What's New

The following features have been added or changed

Version 5.1

• Print a single event including notes.
• Calendar name included on event details screen.
• Publish and subscribe to Internet Calendars using FTP (File Transfer Protocol) enabling publish to servers that don't support HTTP publishing.
• Refresh button added to alarm window as a shortcut to refresh events in subscribed Internet Calendars.
• Improved compatibility with Apple iCal calendars by retaining custom iCal calendar attributes.
• Enhanced URL processing with support for URL parameters.
• Fixed issue under Windows XP where WinDates task tray icon would sometimes not display.
• Miscellaneous Bug Fixes

Version 5.0.4

• Updated iCalendar export to remove extra carriage return characters.  This fixes issues importing iCalendar files into other programs.

Version 5.0.3

• Disabled event type color prompt when opening local iCalendar files.
• Fixed issue where "Time Conflict Warning" option did not save.
• Opening a disabled calendar now enables the calendar.
• Increased maximum event name length to 500 characters.
• Increased maximum event notes length to 50,000 characters.
• Uninstall process now does not remove calendar data files.
• Updated calendar wizard to reset next alarm date when setting alarms.
• Improved iCalendar export of Easter Yearly recurring events.

Version 5.0.2

• Updated registration key handling.

Version 5.0.1

• Fixed issue that caused WinDates 5.0 not to execute on Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0.
• Fixed issue with "Add Copy" action where the new event was given the same event ID as the original event.
• Fixed issue where calendar files could be opened twice when an existing calendar was selected through Windows.
• Updated alarm window to reactivate the alarm window after deleting an event if additional alarms exist.
• Fixed recurring event issue with some events such as "5th Thursday of every month".
• Fixed issue with sending alarm emails via the SMTP protocol.
• Fixed error which occurred when closing the print preview screen.

Version 5.0

Calendar Sharing
• Added ability to share calendars using the Internet Calendar (iCalendar) standard.  Calendars may be published to a web site such as iCalDates.com where other users may subscribe to the calendars.
• Added ability to import and export calendars in the iCalendar format.
• Added ability to synchronize calendars between multiple computers using the iCalendar publish and subscribe functions.
• Import of WinDates or iCalendar event files now synchronize with existing events.  Allows syncing calendar files using the import function.
  
Calendar Management
• WinDates now refers to event files as "Calendars".  Each calendar is now identified by a calendar name.
• The names of open calendars are now shown in the WinDates title bar.
• Added Calendar Manager screen to display and manage calendars.
• Added Calendar Wizard which allows user to select calendars upon installing WinDates.

Recurring Events
• Added new Easter Yearly recurring event type.  This allows setting up recurring events relative to Easter.
• Added advanced monthly and yearly event options that allow restricting events to a certain occurrence within the month or year.  This allows events such as first weekday of the month to be setup.
• Added Week Days selection to the Advanced Yearly Options.

Holidays
• Added new holiday files for Canada, Australia and United Kingdom.
• Holidays are now stored as normal calendar files.  Users may edit holidays and create their own holiday files.
• Added Event Manager to disable and enable events and to reset alarm settings and event types on multiple events at once.

Alarms
• Added ability to send an email when an alarm goes off.
• Added ability to open/play files (sound, movie, picture, CD, etc) when an alarm goes off.
• Added ability to run a program when an alarm goes off.
• Added Auto-Acknowledge option on alarms.  Alarms with this setting go off only once, are not shown in the alarm window and are automatically acknowledged.  Useful for email, and program type alarms that do not need to be acknowledged.
• Added ability to disable sound on individual alarms without disabling the alarm.
• Added ability to set how often sound alarms are repeated (global alarm setting).
• Added settings for Alarm Window Activation providing control over alarm interruptions.
• Added Quick Timer feature.

Misc
• WinDates now displays windows using XP themes when installed on Windows XP.
• Fixed issue with calendar restore feature where calendar might be restored but not opened.

Version 4.25

• Fixed lockup / memory leak when Windows color changes are made.
• Updated WinDates to reset task tray icon if desktop crach occurs.
• Fixed problem with alarms on events where an individual occurrence of a recurring event is rescheduled.
• Fixed problem where Event Type changes could cause a crash if only the Event List is visible.

Version 4.24

• Updated WinDates to workaround Windows bug that caused the current date to not be updated after daylight savings time change.

Version 4.23

• Fixed problem where certain events may cause WinDates to lockup.

Version 4.22

• Updated installation program to install under Program Files by default.
• Updated uninstall script to remove all registry entries.

Version 4.21

• Character set (script) is now saved in font settings.

Version 4.2

• Fixed index problem that caused some events to not be displayed correctly.
• Fixed age calculation on event list printout.
• Note popup now shows & symbols correctly.
• Event List printouts now show & symbols correctly.
• Fixed event deletion problem.

