Version 2024.06.30

Release Notes

• 260 releases of BiblioteQ!
• Archived biblioteq_architecture.h and replaced with QSysInfo::buildCpuArchitecture().
• Cell colors. Please see Other Options -> Main Window -> Special Value Colors. GitHub ticket #369. True-equality comparisons are performed. Fast, super fast.
• Consider PostgreSQL's libpq location on Apple Silicon.
• Corrected item reservation for PostgreSQL. Please drop the delete_request() function as it is incomplete.
• Display a reminder if a requested item has been returned. PostgreSQL for now. GitHub ticket #350.
• Final traditional release. Future releases provided through Qup.
• First LTS of 2024?
• Include hh:mm:ss in item-request date.
• Non-modal About dialog.
• PostgreSQL 15.7.2; Windows.
• QSqlQueryModel::setQuery() has a new signature since Qt 6.2. MacOS and Windows releases will include the new signature. This item will be included in future release notes.
• Resize other windows at about 95% of the main window's size.
• Select the appropriate member in the Members Browser when an item is prepared for reservation. For example, an item is selected in the main window and the Reserve Selected Item button is clicked.
• The file postgresql_update_schema.sql's last entry's date is incorrect. The correct date is 2024.06.30.

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Version 2024.04.30

Release Notes

• 259 releases of BiblioteQ; here and there. A pleasant approximation.
• 676 Dewey Number and Z39.50 Unimarc. GitHub ticket #344.
• Added sslcompression=1 to connection_options in biblioteq.conf. PostgreSQL only.
• Completed C++ enumerator classes. Please discover errors.
• Corrected INI recording of availability colors in Other Options -> Main Window. Do not neglect sorted columns! GitHub ticket #357.
• Corrected INI recording of date formats in Other Options -> Items. Do not neglect sorted columns! GitHub ticket #357.
• Correctly committed Database Enumerations Browser data will cause automatic population of existing interfaces. Please note that BiblioteQ will make a best effort at preserving current values of existing interfaces.
• Database Enumerations Browser: replaced combination box widgets in the Locations table with item delegates. The revision resolves a peculiar Qt warning "edit: editing failed". The problem is encountered during tab-key navigation. Please also read the TO-DO document.
• Disabled sorting in Database Enumerations Browser -> Reservations Minimum Days. GitHub ticket #362.
• Display all items in Database Enumerations Browser -> Section combination box widget.
• Display an error message if the PostgreSQL library provided by Homebrew is not available on MacOS.
• Display formatted dates for all queries in the main window.
• Do not translate Type fields in the Database Enumeration Browser's Locations and Reservations Minimum Days. The Type field represents a database value and items are located through it. GitHub ticket #360.
• Introduced loop-unrolling in project files for some distributions.
• Organized source. Please review and submit corrections.
• Other Options: do not record colors names as Latin in the INI file. Instead, record colors names as presented.
• Removed all QSettings::sync() instances.
• Removed duplicate mnemonics from all interfaces.
• Removed inactive Help menu from CSV Import Browser. Seriously!
• Renamed some INI keys: otheroptions/book_date_format -> otheroptions/date_format. Please review Other Options -> Items.
• Replaced QString(tr()) with tr().
• Restore a normal cursor if qmain is not available in biblioteq_otheroptions::prepareShortcuts(). Very awful and very unlikely.
• Scroll to the bottom of the list and table widgets whenever new entries are created in the Database Enumerations Browser.
• This is a happy release in a world of calamity.

Version 2024.03.25

Release Notes

• A style of Breeze is the preferred style of biblioteq.sh.
• Animated confirmations:
  • Copies Browser
  • Custom Query
  • Other Options
• Block signals in biblioteq_misc_functions::sortCombinationBox() before modifying the contents of the combination box widget.
• Completed system icons for items.
• DVDs, photograph collections, video games and global fonts.
• Enumerator classes here and there.
• Improved text search in documentation class.
• Let's consider active confirmations. Many, if not all, of the interactions with BiblioteQ result in negative or positive confirmations. A negative confirmation results in an error dialog and / or a log entry. Now, a negative result will also be in the form of an animated push button. Similarly, a positive result will be in the form of an animated push button. An animated widget is a widget which provides an animated background color such as crimson or red, or some variation.
• New notes database fields.
• Notes are now available in copy editors.
• PostgreSQL 15.6.1 for Windows.
• Replaced BIBLIOTEQ_CONFIGFILE with BIBLIOTEQ_CONFIGURATION_FILE.
• Sort item types in Database Enumerations combination boxes.
• Sort strings of combination boxes in copy editors.

