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From: ronys <ro...@gm...> - 2011-09-27 07:39:06
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Hi Michael, Thanks for your kind words. Regarding Qt: Technically, I like it a lot. When I was looking for a cross-platform GUI, though, Qt's dual-license was problematic, so I went with wxWidgets. I see now that they've licensed Qt under the LGPL 2.1, which is better than the dual-license model. Of course Qt's future under Nokia is another issue, now that they've apparently embraced Microsoft (or is it the other way around?)... In any case, if you wish to start working on a Qt branch of the GUI, alongside windows, wxWidgets and cli, I've no problem with that. Anyone else on the passwordsafe-devel mailing list interested? Cheers, Rony -----Original Message----- From: Michael Markstaller [mailto:mm...@el...] Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 2:20 AM To: ro...@ac... Cc: pas...@li...; pas...@li...; pas...@li... Subject: Re: [Passwordsafe-devel] PasswordSafe 3.27pre and Linux 0.7 pre-release version Just a side-note: Thumbs up for your efforts! After my personal migration to "Windows 11.04" a few months ago, I would have dropped pwsafe without a perspective.. Keep up the good work! I'm sure there is a live after Windows7 :p One note: I guess every Ubuntu-user is able to do "make; make install" but 0,01% of the windows-users can: you'll simply have to provide more binaries! Michael P.S.: have you ever thought about Qt? As an User *and* developer between all chairs I love it ;) As I love pwsafe I thought many times to start that but hey, makes no sense if no-one shares that.. Any pros for? |
From: ronys <ro...@gm...> - 2011-03-18 07:26:09
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Hi, This is to announce the release of PasswordSafe version 3.25. This release has a couple of nice new features, as described below, some bug fixes, as well as support for: Chinese (full), Dutch (partial), French (full), German (full), Korean (partial), Russian (full), Swedish (full), Danish (partial), Polish (partial), and Spanish (full). (If you're interested in supporting your language, please let me know.) As of this release, we're unlinking the release cycle of the Linux Beta versions from the Window releases. See the end of this announcement for more information regarding the Linux releases. Thanks to: - Bert, Bjorn, Francois, Fred, freedoctor, Jose, Karlo, Kees, pm_kan, poserpro and Seunggyun for their translation efforts and feedback on this release, - The PasswordSafe testers for vetting this release, - DK for his work and patience, - Sauravg and pm_kan for their work on the Linux beta, - All the users who provide feedback, bug reports, suggestions and the occasional donation... New Features for 3.25 ======================= Dutch installation instructions thank to Kees, and a first (incomplete) Dutch translation of the application thank to Bert, Kees and Fred. [] Korean texts in the application and installer program thanks to Seunggyun. [] Poserpro has provided Traditional Chinese texts for the installer program. [] New View menu option: Show entries with Expiry. This is useful for displaying entries with passwords that are expired or about to expire. Changes to Existing Features in 3.25 ====================================== [3171962] The password expiration warning mechanism now checks for expiration daily. The display of expired and almost-expired entries has been redesigned, allowing users to update the entry directly. When an expired password is changed, the expiry date will be cleared unless there is a recurring password expiry interval, in which case a new expiry date will be calculated. [3131945] Double-clicking on the system tray icon when PasswordSafe is not minimized now brings it to front, instead of minimizing. [3131935] Rename of an entry or group in the Tree View can now only be performed via the Rename shortcut (default value F2), using the Edit menu or the right-click context menu. Edit in place by double clicking the entry is no longer allowed as, most of the time, this was not the desired action. [] Filtered views are now updated when an entry's edited, e.g., if an entry is edited such that it no longer satisfies the filter's criteria, it will be removed from the display. [] The Russian online help has been totally rewritten and updated, thanks to pm_kan. [] pm_kan has updated the Russian texts. [] The Spanish texts have been updated thanks to Jose. [] Karlo has updated the German texts. [] Francois has updated the French texts. [] Bjorne has updated the Swedish version. [] freedoctor has updated the Chinese texts. Bugs fixed in 3.25 ==================== [3194472] Fix new group creation location. When a Group is selected, then selecting 'Add Group' from the Edit menu or from the context menu displayed by right clicking on that Group, the new group will be a child of the selected group. However, when using the context menu displayed on right clicking on 'white space' below the last entry/group displayed, the group will be created at the topmost level. [3165889] No longer crashes if search starts with Shift-Enter (search backwards). [3148701] Windows installer will now refuse to install on Win2K, referring user to last supported version on that OS (3.18). [3115760] Window view is now saved and restored if the user uses the