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BOSS Userlist Manager Version History
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13 Jan 2016 v6.8.2
- Fix: Compatibility fix for BOSS v2.3.1

14 Nov 2015 v6.8.1
- Fix: Changed the compile option to "Prefer 32-bit" so it will run under the Mod Organiser

03 Nov 2015 v6.8
- New: Added Disable Rule to Rules menu to allow rules to be retained when you want to disable them
- New: Settings updated to allow the colour of Disabled Rules to be specified
- New: Upgraded to use Microsoft .Net Framework version 4.5 for resiliency and performance
- Fix: Userlist Move To context menu item now works correctly
- Misc: Updated to use latest version of UtilityLib.dll, which has a number of enhancements
- Help: Updated to reflect addition of Disable Rule

26 Apr 2014 v6.7.2
- Fix: Use first message keyword for multi-line messages (prevent REPLACE being changed to APPPEND)

19 Apr 2014 v6.7.1
- Fix: Prevent BOSS being run while selected game is still being initialised
- UI: Added FAQ item to Help menu
- Help: Updated FAQ to show how to specify an unrecognised mod as the Sort Object

03 Mar 2014 v6.7
- Fix: Support added for BOSS v2.2 Masterlist

28 Feb 2014 v6.6.5
- UI: Current Game name shown in BOSS Userlist Manager window title bar
- Fix: Prevent crash if BOSS.exe is not present at the location defined in Settings

29 Sep 2013 v6.6.4
- Fix: Override or For rules created from a selected Masterlist plugin are not highlighted
- Fix: Not scrolling to created Override and For rules when the new rule is not visible in the list
- Fix: Not scrolling to new Categories when the new category is not visible in the list

15 Sep 2013 v6.6.3
- Fix: Valid path characters not accepted in Settings path specifications
- Fix: Check for availability of a newer version of BUM was not working due to Nexus site changes

13 Jul 2013 v6.6.2
- Masterlist keyword definitions removed from User.Config to allow updates without user intervention
- Fixed ELSE keyword processing
- Include Masterlist message lines associated with conditional mod statements
- Cosmetic tweak to progress bar

06 Jul 2013 v6.6.1
- Display the selected Masterlist Plugin in the Masterlist Information area
- Copy plugin button added as an additional way to define a Rule's Sort Object
- Installed Plugins menu and toolbar text changes when you toggle between Installed and Masterlist
- Help updated to reflect the changes that have been made
- Changed the default Inactive selection colour. Existing users will need to use Settings to Reset
the "Inactive selection colour" to the new default.

26 Jun 2013 v6.6
- Horizontal scrollbar on the Userlist and Masterlist suppressed by default
- In-place-tooltip used to display Userlist and Masterlist text that exceeds the width of the column
- Settings updated to allow the Horizontal scrollbar to be used on the Userlist and Masterlist
- About dialogue revamped and now includes Utility Library version information
- Help updated to reflect the change to Settings
- Fixed having to click Installed Mods twice after running BOSS
- Incorrect font was being used for the Masterlist under certain conditions
- Fixed Utility Library not being replaced by Setup when upgrading from certain earlier versions
- Updated version of the UtilityLib.dll, which contains some fixes and support for the new features

15 Jun 2013 v6.5
- Installed mods in the Masterlist are highlighted (shown in Bold typeface)
- New feature that allows you to display a list of your installed mods
- Command line specification of which Game is to be processed (useful for Wrye Bash shortcuts)
- Additional Settings options have been added
- Default changed to "Check for Unrecognised mods after running BOSS" (used to be OFF by default)
- Getting Started added to Help menu
- Exit moved from Options menu to Games menu
- The toolbar item tooltips are only displayed when there is no text below the tool image
- Masterlist processing performance improvements
- Better handling of large font sizes in Settings dialogue, which can now be resized
- Settings Import and Reset options will only be applied if Save is pressed
- Settings automatically migrated from the previous version of BUM that was installed
- Wrye Bash v295 compatibility mode no longer applied for Skyrim
- Treat Masterlist lines beginning with ">>>" or "<<<" as comments
- Accommodate some of the more obvious Masterlist typos that show up as mods
- Help updated to reflect changes and additions that have been made.
- Corrected various Masterlist parsing anomalies causing incorrect entries to be displayed

