Barcode Studio 12.3.0 - Changelog

What's new in Barcode Studio 12.3.0:

March 12th, 2012

Features / Enhancements:
· Barcode Rotation - Barcodes can now be rotated by 90°, 180°, and 270°. Rotated bar codes can also be used when printing labels.
· Label Printing - The user may now specifiy a starting row / starting column when printing labels.
· Custom Barcode Drawing - The settings for the custom drawing mode (e.g. creating a QR-Code with circles instead of squares) are now stored in the BC file.
· Barcode Settings View - The Barcode Settings view was cleaned up. Seldom used properties wer moved to a separate dialog.
· TBarCode Library 10.2.5 - Using TBarCode Library 10.2.5 - see TBarCode History.

Bug Fixes:
· Aztec Code - Fixed an Aztec encoding bug.
· Quiet Zones - Quiet zones in unit "Modules" are now resized correctly.
· Stepwise Resizing - Stepwise resizing works now correctly with optimized barcode resolution enabled and with non-integer resolutions.
· Serial Export - The file names of the exported images are no longer truncated when they contain dots.

What's new in Barcode Studio 12.2.1:

February 2nd, 2012

Features / Enhancements:
· TBarCode Library 10.2.4
· Using TBarCode Library 10.2.4.

Bug Fixes:
· Command Line Mode
· No bar codes: A crash that occurred in command line mode when drawing bars was fixed.

What's new in Barcode Studio 12.2.0:

January 18th, 2012

Features / Enhancements:
· Drawing Method
· Added the possibility to draw barcode bars as ellipses, rounded rectangles, and images additionally to the "common" rectangles.
· Label Templates
· Added the latest label definitions for Avery® labels.
· File Import
· It is now possible to use escape sequences as field separators. Bugs concerning displaying custom field separators were fixed.
· Settings Files
· Removed error messages when finding unknown fields in a settings file. For future versions it will be possible to load all settings files of the same major version (even if it has a higher minor version).
· TBarCode Library 10.2.4
· Using TBarCode Library 10.2.4.

Bug Fixes:
· Dialog Transparency
· On Mac OS the data assistant was accidentally transparent.
· Editing the Data List
· On Mac OS the detail button of the barcode data in the data list was slightly displaced.
· File Name
· The previous file name is not suggested anymore for saving "new" settings.

What's new in Barcode Studio 12.1.0:

December 2nd, 2011

Features / Enhancements:
· Optimization of the Data List
· The data list was fully revised in order to improve efficiency and performance.
· Data Format Switching
· Removed a message box about to reset the data before switching to another data format.
· TBarCode Library 10.2.4
· Using TBarCode Library 10.2.4.

Bug Fixes:
· Aztec Code
· Fixed a bug concerning the encoding of the last character and the filler bits at the end of the code. Under special constellations the last character was encoded wrong.
· CSV Import
· Line breaks that occur within text delimiters are now handled correctly.
· Wrong Path to License Data
· Fixed the path to the license data. Previous versions stored the license data at the wrong place.
· Licensing on Mac OS
· Now users (different to the installing user) are allowed to license Barcode Studio.
· Composite Barcodes / Copy To Clipboard
· Fixed a sizing problem when copying composite barcodes to the clipboard.
· GS1 Databar Stacked Omnidirectional
· Fixed some issued concerning drawing barcode type GS1 Databar Stacked OmniDir like the initial size of the barcode when loading and removing a single empty pixel line when exporting the barcode as image.

What's new in Barcode Studio 12.0.0:

October 5th, 2011

Features / Enhancements:
· Automatic URL Shortening
· On request, Barcode Studio shortens URLs (web-site addresses) using either Google™ or bitly™ URL shortener services.
· Barcode Filter
· Barcode types may be filtered by a search text or by encodable barcode data.
· Improved CSV Import
· Empty lines in the CSV files are skipped. The proposed file encoding (ANSI, UTF-8, UTF-16) can be specified. Text qualifiers can be imported as plain text.
· SPARQCode Support
· The category SPARQCode was added to the data assistant.
· Additional Emails Formats
· The category Mobile Tagging was extended with 2 new barcode formats for sending emails (MATMSG, MAILTO).
· Application State
· The size and position of the application window and toolbars are now saved automatically and applied when Barcode Studio is started the next time.
· Barcode Templates
· New barcode templates like vCard and simple price tags were added.
· Label Dimensions in Millimeter and Inches
· The size of the label templates can be specified in mm or in inches.
· TBarCode Library 10.2.2
· Using TBarCode Library 10.2.2 - see TBarCode History.

