VueMinder Calendar Pro Version History

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Version 6.0.1 (Decement 12, 2009)

• Added a "Now" button when displaying the Day and Week views. This button will make the current date and time visible in the Day and Week views.
• Improved the Day and Week views to automatically scroll to the current time when the current date is selected.
• Improved the Day and Week views to remember the first visible time slot, so the time slot will still be visible after restarting the program.
• Improved the Day and Week views to allow time slot lengths to be independently set. Previously, both views shared the same time slot length setting.
• Improved the Month Navigation Pane, so clicking a date will result in the Day view appearing to show the clicked date's events.
• Improved the Month View, so clicking a date's header will result in the Day view appearing for the clicked date.
• Improved the task tray and program icon. The current date shown in the icon will be easier to read now.
• Corrected a problem with category, priority, and location type changes not being correctly saved after performing a backup.
• Corrected a problem with the "Share Calendar" menu option sometimes disappearing.
• Corrected processing of date and time values in non-US countries. In some countries, an error message about invalid dates and times was appearing when attempting to define an event or task.
• Corrected a problem with the Backup or Restore Data window, where typing a non-existent path would not correctly set the backup location to that path after being prompted to create it.
• Corrected the display of event times in the desktop calendar. On some computers, the last digit of the time was not appearing.
• Corrected a problem with the checkmarks for items in the View menu not being consistent with the window layout after loading a window layout file.
• Corrected a problem where, on some computers, several web browser windows appear when the program is started.
• Corrected the desktop calendar to remember its position when using multiple monitors and the secondary monitor is to the left of the primary monitor.

Version 6.0.0 (December 8, 2009)

• Added the ability to sync calendars with Google Calendar. Both 1-way (either direction) and 2-way synchronization are supported. Synchronization occurs automatically, whenever changes are detected, or can be adjusted to occur at a set frequency.
• Added the ability to pin desktop alerts to any location on the screen, similar to sticky notes.
• Added the ability to create meeting requests using a "New Meeting Request" menu option. Note: this feature requires a default mail client to be installed.
• Added an option to set the highlight color of the current date. This color will be used in both the main window and desktop calendar.
• Added an option to disable the bubble tooltips that appear when hovering the cursor over events or tasks in the Calendar View.
• Added an option to disable the message prompting to confirm event or task deletion.
• Improved the appearance of desktop alerts. Desktop alerts will now be colored to match the associated event or task color.
• Improved importing or subscribing to iCalendar files. If a problem with the file is detected, an informative message will be displayed. Previously, there was no feedback when an error occurred.
• Improved the display of yearly recurring events when the option to show the event occurrence number (i.e., age on birthday, anniversary number, etc) is enabled. The occurrence number will be shown in the event block and will also print.
• Improved the icons in the Calendar List to indicate calendars that are configured to sync with Outlook.
• Improved performance when deleting multiple events and when updating calendar subscriptions.
• Improved the Category, Priority, and Location editor windows to include a note clarifying when these appearances will be used. The note also has a link, which when clicked, will switch the calendar to the corresponding display type.
• Corrected memory leaks and reduced CPU usage.
• Corrected a problem where duplicate events were sometimes being created when updating a subscription to an online calendar.
• Corrected selection and deletion of multiple events in the Event List.
• Corrected a problem on some computers where the event or task information that should be displayed in the Details pane is displayed in a separate web browser window instead.
• Corrected a problem with event descriptions sometimes not fully importing from iCalendar files. The descriptions would appear in the Event List, but not the Details pane.
• Corrected a problem where events would not sometimes not appear, or would disappear after creating a new event, on some computers.
• Corrected exporting to Excel when Windows is using non-US regional settings.
• Corrected exporting to Excel so an error won't appear if the exported calendar name has characters that are invalid for an Excel worksheet name, or exceed 31 characters.
• Corrected a "Configuration system failed to initialize" error that can sometimes occur if the program settings become corrupted. The program will now automatically correct and recover from this error.
• Corrected menu options after upgrading to the Pro version from the Lite version. The additional Pro version commands were sometimes not appearing.
• Corrected a problem with HTML tags sometimes appearing in the Details pane and Formatted Text tab of the event description editor.
• Corrected the desktop calendar to not allow it to be accidentally maximized.
• Corrected graphical glitches in the non-default appearance themes, particularly related to the calendar list and other improvements made since version 5.5.0.

Version 5.5.1 (November 15, 2009)

• Added the ability to choose a highlight color for selected dates. This setting can be found in the Appearance Options window.
• Added the ability to re-order calendar groups via drag-and-drop.
• Improved the creation of new events, so when an event is added to a hidden calendar, or assigned to a filtered priority, location or category, the filter is automatically removed to make the newly created event visible.
• Improved the Calendar Properties window to allow group assignment to be viewed or modified.
• Improved the Calendar List, so the expanded/collapsed state of calendar groups is saved and restored when the program is restarted.
• Corrected problems with events sometimes not appearing when they should be. They were being incorrectly filtered.
• Corrected the apearance of all-day events in the Day and Week views, when displaying events by category, priority, or location.
• Corrected the calendar list so when a new calendar is created while a group is selected, the new calendar gets added to the selected group instead of the "My Calendars" group.
• Corrected a problem with calendar group assignments sometimes not being saved or restored when the program is restarted.
• Corrected the calendar list so groups that don't contain calendars can be deleted.
• Corrected a problem opening tasks from the Desktop Calendar when double-clicking tasks in the task list.
• Corrected border colors in the Event List when displaying completed events.