Windows "Show Desktop" feature. [] No longer crashes when doing an Undo after a Merge. [] Ensure Undo/Redo honour the changes to the display of the original change. The U3 and PasswordSafe2Go versions will be updated soon and available from https://www.plimus.com/jsp/buynow.jsp?contractId=2031906 and https://www.plimus.com/jsp/buynow.jsp?contractId=2880062 respectively. (Owners of previous releases of these products are invited to contact me for an update) The release may be downloaded from https://sourceforge.net/projects/passwordsafe/files/ (Newest Files): http://sourceforge.net/projects/passwordsafe/files/passwordsafe/3.25/pwsafe- 3.25.exe/download (installer) http://sourceforge.net/projects/passwordsafe/files/passwordsafe/3.25/pwsafe- 3.25-bin.zip/download (zip file with binaries, for those who don't like installers) http://sourceforge.net/projects/passwordsafe/files/passwordsafe/3.25/pwsafe- 3.25.msi/download (Microsoft installer) http://sourceforge.net/projects/passwordsafe/files/passwordsafe/3.25/pwsafe- 3.25-src.zip.sig/download (source code) SHA-1 checksums: 3d3a096f9f9df6723759f00dadd3f43f1f894331 *pwsafe-3.25.exe 1eb9f9d3064b24371b01dcb58a52967521b57f02 *pwsafe-3.25.msi 34986ba74de1bc4a719c5e10265777d1d957e835 *pwsafe-3.25-bin.zip 32025d27c29546eef9a10c137a4da36a4f495964 *pwsafe-3.25-src.zip Note that this release also includes PGP/GPG signature files of the respective packages. These were signed with my SourceForge account key, keyid FA175557, key fingerprint = FF77 379D D46D DAA6 6182 B452 1D79 5A91 FA17 5557, available from a PGP keyserver near you (such as http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xFA175557). Folks interested in the Linux version of PasswordSafe are invited to subscribe to the passwordsafe-linux mailing list (https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/passwordsafe-linux). Annoucements of Linux version releases will be made to this list. Enjoy, Rony P.S. If you're interested in helping out by testing pre-release versions of PasswordSafe, we've created a mailing list expressly for that purpose. Please join it at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/passwordsafe-test. |
From: ronys <ro...@gm...> - 2011-06-30 17:37:03
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Hi, This is to announce the release of PasswordSafe version 3.25. This release has a couple of nice new features, as described below, some bug fixes, as well as support for: Chinese (full), Dutch (partial), French (full), German (full), Korean (partial), Russian (full), Swedish (full), Danish (partial), Polish (partial), and Spanish (full). (If you're interested in supporting your language, please let me know.) A new beta release of the Linux version will be ready soon, and announced on the passwordsafe-linux mailing list (https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/passwordsafe-linux). Thanks to: - Bert, Bjorn, Jose, Karlo, mniklas and pm_kan, for their translation efforts and feedback on this release, - The PasswordSafe testers for vetting this release, - DK for his work and patience, - Sauravg and pm_kan for their work on the Linux beta, - All the users who provide feedback, bug reports, suggestions and the occasional donation... New Features for 3.26 ======================= [3288341] Autotype has been added to the DragBar. Drag the image to an input area on another Window (e.g., Browser) and PasswordSafe will begin Autotype from there. [3286721] User can now toggle between read-only and read-write modes via a menu item or by double-clicking on the current R-O or R/W indicator in the Status Bar. [3203152] The displayed language can now be changed via the new Manage->Change Language menu. [3065111] Add/Edit now displays both the Application's (PasswordSafe) and the current database's default Autotype string (if set via Manage->Options). [2964804, 1855389] The user can specify the list of symbols valid for password generation, and can override this for any particular entry (except when EasyVision or pronounceable passwords are chosen). [1831893, 1471134] Added Autotype code "\s" to send "Shift+Tab" (back tab). [] Allow user to control copying of the password to clipboard when performing "Browse to URL" via an option in Options->Security. This is a database option i.e., you can have different setting for different databases. [] Support importing of TXT, CSV files and XML exported from KeePass V1 and KeePass V2 XML files. Note that KeePass V2's export in the V1 format is does not conform to their own format as specified by their V1 product and can not be imported. Please review our Help file for the settings in KeePass required during their export. Changes to Existing Features in 3.26 ====================================== [] New image on start-up dialog - courtesy of user Prinz_Eugen. [] Polish installation texts added thanks to Michal Niklas. [] An entry's password expiry date is set or cleared directly rather than using the Set and Clear buttons after changing values. [] The default password generation policy is now for 12 character passwords that include symbol characters (previous default was 8, no symbols). [] Unknown database header fields and unknown entry fields are no longer exported when a database is exported to XML as there is no mechanism to re-check them during import. Exporting to XML and then importing to a new database can be