History of Compass

Version 2.0 (6/5/1997)
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New features & Improvements
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+ New search interface in the List pane, which displays the results
  while you are still typing the string you want to search.
+ "FlyTip": pointing the mouse cursor to the text which are not fully
  displayed, Compass will pop up a "FlyTip" showing the whole text.
+ Full support for three file formats: Netscape bookmark file, MSIE
  favorites, and Compass HotList.
+ All file I/O, including Open, Save, Import, Merge, Export, Drag-Drop
  Open, Most Recent Files, support all the three file formats.  All
  file I/O share a single unified user interface (dialog).
+ Automatically remember the last visited web site.  Open that site
  automatically (with an option) next time when you run Compass.
+ Merge from other source files into your file.
+ Find duplicate URLs and high-light them.
+ Customizable List pane columns.
+ Support MSIE: open URL, grab page information, drag & drop links.
+ Sort sub-folders.
+ Put folders in front when sorting trees.
+ Remember/Restore folder states (collapsed or expanded).
+ More options.

Bug fixes
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+ Fixed the GPF due to saving files containing extra long items.
+ Fixed the GPF due to moving empty folders around.
+ Fixed the very rare problem caused by deleting items.



Version 1.1 (2/24/1997)
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New features & Improvements
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+ Drag & drop any links from Netscape (3.x and 4.x).
+ New command: "New Browser.”
+ Full support for standard keyboard interface.
+ New option: “Open last file on startup.”
+ New option: “Run Netscape on startup.”
+ New option: “Create backup when saving.”
+ Command line open file.
+ Accept drop file to open.
+ "Import Hotlist" can handle files contain both hotlist data and normal
  text.
+ All found items are made visible when doing "Select All" in "Find."
+ In Edit pane, normal cut, copy and paste can be accessed from shortcut
  keys, toolbar icons, or right-click menu (context menu.)
+ "Collapse other folders" reacts immediately.
+ Context sensitive help.
+ Automatically find the location of Netscape.
+ Drag-drop doesn't affect the internal memory of Compass for copy-paste.

Bug fixes
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+ Fixed the problem not able to open or save files which contain very long
  lines.
+ Fixed the possible memory leak after reading unexpected format.
+ Fixed the problem not able to handle more than 10 levels.
+ Fixed that "Find" didn't work properly if focus was in Edit pane.
+ Fixed: When "Collapse other folders" was checked, users couldn't see all
  selected items if the items were in different folders.
+ Fixed: Tree pane and List pane didn't handle keyboard input properly.
+ Fixed: "In-label edit" failed to set modified flag.



Version 1.0 (1/31/1997)
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Features
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+ Color coded bookmarks.
+ All kinds of sorting.
+ Various statistics.
+ Import / Export hotlist.
+ Call Netscape directly to open a URL.
+ Grab information from Netscape when adding new bookmarks.
+ Flexible dropping mode: "Into" or "Onto" folders.
+ Alt-drag-drop to switch between "Into" and "Onto" modes.
+ Three panes (Tree, List, and Edit) to display information.
+ Keypad '*' to expand all folders.
+ Support standard multiple selection: Shift-click and Ctrl-click.
+ Extended clickable area for mouse operation.
+ Auto-scrolling when drag & drop.
+ Easy description editing.
+ In-label editing.
+ Sort bookmarks by clicking column labels in List pane.
+ Double click on column dividers to automatically fit the width.
+ Copy URL(s) to clipboard for pasting to other applications.
+ Drag & drop between List and Tree panes.
+ Standard drag-drop to move items.
+ Standard Ctrl-drag-drop to copy items.
+ Find, Find next, and Select all.
+ Right click for a handy menu (context menu).
+ Informative status bar.
+ Handy tool bar.