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* History of changes for FreeRapid Downloader *
* Website: http://wordrider.net/freerapid/ *
* Forum: http://wordrider.net/forum/index/9 *
* Email: info@wordrider.net *
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Thanks to all individuals who reported bugs.
Legend :
Added - indicates new functionality or features
Changed - indicates a change in usage or behavior of FreeRapid Downloader
Fixed - indicates a bug fix
Internal - indicates an internal change - information for FRD developers - nothing important for users
18th May 2014 - FreeRapid Downloader 0.9 Update 4
Fixed: Recent files combobox uses MRU [by Tong2Shot - thanks!]
Fixed : widen up main frame's status bar's info label a bit as it got truncated on some LaFs that use bold font.
[by Tong2Shot - thanks!]
Fixed : plugins API - improved replaceInvalidCharsForFileSystem [by Ntoskrnl]
Changed : French translation, Bahasa Indonesia translation
Changed: rotate proxy per host [by Serge Baranov - thanks!]
Added: plugins API
- Support for JSON parsing
- Suggest file name
Changed: upgraded internal ObjectDB database to version 2.5.5
15th September 2013 - FreeRapid Downloader 0.9 Update 3
Added : Icons for file types .apk (Android APK), .srt & .sub (subtitles), mp4 (video)
Added : System icons are now shown for all file types, not just a few predefined types
Changed : Updated internal ObjectDB database, can resolve some exceptions
Changed : Updated translations
24th February 2013 - FreeRapid Downloader 0.9 Update 2
Added : Option to open downloading file (User preferences dialog -> Misc->Advanced)
Added : UI - Select all/select none support in Update plugins dialog
Added : UI - Main table - new 'Date' column, older downloads have this column empty
Added : UI - Download history dialog - new 'Connection' and 'Avg. speed' columns,
older downloads have these columns empty
Changed : Updated internal ObjectDB database, can resolve some exceptions
Changed : Updated translations
Fixed : Several minor issues in connection library (HttpClient)
Fixed : frd.png should have transparent background
24th November 2012 - FreeRapid Downloader 0.9 Update 1
Changed : Updated translations
Fixed : File list was emptied in case an older version was run after the initial import
Fixed : Miscellaneous smaller issues
31st October 2012 - FreeRapid Downloader 0.9
Changed : minor translation updates
23rd October 2012 - FreeRapid Downloader 0.9 Beta 2
Added : The Armenian translation was enabled
Changed : The Traditional Chinese translation had to be disabled as two files were found to be corrupted
Changed : Internal - All translations are now encoded in UTF-8 for consistency
Changed : File rename action is limited to files in COMPLETED state
Changed : start.bat was renamed to frd.bat
Fixed : Miscellaneous bugs and regressions
10th October 2012 - FreeRapid Downloader 0.9 Beta 1
Added : After in-depth consideration, all non-updated translations were enabled, bringing the total number of
supported languages to 31. Missing strings will appear in English. Updates to translations are warmly welcome,
as usual.
Added : Several translations were updated - thanks to all translators!
Added : Downloaded files can be renamed within FRD
Added : Support for zooming captcha image (enable in preferences dialog)
Added : Progress bar while downloading plugin updates
Added : PGSLookAndFeel is bundled again (choose in preferences dialog)
Added : Plugin API
- A few new methods to MethodBuilder
- FileStreamRecognizer improvements
- Changed approach to unlimited cryptography
Changed : Removed global simultaneous downloads limit
Changed : Internal file list and download history storage backend changed to a much more robust database system.
This should provide performance improvements for large lists, and the list should not be lost anymore
in case of improper shutdown. Note that older versions of FRD will not be able to read the new format.
Changed : Plugins and log files are now stored in the configuration directory, which makes it possible
to run FRD from a read-only directory, such as Program Files on Windows Vista and later.
