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Jason Winning

Hypernomicon change log

This file summarizes changes in Hypernomicon releases. Click here to see the dates when versions were released.

Version 1.33.1

All platforms

Version 1.33

All platforms

  • Implement SourceForge ticket #60 and SourceForge ticket #74:
    • Allow duplicate search keys
    • Present choice when clicking on a keyword link and keyword is assigned to multiple records
  • Enhancement: Faster response when accessing web services
  • Upgrade to Java 25 and JavaFX 25
  • Update Zotero item templates
  • Fix SourceForge ticket #88: Nonresponsive create work record popup when clicking and dragging item in tree
  • Fix SourceForge ticket #90: Prevent menu mnemonic activation when using Alt+modifier shortcuts
  • Fix: Ensure mentions index updates properly when changing record name
  • Show path to tree item in tooltip
  • Other UI improvements

Version 1.32.2

All platforms

  • Implement SourceForge ticket #53: Different icons for argument vs. stance and for vs. against
  • Implement SourceForge ticket #70: Make Arguments Bottom Pane like Positions (etc.) Bottom Pane
  • Each Concept record can now have its own search key in the Terms tab
  • Improve editing parent Concepts in the Terms tab
  • Other UI fixes and tweaks to Terms tab
  • Mouse cursor icon now changes when you are hovering over an editable table cell
  • Improvements to free text searching in queries and find-as-you-type

Version 1.32.1

All platforms

  • Fix SourceForge ticket #85: Error: Unable to load information about paths from db settings; Duplicate folder ID (bug introduced in version 1.32)

Version 1.32

All platforms

  • Implement SourceForge ticket #83: Re-order investigations in a person record
  • Implement SourceForge ticket #75: Add option for Argument records to represent a "stance" instead
  • Implement SourceForge ticket #84: Ability to configure user-defined hotkeys, and implement for creating new records
  • Remember active investigation and concept across sessions
  • Other minor UI improvements
  • Prevent SumatraPDF from hanging when you open a PDF file from Hypernomicon to Sumatra and then click other Sumatra tabs
  • Prevent minimized window from having its dimensions reduced to zero if monitor is disconnected
  • Prevent ConcurrentModificationException during database load
  • Prevent dragging an argument onto a work in Tree
  • Fix image copied from Firefox importing as black rectangle

Version 1.31.1

All platforms

  • Implement SourceForge ticket #80: New Query Option: "with any text that would link to this record or to a sub-work of this record"
  • Implement SourceForge ticket #78: No Editor Name in Argument Names for Arguments Appearing in Works
  • Building mentions index is now much faster
  • Prevent delay when showing dropdown when there are a large number of options
  • Reference manager author synching improvements
  • Improved auto-filling bibliographic data from internet based on title alone
  • Improvements to duplicate person matching
  • Misc. file records can now be assigned to investigations
  • Fix SourceForge ticket #73: Prevent temporary freeze at random times
  • Fix SourceForge ticket #81: Repaint bug causing controls to disappear
  • Fix SourceForge ticket #82: List formatting bug triggered by shortcut keys

Version 1.31

All platforms

  • Store reference manager syncing configuration more securely
  • File import improvements
  • Show all records displaying or linking to this one in bottom pane of Misc. Files tab
  • Update recognized Zotero item types
  • Fix: prevent frozen UI when clicking Back or Forward triggers modal popup
  • Ensure log file appends when multiple application instances run concurrently

Version 1.30.3

All platforms

  • Fix bug that prevented Zotero from synching when the "creators" node is missing from one or more entries
  • Enable the dangling labels report when running in release mode (since it appears in the upcoming Queries tutorial video)
  • Show what new folder path will be in tooltip for Create Folder button in Notes tab
  • Prevent crash if you click back button after deleting current folder in File Manager
  • Prevent extra blank rows from appearing in tables with checkbox columns

Version 1.30.2

All platforms

  • Fix bug introduced in v1.30 that sometimes prevents Note records from being updated property when moving folders in File Manager
  • Add logging configuration to Settings popup
  • Don't show redundant record name columns in query results
  • Update to Zotero podcast template
  • Several other minor fixes and UI tweaks

Version 1.30.1

All platforms

  • Prevent showing confirmation popup about record name being blank at inappropriate times (problem introduced in v1.30)
  • Add ability to import a file into an existing work from File Manager
  • Several other minor fixes

