Release Notes

New Feature: New Feature: New Feature:

New Feature: New Feature: Bug Fix: Bug Fix:

Import address book pictures/paste own pictures. Hide/show information pane. Auto-save.

Version 4.3.3 - March 21, 2006

Duplicate Contact. EXE Installer for PC instead of MSI Copy Contact works again. Software update no longer hangs on application load.

Version 4.3.2 - February 10th, 2006

Bug Fix: Bug Fix: Update checker no longer reports new versions when none exist. Toolbars remember view setting.

Version 4.3.1 - February 4th, 2006

Bug Fix: Toolbar in the Preferences window no longer causes intermittent hangs.

Version 4.3 - January 19th, 2006

New Feature: Now PC Compatible. New Feature: PC MSI installer. New Feature: Much more powerful Synchronize feature. New Feature: Much more powerful Find feature w/RegEx support! New Feature: Much more powerful Import options. New Feature: Much more powerful Export options. New Feature: Polarized the Synchronization sub-routine. New Feature: Software Update w/Downloading Option. New Feature: Dial buttons next to phone number fields. New Feature: Window manager. New Feature: Added Select All to Edit menu. New Feature: Enhanced adjacent delimiter handling in the import/export features. New Feature: Toolbar buttons work better in main window. New Feature: Toolbar can now be hidden in the Prefs window. New Feature: Custom icons for CK Database files. Enhancement: Many interface enhancements. Enhancement: Listbox now updates LIVE as you type to edit a contact. Enhancement: Now full Keyboard Access compatible. Enhancement: Modem ports options now use port names instead of IDs. Enhancement: Decreased loading times by nearly 400%. Enhancement: Resource management for user icons faster. Enhancement: vCard import now doesn't import as much "garbage" from vCard files. Enhancement: vCard import now 500% faster. Modification: Primary database now stored in the Documents folder (top level). Modification: Preference file renamed and redesigned. Modification: Removed select all from Contacts menu.

Modification: Added Mac OS X bundle identifier. Modification: vCard photo ignored on import. Modification: Removed Update from 3.7.5 format option (this format is 5 years old and definitely shouldn't still be in use today anyway). Bug Fix: Contact details now update if contents only changed by case. Bug Fix: Font & Size for main list no longer affect headers. Bug Fix: Now runs on Mac OS X 10.2 again. Bug Fix: Corrected problems with the icon being too sharp. Bug Fix: No longer lose changes if editing a contact and you close the window. Bug Fix: No longer cuts off the right side of the info panel in the main window. Bug Fix: Text for print as displayed should no longer overlap. Bug Fix: Edit Fields option now loads suggested name column when brought up when more than one contact was selected in the main window. Bug Fix: Dividers in the main window now properly reposition when the toolbar is changed. Bug Fix: vCards no longer import with null characters. Bug Fix: Copy Contact works more reliably. Bug Fix: vCard import no longer botches colons. Bug Fix: vCard export now exports correct linebreaks. Bug Fix: vCard import now properly unescapaes some characters. Bug Fix: Internal contact object duplication now always results in a new memory block - instead of the old one being reused. Bug Fix: vCard import no longer DOUBLE escapes fields. Bug Fix: vCard import properly handles line ends. Bug Fix: vCards no longer save as plain text files. Bug Fix: vCard import middle names no longer merge with first name. Added space. Bug Fix: Enable/disable row coloring properly refreshes the entire listbox.

Version 4.2.8 - September 22nd, 2005

New Feature: Live resize the main window. Bug Fix: Registration system works again. Bug Fix: Main window no longer leaks memory when drawing background to list-items. Bug Fix: Main list now properly alternates color for rows. Modification: Only runs on Mac OS X.

Version 4.2.7 - December 16th, 2004

Change:

Registration system updated. New codes can be found under the Customers section on www.koingosw.com.

Version 4.2.6 - July 31st, 2004

Bug Fix:

Modem does not prematurely hang up when dialing with certain modems.

Version 4.2.5 - February 25th, 2004

New Feature: Check for Update menu item added.

Bug Fix: Software Update works again. New Feature: Full Keyboard Access compliant. Enhancement: Application file size drastically reduced. Enhancement: List scrolling much faster.

