Feedback in the About dialog structured more clearly!
Request when loading or creating a journal - whether the changes should be saved or discarded - revised!
Nuget packages updated!
Minor improvements!
Version 0.6.5.0 (Store: 1.651.0.0) - 12/20/2023 (Maintenance update)
NEW: .NET 8 Upgrade!
FIX: Improved GUI!
FIX: Fixed a critical issue that prevented the application from starting
Nuget packages updated!
Minor improvements!
Version 0.6.4.0 (Store: 1.640.0.0) - 11/01/2023 (Maintenance update)
NEW: Rating for SimpleJournal integrated (opens MS Store)!
NEW: When converting PDF documents into journals, they are now linked!
NEW: Navigation in linked journals possible (start/end of journal)!
FIX: PDF conversion mechanism revised (page range, error handling)
FIX: Navigation with page up/down buttons implemented!
Nuget packages updated!
Minor improvements!
Version 0.6.3.0 (Store: 1.630.0.0) - 08/05/2023 (Maintenance update)
Integrity check for udpates integrated (SHA256 hash)
Update search optimized (file caching)
Upgrade to Fluent Ribbon 10.0.1!
ExportDialog revised
Nuget packages updated!
Minor improvements!
Version 0.6.2.0 (Store: 1.620.0.0) - 05/14/2023 (Maintenance update)
Now using Fluent Ribbon 10!
FIX: Selected-Tab gray border (as before)!
FIX: File-Association for the Store App repaired (using SimpleJournal.exe (Alias) for .journal-files)
SimpleJournal.Common and SimpleJournal.SharedResources are now also .NET Core!
Updated nuget packages!
Smaller bugfixes!
Version 0.6.1.0 (Store: 1.610.0.0) - 04/06/2023 (Maintenance update)
Setup wizard improved! (does not crash now)
Spelling correction!
Smaller bugfixes!
Version 0.6.0.0 (Store: 1.600.0.0) - 03/12/2023
ExportDialog revised!
Performance of coordinate systems improved!
Nuget packages updated!
Version 0.5.9.0 (Store: 1.590.0.0) - 11/13/2022
Update to .NET 7.0!
SimpleJournal now supports rounded corners! (under Windows 11)
Mouse-Hover over the version now shows the used dependencies!
Nuget packages updated! (among others Magick.NET)
Fixes for older operating systems! (Scrollbars etc.)
Version 0.5.8.0 (Store: 1.580.0.0) - 09/02/2022 (Maintenance update)
NEW: Dialogues with tabs are displayed without fixed frame (setting)
NEW: When setting the paper patterns, the size in cm is now additionally displayed
(Thanks to Daniel S. for the idea!)
FIX: Box size now works correctly (Thanks to Daniel S.)
FIX: Dialogues are now closed correctly with the Windows animation!
Internal structure changes (modules)
Minor bug fixes!
Version 0.5.7.0 (Store: 1.570.0.0) - 08/27/2022
NEW: Paper patterns of the pages can now be edited!
NEW: Automatically insert pages in portrait format (setting)!
FIX: When creating a new document, the old document was not released!
FIX: Tab Flickering (MouseHover)!
Preview-Canvas for testing revised!
Settings dialog revised!
Nuget packages updated!
Minor bug fixes!
Version 0.5.6.0 (Store: 1.560.0.0) - 07/24/2022 (Maintenance update)
Touch-Tab in the settings revised (Store version only). Thanks to Daniel S. for the feedback!
New, modern tab style implemented (similar to WinUI).
Bug-Fix: Page management dialogue always re-initialised itself in the backstage menu when clicking into the list.
Nuget packages updated!
Minor bug fixes!
Version 0.5.5.0 (Store: 1.550.0.0) - 06/27/2022 (Maintenance update)
Page navigation now works without problems (Thanks to Daniel S. for the feedback)
FIX: Blank pages are now white again in dark mode!
FIX: Rotation of objects is now shown in the sidebar again!
FIX: No more negative rotation angles!
FIX: Number of corners of a polygon is now calculated correctly!
