Changelog

Version Release date Changes
0.8.2 2011-10-10
  • fixed crash on scroll actions when using Simple View and no comicbook is loaded
0.8.1 2011-07-08
  • removed thin border around scroll area widget.
  • fixed compilation errors on some systems (such as Ubuntu) caused by conflict with Page.h from libpoppler.
0.8.0 2011-07-02
  • implemented PDF support; requires libpoppler-qt4.
  • don't report that unrar-free was detected if neither unrar nor unrar-free was installed.
0.7.2 2010-12-11
  • added German translation.
  • added .cb7 (p7zip) to the list of supported file extensions.
0.7.1 2010-11-25
  • fixed background color display bug in the Configuration Dialog.
  • fixed Ukrainian translation: missing translation in Donation Dialog.
  • added Czech translation.
0.7.0 2010-11-15
  • added hints (warning, information) to System information dialog; display warning if free unrar is used.
  • added 'Cleanup list' option to Recently opened files menu.
  • added Dutch, Korean, Russian and Simplified Chinese translations.
  • added 'About donations' and 'About Qt' help menu items.
  • added experimental 'Frame View' mode for frame-by-frame reading.
  • added preliminary support for printing.
  • fixed bug with 'Open Next' disabled on first comic book archive in the directory
  • Qt >= 4.5.0 is now required.
0.6.0 2010-07-23
  • use standard directories for cache and bookmarks file (e.g ~/.local/share/data and ~/.cache) obtained from QDesktopServices. Qt >= 4.4.0 is now required.
  • added support for translations. Brazilian Portuguese, Finnish, French, Italian, Polish, Spanish and Ukrainian translations added.
  • active web page and email links in 'About' dialog.
  • shorten path names in 'Recently opened' menu.
  • fixed regression: display image size info in statusbar.
  • minor fixes for better portability; QComicBook should now compile and work (with limitations) on Windows.
  • cmake build fix: make it possible to compile the program outside of the source directory.
0.5.0 2009-11-29
  • implemented true continuous viewing mode. 'Continuous scrolling' option moved to 'View' menu.
  • removed 'Forward two pages in two pages mode' option.
  • cmake-based build system (replaces autoconf/automake).
  • all windows/dialogs implemented via QtDesigner's .ui files and handled by uic.
  • icons and splash screen are now handled by Qt resources system and compiled-in in the resulting qcomicbook executable. These files are no longer installed into share/data/qcomicbook directory.
  • new, improved 'System Information' dialog.
  • new splash screen (courtesy of Adam Mateja).
  • fixed splash screen showing.
  • lots of internal and architectural changes.
0.4.4 2009-09-16
  • fixed bug in subdirectories handling that resulted in missing images
0.4.3 2009-09-04
  • fixed bug with p7zip archiver detection that could result in crash when opening .7z archives
0.4.2 2009-09-02
  • fixed compilation warnings (no return values in two methods)
  • fixed compilation problems due to hardcoded moc-qt4 name
  • added option to embed page numbers on displayed page
  • properly clear empty ereas when displaying 2 pages of different size
  • removed duplicated code in bookmarks handling
  • removed bnv_have_qt as it was no longer really used
0.4.1 2009-08-11
  • fixed freezing when unpacking some archives (in particular zip)
  • fixed crash when opening archives via 'Recently opened' menu
  • thumbnails are now saved with sha1-hashed file names
  • updated autoconf bnv_have_qt macro
  • QComicBook requires Qt>=4.3.0 now
  • internal cleanups
0.4.0 2007-11-05
  • ported to Qt4
  • Imlib2 library is (temporarily) removed
  • added support for nested cbr archives
  • added support for 7z archives
  • new option: "Save page as"
  • new option: Auto-adjust cache size
  • added small (15 pct) overlap when scrolling page with Space/Backspace
  • change in files sorting: it is now case-insenstivie, with directories being last
  • In-built help was removed
0.3.4 2006-11-29
  • fixed drawing/scaling/rotation bugs in two-pages mode when 1st page is smaller than 2nd page.
  • fixed problem with opening files with non-ascii characters in file name via command line
  • *.bmp file pattern added to the list of supported formats
0.3.3 2006-09-20
  • fixed crash when rotating image in single-page mode
0.3.2 2006-08-26
  • Added Drag&Drop support for archives/dirs
  • Fixed icon arrangement bug in Thumbnails window
  • "Show Info" option is disabled if no textual information for opened comicbook was found.
  • "General Info" tab was removed from Info Window.
  • Fixed crash on empty comicbook (another one...)
0.3.1 2006-08-21
  • "Preload next image" option now works with Imlib2
  • Fixed bug with "Open previous" not working
  • Fixed redrawing bugs when dragging image with mouse
  • internal improvements and cleanups
  • Fixed compilation problem with Imlib2-1.2.0
0.3.0 2006-08-15
  • ImLib2 is now used and required - huge speed improvement in image loading & rendering
  • caching is now specified in Mb and is handled by Imlib
  • removed "Scaling method" option (no longer applicable)
  • double click moves to next page
  • removed experimental "Create archive" option (was enabled by accident in 0.2.8)
0.2.8 2006-06-26
  • added support for free unrar
  • new hotkeys: Ctrl+Q, Ctrl+Home, Ctrl+End
  • updated autoconf bnv_have_qt macro
0.2.7 2006-03-02
  • fixed bug with status bar hiding in fullscreen mode if 'Hide statusbar in fullscreen mode' option is on.
