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Version changes (most recent first)

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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