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A Brief History of WorldTime
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Acient WorldTime History
WorldTime 4.0 Public Release
February 24, 1999
- Fix to Daylight savings time calculations for 'First Sunday Of The Month' type rules
- Time Calc modified for more obvious function
- Sync now sets the Date as well
- Forms should now scale when Large Fonts are selected
- Time Zone information is now pulled from the registry in a different manner (may fix things on some WIn NT systems)
WorldTime 4.0 Release Candidate 2
February 23, 1999
- Location data now includes City, Region, Country, and Location Code
- Change Zone Location List enhanced
- Dial and Disconnect triggers fixed
- Connect if needed feature added
WorldTime 4.0 Release Candidate 1
February 20, 1999
- Fixed bug when there are no alarms and edit is clicked
- Fixed bugs when there are no traqDate events and edit is clicked
- Minimize to tray, and options to not show in task bar now correctly implemented
- Time calculator fixed
- Error reading "," delimited decimals from some data files fixed
- Default parameters cleaned up
- Data errors with location structures now detected
WorldTime 4.0 Beta 6
February 18, 1999
- Late Alarm Acknowledgement is now under user control
- Added duplicate alarm function
- All time picker fields should now work on all systems (work around for a Delphi bug)
- Width of Prefs Screen modified to give more alarm information when viewing the alarms
- Connect on Startup now works correctly with a Network Type Connection
- Improved error messages concerning missing or bad data files
WorldTime 4.0 Beta 5
February 12, 1999/SMALL>
- Fixed the WTDunman message for Connections that was an oversight in Beta4
- TraqDate Items are now Location Aware
- Allows Unlimited TraqDate Items
- Added a Repeat interval to TraqDate Items
- TraqDate Items Moved from the registry into a data file
- All executables reduced in size (this the slightly smaller archive size
- Improved the application icon
- WT will not only allow 1 instance of itself
- WTdunman.exe will not start unless WorldTime is running
- timesync.exe warns when WorldTime is not running
WorldTime 4.0 Beta 4
February 10, 1999
- Complete re-write of the message handling system (override the dispatch method)
- Added a minimize button - lets see what people think...
WorldTime 4.0 Beta 3
February 8, 1999
- Changed the Refresh Message Coding due to a conflict in Windows 95 systems
- Added a Time Alive count to the About Screen
- Improved the Time Calculator and added an icon for it
- Fixed some spelling mistakes
WorldTime 4.0 Beta 2
February 4, 1999
- Moved Dial-Up Support to another application - removing the RAS.dll dependency
- Now Unlimited number of alarms
- Alarms are no longer stored in the registry (now inwtalarms.wtdfile)
- Alarms are now based on the local time at some location
- Alarms can now also launch an applications, Sync Time, Dial and/or Disconnect from a Dial-Up Server
- Cleaned up Cycle Time Server code
- 12/24 hour time now applies to all clocks
- Time Sync code moved to timesync.exe (for performance reasons)
- WT queries the registry less (hopefully to increase stability>
- Added Swatch Beats to the Astro Data Screen (seewww.swatch.com- internet time)
- Fixed the date display on the Astro Data screen
- Changed the Astro Data screen to use a new Date picker component - now different months can be chosen
- Splash screen disappears as soon as WT loads = Faster Load
- Added Server UTC offset - can now sync to time servers serving other then UTC
- Added several error messages - just in case
WorldTime 4.0 Beta 1
November 12, 1998
- Added RAS Support with integrated dial-menu
- Added ability to Cycle Time Servers
- Added count down timer to stopwatch
- Added time calculator
- Fixed bug when regional settings use a "," to separate decimals
- Added 76 new time servers controlled by an outboard editable data file "wtservers.wtd"
- Added new locations
- Changed tabs to have a new "flat" look
WorldTime 3.0.4.0
October 27, 1998
- Fixed a bug with Daylight Savings time calculations for the Southern Hemisphere
- Added Daylight Savings Time Information to the Astro Data screen
- Added date information to this history data
WorldTime 3.0.3.1
October 23, 1998
- Fixed The bug that hid clocks rather then the details. (Gosh this is embarrassing!)