Changed : Internal - Updated various libraries to their latest versions
Fixed : All downloads would stop working after a direct download until restart of program
Fixed : Miscellaneous smaller issues
13th November 2011 - FreeRapid Downloader 0.86 Update 1
Added : Support for Slovakian, Bulgarian and Hungarian languages - thanks to all translators!
Added : New internal property - -DpopWindowWithoutMainFrame in quiet mode, default value is false,
see startup.properties file for more details
Added : New internal property - -DcharEncodingForPropertiesFiles defines character encoding for properties files,
see startup.properties file for more details
Added : New internal property - -DopenIncompleteFiles - makes possible to open .part files from GUI while downloading
Added : New file start.bat in FRD directory to allow launch FRD without frd.exe
Changed : User preferences dialog opens faster
Thanks to all bug reporters:
Fixed : Updated JTattoo look and feel, which fixes a bug where the main window shows over the taskbar
Fixed : Updated Quaqua look and feel, which fixes certain regressions in 0.86 on Mac OS X
Fixed : Unable to deselect "Use proxy list" - regression in 0.86
Fixed : Unable to view dialog for settings of selected files - regression in 0.86
Fixed : NullpointerException fix for PasswordAuthentication
Fixed : Ugly Pause button on Mac version
Fixed : Rare case - couldn't detect plugins on start - regression in 0.86
Fixed : Backup file links.txt is not generated - regression in 0.86
30th October 2011 - FreeRapid Downloader 0.86
Added : Support for Portuguese and Simplified Chinese languages - thanks to all translators!
Added : Quiet Mode - don't let captcha dialogs bother you anymore while watching videos!
Added : If the same file is downloaded from multiple sources, duplicates are automatically skipped
Added : Support for preventing standby while downloading
Added : Support for using system recycle bin for deleting files
Added : Support for new search engine - http://wuploadsearch.com
Changed : Speed up startup time
Changed : Internal - NirCmd is not used anymore for native Windows actions
Changed : Internal - Updated BetterSwingApplicationFramework to v1.9.3 snapshot
Changed : Internal - Updated jna, mina, and commons-codec libraries to their latest versions
Changed : Internal - Updated look and feel libraries
Fixed : Java 7 compatibility issues
1st January 2011 - FreeRapid Downloader 0.85 Update 1
Added : Support for Polish, Bulgarian, Korean, Portuguese (Brasil), Finnish and Hebrew languages - thanks to all translators!
Added : Support for grouping FRD application in taskbar for Windows 7
Added : Experimental - you have to enable it manually in startup.properties file for now
- Support for deleting files to recycle bin
- Support for searching subtitles on opensubtitles.org (popmenu on selected files)
Added : Plugin API
- ScriptUtils class for easy JavaScript manipulation
Changed: Internal - enhanced ESET antivirus detection, which is blocking FRD to start
Changed: Internal - enhanced detection of not writable plugins directory
Changed: Internal - list of languages is represented in file languages.xml, languages.properties was removed
Fixed: Internal - plugin API - small problem in MethodBuilder when parsing name attribute
Fixed: Linux - cannot connect server problem - frd.sh was updated
16th November 2010 - FreeRapid Downloader 0.85 build 555
Changed: UA translation is now available
Fixed: plugin updates glitch
14th November 2010 - FreeRapid Downloader 0.85
Fixed : JDK 6 bug where the built-in WBMP reader tries to read ICO files and fails
Fixed : OpenSearchDescription files require namespace http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearch/1.1/
Note: support for other translations will come later as a separate download
31st October 2010 - FreeRapid Downloader 0.85 Alpha 4
Added : Support for direct downloads (enable this feature in Preferences)
Added : Support for container files (DLC, CCF, RSDF, etc...)
