﻿PDF Annotator® - Version History
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+ New Feature  - Fixed Bug  * Changed Behaviour


> Version: 7.0.0.703 (2018-09-25)

* Improvements to quick start option.

- Fixed rendering performance issue 
  with rotated images.

- Fixed hanging process on exit when
  using custom SaveAndExit command.

- Minor fixes and improvements


> Version: 7.0.0.702 (2018-08-07)

* Improved text box fitting/sizing
  when switching between different
  dpi screens.

* Improved rotate annotation dialog.

- Fixed a problem when document 
  has to be opened read-only.

- Fixed an error within the print
  preview.

- Fixed an error when rotating the
  device in full screen mode.

- Fixed a problem when restoring
  auto-saved documents

- Minor fixes and improvements


> Version: 7.0.0.701 (2018-06-06)

* Synchronize settings and tools
  between multiple program instances.

* Quick Start option now starts even
  faster than before.

- Buttons in Full Screen Mode would not 
  display correctly when button size is 
  less than 80%.

- Selecting text would not work in
  certain situations.

- Avoid empty PDF Annotator window 
  being displayed after Windows 10 
  reboot with Quick Start option 
  enabled.

- Fixed some document permissions 
  related issues.

- Minor fixes and improvements


> Version: 7.0.0.700 (2018-05-18)

+ PDF Templates

  Select a template when creating
  new documents using File, New

  Add, remove, rename templates

  Save current document as template

  Automatic use of same template
  when adding additional pages

+ Images to PDF

  Select image files instead of
  PDF files under File, Open

  Image will either be centered
  on a blank new PDF document, 
  or automatically converted to a 
  single page PDF

+ Measure tool

  Measure distance, perimeter or area

  Select scale to automatically 
  convert and output in correct units

  User defined list of scales

  Create a scale based on a known 
  dimension in the current document

+ Combine files

  Select multiple PDF documents to 
  combine (merge) to one single PDF

  Select from list of open documents

  Order documents before combining

+ Append multiple documents

  Select multiple PDF documents using 
  "Insert Document" or "Append 
  Document" commands

  Select from list of open documents

  Order documents before appending

+ Quick Start

  Option to reduce wait time while
  application starts

  Keeps application open by minimizing
  it to the Windows system tray when
  program window gets closed

  Option to start application auto-
  matically with Windows to reduce
  wait time on first start

  Program icon in Windows system tray
  with option to shut down application

+ PDF Security

  Set password and restrictions

  Require password to open document

  Set permissions to edit, print, 
  copy content

  Set password to edit permissions

+ Text tool: New text alignment options
  (left, center, right) for text boxes

+ Select text marker tip
  (rectangular horizontal/vertical,
  square, ball)

+ Pixelize: New feature to obfuscate
  areas within integrated image editor

+ Preview while rotating objects via
  Rotate dialog

+ "Selection, Duplicate to all pages"
  feature to stamp all pages

+ Larger stamp preview when hovering 
  over a stamp in the toolbox

+ Edit commands for stamps

  Commands to resize, rotate, mirror
  stamps right from within the 
  Configure Tool dialog

+ Improved and more intuitive context
  menu commands for the toolbox
  including commands to edit, group,
  export and import tools

+ "Save selection as stamp" now asks
  for the stamp group to add the 
  newly created stamp to

+ Setting to hide scrollbars in
  normal (windowed) mode

+ Eraser: Additional mode to erase
  pen/marker strokes partially (instead 
  of erasing whole strokes only) with
  custom eraser widths

+ Display current length while drawing
  with line and arrow tools, dimen-
  sions and area using rectangle and 
  circle tools

* Undo page deletions

* Separate commands for Insert Image
  from Camera (for use with custom
  toolbar buttons or keyboard 
  shortcuts)

* Snap: Automatically adapt lines in 
  15° steps

+ More minor improvements


> Version: 6.1.0.620 (2018-04-04)

* Improved: Appearance on high DPI 
  screens.

* Improved: Scrolling behaviour with
  Surface Dial device.

- Fixed: Extract text placeholders
  were case sensitive. 

- Fixed: Grouped annotations appeared
  as pen annotations in the annotation
  sidebar.

- Minor fixes


> Version: 6.1.0.618 (2017-12-13)

- Fixed: Annotations saved with version
  6.1.0.617 could not be loaded in
  certain situations when file was
  modified by 3rd party software.


> Version: 6.1.0.617 (2017-12-11)

* Performance improvements

* Disabling document thumbnails on 
  Windows taskbar, which had caused 
  various problems.

- Fixed: Attachments did not get
  merged when appending multiple
  PDF documents.

- Fixed: Appending multiple PDF
  documents failed when documents 
  contained certain form of bookmarks.

