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About WinOrganizer
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Acknowledgements
Year 2000 compliance
Working with program
Notes
Adding and editing notes
Inserting hyperlinks
Paragraph formatting
Inserting tables
Table properties
Search in comments
Spell-Checking
Attaching files
Events
Adding and editing events
Tasks
Adding and editing tasks
Contacts
Adding and editing contacts
Forming a full name
Forming a title
View image
Graphic formats
Passwords
Adding and editing passwords
Folders
Today
Recycle Bin
User interface
System tray icon
Toolbar and menus
File menu
Edit menu
View menu
Document menu
Record menu
Insert menu
Format menu
Table menu
Tools menu
Help menu
Working with files
Database manager
Import
Export
Search in file
Working with documents
Document properties
Protecting documents by password
Working with records
Printing documents
Print preview
Print report options
Introduction
Sections and keywords
Example of template
Setting dates and alarms
Advanced date/time settings
Date and time
Alarm
Expiration
Actions
Dialing a phone number
Dialer settings
Program options
Additional options
Minimization
User interface
Creating documents
Font settings
Interface language
Dialog box options
Integration with Chameleon Clock
Converting files of 1.xx format
Tools
Pocket PC synchronization
Chameleon Clock
Technical support
You've lost a key?
E-mail address has been changed?
License and registration
Registration
Limitations of unregistered version

History of changes


History of changes in WinOrganizer


 History of changes
 ------------------
 
 Legend:
 + Added feature
 * Improved/changed feature
 - Bug fixed
 
 
 Version 4.4 (08/09/2011)
 ========================
 
    General changes
    ---------------
    ! Unfiled/unassigned records
    + Recycle Bin is automatically emptied upon exit
    + Opening links via Shift+Click (optional)
 
    Notes
    -----
    ! Support for styles in notes and comments
 
    - Bug fixes and updates
 
 Version 4.2 (01/28/2010)
 ========================
 
    General changes
    ---------------
    + There was added an option of text wrapping around image or object
    + There was added a menu option "Show Grid Lines" to display the table borders with invisible borders and cell's boundaries
    + The delete option bypassing Recycle Bin (without restore possibility), pressing Shift+Del
    + There was added "Age" column to Contacts
    + The possibility of applying the entered password to all files, opened at the moment in the enter password dialog
    + At closing access to protected documents, the access to all opened files is closed
    * Support features of Vista/Win7 themes in menu and dropdown lists
 
    - Bug fixes and updates
 
 Version 4.1 (09/23/2009)
 ========================
 
    General changes
    ---------------
    + Windows Vista and Windows 7 supported
    + Windows Themes supported
    + Updated interface icons
    + Large icons in menus and toolbars
    + Separate icons for full and empty recycle bins
    + Document status icons are displayed on top of main icons
    + Ability to display special symbols in comments and notes
 
    - Bug fixes and updates
 
 Version 4.0 (01/24/2007)
 ========================
 
    General changes
    ---------------
    ! New type of documents - cards with customized/arbitrary structure
    ! Ability to create additional fields in any record
    ! Creating records with additional fields from templates
 
    - Bug fixes and updates
 
 Version 3.3 (04/18/2006)
 ========================
 
    General changes
    ---------------
    ! Added support for Windows XP themes
    + Accessing favorite documents via menu for the program hidden in the Windows system tray
 
    - Bug fixes and updates
 
 Version 3.2 (02/20/2006)
 ========================
 
    General changes
    ---------------
    ! Favorites menu with links to selected documents, files, URLs, etc.
    ! Pronounceable password generator
 
    - Bug fixes and updates
 
 Version 3.1 (12/19/2005)
 ========================
 
    From now on, the program supports 32 languages: English,
    German, French, Russian, Spanish, Hungarian, Slovenian, Bulgarian,
    Greek, Czech, Italian, Catalan, Ukrainian, Portuguese, Portuguese-Br,
    Chinese, Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Byelorussian, Swedish, Polish,
    Slovak, Lithuanian, Korean, Serbian, Danish, Romanian, Turkish, Dutch and
    Latvian, Croatian, Finnish, Norwegian.
 
