Changelog

Change history for The Image Collector

Release notes for this product.

v1.16; 21st February, 2017.
  - Other: Reset the Viewer's toolbar state when viewing a new item.
  - Fixed: Tentative fix for a start-up crash relating to showing taskbar download progress.
  - Fixed: Tentative fix for a shutdown crash after the exception dialog has been shown.

v1.15; 23rd January, 2017.
  - Added: Ctrl+W exits TiC to Settings - Interface.
  - Fixed: Error when backing-up.

v1.14; 29th October, 2016.
  - Added: Files can be dragged from Windows into the Categories list to be copied there.

v1.13; 2nd October, 2016.
  - Other: TIC now requires the Microsoft .NET 4.6.1 framework:
         https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=49982
  - Other: Premium Plugin owners will need to redownload any premium plugins.
  - Fixed: A blank category name and group would cause a crash.
  - Fixed: Imgur plugin.
  - Fixed: BBW plugin.
  - Fixed: Further Tumblr plugin fixes.
  - Other: Some premium plugins were removed due to their host sites becoming inactive.

v1.12; 7th July, 2015.
  - Added: Validate Folders to the Category editor.
  - Fixed: Images hosted on Tumblr sites.

v1.11; 12th December, 2014.
  - Added: Bring Viewer to front when the main window is activated.
  - Added: Create Folder button to the Categories editor window.
  - Fixed: Crash when selecting Open Url when an item isn't selected.
  - Fixed: Crash involving quick selection of a Service.
  - Fixed: Various plugins.
  - Other: The Image Collector now requires .NET 4.5.2.
  - Other: More meaningful message when a category's directory doesn't exist.
  - Other: The Categories list is now automatically sorted by name.
  - Other: Lots of minor code changes.

v1.10; 26th April, 2014.
  - Added: Preliminary support for the .webm format.
  - Added: Open Url to the Items context menu.
  - Fixed: Fixes to a number of the premium plugins.
  - Fixed: Backing up settings didn't work if there were no Categories.
  - Other: Minor changes.

v1.09; 18th February, 2014.
  - Added: More plugins now support fetching multiple pages of results.
  - Added: Item Thumbnail Size to Settings - Items.
  - Added: System menu; click the main window's icon to access it.
  - Added: Changelog.txt to the installed application folder; was previously missing.
  - Fixed: Keyboard shortcuts now work within other windows than just the main.
  - Fixed: Plugins were reporting incorrect versions; update checker now works.
  - Other: Up to 50% performance improvement in fetching multiple pages of results.

v1.08; 28th January, 2014.
  - Fixed: Using .NET 4.5 results in a crash at startup; now TIC will warn that it requires 4.5.1.
  - Fixed: Plugins/Services weren't being found in Windows Vista.

v1.07; 27th January, 2014.
  - Added: Reverse Image Search (Google) to Items context menu.
  - Added: Rename to Categories' context menu.
  - Added: Auto-download from sub-service to Settings - Interface.
  - Added: Ctrl+W to close the application.
  - Added: Auto-Focus interface elements to Settings - Interface.
  - Fixed: Double-clicking an empty Categories list.
  - Fixed: Rare crash involving experimental web-cam plugins.
  - Fixed: Crash during start-up update check on some systems.
  - Other: All saved settings now use a much lighter and faster format.
  - Other: Significant performance improvements to directory scanning.
  - Other: Improved startup time by up to 80%, in some cases.
  - Other: Fixed and updated plugins where appropriate.
  - Other: Now requires .NET 4.5.1; Windows Vista or higher required.

v1.06; 13th July, 2012.
  - Fixed: Numerous, but somewhat rare, crashes.

v1.05; 29th May, 2012.
  - Fixed: Thumbnails not being displayed as items are downloading.
  - Fixed: Eliminated progress bar causing statusbar to vertically resize. Really.
  - Fixed: Crash when downloading a corrupted item.
  - Fixed: Numerous rare crashes.
  - Other: Rewritten download code.
  - Other: Certain listviews are now collapsible.
  - Other: Improvements to the plugin architecture for future plugins.
  - Other: Improved startup time.

v1.04; 2nd March, 2012.
  - Added: "Display" menu.
  - Added: "Categories" and "Arrange Windows" to the View menu.
  - Added: Rotate button and Size information to the Viewer.
  - Fixed: Global key presses didn't work when the Viewer had focus.
  - Other: Improved the look of certain interface elements.

v1.03; 29th November, 2011.
  - Added: "Download" section to Items context menu.
  - Fixed: Excessive CPU usage when playing multiple animations in the viewer.
  - Fixed: Not being able to view an already-downloaded item within the current session.
  - Fixed: Eliminated progress bar causing statusbar to vertically resize.
  - Other: Improved session caching of downloaded items; CacheThresholdSize removed.
  - Other: Improved startup time.

v1.02; 1st October, 2011.
  - Added: Preview, Download Selected, and Hide to the Items context menu.
  - Added: Clarification of mouse controls at application startup.
  - Added: More information is now available in the Logging window (Ctrl+L).
  - Added: Visual notification when copying a previewed item to the clipboard.
  - Added: Photo.Net plugin.
  - Fixed: Open Folder within the Categories context menu didn't always work.
  - Fixed: Copy URL within the Items context menu didn't disable with no items selected.
  - Fixed: Rare "Active window handle is needed" error on shutdown.
  - Other: Various additions to the internal plugin system.
  - Other: Startup time significantly reduced on some systems.
  - Other: Improved compatiblity with the deviantArt site.
  - Other: Minor changes and additions.

v1.01; 21st September, 2011.
  - Added: Right-click a service to Download or to display its options menu.
  - Added: Support for items other than images (eg. live webcams).
  - Added: Portable Mode to the Settings window.
  - Added: Folder codes to the Category window.
  - Added: Log to the View menu.
  - Added: Service.Imgur and Service.Picasa plugins.
  - Added: Pique exception submission library.
  - Added: Zipped version of The Image Collector to the website.
  - Other: Internal changes.

v1.00; 11th September, 2011.
  - Initial public release.