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SnakeTail Changelog

What's new in SnakeTail 1.9.8.0

Mar 1, 2024
  • Added useLegacyV2RuntimeActivationPolicy to SnakeTail.exe.config-file for better support for Win11 @Mediumspider

New in SnakeTail 1.9.7.0 (Apr 21, 2021)

  • Minor changes:
  • Added manifest for high DPI #144 @pvginkel
  • TailConfig - Fixed alignment of buttons for keyword highlight #140

New in SnakeTail 1.9.6.0 (Oct 11, 2019)

  • Minor changes:
  • Added Reopen File - CTRL + R #126
  • Added experimental support for controlling remote service #133
  • Fixed bug in saving filepath correctly in Most Recently Used #128
  • Optimized search performance #135 @EricSmekens

New in SnakeTail 1.9.5.0 (Mar 31, 2019)

  • Add new File-Tab option to open Containing Folder in Window File Explorer
  • Include FileSize in the Windows Title
  • Add Open File shortcut (Ctrl+O) #116
  • Text Color and Background Color buttons #10
  • Fix check for update - HTTP Error 406 Not acceptable
  • Extra validation when reopening old non-existing files
  • Try collecting more details about the search exception
  • Disconnect from EventLog-object when closing EventLog-window

New in SnakeTail 1.9.4.0 (Aug 19, 2016)

  • Quick jump shortcut has changed to ALT+KeyUp/KeyDown (Instead of CTRL+KeyUp/KeyDown).
  • Quick jump also works for EventLog where it jumps between Warnings and Errors
  • Toggle application as “Always on top”.
  • Launch external tools on keyword match (Ex. play sound).
  • Line coloring without being ‘Alert highlight’ (Ex. color line green for success).
  • Search with wrap-around-support.
  • Display current file-size in the Windows Title.
  • Fixed several bugs.

New in SnakeTail 1.9.3.0 (Oct 11, 2015)

  • Fixed progress divide-by-zero when opening empty file (Length = 0)
  • Fixed upload of crash reports

New in SnakeTail 1.9.2.0 (Aug 18, 2015)

  • Minor changes:
  • Added support for wrap-around search
  • Faster initial load file when using slow network drive
  • Fixed unhandled exceptions when file operation are cancelled by operating system

New in SnakeTail 1.9.1 (Mar 18, 2015)

  • Minor changes:
  • Added ampersand prefix for file menu shortcuts
  • Fixed owner dialog when using Always-on-top
  • Extra validation when configuring shortcut keys
  • Fixed nullreference exception when navigating in empty log view
  • Fixed external tool parameter LineNumber

New in SnakeTail 1.9.0 (Oct 1, 2014)

  • Feature changes:
  • Quick jump shortcut has changed to ALT+KeyUp/KeyDown (Instead of CTRL+KeyUp/KeyDown).
  • Keyword highlight can now be just line coloring without being 'Alert Highlight'. Meaning that ALT+KeyUp/KeyDown will ignore them.(Ex. green color for success).
  • Quick jump also works for EventLog where it jumps between Warnings and Errors.
  • Added 'Copy as Path' to context menu.
  • Possible to specify multiple files when using command line.
  • Faster discovery of new files when monitoring network path for the latest file to tail.
  • Execute external tool when keyword match, with support for environment variables (Ex. play sound).
  • Toggle the tail window to be 'Always on top'.
  • Configuration window now has a 'Save as default'-button.
  • Minor changes:
  • Fixed unhandled exception when copy to clipboard fails, because other application is holding lock.
  • Fixed unhandled exception when trying to monitor an invalid file path for the latest file to tail.
  • Fixed unhandled exception when trying to monitor a file without having proper access rights.
  • Fixed unhandled exception when given invalid path to session file.
  • Fixed crash dialog so it doesn't become hidden behind main application.
  • Fixed bug where 'File Reopen Check Interval' could not get higher than 59 secs
  • Fixed unhandled exception when closing the application.
  • Less flicker when changing between different window tabs.

New in SnakeTail 1.8.2 (Mar 29, 2013)

  • Fixed bug where ampersand (&) prefix are not displayed properly
  • Added extra validation when creating keywords that uses regular expressions
  • Open new file dialog now has a default filter that includes both txt- and log-files.
  • Added memory usage to crash reports

New in SnakeTail 1.8.1 (Mar 29, 2013)

  • Added feature to launch external tools, and also bind a custom shortcut key
  • Added feature to toggle bookmarks, and quickly jump between bookmarks
  • Changed send crash report to perform HTTP upload to www.crash-server.com

New in SnakeTail 1.8 (Nov 20, 2012)

  • Added feature to launch external tools, and also bind a custom shortcut key
  • Added feature to toggle bookmarks, and quickly jump between bookmarks
  • Changed send crash report to perform HTTP upload

