Release Note (Version 1.7)


MLEditor 1.7 (July 2008)

1. [Major and comprehensive update: Professional English Case Conversion] With a logixed  TheIn-depth major update re are 100+ minthe bug that sometimes this function crashes on some system when adding a new proper noun.

1. [Bug fix: Professional English Case Conversion] Fixed the bug that sometimes this function crashes on some system when adding a new proper noun.

 

MLEditor 1.6.1 (February 2008)

1. [Bug fix: Professional English Case Conversion] Fixed the bug that sometimes this function crashes on some system when adding a new proper noun.

 

MLEditor 1.6 (February 2008)

1. [Major function improvement: Oriental Language-English Glossary Management] Fixed the bug that sometimes this function crashes when the original entry is a pair from left to right. Besides, the program can now smoothly operate connected word pairs in the same line both in the source and the target glossary.

2. [UI improvement] Revised the English in program UI, document and web pages; other UI improvements.

3. Multiple other bug fixes, updates and improvements.

 

MLEditor 1.5.9 (December 2007)

1. Various updates and improvements.

 

MLEditor 1.5.8 (December 2007)

1. [Major new function - Professional English Case Conversion] This tool can be launched from under the Tools menu. It can help your change the case of an English string or sentence for different purpose (ALL UPPER FORMAT, all lower format, Caption Format and Sentence format) with the cases of proper nouns considered. A typical example is:

 

    NOTE: THERE IS A MICROSOFT WINDOWS ON THE INTEL DOOR. THE WINDOWS IS UPDATING.

    note: there is a Microsoft Windows on the Intel door. the Windows is updating.

    Note: There Is a Microsoft Windows on the Intel Door. The Windows Is Updating.

    Note: There is a Microsoft Windows on the Intel door. The Windows is updating.

 

2. [UI improvement: added a button to adjust edit area proportion] Added a button on the lower toolbar to adjust edit area proportion. You can click it to open the "Proportion Between Edit Areas" dialog box. Then you can adjust the proportion swiftly and precisely with the Up/Down arrow keys or the Page Up/Page Down keys on your keyboard. When you are satisfied, press the "Return" key to confirm, or press the "Esc" key to cancel.

3. [UI improvement: added an accelerator key] Added an accelerator keys: Adjust Edit Area Proportion (Ctrl+L).

4. [Major function improvement: increased speed for UTF-8-related conversions] Previous versions of STGuru converted to/from UTF-8 slowly or even seemed to stuck when it was a large file or a large block of text. This issue was fixed in this version, and the conversion speed for big files/text is also fast.

5. [Major function improvement: find/replace/batch replace] In previous versions, Replace All in the find/replace dialog box worked slowly when the text size is huge. The function was optimized in this version, and operates fast except that you choose "Match whole word", which requires more time for its complexity. Multiple other updates on these two modules.

6. [Important new function: Batch Replace - Page Cleaning] An "English page cleaning" macro is included in the installation pack. You can use the pack in the drop-down menu by clicking the "Open" button in "Find/Replace" (dialog box) -> "Batch Replace" (dialog box). Running the page cleaning macro on an English page can help you clean and normalize punctuations, spaces, tabs, line breaks under standard language/page conventions promptly.

7. [Major function update: improvement on Vista compatibility] Multiple compatibility updates for the Vista operating system. Some were fixed, others, which cannot be fixed due to Vista's special nature, are prompted with instructions and alternatives when they appear.

8. [License change] Now we change our update policy to be free updated for 2 years.

9. [Updates: glossary management wizards] Multiple updates and improvements on the three glossary management wizards - Sort Lines, (Operating) Redundant Lines and Chinese-English Glossary Management - Merge, Split, Swap.

10. [UI modification: UI improvements] Multiple other revisions and improvements on the program's UI.

11. [Document/web page update] Document/web page updates.

12. [Updates: product updates] New version auto-detection and download is supported in our past versions. Now we change it into an option, so a user fond of and fairly experienced in some specific version can keep using that specific version without being prompted day and day to update when a newer version is available. Fixed the bug that sometimes the Download Now button is not enabled properly.

13. Multiple other bug fixes, updates and improvements.

 

Past and Future

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

 

service@speedy7.com

 

History

If you like to know the history of this product, please read:

 

History of MLEditor

 

Recent Plan

1. Improvement of the whole program so it can be more stable, smooth 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..

2. Code recognition for other major languages (Japanese, Korean...).

3. More languages versions of UI resources.

4. Find and Replace in a file or a whole directory and other professional functions as a text editor.

5. Improvement on code conversion engine - More improvements on it so the GBK/Big5 conversion engine can be more stable. And more conversion types if we find it necessary.

6. Several other important new techniques - plans for several other important new techniques are under consideration so user can use it more smoothly as a professional multi-language editor.

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

 

service@speedy7.com