used to remove these unknown fields. [] Date time fields, when exported to XML, now are in the W3C dateTime standard format instead of PasswordSafe's. This release can import XML files with date time fields in either of these forms. The next release will only be able to process the W3C standard. [] Fully support importing of TXT files exported from KeePass V1 including the Group Tree structure, URL and date time fields. Please review the online help for more details. Bugs fixed in 3.26 ==================== [3325116] Users can no longer select an entry via the System Tray icon's Recent Entry menu if the display has not been restored after minimize or unlock. [3306357, 3062632, 2888026] User preference changes are now correctly saved. This includes allowing user to change database preferences when the database is read-only. [3303018] Filters with quotes in their name are now correctly exported, imported and displayed in the Manage Filters dialog. [3301904] Export XML, export Text and the export of filters functions now process file names and paths containing non-Latin characters. In addition, missing directories in the specified path are created as neeeded. [3234204] PasswordSafe no longer exits if the command flag is set to "-s <databasename>". [3088187] The correct entry in List View is now used for Autotype when using the keyboard to select the entry when PasswordSafe first opens. [] Controls in Edit are now disabled if entry is protected. [] Compare databases now correctly compares the 'Protect' and password policy 'symbols' fields of entries. The U3 and PasswordSafe2Go versions will be updated soon and available from https://www.plimus.com/jsp/buynow.jsp?contractId=2031906 and https://www.plimus.com/jsp/buynow.jsp?contractId=2880062 respectively. (Owners of previous releases of these products are invited to contact me for an update) The release may be downloaded from https://sourceforge.net/projects/passwordsafe/files/ (Newest Files): http://sourceforge.net/projects/passwordsafe/files/passwordsafe/3.26/pwsafe- 3.26.exe/download (installer) http://sourceforge.net/projects/passwordsafe/files/passwordsafe/3.26/pwsafe- 3.26-bin.zip/download (zip file with binaries, for those who don't like installers) http://sourceforge.net/projects/passwordsafe/files/passwordsafe/3.26/pwsafe- 3.26.msi/download (Microsoft installer) http://sourceforge.net/projects/passwordsafe/files/passwordsafe/3.26/pwsafe- 3.26-src.zip.sig/download (source code) SHA-1 checksums: 1ffd66a0db5c1b904f1c2fed7a7fe8079bb2c227 *pwsafe-3.26.exe d359178d8bb19d42014cf99aa396a3b1df3ca124 *pwsafe-3.26.msi b5086d45cb00d5251c47906a08e483be01283ff7 *pwsafe-3.26-bin.zip cda0e9e71f16738c1e152ab5d4a3698446c29bb5 *pwsafe-3.26-src.zip Note that this release also includes PGP/GPG signature files of the respective packages. These were signed with my SourceForge account key, keyid FA175557, key fingerprint = FF77 379D D46D DAA6 6182 B452 1D79 5A91 FA17 5557, available from a PGP keyserver near you (such as http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xFA175557). Folks interested in the Linux version of PasswordSafe are invited to subscribe to the passwordsafe-linux mailing list (https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/passwordsafe-linux). Annoucements of Linux version releases will be made to this list. Enjoy, Rony P.S. If you're interested in helping out by testing pre-release versions of PasswordSafe, we've created a mailing list expressly for that purpose. Please join it at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/passwordsafe-test. |
From: ronys <ro...@gm...> - 2011-10-29 21:15:22
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Hi, This is to announce the release of PasswordSafe version 3.27 for Windows, and 0.7Beta for Linux. This release has a couple of nice new features, as described below, some bug fixes, as well as support for: Chinese (full), Dutch (partial), French (full), German (full), Korean (partial), Russian (full), Swedish (full), Danish (partial), Polish (partial), and Spanish (full). (If you're interested in supporting your language, please let me know.) Thanks to: - Bjorne, Francois, Karlo, mniklas and pm_kan, for their translation efforts and feedback on this release, - The PasswordSafe testers for vetting this release, - DK for his work and patience, - Sauravg and pm_kan for their work on the Linux beta, - All the users who provide feedback, bug reports, suggestions and the occasional donation... New Features for 3.27 ===================== [3367590] User can now add a database name and description via the Properties diaolg. [3349458] Allow filters to match on rules based on the password's length. [3316779] Shift + "left mouse button 'Double-Click'" now configurable for user. Default is copy the username to the clipboard. [] Preferences stored in the database are shown in blue in the Options dialogs. Changes to Existing Features in 3.27 ==================================== [3406549] Tooltip for System tray (displaying database file path) is now limited to 40 characters (replacing text in the middle with '...' if needed). [3348954] The passphrase is now required to change from read-only to read/write. Bugs fixed in 3.27 ================== [3411210] No longer crashes when unlocking with Subset Password dialog box opened. [3395549] PasswordSafe now displays forms correctly on Netbooks. [3382422] Toolbar