    ! Ability to operate the program from a mobile/removable drive (USB
      drive, portable HDD, etc.)
    + Automatic file link correction when the program is operated from a
      CD or removable drive
    + Batch operations with records (cut/copy/paste/move)
    + Optional search in Recycle Bin
    * Faster file and search operations
    * Smooth scrolling in the list of records
 
 Version 3.0 (09/23/2005)
 ========================
 
    General changes
    ---------------
    ! Multi-user network operation via the GSDataServer database server
    ! Ability to synchronize a .gso file that is modified on different computers
    ! Interface to create your own plugins
    ! Ability to attach any files (doc, xls, jpg, mp3, exe, etc.) to your records
    ! Recycle Bin to restore deleted records and documents
    + Multiple alarms for any type of records
    * Forward/Back buttons can be used to navigate through both hyperlinks and documents
 
    Contacts
    --------
    ! Pocket PC contact synchronization (implemented as a separate plugin module)
    + Tracking birthdays and wedding anniversaries
 
    Notes
    -----
    + Animated GIF is now supported in Notes and Comments
    + Ability to set the width and background images of tables
    + Scrolling notes and comments via Ctrl+Up/Down
    + Ability to convert hyperlinks to text
    + Displaying the address of a hyperlink as a hint
    * Hyperlink auto-detection (optional)
 
    - Bug fixes and updates
 
 Version 2.8 (09/14/2004)
 ========================
 
    From now on, the program supports 29! languages: English,
    German, French, Russian, Spanish, Hungarian, Slovenian, Bulgarian,
    Greek, Czech, Italian, Catalan, Ukrainian, Portuguese, Portuguese-Br,
    Chinese, Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Byelorussian, Swedish, Polish,
    Slovak, Lithuanian, Korean, Serbian, Danish, Romanian, Turkish, Dutch and
    Latvian.
 
    Notes
    -----
    ! Automatic spell-checking and thesaurus
    ! Automatic URL detection enabled at text typing
    + Ability to add tabs
    + Ruler to set tabs and indents
    + Support for GIF images
 
    - Bug fixes and updates
 
 
 Version 2.6 (11/26/2003)
 ========================
 
    General changes
    ---------------
    ! Support for inputting images via scanners or other TWAIN-compatible devices
    ! Use the mouse or clipboard to transfer and copy documents/records within
      a file and between files
    + Context menu has been added to opened file tabs
    + An ability to change the position of opened file tabs using the mouse
    * The pop-up tip for an opened file tab displays a full path to this file
    + A button to go to the parent document of the current record
      (if you enable the mode that displays records of subordinate documents)
    + In MRU, we added a list of files from the database and the
      "Reload the current file" menu item
    * Currently inaccessible password-protected documents are highlighted with
      gray color
    * When you go to a password-protected document, you are focused on the
      password field
    * A menu item to set an alarm has been added to the editing dialog box
    + "Fix" menu item - to prevent toolbar changes
    + The field "Document" has been added (it can be displayed in the list
      of records)
    * The documents tree remains the same (expanded nodes) when you drag
      documents, perform compressing, switching between files, etc.
    + Now you can set an icon for a document (use the predefined set of icons)
    + An ability to set status icons for documents in the tree
    + Sorting in the document tree on the basis of various parameters
    + Forward/Back buttons to navigate through links
    + An ability to set (manually) an order sequence for records in the list when
      sorting is disabled
    + An ability to create a record following some sample via the "Add as copy"
      menu item
    + A function of saving a backup copy of a .gso file
    + An ability to insert time and date in a record title or document name in
      the documents tree
    + In the printing dialog box, you can choose a type of the printed document
      (other than the current one)
    + An ability to print all child documents of the selected type
 
    Database control
    ----------------
    + An ability to open documents in the "read-only" mode using the
      corresponding option in the database control window
    + An ability to open files directly from the database control window
 
    Settings
    --------
    + An ability to set a default color for documents depending on their type
    + Selecting a font for a drop-down list of records
    + An option to display the "Today" window on program start-up
    + An option to set a hotkey to call up the "Today" window
    + Automatic function for closing password-protected documents being idle
      for a certain time
 
    Notes
    -----
    ! Drag & Drop of text and graphics (and text/graphic files)
      between the program and any other application that supports Drag & Drop
    + Drag & Drop a link from Internet Explorer
    + Dragging files by means of the mouse from Explorer to a note/comment
      inserts the content of these files. If Ctrl is pressed, only links to
      dragged files are inserted.
    + An ability to transfer a part of text from one place in a record/comment
      to some other location (using the mouse)
    + An ability to insert a link as an image
    + An ability to insert a link to a folder
    + A button to set the "Strikeout" font
    + "Table properties" menu item has been added
    + Highlighting an entire row/line by mouse-clicking its left border
    + Two additional reports are added for printing notes
    * Optimized RTF file importing
 
    "Today" window
    --------------
    + The week display shows tasks by hours
    + An ability to display events/tasks that don't have set alarms or last the
      whole day in the planner
 
    Contacts
    --------
    + Name/company and e-mail is generated in the "To:" field when you click
      the button to call up an e-mail client
 
    - Bug fixes and updates
 
 
 Version 2.4 (05/15/2003)
 ========================
 
    From now on, the program supports 27! languages: English,
    German, French, Russian, Spanish, Hungarian, Slovenian, Bulgarian,
    Greek, Czech, Italian, Ukrainian, Portuguese, Portuguese-Br, Chinese
    Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Byelorussian, Swedish, Polish,
    Slovak, Lithuanian, Korean, Serbian, Danish, Turkish, and Dutch.
 
