This topic contains historical information on changes, enhancements and corrections to dcsTools Ini Editor by version number and date. For the most recent changes and enhancements, see the What's New topic.
1.Enhancement. dcsTools Ini Editor has been updated to support Windows 10.
1.Enhancement. dcsTools Ini Editor now detects Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012R2 operating systems and adjusts its display accordingly.
2.Enhancement. dcsTools Ini Editor now detects Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 operating systems and adjusts its display accordingly.
3.Fix. Very occasionally, when dcsTools Ini Editor was creating a temporary file to store information for display, the temporary file was not correctly created and the information would not be displayed. The problem has been corrected.
1.Change. Data sorting is now case-insensitive for a more intuitive order of items when sorted.
2.Change. The Display Style toolbar item "XP" has been changed to "Native" to reflect newer operating systems that support this appearance type.
3.Fix. On certain operating systems with multiple monitors, the dialog that appears when opening or saving a file is placed on the wrong monitor. This problem has been corrected.
1.Enhancement. Search functionality has been added. Menu items and shortcut keys are available for finding text and repeating the search.
2.Enhancement. Parameters (item/value pairs) can now be sorted independently in each section. Sorting can be cleared for an individual section or all sections at once.
1.Enhancement. Application icons for dcsTools Ini Editor have been updated.
2.Enhancement. dcsTools Ini Editor now includes a custom icon used in displaying associated files in Windows Explorer when ini files are registered during installation.
1.Enhancement. dcsTools Ini Editor is now aware of multiple monitor host systems and properly saves and restores its position on the correct monitor.
2.Enhancement. dcsTools Ini Editor now reports the host operating system in more detail and has been updated to reflect the release of Windows 7.
3.Enhancement. dcsTools Ini Editor can now be associated with ini files, enabling the opening of a file from Windows file explorer. See the topic on Command-Line Switches for additional information.
4.Enhancement. When an item is too long to fit within the display, the text is now displayed as a hint when the mouse is positioned over the item.
5.Enhancement. XStudio hot button files (*.btn) can now be filtered in the Open File dialog.
6.Change. When tool bars are docked on the left or right sides of the main dialog, the button captions are no longer rotated.
7.Change. If a recently-used file is selected from the drop-down list and no longer exists, you are prompted to optionally remove the entry.
1.Change. Toolbar settings are now stored in a separate file instead of the dcsTools Ini Editor preferences file for ease in maintenance.
2.Enhancement. The display of data navigators can now be toggled from the main menu, using the menu item View | Data Navigator.
3.Enhancement. Most INI file comments are now retained after editing. See the topic on Known Issues & Limitations for more details.
1.Enhancement. Changes have been made to make editing more intuitive, including adding the ability to display custom data navigators on-demand. Use the pop-up menu to show or hide the data navigators.
1.Initial public release of dcsTools Ini Editor.