Version 4.1

• Fixed alarm sounds not playing.
• Fixed problem that occurred when deleting events from the alarm window.
• Fixed advanced recurring event details not saving under some conditions.
• Fixed problem where notes for a single occurrence of a recurring event were not saved.
• Tool tips now show correctly when hovering over buttons in the alarm window.
• Fixed memory drain that occurred when event edit window is cancelled.
• Fixed lockup when Windows color changes are made.

Version 4.0

• New data file format with support for shared network access. Calendar updates are recognized automatically but other copies of WinDates.
• Multiple file support so you can have multiple event files open at once. This is useful for having a personal event file and a network shared event file.
• Improved performance.
• A daily view showing one calendar day in detail.
• Ability to reschedule or cancel individual occurrences of a recurring event.
• New combined alarm window that allows acknowledging / snoozing of multiple alarms at once. This window is handy as an ongoing to-do list.
• Weekly calendar printed report.
• Option to make a filter persistent such that it is reapplied each time you run WinDates.
• Fixed problem with control panel settings hanging up while WinDates is active.
• Option to automatically have text file exported when WinDates is minimized or exited.
• Improved on-line help table of contents.

Version 3.7

• Enhanced error handling when reading and writing events to disk.
• Fixed a rare problem where the event file could not be read correctly.
• Fixed several screen redraw problems.
• Hot keys (F5, Ctrl A, etc) now work when mouse is positioned over calendar.
• Improved performance in several areas.
• Added "Add Copy" command that enables a new event to be created based an existing event.
• Included latest Windows Common Controls (comctl32.dll) from Microsoft. This fixes a problem some people have had entering a year in the date picker control.
• Added Window Startup option of "Normal Once per Day (Hidden Otherwise)" in Startup Options.
• Added setting in Alarm Options for how often WinDates checks for alarms. The default is now every 3 seconds. This setting can be lengthened to improve performance on some slow machines.

Version 3.61

• Fixed bug that caused stack overflow on startup.

Version 3.6

• Installation program now recognizes previous installations and improves upgrade process.
• Weekly Calendar View added.
• Calendar "Auto-Expand" added. Automatically shows calendar text when mouse is hovered over calendar cell.
• Popup Hints now show event notes when mouse is hovered over event.
• Date Range Event List printed report type added.
• Added popup time picker in the Event Entry window.
• Import of vCalendar and WinDates Event files added.
• Added keyboard keys for snoozing alarms.
• Task tray icon now hides WinDates if clicked while WinDates is shown.
• Full Date added to task tray hint.
• Event Files that are in use may now be opened read-only. This allows users to share a file on a network.
• Ability to set default event start time in Event Options.
• Snooze now remembers the last snooze time entered for each event.
• Upcoming / All buttons removed from toolbar. Entry of upcoming days moved into seperate dialog to clean up event entry dialog.
• The order of the columns in the Event List may now be changed by dragging the column headings to a new position.

Version 3.51

• Fixed rare problem that caused WinDates to lock up when calculating occurrences of some recurring events.

Version 3.5

• Event History feature. Acknowledged events are now left on the calendar for reference.
• Alarms may be "Snoozed" for minutes, hours, days or weeks.
• Alarms may now be set for All Day events. In other words, events no longer require a time for an alarm to be set.
• Alarms may be set for minutes, hours, days or weeks before an event.
• A different alarm sound may now be specified for each event.
• Event acknowledgements have changed so events without alarms are automatically acknowledged.
• The Past Due Warning dialog has been removed. Event alarms should now be used for events that require attention.
• Events can now include an end date and time.
• Daily recurrence type added.
• Event frequency has been added to all recurring types so you can specify events such as every 2 years or every 4 days.
• For recurring events, an end date or number of occurrences can be set so that recurring events don't recur forever.
• The custom recurrence type has been removed and replaced by new advanced settings under each of the recurrence types (daily, monthly, etc). Existing custom events are converted to monthly events with advanced settings.
• Advanced settings have been added for each recurrence type. These settings allow much more powerful custom events.
• Event List search feature added.
• Task tray icon now displays current day of month.
• The "Hidden When No Upcoming" startup option now works even if WinDates starts up in "Show All" mode.
• You may now backup the event data file to any drive or directory.
• You may now open new event data files or move your event file to another directory using the new File Commands.
• Event Wizard added which makes entering Birthdays and Anniversaries easier.
• The calendar text can now be color-coded by Event Type.
• Notes and Alarm indication graphics added to Event List.
• Calendar month selection dialog added under View Menu.
• Event Import feature added that allows you to import events from a text file.
• On startup, WinDates now searches to see if the file being opened is already opened by another copy of WinDates. If so, the existing copy of WinDates is activated.
• Event Type combo box in the event entry window now has an auto-complete feature which automatically selects events types as you type.
• European style week numbers can now be shown on the calendar.

