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Tail4Windows Changelog

What's new in Tail4Windows 2.2.6905

Dec 4, 2018
  • New Statistics for nerds -> see Options
  • New profile converter (T4W.exe /convert local -> converts roaming profile to local; T4W.exe /convert roaming -> converts local profile to roaming)
  • New settings in JSON file
  • New portable or user mode, take a look into T4W.exe.config - Portable - default is False
  • New AutoUpdate checks for new version at startup and every 24 hours
  • New change Bookmark icon, if a comment exists
  • New Bookmark overview (Ctrl+Alt+B)
  • New Bookmark comment multi edit -> Bookmark overview
  • New Bookmark delete selected -> Bookmark overview
  • New Bookmark export as CSV -> Bookmark overview
  • New Systeminformation overview shows Windows build id (Windows 10)
  • New TailManager right mouse click open containing folder
  • Improve main window style
  • Improve customize editor -> Options -> Extras
  • Improve Find result view -> ToolTip for message column
  • Improve stability
  • Bug fix TailManager sometimes does not load all files
  • Bug fix HighlightManager sometimes does not load all files
  • Bug fix grammar

New in Tail4Windows 2.1.6865 (Oct 18, 2018)

  • Improve CacheManager
  • Bug fix highlight data
  • Bug fix NullReferenceException highlight data

New in Tail4Windows 2.1.6862 (Oct 15, 2018)

  • Improve StatusBar message
  • Bug fix ComboBox style
  • Bug fix Event Aggregator
  • Bug fix select item in main window ComboBox

New in Tail4Windows 2.1.6839 (Sep 24, 2018)

  • Changelog:
  • Bug fix set bookmark by FindWhat
  • Bug fix Filter/HighlightManager layout
  • Bug fix SmartWatch

New in Tail4Windows 2.1.6811 (Aug 27, 2018)

  • New copy element in TailManager
  • New continuous scrolling or push
  • New single instance
  • New SplitWindow filter by bookmark or certain filter text (Ctrl+Alt+T)
  • New SplitWindow can scroll to end -> Ctrl+Alt+T
  • New shortcut F1 for help window
  • New SingleClick edit mode in DataGrid
  • New item changed indicator in TabHeader
  • New Taskbar jump List
  • New commandline parameters possible (file name or TailManager item id)
  • New Column chooser in DataGrid
  • New DataGrid layout save/restore
  • New Find Bookmark comments
  • New add/remove Bookmark comment
  • New add Help URL (F1)
  • New configurable editor
  • New reset Colors to default values
  • New click on TrayIcon brings main window into front
  • Bug fix TailManager sort if entry is Window event
  • Bug fix remove Bookmark comment
  • Bug fix text measure converter
  • Bug fix filter font settings
  • Bug fix layout style Proxy settings
  • Bug fix Bookmark image not scaled
  • Bug fix TailManager DataGrid ComboBox close first time
  • Bug fix LogWindowListBox add/remove events
  • Bug fix Column chooser -> context menu not in ColumnHeader
  • Bug fix update highlighting, when no highlight source is available
  • Bug fix select file in TailManager -> button event worked after two clicks
  • Bug fix Checkboxes in DataGrid -> event worked after two clicks
  • Bug fix load data from TailManager -> suddenly changed
  • Bug fix change filter data properties -> only after reopen visible

New in Tail4Windows 2.0.6769 (Jul 23, 2018)

  • New add selected word to Filter/HighlightManager
  • New user can delete FindWhat history
  • New keyword highlighting
  • New algorithm to read log files (Tail4Windows does not block files anymore)
  • New read Windows event log
  • New SplitWindow view
  • New Drag'n'Drop window design
  • New Tabheaders can colorized by user
  • New undo manager
  • New Find result window
  • New SmartWatch can use Wildcards
  • New SmartWatch interval is configurable (min 2sec, max 1 min)
  • New when no pattern given in SmartWatch, it tries to find out the right pattern with internal logic
  • New SmartWatch can used with non saved items
  • New Quick save
  • New Quick add
  • New Logfile history
  • New delete Logfile history
  • New Database engine
  • New Regex helper
  • New Statusbar design
  • New per user settings -> UsersuserAppDataRoamingTail4Windows
  • New translateable userinterface - english, german
  • New filters can be enabled/disabled
  • It's faster than version 1.5.xxxx
  • Bug fix search highlighting
  • Bug fix filtering
  • Bug fix time settings
  • Bug fix date settings
  • Remove some old settings from config file -> Tail4Windows will check it at startup
  • Complete redesign of FindWhat
  • Redesign of Pattern control
  • Add more shortcuts -> see Shortcuts.txt
  • Add more Options
  • New Icon design
  • FileManager is TailManager (complete redesign) now
  • Filters is FilterManager (complete redesign) now
  • Complete new Options design
  • Complete Code redesign