- Minor fixes


> Version: 6.1.0.616 (2017-10-05)

+ New option "Align with page 
  orientation" for page numbers

- Fixed: File, Send Email caused an
  error with latest MS Outlook under 
  Windows 10

- Fixed: Bookmarks could jump to the
  wrong position in certain cases

- Fixed: Issues after duplicating,
  and later deleting those pages

- Minor fixes and improvements


> Version: 6.1.0.615 (2017-08-18)

- Minor fixes


> Version: 6.1.0.614 (2017-08-03)

* Performance improvements

- Fixed: File, Send Email caused an
  error with latest MS Outlook under 
  Windows 10

- Minor fixes and improvements


> Version: 6.1.0.612 (2017-06-06)

- Minor fixes and improvements


> Version: 6.1.0.611 (2017-03-23)

- Fix: Some buttons where always disabled
  in Full Screen Mode


> Version: 6.1.0.610 (2017-03-21)

- Minor fixes and improvements


> Version: 6.1.0.609 (2017-02-13)

* Remain stamp size when editing image
  stamps in the image editor

- Fix an error message appearing when
  closing document tabs

- Fix a problem with outdated language
  files after installing an update


> Version: 6.1.0.608 (2017-02-07)

+ Optimizations for high-res displays

* Some toolbar symbols reworked to
  explain their functionality in a 
  better way

- Minor fixes and improvements


> Version: 6.1.0.606 (2016-12-05)

* Make auxiliary lines available in Full 
  Screen Mode (via customization)

* Make bookmark actions available in Full
  Screen Mode (via customization)

* Make keyboard shortcut for Exit Full
  Screen action customizable

- Fixed display issues with italic text 
  annotations

- Resolved a problem when trying to open
  PDF portfolios and PDF documents with 
  embedded files

- Page numbering needs to be reset after
  melting all annotations, otherwise 
  resulted in duplicate page numbers

- Minor fixes and improvements


> Version: 6.1.0.605 (2016-10-25)

+ More tool and action buttons in Full 
  Screen Mode, which can be scrolled
  vertically on small screens.

+ New option to customize the size of the
  toolbar buttons in Full Screen Mode.
  Default size now depends on screen
  capabilities (dpi).

+ New pages and bookmarks sidebar available 
  in Full Screen Mode when pressing the
  Page Number button. The menu, which was
  previously displayed here, is now 
  available on a right click.

+ New options to hide PDF comments created
  in applications other than PDF Annotator.

- Printing on Postscript printers always
  printed in black/white.

- Minor fixes and improvements


> Version: 6.0.0.604 (2016-07-25)

+ Quick Setup for Full Screen Tools:

  Click selected tool button once again 
  to pull up a popup with the most 
  important tool properties.

+ Switch Page Layout in Full Screen
  via Zoom button

- Minor fixes and improvements



> Version: 6.0.0.603 (2016-06-13)


* Improved visualization of 3rd party
  annotations
* Text extraction improvements

- Minor fixes


> Version: 6.0.0.602 (2016-06-01)

- Full Screen Mode: Tool settings
  did not save correctly under certain
  conditions. If you ran into this:
  Please reset your full screen settings
  (right click the Customize button in
  Full Screen Mode)!

- Full Screen Mode: Resolved 
  performance issues

+ Full Screen Mode: Action to exit
  full screen mode can now be 
  customized on an action button.

- Middle mouse key did not start Pan 
  mode

* Performance improvements

- Minor fixes


> Version: 6.0.0.601 (2016-05-24)

- Application would not start if 
  Windows Media services are not 
  present (Windows N versions)

- Minor fixes


> Version: 6.0.0.600 (2016-05-23)

+ Completely new Full Screen Mode
  with single, configurable toolbar
  featuring:

  12 customizable favorite tool 
  buttons

  8 customizable action buttons

  5 fixed navigation buttons

  Main menu (open, save, switch 
  between open documents)

  Visibility options (always 
  visible, on demand, hidden)

  Toolbar options (left, right)

  Automatically adapts to screen
  orientation

  Save and Load Configuration (via
  right click menu on customization
  button)

+ Camera integration to capture 
  pictures from internal or external
  cameras

+ Image editor featuring:

  Open, save, copy and paste
  Capture from camera
  Crop (rectangular, with lasso)
  Make selection transparent
  Make transparent based on color
  Rotate, flip
  Undo, redo
  
+ Display PDF annotations created 
  in 3rd party PDF programs

+ Send document as email attachment
  without having to save first.

  Email subject now contains the
  document name.

+ Restore previous zoom setting for
  quick zoom in and back to previous
  view 

+ Resize annotations: quick resize
  with default values (50%, 200%, etc.), 
  maintain aspect ratio setting

+ Print to PDF Annotator:

  Suggests new document name based
  on print job name

  Option to append or insert into 
  current, already open document

+ Additional background options for
  new documents/pages: 

  Light blue lines/squares
  1/16", 1/8", 1/5" squares
  Point grids

+ New page size options for new
  documents/pages: Typical screen
  sizes (3:2, 4:3, 16:9, 16:10)

+ Add Page Numbers: 

  Additional page numbering formats
  Bold and italic
  Save current settings as default
  Restore factory defaults
  
+ Select pages by entering a page
  range

+ Move Page to... command

+ Paste copied/cut pages behind 
  current page (append) in 
  addition to above (insert)

+ Remove line breaks option on 
  Extracted Text Preview

+ Select Text: Option to create 
  a bookmark based on selected 
  text

+ Graphical tools (line, arrow, 
  circle, ellipsis, rectangle):

  Keep CTRL key pressed to create
  object from its center.