FIX: Selection tool is now always selected when sidebar is opened manually!
FIX: Shapes of the shape recognition are now also displayed correctly if the sidebar is already open!
Feedback improved: No spam allowed anymore!
Nuget packages updated!
Smaller bugfixes!
Version 0.5.4.0 (Store: 1.540.0.0) - 06/11/2022
NEW: Notification system added (can be accessed via the bell at the top of the menu)
FIX: Selected colour for pens and highlighter is now also displayed correctly in the colorful-theme.
The .NET version can now be updated in the app!
Small bug fixes!
Version 0.5.3.0 (Store: 1.530.0.0) - 04.06.2022 (Maintenance update)
FIX: ColorPicker unified!
PDF dialog revised!
Feedback can now be submitted in the menu bar!
Small bugfixes!
Version 0.5.2.0 (Store: 1.520.0.0) - 05/21/2022
NEW: Navigating to previous/next page is now possible with 2 arrows in the menu! (Thanks to Daniel S. for the suggestion)
NEW: Zoom factor 80% integrated (for better overview for pages in landscape format)
NEW: MahApps.Metro ColorPalette implemented (more modern/better color selection)
Nuget packages updated!
Small bugfixes!
Version 0.5.1.0 (Store: 1.510.0.0) - 05/10/2022 (Security, maintenance and feature update)
NEW: Now generally portrait and landscape pages are supported!
NEW: All page icons have been completely renewed!
Page management dialog completely reworked:
Page display now supplemented with icons!
Button order revised!
Pages can be rotated now!
Context menus for delete/empty page and portrait/landscape added!
Smaller zoom factors (20% and 50%) added for a better overview!
Insert pages in the menu and below the pages was also beautified! (slightly transparent buttons)
"Insert Pages" buttons now always open a context menu for "Portrait" or "Landscape"!
Nuget packages updated!
FIX: 3 potential security holes closed!
FIX: Pen size selection should now be displayed correctly again!
Version 0.5.0.9 (Store: 1.509.0.0) - 04/27/2022 (Maintenance update)
Page management dialog now works correctly with PDF documents (landscape format)! (Thanks to Daniel S. for the bug report)
About/Feedback improved!
Smaller bugfixes!
Version 0.5.0.8 (Store: 1.508.0.0) - 04/06/2022
SimpleJournal is now localised to Dutch!
Updated Magick.NET to version 11!
Bugfixes!
Version 0.5.0.7 (Store: 1.507.0.0) - 03/25/2022
Images can now be displayed "stretched" or "filled"!
Help button now works correctly again!
Sidebar improved and prettified!
Settings dialog revised!
Bugfixes!
Version 0.5.0.6 (Store: 1.506.0.0) - 03/13/2022 (Maintenance update)
In the normal version, updating has been simplified: the update is now automatically downloaded and installed at the touch of a button!
Internal structure improvements!
Bugfixes!
Version 0.5.0.5 (Store: 1.505.0.0) - 02.03.2022 (Maintenance update)
When restoring a backup (in the normal version) SimpleJournal is now started correctly again!
When quitting and asking whether to save, the document is now saved correctly again! (Thanks to Daniel S. for the bug report)
Version 0.5.0.4 (Store: 1.504.0.0) - 02/26/2022
Internal structure changes!
Images are now printed at the correct position and with the correct rotation! (Thanks to Daniel S. for the bug report)
"Add page" is now recognised as a document change!
Feedback improved!
Version 0.5.0.3 (Store: 1.503.0.0) - 02/06/2022 (Maintenance Update)
Fix: Loading the PDF after converting now works!
Fix: When exiting, the prompt for saving now appears again!
Feature (Idea of Daniel S.): L Ruler compensation option (When drawing, it can happen that
that the line is not perfectly straight with the ruler, this auto-correction compensates the missing distance)
Ruler mode is now also applied correctly when inserting a new page!
Setup wizard revised: Ruler can now also be set up here!
Fix: Freehand form and text recognition works again!
PDF files are converted to a journal so that they can be used in SimpleJournal!
