April 30th, 2012· Improved registration process scripts.
· Cleaned up scripts for old FileMaker Pro version checks in Splash screens.
April 28th, 2012· Minor improvements and general clean up including menu set choice for the lookup database layout, opened up the copy and paste options to Access layouts, removed Lookup tab in Preferences, updated and edited lookup database summary information, and a few other aspects.
April 27th, 2012· Transferred window and field management scripts to all lookup databases.
· Rebuilt entire lookup database layout design, scripts and fields. Created a new layout and table to add your own lookup databases as well as the standard record entries for the existing SUNRISE Contacts range of lookup databases, with pictures, and the ability to control access to these lookups via Account name of user (both external and internal users). New layout to control all access and add new lookup databases available under the File Access menu command in the File menu for registered users only. Significant reduction in script sizes and eliminating others for a clean, compact and more flexible feature.
· New splash screen.
· Fixed up auto-capitalisation button and script for new table environment.
· Fixed up Go Home URL menu command. Also modification to a script ensures when creating a new record and entering a new URL that it will automatically be recorded as the Home URL as well (only if no Home URL address is available).
· Transferred new Web Viewer layouts and separate window feature across all lookup databases.
April 19th, 2012· Redesigned Preferences layout.
· Fixed up drop down menus for document owner and holder.
· A FileMaker Pro 12 glitch causes part of a text in a field to be selected on entering the field with a drop-down menu despite specifying the field properties to select the entire content (seems to stop at dashes, ampersands etc). With no obvious means of controlling this, the print fields in the Documents Archive had to be converted to Pop-up menus rather than drop-down menus.
· Another oddity for FileMaker Pro 12 concerns selecting the Object Name. In list record mode, selecting the object by name can jump to the last record in the list and select the object there instead of remaining in the current record. As a result, a slight (but not perfect) change was needed. when navigating to the last portal of the current record within the Documents Archive. Thanks Apple!
· Rebuilt window settings script.
· Updated SMTPit, POP3it and Troi Encryptor plug-ins in the Runtime solution (located in the Extensions folder) for people interested in purchasing a license from their respective third-party developers (again many thanks to the develoeprs for allowing the plug-ins to be made available for users of this solution).
April 3rd, 2012· Increased the efficiency, simplicity of layout designs, and the ability to access all fields for composing labels.
March 31st, 2012· Fixed up document tags and labels issues.
· New auto windows settings adjustable in Preferences section.
· Pressing Option key and clicking into individual or organization ID will search for the next available unique ID number.
October 25th, 2011· To minimise interference with running scripts working with fields, you must press the Shift or Command keys when entering container fields in order for the dialog box to insert pictures, movies or sounds to automatically appear.
September 12th, 2011· Minor interface changes to Notes section.
August 19th, 2011· Updated FileMaker runtime engine (now version 11.0v4) for slightly enhanced speed.
· Automatic table generation and custom increment option added to Reference Suite data conversion layouts in infobase.sun.
August 16th, 2011· Simplified the infobase.sun main layout.
· Expanded Reference Suite features in infobase.sun. You can create custom tables for conversion of temperature, volume, weight and length data. Auto data entry and conversion performed on each new record created. Quicker and direct conversion available in the header together with additional more obscure units of measurement.
· Added individual ID to Document Archive section to permit linking of documents to the right individual.
· Removed a couple of unnecessary buttons in the Manager's Notes.
· Included individual and organization notes and pictures in a single layout for the Notes section.
August 1st, 2011· Filtered input text to just letters and numbers for password input during encryption. Decryption is left open for entering old passwords containing special characters of already encrypted text.
· Re-established link to Expanded layout in Labels section.
· Re-established organisation notes field in expanded layout of the Notes section.
July 4th, 2011· Added Productive Computing's FM Credit Card Processing Plug-in feature to credit.sun. Refinement of Credit Card financial layout of contacts.sun.
· Automatic trimming of unnecessary spaces in Document title from the document filename.
June 24th, 2011· Fixed Search script for infobase file.
· Opening URLs in OSX goes straight to Safari with Private Browsing mode automatically switched on when the Shift or Command keys are pressed down, otherwise opens normally in Safari. Press the Option key to open URLs in another OSX browser.
June 3rd, 2011· Simplified Documents layouts to Detail and Summary.
· Interface enhancements to Calendar layouts.
· Re-ordered labels graphic templates such that the most recently modified label is shown at the top of the portal list. Solves the problem of having to search for the label again after making a change.
May 16th, 2011· Modified Find script to handle Find button status of "Save" or "Find" in a more efficient manner. You can now go straight into Find All, Show Omitted and so on even when you are in an active field. However a standard click of the "Find/Save" button will save first if you are in an active field, then click again to find.
· Re-ordered labels graphic templates such that the most recently modified label is shown at the top of the portal list. Solves the problem of having to search for the label again after making a change.
April 15th, 2011· Added information to Email Help PDF about setting up email access to a Microsoft Exchange Server in Apple Mail using OSX "Snow Leopard" 10.6.x or higher. This is in readiness for new features to be added to SUNRISE Contacts 2011.
· Added auto entering of Border Option and Label Number details when creating new labels to save on time re-entering the same information.
· Label graphic fields pop-out for easier access when window is expanded.
April 4th, 2011· New sort order for labels.
· Minor modifications to Print script to handle missing label border and number information.
· Changed pop-up menu of individual name in Documents Archive (no longer shows Individual ID).
April 1st, 2011· Added Postcard labels (2 per sheet) with option for back and front designs.
· Rebuilt Address Book Summary layout for guest users.
· Rebuilt Print and Print Preview scripts with new printing layout selection script. NOTE: All print requests will show a print preview.
· Fixed up automatic text entering of a suggested label design. See tooltip of label design name field for details of the name to include to activate this feature.
· Fixed up Vertical Label Print button. Now goes to correct printing layouts.
March 21st, 2011· Added option to include photograph of individual in the medium-size labels (ie. useful for name badges etc).
· The runtime solution provided by Apple Inc. is highly restrictive. More work was needed to get windows to close properly (since the red light window button is disabled).
· Pressing down the Shift key will change the behaviour of the documents, picture,. movies, sound container files when entered (ie. no insert file dialog appears). Also available in all lookup databases.
· Fixed New Record (Add Last Organisation Visited) menu command.
March 17th, 2011· Fixed portal movement scripts. A highly simplified way to move up a portal record has been achieved with remarkable ease. But due to limited portal manipulation commands available in FileMaker Pro 11, the movement down script remains as is with slight adjustments to ensure it works with this database version.
· Removed ticket number generator in favour of a simpler approach. Should there be an interest in a more sophisticated ticket number generator system, let us know.
· Guest Single Layout option expanded to include all relevant information from the contacts, including the various calendars.
· Minor changes and clean up of Value Lists.
· Cleaned up and straightened relationship tables design and made sure they are grouped according to layouts/functions/features (colour-coded for easier modification by developer).
· Added an organisaton calendar for displaying general messages.
· Printing of calendars now show the memos, messages and to do items in smaller font and with time added (as well as the standard priority colours).
· Relinked by ID for remainder of tables especially the calendar system. Also checked calendar features to make sure they work.
· Rebuilt labels system for a simpler approach to designing and printing labels.
March 4th, 2011· General enhancements in various areas. NOTE: Version 2.0.5 will probably have all import and exports enhancements complete and a new script to handle different or same individual/organisation names with the same ID number. Stay tuned!
· Removed script for updating individual and organisation names if they change.
· Arranged organisation number above organisation name for immediate access and opportunity to change to another organisation name.
· Related tables in the contacts database were re-linked by ID rather than name to allow identical individual or organisation names to be seen as different for whatever reason (eg. different address locations, same named individuals etc).
February 3rd, 2011· An empty container field will automatically display the appropriate insert command for files, pictures or movies. Otherwise nothing occurs for non-empty container fields (you just enter the field normally).
