Change Log

Here is where you can find a log of all of the changes made to Anime Checker:

Version 1.13 (May 19, 2013):
  • Feature: Added undo/redo support with keyboard shortcuts for the Edit Found CRC text box.
  • Windows Fix: Regression from 1.12 - Dashed border repaint fix caused 100% CPU usage.
  • Windows Fix: Mnemonic keys on popup menus are underlined when popup menus are displayed with the keyboard.
  • All Fix: Edit Found CRC has been adjusted to properly clear out the fields in table based on whether a file was not checked, paused, or finished being checked.

Version 1.12 (April 30, 2013):
  • Feature: Added a new view menu for display density. This allows the user to increase the space between table rows for better readability.
  • Feature: Added a new keyboard shortcut to switch from the search box to the table (ESC).
  • Feature: Added a new keyboard shortcut to move back and forth between the search box and the table (F6).
  • Windows Fix: Dashed border repaint issue when switching to search text box.
  • All Fix: Pressing F2 when a file is selected in the table and that file is being checked will no longer allow the Found CRC to be edited.
  • All Fix: The Edit Found CRC is now properly enabled and disabled when files are being checked.
  • All Fix: Changed the Updater to use a jar file rather than a class file.

Version 1.10 (March 19, 2013):
  • Change: Re-branded the program to use a new mascot character named Megan instead of Rias Gremory.
  • Feature: Added updater logging capabilities to record any error messages that might occur while using the updater.
  • All Fix: Various stylistic bugs like the alignment of the text in the CRC columns.

Version 1.9 (February 21, 2013):
  • Feature: Added a one-time dialog that asks if you want to check for updates on start-up without accessing the internet.
  • All Fix: Various bugs and a few language fixes.

Version 1.8 (January 16, 2013):
  • Feature: Added the ability to hide verified files in the table.
  • Feature: Added the "Select columns..." menu item to the View menu.
  • Feature: A splash screen is shown when the program is started.
  • Feature: A Processing Time table column was introduced to reflect the time taken to check a file.
  • All Fix: The initial sort order for the Creation Date, Modified Date, and Accessed Date is now descending first.
  • All Fix: The table is automatically re-filtered when the search parameter is changed.
  • All Fix: Missing command line help information was added for console mode.

Version 1.7 (December 25, 2012):
  • Feature: Added search parameters to control how the search filtering is done. They include: Name Only, Path Only, Name and Path, Found CRC Only, Actual CRC Only, Found and Actual CRC, and Status.
  • All Fix: The toolbar buttons can now be focused using the keyboard.

Version 1.6 (November 27, 2012):
  • Feature: Added the ability to make the application portable. The directory for where the settings should be stored/loaded from can be specified on the command line via the -p, /p, or --portable switch.
  • All Fix: An issue with checking files larger than 2.4 GB has been resolved. The maximum file size is now 8 EB (exabytes).
  • All Fix: Added an option to the Update window to specify whether the program should check for updates on start-up.

Version 1.5 (November 11, 2012):
  • Feature: Added three (3) new columns to the table: Creation Date, Modified Date, and Accessed Date.
  • Windows Fix: Checking now locks the file so that it cannot be over written or deleted while the checking is in progress.
  • All Fix: Column hiding/showing management keeps the popup menu in-sync with the table better.

Version 1.4 (October 31, 2012):
  • Feature: One-time automatic update check at program start-up. Manual updates still work.
  • All Fix: Help Viewer has a stylistic change.

Version 1.3 (October 30, 2012):
  • Feature: Added the option to have the program automatically start checking your files as soon as they are added to the program.
  • All Critical: Changed hibernate file format. Hibernate from previous versions will not work. Save all work and turn off hibernate before upgrading.
  • All Critical: Settings file and hibernate file moved to ~/.animechecker/ on Unix based systems and %userprofile%\.animechecker on Windows systems.
  • Linux/Mac Fix: Updater now sets the owner and group executable permissions for the program.
  • Mac Fix: The application menu bar is now placed on the screen menu bar under the Mac OS theme and Ctrl + Left Mouse Click brings up a pop-up menu on the table, columns, and tool bar. Various other stylistic changes have been made for the Mac OS theme.
  • Mac Fix: Integration with the Application Menu. About, Preferences, and Quit are supported. The Dock Menu Image is now the Anime Checker application icon.
  • Mac Fix: Window placement and sizing problems with the zoom functionality on the main application window and the help window.
  • All Fix: Table selection changes when right-clicking on an unselected row. This also includes the situation when a row is already selected.

Version 1.2 (October 6, 2012):
  • Feature: Option added to save program state on exit.
  • Feature: Search for files that are in the table.
  • Feature: New menu to change the theme of the program.
  • All Fix: Help files have been updated.
  • All Fix: Keyboard mnemonics (underlined letters) have been updated in the preferences window.
  • All Fix: Improved save program state.

Version 1.1 (October 2, 2012)
  • Linux Fix: Updater now doesn't show errors other than network ones.
  • Mac Fix: Ctrl is changed to Cmd.
  • All Fix: Better error handling support for hibernate and restore.
  • All Fix: License text box now shows the text caret (the vertical blinking bar).
  • All Fix: Changed the keyboard shortcuts for the Start, Pause, and Stop checking commands.
  • All Fix: Tool tips in the table and in the help window now properly overlap the text on all systems.

Version 1.0 (September 26, 2012)
  • Initial version released.