now updated to reflect R/W or R-O mode when user dynamically changes mode. [3380714] User can now save database after manually taking a backup. [3380424] System Menu 'X' now closes the Edit/View PropertyPages when the database is in R-O mode or the entry is protected. [] Filter image in Status bar is no longer replaced by 'Filter1' after changing preferences via Manage->Options. [] Selecting hexadecimal passwords as the database policy no longer causes validation to fail. [] Correctly show database has been modified (to allow saving) if database preferences have been changed. The U3 and PasswordSafe2Go versions will be updated soon and available from https://www.plimus.com/jsp/buynow.jsp?contractId=2031906 and https://www.plimus.com/jsp/buynow.jsp?contractId=2880062 respectively. (Owners of previous releases of these products are invited to contact me for an update) The Windows release may be downloaded from https://sourceforge.net/projects/passwordsafe/files/ (Newest Files): http://sourceforge.net/projects/passwordsafe/files/passwordsafe/3.27/pwsafe- 3.27.exe/download (installer) http://sourceforge.net/projects/passwordsafe/files/passwordsafe/3.27/pwsafe- 3.27-bin.zip/download (zip file with binaries, for those who don't like installers) http://sourceforge.net/projects/passwordsafe/files/passwordsafe/3.27/pwsafe- 3.27.msi/download (Microsoft installer) http://sourceforge.net/projects/passwordsafe/files/passwordsafe/3.27/pwsafe- 3.27-src.zip.sig/download (source code) SHA-1 checksums: a54ad90c7ae11a508f8f27ccd28ae560d583b251 *pwsafe-3.27.exe e9d960ce89c10c21a7d6da010b3c58c8aadc3785 *pwsafe-3.27.msi d2de5aa03cc66ec6ae11d8cb85537da6d08d8d72 *pwsafe-3.27-bin.zip 2980100a4bc6d85f4c7812f03ac55f11a1478355 *pwsafe-3.27-src.zip Note that this release also includes PGP/GPG signature files of the respective packages. These were signed with my SourceForge account key, keyid FA175557, key fingerprint = FF77 379D D46D DAA6 6182 B452 1D79 5A91 FA17 5557, available from a PGP keyserver near you (such as http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xFA175557). Details regarding the Linux version of PasswordSafe will be announced separately on the passwordsafe-linux mailing list (https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/passwordsafe-linux). Enjoy, Rony P.S. If you're interested in helping out by testing pre-release versions of PasswordSafe, please consider joining the mailing list we created for that purpose: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/passwordsafe-test. |
From: ronys <ro...@gm...> - 2012-02-22 19:57:28
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Hi, This is to announce the release of PasswordSafe version 3.28 for Windows. This release has a couple of nice new features, as described below, some bug fixes, as well as full or partial support for: Chinese, Czech (new!), Danish, Dutch, French, German, Korean, Polish, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish. (If you're interested in supporting your language, please let me know.) Thanks to: - Bert, Bjorne, Buchtik, Karlo, and pm_kan, for their translation efforts and feedback on this release, - The PasswordSafe testers for vetting this release, - DK for his work and patience, - All the users who provide feedback, bug reports, suggestions and the occasional donation... New Features for 3.28 ===================== [3468289] The passwords in the Password History and in the List view now displayed with the specified Password Font. In addition, you can now zoom in and out of the Notes field, for easy reading of texts. [3455436] The password history can now be deleted for all existing entries in a database at once (optionally including Protected Entries). [3421963] Multiple Password Policies can now be defined, managed and selected in entries to generate passwords. [] Partial support for Czech has been added, thanks to butchtik. Changes to Existing Features in 3.28 ==================================== [3445820] The Edit menu item and entry right-click context menu item "Copy Run Command to Clipboard" will now substitute any variables within the command. This can be disabled by holding down the Ctrl key when selecting these menu items. (Note that the standard menu shortcut can't be used to disable, as the Ctrl key may be used to select a different menu item/command.) [] As mentioned in the V3.26 release, the XML representation of date/time fields, are now in the W3C dateTime standard format instead of PasswordSafe's. This release no longer supports import of XML files with date time fields in the old PasswordSafe's format. See the online Help (the XML section of "Import Password Entries") if you need to manually convert old XML files. [] After closing the current database, on opening another, PasswordSafe will first attempt to access the directory of the last opened database in order to allow the user to start browsing for their intended database. If this directory is not available, PasswordSafe will open the default "My Safes" directory as it did prior to this change. [] Databases are now always validated when opened. The Manage->Validate menu item has therefore been removed. [] The default backup policy has been changed to save the last three versions of the database, instead of one. [] The graphic symbols for entries, groups, etc. have been redone, as most displays now support more than 