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StartComp Portable Changelog

What's new in StartComp Portable 0.2.0.7 Beta

Jun 13, 2014
  • Code enhancement Release
  • Featured Content:
  • The layout of the info dialog has been adjusted, especially the licenses of StartComp and of the used icons are now visible without having to scroll in the information box
  • The images of the update indicator in the info dialog have been replaced
  • The help dialog is now a normal window which can be minimized
  • Code:
  • The anonymous delegates unsubscribe now properly from their event handler (Bug)
  • The repository manager is now a singleton
  • The caret in the information box in the info dialog is now hidden when it gets the focus
  • Modified version checker download process
  • Fixed an object leak while seraching, when the ListViewGroups did not release their ListViewItems (Bug)
  • After loading repositories and searching the first ListViewItem is now selected
  • The version information of the application has been modified
  • The version information of the installer has been modified

New in StartComp Portable 0.2.0.6 Beta (Jun 13, 2014)

  • Code enhancement Release
  • Featured Content:
  • The export in the settings form no longer requires administrator rights
  • Code:
  • The help file text has been fixed

New in StartComp Portable 0.2.0.5 Beta (Jun 13, 2014)

  • Code enhancement Release
  • Featured Content:
  • Added shortcut and application name on drag and drop to ListView as suggested name
  • Added a 1 pixel spacing on Windows 8 between the frame and the client area
  • Added a 1 pixel spacing when DWM compositon is disabled between the frame and the client area
  • Modified the default HotKey to Win+Y
  • Code:
  • Cleaning up project file
  • Cleaning up distributed source code
  • Resource string fixes
  • Documentation spelling corrections

New in StartComp Portable 0.2.0.4 Beta / 0.0.6.20 Alpha (Apr 25, 2013)

  • Code enhancement Release
  • Installer Tweaks:
  • Administrator rights are now no longer required for a successful installation
  • The installation is now on a per user basis, this means that every user on the same pc has to install his own copy
  • The user can no longer choose the directory to which the application is installed to, the default installation directory is now %LOCALAPPDATA%\StartComp
  • Minor script changes to allow the automatic upgrade to install this version without conflicts
  • The quicklaunch shortcut has been removed
  • Code:
  • The info dialog could crash the application when the version checker encountered an error during retrieving the latest version information (Bug)
  • The indicator tooltip in the info dialog would provide the wrong text if the option to not check for updates on application start was set (Bug)

New in StartComp Portable 0.2.0.3 Beta (Apr 25, 2013)

  • Code enhancement Release
  • Featured Content:
  • The application menu can be shown with F5
  • The shutdown menu can be shown with F6
  • Code:
  • Keyboard events are now longer set to handled while the overlay panels are active when they should be only ignored (Bug)

New in StartComp Portable 0.2.0.2 Beta (Apr 25, 2013)

  • Code enhancement Release
  • Featured Content:
  • The settings now provide an option to choose between english and german language
  • The Windows Tools have been localized to german language
  • Code:
  • Cleaned up code

New in StartComp Portable 0.2.0.1 Beta (Apr 25, 2013)

  • Code enhancement Release
  • Featured Content:
  • The command pane and listview can now be scrolled even if they are not focused
  • Code:
  • Modified some resource strings
  • Downloading updates could get stuck if the default proxy uses credentials (Bug)
  • The scrollbars of the command pane and the listview have been painted wrong if an animation was playing at the time the overlay became active (Bug)
  • Menu shortcuts no longer work when the overlay panels are active (Bug)

New in StartComp Portable 0.2.0.0 Beta (Apr 25, 2013)

  • Beta Release 2
  • Featured Content:
  • Added file search
  • Added an option to enable or disable the version check on start
  • Added an indicator image to the info dialog that shows update status
  • Hovering over the indicator in the info dialog provides a tooltip with advanced information
  • Wordwrap has been added to the notes
  • The help can now show multiple pages
  • Code:
  • Some Forms have been converted to UserControls which allows the main window to fade out when they are active
  • Refactoring some methods
  • Added default proxy settings to the app.config file
  • Enhanced the calculation of the tile width in tile view
  • Scrolling the command pane should now no longer get stuck (Bug)
  • The window anchor now respects the position of the taskbar (Bug)
  • The help should now longer display the cursor caret (Bug)
  • All dialogs should now have their correct parent set (Bug)
  • The overlay panels now capture the bitmap of their parent in the correct way (Bug)

