TortoiseCVS 1.8.0 (stable) Final Release

After a number of release candidates, tested by intrepid users, the 
TortoiseCVS team proudly presents a new stable release.

There are many new features and improvements; for a list of the most 
important ones, see http://www.tortoisecvs.org/releasenotes-1-8-0.shtml.

Download the release from 
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=48103&package_id=41194&release_id=272347

Changes for 1.8.0 (02 Oct 2004):
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Updated User Guide. (Torsten)

Disable "Add Ignored Files" by default. (Torsten)

Install ntserver protocol DLL. (Torsten)

Add Contents: Fixed bug in handling ignored files. (Torsten)

Changes for 1.8.0 RC 9 (21 September 2004):
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If "Add Ignored Files" is not enabled, also omit files inside ignored
folders. (Torsten)

Checkout dialog: Allow choosing the port for :ext: as well as for :ssh:. 
(Torsten)

Fixed bug where dialog offering to create repository when using :local: did
not appear. (Torsten)

Changes for 1.8.0 RC 8 (18 September 2004):
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Fixed bug where several fields in the Checkout and Make New Module dialogs
were read-only. (Torsten)


Changes for 1.8.0 RC 7 (18 September 2004):
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Add Contents dialog: No longer shows files in .cvsignore by default - 
there is
now an option in Preferences to get the new behaviour (RFE [994412]). 
(Torsten)

Commit dialog: There is now an empty entry at the top of the History 
dropdown,
so that it is easy to select the previous entry using the mouse. (Torsten)

Make Patch: Do not show "Browse" button when only files are
selected. (Torsten)

Re-enable encryption for :gserver:. (Torsten)

Fixed bug in Commit dialog where "Folders" field was empty. (Torsten)

Fixed bug [1026604] "1.8.0-RC6 doesn't work on NT4". (Hartmut)

Update to CVSNT 2.0.51d. (Hartmut)

Make old default icons available again (as "Classic"). (Torsten)


Changes for 1.8.0 RC 6 (08 September 2004):
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Workaround for CVSNT bug where edit -c does not check for existing edits if
invoked from parent directory. (Torsten)

If a command fails with "end of file from server" and the protocol is SSPI,
retry the command without encryption to support SSPI on Linux
servers. (Torsten)

Updated User's Guide. (Torsten)

New default icon set. (Torsten)

Annotate dialog now remembers sort column. (Hartmut)

Fixed bug in History Dialog: Enable clipping again for non-branches and
non-tags. (Hartmut)

Fixed bug [1017431] "History screen does not show anything." (Hartmut)


Changes for 1.8.0 RC 5 (28 August 2004):
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Fixed bug [1011063] ""Clear cache" buttons aren't translated". (Torsten)

Fixed bug [1017920] "CVSROOT being ignored". (Torsten)

Fixed bug in History Dialog: Tags and branches were clipped. (Torsten)

Fixed bug in History Dialog: Changed log messages did not persist when 
moving
to a different revision. (Torsten)

Fixed crash for files named "NUL". (Hartmut)

Undid bogus "List Editors" change. (Torsten)


Changes for 1.8.0 RC 4 (15 August 2004):
---------------------------------------

Made "List Editors" work again. (Torsten)

Fix broken %mine / %yours substitution for external merge application. 
(Hartmut)

Fixed bug [995108] "Committing project root folder in 1.8 gives uptodate 
fail".
(Hartmut)


Changes for 1.8.0 RC 3 (05 August 2004):
---------------------------------------

Updated TortoisePlink to 0.55 to fix security bug. (Torsten)

Fixed bug [1003932] "Adding of files since Tortoise 1.7 impossible". 
(Hartmut)

Fixed bug [1004554] "CVS Webview does not support german Umlauts". (Hartmut)

Fixed bug [1000090] "Folders with [ ] don't add correctly to .cvsignore".
(Hartmut)

Fixed bug [1002963] "sserver doesn't work without ca.pem". (Hartmut)

Update to CVSNT 2.0.51a, fixes bug [999567] "weird problem with .exe
files in repository". (Hartmut)

Fixed bug [997637] "Diff does't work within a directory with dots". 
(Hartmut)

Add column "state" to Add Files dialog (see RFE 994412 "CVS Add Contents 
dialog
shows ignored files"). (Hartmut)


Changes for 1.8.0 RC 2 (24 July 2004):
-------------------------------------

Fixed bug [993791] ""View this revision" -- selecting viewer". (Torsten)

Added Polish translation from Leszek Tomanek (Torsten).