Landscape pages are also supported (only for PDF journals)!
There is a corresponding PDF conversion dialogue (including online conversion)!
The print function has been completely revised:
A warning is displayed when printing with Microsoft Print To PDF!
All pages are now written in a single print process (no longer n print processes for n pages)!
The print function now also supports portrait and landscape pages to be printed correctly in one print process!
The saving and loading of a journal has been revised, a journal now consists of a ZIP file,
i.e. the documents are compressed (old documents are still supported, but are converted during loading).
converted (backups of these documents are created, but the new documents are no longer compatible with the old versions!)
Loading dialogue for documents revised!
Saving documents and exporting PDFs now works asynchronously, i.e. you can continue to work in the meantime!
Status bar for saving, exporting and printing added! (with ProgressBar)
"Save as ..." now works correctly again!
BackupDialog revised!
Z-Index improved! (e.g. for coordinate systems)
Update to Fluent.Ribbon 9.0.3!
Many smaller bugfixes!
Version 0.4.9.1 (Store: 1.491.0.0) - 12/31/2021
Update to Fluent.Ribbon 9.0.1 (Menu)!
Update to DotnetRuntimeBootstrapper 2.0.3!
Insert menu revised!
Paste text from clipboard is now also possible (paste image/text)!
Paste text: The text is now no longer white, but in the last selected pen color!
Paste text: default height - and width increased!
Object bar: Text now has a static icon, instead of unreadable text!
Version 0.4.9.0 (Store: 1.490.0.0) - 12/23/2021
Update to Fluent.Ribbon 9.0.0 (menu)
DotnetRuntimeBootstrapper integrated (installation of all prerequisite components is now executed automatically on startup)
Page rendering improved!
Feedback handling improved!
Version 0.4.8.0 (Store: 1.480.0.0) - 11/11/2021
File association can now also be restored in the Store version.
Coordinate system tool improved: Now there is also a coordinate system without negative Y-axis!
Bugfixes.
Version 0.4.7.0 (Store: 1.470.0.0) - 10/12/2021
Fix: Changing the pen size several times caused the application to hang!
Export/Page management dialogue integrated into the new backstage menu!
Last opened documents now show the amount or "None"!
About dialog and settings revised!
Bugfixes.
Version 0.4.6.0 (Store: 1.460.0.0) - 10/02/2021
NEW: Modern backstage menu added (old menu can be reactivated in the settings)
Recently opened documents now show the date when the document was last edited.
URLs adapted to the new homepage.
WebView2 instead of WebBrowser used for displaying the changelog (Edge).
Bugfixes.
Version 0.4.5.0 (Store: 1.450.0.0) - 08/24/2021
Further integeration of the new paper pattern "Dotted":
Integration in the page management dialogue.
Integration at the end of the page.
Integration in the menu.
Dotted pattern adapted to chequeorange pattern (smaller spacing).
TDM is now only offeorange in the Store version.
Default font size is now correctly selected from the beginning.
General wording improved.
Bug fixes.
Version 0.4.4.1 (Store: 1.440.1.0) - 07/20/2021
NEW: There is an option to disable the touchscreen only when
SimpleJournal is in the foreground, as soon as it is no longer the active window,
the touchscreen will be activated again
NEW: Paper pattern "dotted" is now available
Settings-Dialog revised: Settings are now displayed more clearly
Setup wizard revised
Touch Disabling improved
Highlighter icon revised
General wording improved
FIX: Highlighter size is now selected correctly
Version 0.4.3.2 (Store: 1.432.0.0) - 06/04/2021
SimpleJournal is now based on .NET 5.0.6
FIX: Background (default gray) works again
FIX: Download URLs can be opened again
FIX: SJ is now only started in the middle if it is possible to do so
Touch buttons can now be switched off in the settings
Touch buttons are now only shown if a touch screen is available
Version 0.4.3.0 (Store: 1.430.0.0) 04/29/2021
SimpleJournal is now opensource, the code can be found here
FIX: When exporting, the images now also have a white background!
