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Changes for v3.27 - v3.28

Password Safe 3.28 Release Notes - February 2012
This note describe the new features, fixed bugs and known problems with the latest versions of Password Safe. For a short description of Password Safe, please see the accompanying README.txt file. For more information on the product and the project, please visit http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net. Details about changes to older releases may be found in the file ChangeLog.txt.
New Features for 3.28
[3468289] The passwords in the Password History and in the List view now displayed with the specified Password Font. In addition, you can now zoom in and out of the Notes field, for easy reading of texts.
[3455436] The password history can now be deleted for all existing entries in a database at once (optionally including Protected Entries).
[3421963] Multiple Password Policies can now be defined, managed and selected in entries to generate passwords.
[] Partial support for Czech has been added, thanks to butchtik.
Changes to Existing Features in 3.28
[3445820] The Edit menu item and entry right-click context menu item "Copy Run Command to Clipboard" will now substitute any variables within the command. This can be disabled by holding down the Ctrl key when selecting these menu items. (Note that the standard menu shortcut can't be used to disable, as the Ctrl key may be used to select a different menu item/command.)
[] As mentioned in the V3.26 release, the XML representation of date/time fields, are now in the W3C dateTime standard format instead of PasswordSafe's. This release no longer supports import of XML files with date time fields in the old PasswordSafe's format. See the online Help (the XML section of "Import Password Entries") if you need to manually convert old XML files.
[] After closing the current database, on opening another, PasswordSafe will first attempt to access the directory of the last opened database in order to allow the user to start browsing for their intended database. If this directory is not available, PasswordSafe will open the default "My Safes" directory as it did prior to this change.
[] Databases are now always validated when opened. The Manage->Validate menu item has therefore been removed.
[] The default backup policy has been changed to save the last three versions of the database, instead of one.
[] The graphic symbols for entries, groups, etc. have been redone, as most displays now support more than 256 colors.
Bugs fixed in 3.28
[3486960] Rename of a group is now complete even if a filter is active.
[3486959] PasswordSafe no longer crashes when returning to edit after lock.
[3468853] The number of saved passwords can be changed and after the user presses Apply they will no longer be warned that the entry has been changed when pressing Cancel.
[3462520] A password entry's expiry time in days now correctly reflects the
expiration date for non-recurring expiration.
[3440318] Filters can now be cleared by double-clicking on the filter indicator in the status bar. Also, Filter Menu correctly changed when a filter is active.
[3435869] '-g config_file' option now accepts a non-existing file, creating it after notfying the user.
[3430196] Buttons in the Options property pages now retain the user's Windows theme.
[] Fix inability to copy entries to the original database in the Compare database results dialog.
[] Thanks to Jon F. for proofreading the online help.

Changes for v3.26 - v3.27

[3367590] User can now add a database name and description via the Properties diaolg.
[3349458] Allow filters to match on rules based on the password's length.
[3316779] Shift + "left mouse button 'Double-Click'" now configurable for user. Default is copy the username to the clipboard.
[] Preferences stored in the database are shown in blue in the Options dialogs.