Updated CVSNT to version 2.0.48. (Torsten)


Changes for 1.8.0 RC 1 (13 July 2004):
-------------------------------------

Added French User Guide thanks to Cedric Babault. (Torsten, Hartmut)

Implemented RFE [977228] "Add the filename to history window title." 
(Hartmut)

Fixed bug [970347] "Manual still refers to FileTypes.config". (Hartmut)

Fixed bug [960863] "'Update special/Get tag' in base folder broken". 
(Hartmut)

Implemented RFE [703395] "Wrap check-in messages at <80 chars.". (Torsten)

Increased setup compression - see patch [912489]. (Hartmut)

Implemented RFE [974056] "Annotate a specific revision". (Hartmut)

Update to wxWindows 2.5.2. (Hartmut)

Implement RFE [972751] "Override automatic line ending format 
detection". (Hartmut)

Fixed bug [971187] "Web Log / TortoiseAct.exe problem". (Hartmut)

Fixed bug [971159] "Shell icon shows non-existant change". (Hartmut)

Implemented RFE [654869] "'View' in History dialog". (Torsten)

Implemented RFE [952945] "Sticky Date column in Explorer": The explorer 
column
"CVS Sticky Tag" is now known as "CVS Sticky Tag/Date" and shows either 
sticky
tag or sticky date. Similar functionality is now available in the CVS 
property
sheet. (Torsten)

Added Catalan translation to the installer. (Torsten)

The caption on the CVS submenu can now be changed by editing the registry
entry "SubMenuName". (Torsten)



Changes for 1.7.3 (04 Jun 2004):
-------------------------------

Fixed bug [942998] "TCVS causes crash in VB6 File Open dialog". (Hartmut)

Update to InnoSetup 4.2.4 (Hartmut)

DEBUG builds of TortoiseAct.exe and TortoiseShell.dll now create dump files
when crashing. (Hartmut)

Fixed bug [964372] "Focus error in Commit dialog". (Hartmut)

Applied patch [961486] "UNIX". (Hartmut)

Fixed bug [962106] "1.7.2: CVS/Repository content is invalid". (Hartmut)

Fixed bug [960941] "could not add file with TortoiseCVS". (Hartmut)

Fixed bug [959187] "comment history made TortoiseCVS exit with no info". 
(Hartmut)

Fixed bug [961604] "TortoiseCVS 1.7.2 does not install locale files". 
(Hartmut)

Fixed bug [961391] "Right click doesn't work properly". (Hartmut)


Changes for 1.7.2 (26 May 2004):
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Fixed bug [960008] "Backslashes break right-click diff". (Hartmut)

Fixed bug [959852] "Copying text from 1.7.1 leads to explorer hanging". 
(Hartmut)

Update to CVSNT 2.0.41a. (Torsten)

Fixed bug [948692] "Problem with Diff command using Unix Line endings". 
(Hartmut)

Fixed bug [948564] "Annotate shows HEAD branch". (Torsten)

Branch/Tag dialog: Changed keyboard shortcut for "Check that the files are
unmodified" from Alt-U to Alt-F to avoid clash with "Update list..."
button. (Torsten)

Implemented RFE [763245] "Include files to be added to the rep. in Make
Patch". (Torsten)

Fixed broken "Restore" in commit dialog. Allow "Restore" for multiple
files. (Hartmut)

Show progress dialog before annotate / history / revision graph dialog. 
(Hartmut)

Implemented new "cvs log" parser that fixes bug [798803]
"cvstree parser bug". (Hartmut)

Fixed bug "CVS ignores TEMP variable". (Hartmut)

Improved performance for "Annotate". (Hartmut)


Changes for 1.7.1 (16 Apr 2004):
-------------------------------

Implemented RFE "Allow branching and tagging for modified files". (Hartmut)

Fixed bug [916703] "Tag operation crash if server doesn't support rlog". 
(Hartmut)

Implemented RFE [931407] "support cvs checkout -f option". (Hartmut)

Updated to InnoSetup 4.1.7. (Hartmut)

Fixed bug [928093] "installer modifies no sounds scheme". (Hartmut)

Fixed bug [927247] "Add Project Server String Generation Error". (Hartmut)

Update dialog now defaults to empty tag. And it's now possible to 
specify both tag and
date when updating. (Hartmut)

Fixed incorrect/missing dates in history / revision graph. (Hartmut)

Fixed bug [913795] "hangs when Removing certain file". (Hartmut)

Fixed bug [921523] "plink std out". (Hartmut)

Commit comment field now defaults to empty, and Ctrl-Up/Ctrl-Down select 
from comment history.
(see RFE [863754] "Commit comment field should default to empty"). (Torsten)


Changes for 1.7.0 (13 Mar 2004):
-------------------------------

Implement RFE [909728] "Checkout by branch and date". (Hartmut)

Preserve custom CVSROOT in checkout dialog. (Hartmut)

Update to TortoisePlink 0.54. (Hartmut)

Applied patch [910827] "Annotate Feature". (Torsten)

"Allow Network Drives" policy now overrides CVSNT network share errors
(fixes bug [909736]). (Hartmut)

Implemented RFE [857170] "Use edit -z if supported". (Torsten)

Recognize "unrecognized auth response" as indication that login is 
necessary.
(Torsten)

Implemented RFE [774001] "Add visual indication of mergepoints". (Torsten)

Fixed crash in History and Revision Graph. (Torsten)

Fixed bug [900172] "Checkout dialog module list has default size (100)". 
(Hartmut)

Fixed bug [890424] "Dialogs may open on the wrong desktop". (Hartmut)

Fixed bug [895492] "Overlayed icon of readded file is wrong". (Hartmut)