WorldTime 3.0.3.0
October 22, 1998
- Fixed The bug that hid local and UTC times when fewer then 10 clocks were displayed
- Improved display of clock times when 12 hour clock is chosen as the view option
- Added average lap time to the stopwatch module
- ZDnet give WorldTime a 4 Star Rating!
WorldTime 3.0.2.12
September 15, 1998
- Fixed Recurring Access Violation Bug caused by a Tray Icon Tool Tip > 50 Characters
- Location List is now loaded from a user editable Tab Delimited text filewtzones.wtd
- Added an Upgrade download archive to the web site
WorldTime 3.0.0.0
- Fixed Exception on Exit bug (caused by Tray Icon)
- Finished Astronomical Data screen - now available for each tracked location (click on the time)
- Added Select by List for Time Zone/Location Selection
- Added the ability to click on the time zones listed on the map when choosing a location to track
- System Reference Expanded
- Fixed the automatic naming of the Local Time Zone per the system Registry
WorldTime 2.2.2.0
- Eliminated memory consumption by TraqDate Component when closed
- Fixed bug (created in 2.2.2.0) when opening TraqDate
- Fixed reporting of Auto-Acknowledged Alarms to only show 1 message regardless of the number of past-due alarms
WorldTime 2.2.2.0
- Added Manual Sync Request (via menu and Ctrl-F3 shortcut)
- Changed Display of Alarm Prefs to include description
- Daylight Savings rule is hidden when Local Time Zone is clicked
- Modified registry access on exit in an attempt to fix an access violation bug
- Changed TraQdate display such that Weeks appears before Days and there is more room for long seconds values
WorldTime 2.2.1.23
- Added indication of current synchronization status via Tray Icon
- Improved Tray icon show and hide functionality
- Added "Set Time on Startup" option
- Fixed scaling problem when used with "Windows Large Fonts"
WorldTime 2.2.0
- Minimize to System Tray and the ability to choose which time zone will appear as the tray tool-tip
- Ability to choose the number of clocks shown in addition to UTC and local (from 1 to 10)
- Optional chimes via user definable .wav sounds
- 25 user definable repeatable alarms with 3 different types of sounds and Auto-Snooze
- Optional custom name for local time
- Option to leave WorldTime on top and/or always start minimized
- Choose 12 or 24 hour type clock display
- User definable clock and background colours
- User definable major/minor time and/or clock face fonts
- Added hours, minutes, and seconds to the TraQdate module
- Added integrated HTML documentation
- Chime the Hour and Chime Ships Bells options
- Browse for Sound Files Added
- Bug Fixed when setting AutoSync Duration (Duration appeared as '12:00:AM' in some configurations)
- Added 2 more configurable clocks and the ability to display between 1 and 10 clocks
- Major code optimization - less CPU resources are needed
WorldTime 2.1.1.24
- Option to view between 1 and 8 clocks
- Added Moon Phase and Astronomical Data Screen (beta)
- Moved Julian date to Astronomical Data Screen, added Modified Julian Date
- Minor code optimization
WorldTime 2.1.1.19
- Fixed OLE Exception Class Not Registered bug
- Changed so that System Control panel Date/Time applet opens when UTC clock is clicked
- Option to view between 3 and 8 clocks
- Added optional chimes via user definable .wav sounds
- Added option to leave WorldTime on top
- Added System Tray icon
- Reduced Main panel size slightly
- Minor code optimization
WorldTime 2.1.0
- Add NTP Network synchronization via TCP/IP
- System Control panel Date/Time applet opens when Local Zone clock is clicked
- First Public Release
- Added Splash screen and Logo Graphic
WorldTime 2.0
- Improved Julian Date Accuracy
- Added TraqDate
- All Settings now stored in the registry
WorldTime 1.5
- Added Julian Date
- Added Stopwatch
WorldTime 1.0
- First Viable Release (not yet public)
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