CLOCKWISE HISTORY

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1. Modified interface so time zone dialog (rather than system date/time dialog) pops up at user's option when user makes change to current LAT/LON
2. Modified interface so "Set Time" is default button in Set/Date-Time/NTP dialog
3. All Current User settings are removed from registry if application is uninstalled
4. Fixed problem with UTC/Local time conflict when date/time stamping newly installed application files

1. Fixed problem with "Abort" button not stopping scheduled events when 60-second warning dialog was displayed
2. Highlighted color of event name in the 60-second warning ialog
3. Fixed problem with AM/PM interpretation in the Program Schedule window
4. Adjusted calendar headings for better fit
5. Fixed problem when starting up hidden (couldn't display dialog from system menu)
6. Added access to applicable options when right-clicking in any area of the main dialog window

1. Fixed problem with alarm pop-up windows not resetting timer when second and subsequent alarms activated, and when alarms activated on the hour
2. Added feature to display text message with each alarm, much like yellow "sticky-notes"
3. Improved installation and uninstallation procedures

1. Changed clock display from closest-match Win95 font to bitmap graphics, resembling LCD clock display, with bright and dim display options
2. Fixed problem with Start and Stop minutes in "Schedule a Program" dialog not accepting single-digit values
3. Fixed intermittent problem detecting whether scheduling was suspended when exiting Set Alarm or Set Program
4. Added credit card registration with setSystems
5. Made clock colon flash in 12-hour display mode
6. Copyright notice in main dialog now displays grey after user registers
7. Adjusted sunrise/sunset display for better proportion

1. Fixed problem with saving two-digit frequency numbers in "Scheduled Programs" *** NOTE: The frequencies of some scheduled events entered in previous versions may have to be re-entered due to this bug fix ***
2. Fixed problem with Windows 98 not showing menues
3. Fixed problem with dialog display in some instances with Advanced Option "Remember last window position" selected
4. Added ability to choose between three hourly chime sounds
5. Removed display of local time zone name from main dialog and moved it to Location selection dialog; added name of next scheduled event to main dialog
6. Added clock display of selected world time zone (user's choice) to main dialog
7. Changed date/time display in "Schedule a Program" dialog to show seconds
8. Added ability to duplicate a programmed event from list from menu invoked with right-click
9. Event log now records termination of Windows session
10. Event log now records details of errors when attempting to set time via Internet NTP or modem with NIST
11. Made shareware reminder more frequent, dependant on use
12. Removed references to DOS time zone environment variable
13. Program schedule dialog now shows seconds in time display
14. Made query of schedule suspension more intuitive after exiting Alarms or Programs sheduling dialogs
15. Added option for miniature clock display
16. Changed system tray menu: added 24-hr toggle and all applicable changes for new "Miniaturized" display

