ThumbsPlus 10 SP2 Build 4015

http://www.cerious.com/release_notes10.shtml

User fields now display and sort properly in the thumbnail view.
Several fixes to image stamping are implemented.
There are significant enhancements to choosing and arranging item lists, whether you're using them for the Info Pane, image stamping, catalogs, web pages or printing.
Fixed problem introduced in beta 2 where selecting to open, repair or connect to a database would always tell you that background tasks were running even when there weren't any.
Linking more than one additional extension in Preferences - File Types - [type] did not work.
Fixed changing of non-udf sort order when removing a UDF from Show for files
When waking from sleep or standby, V9 SP1 would display an Invalid database handle error.
XMP/EXIF orientation was not always being updated correctly when saving or converting an image, causing odd rotation errors.
XMP/EXIF updates and removals (both from the Info Tab and Image ? Batch Edit Metadata) were not always being applied.
XMP/EXIF info sometimes not saved on File ? Save As.
Fixed position of input prompt when used from background thread (i.e., asking for a Zip password).
Fixed a rare hang when filtering 48-bit images by intensity.
Choosing a file for Image ? Image Stamp would always default to "*.aol" and would not remember the last extension used.
Improved positioning for image editing dialogs, especially on multi-monitor systems with differing monitor sizes.
Improved positioning of other dialog boxes.
The Edit ? Edit Comments dialog in the view window was jumbled.
Fixed delayed memory release from multi-threaded filters.
Select Items selections were not being highlighted
When saving an image to a format without alpha channel, ThumbsPlus now produces a composite image (rendered on the current Edit background color) rather than simply dropping the alpha channel.
Memory was leaked when stamping an image by dragging.
View window was not always downsampled when zoomed out or reduced to fit the window.
User fields were sometimes not displaying or sorting in the thumbnail list.
Several improvements and fixes to image stamping.
There are significant enhancements to choosing and arranging item lists, whether you're using them for the Info Pane, image stamping, catalogs, web pages or printing.

- Fixed several Windows XP compatibility problems, including program hangs and bizarre error message displays.
- Fixed page count in multi-page TIFF files.
- Fixed calculation of total number of files for progress displays.
- Fixed crash with some Olympus Confocal TIFF files.
- Fixed problem generating blank catalog pages and contact sheet images when certain options were selected.
- Picked a bunch of several UI nits.
- Fixed several problems with build 3919 and build 3920, including incompatibility with some OSes and runtime error on startup.
- Fixed missing menu option to export thumbnails to JPEG files in Thumbnail - Export to Jpeg.
- When scanning a tree, the percentage done was not correct.
- Fixed the toolbar Thumbnail - Scan Folder button.
- Added crash information to Subject when emailing a crash report (for ease in tracking specific crashes).
- Column headers were displayed incorrectly in the thumbnail pane when display of thumbnails disabled.
- Fixed problem of display in the file filter drop-down on thumbnail pane.
- Worked around the problem in which Windows tried to load runtime libraries from invalid locations (runtime error R6034 and hanging on startup)
- Fixed problem where the Find function was ignoring the first keyword in the list.
- Fixed problem with Find where searching for similar images did not show any results.
- Fixed problem with pasting images on certain OSes and with Thumbnail - Make from clipboard.
- Fixed the crash in 3926 when dragging files out of the thumbnail view.
- Fixed some cases where the file list wasn't updated after moving or copying files.
- Fixed crash when trying to make a thumbnail with F3 and no files were selected.
- Fixed problem using evaluation version with client/server databases.
- Fixed a problem that could cause crashes or skipped files and folders when recursively processing folder trees, including Print Catalog, Contact Sheets, Web Page Wizard, and in some cases Thumbnail Tree.
- Fixed several compatibility problems when using PostgreSQL and MySQL.
- Improved database speed when using Client/Server databases (SQL Server, PostgreSQL and MySQL).
- Updated Python version to 2.7.3 to eliminate warnings generated by some security software regarding 2.7.2.
- Built executables and DLLs with the latest Visual Studio (2012).
- Fixed strange problems and messages that could occur if the preferences file (Thumb9.ini) was read-only.
- Fixed view window to honor the Show status line setting in Options - Viewing - Appearance.
- Fixed several problems with upgrading database to V8/V9 format (both .td4 and client/server).
- Improved V9 database upgrade process (Database - Advanced - Convert .td4) when an Access database is near capacity, and improved performance of conversion, especially when using the Store thumbnails in files option (which is recommended for large databases).
- Improved error logging and crash handling.
- Fixed tree display of folders containing pound signs (#).
- Vast improvement to speed of removing orphans (Thumbnail - Remove - Orphans).
- Removed button to create folder share as it was not working properly. (Use Windows Explorer instead.)
- Many additional small bug fixes and minor improvements.

