Vocabulary Worksheet Factory 4 Release Notes

Version 4.1.18.1 - Nov 19, 2013

Word lists, sentence collections, and epigraphs created in version 5 of Vocabulary Worksheet Factory can now be opened in version 4.

Version 4.1.17.0 - May 27, 2013

Reduced header and title group dialog size to properly fit displays less than 600 pixels.

Resolved several minor issues.

Version 4.1.16.0 - April 20, 2013

Resolved application crash on error.

Resolved non-submission of error reports.

Version 4.1.15.3 - April 14, 2013

Added improved start page with new check for updates function.

Resolved several other issues and errors.

Version 4.1.14.16 - March 13, 2013

Fixed incorrect initial placement of epigraphs collections which resulted in repeating warning message.

Fixed inconsistent answer line creation in some sentence activities.

Added option to the cloze editor that enables changing the special hidden character used in the numbering process in cases where there is a conflict with characters used in some language scripts.

Added a link to online video tutorials on the start page.

Resized the title group dialog to accomodate 800 x 600 screen displays.

Version 4.1.14.8 - March 5, 2013

Added new Stripped Sentences activity with options to remove spaces and punctuation, change uppercase to lowercase, and reverse the sentence.

Added remove spaces option to Punctuation activity.

Added new font and color dialogs.

Added Bulgarian alphabet and script to language options.

Improved text wrapping to avoid overlap issues.

Improved readability of user interface.

Resolved a number of minor errors and other issues.

Version 4.1.12.2 - January 6, 2012

Added additional padding to word bank to resolve issue where border was sometimes interfering with characters.

Fixed issue where word list import delimiter was not being recalled between sessions.

Fixed issue where Add to Dictionary function in spell checker was causing error.

Fixed issue where Paste as Unformatted Text was not working correctly.

Added additional wildcard search function for Search and Retrieve in the Word List Editor.

Fixed incorrect numbering in word bank when spanning multiple pages.

Resolved several other minor exceptions.

Version 4.1.9.0 - February 15, 2011

Resolved issue where title group pictures were not loading from file when original image file path was no longer valid.

Resolved paramater not valid exception when loading non-standard windows meta file images from file.

Resolved several other minor exceptions.

Version 4.1.8.0 - January 28, 2011

Fixed 'parameter not valid' exception in title header group.

Resolved 'directory not found' exception when accessing user dictionary.

Version 4.1.7 - January 9, 2011

Added options to Scrambled Sentences activity to remove punctuation and initial capitalization.

Fixed issue where Decoding decoder settings were not being saved correctly.

Fixed issue where accented letters in Decoding decoder were overlapping border.

Fixed several reported errors.

Version 4.1.6 - November 25, 2010

Fixed an isolated storage exception that occurred when loading saved options on some systems.

Version 4.1.5 - November 11, 2010

Resolved argument exception when illegal characters in path.

Resolved argument out of range exception at font selection in header dialog.

Resolved null reference exception in title group build event.

Resolved file load exception loading component assembly.

Resolved issue in wizard where created text file was not selected after finish.

Resolved issue in wizard where new title was not applied to worksheet.

Resolved several other minor exceptions.

Version 4.1.4 - February 11, 2010

Added additional custom alphabet and script selections in the language preferences section.

Fixed tabbing in text activities.

Added replacement option in Dictation activity.

Fixed several minor errors.

Version 4.1.3 - January 4, 2010

Word list selection filter dialog missing select/deselect buttons have been replaced.

Filtered word list is now updated correctly after edits have been made and saved.

Added independent settings for Spelling Quest key font and color.

Added warning message if delete key is used to remove rows in word list, sentence, and epigraph editors.

Several minor errors fixed.

Version 4.1.2 - December 9, 2009

Now compatible with Windows 7.

Custom colors in color dialog are now saved within a session.

Differentiated letter replacement in Missing Letters in Text now works correctly.

Sentence and epigraph editors now show item numbers.

Corrected issue where some legacy worksheets were not opening correctly.

Fixed several minor errors.

Version 4.1.1 - September 29, 2009

Fixed differentiated replacement in Missing Letters activity so that is now works for all replacement options.

Fixed incomplete loading of title group elements when opening legacy worksheets.

Fixed null reference exception when attempting to import empty word lists in the Word List editor.

Fixed several minor errors.

Version 4.1.0 - September 9, 2009

Added new activity for dictation.

Epigraph editor no longer prompts to save when collection has already been saved.

Word banks that are larger than single page now wrap to next page.

Option added to Cloze activity to allow for change of key color.

Case changes in the Secret Trails activity are now automatically applied.

Fixed loss of fill letters when original case is selected in the Secret Trails activity.

Fixed incorrect case for trialing 'e' in Spelling Challenge when words are in uppercase.