New in Tail4Windows 1.5.6312.16668 (Apr 13, 2017)

  • Add SmartWatch
  • Add Log line limitation, if needed
  • Add some default patterns
  • Add pattern logic to FileManager
  • History saves content in own XML file
  • Add validation in Filter view and FileManager
  • Lot of bug fixes
  • New design for all main controls
  • Group by Category option in FileManager
  • Go forward in search dialog is by key F3 possible now
  • SpinnerControl accept MouseWheel now
  • File encoding can change while tailing
  • New Scrollbar design
  • Improve Drag'n'Drop behaviour
  • Change internal structure
  • Bug fix auto update
  • Change some icons
  • Tail4Windows log files older than 5 days will automatically delete, if you don't want it, please edit the config file and set property 'DeleteLogFiles' to 'False'
  • New log4net is logging system now
  • New tooltip design
  • Bug fix Uptime
  • Improve StatusBar Tooltip information
  • Some code refactories

New in Tail4Windows 1.0.5898.21900 (Mar 6, 2017)

  • add some default patterns
  • add pattern logic to FileManager
  • history saves content in own XML file
  • add validation in Filter view and FileManager
  • lot of bug fixes
  • new design for all main controls
  • Group by Category option in FileManager
  • Go forward with search is with F3 possible now
  • SpinnerControl accept MouseWheel now
  • File encoding can change while tailing
  • new Scrollbar design
  • improve Drag'n'Drop behaviour
  • change internal structur
  • bug fix auto update
  • change some icons
  • new log4net is logging system now
  • new tooltip design
  • bug fix Uptime
  • improve StatusBar Tooltip information
  • some code refactories

New in Tail4Windows 1.0.5400.19271 (Oct 14, 2014)

  • bug fix FileManager, does not changed the FontType
  • bug fix get file size exception
  • bug fix select first category when add file from main window to FileManager
  • bug fix FileManager sort alpha alphabetical order
  • bug fix FileManager update Thread Priority, Refresh Rate changes in datagrid in realtime
  • update ErrorLog-Controller, actual date will log now
  • bug fix add new filter from main window
  • add option command parameter to add file to TfW
  • add add/remove SendTo menu
  • bug fix can not delete or edit logfile after TfW is stopped

New in Tail4Windows 1.0.5296.15076 (Jul 2, 2014)

  • bug fix searching for bookmark lines
  • bug fix save search box position
  • bug fix keyboard navigation
  • bug fix unhandle exception when open log file properties from FileManager
  • improve tab control handler
  • improve tail thread
  • add mouse double click to open file from FileManager
  • save if Filter is on/off
  • click mousewheel add a new tab
  • click mousewheel on tab, remove this tab

New in Tail4Windows 0.9.5231 (Apr 28, 2014)

  • bug fix when clear FileName textbox, than press Start, textbox was empty
  • add select single word
  • add multiselect by mouse
  • improve performance multiselect by mouse
  • bug fix mouse double click on a empty text editor window
  • bug fix rightmouse buttondown by multiselect items
  • bug fix NullReferenceException when closing TfW
  • add popup window alert option
  • improve spinner control: hold mouse button down increment or decrement value
  • bug fix spinner control
  • new IconTray API
  • bug fix when TextBox FileName has focus, user type a "t" or "f" -> Always on top" or "Filter" toggle on/off

New in Tail4Windows 0.9.5172 (Feb 28, 2014)