  Display current angle in tooltip

+ Tool Switch: Configure target 
  tool (default is Pan tool)

+ Configurable document tab width

+ New keyboard shortcut to switch
  between open documents: 
  CTRL-PageUp/Down 

+ Additional placeholders for 
  text extract actions

+ Display additional information 
  for file attachments

+ New stamps: Small proofread 
  symbols, black symbols and arrows

+ Scroll with momentum

+ Edit Style: Bulk edit font
  settings for multiple text
  annotations

+ More minor improvements


> Version: 5.0.0.514 (2016-01-12)

* Performance improvements

- Input language change will not close
  text editors any more (as long as 
  reading direction doesn't change)
- Discrepancies between displayed and
  real line width for pen and other 
  tools, after changing the display 
  DPI resolved.


> Version: 5.0.0.511 (2015-10-28)


+ Additional placeholders for
  custom Extract Text Actions

* "Draw with touch" setting will now
  get saved and restored in next
  session.
* Improved positioning when pasting
  copied annotations

* More fixes and improvements


> Version: 5.0.0.510 (2015-07-23)

+ Windows 10 support

* Improved color scheme: More visual 
  contrast in menus and toolbars
* Improvements to Undo functionality

- Auxiliary lines won't be flickering
  any more
- Text extraction improvements and
  fixes

* More fixes and improvements


> Version: 5.0.0.508 (2015-04-28)

* Performance improvements
* Minor fixes


> Version: 5.0.0.506 (2015-02-16)

* Updated manual
* Notify user, that changes on 
  attachments will not save back

- A margin appeared around large 
  images after inserting those
- Text extraction inserted whitespace
  before punctuation

* More fixes and improvements


> Version: 5.0.0.505 (2014-12-11)

+ Option to move the sidebar to the
  right (for left handed users)
+ Option to display tool icons in 
  blue (for red-green colorblind
  users)

* Various fixes and improvements

* File extension will always be lower
  case when saving
* Improved registration as default
  application for PDF documents and
  integration into context menu for
  Windows Explorer
* Display a hint window when feature
  to "underline/strikethrough" or 
  "text marker" through text selection
  has accidentally been set
* Auxiliary lines will display sharper
* Improvements for text extraction
  (select/copy text)
* Improved automatic grouping of
  annotations
* Improvements for auto-save and 
  recovery of pages and annotations
* Allow negative angles when rotating
  annotations
* Reduce resolution of inserted 
  images if resolution would be very
  high
* Improved grouping of similar
  annotations on "Annotations" tab
* Improvements for text search and
  text extraction of hyphenated words

- Zoom: Do not allow too small or 
  invalid zoom values
- Fixed issues when scrolling with
  the scroll wheel
- Fixed issues opening specific PDF
  documents
- Fixed issues displaying specific
  PDF documents


> Version: 5.0.0.504 (2014-07-28)

+ On touch devices, the finger
  will now scroll the document.
  To draw with the finger, enable
  the new "Draw with touch" option
  on the tool properties toolbar.

- Minor fixes and improvements


> Version: 5.0.0.502 (2014-07-09)

- Fixed appearance of landscape
  pages for Digital Copy
- Fixed wrong word positions on
  text extraction from specific 
  documents
- Tool Switch stayed on top of the
  screen in certain situations
- Settings Import did not work in
  certain situations
- Error reports did not send in
  some situations
- Printer Properties opened the 
  wrong printer dialog
- Option Duplex print overwrote
  setting from printer properties
  dialog
- Fixed Performance issues with 
  large documents


> Version: 5.0.0.500 (2014-06-23)

+ New Tool Switch to quickly switch
  between last used tool and Pan
  mode, list of most recently used
  tools on right click (long tap)

+ Open and manage PDF Portfolios
+ View, add and manage embedded
  file attachments

+ New Print dialog with various new
  printing features (including 
  automatic page rotation)
+ Page Numbers, automatic page
  numbering

+ Align selection of annotations
+ Resize selection of annotations

+ Display PDF document properties
  in a new dialog, edit some of the
  properties

+ New wavy line style for line tool
+ Set border color for text boxes
+ Default text box width setting

+ Previously used documents (tabs)
  re-open on next start
+ Display first page separately in
  two pages view (facing pages)
+ Copy and paste single or multiple
  pages in Page Manager (within the
  same, or into other opened 
  documents)

+ Highlight search hits with
  highlighter, underline or strike-
  through with pen
+ Text search will find hyphenated
  words
+ Text selection (extraction): 
  Display a new menu to copy, preview,
  search (Google) or translate high-
  lighted text, or to highlight text
  with highlighter, underline or 
  strike-through with pen.
  Ability to define custom actions
  for extract text menu.

