AOcell vSync Changelog

New features

• None.

Enhancements

• None.

Bugfixes

• LINUX: fixed that timebag inspector failed to start due to a missing SO symbol on Ubuntu 7.10.
• LINUX: Added SU support for Fedora 8.

Known issues

• None.

New features

• None.

Enhancements

• None.

Bugfixes

• OSX: fixed that the volume used by AOcell vSync Setup called "AOcell vSync Volume" was considered as a removable storage device.

Known issues

• None.

New features

• Implemented full-text search engine which lets you pinpoint your old document in seconds.
• FREEBSD: Installer for FreeBSD is now available.

Enhancements

• LINUX: Installer for Linux now registers an install with RPM and DPKG databases. That's to say that Debian, Fedora and Ubuntu users can uninstall AOcell vSync with their favorite system package manager.
• LINUX: Added support for Fedora 7.
• LINUX: Added support for CentOS Linux 5.0.
• HelpShell now supports tabbed browsing.

Bugfixes

• None.

Known issues

• None.

New features

• None.

Enhancements

• Extended the trial from 15 days to 30 days.

Bugfixes

• Fixed that some large external hard disks were not considered as removable storage devices.

Known issues

• None.

New features

• None.

Enhancements

• Now product updater supports Windows Vista's UAC (User Account Control).
• Shrank the size of all installers.

Bugfixes

• Now the Help System is non-modal.

Known issues

• Windows Vista users should uninstall 1.0 and install 1.0.1.

New features

• None.

Enhancements

• None.

Bugfixes

• Fixed a bug in validating registration information.
• All documents are up-to-date.
• All artworks are up-to-date.

Known issues

• None.

New features

• None.

Enhancements

• Software registration is now enabled.
• Update some artworks.
• Minor UI tweaks.

Bugfixes

• None.

Known issues

• Documents are not up-to-date.

New features

• None.

Enhancements

• Many performance improvements.
• ti:37 - vSync should be able to download copies of GRE and Python if need be.
• ti:31 - Add support for detecting Mozilla installation following GRE configuration specification.
• ti:34 - Add the feature "Report to AOcell Software" in SelfTestDialog and SelfTestApplication.
• ti:35 - Add the feature "Save as" to LogForm.
• ti:26 - If vSync has been upgraded successfully, vSync will prompt user if self-tests should be performed right away.
• ti:27 - Make SelfTestDialog and SelfTestApplication more user-friendly .
• ti:28 - Add the features "Copy to clipboard" and "Report to AOcell Software" to LogForm.

Bugfixes

• ti:36 - On slow or unstable network connection, while downloading product update, vSync probably exits without showing any errors.
• ti:32 - In the main form, the context menu items are not disabled according to the status of the selected timebag.
• ti:33 - After self-tests, there is a timebag called "Product Documents" in the timebag list by mistake.
• ti:25 - vSync can't go through HTTP proxy or SOCKS proxy which need authentication even correct username and password are specified.
• ti:29 - The license text appears corrupted in installer for Windows.
• ti:30 - If a HTTP proxy is specified in IE, user can't perform viewing or diffing in TimebagInspectorDialog.

Known issues

• None.

New features

• None.

Enhancements

• ti:18 - LINUX: Add support for SUDO of Ubuntu 6.10.
• ti:21 - LINUX: Add support for SU of Fedora 6 in installation and product update.
• ti:23 - FREEBSD, LINUX & PC-BSD: Add support for gnomesu.
• ti:24 - FREEBSD, LINUX & PC-BSD: Add support for Mozilla XULRunner.

Bugfixes

• ti:10 - Right click at the timebag icon, the timebag option window appears. Right click again, it will disappear.
• ti:12 - After startup, without a timebag plugged in, click the link "Create a mobile timebag", then cancel the wizard, vSync crashes.
• ti:13 - The menu item in the menu "List" doesn't be selected according to the current selected timebag.
• ti:14 - In timebag inspector, a 404 exception is thrown if the name of a working copy folder contains "\U" or "\u".
• ti:15 - In the "What's in it" dialog, working copy doesn't exist always.
• ti:16 - "Annotate" in timebag inspector is down.
• ti:17 - In timebag inspector, an exception is thrown if a filename contains UNICODE characters.
• ti:18 - After installation, the application shortcut doesn't appear in the GNOME menu "Applications".
• ti:20 - WINDOWS: Timebag inspector randomly halts.
• ti:22 - WINDOWS: Though the upgrade is successful, vSync doesn't start automatically after upgrading from 1.0B1 to 1.0B2.
• ti:2 - The dialog which reports problem to the server fails after the button "Send to AOcell Software" is clicked.
• ti:9 - FREEBSD, LINUX, OSX & PC-BSD: In some cases, vSync keeps on asking for root password during start-up after being updated. If one cancels the dialog, vSync starts as usual and the update has succeeded.

  	Note
  	If in this case, please remove the temporary folder described below to let AOcell vSync run. On FREEBSD, Linux & PC-BSD, please remove "~/.aocell/vsync/Default/ProductUpdate". On Mac OS X, please remove "~/Library/Application Support/vSync/Default/ProductUpdate". After that, launch AOcell vSync and AOcell vSync will work as usual.