1. Added ability to set Timer, Alarms and Programs from tray and miniaturized display menues
2. Fixed problem with internal failure when user tried to read non-existent log file
3. Fixed problem with program scheduling where previously checked "repeat until" was still verified, even with that feature not selected
4. When enabling a scheduled event from the pop-up menu of the Program List and the event is scheduled to occur in the past, the Edit Event dialog is now automatically invoked (before, enabling was ignored)
5. Fixed problem with calendar event info (holidays, etc.) not always being properly displayed in date-specific pop- up window from calendar display
6. Added code to help force non-responsive apps to quit when a scheduled reboot or shutdown takes place
7. Fixed problem with clock digits not repainting properly on some systems when changing display brightness mode
8. Added ability to change snooze alarm time from the Advanced Preferences menu (between 1 and 59 minutes)
9. Fixed bug where last window position would not be saved properly in some cases when Windows shut down
10. Fixed bug where setting a scheduled program for any time between 12:00 AM and 12:59 AM erroneously reverted the time to PM.
11. Incorporated Stopwatch "Stop" and "Resume" functions so that "Stop" doesn't reset the counter; also improved accuracy of Stopwatch counter tenths-of-seconds
12. When ClockWise initiates a scheduled reboot or shutdown, the event is now recorded in the log file
13. Added ability to terminate dial-up Internet connection as a new scheduling option
14. Added option to end Internet dial-up connection immediately after setting the system clock via NTP, as part of scheduling options for "Set time via NTP"
15. Added option to poll for Internet connection and, when one is first established, set the system clock to the selected NTP server
16. Added additional options for scheduled time settings via an Internet server (i.e. "Set time only if Internet connection already exists") and for disconnecting from the Internet afterwards
17. Threaded process to change from 12 to 24-hour format (and vice versa) so that no perceived delay occurs
18. Fixed bug with calendar pop-up display not computing times of sunrise and sunset properly for each date
19. Double-clicking the left mouse button in the miniaturized display now invokes the full main dialog window
20. The time display in the "Set time via NTP server" window now shows seconds in 12-hour (AM/PM) mode
21. Reorganized the Options menu for better functionality (thanks to Fuad Yahya for the helpful suggestions)
22. Fixed bug where long-named dates showed up as garbled text in the main dialog area
23. Fixed bug where moving the main dialog to an off-screen area might lock out further movements of the window on some systems
24. Added "Center Display" to Options menu

1. Added fast-access buttons for selection of commonly used functions and tools
2. Expanded the number of possible scheduled events to 100, combining alarms with events (allowing more flexible scheduling for alarms and reminders)
3. Added ability to import new calendar files and display holidays and other significant events in the calendar (currently, data files are available for the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, The Netherlands, Austria, Norway, France and Italy).
4. Added Internet on-line timer to main dialog
5. Added a second count-down timer
6. Added StopWatch, NTP and NIST options to tray menu
7. Added option to change the time-out in the NTP dialog
8. ClockWise now calculates the date of Easter Sunday and other holidays related to Easter
9. Improved code for scheduled reboots and shut-downs for better reliability with badly-behaved software
10. Changed all displays of year values, including Activity Log, to show full 4-digit year value (ClockWise has used 4-digit years for all internal calculations since version 2.02a for full Y2K compliance).
11. Right-clicking on the clock or date display areas now invokes a submenu with option to change the system date/ time manually, via Internet or via modem.
12. The date display is now green text on black background.
13. Fixed bug where "UNREGISTERED SHAREWARE" was still being displayed right after users registered
14. Fixed bug where 2nd time zone did not show correct time for time zones with offsets of 30 minutes in daylight saving time
15. Fixed bug where calendar pop-up information did not always take into account daylight saving time for sunrise and sunset
16. Fixed bug where some systems with non-English Windows language set as the default would cause GPF when the user right-clicked the mouse cursor on a date in the calendar
17. Fixed bug where some systems with non-English Windows language set as the default would cause garbled display of the date text in the main window
18. Fixed bug where selecting "Autoload ClockWise with Windows" failed to work properly on some systems
19. Fixed bug where stopwatch accuracy was effected by up to 3 seconds per minute on some systems

1. Added lunar phase data to calendar pop-up box (accurate to within about a day)
2. Added option in Preferences menu to display seconds in 12-hour (am/pm) mode
3. Added report of monthly totals for Dial-Up Networking on-line time accumulation in Activity Log
4. Changed Scheduled Events list dialog so that Reminders show message text (if present, or alarm audio if not)
5. Changed alarm pop-up so that focus is reset to previous window after responding to alarm
6. Added menu items to separately access scheduling of alarms, events, or alarms and events
7. Log file is now limited to a maximum size of 64K bytes
8. If an event occurs while the Scheduled Events dialog is visible, the events list is now updated
9. New command line parameter "/NTP" forces attempt to set system clock to Internet when ClockWise is started
10. Fixed bug where calendar lost a day between 31 Dec 2099 and 1 Jan 2100, 31 Dec 2199 and 1 Jan 2200, etc.
11. Fixed bug where alternate time zone data could be off by an hour during daylight saving time in certain areas
12. Fixed bug where setting time via NTP during daylight saving time in the lower hemisphere could cause setting to be off by one hour
13. Fixed bug where ISO and European date styles didn't properly show 4-digit years