Increased number of copies limit from 100 to 200 on Print menu.

Added warning when absolute path information is required for My Documents folder.

Fixed Unauthorized Access Exception that could potentially occur when accessing resource files.

Fixed incorrect PDF output for the Word Links activity where the answer lines appeared on the worksheet.

Word List editor now warns if word cells are left empty before saving. Data is no longer lost if word lists are saved with word entries missing.

Fixed Argument Out Of Range Exception that could potentially occur in the Thesaurus editor.

Fixed Index Out Of Range Exception that could sometimes in the Dictionary editor.

Version 4.0.9 - July 26, 2009

Added option to Crossword activity under Hints to show all across words or all down words.

Added differentiated replacement option to Missing Letters activity.

Added option to remove clues in Spelling Challenge activity.

Added more misspelling rules for spelling activities.

Resolved issue in Cloze activity where numbering did not work correctly for some non-western locales.

Resolved issue in Alphabet Soup activity where error would occur if words or phrases in list exceeded 62 characters.

Fixed index out of range exception when opening some legacy worksheets.

Fixed invalid printer exception if printer does not support some page size attributes.

Resolved print issue with custom page sizes.

Resolved word list original case issue for some activities when using legacy worksheets created with Vocabulary Worksheet Factory 3.

Fixed index out of range exception that sometimes occurred when closing multiple activities.

Version 4.0.8 - June 30, 2009

Removed missed code that limited beta version to evaluation edition as of June 30.

Fixed issue in Word Search activity where some reversed search directions did not work.

Added page border feature.

Added page background feature.

Fixed no printers installed error.

Fixed font does not support style regular or style underline error.

Fixed error when printing word lists with missing data.

Fixed error re-saving or closing legacty documents.

Fixed issue with numbering in Cloze activity when local system culture is non-western.

Version 4.0.7 - June 21, 2009 - RTM (Released to Manufacturing)

Increased maximum number of words for the Study Sheet to 200.

On the Word Links activity hyphenated words or words with spaces now break at the hyphen or space.

Fixed printing issue when regenerate between worksheets is selected.

Fixed printing issue when page range or odd or even pages is selected.

Fixed inaccuracies in the Harry Potter word list.

Version 4.0.6 - June 12, 2009 - Release Candidate

Added hints option to Alphabetical Order activity.

Added specific instructions text for each activity.

Fixed test formatting issue when opening bolded text in the cloze editor.

Version 4.0.5 - June 6, 2009 - Release Candidate

Fixed Missing Method Exception related to using the Save As dialog.

Fixed Uri Format Exception that occurred when opening saved documents.

Fixed Access Violation Exception that occurred when accessing printer settings on some printers.

Fixed Invalid Cast Exception when opening saved Word Links worksheets.

Fixed Invalid Printer Exception when accessing printer settings on some printers.

Fixed Interop Services External Exception related to opening a saved activity.

Version 4.0.4 - June 3, 2009 - Beta

Improved controls for Cloze Editor Auto Remove and Specific Remove.

Now stores export location for PDF files.

Added insert row feature in editors.

Now stores settings for auto-spell and auto-dictionary in editors.

Fixed argument exception error in Scrambled Sentences.

Version 4.0.3 - May 17, 2009 - Beta

Printer and printer properties can now be selected on the Print dialog as well as the Printer dialog.

Fixed duplicate spelling mistakes in Spelling Challenge when more than three choices selected.

Fixed error when font Tahoma does not support style regular.

Fixed printing of extra pages when regenerate worksheet is selected.

Fixed null reference exception with Spelling Hunt worksheets when sentences composed of words with less than four characters.

Fixed null reference exception with Clues Dictionary when clicking Add Selection to Current Word Item button when no selection had been made.

Added Key Color option to Cryptogram options.

Fixed non functioning Show First Letter option in Hints Proportion for Framework activity.

Version 4.0.2 - May 11, 2009 - Beta

Resolved issue in Mixed-Up Text where additional empty sentences were indicated in some situations.

Resolved issue in Mixed-Up Text where abbreviations would trigger a sentence break. Most common abbreviations are now allowed for.

Fixed issue were clues were not being cleared from one word list when changing to another. This would also occur if changing clues visibility.

Fixed parameter not valid error when opening worksheets saved under different local settings.

Cloze Editor settings (increment, word length, etc.) are now persisted between different text files and sessions.

Added Close All Without Saving option on tab right-click menu.

Enhanced decoder options for the Decoding and Cryptogram activities.

Fixed Win32Exception error when creating a PDF document with a font that the PDF engine cannot handle..

Word List Editor save option is now available after sorting.

Version 4.0.1 - May 4, 2009

Second beta release.

Version 4.0.0 - April 17, 2009

Initial beta release.