Version 5.5.0 (November 12, 2009)

• Added the ability to group calendars in the Calendar List. Grouped calendars can be displayed or hidden in a single operation by checking or unchecking the group’s checkbox. Calendars can be dragged and dropped between groups, or repositioned within the same group.
• Added the ability to prioritize events and tasks. Available priority types default to “High”, “Medium”, “Low”, and “None”. These can be modified using a new “Priority Types” command from the “Tools” menu.
• Added tabs to the Calendar Items (formerly Calendar List) area of the main window. These tabs can be used to dynamically switch how events are presented and filtered in the Calendar View and Event List. You can view and filter events and tasks by calendar, category, priority, and location. The visual appearance of these types can be customized using the Appearance Toolbar or Tools menu options. You can also combine filtering using these various types, or reset the filter using an X button at the bottom of the Calendar Items area. The display will correspond with whichever tab in the Calendar Items area is currently active.
• Added "Display Type" menu options under the View menu for switching the display between showing event and task colors based on calendar, category, priority, and location. These new menu options also have shortcut keys of Alt+1 through Alt+5.
• Added the ability to define a list of event locations. These can be edited by clicking the “…” button in the location field of the Event Editor, or by using the Tools menu. As with categories and priorities, different appearances can be assigned for event locations, and these can be viewed or filtered by activating the Locations tab of the Calendar Items area.
• Added the ability to see search results within the Event List. Searches can be performed for any date range and will take a fraction of a second to display the results in the Event List. You can switch between previous searches using tabs, and dynamically adjust the date range used for the current search criteria.
• Added the ability to print search results. To do this, select the “List” print style with “Search Results” content type.
• Added the ability to specify an optional report title when printing. The title will appear at the top of every page. If no title is desired, the title text can be set blank.
• Added the ability to associate events, or entire calendars, to a selected category or priority. This can be done by right-clicking the event or calendar.
• Added tooltips to the Calendar List and other items in the Calendar Items window area. These tooltips will show calendar details and filtering status.
• Added the ability to display a counter for yearly events (such as birthdays, anniversaries, etc). This counter will automatically show the appropriate value for each year, and can be configured to start at any value. The counter settings are located under the Yearly recurrence settings in the Event Editor.
• Added the ability to define contacts using a new "Contacts" menu option, accessed from the Tools menu.
• Added an “Extend Trial” button to the registration window after the 30 day trial period has expired. This button can be used to request and extension to the trial period, in case 30 days are not enough to reach a purchasing decision.
• Added a "Delete All" button option on the popup reminder window. This button can be used to delete all the events and/or tasks associated with the displayed reminders.
• Improved the appearance of events in the Calendar View and Event List. Border colors will now automatically coordinate with selected background colors. A large number of default appearances are have been added for new calendars, and these appearances have been made more aesthetically pleasing.
• Improved the display of events having formatted text descriptions. These descriptions will no longer show raw HTML tags in the Event List’s Description column, in the Day or Week views, or when printing.
• Improved exporting to Excel so raw HTML tags are no longer included in the exported event descriptions.
• Improved the Day and Week views of the default appearance theme to show event descriptions. Previously, only the event title and location would appear.
• Improved all aspects of program performance using memory caching and various other optimizations. It should be significantly faster now, even when there are a large number of events displayed.
• Improved event deletion so when multiple events are selected, including recurring events, only one prompt is displayed to confirm deletion of the entire selection.
• Improved event creation when a subscribed (i.e., read-only) calendar is active. Rather than displaying a warning message, the program will default the new event to belong to a different non-subscribed calendar.
• Improved importing from ICS files so when importing into a destination calendar, if all existing events in the destination calendar are selected for deletion or overwriting, a message is displayed asking for confirmation. This will help avoid potential data loss when importing into an existing calendar.
• Improved the calendar defaults so the default category is used for new events when importing or subscribing into the calendar. The default category will be used for events that have no specified category in the calendar source.
• Improved error handling of invalid date formats when importing from ICS. For example, time values that are only 5 digits in length instead of the expected 6 will be properly handled, instead of the import failing.
• Improved the status bar to show the time the active calendar was last synced with Outlook, if applicable.
• Improved the visual look-and-feel of all menu and toolbar icons.
• Corrected a large number of problems related to calendar sharing over a local network, especially when the calendar subscription update setting of “Automatically” is selected.
• Corrected a problem with the Import window appearing numerous times after double-clicking an ICS file from outside of VueMinder Calendar. The window will now appear only once, as was intended.
• Corrected a problem with snoozing desktop alerts for tasks. The desktop alerts would always reappear after 1 minute, regardless of the snooze length selected.
• Corrected an error message when attempting to preview a task reminder.
• Corrected a problem with print output always going to the default printer, regardless of which destination printer is selected.
• Corrected a problem when creating a new task, where a new event of the same name was also sometimes being created.
• Corrected the appearance of all-day events when selected in the Day and Week views. Previously, the background colors of all-day events would be changed when selected.
• Corrected a problem when selecting a recurring event in the Calendar View, where the appropriate row in the Event List (if displayed) was not being activated.
• Corrected problems with snoozed and dismissed reminders for recurring events sometimes not correctly appearing in the Recent Reminders window.
• Corrected a problem with dismissed events no longer appearing as faded in the Calendar View after displaying the Recent Reminders window.
• Corrected a performance problem with the Recent Reminder window. This problem also caused calendar subscription updates to take far longer than expected. Subscription updates should now only require a couple seconds.
• Corrected a number of refresh problems in the Event List, such as when an event is reassigned to a different calendar or its reminder is dismissed.
• Corrected the reminder status displayed in the Event List, tooltips, and Details pane. In some cases, the status was saying the reminder would be displayed, when it wouldn’t be due to it not being shared with the current user, occurring too far in the past, or other various reasons.
• Corrected a problem with the dismissed reminder status in the Event List being cleared every time the associated event is changed.
• Corrected a problem with plain text email reminders, if the associated event description contains non-English characters. Instead of displaying the correct character, a “?” would appear in the email reminder in place of the character.
• Corrected a problem with a conflict warning being displayed in the Event Editor for recurring events, even when there are no other conflicting events.
• Corrected an “out of memory” error that would appear when the mouse is moved over an event having a description with a line exceeding 200 characters, without spaces.
• Corrected a problem when setting work day options using non-English languages. The work day options were not being properly saved.
• Corrected a problem when selecting the short US date/time format when using a non-English language. A longer format was always being used.
• Corrected the “Check for Updates” window so it doesn’t display above all other windows.
• Other minor bug corrections and improvements.

