Password Safe 3.17 Release Notes - April 2009
=============================================

This note describe the new features, fixed bugs and known problems
with the latest versions of Password Safe. For a short description of
Password Safe, please see the accompanying README.txt file. For more 
information on the product and the project, please visit
http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net. Details about changes to older
releases may be found in the file ChangeLog.txt.

Bugs fixed in 3.17
==================
[2750090] Using SaveAs now unlocks original database on successful
completion of the save.
[2689144] PWS no longer goes into a loop if the main menu has not yet
been displayed when accessing the recent entries via the system tray icon.
[2664657] Installer now prompts for elevation to administrator rights
on Windows Vista.
[2664703] Load base locale DLL if can't find a specific sub-locale version.
[2657132] View Reports no longer causes application crash.
[] Correct DragBar bitmaps for a new database.

Changes to Existing Features in 3.17
====================================
[] When doing a Browse to URL, the password of the current entry is
copied to the clipboard. This is action is not performed if the Browse
is invoked from the Edit dialog box.
[] Shortcut 'Ctrl+B' (Manage Menu->Backup) has been removed. Shortcut
'Ctrl+R' (Manage Menu->Restore) has been re-assigned to the new "Run
Command" function.

New Features for 3.17
=====================
[1954166] New preference to control word wrap in the Notes field in
Add & Edit. This can be overridden for a specific entry by
right-clicking in the Notes field.
[1533621, 1722481] There's a new, "Browse+" action that combines
browsing to an entry's URL and entering the username, password,
etc. in a single operation. Note that this does not work (yet) for all
browsers and all sites. See help for details.
[1405326] Add new field 'Run Command' to allow arbitrary commands,
such as terminal emulators, etc. to be executed via Ctrl+R or from the
Edit menu. See help for details. 
[] Implement "Find Up" via clicking Find toolbar button with Shift key down
or pressing 'Shift+F3' for repeat find up.
[] Allow users to set their own shortcut keys for menu items. Select via
Manage->Options->Shortcuts.

Bugs fixed in 3.16.1
====================
[2599930] All fields, buttons, checknoxes that could change an entry's
data are disabled if the database is in read-only mode.
[] Lock on Windows Lock works again.
[] Ctrl+F sets focus to the find string edit box.
[] No longers asks for confirmation of Cancel during Edit in read only
mode as that is the only option available to the user.
[] Right-click context menu now correct when user hides toolbars.

Bugs fixed in 3.16
==================
[2529736] Validate now corrects all Password History errors.
[2509817] Control characters no longer sent via Autotype.
[2481370] Can now create shortcut by right-mouse down dragging.
[2423397] Sorting direction database preference was not being saved in
the database.  See "Changes to Existing Features" below.
[] Can now process filters (within the database or imported) based on
'username' field ("user" in the XML file).

Changes to Existing Features in 3.16
=======================================
[2423397] Changes to preferences stored in the database are no longer
silently saved in the database (including any changes to any entries).
A new flag is shown in the Status Bar to indicate the preferences have
been changed and the user can decide to save these, or not, when closing
the database, directly or when ending the application.
[Open Discussion] Ctrl+F no longer toggles the Find Toolbar but shows
it if not currently visible.
[] Support interoperability with tools that access edit control text
by setting PWS_PW_MODE environment variable to "NORMAL".

New Features for 3.16
========================
[2509821] Support Group (\g), Title (\i) and Notes (\o, \onnn) fields
via Autotype.
[2450841] The user can use the DragBar to drag and drop the group name
when a group is selected. Pressing the Ctrl key while dragging the group,
when a group or entry is selected, will only copy the immediate parent group.
Standard behaviour is to copy all groups up to the root of the database with
dots between successive group names.
[2450827] Add a new menu item (on Edit Menu or right-click context
menu) to go to the corresponding base entry of an Alias or Shortcut. As
part of this change, only relevant items are shown on the Edit menu depending
on the current selected item (group or normal, shortcut base, alias base,
alias or shortcut entry).
[2425045] During Edit, if the entry has been changed and the user presses
the Cancel button, they are asked to confirm losing their changes.
[2415952] The currrent display status of the Find Toolbar is remembered at
application close and, if visible, it is will be shown the next time the
application is started.
[] Installation program now offers German as well as English
installation instructions, as well as installing German language
support. The framework is easily extended to other languages. Thanks
to Karlo Van der Gucht for his work on this.

Bugs fixed in 3.15
==================
[2407346] "Open Another" and "Create New" actions in "Incorrect
Passkey" dialog box working again.
[2407325] Prevent creation of a group name with '.', which confuses
PasswordSafe.
[2407072] Can now tab to read-only checkbox in password entry form via
File->Open or recently used list.
[2269930] Track write permission of file in opening dialog: If the
user chooses a file with different permission than the original, then
the r-o status is updated accordingly.
[2142691] Better support for Japanese text.
[2113261] No longer crashes when opening write-protected database.
[2102624] Can now change a normal entry into an alias or an alias'
base entry into an alias of another entry taking its aliases with it.
[2101656] Incorrect Notes field behaviour when using scroll bars 
corrected.
[2100916] Correct colouring of the Dragbar icons after changing
selected entry.
[2100429] Handle invalid time field in database gracefully. Thanks to
David B. Martin for his help in tracking this down.
[1958728] More graceful handling of corrupt databases - avoid "out of
memory" failures. Thanks to Serkan Kenar for his help on this.
[] Correct display of tree items on restore from minimize when 'X'
button used to minimize.
[] Ensure XML Import correctly processes normal entries with a 
password field that is in alias or shortcut form.

Changes to Existing Features in 3.15
====================================
None.

New Features for 3.15
=====================
[2203438] Remove "[alt]", "[ssh]" and "{alt}" special keywords from URL
when copying to the clipboard.
[2144489] Click on the text next to edit fields to copy the field to
the clipboard. Ctrl+Click on the URL will launch the browser. Text will
flash to show what it has done (green - copy, pink - launch).
[1871364] Add feature to display a subset of the password. This is useful
for websites that need different particular characters from a password at
each login. To access this, select an item, right-click and choose
Display Subset of Password.  This can also be added to the user's toolbar.
[] Implement the CF_CLIPBOARD_VIEWER_IGNORE feature supported by some
Clipboard Viewers.
