Welcome to Magic Notes V4.1 for Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 and 8/8.1/10 Changes for 4.1 Build 15281 o Added Windows 10 manifest. Changes for 4.1 Build 15246 o Updates to make it work better on hi resolution monitors. o New strikethrough option. Changes for 4.1 Build 14364 --------------------------- o Added new Open URL function o Now Per monitor DPI aware and also has fixes for very high resolution monitors. Changes for 4.1 Build 14214 --------------------------- o Crash when using Global search from the Note Organizer fixed. Changes for 4.1 Build 14188 --------------------------- o Database size is now reduced when needed. o Crash when printing resolved. o Crash when emailing a note on some systems resolved. o Added remote session detection and turn off auto fading when it does o Made the url detection even smarter. Changes for 4.1 Build 13362 --------------------------- o Fixed crash with emailing notes. o Manifest updated to say it's Windows 8.1 compatible. Changes for 4.1 Build 13263 --------------------------- o Fixed problem with snoozing a note which doesn't already have an alarm set and then trying to set an alarm before the snooze is over. o Fixes random crashes with attached notes and also displays attached notes in the Note Organizer. o Fixes crashes when the log file locked by an outside process. Changes for 4.1 Build 13200 --------------------------- o Fixed problem help file not displaying when pressing F1 in some scenarious o New option to disable automatic URL detection o Fix for Find function in notes. o New improved sorting function which doesn't remove formatting. o Fixed to improve the auto fade functionality. Changes for 4.1 Build 13119 --------------------------- o Fixed problem with auto fade. o Fixed problem where CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+H would permanently hide the other notes when they should only be temporarily hidden. o On Windows 7 and above, the jump list now includes the Enter registration key if the program is not registered. Changes for 4.1 Build 13085 --------------------------- o Fixed problem mail links not being highlighted. o Fixed delete a note from an alarm while the Note Organizer was visible. o Enter Registration key is now available from the hotlist as well. o New autohide option for notes, disabled by default. Changes for 4.1 Build 13023 --------------------------- o Fixed problem with background copying between notes. Changes for 4.1 Build 13010 --------------------------- o Fixed crash when deleting a note. Changes for 4.1 Build 13009 --------------------------- o Now includes both a 32bit and 64bit version and also includes a new crash reporting utility o Fix for setting the correct font colour for new notes. o Performance improvement for when you have no notes attached, and also ignoring windows with no title. o Now uses SQLite 3.7.15.1. o Fix for the footer displaying random characters when printing. o New flag in Preferences/Notes (Other)/Disable magnetic docking to other notes which will disable automatic docking of notes to each other. o Searching should now better support international languages. o Fix for link background sometimes displaying as white. o Improved link detection in notes. Changes for 4.0 Build 12259 --------------------------- o Fixes issues with note position not always saving under rare conditions. o New "Hide all other notes" function using the CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+H shortcut. o Fix updating of the title in Note Organizer when the casing of the title is changed. Changes for 4.0 Build 12217 --------------------------- o Fixes crash when deleting a visible note while the alarm dialog. o Fixes problem when deleting a note from the note organizer and the list jumping to the top. Changes for 4.0 Build 12181 --------------------------- o Fixes problem with shadow not returning after a computer was suspended or hibernated on Windows 7. o Fixes problem with linking to some URLs inside the note. o Fixes problem with deleting a note while the alarm dialog is still visible. Changes for 4.0 Build 12141 --------------------------- o New look notes with shadows. o New full text indexed search including a new Quick Search window which makes it easy to find notes and display them. o Now includes rich edit editing in notes. o New look menus with easier access to common items like changing color when right clicking inside the note. o New better defaults for note colors. o New improved color selection in Preferences. o Lots of bugs fixes and under the surfaces improvements. o Now includes Windows 7 Jump list support. o Automatic resizing of notes can now be selected for individual notes. o Better group functionality with quick access to see all notes in the same group and quick keys to change groups, by using the ALT+1/2 and ALT+G shortcut keys (or menu items). o Fully DPI Aware to support high resolution displays. o New Read-only note support. Changes for 3.5 Build 10281 --------------------------- o Fixes issues with crashing while resolving expired alarms. o Disc access for alarms is now greatly reduced using a smarter caching scheme. o Nicer menu bitmaps using 24bit images. o Various other little fixes. Changes for 3.5 Build 10197 --------------------------- o Fixed problem with notes not displaying properly on some systems. Changes for 3.5 Build 10160 --------------------------- o Fixed problem with snoozing alarms not delaying. Changes for 3.5 Build 10148 --------------------------- o Fixed recently introduced bug in alarm handling and alarm reporting o Fixed small issue in Preference dialog. o New revised Preference dialog. o Find now defaults to the selected text when searching. o Fixed rendering issues of notes on some systems. o Fixed minor memory leak in note loading. Changes for 3.5 Build 10092 --------------------------- o Fixed how the sizing handles are displayed for Vista and Windows 7. o Fixes some issues when "Always on top" was turned off. Changes for 3.5 Build 10036 --------------------------- o Changed behaviour with how we do the "Start