+ Crop/Add Margins: New page preview
  with ability to define page area
  within the preview

+ Digital Copy for protected 
  documents (if commenting is not 
  allowed, and author password is 
  not present)

+ Configurable keyboard shortcuts
  for all commands

+ Export and import all settings
  (including stamps)

+ New, modern look-and-feel
+ New stamps (icons, arrows) in two
  sizes
+ Optimized for high-resolution
  screens (high DPI)
+ Automatic switch to large icons 
  on high-resolution screens

* Select tool now with rectangular
  selection (in addition to still
  existing, separate lasso tool)

* More efficient way to save 
  annotations within the PDF
* Improvements when handling
  semitransparent images and objects

- Minor bug fixes and improvements


> Version: 4.0.0.414 (2014-06-11)

- Application hung when previously
  minimized and after copying an
  image to the clipboard
- Minor bug fixes and improvements


> Version: 4.0.0.412 (2014-01-30)

- Restored drag'n'drop functionality
  under Windows 8.1
- Minor bug fixes and improvements


> Version: 4.0.0.411 (2013-10-23)

- Fixed a problem that occurred on 
  entering license information
- Minor bug fixes and improvements


> Version: 4.0.0.410 (2013-08-14)

- Fixed a crash that occurred in 
  specific Windows 8 configurations 
  only when running on battery.
- Send log files did not work in 
  some situations.
- Fixed some localization issues.
- Minor bug fixes and improvements


> Version: 4.0.0.405 (2013-05-29)

+ Updated online help
+ Onscreen keyboard for Windows 8
  (since Microsoft removed the 
  default onscreen keyboard)
* Minor toolbox handling improvements
* Improved text extraction
* Ability to enter three digit
  measures for line widths in inches.
* Performance improvements
- Send Email did not work in some
  configurations.
- PDF rendering improvements
- Minor bug fixes and improvements


> Version: 4.0.0.403 (2013-01-09)

+ Completely reworked "Extract Text" 
  tool with either Line or Block
  selection modes.
+ Toolbar position in full screen 
  mode can be switched from left to
  right edge of the screen.
+ Setting to switch measurement units 
  between mm and inch.
* "Text Search" improvements
- Unicode issues resolved (affected
  text input in Asian languages).
- Stamp transparency issues resolved.
- Minor bug fixes and improvements


> Version: 4.0.0.402 (2012-10-25)

+ "Print to PDF Annotator" printer
  supports Windows 8
+ New option for stamps: 
  Insert as group
+ Print annotations overview in 
  higher resolution
* French translation completed
* Text annotations with white 
  background get same outline color 
  like transparent text boxes
- Multi monitor issues resolved
- Minor bug fixes


> Version: 4.0.0.401 (2012-10-02)

- Opening a second file from within 
  other applications did not work
  properly.
- Hotkeys displayed in wrong language
  in menus.
- Minor bug fixes


> Version: 4.0.0.400 (2012-08-28)

+ "Annotations" in the sidebar:
  See all annotations in one place
  Various filter settings
  Print annotations overview
  Export/Import annotations
+ Group/Ungroup annotations
+ Lock/Unlock annotations
+ Edit style of existing annotations

+ Tool Groups in Toolbox
+ Ex-/Import Tools in Toolbox
+ Semitransparency for Rectangle/
  Ellipse tools

+ PDF Templates

+ Background styles for new documents/
  pages (lines, squares)
+ Temporary auxiliary lines

+ Extract pages into new document
+ Move bookmarks
+ Text tool: Automatically minimize size
  after closing text editor
+ DPI setting for snapshots
+ Open external links with security
  warning

+ Automatic backups
+ Full Unicode support
+ Switch between languages


> Version: 3.0.0.336 (2012-03-27)

- Fixed bug from build 335: 
  Transparent images lost their
  transparency when saved with PDF.


> Version: 3.0.0.335 (2012-03-07)

* Always uncheck "Print to Image" 
  option on Print dialog to avoid
  having this less recommended 
  option left on by mistake.  
- Reduced memory consumption when
  saving PDF documents.
- Bug fixes


> Version: 3.0.0.333 (2011-11-30)

- Bug fixes and improvements in all
  modules.
* PDF rendering improvements
- SMART Board compatibility issue
  resolved


> Version: 3.0.0.332 (2011-08-23)

- Bug fixes and improvements in all
  modules.
- Some PDF documents, mainly from
  HP scanners, could not be opened.
- Problem with custom toolbars in
  full screen mode resolved.


> Version: 3.0.0.331 (2011-05-05)

- Setup did not restart automatically
  to reinstall PDF printer after 
  reboot when run from Upgdate Wizard.
- Full screen toolbars were losing 
  configuration in some situations.


