PersonalBrain 5.5 Release History PersonalBrain 5.5 is a free upgrade for all version 5 users. Note: Opening a Brain in version 5.5 makes irreversible changes to your Brain database, making it incompatible with version 5.0. If you wish to continue using version 5.0, you must make a backup of your Brain prior to opening it with version 5.5. Version 5.5.2.5 October 25, 2010 Fixes o Java 6 update 22 compatibility o The continuous backup truncates Thought names longer than 128 characters. Version 5.5.2.4 April 20, 2010 Fixes o Fixed: Importing brains from version 3.0 does not work o Fixed: Under Windows 7, if PersonalBrain starts automatically and there is also a link to PersonalBrain pinned in the taskbar, the link is not highlighted correctly. To correct this problem if you are upgrading from an earlier version, you may need to open Preferences > General and uncheck Open PersonalBrain when Windows starts, click OK, then re-open Preferences and re-enable the setting. Localization o The installer now offers multiple language options o Fixed: Various problems with Dutch translation Version 5.5.2.3 March 8, 2010 Improved Animation o When resizing the font height, animated transitions make changes easier to follow Localization o Added French localization o Fixed problems with some Dutch language resources Fixes o Fixed problems with resizing of the plex using the resizing circle while in normal view with expand all enabled Version 5.5.2.2 January 26, 2010 Changes o Detects version compatibility without opening the database when possible Fixes o Fixed: PB does not start up properly under user profiles without proper access control to their home directories (updated version of notes editor) o Fixed: Links that have not been saved properly in the database cannot be deleted o Fixed: Sometimes mouse response is suppressed after interacting with menus o Fixed: Color of selected item in Add Attachment dialog box is incorrect Version 5.5.2.1 December 9, 2009 Fixed: When there are more than 100 thought types, setting the thought type can trigger inappropriate commands Version 5.5.2.0 November 28, 2009 Fixes © TheBrain Technologies LP Page 1 of 16 o Fixed: Sometimes saved expanded views don't load properly o Added workaround for Java bug that causes PersonalBrain to fail to initialize in some cases under Leopard o Fixed: Clearing the notes of a Thought does not remove the notes from the search index, resulting in a problem with the index integrity and misleading search results o Fixed: In some cases, the exception “Invalid index home” prevents the usage of the search index. o Fixed: Freemind and MindManager files which contain CJK characters are not indexed correctly Version 5.5.1.9 (1st Official Release) November 17, 2009 Minor Changes o Expanded view allows longer Thought names o Spelling suggestions for search uses the same dictionary as the spellchecker o Removed unneeded files from installer o Updated German localization o New themes added: Dark Grey and Light Grey . These new themes are based on the “Simple” themes created by zenrain (Thanks!) Fixes o Menu mnemonic fixes (Thought > Copy Thought, Edit >Redo) o Fixed: Exceptions when editing color preferences o Fixed: On mouseover of all day events, the first letter of the text disappears o Fixed: Snooze of reminders does not work in some cases o Fixed: Reminders on monthly repeating events do not work in some cases o Fixed: Repeating daily and weekly events sometimes show on the wrong day Version 5.5.1.8 (RC) November 13, 2009 Expanded View o Thoughts have less tendency to overlap o The layout is more stable o Grid layout of sets of thoughts remains compact when long Thought names present Events o Keyboard can be used in the add/edit event dialog box o Events are sorted by time when displayed on calendar Minor Changes o Improved look of paste dialog o Preferences window minor cleanup o Colors for Tag Thoughts are always applied to text, not backgrounds (consistent with how tags are displayed) o Updated German and Dutch localizations Fixes o Fixed: On Mac OS X, Quick Look does not open the currently selected attachment o Fixed: Colors of Thought type menus are not correct if background colors are in use o Fixed: Reports list is not anti-aliased o Fixed: Color picker shows the wrong selected color if apply colors to background is set o Fixed: Back and forward buttons are not disabled when switching brains o Fixed: After using an accelerator to focus on the tags tab, further accelerators don't work o Fixed: The properties window does not display properly if an externally linked picture file is not available o Fixed: The number of attachments in statistics is sometimes incorrect o Fixed: Reminder checkbox is sometimes set when it should not be o Fixed: Problems