1. Added calendar templates for Belgium, Spain and Japan
2. Made all dialogs more standard, with "OK" or "Close" buttons at lower right corner for better consistency
3. Fixed stopwatch bug that caused the stopwatch Start/Stop/Resume button and the 10ths digit to become corrupted after a few starts and stops.
4. Fixed bug that corrupted time of next repetetive alarm when user clicked on snooze bar one or more times and then reset the alarm

1. Added exclusion time range for scheduled events
2. Added ability to make alarm sound once or repeatedly
3. ClockWise now remembers if it has been closed in the Miniaturized display mode and, if so, will start up in that mode (as long as "Start Hidden" isn't selected in the Advanced Preferences)
4. Added ability to recognize holidays that occur "on or before" and "on or after" specific dates
5. Added recognition of more Easter-based holidays
6. Fixed bug where no log file entries were made when view was miniaturized
7. Fixed bug that caused fatal error when trying to read inaccessible or non-existent log file

1. Added "catch-up" feature, optionally displaying all scheduled events missed during periods where computer is off or ClockWise is not running; events can be reviewed and optionally run on next start-up
2. Added ability to schedule events for specific dates by right-clicking with mouse in calendar area
3. Added color option to alarm/reminder pop-ups (yellow, red, magenta, green and cyan)
4. Added option to select single/repeat sounds on alarms
5. Recoded reboot/shutdown routines to be more reliable across multiple hardware and software configurations
6. Added calendar files for The Cayman Islands, Cyprus, The Czech Republic, The Ivory Coast, Monaco, South Africa, and Peru
7. Code is now tighter and faster
8. Fixed bug preventing e-mail or web access from the Help menu when a dial-up network connection could not be detected properly
9. Fixed bug in scheduler that prevented certain exception time ranges for recurring events
10. Fixed bug that caused weekend exceptions to 'miss' after 28 Feb, 2000
11. Fixed bug that caused the timer complete pop-up to display no end time on some systems with non-standard time display formats

1. ClockWise now runs on Windows NT 4.0 and 2000!
2. ClockWise now includes a SCREEN SAVER, thanks in part to resources and information provided by Lucian Wischik
3. Users can now select the color of the date/time display
4. Added a fast-access button for scheduled alarms/events
5. Added choice of sounds for automatic NTP clock setting
6. Users can now print out a list of scheduled reminders
7. StopWatch cosmetics are more asthetically appealing
8. ClockWise no longer takes the focus when automatically setting the time from the background

1. True-Type fonts are no longer required for the date to be displayed properly in the main window
2. The Suspend/Resume button is now transparent and shows proper blending for alternate Windows desktop themes
3. Internet session termination again works properly
4. All time zones are properly recognized in Win-NT now
5. Installation again works properly on Windows 95
6. Catch-up feature now lists single-frequency events, and events are all listed in proper order
7. Scheduled shutdowns will now work under Windows NT

1. The calendar can now be displayed using international (ISO) standard, with Monday as the first day of week, or using US standard with Sunday as the first day of week
2. Scheduled recurring events can now be skipped. Added "Skip Once" option to pop-up menu in Scheduled Events dialog list
3. You can now print out all On-Line Log information from the Log View window
4. New calendar templates are now available for Poland and Hungary
5. A bug which sometimes inhibited scheduled events with the 60-second pop-up warning has been fixed
6. The screen-saver now displays all unicode fonts properly

