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Version 5.08 (build 1837) 08/11/07 - Minor Bug Fixes
- Various other minor technical fixes in preparation for new features
in progress.
Version 5.08 (build 1836) 6/14/07 - Very Minor Bug Fix
- The previous build would often report that an update was required
when using the Check for Update feature when no update was available.
Version 5.08 (build 1835) 5/21/07 - Bug Fixes
- Fixed a bug that could cause a crash in a rare condition in which
connectors are being moved around and overlapped.
- Fixed a bug that interfered with hard linefeeds being entered in
certain text edit controls within dialog boxes.
- Fixed a bug that caused excessive screen updates under certain
circumstances resulting in noticeable delays on slower computers.
- Fixed a bug that could cause a crash intermittently when attempting to
align a combination of figures and connectors.
- Fixed a bug that could result in a copied label becoming unreceptive to
being attached to connectors.
- Fixed a bug that made it difficult to use a non-container as a
container object by simply removing its fill color and hiding any text
areas.
- Fixed a minor bug that could cause slight discrepancies when using
"Fit to Text" feature with figures that have text wrap. Other cases do
remain and are being addressed.
Version 5.08 (build 1833) 2/26/07 - Minor Upgrade
- Improved HTML Save featuure to use a customizable web page template and
substitution macros for much greater flexibility. Also corrected
some non-conforming HTML issues.
Version 5.08 (build 1831) 2/06/06 - Bug Fixes
- Added some support for tree diagram layout assistance (more will be
forthcoming).
- A bug has been fixed that caused Space Evenly to crash under some
circumstances.
- A minor improvement was also added to allow figures and labels that
were connected to a "tree" structure to snap to the grid in a manner
that allowed the connector position to guide the snap.
- A bug has been fixed in which updating internal figure margins did not
update the margins of all existing figures accordingly. Figures with
wrap also did not resize properly.
Version 5.08 (build 1830) 12/28/06 - Bug Fix
- A bug has been fixed that prevented editing figure text through the
text tab in text properties screen. Direct on screen text editing
was not affected.
Version 5.08 (build 1829) 12/19/06 - Bug Fix
- A bug has been fixed that would cause a crash when using the new spin
controls (or hitting ENTER while editing values) for edit controls
located within the styles and properties dialog boxes.
- A very minor bug has been fixed that prevented the Apply button from
becoming enabled when typing within an edit control in the
properties/styles dialog boxes before user hits ENTER or moves focus
off control.
- A minor bug has been fixed that prevented changes to the "center"
property of the "platform" linear gradient fill property of figures
from having effect in certain cases.
Version 5.08 (build 1828) 12/06/06 - Minor Upgrade
- An important bug has been fixed that caused text in labels to be sized
improperly under certain conditions. The text would appear normal when
created, but when the diagram was next loaded, it would be one point size
too large and would appear clipped around the edges of the label. It would
often print correctly(not clipped), but would not appear the same as other
text in the same point size.
- Improved and more powerful value selection controls throughout the user
interface including numeric and custom edit controls, spin controls,
and better support for standard shortcuts to aid special needs users.
Version 5.07 (build 1826) 08/28/06 - Minor Upgrade
- Fixed a bug that caused resource leaks in Windows 98 when scrolling the
screen, occasionally resulting in system lock-ups.
- Improved screen update performance when multiple shadows are redrawn.
Version 5.07 (build 1825) 07/12/06 - Minor Upgrade
- Space Evenly now supports spacing based on centers, edges, or gaps
between objects.
- Space Evenly now includes singleton free connectors (those not
attached to other objects at either end).
- Align now includes singleton free connectors and connector labels.
- Shift can be used to hold a drag to horizontal or vertically only.
Shift can be used in combination with Control-Drag to copy objects
and keep the copy aligned with the original in this manner.
- Control-A now supported to select all text in text mode and when
editing text in the properties dialog box.
- Connectors that intersect a figure label now terminate there rather
than overlapping the label.
- Bug fixed that caused filenames longer than 126 characters not to
open automatically.
Version 5.07 (build 1824) 06/26/06 - Major Upgrade
- Enhanced display using smoother graphics (antialiasing) for all symbols and lines.
- Added improved shadows and shading. Each diagram has shadow properties that
can be set from the Diagram Properties screen in the Shadows tab. These shadows appear
for any node that has the Drop Shadow property set. The Drop Shadow property is
a checkbox in Node Properties / Node Styles screen in the General tab. There is also
a new toolbar button to toggle drop shadows for selected nodes.
