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Comic Collector Changelog

What's new in Comic Collector 18.0.1

Apr 4, 2018
  • NEW: FULLY AUTOMATIC CLZ CLOUD SYNCING:
  • The free CLZ Cloud service is at the center of all our cataloging solutions (desktop, mobile and web), the glue that binds them all together. Tens of thousands of users are using the CLZ Cloud syncing every day, to transfer data between their desktop, Connect and mobile software, to update their online collection list, or simply for keeping an online backup of their precious database.
  • Now, it is time to take the CLZ Cloud to the next level, with automatic syncing:
  • Add or edit comics in Comic Collector and these changes will auto-upload to the CLZ Cloud instantly. Did you make changes using the CLZ Comics mobile app or directly in Comic Connect? Just start your software and changes will download automatically.
  • No more need to go to the Sync with CLZ Cloud screen, ever.
  • Automatic Cloud Syncing is an optional feature, switched OFF by default. If you don’t want to auto-sync, or don’t want to sync with the CLZ Cloud at all, just leave it switched OFF.
  • With “Sync Automatically” switched on:
  • Your online cloud backup is always up-to-date.
  • Your cloud viewer always shows the current state of your collection.
  • All your CLZ tools (desktop, mobile and Connect) will always be in-sync.
  • MAIN SCREEN NOW FASTER AND MORE STABLE:
  • In the past few months, we have spent a lot of time rewriting important parts of the main screen. For instance, the code that refreshes the folder panel (which was slow, especially with the “counters” switched on) and also the part that restores your selection in the list after editing. At the same time, we reduced the program’s “memory footprint”, making it more stable overall.
  • The result is that the program is now a lot more enjoyable to use. It starts quicker, it refreshes much faster (after adding or editing) and switching between folder types is quicker.
  • The speed-up will be most noticeable on large collections, with thousands of comics. Especially when having LOTS of folders in the folder panel (e.g. Character folders).
  • FIXES:
  • Cloud syncing:
  • After duplicating a comic, the duplicate would not be marked for syncing to cloud.
  • In some situations, a down-sync could update empty fields with data from Core.
  • In some situations, cover images would not upload automatically.
  • Main screen:
  • After editing, the edited items would not be selected after refresh.

New in Comic Collector 17.0.6 (Sep 22, 2017)

  • Fixed:
  • Quick Search suggestion box could crash the app.
  • Alphabet bar wasn’t working anymore.

New in Comic Collector 17.0.4 (May 24, 2017)

  • Fixed:
  • Add Comics Automatically: the cursor in the search series title box would sometimes jump to the end while changing the search term.
  • Upload cover to CLZ Core: sometimes images were not uploaded properly because of the 500K size restriction although they were smaller in size.

New in Comic Collector 17.0.3 (Mar 22, 2017)

  • Expanded the quick search box to now also allow “search-as-you-type” with suggestions for pick list fields.
  • How does it work?
  • In the quick search box top right of your screen you should see a “dropdown” button. Use this to select which field you wish to perform a search on. If “search-as-you-type” is available for that field, it will instantly work once you start typing in the box.
  • Example
  • You can now select the field “Publisher” in the quick search box, start typing a publisher name, and instantly see suggestions (based on what you typed) of publishers you have in your database. Click on a publisher to see all comics of that publisher.
  • Try it with the “Character” field too! Instantly filter down to all comics have that specific character in them.

New in Comic Collector 17.0.1 (Mar 8, 2017)

  • Quick Search: Search-As-You-Type suggestions:
  • Instantly find and select a particular series in your local database:
  • In the Quick Search box, just start typing the first few letters of the series you are looking for.
  • While typing, a drop-down list will appear, showing the first five matching series. (for most series, it only takes 2 or 3 letters before it shows up.)
  • Once you see the one you were looking for, use the up/down keys to select it, then hit Enter.
  • The series will now be selected in your folder panel, with the issues showing in the list panel.
  • NOTE: this Search-As-You-Type feature replaces the old “filter-as-you-type” behaviour of the Quick Search box. If you want to go back to the old behaviour, you can do so in the Preferences screen, on the Behaviour page using the setting called “When typing in Quick Search box”.
  • Quick Search: Search Field selector:
  • Narrow down your searches to a particular field, e.g. search in Title only, or Plot only:
  • Click the new arrow button to the left of the Quick Search box. A list of search fields will appear.
  • Now pick the field you want to search in.
  • Use the Quick Search box as you normally would to search in this field only.
  • New Multi-Image-Viewer pop-up:
  • Easily browse all images attached to a comic:
  • In the comic details panel, click an image to open it in the new Multi-Image-Viewer popup.
  • Click the thumbnails on the left (or just use up/down keys) to browse through all images attached to the comic: front cover, back cover, preview art and all other image files.
  • No more need to close the popup and click to re-open for the next image.

New in Comic Collector 16.1.8 (Feb 2, 2017)

  • Fixed:
  • Edit Screen: Content: adding a cover for a story/TPB Issue, was resulting in adding a cover for the main issue.
  • Edit Screen: Cover Popups were not always prompted on macOS Sierra.

New in Comic Collector 16.1.7 (Jan 17, 2017)

  • Fixed: Crash: Add Comics Automatically screen could be prompted while using the program.

New in Comic Collector 16.1.6 (Jan 3, 2017)

  • Fixed:
  • Cards View: Quick Search didn’t filter the cards in the list.
  • First Letter folder option was not using the Sort Names.
  • Loan Manager Screen: Search was not working.
  • Sierra: Full Screen Mode: "Add Cover" popup appears under the Edit Screen.
  • Internal Images: Templates images were not updated after editing an item.
  • When no internet connection was available, app was launched in Trial Mode.
  • Templates : HTML content in Plots was not formatted correctly.

New in Comic Collector 16.1.5 (Dec 22, 2016)

  • Fixed:
  • Main Screen: after resizing the first column too much, the text was no longer readable
  • Edit Comic: Closing the edit screen could cause a crash on El Capitan

New in Comic Collector 16.1.4 (Dec 1, 2016)

  • Fixed:
  • Main screen: switching from details to statistics would crash the program

New in Comic Collector 16.1.3 (Nov 25, 2016)

  • Fixed: Program would crash on startup or load incorrectly for OS older than Sierra

New in Comic Collector 16.1.2.8B62 (Nov 23, 2016)

  • New:
  • Free Trial now has an information panel to show the user how to get started.
  • Trial Popup has been simplified to make it easier to pick one of the options.
  • The Trial Popup sometimes showed when it shouldn't for existing users.
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed Fullscreen Popups on macOS Sierra

New in Comic Collector 16.1.1.2926 (Sep 22, 2016)

  • NEW: "SEARCH-AS-YOU-TYPE" SUGGESTIONS WHEN ADDING COMICS BY TITLE:
  • If you are adding most of your comics "By Title", then this will be a huge time-saver.
  • Here's how the new "Search-As-You-Type" feature works:
  • In the Add Comics Automatically screen, just start typing the first letters of the series title you want to add issues for.
  • While typing, a drop-down list will appear, instantly showing the five most popular series that match,
  • including the date range, the number of issues contained and a small thumbnail image.
  • For popular series, it usually takes only 2 or 3 letters before it shows up.
  • For older or less popular series, type a few more letters.
  • Once you see your series appear, use the arrow keys to select it, then hit Enter.
  • Then under Search Results, that exact series will be listed, with its' issue list.
  • Important: this is an *extra* tool, that makes it easier and faster to add popular series.
  • Just hit Enter or choose "Show all results for ".." to see the full search results.
  • FASTER AND BETTER RESULTS WHEN SEARCHING SERIES BY TITLE:
  • Next to the new Search-As-You-Type system, we have also improved the "normal" By
  • Title search engine:
  • Super-fast results for your searches (almost instant).
  • Cleaner, more focused results, less fuzzy. For example, where previously a search for "batman rebirth" would show all series that would contain "batman" OR "rebirth" in their name, the results now just show series that contain BOTH words.
  • The order of the results is weighted by popularity. A search for "amazing spider-man" will give you the main volumes at the top, with less popular series further down below.