Project structure revised!
SimpleJournal now starts in the centre of the screen by default!
Version 0.4.2.0 (Store: 1.420.0.0) - 12/28/2020
Menu update to Fluent.Ribbon 8.0.3
FIX: Page bar no longer disappears when scrolling
NEW: Natural scrolling implemented (can be enabled in settings)
Version 0.4.1.0 (Store: 1.401.0.0) - 12/15/2020
For "Fixed" (shapes), Undo/orangeo now works
For "Solid" (Shapes) there are now new shapes: Triangles and Trapezoid
NEW: There is now a kooardinate system, they work analogous to shapes
There are 2 different variants: Only 2 axes or all 4 axes
FIX: Insert images works again!
FIX: When switching to another page, tools are now selected correctly again!
FIX: Update dialog is now displayed in the correct language and color!
Version 0.4.0.0 (Store: 1.400.0.0) - 12/05/2020
Menu restructuorange
The changelog is now also adapted to the theme (dark mode)
NEW: There is now a tool that allows you to draw rectangles and circles more easily!
Version 0.3.9.0 (Store: 1.390.0.0) - 12/01/2020
Menu Update to Fluent.Ribbon 8.0.2
Sidebar revised
NEW: There are now backgrounds that can be set in the settings!
Version 0.3.8.0 (Store: 1.308.0.0) - 10/31/2020
Menu Update to Fluent.Ribbon 8.0.1
Paste image from clipboard is now integrated as QuickAccess button at the top of the menu
Settings dialog revised
There is a new setting that makes the window frame glow
Disabled by default, as this may degrade performance!
There is now an option to disable the touchscreen at startup (NOT IN THE STORE VERSION)
This can be useful if you work with a pen, for example!
Minor bug fixes (spelling mistakes, etc.)
With this update SimpleJournal finally leaves the BETA phase!
Version 0.3.7.0 BETA3 (Store: 1.307.0.0) - 09/16/2020
Improvement when recognizing the current page (Fix)
QuickButton for adding an image integrated
Version 0.3.7.0 BETA3 (Store: 1.306.0.0) - 09/12/2020
Improved recognition of the current page
Menu revised, there are now quick function buttons
Theming revised, in the settings you can now set an accent color and
this can also be displayed in the title bar
Version 0.3.0.5 BETA3 (Store: 1.305.0.0) - 07/22/2020
An object is selected after insertion
Overlapping of several objects is now possible
Small bug fixes
Translation added
Version 0.3.0.4 BETA3 (Store: 1.304.0.0) - 07/15/2020
Improved hint during insertion (Wording)!
Hint now also appears when inserting selected objects
Deleting selected objects now belongs as a change for saving
Version 0.3.0.3 BETA3 (Store: 1.303.0.0) - 07/05/2020
SimpleJournal now has a Dark Mode!
Auswahlwerkzeug gefixt: Dort gibt es nun auch wieder Standard Farben
Selection tool fixed: There are now standard colors available again
When inserting objects there is now a hint that you have to click on any page
any page at any position to place an object. But the message can be deactivated
Small GUI improvements
Wording revised
Version 0.3.0.2 BETA3 (Store: 1.302.0.0) - 06/26/2020
For selected lines and shapes the size can now also be changed with the selection tool!
New option: Fit-To-Curve (edge smoothing of Bézier curves) can now be used!
Settings and setup dialog revised!
Backup dialog revised, the paths are now displayed completely!
About dialog revised: Release date is now displayed!
Minor bug and language improvements!
Version 0.3.0.1 BETA3 (Store: 1.301.0.0) - 10/03/2019
In portrait mode SimpleJournal was bad to use because you couldn't scroll (improved)
Move, Undo and Repeat are now recognized as changes in the document.
Version 0.3.0.0 BETA3 - 09/28/2019
AutoSave completely revised and improved!
AutoSave now works without problems for multiple instances of SimpleJournal.