- Added gradient fills. Nodes can be filled with color gradients that blend from
one color to another within the symbol. This provides a smoother and more professional
appearance to diagrams. A new Fill tab in the Node Properties and Node Styles screens
provides access to this feature.
- Added shadow and fill gradient controls to the New Diagram Wizard.
- Fixed a bug that caused an error report when a diagram was opened by double-clicking
on it in the explorer.
- Graphic exports to Windows metafiles and enhanced metafiles have been improved to
better handle the new gradient and high-resolution shadow features.
- A bug was fixed that caused stamped-paths not to display correctly when creating
messages in communication diagrams.
- Keypad +/- no longer affect zoom when editing text.
- Bug fixed that caused font errors with some new diagrams.
- Multi-selection text justify tool now works properly in text mode.
- Various minor improvements and bug fixes
Version 5.05 (build 1821) 04/14/06 - Minor Upgrade
- Save as HTML supports PNG and antialiasing
- Various minor improvements and bug fixes
Version 5.04 (build 1820) 02/27/06 - Minor Upgrade
- Enhanced templates including wireless networking symbols and greater resolution
- Improved display quality of graphics
- Improved display quality of previews
- Improved output quality of exported bitmaps, including "antialias option"
- Option to display graphics in lower quality for slower computers
Version 5.03 (build 1810) 01/05/06 - Minor Upgrade
- Updated graphics and logos for new look and feel.
Version 5.02 (build 1808) 12/05/05 - Minor Upgrade
- Added various minor reliability improvements and bug fixes.
- A few user interface enhancements to increase intuitiveness and convenience.
Version 5.01 (build 1805) 10/28/05 - Minor Upgrade
- Added new type of connector label. "Lateral" connector labels are
positioned alongside a connector rather than "inline" as was previously
the only way to label a connector.
- A pop-up message box no longer appears each time you open a read-only file.
The pop-up warning appears only when the file is locked by another user and is
will be opened read-only for this reason.
- A new feature makes it easier to change end symbols (terminators such as arrowheads)
on connectors by simply right-clicking on the end of the connector and choosing the
new symbol.
- New snap grid options for figures "Top and Bottom Edges Snap to Grid" and "Left and
Right Edges Snap to Grid"
- A bug has been fixed that could cause labels to be inadvertently detached from their
respective connectors following a Copy, Paste, Edit sequence.
- Various other minor usage issues have been resolved or enhanced.
Version 5.0 (build 1801) 06/28/05 - Major Release
- Added color tinting for graphics. Imported graphics, clip-art, and
greyscale symbols can be tinted with a fill color to bring full
color capabilities to all diagrams, even those you produce with
outside artwork.
- Expanded color schemes. A variety of pre-defined color schemes
have been added for the major diagram templates making it easy
to start a diagram with a full set of color-coordinated symbols.
In addition, a new Apply Color Scheme feature (under Tools) lets
you change the color scheme of a whole diagram or part of a
diagram without starting over from a new scheme.
- Added support for new graphics formats for importing clip-art and for
exporting diagrams. The new formats include GIF, PNG, TIFF, and more.
- New Snip Connector feature. Connectors can now be easily cut in
half at any point.
- New Check for Updates feature and optional automatic
reminders make it easy to keep up to date on future product
updates.
- New Revert to Last Saved Version feature. This feature lets
you easily abandon all changes since you last saved your diagram.
- Curve Improvements. Curved connectors are more powerful. They
now fully support connector labels (without distortion) and jogs.
In prior versions, labels placed on curves could cause the curve
to distort where it met the label.
- Capabilities for editing and maintaining connectors have been
improved. You can now reposition connector ends with greater
flexibility including attaching to other connectors. In addition,
junctions required to attach connectors to one another are now
eliminated automatically when appropriate, keeping diagrams cleaner
and easier to manage. Plus, you now have the ability to 'merge' two
connectors by dragging their ends together.
- Hyperlinks to web URLs are no longer restricted to looking like file
names. This means you can use URLs that include fragments such as
'http://www.pacestar.com/edge/eddesc.htm#reqs' or query strings
such as 'http://www.pacestar.com?id=1233'.
