Since last September when TntMPD 2.0 r64 was released, TntMPD has had many improvements. The current beta is now very stable, and it's time to start getting ready for a general release. What this means, is that any any all testing of this latest version between now and the next few weeks is crucial for a smooth upgrade for all the non-beta folks out there. Here's a quick summary of all the changes since 2.0 r64:
- (12) Visual / Feature Enhancements
- (4) Mail Merge Improvements
- (3) Outlook Sync Improvements
- (7) International Support Improvements
- (12) Bug Fixes
- (15) Internal quality Improvements
- (4) TntSync Improvements
- (38) TntTranslator Improvements
Please download and install the latest beta and check it out. Please report any issues you find back here.
If you're a translator, please update your translation if needed and get that back to me in a timely manner so that any updates get included in the next general release.
Thanks,
Troy
P.S. Here's a full summary of all the changes:
(12) Visual / Feature Enhancements
CHANGE - Updated the F1 online context-sensitive help manual.
CHANGE - Duplicate names in "Select a contact..." dialog are enhanced w/ address info.
CHANGE - Missing donor names are gleaned from gifts when doing "Gift Input from Web".
CHANGE - Made it so that Region can only be entered if a city or state is entered.
CHANGE - Improved visual feedback on main screen regarding which is the active view.
CHANGE - The contact list now also recognizes when it is sorted based on its contents.
CHANGE - When exporting to Excel, the worksheet is now named based on the context.
NOTE - Help|Online Support Center: http://www.tntware.com/tntmpd/.
NOTE - Help|Online User Guides: http://www.tntware.com/tntmpd/help/.
NOTE - TntCrypt links now relative to: http://www.tntware.com/tntcrypt/.
NOTE - Updated icon for setup program.
NOTE - TntTranslator has new icon.
(4) Mail Merge Improvements
FEATURE - Added "Picture" field to mail merge.
CHANGE - Mail Merge to Word now inserts manual line breaks into address blocks.
CHANGE - Added additional auto-match fields for Word mail merge.
(3) Outlook Sync Improvements
FEATURE - Added options for which types of contact fields to sync with Outlook.
FEATURE - Added option to hide completed tasks from Outlook import.
FEATURE - Added option to hide past appointments from Outlook import.
(7) International Support Improvements
FEATURE - Added Chinese (Simplified) translation.
CHANGE - Updated Spanish translation.
CHANGE - Updated name/address format for Belize.
CHANGE - Added Serbia and made several minor updates to the internal country database.
CHANGE - Mail Merge to Word now exports text as UTF-8 to handle international text.
CHANGE - CSV export is now as UTF-8 to better support international characters.
NOTE - Refactored CSV parsing to support UTF-8 files.
(12) Bug Fixes
FIXED - Manual Gift Input no longer deletes zero-amount gifts.
FIXED - Issue where backups that no longer existed were visible on the "Restore" dialog.
FIXED - Issue where the "Lookup Everyone" button was not toggled correctly at startup.
FIXED - Memory leak when using lookups based on dates, such as "Call for Appt".
FIXED - "Invalid image size" error when TntMPD starts. Default email icon is used instead.
FIXED - Issue where a phone label was sometimes recognized as the local number.
FIXED - Issue where "Input from Web" dialogs appeared to pop-under the main window.
FIXED - Issue where entering invalid appointment length would not result in error on "OK".
FIXED - Error "Field '' has no dataset" when backing up database.
FIXED - Error when importing to Excel if sheet title was more than 31 characters.
FIXED - Export to Excel uses explicit locale identifiers to avoid "OLE error 800A03EC" error.
FIXED - Issue when you click "Retry Last Download" when disconnected from the internet.
(15) Internal quality Improvements
CHANGE - Improved the "Truncation Error..." message by providing more detail.
CHANGE - Improved the sorting behavior of the first column of the task and history lists.
CHANGE - Improved error message when merging to non-existing Word documents.
CHANGE - Improved phone parsing to avoid mixing a custom label with a local number.
NOTE - Refactored code that detects if localized field names are used in Word docs.
