Release Note (Version 4.3)

STGuru 4.3 (November 2011)

1. [Batch Conversion: File System Utilities] Added the third type of commands for batch conversion - File System Utilities, including Run Program, Open, New, Cut, Copy, Paste, Create Shortcut, Delete, Rename/Move and Properties. These commands can help senior computer experts perform auxiliary file system operations when doing batch conversion. Most users do not need to use these commands.
2. [Word adjustment interface] Now you can resize the conversion library editing interface, so you will have a wider view when editing a library with a lot of entries.
3. [Other revisions] Several other minor bug fixes and improvements.
 

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STGuru 4.2 (September 2011)

1. [Batch Replace: Cut, Copy and Paste] Added Cut, Copy and Paste to the Batch Replace dialog box. These operations all support multi-select operations and can be of great convenience for bulk editing of the batch replace package. These functions can also be executed via the context menu of the instruction list.
2. [Batch Conversion: Minor improvements] Make column width suitable automatically when adjusting the width of the Batch Conversion dialog box; other bug fixes and improvements.

STGuru 4.1 (August 2011)

1. [Improvements on Batch Conversion]

a) Enhanced batch conversion's general process control. Previously STGuru can only control the pause, continue and stop operations of the current task (command), but cannot interfere with the general progress. Now you can pause, continue or stop the overall progress with the general control panel on the upper right corner of your desktop, and separately or concurrently, pause, continue or stop the current task with dialog box or progress bar for it in the middle of the desktop.

b) The type of the current task, such as "Set conversion pack", "Convert file", "Convert folder", is displayed in real time on the general control panel on the upper right corner of the desktop.

c) In Batch Conversion's main window, the detailed current status information of the path(s) of the currently selected command (e.g. pack path in a "Set Conversion Pack" command or source and destination paths in a "Set File/Folder" command) is added to the command description box.

STGuru 4.0 (August 2011)

1. [Key new feature: Batch Conversion] A batch conversion pack can be seen as a macro made up of conversion/setting commands and can convert a list of files and folders with separate conversion settings continuously. You can separately specify conversion pack(s) in any one or multiple steps, and can separately specify source/target paths, directions and conversion options for each round of file/folder conversion. This feature can be of great convenience for those who often need to convert files and folders through multiple rounds with different settings in each round.

   * You can find this feature under the "Code Conversion" menu. Its shortcut key is Ctrl+Shift+B.

   * Each macro (batch conversion pack) has macro properties (such as title, author, version, description, path…) and a list of commands. There are two types of commands - "Set Conversion Pack" and "Convert File/Folder". You can decide via an option to recover the original conversion pack in the current instance of STGuru after a batch conversion is complete.

   * You can further decide whether to convert a file or a folder in a "Convert File/Folder" command. If you need to convert a folder, you can have a new option by specifying which you can overwrite the target folder, if it already exists. This option can help a batch conversion that has many commands run smoothly without being prompted in the mid.

   * You can manage commands in the list individually or in batch, such as Add, Delete, Modify, Cut, Copy, Paste, Move Up, Move Down, and you can set or cancel the Apply status of any command. A command not Applied will be kept in the list, but will be skipped during the batch conversion. Multi-select operations are supported for all commands except for Add or Modify.

   * Drag and drop of files and folders are supported. You can drop multiple files/folders into the command list at a time. When a conversion pack is dropped, STGuru adds a Set Conversion Pack command automatically; when a text file or a folder is dropped, a Convert File/Folder command (with the "Result in new..." option UNCHECKED, so the conversion result will be saved directly in the original location) is added. You can also drag and drop a conversion pack or another file/folder when editing an individual command for the same result. This feature requires Windows 2000, XP or 2003, but is not supported by Windows Vista or 7, because Windows Vista and 7 no longer support drag and drop.

   * There is an "Edit Source File" button in the dialog box by clicking on which you can open the source file of the current batch conversion pack and edit it directly. When  you save changes after editing, STGuru will prompt you to upload changes into the dialog box. This feature is convenient for you to edit a big command list freely and in detail.

   * The UI can be resized, and when it is resized, the layout of controls in the UI, the width of the description column and the length of the description text will also be optimized automatically. This adds big convenience for those who use large screen monitors.

   * You can save a satisfied pack as a plain-text file, and can load any previously saved pack.

2. [Microsoft Office Documents conversion pack] 4 个 Microsoft Office Documents libraries were added to all system conversion packs shipped in STGuru installation package, with 2 libraries in the direction CHS to CHT and other 2 in the other direction. They are applied by default. These libraries can convert the fonts MingLiU and PMingLiU to SimSun in a CHT to CHS conversion, or back from SimSun to MingLiU in a CHS to CHT conversion. You can add conversions between other fonts based on the provided formatting when necessary.

3. [Renamed the Blank pack to Basic pack] The file name is also changed from blank.stcp to basic.stcp. This pack supports Base Libraries, so it is not completely blank and was therefore renamed.

4. [Bug fix: Exceptions in regular expressions] There could be a crash when a user operates with a wrong regular expression. Exception handling was added to fix the crash.