· Added a Documents list layout that shows all documents for all individuals and organisations. This allows the opportunity for a user to sort all upcoming documents for printing or to perform other action based on Document Date.
· Added Telephone Directory Print Layout to contacts.sun. Go into the address book list layouts and choose Print... or PDF... to print this layout.
· Fixed minor error in PDF script for list layouts.
· Added individual telephone field to individual name list layout in contacts.sun.
· Added an individual email address list layout to contacts.sun.
· Minor modification to update script to allow for easier entry into a field in another record (ie. no more double clicking).
· Fixed Show Marked Record script in contacts.sun.
· No document file is copied from last record on creating a new record. A new document record will now show an empty document container.
· Minor interface improvements to Documents Archive layouts, including the ability to specify status of document as well as the option to specify when to print the documents. This will automatically adjust the Document Date, making it easy to view which documents in the future will need to be printed on a periodic basis. Or leave the status as "Archived" and the Document Date will remain fixed.
· Added International Classification of Diseases, a free classification list from the World Health Organisation, to scitables.sun.
January 28th, 2011· Modification to the flags layout in country.sun.
· Updates to musivide.sun now sees it as a viable iTunes alternative MP3 storage and playback solution with the added advantage of respecting your privacy by not giving out your personal details to a third-party without your consent. You can also have full control of the album artworks (ie. copy, paste and/or replace) as it should have been done in iTunes but for some reason is not done easily enough. All MP3 music files can be directly imported into the database for archive using details of the location as provided by iTunes when you export the playlist. NOTE: A future update to this database may see it recreate the folders and export the files to help rebuild the iTunes music folder.
January 21st, 2011· Minor updates to scitables.sun.
· EPS images for flags and updated population figures by country in country.sun.
January 18th, 2011· Next and Previous Empty Field script menu commands will work in Find mode.
· More information displayed about the success or otherwise of the Next or Previous Empty Field menu commands.
· Slight adjustments to Paste and Copy scripts with pause for the menu commands to handle Find mode.
· Turned planets.sun into a general scientific tables lookup database. This permits the addition of a range of useful scientific tables for general research use.
· Merged Euro Currency Converter lookup database with the Country Codes lookup database. Turned Converter to a "Flags of the World" layout. Currency converter available in the Web menu as a web address for up-to-date currency conversion rates.
· Tightened validation on reference suite conversion fields to numeric in infobase.sun. Made header navigation back to reference suite and then to the original layout.
January 12th, 2011· Help buttons to PDF Help files go to web address equivalent for web publishing users.
· Added Menu button in Help page for web publishing users. Slight adjustments to interface for better appearance on a web browser.
· Simplified opening of lookup databases script after applying the IWP test.
· Slight modifications to authentication script for web users and FileMaker Pro clients logging onto the databases.
· Minor script additions to Splash Screen to ensure screen centres on the window if specified in the Preferences page.
· With the Instant Web Publishing "sudden quit" problem fixed, we have made one final test of the databases on a web browser.
January 11th, 2011· Minor interface improvements to Finance and Personal layouts.
· Minor changes to Splash Screen script for a smoother onscreen experience..
· NOTE: These changes should complete the software for now until Apple Inc. provides stability improvements to the Web Publishing, ODBC and FileMaker network sharing in FileMaker Pro 11.0v2. Until the next update, our focus will be on optimizing the interface for more efficient use and determining the best way to manage specific types of data.
January 10th, 2011· Refined web viewer scripts for smoother and more responsive experience.
· Compact and refined open lookup database script. Solves opening database twice in some rare instances.
· Solved a rare instance where an unregistered lookup database may attempt to open again.
January 4th, 2011· Added File and Insert menus in Find Mode for the web viewer layout of all databases.
· Subtle changes to relevant fields in all databases to help minimise data entry errors. For example, fields needing only one line of information will automatically be kept as one line. Other fields (eg. Notes etc) remain as normal text fields.
· Added a Cancel button to the Copy field selection.
December 30th, 2010· Now entering a high level of refinement with additional messages to assist users. For example, an additional message appears on whether an unsuccessful attempt at importing the access.imp file in the Access layout has occurred as well as in the Audit section. Other luxury features are likely to be added during 2011.
· Enhanced Spelling Check script to handle records, selected text or entire text in a field.
· Expanded the Web menu in Web Viewer for all databases to include keyboard and menu commands for the essential web navigation and other functions. This provides an alternative to the buttons.
· Web Viewer Switch View menu command appears not to be behaving as it should. Rebuilt Web Viewer script, kept Web Viewer strictly in Form view with web content object expandable with window for maximum viewing. Improvements added to all databases including adjustments to position of buttons, copyright notice and header within the Web Viewer for consistency with other layouts. Removed Switch View unless users request this feature be added.
· Slight changes to Splash Screen design for 2011.
· All Single User and MultiUser scripts have been removed. Specifying lookup databases to be multiuser-enabled in the Preferences section also removed. Activating multiuser mode and the selected lookup databases are now made strictly through the Sharing menu command under the File menu for multiuser licensees.
· Opening user-specified lookup databases on startup of the Contacts database has not work as intended. DatabaseNames function serves a different purpose and need not have to show any indications to the user that a lookup database is actually opened. The database can still be hidden and no way to know this until the Window Show command is enacted. Opening lookup databases on startup script has been changed back to its original form for simplicity. DatabaseNames function is being used in another script serving this very purpose in a more useful way.
· Simplified window resizing and position scripts on startup.
December 16th, 2010· Fixed Personal layout list buttons.
· Minor adjustments to startup scripts to handle cloned databases with loss of preference settings. Other tests to determine the robustness of the databases to handle unusual situations.
· Automatic window zoom, size and position to the recommended level for the type of screen size the database is running on, especially where the zoom level preference is not specified (e.g. saving a clone of the database may clear the preference settings).
· Smooth checking (no window switching) of lookup databases that are already opened when user has selected which databases he/she wants to keep open on startup. Any databases not opened that should be are opened in the standard way.
· Added a Held By field to documents archive layouts.
· A simplified Help layout design.
December 13th, 2010· Rebuilt documents archive table. Added category system for grouping documents for each individual and organisation. Easy to move individual documents between categories and to different individuals or organisations.
· Removed one unnecessary documents layout. Modified the other to have a category system in place.
· Cleaned up calendar graphic left behind by developer.
· Fixed up button in labels when specifying Print Ready or Archive.
· Simplified Notes layout for individual.
· Included importing of documents and their categories direct from contacts.imp.
December 10th, 2010· Modifications to labels layouts should increase the ease-of-use of designing labels.
December 6th, 2010· Allow Summary window to close and reuse the window if Summary menu command reselected in contacts.sun.
December 3rd, 2010· Added backup of databases security recommendations in the Getting Started.pdf Help file.
· Final integrity check for missing and unknown errors in all databases. Completes all updates for 2010.
· Retained the independent window (unless you close it) on selecting and displaying another picture/movie in the same database. Adjusted scripts for all lookup databases to have this feature.
· Refined Summary layout and added the ability to view emails received (read and unread). Moved the Summary menu command into the SUNRISE Contacts 2010 menu.
· Moved Replace Field Contents menu command to the Edit menu. Adjusted the Records menu for a more compact appearance.
· Fixed up Delete All script for handling portal records.
November 26th, 2010· Removed Relookup menu command (not considered useful).
· Fixed up DVD labels. Included background graphics to the text editing fields to help determine correct text colours.
· Noticed the ObjectExit script was interfering with the Replace Field Contents script. A slight modification to the former scripts helped to re-establish the function of the latter script, especially within portal records.
· Added more business card label numbers.
· Turned Display Container field layouts in all databases into independent windows (you can simply close them or click the screen icon. Field can be reduced to a smaller size than the original database.
November 19th, 2010· Merged all foreign language lookup databases consisting of Spanish-to-English, German-to-English, SMS Text-to-English, Smiley-to-English and Sign Language dictionaries into the Foreign Language Translator database.