Version 5.4.0 (October 14, 2009)

• Added real-time calendar sharing over a local network. To share calendars in real-time, set the update frequency to "Automatically" when subscribing or sharing a calendars over a local network.
• Added notification of conflicting events. There are two types of notifications - a simple label in the Event Editor window and a popup warning message. These can both be enabled or disabled, independently for each calendar via new "Event Conflict Handling" settings in the Calendar Properties window.
• Added a "Calendar View" print style. This will print the calendar exactly as displayed in the Day/Week/Month View, including whatever number of days or weeks are selected for display.
• Added a "Reset Filter" option to the Event List's "Filter" button's menu. This option will remove filters on all columns.
• Added a "Random" button to the apperance properties for calendars and events. This button can be used to quickly generate a unique appearance.
• Improved the Event List to allow multiple events to be selected at one time. This can be done by Shift-clicking rows, Ctrl-clicking rows, or dragging row selection with the mouse. You can also select all listed items using a right-click menu option or Ctrl+A. Selected rows will have a green arrow.
• Improved the Event List and Calendar View so multiple selected events can be deleted, toggled as completed, or re-assigned to a different calendar in a single operation.
• Improved the Event List performance, especially when a large number of events are displayed. Performance should be much more responsive now.
• Improved handling of incorrectly entered email addresses to return a more user-friendly error message.
• Corrected the Day/Week/Month view so right-clicking a selected event, when multiple other events are selected, will not clear the other selections.
• Corrected the Event List to properly refresh the reminder status for tasks, when task reminders are dismissed, snoozed, or sent via email/SMS.
• Corrected a problem where the popup reminder window is sometimes initially displayed behind the main VueMinder Calendar window.
• Corrected the Appearance Toolbar to be disabled when a task is selected in the Day/Week/Month view.
• Other minor bug corrections and improvements.

Version 5.3.3 (October 2, 2009)

• Corrected a problem with reminders not being shown or processed for calendars that are not visible.
• Corrected a problem with assigned event and task categories not correctly displaying in the Event Editor and Task Editor windows.
• Corrected a number of problems with tasks either not displaying in the calendar view when they should, or displaying when they should not.
• Corrected a problem with the Event List not refreshing correctly when filtering by calendar name and a displayed event is reassigned to a different calendar.
• Corrected the Desktop Calendar to hide week numbers/headers if the Calendar Option to show week headers in the Month View has been disabled.
• Corrected a problem with the current date highlight not automatically moving after the date changes.

Version 5.3.2 (September 25, 2009)

• Improved the task tray icon to show the current date.
• Corrected the display of date numbers in the desktop calendar when the option to use advanced date number colors has been selected and some date colors are set to black.
• Corrected a problem when shift-clicking on a task in the calendar view while one or more events are selected.
• Corrected an intermittent problem where the events would sometimes revert to their previous date after being dragged and dropped to a new date.
• Corrected an error when setting a text message reminder recipient's phone number, if a mobile carrier for that recipient isn't available or selected.
• Other minor corrections and improvements.

Version 5.3.1 (September 18, 2009)

• Added the ability to set the number of times that sound or video playback should repeat in a popup reminder.
• Added an advanced appearance option that allows the date color for each day of the week to be customized.
• Corrected problems with the global hotkey option.
• Corrected the backup option to prompt for a backup location if the setting to perform automatic backups has been enabled but a path hasn't been specified when the Options window is closed.
• Corrected a problem when importing from Excel. The event in the first row was not being imported.
• Corrected the destination columns when exporting to Excel. The exported data was incorrectly shifted by 1 column.
• Corrected a problem with the displayed date navigation label not being updated when an event is selected from the Event List and the calendar view jumps to a different date range.
• Corrected a problem when dismissing or snoozing a task reminder while event reminders are also displayed in the same popup reminder window.
• Corrected a problem with previously dismissed task reminders not redisplaying after being re-enabled.
• Corrected a problem with completed tasks not reappearing in the calendar view when the "Hide Completed Tasks" setting is toggled.
• Corrected a problem with repeating tasks appearing in the calendar view when the "Show Tasks in Calendar" setting is disabled.
• Other minor corrections and improvements.

Version 5.3.0 (September 11, 2009)

• Added an option to color dates in the Month Navigation Pane using event appearances. Dates that have events will be colored based on the first event on the day. This can be disabled via an Appearance Option.
• Added an option to color the date numbers of weekends in the Month Navigation Pane and Calendar View. The default color is red, but this can be changed (or disabled) via an Appearance Option.
• Added an option to control whether VueMinder Calendar runs at Windows startup.
• Added an option to fully exit the program when the main window is closed, rather than minimizing to the task tray.
• Added an option to customize the global hotkey used to restore the VueMinder Calendar window after it has been minimized.
• Added more date range options, such as "The next 90 days" and "This calendar year". These additional options are available in the Event List, when exporting to Excel, and when printing.
• Added two more print styles for the Weekly layout.
• Added a "Print Preview" command to the File menu.
• Improved performance of calendar importing and exporting to Excel and Outlook. Most computers should see a dramatic reduction in the time required to import or export.
• Improved exporting to Excel to show the generated workbook when the export completes. This also corrects a problem on some computers with the export appearing to hang.
• Improved importing from Excel to support the column names Microsoft Outlook generates when exporting to a text file.
• Improved the default calendar appearances used when new calendars are created. Default appearances now use earth tones, which tend to be more aesthetically pleasing.
• Corrected a problem with reminders not being shown for calendars that are not visible.
• Corrected an problem when "Go to Date" is commanded.
• Corrected a problem with the "New Calendar" menu option sometimes disappearing after a new calendar is created.
• Corrected display problems in the Recent Reminders window when using several of the non-default appearance themes.
• Corrected a problem creating file links in the event and task description editors when dragging and dropping files that contain "&" characters in their names or paths.
• Corrected the alignment of date numbers and week letters in the Month Navigation Pane. This is also corrected when printing.
• Corrected an error that could appear if the global hotkey to restore the main window cannot be properly registered.
• Other minor bug corrections and improvements.

