Clan Tools WinXP/2000

Some main changes in this release:
* Completely rewritten Clan Manager / Clan Admin tools
* FarCry support and improved features in IRCScore
* New scheduler in NTPAlarm for better trigger control
* Timer component re-integrated into the package
* Better accurracy, speed, reliability and usability in SFind
* New information DLL in V-Script
* Lots of bugs squished


With almost 200 entries in the changelogs, Clan Tools 2 incorporates more changes than any previous version. A detailed list of changes can be found below.



Clan Tools Common Project 2.0.0
* FIXED: Description for SFind was not included in installer
* FIXED: Flickering in all tools when switching back to main window
* CHANGED: Using Service Pack 6 for Visual Studio 6
* CHANGED: Heavily updated and extended help file
* CHANGED: All links in the components feature a hover effect now
* CHANGED: Upgraded installer engine to NSIS 2.0 final
* CHANGED: VB RunTimes are now directly installed, saves 10% of size
* CHANGED: Moved complete sourcecode to a Subversion repository
* CHANGED: Restructured sources, unify and optimize structures and classes
* CHANGED: Installer script and graphics heavily updated
* CHANGED: Differentiate installer packages in 9x/2000 instead of Full/Compact
* CHANGED: Uninstaller now also uses the Clan Tools icon
* CHANGED: Integrate new VWare logo
* ADDED: Install information is stored in the registry to allow easy updates in future versions
* ADDED: Link to website on the finishpage of all installers
* ADDED: Windows XP style integration for all tools
* ADDED: PUTimer component to main installers, no private upgrades anymore
* REMOVED: Update installer, will be replaced by full installers


Clan Tools Integrator 2.0.0
* FIXED: Bug in remote control feature could cause wrong commands to be sent
* FIXED: Crash after a damaged Schedule was loaded and the program was terminated
* FIXED: Some dialogs were not opened in the correct position
* CHANGED: Minor GUI modifications and updates
* CHANGED: Re-sorted tab indices for better keyboard usage
* CHANGED: Set default buttons for easier keyboard navigation
* CHANGED: Improved tracking of program critical errors by logging important events
* ADDED: Support for remote controlling NTPAlarm
* ADDED: Integrate PUTimer to components list, to better support that private upgrade
* ADDED: Option to place Integrator in system tray when minimized
* ADDED: Options to save current window state and position of the Integrator
* REMOVED: Options to modify behaviour of error handling class


Clan Admin 2.0.0
* FIXED: Validation data was overwritten after creating a new clan
* FIXED: Scrollbars in text fields did not show up when displaying long text
* FIXED: Crash when cancel button was pressed when entering the name of a new tactic
* FIXED: Some dialogs were not opened in the correct position
* CHANGED: Set default buttons for easier keyboard navigation
* CHANGED: Make handling of players and wars dynamic
* CHANGED: FTP username and password are stored in encoded format
* CHANGED: Much improved FTP transmission error detection and handling
* CHANGED: Cleaned up code, rewrote 4 year old program parts
* CHANGED: Re-sorted tab indices for better keyboard usage
* CHANGED: War/training editor layout modernized and tightened
* CHANGED: Main window changes and menu implementation
* CHANGED: Optimized initializing order of elements for faster loading
* CHANGED: About information moved to seperate dialog
* CHANGED: User-strings are now double-encoded for better support of characters
* CHANGED: Internal memory handling optimized and parts restructured
* CHANGED: Heavily extended error catching, tracking, and output
* CHANGED: File format redesign, eradicating most old weaknesses
* CHANGED: New and faster file encryption, draws old one incompatible
* CHANGED: Editing of forum and homepage URLs are clan specific now
* CHANGED: Automatically find already saved clans in login window
* CHANGED: Server synch now uses custom progress bar with integrated status display
* ADDED: Encryption for player passwords within encrypted password files
* ADDED: Option dialog window, including save window state and position
* ADDED: Additional progress bar to show upload progress of individual files
* ADDED: Access to Clan Tools Help from menu
* REMOVED: Options to modify behaviour of error handling class
* REMOVED: Information from URLs.ini moved to clan specific directories
* REMOVED: User options dialog due to no need for it
* REMOVED: Option for setting binary or ASCII FTP transfer mode, always use binary
* REMOVED: Internet auto dial when trying to fetch information from server


