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11-Jul-2006 v2.51
Enhancements
| • | The title displayed on preview and printed reports is now configurable. |
| • | The report type can now be optionally displayed on preview and printed reports. |
| • | The amount earned is now displayed and updated when in manual time tracking mode and a valid start time is entered and the end time is set to 'now'. |
| • | Allow more flexibility in specifying times and dates. Added the characters - , and ; as valid hour, minute and second time separators (in addition to the existing characters . : and the current Windows region time separator setting). Added the characters . , - / and \ as valid day, month and year date separators (in addition to the current Windows region date separator setting). |
| • | Added an option to allow auto-resuming of automatic time recording on the current category when the computer becomes active after an inactivity timeout. |
| • | The server name connected to is displayed in the programs About dialog. |
| • | Gaps from the end of the last recorded time entry to the start of the currently recording time entry are now highlighted in the Edit Recorded Time window. |
Fixes
| • | Display the example duration formats in the program options using the regional settings for the decimal and time separators. |
| • | Allow times to be entered when the regional settings for the AM/PM symbols contain '.' characters such as New Zealand where the symbols are "a.m." and "p.m." |
| • | Expanded time display fields in windows and reports to accommodate longer time formats used in some regions. |
| • | A disabled timer whilst the main window was hidden off-screen meant that the duration displayed in the system tray icon hint was not being updated and automatic time recording was not stopping when the configurable idle time was exceeded. |
| • | Adjustments of the size and position of columns in reports to accommodate large earnings amounts. |
| • | Adjusted size of report pages to print better on both A4 and US Letter paper. |
| • | The calendar controls used on the reports window were changing the date range quick selection to Custom if the window was left open for several minutes. |
| • | The total duration for the current day and the adjust start time option to use the previous time entry end time were not being updated when time was manually added. |
| • | The Notes field displayed in the Full Details report was being truncated. |
| • | Improved display of long fields such as category names and user names in the preview and printed reports. |
| • | If the server could not be found when logging in the error message could display the server name of the server last successfully connected to. |
26-Jun-2006 v2.5
New Features
| • | Stop automatic time recording when the system has been idle for a period of time. On Windows 2000, XP, 2003 and Vista computers this can be configured as a number of minutes. On Windows 98 and ME computers the time recording stops when the screen saver is activated. |
| • | Gaps between time entries and overlapping time entries can be optionally highlighted in the Edit Recorded Time window when the ALL category is selected. Small gaps and overlaps can be ignored by specifying the duration to ignore. Gaps can be allocated to a new time entry or an existing adjacent time entry. Time entries can be trimmed to remove the overlap. |
| • | Optional skinned user interface (enabled by default) with 13 selectable skins. This feature is not currently enabled on Windows Vista. |
Enhancements
| • | Several changes to support Windows Vista. |
| • | The date to display recorded time for can now be entered directly in the Edit Recorded Time window. |
| • | Warn if the ALL category is selected when saving changes in the Edit Time Entry window. |
| • | Changed time entry in the "Adjust start time" and "Edit Recorded Time Entry" windows to free-format text to make them easier to use. |
| • | The text "now" can be entered where a time is required, such as in manual time entry on the main window or in the Edit Time Entry window. |
| • | When adding a new time entry using the Edit Recorded Time window and currently recording time then default the end time of the new entry to the start time of the currently recording time (ie. Fill the gap). |
| • | When adding a new time entry using the Edit Recorded Time window and not currently recording time then the end time is set to "now". It was previously set to the explicit current time that the Add button was clicked which could be some seconds or minutes before the time entry is added. |
| • | The first time entry start time and last time entry end time are displayed in bold text to make them easier to identify visually. |
| • | The time details category percent complete is now always retrieved when a category is selected on the main window. The program option to retrieve time details now only applies to the time details notes. |
| • | Added a new option to automatically clear the time details notes when time is recorded on the main window (select Stop or select a different category when automatically recording time, or select Add Time in manual time tracking mode). |
| • | Added two new options in the "Adjust start time" window (when you click the "Started" link on the main window when time is recording): 1) use the current time, 2) use the end of the previous time entry on the current date. |
| • | The total amount earned for the current day is now displayed on the main window when "Today" is selected in the automatic time recording details. |
