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Version history of version 7

Here you can find the list of changes. Important improvements are tagged with a warning symbol:

Date Version Changes

10/21/2010

v7.0.167

09/17/2010

v7.0.166

  • Optimized popup menu requires significantly less Windows UI resources. Useful for phrase files with more than >300 folders on computers with only little memory.
  • Much faster display of phrase popup menus.
  • Bugfix for users trying to open a phrase folder without having read permissions.

09/06/2010

v7.0.165

  • Fixed Uninstallation bug.
  • Fixed errornous Client-Server version check issue that reported an out-of-date server.
  • Fixed TextExpander import bug.

09/01/2010

v7.0.163

  • Bugfix of the client identification if using a TerminalServer.
  • A warning is issued if you uninstall PhraseExpress while a license key is still registered with the installation.

06/22/2010

v7.0.162

  • New command-line parameter -configfile=… that uses the specified custom configuration .ini file on startup.

05/26/2010

v7.0.160

  • Added import for Text Expander phrase files.
  • The proxy configuration can now be passed via command-line parameter to the installer for automated software deployment.
  • Solved an "Access violation" issue related to the clipboard.
  • Minor improvements and cosmetic bugfixes.

04/19/2010

v7.0.158

  • Improved #calc macro that now allows to round to integer.
  • Fixed issue with parenthesis in the #calc macro.
  • You can now use the period (or comma character) to define real numbers.
  • Fixed drag & drop of phrase files into the phrase tree of the main program window.
  • Proxy settings are now saved correctly.
  • The update installer now waits for successful shut-down of the running program.

04/01/2010

v7.0.155

  • New import for phrase files created with Texter.
  • Improved import of TextExpander files. TextExpander files can now also imported by drag & drop into the phrase tree.
  • The duplicate filter can now optionally merge duplicates across phrase sub-folders.

03/30/2010

v7.0.153

  • Improved import of GhostTyper phrase files.
  • Tried to resolve access violation errors that may occur because of the clipboard cache.

03/29/2010

v7.0.151

  • Search & Replace has not replaced any instance of a search string if it matches a phrase that has multiple Autotext assigned.
  • Improved vertical alignment of form items.
  • Added support for multiple email addresses in the #mail macro.
  • Added support for RTF formatted GhostTyperXML phrases.
  • Fixed issues with the import of phrases from earlier PhraseExpress versions (v5 and earlier).
  • Removed PhraseExpress v2 phrase file import.
  • Input focus is set to the phrase description input field when creating a new phrase.
  • Added support for hexadecimal values in #calc macro function.
  • Improved the duplicate filter.

02/28/2010

v7.0.148

  • Client could create new phrases by using a hotkey even if no write access rights have been granted for the phrases root folder.
  • Updates do not require input of the license key anymore.
  • New: Parameter for the OK-button of the #msgbox dialog window.
  • Bug solved if a linked phrase has been deleted.
  • PhraseExpress now checks and prevent loading a phrase file that is already loaded.
  • Added a taskbar-button for the #calendar date selection window.

02/08/2010

v7.0.145

  • New options which information to be displayed in the popup menu.
  • Focus will now automatically put into the QuickSearch and Search & Replace input field.
  • Search parameters are automatically determined if any are configured.
  • Improved check for unsuitable hotkey and mouse button shortcut combinations.
  • Bug in the password mechanism resolved if client connects to the PhraseExpress Server.
  • The order of popup menu items were wrong in rare situations.
  • You can now re-use the same date choice for multiple instances of the #calendar macro while being able to choose different date formats.
  • Improved sorting of clipboard cach items.
  • If PhraseExpress is temporarily disabled, it can now also be reactivated via the task tray icon menu.

01/28/2010

v7.0.143

  • Bug with HTML-formatted phrases resolved.
  • Improved navigation in the phrase tree.
  • Bugfix in phrase selection in the phrase menu.
  • Properties menu item added to the phrase folder context menu in the phrase tree view.
  • Bug fixed when scrolling in the phrase menu.
  • Increased display performance of the phrase menu.
  • Bugfix of the focus change in certain situations.
  • The auto-updater now waits longer before starting the update to allow PhraseExpress to shut-down properly.
  • The Quicksearch input field now gets focus directly if the search panel is opened.

01/14/2010

v7.0.135

  • 3rd applications such as backup software may block access to the phrase file in rare cases. This may have caused PhraseExpress to create a new phrase file and overwrite the original file. To prevent data loss, PhraseExpress now ask whether to load an existing phrase file or to create a new one.
  • In rare cases, PhraseExpress forgot the phrase file location after importing a phrase file.
  • Network Edition with Client v3.0.134 only: If phrase folder accesss rights input field was empty, everybody could access the corresponding folder.
  • Issue solved with caps letters if an Autotext was triggered with ENTER or TAB.
  • Bug with the synchronization of the Autotext buffer solved that lead to missing Autotext detection.
  • Export bug resolved that caused a disabled Export menu item.
  • Bugfix attempt to solve issues with Asian character sets.
  • Update notifications now contain more information about the different update types.
  • PhraseExpress now verifies the phrase file's version compatibility.
  • Rare bug when calculating the popup menu width resolved.
  • You can now switch to a local phrase file if the connection to a PhraseExpress Server is interrupted (if you had configuration permissions the last time when logged to the Server ).
  • PhraseExpress now changes into Networking mode if actually loading the phrase file from the server.
  • OS-related file access errors do not trigger a PhraseExpress bug report anymore (as these errrors are not PhraseExpress related).

12/23/2009

v7.0.127

  • Phrase folder export issue resolved.
  • Issue solved if phrases containing special non-ANSI characters are drag & dropped from a floating menu.
  • Export option was sometimes disabled in the phrase tree context menu.

12/21/2009

v7.0.124

  • Internet connection issues resolved when registering PhraseExpress.
  • Phrase deletion issues resolved if phrases are deleted that are used by other phrase via the macro #insert.
  • Issue resolved with minimized floating popup menus.
  • Import issue resolved if migrating from PhraseExpress v5.1.0 through 6.0.55.
  • PhraseExpress lost the phrase file path if a phrase file is imported while PhraseExpress is not running.
  • Tried to fix an issue with HTML phrases and embedded bitmaps.

12/17/2009

v7.0.122

  • Sub folders could not be opened in the phrase popup menu by clicking with the mouse.

12/15/2009

v7.0.121

  • First character of an Autotext was not replaced by the phrase if the phrase is triggered by an phrase folder Autotext.
  • Networking issues resolved if the codepage "US_ASCII" is missing (e.g. if using Windows XP Embeded ("Thin Clients")).
  • Issues resolved if closing PhraseExpress when connected to a PhraseExpress Server.
  • Improved upgrade from a previous version (Merge new phrases with existing phrases).
  • Bugfix for "experimental updates" that have not loaded.
  • Phrase preview is now also shown when navigation with arrow keys through the popup menu.
  • Linebreak issue resolved with {#setclipboard} macro if using paste method "key-by-key".
  • By default, the digital siganture is not checked anymore as it causes long program startup delays on some computers. You can perform this check manually by launching PhraseExpress with the command-line parameter -certcheck.