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EZ 7z Changelog

What's new in EZ 7z 2.13

Sep 20, 2012
  • After domain expired, all links had to be changed to new domain.

New in EZ 7z 2.12 (Oct 25, 2011)

  • Fixed: Endless processing loop.

New in EZ 7z 2.11 (Oct 17, 2011)

  • Output file name bug fix.

New in EZ 7z 2.1 (Oct 4, 2011)

  • Launch fix (network related).
  • Added quick look button to view window.

New in EZ 7z 2.04 (May 31, 2011)

  • More progress bar code removal - this one affects expansion of non-bzip2 files.

New in EZ 7z 2.03 (May 30, 2011)

  • Removed progress bar. It was the source of every major problem.

New in EZ 7z 1.881 (Nov 30, 2010)

  • 2 registration-based fixes

New in EZ 7z 1.88 (Nov 30, 2010)

  • Removed "Refresh List..." menu item
  • Switched registration system to mySQL/PHP

New in EZ 7z 1.87 (Nov 29, 2010)

  • Removed all but current translator from localizations' about windows.
  • Split up script into multiple files
  • Changed scheduling from "PPC G5" to "None"
  • Fixed Catalan "Go" button bug.
  • Corrected the French "Next" button.
  • Cleaned up Read Me
  • Changed "Leave Feedback"'s action to use the default email client, not "Mail".
  • Added Russian localization.

New in EZ 7z 1.861 (Aug 25, 2010)

  • Update on launch no longer defaults to "true/enabled".
  • Enter password window for viewing an item just floated by itself. it's back to being attached to the view window again.

New in EZ 7z 1.86 (Aug 21, 2010)

  • added search bar for view window
  • removed cancel/close button from update window
  • restored red/close button in update window
  • updated some translations

New in EZ 7z 1.852 (Aug 3, 2010)

  • fixed: for french users, the "Go" button was useless after the translation update in 1.85

New in EZ 7z 1.851 (Aug 2, 2010)

  • now, if updater fails to extract update, it won't delete the archive
  • added Polish
  • reworded some translations
  • view window has been improved:
  • no longer attached to main window
  • stays open after extract/delete
  • removed cancel button
  • file list is now alphabetized more uniformly

New in EZ 7z 1.84 (Jul 31, 2010)

  • fixed bug which incorrectly flagged some archives as "corrupt"
  • fixed bug in which too much of a folder name (with a period in it) would get truncated
  • changed "Summarized" tab to "Simple"
  • view window now saves its size upon quit
  • view window now has minimum size
  • added some translations for the 2 tabs
  • when (registered) users are updating, the updater now auto-expands and trashes the downloaded archive; leaving you with a folder.

New in EZ 7z 1.822 (Jul 16, 2010)

  • fixed "incorrect password" notification

New in EZ 7z 1.821 (Jul 15, 2010)

  • Fixed "Cant get rest of {}" bug that showed up sometimes when trying to view an archive.

New in EZ 7z 1.82 (Jul 9, 2010)

  • view process is even better!!
  • there was a phrase in the "shrink" window on the english version, in dutch...that's fixed.

New in EZ 7z 1.812 (Jul 7, 2010)

  • fixed a bug introduced in 1.81 when trying to delete from within an archive
  • fixed a bug which would not process anything in the view window
  • view window now uses a loop delay (if it doesn't work, wait and try again). Before it was using a static delaywait the same time regardless of the file, and proceed.
  • this new delay enables BIG archives to be viewed, and small archives to have an almost non-existent delay when viewing!
  • multiple items can now be selected for extracting from view window
  • some untranslated phrases were translated

New in EZ 7z 1.802 (Jul 5, 2010)

  • fixed a bug for non-english versions when deleting a file from an archive

New in EZ 7z 1.801 (Jul 5, 2010)

  • fixed bug which forgot the password of a header encrypted archive when trying to delete a file from within

New in EZ 7z 1.8 (Jul 5, 2010)

  • GREATLY improved view window!!
  • added option to extract single files from an archive (instead of the whole thing

New in EZ 7z 1.7 (Jul 5, 2010)

  • simplified (registered users') update window, but also added minimize and zoom/resize ability.
  • improved method of determining password validity
  • added option to hide file names/encrypt headers
  • (header encrypted) password protected archives can now be viewed but of course require a password
  • complete UI improvements

New in EZ 7z 1.653 (May 27, 2010)

  • Fixed a bug which caused some URLs to display incorrectly on non-english systems.

New in EZ 7z 1.652 (May 14, 2010)

  • Fixed a bug which caused some expansions to start with a "Can't get rest of {}" error, forcing you to quit.

New in EZ 7z 1.651 (May 13, 2010)

  • multiple items can be dropped on the dock icon.
  • translated some phrases which were still in english.
  • fixed a PAR2 bug which would sometimes stop the process, crash the app, and cause you to quit.