256 colors. Bugs fixed in 3.28 ================== [3486960] Rename of a group is now complete even if a filter is active. [3486959] PasswordSafe no longer crashes when returning to edit after lock. [3468853] The number of saved passwords can be changed and after the user presses Apply they will no longer be warned that the entry has been changed when pressing Cancel. [3462520] A password entry's expiry time in days now correctly reflects the expiration date for non-recurring expiration. [3440318] Filters can now be cleared by double-clicking on the filter indicator in the status bar. Also, Filter Menu correctly changed when a filter is active. [3435869] '-g config_file' option now accepts a non-existing file, creating it after notifying the user. [3430196] Buttons in the Options property pages now retain the user's Windows theme. [] Fix inability to copy entries to the original database in the Compare database results dialog. [] Thanks to Jon F. for proofreading the online help. The U3 and PasswordSafe2Go versions will be updated soon and available from https://www.plimus.com/jsp/buynow.jsp?contractId=2031906 and https://www.plimus.com/jsp/buynow.jsp?contractId=2880062 respectively. (Owners of previous releases of these products are invited to contact me for an update) The Windows release may be downloaded from https://sourceforge.net/projects/passwordsafe/files/ (Newest Files): http://sourceforge.net/projects/passwordsafe/files/passwordsafe/3.28/pwsafe- 3.28.exe/download (installer) http://sourceforge.net/projects/passwordsafe/files/passwordsafe/3.28/pwsafe- 3.28-bin.zip/download (zip file with binaries, for those who don't likeinstallers) http://sourceforge.net/projects/passwordsafe/files/passwordsafe/3.28/pwsafe- 3.28.msi/download (Microsoft installer) http://sourceforge.net/projects/passwordsafe/files/passwordsafe/3.28/pwsafe- 3.28-src.zip/download (source code) SHA-1 checksums: 47402e7eb540656977617c79d9ce98d128306e9b *pwsafe-3.28.exe abb2c6ff154329de0f9c0bd5e616c735c6cc7be3 *pwsafe-3.28.msi 85181762abc7469a70013fd7aa62e1d3ec7f9dc5 *pwsafe-3.28-bin.zip 623ae33107c4b81ca8ab8a897ae5275dc22b7e14 *pwsafe-3.28-src.zip Note that this release also includes PGP/GPG signature files of the respective packages. These were signed with my SourceForge account key, keyid FA175557, key fingerprint = FF77 379D D46D DAA6 6182 B452 1D79 5A91 FA17 5557, available from a PGP keyserver near you (such as http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xFA175557). Details regarding the next Linux version of PasswordSafe will be announced separately on the passwordsafe-linux mailing list (https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/passwordsafe-linux). Enjoy, Rony P.S. If you're interested in helping out by testing pre-release versions of PasswordSafe, please consider joining the mailing list we created for that purpose: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/passwordsafe-test. |
From: ronys <ro...@gm...> - 2012-06-23 09:25:21
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Hi, This is to announce the release of PasswordSafe version 3.29 for Windows. This release has a couple of nice new features, as described below, some bug fixes, as well as full or partial support for: Chinese, Czech (new!), Danish, Dutch, French, German, Korean, Polish, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish. (If you're interested in supporting your language, please let me know.) Thanks to: - Andreas, Butchtik, pm_kan, Francois, mniklas, Bjorne, and Karlo for their translation efforts and feedback on this release, - The PasswordSafe testers for vetting this release, - DK for his work and patience, - All the users who provide feedback, bug reports, suggestions and the occasional donation... New Features for 3.29 ===================== [3519484] Empty Groups are now persistent (previously a group with no entries would 'disappear' if the database was locked or closed). [3510481] The Last Modified and Password Modified date/times are initially set to show the entry's creation time, instead of being blank. [] When comparing databases, you can now display of the details of the entries' differences in the results dialog by right-click -> compare selected entries. [] You can now cancel a long running Compare, Merge or Synchronize database operation. Note: You should check the operation's report file to see if the operation was indeed cancelled. If not, you can undo it as all operations). [] Portuguese (Brazil) installation instructions added, thanks to Andreas. Changes to Existing Features in 3.29 ==================================== None Bugs fixed in 3.29 ================== [3525995] Find now only highlights/select the found entry. [3523117] Password Expiration Date now correctly set when using intervals. [3521158] Paste into the Notes field (Add or Edit entry) is now always in plain text. [3518734] When generating passwords (Ctrl-P), the user is no longer prompted to save changes when pressing Esc if they have selected a Named Password Policy but not generated a password. [3518732] Custom special symbol set now handled correctly in Generate Password dialog box. [3518389] All date/time fields in the List view are now displayed using the user's "short date" format as specified via the Windows Control Panel "Region and Language" tab. [3515692] Fixed crash with Generate Password switching to default