Version 1.30

All platforms

  • Add count columns to query results
  • Significant performance boost for bringing records online
  • Database load performance enhancement
  • Prevent user from accidentally saving record with blank name
  • When pressing ctrl-F, cycle between find-as-you-type and find within all fields
  • Refresh selected record description when refreshing Tree Tab
  • Add clipboard option in Person Picture edit window and popup to insert picture in record description
  • If Queries or Tree tab was active in last session, start on tab for most recently viewed record instead of defaulting to Persons tab
  • Other Queries tab enhancements and fixes
  • Prevent stack overflow error when copying PDF files without annotations to search results
  • Fix validation bug when dragging work onto another record in Tree tab

Version 1.29

All platforms

  • You can now record day and month for a work record, not just year
    • Date, not just year, will synch to/from reference manager
    • Dates now display in places that previously displayed year
  • Mendeley synching improvements
  • Tree and Queries tab now have collapsible separators between panes
  • Improvement to duplicate person detection
  • Improvements to RIS file format parsing
  • Fix: Prevent current edits from being lost in Notes tab when you click Create Folder
  • Fix SourceForge ticket #72: Prevent re-escaping URLs where the fragment is already escaped
  • Fix: Page ranges that include Roman numerals now sort as expected
  • Fix: Make sure collection tree is updated when first linking to reference manager

Version 1.28

All platforms

  • Previewing docx files has been vastly improved
  • The ability to preview many other office document formats has been added (doc, rtf, odt, sxw, pptx, ppt, odp, sxi, wpd, xlsx, xls, csv, tsv, ods, sxc)
  • Other Preview window improvements and fixes
  • Added more options to Folder menu in main window
  • Make page numbers display correctly for Work records in query results
  • Prevent null exception in Select a Work Record popup window
  • Prevent rare Zotero data corruption bug from causing problems
  • Implement SourceForge ticket #69: Swap order of create new position and create new sub-debate in Debate record dropdown menu in Tree view
  • Implement SourceForge ticket #71: Make the prompt to recursively update ISBNs more clear

Version 1.27.1

All platforms

  • Check for matching work when importing work file from File menu
  • Show error message if chosen filename is invalid in work dialog, misc. file dialog, and picture dialog
  • If selected record in File Manager has no file to preview, then preview the selected file
  • Preview window improvements:
    • Add zoom capability for non-PDF preview (PDF was already zoomable)
    • Remove scripts when previewing HTML
    • Stop prompting to download file when unable to preview
    • When web links are clicked in Preview window, open in external browser
  • Fix: Prevent author name column from being made invisible in "Select How to Merge Fields" dialog box
  • Fix: Prevent UnsupportedOperationException while synching with Zotero

Windows

  • Fix "Show in system explorer"; was broken in v1.27

Version 1.27

All platforms

  • Update JavaFX to version 22
  • Update required Java version to 17 (was 11)
  • Fix: Prevent dropdown boxes from occasionally showing wrong record text
  • Fix: Prevent current changes to record from being lost when doing move/copy in File Manager
  • Other minor File Manager fixes

Mac

  • Minimum Mac OS version is now 11
  • Fix web links (stopped working in version 1.26.1)

Version 1.26.2

All platforms

  • Allow dragging and dropping files from outside the application into File Manager
  • Respect record description zoom setting in edit mode
  • Implement SourceForge ticket 68: List works in dropdown lists in bibliographic order
  • Better filtering of options when selecting a concept to unite with
  • Prevent ClassCastException when uniting records under certain circumstances
  • Make file system error messages more informative
  • Other minor UI improvements

Version 1.26.1

All platforms

Version 1.26

All platforms

Version 1.25.1

All platforms

Version 1.25

All platforms

  • Implement SourceForge ticket 44: Search description text while editing with ability to jump between matches
  • Add more keyboard shortcuts and keyboard shortcut help window (ctrl-K or command-K)
  • Unassign work from bib. entry if entry type is now an unrecognized one
  • Show key works display options even if current record has no key works but displayed records do
  • Bugfix: Prevent JVM from hanging on application exit if preview was turned on in "Select a Work" popup window
  • Bugfix: Formatting breaks highlighting when searching within main text
  • Other fixes

Mac

  • Fix locking issue

Version 1.24.3

All platforms

Version 1.24.2

All platforms

Version 1.24.1

All platforms

Version 1.24

All platforms

Linux

  • Prevent main window from getting resized after showing pop-up windows

Version 1.23.1

All platforms

  • Fix "Verification failed" error message when linking to Zotero/Mendeley (bug introduced in v1.23)