New in Comic Collector 16.0.10.2919 (Sep 19, 2016)

  • Fixed:
  • Check for Updates was broken for macOS Sierra.
  • Templates were broken when User Defined Field headers contained special characters.
  • CLZ Cloud: Down sync: Fixed an issue causing possible duplication of series.

New in Comic Collector 16.0.9.2903 (Jun 15, 2016)

  • Fixed:
  • CLZ Cloud Sync: Fixed a crash when down-syncing a new comic.
  • CLZ Cloud Sync: Series: Sort Names were not always synced.
  • Add Auto: When adding a new Comic, customised Series Names were overwritten.
  • 2 Panel Mode: Folders were always sorted by article.
  • Folders: Preference "Ignore SortName of Person Item" was not working.

New in Comic Collector 16.0.8.2898 (May 24, 2016)

  • Fixed:
  • Edit In List: some checkboxes didn’t trigger a sync change
  • Cards View: Find Cover: select new cover. New Cover was not displayed.
  • Add Auto: Queue mode > Add Selected: sometimes all (not selected) queue items were added
  • Main Screen: 2 Horizontal Panels: Layout Sizes were not restored
  • Add Automatically: By Barcode: Sometimes a new comic was added without barcode
  • Manage Pick Lists: Didn't always show any warning for duplicate items

New in Comic Collector 16.0.7.2890 (May 4, 2016)

  • Fixed:
  • Add Auto screen: "automatically close after queue is emptied" was not working
  • Table Sorting: Empty values were not sorted correctly
  • Edit In List: Edit Read It & Changing Date didn’t trigger a "sync change"
  • Template: Barcode icon was missing

New in Comic Collector 16.0.6.2883 (Apr 13, 2016)

  • New:
  • New Maintenance tool: Tools > Maintenance > Open database location
  • Add Auto/Update Settings: Include links from Collectorz Core
  • Fixed:
  • Add Auto: QuickFill: Collection Status wasn’t set correctly
  • Stories UDF were not saved
  • Sort by Series Column: now it sorts the Series Issues too
  • Template: Links section fixed

New in Comic Collector 16.0.5.2877 (Apr 5, 2016)

  • Fixed:
  • Add auto screen: "Collection Status" setting was not working properly
  • Images View: Newly added items with "Add Automatically" were not selected

New in Comic Collector 16.0.4.2870 (Mar 23, 2016)

  • Fixed:
  • Templates: changing Read It/Rating didn't trigger a change for syncing
  • Templates: 2 panels mode with selected folder: selection was lost after changing "Read It"
  • Edit in List: Edit Rating was not working
  • Templates: Online Links: "https" URLs didn’t open
  • Cover Flow panel now has a black background
  • Performance: Statistics are no longer updated if not necessary
  • Sort Sets selection was sometimes lost after restarting the app
  • Main Screen: "Collection status" filter selection was not remembered after restarting the app

New in Comic Collector 15.3.3.2737 (Aug 14, 2015)

  • New settings in Tools / Options to control the sorting:
  • Some users just like to sort their Series *including* "The" and "A".
  • Others like to sort Creators by their Firstnames .
  • With today's new "Ignore" settings in Tools / Options / Sorting, they finally can:
  • Ignore the Series Sort Name.
  • Ignore the Sort Names of Person items (e.g. Creators, Characters) YES/NO
  • Fixed:
  • Memory issue in User Defined Fields code

New in Comic Collector 15.3.2.2724 (Jul 22, 2015)

  • New: Alphabet Bar in main screen:
  • An A to Z alphabet bar is now available at the top of your main screen.
  • Click a letter to quickly filter your comic list by the first letter of the Series title.
  • The letter buttons are automatically greyed out if there are no comic series starting with that letter.
  • The bar automatically stretches to fit the width of your screen. Wider screen -> bigger buttons.
  • Hide/Show the Alphabet Bar using the new option in the View menu.

New in Comic Collector 15.1.5.2705 (Jul 13, 2015)

  • Fixed:
  • Crash when starting on Mac OS X Snow Leopard.
  • Note: this is the final Snow Leopard compatible build.
  • Support for Snow Leopard will be dropped from future versions!

New in Comic Collector 15.1.3.2673 (Jun 17, 2015)

  • Fixed:
  • CLZ Cloud Sync: Fixed an error during Cover Upload (problem with Preview Art).
  • CLZ Cloud Sync: Fixed a crash which happened in the Sync screen while it was scrolling down.

New in Comic Collector 15.0.3.2636 (May 5, 2015)

  • Fixed:
  • CLZ Cloud Syncing 2.0: several rare problems with the syncing of cover images.
  • Manage User Defined Fields screen: Removing a User Defined field resulted in a program crash.

New in Comic Collector 15.0.2.2628 (May 1, 2015)

  • Fixed:
  • Templates: Carbon templates didn't show the have/want issues at the top.
  • New sync protocol crashed on Snow Leopard.
  • Add Comic Manually: the “Cancel” button was not closing the screen.
  • CLZ Barry Scanner: if a comic was edited before scanning, the scanned barcode was wrongly added to the previously edited comic.
  • Manage Pick Lists: fixed a crash on Mavericks.
  • Check for Update: wasn't working correctly with an expired license.
  • Main List: dates with unspecified day and “January" as month were displaying an incorrect year.
  • Saved "Sort Field Sets" are now sorted alphabetically.
  • Columns Editor: "Show collection status indicator” was turned off by default

New in Comic Collector 15.0.1.2619 (Apr 30, 2015)

  • New CLZ Cloud Syncing v2.0:
  • We have completely rewritten the CLZ Cloud syncing mechanism,
  • to make it easier to use, faster and capable of syncing very large databases.
  • Easier: One "Synchronize" button that syncs up and/or down as needed.
  • No more need to choose the sync direction (Up or Down). Just click the single Synchronize button and the system will automatically upload your local changes and download your cloud-side changes.
  • Faster: Sync your additions, changes and removals within a few seconds.
  • The software now keeps track of your adds, edits and removes, so when synchronizing with the CLZ Cloud, it already knows which items need to be up- or downloaded, making the actual sync very fast. ( the initial full sync may be slightly slower though, but you only need to do that once )
  • More scalable: Transfer very large databases without problems.
  • The syncing process is now a series of tiny data uploads and downloads, as opposed to a single huge upload/download. This ensures that databases of any size can be synced.
  • More reliable: Solves many problems of the old syncing system.
  • No more "invalid XML" when uploading large collections, no more changes that keep recurring every sync.
  • No more starting from scratch in case of connection problems, just continue where you left off.
  • New "Carbon" template for the details panels:
  • 4 different styles: Carbon Dark, Carbon Light, Plain Dark and Plain Light.
  • Fully adaptive to the width of the details panel, to always make best use of the available space.
  • New Carbon Shelves style for the Images View:
  • A new carbon look shelves style to match the Carbon template.