New in EZ 7z 1.65 (May 4, 2010)

  • more sophisticated registration system
  • improved (simplified) icon design
  • added Turkish
  • added Simplified Chinese
  • added Traditional Chinese (Taiwan)

New in EZ 7z 1.642 (Apr 19, 2010)

  • The fix for 1.641 has been more finely tuned.

New in EZ 7z 1.641 (Apr 19, 2010)

  • Been having problems with my web host. This update fixes some issues which would crash the app on startup if the web host was down.

New in EZ 7z 1.64 (Apr 12, 2010)

  • "manually process" is now sticky
  • "split amount" is now sticky
  • "compression level" is now sticky
  • refresh/delay for processing has been switched from 1 second to 1/2 second
  • another attempt at fixing the "many users" bug

New in EZ 7z 1.63 (Mar 30, 2010)

  • Added faint white shadow around main window buttons
  • Removed close, minimize, and "Ez7z" from main window
  • New update window

New in EZ 7z 1.62 (Mar 30, 2010)

  • New file icons.
  • Folders with a period in their name would get their name truncated. not anymore.
  • Added Catalan!

New in EZ 7z 1.61 (Mar 27, 2010)

  • added Portuguese!
  • no longer a DMG, since it ends up a smaller file (by a few MBs) w/o it.
  • slightly faster startup

New in EZ 7z 1.6 (Mar 22, 2010)

  • Much faster startup.
  • Possibly got rid of the "many users" bug.
  • Added 2 more phrases in Italian.

New in EZ 7z 1.59 (Mar 1, 2010)

  • back to blue dock progress bar. horizontal and bigger than the original.
  • dragging rars with non-rars would cause Ez7z to only use unrar or only use 7za. now it alternates for each item.
  • added "incorrect password" error when expanding an encrypted archive without a password or with the wrong one.
  • added "Multiple items icon by Pierre Morin" to about window
  • changelog from readme is now inside the dmg as the license agreement

New in EZ 7z 1.58 (Feb 14, 2010)

  • Edited readme slightly.
  • New dmg window.
  • par2 creation works with root directories of volumes now.
  • Redesigned process window again. much smaller now.
  • Added error message to replace the "Err" one, now the program doesn't crash from it.
  • Translated all (except 1 phrase in swedish) of the newer things to their rightful language.

New in EZ 7z 1.572 (Feb 10, 2010)

  • Only items dropped to the dock would show up in the list of the process window
  • par2 repair would show the bar instead of the text box, this has been fixed.

New in EZ 7z 1.571 (Feb 10, 2010)

  • An error occurred when initializing the progress bar for expanding, causing the whole process to fail. FIXED.

New in EZ 7z 1.57 (Feb 10, 2010)

  • Creating a par2 file from a folder is now possible (as long as there are files inside it)
  • NEW process window
  • par2 creation progress is now reported using the progress bar/dock icon
  • The output from command line will only show up if there is an error to be shown or if you are repairing/verifying par2 files
  • Text in second box of update window was white (with a white bg, the text is invisible). this text is now black.
  • A problem that appeared in 1.56 when attempting to throw multiple items in a single archive has been fixed

New in EZ 7z 1.56 (Feb 9, 2010)

  • [only while process window is visible] main window now hides after displaying an attached window.
  • Main window buttons are now recessed and that area is smaller.
  • Removed splash window.
  • Registered users now download updates as 7z instead of zip (smaller size, faster download).
  • Update window tweaks.
  • About window tweaks.
  • Preferences window tweaks.
  • Process window tweaks.
  • When shrinking and overwriting an archive, the progress bar would not appear. this has been fixed.

New in EZ 7z 1.551 (Feb 8, 2010)

  • Repair/verify for multiple par2 files did not work in 1.55. this has been fixed.

New in EZ 7z 1.55 (Feb 8, 2010)

  • Text shadow is back but more subtle.
  • Error message added when trying to view a non-archive.
  • The par2 button now handles multiple items.
  • Added italian localization.
  • New gradient main window background.
  • New lime green dock progress icons.