Bug Fixes:
· Image Resolution
· The image resolution is loaded correctly from the .bc file.
· Substitution Font for EPS Export
· Barcode Studio ensures that the substition font name does not contain spaces.
· Image Export
· Barcodes are now exported with the correct height.
· Data List
· After editing a data list entry the input focus is set correctly.
· Label Printing
· Solved a problem where the application did not recognize a valid printer.

Removed Features:
· Power PC Support
· PowerPC support for Mac OS X was removed.

What's new in Barcode Studio 11.6.1:

August 9th, 2011

· Aztec Code
· Improved the encoding efficiency to minimize the bar code size.
· Check Digit Calculation
· Added the new check digit method Modulo 23 (PPSN), which is available for Code 128. The user can now use Code 39 and CodaBar together with the Luhn check digit algorithm.
· TBarCode Library 10.2.1
· Using TBarCode Library 10.2.1 - see TBarCode History.

What's new in Barcode Studio 11.5.0:

May 26th, 2011

Features / Enhancements:
· Data Input Assistant - An intelligent data input assistant was added, which makes it easy to enter data in various data formats. Supported dataformats are business card formats like vCard and meCard, event formats like vCalendar, GS1 Application Identifiers, several kinds of mobile tagging, etc.
· New Barcode Type: PZN8 - Implemented the barcode type PZN8.
· EPS Export - Color Formats - An assistant supports the user to choose the correct color settings/format when exporting barcodes in EPS format.
· EPS Export - Font Substitution - The surrogate font for exporting EPS images can now be edited manually.
· Preview - Removed dispensable tool bar buttons.
· TBarCode Library 10.2.0 - Using TBarCode Library 10.2.0.

Bug Fixes:
· Captions - Character Sets - The captions are now able to display any character sets.
· Captions - Text Color - The text color is now also applied to the caption texts.
· Label Printing - Printer settings like Page From/To are now considered.
· Label Printing - No Printer - Fixed crash that occurs if no printer is installed.
· Licensing on Mac OS - A problem generating the system id was fixed. License data containing special characters can be now written and read correctly.
· Image Export - Sizing - Several minor sizing problems that occurred when exporting images were eliminated.
· Screen Update - Several minor problems with screen updates were solved.
· Activation Dialog - Country List - The country list in the activation dialog is now sorted correctly for all supported languages.
· License Dialog - Spanish - The Spanish texts of the license dialogs were revised to avoid misunderstandings.
· Options - The application options are now loaded before anything else is loaded.

What's new in Barcode Studio 11.0.1:

April 9th, 2011

Features / Enhancements:
· Application Update Check
· The user is now notified whether an available update is a major update.
· Label Printing
· The maximum number of label columns and rows was incremented.
· New Barcode Types
· The barcode types Brazilian CEPNet and VIN / FIN (Vehicle Identification Number) were implemented.
· TBarCode Library 10.1.0
· Using TBarCode Library 10.1.0

Bug Fixes:
· Command Line
· Fixed a potential crash when starting Barcode Studio via command line.
· Windows: Options File
· A bug concerning saving the options file on Windows was fixed.
· Windows: Activation
· The Spanish texts were corrected.
· Windows: Licensing
· Fixed a problem when generating the system ID number.

What's new in Barcode Studio 11.0.0:

February 19th, 2011

Features / Enhancements:
· Captions: The user is now able to add additional captions above and below the barcode. The captions can either be entered via keyboard or imported from text files.
· Simple Label Printing: Barcode Studio now supports simple label printing. The user may choose from predefined label templates or define custom labels.
· Temporary Licenses: Temporary License Data is issued automatically for a period of 10 days.
· Input of Mils: Mils can now be entered with one digit behind the decimal point.
· Menus: The export menus were combined to one menu.
· CMYK Colors: Mac OS: CMYK color settings are now saved in the settings files (.bc), when the color was entered in CMYK format.
· TBarCode Library 10.0.5: Using TBarCode Library 10.0.5.

Bug Fixes:
· Shrunk Dialogs: Shrunk views problem was fixed (Page General, Import Dialog, etc).
· Preview in Import Dialog: The data preview in the import dialog now always shows the actual file content.
· Lost Cursor Position: The cursor position in the data edit box was lost after typing the first character. This problem was fixed.
· Data List: New Data Row in Hex Mode: New data rows are now added correctly if hexadecimal character input mode is turned on.

What's new in Barcode Studio 10.0.3:

December 9th, 2010

Enhancements:
· TBarCode Library - Using TBarCode Library 10.0.3 (see TBarCode History).

