RELEASE: Express Scribe v 4.36 for Windows

[Damian Lettie]

Changes in Express Scribe v 4.36 for Windows:

• NOTE: Foot pedal and hand-held controllers must be reconfigured if upgrading from an earlier version.
  
• NOTE: System-wide hot-keys must be reconfigured if upgrading from an earlier version.
  
• Added: "Time remaining" time display mode.
  
• Added: Time display format option.
  
• Added: "Enable system-wide hot-keys" option.
  
• Added: Channels window values are now saved and loaded when Scribe is quit and relaunched.
  
• Fixed: Welcome message could reappear after being deleted. (No longer assume window X position of 0 means first run).
  
• Fixed: "Notes -> Insert -> Sender's Details" and "Notes -> Copy to Clipboard -> Sender's Details" no longer corrupt memory for long strings.
  
• Fixed: Channels window values are no longer reset to defaults when switching to Scribe Mini.
  
• Fixed: Channels window wasn't reappearing after minimising the application window using hot-keys.
  
• Fixed: "Load Dictation File(s)" dialog's list view now shows folders before files.
  
• Fixed: "Load Dictation File(s)" dialog's column widths are now saved and loaded.
  
• Fixed: Additional columns weren't being populated by XML tag data if the XML tags weren't at the beginning of the notes.
  
• Fixed: Dictations that have been added to the dictation list but have not yet finished loading no longer showing random durations.
  
• Fixed: Improved background thread management for better stability.
  
• Fixed: Memory was being leaked every time a dictation was loaded if "Speech to Text" was enabled.
  
• Changed: Improved foot pedal and hand-held controller support, including:
  • Automatic detection of plug and play controllers in the "Controller Setup Wizard".
    
  • Controller status icon in the main window status bar (updated in real-time for plug and play controllers).
    
  • More flexibility when mapping buttons / pedals to application commands.
    
  • Improved interface for testing a configured controller.
    
  • Improved support for controllers with more than three buttons / pedals.
    
  • Improved support for tap lock.
    
  • Support for serial ports other than COM1 / COM2 / COM3 / COM4. (Windows)
    
  • No longer need third-party components such as piehid, vecusb, or vis. (Windows)
    
  • Improved support for 64 bit versions of Windows.
    
  • Consistent user interface between Express Dictate and Express Scribe.
    

  [*]Changed: DVS file decoder now reads files in LP mode and updated SP mode.

  [*]Changed: Now abort loading of queued dictations on startup if last run didn't exit cleanly.

  [*]Changed: Tray icon context menu items are now disabled when a modal dialog is open.

  [*]Removed: No longer check registy write permissions on application startup.