Awasu 2.1.3.alpha1
IMPORTANT: This is an alpha release (what's this?).
Some features are not complete and you will find bugs!
You must be already running 2.1.2.
To install:
- Read the release notes below first!
- Backup your Awasu installation directory and keep it, even if
the alpha appears to work correctly.
- Unpack one (!) of the following zips on top of your existing installation:
- It is recommended (but not necessary) that you run ResetUi.exe (in the Awasu installation directory)
to reset your UI settings. If you have customized your toolbars or keyboard shortcuts,
you may want to try skipping this step. However, if you see any problems (e.g. icons
that don't match their apparent function), you should reset your UI.
Major changes
Awasu has had a complete revamp of its UI. There are too many changes
to list here individually so just have fun and explore :-)
Other changes include:
- Themes are now supported when running under Windows XP.
All icons and buttons are now drawn using 32-bit alpha-blended images
where possible (otherwise 24-bit true-colour).
- Added print and print preview functionality. These can be found in the File menu.
There is also a new Print toolbar.
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Many edit controls now have an embedded button that will open the specified file
or directory or URL (see screenshot). The keyboard interface for this is Alt-Left or Alt-Down.
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Modified the ResetUi utility to give you finer control over what UI elements get reset.
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Implemented a key optimization that speeds up all aspects of Awasu.
If you had previously been seeing the main window blank out for a few seconds,
this should no longer happen (or at least happen much less frequently :-)).
Minor changes and bug fixes
- Made the subject line of emails sent out by the SendEmail channel hook configurable.
Two parameters are available: {%DEFAULT-SUBJECT-LINE%} and {%CHANNEL-NAME%}.
- Notes attached to a workpad item can be previewed as HTML. Just click on
the small down arrow underneath the edit box.
- The Search Agent dialog now automatically generates a name for the search agent
if one is not already specified.
- Channel expiry times can now be changed from the UI (Advanced tab of the Channel Properties dialog).
- Added the ability to not synchronize search index update restrictions.
- Added a new configuration switch that controls whether or not tabbed browser windows
are drawn using different colors (Display tab of the Program Options dialog).
- Improved the way Awasu preserves the positioning of toolbars and docking windows
across sessions.
- Always force feeds to be downloaded afresh from the remote web server
(not from possibly stale copies in the internet cache).
- Always send feed items to the search engine for indexing, even if they have
no content (so that the titles can be indexed).
- If an HTTP authentication password is provided, ensure that a user name is also given.
- Don't save the load/save sync data external commands if the main dialog is cancelled.
- Don't show a warning message if auto-discovery fails during the creation of a new channel.
- Update all toolbar icons correctly when enabling/disabling large icons
in the Options page of the Customization dialog.
- Update My Channels correctly if the Always show channels with update errors
or Show unread item counts settings are changed.
- Database optimizations (especially for channel updates that did not bring in any new content).
- Fixed a problem in the XML parser that sometimes caused node data to be parsed incorrectly.
- Protected against a possible crash when changing a channel window's presentation options.
- Protected against a possible crash when the Channel Wizard downloads the initial feed for a new channel.
- Use a fixed caption bar colour for certain visual styles.
- Trim the contents of the clipboard when looking for URL's to preload into the Channel Wizard.
- Fixed a bug in the way Awasu checks if a directory is valid and present
(it wasn't handling top-level directories properly).
- Optimized the way Awasu automatically upgrades config files at startup
(should speed things up a bit).
- Fixed incorrect captions on some of the New Channel Report Wizard pages.
- Handle {%ITEM-NOTES%} correctly for channel filter-based reports.
- All file browser dialogs now have an All files (*.*) option.
- Removed the Apply to channels button from the Channel Properties dialog.
A new feature will be added soon to allow configuration settings to be changed for multiple channels.
- Removed the buttons used to reset error sounds.
- Don't auto-start the load/save sync data process if a hint was shown.
- Modified the LogChannelActivity hook to register for the ConsolidatedNewFeedItems event.
- Fixed incorrect email addresses in some of the application plugin config files.
Known issues
- The full-screen toolbar button in the channel windows is broken (F11 still works).
- Some images do not draw correctly if your display is set to show 16-bit images.