policy with > 1 named policy. [3514819] Add Group now works again. [3510590] Password History is now correctly repaired during the automatic Validate on database open. [3508891] Editing an entry's Notes using an external editor no longer adds blank lines and fully supports non-Latin characters. [3498625] Test selected password policy now reflects any edits done to the policy. [3495473] Notes Word Wrap during edit now works again. New Features for 3.28 ===================== [3468289] The passwords in the Password History and in the List view now displayed with the specified Password Font. In addition, you can now zoom in and out of the Notes field, for easy reading of texts. [3455436] The password history can now be deleted for all existing entries in a database at once (optionally including Protected Entries). [3421963] Multiple Password Policies can now be defined, managed and selected in entries to generate passwords. [] Partial support for Czech has been added, thanks to butchtik. The U3 and PasswordSafe2Go versions will be updated soon and available from https://www.plimus.com/jsp/buynow.jsp?contractId=2031906 and https://www.plimus.com/jsp/buynow.jsp?contractId=2880062 respectively. (Owners of previous releases of these products are invited to contact me for an update) The Windows release may be downloaded from https://sourceforge.net/projects/passwordsafe/files/ (Newest Files): http://sourceforge.net/projects/passwordsafe/files/passwordsafe/3.29/pwsafe- 3.29.exe/download (installer) http://sourceforge.net/projects/passwordsafe/files/passwordsafe/3.29/pwsafe- 3.29-bin.zip/download (zip file with binaries, for those who don't likeinstallers) http://sourceforge.net/projects/passwordsafe/files/passwordsafe/3.29/pwsafe- 3.29.msi/download (Microsoft installer) http://sourceforge.net/projects/passwordsafe/files/passwordsafe/3.29/pwsafe- 3.29-src.zip/download (source code) SHA-1 checksums: 09846c2fea2436caf8fdbf37d5cfa5852b013092 *pwsafe-3.29.exe b718e6a956f1292d09441a80806497485390dce6 *pwsafe-3.29.msi a54460cb89bda5687d594ad1b1664a0f960154b6 *pwsafe-3.29-bin.zip b0ca3dc50cc2f00f8c991b6b8e901a17602a2fce *pwsafe-3.29-src.zip Note that this release also includes PGP/GPG signature files of the respective packages. These were signed with my SourceForge account key, keyid FA175557, key fingerprint = FF77 379D D46D DAA6 6182 B452 1D79 5A91 FA17 5557, available from a PGP keyserver near you (such as http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xFA175557). Details regarding the next Linux version of PasswordSafe will be announced separately on the passwordsafe-linux mailing list (https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/passwordsafe-linux). Enjoy, Rony P.S. If you're interested in helping out by testing pre-release versions of PasswordSafe, please consider joining the mailing list we created for that purpose: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/passwordsafe-test. |
From: ronys <ro...@gm...> - 2011-06-30 19:03:25
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Hi, A last minute bug forced me to replace the files. Here's the same announcement with a typo fixed and the new updated SHA1 values. Sorry about the confusion. Rony -----Original Message----- Hi, This is to announce the release of PasswordSafe version 3.26. This release has a couple of nice new features, as described below, some bug fixes, as well as support for: Chinese (full), Dutch (partial), French (full), German (full), Korean (partial), Russian (full), Swedish (full), Danish (partial), Polish (partial), and Spanish (full). (If you're interested in supporting your language, please let me know.) A new beta release of the Linux version will be ready soon, and announced on the passwordsafe-linux mailing list (https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/passwordsafe-linux). Thanks to: - Bert, Bjorn, Jose, Karlo, mniklas and pm_kan, for their translation efforts and feedback on this release, - The PasswordSafe testers for vetting this release, - DK for his work and patience, - Sauravg and pm_kan for their work on the Linux beta, - All the users who provide feedback, bug reports, suggestions and the occasional donation... New Features for 3.26 ======================= [3288341] Autotype has been added to the DragBar. Drag the image to an input area on another Window (e.g., Browser) and PasswordSafe will begin Autotype from there. [3286721] User can now toggle between read-only and read-write modes via a menu item or by double-clicking on the current R-O or R/W indicator in the Status Bar. [3203152] The displayed language can now be changed via the new Manage->Change Language menu. [3065111] Add/Edit now displays both the Application's (PasswordSafe) and the current database's default Autotype string (if set via Manage->Options). [2964804, 1855389] The user can specify the list of symbols valid for password generation, and can override this for any particular entry (except when EasyVision or pronounceable passwords are chosen). [1831893, 1471134] Added Autotype code "\s" to send "Shift+Tab" (back tab). [] Allow user to control copying of the password to clipboard when performing "Browse to URL" via an option in Options->Security. This is a database option i.e., you can have different setting for different databases. [] Support importing of TXT, CSV files and XML exported from KeePass V1 