New in EZ 7z 1.541 (Feb 3, 2010)

  • removed text shadow

New in EZ 7z 1.54 (Feb 3, 2010)

  • update window is no longer attached to main window
  • update window bg is now white
  • box around lower text of update window is now recessed instead of invisible
  • fixed lines on top and bottom of top text box on update window
  • the top part of the live output window now resizes correctly
  • switched main window bg to black
  • added core animation to "drop something" text to give it a subtle shadow
  • splash window is now a HUD
  • shrunk multiple items icon a bit

New in EZ 7z 1.53 (Feb 1, 2010)

  • update window can now be resized
  • shrink, expand, preferences, and register windows all resized to be
  • cancel button in update window now stays enabled during a download
  • close (red) button on the main window is back
  • nice green background added to windows
  • file types in info.plist changed to conform to apple's
  • Item count text in main window is now in the correct language (not only english anymore)
  • Added multiple items icon
  • Added some stuff to the top of the Read Me
  • Moved main window buttons, line, and text box down a bit
  • Moved window location slightly so they would line up when they switch visibility
  • Main window now hides when process window is visible
  • Changed "Editera" to "Redigera" in Swedish localization

New in EZ 7z 1.52 (Jan 28, 2010)

  • Tweaked size of drop box [now you can drop anywhere on the window].
  • No more [full] file path in main window.
  • All dropped items now show their own icon.
  • Removed text underneath main window buttons and scrunched them together.

New in EZ 7z 1.51 (Jan 27, 2010)

  • [REDESIGN] Initializing progress bar... message is now a HUD.
  • [REDESIGN] removed title from main window.
  • [REDESIGN] made process window height = main window height
  • [REDESIGN] about window is now a HUD to give it a black background
  • [REDESIGN] serial check window is not as wide to fit better with the main window
  • [REDESIGN] Bottom half of view window made more aesthetically pleasing
  • [REDESIGN] slight splash window changes
  • [REDESIGN] update window for registered users. Now you are able to see all of fixes implemented since the version you are running now. You are now also able to see what has been implemented but not yet released.
  • [FIXED] when you minimize the window and then bring it back up, applescript counts that as the window "opening" again. Didn't realize this until 15 minutes after I released 1.5...anyway...this is bad because it re does the startup routine and resets the "Drop something above." text. I attached the script to when the app launches now.

New in EZ 7z 1.5 (Jan 27, 2010)

  • new dock progress icons
  • new main window (back to vertical again)
  • creating PARchives from files with spaces in their name would cause an error. This has been fixed.

New in EZ 7z 1.49 (Jan 26, 2010)

  • Removed "delete" button from main window.
  • Redesigned both "view" and "delete".

New in EZ 7z 1.48 (Jan 26, 2010)

  • Dock progress bar is now vertical and [not] blue.
  • Process window progress bar now goes to the right instead of left, and goes from 1 to 100 instead of the exact file sizes.
  • Cleaned up code a bit.
  • When you go to update and it says "You are running the newest version", it no longer includes the version number.

New in EZ 7z 1.47 (Jan 23, 2010)

  • Added Spanish localization.
  • Translated 2 more Swedish phrases.
  • Added progress bar in dock icon!

New in EZ 7z 1.46 (Jan 22, 2010)

  • nib files are now [not] stripped
  • fixed some updater typos
  • added "email on new version" box to prefs
  • [probably] fixed the "many users" bug
  • changed "Wait for Me" text for both English and Swedish
  • made the archive types in the "type" menu lowercase

New in EZ 7z 1.45 (Jan 11, 2010)

  • remodeled process window
  • changed code for the progress bar of shrinking to match that of expanding
  • the progress bar works for creating split archives now!
  • there is now a warning about the progress bar loading
  • added option to overwrite files with the same name when expanding
  • fixed aesthetic bugs in the update window
  • corrected some swedish and french typos
  • [probably] fixed bug where it would be unable to drop something to the box

New in EZ 7z 1.44 (Jan 4, 2010)

  • Moved progress indicator in process window.
  • There is now a progress indicator for expansion!
  • The output directory bug mentioned in the previous version is now officially fixed.
  • "item 1 of 1" was translated for french.

New in EZ 7z 1.428 (Jan 4, 2010)

  • On some computers, the default output directory would always default to the startup disk. this should be fixed.
  • More french!
  • Resized some french windows because the sentences tended to be longer.
  • Swedish!
  • Revised read me.

New in EZ 7z 1.422 (Dec 26, 2009)

  • I didn't realize that folders can sometimes end with a / and sometimes without. so now that bug that was said to be fixed in 1.421 is fixed.

New in EZ 7z 1.37 (Nov 30, 2009)

  • Fixed bug when opening files with quotes. if the first file had a quote it wouldn't process the rest.
  • Fixed progress bar. the script it was using to fetch file size…didn't actually return the correct size.
  • Added stop button.

New in EZ 7z 1.36 (Nov 30, 2009)

  • Added progress bar for compression.
  • Added option to delete original file after processing it.

New in EZ 7z 1.31 (Nov 23, 2009)

  • Fixed crucial shrink bug which automatically made single files into a .7z/.zip/etc. file with just the extension, making it hidden.