New in Comic Collector 12.9.3.2601 (Mar 31, 2015)

  • Fixed:
  • Find Cover screen: cropping didn't work.
  • Sometimes “Manage Pick List” screen was crashing and it was not possible to open it anymore.
  • Detail View was blank when using special characters in the Field Names.
  • Detail View was blank on previous OS X because of Want/Have block in the templates

New in Comic Collector 12.9.2.2586 (Mar 17, 2015)

  • New:
  • Templates: Have/Want Series Header
  • Fixed:
  • Edit Screen: Persons Tables: Cells were not correctly aligned with the columns.
  • Manage Pick Lists:
  • After adding a duplicate, an empty row was added to the list.
  • Sort order is now case insensitive.
  • Database Totals didn't always show the real "totals".
  • Main Menu:
  • File > Export to Text was sometimes greyed out.
  • File > Save Database As.. was very slow.
  • Column Feld Selection Screen: Duplicate Columns Set: some columns were wrongly checked.

New in Comic Collector 12.9.1.2567 (Feb 26, 2015)

  • Edit Comic/Contents: Easier adding and managing of Creator and Character fields
  • A new user interface for adding new creator/character entries and managing their First and Last Names (and aliases)
  • straight from the Edit Comic and Edit Contents screens, without opening the Tools / Manage Pick Lists screen.
  • IMPORTANT:
  • In this new setup, when you edit within a persons table, you are actually editing the firstname/lastname of the person entry, which may also be used in other comics.
  • If you want to change, for instance, the Writer, that is, to a different Writer entry, do *not* edit the name in the table (because this will affect all other comics that use this Writer entry).
  • Instead, REMOVE the Writer (bin icon), then ADD the other Writer using the "Search box" at the top of the Creators grid.
  • Screen wide multi-column tables for Creators and Characters in Edit Comic and Edit Content screens.
  • Tables show multiple columns with Display Name, First/Last Names and Sort Names (and an alias column for characters).
  • How to Add Creators to your Comics:
  • Add new entries using a new search box above the table, that auto-filters the pick lists as you type.
  • After searching a creator, click the "Add Creator" button.
  • Then select a role for that creator and it's added.
  • Directly edit First and Last Names in the table, without opening the Manage Pick Lists screen.
  • Or click the Edit (pencil) button in front of a name to directly edit the item inside the Manage Pick Lists screen.
  • Easy re-ordering of entries by dragging the "drag" icon in the 1st columns.
  • Easy removal of entries using the Delete (bin) icons on each row (in the last column).
  • Direct access to relevant pick lists manage screen using the "Manage ... List" button top right.
  • The Manage Pick Lists screen will automatically select the entry that was selected in the Edit screen.
  • Adaptive layout of Edit Comic and Edit Content screens
  • No more useless grey areas on big screens!
  • The layouts of all tabs in the Edit Comic and Edit Content screens are now adapting to fit the size of the screen.
  • Edit boxes and drop down list get wider when you make your Edit screen wider.
  • Checkbox list and multi-value grids get higher (and wider) when increasing the size of your Edit screen.
  • New List Selector panel in Tools / Manage Pick Lists screen
  • Tools / Edit Lists is now called Manage Picks Lists.
  • New list selection panel on the left replaces drop down menu.
  • New "Favorites" area for your most commonly used lists (defaults to Character, Creator, Publisher and Series)
  • Drag and drop to and from Favorites area to create your own Favorites list.
  • It is now possible to delete pick list items that are still in use (#Used > 0),
  • without having to hunt down all places where the value is used.
  • Choose Remove on an item, answer Yes to the "Delete anyway?" question,
  • and the program will automatically clear this value in all fields where it was in use.
  • New Folder option for "Series First Letter"
  • Use the blue folder button and choose "Series First Letter / Series" to group your series on their first letter.
  • More consistent Core / Cloud terminology
  • "Update Comics Automatically" is now called "Update from Core".
  • "Link Comics" is now called "Link with Core".
  • "Unlink Comics" is now called "Unlink from Core".
  • "Upload Cover for Selected Comic" is now called "Upload Cover to CLZ Cloud".
  • New:
  • Automation: Read It automatically gets set if you enter Reading Date or Rating (optional, check your Preferences screen to check the boxes for this).
  • Fixed:
  • Synchronise with CLZ Cloud: “Upload new fields first” message was displaying even with a new empty database.
  • Edit Comic screen: now allows incremental search for Checkbox List fields.
  • Print Panel: wasn't always displaying the paper orientation.
  • User Defined Fields: Blank field names not allowed anymore.
  • User Defined Fields: Autocomplete was not working for some fields.
  • User Defined Fields were not properly removed.
  • XML Import: Covers were not imported.
  • Quick Search: Duplicated items sometimes didn't show.
  • Add Automatically: Quick Fill screen: Store field now auto completes.
  • Add Automatically: Quick Fill screen: Store field now sorts alphabetically.
  • Add Automatically: Quick Fill screen: Purchase Date was entered even if status was set to "Wish List" there.
  • Fixed an issue with handling barcodes from OPN-2001 scanner.
  • Preferences Screen: "Automatically Increment Index" Yes/No didn't save correctly.
  • Fixed a problem with series backdrops duplicating for issues of the same series.
  • Loan Manager: Default Loan Period wasn't saved correctly.
  • Upload Cover to CLZ Cloud: Replaced "Invalid Action" error with something more understandable.

New in Comic Collector 12.8.4.2517 (Dec 16, 2014)

  • Fixed:
  • After scanning a barcode, add automatically screen was not displaying the barcodes tab view.
  • Statistics: Some bars from the bar statistics were hidden.
  • Edit Lists: Next / Previous buttons were not working correctly.

New in Comic Collector 12.8.1.2498 (Nov 6, 2014)

  • Quick Search feature now searches more fields:
  • Index
  • Location
  • Format
  • Genres
  • Owner
  • URLs of all links
  • Comic Content Data
  • New setting for Add Auto screen: Edit After Add:
  • Makes the Edit Comic screen open automatically after adding a new issue using the Add Comics Automatically screen.
  • Fixed:
  • When the list panel shows folders, the column header said "DisplayName". Now show the field name of the current folder field.
  • Templates: User Defined date fields were not displaying in your configured System Date Format.
  • Templates: Backdrops were not displayed anymore on some Macs.