and KeePass V2 XML files. Note that KeePass V2's export in the V1 format is does not conform to their own format as specified by their V1 product and can not be imported. Please review our Help file for the settings in KeePass required during their export. Changes to Existing Features in 3.26 ====================================== [] New image on start-up dialog - courtesy of user Prinz_Eugen. [] Polish installation texts added thanks to Michal Niklas. [] An entry's password expiry date is set or cleared directly rather than using the Set and Clear buttons after changing values. [] The default password generation policy is now for 12 character passwords that include symbol characters (previous default was 8, no symbols). [] Unknown database header fields and unknown entry fields are no longer exported when a database is exported to XML as there is no mechanism to re-check them during import. Exporting to XML and then importing to a new database can be used to remove these unknown fields. [] Date time fields, when exported to XML, now are in the W3C dateTime standard format instead of PasswordSafe's. This release can import XML files with date time fields in either of these forms. The next release will only be able to process the W3C standard. [] Fully support importing of TXT files exported from KeePass V1 including the Group Tree structure, URL and date time fields. Please review the online help for more details. Bugs fixed in 3.26 ==================== [3325116] Users can no longer select an entry via the System Tray icon's Recent Entry menu if the display has not been restored after minimize or unlock. [3306357, 3062632, 2888026] User preference changes are now correctly saved. This includes allowing user to change database preferences when the database is read-only. [3303018] Filters with quotes in their name are now correctly exported, imported and displayed in the Manage Filters dialog. [3301904] Export XML, export Text and the export of filters functions now process file names and paths containing non-Latin characters. In addition, missing directories in the specified path are created as neeeded. [3234204] PasswordSafe no longer exits if the command flag is set to "-s <databasename>". [3088187] The correct entry in List View is now used for Autotype when using the keyboard to select the entry when PasswordSafe first opens. [] Controls in Edit are now disabled if entry is protected. [] Compare databases now correctly compares the 'Protect' and password policy 'symbols' fields of entries. The U3 and PasswordSafe2Go versions will be updated soon and available from https://www.plimus.com/jsp/buynow.jsp?contractId=2031906 and https://www.plimus.com/jsp/buynow.jsp?contractId=2880062 respectively. (Owners of previous releases of these products are invited to contact me for an update) The release may be downloaded from https://sourceforge.net/projects/passwordsafe/files/ (Newest Files): http://sourceforge.net/projects/passwordsafe/files/passwordsafe/3.26/pwsafe- 3.26.exe/download (installer) http://sourceforge.net/projects/passwordsafe/files/passwordsafe/3.26/pwsafe- 3.26-bin.zip/download (zip file with binaries, for those who don't like installers) http://sourceforge.net/projects/passwordsafe/files/passwordsafe/3.26/pwsafe- 3.26.msi/download (Microsoft installer) http://sourceforge.net/projects/passwordsafe/files/passwordsafe/3.26/pwsafe- 3.26-src.zip.sig/download (source code) SHA-1 checksums: 8f96f06762c8afa23b61e85d1e417c9aee1304f4 *pwsafe-3.26.exe 2ac0c690798b25596fe2f65fc9fa6ec68da98474 *pwsafe-3.26.msi f8ba1e377148f8d0780b5d12615faaafc603239c *pwsafe-3.26-bin.zip 866f483c86ce7848a00515d8c83decd6d36b2c5b *pwsafe-3.26-src.zip Note that this release also includes PGP/GPG signature files of the respective packages. These were signed with my SourceForge account key, keyid FA175557, key fingerprint = FF77 379D D46D DAA6 6182 B452 1D79 5A91 FA17 5557, available from a PGP keyserver near you (such as http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xFA175557). Folks interested in the Linux version of PasswordSafe are invited to subscribe to the passwordsafe-linux mailing list (https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/passwordsafe-linux). Annoucements of Linux version releases will be made to this list. Enjoy, Rony P.S. If you're interested in helping out by testing pre-release versions of PasswordSafe, we've created a mailing list expressly for that purpose. Please join it at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/passwordsafe-test. |
From: ronys <ro...@gm...> - 2010-12-07 22:20:52