Version 3.05

• Added export to text file capability.
• Added the ability to select locations where the WinDates icon is installed.
• Corrected installation problem that caused WinDates to not be run on Windows startup for some international users (users whose Startup group was not named Startup).
• Corrected problem that caused custom events that specified the Last Week of February to not be shown during non-leap years (only time a month doesn't have a fifth week).
• Corrected problem that caused the UNCONVERTED WINHELP MACRO:!JI("","Startup_Options")Startup Options window to not show on some computers.
• Other minor bug fixes.

Version 3.01

• Fixed rare problem that caused WinDates to 'crash' on startup.
• Fixed problem that caused a time of midnight (0:00) to be recorded for events if the no time was specified and WinDates was set for 24-hour time entry format instead of am/pm format.

Version 3.0

• Enhanced Calendar. Event text is now shown in calendar. Events may be managed using right-click context menus.
• Future occurrences of recurring events now show in calendar.
• Added ability to acknowledge events.
• Alarms are now persistent. If your computer is not on when an alarm is set to sound, it will sound the next time WinDates is started.
• Added calendar printing and print preview.
• Enhanced Event List printing and added print preview.
• Modified WinDates to use current WinDates color settings.
• Added new flag style toolbar with more buttons.
• Added buttons to easily toggle between Calendar/Event List, Calendar Only, and Event List Only modes.
• Added options to modify screen fonts.
• Added ability to specify default notify type and different days prior defaults for each notify type.
• Alarm enabled is now automatically set if an event time is entered.
• Handled Feb 29th yearly events. These events will show up on Feb 28th in non-leap years.
• Added ability to filter events by event type. This allows users to view and print reports such as All Birthdays.
• Register! menu item now reads Registered in registered versions and does not show the registration reminder screen.
• Added ability to set alarm length to 'Until Acknowledged'.
• Clicking on the calendar month heading now brings the calendar back to the current month.
• Fixed problem with WinDates locking up if time backup is run while WinDates is hidden.
• New installation setup including uninstall support.
• New expanded On-Line Help format.

Version 2.11

• Fixed problem that caused the UNCONVERTED WINHELP MACRO:!JI("","Startup_Options")Startup Options window to not show on some computers.
• Made text wrap correctly in notes field in the Alarm Window.
• Removed 2.0 version number from Startup Splash Screen.
• Fixed problem of alarms going off at incorrect times on certain computers (very rare). This happened when the DOS time zone, set with the TZ environment variable, was different than the time zone set through Windows control panel. WinDates now only uses windows time zone.

Version 2.1

• WinDates now remembers it's screen size and position, event list column sizes, calendar size, show all / upcoming state, and toolbar status.
• WinDates places it's icon in the Task Tray (Windows 95 / NT 4.0 and greater)
• Added menu item called TODAY! that brings calendar back to current month.
• Fixed problem with Today! indication in calendar not updating correctly.
• Added Weekly notify type.
• Expanded Monthly notify type so that user can specify valid months. This especially helps in specifying quarterly events.
• Better options for International users. Day and month names handled better, options to start calendar week on Monday or Sunday, option for AM/PM or 24-hour time entry.
• Made calendar startup in current month instead of month of next event.
• Added Snooze feature to alarm. Also added ability to edit or delete event from alarm window.
• Added setting for how long alarm sounds, and default snooze time.
• Fixed problem with multi-line notes not showing correctly in Alarm window.
• Added daily reminder time for people who leave their computers on for multiple days.
• Added warnings when exiting WinDates, hiding WinDates, and entering alarm times. 
• Made year blank by default for yearly events.
• Added option for setting the default event type in the Type Setup window.
• Added menu items for changing Show All / Show Upcoming.
• Added backup and restore feature for the event file.
• Added options button to the toolbar.
• Added links to control panel windows for setting system date / time and system regional settings.
• Added spin controls to all numeric edit boxes.
• For custom event entry, made "All" buttons toggle between All and None.
• Added better F1 help support in dialog windows.

Version 2.01

• Fixed problem with alarms going off on incorrect dates.
• Fixed problem with events converted from version 1.2 not working if changed to custom event type.

Version 2.0

• Converted WinDates to 32-bit for Windows 95 and Windows NT.
• Added Event List Printing.
• Removed redundant Event Setup screen. All functions can be handled from main screen.
• Added calendar view.
• Added alarm function.
• Made Event Name and Type fields longer.
• Added Event Notes, Time, and Alarm fields.
• Added calendar for date selection for One Time events in Event Entry dialog.
• Added custom event type.
• Added support for International Dates and Times. WinDates now uses the Windows International Date and Time settings.
• Replaced main list box with Event List grid that allows column resizing.
• Added ability to resize main window.
• Added keyboard support.
• Yearly Events Dates in the Event List show the current year instead of the original year.
• Added ability to sort Event List by any column or by specific multiple columns.
• Added Event Type Setup dialog which allows you to add, delete and modify the Event Types that are shown in the Type drop box in the Event Entry dialog.
• Redesigned holiday setup dialog.

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