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History of Updates to the Trog Bar

Version 2010.03.04 AD Download

• New: "Pin" button to toggle AutoHide
• New: Option to restart Trog Bar automatically when changing themes
• New: Windows Restart Manager is fully supported, making Trog Bar more compatible with updates to other applications
• Fixed: Green Bars not visible on TaskSense list
• Fixed: Text not visible in the options screen
• Fixed: Scrolling is too slow
• Fixed: Crash when no calendar folder exists
• Fixed: Possible crash while searching in Outlook (AV if Outlook returns an error as the name of the search view)
• Fixed: Possible crash while starting Outlook
• Fixed: Possible crash while starting Trog Bar
• Fixed: Possible crash while reading records that are missing required fields
• Fixed: Possible random background crashes when indexing slightly corrupt Outlook records
• Fixed: Possible crash if the selection changes as the current task list is emptied
• Fixed: Possible crash if the system time is modified while Trog Bar is starting (common at startup on some systems)

Version 2010.02.08 AD Download

• Fixed: Error message: 'the application failed to initialize properly (0xcO150002)'

Version 2010.02.06 AD

Trog Bar is faster and smarter, and a new large fonts theme provides improved accessibility.

• New: Faster rendering
• New: Large Fonts theme
• New: Improved crash reporting to get better, more accurate information. Crashes are immediately analyzed by the new crash server.
• Changed: Crash data is stored under the user’s AppData folder, not in the program folder
• Fixed: Tasks with past Hide Until dates not shown when clicking on a category to view related tasks.
• Fixed: Options not saving in rare instances
• Fixed: Changes to Mail folders in initial interview getting ignored
• Fixed: Changes to Mail folders in initial interview not getting saved
• Fixed: Disabling Email Support leaves folders set to “Actionable Email”
• Fixed: Tasklist not getting updated after initial interview
• Fixed: Start (Hide Until) Date changes to bad date while typing in Due (Loose Goal) date
• Fixed: Incorrect date in date picker calendar
• Fixed: Selection sometimes visible in both notes and subject
• Fixed: AltGr input problems with international keyboards
• Fixed: Minor memory leak
• Fixed: Possible crash when exiting
• Fixed: Trog Bar "dings" on shutdown

• New: Improved TaskSense rankings, especially when using "Do" dates and "Due" and/or "Loose Goal" dates.
• Fixed: Possible crash when using new indexing with certain options combinations
• Fixed: Possible crash at startup
• Fixed: Incorrect bolding of “Do Today” tasks
• Fixed: Incorrect Do Today filter calculations
• Fixed: Broken “Hide Until” calculation if the reminder field is used for “Hide Until”
• Fixed: Hide Until hides tasks one day too long
• Fixed: Email folders still indexed even if Email Support is disabled

Version 2009.11.19 AD Download

• Fixed: Intermittent crash reported by some users

Version 2009.11.18 AD Download

• Changed: Task window displays faster
• Changed: Updated categories tooltip to reflect current UI
• Fixed: Possible crash when splash screen closes
• Fixed: Minor display issues with Legacy and Outlook 2007 themes

• Fixed: Possible crash when using new indexing with certain options combinations
• Fixed: Categories and contacts impropperly indexed
• Fixed: Entries typed into the Projects field not properly recognized

Version 2009.11.10 AD Download

• Changed: All lists start ungrouped by default
• Fixed: Broken Outlook 2010 version number (Microsoft skipped 13 due to superstition)
• Fixed: Bug that caused the TaskSense list to never refresh if Auto Hide was disabled
• Fixed: Bug that could cause the task window to pop out when reloading the task list
• Fixed: Crash when opening an email or task (in Outlook, specific circumstances)
• Fixed: Display problem with Initial Interview in Outlook 2007 and Legacy themes

• New: New index dramatically reduces startup, list changing, and search times
• New: Boolean search logic
• Changed: Partial searches now require explicit wildcard (*)
• Changed: Search uses word stemming to find similar words