Changes for v3.25 - v3.26

New Features for 3.26
=====================
[3288341] Autotype has been added to the DragBar. Drag the image to an input area on another Window (e.g., Browser) and PasswordSafe will begin Autotype from there.
[3286721] User can now toggle between read-only and read-write modes via a menu item or by double-clicking on the current R-O or R/W indicator in the Status Bar.
[3203152] The displayed language can now be changed via the new Manage->Change Language menu.
[3065111] Add/Edit now displays both the Application's (PasswordSafe) and the current database's default Autotype string (if set via Manage->Options).
[2964804, 1855389] The user can specify the list of symbols valid for password generation, and can override this for any particular entry (except when EasyVision or Pronounceable passwords are chosen).
[1831893, 1471134] Added Autotype code "\s" to send "Shift+Tab" (back tab).
[] Allow user to control copying of the password to clipboard when performing "Browse to URL" via an option in Options->Security. This is a database option i.e., you can have different setting for different databases.
[] Support importing of TXT, CSV files and XML exported from KeePass V1 and KeePass V2 XML files. Note that KeePass V2's export in the V1 format is does not conform to their own format as specified by their V1 product and can not be imported. Please review our Help file for the settings in KeePass required during their export.
Changes to Existing Features in 3.26
====================================
[] New image on start-up dialog - courtesy of user Prinz_Eugen.
[] Polish installation texts added thanks to Michal Niklas.
[] An entry's password expiry date is set or cleared directly rather than using the Set and Clear buttons after changing values.
[] The default password generation policy is now for 12 character passwords that include symbol characters (previous default was 8, no symbols).
[] Unknown database header fields and unknown entry fields are no longer exported when a database is exported to XML as there is no mechanism to re-check them during import. Exporting to XML and then importing to a new database can be used to remove these unknown fields.
[] Date time fields, when exported to XML, now are in the W3C dateTime standard format instead of PasswordSafe's. This release can import XML files with date time fields in either of these forms. The next release will only be able to process the W3C standard.
[] Fully support importing of TXT files exported from KeePass V1 including the Group Tree structure, URL and date time fields. Please review the online help for more details.
Bugs fixed in 3.26
==================
[3325116] Users can no longer select an entry via the System Tray icon's Recent Entry menu if the display has not been restored after minimize or unlock.
[3306357, 3062632, 2888026] User preference changes are now correctly saved. This includes allowing user to change database preferences when the database is read-only.
[3303018] Filters with quotes in their name are now correctly exported, imported and displayed in the Manage Filters dialog.
[3301904] Export XML, export Text and the export of filters functions now process file names and paths containing non-Latin characters. In addition, missing directories in the specified path are created as neeeded.
[3234204] PasswordSafe no longer exits if the command flag is set to "-s ".
[3088187] The correct entry in List View is now used for Autotype when using the keyboard to select the entry when PasswordSafe first opens.
[] Controls in Edit are now disabled if entry is protected.
[] Compare databases now correctly compares the 'Protect' and password policy 'symbols' fields of entries.

Changes for v3.24.1 - v3.25

Password Safe 3.25 Release Notes - March 2011
=============================================
This note describe the new features, fixed bugs and known problems with the latest versions of Password Safe. For a short description of Password Safe, please see the accompanying README.txt file. For more information on the product and the project, please visit http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net. Details about changes to older releases may be found in the file ChangeLog.txt.
New Features for 3.25
=======================
[] Dutch installation instructions thank to Kees, and a first (incomplete) Dutch translation of the application thank to Bert, Kees and Fred.
[] Korean texts in the application and installer program thanks to Seunggyun.
[] Poserpro has provided Traditional Chinese texts for the installer program.
[] New View menu option: Show entries with Expiry. This is useful for displaying entries with passwords that are expired or about to expire.
Changes to Existing Features in 3.25
======================================
[3171962] The password expiration warning mechanism now checks for expiration daily. The display of expired and almost-expired entries has been redesigned, allowing users to update the entry directly. When an expired password is changed, the expiry date will be cleared unless there is a recurring password expiry interval, in which case a new expiry date will be calculated.
[3131945] Double-clicking on the system tray icon when PasswordSafe is not minimized now brings it to front, instead of minimizing.
[3131935] Rename of an entry or group in the Tree View can now only be performed via the Rename shortcut (default value F2), using the Edit menu or the right-click context menu. Edit in place by double clicking the entry is no longer allowed as, most of the time, this was not the desired action.
[] Filtered views are now updated when an entry's edited, e.g., if an entry is edited such that it no longer satisfies the filter's criteria, it will be removed from the display.
[] The Russian online help has been totally rewritten and updated, thanks to pm_kan.
[] pm_kan has updated the Russian texts.
[] The Spanish texts have been updated thanks to Jose.
[] Karlo has updated the German texts.
[] Francois has updated the French texts.
[] Bjorne has updated the Swedish version.
[] freedoctor has updated the Chinese texts.
Bugs fixed in 3.25
====================
[3194472] Fix new group creation location. When a Group is selected, then selecting 'Add Group' from the Edit menu or from the context menu displayed by right clicking on that Group, the new group will be a child of the selected group. However, when using the context menu displayed on right clicking on 'white space' below the last entry/group displayed, the group will be created at the topmost level.
[3165889] No longer crashes if search starts with Shift-Enter (search backwards).
[3148701] Windows installer will now refuse to install on Win2K, referring user to last supported version on that OS (3.18).
[3115760] Window view is now saved and restored if the user uses the Windows "Show Desktop" feature.
[] No longer crashes when doing an Undo after a Merge.
[] Ensure Undo/Redo honour the changes to the display of the original change.