> Version: 3.0.0.330 (2011-04-15)

- Bug fixes and improvements in all
  modules.


> Version: 3.0.0.324 (2010-09-23)

+ Automatically open on screen key-
  board when editing text annotations
  using pen or touch.

* SMART Board(tm) interactive white-
  boards support improved.

- After Fit Text Box command, there
  was a chance that part of the text
  did not display depending on 
  current zoom.
- Right-to-left text input relied on
  system setting rather than on user's
  current keyboard setting.
- Removed options for inking perfor-
  mance, which did not have any
  effect any more.
- Bug fixes


> Version: 3.0.0.322 (2010-08-13)

+ Middle mouse button invokes Pan mode
+ Open documents listed in new Window
  menu

* Hidden annotations will also not get
  printed
* After Print to PDF Annotator, program
  will warn if file was not saved
  before exiting

- Bug fixes


> Version: 3.0.0.320 (2010-08-10)

+ New setting to merge Tools and Tool
  Properties toolbars into a single
  row, or to hide both
+ New setting to hide Status Bar
+ New setting to hide sidebar in 
  portrait mode (recommended for
  slate Tablet PCs)
+ New tool property for Select/Lasso
  tool to maintain aspect ratio of
  selection when resizing objects.
  Same property is available for
  Stamp tool.
+ New tool property for Crop Page tool
  to select crop region with page's
  aspect ratio
+ Text annotations support right-to-
  left text depending on OS settings
+ New Fit Text Box to Content command
  for text annotations
+ Descriptions for Stamps
+ Two finger scrolling for multi touch
  devices

* Installation and Update improvements

- Print to PDF Annotator driver fixes
- Minor fixes


> Version: 3.0.0.315 (2010-04-08)

+ Press SHIFT while resizing objects to
  retain aspect ratio
+ Press CRTL while resizing to fix
  squared aspect ratio

* No fading effects for toolbars while 
  not connected to AC (to save battery)

- Key presses were ignored when 
  document name contained ampersands
- White pen was transparent when 
  saved to PDF
- Minor fixes


> Version: 3.0.0.314 (2010-03-23)

+ Multi document capabilities with 
  configurable documents tab bar

+ "Print to PDF Annotator" virtual PDF
  printer

+ New graphical objects tools:
+ Line
+ Arrow
+ Rectangle/Square
+ Ellipse/Circle

+ Extract text from original PDF and
  copy extracted text to clipboard
+ Zoom in/out by selecting a region
+ Crop pages (whole document or 
  selected pages)
+ Add page margins (whole document or 
  selected pages)

+ New toolbar concept with all editing 
  tools available inside document window
  and only related tool properties shown
+ Vertical Favorites quick toolbar now 
  optional
+ Large icons option for toolbars now
  fully supported (recommended for
  touch input)
+ New Windows 7 style look and feel
+ Support for Windows 7 taskbar features

+ Rotate annotations in steps of 90° or
  by free angle
+ Flip annotations vertically or
  horizontally
+ Set Auto-smooth setting for
  custom tools
+ Option to disable pressure-sensitivity
  for pen and marker tools (requires 
  supporting hardware)

+ Multi-touch support for Zoom and 
  Rotate gestures

+ Special support for SMART Board(tm) 
  interactive whiteboards

+ Improved file locking prevents third
  party applications writing to files
  opened in PDF Annotator

* New internal data format enables more
  flexibility, better compatibility and
  opens space for more improvements to 
  come with future versions.

  Note: PDF documents annotated with
  PDF Annotator will always be viewable
  in any PDF viewer, like Adobe Reader.

  But in order to edit annotations 
  created with PDF Annotator 3 in 
  previous versions of PDF Annotator 
  (1 & 2), save those documents in 
  PDF Annotator 2 compatibility format.

* Many minor improvements not listed in
  detail


> Version: 2.0.0.265 (2010-03-19)

* Compatibility warning for documents 
  in PDF Annotator 3 format
- Minor bug fixes  


> Version: 2.0.0.264 (2010-01-11)

- PDF renderer vulnerability fixed
- Minor bug fixes


> Version: 2.0.0.260 (2009-08-26)

+ Basic Windows 7 support
+ Support to open AES-128 encrypted PDFs
* Text editor context menu
* Improved Update Wizard
- Minor bug fixes


> Version: 2.0.0.258 (2009-03-05)

+ Save snapshot as stamp
+ Error logging option on Settings dialog
* Text annotations improved for equal
  screen and print layout
* Improved image quality for stamps and
  image annotations
* Improved image transparency handling
* Improved Print As Image option to 
  prevent problems on PostScript printers
* Improved Windows Vista Restart Manager
  support
* Performance improvements
- Minor changes and bug fixes


> Version: 2.0.0.250 (2008-08-28)

