Studiometry > Version History

Version 5.1.4
Released 7/8/2008

  • Will now reformat the currency exchange rates downloaded for automatic updating to better match local system formats
  • Fixed an issue where some code based templates would not generate correctly because of file type issues
  • Fixed an issue where a data column could display a blank line for the first line in certain situations
  • Fixed an issue where the Billing Section's Idle Timers feature would not work correctly in some multi-user environments
  • Fixed an issue on Windows that could cause a crash when generating a visual template if you have certain files in your Templates folder
  • Fixed an issue on Windows that could cause visual templates to not appear correctly if you have certain files in your Templates folder
  • Fixed an issue on Windows where the Client/Project tooltip could throw an error when certain files are not found
  • Will no longer allow users to delete other employees' timers via the View Timesheet window if they are not allowed to edit other employees' timers



Version 5.1.3
Released 6/17/2008

  • Fixed an issue where some changes in Address Book would not be immediately reflected in Studiometry
  • Fixed an issue where generating a Visual template after generating an HTML template could cause line breaks to be encoded as HTML
  • Fixed a nil object exception caused by checking for currency exchange rates when the program is locked out
  • Fixed an issue with tabbing through the Project Specs fields not working correctly
  • Fixed a display issue with the totals at the bottom of the list in the Client's Projects tab in the main window
  • Fixed an issue that could cause a crash when creating a new project if your Project IDs are Client based and a duplicate ID is created
  • Fixed an issue that could cause a crash on launch on Windows when setting up the initial data files
  • Will no longer check for duplicate project or client IDs if the Preferences setting in the ID section is set to Always Ignore
  • Will now warn when attempting to import delimited contacts without first selecting a client
  • Can now check for Orphaned Debt/Credits by pressing a specific key string while in the Status window (DC)



Version 5.1.2
Released 5/19/2008

  • Fixed an issue with the syncing of Debt/Credit categories over some networks
  • Will now ask to set the default invoice save location if the previously set location can not be found
  • Added ItemMyCost and ItemMyCostNoCur tags to display the pre-markup amount for items on invoices and reports
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when resizing some elements on visual templates to extremely small sizes
  • Fixed an issue with the TaxAmount tag on code based invoice templates
  • Fixed wording on the Generate Report button in the Report Editing window
  • Can now delete debt/credit types that do not have full ID numbers



Version 5.1.1
Released 4/16/2008

  • Can now save detailed descriptions of Debt/Credit categories for use on Invoices/Reports (via Preferences Window)
  • Added DebtCategoryNotes tag to put Debt/Credit category descriptions into Invoice and Report templates
  • Can now save Project Specific notes for work done on each Debt/Credit category for use on Invoices/Reports (via Project Notes tab)
  • Added DebtCategoryProjectNotes tag to put Project related Debt/Credit category descriptions into Invoice and Report templates
  • Can now manually reset the Network's Deleted Items list (will improve performance on many setups)
  • Can now manually set the Auto Save interval via the Status Window (can improve performance on some setups)
  • Can now have multiple-page layouts for Tax, Employee, and DebtCategory data columns in visual templates
  • Can now view Estimated and Total amounts in the Client's Projects tab
  • Will now automatically select the current Project when creating a new contact log via the Project's People tab
  • Re-enabled the Right-click variables menu in the Add Report window
  • Fixed an issue where the selected report template would not be saved when editing a report on some machines
  • New Running Timer window will no longer reload items on activation
  • Fixed the tab order of items in the New Running Timer window
  • Fixed an issue with the contact log tracker automatically selecting a contact if the contact has recently been deleted
  • Fixed a potential error message that could appear when refreshing the main window at a certain point when an item is deleted over the network