· Simplified Assets table in tracker.sun while still retaining adequate detail for small to medium-sized organisations.
· Opened up the font size selector field for the labels.
November 11th, 2010· Re-established Make Print Ready button feature after a change in label layout name.
· Added Display menu command to the Insert menu to permit a maximised window viewing of container fields (pictures, movies or documents). Useful for playing movies or enlarging pictures and documents.
November 5th, 2010· Redesigned Help layout. Created a Request for Additional Help field where users can ask SUNRISE for more help (we can email updated PDF Help files to help answer your questions. The field allows users to write any amount of information they like instead of the pop-up dialog box input fields. Buttons have been made large and clear for potential screentouch operations in the future.
· Simplified menu headings for Graph Charts layouts in bank.sun and credit.sun. Added Transactions menu for quicker navigation between graph charts and graph data layouts.
November 1st, 2010· Added Notes field to Documents archive.
· New layout look to Documents archive in expanded form.
· Added number of labels per sheet to label paper name.
· Fixed background image of print layouts for business card designs.
October 29th, 2010· Sub menus for record navigation and record marking menu commands. Helps to simplify Record menu.
· Moved Graph menu to its own Sales menu command (appears in the Finance layouts only).
· Only one marking script across all lookup databases for consistency with contacts database, making for quicker and easier changes by the developer should they be needed.
· Refined new navigation scripts for self-autonomous operation when determining the correct layouts, especially when the layout names get changed, added or removed by the developer. Fortunately the user should notice no difference when using the navigation buttons. This is purely a time-saving feature for the developer.
· Rebuilt deactivation scripts for a similar self-autonomous layout detection and record deletion approach. Again the user will not notice a thing during normal operation of the databases.
October 22nd, 2010· Access to Graphs and Data for Graphs via the Transaction menu. Minimal interface suited only for people using the databases directly (ie. not for web publishing users).
· Fixed up max and min balance amounts functions under the Transaction menu for bank.sun and credit.sun.
· Re-built navigation buttons for multi-functional use in all databases. Navigation performs across records, fields and layouts. Record navigation under the Record menu remains as is. But the buttons have now been made flexible in what they can do. Assists with web publishing users to have greater flexibility to navigate within any database.
· Expanded Help layout shows sub headings within the PDF files.
· Find button turns into a Save button when you enter a field. Mainly assists web publishing users to save the record, but will work for all users.
· A rare instance where only one field on a layout may cause the copy record command to go into an infinite loop. Part of the Copy script command has now been made more robust. The updated portion of the script has been transferred to all databases.
· Cleaner tooltip for record number during Find mode.
· A slight interface problem when selecting Text Ruler causing a currently entered field in a Tab to lose Tab position while showing the active field, making the interface look odd (especially in the Labels layout when editing Label text fields). Custom built a new script to handle Text Ruler function and interface behaviour is much nicer. Rebuilt Text formatting script for greater flexibility and includes the new Text Ruler script.
· Updated the help text for Printing Labels PDF file.
· Added Depth information for Artwork collections in musivide.sun. Changed Media Art Format to Art Type.
October 5th, 2010· Final refinements to labels.
· Updated Help files.
· Interface niceties for elearn.sun.
· Extra message indicating what's happening when exporting all tables in the Preferences section (there is a slight delay here).
September 22nd, 2010· Provided fixed page sizes of A4 and A3 for graph paper.
· On reaching a high level of refinement with the databases, we have noticed two oddities. The first involves the Record Security "lock icon" function. This has been introduced and tested as far back as the time when FileMaker Pro 8.0 was released by Apple Inc. This has worked fine. Since upgrading to FileMaker Pro 11, we have only just noticed the dialog box for replacing field contents for this function to do its job has popped up 3 times when the lock icon is clicked to lock.. A check of all lookup databases show the tick in the check box to "Perform without dialog" has somehow been removed. Yet the dialog box for the lookup databases has never appeared prior to FileMaker Pro 11 and the related script has never been touched since then. For now this issue is fixed. But we have decided to keep a close eye on FileMaker Pro developments in the future.
· The second oddity involves the graphing paper labels. We see the "line per millimetre" label option will only show horizontal lines, vertical lines, or a combination of the two but never throughout the page. It has come to our attention of a graphic glitch in FileMaker Pro 11 where if the lines are grouped together and pushed right to the top and/or left edge of the layout design area, by choosing Preview mode you will see the above graphic glitch. It appears the lines must be pushed by 1 pixel away from the layout edges to resolve the problem and show a proper graphing grid. This is not the only software bug we have noticed with FileMaker Pro 11. This is now fixed.
September 21st, 2010· Removed Export All Tables button in Preferences layout. Added Export and Import menu commands under the File menu instead. These commands will only appear for the Owner. Modifications to Import script to allow import of all tables in an old version of contacts.sun (which must be renamed contacts.imp). Restructured the script for multifunctional command use and made into the most compact form possible. Only minor changes to Export script command to maintain consistency in filenames used as in the Import script.
· Removed border lines running on the inside of Front and Back DVD cover labels when the With Border option is selected. Border should only appear on the outside of the labels.
· Added the ability to show some of the general notes as a pop-up tooltip when the cursor hovers over the record lock icon. Only appears for owner and admin users, but not for guests and web publishing users.
· A failsafe method now incorporated to get default text templates generated and easily modified afterwards without the database trying to re-enter the default text. Same method also includes the ability to duplicate the last label design produced for the current individual if multiple designs are present and the user enters the name of a new database design. It will also include duplication of background graphic designs as well. A significant time-saving feature.
· Fixed Graphing labels. Removed bitmap images of graphing labels and replaced them with EPS images for higher resolution printing and more compact database size.
September 16th, 2010· Fixed a rare situation where the Next and Previous Field menu commands may lock up in an infinite loop in the case of just one accessible field on a layout. All databases now have the robust script for this.
· More flexibility in choice of Envelope label design when clicking the envelope icon in Mailing Address list layout. Now you just have to select an envelope label design, click the Make Print Ready button, and mark the record as active and ready to print the label.
· "Make Print Ready" button made a little more user friendly.
September 15th, 2010· Added Labels table export script.
· Mailing Address list layout for Address Book section now has the Envelope print button designed to handle the first envelope design in either Mailing Address, Large Horizontal or Large Vertical labels.
· Added Auto Page Setup to Print script to handle Envelope labels.
· Envelopes DL and C5 added to Mailing Address labels for added flexibility.
September 10th, 2010· Refined Document tags in Labels layout.
· Fixed up relationship to allow no organisation name for labels.
September 9th, 2010· Made a more compact design for all labels.
· Opened up field names in telephone, email, web and instant messaging to find requests.
· Extended ticket generator feature to work with large and small labels.
September 8th, 2010· Several button options in Address Book layout and list view as well as in the Labels list layout to select mailing address of either the individual or organisation. A dedicated Mailing Addresses List layout in the Address Book section was added with the ability to change from individual to company mailing addresses as well as click on any purple-colourd mailing address field for printing direct to an envelope design set up in the Labels layout. Please choose only one envelope design per individual for this feature to work at the present time.
· Re-activated Un/Mark Records script for Graph Data layouts.
· Added Graphs menu command to SUNRISE Contacts 2010 menu in the registered version with a quick keyboard command to access the graphs layout.
· Created three new large label layouts for designing on large vertical, large horizontal and large squarish labels. Label numbers and templates organised to reflect these changes.
· Added Envelope DL and C5 to the list of large horizontal and vertical (rotated) label numbers. Label designing for Envelope DL and C5 is best done in the large horizontal labels layout.
· Expanded the list of available Avery labels to choose from and print. These extra come from all the available FileMaker Pro label layout templates one can create as standard. Added extra small and extra large labels layouts for designing.
· Added an enhanced New Record menu command with the ability to add Last Company Name visited.
