Enigma CS (Coding Software)

File Release Notes and Changelog

Release Name: Enigma CS v0.3.3 (Build 475)

Notes:
Enigma CS (Coding Software) v0.3.3 (Build 475) - BETA BUILD

WARNING 1: BETA BUILD! Preview release only for testing purpose; do not use it for any other purpose!
WARNING 2: BETA BUILD! Encoded files are MAY NOT compatible with earlier versions! Disregard for this warning will result in corrupt data!


Changes:
+ v0.3.3 (Build 475) - BETA BUILD
   - CRITICAL BUG FIXED: In some cases regenerating the key file with the same password would not work in decoding the file(s)!
   - Modified key structure in order to improve key security (new keys are NOT compatibile with older versions!)
   - You can now backup the files before the encoding\decoding process since a hardware or software malfunction means data corruption
   - You can now set a generated key as the default key right from the KeyGenerator wizard
   - Help added with detailed descriptions of all buttons and windows (under construction) 
   - Version checker in the About window turns red when a new version has been found and automatically links to the WebUpdate Wizard
   - Statistics position in the About window (bug) fixed
   - Other minor memory usage optimizations and bug fixes

+ v0.3.3 (Build 467) - BETA BUILD
   - SPECIAL INTERNAL RELEASE (DEMO PURPOSE)

+ v0.3.2 (Build 451) - BETA BUILD
   - ENCODED FILES CAN NOW BE PROTECTED USING KEYS! 
   - IMPORTANT MEMORY USAGE OPTIMIZATIONS
       * A smaller (with over 15%) RAM footprint
       * Vital when you plan to keep Enigma CS open for a long time
   - KeyGenerator Wizard added:
       * Generate 2 types of key files (*.eck): password protected and random
       * For the greatest level of security use random generated (unique key)
       NOTE: For really important files do not transport the encoded file with it's key!
   - WebUpdate Window added:
       * Update Enigma CS by following 2 simple steps:
         1. Check for a new version
         2. (if a new version has been found) Download and install it!
       * Progress bar added to keep track of the downloading process
   - Options window updated to reflect the changes made (with the keygenerator)
   - Step 2 from the Encoding\Decoding Wizard has been updated to refrect the options changes
   - Minor UI tweaks to Encoding\Decoding Wizards
   - Path check added in Encoding\Decoding Wizards (step 3)
   - Icons added in the Main window (on buttons and in the main menu)
   - Fixed Back button bug in Encoding\Decoding Wizards (step 3)
   - Stay-on-top Hints window bug (only for Windows 98 and Me) fixed
   - Version checker in the About window turns red when a new version has been found and automatically links to the download page of project
   - Statistics position in the About window (bug) fixed
   - 5 hints added (better than nothing)

+ v0.3.1 (Build 337) - BETA BUILD
   - Completly rewritten the encoding\decoding script
       *** IT NOW SUPPORTS ALL TYPE OF FILES (PICTURES, SOUNDS, MOVIES, ETC)
       *** The old script was kept as a legacy and for additional security when coding text files
   - Other huge parts of codes rewritten
   - All buttons now display hints and have cool icons 
   - Main Window changes:
       * Report bug & request feature links added
       * Layout changed to make room for further changes
       * Status bar added for displaying hints
   - Options Window changes:
       * Layout changed to 3 tabs: General, Script & Security
       * New options for general file encoding and text encoding
       * Link to request feature added on General tab
   - Progress windows now feature a progress bar for showing the status of the entire encoding\decoding process 
   - Updated the encoding & decoding wizard to reflect the options changes
   - Entire About window rewritten (I hope this is going to be the final version! ;-)) with the new features:
       * Latest version check
       * All time statistics (number of encoded & decoded files, number of times Enigma CS has run)
   - Welcome window replaced (as expected) with the hints window
       * Shows a random hint every time it is run
       * Next & previous hint buttons
       - Hints are to be written in the next beta versions (sorry! no time now to loose with hints)
   - All files (including the temporary ones) except the actual exe have been moved into the "bin" folder
   - Added "license" folder with all icenses in text format
   - Fixed that annoying bug in the progress window
   - Small bug fixes

+ v0.2.4 (Build 200) - ALPHA BUILD
   - Encoding script tuning (should result in a better encoding performance on large files)
   - Additional encoding script tuning for improved security
   - More encoding options
       * Post-Processing (with 5 levels) added for additional security
       * Add/Load Options from encoded file(s) option now fully functional
       * Added 'Load Options from the encoded file(s)!' (more of a bug fix) 
       * Hints tab added for welcome windows and hints control
   - Step 2 of encoding\decoding wizard has been changed to reflect the changes in the options
   - Welcome window added (only in betas, in final version it will be replaced by random hints)
   - Checkbox added to the encoding/decoding wizard for skipping the welcome window
   - Link to the homepage of Enigma Cs project added to the main menu 
   - Fixed Progress window bug (I hope!)
   - Fixed Encoding/Decoding Finished window bug 

+ v0.2.3 (Build 149) - ALPHA BUILD
   - Critical bug fixed

+ v0.2.3 (Build 147) - ALPHA BUILD
   - More encoding options
       * For aditional security rewrite and delete any temporary files used in the encoding/decoding process
   - Fixed temporary files bug (.temp files will not show in the encoding/decoding folder) 
   - New Encoding/Decoding Wizard
       * Step-by-step encoding/decoding process
       * You can now encode/decode up to 5 files in the same time
   - Modified About window
   - Other small bug fixes
	
+ v0.2.2 (INTERNAL RELEASE)

+ v0.2.1 (Build 63) - ALPHA BUILD
   - Brand new encoding, decoding script
       * 350% decrease in the size of the encoded file
       * up to 100% faster encoding and decoding
       * far more secure even in Low Security Level  
   - Options window with 3 encoding levels
   - Encoding, decoding main menu buttons bug fixed 

+ v0.1.1 (Build 32) - FIRST PUBLIC RELEASE:
   - Basic Encode, Decode function;