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v.0.5.9b
8/28/2009
Checks for empty volume/device array before updating menus in "-menuNeedsUpdate" method (was crashing on launch when run on 10.4/10.6 machines)
Removed "Create from Device" option under Images menu (was causing crashing in 10.6)
v.0.5.8b
10/12/2008
Uses new version of mkdmg, which uses getopts and checks for missing source files
Added Russian localization
Added German localization
v.0.5.7b
7/16/2008
Uses new version of rtf2r (1.3), which corrects endian issues with styl resources
Uses new toolbar and application icons
v.0.5.6b
3/8/2008
Uses new "rtf2r" tool to create resource for source code for SLAs
Added slider to resize window for more visual resize adjustments
Uses mkdmg v.0.1.6.6b
Fixes bug related to GUID partitioned images
Adds support for sparsebundles
Conversion format preference is now separate from new image format prefs
Added support for 256-bit encryption
Expanded documentation and help files
Improved Software License Agreement attachment process
Dropped support for Mac OS versions lower than 10.4
v.0.5.5b
9/16/2007
Added the ability to attach sofware license agreements to disk images
Localized programatically and created Localizable.strings file
added new checksum types:
DC42 - Disk Copy 4.2
CRC28 - CRC-32 (NDIF)
CRC32 - CRC-32
MD5 - MD5
SHA - SHA
SHA1 - SHA-1
SHA256 - SHA-256
SHA384 - SHA-384
SHA512 - SHA-512
Added "Log Position" menu item to View menu
Added glossary to help files
Added "Make Hybrid" option to images menu - ISO image creation is now possible
Programatical changes made to support forward compatibility
Now accepts dropped ISO type images as disk images
v.0.5.4b
4/9/2006
Universal Binary
New icon
Bug fixes
Toolbar
Added "Type" option to new disk image window (UDIF vs. Sparseimage)
Enabled AppleScript support for "open" verb
Added options for disk image drop actions in preferences
Added "Limit segments to size:" preference
Added bzip2 support for Mac OS X 10.4+
Added drawer to main window (contains log and commonly used preferences)
v.0.5.3b
7/25/2005
Now checks operating system version to determine whether to pass -puppetstrings options (problematic in 10.2 and 10.3)
Scan for Restore option now recignizes depricated "-blockonly" option for asr in 10.4 (older functionality intact)
New option under File menu creates new (blank) images
No longer uses bindings in preferences
v.0.5.2b
7/11/2005
"Folder or volume as root of image" is now the default behavior
Save panel now sets filename based on format (pathname extensions)
Added shared user defaults bindings in nib
Added "Resize..." option to images menu
Shows determinate progress when imaging (certain functions only)
Uses mkdmg 1.6.3
Convert option under Images menu now respects overwrite flag in preferences
Window resize is autosaved in user defaults
Fills name of disk image from filename in create/convert image panels
v0.5.1b
4/7/2005
Added overwrite option in preferences
Added slider to adjust the zlib compression used with UDZO format
Added option to quit after imaging when imaging on launch
Added options to Images menu:
Segment
Burn
Change Password
Uses mkdmg 1.6.1
v0.5b
3/23/2005
Added "Images" menu that includes:
Creat from File/Folder (normal mkdmg functions)
Convert
Get Info
Verify
Checksum
CRC-32
MD5
Compact
Make Internet Enabled
Scan Image for Restore
Scan Image for Block Restore
More image format options in preferences window consisting of:
UDRW - UDIF read/write image
UDRO - UDIF read-only image
UDCO - UDIF ADC-compressed image
UDZO - UDIF zlib-compressed image
UFBI - UDIF entire image with MD5 checksum
UDRo - UDIF read-only (obsolete format)
UDCo - UDIF compressed (obsolete format)
UDTO - DVD/CD-R master for export
UDxx - UDIF stub image
UDSP - SPARSE (growable with content)
RdWr - NDIF read/write image (deprecated)
Rdxx - NDIF read-only image (Disk Copy 6.3.3 format)
ROCo - NDIF compressed image (deprecated)
Rken - NDIF compressed (obsolete format)
DC42 - Disk Copy 4.2 image
Encryption option in preferences window
Uses mkdmg v.1.5
v0.4.7b
3/17/2005
Uses mkdmg v.1.4.3
v0.4.6b
3/12/2005
Removed faulty "Cancel" button from preferences window
Uses mkdmg tool version 1.4.2
bug fix - no longer accepts input without source specified after -s flag
uses memory more efficiently
v0.4.5b
1/15/2005
Reports errors
New preferences
Imaging on the fly option
Folder or volume as root of image option
Uses new mkdmg tool (version 0.1.4.1)
Checks for locked volume or read-only dir with chosen imaging location.
Other, programmatical restructuring changes
v0.4.4b
12/04/2004
New mkdmg tool (version 0.1.3)
New Icon
Performance enhancements
Status text field
v0.4.3b
9/13/2004
Preference window is now sheet
Preferences are better managed (fixes v. 0.4.2b prefs overwrite)
Verbose preference (for verbose logging)
Internet Enabled preference (make disk image internet enabled)
New version of mkdmg tool used (0.1.2)
v0.4.2b
8/30/2004
Preference window now available with compression format options.
New version of mkdmg tool used (0.1.1)
v0.4.1b
8/22/2004
Major overhauls - the likes of which include:
New TaskWrapper class used to alleviate stress on the finder, and application,
this stops certain observed "sticking"
New Log view integrated into window using tab view - less sytem log dump
v0.4b
8/20/2004
using new mkdmg engine (binary executable vs. shell script)
v0.3.3b
8/2004
removed certain error messages
bug fixes
v0.3b
8/2004
First online release version
Name changed to protect the innocent.
Dock icon drop.
Dock icon menu.
v0.1.1
05/05/2004
v0.1
04/20/2004
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