03 Jun 2013 v6.4.14
- Fixed BUM erroneously detecting an unrecognised mod as being present in the Masterlist
- Updated to use latest version of UtilityLib.dll, which includes stability fixes and new functions
- Corrections to Settings layout when very large font sizes are specified
- Prevent horizontal scrollbar being displayed unnecessarily (noticeable when running Windows 8)
- Reduced Masterlist flickering during initial load

13 Apr 2013 v6.4.13
- Settings Export/Import will default to the C drive if the system Documents folder has been removed
- Improved automatic scrolling so that it shows entries at the bottom of the Userlist and Masterlist
- If Wrye Bash v295 Compatibility Mode is cleared, the BOSS compatibility folder is now removed for
all configured games rather than only the active Game
- Installation options to start BUM or Help Topics removed for technical reasons

07 Apr 2013 v6.4.12
- Produce warning messages for BOSS Masterlist Syntax errors instead of crashing
- Reset now restores default value for "Check for Unrecognised mods after running BOSS"
- Reset now restores default value for "Correct the case (upper/lower) of file names in Plugins.txt"

28 Mar 2013 v6.4.11
- Additional checks to prevent rare program crash
- Corrected syntax for Dirty mod information message

12 Feb 2013 v6.4.10
- Process conditional REGEX statements (prevents mods being erroneously shown as undefined)

14 Dec 2012 v6.4.9
- New version detection fixed (stopped working due to Nexus URL changes)
- Prevent crash reloading Userlist with the last rule selected when rules have been generated

24 Nov 2012 v6.4.8
- Prevent crash when unmarking mod
- Use SAY for dirty mod information comment

02 Oct 2012 v6.4.7
- Prevent crash after running BOSS from the BOSS Userlist Manager under certain circumstances
- Generated Bash Tag for Sensual Walks mods now uses MF2.3 syntax
- Compatibility folder is deleted when you turn off Compatibility Mode

22 Aug 2012 v6.4.6
- Corrected erroneous REGEX evaluation being performed
- Amended the way REGEX statements are evaluated to avoid anomalies.

21 Aug 2012 v6.4.5
- Fixed bug that was causing REGEX statements from the previously selected game to be processed
- Process Masterfile Format 2.3 conditional statements correctly
- Recommendation: Use Notepad to change your Userlist Rules to BOSS MF2.3 formats (eg % becomes TAG:)

03 Aug 2012 v6.4.3
- Correct problem resulting in Skyrim Official ESMs not being processed correctly.

29 Jun 2012 v6.4.2
- Prevent possible crash when nothing is selected in the Userlist and you select a different Game
- Prevent crash when nothing is selected in the Masterlist and you make a Userlist selection.

15 Jun 2012 v6.4.1
- Prevent crash when deleting the last rule in the Userlist
- Prevent occasional crash or hang when switching games

02 Jun 2012 v6.4
- Process Masterlist ERROR tag correctly
- Make selected items in the Userlist and Masterlist easier to see when the list does not have focus
(such as when using Find)

25 May 2012 v6.3.2
- Prevent crash caused by an ADD rule without a Sort Keyword (result of manually editing the Userlist)

10 May 2012 v6.3.1
- Correct a problem with conditional REGEX statements causing BUM to crash
- Help: Fixed some typos, missing words and included some minor refinements.

09 May 2012 v6.3
- Ensures the correct character case is used in Plugins.txt after BOSS has been run (via BUM).
This is controlled by an option on the Game Configuration page in Settings and is OFF by default.
- Settings: The BOSS.exe path is cleared if the Masterlist and Mod directories have not been entered.
- Help: Updated to reflect the new Settings Game Configuration option.

06 May 2012 v6.2.2
- Help: FAQ browser problem updated with additional solution option.
- Help: Getting Started has been restructured and includes a "Creating Rules" mini-tutorial.

28 Apr 2012 v6.2.1
- Option added to Settings to control how BOSS is started by BUM (implemented to address problems with
IE being used instead of the default browser when displaying the BOSS log - only for some people)
- Settings dialogue displays a scrollbar if required to accommodate large font sizes
- Stopped the Quick Access Toolbar briefly showing as a white area on startup
- Make the background colour of the Quick Access Toolbar in Windows XP the same as Windows 7
- Help: Settings and FAQ updated to reflect default browser changes.