+ Snapshot tool
+ Hide Scrollbars and Automatically Hide
  Toolbars settings for full screen mode
+ Select all annotations on current page
  with CTRL-A
* Password input dialog masks password
- Minor changes and bug fixes


> Version: 2.0.0.244 (2008-07-03)

* Create bookmark dialog improved
* Page layout improvements in full screen
  mode
* Improved crash recovery
- Slow down with documents with many
  annotations on many pages fixed
- Highlighting of search results did not
  work in some situations
- Text boxes could not be transparent when
  border was set
- Expanding a parent bookmark does not 
  immediately jump to the destination
  any more
- Bookmark jumped to wrong page in
  some cases
- Current page could change after resizing 
  or minimizing/restoring application window
- Renderer problems resolved


> Version: 2.0.0.240 (2008-06-11)

+ Fresh new look and feel
* Restructured menus and toolbars
+ Sizeable and collapsable Sidebar containing
  new Page Manager, Bookmark Manager and
  Toolbox
* Status bar with page navigation and
  view modes

+ Page Manager:
+ Sizeable page thumbnails with
  multi-select support
+ Move page(s)
+ Clone page(s)
+ Rotate page(s)
+ Insert document (in addition to append)
+ New Select commands (e.g. All Pages
  with/without Annotations)

+ Bookmark Manager:
+ Create bookmarks
+ Rename bookmarks
+ Delete bookmarks

+ Toolbox:
+ Predefined tools (pen, marker, text box,
  stamps)
+ Fully customizable (create, delete,
  move tools)
+ Favorite tools (first 12 favorite tools
  also available through regular toolbar,
  previous Custom Pens)

+ Page Navigator
+ Deviant page numbers support (like i-iii)
+ Page history (Back/Forward)
+ Remembers last page when reloading
  document in a later session
+ Go to next/previous page with annotations

+ Pan (hand) tool

+ Stamp tool (replaces previous Macros)

+ Continuous view (no "double" scroll bar
  any more)
+ View options (Fit to page, fit to width,
  one page continuous, whole page,
  two pages continuous, two whole pages)
* Improved zoom logics

* Completely reworked Full Screen mode
+ Fly-in toolbars, dockable and floatable
+ Full screen toolbars fully customizable
* Full screen mode does not any more
  overlay other application after ALT-TAB

+ Text Search:
+ Search toolbar
+ Automatic incremental search
+ Highlight and jump to next search result
+ Highlight all search results

+ New, fast renderer with better
  anti-aliasing

+ Auto-smooth setting, separately for
  pen and marker (flattens free hand lines)
+ Additional text box attributes:
  Background color and border style
+ Set custom pen width in inch/mm

+ Lock toolbars (avoids moving toolbars
  incidentially)
* Vista UAC friendly Add to Context Menu
  option
* Settings stored separately from version 1
  settings
* Many minor improvements not listed in
  detail


> Version: 1.5.0.136 (2008-03-05)

- Fixed problem with Insert Image and Paste
  operations on protected documents
- Fixed problem with clickable links to files
  containing a relative path
- Cursor keys did not work until next page
  change after display rotation


> Version: 1.5.0.133 (2008-01-04)

+ Performance improvements
- Registration as default application for .pdf
  in Windows did not work for some 3rd party
  applications.
- Bookmarks in Unicode were not supported when
  saving the document
- After entering an unlock key a second time,
  the application indicated not to be unlocked,
  although it was unlocked, and printing the
  license key did not work.


> Version: 1.5.0.131 (2007-10-23)

+ Performance improvements
* Rendering: Optimize for LCD screen is now
  default for new installations.
- Performance problem under Power Savings Mode
  in Windows Vista on Dual Core hardware resolved
- Text macros did not work after last update
- Problem with wrong scaling of annotations
  resolved
- Problem with some documents loading very slowly
  resolved
- Pressing keys or buttons while inking could
  cause error message


> Version: 1.5.0.120 (2007-08-02)

+ Support for extended character sets on keyboard
  input in text boxes (i.e. Eastern Asian languages)
+ Ability to enter document owner password for
  restricted documents


> Version: 1.5.0.118 (2007-07-04)

+ Support for documents with Eastern Asian
  characters
+ Support for transparent images (insert image)
+ Support for additional image formats
* Save last used font settings
* Text boxes can be moved and resized while editing
- Ink scaling problem under Windows Vista on
  DualCore machines fixed
- After installation, pdf documents showed up with
  Windows default icon in Explorer.
- Problem with external links in documents
- Hidden form fields became visible after 'Remove
  Form Fields'
- Rendering problems fixed
- Some cosmetical issues fixed


> Version: 1.5.0.108 (2007-05-02)

+ Text annotations with font selection (currently
  for whole text box only).
+ Paste text from clipboard creates text annotations.
+ Insert image command.
+ Paste image from clipboard creates inline image.
+ Custom Pens toolbar and option page.
+ Keyboard shortcuts for the first 12 macros
  (CTRL-F1 - CTRL-F12)
* Current pen size scales with document zoom.
* Create PDF Annotator layer only if required.
- Find Text did not find text just entered on the
  current page.
- Problem with PDF Annotator crashing if DEP was
  enabled (especially under Windows 2003 SP2 and
  Vista) resolved.
- Save As was always asking for a file name.
- Annotating became slow in very large documents.
- Images were missing in specific documents.
- Application was executed after installing
  silently using /silent parameter.
- Annotations were missing until document reload
  after "Append Document".