Version 2009.08.31 AD Download

• Fixed: Problem with international characters in categories
• Fixed: Missing default buttons
• Fixed: Escape key handling in dialogs
• Fixed: Updated installer to address certain rare installation issues
• Fixed: Display of international characters in email information banner
• Fixed: Missing context menu in notes
• Fixed: Interpretation of weekdays in date fields
• New: Outlook 2007 theme
• Fixed: Display problems in legacy theme
• New: Weekly Review Days option

Version 2009.08.12 AD Download

• Fixed: Calendar skips months when clicking grey dates from the next or previous month
• Fixed: Crash when updating categories/contacts/projects lists
• Fixed: "CreateDispatch() failed w/error 0x8001010d"
• New: "Weekly Review Days" option
• Fixed: Task window displays the wrong task when processing

• Fixed: Crash that could happen if the focus was lost while processing hotkeys

Version 2009.07.25 AD (Beta) Download

• New: Task Window is resizable, and size is remembered
• Fixed: Improved COM object behavior (used for opening tasks, appointments, and other Outlook windows)
• Fixed: Bug that could hang Trog Bar after failing to open a task in Outlook
• Fixed: Bug that could hang Trog Bar when changing the selected task
• Fixed: Can't re-show the task window for the selected task when hover select is disabled
• Changed: Disabled certain eye candy on slower single processor machines that were struggling to keep up with it in some cases
• Fixed: Minor display bug at startup
• Fixed: Minor typo in Unprocessed Tasks tooltip
• Changed: Renamed "Today" list to "Do Today"
• Fixed: Invisible text when entering categories in the options screen
• Changed: Color of sender and recipient links changed to white for better readability
• Fixed: search field changes height when typing
• Changed: Background color on group rows changed to enhance visibility

Version 2009.07.18 AD (Beta) Download

• When categories or contacts are autofilling, tab does not select the current best match. Instead, it moves the input focus to the next field (the normal tab key behavior.)

• New: Total redesign for a more professional look
• New: Multiple skins, and a robust skinning system using CSS
• New: Sender and recipient information on emails
• New: Added extra space to display more notes
• New: Click on Categories or Contacts to change lists
• New: Show full list of suggestions for category and contact fields
• New: Outlook Master Category list is fully supported
• New: Specific categories in the master category list can optionally be ignored if they are not used
• New: Specific categories can be optionally ignored, even if they are in use
• New: Added a Remove button to the Select Categories dialog
• New: Print Tasks feature
• New: Added "All Incomplete" filter type
• New: Previous and next tips buttons
• New: Redesigned and simplified the Options screen
• New: Drag to resize Trog Bar
• New: Added visual indication of invalid dates
• New: Added missing hover effects for toolbars
• New: Moved new message box out of beta
• New: Moved Date label changes out of beta
• New: Moved Date parsing improvements out of beta
• New: Moved option to not auto hide out of beta
• Fixed: Some international date issues
• Fixed: Capitalization is corrected when category or contact is selected
• Fixed: Display annoyances when toggling reminders
• Changed: Folder options are less confusing
• Fixed: Categories added using the Add button remain, even if not used immediately
• Fixed: Categories, Contacts, and Projects remain sorted as new ones are added.
• Changed: Revised wording for "Do At Time" for better comminucation
• Changed: Searching TaskSense only returns incomplete tasks
• Fixed: Searching TaskSense is much faster
• Fixed: Better compatibility with new shutdown behavior in Outlook 2007 SP 2
• Fixed: Trog Bar Outlook COM object automatically recovers if Outlook terminates
• Fixed: Outlook version check now allows Outlook 2010
• Fixed: Drop to appointment list works again
• Fixed: Paste to appointment list works again
• Fixed: Popout calendar no longer steals focus when it displays
• Fixed: Potential crash with the category and contact edit controls
• Fixed: Two potential crashes with project edit control
• Fixed: Bug that could cause duplicate entries in the project edit suggestion list
• Fixed: Two minor handle leaks at startup
• Fixed: Minor handle leak when managing folders
• Fixed: Memory leak when determining the Outlook version
• Fixed: Minor buffer overrun vulnerability when determining the Outlook version
• New: Minor performance improvement when moving or deleting large numbers of tasks or emails
• Fixed: Memory leak when determining the Trog Bar version
• Fixed: Minor buffer overrun vulnerability when determining the Outlook install path
• Fixed: Potentially serious memory leak when editing notes
• Fixed: Minor memory leak when validating registration keys
• Fixed: Two unlikely buffer overrun vulnerabilities in the crash reporter
• Fixed: Two minor handle leaks in the crash reporter
• Fixed: Search no longer "dings" if you hit enter to start the search
• Fixed: Bug with email filters that could cause read emails to be incorrectly filtered out