New in SnakeTail 1.7.1 (Sep 27, 2012)

  • Added MSI installer packages
  • Fixed bug where it failed to tail EventLog when pruned

New in SnakeTail 1.7 (Sep 26, 2012)

  • Added Most Recent Used (MRU) list of files, that allows one to quickly reopen files
  • Added highlight of windows tabs using icons, when file changes are detected (Display tab icon on file change)
  • Added option to apply view configuration to all open views (Apply View Options to All)
  • Added option to display the current file name in windows tab, when using rolling regex filename (Title match filename)
  • Added tooltip to windows tabs, that displays full file path
  • Display currently open session name in main window title
  • Fixed several bugs

New in SnakeTail 1.6 (Sep 22, 2011)

  • EventLog can now be searched like a normal text file
  • Fixed several bugs

New in SnakeTail 1.5.1 (Aug 7, 2011)

  • Added keyboard shortcuts for quickly jumping between highlighted lines
  • Fixed several bugs

New in SnakeTail 1.5 (Aug 5, 2011)

  • Added keyboard shortcuts for quickly jumping between highlighted lines
  • Fixed several bugs

New in SnakeTail 1.4 (Jun 3, 2011)

  • Added reordering of tabs using drag drop
  • Added closing of tabs using the middle mouse button
  • Added restore of original position for minimized windows, when saving window session
  • Added parameter to control how often to check for log file changes (Default every 100 ms)
  • Extended command line option to tail arbitrary file (Unless it has .xml as file extension)
  • Fixed several bugs with unhandled exceptions

New in SnakeTail 1.3 (Apr 18, 2011)

  • Added drag drop support for opening new files to tail
  • Added support for configuring default configuration when opening new files to tail (Save a session with one configured tail window as ‘SnakeTail.xml’ and place it next to the application)
  • Changed ‘Minimize to tray’ so it sticks even if double clicking the tray icon to restore from minimized state.
  • Improved handling of circular logs when file is renamed / truncated

New in SnakeTail 1.2 (Apr 8, 2011)

  • Added sentence highlight based on keyword match (Includes regex support)
  • Added support for automatic tailing the latest file in folder (Includes regex support)
  • Improved error handling when there are problems with tailing a file

New in SnakeTail 1.1 (Mar 23, 2011)

  • Added support for opening multiple files in single operation
  • Added support for Check For Updates in the Help menu
  • Added support for Send Error Report for unhandled exceptions
  • Improved error handling when attempting to open locked files
  • Skip runas dialog on Windows XP when stopping/starting service

New in SnakeTail 1.0 (Feb 26, 2011)

  • Extended “Edit”-menu in the main Window to display the context menu of the child window
  • Created new View Options-dialog to configure child window options without editing the XML file

New in SnakeTail 0.9 (Feb 26, 2011)

  • Added copy to clipboard for Windows EventLogs
  • Fixed copy to clipboard for floating windows
  • Fixed scrollbar for floating tail windows

New in SnakeTail 0.8 (Feb 17, 2011)

  • Can now also monitor Windows EventLogs (See “Open EventLog…” in the “File”-menu)
  • Can perform filtering on the Windows EventLogs (Right-click in the Event Log window)

New in SnakeTail 0.7 (Feb 17, 2011)

  • Only a single search window, that searches the active tail window
  • Can minimize to tray
  • Can store free/modeless windows in sessions
  • Can monitor admin processes without crashing
  • Can override the window icon with something from an external file (IconFile)
  • Can monitor how many times a certain text string appears every second (LogHitText)
  • Improved detection when applications closes, when run inside a debugger

New in SnakeTail 0.6 (Feb 17, 2011)

  • Fixed saving of font when saving session
  • Fixed loosing window title when minimizing just after opening file
  • Changed .NET requirement to ver. 2.0
  • Added support for display memory and cpu info for normal processes

New in SnakeTail 0.5 (Feb 17, 2011)

  • Command line support to specify session-configuration to load at startup
  • Extended session-configuration with servicename
  • Can show Service-State, CPU usage and RAM usage for the specified service
  • Can stop and start the specified service by right-clicking in the tail window

New in SnakeTail 0.4 (Feb 17, 2011)

  • Support that log file is renamed / deleted and created again
  • Session configuration file is now saved in pretty formatted xml.
  • Session configuration file now supports relative paths from where the session-file is placed
  • Pause / Break key will now stop the active window from scrolling. Press Enter-/Space-key will make it continue
  • Alternative one can press page-up several times or use the mouse to scroll up and it will stop scrolling

New in SnakeTail 0.3 (Feb 17, 2011)

  • Progress bar when opening files
  • Keeps position at bottom when resizing tail windows
  • Improved speed when searching in log windows (and added search progress bar)

New in SnakeTail 0.2 (Feb 17, 2011)

  • Faster startup
  • Possible to change text-color