Clan Manager 2.0.0
* FIXED: Scrollbars in text fields now show up when displaying long text
* FIXED: Logical error in validation / refreshing system
* CHANGED: Set default buttons for easier keyboard navigation
* CHANGED: Window is brought back from system tray when icon is double-clicked
* CHANGED: Resizeable interface, remembering window position and state
* CHANGED: Minor code updates and revised memory layout
* CHANGED: Fixed password field entry field to show substitute characters
* CHANGED: Optimized initializing order of elements for faster loading
* CHANGED: Completely redesigned main interface, multi-document based
* CHANGED: Now use unified system tray handling class
* CHANGED: Re-sorted tab indices for better keyboard usage
* CHANGED: Heavily extended error catching, tracking, and output
* CHANGED: Refine modules, delete obsolete handlers
* CHANGED: User-strings are now double-encoded for better support of characters
* CHANGED: Totally rewrite 90% of the complete program
* CHANGED: File format redesign, eradicating most old weaknesses
* CHANGED: New and faster file encryption, draws old one incompatible
* ADDED: Encryption for player passwords within encrypted password files
* ADDED: Toolbar with new function icons
* ADDED: Access to Clan Tools Help from menu
* REMOVED: Option "Remember window position", position is always remembered now
* REMOVED: CMUser.ini no longer exists, user info is stored in main INI
* REMOVED: Information from URLs.ini moved to clan specific directories
* REMOVED: User options dialog due to no need for it
* REMOVED: Internet auto dial when trying to fetch information from server
* REMOVED: Options to modify behaviour of error handling class


IRC Score 2.3.0
* FIXED: Rare error when changing between main tabs after query was started
* FIXED: Changing IRC auto send interval was broken when the timer was enabled
* FIXED: "Read error from client" messages when disconnecting from IRC
* FIXED: Profiles for new games in version 2.2 could not be created
* CHANGED: Window is brought back from system tray when icon is double-clicked
* CHANGED: Set default buttons for easier keyboard navigation
* CHANGED: Now use unified system tray handling class
* CHANGED: Improved loading order for better startup speed and less memory usage
* CHANGED: Validation of comboboxes is not as sensitive anymore, no more error messages
* CHANGED: Re-sorted tab indices for better keyboard usage
* CHANGED: Moved options and about information to seperate windows
* CHANGED: Massively restructured and encapsulated sources for better stability
* CHANGED: Improved catching and tracking of errors occuring during runtime
* CHANGED: Window state now is also saved, not just position
* CHANGED: Reduced executable filesize by 8kB due to optimizations and backported code
* CHANGED: IRC additions & speedup, updated IRC control to version 1.3
* CHANGED: Check entered server address and give more detailed errors
* ADDED: Generic support for Far Cry
* ADDED: Parameter for IRC commands, enabling support for multiple bots in one channel
* ADDED: Access to Clan Tools Help from menu
* ADDED: Pull down menu for main program window
* REMOVED: Internet auto dial functionality
* REMOVED: Options to modify behaviour of error handling class


NTP Alarm 2.0.0
* FIXED: "NTP Server returned invalid response" message could keep features from working
* FIXED: The main window could not be recovered once minimized to system tray
* CHANGED: Set default buttons for easier keyboard navigation
* CHANGED: More code cleanup, removed unused routines
* CHANGED: Code restructured for more speed and less memory usage
* CHANGED: Redesigned GUI layout to meet requirements for new functionality
* CHANGED: Make some GUI items have more useful captions
* CHANGED: Re-sorted tab indices for better keyboard usage
* CHANGED: Check if file really exists after user choses a new alarm file
* CHANGED: Interface is better structured now, and shows times in different frames
* CHANGED: Now use unified system tray handling class
* CHANGED: Display date according to Windows locale settings
* CHANGED: Heavily extended error catching, tracking, and output
* CHANGED: Fetch time zone information directly from registry when details are needed
* CHANGED: Completely rewritten trigger and date handling code for better efficiency
* ADDED: Ability to trigger alarm once, on a daily, or weekly basis
* ADDED: API code for being remote controlled by Clan Tools main program
* ADDED: Access to Clan Tools Help from menu
* ADDED: Time display now shows current time zone name and GMT offset
* ADDED: Display of a second time zone in main window, which is configurable
* REMOVED: Bring window to top option, no longer needed due to better trigger differentiation


