Public Talks

10.7.0 - 2010 Edition (released 24th October 2010)

• Update: Progress bar added to far right of the status bar (shows for some lengthy operations).
• Update: Move through custom script pages with PAGE UP / PAGE DOWN keys (in report mode).
• Update: Control Panel adjustments for dynamic variables.
• Update: Improvements to custom script editing performance.
• Update: Reset variable added the custom script pop-up menu.
• Update: $LocalAndAwaySpeaker predefined variable implemented.
• Update: $LocalSpeaker predefined variable implemented.
• Update: Asks for confirmation before restoring a database.
• Update: Asks for confirmation before transferring from another PC.
• Language: Afrikaans database implemented.
• Language: Chinese (Simplified) database implemented.

10.6.0 - 2010 Edition (released 1st October 2010)

• Update: Changed some of the application icons.
• Update: Replaced files (during Transfer From) are now sent to the recycle bin.
• Update: Deleted custom report scripts are now sent to the recycle bin.
• Update: Added #%Y %m %d# to the custom date list of the Insert Field window.
• Update: Home Talk Entry window pop-up menu with congregation assignment history.
• Update: Away Talk Entry window pop-up menu with congregation assignment history.
• Update: Assign a fields' value to a variable (VARIABLE_FIELD) inside a LOOP for later re-use.
              (View the new VARIABLE_FIELD script command syntax)
• Update: Detect last row inside a LOOP command.
• Update: LOOP custom script command now supports row count.
              (View the updated LOOP script command syntax)
• Update: Insert Script Spacer to the custom report script pop-up menu.
• Update: Refresh added to the custom report script pop-up menu.
• Update: Prompts for password at startup when database security is enabled.
• Update: Override home talk meeting time.
• Update: Override away talk meeting time.
• Update: Reduced height of Preferences window due to screen size limitations of Netbook computers.
• Bug: Fixed an issue with printing a user specified page range (custom reports).
• Bug: Fixed erratic custom report script error: COUNT field incorrect.

10.5.0 - 2010 Edition (released 1st September 2010)

• Update: Talk Request List popup menu with Create assignment facility.
• Update: Talk Request List popup menu with speaker assignment history.
• Update: Congregations maintenance page popup menu with speaker assignment history.
• Update: Home Talk Entry window popup menu with speaker assignment history.
• Update: Away Talk Entry window popup menu with speaker assignment history.
• Update: Changed button text from Import to Send on Send to Microsoft Outlook window.
• Update: Talk number 1000 (To Be Assigned) is now displayed at the top of the talk number drop lists on the Home / Away Entry dialogues.
• (#) New: You can now secure your database by encrypting it with a password. Tools have been implemented to let you add / edit / remove the password.
• (#) New: Support for the Microsoft Access 2007/2010 database format (ACCDB).
• (#) New: Convert Database tool to allow you to convert between Microsoft Access 2003 (MDB) and Microsoft Access 2007/2010 (ACCDB) database formats.
• Update: Backup and Restore Microsoft Access 2007/2010 database format (ACCDB).
• Bug: Using IF outside of a LOOP command with variables.
• Bug: Minor bug fixes.
  
  (#) Important note:
  In order to use the new ACCDB / password features you must have Microsoft Access 2010 or the Microsoft Access 2010 Runtime installed on your computer. Note that you can have the runtime and an older version of Microsoft Access installed at the same time.

10.4.0 - 2010 Edition (released 9th July 2010)

• Update: Delete Speaker button is now disabled when the selected speaker has future talk assignments.
• Update: Delete Congregation button is now disabled when the selected congregation has future talk assignments.
• Update: Send to Microsoft Outlook implemented (replaces the external PTImporter utility).
• Update: Away Talk Slips can now include the new Coordinator Memo/Notes details.
• Update: Speaker details are now displayed on the home talk confirmation window .
• Update: Coordinator Memo/Notes fields added for each Congregation.
• Update: Talk Request List can now be filtered by category.
• Update: Talk Request List dates are now displayed using settings from program preferences.
• Update: Away Talk Entry window now displays new pop-up information when you hover the mouse over the Brother or Congregation drop lists.
• Update: Home Talk Entry window now displays new pop-up information when you hover the mouse over the Speaker or Congregation drop lists.
• Update: Journal added to the Startup Panel.
• Update: Pre-defined journal text to show in drop list.
• Update: Use IF script command outside LOOP commands.
• Language Implemented: Finnish.
• Bug: Add missing Memo Labels help topic.
• Bug: Minor bug fixes.

