Changelogs for Acoustica CD/DVD Label Maker
Current version: v3.27
Changelog for v3.27Changelog for v3.17Changelog for v3.15Changelog for v3.08Support for multiple lightscribe towers at a time for those that like to 'scribe'
Added a "Why's everything in black & white" option that appears on the Help menu when your label is appearing in grayscale mode
If you launch the label maker and it's already running, the previous instance will get set as the foreground window, and the new instance's command line arguments will get passed along to that instance Changelog for v3.08 BetaMiscellaneous bug fixes
Fixed minimize launch relating to second instance Changelog for v3.04Converted help file to .chm format so it'll work in Vista
Added a "why isn't there lightscribe" menu item & help topic
Added a change-paper-type dialog
Replaced the inscrutable toolbar buttons on the art browse/search panes with "add to label" and "set as background" buttons
Removed some informational/hint popups
Bug fix: scaling error in adjust-size/position dialogs
Bug fix: now checking for UTF-8 encoding in file names in Windows Media Player playlists
Bug fix: crash when launching the edit-paper dialog while an extra label (bonus sticker) is the current editing label Changelog for v3.04 BetaConverted help file to .chm format so it'll work in Vista
Added a "why isn't there lightscribe" menu item & help topic
Added a change-paper-type dialog
Replaced the inscrutable toolbar buttons on the art browse/search panes with "add to label" and "set as background" buttons
Removed some informational/hint popups
Bug fix: scaling error in adjust-size/position dialogs
Bug fix: now checking for UTF-8 encoding in file names in Windows Media Player playlists
Bug fix: crash when launching the edit-paper dialog while an extra label (bonus sticker) is the current editing label Changelog for v3.03Adds support for seven new Canon printers
Fixes a bug in the print-preview display of mini-CD jewel case booklets Changelog for v3.02Lightscribe support
Added a "show/hide tracks fields" submenu to the Edit menu
CD tracks lookup will now try MusicBrainz if there's no result via Freedb
Finished skinning message boxes
Fixed some text undo/redo & sundry other bugs
Added a preference to choose default LightScribe mode (title,
Content, or full) to use when launching the software or creating a
New project (only applies if your paper type is set to a LightScribe drive)
Empty but visible tracks text objects are no longer pickable
To reduce the time for the preparing-to-print LightScribe phase,
Different print qualities now have different image resolutions: 300,
400, and 600 DPI, respectively, for draft, normal, and best modes
The art-browse pane can now handle shortcuts to files and folders
(Win 95-ME excepted)
Bug fix: Label editing window not always switching from grayscale to
Color after the paper type changes from lightscribe to non-lightscribe
Bug fix: Lightscribe drives appearing twice in the paper-types combo
Box for DVD projects
Bug fix: Lightscribe drives were appearing in the paper-types combo
Box in the non-lightscribe print dialog
Bug fix: Lightscribe-mode combo box didn't update after running the
Instant-label wizard
Bug fix: You can't drag circular text objects (if they're in
Fit-to-label mode) completely out of sight
Bug fix: Some message boxes not behaving modally
More Lightscribe enhancements and fixes
Circular text now supports hard returns and multiple columns. Added
Some additional CD instant-format tracks layouts
Objects can now have their sizes & positions locked to prevent them
From being accidentally moved or resized
Bug fix: Printer alignment dialog not working (version 2.57 only)
Bug fix: Problems loading layouts containing text objects with duplicate names
Bug fix: Problems copying text with hard returns in it
Bug fix: Some internal links in the help file were pointing to the wrong topics Changelog for v 3.00 BetaMore light scribe enhancements and fixes
Circular text now supports hard returns and multiple columns. Added some additional CD instant-format tracks layouts
Objects can now have their sizes & positions locked to prevent them
From being accidentally moved or resized
Bug fix: Printer alignment dialog not working (version 2.57 only)
Bug fix: Problems loading layouts containing text objects with duplicate names
Bug fix: Problems copying text with hard returns in it
Bug fix: Some internal links in the help file were pointing to the wrong topics Changelog for v2.57 BetaAdded Lightscribe support Changelog for v2.55Added support for reading data CDs and DVDs chapter/titles
Added some extra tag fields for audio CDs (album, composer, genre, year, comment)
You can now click on the borders of a selected object, not just the resize blocks, to resize the object
When you drag the tracks dialog around, the label maker will remember where you left it and put it back there the next time you open it, unless doing so would cause any part of it to be offscreen
Bug fix: If there was an error saving a label, the software gave no notification to indicate there was a problem
Bug fix: Fold lines weren't printing on jewel case booklets
Bug fix: Channel-swapping bug in image brightness feature