Version 4.2.4 - January 22nd, 2004

New Feature: Bug Fix: Bug Fix: Bug Fix:

Can now Edit Field names for multiple contacts at once. No longer defaults do "doesn't contain" in the search window. Field names now properly loaded after DB save, close, and reopen. "," is no longer shown in the contact list when there is only a last name and no first name, or vice versa.

Version 4.2.3 - January 11th, 2004

New Feature: Don't open Home Database on launch option added. Bug Fix: Crash on Mac OS 9 fixed for MFile plugin. Bug Fix: Sync. no longer shows two dialog boxes with your data in them. This was left in by accident, and was for our testing purposes prior to release of 4.2.2. Bug Fix: vCard Import/Export now properly escapes characters. Modification: UI of Preferences window improved. To Come: Windows version on the verge of release.

Version 4.2.2 - November 19th, 2003

Bug Fix: Bug Fix:

Fixed a bug where in which you couldn't open a database from a previous version of Contact Keeper. Import All button in the Import Other window now shows the contacts you just imported, without having to reopen the database after a save.

Version 4.2.1 - November 17th, 2003

Bug Fix:

Fixed a bug where CK Refused to launch on any system below Mac OS X.

Version 4.2 - November 15th, 2003

Note:

Date Format completely changed, you now must use a proper date including all of a Month, Day and Year. Note: Avery Printing and Address Book printing will be back in the next version! (which will be a free upgrade like this one). Enhancement: Tabbing from one field to another in the main window is now a lot faster, as the contact information is only updated in memory when something has changed. Enhancement: Performance of contact icons increased. Enhancement: MUCH more robust vCard import process. Enhancement: Find feature code optimized (now HALF in size). New Feature: When choosing to Copy and entire contact, fields which have no data in them are no longer copied. New Feature: Export as vCard option. New Feature: Select All Contacts (menu item). New Feature: Recent Databases (menu item).

New Feature: No longer prints empty fields. New Feature: Export All Contacts selected by default if no contacts are selected in the main list when you've chosen the Export option from the Contacts menu. New Feature: Added "does not contain", "is", "starts with" and "ends with" search options for Find. New Feature: When choosing to Copy a contact, the Full Name is copied, instead of segregating the prefix, first and last names. New Feature: Previously, if you attempted to open the same database twice, it would warn you that you can't do that. Now, it will bring forth the database that you're trying to reopen. New Feature: If changes have been made to the database, the changes are not automatically saved on close, instead you are prompted if you want to save them or not (as it should be). New Feature: Added Save Database to the File menu. New Feature: Choosing which columns are viewed in the main list is now a LOT less confusing! You no longer have to deal with 0 pixel columns to disable them. New Feature: Synchronization of databases. New Feature: Modification date for contacts now saved, so we can tell which one is newer when we're syncing. Any contacts which have a modification date of 0 seconds (ones which have not been viewed in CK 4.2 or later), will cause the sync. process to abort. Opening a database with contacts which contain 0 as their modification date will be automatically written as "today". New Feature: You can now mark contacts as "Private" so they will be ignored when you sync. your database. They will not be copied or deleted, no matter what. New Feature: When a search result contains data which is on more than one line, the Find window no longer says "MultiLine" but instead returns the first line of the text in the field that was matched. Modification: Edit Field Names button moved into a menu item under the Contacts menu. Modification: Home Database path is now shown in UNIX format in the Preferenecs window. Modification: Software Update has been modified to match the standard set forth by Apple. Modification: Main Contacts.con (default home database) is now stored in: ~/Documents/Contact Keeper/Main Contacts.con Modification: Export as CSV file now encloses data in quotes, as it should. Bug Fix: Can no longer perform window-specific menu items when the window is minimized, but is still the foremost window. Bug Fix: Fixed Anniversary field bug where the Check Dates option would only search for Anniversaries within 15 days, versus 30 like it does for Birthdays. Bug Fix: Choosing "New Database" and trying to replace another database works again. Bug Fix: No longer crashes when you click cancel in the New Database window.

