Binbot Version 1.1 Release Notes
Contents
- Changes in Binbot Version 1.1.2
- Changes in Binbot Version 1.1.1
- Changes in Binbot Version 1.1
- Changes in Binbot Version 1.1 beta 3
- Changes in Binbot Version 1.1 beta 2
- Changes in Binbot Version 1.1 beta 1
Changes in Binbot Version 1.1.2
New Features and Enhancements
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| General | Added support for version 2 license keys. |
| Windows Installer | Upgraded the bundled JRE installer from version 1.6u3 to version 1.6u4. |
Bug Fixes
| Bug# | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|
| N/A | General | Fixed bug that could cause internal database files to get corrupted. |
| N/A | Binbot Settings | Fixed bug that prevented the Validate stored headers option to be deselected. |
| N/A | General | Allow Binbot to use up to 1 GB of system memory (if available). |
Changes in Binbot Version 1.1.1
New Features and Enhancements
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Header Downloads | Added support for configuring the page selection policy (see menu Tools > Settings under the Headers page). |
| General | Added a file unsplit tool (to reassemble files named .001, .002, etc). |
| Article Filters | Added support for filtering articles by download status. |
| Windows Installer | Upgraded the online JRE installer to version 1.6.0_03 (from version 1.6.0_02). |
Changes in Binbot Version 1.1
New Features and Enhancements
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Newsgroup Subscriptions | Added support for updating the list of available newsgroups. |
| General | Added support for Mac OS X. |
| General | Implemented many appearance enhancements. |
| Online Help | Added link to Online Tutorials from the Help menu. |
Bug Fixes
| Bug# | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|
| N/A | Web Page Display | Launching the default web browser could cause Binbot to hang with Internet Explorer. |
| N/A | Newsgroup Subscriptions | Newsgroups were not being synchronized between the Browse and the Search tab. |
| 1025 | Header Downloads | If an error occurred while connecting to the server, the error message remained on the screen, even if the next attempt was successful. |
| N/A | Server List | If the name of the current server was changed from the Server > View All screen, the Server menu still showed the old name. |
| N/A | Main Window | The row hight in the articles tables could be calculated incorrectly under certain font settings. |
| N/A | About Screen | Buttons were missing keyboard shortcuts. |
Changes in Binbot Version 1.1b3
New Features and Enhancements
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Header Downloads | Added support for automatically combining headers from multiple servers. |
| File Downloads | Added support for server usage and server priority. |
| General | Enhanced drag select functionality and added support for Ctrl + drag select. |
| Server List | Added new columns with additional information to list of all defined servers. |
Bug Fixes
| Bug# | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|
| N/A | Header Downloads | Headers could sometimes be downloaded twice when doing a header search. |
| N/A | Main Window | Double clicking in empty space on a table caused the selected article to be opened. |
| N/A | Server List | Server properties in the server list were not being updated properly after an edit. |
Changes in Binbot Version 1.1b2
New Features and Enhancements
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| File Downloads | Added capability to open downloaded files by double-clicking on the corresponding row (requires JRE 1.6 or higher). |
| General | Added screen for configuring file types based on file extensions. |
| General | Added support for drag select in all tables. |
| General | Show special icon for SSL-enabled server. |
Bug Fixes
| Bug# | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|
| N/A | File Downloads | The default download directory could cause users without administrator privileges to be unable to move or delete downloaded files under Windows Vista. |
| N/A | File Downloads | In certain cases, if Binbot was not shutdown properly (e.g. because of a system shutdown), files that were in the process of being downloaded could not be resumed in a later session. |
| N/A | Filter Settings | The labels representing categories of filter conditions were always drawn in bold under certain look and feel settings. |
Changes in Binbot Version 1.1b1
New Features and Enhancements
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Header Downloads | Added support for article filters. |
| General | Added support for author rating. |
| General | Added support for Face/X-Face headers. |
| General | Improved search syntax with support for starts with, ends with, and ignore punctuation settings. |
| General | Implemented many appearance improvements to reduce clutter and enhance usability. |
Bug Fixes
| Bug# | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|
| N/A | Main Window | The Newsgroup combo box was painted improperly under Windows Vista. |
| N/A | Subscribe/Unsubscribe | Newsgroup subscribe/unsubscribe properties were sometimes not saved properly. |