Key: + added, - removed, @ changed
v1.5
@ Improved handling of brackets, braces, and backslashes in evidence/styles
@ Improved export speed slightly
@ Save/open dialogs now stay on the folder you left them (after initial reset)
@ Export dialog now opens in the same folder as the brief
+ Added context menu to evidence list
@ Fixed: Case changes in an article title now show in the source dropdown
+ Added save indicator to statusbar
+ Added option for Remove Breaks to strip double spaces
@ Fixed: Clean Brief no longer counts already-deleted sources in final tally
+ Ctrl+A now works in the brief information and author credentials textboxes
+ Illegal folders in the brief tree shouldn't crash the program anymore
@ Impact field moved to Show More panel by default (with option to revert)
@ Fixed codepage error that made some text with extended characters uneditable
@ Fixed: Word/ODT/RTF exporter sometimes inserted random digits
@ Can now drag-and-drop files/folders to the base folder in the Brief Tree
@ Minor cosmetic tweaks to Brief Tree drag-and-drop
+ File operations in the Brief Tree now properly affect open files
+ Refreshing the Brief Tree now preserves last selection (if possible)
+ Added multiple heading levels
+ Added character styles
@ Extended style emphasis formatting into start, end, and plain fields
@ Most reference fields are now pre-rendered in Word
+ N-dashes now convert with surrounding spaces (which is usually what we want)
@ Fixed: Export no longer inserts an extra space before "and" on authors
+ Export now pushes authors named "others", "et al.", etc. to end of list
@ Fixed: Editor should always disappear on screenshots (added slight delay)
+ Added Signature export style
+ Added Ethos 2012-2013 export style
+ Added Ethos 2013-2014 export style
+ Added Source 2013-2014 export style
+ Added Verbatim export style
+ Added Wikiful export style
+ Added Blue Book export style
- Removed Blue Book 2007-2008 and Blue Book 2008-2009 export styles
- Removed ARC Wiki Standard export style
+ Added CITE-compliance indicator
@ Most built-in styles are now CITE-compliant
@ Most built-in styles now understand the Summary and Impact fields
@ Fixed: impact now properly clears when adding new evidence
@ Less garish icon for Remove Impact button
@ No longer have to press Enter to commit changes to impacts
@ Fixed file associations crashing Factsmith.exe on some versions of Windows
@ Fixed: & character in dates no longer crashes the date parser
@ Fixed misbehavior associated with indenting the first paragraph of a quote
@ Fixed Word errors on empty style definitions
@ Fixed LibreOffice failing to read briefs with certain extended characters
+ Added Unicode support
+ Added ... formatting code
@ Fixed issue where tag could be applied to styles that didn't use it
+ Added Text Block style field and "clean extra line breaks" option
+ Added "Online Help" link to Help menu
@ Fixed regression of and formatting codes
@ Removed auto-margins from and (since main use-case is clean HTML)
+ Added export safety features - basic formatting no longer crosses line breaks
@ Fixed: now applies correct paragraph style names to tables of contents
@ Fixed behavior of and in LibreOffice
@ Tesseract plugin is now included in installer by default
@ Fixed installer permission errors when running as a non-administrator
@ Fixed installer file associations for newer versions of Windows
@ Fixed renaming paragraph styles sometimes changing style selections for ToC
@ HTML exporter no longer merges adjacent margins (now matches DOC/ODT/RTF)
@ Fixed extra s in HTML when applying multiple paragraph styles in a row
@ Fixed error on creating a folder in brief tree when root folder was selected
@ Fixed error when pressing Enter to confirm a new folder
v1.4
+ Added bulk exporter
@ Internal dialogs now consistently don't show in the taskbar
+ Added file manipulation options to the brief tree
@ Removed unnecessary root-node lines on the brief tree to save screen space
+ Added sourceless cards (No Source option and null logic for the [SOURCE] tag)
@ Updated styles to support sourceless cards