Added : GUI - search text field in toolbar (supports OpenSearchDescription file format) - see
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search-engines/ and http://www.opensearch.org/Home for more details
Added : A few new user options:
- Start downloads from decrypters and folders automatically
- Bring application to the top when clipboard monitoring detects links
Added : Plugin API
- Base URL is automatically parsed from fileURL during init
- Support for unlimited cryptography
Added : New LookAndFeel skins - Substance Office Black 2007 and Substance Mariner
Added : Downgrade of plugin is made automatically if necessary
Added : New internal property removeNotSupportedPlugins to remove not supported plugins automatically (default value is false)
Added : New internal property tableColumnsResize - behavior of resizing table columns, can be set in startup.properties file
Changed : Upgraded Substance L&F to version 6.1 Final
Changed : Upgraded Quaqua L&F to version 7.2.1
Changed : Upgraded SwingX library to version 1.6.2
Changed : Speed limiter settings pane split in two to make clear a difference between global and file-specific settings
Changed : Updated commons-codec library to v1.4
- Static methods in Base64 and Hex classes now take Strings as arguments too
- DigestUtils class for easier handling of MessageDigest
Changed : RTMP plugin - major update
- Upgraded MINA library to v2
- Support for proxies (SOCKS)
Changed : Options for plugin update methods were shuffled around a bit to make them more logical
Changed : New icon for global speed limit
Changed : Plugin priority changed around: higher number = higher priority
Changed : "Sort by Name" action is back
Fixed : Exception when starting an RTMP download with file pre-allocation enabled
Fixed : Problems with links containing '#' character
Fixed : NullPointerException while sorting Connection column
8th August 2010 - FreeRapid Downloader 0.85 Alpha 3
Added : Plugin API
- FileStreamRecognizer interface and accompanying methods for setting it
- Added support for in setActionFromForm methods in MethodBuilder
Changed : It's not necessary to restart FRD after plugin updates anymore!
Changed : SwingApplication framework (SAF) was updated to BetterSwingApplication framework (BSAF), which fixes some bugs
Changed : "Confirm deleting files" dialog is truncated to 20 files to avoid overly tall dialog which overflows screen
Fixed : Lots of exceptions in log in case a plugin dependency is missing
Fixed : Proxy list not refreshing when changing the path to it in preferences dialog
Fixed : Fails to startup if global speed limiter value is above 255
Fixed : Empty temporary files are deleted if there isn't enough disk space for download
18th July 2010 - FreeRapid Downloader 0.85 Alpha 2
Added : Enhanced clipboard monitoring support for URLs defined in reverse order eg.:
http://www.agaleradodownload.com/download/d/?0PPJOQ2X=d?/moc.daolpuagem.www//:ptth
http://www.zunay.com/d/?KKLZZ2OL=d?/moc.daolpuagem.www
Added : new items in menu Options/Global speed limit, Help/Check for plugin statuses
Added : plugin API
- DownloadClientConsts class with constants for DownloadClient parameters
Added : New theme for JTattoo LookAndFeel - "Graphite"
Changed : Removed obsolete entries for sorting downloads from dropdown menu, as the table can now be sorted by clicking the headings
Changed : Show amount of downloaded data instead of "unknown" if file size is not known while downloading
Changed : Removed Kunstoff and PGS LookAndFeel (too old and not updated), upgraded Substance LaF to version 6.0
Changed : Default FRD Look And Feel is set to JTattoo AERO
Fixed : Wrong file is deleted when cancelling a download in some cases, see http://bugtracker.wordrider.net/task/1306
Fixed : Reinserting links when switching to premium plugin is not necessary anymore
Fixed : Regressions in FreeRapid Downloader 0.85 Alpha 1
- Look and Feel reverts to Quaqua on every startup
- Plugins - clipboard monitoring status is not properly set
- "ClassCastException" in links history dialog
11th July 2010 - FreeRapid Downloader 0.85 Alpha 1
Added : New action in Remove menu: "Remove Completed Links and Deleted Files"
Added : New user option: "Slim lines in History dialog"
Added : Speed (bandwidth) Limiter
Added : Table column sorting is enabled in the main table by default
Added : New download state SKIPPED, which is used for files that already exist and were skipped by the user
Added : Menu item for refreshing proxy list
Added : New setting for handling plugin updates: "Update and restart automatically if no downloads in progress"
Added : Improved smart clipboard monitoring detection for URLs like
http://web.com/vb/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Frapidshare.com%2Ffiles%2F142676%2Fla.rar&a45456=asdsd
Added : plugin API version 0.85
- support for priorities of each plugin
- experimental support for RTMP protocol
Added : Highly improved plugin settings
- max concurrent (parallel) downloads option per plugin
- plugin can be disabled for clipboard monitoring
Added : Experimental support for downloading basic RTMP streams.