Version 5.1
Released 3/31/2008

  • New two-way iCal syncing for systems running Mac OS X 10.5 and newer
  • iCal syncing will now fully function on Mac OS X 10.5
  • AddressBook syncing will now fully sync Address information on Mac OS X 10.5
  • New Invoice ID Management tab in the Invoice Tracker gives you greater control over redundant Invoice ID's
  • Time zone support for networks with computers in multiple time zones
  • Added new TaxesWithValue tag for use in code based Invoice templates. This tag will loop through all taxes with a value for the specified invoice and leave out taxes totaling zero
  • Added several new TaxesWithValue tags for use in Visual Invoice Template data columns to only show taxes with a value above zero for the specified Invoice
  • Added ItemTimeInMinutes tag, will display 120 minutes instead of 2.0 hours, for example
  • Added new rounding options for timers including twelfth of an hour (5 minutes) and twentieth of an hour (3 minutes)
  • Added new option for Project ID numbering to be Client Based instead of Program-Wide
  • Can now duplicate Visual and Code based Invoice/Report templates from within the Preferences Window
  • Can now view Invoice Total Due and Invoice Total paid amounts in Summaries
  • Can now show Project Statuses and Categories in Summaries
  • Can now show Client Categories in Summaries
  • Can now use the Page Setup dialog options within the Summaries window
  • Can now copy and paste To Do's in the main window's Client To Do list
  • Can now delete Invoices via the Invoice Tracker window
  • Can now enable and disable automatic checking for orphaned Projects in the General section of the Preferences window
  • Added the option to include Non-Live Clients in the Mass Email window
  • Improved support with systems multiple monitors
  • Improved support when loading Studiometry on a machine that had windows positioned on a recently disconnected monitor
  • Worked around an issue on Mac OS X 10.5.2 where mouse clicks wouldn't be recognized in a sheet window with a floating window open
  • The comparison of Quoted to Actual work amounts in the Project Summary tab for Projects with non-calculated estimates will no longer include taxes
  • Will now instantly update clients and projects over the network when creating invoices to ensure correct invoice ID numbers when creating invoices on multiple computers simultaneously
  • Will now not allow new invoice ID's to be created with identical ID numbers as existing invoices
  • Summary values with right alignment will now have a white background improving readability when overlapping with other data
  • Fixed an issue with the "Disconnect" button in the Status window not always working as intended
  • Fixed an issue with certain visual templates where an item could be displayed at the end of a page and then again at the beginning of the next page
  • Fixed an issue where certain number fields may not be formatted correctly with decimal places and negative signs
  • Fixed an issue where Project Specs may not be editable if there is only one spec attached to a Project
  • Fixed a flickering issue on Windows when choosing File Menu > Quit with the running timers or alerts window open
  • Fixed a flickering issue on Windows when closing Studiometry via closing the main window with the alerts window open
  • Fixed a flickering issue on Windows in the search window when the mouse enters the bottom scrollbar of the results area
  • Fixed an issue with some contextual menus not working correctly on Window
  • Fixed an issue that could cause a crash when opening the Enter Time sheet window with no Projects entered into the database
  • Fixed an issue where the work tab total would show up as positive in situations where it should show up as negative
  • Fixed an issue with Edit Menu > Copy not working correctly when the focus was on certain list boxes
  • Fixed an issue where windows would sometimes not correctly appear when de-maximizing on Windows
  • Fixed issue causing multiple calendars to appear on iCal sync
  • Improved the performance of the sync from Address Book when editing items in Address Book with Studiometry open
  • Invoice Tracker will now maintain selection when refreshing the list of shown invoices
  • Non-Billable items will no longer be attached to Invoices creating using the Scheduled Invoices features
  • Fixed a crash that could occur in the Summaries window when accessing Client Category names
  • Fixed an issue causing the Show In Finder button to not work correctly when selecting Invoice/Report templates in the Preferences window
  • Fixed an issue where systems with Client based Invoice numbering setups wouldn't correctly save the most recent invoice number sometimes
  • Will now warn you when the print window opens if you are on a machine that could crash when choosing the PDF > Save to PDF option. This is a temporary workaround while we resolve the issue
  • Will now alert you that a file has successfully been restored when using the File Menu > Restore From Backup option
  • Will now immediately update project and client last-added ID numbers over the network when modify specific items via the Preferences window
  • Will now save automatically generated PDF's into the Default Invoice Save location when sending PDF attachments via the invoice/report preview window
  • Will now show longer ID's in the Summary when displaying invoices
  • Will now automatically select the Default report template when saving a report where the templates are saved on a Read-Only disk
  • Will now immediately broadcast changes made to Contacts via editing in Address Book with Studiometry open to the network
  • Will now immediately broadcast updates made to To Do's using contextual menus in the same window to the network
  • Several other small bug fixes
  • Numerous interface tweaks



Version 5.0.7
Released 1/14/2008

  • Fixed an issue that could cause importing contacts within the contact editing window to not work correctly
  • Fixed networking issue where some changes in the main window would not be immediately synced
  • Fixed an issue causing flickering when quitting the application with the running timers window open on Windows machines
  • Fixed an issue that could cause a crash when duplicating Projects
  • Added Norwegian Localization
  • Added Portuguese (European) Localization
  • Updated Dutch Localization



Version 5.0.6
Released 12/11/2007

  • Fixed an issue where the email sending window would not close on certain machines after sending an email of a code-based invoice
  • Fixed issue with certain information in the main window not updating correctly on networked machines
  • Fixed an issue with certain date formats showing a 4 digit year of 0007 instead of 2007, for example
  • Fixed an issue where Project Spec info would not be immediately editable on certain setups without first tabbing to the field
  • Fixed an issue where equation calculation could cause issues on Windows machines
  • Fixed a rare issue with deleting categories over a networking causing an exception dialog on launch



Version 5.0.5
Released 11/27/2007

  • Re-enabled the Mac OS X Status item (can be turned on in the preferences window)
  • Changed the behavior of the Project Spec list when clicking and dragging to prevent issues when dragging rows in the middle of an edit
  • Improved Leopard compatibility on certain machines that were having issues
  • Fixed an issue where reports would show up for multiple projects in certain situations (mainly the Export Lists)
  • Fixed display issues with special characters (umlauts for example) in variables inside of Text objects in visual templates
  • Fixed an issue with saving special characters (umlauts for example) directly into Text objects in visual templates
  • The "New Contact Log" contextual menu item will now work in the Project people section for non-English localizations
  • Will no longer attempt to access the address section of contacts when syncing from Address Book on setups in which it was causing crashes (many Leopard setups)
  • New Timesheet window will now correctly select the current Project when first accessing the window if a project is selected in the main window
  • New Timesheet window will now use all of the appropriate timers settings similar to pushing the New Default Timer button (Forced Employee > Project > Client > Employee)
  • Fixed an error that could occur in the Payment editing window on Windows machines



Version 5.0.4
Released 10/30/2007

  • Leopard Compatibility
  • Fixed an issue that could cause the multiple companies feature to not work correctly on certain setups
  • Will now always load associated clients and projects when initially opening the new timesheet window when a client is selected
  • Changed the behavior of certain buttons in the preferences window relating to bindings between listboxes and the buttons
  • Multiple Employee login window has been extended to show more employees
  • Several other minor interface changes



Version 5.0.3
Released 10/16/2007

  • Can now add a description to a timer directly in the New Timer window
  • Fixed an issue in the enter Timesheet window that could cause the project to change when re-selecting an item
  • Changed keyboard shortcut for Project > New To Do to avoid a conflict with the Show/Hide toolbar shortcut
  • Fixed an issue that could cause a crash when loading an employee list at the exact moment an employee is deleted on another machine on the network
  • Fixed an issue that could occur in the New Debt/Credit window when changing to a category at the exact moment that category is delete on another machine on the network
  • Slightly reworked some of the drawing of summaries, allowing for wider description fields when there are less fields selected. More advancements and flexibility in this area will be available in Studiometry 5.1.
  • Added several new Invoice/Report Template variables: InvoiceTotalDueNoCur, InvoiceAmountReceivedNoCur, SubtotalNoCur, TaxAmountNoCur, TotalNoCur