Changed the program minor version number to 9.0.0.3935 from 9.1.0.3934. The 9.1 caused several problems, including having to reenter registration info and losing some preferences. Because of this change, if you originally registered ThumbsPlus 9 while running build 3934, you may need to run build 3935 as administrator once so that it can automatically copy the system-wide registration information from the HKLM\Software\Cerious Software Inc.\ThumbsPlus\9.1 registry key to ...ThumbsPlus\9.0.
Fixed a problem which sometimes prevented XMP metdata from being written to files
Added a warning when saving an image with XMP metadata to file type which does not support XMP
Fixed missing expandable branches in the folder tree on some versions of Windows.
If you are reinstalling or updating ThumbsPlus, you should use the same installation type that you used previously to avoid losing your preferences and customizations. When using the Everything in one folder installation type, you should also use the same installation folder. See the Installation Notes for more information on Everything in one folder installation.
Implemented improved handing of Thumbs9.typ and Thumbs9.flt to avoid resetting file type configurations and filter definitions when reinstalling or upgrading.
Changed maximum number of open view windows to 100 (to avoid GDI/USER resource gobbling)
Added GDI and USER resource checking. Only logs excessive use for now, will do more later
Added validation of Max View Windows (Options - Viewing - Window) to be between 10 and 100
Only log user list during shutdown if logging set to verbose. Reading the current users was causing a hang during shutdown after certain database errors had occured
Fixed error display when invalid metadata values are entered
Provide more detail and correct size for many memory allocation error reports
The installer now puts 'all user' shortcuts in the correct folders. This also fixes a 'can't remove shortcut' error during uninstall.
The installer automatically sets a good default folder when doing a "All in one folder (old-style)" installation.

Fixed checking for Digimarc watermarks
Fixed Web Page Wizard preview
Changed Save/Save As/Close/Cancel to be consistent (changed Cancel to match other options)
Fixed several dozen possible crashes
Fixed problem where Facebook folders sometimes got confused with F: drive folders
Fixed errors when retrievinv facebook file names without extensions
Fixed problems with Python output display (was not positioning and scrolling properly)
Fixed race condition when multiple busy threads were trying to write to the log
Added check to avoid reading or creating watermarks in images with areas less than 256 x 256
Prevent crash when invalid file type sequence passed to ConvertSelected()
Fixed several problems with position of view window after making certain changes, undos, redos, and next/prev images
Fixed multiple problems with cutting and pasting within images
Update version to 9.0 build 3944 (since it's not an official service pack, but is an official build)
Fixed window size and positioning problems.
Fixed undo/redo issues.
Updated copyright year to 2014

Worked around the problem in which Windows tried to load runtime libraries from invalid locations (runtime error R6034 and hanging on startup).
Fixed problem where the Find function was ignoring the first keyword in the list.
Fixed problem with Find where searching for similar images did not show any results.
Fixed problem with pasting images on certain OSes and with Thumbnail - Make from clipboard.
Fixed the crash in 3926 when dragging files out of the thumbnail view.
Build 3927 Provides a utility (ThumbsRex) to help diagnose Microsoft runtime error R6034 and startup hangs. Run this utility from the Start Menu - All Programs - ThumbsPlus - Utilities - ThumbsPlus (Diagnose Startup), or run ThumbsRex.exe from the ThumbsPlus\Bin folder.
Fixed some cases where the file list wasn't updated after moving or copying files.
Fixed crash when trying to make a thumbnail with F3 and no files were selected.
Fixed problem using evaluation version with client/server databases.

Fixed the crash in 3926 when dragging files out of the thumbnail view.
Build 3927 Provides a utility (ThumbsRex) to help diagnose Microsoft runtime error R6034 and startup hangs. Run this utility from the Start Menu - All Programs - ThumbsPlus - Utilities - ThumbsPlus (Diagnose Startup), or run ThumbsRex.exe from the ThumbsPlus\Bin folder.
Reset the 30-day evaluation period. If you evaluated any prior version 9 build and found it lacking, please try build 3926 as there are a lot of fixes and improvements!
Fixed some cases where the file list wasn't updated after moving or copying files.
Fixed crash when trying to make a thumbnail with F3 and no files were selected.
Fixed problem using evaluation version with client/server databases.
Fixed a problem that could cause crashes or skipped files and folders when recursively processing folder trees, including Print Catalog, Contact Sheets, Web Page Wizard, and in some cases Thumbnail Tree.
Fixed several compatibility problems when using PostgreSQL and MySQL. Also, please see the Databases page for new scripts for creating these databases for version 9.
Improved database speed when using Client/Server databases (SQL Server, PostgreSQL and MySQL).
Updated Python version to 2.7.3 to eliminate warnings generated by some security software regarding 2.7.2.
Built executables and DLLs with the latest Visual Studio (2012).
Fixed strange problems and messages that could occur if the preferences file (Thumb9.ini) was read-only.
Fixed view window to honor the Show status line setting in Options - Viewing - Appearance.
Fixed several problems with upgrading database to V8/V9 format (both .td4 and client/server).
Improved V9 database upgrade process (Database - Advanced - Convert .td4) when an Access database is near capacity, and improved performance of conversion, especially when using the Store thumbnails in files option (which is recommended for large databases).
Improved error logging and crash handling.
Fixed tree display of folders containing pound signs (#).
Vast improvement to speed of removing orphans (Thumbnail - Remove - Orphans).
Removed button to create folder share as it was not working properly. (Use Windows Explorer instead.)
Many additional small bug fixes and minor improvements.