- Boundagon improvements. When you import a graphic image or clip-art
file, the contours of the symbol are traced to determine its approximate
outline shape which is then used to draw it properly and attach
connectors. This outline is nicknamed a 'boundagon' and its
calculation has been improved to better reflect unusual shapes.
- An option has been added to suppress the splash screen upon start-up.
- Clear terminology has been replaced by the more conventional Delete.
- Individual objects can now be deselected using shift-click.
- Print All lets you select a printer rather than restricting you
only to the default printer.
- Toolbar button support has been added for Align and Resize features.
- The symbols in the style bar can now be displayed in full color.
- All installers are now full 32-bit
- Connector segments can now be selected and deattached from (dragged off of)
a junction of three or more segment by selecting only the one and dragging it.
- We now allow a connector endpoint to be dropped onto another connector and
attached, making moving the endpoint just as powerful as creating the
connector. The cursor changes to include a small "+" sign when over a figure
or connector to which the end will become attached.
- Junctions created automatically (when a connector is dragged to attach to
another) are now automatically removed when the connector segment is no
longer attached, provided that the removal of the junction has no effect
on the path.
- When copying diagram objects from one diagram to another, they are now pasted to
the same location on the page for greater convenience.
- Improved network support. Open diagram files are locked until closed to prevent two
users from making simultanteous changes resulting in one being lost. When the second
user attempts to open a file already in use, they will receive a message and an option
to open the file read-only.
- Improved mouse wheel support. Shift scrolls horizontally, control zooms in and out.
- Bug fix: When connecting a connector from a point on a connector to
another point on the same connector, undo caused a crash.
- Bug fix: When moving the endpoint of a connector with a label off of
a figure, undo caused the label to be inadvertantly detached from the
connector.
- Bug fix: Undo of connection point repositioning caused connectors to
become confused and move to random locaitons.
- Bug fix: Connection points that were shared by multiple attached connectors
were not adjusted properly when only some of them were moved independent of
the others.
- Bug fix: Cyclic connectors (those that leave a figure and re-enter) were
being fully removed in all cases when they were deleted.
- Bug fix: When you added a connection point in connection point mode
by right clicking on a figure, the connection point was not snapped
to the proper position.
- Bug fix: Grouping would sometimes include only portions of a connector.
Now the entire connector (including all labels, and junctions) are included
or excluded in a group together. They are included automatically if objects
on both ends are included in the group, and are excluded if either end has an
object not included in the group.
- Bug fix: Space Evenly was not working correctly in the previous version and has been fixed.
- Bug fix: Resizing of the style bar (while in customization dialog) did not
operate properly when the active view was maximized and rulers were visible.
Version 4.19 (build 1792) 01/02/05 - Minor Bug Fix
- This build fixes a minor bug that caused an unnecessary
warning message each time certain templates or sample files
were opened with the previous build. The warning message
stated that the file was saved with the as yet unreleased
version 5.0. Clicking OK ignored the message, but it remained
a nuissance until fixed by this update.
Version 4.19 (build 1790) 07/20/04 - Major New Feature
- Added fully customizable toolbars and style bar. You can now
determine which features are available on all toolbars and how
they are arranged. Plus the style bar (sidebar for symbol
selection on the left of the screen) is now fully
customizable for any diagram or template using a simple new
standardized user interface.
- Preset toolbars have been enhanced to provide greater access
to common functions.
Version 4.18 (build 1788) 05/25/04 - Minor New Feature
- Added an option to collapse the Style Bar for greater screen
space. A button on the left edge of the property bar now permits
you to collapse and expand the style bar (the large style selection
area on the left side of the screen) to expose more of your diagram.
When the style bar is collapsed, simple style controls appear on
the property bar to take its place.
- Many buttons and controls have been upgraded to be more compact,
efficient, and attractive. Also some have been improved to adapt
better to a variety of screen colors and customized desktops
available on all of the Windows platforms.
Version 4.17 (build 1787) 04/19/04 - Bug fix and file format revision
- Important bug fixed that could affect users who
share diagrams on different computers with different versions of
Windows. The bug caused instability (occasional crash or inability
to load diagrams) when loading a diagram on an operating system
different from the one on which it was saved. For example, if you
designed a diagram on a Windows 98 computer with a particular
printer installed, then loaded the diagram on a Windows 2000
computer with a different version of the same printer installed, you
could see a crash when trying to print or set-up the page.