Version 5.2.0 (September 4, 2009)

• Added the ability to assign reminders to tasks. Popup reminders, desktop alerts, email reminders, and SMS text message reminders can be used.
• Added the ability to display the event description in the popup reminder window. Any links contained in the description will also be clickable from the reminder window.
• Added a Recent Reminders window, which shows the status of recently displayed, snoozed, or sent reminders, and allows those reminders to be immediately redisplayed or sent again.
• Added a global hotkey (Ctrl+Shift+V) to make the VueMinder Calendar window reappear after having been minimized to the task tray.
• Added a tri-fold print layout style.
• Added a Delete button to the Desktop Calendar window, allowing the selected event or task to be deleted.
• Added a "New Task" option to the task tray icon's right-click menu, allowing tasks to be created without displaying the main window.
• Added the ability to not to use SSL when subscribing or publishing calendars. SSL will be used by default, but can be disabled if desired.
• Improved the Task Editor window to include a full-featured text editor for entering task details. Also added the ability to delete a task from the Task Editor window.
• Improved subscribed calendars to allow reminders to be set for events, and not overwritten when the subscription is updated. Also, event completion status will now be preserved.
• Improved calendar importing from ICS files. If existing events are present in the destination calendar, a new window will appear allowing selection the existing events that should be deleted or overwritten, if any. Previously, any existing events would be deleted or overwritten.
• Improved tasks to display in the appropriate time slot in the Day and Week views.
• Improved the event and task text editor to allow file links to be added by dragging and dropping files into the text editor.
• Improved the popup reminder window to preserve column widths and order.
• Improved popup reminders containing web pages to also allow the option of playing sound or music.
• Improved to View menu to make it more consistent by renaming the "List" option to "Event List", and repositioning the option to be with the other window area options, such as "Task List".
• Improved the docking indicator when dragging areas of the main window or desktop calendar. The new indicator is more intuitive.
• Corrected a problem with menu and toolbar customizations sometimes not being saved when Windows is shutdown while VueMinder is running in the background.
• Corrected the Task List to create a new task when a blank area of the list is clicked.
• Corrected problems that could sometimes appear when starting VueMinder Calendar: "Configuration system failed to initialize", "Call was canceled by the message filter", "Object reference not set to an instance of an object", or "Empty path name is not legal".
• Corrected problems with reminders for recurring events sometimes reappearing after having been dismissed, or sometimes not appearing when expected.
• Corrected a problem when dismissing a reminder for an event in a recurring series that was copied and pasted from another recurring series.
• Corrected the week numbers shown in the Month Navigation Pane. Previously, only the first number was displayed.
• Corrected the indication of overdue tasks in the Calendar View for tasks that have associated starting times.
• Corrected saving of tasks if the data location is changed and no task changes are made before the program is closed.
• Corrected the auto-hiding of the Details pane, to not also hide the Details tab.
• Corrected the reminder status to indicate a reminder will not be displayed if an event or task is marked completed before the reminder was displayed, and the option to suppress reminders for completed events/tasks is enabled.
• Corrected to only start Outlook in the background when or if it becomes necessary in order to import/export to Outlook or synchronize with Outlook.
• Corrected a problem when importing from Outlook if the calendar being imported contains items that aren't events, meetings, or appointments.
• Corrected a problem with web links from the Help menu and other windows not opening on some computers.

Version 5.1.1 (August 7, 2009)

• Added a new appearance theme that shows full event descriptions within the event blocks in the Day and Week views. The new theme is named 'LargeDatesWithDescriptions.isl'.
• Improved application load times and runtime performance. The application should load approximately 50-60% faster than previously. Delays when opening the Event Editor or Calendar Property windows should also be reduced.
• Improved the tooltips displayed in the Event List. The tooltips now match the tooltips shown in the Calendar View, and display correctly on multi-monitor setups.
• Improved the Details pane to allow the Event Editor to be opened for the displayed event by clicking its name. A similar improvement has also been made for tasks.
• Improved the handling of customized menus and toolbars. Updates after version 5.1.1 will no longer reset user menu customizations, unless a new menu options are added.
• Improved error handling when insertion of a file link into the event description editor fails.
• Corrected tooltips containing formatted text to not re-appear when the cursor is moved over an empty area of the Calendar View.
• Corrected printing of date ranges. The ranges were not being used previously for the Day, Week, Month, and Year print styles.
• Corrected a problem sending SMS reminders if the reminder subject or description contains extended (non-US) characters.
• Corrected the category list to not lose categories or go empty.