Version 4.1.2 - March 23rd, 2003

Modification: Changed Preferences menu item command key to "," to comply with revised Apple Guidelines. Modification: Changed the Bookmarks menu item command key to CommandShift-B to remove a conflict with another menu item. Modification: Main window reworked to make it feel more like a Mac OS X application. Modification: Delete button removed from the Bookmarks window. Modification: Dialer window updated, and now includes the # and * options. Modification: Bookmarks window has been re-designed to make maximum usage of available window space. Modification: Renamed Save button in the Edit Field Names window to Modify, because it only modifies the names, but you still have to save the contact for them to stick. Modification: Menus are now pluralized when needed. New Feature: Show/Hide toolbar from the View menu. New Feature: Disable/Enable Contact Icons from the View menu. New Feature: View Options (for your contact list) moved to the View menu. New Feature: Hide/Show toolbar option added to the View menu. New Feature: Disable/Enable Row Coloring from the View menu. New Feature: Delete key in Bookmarks window removes a Bookmark. New Feature: Can now resize columns in the Bookmarks window. New Feature: Save button in Bookmarks window will make a new Bookmark if one isn't already selected, if one is, then it will modify it. New Feature: Searching contacts now returns the contact-specific matched field name if one exists. Bug Fix: Dialing out on the wrong port bug fixed. Bug Fix: Command-click a contact's phone number in the Edit panel to open up the dialer now is enabled again. Bug Fix: Printing now uses individually specified field names, if none are present, the program default is used. Bug Fix: Searching no longer returns the wrong field name occasionally. Bug Fix: Can no longer select no icon as an Contact Icon.

Version 4.1.1 - March 9th, 2003

New Feature: If no first name and last name is specified and you've chosen your list to display Full Name, Last Name First Name or First Name Last Name, it'll see if a nickname exists to use in its place, and if there isn't one, then the company name. Bug Fix: Find no longer returns duplicate results by accident.

Version 4.1 (Final-Release) - February 22nd, 2003

New Feature: Replaced import/export Palm with vCard import/export. This means it's universally compatible with many applications. Including Address Book, from Apple New Feature: Added Print Entire List option. New Feature: Copy multiple contacts to clipboard. New Feature: Print multiple contacts (print selected). New Feature: Support for long field content. 4.0 PR lists automatically updated.

--> Previously only supported up to 255 characters. New Feature: Added Print As Displayed option. New Feature: Added Print Envelope option. New Feature: Ability to remove multiple contacts at once. New Feature: Envelope printing now prints all selected contacts. New Feature: Added toolbar widget. New Feature: Added Window menu. New Feature: Added friendly error handler. Bug Fix: Exporting/copying dates now works properly. Bug Fix: Type to jump to a contacts works again. Bug Fix: Save glitch if more than one contact selected. Bug Fix: When one changes the first/last name fields, the proper change is reflected app-wide. Bug Fix: Corrects an issue where dates wouldn't display properly in the main viewer. Bug Fix: User can now enter more than 2 numbers (manually) for a column width. Bug Fix: Searching the birthday/anniversary fields now works. Modification: Avoided "save" function confusion. Now when you save a contact, it is automatically saved into the list. Modification: Disable minimize widget in the About window. Known Bug: Text wrapping for long fields sometimes cuts off a bit of text when printing. This is a bug in RealBasic (www.realsoftware.com). We've notified them of the problem, and hope for it to be correctly shortly. If you know of a work around, please let us know at: support@koingosw.com. To Do: Complete avery printing option, add calendar, make individual edit field names work.

Version 4.0 (Pre-Release) - November 24th, 2002

Development re-assumed by Josh Hague on November 20th, 2002 (first time since October 16th, 2001). Please do not post this version on news sites/update sites. It is for local release only on the Koingo web site. New Feature: Scroll wheel support. New Feature: Contacts all saved into one list. New Feature: Export/Import from Palm Desktop. New Feature: Check Dates (see if any birthdays/anniversaries are coming up) New Feature: Ability to rename each field. New Feature: Mac OS X toolbar. New Feature: Mac OS X Preferences window. New Feature: Ability to specify the modem hang-up string. New Feature: Ability to have up to 5 columns. New Feature: Show horizontal dotted lines to separate contacts. New Feature: New Updates checker in the Preferences window. New Feature: New, powerful, find function. Lets you search all open windows. Also, shows text matched & field matched. New Feature: Ability to edit contacts in the main window. New Feature: Double-clicking a list in the Finder will open it in CK. New Feature: Command-click any field to show the URL or e-mail the address. New Feature: Can now have more than one database open at a time. Enhancement: New Icon selector.