| • | The start time in the manual time entry mode is now automatically set to the end time of an automatic recorded time entry, making it easy to fill in additional time manually later. |
| • | The end time in the manual time entry mode is now automatically set to "now" as the most common usage of manual time entry is to record the time just worked. This can be disabled in the program options. |
| • | When a valid time is entered as the manual start time and "now" is entered as the manual end time on the main window the duration is displayed and updated above the manual duration entry. The manual duration entry is set to empty. |
| • | The text in the start time, end time and duration in the manual time entry section on the main window are now automatically selected when the field is first clicked in to allow easier replacement by simply clicking and typing. |
| • | When starting the program the start time in the manual time entry on the main window is now automatically set to the end time of the last time recorded on the current day. |
| • | Added Start/Stop Recording/Add Time menu item. |
| • | Swapped position of category selection and user selection in reports window as the category tree needs to be much wider than the user list. |
| • | The selected category and date range can now be optionally displayed on preview and printed reports. |
| • | Changed the wording in some information messages to make them easier to understand. |
| • | User interface is now Windows XP theme compliant. |
| • | New icon theme used for buttons and menu items. |
| • | The system tray icon is now animated when recording time. |
| • | The system tray icon popup hint now displays the name of the selected category, start time and duration. |
| • | Added icons to popup system tray icon menu. |
| • | Added "Center on Screen" and "About" menu items to the popup system tray icon menu. |
| • | Improvements to trap Windows shutdown notification and stop automatic time recording. |
| • | The Windows system locale First Day Of Week setting is now used instead of Monday to set the default "first day of the week" option. |
| • | The license name is now displayed on the toolbar and full license information is displayed in the Help, About window. |
| • | The error reporting system now uses a wizard style to provide the user with more control over the information sent and make it easier to comment on the problem. |
| • | New uninstall feedback application to replace the online feedback form. This is less intrusive than opening a browser window. |
| • | The start/stop recording button on the main window is now disabled when the window is hidden off-screen to avoid unwanted start/stop if the Enter/Return key is pressed whilst the window is the active Windows program and hidden. |
| • | Improved ability for main window to appear on top of all other windows when it appears from the edge of the screen. |
| • | Group category selection is now enabled by default. |
| • | Only show tooltip hints in the Edit Recorded Time time entries grid for the category and notes columns. |
| • | Changed the font used throughout the program to Tahoma to resolve a problem with the Arial font previously used where if the first letter of text is 'W' then it is sometimes not displayed or only partially displayed. |
| • | Improved format and information on trial reminder and trial expired windows. |
| • | Added an application icon to the database delete utility. |
| • | Only enable the Delete button in the database delete utility if a database is selected. |
| • | Several minor improvements to the user interface. |
| • | Expanded detail in some sections of the help file and user manual. |
| • | The selected user can now be optionally displayed on preview and printed reports. |
| • | Changed the color of the disabled user security actions in the Configure Users window to make them easier to read. |
| • | Improved the ability to keep the main window visible at all times which helps in locating it when hidden at the edge of the screen. |
| • | When installing the server software the desktop and quick launch icons are now installed for all users, not just the current user. |
| • | The installation program and all executable programs installed are now digitally signed. This validates that the programs have not been tampered with and improves the warning messages that Windows presents when running downloaded programs and that Firewall programs present when programs access the network. |
Fixes
| • | Fixed a category ordering problem which under some circumstances would cause problems in the weekly timesheet report and some categories in any "by category" report to be repeated. |
| • | Replaced calendar controls to avoid a complex bug in the display of the original controls used. |
| • | A program error was generated if whilst editing in the Edit Recorded Time window recorded time grid the category tree was clicked. |
| • | Do not allow multiple reports to be previewed at the same time. This was causing problems as the report system was not designed for parallel report preview. |
| • | Expanded amount earned column in reports to cater for wide currency formatting. |
| • | Ensure that there is absolutely no unrecorded time when recording and switching tasks on slow computers or when the system is very busy. |
| • | Do not allow a group category to be selected in the edit time entry window of edit recorded time if either the user does not have security access to record to group categories (Pro) or the users program options are set to not allow recording to group categories, except if editing a previously recorded time entry recorded to a group category and the category is not changed. |