with Windows" flag to remove unnecessary UAC prompts on Vista and Windows 7 o Fixes some issues regarding attaching notes to some applications. o Alarm display now displays using the same font as the note. Changes for 3.5 Build 9345 --------------------------- o Fixed issue with UTF8 encoding crashing the program for rare UNICODE characters. Changes for 3.5 Build 9192 --------------------------- o Improved new option how taskbar notes are sorted. Changes for 3.5 Build 9184 --------------------------- o Fixes issues with starting up with Windows on Vista. o Fixes issue with command line options with quotes. o New option how taskbar notes are sorted. Changes for 3.5 Build 9171 --------------------------- o Improved the attach to window code to work better with Opera and MSN Messenger. o The number of notes in the taskbar menu is now configurable from the Preference dialog. o Fix issues with groups duplicating when imported from V3.4. Changes for 3.5 Build 9143 --------------------------- o BUGFIX: Groups defined from previous versions would sometimes import every time you started the program. Changes for 3.5 Build 9114 --------------------------- o Totally new database engine to enable support for unlimited amount of notes. o Now completely UNICODE for improved localization support. o New automatic docking to other notes if you move it close enough together. You can also move them as a group by holding down SHIFT as you move. o New attach note to 3rd party software like a Word document or a URL in a browser. Uses the title of the window to show/hide itself or move when the other window moves. If you hold down CTRL and select another applications window the note will be "attached" and will follow that window until it's detached. o New backup of your notes every day. Changes for 3.4 Build 7075 --------------------------- o Updated global search to also include the note titles o Added new sort to the notes window to sort the text on demand o Fixed bug in group functionality if the first group was used as the default group, it would never be set. Changes for 3.4 Build 6328 --------------------------- o More fixes to the printing functionality on some printers. Changes for 3.4 Build 6258 --------------------------- o Fixed problem with print and right margin being cutoff Changes for 3.4 Build 6082 --------------------------- o Fixed problem with using the Enter key in the organizer window o Fixed problem with cancelling Quick Snooze o Fixed problem with crashes under Win98 Changes for 3.4 Build 5293 --------------------------- o Fixed crash problem help file o Fixed title font problem with new installs. Changes for 3.4 Build 5266 --------------------------- o Fixed display of caret after search o Dropping file lists now display properly o Fix problem with UNC paths in the edit window Changes for 3.4 build 5197 --------------------------- o Bug fixes to printing on some older printers o Fix to printing international titles o Problem with trayicon not displaying always fixed o Note organizer now displays snooze time better o Multiple snoozed alarms will now work much better Changes for 3.4 build 5120 --------------------------- o Added new group functionality. o New network autodetect of other running Magic Notes clients o Some small bug fixes including fixes and improvement to Quick Snooze Changes for 3.3 build 3215 --------------------------- o Fix for snoozed alarms where non snoozed alarms wouldn't trigger correctly if an alarm before it was snoozed. Changes for 3.3 build 3206 --------------------------- o Fix in execute command for alarms. Changes for 3.3 build 3158 --------------------------- o Transparency fix BSOD under Windows 2000 and Windows XP. Changes for 3.3 --------------------------- o Transparency support under Windows 2000 and Windows XP. o New smarter look of notes. o More options in the Note Organizer. o Bug fixes in the net send and a list of other features.. Changes for 3.2 --------------------------- o New title font option in Preferences for better Windows XP support. o Note organizer bug fixes. o Improved multi user support including new installer option to allow Win NT4/2000/XP users to store their user settings and data on a per user basis. o New global search in the Note Organizer. Changes for 3.1 --------------------------- o Updated Net Send feature with new alias and ignore list to make it simpler to use. o Improved support for international character sets. o Added support for Windows XP including skinning. Changes for 3.0 --------------------------- o The interface has been updated. o New net send feature which allows you to send notes via TCP/IP to other users on an intranet on the internet. o New Note Organizer with lots of new options. o System wide hotkey support. Changes for 2.7 Build 10216 --------------------------- o Bug fix for handling of email addresses in the popup menu. Changes for 2.7 build 10117 ---------------- o Small alarm bug fix. o The "Display All Notes" item is sorted alphabetically. Changes for 2.7 build 10117 ---------------- o Fixed the multimonitor support. o Added silent alarm indicator. o Tested under Windows 2000. Changes for 2.7 ---------------- o Additional DBCS support for Win 95/98/NT version if multi byte font are installed. o Reorganized menus for easier access. o Tested under Windows 2000 RC2 for correct functionallity. Changes for 2.6b ---------------- o Fixes problem with saving. Recommended update! Changes for 2.6a ---------------- o The Snooze feature now doesn't affect the set alarm time and is not saved to disk for that reason. This should fix problems with alarms "drifting" and other problems caused by this. o The nag screen is now less intrusive. New features in 2.6 -------------------- o Bug fixes to custom colors. o Execute command now support long file names and additional parameters. o New "SmartSize" option which will resize the note as you type. o Improved SmartFit with multimonitor support under Windows 98. o Various other small thing. New features in 2.5 -------------------- o Lots of small bugfixes. o New support for custom