Version 5.1.0 (July 31, 2009)

• Added a new "Details" pane to the main window. This pane shows details of the currently selected event or task. Events with descriptions containing links to files or websites can have those links clicked from the Details pane.
• Added a full-featured text editor to the Description tab of the Event Editor. Text formatting, pictures, links to web pages or local files, and much more can be entered to event descriptions using this new text editor.
• Added a task list to the desktop calendar.
• Added buttons to the desktop calendar for creating events and tasks, and for opening the currently selected event or task.
• Added a status bar to the desktop calendar.
• Improved the event location field on the Event Editor window to show a drop-down list of recently entered location values.
• Corrected a problem with service contract keys not being correctly recognized in countries that use a short date format that doesn't match what is used in the United States.
• Corrected a problem with the backup feature, where it was backing up calendar data to the 'autosave' file instead of to the specified backup path.
• Corrected a problem when shutting down Windows. A message of "CSC.exe application error" was appearing on some computers. Due to this error, some data was not being properly saved prior to Windows shutdown.
• Corrected a problem where tasks weren't correctly displaying in the calendar view after restoring from a previous backup.
• Corrected a problem with all-day events sometimes appearing on the previous day when a calendar is published and viewed in another application.
• Corrected the default publishing, subscription, and Outlook sync settings to not exclude events older than 30 days.
• Corrected Outlook sync timing problems that could sometimes result in a deleted event reappearing in VueMinder after an Outlook sync is performed.
• Corrected problems with the text encoding when publishing events containing international character symbols. Previously, these special characters would appear as "?" when the published calendar was viewed on the web.
• Corrected an error message that was displayed when clicking on events in the Week View, when the Week View was set to display work days only.
• Corrected display refresh issues when the Week View was set to show work days and a different week was selected.
• Corrected the Ctrl+T shortcut, which had been assigned for both creating a new task and for going to the current date. The shortcut for creating a new task is now Ctrl+Shift+T.
• Corrected a problem with event colors not being pasted when using Ctrl+V.
• Corrected a problem with the Event Editor window moving location immediately after opening.
• Corrected a problem with the button locations on the popup reminder window.
• Corrected saving of window layout files and event list filter files to use default extensions that allow the files to be distinguished from each other. Previously, both files used a default extension of xml.
• Other minor bug corrections and enhancements.

Version 5.0.0 (July 22, 2009)

• IMPORTANT: The upgrade policy has been changed to be service contract based. If you previously registered VueMinder Calendar, a window will appear asking for your service contract key. All customers that purchased prior to 5.0.0 should have received an email from VueSoft containing a service contract key. If you didn't receive this email, or if you're not sure how to enter your service contract key, please contact us.
• Added the ability to see tasks in the Calendar View. Tasks can now also be added, deleted, or modified from the Calendar View.
• Added the ability specify optional start times and durations for tasks.
• Added the ability to categorize tasks and events.
• Added a Category Editor to allow defined categories to be added, removed, or renamed.
• Added a new "Category" column to the Event List.
• Added the ability to import events with categories from Excel.
• Added the ability to import, export, and sync event category assignments with Outlook.
• Added the ability to save or load defined Event List filters.
• Added the ability to save or load window layout files. This allows you to define one or more window layouts and quickly switch between them.
• Added a Program Option to specify where VueMinder Calendar's data should be saved, if you prefer to save somewhere else besides your user application data directory.
• Added a new appearance theme named "Deep Purple", selectable from the Appearance Options window.
• Added a "Work Days" option from the Week button drop-down menu. When selected, only working days (as specified in the Calendar Options) will be displayed in the Week view.
• Added a "Timeslot Length" menu to the Day and Week button drop-down menus, for adjusting the displayed timeslot resolution. Previously, the displayed timeslot length could only be adjusted through the Calendar Options window.
• Added an option when importing from iCalendar and Excel to apply the destination calendar's event defaults, such as reminder settings, to any newly imported events.
• Added many keyboard shortcuts for performing routine tasks within the program, such as going to the current date (Ctrl+T) and adding a new event (Ctrl+N).
• Added the ability to reassign an event to a different calendar via the event's right-click menu.
• Added a Calendar Option to switch between Simple Week Numbering (United States/Canada) and ISO 8601 week numbering (Europe and others).
• Improved the Reminder column of the event list to indicate when a reminder will be displayed. Previously, this information would only display for snoozed reminders.
• Improved handling of recurring events when a duration is specified that is so long it will cause occurrences of the series to overlap.
• Improved the mobile carrier list for SMS text message reminders to support many more carriers. If your carrier wasn't listed previously, there's a good chance it's available now.
• Corrected dismissed reminders for recurring events to stay dismissed when syncing a shared calendar.
• Corrected the appearance of dismissed reminders to always remain faded or hidden after syncing.
• Corrected Outlook sync to not place previous versions of events in the Deleted Items folder in Outlook after syncing.
• Corrected a problem with the Event List not refreshing after switching between displaying events and tasks in the list.
• Corrected a rendering problem with the text on the Month view, where the text would display as fuzzy on some computers.
• Corrected a problem with the icon in the task tray sometimes disappearing.
• Corrected a problem with the HTML event description preview appearing in a separate browser window on some computers, rather than the embedded preview area.
• Corrected the HTML event description preview to automatically update as the description is typed.
• Corrected problems importing from iCalendar (ics) files when the setting to exclude events older than a certain number of days is unchecked. No events were being imported.
• Corrected iCalendar sharing to include or preserve the categories assigned to events.
• Corrected a problem when exporting to Excel, in which non all-day events on the last day of the selected export date range were not being included in the export.
• Corrected a problem with the snooze length drop-down list on the popup reminder window sometimes being cleared of items if the window is displayed for a long time.
• Corrected a problem with the popup reminder window not remembering its previous location when the setting to display reminders in separate windows has been enabled.
• Corrected the reminder date shown in tooltips for recurring events.
• Corrected an error when right-clicking the scrollbar in the Day or Week views.
• Corrected a problem with the font size not showing both digits when the font is larger than 9 points.
• Corrected event pasting to include any customized event appearances from the copied event.
• Corrected error messages on the Print and Export windows when the Event List is set to display events for the selected dates.
• Corrected ALT+TAB list on Windows XP to not show the Desktop Calendar in the list of windows.
• Corrected the scrollbar appearance on the Desktop Calendar when the cursor is moved over a scrollbar or when the scrollbar is clicked.
• Many other minor bug corrections and enhancements.