1. Expanded total number of possible scheduled events and alarms from 100 to 200
2. New World Time Zone window shows current time in 25 separate international cities
3. Added new scheduling option to refresh Active Desktop
4. Hourly chimes and NTP notification sounds can now be selected and set to any .WAV file
5. Hourly chimes can now be set to repeat, corresponding to the hour
6. Added new calendar template for Guatemala
7. Fixed problems with ISO calendars when months started on a Sunday
8. Fixed problem with flashing title bar in miniaturized mode on some systems

1. Fixed problem with day of week display in Miniaturized mode defaulting to "Wednesday"
2. Fixed problem selecting "-none-" for the NTP chime in Advanced Preferences (caused "Invalid WAV" error)
3. Fixed problem with alarm sounds when "Repeat" is selected

1. Added ability to close applications on schedule
2. Added more built-in sounds for hourly chime and NTP audio notification sound
3. Added option to select whether the miniaturized window is forced to stay on top of other windows
4. Added option for miniaturized window to appear as a single strip as well as a stacked-view window
5. Added option to select "Sound Only" for alarms, so no reminder pop-up need be displayed if prefered
6. Added option to select a separate time server, protocol and timeout length for each scheduled NTP clock update
7. Added ability to add, edit and save NTP time servers to the list in the NTP dialog drop-down edit box
8. The built-in NTP time server list now contains 130 public timebase addresses
9. Added "Audible Time Mark" to Tools menu, forcing an an audible tick to correspond with the last 10 seconds leading up to the minute mark (making it easier to set the time on external watches, clocks, etc.)
10. Added option to view times in 24-city Time Zone window in 12-hour mode (non-military time)
11. The Activity Log fast-access button now invokes the DUN Log if the user had disabled activity logging
12. Added code to check for changed screen resolution so all windows will display properly regardless of what resolution the user has selected
13. If "Show Seconds" is not checked from the View menu, the miniaturized display will no longer show the seconds
14. Added calendar templates for Israel, Hong Kong and Singapore

1. Fixed problem selecting external .WAV files and some of the built-in hourly chimes from the Custom Chime window
2. Fixed display of AM/PM mode Time Zone window in certain language code pages and non-standard time format strings
3. Fixed problem with scheduled shut-down on Windows XP
4. Fixed miniaturized window "Title Bar Strip" mode display problem on some systems that truncated the time

1. Fixed problem remembering NTP time server in the "Set Time via Internet (NTP)" dialog
2. Fixed problem with stopwatch displaying all 2s, rather than zeros, when started on some systems
3. All available calendar templates are now installed to the ClockWise folder upon installation

1. Fixed bug where some users were having problems setting time via Internet NTP (socket creation failure)

1. Added feature where names of months and names of days appear in users default language
2. Added "Connect to Internet" to built-in scheduling options so users can establish a generic connection
3. Added "Run Now" and "Run Now & Advance" options to the Scheduled Event list pop-up menu
4. Added alternate mode to options for scheduled reboots and shut-downs
5. Added drag-and-drop capability to scheduler window
6. Added tooltips to event scheduler to display the day of the week of the start and stop days
7. Added recognition of "http" and "ftp" in the Event Scheduler's "File Path" field, so Internet downloads can now be scheduled
8. Modified code for compatibility with multiple monitor systems

1. The screen saver now has bigger display fonts available
2. Added a new [T] fast-access button to allow for instant clock setting with a single mouse click
3. Fixed problem with miniaturized display sometimes not staying "on top"

1. The main window's date display now shows the date in the user's default regional display format
2. Users can now schedule events to recur on the last day of each month by selecting the last day of the start month in the scheduler and then answering "YES" when prompted (after clicking "OK" in the scheduling window)
3. Fixed bug preventing proper placement of miniaturized window on some systems
4. Fixed problem hiding main window on some systems with "Hide when started" selected in Advanced Options
5. Fixed problem selecting DST start and stop months in Alternate Time Zone window

1. Fast-access buttons are now graphical and look better!
2. A new fast-access button allows instant one-click setting of the computer clock via Internet NTP
3. On-line log now tracks daily, weekly and monthly usage

