What's New

12th October 2004

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.0) released.

• Initial Release of Version 3

20th October 2004

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.2).

• Minor Internal Fixes.

21st October 2004

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.3).

• Fix for blank page sometimes appearing, particularly when surfing external sites.
• Fix for ? wildcard not always working in searches.

22nd October 2004

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.4).

• Fix for including Icon in source directories sometimes causing AV at compilation.
• Addition of some extra translatable items.
• Search now finds items ending in ™ or ® without the user needing to specify those characters.
• Minor fixes

24th October 2004

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.5).

• Modification to the way new windows open via scripting, giving less screen flicker and more accurate positioning and sizing.

25th October 2004

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.6).

• Detection of Meta keywords enhanced, some were being missed.
• Search entry box now resizes as splitter is moved.
• Addition of "Add Favorite" toolbar button to Favorites sidebar.

27th October 2004

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.7).

• Relaxation of security restrictions around running ActiveX controls to prevent nasty warning messages.
• Fix for bug in OR searching logic that could sometimes result in spurious results.

28th October 2004

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.8).

• Fix for File/Build sometimes not deleting the compiler cache.
• Addition of new JavaScript Extensions to allow the saving and reloading of data (sort of "super-cookies").
• Better compression.

04th November 2004

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.9).

• Relaxation of restriction that external files must reside in the same directory as the finished presentation. They can now also be referenced in subdirectories of that directory.
• Performance improvements and reduction in memory requirements when using large (multi-megabyte) external files such as video.
• Performance improvements when using internal large files such as video.
• More compression improvements.
• Modification to Enter License Keys dialog to remove ability for user to enter a username if the presentation is system locked.

08th November 2004

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.10).

• Improvements to internal security and expiration.
• Presentation Icon now replaceable with a True Color icon rather than the previous 16 color icon.

20th January 2005

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.18).

• Various minor fixes.

28th February 2005

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.20).

• Fix to support for Flash sometimes not working.
• Fix for search results highlighting causing an Access Violation when using Frames.

4th March 2005

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.22).

• Further Fix for search results highlighting causing an Access Violation in some circumstances.

20th March 2005

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.23).

• Fix for disabling of only the Toolbar sometimes not working.

22nd March 2005

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.24).

• Fix for search engine sometimes missing some words.
• Fix for inability to navigate to external web sites via the History drop-down.

23rd March 2005

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.25).

• Enhancement to allow specification of a target of "default_browser" to force URLs to load in a separate instance of the user's default browser even if "Load External Sites" has been set to yes.
• Enhancement to allow specification of whether History is persistent across sessions.

6th April 2005

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.26).

• Modification to allow external site links to be used without decanonicalisation (without changing %2F and similar to their underlying characters) as some external sites fail if the URL is decanonicalised.

7th April 2005

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.27).

• Added translation capability for the Enter License Key dialog.

12th April 2005

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.28).

• Better support for FrontPage hidden directories.

14th April 2005

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.29).

• Fix for links to anchors on the same page reached by a highlighted search not working correctly.

4th May 2005

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.30).

• Improvements to Flash support.

11th May 2005

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.31).

• The count of hits in the previously used search term list could sometimes be wrong. Fixed.
• New option to suppress the script error dialog box.

19th May 2005

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.32).

• Minor graphics changes
• Cut/Copy/Paste menu items were sometimes not enabling/disabling correctly, now fixed.

30th June 2005

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.34).

• Minor bug fixes

3rd August 2005

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.35).

• Additional JavaScript Extension to allow calling HTMLHelp.
• Minor bug fixes

30th August 2005

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.36).

• Minor bug fix to prevent presentation sometimes exiting randomly on Windows 2000.

2nd September 2005

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.37).

• Support for compiling from UNC paths.
• Fix to decanonicalisation of pathnames with multiple ./ and ../ in them.

22nd September 2005

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.38).

• Fix support for Software Passport, broken after a recent Software Passport update
• Further fix to decanonicalisation of pathnames with multiple ./ and ../ in them.

25th September 2005

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.39).

• Option to disable WebCompiler's Anti-Debugging traps, which can prevent movie-making type software capturing the WebCompiler window (which may be exactly what is wanted, so the default is for the Anti-Debugging traps to be active).

07th October 2005

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.40).

• Minor fixes

17th October 2005

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.41).

• New JavaScript extension, wcpath, which gives the path the presentation is running from.

18th November 2005

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.42).

• Minor change to decompiler detection.

2nd December 2005

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.46).

• Minor change to decompiler detection.
• Replacement Memory manager for improved performance.

9th December 2005

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.48).

• Fix for random excessive slowdown on pages with lots of hyperlinks

9th December 2005

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.49).

• Fix for double-navigate problem that sometimes occurred on Windows XP and resulted in excessive screen flickering.

12th December 2005

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.50).

• Improved support for Flash slideshows.

3rd January 2006

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.52).

• Further Flash support improvements.

7th February 2006

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.53).

• Fix to prevent the wcdaysleft extension reporting negative values.

14th February 2006

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.55).

• Fix for font size changes causing an AV

8th March 2006

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.56).

• Suppress "Save Image As..." menu item.

4th April 2006

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.57).

• Bug fix: "Enter License Key" menu not disabling correctly.

26h June 2006

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.59).

• Bug fix: Customized Expiry and similar pages being ignored in some circumstances.

7th November 2006

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.60).

• Compatibility fix: Make printing work properly under IE7!

20th December 2006

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.61).

• Compatibility fix: IE7 can sometimes throw unexpected blank windows. Now supressed.

1st February 2007

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.62).

• Compatibility fix: Running on Windows Vista can trigger the Decompiler Trap. Now fixed..

6th February 2007

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.66).

• Compatibility fix: Running on Windows Vista calls to HTMLHelp via the built in JavaScript Extensions failed.Now fixed..
• Compatibility fix. Build 3.0.0.62 could generate different hardware fingerprints than previous versions. Now fixed.

6th March 2007

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.68).

• Bug Fix: WebCompiler could sometimes create invalid asymmetric cryptography keys (bug introduced with new version of 3rd party support code and not spotted, sorry).

13th March 2007

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.69).

• Bug Fix: Target = _Top sometimes misinterpreted.

14th March 2007

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.70).

• Feature Request Added: Favorites can now be renamed by the end user.

25th May 2007

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.78).

• Bug fix: Caching of some large audio files could be incorrect. Fixed.

25th May 2007

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.79).

• Bug fix: Window sometimes closed unexpectedly when shelling to an external site.

31st May 2007

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.80).

• Update: Change to provide support for latest version of Software Passport.
• Bug fix. Search terms would sometimes not highlight.
• Bug fix. Hardware fingerprint changed with 3.0.0.79, now corrected.

25th September 2007

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.82).

• Bug fix: Some embedded graphics in Flash didn't display.

17th October 2007

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.83).

• Bug fix: External sites sometimes didn't display in the user's default browser.

23rd October 2007

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.84).

• Bug fix: External protocols sometimes ignored. Fixed.

30th November 2007

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.85).

• Bug fix: Disable Maximize button on fixed size presentations.
• Enhancement: Permit language translations based on country code.

26th March 2008

WebCompiler Version 3 (Build 3.0.0.86).

• Bug fix: Missing icon file could produce corrupt compilation.