· Enhanced Replace Field Contents menu command for all databases.
· Added a PDF Help file for first-time Macintosh users called "The Basics" to help explain how to handle .dmg file used to distribute the databases of SUNRISE Contacts 2010.
September 1st, 2010· Added extra information in the demo tab of the Registration layout explaining how important it is to drag-n-drop a copy of the contents of the .dmg disk image file containing the databases to a read/write-enabled location of the hard disk. This should help users to store data during demo and registered modes.
· Fixed up the field privileges that prevented the user from entering help requests in the dialog box in the Help layout.
August 30th, 2010· New universal layout navigation system for easy use across any layout group has been incorporated. Easy to read layout names for developer, and the user in the audit report.
· Rebuilt the labels maker component of the contacts database. A universal labels system has been developed allowing any label to be recreated and with the ability for you to add text and graphics directly within the database. All labels can be re-created on the basis of just field size and placement. Storage tables for graphic templates are now merged with the universal labels table so you can store an unlimited number of fully designed and complete labels for each individual.
· Refined business and name tags labels layouts.
· Refined Tickets label layout for a more compact display. To see the left and right aligned text fields, just expand the window. Added option to select tickets labels with or without a border.
· Refined text of Testing.pdf and security recommendations in Getting Started.pdf Help files.
· Refined Book Publishers lookup database for more specifics of where to go and how to do things yourself when self-publishing your books.
· Added more information to the publish.sun database for authors/self-publishers.
August 2nd, 2010· Further refinements to Help layout.
· Refined Help request button.
July 30th, 2010· New Help layout design with the option to request more help by sending an email to SUNRISE.
· Added the Book Publishers lookup database. Use this database to record publishers' options and costs and make comparisons quickly and easily. Included is information on how to write a book from scratch as well as all the latest details on pre-publishing, publishing, distribution and marketing. Book spine calculator and much more. Do it yourself or let the right print shop/publishing house do it for you.
· A more self-autonomous record sorting script requiring less modifications by the developer when adapting to any lookup database.
· A refined registration and demonstration script for easier modifications by developer when adding or removing lookup databases to the list. Registration and demonstration scripts run faster.
· This runtime solution is based on FileMaker Pro 11.0v2.
· Removed curved border for the photo fields and instead used the field border. Makes for a better look in web publishing mode.
· New script designed to automatically calculate the correct total number of insecure records when guests are logged into the databases.
· Removed line in header for a cleaner look in the instant web publishing mode.
· Other miscellaneous improvements.
June 25th, 2010· New Splash Screen for easier modifications and more compact file.
· A few minor changes in the Telephone dialing buttons in the Preferences section.
June 17th, 2010· Provided more messages when printing the To Do, Messages or Memos calendar (let's users know what is happening, especially when there are pictures added for the calendar).
· Locked down Finance Graphing section in the unregistered version as well as for guests.
· Re-ordered the menu icons layout for a slightly more coherent and easily remembered design.
· Added Menu command to all lookup databases.
· Streamlined relationships and interface design of musivide.sun.
· Placed IP Mangler/Demangler addresses tool into the Preferences section under the newly created Web tab.
· Reorganized Address Book layouts to the simpler and more popular design.
· Rebuilt aspects of the phone dialling script for greater reliability in accessing the right dial tones. Everything should be in place when updating to future versions of FileMaker Pro. Moved "Reset Tones" button to the Preferences section.
· Other miscellaneous improvements.
June 3rd, 2010· Added a Menu layout for accessing all major sections of the Contacts database. Guests will be limited to Contacts-related sections such as labels and documents. The Owner will have access to all sections including the financial section.
· Divided the Finance layouts into easy and identifiable sections. Users can select their preferred financial list or general layouts from any section and switch between the two with Command/Ctrl 8.
· Fixed up some drop-down lists for finance layouts.
· Applied layout name folders to re-organise and simplify financial layouts and all other layouts. Makes expansion of any layout section a breeze for the developer.
· Added fresh new financial list layouts to each major finance section.
May 21st, 2010· Adjusted email message template field. Access to template buttons available at the same time.
· Business users tend to like fewer colours in the design for a more professional look. So we have changed the photo border in the Address Book to grey (matches the header).
· Renamed sendemail.sun to emails.sun. Lookup database represents more accurately the functions it performs.
· More accurate file suffix information displayed for the version of FileMaker Pro used to run the solutions after users may decide to inadvertently change filenames.
· More compact business card design layout.
· Added Tickets label layout and seating number generator.
· Put a 2 minute time delay to allow a new record to have a new individual and/or company name and/or changed.
· Included the latest CNS SMTPit/POP3it Pro plug-ins into the runtime solution.
· Added magnifying glass find record icon and several useful enhancements to elearn.sun.
· Opened up option for guests to include additional new URLs to the web viewer layout (but can't delete the record or change the URLs once they are entered).
· Removed MMScript as it seems the new OnTimer script function works just fine without it.
· Rearranged Delete and Delete All commands to the bottom of the Records menu to help prevent flaky trackpad buttons from accidentally lifting up and selecting these commands by mistake as the cursor is moved over the menu commands. Although there is a safety mechanism allowing users to cancel their selection, this is just an additional precaution measure for all users.
May 3rd, 2010· Fewer Documents layouts
· Improved layout design for infobase.sun.
· More messages shown to explain what's happening when recording, removing or showing email message templates.
· More speech for Help section, cleaner speech in fields where there is missing email, web or telephone information, and other niceties.
· Miscellaneous clean ups of interface.
April 27th, 2010· Added screen size details for Apple iPhone for users to enter in the Preferences section if they want automatic switching to mobile layouts mode.
· Slight adjustments to menu items in Web Viewer, Preference Page and Lookup Databases to ensure Contract and Expand commands don't show up (does nothing in these layouts at the present moment).
· Included Memos, Messages and To Do Items full details in the enlarged calendar layouts for a more efficient workflow.
· A slight adjustment to the Gantt Chart script: added a 10 minute leeway to end time for all upcoming to do items due from the date selected (or current date).
· Reorganized Email layout: a neater appearance when window is expanded.
April 23rd, 2010· Scripts made to resume even when other scripts are run simultaneously.
April 22nd, 2010· Created a larger main calendar layout to allow users to see more data.
· Added individual sort letters to the last remaining Finance layout.
· Export of relevant fields for all graph data (if users wish to use another graphing tool such as Microsoft Excel).
April 19th, 2010· Re-established Find function. Opened up Finance layouts to full finding capabilities.
· "Expand Layout" and "Contract Layout" names made clearer in the menu. Changed keyboard commands to avoid conflict with the Replace Field Contents and Current Date commands.
· Show Omitted Records work correctly for all layouts.
· Added Application status message to Expanded layouts.
· Minor tweak in user interface for the Orders list layout (added company name to the individual).
· Reduced FileMaker support to export file types (ie. SYLK, BASIC, DIF and WKS) has meant some tweaking of the export file type options in the Preferences and corresponding export scripts in all databases. Added the Microsoft Excel 2007 (.xlsx) file format to the export file type options.
· Re-organised Jobs/Position lookup database interface for a simpler approach.
· Provided dialog box option for user to select how to update related links when names have changed.
April 16th, 2010· Two minor incompatibility issues were noted under FileMaker Pro 11. The first issue involved the the pop-up list of all available lookup databases: it would not update and display correctly. The second issue involved the deactivation script and how certain commands were overlooked due to a new change in the Update script (see below). An additional command script in the former case and the same command added with slight rearrangement in the position of about half a dozen other script commands in the latter case helped to resolve these issues.
· Streamlined the Update script and made use of the new script triggers. You will see improvements such as the moment when you decide to change an existing individual or company name to another name — the new data will automatically be transferred across all lookup databases in order to retain links to the original related data. In other words, you will never need to click an Update (U) Name button again. In fact, this latter automatic name updating feature will now only work for FileMaker Pro 10 or higher. All other usual updates should work under FileMaker Pro 9 (should the databases be run under this application).