25 Apr 2012 v6.2
- Main menu revised to be more compliant with UI standards
- Quick Access Toolbar added to retain single click use of common operations
- A range of changes to the user interface to provide better handling for non-standard DPI settings
and use of large font sizes
- Performs a check when running BOSS to ensure that the dummy BOSS.exe created for Compatibility Mode
is not being executed
- Prevent the "Generated Rules" category from being deleted (was causing BUM to crash)
- Remember Window position and size now works
- The way BOSS is executed and its log file is displayed has been changed to try and ensure that the
default browser is used
- Pressing Cancel from the Settings dialogue retains the tick next to the currently selected Game
- Help: Restructured and updated to reflect user interface changes
- Help: FAQ added to document some of the commonly asked questions
- Help: Credits updated to thank Chevenga for his usability and accessibility contributions.

16 Apr 2012 v6.1.7
- Corrected /* .... */ comment line processing
- Repackaged common libraries as DLLs.

12 Apr 2012 v6.1.6
- Corrected REGEX evaluation that caused some mods in the Masterlist to be shown as undefined
- Compatibility Mode ON will be displayed in the Status Bar when a Userlist is loaded or reloaded
- Added What's New option to the Help menu
- Help: A few minor updates.

09 Apr 2012 v6.1.5
- New compatibility Setting that allows you to use Wrye Bash v295 with BOSS 2.x
Refer to the Help Settings section for details on how this works.
- Now defaults to the system font and size to accommodate Windows XP
- Only display the "new version available" link on the Menu when there is a later version (rather
than a different one)
- The Rule Edit Area selection box text is not highlighted when you make changes to font preferences
- Help menu revised to include menu options for Help, Version History and About BOSS Userlist Manager
- Help: Converted to a Compiled HTML Help File (CHM)
- Help: Updated to correct minor typos
- Installer: Provides pre-installation information as part of the installation process
- Installer: Removes earlier versions of the BOSS Userlist Manager as part of the install process
- Installer: Provides additional options to be performed (such as starting the BOSS Userlist Manager)

04 Apr 2012 v6.1.4
- Fixed problem with only one game installed in conjunction with a manual installation of BOSS
- Included check to detect an empty or corrupted Masterlist.txt file
- Additional check added to auto-detection to avoid empty entries in your Game definition settings
- Mods Directory error message updated to provide additional information and no longer references MO.
- Settings performs additional checks to ensure that Game definition information is complete.
- Settings restores Game definition information when the Cancel is pressed.
- More comprehensive Game definition checks performed when starting BUM.
- Help updated to include information on Conditional and REGEX Masterlist entries
- Technical Information section added to Help, which includes descriptions of command line parameters

01 Apr 2012 v6.1.3
- Corrected a bug which stopped BUM working when it was installed in the same folder as BOSS.
This fix MAY resolve problems when running BUM through MO.
- Removed case sensitive checks.
- Conditional REGEX statements are now supported.

31 Mar 2012 v6.1.2
- BUM selects the first Invalid Rule after loading the Userlist
- The BOSS processing window is displayed when you run BOSS so that any BOSS prompts can be answered
(was causing BUM to hang when BOSS is waiting for a response)
- Problem usually caused by running BUM under MO is now trapped and an error message displayed

25 Mar 2012 v6.1.1
- Target platform changed to x86 for Mod Organizer compatibility
- Corrected Masterlist REGEX statement syntax processing, which could cause BUM to error
- Ensure that all Masterlist IF statements are correctly recognised as Message Lines.

24 Mar 2012 v6.1
- Debug mode introduced to help track down hang problem (see ReadMe for details on how to enable)
- Evaluation of Masterlist REGEX commands changed to return the same results as BOSS
- The list of Masterlist entries now includes items that have been matched to REGEX statements.
This allows rules to be created for Plugins specified by REGEX statements.
- You can use conditional Plugin definitions (IF/IFNOT MOD:) as the Sort Object and create OVERRIDE
or FOR rules
- Find Next now scrolls correctly to the found item at the bottom of a displayed list
- Redundant Rule and Unrecognised Mod counts are now reset after your Userlist has been saved.