> Version: 1.3.0.82 (2007-02-08)

- Find text dialog was ignoring some characters.
- Find text did not find text in some situations.


> Version: 1.3.0.81 (2007-02-07)

* Renderer improvements.


> Version: 1.3.0.80 (2007-01-31)

+ Support for Windows Vista "Default
  Applications".
+ Support for Windows Vista Restart Manager.
+ Hotkeys for Pen, Marker, Eraser, Selection
  Tool.
* Installer is now Windows Vista compliant.
  Setup will now always require Administrator
  priviledges.
* More kinds of clickable links supported.
- Fixed a problem with "Set as default for
  .pdf files" setting.
- An error message was raised when trying to
  navigate or zoom while still inking.
- Problem with some Office 2007 generated
  documents resolved.
- Application was locking up when attempting
  to open specific invalid PDF documents.
- Fixed display issue with documents with
  negative page rotation.
- Fixed some rendering issues.
- Error handler was appearing when trying to
  print and no default printer was configured.
- Fixed AV on determining OS locale in order
  wizard.


> Version: 1.3.0.71 (2006-10-02)

+ Option to set PDF Annotator as default
  program for .PDF files.
+ Option to include '-> PDF Annotator' item
  into Explorer context menu for .PDF files
  (previously only available on installation)
+ Render buffer size limit now based on memory
  consumption, instead of page number.
- Problem with shifted annotations for some
  specific PDF documents solved.
- Some specific printing and rendering
  problems fixed.
- Error message when clicking help button in
  toolbar customization dialog.
- NTFS file properties (title, keywords...)
  got lost when saving with PDF Annotator.
- Printing was slow for some documents.
- Some clickable links did not work properly.
- Annotations did not get saved in encrypted
  PDF documents under certain circumstances.


> Version: 1.3.0.65 (2006-08-23)

- Some images in PDFs got rendered upside down.
- Update wizard asked for license update even
  if not required.


> Version: 1.3.0.64 (2006-08-22)

+ Bookmark tree to jump to pages, available
  from the new View, Go to submenu, and from
  a toolbar button.
+ Follow clickable links to navigate through
  the document.
+ Support for scratchout gesture
  (on Tablet PCs only).
+ Modeless Select: Select annotations while
  the barrel button (right mouse button) is
  pressed, without having to change to select
  mode before.
+ Text search (Find) does now also search the
  handwritten annotations.
+ View, Rotate clockwise and counterclockwise
  commands to rotate all pages.
+ Enhanced printing: Direct printing which is
  much quicker and consumes much less memory
  than printing as image (which is now
  optionally available on the print settings
  dialog).
+ Completely rewritten undo manager for
  faster and less resource consuming undo.
+ New option to enable or disable warning to
  confirm attempt to overwrite original
  document.
+ New option to create .ORG backup file when
  overwriting orginal documents the first time.
+ New option to create .BAK backup files each
  time a document is saved.
+ New option to optimize rendering for
  LCD screens.
+ Adjusting bookmarks when inserting, appending
  or deleting files.
+ Appending bookmarks when appending a document.
+ Added Save button to full screen toolbar.
+ New keyboard shortcuts for zoom commands
  that also work in full screen mode.
+ Scrolling while pressing CTRL now zooms in/out.

* Improved internal memory management to reduce
  memory consumption.
* Zoom In and Zoom Out now increases/decreases
  zoom in non-linear steps, including Whole
  Page and Fit to Width view.
* Optimized preset zoom steps in dropdown list.
* Create inserted or appended pages with same
  size like currently selected page.
* Online help revised.
* Online help moved to HTML Help (CHM) format.
* No additional download required when installing
  on desktop (non-tablet) OS.

