TreeDraw Changelog

What's new in TreeDraw 4.4.2

Feb 6, 2017
  • Bug-fix release:
  • Fixes endless looping when importing invalid relationships, eg. someone is his own grandfather.
  • Telephone support no longer available.

New in TreeDraw 4.4.1 (Aug 3, 2016)

  • Fixes crash when importing badly formatted GEDCOM file.

New in TreeDraw 4.4.0 (Sep 11, 2015)

  • Adds the ability to force specific fields into uppercase during import.

New in TreeDraw 4.2.0 (Jan 29, 2014)

  • Adds the ability to set default formatting styles based on the current selection.
  • Adds the ability to set visual import styles based on the current selection.
  • Adds the ability to set the vertical snap-to-grid spacing based on the current selection.
  • Removes inapplicable commands from the Drawing Area popup menu.
  • Fixes missing Format | Font default settings after selecting multiple text elements.
  • Fixes mis-match between Format | Text alignment setting in main menu and popup menu.

New in TreeDraw 4.1.2 (Oct 25, 2013)

  • Fixes problems using Undo/Redo
  • Fixes crashes in charts which have joined lines

New in TreeDraw 4.1.1 (Jul 2, 2013)

  • Italic text elements were wrapping before the last word when they should have been single-line.
  • Word-wrapped text elements sometimes wrapped differently when in edit mode.
  • If linked databases are missing these are now reported summarized after an "Update text" operation.

New in TreeDraw 4.1.0 (May 8, 2013)

  • Added Database Link command to drawing area popup menu
  • More informative "Invalid format" error messages in "Preferences | Import fields"

New in TreeDraw 4.0.5 (Jan 18, 2013)

  • Importing a chart with a blank import format resulted in a "List index out of bounds" error.
  • Import formats can no longer be blank.
  • Changing the Windows regional number format caused a floating-point error when starting TreeDraw.

New in TreeDraw 4.0.4 (Jun 1, 2012)

  • Added a direct link to the online video tutorials in the Help menu.

New in TreeDraw 4.0.3 (Mar 22, 2012)

  • Various installation changes to meet Windows Certification criteria. Some system files have been moved to different folders.
  • The TreeDraw_Temp database folder has been moved to Users\\AppData\Roaming\TreeDraw.
  • The options file TreeDraw.ini is now stored in Users\\AppData\Roaming\TreeDraw. This means that each Windows user will have their own options settings.
  • Fixes the TreeDraw.ini file access issue when logged into Windows without administrator privileges.
  • The version 1 chart file conversion utility is now installed as an archive file V1_FileConversion.zip. This is to meet the Windows criteria of not installing 16-bit software.

New in TreeDraw 4.0.2 (Mar 12, 2012)

  • Long children connecting lines are now also joined to the lines at their ends.
  • Added image compression/quality option to PDF file exports.
  • Chart View Control was not hidden when minimized under Vista/Win7.
  • Colour Palette was not hidden when minimized under Vista/Win7.
  • Exporting a PDF file with a large number of hi-res images created a blank file.
  • The lines in a wheel chart were hidden when "Group tree elements" was selected.
  • The ruler no longer sits on top of the magnifier when used.

New in TreeDraw 4.0.1 (Jan 9, 2012)

  • PCs running Vista/Win7 with UAC turned on gave a warning when starting TreeDraw. Fixed.

New in TreeDraw 4.0.0 (Jan 3, 2012)

  • Joined lines added. Straight lines can have their ends joined to any other chart element so that the line stretches when the element is moved.
  • Descendant and ancestral trees can join up lines automatically.
  • Multiple levels of undo allow you to step back through changes you made to the current chart.
  • Right-clicking in the Drawing Area to pop up a context menu added.
  • Add images direct from a scanner.
  • The size of the element handles can be user-defined.
  • The length of the lines linked to text in imported charts can be user-defined.
  • Option to import full resolution pictures instead of thumbnails.
  • Change priority of items in the Replace Text list.
  • Buttonbar buttons can be made small or large.
  • TreeDraw uses the look-and-feel of the current Windows theme under XP, Vista and Win7.
  • Descendant and ancestral trees which created two small lines end-to-end now create just one line instead.
  • "Preferences | Import graphics" renamed "Import visuals".
  • "Preferences | Options" renamed "General".
  • Correctly shows taskbar thumbnail when minimized under Vista and Win7.
  • Fixed - "Format | Pattern" set the pattern for the Drawing Area.
  • Fixed - No greyed handles for arc elements when multiple elements selected.
  • Fixed - Copy/Paste and Metafile cropping.

New in TreeDraw 3.2.5 (Oct 21, 2011)

  • Importing a picture from K&KPro where the image file was missing gave an error. Fixed.
  • Default page size and orientation for new charts was not correctly set by "Preferences | File settings | Save settings". Fixed.

New in TreeDraw 3.2.4 (Apr 10, 2010)

  • Bug-fix release:
  • Using "Edit | Update text" did not always use the most up-to-date K&KPro data. Fixed.
  • When zoomed out, dragging the selection marquee past the edge of the window made the marquee origin jump. Fixed.

New in TreeDraw 3.2.3 (Oct 1, 2009)

  • Importing from a GEDCOM file and then trying to reopen the same GEDCOM file caused a table access error. Fixed.
  • The profile names did not show up in the import dialog. Fixed.

New in TreeDraw 3.2.2 (Jul 20, 2009)

  • Bug-fix release
  • Options | Preferences | GEDCOM. Adding a date field caused the error "Date is not an integer value".

New in TreeDraw 3.2.1 (Jun 17, 2009)

  • Problems positioning windows on multi-monitor systems fixed.

New in TreeDraw 3.2.0 (May 10, 2009)

  • Kith and Kin Pro V3 compatibility

New in TreeDraw 3.1.0 (Apr 26, 2007)

  • Vista compatibility