Version 1.23

All platforms

  • Implement SourceForge ticket 27: Problems/Debates under Positions
  • Implement SourceForge ticket 41: Display Argument Dialog Box When Adding Counterarguments
  • Add views in Bibliography Manager for entries with works and entries without works
  • Remember column visibility settings when application is restarted
  • Replace "Type" column in Tree with column showing clickable icons for linked records
  • Fix bug in which column widths were not getting saved correctly in Tree tab and File Manager and Bibliography Manager windows
  • Make Create New button context-sensitive and add pop-up menu options
  • Prevent reverting term record to XML version if concept records were added or removed
  • Check whether XML files have been changed externally before saving, and prevent application exit if user doesn't want to overwrite external XML file changes
  • Discriminate more finely between machines for locking purposes

Version 1.22.2

All platforms

  • Fix internal error that happens when you click magnifying class button
  • Prevent duplicate folder listings in certain situations in File Manager
  • Show countered arguments in list of arguments in Works tab
  • Improve OmniFinder search results
  • Add new work type record for Thesis
  • Add button to open existing database in Welcome Window
  • Add button to create new Country record in Institutions tab
  • Other minor fixes

Version 1.22.1

All platforms

  • Fix SourceForge ticket 40: Ctrl+B to toggle bold text
  • Add more prominent button for bibliographic information auto-fill
  • Improvements to Queries tab
  • Prevent record showing from being listed as "record linking to here" in note tab
  • Prevent NullPointerException after clicking "Show more" button in search field
  • Other fixes

Version 1.22

All platforms

  • Fix SourceForge ticket #34: "Formatting breaks search keys"
  • Improve automatic retrieval of bibliographic info
  • Upgrade JavaFX to version 16
  • Improve error handling when copying files to search results folder
  • Add "View on Web" toolbar button to Bibliographic Entry Manager
  • Minor improvements to work file dialog
  • Fix bug in which editable table cell stays in edit mode when user presses enter

Version 1.21.1

All platforms

  • Prevent displaying warning message that database version will be upgraded when creating new database
  • Fix Zotero error message that 'DOI' is not a valid field (happens in rare situations)
  • Minor enhancements

Version 1.21

All platforms

  • Add ability to specify whether an institutional affiliation is "past" or not
  • Improvements to New Argument popup window
  • Allow multiple running instances of Hypernomicon to show Preview Window
  • Fix for SourceForge ticket #18: Blank Entries in Sub-Works Tab
  • Fix bug that was preventing column select dialog from opening in Queries tab
  • Other minor fixes

Version 1.20

All platforms

  • Allow multiple instances of Hypernomicon to run simultaneously
  • Column width settings in Tree tab are no longer reset when you restart the application
  • Bibliography Manager now has a search field
  • Description editor stays in edit mode when you save to XML files
  • Fix scrolling bug when editing non-record cell in author list
  • User can now drag-and-drop a file outside the folder tree to the URL field to link to an external file (useful to have multiple databases without duplicating work files)
  • Prevent Person field in New Argument dialog from getting cleared out after creating a new Person record there
  • Other bug fixes

Version 1.19.4

All platforms

  • Fix SourceForge ticket #20: Prevent text from being covered by scrollbar when editing record descriptions
  • Prevent arrow keys from changing tabs when editing record descriptions
  • Prevent occasional IllegalStateException error in Preview Window
  • Fix SourceForge ticket #36: Cannot Bold Highlighted Text via Ctrl + B
  • Fix SourceForge ticket #35: Don't change selection when user just presses tab key

Windows

  • Fix SourceForge ticket #4: Prevent large popup window from being unmovable if taskbar is at the top

Version 1.19.3

All platforms

  • Add ability to insert symbols in record description editor
  • Fix buggy behavior of ctrl-B, ctrl-U, and ctrl-I in record description editor
  • Make undo function work properly in record description editor
  • Add subscript and superscript toolbar buttons to record description editor
  • Show embedded pictures within embedded (nested) record descriptions

Version 1.19.2

All platforms

  • Add option to use existing institution in New Institution dialog window

Mac and Linux

  • Fix null pointer error caused by lack of "hostname" environment variable

Version 1.19.1

All platforms

  • Fix "out of memory" error messages
  • Fix "Internal Error" message when clicking the "New" button next to "State/Region"
  • Retrieve mononyms from CrossRef correctly
  • Add Ctrl-S shortcut to save to XML files (Cmd-S on Mac)

