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SpellEditor Change History and Updates


Updating the Evaluation Version

If you are currently using an older evaluation version of SpellEditor, uninstall it and download the latest evaluation version.   The update programs described here will not work for you.


Updating the Retail Version

If you have a retail version of SpellEditor and wish to update to the latest version, download UpgradeSpellEditor.exe

This program must be run only on development machines.  Running this program on an end-user machine is considered a license violation.


Updating to the UK Version

If you have a retail version of SpellEditor and wish to update your SpellEditor control to use the latest version of the British English dictionary, download BritishSpellEditor.exe

This program must be run only on development machines.  Running this program on an end-user machine is considered a license violation.


SpellEditor Revision History

Version 5.0a
  • Fixed bug with line indentation during RTF->HTML
Version 5.0
  • Fixed bug where some save types weren't allowed when SpellEditor running in a web page
  • Fixed bug where you couldn't set FileName property to "" when running in a web page
  • Fixed bug where during HTML->RTF images weren't converted over
  • Fixed bug with RTF->HTML not returning anything on machines with IE7 installed
  • Fixed bug with bad formatting of bullet points in RTF->HTML conversion
  • Fixed bug with security message showing up during HTML->RTF conversion
  • Added GetPrintHeadersAndFooters method
  • Added LoadAutoTypeFromFile method
  • Added SaveAutoTypeToFile method
  • Added AddPopupMenuItem method
  • Added PopupMenuEvent event
  • Added MergeWithXML method
  • Added MergeFieldCalcForXML event
Version 4.0
  • Added ability to open and save MS Word documents (if MS Word is installed)
  • Added PrintSelectionToNamedPrinter method
  • Added SpellCheckCancelled event
  • Added AllowPopupMenu property (def. to true) - allows the pop-up menu
  • Added Custom Dictionary Compiler
  • Added Medical Words compiled dictionary (CCD file)
  • Added LoadCCD method
  • Added GetDocumentInfo method
  • Added MergeWithRecordset method
  • Added Merge event
  • Added MergeFieldCalc event
  • Added MergeFieldStart property
  • Added MergeFieldEnd property
  • Added SelNumberingStart property
  • Added ASP.NET example code
  • Added support for drag and drop of ICO, WMF, EMF, CUR files
  • Improved generation of suggestions for misspellings (also using custom words with odd capitalizations)
  • Improved ease of deployment - ChadoSpell.dll can now be in the same folder as ChadoSpellEditor.ocx (instead of Windows folder)
  • Changed ShowPrintPreview so it raises an error if no printer installed (rather than Msgbox)
  • Changed so that when setting SelText, the current selection automatically moves after the text (matches MS RTF box behavior)
  • Changed default setting for DragDropBehavior property to seInsertFileContents
  • Changed maximum length of AutoType keywords from 16 to 40
  • Now including TLBINF32.DLL with distribution, for Functionality Tester (comes with VS6, may not be there for others)
  • Fixed bug with Find method ignoring the nEnd parameter
  • Fixed bug with being unable to set Text or TextRTF property if some of the text was protected
  • Fixed bug with not filtering out Ctrl-B, Ctrl-I, Ctrl-U when ReadOnly = true
  • Fixed bug with images not properly converting from RTF to HTML
  • Fixed bug with initial font not properly converting at times from RTF to HTML
  • Fixed bug with Autotype differentiating between normal numeric keys and keypad keys - now treated the same
  • Fixed bug with Page Setup screen not retaining/using proper paper selection
  • Fixed bug with page breaks malfunctioning when document font size was changed
Version 3.2
  • Added InsertImagesAsObjects property (def: false)
  • Added NumPrintablePages property (read only) that returns the number of printable pages for the document
