large note areas of forms. You get a donation message in them if unregistered when clearing the forms. In fact, the form clearing routines have saved the most space of all.
- Added: An internal errorhandler has been added in case of crashes. This will tell you the name of the module that the crash occurred in and the line number. It will aid me in finding the offending bit of code.
- Changed: The document form has been cut into two tabs. Main user changeable information and system related information.
- Added: A button has been added to the battery form to allow you to visit the manufacturer's web site. The field itself already existed.
- Added: The code has been added to the battery form to visit manufacturer's web site.
- Changed: The battery form has been stretched to allow a decent comment box without too much scrollling.
- Changed: Have completely overhauled the tooltips. Fixed all (I hope!!) spelling mistakes, added missing tooltips, relaxed some of the pedantic flappery and made more understandeable messages and more consistent wording in all areas. What a job!.
- Changed: Have placed the battery picture back to the correct position after the form resize. I really need more sleep:)