Exif Viewer Changelog

What's new in Exif Viewer 3.7.5

Jun 21, 2018
  • Added the extension ID to the manifest file, to allow for automatic installations.

New in Exif Viewer 3.7.4 (Apr 19, 2018)

  • Updated the overlay code to fix a rare bug that prevents the Exif Viewer window from opening properly and processing the JPEG file.

New in Exif Viewer 3.7.3 (Jan 28, 2018)

  • Fixed a minor bug with the GPS data interpretation.

New in Exif Viewer 3.7.2 (Jan 22, 2018)

  • Updated the WebExtensions version of the Viewer to avoid a canvas-tainting security error in the histogram code that only manifests itself for Basilisk

New in Exif Viewer 3.7.1 (Jan 20, 2018)

  • Fixed a stupid mistake.

New in Exif Viewer 3.7 (Jan 19, 2018)

  • Updated both versions of the Viewer to better handle Unicode text.

New in Exif Viewer 3.6 (Dec 27, 2017)

  • Updated the WebExtensions version of the Viewer to save and restore the window position (thanks to Michał for helping to test this with dual monitors) and to use a more compressed display format for the Basic option.

New in Exif Viewer 3.5 (Dec 3, 2017)

  • Updated the WebExtensions version of the Viewer to display colour histograms of the RGB (red/green/blue) and HSL (hue/saturation/luminosity) channels for the image; also, added an extension icon for the Add-ons Manager, to demonstrate my complete lack of artistic ability and sense of aesthetics.

New in Exif Viewer 3.3 (Nov 7, 2017)

  • Updated the WebExtensions version of the Viewer to fix a bug for image URLs involving a query string (e.g. ?pictureid=12345); also, at users’ requests, went back to having a single context-menu item and restored the All/Basic, List/Table, Tag IDs, and Maker Notes controls, adding save/restore functionality.

New in Exif Viewer 3.00 (Oct 3, 2017)

  • A few minor bug fixes, but mostly just the reorganization, modularization, and WebExtensionification of the extension.

New in Exif Viewer 2.00 (Dec 30, 2016)

  • Fixed a minor problem with the French localization. Went to major version 2 to fix a silly versioning problem.

New in Exif Viewer 1.85 (Dec 30, 2016)

  • Added a Brazilian Portugese translation, courtesy of Paulo Guzman.

New in Exif Viewer 1.82 (Dec 30, 2016)

  • Fixed a minor issue which arose with the way that some cameras store GPS information. Fixed a couple of minor misspellings in German. Fixed a serious problem that arose with Firefox 13.0beta and later, in which the Viewer window would only be displayed once per session and would not re-open.

New in Exif Viewer 1.81 (Dec 30, 2016)

  • Fixed a number of major issues for the Japanese localization and minor issues for the others, all my fault. My thanks to Leszek, a reviewer at AMO, for bringing these problems to my attention.

New in Exif Viewer 1.80 (Dec 30, 2016)

  • Verified that the Viewer works with FF 8 and 9, re-enabled some code to handle window layout problems under FF 10. Fixed a minor directory problem under Linux and a minor formatting issue for the Microsoft Comment field. Fixed the handling of the Nikon Maker Notes. Add the Exposure Bias (EV) to the basic information list. Added a Japanese translation, code to handle the Sanyo Maker Note, and some additional tags for Exif 2.3, TIFF for some photo retouch software, and Print Image Matching (PIM), all courtesy of Tatsuyoshi Toyota.

New in Exif Viewer 1.70 (Dec 30, 2016)

  • Fixed an intermittent bug encountered with Linux. Added special handling for the Maker Note created by ikeGPS devices (http://www.ikeGPS.com). Verified that the Viewer works with FF 6 and 7.

New in Exif Viewer 1.65 (Dec 30, 2016)

  • Added a Russian translation, courtesy of Dmitry Yerokhin. Updated my email address for bug reports. Confirmed that the Viewer works with FF 5.

New in Exif Viewer 1.60 (Dec 30, 2016)

  • Added the ability to extract and display the JPEG Comment (COM) field, as per a user request. Modified the IPTC code to recognize the UTF-8 character code and process the text accordingly. Fixed several minor display problems, including a couple that only manifested in Firefox 4. Verified that the Viewer works properly in the Firefox 4 Beta 11.

New in Exif Viewer 1.55 (Dec 30, 2016)

  • Added some non-standard EXIF tags, as per user requests. Added the ability to persistently hide or show the controls at the top of the window. Added simplified Chinese localization, courtesy of [email protected]. Fixed a minor problem with the generation of the KML file for images with embedded GPS information, as well as an error with the processing of Casio maker notes. Added a minor enhancement for the display of GPS latitude and longitude. Added the option of displaying the EXIF tag ID numbers. Added my homepage URL. Made a minor modification to the control layout to allow for a narrower window, based on a user comment. Added separate local and remote History entries to the File menu. Fixed a bug when resizing the window in Firefox 3.x. Added Czech localization, courtesy of Pavel Mrázek.

New in Exif Viewer 1.51 (Oct 2, 2009)

  • Augmented the Nikon maker note information, as per a user request.
  • Reorganized the code’s global variables and functions so as to minimize the possibility of namespace conflicts, as per an AMO reviewer request.

New in Exif Viewer 1.50 (Oct 2, 2009)

  • Reformatted the displayed F-stop and aperture values, as per a user request.
  • Added the ability to format the output as tables rather than lists. Added German localization, courtesy of [email protected].
  • Fixed a bug that prevented images from being saved after their EXIF data was displayed, and another involving the Nikon maker note.
  • Fixed a Thunderbird issue in which the Exif Viewer menu items were not being displayed with the single-message popup window.
  • Verified that the Viewer works with Firefox 3.5 Beta 4.

New in Exif Viewer 1.45 (Aug 28, 2008)

  • Fixed various minor bugs. Verified that the Viewer works properly with FF 3.0 RC1.

New in Exif Viewer 1.30 (Oct 1, 2007)

  • Added the display of the embedded thumbnail JPEG image, in the IFD1 section.
  • Added a �basic information only� option, and made the checkbox settings persistent.
  • Extended the Canon Maker Note metadata.