Fix for printing to some printers when printer is off or unavailable - was crashing Changelog for v2.54 BetaFix for printing to some printers when printer is off or unavailable - was crashing Changelog for v2.53 BetaShows GB or MB instead of KB on the disc summary
Does not show a summary if the data disc was blank Changelog for v2.50Fixes bug in calibration wizard with virtual drivers, such as fax printers Changelog for v2.48Added a Printer Calibration wizard
Added a printing-troubleshooting FAQ; whenever you print a label (until you tell it to stop), a dialog will pop up offering to take you to this FAQ if you're having troubles printing
Added a "Desktop" icon to the explorer tree under the art-explore tab
The plain-paper CD templates and full-faced printable-CD templates are back by popular demand
There's a "don't ask again" option now on the "print with a 1-millimeter safety margin" dialog that pops up when you're printing on printable discs. If you turn it off and change your mind, you can turn it on again from the auto-run page of the Preference
Added a "crop label hole" to the Print dialog
Added a "don't apply to printable discs" checkbox on the printer-alignment dialog
Changed the number of empty tracks the tracks dialog displays for an empty playlist from 15 to 99
Moved the "Export as image file" item from the "Save As (Special)" submenu to the main File menu
Added a "why's this menu disabled?" item to the "Align" menu
Fouble-clicking in the instant-label wizard on either a project type or a theme will cause the wizard to advance to the next page
An explanatory dialog will pop up whenever you click on the "find art", "search for art", etc. menu items
Right-clicking on an image thumbnail and selecting the "Set as background|Tiled" option will pop up the custom-tiled dialog instead of just tiling at the default size
Bug fix: The "find art on your computer" and "search for art on your computer" menu items now correctly bring up the appropriate tabs again
Bug fix: Paper-insert warning strings for direct-to-CD printers displayed \n instead of cr/lf
Bug fix: Selecting the "show tracks" item on the "Label" menu and clicking the show-tracks button at the bottom of the screen didn't have identical behaviors (the former didn't display a warning message if your tracks listing was empty)
Bug fix: Scrollbars on the label window only worked when the disc tab was the foreground tab
Bug fix: Scrolling the credits in the About dialog caused redrawing problems on older versions of Windows Changelog for v2.48 BetaAdded a Printer Calibration wizard
Added a printing-troubleshooting FAQ; whenever you print a label (until you tell it to stop), a dialog will pop up offering to take you to this FAQ if you're having troubles printing
Added a "Desktop" icon to the explorer tree under the art-explore tab
The plain-paper CD templates and full-faced printable-CD templates are back by popular demand
There's a "don't ask again" option now on the "print with a 1-millimeter safety margin" dialog that pops up when you're printing on printable discs
Added a "crop label hole" to the Print dialog
Added a "don't apply to printable discs" checkbox on the printer-alignment dialog
Changed the number of empty tracks the tracks dialog displays for an empty playlist from 15 to 99
Moved the "Export as image file" item from the "Save As (Special)" submenu to the main File menu
Added a "why's this menu disabled?" item to the "Align" menu
Double-clicking in the instant-label wizard on either a project type or a theme will cause the wizard to advance to the next page
An explanatory dialog will pop up whenever you click on the "find art", "search for art", etc. menu items. A variation of this dialog will also appear when you click on a thumbnail, unless this dialog has appeared before during the current session or you'
Right-clicking on an image thumbnail and selecting the "Set as background|Tiled" option will pop up the custom-tiled dialog instead of just tiling at the default size
Bug fix: The "find art on your computer" and "search for art on your computer" menu items now correctly bring up the appropriate tabs again
Bug fix: Paper-insert warning strings for direct-to-CD printers displayed \n instead of cr/lf Changelog for v2.47 BetaAdded a label-alignment dialog that lets you edit the offsets,
Sizes, and hole diameters on individual labels
Added support for printable mini CDs on Epson & Canon printers
Embed images is now the default; whether or not it remains the Default can be changed from the Preferences dialog
The Preferences dialog has an option to use a higher contrast
(darker) background for the label window, for users whose monitors
Are near death
Bug fix: Embed images in .lbl files didn't work for .aum images
(the images in the new art packs)
Bug fix: If you'd saved a project with embedded images, those
Images couldn't get stored correctly if you did a save-as-layout or
Save-as-theme
Bug fix: Alt-key menu triggering didn't work when the mouse was
Over a tab control Changelog for v2.46Fix for memory inefficiencies and slight speedups