Version 4.4.1 (June 22, 2009)

• Added an option to exclude events that are older than a specified number of days when importing/exporting, subscribing/publishing, or syncing with Outlook.
• Added "Help" and "Hide" buttons to the upper-right corner of the Desktop Calendar.
• Improved the setup of calendar sharing over a local network, adding menu options to make it easier and more intuitive.
• Improved Outlook sync to include reminder status. Now, if a reminder is dismissed in Outlook, it won't appear in VueMinder Calendar, and vice versa.
• Improved the Navigation and Upcoming Event panels in the Desktop Calendar to allow them to be automatically hidden, docked elsewhere, or made into standalone floating windows.
• Improved the Duration field of the Event Editor to allow a number of seconds to be specified.
• Corrected problems importing certain iCalendar files, when formatted with Apple or Unix end-of-lines.
• Corrected round-off errors of event ending times in the Event Editor when creating or modifying events that span multiple days.
• Corrected appearance refresh problems in the Calendar List after subscribing or importing a new calendar.
• Corrected a problem with the task tray icon sometimes disappearing if double-clicked while VueMinder Calendar is still in the process of loading.
• Corrected a problem with buttons and controls sometimes not appearing on the popup reminder window the first time it is displayed.
• Other minor bug corrections and enhancements.

Version 4.4.0 (June 13, 2009)

• Added a semi-transparent calendar to the Windows desktop. Its size, position, and transparency can be adjusted. It can also be hidden by toggling the "Desktop Calendar" option in the View menu.
• Added an option to include event appearances when exporting to Excel.
• Improved the event description editor to allow links to be clicked when the event description is formatted as HTML.
• Corrected a problem when attempting to import on a computer where Outlook has been installed but not configured with a profile for the current user.
• Corrected a problem with week numbers being off by 1 for some years.
• Corrected iCalendar importing of events that do not have a duration or ending time specified.
• Other minor bug corrections and enhancements.

Version 4.3.0 (June 6, 2009)

• Added menu options to create recurring or all-day events.
• Added event descriptions to the tooltips displayed in the Calendar View. This can be disabled via a new Calendar Option.
• Added an option to periodically check for new program updates, in addition to the option of checking when VueMinder Calendar starts.
• Added an option to initially display the main window when Windows starts, rather than having it always default to being minimized to the task tray.
• Improved the popup reminder window to support playing more media types and to reduce the size required for the media playback controls.
• Improved the Today button when the Month view is displayed. A previous date range containing the current date will be restored.
• Improved performance when deleting multiple selected events.
• Improved the main window to re-appear when VueMinder Calendar is already running (minimized) and the Start menu shortcut is commanded.
• Corrected problems with the popup reminder window that can sometimes occur after it has been displayed for a long time or when many reminders are displayed simultaneously.
• Corrected a problem with the forward and backward date navigation buttons not working when the Day and Week views are displayed.
• Corrected the main window to restore its size and location between system reboots.
• Corrected an error message that can sometimes occur when shutting down Windows.
• Other minor bug corrections and enhancements.

Version 4.2.2 (May 29, 2009)

• Added a new appearance theme file 'LargerDateNumbers'. This is the same as the default theme, but with larger date numbers displayed in the day, week, and month views.
• Improved tool tips in the Calendar view to show when a reminder will be displayed or sent.
• Improved the version updater window to allow it to be minimized.
• Improved tasks to allow due dates and completion dates to be optional.
• Improved the task editor window to make it sizable.
• Corrected a problem where previously dismissed reminders sometimes reappear after restarting.
• Corrected problems in the popup reminder window that can sometimes result in other graphical problems, such as the main window not properly refreshing.
• Corrected the 5 minute subscription update interval. Calendars set to update at this interval were never being updated.
• Corrected various problems that can occur after copying and pasting an event.
• Corrected a problem with the Calendar checkmark in the View menu.
• Other minor bug corrections and enhancements.

Version 4.2.1 (May 25, 2009)

• Corrected a problem with the main calendar window sometimes not being able to be made visible.

Version 4.2.0 (May 24, 2009)

• Renamed 'VueMinder' to 'VueMinder Calendar'.
• Improved the registration window to show current coupons or promotions (if any), as well as the number of days or hours until the promotion ends.
• Improved the Event Editor window to make tabs names bold, such as the Description tab, if they have any data entered.
• Improved run-time performance and added automatic cleanup for certain conditions that can cause performance to decrease.
• Corrected a number of synchronization problems related to recurring events and recurring event variations.
• Corrected potential synchronization problems when publishing and subscribing to the same calendar.
• Corrected a problem with the popup reminder window giving errors and showing a large red X when a calendar subscription is updated while one of its reminders is displayed.
• Corrected a problem with the Appearance Toolbar not properly updating to show the appearance settings of a selected event if that event has a customized appearance.
• Corrected the Reminders menu to remove reminders that are no longer applicable after a calendar subscription is updated.
• Other minor bug corrections and enhancements.

Version 4.1.1 (May 18, 2009)

• Added new reminder sharing settings to the Event Editor for events belonging to calendars that are published. These settings allow the publisher to control who will see a reminder.
• Added the ability to toggle between analog and digital versions of the clock.
• Added the ability to create new events using the task tray icon's right-click menu.
• Added an option to enable the display of the splash screen when VueMinder starts during Windows startup.
• Improved reminder snoozing in subscribed calendars. Previously snoozed or dismissed reminders will no longer be immediately redisplayed when the calendar subscription is updated.
• Improved synchronization of reminders when publishing. Reminders that have been snoozed on the publishing computer will now have the same snooze status on the subscribing computer, unless the subscriber previously snoozed or dismissed the reminder.
• Improved the splash screen to show random tips and tricks for getting the most out of VueMinder.
• Improved the tooltips for events in the calendar view. The tooltips will no longer incorrectly show times for all-day events. The tooltips will also now include reminder status and thumbnails for any pictures that have been assigned to the reminder, if applicable.
• Improved the main window to restore its previous size and location when VueMinder is started.
• Improved the event list to save and restore changes to the column order.
• Improved the splash screen to no longer be displayed above all other windows.
• Improved appearance settings checkboxes in the Calendar Properties and Event Editor windows to default to more intuitive values, depending on whether customized event appearances have been enabled or are being used for the selected event.
• Corrected a problem with the snooze text shown in the Reminders column of the Event List for reminders that haven't been displayed yet.
• Corrected a problem where reminders dismissed from the reminder window were not being correctly hidden when the 'Hide Completed Events' option has been selected.
• Corrected the week header of the monthly print layout to match the Month View's setting of whether week numbers should be displayed.
• Other minor bug corrections and enhancements.