+ Added brief tree context menu & file management options
+ Added Select All menu option
@ Fixed: Refreshing the brief tree and double-clicking a plus no longer errors
@ Fixed: Switching to second author after modify without save no longer errors
@ Fixed: Evidence editor now properly eliminates all color
@ Fixed: Evidence editor now properly handles accents and extended characters
@ Fixed: Can now properly copy and paste images between briefs
+ Added drag-and-drop to the Brief Tree (credit to anorton)
@ Fixed strikethroughs
v1.3
+ Added undo/redo
@ Synchronize keyboard shortcut changed to Ctrl+R (so Redo can get Ctrl+Y)
@ Fixed: Author list no longer shows carets after loading a brief
@ Fixed errors on keypress when nothing was selected in the EcoView
+ Can now apply more than one type of formatting at once to evidence
+ Added email tool
- Removed misleading "All files (*.*)" option from export dialog
@ Fixed a minor internal inconsistency with filenames being passed to plugins
+ Added advanced formatting to Ev. Editor: super/subscript, indents, bullets
+ Added <super>...</super> and <sub>...</sub> formatting codes
+ Added Print dialog
@ Export keyboard shortcut changed to Ctrl+T (so Print can get Ctrl+P)
+ Added images in the evidence body
@ Fixed iPhone Mobile HTML export (was partially broken by paragraph styles)
@ Fixed: Pasting nothing into a blank document no longer errors
@ Opening a file now focuses the evidence view
@ Cursor position preserved when text is pasted into the Evidence Editor
+ Added desktop icon option and some more explanatory text to the installer
v1.2
+ Added support for screen OCR (with Tesseract plugin)
@ Right-click menu on the access date field now works correctly
+ Added case-change tools for Evidence Editor (in addition to Source Editor)
@ Fixed errors on keypress when the EcoView was empty
+ Can now use Enter to open a brief on the brief tree
+ Brief tree now refreshes on F5
@ Fixed article title retrieve crashing on non-HTML pages
v1.1
+ Added access dates
@ Fixed: Source editor popout now properly closes when loaded from Source List
@ Fixed exports briefly flashing a console window (introduced in v1.0p)
+ Added [ACCESSED] insert tag
+ Added access dates to styles
@ Fixed impacts in styles
+ Added option to globally turn off access dates in exports
+ Added button to retrieve article title from URL
+ Added option to always retrieve article title on drag-and-drop
+ NetSync now supports HTTP (with Syncbox server software) as well as FTP
+ Added internal updater
@ Fixed hyperlinks changing line spacing in RTF
+ Added paragraph styles to exports
+ Added <margintop>, <marginbottom>, and <spacing> formatting codes
@ Basic style pack updated to use paragraph styles
@ Fixed: Using 3 in certain formatting codes no longer corrupts the style
@ Fixed: <line>s are now always the correct color in RTF
+ Added numbering options to for tables of contents
+ Added paragraph style support for tables of contents
@ Fixed: "Delete" still worked when no source was selected (introduced in v1.0)
@ Fixed: [LASTNAMES] tag sometimes clipped last character (introduced in v1.0p)
@ BBCode exporter now caps font size at 200% (maximum allowed on most sites)
@ Halfbreaks now work properly in BBCode
@ Fixed: Brief tree now updates after sync
@ Fixed: Application sometimes couldn't close after using Updated Briefs
v1.0 (patched)
@ Remaining glitches with author modification detection fixed
@ Fixed: Deleting the last item now properly displays in the EcoView
@ Fixed: [LASTNAMES] tag no longer puts two spaces after commas
@ Fixed: [LASTNAMES] tag no longer chokes on one-word author names
@ Fixed the occasional random numbers appearing at the beginning of briefs
@ Fixed: Dragging multiple items upwards no longer reverses their order
@ Fixed: Drag-and-drop indicator is now always fully accurate
@ Unsaved data dialog for New is now the same as for Open or Close
@ Fixed: Now shows the correct icon when using Alt+Tab (in pre-Win7 OSes)
@ Fixed: Can now properly paste text with \protect codes into the Ev. Editor