Version 5.0.2
Released 9/24/2007

  • Fixed an issue where multi-page templates would sometimes not calculate the correct number of pages
  • Can now add To Do suites starting on a future or past date
  • Fixed issue with "Calculate Equations" option causing problems on machines with commas as the decimal point
  • Fixed an issue where the main window wouldn't come up on launch if you had a password lock on
  • Will now correctly show non-live projects that match the search string when there is a search entered in the search window
  • Fixed a crash that could occur in the search window when typing in a search string
  • Updated Dutch Localization



Version 5.0.1
Released 9/12/2007

  • Fixed an issue where Version 4.x Visual Invoice templates would not correctly load into the Edit Invoice window
  • Fixed an issue with calculating equations in fields with number formats with comma as the decimal point
  • Fixed an issue where Taxes, Debt/Credit Categories, and Employees in Data columns in visual templates could appear on the same line
  • Will now correctly print multiple pages when a Project's estimate goes over one page
  • Will now list non-live projects underneath live projects in the Payment editing window



Version 5.0
Released 9/10/2007

  • New Summaries feature allow you to easily view and print customizable reports based on any and all Studiometry data
  • Can now filter the main window Client/Project list with search strings
  • Can now expand the Main Window Client/Project list horizontally to quickly view additional Project information
  • Easily view the number of running timers, incomplete To-Do's, and unpaid Invoice associated with each Project in the main list. Clicking on a total will bring up the associated list of items for viewing and editing.
  • New Project Budgeting, Estimating, and Quoting features
  • Easily assign specific hours and amounts to each Project's Budget
  • View comparisons of estimated compared to actual work for each work type on a Project
  • Easily print Estimates and Quotes based on this information
  • Can now easily manage multiple separate company data files
  • New Auto-Fill combo-boxes allow you to Type or Click to select Clients and Projects in many areas of Studiometry
  • Can now create Visual Report Templates, utilizing Studiometry's built-in WYSIWYG template editor
  • New Multi-Page output capabilities for the Visual Invoice/Report template engine
  • Many new features have been added to the Visual Template editor
  • Can now batch edit certain values (width, height, x, y, page) for multiple items simultaneously in the Visual Template editor
  • Multi-Page Printing for Code Based Invoice and Report templates (code-based template printing is still only available on Mac)
  • New option to save exchange rate information on a per-item basis for Debt/Credits and Payments, allowing for more accurate data preservation
  • Studiometry will now regulate date entry, formatting all entered dates with the system's "short date"
  • Noticeably smaller save formats (on average 15 percent smaller) make for faster saving/loading times as well as faster network syncing times
  • Studiometry will now attempt to guess partially entered dates
  • Number and time edit fields can now automatically calculate equations (will replace 1+2*3 with 7, for example)
  • Pressing Equal or Num-Pad Enter will now calculate the value of number and time edit fields
  • New "Reconnect" button in the Status Window allows users to easily attempt to reconnect to a server when disconnected
  • Can now import Abbreviations into the Program Memory section
  • Can now export Abbreviations to text files
  • Can now press the Escape key to close the Edit Abbreviation window
  • Project Specs info will now print multiple lines if multiple lines are available
  • Studiometry will format previously entered dates to match the new regulated date formats
  • Added Show Status Window menu item to Networking menu
  • Turning on Multiple Employees will automatically turn on the Employees column in the Main Window Work section
  • New Summaries menu added for accessing and editing the new Summaries features
  • Will now show extra information and examples for specific tax types in the tax editing window
  • A4 Paper Size is now a selectable Default value in the Visual Template Properties window
  • Will now order Debt/Credit items on a report based on the item's date rather than the date the item was entered
  • Several new options related to new edit field number calculation features
  • Will now correctly label "Canadian" tax type in Project taxes section
  • Fixed control order when tabbing through the Tax editing window
  • The Status Item icon is now properly masked, and will not show a box around the icon when the menu is clicked (Mac only)
  • Fixed other small issues with the Status Item (Mac only)
  • Updated Address Book person selector (Mac only)
  • Invoices and Reports will now show totals for all tax types. Previously, Studiometry would intentionally leave out taxes with a total of zero
  • Renamed old Summaries export features to Export Lists
  • Increased the Speed of numerous frequently used functions
  • Fixed issue where sometimes the Invoice/Project/Client ID's would not immediately sync when the Preferences window was open on another machine
  • Fixed an issue with the Default 1 Visual Invoice template being created with duplicates of some items
  • Fixed issues with several windows occasionally causing crashed when pressing the escape key
  • Fixed issue with certain windows temporarily showing up when initially launch Studiometry before they are hidden due to log in windows
  • Fixed issue where scroll bar would show up when printing Code Based previews
  • Fixed an issue where a deleted debt/credit category could result in Expense being assigned as a default timer type
  • Fixed issue related to large lists of debt/credits attached to specific Projects where the Project association wasn't being checked correctly
  • Fixed an issue that could cause Expense to be assigned as a default timer type for Projects with no selected Default timer type
  • Fixed the display in Business History chart where the minimum value would be slightly too high if the lowest value was below zero
  • Project summary tab scroll bar will now correctly reset when deselecting a Project
  • Fixed several behavior issues related to selecting items in the Visual Template Editor
  • The Visual template editor Item Properties window will now show values for matching fields when selecting multiple items
  • Visual Template editor window now save most recent window size
  • Fixed drawing issue causing one extra background line to be drawn at the bottom of a Data Column when there were too many lines to display
  • Fixed issue where the toolbar in the Visual Template edit/preview window would not respond to the first click after reactivating the window
  • Variable, Static Text, and Data Columns now have a minimum width of 10 in Visual Templates
  • Project spec names will now be correctly truncated if they are too long when printing
  • Several small interface changes and tweaks in the main window
  • New Template Related Variables: PageNumber, PagesTotal, PageNumberOfTotal
  • New Contact Related Variables: Contact Title
  • Changed several default preferences settings. This will only effect new Studiometry installations
  • About window will now also show the network compatibility code. Studiometry client machines can only connect to a server with the same compatibility code, which is only changed when there have been updates to networking features that could break syncing between versions.
  • Invoice Totals will be calculated on a Per-Item Per-Currency basis now. This should cause no change to the total of any invoices with less than three currencies involved
  • Will now always show two decimal places for chart totals in Project Summary tab
  • Will now give an employee permission warning BEFORE selecting a file when using the Import Visual Invoice Template menu command