10.3.0 - 2010 Edition (released 23rd April 2010 )

• Update: Journal feature implemented.
• Custom Scripting: Now supports customized formatting of date variables.
• Custom Scripting: Variables are now initialised with a default value (if available).

10.2.0 - 2010 Edition (released 18th March 2010 )

• Update: Unsaved documents are now rebuilt after restoring a database.
• Update: Current News (RSS feed) added to Help menu.
• Update: Talk Request List implemented.
• Update: $EmptyString can be used as criteria for LOOP's.
• Update: Russian context help implemented.
• Update: New general option Reset printer copies to one when program shuts down.
• Update: New general option Disable automatic database compacting.
• Update: New registry setting Preferences|ResetPrinterCopies implemented.
• Update: Tooltip on talks maintenance page now displays for 30 seconds.

10.1.1 - 2010 Edition (released 1st January 2010 )

• Update: New general option Use time delay when compacting database.
• Bug: Editing IF script commands did not always work correctly.
• Bug: Incorrect away talk duplication warnings.

10.1.0 - 2010 Edition (released 16th November 2009 )

• Update: The toolbar has had a face lift. We now have fresh images!!
• Update: XP Menu Style option has been removed.
• Update: Insert Cong Meeting Time can now use certain date variables.
• Update: Press Delete key to remove selected script from list on Custom Script maintenance page.
• Update: Variable options now presented in drop list on IF window.
• Update: Press Delete key to remove selected criteria from LOOP and IF dialogues.
• Update: Added EmptyString variable to IF custom script command.
• Update: Required Variables window has been updated in the script editor.
• Update: Default options can be included with REQUIRES custom script command.
• Update: Custom colours can now be selected from within the custom script editor.
• Update: Enhancements to LINESPACING custom script command.
• Update: New predefined variables NextWeek, NextMonth, NextYear, NextTwoYears and NextQuarter. See here.
• Update: Introduced public talk Outline Date field.
• Bug: Dates Wizard calendar on step 2 needed re-sizing for Windows 7.
• Bug: Dates Wizard did not update open documents under certain conditions.
• Bug: Minor bug fixes.

10.0.0 - 2010 Edition (released October 2009)

• Update: Update Variables window can now be resized and the position is remembered.
• Update: Script Editor can now import Unicode text files.
• Update: New predefined variable Today. See here.
• Update: Added additional criteria to the LOOP custom report script command.
• Update: Added new IF custom report script command.
• Update: Added Browse button to hyperlink window.
• Update: Implemented Talks Annual Review report.
• Update: Target and Source date talk details now shown on Move Talk wizards (steps 2 / 3).
• Update: Congregation hyperlinks now show tooltips.
• Update: Added Tentative to the Create Unassigned Entries window.
• Bug: Move Talk wizard did not transfer the Tentative field setting.
• Bug: The date handling for selecting a reporting period did not work with custom reports on the speakers availability table.
• Language Implemented: Russian (status - incomplete)

9.2.0 - 2009 Edition (released 6th March 2009)

• Update: Added Location Map field to Congregations table
• Update: Added Location Map option to Congregations Maintenance page.
• Update: Custom scripts now support IMAGE command.
• Bug: Modify Congregation left orphaned field data.
• Bug: Transfer from another PC caused application crash (invalid working folder)

9.1.0 - 2009 Edition (released 8th November 2008)

• Update: Changes to Check for Update
• Bug: Minor bug fixes

9.0.0 - 2009 Edition (released 1st October 2008)

• Update: Navigation buttons added to Home / Away Entry window
• Update: Slight adjustment to Export to Word.
• Update: Working Folder feature implemented
• Bug: Minor bug fixes

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