- Introduced are updates to the .EDG file format required
for future enhancements. These should not affect you in any
visible way. However, if you attempt to open a diagram saved by
this version using an earlier version, you will receive warnings
(which can be safely ignored).
- Bug fixed which could cause a crash when moving the end of a
connection and dragging past the edge of the screen,
- Bug fixed which could cause text being edited to be lost when
you close the document abruptly before completing the edit.
Version 4.16 (build 1784) 01/13/04 - Bug fix release
- Fixed a bug that caused a system crash for some users when
entering the Page Set-up screen. The symptom is a severe error,
often stating that an illegal instruction has occured followed
by an immediate exit of the program. It was ocurring mostly on
Windows 98 computers that had an HP Laserjet PCL printer as the
default printer (model IIIP, 4P, 4M, 4L, 4MV, 4SI, 5P). Others
could also be affected.
Version 4.16 (build 1783) 12/17/03 - Bug fix release
- Fixed a bug that caused some users of build 1782 to experience
'cannot change printer' errors when trying print, print setup,
or print preview after creating a new diagram.
Version 4.16 (build 1782) 12/15/03 - Bug fix release
- Fixed a bug that caused page setup to work incorrectly when
using a printer other than the Windows default printer. This
bug could have also caused distorted text in some cases - such as
text that becomes too large for the shape sin your diagram.
- Fixed a bug that could cause a crash under some odd
circumstances in combination with a compatibility issue with
some printers. This problem showed itself when saving or loading
diagrams.
Version 4.16 (build 1780) 10/27/03 - Minor release
- Added fully configurable page margins. Page margins can be
adjusted custom to every diagram within the limitations imposed by
the printer device. An optional warning occurs when all objects
are not within the margins during printing.
- Page set-up has been improved to operate reliably and
consistently with a wider variety of printers.
- Printer compatibility has been improved in general including
several bug fixes.
- Text entry issues with curly braces have been fixed.
- Various minor bug fixes
Version 4.15 (build 1778) 05/24/03 - Bug fix release
- Fixed a bug that resulted in a crash during a copy operation. This
was due to a relatively rare sequence of events.
- Added a Safe Open mode to allow for the reliable opening
of any valid diagram file even in the event of printer
incompatibility or a bug.
- Fixed a bug that could lead to erratic behavior or even a
system crash when loading a diagram that was saved with printer
settings that are no longer available.
- We HIGHLY recommend that this version be used in place
of builds 1776 or 1777.
Version 4.15 (build 1776) 05/05/03 - Minor follow-up release
- Fixed a bug which could cause diagrams saved on one computer
to cause a crash when loaded on another computer running a differnt
version of Windows. (Files that caused crash CAN be easily
repaired. Please contact us if you need help).
- Fixed a bug with Save HTML that removed links from the image
map that were not identifiable as documents. Now any links you add
WILL end up in the HTML image map.
Version 4.15 (build 1775) 04/23/03 - Minor follow-up release
- Added new HTML help for greater convenience
- Fixed a bug with Save HTML that did not save hyperlinks for
labels
- Fixed a bug with Save HTML that made the image maps
incompatible with Internet Explorer browsers.
Version 4.14 (build 1773) 03/07/03 - Minor follow-up release
- Fixed a bug that caused mishandling of long printer names
resulting in illegible paper sizes within page set-up dialog
for some network printers.
- Added scrolling navigation option. CTRL-drag in select mode
when not over an object scrolls the view.
Version 4.14 (build 1772) 02/19/03 - Minor follow-up release
- Fixed bugs affecting relative hyperlinks.
Version 4.14 (build 1771) 01/25/03 - Minor follow-up release
- Fixed a file association problem with XP that prevented
files from opening in the program when double-clicked from the
explorer.
- Add "Active Container" right click menu option for changing
whether objects 'stick' to a container. Initially off for
containers inserted from the gallery.
Version 4.14 (build 1770) 01/06/03 - Follow-up release
- Create and manipulate groups of objects (Group, Ungroup,
Ungroup All, Regroup).
- Containers now automatically keep objects together.
- Improved scrolling, smaller scrollable area (option)
- Page setup screen for more conveniently setting paper size,
orientation, and poster options.
- New option to control whether navigation (zoom/scroll) is undoable.
- New option to control whether connectors are deleted
automatically when an attached figure is deleted.
- Fixed a bug that clipped some text in decision symbols.