New in Comic Collector 12.7.3.2485 (Oct 27, 2014)

  • Yosemite compatibility:
  • Multiple changes to make Comic Collector fully compatible with Mac OS X 10.10 / Yosemite, for example: Clicking a cover image in the Details Panel didn't work anymore.
  • Fixed:
  • Main Screen / Images View: Crashes when displaying Stories.

New in Comic Collector 12.7.3.2485 (Oct 27, 2014)

  • Yosemite compatibility:
  • Multiple changes to make Comic Collector fully compatible with Mac OS X 10.10 / Yosemite, for example: Clicking a cover image in the Details Panel didn't work anymore.
  • Fixed:
  • Main Screen / Images View: Crashes when displaying Stories.

New in Comic Collector 12.7.2.2477 (Oct 14, 2014)

  • New: Connect / Core / CLZ Cloud 2.0 support:
  • Some changes to prepare for the upcoming 2.0 versions of Connect, the public CLZ Cloud pages and the Core site.
  • Downloaded links to our online database now point to the new core.collectorz.com site.
  • "My public collection" link in CLZ Cloud Syncing screen now points to the new cloud.collectorz.com site.
  • Fixed:
  • User Defined Fields: Crashes on OS X 10.7 when adding a new field in the Manage UDF screen.
  • User Defined Fields: Fields without field name would crash the app when opening the “Manage User Defined Fields” screen or the edit screen.
  • CLZ Cloud syncing: crashes when uploading cover images.

New in Comic Collector 12.7.1.2442 (Sep 23, 2014)

  • Improved Edit Lists screen (Tools menu -> Edit Lists):
  • New: Quick Search:
  • Quickly find the list items you want using the new Quick Search box on the top right.
  • The list instantly filters as you type, no need to hit the Enter key.
  • New: Edit directly in the list screen:
  • Edit item names and other properties directly in the item list screen, no need to open the Edit screen.
  • Use the Edit in List button to switch to "Edit Mode".
  • While in Edit Mode, just click a value in the item list to edit it.
  • Blue columns are editable, greyed out columns are not
  • (for read-only fields like ID and automatically generated values like Sort Name).
  • Exit Edit Mode by clicking the same button again and the screen will refresh to reflect your changes.
  • Fixed for the new User Defined Fields system:
  • Several performance problems caused by the new UDF system.
  • Crashes when closing the Manage UDF screen.
  • Edit Multiple would clear Text and Pick List values.
  • Edit Multiple would not always save correct values for Checkbox List fields.
  • Other fixes:
  • Synchronize with CLZ Cloud: program crashes while generating long item lists.
  • Download from CLZ Cloud: Only Series Titles were compared (and not Series IDs).
  • Main List: horizontal 'rubber-banding’ was causing issues for laptop user's gestures.
  • Main List: When using Cmd + R to select a random comic, the same sequences of comics would be selected each time.

New in Comic Collector 12.6.1.2432 (Sep 18, 2014)

  • New: Unlimited User Defined Fields (PRO edition only!)
  • Use the new Manage User Defined Field screen (Tools menu) to create your own data fields, of any type, in any order and as many as you want.
  • Choose from the following field types:
  • Text
  • Pick List
  • Number (whole)
  • Number (decimals)
  • Checkbox (yes/no)
  • Date
  • Checkbox List
  • All fields you define will appear on their own tab in the Edit Comic screen.
  • User Defined fields work like any other field. You can:
  • Set Default Values.
  • Add them as Columns to your main screen lists.
  • Use them as Sort field.
  • Select Pick List and Multi-Value fields as the Folder field.
  • Search them using the Quick Search feature.
  • View their data under their own header in the Details Panel template.
  • Define your own "Header" name, which is used as the tab name in the Edit Comic screen and as the header in the template.
  • Any existing User Defined fields from the old version will automatically be converted into the new version (only fields that actually contain data).

New in Comic Collector 12.5.4.2413 (Aug 19, 2014)

  • Fixes:
  • Add Comics Automatically Auto: Quick Fill screen:
  • Purchase Price Field now shows a warning if comma is used instead of dot.
  • Purchase Price decimal values were not added correctly.

New in Comic Collector 12.5.3.2406 (Jul 28, 2014)

  • Fixes:
  • The warning "The document's file has been changed by another application.” was occasionally displaying when opening a database.
  • Add automatically screen: it was not possible to sort results by issue "Series/Issue" or “Publisher”.
  • Export to CLZ Comics was occasionally crashing for some databases.
  • Person entries with ID zero could occur in the database, causing problems when Exporting to CLZ Comics.

New in Comic Collector 12.5.2.2398 (Jul 18, 2014)

  • Fixes:
  • Add Automatically: Series field was not filled in when adding issues from series not in the database yet.
  • Details: Templates were occasionally broken by hidden characters inserted in the text fields.

New in Comic Collector 12.5.1.2394 (Jul 17, 2014)

  • New: Full screen mode (on Lion and Mavericks):
  • Now supports the Mac OS X standard Full Screen Mode (introduced in OS X Lion).
  • To expand to full screen, click the arrows in the top-right corner of the app window.
  • To return to standard view, move the pointer to the top-right corner of the screen
  • until the menu bar appears, and then click the arrows.
  • Edit Comic: easier adding of Creators and Characters:
  • When entering the name of a character or creator (Writer, Artist, Colorist, etc...),
  • the pick list now filters the list using the letters you typed. (as opposed to jumping to the first matching item).
  • This makes the drop down list more useful, as it now only shows a short list of matching items,
  • instead of tens of thousands of person names in a tiny box.
  • On top of that, it avoids having to load the long list of names, making the Edit screen much faster.
  • Performance improvements:
  • New database structure which will slightly improve the performance of most database actions,
  • and, more importantly, will make future database conversions much faster and more stable.
  • However: this new database structure will cause one last slow conversion for this update,
  • which may take up to 15 minutes for large databases. Please do not close the software before it completes!
  • Edit Comic screen now opens much faster, especially on large databases with many creators and characters.
  • Fixes:
  • Main Menu: Buy > Unlock Software: If the database window was not open, popup did not show up.
  • Preferences panel was occasionally disappearing when clicking on License > Password field.
  • Export to mobile occasionally failed because images paths were not escaped correctly.

New in Comic Collector 12.4.2.2380 (Jul 3, 2014)

  • Fixed:
  • Update File Links: App was occasionally crashing after clicking on "Manual"
  • Edit Comic: Possible data corruption problems when clicking "Next" and "Previous" buttons extremely quickly.
  • Templates: User Templates were not working anymore.
  • Main screen / Edit In list: Date popups were not displaying the correct date.
  • App was freezing when switching to the statistics view on Retina Display MacBooks.
  • For some users, the previous build was freezing right after starting the program.