Version 2024.02.29

Release Notes

• A source-only release during an elongated February on a lunatic planet.
• Added missing period in release notes.
• Animated negative and positive indicators on some panels. GitHub ticket #348.
• Beautified the source. Please discover errors.
• Center Member-Create / Member-Modify panel with respect to its parent.
• Corrected embedded searches. Problems caused by favorites.
• Enumerator classes here and there.
• New --special-executable-icon. GitHub ticket #347.
• New Other Options -> Display -> Icon Set. System icons may not be available everywhere. Incomplete.
• PowerPC may require future tweaks because of legacy Qt.
• Removed Document Changes section from BiblioteQ.odt.
• Removed redundant clear() instances.
• Replaced QString(tr()) with tr(). Incomplete.
• Replaced SHA1 with SHA3-512. New data only.
• Resize photograph panel at about 95% of parent's size.
• Sprinkled icons.
• This release is dedicated to the linguistic Mr. D. See you.
• Uniform widget widths, here and there.

Version 2023.12.30

Release Notes

• Added BnF Z39.50 target to biblioteq.conf.
• Added new labels describing on-top window behavior to relevant windows.
• Bundle French documentation files into the executables.
• Completed Database Enumerations defaults: Grey Literature, Languages, Locations, Monetary Units, Video Games. Favorites are also prepared for new items and searches. GitHub ticket #308.
• Corrected resetting of Monetary Units for the General Search. The contents of the combination box are purged if the Reset button is activated. Reviewed all other item searches.
• Display Notes in photograph view.
• Final LTS release of 2023. See you!
• First PiOS 64-bit release!
• Improved retrieval of publication dates from Z39.50 queries. Completed for books and magazines. GitHub ticket #343.
• LTS release! Release includes a bunch of bunched bunches covering numerous operating systems: Android 10, Debian PowerPC, Kubuntu 22.04, Raspbian 12, MacOS 13, Windows 11.
• New Magic Unix scripts. Please inspect the Scripts directory.
• New 214 processing for books and Z39.50 queries. GitHub ticket #343.
• PiOS-64 now requires Qt 6 and version 12.
• PostgreSQL 15.5.1; Windows.
• Qt 6.5.3 LTS on Android.
• Qt 6.5.3 LTS on MacOS.
• Qt 6.5.3 LTS on Windows. This item is missing a period in the embedded release notes except for the PowerPC release.
• Query history. Please see Tools. Query strings may be incomplete and therefore some may not be executable. GitHub ticket #340.
• Read-only item-specific photograph fields.
• Release files: Android 10 32-bit, Android 10 64-bit, Debian PowerPC, MacOS 13, Kubuntu 22.04, Raspbian 32-bit, Raspbian 64-bit, Windows 11. Eight bundles!
• Removed obsolete QAction objects.
• Removed organization domain biblioteq.sourceforge.net.
• Set Alternate Identifier and URL to portions of the 003 field after a Z39.50 Unimarc query if Alternate Identifier is empty. GitHub discussion #339.

Version 2023.10.08

Release Notes

• Intelligent Batch Activities completer model. Fewer resources.

Version 2023.10.05

Release Notes

• Added Next (Ctrl + Right) and Previous (Ctrl + Left) shortcuts to various interfaces.
• Added a completer to Member ID in Batch Activities. GitHub ticket #331.
• Adjust a view's scene rectangle according to the scene's contents.
• Allow multiple books to be created.
• Clean Discovered Name in Batch Activities Browser on reset. GitHub ticket #330.
• Deprecated Qt 5 LTS for Android, MacOS, and Windows.
• ISBN-13 is now the default focus widget for books.
• MacOS release will be built with Qt 6.5 LTS.
• Reset the main view's rectangle upon a database disconnect.

Version 2023.09.15

Release Notes

• Added Next (Ctrl + Right) and Previous (Ctrl + Left) shortcuts to photograph views.
• Added shortcut tool tips to Other Options -> Shortcuts.
• Align graphic views. These are views containing images.
• Android and Qt 6.5.2 LTS.
• Corrected book import: missing target_audience field in Template 2.
• Corrected page selection in photograph views.
• Corrected required field highlights of book item: alternate_id_1, volume.
• Corrected scene sizes in photograph views.
• Database Enumerations defaults: DVDs. Favorites are prepared for new DVDs and searches. GitHub ticket #308.
• Display a patron's name in the Batch Activities Browser's Borrow panel after editing of the Member ID field has finished.
• Future Windows releases will feature x86-64. PostgreSQL version 10 is the last supported x86 release. Please read https://www.postgresql.org/download/windows.
• Improved version reporting of obsolete software.
• New Filter order in Members Browser. GitHub discussion #316.
• New book fields: date_of_reform, origin, purchase_date. GitHub ticket #260.
• Populate target_audiences during an import. GitHub ticket #317.
• Sort table fields in Custom Query.
• Sortable Read Status table column. GitHub ticket #321.

Version 2023.07.20

Release Notes

• Database Enumerations defaults: CDs. Favorites are prepared for new CDs and searches. GitHub ticket #308.