Version 4.1.6
Released 9/4/2007

  • Can now sync with Oranged Software's new accounting package: Accounted
  • Fixed a small issue with exporting the To Do tracker to text
  • Can now properly load Studiometry 5.x data files



Version 4.1.5
Released 6/18/2007

  • Huge increase to network sync speeds for users with large amounts of data
  • Optimized Visual template editor code to dramatically reduce initial load time (most templates should load around 90 to 95% faster)
  • Fixed issue with rending Preview on Windows machines throwing up an unneeded exception
  • Fixed an issue that could occur on certain platforms if exchange rate info could not be downloaded due to firewalls



Version 4.1.4
Released 6/4/2007

  • New tag added for Invoice/Report templates. ItemSequentialNumber counts up from one for each debt/credit item on an invoice
  • Fixed an issue that could prevent certain strings of text from working correctly in the search window
  • Fixed an issue on Windows not allowing some setups to edit Invoice/Report templates
  • Fixed potential crash in search window when re-checking the Include Non-Live Items checkbox
  • Fixed potential issue caused with the Auto-discovery classes that help find local Studiometry servers
  • Slight speed improvement for networked users. A substantial speed boost for users with large amounts of data will be available in an upcoming patch



Version 4.1.3
Released 5/8/2007

  • New Portuguese Translation
  • Fixed a remaining date issue related to two digit years not loading correctly in newer versions of Studiometry
  • Fixed a possible crash related to a non-existant Default Invoice Save location
  • Fixed a possible crash related to editing certain To Do's
  • Fixed a potential crash caused on certain machines by canceling windows with the escape key
  • Fixed an issue where Studiometry sometimes wouldn't quit after using the Restore From Backup menu command



Version 4.1.2
Released 4/10/2007

  • Many users will see noticeable speed improvements in launch times and other areas of the application
  • Fixed an issue related to the build process that was affecting dates with two digit years and causing other problems throughout the program
  • Fixed a display issue in the preferences related to Program's Invoice ID behavior
  • Fixed a potential issue with Invoice, Client, or Project ID's not syncing correctly over certain types of networks
  • File encryption is now turned off by default (this will only effect users opening Studiometry for the first time)
  • Modified default settings for Backups



Version 4.1.1
Released 2/20/2007

  • Will now show Extra Info in the debt/credit work list if there is no description entered
  • New text wrap option for Data columns allows you to fit more data in Visual Invoice templates
  • Speed performance enhancements when viewing Visual Invoice templates
  • Mouse cursor will now change to show that Studiometry is loading a visual template
  • Will now automatically attempt to condense text in visual template data columns if the text is too long
  • Fixed an issue with the delimited text import
  • Fixed an issue with nested summaries still showing non-live items unintentionally
  • Fixed an issue with an error appearing while saving the user logo on some machines
  • Fixed issue that could occur on some machines with crashes in the calendar window
  • Fixed an issue with multiple line information pushing other lines down in Visual Invoice templates
  • Fixed an error that could occur when Studiometry saves the user logo on certain window machines



Version 4.1
Released 1/24/2007

  • New Section of Preferences Window "Program Memory" tracks auto-complete and abbreviation settings to help you save time entering data
  • Studiometry can now use Abbreviations, allowing you to type short abbreviations and have Studiometry replace them automatically with a full description. For example, typing "stu" and pressing the space bar could become "Studiometry User"
  • Studiometry can now ask how to deal with your active timers when your computer has gone idle
  • New option to turn on/off Auto-Complete memorization of new descriptions
  • New option to turn on/off Description Auto-Complete
  • Can now filter totals in Work tab by Billable/Non-Billable/All items
  • Can now use the delete key to delete Projects and Clients in the main window list
  • Can now use the new Invoice/Report template variable ItemEmployeeShortName
  • Added new menu items for easier importing of Invoice and Report Templates
  • Will now remember the last type selected when creating a new Payment
  • Project Totals will no longer include non-billable items
  • Added contextual menu to Visual Template Editor
  • Expanded the maximum height of the Running Timers window
  • Improved performance of Auto-Complete function in Debt/Credit and To Do editing window
  • Will now capture new Auto-complete descriptions from the Time Sheet window as well
  • Fixed issue with program Default Timer showing up as standard expense items in rare situations
  • Fixed an issue with the "Include Non-Live Items" checkbox in the old summaries window
  • Fixed a crash that could occur by pressing the "Add Current Date/Time" button for a blank Project logs field
  • Fixed an issue with the Code Based template editing window losing focus in the middle of typing
  • Fixed an issue with multi-project Invoices not creating the correct payments when marked as paid
  • Fixed a viewing issue with text color for selected item in Running Timer window
  • Fixed a viewing issue with text color for selected item in Project's To Do section
  • Fixed a viewing issue with text color for selected item in Client's To Do section
  • Fixed a viewing issue with text color for selected item in To Do Tracker
  • Fixed an issue with the display of Default Employee permissions
  • Fixed a display issue with Employee Type description in preferences window and other areas
  • Fixed an issue with the Payment tracker losing the Client or Project filter selection
  • Fixed minor issues with the Client/Project extra info popup when mousing over main Client/Project list
  • Fixed an issue with the Help Menu: Studiometry Help item on Windows
  • Made changes to the Default toolbar (will only effect new users/employees)
  • Changed default display mode for custom tabs in main window (now defaults to Text Only, can be changed with right-click)
  • Can now press escape to exit the confirmation window when deleting a Client or Project