Version 1.19

All platforms

  • Enhancements and bugfixes to Tree Tab
  • Add button that creates and assigns folder to note record in a single click
  • Allow work record to have different labels than misc. file that is assigned to it
  • Make misc. file authors always match work record it is assigned to
  • Improve duplicate author checking
  • Prevent user from linking or editing text of "trunk" records
  • Other fixes

Mac and Linux

  • Enable forward and back mouse buttons

Version 1.18.1

All platforms

  • Added Auto-Fill and "Assign to" buttons to Bibliographic Entry Manager
  • Reorganized Settings window
  • Improved watch folder functionality
  • Improved automatic retrieval of bibliographic info for book chapters
  • Minor fixes

Version 1.18

All platforms

  • Folder structure is now configurable in Settings window
  • Show full path for parent folders in query results
  • Prevent work with no author from getting cleared from argument tab
  • Fix bug preventing folder tree from navigating to correct folder in some situations
  • Improved stability; other minor fixes and enhancements

Version 1.17.5

All platforms

  • Fix bug introduced in last release that prevents user from being able to drag-and-drop files in File Manager

Version 1.17.4

All platforms

  • Bug fixes and UI improvements pertaining to set-of-unentered-work-files work records
  • Fix bug that prevents retrieval of latest version
  • Improve retrieval of pictures from web
  • Hovering mouse over search key fields now shows information on how to use special characters

Linux

  • Minor UI improvements

Version 1.17.3

All platforms

  • Allow user to configure a larger number of web search buttons
  • Improve author duplicate checking
  • Other minor fixes

Version 1.17.2

All platforms

  • Prevent crash when work has large number of authors
  • Improve automatic retrieval of bibliographic information
  • Ask if user wants to link a reference manager when database is loaded
  • Show import bibliographic data file menu options even if reference manager not linked
  • Other minor fixes

Version 1.17.1

All platforms

  • Replace deprecated crossref query parameter that was causing bibliographic data retrieval to not work in some cases
  • A couple of other minor enhancements

Version 1.17

All platforms

  • Improved automatic retrieval of bibliographic information
  • When importing a PDF, now autodetect whether there is an existing work and/or bibliographic entry it should be assigned to
  • Allow user option to select existing work and/or bibliographic entry imported PDF should be assigned to
  • Fix bug causing records to be incorrectly marked as modified in some situations
  • Various other minor enhancements and fixes

Version 1.16.1

All platforms

  • When inserting a picture in a description, and selecting a file from the file system that is already associated with a misc. file record, the existing record is now automatically added
  • Bug fix

Version 1.16

All platforms

  • Make web search buttons configurable
  • Add ability to insert a picture (misc. file) when editing a record's description
  • Notify user on application start if there is a new version available
  • Fixed bug that caused index to sometimes be out of date after deleting a record

Version 1.15.3

All platforms

  • Fix error message that appears when syncing a new Zotero collection

Version 1.15.2

All platforms

  • Fix file import bug introduced in v1.15
  • Reorganize settings window

Version 1.15.1

All platforms

  • Fix 414 error message bug when syncing with a Zotero library

Version 1.15

All platforms

  • Added Mendeley integration
  • Added ability to update other entries in the same book in Bibliography Manager
  • Various other Zotero/Mendeley integration improvements and fixes
  • Improved automatic retrieval of bibliographic data from PDF and web sources
  • Improved performance of database loading and indexing
  • Added button to allow pasting unformatted text in descriptions
  • Fixed bug preventing database from loading when description text contains certain kinds of non-Latin characters

Version 1.14

All platforms

  • When importing a work file, you can now specify the destination folder
  • When importing a work file, you can now set the default move/copy/neither behavior
  • Minor File Manager fix

Windows

  • Improved renaming and deleting of folders

Version 1.13

All platforms

  • Now, when a PDF file is downloaded to the "Works not entered yet" folder, it is automatically imported.
  • Added ability to preview a PDF file during the import process, and when the window to merge bibliographic details is open.
  • A few minor fixes.

Version 1.12

All platforms

  • About window now checks to see if you have the latest version

Linux

  • Fixed several bugs preventing popup windows from opening and closing properly at certain times

Version 1.11

All platforms

  • Added Welcome window and related functionality
  • Fixed bug preventing Term records from being delete-able

Version 1.1

  • First version released.

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