New in Comic Collector 12.4.1.2316 (May 5, 2014)

  • Add Comics Automatically: New Cobalt Compact template for Preview panel:
  • The new Cobalt Compact template has been especially designed for the task at hand:
  • selecting the correct series and issue from the search results.
  • Clearly showing the identifying issue information near the top (Series Title, Issue Number, Publication Date, Barcode, etc..).
  • Toggle between Front and Back with the "flip" icon that appears when hovering over the cover image.
  • Responsive design makes the template usable and good looking, whatever the width of your Preview panel is.
  • Available in both Light and Dark styles.
  • Add Comics Automatically: New Quick Fill popup when adding comics:
  • Add to Collection / Wish List selection in Add Auto screen has been replaced with this Quick Fill popup
  • that lets you set ALL Collection Status values (including On Order and For Sale), plus several extra fields.
  • The Quick Fill popup is enabled by default. Disable it by unchecking the "Always show this popup"
  • checkbox at the bottom. Re-enable it using Tools / Options / Add/Update Comics Automatically.
  • Set the values of several personal fields while adding comics:
  • Collection Status
  • Quantity
  • Purchase Store
  • Purchase Price
  • Purchase Date
  • Fully configurable Update Comics Automatically feature:
  • When Updating Comics with the central online comic database,
  • you can now configure how the update should handle your current data.
  • Choose from:
  • "Leave as is"
  • "Update empty fields only"
  • "Replace current data"
  • These options are available for:
  • Front Cover
  • Back Cover
  • Preview Art
  • Backdrop
  • Cover Price
  • Issue Extension/Edition
  • Title / Subtitle / Story Arc / Crossover
  • Creators
  • Characters
  • Plot
  • Add/Update Automatically settings moved to Tools / Options screen:
  • All settings for Adding and Updating Movies Automatically can now be
  • found in the Tools / Options screen, in the Add/Update Comics Automatically section.
  • This tab can also be reached like before, using the little wrench button
  • on the top right of the Add Comics Automatically screen.
  • Fixed:
  • Import from XML: series with ID equal to 0 were imported incorrectly.
  • Main Screen: A layout issue for the removal confirmation popup of comics with longer titles.
  • Main Screen: fixed several issues with the layout settings.
  • Add Auto: auto-increment of the Index field wasn’t working correctly.
  • Sync with CLZ Cloud: “Download From CLZ Cloud” button was disabled each time a new database was created.
  • Sync with CLZ Cloud: “Upload Covers”: an new alert notifies the user when a cover is too big to upload to CLZ Cloud.

New in Comic Collector 12.2.4.2316 (Jan 22, 2014)

  • New: Edit directly in the main screen comic list
  • Easily make quick changes to your comic entries, right in the main screen list. No need to open the Edit Comic screen:
  • Use the Edit in List button (top right) to switch to "Edit Mode".
  • While in Edit Mode, just click a value in the comic list to edit it.
  • You can edit information in any column, except greyed ones (for read-only fields like ID, Nr of Tracks, etc..)
  • Directly edit text fields (like Title), choose from a dropdown for picklist fields (like Series, Publisher, Age), use a checklist for multi-value fields (like Genre, Characters) or pick a date from a calendar for date fields.
  • Exit Edit Mode by clicking the same button again and the screen will refresh to reflect your changes (for instance, issues may move to a different folder when changing Series, Genre, Publisher, etc...)
  • Fixed:
  • Settings / License: Crash after removing password only.
  • Edit Screen / Crew list: Roles list did not show customized field names for user defined roles.

New in Comic Collector 12.2.3.2304 (Jan 9, 2014)

  • Fixed: Add Comics Automatically: crash when adding comics from a new series.

New in Comic Collector 12.2.2.2295 (Jan 7, 2014)

  • Fixed:
  • Find Cover Image screen would freeze up on some searches.
  • Loan Manager: Loaners weren't displayed in the list.
  • Loan Manager: "Loan" button wasn't correctly enabled.
  • Add Comics Automatically: When using Series titles in your local database that are different from the titles in the online database, adding new issues would not automatically put them in the correct Series folder.
  • Link screen / Edit search Criteria : OK button was unresponsive to Enter keyboard button.
  • Link screen: Preview did not always update when selection changed.

New in Comic Collector 12.2.1.2260 (Dec 10, 2013)

  • New: Fix broken file paths using the Update File Links feature:
  • Use Tools / Maintenance / Update File Links to fix the file paths for images and other files. (e.g. after you have moved files to a different location on your computer or after renaming a folder).
  • Choose the File Type on the top right, and the screen will automatically show the missing files.
  • Select the file links you want to repair, then choose the Automatic or Manual method of setting the new file path.
  • Automatic will search your hard disk for the missing files automatically.
  • Manual lets you set the new location manually.
  • Finally, click Update to write the new file paths to your database.
  • New: Move your images from "internal" to external images folder, or vice versa
  • Our software has always let you decide where to store your images:
  • either inside the database file (internal), or outside of the database file (external), in a specified location on your computer.
  • This new maintenance command lets you modify this setting afterwards
  • and move files into the database file, or move them out of the database file.
  • Fixed:
  • Loan Manager: Loaners list was not sorted alphabetically.

New in Comic Collector 12.1.3.2234 (Dec 3, 2013)

  • Improvements:
  • Improved layout of "My CLZ Account" screen, to make it clearer that one needs to enter CLZ Username and Password, NOT a license key.
  • New "Show Characters in Alphabetical order" setting (for templates) in the Preferences Screen.
  • Fixed:
  • After adding a new comic using Add Auto, the current Series folder was unselected.
  • Publisher logos were not correctly displayed in the Cobalt Templates.

New in Comic Collector 12.1.2.2221 (Nov 26, 2013)

  • Fixed:
  • Edit Screen: Submit button was still enabled when in "Edit multiple" mode.
  • Templates: Read it field was not correctly updated.

New in Comic Collector Cobait.1 Build 1 (Nov 15, 2013)

  • Redesigned Add Comics Automatically Screen:
  • Clearer and nicer looking tabs at the top for switching between By Title, By Barcode and New Releases.
  • More logical and cleaner layout of buttons and other controls.
  • New: Easier Series entry in Add Comics Automatically:
  • The Series entry box in the Add Series Automatically now has a drop-down list
  • including all Series entries in your existing database.
  • When typing in the box, it now "auto-completes" to any existing entries.
  • Integrated support for our CLZ Barry wireless barcode scanner app:
  • When using CLZ Barry with Comic Collector, you don't need the "Buddy for Barry" software anymore.
  • In other words, Buddy is now integrated into Comic Collector.
  • Connect with CLZ Barry right from Comic Collector's main toolbar
  • and from the Add Comics Automatically screen ("By Barcode" tab).
  • CLZ Barry is available for iPhone, iPad and Android.

New in Comic Collector Cobait.0.2 (Nov 8, 2013)

  • Fixed:
  • Templates: Cobalt and Metro templates didn't always show Wrap-Around back and front cover side by side.
  • Edit Lists: Some columns didn't display the correct value for certain items.
  • Problems validating License Keys containing zeroes.