New in StartComp Portable 0.1.0.0 Beta (Apr 25, 2013)

  • Beta Release 1
  • Featured Content:
  • Bing-Search has been removed
  • Window anchor implemented
  • The listview can now be configured to be shown in details view or tile view through the context menu
  • The listview now allows sorting through the context menu
  • The view, sort order and sort column are now saved for each repository
  • The listview now shows the background image in the lower right
  • The listview now shows a background image for the user defined repositories
  • Added a "Tell-A-Friend" button to the info dialog
  • Code:
  • The main window can now longer be configured to stay outside the monitor resolution boundaries (Bug)
  • The search function would sometimes after clearing the search field not return all the unfiltered entries (Bug)
  • Closing a dialog with the Enter key no longer executes a selected item (Bug)
  • Changed the color of the command pane to a light blue
  • The implementation of loading, saving, deleting and modifying repositories has gone through a complete overhaul

New in StartComp Portable 0.0.6.20 Alpha (Apr 30, 2012)

  • Featured Content:
  • It is now possible to select the group which should be shown on application startup
  • Code:
  • The Favorites group can no longer be hidden
  • Added info about shutdown menu to quick help document

New in StartComp Portable 0.0.6.19 Alpha (Apr 26, 2012)

  • The application can create an anonymized id and shows it in the info dialog

New in StartComp Portable 0.0.6.18 Alpha (Apr 25, 2012)

  • Featured Content:
  • Alt+Enter is showing the properties dialog of an item
  • Code:
  • ApplicationData added to special folders

New in StartComp Portable 0.0.6.17 Alpha (Apr 24, 2012)

  • Featured Content:
  • Added options for logoff, reboot and shutdown as a context menu when right clicking on the lower frame of the main application window
  • Code:
  • If a new drive is recognized while the computer group is active it is automatically added and removed if necessary

New in StartComp Portable 0.0.6.16 Alpha (Apr 24, 2012)

  • The feed and special folders items are now sorted to their original order after the searchbox is cleared (Bug)
  • Read feeds have sometimes been marked only after window messages have been processed (Bug)
  • The open file dialog now switches to the path and file that was selected previously

New in StartComp Portable 0.0.6.15 Alpha (Apr 20, 2012)

  • The version check did not check for a new version if updates from a different directory than the application was installed to was checked but was correctly run from the installation diretory (Bug)
  • The searchbox image changes its background color when it is pressed
  • The searchbox image correctly resets the background when the searchbox is cleared through the Escape key (Bug)
  • Replaced all calls to string.Format() with a helper that is aware of CultureInfo

New in StartComp Portable 0.0.6.14 Alpha (Apr 19, 2012)

  • A selected item can now be executed by pressing and releasing the Enter key

New in StartComp Portable 0.0.6.13 Alpha (Apr 19, 2012)

  • The version check now aks if it should allow updates form a different directory than the application was installed to
  • The version check now correctly handles access to the registry (Bug)

New in StartComp Portable 0.0.6.12 Alpha (Apr 17, 2012)

  • Featured Content:
  • The main application window is now hidden when the right mouse button is released on the close button
  • Code:
  • Fixed exception handling dialog on application startup
  • Fixed transparent overlay
  • Fixed P/Invoke signatures

New in StartComp Portable 0.0.6.11 Alpha (Apr 17, 2012)

  • Featured Content:
  • The items added to standard and user defined groups support now command line arguments
  • Code:
  • The form for adding and editing items has been reorganized
  • All dialogs use the font Microsoft Sans Serif 8.25pt

New in StartComp Portable 0.0.6.10 Alpha (Apr 13, 2012)

  • The installer is now fully localized in english and german
  • The version check now can decide which update methods it should offer

New in StartComp Portable 0.0.6.9 Alpha (Apr 12, 2012)

  • Minor installer script tweaks
  • Updated readme.txt with information about "reset" command line argument

New in StartComp Portable 0.0.6.8 Alpha (Apr 12, 2012)

  • The version check now exits the application, in case a new version should get installed
  • The installer cancels its execution right on startup if a windows version is detected that is older than Windows Vista
  • The installer now checks if the Microsoft .Net Framework 4.0 (Client Profile) is installed and if not offers to install it through the Microsoft provided Web-Setup

New in StartComp Portable 0.0.6.7 Alpha (Apr 10, 2012)

  • Code:
  • The version check could throw an exception while loading the XmlDocument (Bug)
  • Modified the appearance of some controls