-- Now PrefsOverload does not freeze on clicking "Enter Code" in the startup shareware reminder. This bug was introduced with PO 4.1.
-- If PrefsOverload doesn't find the previously selected Preferences Folder at startup, it warns the user and selects the default one. Before, you had to update it manually to prevent crashes.
-- Carbon version compiled with REALbasic 4.0.2 (4.1 was compiled with RB 4.0.1).
•Version 4.1 - March 15th, 2002
-- Use Real Icons is now disabled by default on OS 9, since this feature seems to be buggy.
-- Now PrefsOverload warns you if you're going to turn on "Use Real Icons" option, telling you that feature may create problems on certains configurations.
•Version 4.0 - March 8th, 2002
-- AppleScript Support
-- New OSX-like floating Get Info window
-- Various GUI improvements
-- View Contents window, was removed. Now you can view files contents directly using a supported application like ResEdit, BBEdit or PropertyListEditor.
-- Double-clicking an item now launches it instead of displaying its contents
-- Now windows fit in 640x480 resolution
-- Window management improved on systems with multiple screens
•Version 3.5.4 - February 11th, 2002
-- MacOS X long file names are now handled correctly.
-- MacOS X version now compiled with REALbasic 4.0.1 (Improved stability).
-- Various bugs were fixed.
•Version 3.5.3 - January 26th, 2002
-- Fixed bug that caused some system menu items to appear in Italian.
•Version 3.5.2 - January 25th, 2002
-- Now you can launch preference files with BBEdit too.
-- Now you can disable DogCow sound playing when finishing scanning.
-- New menu icons.
-- Now menu icons works on MacOS X too.
-- Now "View Contents" windows display file icon in the title bar.
•Version 3.5.1 - January 19th, 2002
-- Now folders are displayed correctly with a disclosure triangle after ordering lists.
-- Now PrefsOverload asks before viewing contents of files larger than 1 MB.
•Version 3.5 - December 21st, 2001
-- Parts of the source code has been totally rewritten, improving stability and speed.
-- Prefs database has been extended
-- Full PDF Help included
-- Preferences Menu now works correctly under MacOS X
-- Now the app remembers window position
-- Minor interface improvements
•Version 3.5PR2 - December 8th, 2001
-- Classic and Carbon releases included
-- Now you can view XML files (such as .plist files) using PropertyListEditor
-- Now you can exclude Apple preference files from scanning
-- Now you can exclude .plist files from scanning
-- Now you can exclude non-preference files from scanning
-- Now System menus are displayed correctly in English
-- "Reveal in Finder" now works on MacOS X too
-- Preferences Dialog has been redrawn
-- Better Aqua look & feel
-- New Icon
•Version 3.5PR1 - November 11th, 2001
-- Now PrefsOverload is a Carbon application and run on MacOS X
-- Interface adjustments to fit in Aqua.
•Version 3.1.1 - September 28th, 2001
-- Fixed interface redrawing when main window is resized
•Version 3.1 - September 24th, 2001
-- Scanning engine is up to 50% faster compared to version 3.0
-- Main menu screen was redrawn
-- PDF Help file included instead of the old HTML one.
•Version 3.0 - September 10th, 2001
-- Out of beta, then without expiration date.
-- Full HTML help included.
-- Fixed some balloon help errors.
-- Replaced finish sound with "Moof!"
•Version 3.0b5 - August 28th, 2001
-- PrefsOverload uses FileIcon plug-in instead of GetFinderIcon Plug-in to get files icons. This should fix the error 2 & 3 bugs of the previous version.
-- From this version, PrefsOverload's beta releases have an expiration date, to avoid that people use old beta releases instead of the final one.
-- After registering the program, you can subscribe to the Zik's mailing list directly from the program.
•Version 3.0b4 - August 24th, 2001
-- Now PrefsOverload is a FAT application, so you can run it either on 68k than PPC machines.
-- Some menu shortcuts were changed.
-- Future versions of PrefsOverload will mantain the same settings of the previous version.