| • | In some cases the total duration displayed in the Report View window was truncated to be less than 24 hours. |
| • | If a sub-category was moved to a new category group and the old group category was deleted then the moved category was also being deleted. |
| • | Remove input focus from the Notes and % Complete items in the time details on the main window when hiding the time details section to allow the window to auto-hide. |
| • | In the reports window if an end date was manually typed in then in some cases the start date was being set incorrectly. This was caused by a partially entered date such as 01/01/0 (typing 01/01/06) to be interpreted as 01/01/2000. |
| • | Fix for very long category names which were causing an error in the weekly timesheet report. |
| • | Check that a printer is installed and a default printer is set in the Windows control panel before allowing the report preview/print. |
| • | Do not display the amount earned when in manual time tracking mode when the start time or end time is invalid. |
| • | Ensure that the window is displayed longer when the system tray icon is clicked or the Show menu item in the system tray icon popup menu is selected when the main window is hidden. |
| • | In some rare circumstances categories could be set to 100% complete and not visible for selection when not intended. |
| • | If automatic time recording was stopped without a direct user selection (e.g. program closed without stopping time recording, windows shutdown and so on) then the time details notes and percent complete were not being recorded. |
| • | Resolved potential window scaling problems for some windows on computers with non-standard DPI settings. |
| • | Always ensure that windows are initially displayed on screen in the case where display resolution or other settings cause previously visible windows to be placed off-screen. |
| • | Resolved a rounding issue that would display the initial duration today on the main window as 00:00:01 instead of 00:00:00 if no time has been recorded. |
| • | Program version number was not being displayed correctly in the Windows Add or Remove Programs dialog. |
| • | Fixed the popup hint message for the user delete button. |
| • | Set the Start In folder in desktop and quick launch bar shortcuts which fixes help, manual and video tutorials not displaying when run directly from the shortcuts. |
| • | Resolved several minor issues when run on Windows NT. |
| • | Modified recorded time for a particular user in the Edit Recorded Time window would incorrectly show when a different user was selected until the changes were saved. |
| • | Removed prompt to discard changes when exiting the configure users window when the only operation performed was cancelling and add of a new user. |
| • | Replaced the password hash algorithm to remove a potential buffer problem in the original algorithm. |
| • | Do not display the exit warning when closing the main window if the user is logging off. |
| • | Fixed the quick launch icon for the server installation. |
26-Aug-2005 v2.42
Enhancements
| • | Added a display option to set whether the main tracking window slides or jumps when showing and hiding at the edge of the screen. |
Fixes
| • | Additional fix to version number interpretation to work in locales where a period '.' is not the character used to separate the decimal amount in numbers, such as in Germany and Lithuania. |
| • | If Complete Time Tracking Professional Server is installed do not use its folder as the default installation folder when installing Complete Time Tracking Professional Client. |
22-Aug-2005 v2.41
Fixes
| • | When selecting the Keep button in the delete utility when uninstalling don't force the selection of a database and don't delete the database. |
| • | Don't display both the personal (CTT Std) and shared (CTT Pro) databases for selection in the database delete utility on uninstall. Only display the database relevant to the CTT edition being uninstalled. |
| • | Allow the main Reports window to be minimized. |
| • | Fix to version number interpretation to work in locales where a period '.' is not the character used to separate the decimal amount in numbers, such as in Germany and Lithuania. |
| • | Allow recorded time in the Edit Recorded Time window which has been modified and changed to a different start date to be deleted. |
| • | When currently automatically recording time for a category and in category configuration the category visibility for selection is modified to be unchecked or the percent complete modified to be 100% and the "auto hide for selection when category is marked as 100% complete" option is selected then don't override the category percent complete with the value entered in the time details in the main tracking window when the time recording is automatically stopped because the category is no longer visible for selection. |
08-Aug-2005 v2.4
New Features
| • | New Multi-user Professional edition of Complete Time Tracking involving extensive changes to the program, database and online help and user manual. The original version of Complete Time Tracking is now called the Standard edition. |
| • | User login and change password option. |
| • | User configuration to add, modify and delete users. Users can be marked as inactive to remove them from selection but retain their recorded time. |
