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- History of Compass
-
- Version 2.01 (6/8/1997)
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- Bug fix
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- + Fixed the problem that v.2.0 requires new version (v.4.7) of
- comctl32.dll. This release (v.2.01) runs on both standard version
- (v.4.0) and new version (v.4.7) of comctl32.dll.
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- Version 2.0 (6/5/1997)
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- New features & Improvements
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- + New search interface in the List pane, which displays the results
- while you are still typing the string you want to search.
- + "FlyTip": pointing the mouse cursor to the text which are not fully
- displayed, Compass will pop up a "FlyTip" showing the whole text.
- + Full support for three file formats: Netscape bookmark file, MSIE
- favorites, and Compass HotList.
- + All file I/O, including Open, Save, Import, Merge, Export, Drag-Drop
- Open, Most Recent Files, support all the three file formats. All
- file I/O share a single unified user interface (dialog).
- + Automatically remember the last visited web site. Open that site
- automatically (with an option) next time when you run Compass.
- + Merge from other source files into your file.
- + Find duplicate URLs and high-light them.
- + Customizable List pane columns.
- + Support MSIE: open URL, grab page information, drag & drop links.
- + Sort sub-folders.
- + Put folders in front when sorting trees.
- + Remember/Restore folder states (collapsed or expanded).
- + More options.
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- Bug fixes
- =========
- + Fixed the GPF due to saving files containing extra long items.
- + Fixed the GPF due to moving empty folders around.
- + Fixed the very rare problem caused by deleting items.
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- Version 1.1 (2/24/1997)
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- New features & Improvements
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- + Drag & drop any links from Netscape (3.x and 4.x).
- + New command: "New Browser.ö
- + Full support for standard keyboard interface.
- + New option: ôOpen last file on startup.ö
- + New option: ôRun Netscape on startup.ö
- + New option: ôCreate backup when saving.ö
- + Command line open file.
- + Accept drop file to open.
- + "Import Hotlist" can handle files contain both hotlist data and normal
- text.
- + All found items are made visible when doing "Select All" in "Find."
- + In Edit pane, normal cut, copy and paste can be accessed from shortcut
- keys, toolbar icons, or right-click menu (context menu.)
- + "Collapse other folders" reacts immediately.
- + Context sensitive help.
- + Automatically find the location of Netscape.
- + Drag-drop doesn't affect the internal memory of Compass for copy-paste.
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- Bug fixes
- =========
- + Fixed the problem not able to open or save files which contain very long
- lines.
- + Fixed the possible memory leak after reading unexpected format.
- + Fixed the problem not able to handle more than 10 levels.
- + Fixed that "Find" didn't work properly if focus was in Edit pane.
- + Fixed: When "Collapse other folders" was checked, users couldn't see all
- selected items if the items were in different folders.
- + Fixed: Tree pane and List pane didn't handle keyboard input properly.
- + Fixed: "In-label edit" failed to set modified flag.
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- Version 1.0 (1/31/1997)
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- Features
- ========
- + Color coded bookmarks.
- + All kinds of sorting.
- + Various statistics.
- + Import / Export hotlist.
- + Call Netscape directly to open a URL.
- + Grab information from Netscape when adding new bookmarks.
- + Flexible dropping mode: "Into" or "Onto" folders.
- + Alt-drag-drop to switch between "Into" and "Onto" modes.
- + Three panes (Tree, List, and Edit) to display information.
- + Keypad '*' to expand all folders.
- + Support standard multiple selection: Shift-click and Ctrl-click.
- + Extended clickable area for mouse operation.
- + Auto-scrolling when drag & drop.
- + Easy description editing.
- + In-label editing.
- + Sort bookmarks by clicking column labels in List pane.
- + Double click on column dividers to automatically fit the width.
- + Copy URL(s) to clipboard for pasting to other applications.
- + Drag & drop between List and Tree panes.
- + Standard drag-drop to move items.
- + Standard Ctrl-drag-drop to copy items.
- + Find, Find next, and Select all.
- + Right click for a handy menu (context menu).
- + Informative status bar.
- + Handy tool bar.
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