What's new in PortaBase 2.1
Sep 11, 2012
- Added HTML export
- Improved the column statistics dialog, added a column width control widget to it
- Improved the file properties dialog, added a button to launch the column statistics dialog
- More logical workflow for importing MobileDB and XML files
- Added a button in the preferences dialog to clear the recent files list
- Boolean columns are now allowed in calculations (treated as 0 or 1)
- Added a preference to allow the height of rows in the data grid to shrink with the font size on the N900
- Fullscreen images (and optionally the entire application) now auto-rotate to match the device orientation on the N900
- The backlight on Maemo devices no longer dims or turns off during a slideshow
- Removed the feature to double click a row to show it in the Row Viewer; it was redundant and buggy
- Improved the help pages, added a search feature
- Added a Slovak UI translation, and the French translation is being actively maintained again
- New application icon by Holly Guenther (http://kimchikawaii.deviantart.com)
- Digitally signed the Windows and Mac OS X binaries for easier installation on recent OS releases
- Assorted bugfixes
New in PortaBase 2.0 (Jun 3, 2010)
- Fixed a bug with the recently opened files list when importing a file.
- Fixed a bug on Fremantle where back/close button handling could get confused.
New in PortaBase 2.0 RC 1 (May 28, 2010)
- All of the serious bugs reported during beta testing have been addressed, installation on the Nokia N900 is now much easier, and I've received all the translations I expect to get for 2.0.
New in PortaBase 2.0 Beta 2 (May 18, 2010)
- All of the serious bugs reported with the last beta have been fixed.
New in PortaBase 2.0 Beta 1 (May 6, 2010)
- Added Mac OS X port (Tiger, Leopard, and Snow Leopard)
- Added Maemo port (Diablo and Fremantle)
- Stopped development on the Zaurus version
- Printing support
- Added new, open, import, and recent file buttons to the start screen
- Updated icons
- View, sorting, and filter selection/management dialogs via toolbar buttons
- Fullscreen mode, toggled via a toolbar button
- Good performance even when scrolling directly through thousands of records
- (previously required pagination, which is still optional but no longer the
- default behavior)
- Remember dialog sizes so they stay at your preferred size until manually
- changed
- Launch the row viewer with a single click on a row (preference to disable)
- Locale-aware number formatting (not used in data export, for portability)
- Removed customization of the menu and toolbar layout (it was really only
- needed on the Zaurus)
- Assorted usability enhancements and visual improvements