Fixed bug [874233] "Problems with daylight savings" (Hartmut)

Fixed bug [865636] "ru_RU: several fresh bugs" (Hartmut)

Now also builds with Visual Studio 2003. (Hartmut)

Update to InnoSetup 4.1.5. (Hartmut)

When conflicts occur, we now show a list of all conflict files. (Hartmut)

Various attempts to improve performance when dealing with large amounts of
files. (Hartmut)

Added feature "Simulated update" (cvs -n update). (Hartmut)

Ignore files with system attribute set. (Hartmut)

TortoiseCVS now sometimes retrieves the CVS server version to offer enhanced
functionality. (Hartmut)

SSH parameters now completely user-definable. (Hartmut)

"Resolve conflicts" now recursively scans subdirectories. (Hartmut)

Move "Rebuild icons" from context menu to preferences dialog. (Hartmut)

New "Add" dialog with treeview and lots of new features. (Hartmut)

Update to CVSNT 2.0.26. (Hartmut)

Fixed crash in Postinst.exe when .cvspass contained an empty line. (Torsten)

Fixed bug [878307] "Prune empty folders fails on update special". (Torsten)

Fixed SSPI login issue. (Torsten)

Add Contents: Do not add folders which are in the ignore list. (Torsten)

Fixed bug [849605] "Duplicate tags in lists" again. (Hartmut)

Moved "Rebuild icons" from context menu to the preferences dialog. (Hartmut)

Implemented RFE [792263] "Add "File type" column in Commit dialog". 
(Hartmut)

Implemented RFE [852473] "Enhanced branch tag dialog". (Hartmut)

Improved handling of CVSROOT input. (Hartmut)

Fixed bug in RecursiveScan() where folders were added to the list of 
writable
files. (Torsten)

Redesign of many dialogs: Reduced flicker, added window splitters etc. 
(Hartmut)

Upgrade to current snapshot of wxWindows sources. (Hartmut)

DEBUG releases: Added preference to write log files without caching. 
(Hartmut)

Fixed crash in commit dialog when entering long comments. (Hartmut)

Limited number and length of comment history entries. (Hartmut)

Fixed bug "Delay when right-clicking". (Hartmut)

Applied patch [851770] "French installer messages". (Hartmut)

Show TAB characters in comments properly. (Torsten)

Fixed bug "Backslashes in server path". (Hartmut)

Fixed bug "Include path not working correctly". (Hartmut)

Make context menu appear faster. (Hartmut)

Use treelistview in history dialog more efficiently. (Hartmut)

Applied patch [848405] "Proposal for better English". (Torsten)

Fixed bug [845076] "Explorer crashes after release or moving folder". 
(Torsten/Hartmut)

Fixed bug [846194] "Problem with Subfolders?". (Torsten/Hartmut)

Fixed bug [846850] "Can't delete sandbox". (Torsten/Hartmut)

Fixed cached branches/tags for combobox in "Update special". (Hartmut)

Fixed bug [848216] "Custom weblog urls not always considered". (Hartmut)

Fixed bug [848516] "Control-backspace doesn't work". (Hartmut)

Fixed bug [844289] "Fetch List bug". (Hartmut)

Fixed bug [849605] "Duplicate tags in lists". (Hartmut)

Fixed bug [850058] "Leak in CVSStatus due to typo". (Hartmut)

Readied for compilation with VC7 and MinGW/GCC. (Hartmut)

Updated CVSNT to version 2.0.11. (Torsten)

Added :ssh: to supported protocols, and enable setting port for this
protocol. (Torsten)

Fixed bug [841503] "history list control selection not highlighted
fully". (Torsten)

Applied patch [819814] "Adds protocol parameters for the sserver
protocol". (Torsten)

Fixed bug [841508] "Crash after missing repository dialog". (Torsten)

CVS Remove: Do not move directories. (Torsten)

Fixe bug in "Fetch modules list". (Hartmut)

Fixed bug [686480] "Update window state not always saved" again. (Hartmut)

Fixed broken "Excluded folders". (Hartmut)

Fixed bug [841984] "Checkout module with aliases". (Hartmut)

Fixed abort bug in cvsgui protocol. (Hartmut)

Fixed bug [840029] "Fetch list" and abort. (Hartmut)

Fixed bug [837580] "Many updates in single window". (Hartmut)

Added preference "autoload folder icons". (Hartmut)

Fixed bug "Backslashes in commit comments are doubled". (Hartmut)

Better handling of diff / merge when no external diff / merge 
application is
defined. (Hartmut)

Fixed bug "Filename in unedit message box messed up". (Hartmut)

Fixed bug [836944] "CVS access via SSH stops with 1.5.6." (Hartmut)

"core" is no longer part of the standard ignore list, as this is 
probably not
very useful on Windows. (Torsten)

Fixed bug [836947] "Error while parsing config file". (Hartmut)

Fixed bug [834789] "History dialog always shows first revision". (Hartmut)

Fixed bug "Can't login to cvs.tigris.org". (Hartmut)

Fixed bug [835095] "Web Log crash". (Hartmut)



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