20 Mar 2012 v6.0.2
- Answering No to Settings Reset returns to the Settings dialogue rather than the main BUM window
- Corrected start-up directory for BOSS v2.0 (prevented the Userlist being processed by BOSS)

18 Mar 2012 v6.0.1
- Fixed Settings bug that prevented paths from being defined manually

17 Mar 2012 v6.0
- Complete re-design and re-write
- New user interface
- Ready for BOSS v2.0
- Masterlist plugins defined using IF and IFNOT statements now processed correctly
- Find Rules and Plugins treat what you type as a mask so that all occurrences are located
- Use of colours to highlight certain Rules and Masterlist entries (configurable through Settings)
- Posting information about mods has been simplified and the layout for the Forum post extensively revised
- Help documentation extensively revised and updated
- Many other things that I can no longer remember.

10 December v2.3.1
- Fixed a bug introduced in v2.3 that stopped unkbown mods being added to the Userlist automatically

09 December v2.3
- Implemented support for BOSS's REGEX statement
Stops mods being reported as unknown when they are defined in the Masterlist (using REGEX)
- When you switch games you are prompted to save your Userlist if any changes have been made

26 November v2.2.2
- BUM Icon replaced with something that should not offend anyone

16 November v2.2.1
- Enabled Skyrim button in Settings (an embarrassing oversight on my part)

16 November v2.2
- Added support for Skyrim
- Support for BOSS's new DISABLE command
- Minor changes to the Help to reflect the addition of Skyrim support

19 October v2.1.4
- Displays an error message when you specify the rule mod as the sort mod

28 September v2.1.3
- Checks whether the masterlist location is valid when switching games via the dropdown menu (allows
for users renaming or removing the masterlist while BUM is running)
- Fix to prevent error message being displayed on starting BUM (only one report of this problem)

22 September v2.1.2
- Corrects Group Override processing which was causing an erroneous rule validation message
- Does not display BOSS Command Window when running BOSS
- Some minor updates and corrections to the Help documentation

27 Aug 2011 v2.1.1
- Corrects Masterlist Revision information display (a really stupid mistake on my part)

27 Aug 2011 v2.1
- You can now use BUM with Oblivion, Nehrim, Fallout3 and FalloutNV
- You can switch between these games from the main menu or via a parameter on the start-up line
- Settings has been updated to allow you to specify the Masterlist location for the additional games
- The IF statement option for Dirty Mod information has been removed (will not be supported by BOSS)
- The Userlist is reloaded when the Masterlist location is changed
- Corrected an issue with Category and Group lists after running BOSS from BUM
- Help updated to reflect the changes and includes some additional information start up parameters

18 Aug 2011 v2.0.2
- Added a Check for Rule changes before running BOSS (can prevent BOSS Rule errors being detected)
- New Setting to specify whether to save Rules without prompting before starting BOSS
- New Setting that allows you to control whether Tool Tips are displayed or not
- Fixed a problem with Rule message changes not been applied (edit a message followed by clicking
one of the menu buttons)
- Stopped Rule message text being selected after Run BOSS is clicked or Settings saved
- Your original Userlist and Masterlist selections will be preserved after saving Settings
- Some updated screenshots, additions and rewording in the Help documentation
- A number of miscellaneous cosmetic changes
- Restrict checksum values to 8 digits
- Treats ESPs that start with "Bashed Patch," as recognised mods
- Ignores REGEX: lines in the masterlist
- Prevent category dropdown list being duplicated when reloading the Userlist
- Changed the Userlist and Masterlist text selection colour to a lighter blue.