Enhancement: Import & Export completely rewritten. Enhancement: Contact reading/saving 100x faster. Modification: If no Home Database is specified, or one can't be found then a default one is created entitled "Main Contacts" next to the application. Bug Fix: Modems now work again. Note: Calendar temporarily removed until final release (waiting for the last developer to finish it). Note: Printing will be finished by the actual release. IMPORTANT NOTE: If you were using a beta version of Contact Keeper 4.0, you must re-enter your contacts. There was a bug in one of the Betas, however, which would cause it to be impossible to export anything. If possible, export them from the previous version and import them into this one. If you don't do this, your list will NOT read properly. To bring your services over from 3.7.5, simply use the Import feature.

Version 3.7.5, October 16th, 2001 (Maintenance release)

This release is to hold you tight until version 4.0 is available. This new enhanced Contact Keeper will be available either in late October or early November (oops! looks like we undershot by a long way). Thank you for your patience and understanding. Upgrades will be free for all recent buyers of Contact Keeper (cut off date yet to be announced), however, older users will be required to pay a minimal $5.00 upgrade. Bug Fix: Properly displays colors in MacOS X 10.1. New Feature: 'Updates and News' instead of KSW VersionTracker. This new version adds a 'recent news' field! New Feature: Added link to documentation under the support menu.

Version 3.7.4, September 4th, 2001

Bug Fix: Wouldn't open in MacOS X. Bug Fix: Localization Glitch fixed! Bug Fix: Register window menuitem added to Apple (oops!)

Version 3.7.3, August 24th, 2001

New Feature: Added little arrows to adjust the icon for each contact. Bug Fix: Dialing didn't work properly in the Phone Dialer window on some occasions. IMPORTANT NOTE: Contact Keeper will only recognize your modem if you are using the PPC version and running MacOS 8/9 or the Carbon version and running MacOS X.

Version 3.7.2, August 22nd, 2001

Bug Fix: Wouldn't open under MacOS X.

Version 3.7.1, August 20th, 2001

Note: Carbon and PPC versions released. It is recommended that you only use the Carbon version with MacOS X and the PPC version with the normal

MacOS.

Changes in 3.7 - August 15th, 2001

New Feature: Progress bar is now shown in the main window when loading a new list. New Feature: Added icons in Support menu. Optimization: Delete speed increased by checking to see if the file had been removed.

Changes in 3.6.5 - July 12th, 2001

Modification: Reminders are now checked at startup. Modification: When importing, if you do not specify a first or last name, the company name will be placed as the first name. If none of those exists, then it will not be imported. Bug Fix: An empty reminder is no longer saved when all are removed.

Changes in 3.6.4 - June 30th, 2001

Bug Fix: Save now works on reminders if all are removed. Bug Fix: Command-H is already being used by the MacOS X system. Phone dialer changed to Command-Shift-H

Changes 3.6.3 - June 27th, 2001

New Feature: Calendar: Go To Today New Feature: Calendar: Go To Tomorrow New Feature: Calendar: Create, Save, Edit, Delete, Delete All menus. New Feature: Reminders Modification: On "Import All", errors show after the process has completed. Enhancement: Faster delete. Bug Fix: Disable confirmation boxes no works. Bug Fix: No longer gives an exception error if a contact is removed too quicly after a previous delete.

Changes in 3.6 - June 21th, 2001

New Feature: Icons in Menus New Feature: Calendar Modification: New Menu: Contacts (now holds options for only Contacts) Bug Fix: No longer resets window position after you create/modify a contact. Removed: Text Enhancer Note: OS X address book importing doesn't seem to be possible because I can't find where it stores the data.