This was made possible by Flazr v0.6, which we took and modified slightly to fit our needs.
Big thanks to the developers of Flazr! Home page: http://www.flazr.com/
Changed : Faster matching of URLs against plugins
Changed : Less required restarts after plugin updates
Changed : Upgraded SwingX library version to this date (nightly build)
Fixed : Problem with downloading txt files + using description, see http://wordrider.net/forum/read.php?7,4681,4696
Fixed : Inconsistent behavior of "Close to tray" option
Fixed : file properties dialog (Information dialog) cannot be closed by OK button
29th October 2009 - FreeRapid Downloader 0.83 Update 1
Added : Romanian language [thanks to de-a dura lex]
Added : Experimental: new -DtableSortable boolean internal property to enable sorting in the main table
(default value is false, only for testers, see documentation how to use internal properties)
Changed : file links.txt in the configuration folder adds a description to every link
Fixed : invalid label in menu for russian and hungarian language
Fixed : visible status of toolbar and statusbar is not saved
Fixed : removed blinking of splash screen on WindowsXP
Fixed : Rapidshare.com FileInputStream is empty (problem when connection was interrupted)
Fixed : regression: enabled option hide downloaded files don't hide the most recently download file [reported by Mauser]
18th October 2009 - FreeRapid Downloader 0.83
Changed : updated chinese translation
Changed : minor internal changes in plugins API
Changed : updated plugins to their latest versions
4th October 2009 - FreeRapid Downloader 0.83 Release Candidate 2
Changed : minor internal changes in plugins API
Changed : optimizations: minimized size of SwingX library
Changed : updated plugins to their latest versions
Changed : new cancelOnEscape internal property to disable ESC keystroke for action Cancel
20th September 2009 - FreeRapid Downloader 0.83 Release Candidate
Added : startup.properties file in FRD's directory - see comments in this file for more details
Added : registered new Substance 5.3 themes - Gemini, Magellan, Graphite Aqua
Changed : minor GUI speed optimizations
Changed : upgraded Substance LaF to version 5.3
Changed : updated plugins to their latest versions
Fixed : Close To Tray bug http://bugtracker.wordrider.net/task/1158 [thanks to kiwichick!]
Fixed : restore window size to maximized state does not work
5th September 2009 - FreeRapid Downloader 0.83 beta 4
Added : improvements and fixes to enable FRD using blind people - it's now compatible to Java Accessibility Bridge
See http://java.sun.com/javase/technologies/accessibility/accessbridge/ for more details
or here: http://a11y.netbeans.org/a11yDevGuide.html
Added : SOCKS proxy support [thanks to Benjamin!!] - all urls in proxy list file has to be prefixed with $SOCKS$ or SOCKS:
SOCKS5 authentication is experimental
Added : added shell script setupproxy.sh in tools/socks to help with automatic creating list of SOCKS proxies for FRD
[thanks to Benjamin!!]
