What's new in Restorator ?

Release V2.50 (build 757)
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- add personal info and instructions text to ResPatcher
- option in ResPatcher to create Backup file
- tool to replace system files with next restart
- tool to have full control to which files Restorator is associated
- create backup files when saving
- saving as same filename
- configurable tools menu
- context menu in Resource Tree: add file to recent files
- sort Resource Tree names/extensions
- "Do you want to commit"-dialog in ab-mode _before_ saving
- backup old association
- fixed wrong code page in Resource Viewer
- dereference shell links when dropping links
- more error checking for compressed/encrypted/corrupt files
- DDE shell implementation
- fixed bug when trying to rename locked files
- fixed bug that files remain locked after closing
- Fixed one more memory leak



Beta 3 (Build 701)
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- fixed bug that could have uncontrolled results when entering a wrong 
  password.

Beta 1/Beta 2
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New types for extracting/assigning
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- Raw bmp files 
- Menus (as .rc file) 
- Dialogs (as .rc file) 
- Text and rtf resources (auto detected, saved as .txt/.rtf files) 
- MIDI (SMF) resources (as .mid file)
- .res files: complete support - every resource or resource tree can be
  extracted/assigned as/to a .res file. You can also save only the 
  changed resources into one .res file 


New main functions
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- Open and edit .res files like .exe files as root file in the Resource 
  Tree. You can also delete/add resources to .res files 
- Grab resources: extract automatically selected resource types from all 
  files of directories/disc (registered version only)
- Bookmarks for directories 
- Integrated editor for resources that may be edited as text (with 
  preview window for dialogs and menus) 
- Visualize extended information for files and resources with Properties 
  dialog 
- Wizard for creating stand-alone patch programs, which automatically 
  redo the changes to a file (ResPatcher)
- Resources may now be extracted/assigned in several different fomats:
  - all resources as .res and .raw files 
  - BMP as JPG and vice versa 
  - AIFF as WAV and vice versa 
  - extract Icons and Cursors as .bmp with handling of mask image and hot spot 
  - Delphi forms as .txt and .dfm files 

New minor functions
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- Helper images when no file is opened in resource tree 
- Set checksum for changed system files (necessary under Windows NT) 
- Text view options (monospaced, ...) 
- Open-Toolbutton with popup menu for recent file list 
- Improved status bar display 
- Option to display file-offset of resource 
- Extract/assign string resources to/from .rc files
- Copy/Paste to/from clipboard of resources for extracting and assigning
- Highly improved drag'n drop
- Improved Find Dialog
- Changed resources are marked in exe files
- menus for Resource Viewer and File Browser
- icon/cursor display with listbox and not combobox
- real test cursor

Bug fixes
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- Flicker-free resize 
- Better display of dialog resources 
- Better icon management in Resource Tree -> uses less memory 
- Fixed drag'n'drop bug in File Browser 
- Fixed "Restorator's user interface" image in help 
- Fixed dragging resources from Resource Tree to Windows Explorer 
- Fixed file time display in File Browser 
- Clean temp file handling: temp files are now stored in Restorator's own temp dir 
- Fixed wrong state of stay on top-toolbutton in File Browser 
- Fixed restoring window position when stay on top=true 
- Fixed GPF when closing with Resource Viewer or File Browser as toolwindow 
- Fixed temp file bug (temp dir was removed when Close All was used) 
- Fixed some memory leaks 
- Fixed error handling for corrupt icon, cursor and bitmap resources 
- Restorator's internal images are now in JPEG format - it's nicer in true color :) 
- Fixed small bug when extracting delphi forms (in rare cases, a 0 was inserted 
  between CR/LF)
- Fixed minor cursor display bug
- Fixed bug when closing a file and pressing cancel in the Filename dialog
- Better startmenu integration
- Fixed bug in File Browser when starting apps (start directory)
- Fixed wrong display in scrolling areas of Resource Viewer
- Improved compatibility of modified exes
- Modify version resource in res files
- Improved Uninstaller