AutoSave can now handle multiple backups
Backups can be restoorange to their original location
A journal can only be opened by one instance (i.e. a journal cannot be opened several times at the same time)
Version 0.0.2.9 BETA2 - 09/22/2019
Bug-Fix: erasing is now also recognized as a change
Settings, About & Export dialog revised
NEW: AutoSave - Creates automatically every 5 minutes
a backup. The time can be adjusted in the settings.
and you can also disable AutoSave completely
Existing backups can be easily restoorange
Version 0.0.2.8 BETA2 - 09/09/2019
Bug-Fix: Deleting objects works again!
Chequeorange and Lined Pages have been reworked fundamentally
A journal can now have different types of pages (lined, chequeorange)
Menu "Pages" reworked: More clearly arranged
Under each page you can now choose what type of page you would like to add
NEW: Under "Manage Pages" you can now move/delete/change the pages of the current document in a dialog
Version 0.0.2.7 BETA2 - 05/19/2019
Recently saved documents are now saved at the top of the list of recently opened documents
TextMarker is now also consideorange when resetting pencils
Ruler improved: It is now also possible to draw dotted or dashed lines
Colors of strokes can be edited subsequently
Polygons can now be easily drawn with a new tool ( unlimited number of corners)
Smaller bug fixes
Version 0.0.2.6 BETA2 - 04/22/2019
Improvement of user experience
Minor fixes
Version 0.0.2.5 BETA2 - 04/13/2019
Improvement when enlarging images
Improved display of last opened documents
Recently opened documents can now be emptied
Improvement in shape recognition: Items that are not recognized are no longer deleted
Version 0.0.2.4 BETA2 - 03/02/2019
Fixed bug with image moving
Fixed bug with image copying
Fixed help links
Fixed zoom (Thanks to Stefan E.)
Fixed undo/orangeo when moving objects
Replaced ribbon with Fluent Ribbon
Removed updater and replaced it with a new update dialog. You will be notified when there is a new update and you can download it directly, but you will have to install it yourself.
Version 0.0.2.3 BETA2 - 01/29/2019
SimpleJournal is now available in English and German!
Fixed a search error
Fixed undo error
Revised export dialog
Minor bug and language improvements
Version 0.0.2.2 BETA2 - 12/09/2018
Copy/paste of objects was improved
Problem with undo and ruler fixed
Problems with editing objects fixed: Objects don't disappear anymore
Problems with Sidebar improved: Sidebar now appears again (if it should)
Problems with the ruler improved: The ruler is now also applied to new pages
Design refinement: Icons, Back and Repeat buttons are now easier to achieve
Error in text analysis improved: Window closes again without error message
Focus at the input window is now on the TextBox, so that you can write it directly
Scrolling by touch/mouse at the side borders (by wiping up and down) implemented
Pasting of images, text, date now work analogous to pasting of copied objects from a document
Version 0.0.2.1 BETA2 - 12/02/2018
Menu orangeesigned
Error when copying objects fixed
Version 0.0.2.0 BETA2 - 12/02/2018
If you do not have an x64 operating system installed, do not install this update!
SimpleJournal has now finally switched to x64
Load dialog for loading larger files is now displayed
Copied elements will not be inserted on a new page anymore if you've pasted them and if you select the ruler on the next page
Copy & Paste improved: If you had selected the ruler and clicked the Paste button but didn't paste anything yet, then the elements from the clipboard were pasted
Inserted objects can now easily be deleted from the sidebar
Settings improved: When the settings dialog was closed, the highlighter was always selected
ENTF-Key for objects now works correctly, the objects now disappear from the sidebar
About dialog and setup assistant improved/extended
NEW: Objects (images, shapes and text) can now be edited in the sidebar
Version 0.0.1.9 - 11/25/2018
Export dialog revised
Copy and paste of selected objects is now possible
SimpleJournal has been rebuilt to the x64 architecture to handle more data
Version 0.0.1.8 - 11/21/2018
Settings revised again
Shape recognition improved
Fixed a bug when deleting with the X, objects now disappear from the sidebar
Error from last update fixed
Version 0.0.1.7 - 11/18/2018
Settings revised
It can be configuorange that the object bar does not appear automatically
The contact pressure can now be switched off/on
Setup Assitant integrated
Bug fixes: eraser works correctly again
Version 0.0.1.6 - 10/21/2018
Fixed crash when inserting an image from clipboard
Unhandled errors no longer cause the program to crash
It is now possible to reset the pens to the default values
Version 0.0.1.5 - 10/17/2018
"Delete pages" error now finally fixed
Fixed bug when inserting pages between other pages
"Would you like to save before exiting" dialog improved
The current old versions are no longer available for download because they contained too critical bugs!