0.2.6 2005-12-27
  • option to hide splashscreen added
  • progress is now displayed in statusbar
  • Changes in the menu: "Settings" menu created to resemble KDE menus layout.
  • autoconf bnv_have_qt macro updated with latest version
0.2.5 2005-11-13
  • splash screen added (made exclusively for QComicBook by Adam Mateja)
  • icons for Open Archive/Directory, Settings and Set Bookmark options added
  • fixed bug with caching not working
0.2.4 2005-08-03
  • new option for setting external help browser added
  • fixed redrawing bugs
  • internal cleanups and small improvements
  • help updated
  • check for correct Qt version in autoconf added
0.2.3 2005-07-09
  • page is scrolled to top-right corner in japanese mode
  • autoconf script updated with newest version of bnv_have_qt macro
0.2.2 2005-06-19
  • added image rotating options
0.2.1 2005-05-15
  • rar, zip, ace archives are recognized by magic bytes first, not by extension
  • fixed bug with handling relative comicbook paths from commandline
  • fixed bug with progress window reappearing
0.2.0 2005-05-09
  • 'Manage bookmarks' option added
  • many internal improvements and small bugfixes
  • Open next/previous actions are enabled only for archives from now
0.1.9 2005-05-04
  • option to hide statusbar in fullscreen mode added
  • keyboard shortcuts for 'Open next' and 'Open previous' added
  • changing mouse cursor takes effect immediately now - no need to restart
  • fixed compilation error for some gcc versions (<typeinfo> issue)
  • fixed bug with bookmarked page numbers starting from 0
0.1.8 2005-04-23
  • support for ace (cba), tar.gz and tar.bz2 archives
  • improved mouse-dragging, reversed mouse-dragging directions
  • 'Open next' and 'Open previous' actions added
  • Japanese mode for two pages mode added
  • Option for 1- or 2- pages step in two pages mode added
  • 'Small mouse cursor' option added
  • size of the current page(s) is shown in statusbar
  • most menu/toolbar functions are inactive now if no comic book is opened
  • fixed bug with not restoring initial status of statusbar
0.1.7 2005-04-05
  • thread-based thumbnail loading
  • thumbnails are smooth-scaled now
  • added option to set font for comic book info dialog
  • added progress bar for archives decompression
  • added statusbar
  • fixed bug with thumbnails view taking keyboard focus
0.1.6 2005-03-30
  • thumbnails view
  • page contents scrolling with mouse (LMB + move)
  • PageUp/PageDown keys reversed
  • scrolling up/down with mouse wheel now requires an extra wheel move to flip page
  • scaling page buttons are toggle-buttons now to indicate active scaling
  • toolbar position is saved now
  • cleanups in directory and archive handling code
  • fixed possible crash on errors when opening comic book
0.1.5 2005-03-07
  • image caching
  • page preloading
  • built-in help browser
  • new scaling option - best fit
  • man page added (from debian project subdirectory)
  • page scaling setting is saved/restored
  • fixed bug with recently opened files - most recently opened file is on the top
  • fixed crash on empty archive/directory
  • internal improvements and small bugfixes
0.1.4 2005-02-03
  • fixed bug with command line arguments parsing
  • fixed drawing bugs
  • real fullscreen mode - menu may be hidden if desired (see config dialog)
  • ESC key quits fullscreen mode
  • space / backspace keys jump by visible contents height now, instead of whole page; improved continuous scrolling
  • jump to page... window is now modal
  • basic errors handling
  • binary name and default icons directory changed from qcomic to qcomicbook
  • debian subdirectory added
0.1.3 2005-01-23
  • new option, 'jump to page' - just press 1..9 key
  • archive/directory to open may be given as argument to qcomicbook
  • fixed bug with loading bookmarks containg spaces
  • fixed bug with 'unrar' not working (when no 'rar' command found)
  • fixed keyboard focus bug
  • internal function for searching rar/unrar/unzip executables used instead of system('which ..')
  • other minor bugfixes
0.1.2 2005-01-20
  • 'recently opened' submenu added
  • bookmarks added
  • configurable background color
  • page is centered horizontally/vertically if it is smaller than window
  • previously opened directory is preserved in open archive/directory file dialogs
  • optional toolbar with essential actions added
  • gif and xpm files are accepted now
  • added 'All files' filter for 'open archive' dialog
  • settings dialog added
  • settings are kept in ~/.qcomicbook directory instead of ~/.qt
  • comicbook info dialog; reading of .nfo and file_id.diz files
0.1.1 2005-01-10
  • 'two pages' mode
  • continuous scrolling option added (affects keyboard and mouse wheel scrolling)
  • menu icons added
  • keyboard shortcuts for archive/dir open added
  • fixed image scaling bug
  • fixed crash on 'last page' when no comicbook opened
  • PageUp/PageDown keys for next/previous page added
  • window geometry and preferences saving
  • opened archive/directory name is shown on window border
  • some internal improvements
0.1.0 2005-01-07
  • initial release