related to daylight savings time and repeating events o Fixed: When exporting notes, recently added images remain in the temporary folder o Fixed: Redo/undo of event commands does not update the display properly o Fixed: Redo of pasting events does not work properly o Fixed: When unlinking a virtual thought that is active, the native thought should be activated o Fixed: Exceptions containing the message “The connection is closed” related to the class FileCellRenderer © TheBrain Technologies LP Page 2 of 16 o Fixed: In presentation mode keyboard accelerators should sometime not be enabled o Fixed: Going into presentation mode the screen that PersonalBrain is currently on o Fixed: Icons in reports and other lists of thoughts don't display properly after loading o Fixed: ESP Sync with keyboard monitoring on Windows Vista 64 hangs o Changes made for problem when the user has too many Apple Address Book entries o Fixed: On Mac OS X, unexpected files cause inability to search Calendar, Address Book, and Mail o Fixed: Confirmation prompt for deleting events is ignored. o Fixed: Preferences > Accelerators list moves up and down as status messages appear and disappear Version 5.5.1.7 (RC) November 4, 2009 Custom reports o Dialog layout simplified o Added an option for “OR” searching on tags Fixes o Fixed: Indexing of information does not always occur Version 5.5.1.6 (RC) October 29, 2009 Minor Changes o Added accelerator for pasting items (icons, URLs, Thoughts, etcetera) into the plex o Added unchangeable accelerators Enter, Shift+Enter o Color selection popup is better looking and easier to understand o Original start date of repeating events is saved o Freemind import now supports GUID, notes, URLs, and jump links o Updated German Localization o Pro and Core icons in menus updated Fixes o Fixed: Copy Thought is missing from Thought context menu o Fixed: Search and advanced search only returns results from attachments under some circumstances o Fixed: Details panel does not show in Dutch localization o Installer no longer offers to start automatically PB in Windows Vista and Windows 7 since doing so disables drag and drop o Fixes for default colors showing in color selection o Adjusted method for showing selection of attachment type to create when using keyboard o Fixed: Focus on notes when notes tab is auto-hidden does not set focus to editor o Fixed: Paste from earlier versions of PersonalBrain does not give a proper error o Fixes for pasting and undoing o Fixes for pasting of orphan thoughts o Fixes for pasting of Thoughts with multiple events o Fixed: When unchecking an all day event, start and end times are not set o Repeating events no longer show a checkbox in the event list o Fixed: Exceptions can occur during paste of events o Fixed: Can't rename files in virtual thoughts o Fixed: Cancel of export dialog box does not cancel o Fixed: Drawing of event times in foreign locales can fail o Fixed: Events are not drawn in the correct color o Fixed: On copy of text as outline with notes, images are not properly removed from text version of notes o Fixed: Right click to fix spelling in create dialog does not show correction options if mouse moves o Fixed: If you create a Thought with an assigned type that has a color, delete it, and undo the delete, the color is not reset. o Fixed: If you delete a Tag then undo the deletion, the tags tab is not refreshed until you close your Brain then re-open it. Version 5.5.1.5-b October 23, 2009 Accelerators © TheBrain Technologies LP Page 3 of 16 o New keyboard accelerators added . Focus On… Set the keyboard focus to the plex or any of the tools windows . Reports Change the filter settings . Search Clear results, toggle options for filtering results, advanced search . Plex Maximize – toggles the maximized state of the plex Pins - The first 10 pins can have accelerators assigned to them o The number of default accelerators has been doubled o Fixes . Fixed: Accelerators operate on the wrong thought after clicking on a report result or moving focus to notes . Fixed: Shift can be used as a modifier on common keys to create an invalid accelerator . Fixed: The text “ACTIVE_THOUGHT” shows in the accelerators list . Fixed: Some feedback messages are too long to appear properly . Fixed: Various issues with the tags and type menus when opened via accelerators . Fixed: Some reserved keys such as Tab should not be allowed as accelerators Preferences o Moved settings related to the various views under the new “Views” tab o The Preferences window is now more compact Fixes o Fixed: In outline and expanded views new created Thoughts are sometimes not linked correctly o Fixed: Undoing of unlinking and linking actions does not function as expected o Fixed: Dutch localization is not installed