New in Comic Collector Cobait 0.1 (Oct 28, 2013)

  • NEW VIRTUAL SHELVES LOOK FOR IMAGES VIEW:
  • The Images View in the main screen, you know, the one that shows the
  • cover image thumbnails, now includes Virtual Shelves.
  • Choose from 5 different looks: Classic (No shelves), Wood (light), Wood (dark), Metal, Glass
  • MORE "COLLECTORZ BLUE" ICONS:
  • The "Collectorz Blue" look of the toolbar has now been implemented everywhere, resulting in a look that is more consistent and easier on the eye:
  • NEW: CUSTOMIZABLE IMAGES FOR ALL PICK LIST ITEMS:
  • Set your own image for any list item, e.g. for Formats, Languages...
  • Set a 16x16 image that will appear in the tree and list on main screen.
  • Set a larger template image for use in Details Panel templates.
  • TWO NEW TEMPLATES - COBALT AND BLOCKZ:
  • For the Cobalt version, we created two new templates that bring different layouts, several color styles to choose from and some cool new features:
  • Large front cover image, that "flips" to show the back cover.
  • Fixed length Plot display for a cleaner layout.
  • Click "Show More" / "Show Less" links to expand/collapse full plot.
  • Click Read It "eye" icon to toggle Read It between Yes and No.
  • Cobalt:
  • Cobalt is based on the Comic Collector Connect look.
  • It uses a fixed width for the comic details (minimum width 700 pixels),
  • with the backdrop image taking up the rest of the space.
  • Blockz:
  • The Blockz template has several brightly colored blocks with your data. .
  • Blockz comes in three styles: Collectorz Colors, Backdrop and the easy-on-the-eye Dark style.
  • NEW SYSTEM FOR LICENSE CHECKS AND CHECK FOR UPDATES:
  • New Software Unlock system:
  • Previously, unlocking the trial edition into the licensed Standard or Pro edition was done by entering a License Name and License Key into the software. Not anymore!
  • Starting with the Cobalt versions, the only thing you need to do is login to the software with your CLZ Account (if you haven't done so already for cloud syncing). The program will automatically "know" which edition (Standard or Pro) you own.
  • New Check for Updates system:
  • Similarly, the new Cobalt versions will use your CLZ Account to give you a smarter Check for Updates system, showing you exactly which updates you are allowed to install with your current Update Plan, also automatically unlocking them after upgrading/updating.

New in Comic Collector 5.5 Build 2 (Jul 30, 2013)

  • FIXED: Update Automatically would overwrite local cover images in some cases.

New in Comic Collector 5.5 Build 1 (Jul 10, 2013)

  • NEW: IMPROVED CLOUD SYNCING FEATURES:
  • Comic Collector now comes with FREE CLZ Cloud storage for all users (previously only for PRO edition users, previously called "Connect Sync & Share"):
  • Log in to http://my.clz.com with your CLZ Account (previously called Connect account) to activate your free CLZ Cloud storage subscription for comic data.
  • Upload your collection data to the CLZ Cloud to:
  • share it with friends and family
  • sync your data between devices (e.g. to iPhone and iPad) through the CLZ Cloud.
  • have a backup of your data
  • Comic Collector now syncs custom images up to and down from the CLZ Cloud / Connect.
  • Downsync now downloads your custom cover images from the CLZ Cloud.
  • Use the "Upload Image" option in the CLZ Cloud menu or right-click menu to force the upload of your own custom cover images.
  • More fields are now synced up to and down from the CLZ Cloud:
  • Quantity
  • Series Group
  • FIXED:
  • Character Alias values were not downloaded from the central database.
  • Add Automatically: Using Search All on a queue of barcodes did not search all barcodes.

New in Comic Collector 5.4 Build 1 (May 13, 2013)

  • New "Core for Comics": Submit comic book data and images and correct data errors. Help improve our central online comic book database with Collectorz.com Core.
  • The web-based Core for Comics system *replaces* the old "Submit to Collectorz.com" and gives you more insight in the data we have and more control over the data you submit.
  • Submit to Core: Choose Submit to Core from the Connect menu or use the button in Edit Comic to submit your local data to the central online comic database.
  • Report issue data errors: Click the red "Report data error" in Add Comics Automatically to report and correct errors in our central data.
  • Your comic submissions and error reports will be queued and then processed by our content managers as soon as possible.
  • Fixed:
  • Main screen performance problems (introduced in 5.3 build 4)
  • Issue Number couldn't hold large numbers causing issue numbers like 1000000 to be stored as a different number.
  • Series backdrop was also downloaded in issue.
  • Duplicating a comic with cover images in a custom image folder would remove the cover from the original comic
  • Add Comics Automatically: in rare cases a checked result could not be unchecked.

New in Comic Collector 5.3 Build 4 (Feb 6, 2013)

  • Fixed:
  • Main Screen:
  • Values in the Release date column were sometimes incorrect.
  • Locations sorting was incorrect.
  • Main Table: after removing an item, the next in the list is now selected.
  • Edit Screen:
  • "Remove Content" button didn't immediately refresh the stories list.
  • When a comic was duplicated, Contents/Stories were not duplicated.
  • Edit Multiple: it was not possible to set the Rating to 0.
  • If any date value was set to 0, the database wasn't saved.
  • Person lists did not follow the Firstname/Lastname settings in Prefs.
  • Connect Syncing:
  • Server errors when down-syncing unlinked comics.
  • Sometimes the app crashed when uploading a cover image.
  • "Never ask again for these books" setting did not work.
  • Add Automatically:
  • Delete and Backspace keys didn't remove searches from the Search Queue.
  • Now remembers Queue / Direct search mode between sessions.
  • Templates:
  • Font size wasn't remembered between sessions.
  • Sometimes the font size wasn't correctly increased/decreased.
  • Printing:
  • Last item in the collection wasn't printed

New in Comic Collector 5.3 Build 3 (Sep 25, 2012)

  • New:
  • Export to Text: Export data to text format (CSV, TSV, etc...), for importing into other programs (like Numbers, Excel, etc...). Choose your own field set, sort order, delimiter
  • and text qualifier.
  • Fixed:
  • Update Automatically: not all creators would be added when there were more available

New in Comic Collector 5.3 Build 2 (Sep 14, 2012)

  • New: further optimizations to the Connect syncing, related to the upcoming CLZ Comics 2.0 for iOS release.

New in Comic Collector 5.3 Build 1 (Sep 11, 2012)

  • New:
  • Database Totals screen (Tools menu) - view all kinds of statistics about your collection like #issues, total value, etc...
  • Compatibility with the upcoming CLZ Comics 2.0 for iOS.
  • Fixed:
  • Main Screen
  • After closing Add Comics Automatically the arrow keys did not work.
  • Filters (e.g. collection status, searches) were not applied in Folder mode
  • Sync From Connect:
  • In some cases, Publisher and Format were incorrectly marked as Updates.

New in Comic Collector 5.2 Build 8 (Aug 8, 2012)

  • Fixed:
  • Edit Comic:
  • Some lookup items couldn't be cleared.
  • Some lookup fields didn't autocomplete.
  • Number fields wouldn't be updated in some occasions.
  • Edit Story:
  • Color, Series, User Lookup1 and User Lookup2 values weren't stored properly.
  • Sync to Connect:
  • Covers with extension in capitals (e.g. JPG instead of jpg) wouldn't upload.
  • Main Screen:
  • Dates columns were sorted incorrectly.
  • Adding Release Date as a column would cause program to hang.
  • Active folder group wasn't showing check mark in folder groups menu.
  • Main list wasn't focused at startup (especially annoying when in Classic Layout with tree hidden)
  • After closing Add Comics Automatically the main list wasn't focused, which made it appear the arrow keys did not work
  • Sort field sets menu was still showing check mark when quick sorting by clicking on a column.
  • Auto Increment Index preference was ignored and index was always incremented.