  • Added InsertImageFName for faster, smaller results when inserting images. Drag & drop and Insert Object now use this for JPG, BMP and GIF
  • Added InitialPageNumber property (def: 1)
  • Added AllowPaste property (def: true)
  • Improved conversion of HTML->RTF embedded images
  • Fixed bug when inserting text, RTF or HTML via the Insert Object toolbutton
  • Fixed bug with shift key not being ignored during AutoType matching
  • Fixed bug with OLEObject, OLEObjectInsert, Find, ReplaceAll, SelectionIntoLink methods so control can work in .NET v1.1 SP1
  • Fixed bug with drag and drop not being positioned within the document correctly
  • Fixed bug with print preview sometimes having text run off the bottom
  • Fixed bug with setting keyascii to 0 in KeyPress event
  • Fixed bug with KeyPress not firing for the enter key (CR)
  • Fixed bug with KeyDown(0,0) firing after the normal KeyDown event when hitting CR
  • Fixed bug with KeyUp(0,0) firing after the normal KeyUp event when hitting CR
  • Fixed bug with toolbars not being visually disabled when control was disabled
  • Fixed bug with certain toolbuttons not being disabled if ReadOnly = true
  • Fixed bug with undo and redo toolbuttons not redrawn after call to ClearUndoBuffer
  • Fixed bug with Redo keyboard key not working
  • Fixed bug with Redo toolbutton not working
  • Fixed bug with error dialog appearing when attempting to print certain documents
  • Fixed bug when saving as text - RTF was being saved instead
  • Fixed bug with bullet toolbutton not updating when moving into/out of bulletted text
  • Fixed bug with bullet toolbutton not displaying proper state when clicking on it repeatedly
  • Fixed bug with Print Preview not redrawing image when window is resized
  • Fixed bug in OLEObject.GetVerbs
  • Fixed bug with loading words from length 21 to 32 in initialization
  • Changed AutoType Manager so clicking on listbox brings up selected item, to allow editing
  • Changed wording on ATM to "Add" (from "Add Pair"), and "Use Copied Text" (from "Paste from Clipboard")
Version 3.1a
  • Fixed bug with dialog-based corrections failing in certain situations
  • Fixed bug with hyperlinks not working under Win XP SP1
  • Fixed bug with AutoType Manager not displaying when invoked from IE
Version 3.1
  • Added HTMLImgDir property
  • Added ShowHTMLinDlgs property
  • Added SetInitialFolders method
  • Added AddCustomTBStdPic method
  • Added ToolBarLayout property
  • Added FontbarLayout property
  • Added SaveAutoTypeToReg method
  • Added LoadAutoTypeFromReg method
  • Added ShowAutoTypeDialog method
  • Added GetAutoTypePair method
  • Added ClearAutoTypePairs method
  • Added recognition of F1-F12 to AutoType
  • Added SelStart, SelLength, SelRTF properties to match VB.
  • Added FontName, FontSize properties
  • Added PrintTBShowsDlg property
  • Improved performance when IgnoreCase = true
  • Improved resource usage and startup speed
  • Improved display and use of tables under WinXP service pack 1
  • Improved speed of retrieving Text property, primarily because VFP gets it after each keystroke
  • Changed AutoType so keystrings that don't end with a function key require a blank or punctuation to activate
  • Changed bullet toolbutton to cycle through no-bullets/bullets/numbered-bullets/lettered-bullets/roman-bullets
  • Changed open/save toolbuttons, OpenDocument and SaveDocument to handle HTML files.
  • Changed nag so it auto goes away, and is less frequent
  • Fixed bug with VFP focus issues
  • Fixed a couple of bugs with TIMI example, changed to a new toolbar layout
  • Fixed bug with loss of focus when changing ruler indents
  • Fixed bug with changing printer orientation in Print Preview
  • Fixed bug with Font dropdowns not updating when loading new document or setting TextRTF or Text
  • Fixed bug with Text property returning LF after each CR
  • Fixed bug with SelTextRTF returning "\uc1d" instead of "\uc1" tag - caused an extra "d" in the text
  • Fixed bug with sporadic HTML->RTF conversions failures
  • Fixed bug with sporadic RTF->HTML conversions failures