Version 4.0.3
Released 11/28/2006

  • Fixed an issue with apostrophe's showing up with strange characters in HTML invoices
  • Fixed an issue with ID formatting and numbers not syncing correctly over certain network setups
  • Fixed an issue with the Universal Binary that could cause hang-ups on machines using localizations
  • Fixed issue with 4.0.2 hanging on certain Windows machines
  • Fixed several other small bugs



Version 4.0.2
Released 10/16/2006

  • Universal Binary, now native on Intel Macs and PPC Macs
  • Fixed possible issue with backup size limitations
  • Fixed issue with alignment of rows in Invoice Template data columns when the first row is blank
  • Fixed issue that could sometimes occur by trying to view a project image in a separate window
  • Newly redone "Update Available" window



Version 4.0.1
Released 10/4/2006

  • New Italian localization (partial)
  • Projects with unpaid non-billable debt/credits will no longer change the project status with auto-update statuses
  • Fixed issue with certain controls not correctly deactivating in the preferences window
  • Fixed issues for printing multiple Code Based invoices
  • Added ID information to Client's Project list
  • Font list is not alphabetical in Visual Invoice editor, now overriding system order
  • Fixed issue with incorrect sign for tax values on exported Expense reports
  • Fixed an issue that could potentially cause the next Invoice ID number to reset
  • Fixed issue with very large Invoice/Project/Client ID numbers being displayed incorrectly
  • Fixed Invoice totals issue that could be caused by different number formats
  • Can now clear all Studiometry alerts (for users with issues of old Recurring Debt/Credit alerts getting stuck)



Version 4.0
Released 9/12/2006

  • Completely New Invoice System
  • What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get Invoice Template Editor
  • Large interface overhaul
  • Customizable toolbars saved on a per-employee basis
  • Can now archive Employees the same way Clients and Projects can be archived
  • Can now track Employees' logged in Studiometry time
  • Can review and print reports of Employee's logged Studiometry times
  • Completely redone Project Summary section
  • Main window interface optimized for both very large and very small monitors
  • Can now search through alerts window
  • Can now filter alerts window based on current employee's assignments
  • To Do lists now show extra information related to the To Do's
  • Fixed several issues that certain setups were having with networking
  • Studiometry will now alert a client machine when attempting to connect to a server machine if the time offset will effect syncing
  • Will now make repeated attempts to connect to a server automatically if not initially successful
  • Will now show how many attempts have been made to connect to a server and give up eventually if a connection has not been made
  • Several additions to functionality in GANTT charts
  • Can now drag-reorder items in GANTT charts
  • Can now set specific colors for GANTT items
  • Can now print GANTT charts
  • Can now print almost any list in the application
  • Can now print Client's Info tab
  • Can now print Client and Project payment lists
  • Can now print Client's Contact section
  • Can now print Client's Project section
  • Can now print Project Info tab, including Project Specs
  • Can now print Project's Debt/Credit list directly from main window
  • Can now print Project Notes/Logs
  • Can now print Invoices directly from main window by using File Menu: Print (new template format only)
  • Can now print Project's People section
  • Can now print Project Summary section
  • Employee lists are now sorted alphabetically
  • Huge speed improvement in Invoice Tracker when reloading data
  • Can now add an image for each Project specific to each computer
  • Can now preview HTML based templates on Windows machines
  • Studiometry now has a more consistent behavior regarding page setup and printing in different areas
  • New Invoice Tracker Printing features
  • Now converts amount Quoted for to default currency for Project work total comparison
  • Items awaiting invoice section now has a Status column
  • Other toolbar behavior enhancements
  • Added Contextual menu to Client's Project list
  • Added scroll bar to Debt/Credit extra info section
  • Fixed potential issue that could cause blank project lines in main window
  • Fixed issue with Clients not properly deselecting in main window
  • Fixed some potential issues with Studiometry asking for password when not actually idle
  • Fixed possible crash when canceling a vCard selection when importing a contact
  • Listboxes now properly hide their scrollbars when they aren't needed
  • Several listbox display issues have been fixed
  • Fixed issue that could cause employees to not get updated consistently in certain network setups
  • Fixed a few very small memory leaks
  • Fixed several anomalies with the sample data created on first open and in other application functions
  • Fixed possible crash when creating a Project
  • Fixed anomalies with the default settings
  • Fixed potential issue causing blank lines in main window when all client categories are deleted
  • Fixed potential issue causing blank lines in main window when all project categories are deleted
  • Additional error checking in many parts of the application
  • Removed 3-employee-per-license limit. Licenses are now only needed for each computer



Version 3.2.3
Released 3/16/2006

  • Can now duplicate Projects via the Project menu
  • Can now set up custom repeat intervals for events
  • Can now remove served files from network list (from server only)
  • Fixed potential issue with calendar window on certain setups
  • Fixed issue with edit ran times window on Windows
  • Can now have unlimited accuracy when specifying a unit price
  • Can now reset trial and extend trial with supplied codes



Version 3.2.2
Released 2/27/2006

  • Support for repeating To Do's / Events
  • Added DebtCategoryHours variable to access the total hours when summarizing debt types in an Invoice/Report
  • Can now remove items from Studiometry via the View Time Sheet window
  • Added Create New Timesheet button to View Time Sheet window
  • Search window maintain sorting when reactivating
  • Will now show Client name next to Project in Items Awaiting Invoice section of Invoice Tracker
  • Changing due dates for To Do's and Invoices will now automatically remove them from alerts window when applicable
  • Fixed display of currency character when using TotalInCurrency tag
  • Fixed math issue with Calendar window related to leap years
  • Fixed two issues in calendar window with long events over multiple months
  • Fixed minor issue with TimeReporter TEF import
  • Changed display of header arrow when sorting a listbox by date
  • Numerous minor interface enhancements
  • Trial period extended to 30 days