Version 4.0.1 (May 10, 2009)

• Added the ability to customize where each pane of the main window is docked. Docking settings and window pane sizes will also now be preserved when installing updates.
• Added a column to the event list to display event reminder status, such as when a snoozed reminder will be displayed again, whether a reminder was dismissed, or when the reminder was sent via email or SMS.
• Added the ability to download and install the help documentation for offline viewing. VueMinder will detect if offline help has been installed before attempting to display the online help.
• Improved all drop-down lists to reduce the amount of scrolling required.
• Corrected the "Due In" times displayed in the Popup Reminder window to refresh automatically, including a second-by-second countdown when an event is due in less than a minute.
• Corrected the movement of the hour and minute hands of the Clock.
• Corrected the default snooze length for new reminders to match the most recently used snooze length. Previously, the snooze length was always defaulting to 5 minutes for new reminders.
• Corrected the first day displayed in the Month view to match the selection made in the Calendar Options.
• Corrected the start and end times displayed in the Work Day options to be compatible with the time format of the local region.
• Corrected a problem where if the Popup Reminder window is displayed for an event, and that event is deleted in the Calendar View, the event was not being correctly removed from the Popup Reminder Window.
• Corrected a problem when displaying popup reminders for multiple instances of a recurring event.
• Corrected a problem when deleting all instances of a recurring event using the Delete button on the Popup Reminder window.
• Other minor bug corrections and enhancements.

Version 4.0.0 (May 2, 2009)

• Added integration with Microsoft Outlook. Calendars can be imported/exported to Outlook and automatically synchronized.
• Added menu options to show or hide all calendars as a single operation.
• Added an option to display the month and day on each date displayed in the Month view. This can be toggled from the Month button drop-down menu.
• Added the ability for the event list to be sorted.
• Added a button to the popup reminder dialog allowing the associated event to be deleted.
• Improved the popup reminder dialog. When multiple reminders are listed they can now be sorted. The reminder list can also be resized.
• Improved reminder snoozing so each reminder will individually recall the previously selected snooze time when the reminder is redisplayed. This will be the default snooze time if the reminder is snoozed again.
• Corrected problems when Windows is shutdown or when the current user logs off, where VueMinder was sometimes not closing quickly enough. Also corrected related problems that would sometimes cause the license file to become corrupted due to VueMinder being killed before it could correctly close.
• Corrected a problem where completed occurrences of a recurring event series were not being properly hidden when the "Hide Completed Events" option was selected.
• Numerous other minor bug corrections and enhancements.

Version 3.09.0319 (March 19, 2009)

• Added the ability to import events and calendars from Microsoft Excel workbooks.
• Added the ability to export events to Microsoft Excel workbooks, HTML tables, or plain text files.
• Added a calendar publishing option to enable or disable the conversion of event times to UTC, for better compatibility with some online calendars such as iCal-Mac.com, which doesn't support conversion of UTC times to the local time zone.
• Added the ability to define global event reminder defaults when creating or importing new calendars.
• Added an option to the View menu to toggle the display of the status bar.
• Added automatic backup of registered license information in case the license information becomes corrupted. Licenses will now be automatically recovered from a backup copy.
• Improved testing and sending of email and text message reminders to run in a background process and be aborted if there's a failure that doesn't trigger a timeout. The timeout for connection errors has also been reduced from 200 seconds to 30 seconds.
• Corrected a problem with selecting dates on the Print dialog if the Event List is set to display events within a "Range of dates".
• Corrected print margin problems. The margins were being set larger than the values specified in the Page Setup dialog, and the margins settings were sometimes not being applied in the Print Preview window.
• Improved error handling to only show one error message at a time.
• Removed error messages when unable to connect to a remote server or shared folder during an automatic sync.
• Other minor bug corrections and enhancements.

Version 3.09.0304 (March 4, 2009)

• Added an HTML event description preview in the Event Editor, as the description would appear in an email reminder.
• Improved the Event Editor window to allow it to be maximized. It will also remember its size and location when closed and reopened.
• Corrected a problem sending an email reminder when the Send Now button in the Event Editor is clicked for a reminder that was previously sent.

Version 3.09.0301 (March 1, 2009)

• Added an analog clock to the main window. This is off by default, but can be turned on by selecting the Clock option from the View menu.
• Added a button to the Actions tab in the Event Editor window to make the current event settings the defaults when creating new events. Also added the ability to restore current event action settings to previously specified default values.
• Added an option to set the default starting time slot visible in the Day and Week views, reducing the amount of scrolling required.
• Added initial window docking options for the Popup Reminder window. The window can be made to initially dock to a corner of the screen, or it can redisplay wherever is was last moved.
• Added a label below the Snooze button on the Popup Reminder window, showing the time when the reminder will be displayed again if snoozed.
• Added an option to display Popup Reminders individually in separate windows, rather than merging all reminders into a list on a single Popup Reminder window.
• Added a default file-type association of iCalendar (ics) files with VueMinder. When an ics file is opened, either on your computer or through a web browser, VueMinder will import the calendar file.
• Improved handling of the case when VueMinder is already running and the VueMinder shortcut is clicked in the Start Menu. The current instance of VueMinder will be displayed instead of a message saying VueMinder is already running.
• Improved the Desktop Alert window to show the currently selected snooze time. The menu has also been simplified, greatly reducing the number of clicks required to select a different snooze time.
• Improved the Popup Reminder window to allow it to be resized much smaller than previously.
• Corrected problems related to adding a number of public calendars, such as Jewish Holidays.
• Corrected a problem when importing certain iCalendar files that don't specify a calendar name. Previously, the events were being imported but not assigned to a calendar due to the name being blank.
• Corrected a number of synchronization errors when sharing calendars, both on a local network or over the web.
• Corrected a problem with snoozed or dismissed desktop alerts not being added to the Reminders menu if they were set to not automatically snooze.
• Corrected the Popup Reminder window to appear above other windows when first displayed. Previously, if the "Always on top" option was not selected, the window would sometimes appear behind other windows.
• Clarified on the Calendar Properties window the specified default event length applies only when creating events from the Month view.
• Other minor bug corrections and improvements.