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Hi, This is to announce the release of PasswordSafe version 3.24. This release has a couple of nice new features, as described below, some bug fixes, as well as support for: Chinese (full), French (full), German (full), Russian (full), Swedish (full), Danish (partial), Polish (partial), and Spanish (full). (If you're interested in supporting your language, please let me know.) Thanks to: - Bjorn, Francois, Jose, Karlo and pm_kan for their translation efforts and feedback on this release, - The PasswordSafe testers for vetting this release, - DK for his work and patience, - Sauravg and pm_kan for their work on the Linux beta - All the users who provide feedback, bug reports, suggestions and the occasional donation... New Features for 3.24 ===================== [3111585] User can now duplicate Groups. Aliases and shortcuts referring to base entries outside this group will still point to their respective bases. Those referring to base entries within the group will then point to the new copy. [3065107] Confirm Delete dialog for an entry now shows the entry's details. [3062854] Advanced Dialog Options settings are saved for a session to allow re-use. The following functions use the this dialog and their settings are saved separately: Merge, Compare, Export to Text, Export to XML, Synchronize and Find Toolbar. [3062809] Add "Add Group" to Toolbar. [3062788] Add "Add New Entry" menu item to additional context menus. [] Online help is now available in Spanish, thanks to Jose. Bugs fixed in 3.24 ================== [3121006] Can now change number of databases remembered independently of the value of the number of last used entries remembered in System Tray menu. [3084401] When database is locked, clipboard is cleared and the hotkey works. [3069250] PasswordSafe now remembers the selected entry on Lock After Idle. [3065827] Uninstall fails gracefully when invoked with pwsafe running. [3062850] Dialogs are now correctly closed if open when the workstation locks (with preference "Lock password database on workstation lock" set), enabling the application to be opened again. [3062769] Groups list in Add/Edit dialog box no longer "remembers" groups from previously opened database. [3058043] Hexadecimal password policy now correctly saved. [] Spanish translations for installer and application updated - thanks to Jose. The U3 version will be available soon from https://www.plimus.com/jsp/buynow.jsp?contractId=2031906 (Owners of previous releases of the U3 version are invited to contact me for an update) The release may be downloaded from https://sourceforge.net/projects/passwordsafe/files/ (Newest Files): http://sourceforge.net/projects/passwordsafe/files/passwordsafe/3.24/pwsafe- 3.24.exe/download (installer) http://sourceforge.net/projects/passwordsafe/files/passwordsafe/3.24/pwsafe- 3.24-bin.zip/download (zip file with binaries, for those who don't like installers) http://sourceforge.net/projects/passwordsafe/files/passwordsafe/3.24/pwsafe- 3.24.msi/download (Microsoft installer) http://sourceforge.net/projects/passwordsafe/files/passwordsafe/3.24/pwsafe- 3.24-src.zip.sig/download (source code) Linux BETA: http://sourceforge.net/projects/passwordsafe/files/Linux-BETA/0.3/passwordsa fe-ubuntu-0.3.i686.deb/download http://sourceforge.net/projects/passwordsafe/files/Linux-BETA/0.3/passwordsa fe-debian-0.3.i686.deb/download SHA-1 checksums: f595163b516f6b5ce1cc7ee5c25840ace2568ce0 *pwsafe-3.24.exe c8586f020d82973b1607b07605ef24f50b5ac5ac *pwsafe-3.24.msi 07d27aa8881c2a6a64ff3e264ebaab4f8744f7be *pwsafe-3.24-bin.zip 6264bedb358670b32c95847bc5d34540e2afb1cd *pwsafe-3.24-src.zip 844fb86532440b16a4ceda8d7895ea457f231994 *passwordsafe-debian-0.3.i686.deb a7e369b020dfc5bc953021b14b6df051baa3a7cd *passwordsafe-ubuntu-0.3.i686.deb Note that this release also includes PGP/GPG signature files of the respective packages. These were signed with my SourceForge account key, keyid FA175557, key fingerprint = FF77 379D D46D DAA6 6182 B452 1D79 5A91 FA17 5557, available from a PGP keyserver near you (such as http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xFA175557). Enjoy, Rony P.S. If you're interested in helping out by testing pre-release versions of PasswordSafe, we've created a mailing list expressly for that purpose. Please join it at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/passwordsafe-test. |
From: ronys <ro...@gm...> - 2010-12-08 19:22:52
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Hi, It seems that 3.24 had a nasty last-minute bug that crept in, causing it to crash when unlocking or switching databases. The good news is that this was promptly reported, and a fix is now available in release 3.24.1. Thanks to donw146, gillum, john886 and mrttoo for reporting the problem in an effective manner, and to DK for his quick fix. (The problem was Windows-specific - the Linux version is unaffected) Release 3.24.1 replaces 3.24, and can be downloaded from: https://sourceforge.net/projects/passwordsafe/files/ (Newest Files): http://sourceforge.net/projects/passwordsafe/files/passwordsafe/3.24.1/pwsaf e-3.24.1.exe/download (installer) http://sourceforge.net/projects/passwordsafe/files/passwordsafe/3.24.1/pwsaf e-3.24.1-bin.zip/download (zip file with binaries, for those who don't like installers) http://sourceforge.net/projects/passwordsafe/files/passwordsafe/3.24.1/pwsaf e-3.24.1.msi/download (Microsoft installer) http://sourceforge.net/projects/passwordsafe/files/passwordsafe/3.24.1/pwsaf e-3.24.1-src.zip/download (source code) SHA-1 checksums: 321aaa773ee252fe7853d5adf4361c0e1b0e0aab *pwsafe-3.24.1.exe 73d1d7f5b329db29c7c8190dd301470731c75cda *pwsafe-3.24.1.msi 870164d2ab6b0c0a8c52df98577a01ad93ac685b *pwsafe-3.24.1-bin.zip a6de247066de5653409d631f367a634b9fa2846a *pwsafe-3.24.1-src.zip Note that this release also includes PGP/GPG signature files of the respective packages. These were signed with my SourceForge account key, keyid FA175557, key fingerprint = FF77 379D D46D DAA6 6182 B452 1D79 5A91 FA17 5557, available from a PGP keyserver near you (such as http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xFA175557). Enjoy, Rony |