What is New in Version 2.3? (Release date: 2006.11.08)

• Expanded and improved Help File
• Integrated Web page Capture packaged with General Knowledge Base
• New MS Outlook-like Scheduler with Private and Public sections and a stand-alone component
• New Recycle Bin in Category Panel for added protection against accidental deletion of topics and categories
• New Layout Manager with ability to customize and save named layout styles
• Modified Document Panel for Grid Style and Icons Style
• "Lock Layout" option is added to layouts
• New topic grid added - "Advanced Table" for improved sorting and filtering Topics
• Topic grid columns filters feature moved from "Table" to "Advanced Table"
• Topics Tabs can be arranged using mouse (drag and drop)
• Color coded topics option added to User's account setting. This feature is used to distinguish Topics by Author as a unique color coded background for each line in Advanced Table
• Document Panel replaced with "Document Navigation Grid"
• Unlimited simultaneous Topics Tabs in Document Navigation Grid for instant back-and-forth access to open documents throughout the database
• Increased capacity of Document Grid to unlimited number of documents and web pages per Topic Title
• MRU items (Reopen) are rearranged, now the last opened file goes to the first place, the old one goes to second and so on. (LIFO)
• GKB document editor now has official file format kbd, it can be saved to disk and opened by document editor without opening whole GKB application
• Stand-alone Document Editor integrated with the software installation
• Global Save and Cancel edits feature allows you to save (or cancel your editing) before you leave a topic or document
• Add new row by clicking Ctrl+Enter in last table cell feature is added to document editor
• Now possible to change document editor units, for example from centimeters to inches
• New Word-like Spell Checker using right clicking on missspelled word to offer spelling suggestions in pop up box
• Document Statistics has been added to document editor
• Added "Table to Text" function in document editor
• BMP image is automatically converted to PNG format while pasting from clipboard. This feature can be disabled if Shift button is held while pasting
• Template combobox is replaced with Open Dialog
• "New Page" tag is added to Print Template
• Batch export is improved, now all documents from GKB database can be exported
• Also categories structure folder tree can be created during export
• New Stock Category called Search is added to category tree so that when you create a search and save it, it becomes a subcategory of Search
• Modified Search panel with smaller display for ease of nesting into viewing area
• Search result is listed in Topics Panel (instead of former search result Panel) just like for any other category
• Perform search by double clicking on saved search title in Categories Panel
• Personalized Bookmarks Panel specific to your machine and installation
• Scheduled backup system is added in GKB Server. It can be managed using GKB Server admin utility
• User/database activity report is added in GKB Server. It can be viewed using GKB Server admin utility
• Now every opened Client/Server database is added to Reopen List like local databases
• "Quick Connect to Server" button is removed and "Reload the Last File" button renamed to "Reload the Database"

What is New in Version 2.2? (Release date: 2005.12.06)

• New two icons added for category tree
• Can easily capture web site data both directly from the Internet Explorer, FireFox or Opera and content from the local file system, including web pages
• Added increment record search to Categories tree
• Shortcut conflict solved. "Add Document" button shortcut changed from CTRL+I to Ctrl+Ins to prevent conflict with document editor "Italic" button. Also "Add Category" shortcut changed from Shift+Ctrl+I to Shift+Ctrl+Ins
• Database name which is currently loaded in GKB and shown in program main form caption
• Registration data is shown in program main form caption
• Program version label does not appear in "About" box if Windows font 120 DPI setting is set, bug solved
• Request to add feature where there is an option to protect DB (with unique key ID) from being distributed and access by unauthorized users
• PDF export engine is improved
• GetColumn access violation bug is solved

What is New in Version 2.1? (Release date: 2005.07.14)

• Program speed is improved
• New update tool
• Author module is removed instead added user manager form
• Title of article is changed to document
• Document editor is improved
• By 50-100 % faster document text formatting
• Added Show/Hide editor possibility which allows user to show or hide the document editor and select other options while editing the document
• Added Live Spell Checker which marks the errors while writing
• "Date and Time" insert menu added
• Added Styles panel helping to work with styles
• Added mark URL on typing option transforming links in the text into hyperlinks
• Document Editor now supports animated GIFs.
• New options for document editor Background Style added - Top Left, Top Right, Bottom Left, Bottom Right. Define the position of background bitmap
• Developed Category Template option which gives an opportunity to assign the template to the category so that all new documents automatically inheritance the template
• Simplified document assignation to the categories using categories window
• Developed document Information window with now includes reviewing and edition the parameters of the document
• Document edit date field added
• Insert Date and Edit Date fields now shows not only the date but also the time
• Added ID field which gives the possibility to the user to number document himself
• The SYS ID field added which displays system document ID and can't be changed
• In the blank categories, document editor is made invisible
• The ability to delete the document together from all categories it belongs to or from the selected ones
• Unicode text in one document support
• Added four document navigation buttons which allows the fast scroll through the topic browser using shortcuts.
• Attachment grid is moved to the document panel and added with the additional button "View Attachments" to switch the attachments
• Ability to open the attachments using mouse double click
• Attached file icon is displayed in attachment grid
• If the attachment is embedded and user open it the attachment can be edited and saved automatically back to database
• Developed Drag 'n Drop attachment support enabling to move the attachments right from the Windows Explorer window
• Developed attachment delete confirmation dialog which now gives an opportunity to delete selected attachment or all attachments together
• Added Send attachment by E-mail feature enables user to send the attachments with the single button click
• Three new search options added - Simple, Normal, Advanced
• Added Search result panel now shows search results on the main window of the program at the separate panel
• Database manager added
• Database Maintenance menu has been moved into the Database Manager window
• GKB file association - ability to open database from the Windows Explorer
• "Fast Load" option added to remote database option
• Document template can be assigned to Categories
• Added Collection support feature enabling to bookmark the documents and save it into collection file. The collection file can be loaded into the Batch Export or the Print Preview (Templates) and only bookmarked documents will be shown there
• More category icons added
• Added Merge Tags panel helping to create Print Preview templates
• New language selector form added
• Some buttons in main menu and document menu are rearranged and moved
• Hyperlink does not appear in document which is exported using batch export, bug removed.
• GKB main window can't be minimized, bug removed