Version 3.2.1
Released 2/2/2006

  • Greater control over Project related employee permissions, can now turn off specific tabs
  • Can limit employee's ability to view rates
  • Faster network syncing while editing items in the main window
  • Added totalincurrency tag for Invoices/Reports. See help docs for more info
  • Will now show taxes for Business expenses on expense report
  • Now correctly logs out current employee when quitting Studiometry
  • Now correctly syncs multi line addresses between Address Book and Studiometry
  • Fixed issue with iCal syncing on certain Mac OS 10.3 setups
  • Fixed issue that could limit the result shown in the View Timesheet window
  • Fixed issue that could cause messages to warn of permission errors to appear at incorrect times
  • Fixed issue that would cause starting a timer from a To Do to not save current employee's name on certain setups
  • Fixed issue with popup calendar not working correctly with Edit Ran Times window
  • Fixed issue with popup calendar when the current day is a number larger than the next month's total days
  • Can hold Control key while opening an employee window to modify Default Employee's permissions



Version 3.2
Released 1/25/2006

  • Can now have Studiometry sync To Do's, Invoice Due Dates, and Project Deadlines to iCal
  • Can now export directly to QuickBooks (.iif)
  • Now shows totals compared to estimates for hours and value in work tab
  • Now shows column totals underneath client's project listings
  • Now shows totals for client and project payment lists
  • Can now filter View Timesheet window by Client
  • Can now assign employees to specific items in the GANTT chart and enter their hours for each item
  • Can now easily change the start date for Project's GANTT chart, changing the dates for all associated items
  • New Tool tip in GANTT chart show dependencies, employees, and hours
  • Served project files folder can be changed to a specified location
  • Quicker response from Auto-Fill in debt/credit editing window
  • Can now filter Calendar window by employee
  • Can now manually edit rates/unit prices for items entered via Time Sheet window
  • Can now use tab to navigate through project specs
  • New Dutch Localization (thanks to http://www.moriz.nl/)
  • Now remembers most recently selected contact for each client when creating new invoices and reports
  • Contact log tracker and payment tracker maintain sorting when reactivating the window
  • Can now select specific dates to filter payment tracker by
  • Can now cancel the Edit Contact window with the escape key
  • Fixed issue with main window To Do lists not updating immediately when creating a To Do
  • Fixed issue with contact selection window
  • Fixed rare issue with search window
  • Fixed other minor issues



Version 3.1.2
Released 11/30/2005

  • Can now choose to include non-live items in the Summaries window export
  • Numerous speed enhancements on certain areas of Studiometry
  • Fixed issue with NonHourly tag for Invoice/Report export
  • Fixed issue with date selector in Invoice Tracker not immediately showing items with no due dates
  • Fixed issue that could cause Studiometry to create PDF's in the folder it is in
  • Fixed issue with calendar popup window in Edit Ran Times window
  • Fixed issue causing some setups to not correctly export business expenses
  • Other minor fixes



Version 3.1.1
Released 11/18/2005

  • Can turn on/off Client/Project tooltip information window
  • Fixed launch issue some people were having on older operating systems
  • Fixed issue with non-live filtering in search window
  • Fixed issues with Project categories and statuses not working correctly
  • Fixed issue with cut/copy/pasting debt/credits and to do's
  • Fixed minor issue with non-hourly tags
  • Reworked code for Items Awaiting Invoice section
  • Fixed other minor bugs



Version 3.1
Released 11/14/2005

  • Can now serve and share Project Files over your Studiometry network
  • Huge overall performance increase (more than 100 times faster) for users with medium to large amounts of data
  • New Business History section of Accounting window lets you easily see total income and work of previous years or months
  • New Automated Invoicing section in Invoice tracker, set up Studiometry to create Invoices at scheduled intervals
  • New Items Awaiting Invoice section in Invoice tracker, easily finds work and expenses that still need to be invoiced
  • Can now hover the mouse over Clients and Projects in the main list to view extra info
  • Can filter Invoice Tracker by Client or Project and specified dates
  • Can filter To Do tracker by current employee
  • Can filter Alerts window by type, other improvements
  • Can now use extra characters in ID formats to include leading zeros, such as as 001 (see help docs for more info)
  • Reports now use Invoice settings for ID formats and numbers
  • Tax report exports now show each tax type's subtotal for invoice and grand total
  • Can use the equal sign (=) when editing Project Spec suites to give a spec a default value (see help docs for more info)
  • Project specs with line breaks will now be formatted correctly for invoice/report export
  • No longer displays blank row if a Client has no Projects when viewing in Clients > Projects mode
  • Added extra notes field to Employee info window
  • Immediately updates Project People tab after editing a contact
  • Improved performance in many windows
  • Added Calendar button next to date fields in Time Interval Editing window
  • Now encodes line breaks into Payment Terms in HTML exports
  • Fixed issue with permissions related to viewing project due dates in calendar
  • Fixed refresh issue cause by repeatedly activating the To Do Tracker
  • Fixed issue with editing Payments attached to non-live Projects/Clients
  • Fixed display issue with exported apostrophes in Internet Explorer
  • Fixed display issues with item coloring in certain windows
  • Gives error message when disconnected from your Studiometry server
  • Additional contextual menus in many areas
  • Additional error checking in many places
  • Now have the option of keeping the application open after errors
  • Many other minor updates and enhancements