Changes in 3.5.5
New New New New New New New Feature: Feature: Feature: Feature: Feature: Feature: Feature:

Allows you to set the Contacts folder which opens. Text Enhancer 50% Programmed (see version 3.6 when released). Allows you to select an icon for a contact. "Tooltips" Format of first column is now change-able. Ability to turn off confirmation dialog boxes. You can now select an Internal Modem port (functionality is limitied)

New Feature: You can now see your registration info under the "Owner Info" in preferences. Bug Fix: Fixes glitch in where the dailing option wouldn't read the correct settings. Bug Fix: Closing the KSW Version Tracker window no longer closes the main window.

Changes in 3.5
New New New New Feature: Feature: Feature: Feature:

Third Column Ability Contact Icon Added (more visually pleasing). Added salutation field. Import no longer requires you to bring in ALL data from each record (Nowhere field added). New Feature: Font and Size changing ability. New Feature: If column percentage widths exceed 100%, a horizontal scroll bar will be placed on the list box. Conceptualization: Added parts of the text enhancer option. See next version for functionality. Modification: More control over column widths. Modification: "Full Name" field instead of Salutation, First Name, Last Name. Modification: Fax field moved to general tab. Modification: Allows for slower typers to get more data inputted when using the "type-ahead" option for the listbox. Modification: Number of Contacts field now vanishes when there is not enough space to show it all. Modification: Preferences window more MacOS-like. Modification: Print window more MacOS-like. Bug Fix: If a new contact was opened too quickly in the registered version, some fields would be greyed out. Bug Fix: Dialer now terminates usage of Serial port when the window is closed. Bug Fix: Export would combine a few fields that should have remained seperate. Bug Fix: Import would combine other email and home email fields by accident.

Changes in 3.2

Mac: Carbonization. Windows: Minor bug fixes related to file location. Windows: GUI glitches fixed.

Changes in 3.1.2

Bug Fix: File>Edit Contact wouldn't work. Compiled Windows version.

Changes in 3.1.1 for Mac OS X and Mac OS

Improvement: Printing now uses Monaco, size 9 for better accuracy. Improvement: Printing contact information now prints ALL contact information (previously didn't print certain fields.) Improvement: Speed of printing 'Names+Numbers" or "Names+EMails" has been greatly improved. New Feature: Names, Numbers and Addresses print option added. New Feature: Ability to create/edit numerous contacts at once.

New Feature: Added 'Jump Home' ability. This is used when you have closed all the windows and you wish to quickly reopen your 'Contacts' database. Possible Feature to Come: ability to have multiple databases open. Bug Fix: When editing a contact, the name would appear with a dash in it.

Changes in 3.1 for Mac OS X and Mac OS

Bug Fix: If one sorted the column, the selection would stay in the same place, but the wrong Contact info would be shown. Corrected by setting no selection after sort. Bug Fix: Fixed a very mysterious error where Contact Keeper would crash on a PowerBook G3 if the CAPSLOCK key was down and you used the arrow keys to scroll down the list (only replicable on some systems). Verified: Flawlessly imports address books from PalmOS devices. GUI Fix: Added divider between the Anniversary field and Other for a more pleasing appearance. GUI Fix: Moved tab panel down one pixel to line up with the listbox. GUI Note: Listbox displays white lines in the heading where it shouldn't - waiting for the makers of our engine to fix this. OS X: Better compatibility.

Changes in 3.0.9 for Mac OS X and Mac OS

New Feature: "Copy..." in the edit menu lets you copy only the most important data from a Contact (such as Addresses) New Feature: Added "zoom box" to the main window. Enhancement: When editing/deleting a contact, the selection in the listbox should stay in the same place. Enhancement: Can now set the second column to display any information you wish. Enhancement: Import Work/Home Address Line ___ have now been replaced with a more appropriate title. (ie Home Zip) Enhancement: Faster loading time for main window due to optimized code. OS X Modification: Editfields in preferences now spaced further apart to decrease overlap. Bug Fix: Closing certain windows would cause the main window to close as well. Bug Fix: If you accidently select a folder which doesn't contain ONLY Contact Keeper Contacts they now won't all be turned into text files. Note: The MacOS X version normally would work fine if the creators of our programming engine would make it more compatible. So if you experience any glitches in the OS X version - they're most likely not our fault. Note: You may have to reselect the Second Column in your preferences. Suggested: trash preferences file. Note: When importing, you can only import "clean" data. Clean data is a data form which contains only delimiters and entries (ie. NOT Microsoft Contact Databases) Note: The new registration system (imp. in version 3.0.8) is working without a hitch. If you're a previous user, contact me for your FREE update.