NOTE - Refactored TntFormatStrUtils to not use pointers so it's .NET compatible.
NOTE - Put in checks for EmptyParam validity.
NOTE - Removed all TAnimate controls as they are deprecated in Vista.
NOTE - Refactored some Trx and Lx code to improve .NET compatibility.
NOTE - Removed TntWindows Tnt_ functions for MSLU-like functionality no longer needed.
NOTE - Improved error message when file permissions prevent compacting the database.
NOTE - Refactored Outlook Sync dialog to avoid an Access Violation error.
NOTE - Improved performance of some list view controls.
NOTE - Refactored quoted text extraction.
NOTE - SignTool.exe now used instead of SignCode.exe for Authenticode.
(4) TntSync
FIXED - TntSync issue where menu divider above "RoboCopy Upload" wouldn't appear.
FIXED - TntSync: no longer displays the date ("12/31/1899") of deleted items.
CHANGE - TntSync: Added "RoboCopy Upload" on Vista for remote WebDAV folders.
CHANGE - TntSync: Refactored and improved change detection logic.
(38) TntTranslator
FIXED - TntTranslator: Help and Manual, issues with using uncompressed .hmxp format.
FIXED - TntTranslator: Help and Manual, issue with opening a translation "new tranid...".
FIXED - Issue where non-Latin email field labels might be converted to "???".
FIXED - TntTranslator issue where filter was always reset when changing languages.
FIXED - Issue where list of available translations to pick from was redundant.
CHANGE - TntTranslator: Help and Manual, "Press the <X> button." supported.
CHANGE - TntTranslator: Help and Manual, "Menu Path:" and "Read More >" supported.
CHANGE - TntTranslator: Help and Manual, topic titles and keywords only appear once.
CHANGE - TntTranslator: Help and Manual, removed unnecessary items for translation.
CHANGE - TntTranslator: Importing dictionary can now handle "Menu Path" items natively.
CHANGE - TntTranslator added "Tools | Export Languages to CSV File" menu item.
CHANGE - TntTranslator "Save to Web" improved to be compatible with tntware.com
CHANGE - TntTranslator improved performance for building and importing dictionaries.
CHANGE - TntTranslator is registered with Windows to open .TntTranslator files.
CHANGE - TntTranslator prompts to save pending changes before exporting translation.
CHANGE - TntTranslator now has "Save to Web" for special .TntTranslator files.
CHANGE - TntTranslator refactored to support additional translation type validations.
CHANGE - TntTranslator now supports validation for additional translation types.
CHANGE - TntTranslator now has menu items for import/export to/from TntTranslator files.
CHANGE - TntTranslator now has menu item to export to .Properties file.
CHANGE - TntTranslator reorganized the import/export options under File menu.
CHANGE - TntTranslator: Removed ability to change reference language.
CHANGE - Removed many unnecessary system error messages from translation system.
CHANGE - TntTranslator now separates programmer comments from translator comments.
CHANGE - TntTranslator can now export XRS files.
CHANGE - TntTranslator improved "Export Translation As CSV Text" dialog and process.
CHANGE - TntTranslator auto-detects new languages when selecting from language list.
CHANGE - TntTranslator improved its detection of form resources.
CHANGE - .TntTranslation now saved as .Translation.csv for .TntTranslation masters.
CHANGE - TntTranslator has additional filter options.
CHANGE - TntTranslator: Help & Manual translation now removes unneeded text divisions.
NOTE - TntTranslator removes Spanish language "ESP" which is ambiguous w/ "ES" in .NET.
NOTE - TntTranslator refactored so that TShortCutTranType no longer uses Menus.pas.
NOTE - Refactored internal development directory structure for TntMPD translation files.
NOTE - TntTranslator: Improved overall performance.
NOTE - TntTranslator: Uses "Context" field in place of "DictTranID" in csv translation files.
NOTE - TntTranslator: Refactored internal code structure.
NOTE - Corrected the name of "Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)" to "Chinese (Traditional)".
Posted
25 Feb 2009 9:49 PM
by
Troy Wolbrink