Version 3.09.0223 (February 23, 2009)

• Added an option to the Calendar Properties window to choose whether to apply appearance settings to all events, including events that were previously modified with custom appearances.
• Improved calendar publishing and subscribing to optionally include customized event appearances.
• Improved handling of invalid email addresses when modifying email settings or selecting additional email recipients.
• Corrected a number of synchronization problems when a calendar is both published and subscribed.
• Corrected problems when setting a calendar's appearance using the Calendar Properties window. The appearance change was not being correctly applied in some cases.
• Corrected the Popup Reminder Preview window to include the event or calendar appearance currently specified in the Appearance tab of the Event Editor window.
• Corrected a problem that could occur if the reminder row is double-clicked in the Popup Reminder Preview window.
• Corrected sorting of reminders in the Popup Reminder Window. They are once again sorted by start date.
• Corrected the Print window to not cause the Day and Week views to switch to displaying a single day when the Monthly layout style is selected.
• Corrected the event list to properly reflect an event's completion status after updating the completion via the right-click menu in the calendar view.
• Corrected a problem where a recurring event's appearance would not update when using the Appearance Toolbar.
• Other minor bug corrections and improvements.

Version 3.09.0216 (February 16, 2009)

• Added an option to automatically mark events as completed when their popup reminder or desktop alert is dismissed.
• Added an option to suppress reminders for events that have been marked as completed.
• Corrected a problem with window and toolbar settings sometimes not being remembered.
• Corrected a problem with the Event List showing the incorrect appearance of a recurring event's occurrence, if that occurrence is using a customized appearance.
• Corrected a problem where opening the Calendar Properties window sometimes affects the appearance of other events or calendars.
• Corrected a problem with the event title not updating when the event is a variation of a recurring event series and the series title is changed.

Version 3.09.0214 (February 14, 2009)

• Added an option on the Print dialog to output in either grayscale or color.
• Improved email settings to allow better compatibility with some ISPs, including optional authentication and SSL settings.
• Improved event list processing performance. The list should refresh more quickly now.
• Improved and corrected the Key Lime Pie appearance theme.
• Corrected a critical error when an event in the event list is reassigned to a calendar that is filtered from display.
• Corrected a problem with completed events not being correctly hidden when the Hide Completed Events option in the View menu is enabled.
• Corrected problems with event appearances not refreshing or displaying correctly in the event list, especially recurring events.
• Corrected a number of conditions that could cause error messages to display.

Version 3.09.0210 (February 10, 2009)

• Added an Appearance tab to the Event Editor, allowing modification of the appearance of an individual event or the calendar the event belongs to.
• Added the ability to select a variable number of days for display in the Day view.
• Added the ability to choose between showing an entire week or only weekdays in the Week view.
• Added the ability to choose how many weeks should be simultaneously displayed in the Month view.
• Added the ability to compress the display of weekends in the Month view.
• Added the ability to copy and paste an entire recurring event series. Previously, only single occurrences could be copied and pasted.
• Added a link to the FAQ from the Help menu.
• Added a splash screen, displayed when VueMinder is launched by the user. The splash screen will not display when VueMinder runs at Windows startup, since it's running in the background.
• Improved application load times. Depending on the computer, VueMinder may load around 30% faster.
• Improved the registration reminder window that is displayed when VueMinder starts, to allow the user the option of hiding the window until the 30 day trial period expires. No more nag screen!
• Improved the Event Editor to allow durations (days, weeks, months) to be viewed or specified for all-day events that span multiple days.
• Improved the starting and ending date/time controls in the Event Editor, and the way their values interact with the Duration control.
• Fixed a problem when setting a recurring event to be all-day, where it would be set to 16 hours instead.
• Fixed a problem where the top portion of the Day and Week views were sometimes being obscured by the date navigation bar.
• Other minor improvements and bug corrections.

Version 3.09.0201 (February 1, 2009)

• Improved the Event List to show each event using the corresponding event/calendar appearance.
• Improved the Popup Reminder Window to show reminders using the corresponding event/calendar appearances.
• Added a button to the Proxy Settings window to allow testing of the specified proxy settings.
• Added right-click context menus and add/remove buttons to the recipient distribution list for email and text message reminders.
• Corrected problems with recurring event variations not being properly exported or published.
• Corrected problems when a calendar is both published and subscribed, and contains recurring events. The events were sometimes being duplicated, and variations were being incorrectly overwritten.
• Corrected a problem when double-clicking an empty day area on the Month view when an event is currently selected. The selected event was being opened, rather than a new event being created as intended.
• Improved the starting and ending date/time controls on the Event Editor.
• Corrected problems when publishing/subscribing or exporting/importing multi-day events, where they would sometimes not match the expected number of days.
• Clarified the Registration dialog to indicate a single purchased VueMinder license can be legally used on up to 5 computers.
• Corrected problems when the "Click to add new event" button is clicked in the Day/Week/Month view. The event was being added to the wrong calendar and was not being properly initialized using calendar defaults.
• Corrected a problem when a new event is created by double-clicking the Month view. The event was not being initialized to the correct default ev

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