We are pleased to announce that iDailyDiary 3.70 BETA is available for testing, for registered users only. There are several new features and improvements, including support for entry Topics, improved Search, new buttons to browse Previous and Next entries and improved Backup and Restore options. A fuller list is here:
New: Topics - facility to add diary entries into subject topics
New: Password Reset - optional facility to set Memorable Q&A to allow reset of diary password
New: Export and Print can use search results to select entries
New: Diary Database Information - access to underlying database structure information
New: Option in preferences to always set iDD to maximized (useful for moving between Pc's)
New: Move Diary option to move diary database files from one folder to another
New: Restore Diary dialog shows list of recent backups to choose to restore from
New: Previous and Next Entry buttons to browse entries
Impr: Diary entry names can include forward slash / character
Impr: Themes can now be completely disabled (View - Themes - Disable Themes)
Impr: Themes new themes added, free themes changed to Luxury, Pink and Blue.
Impr: Search includes additional options for whole word only and Topics
Impr: Search Window can be set to non-modal (default) so it floats above editor
Impr: 'Copy as diary link' option in tree-view now works across different diaries
Impr: Right-click hypertext link now offers 'Copy Link' and 'Copy Link Target' options
Impr: Text alignment options for inserted pictures now available on right-click menu
Impr: Default text alignment for inserted pictures reverted back to Base Single Line (configurable)
Impr: For new iDD installations, default data and backup folders are set off the users myDocuments
Fixed: Tree view drag and drop - automatically scrolls up/down as required
Fixed: Inserting Files into iDD entry does not always insert the actual file (if it is locked)
Fixed: Inserting Files when using Windows Vista/7 does not pick up application file icon
Fixed: Events reminders in advance calculation fixed for Weekly and Monthly Events
Fixed: Compressed printing on first printout if switching between printers
Fixed: Other minor bug fixes and improvements
Please note this update is still in BETA testing and should not be used in production critical environments. This update does not change the underlying database structure, so you can roll back to the previous version at any time without affecting your data.
If you would like to test the latest BETA then please login to the registered users area from the link below, once logged in click the link to download the file. If you install over an existing installation then your license number is picked up automatically (recommended), for a clean install you will need to re-enter your license number:
http://www.splinterware.com/registered/login.php
Please report any problems or bugs to support@splinterware.com, remember to mention you are using the BETA version.
Announcement: iDailyDiary Professional 3.70 BETA Released
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Announcement: iDailyDiary Professional 3.70 BETA Released
Splinterware Support
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norvellbill@cox.net
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Bug...
Yes, nice job, the “topic” entry is perfect and IDD is simply fantastic.
I found a bug on the new version:
If you add an icon on a tab, the tab will automatically copy
... can you change this problem…
Moreover, if you address this problem, in the pop-up "rename a tab, can you introduce the choice of icons too? It saves time. Why have you two different menus: one for rename a tab and another to select the icon, can you put them together in the same popup?
Thank you and congratulations for your work
Ben
I found a bug on the new version:
If you add an icon on a tab, the tab will automatically copy
... can you change this problem…Moreover, if you address this problem, in the pop-up "rename a tab, can you introduce the choice of icons too? It saves time. Why have you two different menus: one for rename a tab and another to select the icon, can you put them together in the same popup?
Thank you and congratulations for your work
Ben
Thanks for the positive feedback. 
Ben, can you provide step-by-step how to reproduce the bug when adding and icon to a tab ? We can't seem to reproduce it here so you're probably doing something different to us.
Like your suggestion about putting the rename and icons together... will see what we can do.
Ben, can you provide step-by-step how to reproduce the bug when adding and icon to a tab ? We can't seem to reproduce it here so you're probably doing something different to us.
Like your suggestion about putting the rename and icons together... will see what we can do.
Splinterware Support
Great.support wrote:Ben - thanks, got it. Bug confirmed and will be fixed for final release.
a beta version serves to highlight this type of problem ...
Another small improvement in the software that is lacking in the same field : able to double click on the title of the page tab to rename it directly
why not in the final version?
it can also be done? 
with a support so reactive and awesome ... I'm sure! 
Help Files
Don't forget to keep the help files updated! For example, a search on "lock" (as in database record locking) brings up nothing about the database record locking choices in Preferences.
