What's new in PrestoNotes

Version 4.9.7 :
* bug : in some cases, the deletion of a mail was impossible
* bug : in some cases, the check for new mail could give a fatal error 12 or 0
* bug : Under Windows Vista / 7, with the UAC enabled, a fatal error 70 (acces denied) occured when trying to copy text of a note with the context menu
* bug : a missing file in the standard package prevents from having the help notes

Version 4.9.5 :
* new : mail windows are automaticaly closed if there are no mail on the server
* new : a little button "close" is added to the mail notification window
* bug : when PrestoNotes starts, wait 30 seconds before checking the mail to avoid error 11004
* new : number of notes accessible in the general context menu passes from 20 to 30
* new : command in the general context menu : "Show all notes"
* new : command in the general context menu : "Hide all notes"
* update : .bak files are nomore created
* update : some tuning in the code to avoid potential bugs

Version 4.9.0 :
* new : More user friendly when choosing a program or a sound for the alarm
* new : By default, %Windows%\Media will be shown for the choice of a WAV file
* new : At first run of PrestoNotes, the "Setup" panel is shown
* bug : Reading mail could sometimes produce a fatal error 10055
* bug : The dialog box "Confirm delete" has been improved
* bug : Mails coded in UTF8 are now correctly read (accentuated characters)
* bug : First line of text of a note can now begin with spaces
* bug : Fixed a bug when setting or removing the "Always on top" property for a hidden note doesn't show the note
* bug : Sometimes, a note could not be hidden by clicking on his "X" button
* bug : Some adjustments in the French translation
* info : The installation package doesn't need admin rights anymore.
* info : Visual Basic libraries are now included in the program and doesn't need to be installed in the system folder of Windows

Version 4.8.3 :
* bug : In Windows Vista, for an English standard user, an error 383 could crash PrestoNotes on the first execution (Thanks John !)

Version 4.8.1 :
* bug : Unzipping the portable package with a non-unicode programme could result with corrupted language files (French and Spanish) (error 383 crashes PrestoNotes)
* info : The program and the source code is placed under the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation

Version 4.8.0 :
* new : Portable version. Can run from any location without installation (i.e. a USB key)
* new : Portable version for U3 USB key compatible.
Version 4.7.6 :
* new : The text color can be chosen in the font dialog box
* bug : A bug with mm/dd/yyyy date format has been corrected

Version 4.7.3 :
* bug : A short system date with the name of the day in it could crash the program
* bug : Sending a note with option "delete after successfull send" in some cases could crash the program

Version 4.7.0 :
* new : Finnish and Arabic translations
* new : Remind feature added for the alarm to sound a second time on the exact date and time
* new : When sending a note over a network, you can send your name, so the receiver can easily identify you.
* new : Notes sended over the network will have the same size, position and colour on the receiver
* new : Added a button to easily modify your list of network correspondents
* new : Support for multi-screens desktops
* new : Added an option to only check mail when an active internet connection is present.
* deleted : Option to refresh the icon in the taskbar is removed. The icon will be automatically restored if Explorer crashes.
* bug : Special actions that change the wallpaper or screensave doesn't erase text of the note anymore
* bug : When a frequency is specified, the alarm date will act as a "from date..."
* bug : In some case, the reading of a mail could freeze PrestoNotes

Version 4.6.0 :
* new : Czech translation
* new : Support for special characters from Arabic, Greek, Russian, Hebrew, Turkish, Asiatic, Baltic, East Europe alphabet
* new : A right-click on the "Help" button shows the FAQ in English or in the language choosen (if available).
* changed : For personnalized version, a click on the "Web Site" button opens the web site of the personnalized version.
* bug : Languages are now readable on computers with Windows 95/98
* bug : Sometimes, when opening the usual mail reading program, a message "Can't open the usual mail reading program" could appear.

Version 4.5.0 :
* new : Possibility to read mail on the mail server. Only the 100 first lines are red.
* new : Possibility to remove a mail from the mail server.
* new : Button on the list of mails to open your usual mail program.
* new : Better decoding of mail content : Quoted-printable, Base64, Unicode, HTML.
* new : New option in the context menu of a note : "Open file" when the selected text is an existing file on your computer
* new : New option in the context menu of a note : "Open folder" when the selected text is an existing folder on your computer
* new : New option in the context menu of a note : "Send mail" when the selected text is a mail address
* new : Better legibility of the notes with random colors
* new : Dutch language added (thank you Mark)
* new : Silent install available upon request
* changed : Removed the automatic disabling of mail checking when there was an error on the first connexion

Version 4.4.3 :
* bug : New users have a fatal error 383. My excuses for this stupid error !