1. Added ability to save and restore scheduled events
2. Added computer idle time counter to the screen saver
3. Added difference to local time in time zone window's tool tips
4. Fixed bug starting in miniaturized view after reboot
5. Fixed bug preventing changing from 12 to 24-hour time mode from Options menu on some systems
6. Fixed bug where Options menu did not reflect status of some settings when invoked with ALT-O keys

1. Added ability to select from 722 different cities for display in the Time Zone window
2. Added "Week of Year" display option to calendar
3. Added "Week of Year" to date information (when user clicks on a date in the calendar)
4. Fixed problem with screen saver's idle time counter failing on some systems after 59 minutes, 59 seconds
5. Fixed problem selecting 12/24-hour mode from both the Options menu and the system tray menu
6. Fixed bug that prevented retention of command line parameters when scheduling a new event
7. Fixed bug where registered copies would sometimes display "Unregistered" in main window
8. Added calendar templates for Greece, Mexico, The Philippines, Thailand and Venezuela

1. Added a new Options menu group, "Commands," which allow Reboot, Shutdown, Connect to Internet, Disconnect from Internet, and Refresh Active Desktop to be initiated immediately from the menu
2. Improved visibility of calendar area by making the background black, cand changed major holiday color to bright green and minor holidays to gold
3. Added option to select between old style calendar and new style enhnaced background display
4. Implemented code attempt to check for broadband type Internet connection (DSL, Cable, LAN, etc.); the on-line timer is now active only for dial-up connections
5. Fixed bug in time zone window where cities with names less than five characters didn't update properly
6. Fixed minor graphics bug in display of today'd date in calendar (single-digit dates)
7. Added calendar templates for Russia and Yugoslavia

1. ClockWise can now announce the time on the hour, and on the half in either male or female voice
2. The date/time area foreground and background colors can now be changed to any selected preference
3. The clock digit style can now be changed to various styles such as LCD, OCR, Modern, and Stencil
4. Changed "Scheduled Program" area in main window to a drop-down box event and schedule options selector
5. Added a third count-down timer, and changed the interface to show the timers in separate dialogs rather than in the main window
6. Added new "Countdown Clocks," allowing a count-down to three separate specified date/time targets
7. The calendar in the main window can now be hidden
8. Time zone window can now be resized from as few as 4 cells to as many as 25 cells; city selection is now much simpler, and the database can now be sorted
9. The default text color for the Time Zone window can now be changed to any selected preference, and individual time zone cells can now be highlighted
10. City information, such as latitude, longitude, and international dialing codes can now be displayed by left-clicking on any city in the time zone window
11. New GPS data for 740 cities allows easy selection of current location for sunrise/sunset calculation; and latitude/longitude coordinates can now be entered as decimal values
12. Each event can now be configured to warn 60 seconds prior to execution, replacing the universal warning that effected all/none events
13. Users can now select the sound notification used when the standard timers reach zero
14. New calendar dropdown and spin control clock make selecting dates and times much easier in the scheduler
15. The Alternate Time Zone can now be easily selected using the default list of known valid time zones
16. Screen saver now has choice between "rolling" mode and "zoom" mode for information display, as well as an option for displaying this month's calendar
17. Snooze delay can be changed once an alarm pops up
18. Added "enhanced look and feel" to all interfaces for users with Windows XP
19. New "Intro Wizard" dialogs help first-time users to familiarize themselves with various ClockWise functions

1. Added option to select method used to detect Internet connection (Options, Preferences, Advanced, Internet)
2. Added option to select drive and directory where event schedule is saved
3. Fixed bug where saving the event schedule resulted in creation of a zero-byte file; saving and loading the event schedule works properly now
4. Fixed bug where invoking event log always defaulted to displaying connection log even with event recording on
5. Fixed bug displaying selected color of some cities in World Time Zone window