Added : added backup links.txt file (located in configuration folder), which stores all links you ever added into FreeRapid
Fixed: problems with backup files
30th August 2009 - FreeRapid Downloader 0.83 beta 3
Added : error message when launching FRD using GCJ
Changed : connection timeout set from 100 to 120
Changed : updated default plugins to their latest versions
Changed : internal - Windows - removed dependency on Windows registry
Changed : internal - upgraded SwingX components to the latest build
Fixed : selection disappears - when making selection from top to bottom while downloading
Fixed : cannot launch CANCELLED (but existing) files
Fixed : "checking... dialog" when updating plugins lies over dialog "checking finished" - finally fixed?!
Fixed : If you change preferences check for updates every 597 hours or more FRD cannot start [reported by Prthvi, thanks!]
9th August 2009 - FreeRapid Downloader 0.83 beta 2 released
Changed : updated PT_BR translation thanks to Tiago
Changed : support for speed limit from menu (additional support will come back with 0.84)
Changed : upgraded GOCR to version 0.48
Changed : internal - upgraded SwingX components to version 1.0
Changed : updated default plugins to their latest versions
Changed : removed error message dialog for ERROR when there is not enough space on disk
Fixed : regression - avg. speed disappeared from information dialog [thanks to user from forum]
Fixed : "checking... dialog" when updating plugins lies over dialog "checking finished"
19th July 2009 - FreeRapid Downloader 0.83 beta released
Added : support for resuming files for hostings which support it (eg. HotFile, but not Rapidshare free!)
Added : quick search (incremental search) for searching in the main queue table and plugins table (ctrl+F)
Added : MS Windows - windows key for popmenu emulates a click with right mouse button on content panel with links
Added : Apple MacOS - support for native Aqua Look&Feel
Added : support for GTK look and feel
Added : new frd.sh launching script [thanks to Petris!]
Changed : upgraded JTattoo library to the latest version
Changed : fatal exceptions are shown only once for reporting
Changed : Apple MacOS - screen menu bar used by default
Changed : Apple MacOS - menu.about.name - correct title - FreeRapid Downloader + version
Changed : upgraded Substance lookAndFeel to version 5.2 + new themes
Fixed : ClassCast exception in directory chooser
Fixed : handling invalid response header from server with empty file name
Fixed : main window couldn't be activated at some random special cases
Fixed : NullPointerException when server didn't respond anything at some random special cases
Fixed : downloading updates does not work on Windows 7
Fixed : New links dialog - paste from clipboard did not work properly at some cases
15th April 2009 - FreeRapid Downloader 0.82 released
Added : many new plugins coming with 0.82 like Badongo.com, HotFile.com, WikiUpload.com, Paid4share.com, UGotFile.com
improved YouTube plugin, [thanks to all plugin developers] => 70 plugins for you!
Added : Turkish translation [thanks to Ugur Karaman]
Added : Bosnian translation [thanks to Nikola Katanic]
Added : Farsi translation [thanks to behnam jan ahmad]
Added : Greek translation [thanks to Spyros K.]
Added : Arabic translation [thanks to Salah adel]
Added : Dutch translation [thanks to mastermystery4ever]
Added : Croatian translation [thanks to �eljko Mitrovi�]
Added : Slovenian translation [thanks to Toma� Curk]
Added : internal - plugin API - support for using SSL in plugins
Added : French version of readme.txt [thanks to Jean-Fran�ois]
Added : Information (fileinfo) dialog - allow to create non existing folder like in NewLinks dialog
Added : czech user guide for Menu-Help (F1)
Added : based on locale country flag for english translation
Changed : support for viewing info about >GB long files
Changed : internal - upgraded Substance L&F to version 5.1, upgraded SwingX components to version 0.96
Changed : this file and readme.txt files were moved to 'doc' folder
Changed : improved clipboard monitoring for URLs violating with RFC
Changed : Estimated time of arrival (ETA) counted based on the average speed of last 20 seconds
Changed : readme.txt files moved to 'doc' folder
Changed : improved clipboard monitoring algorithm for URLs (to catch links with '...')