Changes for v3.24 - v3.24.1

[3132055, 3132347] Fix crash in V3.24

Changes for v3.19 - v3.21

This note describe the new features, fixed bugs and known problems with the latest versions of Password Safe. For a short description of Password Safe, please see the accompanying README.txt file. For more information on the product and the project, please visit http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net. Details about changes to older releases may be found in the file ChangeLog.txt.
New Features for 3.21
[2940756] Add "Apply" button to Edit property pages so that intermediate changes can be saved without closing the Edit property pages.
[2919319] PasswordSafe can now be used as a password generator via the Manage menu.
[2616175] Allows user to retry finding the original database if not successfully found the first time.
[] Undo/Redo of changes to the currently open database. Any change to the database can now be undone and redone, as long as the database is open. This is similar to the undo/redo feature available in most word processors, and is activated the same way (Ctrl-Z for undo, Ctrl-Y for redo, or via the Edit menu).
[] New Synchronize feature (subset of the current Merge function) to allow changes in the fields of entries of two databases to be synchronised. Entries with identical Group names, Titles and User names are compared when syncing. The database selected to be synchronised with the current open database is now always in read-only mode i.e. Synchronisation is uni-directional and only entries in the currently open database can be modified.
Changes to Existing Features in 3.21
[] When comparing databases, the "other" selected database is now always opened in read-only mode.
Bugs fixed in 3.21
[2941828] In Add & Edit, changes to the Password Policy take effect immediately; pressing the Generate button will create a password according to the new policy, without having to save and re-open the entry.
[2940712] Dragging a group now drags along all its descendants.
[2931428] Password history now displayed correctly in View/Edit.
[2918306, 2816066, 2798788, 2446052, 2837591, 2917066, ...] Re-instate AutoType via shortcut and when an entry has been selected via the Find Toolbar.
[2921935] Dragbar now works in List view without needing the mouse to activate.
[2918849] Fixed icon no longer appearing in taskbar when locking due to workstation lock and terminal services running.
[2916338] "Edit Base entry" now works for Alias entries as well as for Shortcuts.
[2913440] Copy/Send Email menu items now correctly activated if email field is set or 'mailto:' used in URL field.
[2912177] Adding Groups via right-click menu now works again under default configuration.
[2894100] PasswordSafe window no longer creeps down the screen if the Windows taskbar is at the top of the screen.
[2818401] AutoType backspace field ('\b') now honoured in both "AutoType" and "Browse To + AutoType" consistently.
[2431438] When unable to find a previous database via the recently opened databases on the File menu and the user is given the option to open a different database or create a new one.
[1751462] After Find Toolbar Advanced dialog is used, the previous Find results are now reset.
[] Finally fix issues running under pre-XP versions of Windows.
[] Fix issue when changing the displayed columns in List View and then switching to Tree View.