• New: Removed mouse hook for a smaller memory footprint, faster startup, and better compatibility with existing applications. Change takes place after enabling beta features and restarting Trog. Restart is optional.
• New: Trog Bar can slide out, even if other applications are not responding.

• Fixed: Confusing live/hold counts on projects
• Fixed: Projects "Search" screen only searches incomplete tasks
• Fixed: Projects "Search" screen always shows ranking bars
• Fixed: Projects "Search" screen uses the same search icon as the main bar

Version 2008.04.10 AD

• New: Enable and use Preview features
• New: Redesigned icons
• New: "Write New Email" button to the toolbar
• New: Task popout to shows meanings of dates and priorities (hide until, do on, etc.)
• Fixed: Certain users couldn't see parts of the toolbar
• Fixed: Certain time zones that caused persistent crashes on a few systems
• Fixed: Occasional crashes during startup, shutdown, or updates
• Changed: Minor cosmetic corrections

• New: Natural Project Management
• New: Add next steps to a task (task becomes a project)
• New: Enter the project(s) that a task belongs to
• New: Search for a task and add it as either a parent project, or a next step
• New: List to show all incomplete projects
• New: Lists to show all steps in any project
• New: List to show all tasks not in any project
• New: Jump to owner projects by clicking on them

Version 2008.03.14 AD

• Greatly improved startup speed on some systems
• Greatly improved search speed on some systems
• Improved compatibility with numerous Outlook Add-ins and other programs
• Addressed a minor issue when disabling beta features
• Addressed a problem that could prevent Trog from finding certain categories or contacts
• Addressed an issue that could cause Trog to continue showing categories or contacts no longer in use

• Added full support for international dates

Version 2008.02.12 AD

• Improved TaskSense ranking when using "Hide until" dates or "Do Today" dates
• Reduced CPU time used by Trog when "idle" by 95%
• Fixed a bug that prevented certain icons from displaying with some international installations
• Addressed a problem that prevented certain emails with attachments from being edited
• Security Enhancements

• Added a full spectrum of hotkeys
• Added an option to disable Autohide
• Redesigned message boxes for increased readability
• Trog no longer covers the taskbar when autohide on the taskbar is disabled

Version 2008.01.24 AD

• Added support for multiple time zones in recurring appointments
• Added support for Drag / Drop from Outlook
• Drop a task from Outlook to edit it in Trog
• Drop a task from Outlook to add it to Trog
• Drop Emails in Trog to move them to your action folder, and process immediately
• Trog knows the right thing to do when you drop
• Added support for Large Fonts
• Improved TaskSense ranking algorithm
• Addressed a crash that occasionally happened when double clicking tasks
• Fixed a typographical error
• Fixed a bug with dates in certain countries
• Reduced the skitishness of the Trog Bar

Version 2007.12.21 AD

• Enhanced speed when loading lists
• Reduced I/O usage
• Reduced the memory footprint of the Trog Bar
• Improved the update system to provide detailed information on changes and features in each update
• Improved the updater to wait for the computer to be idle before performing updates in the future
• Improved startup time
• New tray icon added
• Main icon tweaked for enhanced contrast on most backgrounds
• Fixed some internal date localization and parsing issues
• Improved handling of task, email, and appointment deletion
• Improved behavior for the selection mark when changing lists