Fixed : support for only X bytes long files (eg. 515B)
Fixed : UI - UserPreferences dialog - OK not enabled when changed How to update plugins combobox [reported by Alex]
Fixed : shutdown commands don't not work properly on FRD path with spaces
Fixed : many other minor things
16th January 2009 - FreeRapid Downloader 0.81 released
Added : Russian translation [thanks to Vdm17!]
Added : Brazilian portuguese translation [thanks to Tiago Hillebrandt!]
Added : Turkish translation [thanks to ukrman!]
Added : Windows - open directory selects file if the file exists
Changed : UI - User preferences dialog - languages are sorted based on the current locale
Fixed : Linux - commands from syscmd.properties are not loaded properly [reported by Andre Grott]
Fixed : clipboard monitoring merged some URL into one at special cases [reported by Alex]
Fixed : RejectedException - problem solved?
21st December 2008 - FreeRapid Downloader 0.8 released
Added : new plugin - usercash.com (crypter) [thanks to me! ;-)]
Added : new plugin - CobraShare.sk [thanks to me! ;-)]
Added : new plugin - flyshare.cz [thanks to me! ;-)]
Added : new plugin - Upnito.sk [thanks to me! ;-)]
Added : new plugin - SaveFile.com [thanks to Alex!]
Added : new plugin - KewlShare.com [thanks to Alex!]
Added : new plugin - EnterUpload.com [thanks to Alex!]
Added : new plugin - MediaFire.com [thanks to Lukiz!]
Added : new plugin - edisk.cz [thanks to Lukiz!]
###Added : Russian translation [thanks to CasTeT!] next time ;-)
Added : Italian translation [thanks to Stefano!]
Added : Japanese translation [thanks to Tilt!]
Added : Danish translation [thanks to Topexso!]
Added : Ukrainan translation [thanks to Vdm17!]
Added : Indonesian translation [thanks to Alex!]
Added : Polish translation [thanks to Soft4UAdmin!]
Added : UI - added action to remove invalid/not existing links [requested by Alex]
Added : UI - ability to hide text under toolbar buttons [requested by Alex]
Added : --portable command line switch for application start [requested by Rusttaf]
- with this switch, configuration files will be stored in the 'config' folder,
all file paths will be saved relatively to FRD folder (if possible) - useful for USB FLASH drives
Added : support to validate links manually [requested by Alex]
Added : option to reset existence status when application starts
Added : support for plugins update + many UI settings for it
Added : detection of presence of ESET Smart Antivirus on Windows system to avoid startup problems
Added : UI - new tab sheet in User Preferences dialog for plugins
- ability to disable plugin for using/updating
Added : plugins - service server is indicated by icon
Added : support for checking file existence on the server (if it is supported by given plugin)
- it's indicated by new icons in the table:
green - link working/downloadable, red - file was deleted/removed, gray - unknown state
- this feature can be disabled in User Preferences dialog
Added : UI - moving lines on right mouse dragged [requested by Tuiz] - http://bugtracker.wordrider.net/task/39?project=4
Added : UI - clipboard monitoring catches links like http://blabla.com/?url=http:%25%25service.com%25 (decoding URL)
Added : UI - About Dialog title shows build number
Added : plugins - RapidShare plugin - ability to choose download mirror [thanks to Lukiz!]
Changed : UI - MS Windows - open directory on completed files, file is selected when opened in explorer [requested by Alex]
Changed : UI - clipboard monitoring is ON by default
Changed : plugins are loaded on the fly (not during start) from the system temporary directory
Changed : plugins - major intern changes and fixes in most of plugins
Changed : plugins - completely reworked intern API for plugins - now it's easier and faster to implement any plugin
Changed : translations - updated all existing translations [thanks to all translators!]