Changes for v3.18 pre - v3.18

New Features for 3.18
[2793283] Allow entry to override doubleclick setting.
[2793280] Browse+Autotype added to configurable double click actions.
[] Implement Virtual Keyboards for multilingual passphrase entry.
[] DragBar now has ToolTips to inform user of its use.
[] User can close the currently open database via the System Tray menu.
[] Improved Merge reporting.
Changes to Existing Features in 3.18
[] New toolbar icon set has been replaced with icons based on famfamfam's silk set.
[] Reworked Add and Edit dialogs into Property Pages.
Bugs fixed in 3.18
[2795428] Browse+ on Toolbar now inactive if no URL present
[2795427] Duplicate of "Display Subset of Password" removed from Context Menu (right-click on entry).
[2789873] Status bar now updated properly after Browse to URL and other actions that copied data to the clipboard.
[2782413] No longer crashes when loading 0302 formatted headers (from ~v3.08).
[2779705] Reserved shortcuts (Ctrl+Q, Alt+F4 and F1) now work.
[] Run Command now correctly copied via Drag & Drop.
[] Allow all fields to be selected for Compare function.
[] Fixed crash if renaming an entry to one that already exists.

Changes for v3.17 - v3.18 pre

New Features for 3.18-pre
[2793283] Allow entry to override doubleclick setting.
[2793280] Browse+Autotype added to configurable double click actions.
[] Implement Virtual Keyboards for multilingual passphrase entry.
[] DragBar now has ToolTips to inform user of its use.
[] User can close the currently open database via the System Tray menu.
Changes to Existing Features in 3.18-pre
[] New toolbar icon set has been replaced with icons based on famfamfam's silk set.
[] Reworked Add and Edit dialogs into Property Pages.
Bugs fixed in 3.18-pre
[2795428] Browse+ on Toolbar now inactive if no URL present
[2795427] Duplicate of "Display Subset of Password" removed from Context Menu (right-click on entry).
[2789873] Status bar now updated properly after Browse to URL and other actions that copied data to the clipboard.
[2782413] No longer crashes when loading 0302 formatted headers (from ~v3.08).
[2779705] Reserved shortcuts (Ctrl+Q, Alt+F4 and F1) now work.
[] Run Command now correctly copied via Drag & Drop.
[] Allow all fields to be selected for Compare function.
[] Fixed crash if renaming an entry to one that already exists.

Changes for v3.16 - v3.17

[2750090] Using SaveAs now unlocks original database on successful completion of the save.
[2689144] PWS no longer goes into a loop if the main menu has not yet been displayed when accessing the recent entries via the system tray icon.
[2664657] Installer now prompts for elevation to administrator rights on Windows Vista.
[2664703] Load base locale DLL if can't find a specific sub-locale version.
[2657132] View Reports no longer causes application crash.
[] Correct DragBar bitmaps for a new database.
[] When doing a Browse to URL, the password of the current entry is copied to the clipboard. This is action is not performed if the Browse is invoked from the Edit dialog box.
[] Shortcut 'Ctrl+B' (Manage Menu->Backup) has been removed. Shortcut 'Ctrl+R' (Manage Menu->Restore) has been re-assigned to the new "Run Command" function.
[1954166] New preference to control word wrap in the Notes field in Add & Edit. This can be overridden for a specific entry by right-clicking in the Notes field.
[1533621, 1722481] There's a new, "Browse+" action that combines browsing to an entry's URL and entering the username, password, etc. in a single operation. Note that this does not work (yet) for all browsers and all sites. See help for details.
[1405326] Add new field 'Run Command' to allow arbitrary commands, such as terminal emulators, etc. to be executed via Ctrl+R or from the Edit menu. See help for details.
[] Implement "Find Up" via clicking Find toolbar button with Shift key down or pressing 'Shift+F3' for repeat find up.
[] Allow users to set their own shortcut keys for menu items. Select via Manage->Options->Shortcuts.