| • | User security actions to specify per-user security access restrictions to application features and reports and set which users can view other users recorded time for editing or reporting. |
| • | Six new multi-user reports and three existing detail reports can also optionally display the user. |
| • | User selection added to the edit recorded time, edit time entry and reports windows, visible only by users with the appropriate security access. |
Enhancements
| • | Category codes are now displayed in reports if the "use category codes" program option is enabled. |
| • | The selected category is now displayed in bold on the main time tracking window. |
| • | Renamed the New buttons to Add and the Edit buttons to Modify, uniformly in all windows. |
| • | Modified some reports to ensure that the same formatting is used in all reports. |
| • | Add, Add Subcategory and Modify in the category configuration window are now performed in a pop-up window so that making changes is more explicit. |
| • | Double-clicking a category in the category configuration window will display the modify window. |
| • | Added a Modify item to the category configuration popup menu. |
| • | Added a popup menu in the Edit Recorded Time window with options to Add, Modify and Delete. |
| • | Pressing the delete key when a time entry row is selected in the Edit Recorded Time window will delete the time entry. |
| • | Changed hidden category color in category tree to match new inactive user color in user list. |
| • | Allow several shortcut time formats in manual time entry. For example, 9/900/9.00/9:00/9am are all interpreted as 09:00. |
| • | Smart interpretation of 12-hour short format end times to be post-midday times. For example, if the start time is 11:00 then an end time of 2 is interpreted as 2PM (14:00). |
| • | When manual time is entered the next start time is set to the previously entered end time, the next end time is cleared, and input focus is moved to the end time to make successive time entries easy. |
| • | Added "Last 3 Months", "Last 6 Months", "Last 12 Months", "This Year" and "Last Year" quick date range selections to the Reports window. |
| • | When the start date is changed in the Edit Time Entry window of Edit Recorded Time then end date is changed to match. |
| • | Always display the category for recorded time in the Edit Recorded time window to avoid the confusion over it disappearing when there are no sub-categories for the selected category. |
| • | Reduced delay before automatic hide of the main window. |
| • | Added a delay before automatic show of the main window to avoid accidental showing. |
| • | Added a default button on all windows, normally the OK or Close button, activated by pressing Enter. |
| • | Improved the explanation in the database deletion utility which is automatically run on uninstall and improved its database detection. |
| • | Updated user interface controls to Windows XP look. |
| • | Changed the button layout in all windows to be consistent. |
| • | Added 32-bit alpha blended and 4-bit transparent application icons. |
| • | Only save the "start when Windows starts" option when it changes to avoid unnecessary notifications from applications which monitor startup registry entries. |
| • | Improved category sorting in reports. |
| • | The database restore now makes a backup copy of the current database file. |
| • | The online help is now in HTML Help format. |
| • | Revised the online help and user manual, updating text where appropriate, standardizing the layout and formatting in all topics, updated all screen shots. |
| • | Added enhanced error reporting to pinpoint program errors. Detailed information about what the program was doing at the time of the error is logged and a screen-shot is automatically taken. The error report can be easily emailed. |
| • | Enhanced database upgrade functionality with auto resume after error support and upgrade progress notification. |
| • | The Backup and Restore menu items are now located under the Tools menu. |
| • | Added interpretation of several database errors to present a more user-friendly error message. |
| • | The database version is now displayed in the Help, About window. |
Fixes
| • | Fixed running of the user manual and short video tutorials when selected from the help menu. |
| • | Remember the "show hidden categories" selection in the reports window. |
| • | Fixed error when adding recorded time in the edit recorded time window with the percent complete set to 100. |
| • | Removed erroneous category headers in the weekly timesheet preview/printed report which were appearing in certain conditions. |
| • | Don't keep the end of the current database file when restoring a backup of a smaller database file. |
| • | Automatically uncheck the category visibility for selection if the category is set to 100% complete from within the category configuration window. |
| • | Don't uncheck the top-level ALL category visibility for selection if recorded time is added for the ALL category and set at 100% complete. |
| • | Ignore modified and deleted time entries when calculating which default start time to use for a newly added time entry. |
| • | When a network share is detected for the Windows user roaming profile the users non-roaming profile is used to store the backup instead of producing an error when connecting to the database. |
Other
| • | "Parent" categories are now referred to as "group" categories. |
Prior Version History
Complete Time Tracking Professional was developed using Complete Time Tracking Standard v2.32 as a base. The version history for Complete Time Tracking Standard appears below.