    General changes
    ---------------
    ! Inplace editing in Record Details of the current record
    ! Adjustment of element (list of records, comment, Record Details
      window) position via the mouse
    + New record processing items in the pop-up context menu called up
      by right-clicking a task, event, password or contact
    + The Record Details filter has been added
    + When you go to a password-protected document, a password is entered
      in the main program window
    + An option of denying access to password-protected documents
      on program minimizing
    + jpeg 2000 supported
    + Storing export and print paths with possible restoration of
      default paths
    + The Alt+Ins (add a new record) hotkey is added in the record editing
      dialog box
    + It is now possible to convert images in Notes and Contacts from
      one format to another one (in image editing dialog box)
    * The hotkey to hide the document tree - Ctrl+H - has been switched
      to Ctrl+Alt+H
    * The uniform application hot key can now be used for minimizing
 
    Notes
    -----
    ! Changing the size of an image using the mouse
    ! On pasting pages copied from Internet Explorer,
      images stored in the browser cache are also pasted
    + Shift + LeftClick on a GSO-link opens the link in the edit dialog box
    + Double clicking an image calls up the image editing dialog box
    + When the "Insert/Link to" menu item is called up, the selected
      text is pasted in the link or header field depending on the content
    + When a BMP image is inserted from the clipboard, it is converted
      into PNG to optimize the size of occupied place
    + Saving images in any supported format with right-clicking the
      mouse on a given image
 
    Contacts
    --------
    ! Ability to customize displayed Record Details fields for contacts
      in the main program window
 
    Today
    -----
    ! Printing the calendar and planner in the "Today" window
    + Navigation bar has been added
 
 
    Alarms
    ------
    + Support for alarms placed in password-protected documents
 
    - Minor bug fixes and updates
 
 Version 2.2 (12/26/2002)
 ========================
 
    At this moment, the program supports 18 languages: 
    English, German, French, Russian, Romanian, Spanish, Hungarian,
    Slovenian, Bulgarian, Greek, Czech, Italian, Ukrainian,
    Portuguese (BR), Simplified Chinese, Byelorussian, Swedish, Polish.
 
    Common changes
    --------------
    + Tip of the day on the program start-up
    + HotKey to call up the program from the system tray
    + Optional password authorization on the program start-up
      (for password-protected documents)
    + Exporting folders to .gso
    * New tab page in Options - "Documents"
    * On CSV export, the separator has been changed to ","
    * The "prefix" field has been added for the contact importing section
 
    Notes
    -----
    ! Support for Unicode in Notes
    + Pasting locally stored pages from Internet Explorer
      (via the "Paste Special" menu item)
    + Drag-n-Drop text and URLs into notes
      (from Internet Explorer, etc.)
    + One more template to use on printing out notes
    + Bullets and Numbering
    + Indentation
    + Paste Special
    + Insert Symbol
    + Cell Borders
    + Align Cell Contents
 
    Dialer
    ------
    + Enable/disable sound upon the COM-port connection
    + Speed dial list may contain Name and Phone number
    + Drag-n-Drop a phone number to the speed dial list
 
    - Bugs fixed
 
 Version 2.1 (10/09/2002)
 ========================
   + Ability to insert bullets in notes and comments
   + Bulgarian language interface
   * New appearance of the "About" dialog box
   - Errors/bugs fixes
 
 Version 2.0 (09/25/2002)
 ========================
 
    Common features
    ---------------
    + Importing and exporting data into various formats
    + Global search through all documents
    + Password protection of data files and separate documents
    + Simultaneous opening of several files
    + Applying "read only" attribute to separate documents
    + References between documents
    + Setting up number/order of representation of fields in tables
    + Setting up default fonts for all documents
    + Auto-saving the document that is being edited
    + Printing documents tree
    + Ability to set an alarm for any record of any document
    + Ability to show enclosed documents of all primary documents
    + Placing easy-to-format comments in all types of documents
    + Option to turn off a calendar placed by the clock
    + Drag-n-Drop records between documents
    + Manager of .gso files in use
    + Planner
     
     
    Notes
    -----
    + Ability to create several notes in a single document
    + Inserting html-tables
    + Ability to turn off formatting 
    + Increasing the number of supported graphics formats
    + Decreasing (considerably) the size of files that contain graphics
 
     
    Events and Tasks
    ----------------
    + Useful increase of variants that set up the date of a task
    + Storing the date of task completion
    + Ability to set duration for tasks
    + Using built-in speaker for alarms
    + Tracking alarms in files (not only in currently opened files)
    + Starting external applications at the certain date of the task
     