Version 3.0.8
Released 10/5/2005

  • Can once again drag vCards into Client list to create Client and Contact from a single vCard/Address Book entry
  • Can import/export To Do suites
  • Can import/export Spec suites
  • Increased performance in certain functions
  • Fixed rounding issue with some tax calculations
  • Fixed minor display issue with Invoice editing window
  • Fixed issue with creating a new timer from a To Do attached to a Client
  • Fixed issue with dragging Address Book contacts to contact list not correctly selecting sync mode
  • Fixed issue that could cause importing Address Book contacts to create duplicate contacts
  • Fixed possible crash from running timers window
  • Correctly calculates hours to 4 decimal places
  • Updated iWork/iBiz import to work correctly with new format



Version 3.0.7
Released 9/26/2005

  • Added filter in Running timer window to view all timers, current employee's timers, or unassigned timers
  • Running timers window can now show total time or current interval's time
  • Running timers window can now show rates
  • Running timers window can now show running total price
  • Running timers window can now show associated Client name
  • Improved behavior of Date Selector on Mac
  • Added contextual menu to search window
  • Project summary tab now shows taxes included in Project total
  • Can set so adding To Do Suites to Projects will only count Business days until Due Dates
  • Fixed issue where date selector wouldn't work when accessing window via alerts window
  • Fixed issue where Saturday was not selectable in the Calendar
  • Unit price variable for invoice templates now shows marked up unit price if applicable
  • Fixed issue with importing contacts via the Import button in the contact editing window
  • Fixed issue with status item Timer submenus not modifying the correct timer
  • Fixed issue people were encountering while trying to save login name but not password for server connect window
  • Fixed possible crash while trying to log out from a deleted employee



Version 3.0.6
Released 9/6/2005

  • New Time Sheet menu for easier access to certain Timer and Time Sheet functions
  • Can now filter payments tracker by Client and Project
  • Fixed issue where some setups would not correctly display debt/credit items in Invoice window
  • Fixed issue with invoice variables not displaying correctly on Windows
  • Added option to select Invoice/Report template line break formats
  • Will now display message on the client machine when attempting to connect to an incompatible version Studiometry server
  • Interface changes in template editing window
  • Additional Menu Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Several small interface enhancements
  • Option to ignore updates is now in update window (has always been in preferences window)
  • Fixed issue where users with non-US number formats would have issues with last added invoice numbers syncing incorrectly
  • Total tag now works correctly on report templates
  • Saves Project specs immediately when drag-reordering items
  • TaxAmountNoCur work correctly for report templates
  • Subtotal now shows project total without taxes in report templates
  • Fixed rare issue with certain project tax tag not showing correct tax amount in report when taxes are selected by project
  • Total now shows project total with taxes in report templates
  • Fixed some localization related issues



Version 3.0.5
Released 8/25/2005

  • Several performance enhancements
  • Can filter clients in main window by client category
  • Added checkbox to show/hide Non-Live items in the search window
  • Apple iWork files can now have File Actions
  • Fixed issue with Client color checkbox not sticking
  • Redone Template Editing window
  • Fixed crash related to a specific invoice ID setup while creating new invoices
  • Fixed spelling issue with ProjectPurchaseOrderNumber tag
  • Changed occurrences of "Amount" to "Quantity" for inventory related items
  • Maintains selection in Search window when re-activating the window
  • Fixed issue with changing line breaks on Windows not exporting as break character
  • Fixed two potential crashes within the search window
  • Fixed an issue that would allow deletion of main debt/credit categories
  • Immediately updates debt/credit list when creating a new timer
  • Several interface enhancements
  • Now allows unregistered users 2 minutes of access per launch with expired trial



Version 3.0.4
Released 8/15/2005

  • Fixed an issue related to creating contacts
  • Fixed other issues related to creating and modifying contacts
  • Fixed issue where certain Windows setups would not convert line breaks for HTML exports
  • Now creates HTML line breaks for other fields (billing other fields, debt/credit extra invoice, invoices notes, more)
  • Fixed issue with Project Archives window
  • Fixed potential crash with Invoice Editing window
  • More detailed information when copying a crash report to the clipboard for a support submission



Version 3.0.3
Released 8/8/2005

  • Fixed long standing memory leak related to saving. Greatly improves performance and reliability
  • Can now also set Clients to Live and Non-Live to show and hide them from active lists
  • Huge increase to networking speed (after initial connection with this version) for users with large amounts of data
  • Will now show progress on initial sync when connecting to server
  • Optimized parts of networking code
  • Improved "Sync Now" menu items on both clients and servers to force a sync of all data
  • Now syncs Tax ID, Payment Terms, Default Rounding Type, and Round-All-Up options from server to Clients on a network
  • Now shows changes to Project info in main window immediately in a networked situation
  • Automatically rounds all hours when editing default preference in Preferences window
  • Fixed issue with timer rounding
  • Can now select to calculate tax reports by Invoice Issued or Invoice Paid dates
  • Can now set whether or not Studiometry will sync a Contact's company name into Address Book
  • Can double-click a Project in Client's Project list to select the Project
  • Added "Go To This Project's Client" to main project list contextual menu
  • Shows associated Client in search window Project list
  • Other improvements to main project list contextual menu
  • Added contextual menu to Running Timers window
  • Smaller save files
  • Will now automatically replace line breaks with HTML line breaks in HTML invoice/report exports
  • Changing view type of main list doesn't lose item selection
  • Creating clients/project doesn't change list view type
  • Selecting clients/projects from other windows doesn't change list view type
  • Auto-save time tweaked to save less frequently for larger files/slower computers and faster for the opposite case
  • Fixed issues with date formats where a computer set format of a 4 digit year could have issues with manually entered data with a 2 digit year
  • Fixed enabling issues with some plus buttons in the main window
  • Fixed issue where some un-archived projects wouldn't display correctly in main window
  • Fixed issue with exporting project specs
  • Fixed flickering issue for some canvases on Windows
  • Hides Description List button in Debt/Credit window on Windows because it is not completely functioning due to limitations in Windows
  • Interface improvements in project summaries section
  • Other interface improvements in main window
  • Now shows part of serial number in About Window
  • Extended demo to 21 days