PU Timer 2.0.0
* FIXED: Error messages were in German and did not use common error output routine
* CHANGED: Upgraded sound engine to DirectX 8
* CHANGED: Optimized internal memory and stack handling
* CHANGED: Restructure order of how components are loaded
* CHANGED: Set default buttons for easier keyboard navigation
* CHANGED: Sound output class encapsulated from the rest of the program
* CHANGED: Improved DX error detection and handling
* CHANGED: Heavily optimized 4 year old legacy code for better speed and smaller size
* CHANGED: Modernized GUI layout and internal object names
* ADDED: Access to Clan Tools Help from menu


SFind 1.1.0
* FIXED: Window position saving was wrong when window was maximized
* FIXED: Potential memory leak in SysTray and resize handling code
* FIXED: Rare crash when selecting invalid server entries
* FIXED: Some dialogs were not opened in the correct position
* FIXED: A defect item was saved to server list after fetching a new list from the master
* FIXED: Variables list was not cleared out when doing multiple queries
* FIXED: Tool tip when SFind was minimized to system tray was wrong
* FIXED: Some minor interface issues, cosmetic fixes for better visibility
* FIXED: Status bar text was not shown when master server was queried
* CHANGED: Optimized internal memory and stack handling
* CHANGED: Ensure that a TCP/IP connection is open before sending data
* CHANGED: Calculation of ping times should be more accurate now
* CHANGED: Set default buttons for easier keyboard navigation
* CHANGED: Minor interface and menu caption tweaks
* CHANGED: Significantly speed up sorting of server list
* CHANGED: Better detection for invalid IP addresses which were manually entered
* CHANGED: Automatically try to fill in correct countries in all serverlists during load
* CHANGED: Restructured items in pull down menu
* CHANGED: Last selection in game tree only reacts to games now
* CHANGED: More efficient handling of serverlists and game selections
* CHANGED: Server scanning and refreshing code almost completely rewritten
* CHANGED: Now use unified system tray handling class
* CHANGED: Improved scanning speed due to optimizations in detection code
* CHANGED: Automatically open game setup dialog when game exe was not found
* CHANGED: Server list now scrolls down as the scanning progresses
* CHANGED: The last selected server item in the list is remembered now
* CHANGED: Last used sort column and sort order is now restored on program start
* ADDED: Support for Gunman Chronicles
* ADDED: Menu entry to manually clear the complete server list
* ADDED: IP database for more accurate and faster country detection
* ADDED: Menu opens when system tray icon is right-clicked
* ADDED: Arrows to indicate sorting order of server and player lists
* ADDED: Sub-node for filtering locked servers
* ADDED: Error catching, tracking, and output
* ADDED: DNS resolution for manually entered servers
* ADDED: Security check before clearing or renewing a server list
* ADDED: Functionality to filter servers by various pings
* ADDED: Access to Clan Tools Help from menu
* ADDED: Interface contains more shortcuts for easier and faster usage
* ADDED: New and more complete set of flags (240) of countries included
* ADDED: Seperate column for displaying the key icon, allows sorting for private servers
* REMOVED: Find servers entry from game list popup menu
* REMOVED: RIPE servers querying functionality, has been replaced with IP database
* REMOVED: Options to modify behaviour of error handling class


V-Script 1.3.0
* GV FIXED: Updated URLs.ini with links to new page
* GV FIXED: Some commands would not show up under some conditions
* GV CHANGED: Updated server list for mIRC
* GV CHANGED: Minor update on the default settings, set user to vware
* GV CHANGED: Updated to mIRC version 6.14
* GV CHANGED: Using the latest IRCInfo DLL 1.2.1, fixes bugs and copes with newer CPUs
* GV REMOVED: GID file is not included in distribution anymore