     
    Contacts
    --------
    + Considerable increase in speed of cards processing
    + Ability to show only headings of cards 
    + Complete revision of the card editing form
    + Ability to insert graphics
     
 
    Passwords
    --------
    + New type of document for storing passwords
 
 
 Version 1.30 (Build 110) (11/27/00)
 ===================================
 
    ! Help file added
    ! Brazilian Portuguese, Slovak, and Greek language interfaces added
    + Notes: Insert .txt and .rtf files 
    + Tray-based Extended hint window added
    * Appearance of options dialogue box changed
    * Computer resources usage reduced
    * Program loading time reduced
    * Errors.log file format changed
    * Single-clicking icon in the system tray - restore/minimize program's window
    * Ins and Alt+Ins functions (in the documents tree) have been interchanged
    * Application icon changed
    * Contacts icon changed
    * Limitations of unregistered version (since v1.30):
      The unregistered version of GoldenSection Organizer is almost fully
      functional. However, it can be used during 30 days after installation
      and has two limitations:
       1. On start, the program displays the nag screen, which cannot be
          closed within 5 seconds.
       2. A print feature is not available.
    - Bug fixes
 
 Version 1.20 (Build 95) (08/29/00) 
 ==================================
 
    ! Printing function added
    ! French and Polish language interface added
    ! Integration with Chameleon Clock ( http://www.softshape.com )
    + Last used file names added to the GSOrganizer tray icon menu
    + Loading .gso files by clicking on them (registered version only)
    + /add:[anv|todo|pnb|note] command line switch added
      (it will create a new document in your .gso file and will ask you
      to add a new Event, Task, Phonebook card or Note correspondingly)
    * "Document" menu added 
    * Detecting of Phone numbers/e-mail/URLs improved
    * Alt+Del key combination replaced by Delete key
    * Ctrl+(Up, Down) moves document up or down
    * Options dialogue box can be closed by ESC now
    + Insertion of a document on the same level can be invoked by Ins
    + Alt+(Left, Right, Up, Down) - move through the documents tree
 
    Tasks:
      + "Edit Task" dialogue box: Check/Uncheck button added
 
    Event Reminder:
      + It is now possible to set alarms on events
      * Now recurring events are shown since the current date
 
    PhoneBook:
      ! Comma-separated texts (.csv files) Import facility added
      ! In-place Card inserting added
        ("Insert" key, "New Card" tool-button )
      + Cut/Copy/Paste facilities added
      + "Dialer" dialogue box: "Auto redial" option added
      * "Edit Card" dialogue box: Ctrl+Enter shortcut for 'Ok' button added
      * "Connect" button behavior changed
      * "Edit Templates" dialogue box: it is now possible to choose a
        default template
 
    - Bug fixes
 
 Version 1.05 (07/17/00) 
 =======================
 
    - PhoneBook bug fixes
    - Notes bug fixes
 
 Version 1.0 (07/12/00) 
 ======================
 
    ! The installation system changed
       (The distribution kit size has been reduced by 150k)
    * Toolbar customizing by Right-Clicking on it
    * "Hide Tree" HotKey has been changed to Ctrl+H
    * GoldenSection Organizer Icon changed
 
    Notes:
      + Toolbar: Font & Font Size boxes added (invisible by default)
      + Insert menu added:
          Picture
          Date and Time (Ctrl+Shift+D)
          Date (Ctrl+D)
          Time (Ctrl+T)
          Link to file
          Separator (Customized text)
 
    PhoneBook:
      ! Alphabet panel appearance and behavior changed
      + Edit Card dialogue box: In-place Editor for the Value field
         (Ctrl+Enter for multi-line editing)
 
    Tasks, Event Reminder:
      * "Sort by document" button icon changed
 
    - Bug fixes
 
 
 Version 0.97 (06/15/00) 
 =======================
 
    ! German language interface added
    * ColorPicker & Filter buttons appearance and behavior changed
    - Minor bug fixes
 
 Version 0.96 (05/30/00) 
 =======================
 
    ! Added .gso Import/Export facilities
    ! Improved detecting of Phone numbers
    + Connect button on Tasks Window toolbar and Phonebook Window toolbar
      for dialing a number
    Tasks: 
      + URL auto-detecting
      + Phone numbers auto-detecting
      + Dialing functions
      + Filter: DropDown dialogue box added
    Events:
      + Filter: DropDown dialogue box added
    - Minor bug fixes
 
 Version 0.95b2 (05/11/00) 
 =========================
 
    - Minor bug fixes
 
 Version 0.95b (05/10/00) 
 ========================
 
    ! First Public Beta.



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