Panic Button 2.5 released

Panic Button places an icon in the Windows system tray. If the user clicks or double-clicks on this icon, a screen shot is taken and e-mailed to a configurable e-mail address. A description of the problem encountered can be included. This makes it easy for users to provide support staff with accurate problem descriptions, and the support staff can read the text of any error messages that were displayed on-screen.

Changes in version 2.5 include:

* Added checkbox for SSL/TLS
* Config file is automatically encrypted (using EFS) if on NTFS partition
* Added keyboard shortcut (RFE 1521109)
* Removed French translation, as it was causing a bug (1685043)
* New icon (dialog-warning icon from the Tango Desktop Project). This is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike license.
* Fixed bug in copying help file to temporary directory before opening it

Panic Button can be installed in one of several ways. Network administrators can put it on a network share, then add an appropriate command to users' logon scripts. By use of command-line parameters, they can allow or disallow exiting and/or configuring Panic Button.

A standard Windows installer is also available. This will install Panic Button and set it up to run at logon. If the installer is used, the user will be able to change the configuration or exit Panic Button simply by right-clicking on the system tray icon.

Finally, a source package is also available, or the latest source can be acquired from CVS.

Full details from the web site: http://www.panicbutton.org.uk