Version 0.0.1.4 - 10/16/2018 (POSSIBLE DATA LOSS)
"Delete pages" error fixed(Still faulty!)
Fixed error message when launching a file directly
Problem which crashed the program when inserting an image from the clipboard is solved
"Would you like to save before exiting" dialog improved
Pen selection fixed: After inserting a picture, you first had to select Select and then select the pen again to use the pen
You can now also move strokes together with shapes
Version 0.0.1.3 - 10/16/2018 (POSSIBLE DATA LOSS)
Delete pages" error fixed(Still faulty!)
Zoom factor is now saved and applied at startup
Bug fix: If you have selected the ruler, then changed the color and then selected the ruler again, it does not work
Toolbar improved: There are now 4 pens, each saving its settings
Spelling mistakes improved
Version 0.0.1.2 - 10/09/2018 (POSSIBLE DATA LOSS)
Notice:
This version is not available as an update for older versions due to
fundamental changes. For a new version, you must install the Setup from here
Marked areas can now be erased (Toolbar)
Update system significantly improved!
Version 0.0.1.1 - 10/02/2018 (POSSIBLE DATA LOSS)
Toolbar orangeesigned: Highlighter (size), arrangement, etc.
"Clear page" now works correctly
Text analyzer improved: opens faster (now running in background)
Feedback implemented
Version 0.0.1.0 - 09/17/2018 (POSSIBLE DATA LOSS)
The zoom factor is now displayed
It's now easier to clear pages
Undo/orangeo
The names of the shapes are now displayed from triangle up to hexagon.
Version 0.0.0.9 - 09/12/2018 (POSSIBLE DATA LOSS)
New color selection dialog
Version 0.0.0.8 - 09/09/2018 (POSSIBLE DATA LOSS)
Zoom enhanced: When scrolling between pages, the zoom factor is now also taken into account
Die Makierung von Polygonen, also z.B. das Trapez
wurde nun verbessert, sodass nun die Makierung
nur noch die Mindestgröße hat, die es für das Element
braucht.
Sicherheitsabfrage, ob man eine Seite löschen möchte
Version 0.0.0.7 - 09/09/2018 (POSSIBLE DATA LOSS)
Pages can now be added to arbitrary locations
Pages can now be deleted
Selected areas can now be transformed into a form
"Show objects" fixed
Version 0.0.0.6 - 09/08/2018 (POSSIBLE DATA LOSS)
Sidebar implemented for the objects(opens when objects are selected)
Icons exchanged for license-free icons
About upgraded: Entries are now complete and correct
Automatic determination of which page is the most current implemented:
For example, if you scroll to page two and then insert an image, it will also be inserted there.
Page display implemented
Version 0.0.0.5 - 09/08/2018 (POSSIBLE DATA LOSS)
Save and Save As fixed -> Should now work reliably
Errors are now displayed to the user during saving and loading (Silence is not golden!)
Text marker improved further
Stefan E. added to About
Smaller bugfixes
Version 0.0.0.4 - 09/04/2018 (POSSIBLE DATA LOSS)
Highlighter improved
Changed default color to yellow
Changed size of highlighter
Color will be saved
Search improved: Marks texts in which the word occurs.
Text recognition
Line breaks improved
Now gives a message if no results were found
Toolbar revised (New icons)
Format "ruled" added
Version 0.0.0.3 - 09/04/2018 (POSSIBLE DATA LOSS)
Zoom integrated
Search integrated: The search marks the found result on all pages