Changes for v3.15.1 - v3.16

Bugs fixed in 3.16
[2529736] Validate now corrects all Password History errors
[2509817] Control characters no longer sent via Autotype.
[2481370] Can now create shortcut by right-mouse down dragging.
[] Can now process filters (within the database or imported) based on 'username' field ("user" in the XML file).
[2423397] Sorting direction database preference was not being saved in the database. See "Changes to Existing Features" below.
Changes to Existing Features in 3.16
[Open Discussion] Ctrl+F no longer toggles the Find Toolbar but shows it if not currently visible.
[2423397] Changes to preferences stored in the database are no longer silently saved in the database (including any changes to any entries). A new flag is shown in the Status Bar to indicate the preferences have been changed and the user can decide to save these, or not, when closing the database, directly or when ending the application.
[] Support interoperability with tools that access edit control text by setting PWS_PW_MODE environment variable to "NORMAL".
New Features for 3.16
[2509821] Support Group (\g), Title (\i) and Notes (\o, \onnn) fields via Autotype.
[] Installation program now offers German as well as English installation instructions, as well as installing German language support. The framework is easily extended to other languages. Thanks to Karlo Van der Gucht for his work on this.
[2450841] The user can use the DragBar to drag and drop the group name when a group is selected. Pressing the Ctrl key while dragging the group, when a group or entry is selected, will only copy the immediate parent group. Standard behaviour is to copy all groups up to the root of the database with dots between successive group names.
[2450827] Add a new menu item (on Edit Menu or right-click context menu) to go to the corresponding base entry of an Alias or Shortcut. As part of this change, only relevant items are shown on the Edit menu depending on the current selected item (group or normal, shortcut base, alias base, alias or shortcut entry).
[2425045] During Edit, if the entry has been changed and the user presses the Cancel button, they are asked to confirm losing their changes.
[2415952] The currrent display status of the Find Toolbar is remembered at application close and, if visible, it is will be shown the next time the application is started.

Changes for v3.15 - v3.15.1

This release removes a dependency on a runtime library from Microsoft that some users may not have.
If 3.15 works for you, there's no need to upgrade.
If you've had problems installing 3.15, then this release should fix them.

Changes for v3.14 - v3.15

[2407346] "Open Another" and "Create New" actions in "Incorrect
Passkey" dialog box working again.
[2407325] Prevent creation of a group name with '.', which confuses
PasswordSafe.
[2407072] Can now tab to read-only checkbox in password entry form via
File->Open or recently used list.
[2269930] Track write permission of file in opening dialog: If the
user chooses a file with different permission than the original, then
the r-o status is updated accordingly.
[2142691] Better support for Japanese text.
[2113261] No longer crashes when opening write-protected database.
[2102624] Can now change a normal entry into an alias or an alias'
base entry into an alias of another entry taking its aliases with it.
[2101656] Incorrect Notes field behaviour when using scroll bars
corrected.
[2100916] Correct colouring of the Dragbar icons after changing
selected entry.
[2100429] Handle invalid time field in database gracefully. Thanks to
David B. Martin for his help in tracking this down.
[] Correct display of tree items on restore from minimize when 'X'
button used to minimize.
[] Ensure XML Import correctly processes normal entries with a
password field that is in alias or shortcut form.
[] Implement the CF_CLIPBOARD_VIEWER_IGNORE feature supported by some
Clipboard Viewers.
[] Add feature to display a subset of the password. This is useful
for websites that need different particular characters from a password at
each login. To access this, select an item, right-click and choose
Display Subset of Password.
[2203438] Remove "[alt]", "[ssh]" and "{alt}" special keywords from URL
when copying to the clipboard.
[2144489] Click on the text next to edit fields to copy the field to
the clipboard. Ctrl+Click on the URL will launch the browser. Text will
flash to show what it has done (green - copy, pink - launch).
[2096504] All user set fields are now checked when merging databases.
[2096164] -h, -u and -g command line functionality restored.
[2088540] Showing Dragbar is now independent of displaying the
Toolbar.
[2085103] New database can no longer be created as R/O.
[2085089] Database field in "Safe combination Entry" dialog no longer
loses focus to passphrase field after each character change.