· Fewer buttons because of the new Update script has resulted in a simplification of the interface design in a number of layouts.
· Further simplification has occurred in the layout header design for a more Mac-like look and blend better with new toolbar design from FileMaker. Navigation buttons remain large and readbable and ready for new laptops with touch screens (in contrast to FileMaker's tiny navigation buttons in the Toolbar).
· Added graphs where appropriate. For example, you can now see Total Sales (tax also included) graphs by Company, Individual, Date, Month, Year and Product (more can be added easily if you wish). Data for these graphs can be user selected. In other words, you can choose to focus on the top 5, 10, 20 or more individuals and/or companies earning you the highest sales and keep track of the results in real time (as the orders come in and get paid). The same with dates, month, year and products. Graphs are fully expandable with window size and page setup. Simple graph designs for business use. Very easy to use buttons to select the data source or graph you want. Graphs accessible from the Sales Lead and Opportunities layout in the Finance section (for registered users). Thanks FileMaker!
· Graphs also included in the bank.sun and credit.sun lookup databases for instant visualisation and snapshot of your financial data (covers debit, credit and balance).
· While no major work was required in this update, the changes done are significant enough to warrant the release of this update with numerous time saving auto features, a simpler interface design, the addition of graphs, and fewer buttons for users to press.
January 29th, 2010· Registration fields auto-lock and can't be modified when registered.
· Design improvements to yearly calendar printout.
· Included a Calendar Picture Title and caption text for front cover of printed calendar.
January 20th, 2010· Provided a font size drop down menu.
· Clicking the Year navigation button (Next or Previous) in the Calendar about six times will automatically show a dialog box asking you to enter an arbitrary date.
· Added text formatting buttons to customisable text labels for quicker text designing.
January 13th, 2010· Fixed up Tab ordering in Expanded layouts. Minor tweaks of tooltips and font size selection in text formatting.
· Users have requested expanded Messages, Memos and To Do items for the day selected in the Expanded Layout. Removed current record notes field for a cleaner interface.
· Further high refinement interface changes.
January 12th, 2010· New Expand/Contract commands to allow users to expand a layout. This removes the header and gives more room to access the essential fields and their data.
· Font size in the text formatting script rebuilt for a completely compact and unlimited font size selection. Also improves performance of the text formatting script.
· Further high refinement interface changes.
January 8th, 2010· Rebuilt Copy and Paste command scripts. These commands will record and retrieve custom label text designs (just highlight the label text fields when applying the commands). Increased versatility to handle different situations.
· Minor interface changes.
January 6th, 2010· Additional Notes layouts.
· Rebuilt labels to permit maximum flexibility under the FileMaker Pro system when users want to design their own business cards, name tags and mailing address labels directly within the database.
· Refinement of contacts interface for improved workflow.
· Development now on Intel machines and tested for compatibility with Snow Leopard OSX.
· Help files updated.
December 3rd, 2009· List of individuals associated with a company are shown in the full address book layout (also available in the Finance section).
· Expanded address portals and added Google maps to show mailing address in the full address book layout.
· Added table to see all the projects/events associated with a contact on or after the chosen calendar date.
· Assigned To field placed in the Address Book list layout under Priority. Makes for a cleaner interface.
· It has been noticed the design of the Address Book general layouts can be unified. We can keep the tab design or spread out the individual and company details and still look the same, as well as choose to show the company details on top or the individual details through the tab control. To achieve the same design, tab graphic elements were made transparent and adjusted various other elements to look essentially the same. This simplifies the number of address book general layouts significantly.
· Grouped together printing survey results and placed into a dedicated labels layout.
· Expanded category fields and made a specially dedicated category tab for more sophisticated groupings of records.
· Some more interface improvements in other areas.
October 16th, 2009· Pictures can be stored for each month. Select Pictures tab in the Calendar layout. Then choose Print from the File menu and a summary of the To Do List for the calendar year will be printed to a single PDF file with the pictures.
· Finding records in eLearn lookup database will also find the correct layout for the record it is current shown as selected by the trainer for students
· Minor labels layout adjustments for improved readability and workflow.
· Added tooltip to Avery paper selection menu in the Labels layout specifying equivalent Avery papers (or other stock).
· Added Avery L7565, C32095 and C32097 to the business card labels list.
· Optimised labels layouts for a more compact design. This prepares the Contacts database for faster additions of new and most common labels to the repertoire.
· Slight adjustment to category field size.
· Further refinement of pop-up tooltip showing full name, mailing address, email and telephone number for a cleaner and more consistent look, especially for empty records.
· More robust discrimination script when finding encrypted code within text fields. This allows decryption to be performed on the code leaving other text untouched. This means multiple encryptions within the same text field is possible. Or in the notes fields, all encrypted codes can be found and decrypted (if it unlocked with the same password) all at once within every portal field.
October 6th, 2009· Numbered the photos in the Notes layout for easy identification in the notes.
· Added physical attributes of individual in the Personal layout to meet requirements of other businesses.
· Added notes to all email2print labels.
· Added two new documents archive layouts.
· Simplified document archive fields to just title, date and author/owner at the request of users for simpler data entry.
· Single view pop-up tooltip showing full name, mailing address, phone and email of individual and company. Just move the cursor over the record number. A quick and handy reference in any layout.
· Added delete portal capabilities to all lookup databases.
· Enhancements to Projects Management lookup database.
· Enhancements to Jobs/Positions lookup database. Unlimited document storage remains as usual.
· Enhancements to Collections lookup database (music, movies, books, artwork and custom).
· Enhancements to Photolog lookup database. Includes ability to view all photos by Photographer (different titles) and Title (different photographers), and clickable to find the photos instantly.
· Added drop-down lists to Regarding field of Memo, Messages and To Do for selecting titles/types from previous records and so help maintain data consistency.
· Increased flexibility of encrypt/decrypt functions to allow encryption and decryption of text in any text field. Functions are now available under the Edit menu for registered owners and administrators. Removed lock/unlock encryption icons in Notes layout in favour of the menu option (and less to see for the guests).
· Category fields are now expandable with window to allow more room for extra text. Single button operation for opening a selected category field in the InfoBase lookup database. Extra flexibility added where you can now select a word or phrase in any text field and use it as a category to open the InfoBase lookup database.
· Slightly expanded Photo fields in Address Book layouts using a thinner border.
· Added information in the Getting Started.pdf file about how to make SUNRISE Contacts 2009 secure for organisations in order to meet relevant state and federal regulations.
· Added Feedback Opportunity fields to the Finance layout to allow managers to record feedback from social media web sites and other sources from which a decision can be made on whether or not to improve products/services sold by a company.
· Miscellaneous minor finance-related interface improvements for greater ease of use and efficient workflow.
September 25th, 2009· Negative amounts in the finance tables shown in red for easy readability. Dates of various amounts converted to dd.mm.yyyy. A pop-up tooltip appears over the dates spelling out the full date to help some international users. Full name and date of order tooltip in other finance table layouts where appropriate.
· Added a custom table to the postcode lookup database. Just enter a country name and then import or type the data into it. Allows users to purchase a postcode data file for their own country and use it in this software.
· Broken up table of OS errors in lookup database into separate Windows, Macintosh and UNIX error tables. Quicker and easier to find error codes and what they mean.
· Fixed a minor error in the sort script of all lookup databases.
September 4th, 2009· Added email sending script for Apple Mail.
· Enlarged CD/DVD disk preview label. Added option to include text on the disk label (for users who have no graphic designing software). Resized graphic background of CD disk to be a perfect square (dimensions provided on the layout).
· Fixed tab ordering in To Do Items.
August 28th, 2009· Added email sending script for Apple Mail.
· Enlarged CD/DVD disk preview label. Added option to include text on the disk label (for users who have no graphic designing software). Resized graphic background of CD disk to be a perfect square (dimensions provided on the layout).
