The Image Collector Changelog

What's new in The Image Collector 1.16

Feb 21, 2017
  • Reset the Viewer's toolbar state when viewing a new item.
  • Fixed Tentative fix for a start-up crash relating to showing taskbar download progress.
  • Fixed Tentative fix for a shutdown crash after the exception dialog has been shown.

New in The Image Collector 1.15 (Jan 23, 2017)

  • Added Ctrl+W exits TiC to Settings - Interface.
  • Fixed Error when backing-up.

New in The Image Collector 1.14 (Nov 8, 2016)

  • [Added] Files can be dragged from Windows into the Categories list to be copied there.

New in The Image Collector 1.13 (Oct 9, 2016)

  • [Other] TIC now requires the Microsoft .NET 4.6.1 framework
  • [Other] Premium Plugin owners will need to redownload any premium plugins.
  • [Fixed] A blank category name and group would cause a crash.
  • [Fixed] Imgur plugin.
  • [Fixed] BBW plugin.
  • [Fixed] Further Tumblr plugin fixes.
  • [Other] Some premium plugins were removed due to their host sites becoming inactive.

New in The Image Collector 1.12 (Jul 9, 2015)

  • [Added] Validate Folders to the Category editor.
  • [Fixed] Images hosted on Tumblr sites.

New in The Image Collector 1.11 (Dec 12, 2014)

  • Added:
  • Bring Viewer to front when the main window is activated.
  • Create Folder button to the Categories editor window.
  • Fixed:
  • Crash when selecting Open Url when an item isn't selected.
  • Crash involving quick selection of a Service.
  • Various plugins.
  • Other:
  • The Image Collector now requires .NET 4.5.2.
  • More meaningful message when a category's directory doesn't exist.
  • The Categories list is now automatically sorted by name.
  • Lots of minor code changes.

New in The Image Collector 1.10 (Apr 28, 2014)

  • [Added] Preliminary support for the .webm format.
  • [Added] Open Url to the Items context menu.
  • [Fixed] Fixes to a number of the premium plugins.
  • [Fixed] Backing up settings didn't work if there were no Categories.
  • [Other] Minor changes.

New in The Image Collector 1.09 (Feb 19, 2014)

  • More plugins now support fetching multiple pages of results.
  • Item Thumbnail Size to Settings - Items.
  • System menu; click the main window's icon to access it.
  • Changelog.txt to the installed application folder; was previously missing.
  • Keyboard shortcuts now work within other windows than just the main.
  • Plugins were reporting incorrect versions; update checker now works.
  • Up to 50% performance improvement in fetching multiple pages of results.

New in The Image Collector 1.08 (Feb 19, 2014)

  • Using .NET 4.5 results in a crash at startup; now TIC will warn that it requires 4.5.1.
  • Plugins/Services weren't being found in Windows Vista.

New in The Image Collector 1.07 (Jan 27, 2014)

  • Reverse Image Search (Google) to Items context menu.
  • Rename to Categories' context menu.
  • Auto-download from sub-service to Settings - Interface.
  • Ctrl+W to close the application.
  • Auto-Focus interface elements to Settings - Interface.
  • Double-clicking an empty Categories list.
  • Rare crash involving experimental web-cam plugins.
  • Crash during start-up update check on some systems.
  • All saved settings now use a much lighter and faster format.
  • Significant performance improvements to directory scanning.
  • Improved startup time by up to 80%, in some cases.
  • Fixed and updated plugins where appropriate.
  • Now requires .NET 4.5.1; Windows Vista or higher required.

New in The Image Collector 1.06 (Jul 13, 2012)

  • Numerous, but somewhat rare, crashes.

New in The Image Collector 1.05 (May 29, 2012)

  • Fixed:
  • Thumbnails not being displayed as items are downloading.
  • Eliminated progress bar causing statusbar to vertically resize.
  • Crash when downloading a corrupted item.
  • Numerous rare crashes.
  • Other:
  • Rewritten download code.
  • Certain listviews are now collapsible.
  • Improvements to the plugin architecture for future plugins.
  • Improved startup time.

New in The Image Collector 1.04 (Mar 3, 2012)

  • Added: "Display" menu.
  • Added: "Categories" and "Arrange Windows" to the View menu.
  • Added: Rotate button and Size information to the Viewer.
  • Fixed: Global key presses didn't work when the Viewer had focus.
  • Other: Improved the look of certain interface elements.

New in The Image Collector 1.03 (Nov 30, 2011)

  • Added: "Download" section to Items context menu.
  • Fixed: Excessive CPU usage when playing multiple animations in the viewer.
  • Fixed: Not being able to view an already-downloaded item within the current session.
  • Fixed: Eliminated progress bar causing statusbar to vertically resize.
  • Other: Improved session caching of downloaded items; CacheThresholdSize removed.
  • Other: Improved startup time.

New in The Image Collector 1.02 (Oct 2, 2011)

  • Added: Preview, Download Selected, and Hide to the Items context menu.
  • Added: Clarification of mouse controls at application startup.
  • Added: More information is now available in the Logging window (Ctrl+L).
  • Added: Visual notification when copying a previewed item to the clipboard.
  • Added: Photo.Net plugin.
  • Fixed: Open Folder within the Categories context menu didn't always work.
  • Fixed: Copy URL within the Items context menu didn't disable with no items selected.
  • Fixed: Rare "Active window handle is needed" error on shutdown.
  • Other: Various additions to the internal plugin system.
  • Other: Startup time significantly reduced on some systems.
  • Other: Improved compatiblity with the deviantArt site.
  • Other: Minor changes and additions.

New in The Image Collector 1.01 (Oct 2, 2011)

  • Added: Right-click a service to Download or to display its options menu.
  • Added: Support for items other than images (eg. live webcams).
  • Added: Portable Mode to the Settings window.
  • Added: Folder codes to the Category window.
  • Added: Log to the View menu.
  • Added: Service.Imgur and Service.Picasa plugins.
  • Added: Pique exception submission library.
  • Added: Zipped version of The Image Collector to the website.
  • Other: Internal changes.