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Changelogs
Version 2.1.2
Moved location of settings.ini so that installer download won't cause permission issues.
Version 2.1.0
Fixed blank sections still being listed in the section contents
Fixed section contents misalignment of items
Version 2.0.0
Added: an icon
Added: a check to make sure a directory exists before saving or generating
Changed: default save and generation paths
Removed: many old things here and there
Version 1.9.7
Added: Separator selection
Added: Can now select whether to open readme after generation
Added: Can now use a folder browser to select saving and generation paths
Added: Section contents generation
Added: Filename magic words
Added: All preferences are now saved between sessions
Version 1.9.0
- Rebuilt with WPF using the MVVM pattern
- Added: Load Order section
- Changed: Moved Custom Sections to its own tab
- Changed: Improved UI
- Many other improvements and tweaks
- Issues: Preferences are not currently saved
Version 1.0.0pre
Added preview tab
Added up and down arrow hotkeys for moving the order of readme sections
Large refactor of the code
Version 0.9.6.1
Removed "Needs a clean save" checkbox
Fixed predefined permissions text appearing in extra permissions text area
Fixed title separator preference not being saved
Fixed data being leftover from a previously loaded readme
Version 0.9.1
Added: Saving and loading in the .esr format.
Added: A folder browser for selecting default saving and generating paths.
Version 0.7.4.5
Fixed issue where text from deleted sections remained
Fixed issue where deleted sections where still being written to the readme
Fixed issue where 'EMPTY STRING' would appear in the text box when a new custom section was created
Version 0.7.4.2
Fixed: crash when clicking the Delete button with nothing selected
Version 0.7.4
Added: checkbox to enable and disable the extra permissions box.
Added: status bar that informs the user where the readme has been generated, and if there are any errors.
Added: custom sections.
Added: checks for name, version, author, and title version fields. If these are empty the readme will not generated.
Added: can now change the file name of the generated readme. Available magic cards are: %Name, %Version, and %Author.
Added: Can now change the default generation and saving paths.
Added: Can toggle whether to create a new directory or not. Used for when the default gen or save directories don't currently exist.
If a directory does not exist, and creating a new directory is unchecked, then the readme will be generated in the fallback directory of My Documents.
Added: all preferences will now persist across sessions.
Removed: readme generation dialog.
Removed: readme saving dialog (you couldn't access it, but it was there).
Code: A lot of Readme object restructuring, including the addition of the ReadmeSection object.