5. [Other improvements and bug fixes] Fixed the bug that when adjusting the Apply status in the Batch Replace UI, the first line could not be adjusted, and the last selected line was unselected. Other improvements and bug fixes.

Significant price drops in the RMB prices of STGuru Standard and Golden Editions in Chinese mainland (June 2010)

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STGuru 3.5.3 (June 2011)

1. [System language requirement: detection of operating system language, respective suggestions] In a Chinese operating system, the performance of STGuru's CHS-CHT conversion engine can be fully assured. In a non-Chinese operating system, however, the splitting of individual Chinese characters from a Chinese string could fail sometimes, which may further cause a few unrecognizable characters in the conversion results. Now after STGuru is launched and before its first CHS-CHT conversion, it will detect operating system language; if the language is not Chinese, it will optionally prompt user and provide some suggestions.

STGuru 3.5.2 (May 2011)

1. [ChS-ChT conversion: Reverse Conversion Direction, Switch Paths] For ease of use, Reverse Conversion Direction buttons were added in the Edit Area Conversion, Clipboard Conversion and File/Web Page/Directory/Site Conversion dialog boxes, and a Switch Paths button was added in the File/Web Page/Directory/Site Conversion dialog box.

2. [Regular expression: bug fixes and improvements] Fixed the bug that search results could be wrong when the collection metacharacter "(exp)" appears in a regular expression search string. Improved the part of documentation related to regular expression; added instructions for 7 common metacharacters and added an example.
3. [Batch replace: Apply and Not Apply] Added two commands: "Apply" and "Not Apply". They can be used to modify the Apply status of one or more instructions in the list in bulk. The two commands can be carried out by clicking respective new buttons in the Batch Replace dialog box, or via respective menu commands in the list's context menu.

4. [Left-right layout: modified icons] Adjusted the icon images of the Show/Hide Left/Right Edit Area buttons when the main UI is in left-right layout. Previously, the up-down pattern is used on the buttons in both cases when the main UI is in up-down layout and in left-right layout. Now the up-down pattern is used when the main UI is in up-down layout, and the left-right pattern is used when the main UI is in left-right layout.
5. [Documentation update] Besides the part on regular expression, the following were added to FAQ: alternate procedure for converting Microsoft Word documents, how to activate STGuru when a new computer has been put into use, how to convert a text/file with mixed CHS and CHT content.

STGuru 3.5.1 (March 2011)

1. [Improvements and bug fixes] Fixed some small bugs; minor improvements:

   * Improvement: Appended shortcuts after Clipboard Unicode conversions between Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.

   * Bug fix: In the Batch Replace module, during a Move Up or Move Down operation, selected items haven't been ensured to be always visible...fixed.
   * Bug fix: In Batch Replace Item Editor, the Go Up and Go Down buttons could not work properly...fixed.

STGuru 3.5 (March 2011)

1. [Important feature upgrade: Find/Replace and Batch Replace now support standard regular expressions] Since this version, Find/Replace and Batch Replace support standard regular expressions. The powerful combination of batch replace and regular expression brings you peak experience as a text editing master. Regular expression is a highly professional technology. It can bring you great convenient if you spend a while to learn its basics. For advanced users, we have several select online regular expression tutorials in the help topic Find and Replace for you to learn from. 
2. [Batch Replace: Multi-select operations, context menu] Now you can select multiple find/replace entries at a time to delete, move up or move down. Besides, a context menu is added when you right click the list. It supports Add, Delete, Modify, Move Up and Move Down.
3. [New shortcut keys: Clipboard  Unicode conversions between Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese] Two shortcut keys are support for convenient and fast Clipboard conversion from Unicode Simplified Chinese to Unicode Traditional Chinese and vice versa:

   Clipboard Conversion - Traditional Chinese (Unicode) to Simplified Chinese (Unicode): Ctrl+Shift+I

   Clipboard Conversion - Simplified Chinese (Unicode) to Traditional Chinese (Unicode): Ctrl+Shift+O

4. [Word adjustment engine: data update] Data update.
5. [Baidu Post Assistant: bug fix] Fixed the bug that there was no line feed(s) when both the options Hexadecimal and "Also convert English alphanumeric characters..." are used.

Past and Future

STGuru keeps improving. There will be new minor update every 1-2 months, or less, and major update 1-2 times a year. Please visit STGuru Homepage for the most recent version of this product regularly. If you have any suggestions or comments, please feel free to write us:

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History

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History of STGuru

Recent Plan

1. Further update for word adjustment engine so it can be better and up to time.

2. Code conversion related technical improvements.

3. STGuru is both a conversion tool and a text editor, more professional features as a text editor will be added in future editions.

4. More conversion options, especially Unicode-related conversions.

5. Improvement on user interfaces so it can look better and can be used more fluently and comfortably.

6. Improvement of the whole program so it can be more stable, smoother and more intelligent -- Though user may not find it on the first sight, we believe there are still many minor hidden bugs to be fixed, and many minor functions can be improved, so the program can be used more comfortably - more stable, smoother and more intelligent..

7. Your suggestions and bug reports - any suggestions and bug reports are welcome. Please send it to:

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