Changes in 3.0.8

Bug Fix: Contact Count would be incorrect if Bookmarks were saved with that list.

Bug Fix: The buttons in the print window were misaligned. Bug Fix: If the user opted to delete a contact, left that window open, went and removed the file from their hard drive and then came back to Contact Keeper and hit the delete button the program would give you an exception error. Modification: New Registration system. Please forward your "Thanks for your Payment" message back to Koingo for your new code.

Changes in 3.0.7 for Mac OS X and Mac OS

New Addition: Integrated the Contact update option (2.x users use only) Modification: Sightly bigger buttons (looks better in AquaX)

Changes in 3.0.6 for Mac OS X and Mac OS

Update: Better implementation of dialing protocol. Update: Implemented a faster, more accurate method of naming controls (this should prevent some bugs when I go to add features later) Big Fix: Some small issues regarding printing. Modification: Noticeable overall speed increasements. New Feature: Import separator can now be changed. New Feature: Can now close the main window without exiting the program. Note: You will have to re-enter your preferences.

Changes in 3.0.5:

Fixed an error where the appliction would crash on startup if no Contacts folder could be found. Fixed a broken link to our contact page. Fixed an error where you could create a database without a name or that used colons. Fixed a crash if you were trying to access contact too quickly (ie. Holding the down arrow down)

Changes in 3.0.4:

Added find option [leaving the find field blank will result in the return of the first contact with filled in information for the search category]. Added a note in the import window that you may ONLY import tab-delimited data files.

Changes in 3.0.3:

Export Option Added Print Every Contact fixed Rows from Import now removable by hitting the delete key. Fixed a bug in which unregistered users couldn't do anything.

Changes in 3.0.2:

Edit/Delete now disabled when no contact is selected. Added "Copy" option in edit menu (when in Main Window) Fixed glitch in "Register" button in the About Window. Added startup assistant. Added "New Database" option.

Added the Contact Keeper Kernel (Protects you from some crashes, etc.) Created a Contact Keeper Guide under the Help menu. Reassigned menu shortcuts to be more logical. Moved Preferences option to the edit menu (where it belongs) Added a phone dialer.

Changes in 3.0.1:

Added "Bookmarks" window Fixed up some small GUI glitches Fixed single line read/write/convert for the other field. Using new window format, if want the titlebar back, let me know.

Changes in 3.0:

Reprogrammed from scratch. Import 20x faster. Multiple lists now supported. Universal preferences file. Now remembers where the window was last positioned, it's height and width. Added many new input fields. Changed data file layout (please use Ck Updater on your old files) GUI updated to meet KSW standards New 'iSupport' menu added. Auto-Hilight URLs/EMail addresses when mouse is over. Dial option now works by clicking the phone number (no more bothersome grey button to click. Updated Icon (well, not too essential :))

Changes in 2.2b2.1:

The Dial option now works!!! (Thanks for letting me know!) -- For internal modems, please select the 'Modem Port'.

Changes in 2.2b2:

- If only a last or first name is present, there is no comma in the list which would seperate the two names. - Window now remembers where it was last dragged. - Sort by email added. - New Registration System

Changes in 2.2b1:

- Added column width modifier. - Print E-Mail and Names option added. - sort by other categories: home phone, work phone, cell phone, pager, fax, special day, and other - small print bug squished (nothing really big) - Contact Keeper Settings folder in preferences folder created (you may need to reset some of your preferences).

Changes in 2.1.9:

- Allows multiple selection for importing of work/home phone numbers.

Adjust list width feature added. Print All Option Print All Names & Numbers Option Made print look nicer :-) Names can now be as long as you want.

March 29th, 2000 - Contact Keeper 1.0b