Changed : MS Windows - newly application indentifies itself as frd.exe in Task manager (not java.exe)
Fixed : could not connect with enabled proxy in Internet Explorer
Fixed : UI - unable to set Raven Graphics Glass Look and Feel
Fixed : UI - clipboard monitoring didn't catch html links like Part1 [reported by Alex]
10th November 2008 - FreeRapid Downloader 0.71 released
Added : Hungarian translation [thanks to Denisz Kosztyukovics!]
Added : German translation [thanks to Rabyte!]
Added : Spanish translation [thanks to El Lalo!]
Added : plugins - support for HellShare.com [implemented by Lukiz, thanks!]
- this server is a bit tricky - the server is buggy :-)
Added : plugins - support for QuickShare.cz [implemented by Lukiz, thanks!]
Added : CAPTCHA recognition for Megaupload, Sexuploader [with Lukiz's help!] - 90% probability of successful recognition
for Linux systems you have to install GOCR application (http://jocr.sourceforge.net/)
Changed : plugins - minor changes and fixes in most of plugins
Changed : rotating of enabled connections (can help to avoid some problems with many proxies)
Changed : automatic disabling connection if there are Connect exceptions - if there are more available connections
then restart downloading (neccessary to set intern property disableConnectionOnException to value true)
Changed : autoreconnect time bottom limit set to 1
Changed : UI - open folder (Ctrl+Enter) on file which hasn�t been yet downloaded [requested by Tuiz]
Changed : UI - choose another file by right click [requested by Tuiz]
Fixed : problem with connecting when proxies had a same port [reported by Peter, thanks]
Fixed : MS Windows: FRD does not start minimized from Start Up shortcut (=> added new switch -m to start FRD minimized)
22nd October 2008 - FreeRapid Downloader 0.7 released
Added : plugins - support for shareator.com [implemented by Lukiz, thanks!]
Added : plugins - support for load.to [implemented by Lukiz, thanks!]
Added : plugins - support for uloz.to [implemented by Lukiz, thanks!]
Added : plugins - support for iskladka.cz/sk [implemented by Lukiz, thanks!]
Added : plugins - support for xtraupload.de [implemented by Lukiz, thanks!]
Added : both traditional and simplified chinese translation [thanks to Jodyp!]
Added : slovak translation [thanks to dDwarf!]
Added : confirm cancel if there are completed downloads [requested by Saymon]
Added : autobackup files (filelist.xml, history.xml)
Added : new download state WAIT! to show to user "you have to wait XX minutes"
Added : table scrolls to new position of selection [requested by Pavel]
Added : options to control confirmation dialogs
Added : option to disable using history
Added : buttons to create desktop, start menu, quick launch, start up shortcuts;
Linux/MacOS users can configure syscmd.properties file
Added : autoshutdown options - standby, hibernate, reboot, shutdown, quit when all downloads complete;
Linux/MacOS users can configure syscmd.properties file
Added : command line option to reset application properties (--reset)
Changed : plugins - Rapidshare - support for URLs starting with 'rs123.' [requested by Valor]
Changed : updating proxy list or proxy settings for default connection does not require a restart anymore
Changed : force download passes max current number of connections (9 concurrent downloads is a limit)
Changed : remapped selection shortcuts - HOME-first row , END-last row, ctrl+HOME-first column, ctrl+END-last column
SHIFT + HOME - select to first row, SHIFT + END - select to last row
Changed : removed heap memory indicator
Changed : updated czech translation
Changed : plugin file names renamed - version info removed
Changed : new tray icons and splash screen [thanks to Axis!]