- Added a cursor indication for Ctrl copy/duplicate.
- Fixed a bug that could potentially cause a crash when editing
properties for certain shapes - notably the ER Entity2 (rounded
diamond).
- Added a checkbox in the New diagram template dialog box to
allow case-by-case usage of the New Diagram Wizard.
- Fixed a bug that prevented error messages from appearing if
they occured during start-up while the splash screen was
visible.
- Fixed a bug that made image maps exported as part of a web page
incompatible with some browsers.
- Fixed a bug that could result in a crash upon resizing certain
shapes that have wordwrap enabled.
Version 4.13 (build 1764) 11/08/02 - Follow-up release
- Save as HTML web page
- JPG quality option when exporting to JPG
- Background color selection when exporting to JPG or BMP
- Line spacing controls
- Expanded New Diagram Wizard to allow selection of font, font
size, line spacing, and wrap
- Minor fix to SDL template text areas
- Fix handling figure expansion with wrap
- Text margin controls moved into new Text Format tab in diagram
properties dialog (with line spacing controls).
- Minor fix involving dragging a rotated label
- Minor fix involving undo text edit and restoring object order
Version 4.12 (build 1760) 10/08/02 - Follow-up release
- Option to Relax Text Limits on Decision Symbols
You can now choose to disable text margin limits for decision (diamond)
symbols. This option lets you use the whole rectangular bounds of
diamond-shaped symbols for text. With the limits disabled you can fit
more text into the diamond but you will have to manage the placement
manually and keep it from overlapping the edges.
- Internal Text Margin Control
This feature was included in the previous release but did not apply to
symbol definitions of flowcharts and several other diagram types. It
has now been extended to most symbols. By setting fixed internal text
margins for a diagram you can control the spacing between the text
within a symbol and the edge of the symbol.
- Reshaping and Resizing Improvements
Several issues involving reshaping and resizing multi-compartment symbols
have been fixed or improved.
- Bug Fixed: Processor Usage
A bug has been fixed that was important to many users. In prior versions
when the mouse was over the application CPU usage was driven up to 100%.
This has been fixed.
- Bug Fixed: Printing Diagrams Containing Imported Graphics
A bug has been fixed that could cause diagrams containing imported
graphics (clip art) to print incorrectly. The symptom was missing
objects on the printout and/or missing or incorrectly sized text.
Version 4.1 (build 1756) - Major release
- New diagram wizard
- Connection point improvements, easier to align/move/set
- Attach / detach figures in "flows"
- Hyperlinks improved, added links to web pages
- Jogs (crossovers)
- Connector label improvements
- Flow labels (at figure/connector intersections)
- Simpler method to add predefined labels
Version 3.5 (build 1025) - Minor follow-up release
- Very minor fix to cause attach mode to adjust automatically
when you use the connection point tool.
Version 3.5 (build 1024) - Minor follow-up release
- Dialog box background color matches customized Windows appearance
- Toolbar button background colors match customized Windows appearance
- Graphics in dialog boxes background colors match customized Windows appearance
- F3-F7 act as "hot keys" for editing modes
Version 3.5 (build 1023) - Major release
- Integration of Altima's NetZoom for LanFlow adding 35,000 shapes
- Connection points placeable anywhere in a figure.
- Auto-labeling of figures (programmable text per style).
- "Staple" labels to a figure.
- Style bar extends to allow a large number of buttons (scrollable)
- Save Template feature makes saving custom diagram templates easier
- Update Style From & New Style From features make programming and updating style easier
- Improved graphics quality, improved EMF support
- Improved (and fixed) support for large format printers and plotters
- Fixed support for printer drivers with custom paper sizes
- Improved Windows NT 4.0 compatibility and added Windows 2000 compatibility
- Option to Apply style changes to all styles
- Stored diagram file size reduction and improvement
- Improved organization of options and tools
- Bug fix: Some net graphics had red outlines.
- Bug fix: Menus double-painted in Windows 2000
- Various minor bug fixes
Version 3.0 - Major release
- Curved, rounded, and smoothed connectors
- Flow symbols can run along the length of a connector
- Patterned lines (dashed, dotted, etc.)
- Improved user interface controls including standard sizes
- Improved and categorized Figure Symbol Gallery and End Symbol Gallery
- Guided Orthogonal connectors help to keep lines straight
- Various minor bug fixes
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