- Problem with shifted annotations for some
  specific PDF documents solved.
- Many rendering problems fixed.
- Pages containing annotations could not be
  displayed any more after saving and reopening
  in PDF Annotator specific PDF documents.
- Annotations were shifted page by page in
  the saved PDF after inserting/appending new
  pages in PDF Annotator.
- Window position and size did not restore
  properly.
- Text search (Find) did not find text in some
  documents.
- Open With did not open with manually defined
  application, but always with default application.
- Undo did not work properly in some conditions.
- Top-of-pen eraser did not work properly.
- Print progress did show wrong page numbers.
- Show Toolbar was visible in context menu
  at any time, not just in full screen mode.
- No error message was displayed for files
  with unsupported encryption.
- Needed to click into the document first,
  before mouse wheel or key scrolling was working
  if file was opened through command line.
- Context menu integration on installation
  did not work.
- Pasting copied ink did paste into invisible
  region of the page if page was zoomed in and
  scrolled down. Now pastes at the current
  cursor position.
- Temporary files were not deleted on shutdown.
- Files of deleted macros were not erased, so
  deleted macros reappeared after restart.
- Rendering problems with some documents resolved.
- After entering the password on password protected
  documents, a bogus error message was shown.
- Saved document was loosing security settings of
  original document.
- Did not properly block features when
  permissions for printing, assembling, commenting
  are not granted.
- Context menu was not available when clicking
  somewhere around a page.
- Context menu was not available when annotations
  where hidden.
- An exception occurred when setting Zoom to a
  value to large for memory. Now putting a
  proper error message on the page instead.


> Version: 1.2.0.52 (2005-10-04)

+ Completely new Internal Renderer:
  + Ability to render about any PDF
  + About 10 times faster
  + Less memory usage
  * Old renderer still available as Legacy Renderer
+ Full Screen Mode
+ Improved scroll wheel usage
+ Command "Edit, Melt All Annotations"
+ Commands "Edit, Find" and "Edit, Find Next"
+ Command "Edit, Append Document"
+ Additional predefined thick markers
+ CD-ROM order option
+ Enter key scrolls one page down

* Improved support for installation from CD-ROM
* Increased annotation positioning precision
* Improved picture quality of annotations in the PDF
* Display of current file name in taskbar changed
* Display current file name in taskbar button
* Don't try to install Ink Components on
  Windows Tablet PC Edition (which resulted in problems
  with systems running old SP2 beta versions)

- Files with annotations became very large (beta issue)
- Key navigation did not work in full screen mode
- White (and other bright colored) annotations became
  transparent in the PDF
- Full Screen problems resolved
- Duplicated annotations after reopening a file
  (beta issue)
- Fixed memory leak with print command
- Fixed problem with remaining JPG files


> Version: 1.1.0.41 (2005-08-11)

* Windows 2000/XP installation support improved
* Help file updated


> Version: 1.1.0.40 (2005-08-02)

+ Windows 2000/XP Support (Tablet Edition not required
  any more)
+ Extras, Open With... opens the current file with the
  default PDF associated application
+ View, Hide Annotations hides annotations while viewing
  the current document
+ File, Properties displays Windows' file properties
  dialog
+ Printing option: Fit to Printable Region
+ Macro functionality completed (Settings, Documentation)
+ Stores annotations in a layer (optional content group)
  (enables showing/hiding annotations in Adobe Reader 6
   and higher)
+ Now modifying the PDF Producer information field by
  adding PDF Annotator application name and version

* Print dialog with Current Page option
* Macro files are now saved under the Application Data
  path
* Drag'n'drop: Bring window to foreground after dropping
  file(s)
* Context aware input fields

- Resolved positioning problems with rotated PDFs with
  different crop box
- Printing problems resolved
- Help window size problems fixed
- File size does not increase anymore on each saving
- Problem with some PDFs always displaying the first
  page only resolved
- Problem with some PDFs displaying all pages overlayed
  at once resolved
- Removed form fields were not displayed any more on
  reloading file
- Minor problems fixed


> Version: 1.1.0.35 (2005-06-17)

+ Zoom in/out buttons
+ Ability to remove form fields to enable writing
  onto PDF forms

* More rendering quality and performance improvements

- Did not reset toolbars on update


> Version: 1.1.0.31 (2005-06-15)

* Documentation updates

- Window focus error message on first run


> Version: 1.1.0.30 (2005-06-13)

+ Settings dialog (Extras, Settings)
+ Optional PDF rendering with GhostScript
+ More pen widths
+ Remember last used pen and zoom settings
+ Display x*y pages at once with free input into zoom
  input box

* Improved scrolling with keyboard/mouse wheel
* Improved scrolling on page up/down
* Eraser does not erase whole strokes anymore, but part
  of the strokes (optional)
* Erasing with top of the pen like set in control panel

- Zoom: 100% has not really been the original size
- No more flickering after pen strokes
- Did not reset to pen mode properly after erasing with
  the top of the pen
- Various document rendering problems fixed
- Rendering problem with LaTeX-generated PDFs fixed
- Ink scaling problems fixed


> Version: 1.0.0.23 (2005-01-26)

+ Zoom
+ Context menu on right-click
+ Erase with pen top
+ Display rotated documents
+ Optional association with PDF files on Explorer
  context menu
* Improved scrollbar behaviour
* Changed transparency behaviour of text marker
* Less CPU usage during inking, re-rendering ink
  after each stroke
* UI improvements
- Unspecific error message if not installed on a
  Tablet PC
- Problem with invisible strokes fixed
- Ink scaling problems fixed
- Minor bug fixes


> Version: 1.0.0.20 (2005-01-14)

+ Initial Release