New ComicRack Homepage

Finally I got around to at least made it usable. Head over to comicrack.cyolito.com to see it in all its glory :). It has a new forum and also a wiki for the ComicRack documentation.

In the foreseeable future i will close this blog and the current comicrack forum, as everything and everyone should move to the new site.

ComicRack Localization

The next release of ComicRack will support localization (e.g. ComicRack running in Spanish).

If you want to help to bring ComicRack to your language, had over to the forum for more information.

ComicRack v 0.9.57 released

Build 0.9.57:

• NEW: Assignable cover item for Stacks
• NEW: Full CBT/TAR support (read, save, convert)
• NEW: Command to quickly sort items in the Library Browser (without the need to reposition manually)
  

• CHANGE: Stacked Thumbnails only display a stack if there are multiple eComics
• CHANGE: Added "Page Layout" and "Two Pages" commands to reader context menu
• CHANGE: Visible Part now correctly updates when scrolling
• CHANGE: Continuous progress bar during Database loading
  

• BUG: No "V5" Group for Volumes
• BUG: Changed default for page transition delay to off (really now)

hf

ComicRack v 0.9.56 released

Finally fixed the CBR/RAR problems in some Windows editions (Spanish, Portuguese).

Build 0.9.56:

• BUG: OEM Conversion for unrar.dll
  

hf

ComicRack v 0.9.55 released

Again mostly bug fixes.

Build 0.9.55:

• NEW: Added Next/Previous Part Keyboard command (defaults to Space)
• NEW: Added "Restore Defaults" button to behavior settings
• NEW: "Manga Style" Smart List operator
  

• CHANGE: Added proper manifest for Vista UAC
• CHANGE: Explorer Integration Preferences are disabled when there are insufficient user rights
• CHANGE: Changed default for page transition delay to off
  

• BUG: Fixed not restoring scroll positions when opening new eComics or switching tabs
• BUG: Paste Data did not refresh data from files before changing
• BUG: Current Page panel was to small for "thick" comics
• BUG: Fixed display of units in the Smart List Editor

hf

Dynamic Zoom

Again and again I read that ComicRack only supports fixed zoom steps. This is not true.

Hold down the middle mouse button in the reader and move the mouse up down, or alternatively, enter a custom zoom value in the toolbar.

I guess a wiki would be cool thing...

ComicRack v 0.9.54 released

Again a release that mainly incorporates user suggestions.

Build 0.9.54:

• NEW: List Layout Management
• NEW: Size of Info Overlays can now be adjusted
• NEW: Copy/Paste of selected values to multiple eComics
  

• CHANGE: Changed the rar code
• CHANGE: Wheel page transition delay is now time based (1 second)
• CHANGE: Cursor keys also have a page transition delay
• CHANGE: Added tooltips to trackbars in Preferences Dialog
• CHANGE: Moved Workspaces Menu entry
• CHANGE: Cleaned up Toolbar
• CHANGE: New Folder, New List and New Smart List commands are now Dialog based
  

• BUG: Using "Open in new Window" in the File Browser did open two windows
• BUG: Minimize to Notification Area did not remember maximized state
• BUG: Not drawn '&' in tree node names
• BUG: Fixed wrong culture on background threads

hf

ComicRack v 0.9.53 released

After over 2 months i came finally around to make a new version. It mainly incorporates feedback posted in the forum.

Best Fit is a new mode that always fills the whole display area (so lets say the reader is wider than the current page, the page will be displayed with Fit Width).
Automatic Background color tries to match the background with the displayed page.
Also there's now a more robust handling of errors with the database.

Also ComicRack should again work on Windows 2000 (just as a note, based on the logs for this page, Windows 2000 is used by ~1% of people visiting).

Build 0.9.53:

• NEW: Optional delay before browsing to the next page when using the mouse wheel
• NEW: New fitting mode "Best Fit"
• NEW: Automatic Background color option
• NEW: If there's a problem with the database, ComicRack tries to restore a previous version. If this fails, it creates a new one.
  

• CHANGE: Saving eComics did save the "Crumbled Paper" page on error conditions instead of erroring out
• CHANGE: Changed "System Tray" to "Notification Area"
  

• BUG: Missing initial filling of folder eComic list if sidebar was hidden
• BUG: Folder Favorites item was not drawn till thumbnail was created
• BUG: Paths in Favorite items where cut at the end (instead of ellipsis)
• BUG: Fixed incompatibility issue with Windows 2000
• BUG: Could drag&drop library nodes into itself (crash)
• BUG: Fixed possible bug when closing editors
• BUG: ComicRack does now get over a corrupt Database at startup

hf

Windows 2000 problems

The current release does not work with Windows 2000. While updating compatibility with Vista i kinda lost some legacy support...

I will as soon as possible make an update available.

New free eComic

Seems artists around the world are seeing the potential for eComics (no publishing costs etc.).

Get it at www.studiosunderland.com