What's new in Version 4.4.2 :
* new : possibility to be warned by a sound of your choice when you receive a note via the network
* new : when the alarm of a note sets off and the note is displayed, the note "flashes" until clicked
* New languages : Polish (thank you Marek), Swedish (thank you Leif), German (thanks Clickfish)
* Correction of some typos in English (thank you Leif)
* bug : the mail checking posed sometimes a problem on some servers.
* bug : version 4.4.1 didn't store anymore the parameter "Show tooltips"

What's new in Version 4.3.5 :
* New languages : Italian and Spanish
* Graphic improvements

What's new in Version 4.3.0 :
* new : PrestoNotes is now multilingual, thanks to the addition of language files in the Languages directory
* new : Help tooltips on all elements of the program.
* new : added an option in the context menu of a note to open a web address in the web browser
* Help files are updated

What's new in version 4.2.0 :
* new : possibility to force a shut down of the computer when the alarm sets off (not tested under Windows 95/98/ME)
* new : a double-click on the image of a note changes the display mode (Normal, Stretch, Keep Ratio)
* bug : the auto-roll feature now works correctly
* Help files are updated

What's new in version 4.1.5 :
* new : Possibility to keep ratio height/width when sizing an image on a note
* new : Properties"Stretch" and "Keep Ratio" can be set as default properties
* new : When choosing a random screensaver, the System folder of Windows is also scanned
* new : Size and position of the window "mail details" are memorized
* new : The button"Show details" becomes "Hide details" when the "mail details" window is showed
* The notification of mail arrival is showed when there is a variation of the number of mails waiting
* When deleting a note, if you have asked a confirmation, the note is also showed
* Minimum size of a note is changed
* bug : in some case, the image of a note could disappear
* bug : Random wallpaper could be incorrect if the folder containing the wallpapers was changed or deleted
* bug : Resizing a rolled note now works

What's new in version 4.1.0 :
* new : Keyboard shortcut ALT-P to quickly access the properties of a note
* new : Possibility to display a splash screen when PrestoNotes starts (Just send me the logo of your company)
* new : Prefix "New note" of a new note can be modified or deleted (see Setup panel)
* new : Display of a tiny window (which doesn't take the focus) on a new mail arrival.
* new : Possibility of playing a sound when new mail arrives
* new : Possibility to refresh the icon in the system tray, to avoid disappearing of the icon if Windows Explorer crashes
* new : Display of informations like Hostname and Ip address in the panel "Net settings" (see Setup panel)
* new : Display of the username in parenthesis in the title of a note received via the network
* The limit of 128 notes (64 for each list) has disappeared
* Setup program could be very long to search a previous installation of PrestoNotes. Now, reads the installation path from the registry
* Help files and FAQ not updated for this release.

What's new in version 4.0.3 :
* new : possibility to send and receive notes on a local network.
* new : a little address book is included to keep your favorite users.
* new : a "Print" feature on the context menu of a note
* new : a "Search" feature to retrieve text inside notes easily. See the main panel, under the list of notes.
* new : keyboard shortcuts for the text side of any note :
ALT-S=Scrollbar on/off,
ALT-T=Titlebar on/off,
ALT-L="Locked" property on/off,
ALT-R="Auto-Roll" on/off,
ALT-A="Always on top" on/off,
ALT-D="Auto-Dim" on/off,
ALT-C=note Color,
ALT-F=note Font
* new : when the note is "locked" (to avoid accidentaly writing on it), the upper left square on the titlebar of the note becomes red.
* new : an uninstall program is provided
* new : a FAQ in english
* changed : a right-clic on the titlebar of a note now opens the properties panel of that note.
* changed : the check for e-mail begins as soon as the program is started
* changed : the "last modified" date is only changed when you change the text, the image or the alarm date of the note
* changed : New help notes (Quick help) replace old ones instead of being added to the Events list
* some minor bugs corrected :
- "creation date" is now set correctly and remains,
- checking mail every x minutes (with x greater then 65 sec.) works
- No more message "path is too long" if the image is stored in the PrestoNotes directory
- Problem of "a note without auto-dim that dims" corrected

What's new in version 3.2.0 :
- New : The notes can be made transparent when they don't have the focus
- New : The calendar of the alarm is now full compatible with american date format (mm/dd/yyyy)
- New : When the wallpaper or screensaver is randomly choosen (see alarm settings), the name of the new wallpaper or screensaver is written on the note.
- bug corrected : The "Cancel" button on the "Choose color" box doesn't change the color anymore

What's new in version 3.1.5 :
* New installation wizard
* A hourly type of alarm has been added
* Display of the alarm type in the properties of a note and in the control panel
* Added the possibility to not show the note when the alarm fires
* Added the possibility to randomly change the wallpaper of Windows
* Added the possibility to randomly change the screensaver of Windows
* New calendar, now full compatible with Windows 2000
* Rewriting of some part of the code to take less memory ressources
* bug corrected : it was impossible to desactivate an alarm
* bug corrected : a daily alarm without hour now fires correctly
* bug corrected : on first startup, you had 1 minute to respond or click "ok" before the program crashed.