13 Aug 2011 v2.0.1
- Corrected some typos in the Help and updated the Settings screenshot
- Added a new Help section: "Using the List Item Height and Menu Font Size Controls"
- Removed blank line from Run BOSS tooltip
- Added new settings to allow you to change the font size and list item height
This feature is intended for people using a DPI setting that is more than 100%
- Changed the default item height to prevent the bottom of characters being truncated in the Rule and
Masterlist lists (Recommendation: Use Settings to check that the new value is right for your system)

11 Aug 2011 v2.0
- No longer requires Microsoft Word
- Interface completely redsigned
- Tells you when your Userlist rule contains any omissions or errors without needing run BOSS to find out
- Does not use the BOSS Log for any information
- Provides an option to change reduncdant ADD rules to an OVERRIDE
- Provides an easy way to capture Dirty mod information for reporting on the BOSS forum
- Provides an easy way to post your unrecognised mods on the BOSS forum
- Other changes that I can't remember

03 Aug 2011 v1.2.5
- Fixed empty message lines (erroneous line return and setting the Message Keyword to APPEND)
- Fix to prevent IFNOT commands being treated as mods
- Fix to prevent DIRTY commands being teated as mods

08 Jul 2011 v1.2.4
- Changed the way BUM gets unrecognised mods from the BOSS Log to support Japanese environments
- Changes to try and deal with some anomalies on Japanese environments
- Prevent crash if Userlist has blank lines at the end of the file
- Prevent hang if Userlist has blank lines at the beginning of the file
- Prevent crash if Category added when no Userlist mod is selected
- Prevent crash when writing empty Message Lines

07 Jul 2011 v1.2.3
- Fix UTF-8 failure on Japanese Windows System
- IF and IFNOT conditional statements are now included in the Masterlist Mod's Message Lines
- Detection and support of BOSS Message Format 2 Keywords
- Scroll bar generated for Userlist and Masterlist Message lines
- You can use Ctrl-C to copy text selected in the Masterlist Message Line area to the clipboard
- The Update Masterlist option will not be shown if you are using BOSS v1.8 or higher (v1.8 defaults
to always update the Masterlist if a newer version is available)

06 Jul 2011 v1.2.2
- You can now specify whether BOSS should check for an updated Masterlist
- Pre BOSS v1.7 now handled correctly - was not working properly
- Installer: BOSS detection fixes and improved messages for folders not in their default location
- You can now use the mouse to select text in the userlist Find box
- Turned off Auto-Word selection in the various text boxes
- Optimised the UTF-8 BOM handling
- Help document updated to reflect new Masterlist Update option.

05 Jul 2011 v1.2.1
- Corrected the problem where a rule is NOT made inactive when the Sort Object is blank.
- Automated the insertion of a line feed character at the end of the last User Message line, which
could cause the last line to be omitted from your Userlist
- Help updated to include the Find Next button information.
- Userlist text file created using UTF-8 format as suggested by WrinklyNinja
- Fixed crash when Userlist text file is UTF-8 format (Psymon's early crash)
- Added Ghost file detection when reading the Unknowns from the BOSS Log

04 Jul 2011 v1.2
- Implemented Find Next option when using the Find text box for the Userlist or Masterlist
- Fixed broken Masterlist Group dropdown

04 Jul 2011 v1.1.2
- Detect pre-BOSS v1.7 folder and executable locations (caused problems with detecting installed mods
on earlier versions).
- Fix to stop mods containing % signs being dropped from the masterlist
- Fixes and improvements to masterlist handling
- If you have specified an invalid Sort Object, it will NOT be marked as inactive and will be reported
(and skipped) by BOSS. Omitted sort objects will be marked as inactive.

03 Jul 2011 v1.1.1
- Fixed duplication of "BOSS Log unrecognised mods" category, which is not meant to be saved to the
Userlist.txt file.
- Fix to the Forum Post so that it closes the userlist.txt file when it has finished reading it. This
problem caused an error when Apply Changes clicked after a Forum Post has been done.
- Fixed incorrect selection of Group in the Masterlist when specified as the Sort Object.
- Corrected an issue with reading Userlist lines containing one or more space characters - caused BUM
to error.

03 Jul 2011 v1.1
- Fixed test for Sort Object existence in the Masterlist or Userlist to stop BUM reporting that it
was not present in either list
- Added a "Forum Post" button to make it very easy to post your Userlist.txt file enclosed in
appropriate tags.
- Changed the security warning screenshots in the Installer document to make it clearer as to where
the message will be displayed
- Updated the help documentation to include new features, Quick Start and Adding BUM to Wrye Bash's
Tool Launchers sections

03 Jul 2011 v1.01
- Corrected Installer problem

03 Jul 2011 v1.0
- Initial release