· Fixed tab ordering in To Do Items.
August 14th, 2009· Some minor changes to the Help section.
· Added a Reset Tone button to the phone keypad. New script developed to check, find and store correct phone dialling tones available in the QuickTime files.
· The Delete All Records command now doubles up as a Delete All Portal Records function. Just click into a portal field and choose Delete All Records.
· Changes to Priority field means the priority will automatically show a value when a new record is created in memos, messages and to do items.
· Fixed up a couple of Address Book lists where the Individual name would not sort correctly.
· Fixed up a slight error in the sort descending function.
· Added grab attention speeches and system sound alerts when an event reaches a certain time and a message appears on the screen.
· Changed Action Type to Regarding in the To Do items for consistency withe memos and messages. A separate field called Action Type could be added later if users request it, but it is extra typing work for most users.
· Slight improvements to Gantt Chart.
· Added more drop down lists to selected fields in Sales Opportunity of the Finance layout.
· Added Manager's Notes in the Sales Opportunity of the Finance layout. It will also appear (unmodifiable) in the Individual Notes layout for others to view.
· Added dedicated printing layouts for memos, messages and to do items. Just click into the memo, message or to do item and choose Print from the File menu.
· Made the printing layouts for the financial reports work by printing only sales and orders for administrators, but the owner will receive additional financial reports.
August 7th, 2009· Combined Memos, Messages and To Do lookup databases into Contacts database. Opened up calendar features for demo use.
· Added option to auto update calendar date to today's date on entering the Calendar layout.
· Added Recover to the File menu for multiuser owners. Will appear when running the databases on FileMaker Pro.
· Further high-level refinements including developer enhancements such as script groupings, simplification and renaming for consistency across all databases, which will make it easier to modify and add new features over time.
· Added Digital Camera import capabilities to Photolog database.
· Modified General Help instructions.
· Added option to allow the owner to re-register the databases and type a multiuser license number (eg. for upgrading purposes). Re-registering button available in the Preferences section.
July 17th, 2009· Miscellaneous high-level refinements.
· Extra Address Book layout showing company address fields but none for the individual.
· Registration optimisation has added a new feature allowing users to upgrade from an existing single user license to multiuser license (or vice versa) using the same product.
· Added more speech to various buttons and other options.
· Modified registration approach to lock down the accepted registration or demonstration information and remove buttons while preparing the database for use.
· Added Operators submenu to all lookup databases in the Insert menu.
July 10th, 2009· Added Operators menu with submenu in the Insert menu during find mode to allow insertion of find operator symbols.
· Added Alternate emergency phone number and relationship of contact to individual.
· Added Employee, Customer, Student and Member IDs to relevant layouts in the Contacts database.
· Added Next Field and Previous Field menu and keyboard commands to all databases. Similar to the TAB key function except it will jump to the next or previous empty field. Also helpful in the lookup databases with locked down field/record lists where Admin and Owner can go to an empty field and fill in missing data for the current record.
· New optimised Update Name script. This one is self-autonomous and able to carry out its functions over a dynamic range of layouts. It means greater reliability everytime this function is chosen and is flexible to include any number of layouts for now and in the future.
· Merged Telephone, Email Addresses and Web Addresses lookup databases into the Contacts database. An increase in performance of the Contacts database has been noticed (eg. record navigation).
· In the event no lookup databases are selected and web publishing users have no lookup databases enabled in multiuser mode by the owner, the pop-up menu list may show "no value list". A more user friendly approach has been added to show a message in the Copyright region and to stop access to the Lookup database layout if this happens.
· Separated Name Capitalisation Test function to work independently for both individual and company names.
June 30th, 2009· Guest access account have limited editing in fields that are empty (with the exception of the General Notes, which is accessible and editable at all times) for unlocked records.
· Locking (hiding) of records from Guest users now activated in Demo mode for user evaluation purposes.
· Enhanced Copy command features.
· Admin access account is restricted from accessing the Preferences section (requires owner to change settings).
· As suggested by a user, we have added an Expand button in the Email layout to show the email compose, inbox, outbox, spam and delete tabs in a fully expanded format (ie. fills the window with no header and expands with window size).
· Transferred an enhanced version of the self-autonomous sort script to all lookup databases. New layout designs incorporated for all lists/tables to keep them consistent with Contacts database and allow future expansion capabilities.
· Added Company Business Number List layout. A few minor changes to this field's behaviour for greater flexibility.
· Added a dedicated Address Book Details print page for low ink and paper usage requirements.
· Fixed positioning of other elements in Personal layouts.
· Fixed positioning problem of preference buttons during window resize.
June 19th, 2009· New large Preference section buttons for easier and direct control of options and settings. Reorganised buttons for more obvious links to various tabs.
· Additional features mentioned in Help section. Simplified Help menu names.
· Added a dedicated Personal print page during printing of Personal layout data for low ink and paper usage requirements displaying membership details, medical details, contact details and name, emergency contact etc (mainly suitable for an organisation).
· Added parents/guardian names to Personal layouts.
· Re-established menu access to Finance and Personal layouts from the Lookup Database layout.
· Minor tweaks to UI of contacts database.
June 12th, 2009· A request for control of name capitalisation test in the event some words or names need several letters to be capitalised or all the letters not to be capitalised has been added.
· Fixed a tiny hiccup in Record Sort menu command that wouldn't sort some fields correctly (eg. Category fields).
· Fixed minor column resize problem in Email Accounts list layout.
May 29th, 2009· The "Change Password..." command is now available in the FileMaker Guest account (and works only if you are at the host machine running the Contacts database as usual). Of course, the other External Guest account have their passwords controlled by an external server. However the owner has final say on which guests can access the databases through the Access layout (available in multiuser mode).
· Minor interface improvements to To Do, Messages and Memos lookup databases.
· Minor interface improvements in Personal section to handle window resize correctly. Expanded medical conditions in Personal section to handle different uses for the database (eg. for a school environment). Re-adjusted other personal information accordingly to give more room.
· Expanded background pictures with resizing turned on in both directions.
· Tightened up data control and cleanup of selected fields (eg. the Categories now get capitalisation and remove spaces/carriage returns treatment, and font size fields in labels are rounded to nearest integer).
· Because of Microsoft Windows XP's crappy interface drawing capabilities and the lack of professionalism compared to Apple OSX, we have decided to remove the line beneath the various subheadings in the Contacts database. They are meant to be no thicker than the width of a hairline and do appear that way in OSX, but they appear as 1 point in Windows.
· Fixed up missing field in Calendar due to the recent optimisations performed (and more to come...).
· Added Membership Level field to help turn the Contacts database into a membership database system for use in different types of organisations (eg. gyms etc).
· Made Finance and Personal layouts commands under the SUNRISE Contacts 2009 menu invisible to Guest users (affects Demo users as well).
May 22nd, 2009· Simplified business card designs to just two types: a ready-made version and custom. The ready-made version is a better and more professional design for everyday use.
· Simplified mailing address labels with a custom font size of your choosing (currently between 5 and 24 points inclusive).
· Simplified Name Badges labels with custom font sizes of your choosing.
· Additional login accounts (one for admin and the other for FileMaker guests ie. not from an external server) and two records created in the Access layouts of all databases to allow these users to gain access in multiuser license mode.
· Adjustable screen size for activating dedicated mobile device layouts.
· Hidden picture fields in the Address Book layouts are accessible by clicking into them (you must expand the window to see them!). This new approach avoids the boundary lines of the picture fields from showing up when entering other fields (ie. a cleaner interface during data-entry). Also the picture fields have been extended horizontally to any length depending on window size (you can store longer pictures if you can think of a need for it).
· Background custom pictures of main Contacts layouts now stretch horizontally with window size.
· Pop-up menu for Assigned To is restricted to those assigned to contacts in the Address Book layout. Full individual pop-up menu list shown in the Assigned To field in the Finance section for managers.