  • Fixed bug with drawing behind the option buttons in the Find, Page Setup dialogs with XP themes
  • Fixed bug with invalid path in custom dictionary file name - now uses same file name under Windows folder
  • Fixed bug with tooltips sometimes not showing for toolbars
  • Fixed bug with toolbar sometimes not drawing properly after a resize of the control
  • Fixed bug with drag and drop of RTF and HTML documents
  • Fixed bug with drag and drop of folders (not allowed)
Version 3.0
  • Increased dictionary to 134,000 words
  • Added ShowRuler
  • Added TextHTML, SelTextHTML, and SelectedTextHTML for HTML<=>RTF conversions
  • Added ProtectedTextChange event that fires when protected text is modified
  • Added MoveCaretToStart, MoveCaretToEnd
  • Added ShowTheCaret, HideTheCaret
  • Added ShowPrintPreview
  • Added GetPrintMarginsInTwips
  • Added ShowPageSetup
  • Added ShowPrintDialog
  • Added InsertPageBreak
  • Added SetPrintHeadersAndFootersStyle
  • Added GetZoomLevel, SetZoomLevel
  • Added Text property to match VB, allow design-time setting
  • Added Font property to match VB, allow design-time setting
  • Added SelectAll, SelectNone
  • Added SelBold, SelItalic, SelUnderline, SelStrikethru, SelFontName SelFontSize, SelColor, SelBullet, SelAlignment, SelCharOffset SelProtected, SelNumberingStyle, SelBackColor, SelIndent, SelRightIndent, SelHangingIndent
  • Added SelText, SelTextRTF as dups of SelectedText, SelectedTextRTF
  • Fixed bug with design time appearance in VFP/Access under WinXP
  • Fixed bug with fontbar updating even for protected or readonly
  • Fixed intermittant bug with changing font name via dropdown
  • Fixed problem with flashing when dbl-clicking on toolbars
  • Fixed sporadic problem with open doc not working
  • Fixed sporadic problem with save doc not working
  • Fixed extra "\par" at the end of the TextRTF property
  • Fixed crash when dragging and dropping a chunk of text
  • Fixed opening document size limit of 64K when MaxLength = 0
  • Toolbar print button now prints with the default settings
  • Changed the licensing approach - LicenseKey is no longer needed
  • Improved speed of loading custom dictionaries
  • Now autoconverting right quote to standard single quote char
Version 2.0
  • Added AllowTabChar, AllowReturnChar properties
  • Added SetPrintHeadersAndFooters function
  • Added SetPrintMarginsInTwips method
  • Added AddAutoTypePair method
  • Added AddCustomToolbuttonFname method
  • Change PrintSelection to print entire doc if no selection
  • Fixed print dialog problems (which pages to print)
  • Reduced runtime dependencies
  • Increased overall speed, especially for Passive Checking
  • Fixed problems with cursor and backspace keys in Access, VFP
  • Fixed raising of errors
  • Corrected SetSelection, so it takes the same value ranges as GetSelection
  • FocusLoss is no longer raised if focus is switched to fontbar or toolbar
  • Fixed problems with focus switching
  • Fixed Find behavior forgetting current position
  • Improved suggestion generation
  • Extended base dictionary
  • Status bar color is now correct for WinXP
  • Protected text now no longer can be modified
Version 1.2
  • Fixed problem with double and 1-1/2 spacing not saving properly
  • Fixed delete key not working under Access
  • Fixed CheckSpellingNow when changing words
  • Fixed tabbing problems
  • Fixed display of embedded OLE objects (including pictures) in saved docs
  • Fixed drag/drop icon so it's based on DragDropBehavior
  • Now allowing user to click Insert Object in web pages
  • Drag and drop now allowed in web pages
Version 1.1
  • Fixed crash problem after program termination on Windows 2000
  • Fixed DragDropBehavior property problem
  • Fixed toolbar display problems, usually under Windows 2000
  • Fixed demo program
  • Added ToolbuttonVisible property
  • Added OLEObjectRemove method
  • Added ClearUndoBuffer method
  • Changed OpenDocument so it asks if the current doc should be saved, if needed
  • Undo buffer is now cleared when a document is opened
Version 1.0
  • Initial release