@ Fixed: Tables of contents no longer borrow target's formatting in Word
+ Minor information added to documentation
@ Various styles updated and tweaked to be more accurate and bugfree
+ Added <blockbcolor=color>...</blockbcolor=color> formatting codes
@ Fixed: Background colors now display correctly in Microsoft Word
@ Fixed: <box> code now displays correctly in Microsoft Word
v1.0
+ Added EcoView evidence view
+ Added option to switch between EcoView and classic grid views
@ Fixed the occasional misspellings of "Synchronize"
@ Fixed font lock sometimes disengaging after the first ev. body drag-n-drop
@ RTF encoder streamlined - evidence loads for edit much faster
@ Fixed: Brief Data now displays the correct Factsmith version for new files
+ Added keyboard shortcuts for formatting in the Evidence Editor
+ Made source name format nicer
@ Fixed: Carets in dates (for emphasis) no longer confuse the date parser
@ No longer asks before deleting an unnamed author (for convenience)
+ Now removes blank spaces on the ends of text dragged into the source editor
+ Now lists usage information when confirming source and author deletion
+ Added 48x48 version of main icon (finally)
@ Synchronize menu option now grays out instead of disappearing
+ Added marker codes to FSX format: MC, MI, MA
+ Added iPhone Mobile HTML export plugin
@ HTML export plugin now exports to extension .html instead of .HTM
+ Significantly expanded documentation
@ Fixed: Sort in sections wasn't sorting the last section
+ Sort now uses evidence body as "tagline" for headers and text
@ Invalid base folder now alerts instead of crashing
+ Now automatically sets the checkbox for newly-created authors
+ Now asks if you want to save author modifications
@ Fixed: Remove Breaks no longer crashes if the text starts with a blank line
@ Confirmations for destructive actions now have "No" as the default option
@ Fixed: Switching to text entry in the source editor now closes popout
+ Expanded and reorganized the Statistics dialog
@ Fixed: Source & author counts in Statistics no longer include deleted items
@ Fixed The Copy/Paste Bug - complex groups of authors should now paste right
+ Evidence Barrel now handles corrupted files without choking
@ More intelligent prompts when confirming deletion of headers and text
+ Added case-change tool - right-click source text fields to change case
@ Fixed: Fully fixed the remaining row-delete bugs (and sped up deletion)
+ Added <box> and <pagebreak> support to HTML plugin
+ Added Clean Brief tool
+ Raw text source editor is now font-locked
@ Fixed: Canceling Options now properly resets selections to the saved copy
+ Added full keyboard support to the Find box
v0.95 Beta
@ Fixed: Updated briefs now properly deactivates when you click the X button
+ Added evidence barrel
+ Added keyboard shortcuts to Export, Synchronize, and Insert Sections
@ Fixed: brief information now clears when a new brief is created
@ No longer inserts tag markers when exporting without a table of contents
@ Fixed the Updated Briefs box crashing on double-click when it's empty
@ Fixed: Grid now properly unlocks when Ev Editor is closed with the X button
@ Text blocks and headers now fully excluded from statistics box counts
@ Fixed: can now put line breaks in the Brief Information box
+ Now asks before deleting authors
+ Added: Caret marks (^) in sources toggle underline (for source emphasis)
@ Fixed the random "d"s inserted into evidence bodies - FINALLY!!!!
+ Added insert tags [INITIALS], [MINIDATE], and [LASTNAMES]
+ Added <break> formatting code
@ Made some style descriptions more... descriptive
+ Added Voellesque export style
+ Added <tab> and <rtab> formatting codes
+ Added Ethos 2009-2010 export style
+ Ev. body drag-n-drop now fully converts special chars (like curly quotes)
@ Fixed rare glitches that deleted chunks of ev. body text during drag-n-drop
@ Improved Evidence Scribe export style
+ Added <pagecount> formatting code
+ Added a special option to strip extraneous ", "s when exporting sources
- Removed the Macaroni Style Abuser export style - yeeeaaah.