  • bug fix proxy authentication
  • bug fix drag and drop while a process is running
  • change description text box in FileManager
  • change category text box in FileManager
  • add TLS/SSL support for SMTP
  • add E-Mail options in Alert option tab
  • add SMTP settings dialogue
  • add SMTP settings
  • improve read settings
  • change Filters icon
  • bug fix exception when enter a E-Mail address in Alert dialogue
  • remove systeminformation from TabItem (improve speed to call settings dialogue)
  • add systeminformation dialogue in About-Tab
  • add import and export settings
  • add autoupdate
  • improve updater
  • bug fix proxy settings
  • add bookmark option
  • add "Search Bookmarks" in find box
  • add contextmenu for Bookmark lines to remove all Bookmarks
  • bug fix find what window title
  • bug fix in FileManager
  • bug fix FileManager add file

New in Tail4Windows 0.9.5099 (Dec 17, 2013)

  • add proxy settings
  • add check for updates
  • add shortcut Ctrl+Alt+M minimize main window
  • add shortcut F (Filter on/off)
  • add shortcut T (Always on top on/off)
  • FileManager dialogue add Enter key event
  • GoToLine dialogue add press Enter key event
  • add watermark textbox
  • change tab layout
  • update tab layout
  • fix problem with Ctrl+Tab
  • shortcut Ctrl+T change to new tab window
  • add shortcut Ctrl+W close tab window
  • change shortcut Start tail (new Ctrl+R)
  • fix problems with linenumber font
  • add Webside information in About dialogue
  • add shortcut CTRL+G (GoToLine)
  • add GoToLine
  • add sound support
  • bug fix loading soundfile
  • fix problems with FontType in TextEditor
  • bug fix font change in FileManager
  • bug fix in FilterDialogue change event
  • bug fix change FontType
  • bug fix in FileManager
  • bug fixes writing XML file
  • add history for search dialogue
  • rename "Filters active" -> "Filter"
  • "Add" button not enabled again when file is open from FileManager

New in Tail4Windows 0.9.5087 (Dec 5, 2013)

  • stability improvements
  • add filtering in view
  • improve tab selection change (minimize event firing)
  • lot bug fixes in search dialogue for more than one tab page
  • bug fix search next - scroll from beginning
  • bug fix for Windows XP
  • replace some icons (bug fix for Windows XP)
  • add Drag and Drop support
  • add Drag and Drop support in FileManager
  • add alert tab in options dialogue
  • add more options in *.config file
  • add filters
  • add alert support
  • add read filter section from XML file
  • add writing filter section into XML file
  • bug fix in FileManager
  • bug fix Count button in search dialogue
  • button title from "Manager font" -> "Manage font"
  • improve Find next in search dialogue

New in Tail4Windows 0.9.5078 (Nov 26, 2013)

  • add some shortcut keys (Ctrl+F - SearchDialog, Ctrl+O - OpenFileDialog, Ctrl+M - FileManagerDialog, Ctrl+E - Clears all content in TextEditor, Ctrl+T - Start tail, Ctrl+S - Pause tail)
  • improve button behaviour Start/Stop
  • add searchbox
  • add safe search words until sessions end
  • bug fix scroll problems
  • improve CPU usage
  • improve scroll behaviour
  • improve read first n lines
  • new datacollection (better performance)
  • change WPF TextBox to new TextEditorControl (Search highlighting, Linenmumbers) - it was a lot of work!
  • add printer support
  • add ShowLineNumbers as option
  • add line numbers color option
  • new print page format
  • add new option FileManagerSort (Nothing - no sort, FileCreationTime - sort by file creation time)
  • new property FileAge
  • new property FileCreationTime
  • rename status bar message ("Record" to "Tail")
  • remove "copy to clipboard" button, was useless
  • bug fix search dialog title
  • bug fix refresh datagrid source

New in Tail4Windows 0.9.5049 (Nov 26, 2013)

  • colour picker to customize colour in tail window
  • better event handling in all dialogs for Escape button
  • improve file open event from FileManager dialog
  • improve file open event from FileManager dialog to open a new program instance
  • add more settings options in .config file
  • rename FindHighlightColor to FindHightlightBackgroundColor/add FindHighlightForegroundColor
  • remove file sort option from Options dialog because WPF datagrid do it better for us
  • add x64 Bit support
  • bug fix computing free available memory in systeminformation dialog
  • bug fix timestamp