Solid Front changelog
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Known issues with the latest version.
* Possible performance issues 
* Unexpected/untested situations may cause the application to crash (please report)

Send bug reports to henrik@kronan.es.

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Version 1.0.1 2012-01-22

Bugfix release of Solid Front 1.0, which also adds a number of new features. 

Features:
* New localisations added to user interface:
  - German (Deutsch)
  - Swedish (Svenska)
  Please send corrections and new translations henrik@kronan.es.
* File type icons and verification of drafts in folder mode.
* Support for .psm files (sheet metal) in folder molde
* Update of draft links to new file name (if changed) in folder mode
* New field types:
  - Last saved version (read only) - only in assembly mode
  - Density - only in assembly mode (for .par and psm files)


Bugs fixed:
* Solid Front closed with run-time error 429 if Solid EdgeŽ was not open at the same time
  as Solid Front.
* Error when loading assemblies and parts with non existing custom properties.
* The Settings submenu items were not translated when switching to a non-English language.
* Overall improvement of error handling
  - Added several new error messages
  - renamed error and alert handles

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Version 1.0.0 2012-01-02

First release of Solid Front 1.0.

Features:
* Easy to use one-windows GUI
* Assembly and folder modes
* Configuration file for application settings (read and write)
* Cursor keys and mouse wheel enabled datagrid
* Basic documentation (chm help file)
* Powerful modification function with search/replace, setting of case, etc.
* Modified file names are saved (and the relationships in the assemblies are updated)
* Simple to use field selection editor
* Main window can be resized to fit any monitor

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System requirements:
* Solid EdgeŽ version 11 or later (tested with Solid EdgeŽ ST4) 32/64 bit verion
* Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7 (tested with Windows XP Pro and Windows 7 Pro 64 bit)
* 1,4 MB free space for installation

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Limitations in the freeware version
* The number of parts permitted to be loaded in the freeware version is limited
  to 20 items - an unlimited version can be purchased from www.kronan.es

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Roadmap
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Version 1.1.0:
* Rewritten definition sets (will improve flexibility)
* Optimization of performance (increase speed) 

Version 1.1.0:
* Improved documentation

List of other possible improvements
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The items in this list may or may not be included in the future. Send feature requests
to henrik@kronan.es. If you suggest an interesting improvement I may be convinced to
implement it.
* Functionality to make substitutions from a global substitution file (dictionaries)
* Functionality to paste larger blocks of values (i.e. to/from Excel)
* Translation of the program to more languages (I would be grateful for your help)
* Option to update physical properties on save