04-Apr-2005 v2.32
Fixes
| • | Removed unnecessary show and hide of the main time tracking window when selected as the active Windows application. |
| • | Fixed the Tools, Options menu item. |
| • | Enable the category level selection for the full details report. |
| • | Fixed the total recorded time duration for the current day on the main time tracking window. |
07-Mar-2005 v2.31
Fixes
| • | Auto-hide again after Windows display settings are changed, such as the Windows taskbar auto-hide, screen resolution, or the desktop orientation is changed in a tablet PC. |
02-Mar-2005 v2.3
Enhancements
| • | Added shortcut keys for selecting a category and changing the started time in the main tracking window. |
| • | Renamed report "Print" button to "Report" and "View" button to "Data", changed their order and changed the printer icon to a report icon so that the main reporting option to use is clear. |
| • | Changed the layout of the reports window to put the start and end date side by side which is easier to read. |
| • | Added support for systems with multiple monitors. |
| • | Added keyboard shortcuts to activate category selection and to adjust the start time on the main time tracking window. |
| • | Moved the Help buttons to the left of the dialogs to give clear separation from OK/Cancel/Close buttons. |
| • | Use a more modern image in the installer. |
| • | Added a Repair option to the uninstaller. |
Fixes
| • | Display and use the new hourly rate for recorded time if it is modified from the categories hourly rate in the Edit Recorded Time dialog. |
07-Feb-2005 v2.2
Enhancements
| • | Added several short video tutorials to demonstrate how to perform common tasks. The video tutorials are accessible from the Help menu, start menu, and links within the online help and user manual. |
| • | Install the PDF user manual with the program. The user manual is accessible from the Help menu, start menu, and links within the online help. |
| • | Added more prominent support options. |
| • | Generate a default email containing the program and Windows versions when contacting support via email. |
| • | Don't prompt to confirm category deletion if the category is new and has no sub-categories. |
| • | Prompt to confirm cancel in the category configuration and edit recorded time dialogs if changes were made. |
| • | Changed the report type selection to a tree view grouped by report type. |
| • | Added a Help button to most dialogs to display the appropriate online help for the dialog. |
| • | Better selection of time entries when adding, deleting or editing time in the Edit Recorded Time dialog. |
| • | Added keyboard shortcuts to the controls on the report options dialog. |
| • | Added popup hints to many controls. |
| • | Added icons to most menu items. |
Fixes
| • | Program options are now saved when modified rather than when the program closes to avoid problems when closing due to Windows shutdown. |
| • | Ignore deleted categories when checking for duplicate category names. |
| • | Removed temporary display of the amount earned when exiting the options dialog. |
27-Jan-2005 v2.12
Fixes
| • | After a backup is restored check the database version and perform an automatic database upgrade if required. |
| • | Set input focus to the start/stop button on show of the main tracking window to allow auto hide. If focus was on the time details notes or percent complete at the time of auto-hide then the window would not auto-hide after the next show unless input focus was changed. |
23-Jan-2005 v2.11
Fixes
| • | Fixed database restore so that database file is restored to the correct location. |
20-Jan-2005 v2.1
Enhancements
| • | Printed reports can now display up to 5 category levels. |
| • | Categories can now be moved in the edit category dialog by dragging and dropping. |
| • | Added a right-click popup menu to the category tree in the edit category dialog with the options New Category, New Subcategory and Delete. |
| • | Categories can now be deleted in the edit category dialog by pressing the Delete key. |
| • | Added support for automated database upgrades, a required feature for this release to apply changes made to the time tracking database structure for the new multi-level category reports. |
| • | Parent categories can now optionally be selected for time recording. This option can be enabled in the options dialog. |
| • | Reduce the number of steps in the quick start tutorial from 10 to 5. |
| • | Added the ability to not show the hourly rate and amount earned in dialogs and reports. |
| • | Save report dialog selections for report type, date range and custom dates. |
| • | Move the main window to the centre of the screen when the quick start tutorial is started. |