Version 3.0.2
Released 7/29/2005

  • Projects tab under client info lists all of Client's projects with balances/hours/totals
  • Fixed many issues users were having with networking of timers
  • Timers window is now immediately updated on all timer changes
  • Network stability greatly increased and memory usage decreased
  • Drastic computing speed enhancements for many commonly used networking functions
  • Fixed issue with editing taxes causing crash
  • Fixed issue with some status item menu items not functioning correctly
  • Fixed issue on Windows where moving the cursor over certain items would bring the window to the front
  • Added "Live" column to Project info in search window
  • Displays Client's color in main window Client list
  • More error checking & improved performance when creating invoices
  • Numerous small interface fixes/improvements



Version 3.0.1
Released 7/27/2005

  • Fixed issue regarding invoices and upgrades from 2.x (http://www.oranged.net/forums/viewtopic.php?p=3425)
  • Fixed issue that would only allow 1 client machine to connect to a server on some setups
  • Fixed issue that caused a project's data not to immediately update between client computers on a network
  • Fixed crash caused by trying to delete a client/project twice
  • Fixed issues with preferences window related to Localizations
  • Fixed issue with crash in payments window
  • Fixed crash relating to different date formats in alerts window
  • Improved performance related to alerts
  • Fixed issue on Windows with multiple menu items having the same keyboard shortcuts
  • Now correctly saves custom map settings
  • Can restrict access to the Summary tab via the Accounting restriction options



Version 3.0
Released 7/25/2005

  • Newly Redesigned Main Window
  • New Project Planning section for tasks, dependencies, and milestones
  • New Project Summary section recaps all information about a Project
  • New Project People section lets you assign specific employees and contacts to a Project for easy access to actions
  • Localizations now work on Windows
  • Project Templates for adding To Do's Suites and Spec Suites to a new Project
  • New Summaries features organizes and exports your data
  • Can now track Inventories in the Accounting Window for use with Debt/Credit quantities
  • Calendar window now support multi-day events, week/month view, searching sorting and filtering, and more
  • Can now toggle if a Project is "Live" or "Closed" and will show up in Project lists
  • New Tax Reports by Month, Quarter, Year, and customizable dates
  • New Editable Project Spec suites
  • New Editable To Do suites
  • New streamlined window for creating Running Timers
  • Newly Redesigned Preferences window
  • Completely redone To Do list print includes much more information and more organized
  • Many improvements and additions to Employee permissions
  • Can set employee permissions for using and viewing Inventories
  • Can set Studiometry to stop a File Action related timer when the File closes
  • New Actions menu and Action buttons in Main Window Client/Project list
  • Moved Project Specs into Main Window
  • Simplified Project Specs features
  • Alphabetized and updated Status Item menu
  • Improved Alerts window
  • Studiometry now saves Toolbar, Main List view, and Main window tab panel view settings by employee
  • Can set default timers by Client and Employees
  • Can now toggle employee's permission to edit Timers separately from Debt/Credit
  • Can now use for random letters and for random numbers in ID formats
  • Can now set Employee's permissions to edit other employees' timers
  • Can set Timer Rounding by Project
  • Can now Hide toggle Main Window Toolbar
  • Can now again select people from Address Book (Mac OS X) to import into Studiometry
  • Can now enter custom sites for Map data
  • Can select "Per Client" for the Invoice ID behavior
  • Can select and delete multiple items in Debt Descriptions window
  • Can now enter contact's First and Last names separately
  • Can assign Contact Logs to Projects attached to other Clients
  • Can now access Page Setup menu item while in Calendar, Invoice/Report Preview windows
  • Added Purchase Order # Field to Project Info
  • Added Estimated Hours field to Project Info
  • New TodayMonthName Invoice Template Variable
  • New ItemStartTime and ItemStopTime Invoice Template Variable
  • New version update notification allows user to ignore Studiometry updates, also lists out combined updates for all newer versions
  • New ID format for all data to increase search speed in program functions
  • Network status now shown in Main Window title bar
  • Client list in New Project Window is now alphabetized
  • Client and Project deletion window shows specific name
  • Rounding settings will now effect manually entered times
  • Unicode Date formats now work correctly with Studiometry
  • Recognizes more date formats entered into editfields
  • More Detailed Mouse Cursors throughout the application
  • Improvements with Editfield behavior
  • Now uses more System Settings when formatting large numbers
  • More frequently updated Status Item
  • Debt/Credit Description List window now available through Enter Time Sheet window
  • Improved speed for Auto-Fill function for Debt/Credit and To Do descriptions
  • Many other Speed improvements
  • Closing main window will correctly Quit the program on Windows
  • Fixed potential crash caused by switching employees from Employee menu
  • Fixed potential crash related to deleting payments
  • Fixed issue with WebKit that would cause it to become hidden
  • Fixed issue with Projects with same name in alphabetical lists
  • Fixed issue that would cause many stopped Timers to become Paused
  • Fixed issue with Enter Timesheet Window
  • Fixed display issue with Program Icon on Windows
  • Fixed issue with changing quantity in Debt/Credit window not updating the total amount
  • Fixed issues with TodayMonthNumber, TodayYearNumber, and TodayDayNumber Invoice Variables
  • Fixed issue with export feature in To Do tracker
  • Fixed minor display issue when opening Accounting Window
  • Fixed potential crash related to printing invoices
  • Fixed issue with moving calendar events to the last day of a month that had more days than the current month
  • Fixed issues with AddressBook syncing and AddressBook group
  • Fixed possible crash with Edit Tax window
  • Fixed bug that could cause orphaned contacts




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