@ Fixed: <'s in ev. no longer crash exports (still avoid them; unpredictable)
+ Added runon protection (to keep underlines etc from continuing beyond card)
+ Now reloads the brief tree on closing setup wizard or options (if modified)
+ Improved xBrief file compatability
+ Added [UBRIEFNAME] insert tag
+ Added <shadow>...</shadow> formatting code
@ Fixed: Leaders and rtabs now come out right with all version of Word
+ Added <mtab> formatting code
v0.9 Beta
@ "Saving" tab in Options dialog renamed to "Storage"
+ Added "Internet Database" options to Storage tab in Options
@ Useless "OK" button removed from Source List, "Cancel" changed to "Close"
+ Added NetSync capabilities
+ Wrote a quickstart guide for the documentation
@ Fixed the Setup Wizard crashing on the first run
+ Added "Open Base Folder" tool
+ Now removes line breaks when you drop text in a single-line field
+ Added [CONTENTS] insert tag for tables of content
+ Added <pagebreak> formatting code for page breaks
@ You can now use formatting codes in raw text sources
@ Fixed obi-wan error in the font table for RTF, DOC, and ODT exports
@ Fixed: background colors now work in RTF, DOC, and ODT exports
+ Added <box> formatting code
@ [EvidenceID] insert tag now only counts evidence, not headers/text blocks
+ Added <leader> formatting code
@ Source editor now correctly collapses when closed
+ Double-clicking a source in the source list now opens it for editing
+ Now asks before deleting sources
@ Fixed: "Tagline" prompt now properly disappears when refocusing ev. editor
@ Unused SyncDB internal data field converted to XDF (eXtensible Data Field)
+ Revision counter added to XDF
+ Added Evidence Scribe export style
@ Fixed: "File already open" errors after save crashes
@ Fixed: Deleting multiple cards now properly counts as a file modification
+ Home folder now resets to "(unset)" if cleared
@ Fixed WinXP row-delete deallocation bug
@ Import menu option hidden in usermode (until it actually does something)
@ Cleaned up a few internal procedures
@ Fixed a possible bug in the xBrief loading routine
+ Added support for the new Open Brief common format
+ Added <lock>...</lock> formatting code
+ Added <line> formatting code
+ HTML export plugin now adds header at the beginning and footer at the end
+ Added BBCode export plugin
v0.8 Beta
@ Fixed: Tagline would sometimes show up gray and not be recognized
@ Fixed: Deleting sources wouldn't show up as modifications
+ Added Source List box
+ Now warns when trying to open a file from a newer version of Factsmith
@ Fixed: Tab orders back to normal (after reordering)
+ Ev. Editor body now font-locked, doesn't inherit typeface from drag source
@ Evidence Editor toolbar added, Category relocated there, Impact full-length
+ Added "Remove Breaks" option
+ Added basic WYSIWYG formatting controls to Evidence Editor body
+ Added "Snapdragon II" style
@ Fixed the problems with blank lines at the top of exports using some styles
@ Fixed: New styles didn't save date parsing fields
+ Added custom page size/margin settings to styles
@ Fixed: RTF, DOC, and ODT exports didn't handle "aqua" and "cyan" correctly
+ Added the beginnings of an FAQ to the (incomplete) documentation
+ Added basic setup wizard
@ Copyright dates now read "2009"
v0.7 Beta
@ Name is now "Factsmith" - it's about time!
@ Options reordering:
"Home Folder" is "Base Folder", grouped with Autosave in Brief Tree box
Date Parser moved to General
Standards moved to a new tab
Ctrl+Ins/Shift+Ins option moved to Interface tab ("Keyboard Shortcuts")
@ Source reordering:
Basic fields moved to left
Author section moved to right, with editing popout
@ Evidence editor reordering:
Tagline moved to top
Impact/Category positions swapped
@ Main window reordering:
Brief Preview now a graphical statusbar (added option to use the old box)
+ Added Word export support (sort of, it cheats)
+ Added OpenDocument export support (sort of, it cheats)
+ Added Rich Text export support
@ [PAGENUMBER] is now <pagenum> (better method - styles updated)
+ Finished proper header/footer support
@ Fixed the wildly inaccurate font size changes in HTML
@ Toolbar and menus now have the fancy modern style
+ Added menu icons
+ New default theme: Apostrophe
+ Added proper impact management
@ Some code cleaning: manual sort, plugin scanning
+ Added proper evidence sorting
@ Fixed: corrupted files no longer cause repeat errors
@ Prefs now stored in $Application Data\Factsmith (will copy if not present)
@ Fixed: you can now associate files without Factsmith crashing (yay!)