New in EZ 7z 1.3 (Nov 21, 2009)

  • THIS UPDATE WILL CLEAR YOUR PREFERENCES SO MAKE SURE TO WRITE DOWN YOUR REGISTRATION INFO!
  • option to create multiple archives for dragged items, or throw it all into one archive
  • "wait for me" checkbox added. uncheck this if you want to speed up the process and don't care about reading results.
  • completely new "main" window
  • much simpler in many ways
  • smarter par2 handling
  • fixed a bunch of bugs
  • preferences [probably] fixed for those who where having issues

New in EZ 7z 1.00 (Nov 17, 2009)

  • fixed many bugs
  • no more terminal

New in EZ 7z 0.94 (Oct 2, 2009)

  • Added ability to create, verify and repair par2 files.

New in EZ 7z 0.934 (Sep 28, 2009)

  • nib files were stripped when I upgraded to XCode 3.2. This has been fixed so localizations should now be possible again.
  • all the newly added types have been removed. I didn't read the full text on the 7-Zip page. 7z.exe supports those, 7za does not.
  • unRAR added, now rar archives can be extracted with eZ 7z.

New in EZ 7z 0.93 (Sep 23, 2009)

  • Added support for: arj, cab, chm, cpio, deb, dmg, hfs, iso, lzh, lzma, msi, nsis, rar, rpm, udf, wim, xar, and z files. (expand only)
  • Changed file icons.
  • Added update support for other languages. The list of languages can be updated without having to move to the next version of eZ 7z. So if you are finding yourself unable to register because you aren't using english as the default language on OSX, request a version for your language.
  • Item counter would sometimes have a period at the end (ex: "1 item."), now there is no period.

New in EZ 7z 0.924 (Sep 18, 2009)

  • Registration menu tweaks.
  • Mobile preferences (bring your preferences with you when you transport your copy of eZ 7z).
  • Separate version now available for users using russian as the default language (registration is now possible without having to switch back to english).

New in EZ 7z 0.923 (Sep 17, 2009)

  • Leaving feedback now includes version number in subject line.
  • [probably] fixed registration problem that might occur when not using english as the default language.
  • Added "clear registration" menu item.
  • Fixed multithreading bug.

New in EZ 7z 0.921 (Sep 16, 2009)

  • Hopefully, finally, fixed the default output folder bug.
  • Changed interface again.
  • Fixed a few bugs.
  • Fixed "Can’t get item 0 of {}. (-1728)" error when pressing go without an input item.

New in EZ 7z 0.91 (Sep 15, 2009)

  • Check for new version on launch preference added. it's very discreet (if you are using the latest version, you will see nothing. you will also see nothing if you aren't connected to the internet).
  • Alphabetized preferences.

New in EZ 7z 0.9 (Sep 15, 2009)

  • Fixed multithreading preferences bug.
  • Redesigned every window.
  • Choice to make the default output directory the same as the input item.
  • Price changed.

New in EZ 7z 0.881 (Sep 3, 2009)

  • Fixed critical issue (introduced in 0.88) which wouldn't allow expanding archives.

New in EZ 7z 0.87 (Aug 31, 2009)

  • Ability to batch process all dragged items added (registered users only).
  • Fixed some typos and errors.

New in EZ 7z 0.845 (Aug 24, 2009)

  • Fixed bug when checking # of registered users.
  • Made text in update window selectable (and therefore somewhat scrollable).

New in EZ 7z 0.844 (Aug 22, 2009)

  • Fixed cancel button of dialogs.
  • Centered image in loading window.

New in EZ 7z 0.84 (Aug 20, 2009)

  • Nicer looking, smarter updater (registered users only).
  • All dialog windows now match the main window color.
  • About window changed.
  • Edit menu added.

New in EZ 7z 0.831 (Aug 17, 2009)

  • Fixed bug which wouldn't allow any action.

New in EZ 7z 0.83 (Aug 17, 2009)

  • MUCH better file association.
  • New app icon.
  • New icons for zip, gzip, bzip2, tar, iso, udf, and 001 files.
  • Removed image in main window.
  • "Action" button now uses pictures instead of words.

New in EZ 7z 0.7 (Aug 15, 2009)

  • Nearly every issue addressed by all of you through the "leave feedback" menu item has been fixed.

New in EZ 7z 0.65 (Sep 9, 2008)

  • Archives with special characters in either the name or password work.
  • Changed "contact the developer" to "leave feedback" in menu.
  • Only one 7z is allowed to be open (decompression/compression only) at a time now.
  • Added change log.
  • Changed about window slightly.

New in EZ 7z 0.631 (Sep 2, 2008)

  • Fixed a bug with file association introduced in v0.63.

New in EZ 7z 0.63 (Sep 2, 2008)

  • Icon for 7z files.
  • New icon for app.

New in EZ 7z 0.581 (Jan 14, 2008)

  • Fixed List Contents and Test Integrity