New in Comic Collector 5.2 Build 7 (Jul 25, 2012)

  • NEW:
  • Edit Comic screen:
  • Working in the Edit Comic screen is now faster, especially in Edit Multiple mode.
  • Opening the Edit Multiple screen is much faster, especially when editing many comics in one go.
  • New Edit Item buttons next to all drop-down selectors (e.g. Series), to edit the spelling of an item (as opposed to creating a new entry).
  • Preferences:
  • Sort Title / Capitalization: you can now change the order (= priority) of Recognized Words and Exceptions.
  • AutoCap When Adding setting now actually works.
  • New setting: "Show counter in tree folders", to show counters next to main screen folders, indicating the number of items contained.
  • New setting: "Show names as last name, first name".
  • Main screen performance improvements
  • Statistics are now only generated when Stats are visible. (Tip: to speed up your main screen, lock the details panel to Details View)
  • FIXED:
  • Add Comic Automatically:
  • In some cases, Issue Lists were sorted incorrectly.
  • Size and position of the screen wasn't remembered between sessions.
  • By Barcode / Queue Mode: Queue now includes a Series column, which is automatically filled while the program is searching online.
  • Main Screen:
  • Statistics: some fields were showing incorrect statistics or none at all.
  • Date columns weren't displaying when partially filled in.
  • Using the Frequency field as the Folder field cause the program to crash.
  • When creating a new database while in folder mode the program would crash.
  • Sync to Connect:
  • After uploading, comics would still be unlinked on Connect.
  • It wasn't possible to (un)check a selection in the intended changes list.
  • Duplicated comics wouldn't sync up to Connect.
  • "Invalid XML" errors when syncing.
  • Edit Comic:
  • Problems selecting/unselecting an item from a check-list (such as "Genre").
  • When adding a cover image by browsing to an image file, the image was not copied to the internal image storage.

New in Comic Collector 5.2 Build 6 (Apr 16, 2012)

  • Improved Quick Search:
  • Now searches most text fields. Yes, including the Creators and Characters :-).
  • After a search, the search words are highlited in the Details Panel.
  • Improved performance: searches are much faster now.
  • Search happens automatically "as you type", no need to press enter.
  • New: Main Screen: Total/Selected indication in status bar at the bottom.
  • Fixed:
  • Edit Lists:
  • used count for Loaned To wasn't calculated properly it wasn't possible to remove a Loaned To item

New in Comic Collector 5.2 Build 5 (Mar 27, 2012)

  • New:
  • Re-Designed Loan Manager
  • Complete re-design of the Loan Manager screen.
  • Two panel design with separate Outstanding Loans and Loan History panels.
  • The new Loan Manager is now the central place to return *and* loan comics. Use the switch at the top to switch between separate Loan and Return modes.
  • Over-due comics are clearly indicated at the top and in red.
  • Improved barcode scanner support:
  • Scanners can now be used to return and loan comics.
  • Batch scanning support (e.g. with the OPN-2001 or CLZ Barry).
  • Automatic overdue notifications when starting Comic Collector.
  • Field Names screen: set your own field names for the User Defined fields and rename all other fields to your own liking (Tools / Field Names).
  • Add Comics Automically: it is now possible to check multiple issues in one go. Just use Shift or Cmd clicking to select issues, then click one checkbox.
  • Main Screen:
  • New direct editing of folder items from the right click menu of the tree.
  • Easier switching between Layouts using Layout Menu.
  • Improved "remembering" of selection after adding/editing comics
  • New Keyboard shortcuts:
  • shift + cmd + N: add new item
  • cmd + F: quick search
  • cmd + U: update selected items
  • Fixed:
  • Add Comics Automatically:
  • "Add All" button was adding blank comic entries
  • Searching for a barcode and getting multiple matches now selects NO issues instead of ALL issues.
  • Searching for barcodes with spaces in them: Add Auto screen now automatically removes the spaces so a result can be found.
  • Barcode search: "Search selected" wasn't searching all selected barcodes in queue mode
  • After adding a result adding the same result now gives a "already in collection" message
  • Main Screen:
  • Changes to the font size were not remembered for the Details Panel.
  • The folders in the tree panel were not sorted correctly (case-sensitive).
  • Edit Lists screen:
  • Generating sort names wasn't working correctly
  • Field Defaults:
  • Condition field shows list entries for "Age"
  • Import from XML:
  • Covers with a hash ('#') in the filename weren't imported correctly

New in Comic Collector 5.2 Build 4 (Jan 25, 2012)

  • Add Comics Automatically:
  • Tabs at the top ("By Title", "By Barcode", "New Releases") weren't working on Leopard (OSX 10.5.8)
  • The window was automatically closed after clicking "Add Selected" button. Now stays open.
  • Problems when adding issues that had quotes(") in the "Edition".
  • Main Screen:
  • The folders in the folder tree were sorted differently from the list (case sensitive).
  • Edit Comic Screen:
  • Details/Contents Tab > Contents: move up/down buttons were not working correctly.
  • The last focused field in Edit Story screen was not saved after clicking the "OK" button
  • Edit Lists screen:
  • Editing a list item, and then adding a new one, resulted in a bug.
  • Series backdrops were not refreshed in the screen after clicking "Next" & "Previous" buttons.
  • Series backdrops were cropped.

New in Comic Collector 5.2 Build 3 (Jan 13, 2012)

  • Update Automatically wasn't working

New in Comic Collector 5.2 Build 2 (Jan 12, 2012)

  • Fixed:
  • Add Comics Automatically:
  • Improved the "already in collection" check.
  • Some comics with specific issue extensions like (.1) couldn't be added.
  • Series backdrop was downloaded again for every issue in the series.
  • Collapsing/Expanding of Series in Search Results wasn't working properly.
  • Preferences / User Templates Folder: crash when selecting a new folder.
  • Field defaults: Language dropdown was showing the wrong values
  • Main Screen:
  • Right click menu for the tree panel was missing.
  • In folder mode the "[none]" folder wasn't always the top folder in the tree.

New in Comic Collector 5.2 Build 1 (Jan 10, 2012)

  • Added:
  • New: Backdrops (= background images) for the Details Panel
  • New Backdrop style for the Comic Collector Vee Five template, that uses the selected Backdrop as the background for the Details Panel.
  • Series-level Backdrops are now automatically provided by our online database. (use the Search Settings screen to switch backdrop downloading On/Off)
  • When Preview Art is available, it is automatically used as the Backdrop. (this is optional, use Tools / Settings to switch on/off)
  • Set your own series-level Backdrop in Edit Series / Backdrop.
  • Set your own issue-level Backdrop in Edit Comic / Images / Backdrop.
  • New: Re-designed toolbar icons and other buttons in main screen and Preference screen. Yes, we finally got rid of the Windows 95 look!
  • New: Field Defaults screen in Tools menu: Set default values for many fields, which will be automatically set when adding a new comic to your database.
  • New: Print simple lists: Print button on toolbar, that prints the currently visible comic list in the List Panel.
  • New: your defined field sets for Folders, Columns and Sort Orders now show up as a menu under the respective buttons, for easy switching between sets.
  • New: Merge button in the Edit Lists screen, to merge duplicate entries.
  • New: Incremental Search in the List View, to select a comic by typing.
  • Improved: More logical layout of the Add Comics Automatically screen.
  • Fixed:
  • When starting the program on Mac OS X Lion, the main Comic Collector window always appeared behind other windows.
  • Main screen:
  • After adding a new comic, the main screen list (either in List, Images or CoverFlow mode), didn't automatically select and scroll to the added comic.
  • While in Image and Cover Flow mode, selecting a folder in the tree didn't automatically select the first comic in the list.
  • Many other small problems and cosmetic issues.