Changes for v3.13 - v3.14

Bugs fixed in 3.14
[2071489] off-by-one bug in range for generated passwords fixed.
[1978486] The R/W status of a database is unchanged if it is already
open and the user cancels an open file action.
[1978475] Clear clipboard options are no longer interchanged.
[1970652] No longer crashes when user exits search for non-existant
database.
[1966718] Text in 'Notes" now has horizontal scroll bar during Add.
[1959193] PWS now honors the read-only command line parameter (-r)
for first file open. Afterwards, the behavior is determined by the R/O
open preference or user selecting read-only at open time.
[1954268] Aliases and shortcuts now processed correctly during merge.
[1933174, 2015132] Reports from Import (Text or XML), Compare, Merge
and Find are no longer written to disk by default.
[] Expired icon now correct after password change.
[] Current tree state is now updated correctly upon exit (Thanks to
Norman)
[] Correct display of tree items on restore from minimize.
Changes to Existing Features in 3.14
[1958303] TreeView buttons (+/-) now larger without significantly
increasing the visible bitmap image. Also, now transparent.
[] Drop down list of databases at start-up now retains order of usage
rather than sorted alphabetically.
[] A new Double-click action has been added: Copy password to
clipboard and then minimize. Thanks to Garrett for his work on this.
New Features for 3.14
[2004500] CTRL-A now selects all of the Notes field in Add & Edit.
[1817880, 2018365] Option to allow restricting only a single instance per user.
If set and another copy of PasswordSafe started, focus is given to the
existing instance.
[] The entries displayed can now be filtered based on rules on every
field in the database.
[] Add Dragbar and also allow D&D from Tree onto a text field to drop the
entry's password value.
[] During initial open, tooltips in the drop down list box will display
the full database names and paths.

Changes for v3.12 - v3.13

Notes:
This note describe the new features, fixed bugs and known problems with the latest versions of Password Safe. For a short description of Password Safe, please see the accompanying README.txt file. For more information on the product and the project, please visit http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net. Details about changes to older releases may be found in the file ChangeLog.txt.
Bugs fixed in 3.13
[1941360] Rename with F2 now enables Save button.
[1940311] Password Policy now ignores length requirements if not applicable.
[1938057] Non-Latin text now correctly exported to plain text file.
[1926678, 1937293,1939294] Reduce GDI object leaks that cause display problems during hibernation, screen locking and remote access.
[1914433] It is now possible to view the password policy set for an individual entry, by shift-clicking on the checked Override Policy checkbox. A tooltip explaining this is shown when relevant.
[1904391] Many functions, e.g., cancelling a rename of an entry, inter-instance Drag & Drop, no longer collapse the entire tree.
[1904254] Non-text fields (e.g., time) are not shown in Advanced Search, as they are not searched.
[1900655] Compare advanced subset now applies to current and comparison databases.
[1899876] Fixed title/user problem when opening v1.7 databases.
[1598836] Correct treeview now displayed after restore from timeout lock.
[1478022] Correct description of this fix in the Release Notes to avoid user confusion thinking it does something different.
[] Ensure first entry is selected when opening an existing database.
[] XML export of password history fixed for when number to be saved > 99.
[] Fix incorrect lock file handling during SaveAs.
Changes to Existing Features in 3.13
[] Improved compare database reporting.
[] Copying an empty field to the clipboard now emptied the clipboard (previously, no action was performed).
New Features for 3.13
[1914644] Password expiry can now be set as an (optionally repeating) interval. This is indicated in the List view by an asterisk after the expiry date.
[1904254] Find now searches all text fields by default.
[1901380] Find result highlighted and selected.
[1901380] If the Esc key is not being used to minimize PasswordSafe, then it will close the Find Toolbar.
[1901380] F3 (Repeat Find) works even if the Find Toolbar has been closed.
[1887159] PasswordSafe may be configured to open databases 'Read-only' by default. This can still be overriden during open if the file itself is not read-only.
[1664535] Interpret "Remember 0 last databases" on the System Options as "do not store any opened database".
[1399569, 912188] Separate the clear clipboard options on minimize and exit.
[1207606] Notes may optionally be shown as tooltips.
[988806] The Status Bar now provides Feedback on double click actions.
[] Alt+F4, in addition to Ctrl+Q, now closes the application.
[] Allow user to Hide/Show main toolbar.
[] Ability to create/view a report of the previous Find request.