+ Icons are now stored in the executable
@ Fixed some miscelaneous visual quirks
+ Added proper (though incomplete) CHM documentation
+ Added a proper installer
+ Added blank category option
@ Hacks menu no longer available to the user
v0.6 Alpha
+ Added "Insert Sections" menu option to automatically insert section headers
+ Added 48x48 compatability to Style_file.ico
@ Made tooltips for the up/down toolbar buttons
+ Added toolbar buttons for Cut/Copy/Paste
+ Added graphic themes & theme selection options
+ Added Saving options tab with personal information
+ Added saving personal metadata to BRF and xBrief files
@ Fixed the tab order on the Interface options tab
+ Added brief information box below the brief tree
@ You can now copy without selecting (takes the current row)
@ Fixed: Can now paste into a blank brief
+ Added an option to use Ctrl+Insert and Shift+Insert for evidence copy/paste
@ Fixed: Statistics no longer includes section headers in word counts
+ Added gray prompt text to the Tagline box
@ Fixed: Now can't delete the Section and Text options from the source list
+ Added [REGION] and [ABOUT] insert tags
@ Fixed: [AUTHOR] and [CLUB] insert tags (in Doc Start, Header, etc) now work
@ Updated styles to take advantage of new tags, etc.
v0.5 Alpha
+ Added Evidence Scribe xBrief support (imperfect due to incompatabilities)
+ Added xBrief_file.ico and added xBrief files to the brief tree
+ Added categories Harms, Source Indictment, Source Defense & Disad Responses
+ Added Tools>Hacks>Fake Evidence Scribe menu option
@ Fixed: Text sources now display correctly after being loaded from a file
+ Can now use style formatting codes in the evidence body (i.e. underlining)
+ Added Raw Text Block and Section Header types and full section support
+ Added [UNAME] insert tag to sections
+ Added the long-overdue Cut, Copy and Paste commands
@ You can now delete multiple cards at once
@ Delete Evidence shortcut changed from <Ctrl+D> to <Delete>
v0.4 Alpha
+ Added date prefs to Options
+ Added date options to style editor and updated styles
+ Export now can parse dates and export them all in a standard format
@ Fixed: Saving a file when you have no home folder no longer errors
@ Fixed: The internal modify date is now updated when you save a file
@ Fixed: Manually rearranging evidence no longer trashes summary & impact
v0.3 Alpha
+ Added Find dialog
@ Made the Style Editor a tabbed interface in preparation for advancement
+ Added extra style fields (everything on the Section tab - Header, Footer,
Document and Section start/end)
+ Added ordered/unordered lists to style formatting tags
@ Fixed: Exporting smaller files over older, larger versions no longer leaves
obsolete crud at the end
@ Modified several styles: notably, ARC Wiki style is much more accurate now
+ Added text justify, halfbreaks and new-style indents to styles
+ Added null logic to style parser
+ Added inline font sizes to styles - more flexible than heading styles
+ Added colors to styles (in HTML, bcolor does not work with some browsers)
+ Added font changes to styles
v0.2 Alpha
@ Text-only sources now display correctly in source selection box
+ Added statistics box
+ Brief tree now functional
+ Now checks for unsaved data when opening a brief
+ Added option to autosave when opening from the brief tree
+ Added 48x48 compatability to BRF_file_2.ico
@ Now shows the brief name in the titlebar/taskbar
+ Added proper About box
@ Fixed standards checking for authors
@ You can no longer create nameless authors
+ Can now turn off warnings about version differences
+ Added "evidence summary" field
+ Added evidence editor auto-expand option
+ Added basic Style Editor
v0.1 Alpha
+ Initial release
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