colors for every note. o Small cosmetic changes to the interface. o New "SmartFit" and "SmartSize" option which will keep all note inside the desktop window at all times. o Minor interface improvements. New features in 2.4a -------------------- o Fixed bug in the Preference dialog when browsing for sound files. New features in 2.4 -------------------- o Finally removed the horrible preference dialog and replaced it with a more userfriendly tabbed dialog. Unfortunately increased the size of the install by about 300K. o New cool sound options like event sounds for standard sounds. o More options in the preference like random color notes and disable the prompt when you delete a note. New features in 2.3B --------------------- o Fixed bug in Show/Hide dialog o Now lets you play wave or midi files for alarms. New features in 2.3 ---------------------- o New option to view all visible/hidden notes directly from the menubar. o New simple password Lock/Unlock feature to prevent people from viewing the contents of a note. o Command line option to set where the notes and settings are stored for customized installs. See Help file for more information. o New "Export as text" option to save the contents of a note to a file. o Find/Replace text inside a note. o The close button no longer deletes the note but just hides it. Replaced it with a "Delete Note" command (CTRL+D) instead. New features in 2.2 ---------------------- o Notes now remember their original position when restored from being minimized. o Options to run a program and/or select a custom sound for a note. o Turned off my international character support by default. Was clashing with standard international keyboard mapping. o Right clicking anywhere on the title bar of a note will display the menu. o 32-bit version contains new "Open URL command" which will appear when you select a URL and right click. o Alarm display dialog now has a snooze button for alarms. New features in 2.1 ---------------------- o New option to set the default position and size of new notes. o Added shortkeys for Insert current time and Insert current date. o Alarm dialog changed to display date in current local format. Also included support for biweekly intervals. o Minor cosmetic change to the print function. o New support for entering international characters like accents using the same keys as in Microsoft Word. See help file for more information New features in 2.0 ---------------------- o New "Hide all" / "Show All" option which temporarily hides your notes. o New duplicate note function. o Improved alarm reporting. o New print function which allows you to print out notes. (see Print Note in the note menu) o Now allows you to set the color of the text inside a note using the color selection in the font dialog (see Select Font). o New picture for the system menu on the notes to make it look more like Win95. Win95 version also has a close button on the right. o Your notes data is backed up when you start Magic Notes from NOTES.DAT to NOTES.BAK. Revision history ---------------- 2.2 Long standing problem where notes would loose focus after some menu commands. Turned off my international character support by default. Was clashing with standard international keyboard mapping. 2.1 Fixed problem with 'hanging' popup menus. Also fixed minor activation problem under Win95 and problem with alarms which had already gone off. 2.0 Fixed problem with uninstall. Also modified the setup program to eliminate the need to uninstall a previous version. 1.98 Fixed bug where toolbar didn't like being moved from the Preference dialog. 1.97 Added option to register from about box. 1.96a Small fix to the setup program. Version number only changed in the setup program. 1.96 Windows 95 and NT/32s version made into one executable to save space and make the installation easier. 1.95 Small daylight saving fix. 1.91 Doesn't crash when you close a note. 1.90 Better international support for the ShowHide dialog. Changed hotkeys to prevent incompatibility. Improved the window resizing code to better fit what's inside the window. Fixed bug in alarm dialog. One long-standing bug in the AutoSave routine fixed where the windows would go into a endless loop until the program returned with a 'Stack error'. Severe bug under Win3.1 where you couldn't edit or see you notes at all. To prevent this type of problem I will now test under all designated operating systems (Win3.x/NT/Win95) before release. 1.85 Bug fix in alarm where weekday alarms didn't work correcly Now the show/hide dialog has scrollbars so all the text is visible. Fixed bug where a note would crash if minimized. 1.81 Added check in uninstall if Magic Notes where running. Win95 only: New preference setting allows the toolbar to be hidden on startup. Added Set Title command. Added Insert current date and Insert current time. Added several shortcut keys for often used functions. 1.80 Closing problem with notes fixed. Moved saving code when exiting preventing notes to disappear next time Magic Notes was started. Now saves notes if program receives message that Windows is exiting. 1.72 Minor bugfixes in Windows 95 version. Always on top fixed when the toolbar had been moved with the right mousebutton. 1.71 Added option to move the toolbar using the right mousebutton to anywhere on the screen. Now if the icon properties is set to minimize on startup Magic Notes will minimize itself or if running Win95, the toolbar will hide and show a trayicon instead. 1.65 Added new Always On Top option to allow for the toolbar and note to behave like normal windows. Added automatic setting of window title to the first line of text in a note when you deactivate it. Added Uninstall option. 1.61 Problem fixed with installation of Win16 version. 1.60 Made a special 95/NT4.0 version. Only difference for now is a hide toolbar option which will create a trayicon in the taskbar. Also changed the setup program to show more informal messages. 1.51 Added support for REGISTER.EXE in SETUP.EXE 1.50 Fixed the setup program to work under NT 4.0 (Beta). Added more colors to chose from.