· Optimisation of Contacts database and selected lookup databases has led to a number of interesting and useful improvements: apart from reducing the number of fields and making scripts compact, we have noticed a new method for creating self-testing fields. Now all individual and company names are automatically cleaned up of carriage returns and extra spaces, and first letter capitalised. All other relevant fields get the same treatment. Original testing scripts made redundant and removed, leaving behind just the email address auto enter option (using your preferred email address structure). We have also created a new sort records script considered the most compact, flexible and is completely autonomous. It means any field can be added, modified, removed or made into repeating fields and the sort function will work everytime. As a consequence, a new categories system has now been developed using the repeating field concept. And it will allow the developer to add unlimited categories with ease on request by users. Other refinements to the fields are likely to take place in the future because of this new sort system.
· Added tooltip to help explain meaning of Do Not Call and Email Opt Out checkboxes when an X appears.
May 14th, 2009· Fixed line spacing for auto data entry emal address structure in Preferences section for PC users.
· Minor interface adjustments.
· A slight adjustment to Sort script to better capture fields for sorting.
· Added Payment Method and other minor changes to Finance Lists.
· Added a Sales Lead and Opportunities layout for managers.
· Added address book list layout to mobile device option.
· Further simplification of layouts in Finance lists.
· Fixed missing company and individual address fields and notes in the mobile device layouts.
· Expanded picture/movie/sound container field in Music and Video database and moved summary field to another tab position.
· A compact phone dialling script has resulted in faster dialling of phone number tones.
May 8th, 2009· Fixed a missing field bug in company notes layout.
· A digital diary design incorporated into individual notes layout.
· Added phone and email opt outs checkboxes to Address Book layouts.
· Additional List layouts for the Address Book, including one dedicated to number of days since record was created to assist users on deciding which records to keep.
· Included a Section field to divide position details into two parts: (i) Position (eg. Assistant, Teacher, Writer, Friend etc) and (ii) Section (eg. Marketing, Maths etc). This helps to identify who the individual reports to in a section (ie. the manager or boss) simply by finding all records for the company, sorting by position and seeing who is the manager for the same section as the individual in question.
· Added product weight, shipping method, shipping costs etc to Financial layouts.
January 23rd, 2009· Minor clean up of interface in Personal section of contacts.fp9.
· Added total discount amount in invoice table.
· Fixed a minor issue with the Documents and made appropriate adjustments to other layout navigation scripts where in rare cases it may not remember the layout the user was in.
· Added option for owner to specify which multiuser-enabled lookup databases should be accessible to guest users (ie. FileMaker network remote users) in the lookup databases page.
· As for controlling which multiuser-enabled databases appear in the FileMaker Open Remote dialog box, choose Sharing...-->FileMaker Network under the File menu.
· Removed buttons "7" and "D" in all layouts and lookup databases as these do not add anything for web publishing users (ie. Delete button is disabled for guest users and while "7" works, the accompanying text does not change automatically (may be rectified in FileMaker Pro 10), and users can close the database and access other databases).
· It is best to control the option of which databases users can access through a single switch available via Sharing...-->Instant Web Publishing under the File menu, choose the databases and click the radio button that says, "Don't display in Instant Web Publishing home page".
January 21st, 2009· A significant update characterised by simplifications to the design, scripts and fields for greater flexibility, customisation and ease-of-use.
· Simplified Splash page design.
· Simplified layout design and buttons.
· Simplified fields.
· Renamed layouts in contacts.fp9 using a numbering system to permit "unlimited" layouts to be added and made automatically navigable using one generic script (it makes copying buttons and adding new layouts a breeze).
· Consolidated some lookup databases, including the standard classification codes databases, error codes, postcodes and more.
· Added EPS images of Australian states and territories to austarea.fp9.
· Found extra free US Zip codes to add to uscode.fp9, raising the total to over 80,000 records.
· Added more Airport Codes in airport.fp9. Updated latitude and longitude information using latest geodata.fp9 and included a distance calculator based on the Vincenty and Haversine great-circle distance formulas (for comparison purposes, although it seems the precision of the calculations shows the distance are virtually identical).
· Added option for user to enter sales tax percentage in the Preferences section.
· Added small buttons to top left-hand corner of databases to permit web publishing users to navigate and perform basic record functions (eg. Save record data).
December 8th, 2008· Modification to the script associated with the on/off multiuser button in Preferences — it now does the lot.
· Redesigned splash screen.
· Divided contact details into four main parts and identified them with a coloured background box. This approach simplifies the previous design in contacts.fp9.
· Added Individual and Company address buttons to Business Labels layout.
· Redesigned menu commands for layout navigation and now includes an independent Documents layout for quicker access.
· Other minor enhancements.
November 24th, 2008· Added line effect to notes in contacts.fp9.
· Added status fields and updated relationships in calendar for messages, memos and to do items. This enables a memo, message or to do item to be hidden from the calendar when the user selects "Completed" from the status field.
· A hidden feature has been added to permit time and date in memos, messages and to do items to end x hours or y days ahead of the start date. Currently set to 1 hour, users can now change the start time in the calendar and know the end time will be one hour after the start time. If users request it, this duration feature can be shown and users can change the start time knowing it will end at the specified duration.
November 17th, 2008· Enhancements to the design of the mobile layouts.
· Slight adjustments to help speed up Splash Screen display times.
· Minor adjustments to Personal layout.
· Added Artwork collections layout to Music, Video and Books lookup database in musivide.fp9.
October 28th, 2008· New printing script required one tiny change to allow labels to be printed.
October 24th, 2008· Individual financial reports available for the financial lists. Just choose Print or PDF for the list you are in.
· Minor improvements to financial layouts. Export capabilities for using Excel to graph outcomes in financial lists established.
· Added Sales by Region (Country, State and Postcode) to financial list layouts.
· Moved to the correct page for current record in preview mode for business card printing.
· Fixed CD/DVD print button for Avery L7660.
· Fixed minor interface glitch ("prefix" field label moved to wrong position).
October 20th, 2008· Simplified Notes design and added company and individual names for easier identification of the notes.
· Fixed picture in Notes layout for design consistency.
· Updates to Help section.
October 17th, 2008· Grouped personal and financial layouts and given them their own menu commands under SUNRISE Contacts 2008. As a result, the Address Book layouts have been simplified. Keyboard commands also make navigation to these layouts quicker and easier.
· Added a Sales Performance layout to the Finance section.
· Added currency symbol to finance section of contacts.fp9. Added additional fields to help provide stage 1 of analytics and reporting for managers wanting to analyse sales, performance of salespeople, sales by region, sales by individuals and company names etc. Stage 2 of analytics will be to send reporting data of choice to a separate table and export this table data to Microsoft Excel where graphs can be incorporated.
· Discussions with a design consultant (who has earned himself a free copy of this database) has confirmed that the database designs are good with only a few exceptions (see below).
· The picture on the left behind categories is considered too arty-farty (difficult to see what it is) and hard to see the categories (too much distraction). We have decided on a simpler design for the picture and provided the option in the Preferences section for users to choose their own picture.
· A shade lighter in yellow for all relevant field backgrounds in contacts.fp9 (no other databases require this change). It could go more lighter. But make the yellow too light and it loses the two-colour design integrity. We will work on this aspect further in upcoming release versions.
· One point higher on the font size for categories. Makes for easier reading.
· Capitalised black header title on all databases to minimise interference of the black text with the white text below it (eg. the "p" in Lookup). Also provides a contrasting design between the black and white text adding to their visual appeal and relevance.
· Redesigned Preferences section using tabs, since the options have become too numerous and difficult to find.
· There is the possibility for the layout navigation buttons to be made larger or choose another method, and to combine more information into one or two layouts in the Address book and/or use tabs. These are basically a matter of personal taste. We will work on a solution to these design issues in a future release.