Slightly darker label background for users with poor monitors Changelog for v2.44 BetaFix for 98 style buttons on WinXP Changelog for v2.43 BetaFix for not using XP theme on XP with custom buttons and other custom look Changelog for v2.41Now includes improved iTunes support: you don't have to export your playlists from iTunes anymore just so the label maker can read them! Changelog for v2.41 Betav2.40 had a bug in the iTunes dialog: if you clicked on a playlist name, the listview would fill up with the contents of that playlist Changelog for v2.39 BetaAutomatically selects the correct paper bin when you do direct-to-cd printing with Epson printers
Fixes the memory leak
Other minor bug fixes Changelog for v2.38 BetaBug fix: the Print dialog wouldn't remember the user's requested paper bin and printer properties in certain cases
Bug fix: if you had a DVD project open and ran the wizard & selected an audio-CD or mini-CD project type, the audio CD's track times would not import into the wizard's tracks dialog
Bug fix: if you switched the main toolbar type (from large to small icons, for instance) or registered the software, the project-type-switcher combo box would disappear from the main toolbar until you restarted the program
Bug fix: if you opened the text properties dialog and started adjusting a text object's height or width in the dialog, the text in the text object wouldn't reposition itself for the new coordinates until you exited the dialog
Bug fix: the backgrounds & layouts windows wouldn't repaint themselves while the promo-script dialog was running at program exit Changelog for v2.37 BetaChangelog for v2.36Bug fix: Was crashing in some cases when being launched from MP3 CD Burner
Bug fix: cache problem in some cases
Changelog for v2.34 BetaBug fix: extra stickers weren't printing correct
Bug fix: freeze when trying to exit the program while new project-type thumbnails were loading
Bug when printing fold lines on a DVD case label that's been compressed because the entire label won't fit on a single sheet of 8.5 x 11 paper
Bug when printing WMF files as label backgrounds
Reload paper-bins combo box if user makes any changes in the printer properties dialog
Support for direct-to-cd printing with several Canon printers Changelog for v2.33 Beta- Fix for the 'new' button not working
- Some fixes for screen real estate issues on 800 x 600
Changelog for v2.32Changelog for v2.32Changelog for v2.32 betaAdded more supported CD/DVD sticker support Changelog for v2.32 betaAdded more supported CD/DVD sticker support Changelog for v2.29Added support for reading GIF, TIFF, and several varieties of Raw image files
Added an Align menu so you can align objects to the left, right, center, etc. label edges
Added a "Help! I've lost my registration!" item to the Help menu
Modified the about box to give credit to the people who wrote the various image decoding code we use
Some noodling with the promo script
Changed the encryption method used on the paper stock & promo script files to one that will compress better
Updated the first-day-discount offer to work through the end of the year
Changed the registration dialog text from "Enter your registration email" to "Enter your registration ID"
Bug fix: now saving/restoring custom-color menu colors correctly again
Bug fix: fixed a crash when saving a custom layout that has the same name as a previously existing custom layout
Bug fix: couldn't open saved .lbl files if they contained images with path/name locations longer than 130 characters
Bug fix: extension codes working again
Bug fix: printing no longer fails on 8.5 x 11 paper for printers that can't handle custom paper sizes without manual adjustments
Bug fix: if the purchase URL returned by ProductPurchaseLink didn't contain "acoustica.com" in it, the create-the-URL function forgot to copy the buffer before returning & the label maker attempted to browse to a blank URL Changelog for v2.29 BetaAdded support for reading GIF, TIFF, and several varieties of Raw image files
Added an Align menu so you can align objects to the left, right, center, etc. label edges
Added a "Help! I've lost my registration!" item to the Help menu
Modified the about box to give credit to the people who wrote the various image decoding code we use
Some noodling with the promo script
Changed the encryption method used on the paper stock & promo script files to one that will compress better
Updated the first-day-discount offer to work through the end of the year
Changed the registration dialog text from "Enter your registration email" to "Enter your registration ID" (so we need to update the stationery once this version goes live)
Bug fix: now saving/restoring custom-color menu colors correctly again
Bug fix: fixed a crash when saving a custom layout that has the same name as a previously existing custom layout
Bug fix: couldn't open saved .lbl files if thebug fix: printing no longer fails on 8.5 x 11 paper for printers that can't handle custom paper sizes without manual adjustments y contained images with path/name locations longer than 130 characters
Bug fix: extension codes working again
Bug fix: printing no longer fails on 8.5 x 11 paper for printers that can't handle custom paper sizes without manual adjustments
Bug fix: if the purchase URL returned by ProductPurchaseLink didn't contain "acoustica.com" in it, the create-the-URL function forgot to copy the buffer before returning & the label maker attempted to browse to a blank URL Changelog for v2.27 Beta- Fix for crash when attempting to read WMA files
|
 |
|
|
|