Fixed : NewLinks dialog - pressed key ENTER caused calling insert action twice
Fixed : fixed renaming file with many dots in its name
Fixed : exception when target disk space has not enough space
Fixed : shift+DELETE shortcut does not work in History dialog
Fixed : PAUSED state sometimes runs another download
8th October 2008 - FreeRapid Downloader 0.65 released
Added : plugins - support for letibit.com [FS#25 - requested by Chris C., implemented by Lukiz]
Added : plugins - support for egoshare.com, share-online.biz, easy-share.com [implemented by Lukiz]
Added : plugins - support for megarotic.com and sexuploader.com [FS#24 - requested by Anonymous, implemented by Lukiz]
Added : new keystroke to activate searching in Downloads History dialog - Ctrl+F key
Added : new keystroke for Resume action - SPACE key
Added : new alternative keystroke for Open file/Show Information dialog - ENTER key
Added : possibility to import (with clipboard monitoring) or paste links without 'http://' at the beginning
Added : Sort by name function - available from Downloads menu - ctrl+S [requested by ATom]
Added : link to the Flash video on the web from Help menu
Added : option to remove files after completion (NEVER, IMMEDIATELY, AT STARTUP)
Added : option to minimize to tray on close
Added : option to disable using default connection (warning: only connections from proxy list will be used)
Added : possibility to set proxy settings for default connection
Added : support to set application property from command line (mostly for debug or testing purposes)
Added : Czech translation [thanks to Lukiz&Kajda!] - more translations will come soon
Added : option to select language (translation) for application
Changed : improved searching for free available net port on localhost for creating only one instance of the application
Changed : average speed and duration time attributes on completed file are stored [requested by Chris C.]
Changed : small redesign of Appearance panel in User Preferences dialog
Changed : improved pre-allocation files (less file fragmentation)
Changed : minor changes in RapidShare, FileFactory, Megaupload, Uploaded.to plugins
Changed : plugin extension was renamed from .zip to .frp
Changed : default connection timeout is set to 100 seconds
Fixed : OK button is not active when pressing shift+DELETE [reported by Saymon]
Fixed : window size/position was not restored when application crashed
Fixed : description area was not enabled for selection copy after file completion
Fixed : removed czech labels from open proxy file dialog for English locales
20th September 2008 - FreeRapid Downloader 0.61 released - bug fix release + 1 great option ;-)
Fixed : updated a few labels
Fixed : clipboard monitoring doesn't work properly on Windows [thanks to ATom!]
Fixed : last selected dir not saved when files were started as paused [thanks to Savannah&Lukiz!]
Added : added option to pre-allocate file to prevent file fragmentation (Options->Preferences->Misc->Advanced)
Changed : a change of Look&Feel does not require restart to apply new settings, but application restart is recommended
Changed : minor changes in megaupload, rapidshare and uploaded.to plugins
Changed : updated readme.txt
Changed : upgraded Substance L&F library to version 0.5 final
15th September 2008 - FreeRapid Downloader 0.6 released
Fixed : remove selected does not select next line in the table (if filter was applied)
Fixed : partly downloaded files were not deleted at some special cases
Changed : SwingX library upgraded to version 0.94
Changed : property "Max downloads at a time" does not require a restart anymore
Changed : show/hide toolbar action has assigned new shortcut - F11
Changed : improved internal counting of actual speed
Changed : double click opens files if completed or opens download information dialog otherwise
Changed : reworked enabled status of action buttons (resume, cancel, pause) - at least one active -> enabled true
Added : option to set horizontal and/or vertical lines in table
Added : option to repeat error downloads indefinitely (-1 value in UserPreferences dialog)
Added : new Misc panel in UserPreferences dialog
Added : multiple settings dialog (if you select more than 1 file)
Added : status info icon in the statusbar - clipboard monitoring (clickable)
Added : animated tray icon in busy state (optionable)
Added : clipboard monitoring (optionable)
Added : frame title information (optionable)
Added : ESC key cancels current download(s)
Added : new icons in help menu
Added : link to paypal.com to support this project
Added : automatic smart saving current queue and downloaded files history
(if application/OS crashes it preserves everything)
Added : support for depositfiles.com [thanks to Lukiz!]
Added : support for megaupload.com [thanks to Lukiz!]
Added : support for netload.in [thanks to Lukiz!]
Added : this file :-)
9th September 2008 - FreeRapid Downloader 0.5 released
- initial release