New in Comic Collector 5.1 Build 8 (Dec 14, 2011)

  • Added:
  • Multi-field sorting:
  • Create more complex sort orders consisting of multiple fields
  • Save your created sort field sets for easy switching
  • Sync with Connect: new Update Details button, to show details about the updates that will be performed on your items
  • After adding/editing comics, the main screen now automatically restores the selection to what it was before the add/edit action
  • Fixed:
  • Sync with Connect: Text values could be overwritten
  • Toolbar:
  • missing Sync with Connect button
  • missing Export to CLZ button

New in Comic Collector 5.1 Build 7 (Nov 10, 2011)

  • Added:
  • Edit Screen:
  • Previous tab keyboard shortcut (CMD + SHIFT + [)
  • Next tab keyboard shortcut (CMD + SHIFT + ])
  • Fixed:
  • Converting database fails on 10.5
  • Link Screen:
  • pressing "Enter" didn't update the search criteria
  • panels didn't have minimum size

New in Comic Collector 5.1 Build 6 (Nov 2, 2011)

  • Screen size and layouts not remembered when quitting program
  • Edit Story: Creators/Characters disappear when using Next/Previous
  • In some cases, Add Automatically did not auto-save database

New in Comic Collector 5.1 Build 5 (Oct 30, 2011)

  • Fixed:
  • Several rare problems with converting database from older versions
  • User Lookup fields weren't saved correctly

New in Comic Collector 5.1 Build 4 (Oct 28, 2011)

  • Added:
  • Screen size and layout are saved when changing layout
  • Folder view is now faster
  • Fixed:
  • Add Automatically crashes on 10.7 when adding multiple issues
  • Several sorting and selection issues in List view

New in Comic Collector 5.1 Build 3 (Oct 7, 2011)

  • Fixed:
  • Sync with Comic Collector Connect: Downloading FROM Connect could result in duplicate entries in your local database.
  • Update Automatically could overwrite existing data and/or create duplicate entries in creator and character lists.

New in Comic Collector 5.1 Build 2 (Oct 5, 2011)

  • Fixed:
  • v5.1.1 was not a universal binary, didn't work on PowerPC Macs, now it does.
  • Sorting of Cover Flow and Images views didn't reflect the sorting of List View.
  • Genres and Nr of Pages fields were not updated by Update Automatically.
  • Quantity field was not imported from the Windows edition.

New in Comic Collector 5.1 Build 1 (Oct 3, 2011)

  • Added:
  • Linking Comics: link your local comic entries to the corresponding entries in the Collectorz.com online comic book database. (Having your comic entries linked is essential for Updating Automatically and for uploading to Connect)
  • Update Comics Automatically: Bring your local comic entries with the current data in the online database (e.g. to get new data that was added online)
  • Sync with Comic Collector Connect: Publish/Upload your Comic Collector data online. Make changes online and sync them back down to Comic Collector. More about Comic Collector Connect: http://collectorz.com/comic/connect.php
  • Fixed:
  • Main screen:
  • Right clicking in the list, then "Edit" sometimes edited the wrong comic.
  • In some cases, created custom Column Sets were not saved.
  • Preference setting "When double-clicking a comic in the list" was not correctly applied in Images and Cover Flow views.
  • "In Place" editing of Rating from Details Panel didn't work.
  • Details Panel wasn't refreshed after changing a cover image.
  • Dragging a cover to the Details Panel didn't work.
  • Add Comics Automatically:
  • Added comics weren't turning blue to indicate their new Collection Status.
  • The Preview Panel wasn't always updating correctly when selecting an item.
  • After adding, the added search result remained checked.
  • Edit Comic screen:
  • The Auto-complete feature in drop down fields didn't work.
  • In some cases it was not possible to edit First/Last Name of Characters.
  • In Edit Multiple mode the Next and Previous buttons were still visible.
  • Edit List screen: Unable to edit items after having re-sorted the list.
  • View License Info screen: Now allows upgrading from Standard to Pro edition.

New in Comic Collector 5.0.7 (Jun 13, 2011)

  • Fixed:
  • Export to CLZ Comics failed on OS X 10.5 (and on 10.7)
  • Various problems on OS X Lion (10.7)

New in Comic Collector 5.0.3 (Jun 9, 2011)

  • New Mac look, cover flow, add comics by barcode or title, sorting, grouping with folders, statistics, export to iPhone, iPad or Android, Find Cover images online

New in Comic Collector 5.0 Build 5 (May 28, 2011)

  • When browsing through the tree panel with the keyboard cursor keys, the tree didn't auto-scroll
  • It wasn't possible to add "Read It" as a column
  • Crash when changing column order of main screen list
  • Add/Edit Comic: Adding characters could results in empty character entries
  • Find Cover Image: panels didn't have a minimum size
  • Images with illegal characters didn't display
  • Add Automatically: Barcode queue didn't auto-scroll when adding barcodes
  • Add Automatically: Barcode box now automatically gets the keyboard focus
  • Disabled some inappropriate menu options when right clicking on a folder in main view

New in Comic Collector 5.0 Build 4 (May 26, 2011)

  • Cover date was incorrectly listed in main screen column as "Publication date"
  • Partial cover/release dates (without day part) were displayed incorrectly in list
  • Minimum size of list columns was too wide (e.g. for Issue Number field)
  • It was not possible to use Delete key to remove comics
  • Add Auto: Not possible to use Delete key (CMD+BACKSPACE) to remove barcode search from queue
  • When System Prefs / Number of Recent items was set to 0, the program did not remember last open database (or even crashed on some systems)
  • When deleting the comic, the Preview Art didn't get removed from database container
  • Cmd+W incorrectly closed the entire application instead of just closing the document
  • When closing the last document, the program was (incorrectly) closed too
  • OS X 10.5: Creating a new database still resulted in a crash

New in Comic Collector 5.0 Build 3 (May 25, 2011)

  • Fixed:
  • Add Comics Automatically: when using a license name with a special character all searches returned "No Matches Found"
  • Last open database was not remembered when quitting app with cmd+Q
  • Edit Comic screen: When clicking Cancel, it always asked "are you sure?", even when no changes were made
  • Find Cover Image: Crash when click Crop without a crop area selected
  • Several issues on OS X 10.5:
  • Menu Buy / Enter License Info did not open License screen
  • Menu Comic Collector / Preferences did not open Preferences screen
  • Trial version start-up screen did not show up
  • Crash when opening a new database
  • Find Cover Image screen did not open