• wi:49 - LINUX: vSync fails to start on CentOS.
• ti:6 - LINUX: The uninstaller prompts that there are some files which haven't been removed.
• ti:5 - LINUX: vSync can't find Firefox on CentOS 4.4.
• LINUX: vSync complains that Python 2.4 is not available on CentOS.
• ti:8 - LINUX, FREEBSD & PC-BSD: On KDE, after sudoing, the progress dialog shown by product updater doesn't disappear even the update has finished.
• ti:7 - LINUX: The preparation progress dialog of the installer doesn't disappear automatically on CentOS 4.4. One have to click the button "OK" to close it.

Known issues

• On openSUSE 10.2 beta 2, Python 2.4 and Mozilla XULRunner must be installed manually before AOcell vSync runs.
• On CentOS Linux, Python 2.4 must be installed manually before AOcell vSync runs.

New features

• None.

Enhancements and bugfixes

• PBI installation package for PC-BSD contains GTK+ 2.0 which is needed. PC-BSD users no longer have to install GTK+ 2.0 first.
• The dialog PromptForCommitComment should show all statuses in working copies of repositories. Not just show statuses repository by repository.
• Binaries of Mac OS X distribution are universal binaries which will run on Mac OS X PowerPC and Mac OS X Intel.
• Added self-tests of handling file collaboration on different boxes
• Added self-tests of that there is already an uncontrolled file with the same filename in the timebag
• Added self-test of case change in filename.
• If self tests fail, vSync will give a convenient way to send the error messages to server, including list of missing SOs.
• Added a wizard for the first time use of vSync.
• Added a wizard for the first time use of a mobile timebag.
• Added a dialog for one to enter the commit comment of the current synchronization.
• Check if the system environment MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME has been set correctly on Unix.
• Automatically synchronize a timebag after 15 seconds when it is plugged in. A setting for this is required.
• Only one application instance is allowed.
• Show the spare space of the timebag on the main form using percent value.
• Warn user if conflicts exist.
• Implemented Conflict Viewer.
• TimebagInspector should show "The file doesn't exist.' if the file doesn't exist in the specified revision.
• User can specify working copy folder in the CreateMobileTimebagWizard.
• If filter version of a snapshot doesn't match the current filter, a snapshot should be generated on the fly instead of using the outdated one.
• After committing changes to a file, Timebag Inspector doesn't show the latest revision number in the parent folder of this file. Only restarting vSync can show the proper revision number.
• Timebag Inspector should merge added lines and deleted lines in the diffing process.
• Snapshot generation of DOC, XLS, PPT fails after vSync's being obfuscated.
• Made snapshots of XLS, PPT more pretty.
• Added the feature "Diff/revert local changes".
• Made a certain button default in all dialogs and shells if need be.
• When there is a uncontrolled copy of a controlled file or folder on the box, vSync should ask user whether to use the one in repository or ignore the one in repository.
• Self-test of handling a read-only working copy correctly.
• Selecting "Timebag options" from the context menu or the main menu, vSync will show the timebag options and then hide them.
• In the main form, the selected timebag is deselected if user clicks the spare space in the timebag list.
• vSync may throw an exception that unable to read config.ini from the timebag while creating a new mobile timebag on some slow machines.
• List of changed file should be shown in the dialog prompting for commit comment.
• Self-test of snapshot generation of files in working copy.
• The dialog PromptForSynchronizationOfHotPluggedInTimebags should prompt for passwords of timebags if need be.
• If there is no plugged in mobile timebag before vSync's start-up, vSync ignores plugged in mobile timebags of the first time from its start-up.
• Self-test of handling corrupted working copies.
• DiffOrRevertLocalChangesDialog should refresh the file list and initialize the difference viewer after reverting documents.
• Anchors in the difference viewer of DiffOrRevertLocalChangesDialog do not work.
• Self-test of ensuring the structure of a mobile timebag.
• Use small font on Mac OS X.
• Fixed miscellaneous minor bugs which was a long list.

Known issues

• None.

New features

• PBI installation package for PC-BSD is available.
• Product updater is now working.

Enhancements and bugfixes

• Added self test for console which can be launched by one's denoting command line parameter "--selftest --console".
• Changed promotion words.
• Documents are more complete.
• Added miscellaneous UNICODE unit tests as self test items to ensure its health.
• Removed *.py files, and used *.pyc instead.
• The launch scripts for FreeBSD, Linux and Mac OS X (PowerPC/Intel) search for jar files right away instead of our denoting them manually.
• Removed some useless jar dependencies.
• Self test items are paralleled in order to get some significant improvements on speed.
• Refactored a lot to prepare for easy more unit tests.
• The format of VERSIONNO.txt was changed.
• Made some classes not be obfuscated.
• Updated Janel to 2.6.0.
• Implemented HTTP and SOCKS proxy support.
• AboutDialog now loads the correct license text.
• p7zip now is compiled via GCC 4.0 instead of 4.1 to avoid ABI problem.
• Fixed miscellaneous minor bugs which was a long list.

Known issues

• PBI installation package for PC-BSD doesn't contain GTK+ 2.0 which is needed. PC-BSD users should install GTK+ 2.0 manually.