| • | Time entries manually added in the edit time dialog are now displayed with other time entries in time order. |
| • | Program errors are now logged. On closing the program the error log is displayed if any errors occurred and the user is prompted to email the error log to technical support. |
| • | Don't force the user to wait 5 seconds before the evaluation notice can be dismissed in trial mode. |
| • | Added icons to menu items. |
| • | Improved compatibility on Windows 95 and Windows 98. |
| • | Increased the category selection speed on the main window. |
| • | The start when Windows starts option now allows the location of the application to be changed from where it was first run. |
| • | The installer now checks that the Winsock 2 upgrade is installed on Windows 95 computers and prompts the user to download it from the Microsoft web site. |
| • | The "New Category" text is now selected when a new category is added by pressing the accelerator keys to allow a new name to be more easily specified. |
| • | Adjusted main window title bar color to work better with a variety of windows appearance settings. |
Fixes
| • | Fixed a problem where changes to the category configuration would cause currently recording time to not be saved under some circumstances. |
| • | Fixed a problem in the edit time dialog when a date is selected or a category is selected which sometimes caused unexpected behaviour or a program error. |
| • | Improved handling of system suspend/stand-by. |
| • | Edit category dialog now warns about categories with duplicate names instead of ignoring their changes. |
| • | Improved hiding at the Windows taskbar so that the time tracking window always hides behind the taskbar and does not show when the mouse moves over the taskbar in front of the window. |
| • | Resolved a problem where the main window was sometimes disabled when hiding at the Windows taskbar and the taskbar position changed and also when resuming from a suspend or hibernate. |
| • | Resolved duplicate accelerator (alt) key assignments in the edit categories dialog. |
| • | When the hourly rate was modified for the currently selected category it was displayed but not used in recorded time. |
| • | Correctly save all changes in the configure categories window when multiple categories are added or modified. |
| • | Date range on reports dialog was showing as custom when it should be This Week. |
| • | Correctly align columns in the "view" report grid. |
| • | Time entries manually added in the edit time dialog are now only displayed for the date they were added on and only if they are for the selected category or a subcategory of the selected category. |
| • | The value of grand totals in reports were being doubled when printed. |
| • | Retrieve the percent complete for a selected category from the category, not the last recorded time for it. This allows for an initial percent complete to be set for the category before any time is recorded. |
| • | Don't allow the quick auto start time adjustment to be after the current time. |
| • | Shortcut/accelerator keys now select the correct control (various dialogs). |
30-Dec-2004 v2.01
Fixes
| • | Fixed window scaling problem when run with different Windows display settings such as large fonts or DPI. |
14-Oct-2004 v2.0
New Features
| • | New database engine for increased performance and design flexibility and as preliminary development for a multi-user version of Complete Time Tracking. |
| • | The previous fixed customers, projects and tasks have been replaced with a flexible hierarchical category system which can be configured to support a wider variety of uses. |
| • | Modify and delete previously recorded time and manually add time for any date. |
| • | New weekly timesheet report. |
| • | New notes field for categories to record information such as customer contact details or project details. |
| • | Several reports now include grouped sections with subtotals in the report print and totals in report view and export. |
| • | Database backup and restore. |
| • | Optional override of recorded time durations to allow manual rounding adjustments. |
| • | Option to start when Windows starts (enabled by default) |
Enhancements
| • | Added continuous automatic time recording. Time recording does not stop when a different category is selected. |
| • | Improved the category "visibility" concept to provide more flexibility and allow quick show/hide of hidden categories. |
| • | Added the option to automatically hide categories from selection when marked as 100% complete. |
| • | Added yesterday and last 30 days to date range selections. |
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