•Version 3.0b3 - July 14th, 2001
-- Fixed bug that caused type 1 and 3 errors when using the application
-- Now you can add files to the exclusion list directly via menu or typing command-E
-- Now you can decide what type of files have to be considered damaged directly from the preferences dialog
•Version 3.0b2 - July 12th, 2001
-- Fixed some cosmetic bugs
-- Now menu items work properly in "Find Damaged Prefs" mode
-- Now "Delete File" command work just fine in "Find Damaged Prefs" mode
•Version 3.0b1 - June 30th, 2001
-- Now PrefsOverload can perform searchs for damaged Preference Files
-- PrefsOverload can manage non-standard preference folder, this mean, for example, that you can use PrefsOverload on your MacOS X Preferences Folder
-- Now scan processes are completely multithreading by default
-- Now file lists can be ordered also in the "Browse Preferences Folder" mode
•Version 2.5 - November 22nd, 2000
-- File lists in Find Unnecessary Preferences & Find Preference Fils mode can be ordered
-- Search by Size implemented in Find Preference Files mode
-- Error Report added, allowing users to report PrefsOverload rating errors to the author
-- Better Drag & Drop support
-- Menus with icons
-- Bugs fixed
-- Many other improvements
•Version 2.0.1 - September 12th, 2000
-- This version is PPC only, and weights 700kb less.
-- Mother Application search engine was rewritten.
-- Now PrefsOverload can delete folders.
-- Dragging an item onto the Browse Preferences Mode now puts it into the Preferences Folder.
•Version 2.0 - September 8th, 2000
-- "Find Preference Files" mode added, allowing user to search for specific preference files.
-- The Rating Engine was totally rewritten. Now it's more accurate and contains a small database of preference files which makes it more accurate.
-- Now you can view contents of files directly from PrefsOverload.
-- Double-clicking an item now displays the file contents, if it is a folder opens it.
-- Now you can exclude files or folders from being scanned.
-- The "File Info" window was updated, now it displays and allows to change the file type/creator and visible/locked flags.
-- PrefsOverload counts Preferences Files in "Find Unnecessary Preferences" mode
-- Now PrefsOverload displays a progression dialog if opening a folder takes a long time.
-- All "useless" occurrences were replaced with "unnecessary"
-- "Preferences…" menu item now is disabled during scanning.
•Version 1.0 - July 21st, 2000
- Now PrefsOverload requires MacOS 8.5 or later (in previous beta releases I said it requires System 7.5 or later, but many users told me they got an error 1010 when they started it up on MacOS 8.1 or previous versions).
- Online Help has finally been implemented.
•Version 1.0b2 - July 10th, 2000
- Now the "Find useless Preferences" mode allows multiple selections.
- Useless prefs detection is improved.
- ColorSync profiles, Extensions Manager preferences are no longer considered useless.
- Memory Management is improved (needed RAM decreases by 6 MB…).
- Menu Shortcuts were modified.
- Double-clicking an item now reveals it in the finder instead of opening the info window.
- Now the "Delete Item" menu item works in the "Find Useless Prefs" mode.
- Now PrefsOverload says how much space was saved after deleting files.
•Version 1.0b1 - July 4th, 2000
- Now Prefsoverload hides its window if you're using another task. This speeds-up multithreading scanning.
- Now "Reveal in Finder" menu item works.
- Balloon help works on all items in the main window and also in the "Info" window.
- About dialog now contains legal stuff and copyright notices about externals, icons and plug-ins used in the development of PrefsOverload (I'm preparing for the final release…).
- The software displays the "Made with REALbasic™" logo.
•Version 1.0a2 - June 30th, 2000
- Items size now is shown in kilobytes.
- "Continue" and "Quit" buttons in the welcome screen have been replaced by two buttons which start scanning in one of the two working modes.
- The Preference File now has the same creator as the application.
- Now "Delete" buttons work.
- Now the listbox is disabled while performing a multithreading scanning in the "Scan Preferences Folder" mode.
- Fixed bug that caused the application to crash when quitting during a multithreading scanning in the "Scan Preferences Folder" mode.
- Now the "PrefsCleaner Help" menu item works, but will be enabled only if PrefsOverload is running under MacOS 8.0 or higher.
- The "quit" AppleEvent is enabled. (When you restart the computer the Finder quits PrefsOverload.)
- "Reveal in Finder" item added to "File" menu.
- Now PrefsOverload distinguishes files with "RSED" creator and the true ResEdit preferences file.