· It seems any other design issues comes down to personal taste, and sometimes the methods employed by other CRM competitors to slow down or stop the competition. Until FileMaker Pro decides to come up with powerful 3D designing tools for creating and easily modifying buttons and special effects to text and whole areas to help lift the database out of the screen and bring it on par with OSX and Windows Vista interface designs, simplicity will remain paramount in this database design. Whether it meets Windows or OSX UI design principles really gives way to whether the software is easy to use and achieves the objectives of the user.
· Menu access to Reference suite under Help in infobase.fp9.
· A slight simplification to the layout design for one of the address book layouts.
September 15th, 2008· Users can run Contacts database on a mobile device without the environment security detection system interfering when copying the databases from laptop to mobile device and vice versa. You only need a valid registration number to run (or run in demo mode).
· Added a registration page for Mobile Devices to allow users to register the databases. NOTE: You may have to re-register one more time if running the databases on a laptop.
September 12th, 2008· Provided double line spacing to notes in contacts.fp9.
· Added special compact layouts to handle screen sizes of mobile devices from 240(w) x 320(h) or 320(w) x 240(h) pixels. Simply launch contacts.fp9 and it will determine from the screen size the right layout display. Currently the layouts available in Mobile Device mode at this time are Address Book, Calendar, Notes, Orders and Documents. Want more? Ask the developer!
August 25th, 2008· Fixed up copy command for grabbing address and full name details.
· Turned record navigation buttons and menu commands into portal record navigation as well.
· Tightened up script for updating individual and company names in lookup databases. Removed Contacts menu and chosen an Update name button next to individual name to simplify menu design.
· Added individual and company document selection portal.
August 11th, 2008· A slight change to window size scripts in all databases ensures larger sized databases such as elearn.fp9 stay under the desktop window size.
· Tooltip now shows mailing address when cursor hovers over mailing address label headers.
· Latest FileMaker Pro 9.0v3 features added to webpage.fp9 (the web page catalogue creator tool). For example, unlimited text storage in the Web Page generated field means no need to stop and start during generation of the web page while the user copies and paste the data into an HTML file. Also it now exports the web page data automatically to an HTML file called "webpage.htm". Added a picture holder for each tag names and simplified some scripts to make use of new commands.
· New menu command called Contacts now permits updating of individual and/or company names in all relevant lookup databases.
· Added a keyboard command for quick access to Web viewer in all databases.
· A slight modification to the PDF/Print script means users can now create PDFs of any layout, document or letter and have them appended to the same filename in contacts.fp9. Hence you can combine a letter and an advertisement from two documents into the same PDF file. Filenames of PDFs were kept constant and took out page preview script in the PDF/Print script for this to work.
· Added a separate "Preview Page..." in the FIle menu of all databases.
August 4th, 2008· Added email message templates in Email section and made modifications to Documents in Labels section.
· Rebuilt record security scripts.
· Limited Send All button to work for Owner.
August 1st, 2008· Expanded Gantt Chart in todoitems.fp9 to start from a user specified date.
· Included a Documents Tag pop-up menu and Insert button into the Email section of contacts.fp9.
· Added a Send All button into the Email section.
July 31st, 2008· Added tags to email message as in the documents section for greater personalising capabilities when sending emails.
· Print PDF in multiple files (ie. one file per record) on the desktop with attachment path added. Specify folder name on the desktop of where to store the PDF files.
· Able to print letters and documents in PDF within contacts.fp9.
· Increased flexibility of, and helped stabilise, interface design for sending/receiving emails in contacts.fp9 to permit possible future expansion of email status selections for incoming and outgoing emails while keeping the tabs fixed. Added a Spam email viewing option with appropriate buttons.
· Automatic insertion of a "Notice of Confidential Information" when creating a new email message in contacts.fp9.
June 23rd, 2008· A silly missing QuickTime compressor issue on the PC side (where users don't have Apple's QuickTime) prevented the TIFF graph button image in labels to appear as an independent graphic. As a result, additional work was needed to fix this up.
· Print passport photos (two types) in photolog.fp9.
· Added a Sold By field to the finance/order system to help managers determine how well sales people have been able to sell items in the invoice/order system.
· Added photo sample sheet to photolog.fp9.
· Complete rebuild of script timers for memos, messages and to do items. Closing the databases and relaunching will not lose upcoming events.
· The popularity of the switch to permit users to add or remove captions to printed photographs has seen us add a selectable multicoloured captions option where readability is important in certain pictures.
· When displaying movies/pictures/documents in full screen size in infobase.fp9 and the slideshow in photolog.fp9 we have implemented a new script approach for ensuring the original window size and position is returned when the user has finished.
June 2nd, 2008· Fixed up layout name problem in custom business card printing.
· Decided to keep Setup front tab in Email layout unchanged when clicking Send and Receive buttons. This allows quicker changing over to different email accounts while clicking the buttons (for multiple email accounts users).
May 28th, 2008· Due to a FileMaker interface design problem whereby headers and footers are not clickable if the active field runs underneath them causing problems for users to exit out of a field by clicking in the header or footer, we have introduced a Commit Request/Record command under the Records menu with its own associated Command Option C key combination. This will make it easier to exit out of an active field. A useful feature to have in the documents composer section of contacts.fp9 where the field has to be naturally large.
· Unlimited email filtering (spam recording) in sendemail.fp9. Never read emails or download attachments from spammers ever again.
· Updated send and receive email scripts to handle latest SMTPit Pro and POP3it Pro plug-ins. Re-tested all scripts including ability to download and upload attachments. Added more tabs in Email section of contacts.fp9 to help quickly view emails by Sent, Send, On Hold, Read and Unread. Also included a Delete tab to show email marked for deletion. Click the portal row and choose Delete Record to permanently remove the emails or go into the lookup database.
· Fixed up remaining graphic elements for correct auto resizing with window.
· New demo script finds all available lookup databases and updates menu list and check boxes in Preference Page accordingly.
· Changed "Bank Details" to "Bank Account Details" in lookup menu list of contacts.fp9 for a more accurate description of the lookup database.
· Multiuser mode tested and fully functional. We have discovered the built-in Firewall of OSX may need to be switched off for network users to gain immediate access to the Contacts and lookup databases. A message during multiuser startup mode now reminds host user of this information.
· Modified design for one address book layout.
· Added new layout to infobase.fp9 to permit diaries or movie outline scripts to be entered. Type date of diary entry or number sequence of an event for a story and the notes are automatically sorted. List-based view ensures you can read all entries in the simplest up-and-down scrolling fashion.
· Consistency in showing word and character counts in all the sorted portal notes of contacts.fp9.
· Minor updates to musivide.fp9.
April 17th, 2008· Made Show Message button show the Received Messages tab, especially if the Sent or Received tabs are not selected.
· Added extra fields to musivide.fp9 for storing book details.
· Added astrology sign information in Personal layout of contacts.fp9.
· You can dial numbers containing letters A-Z. Scripts for dialling combined as one and simplified.
· Fixed up navigation in the list view mode of elearn.fp9 for that professional finish.
· Made Web Viewer buttons disappear in print mode.
April 7th, 2008· Added status message to Web Viewer.
· Improved the scripts for Web Viewer's Home and Go buttons.
· Reactivated Show All Records, Sort Records and Show Omitted Only under the Record menu to work with Web Viewer.
· Added the ability to extract all URLs in contacts.fp9 to the Web Viewer.
· New Message button intially clears the subject and message fields. Clicking again clears the header information. This makes it easier for users to retain email address(es) when creating a new message.
· Added Subject to the Message tab of Email layout in contacts.fp9.
· Two field name changes to tracker.fp9 for consistency with other third-party databases (and allows for greater compatibility and ease of importing and exporting of data).
· Added a test at startup where a change in filename for contacts.fp9 may be attempted by users. Until FileMaker Inc. improves the flexibility of choosing filenames through a simple piece of text, this needs to be fixed to allow lookup databases to access contacts.fp9. The same has been done to all lookup databases.
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