Being a programmer, I know what a thankless job it is to keep help files and documentation up-to-date, but the help files, especially, are critical to the use of the program.
By the way, I assume that "always lock the record" means lock the record during editing AND viewing?
Being a programmer, I know what a thankless job it is to keep help files and documentation up-to-date, but the help files, especially, are critical to the use of the program.
By the way, I assume that "always lock the record" means lock the record during editing AND viewing?
Ben, will see what we can do...
Shadeclan, yes the help files will be updated before the final release.
'Always lock the record', is almost as you described:
If you are viewing records, maybe browsing the diary, the records you are looking through wont lock at that point. However, as soon as you begin to edit a record it will lock, and it will stay locked until you move away from that entry even if the record is saved and returns to viewing mode. This means that iDD's autosave policy wont cause your entry to suddenly become unlocked while you still have it open.
Shadeclan, yes the help files will be updated before the final release.
'Always lock the record', is almost as you described:
If you are viewing records, maybe browsing the diary, the records you are looking through wont lock at that point. However, as soon as you begin to edit a record it will lock, and it will stay locked until you move away from that entry even if the record is saved and returns to viewing mode. This means that iDD's autosave policy wont cause your entry to suddenly become unlocked while you still have it open.
Splinterware Support
Great work indeed.
And I must highly commend the diary as a whole. Ever since I happened on it 2 years ago I've just grown to love and appreciate it more and more.
One issue though! Sometimes, after inserting a file, you return later to find the link is no longer working and the file therefore inaccessible. If you don't have a duplicate copy of the file outside the diary, the file is lost for ever. Sad to say I have lost a couple of files this way in the past.
My assumption is that the file is still in the database but has somehow become orphaned.
Now that the contents of the database can be viewed, one is now able to confirm that such a file is still there or not. But the only option available is the Delete. It would be great if it can be made possible to re-insert a file straight from the database into a chosen page of the diary so that a functional link to the file is re-created.
This way anything inserted into the diary can never be lost.
Kindly look into the possibility of including this feature in this new version.
Many thanks.
And I must highly commend the diary as a whole. Ever since I happened on it 2 years ago I've just grown to love and appreciate it more and more.
One issue though! Sometimes, after inserting a file, you return later to find the link is no longer working and the file therefore inaccessible. If you don't have a duplicate copy of the file outside the diary, the file is lost for ever. Sad to say I have lost a couple of files this way in the past.
My assumption is that the file is still in the database but has somehow become orphaned.
Now that the contents of the database can be viewed, one is now able to confirm that such a file is still there or not. But the only option available is the Delete. It would be great if it can be made possible to re-insert a file straight from the database into a chosen page of the diary so that a functional link to the file is re-created.
This way anything inserted into the diary can never be lost.
Kindly look into the possibility of including this feature in this new version.
Many thanks.
Commodore,
Thanks for the feedback.
Thanks for the feedback.
This particular bug is fixed in this latest update. We discovered that if a file is held open in another application at the time you inserted into iDailyDiary, sometimes the file would not be copied into the iDD database, but no error would occur. This is now sorted.One issue though! Sometimes, after inserting a file, you return later to find the link is no longer working and the file therefore inaccessible. If you don't have a duplicate copy of the file outside the diary, the file is lost for ever. Sad to say I have lost a couple of files this way in the past.
In the database structure, if you see a filename with a size of zero (0) against it - that will be an example of the previous bug. Simply delete that entry. However, an orphaned file will say - Orphan against it. In the final release we will include a right-click Export File option to recover the orphaned file from the database and re-inserted if required (and the original orhpaned record deleted).Now that the contents of the database can be viewed, one is now able to confirm that such a file is still there or not. But the only option available is the Delete. It would be great if it can be made possible to re-insert a file straight from the database into a chosen page of the diary so that a functional link to the file is re-created.
Splinterware Support
Apologies for the last post! I'd already made it before I noticed your response!
Your responsiveness is unbelievable. It is oh! so wonderful also that the said bug has been corrected.
You're nothing if not incredible!!!
But please if there's a software that can deal with .blb files still kindly let me know.
With best wishes.
Your responsiveness is unbelievable. It is oh! so wonderful also that the said bug has been corrected.
You're nothing if not incredible!!!
But please if there's a software that can deal with .blb files still kindly let me know.
With best wishes.