Bug Fixes:
· Transparent Barcodes - Barcode images of the formats PNG, GIF, and TIF (multi-colored) can now be saved with a transparent background. The default back style was changed to opaque.
· Images / Optimized / Barcode Size - Barcode images are now always exported with the correct barcode size, even with the Optimized flag set.
· Barcode Data Containing 0-Bytes - Barcode Data is no longer cut off if it contains 0-bytes (affects barcode content and human readable text).
· Templates - Postmatrix - Improved and corrected the settings of the Postmatrix templates.
· Error Texts - Error texts are now printed in the correct locale character set.

What's new in Barcode Studio 10.0.2:

December 9th, 2010

Enhancements:
· HP SmartStream - The registry path for HP SmartStream Designer for CS5 and newer was made version independent. Barcode Studio 9.x should still be used with HP SmartStream Designer for CS4.
· TBarCode Library - Using TBarCode Library 10.0.2.

What's new in Barcode Studio 10.0.1:

August 26th, 2010

Enhancements:
· Data Matrix - New Format: DP Postmatrix
· Added a new format to Data Matrix: Deutsche Post Postmatrix.
· TBarCode Library 10.0.2
· Using TBarCode Library 10.0.2.

Bug Fixes:
· Command Line Mode - Fixed a crash that occurred in command line mode when closing the application.
· Editing File Names (Mac OS / Linux) - Fixed a crash that occurred when the user edited file-names by hand.

What's new in Barcode Studio 9.5.0.13469:

July 19th, 2010

· Unicode and UTF-8 CSV files are now imported correctly.
· Import data files may now be located in paths containing UNICODE characters.
· Shortcut Ctrl-B (Copy as Image) does now work.

What's new in Barcode Studio 9.4.4.13063:

February 4th, 2010

· Fixed - EAN13: Depending on input data the EAN13 symbol was generated uncompleted. In special cases an access violation occurred.

What's new in Barcode Studio 9.4.1.11946:

September 10th, 2009

· New Features and Enhancements - Barcode Studio now supports the Spanish language.
· Bug Fixes - A multi threading problem in conjunction with PostScript generation was fixed.

What's new in Barcode Studio 9.4.0.11187:

June 30th, 2009

New Features and Enhancements:
· Code 128 is the default bar code again.
· Improved the error message that is displayed if the user enters an incorrect check digit.

Bug Fixes:
· Fixed a bug concerning loading CSV files that were exported with MS Excel for Mac OS.
· Importing single line data files is working now.

What's new in Barcode Studio 9.3.0.10633:

May 27th, 2009

New Features and Enhancements:
· It is now possible to include TIFF previews into EPS files.

Bug Fixes:
· Fixed the problem with auto-resizing PDF files.
· Set the missing resolution settings and reduced the image file sizes (TIFF Export).
· File extension is now always adapted to the chosen image type (Data List Export).
· It is now possible to load files that do not have a file name extension (Mac OS).
· CMYK color settings can now be used directly for EPS generation (Mac OS Color dialog).

What's new in Barcode Studio 9.2.0.10440:

May 4th, 2009

New Features and Enhancements:
· Image Export: Exported images now contain the human readable text (also the Mac OS and Linux versions).
· Error Message Descriptions: The error message descriptions were updated in the documentation.

Bug Fixes:
· Quiet Zones: The left quiet zone of several 2D bar codes was drawn incorrectly when the unit "Modules" was selected.
· DataMatrix: Internal code optimization (code word efficiency) was improved.

Known Problems:
· Copy To Clipboard and Open Office: The menu command Copy To Clipboard (As Metafile) produces a distorted image when inserted into Open Office V3.0. Use image export Copy To Clipboard (As Image) instead.

What's new in Barcode Studio 9.1.0.9868:

April 7th, 2009

New Features:
· New Data List for multiple bar codes: Maintain data for multiple bar codes in a single place.
· Improved file import with dialog based column selection (CSV files).
· Improved serial number generator (preview).
· Improved bar code export: Export barcodes from the data list view, file name can be set manually or through auto-naming functions.
· Improved bar width reduction (higher accuracy, units mms, inch, %).
· Improved barcode info page (added title).
· New command line argument -log to generate a log file with a specified name.
· New escape sequences for Gs, Rs, Eot in the barcode data context menu.
· Check digit validation.
· Italian language support.
· Default bar code set to QR Code.
· Windows 7: Barcode Studio runs with Windows 7 (tested with Beta).

· Bug Fixes
· Changing the barcode type reduced the barcode in size.
· No "file save" question before "file open".
· No error code when creating multiple bar codes through command line (batch).
· Micro QR-Code settings not saved.

What's new in Barcode Studio 9.0.3.9156:

February 25th, 2009

· New Language: Barcode Studio supports now Chinese in addition to German and English.
· HIBC LIC Barcodes: Bug fix in encoding templates.