BatteryBar versions

v3.5 [Sep 29, 2011]
- NEW: Added in-memory debug log to improve ability to diagnose errors
- NEW: Added more information to error dialog when license key validation fails
- NEW: Improved support for offline validation by adding a "Get offline activation code" option in the upgrade window (Note: Offline activations are completed manually)
- NEW: Under certain circumstances, time remaining values may now report "Unknown" instead of "0:00" or nothing (blank)
- NEW: About/Settings/Feedback/Upgrade and other forms can be closed with the ESC key
- NEW: Clicking on BatteryBar now also shows the Discharge Rate in addition to Time Remaining and Percent Remaining
- NEW: The installer is now unicode and includes translations for numerous languages. The installer will detect the current system language and display the text in that language if available
- NEW: Added a check to make sure that the floating toolbar and taskbar toolbar versions don't run at the same time.
- NEW: Added a Windows 7 Small theme
- NEW: FullLifetime and Time Remaining will now use a simple calcuation based on the current discharge rate if no profile data is available
- NEW: Installer checks if the taskbar or floating toolbar is installed and removes it if you're installing the other version
- NEW: About window now shows the serial number and expiration for Pro users
- CHG: Improved time remaining estimates in certain circumstances, including when the battery is below the Soft Minimum level.
- CHG: Reduced the frequency of saving battery profile data and settings to the disk
- CHG (Pro): The status popup now shows "BatteryBar 3.5.1" like it used to in previous versions. A new setting allows you to show the battery ID in the status popup. This change is due to the fact that the battery ID is really only useful for dual-battery systems.
- CHG: When looking at battery charging profile, the legend will say "Time to full charge"
- CHG: The "Alternate Time and Percent" setting now rotates the display through all the selected display options.
- CHG: Removed "Show Time Remaining on Startup" due to change in information display setting. The software will now resume showing the last shown information.
- CHG: Battery Profile Graph now uses default system font to display the graph labels. Some systems had problems displaying Arial Regular font.
- CHG: Edited most themes to allow the use of the default font specified in the Preferences window. Certain themes override that preference.
- CHG: For dual battery systems, BatteryBar will report the raw time remaining value for batteries that don't have any profile data
- CHG: Installer now restarts explorer during upgrades so that reboots aren't required after an upgrade.
- CHG: Adjusted the default theme to add more space between the top and bottom of the theme and the taskbar.
- FIX: Improved the "Hide BatteryBar when battery is full" feature
- FIX: Don't delete the battery status log when sending a feedback report if the user has the Log Battery Data option turned on
- FIX (Pro): Fixed an issue when "Use Statistical Time Remaining" option is disabled
- FIX: (Dis)charge Rate estimation is working again (It was broken in 3.5.0) for those with batteries that don't report the rate (like HP).
- FIX: The setting to remember the last shown text on the toolbar (percent, time remaining, etc) is now saved properly.
- FIX: A few fixes for rare defects
- FIX: Added error handling when checking the current power scheme
- FIX: Added error handling when checking the size and location of the taskbar
- FIX: Fixed error with floating toolbar refreshing
- Updated language: et.xml
- FIX: If the taskbar is set to auto-hide, the popup status will popup above or next to the taskbar
- FIX: When a power state change is detected (new battery, add/remove external power), the battery status is immediately queried. This fixes a regression introduced in 3.4.2.
- FIX: Improved error handling when saving settings and profile XML files
- FIX (Pro): Fixed a few minor issues with the Battery Profile Graph feature
- FIX: Installer now waits for the taskbar restart to complete before attempting to turn on the toolbar
- FIX: Resolved error in Preferences window when trying to select a custom sound if .NET Framework 2.0 SP1 wasn't installed
- FIX: Status popup will show simple time remaining if no profile data is available
- FIX: BatteryBar toolbar will no longer cause the XP classic taskbar to be bigger than normal
- FIX: Adjustments to the installer to fix installation hangs
- FIX: Prefereces - Low Minutes would always show 30 even if you set a lower value
- FIX: Fixed an issue where the Trial Expired message would appear more than once.
- FIX: Time remaining will now show 0 minutes remaining when below the Soft Minimum value.