Changes for DownThemAll! 1.1
(Since 1.0.4)
This document is not yet complete
New features
- FTP resuming support
- Drag'n'Drop reordering
- Auto-Retrying of failed downloads
- Natural sorting in Selection dialog
- Import download list (metalink, text)
- Export download list (metalink, html, text)
- Description is editable (from Add URL/Download Info)
- Allow to get some post data via form and channel sniffing
- Clean up/Remove gone files from list
- Allow to load the last few bytes of a file first
- Allow to specify file/directory permissions on Linux/Unix/MacOSX
- Metalink server negotiation
Major changes/bug fixes
- Mozilla 1.9 only (Firefox 3, Thunderbird 3 and so on)
- Close source tab remove because it was unreliable (and nobody found the time to rewrite it properly)
- More clean init/load and close/shutdown sequences
- Indicate and handle offline mode
- Simplify/Unify filter: Remove regex/text distinction
- *flattext* renaming mask
- Songbird 0.7 support
- Simplify/Refactor components and modules
- Links/Opening tabs now working better for all supported applications
- Running/Queued items will be saved as such and continue downloading once you open the manager again
- Support minimizing to tray (requires a third party extension)
- The in-product help got removed because the mozilla platform doesn't support the help viewer anymore
- Slightly revamped skin/theme
Minor changes/bug fixes
- Better visual indicators
- Opening folders of not yet finished downloads possible.
- Indicate blocked downloads by Vista Parental controls
- More fine-tuned error handling
- Make "Remove" option more visible in the context menu
- Reset the application connection limit preferences when no longer needed
- Better caching for icons
- Use an alternate file pre-allocation method if first one fails
- Use nsIJSON for serialization
- Use "combined" images instead of a lot of small ones
- Remove gif images in favor of png/apng
- Make the skin/theme more compatible with non-default themes
- Various speed/performance improvements
- Various minor code fixes and refinements
- Shortcut keys for Add URL
- Debug logger overhault
Fixed bugs
(dynamic list)
- #16
- Confirmation dialogue desperately needed for "remove from list" in context menu
- #19
- Auto-restart failed downloads
- #143
- Renaming Mask *curl* alternative option
- #168
- import/export multiple links at a once
- #182
- Feature Request: Clean up progress window list function
- #190
- Allow to get (some) POST data.
- #259
- Implement FTP resuming
- #313
- "open directory" in context menu of a file being downloaded greyed
- #340
- renaming scheme *flatsubdirs*
- #361
- "Start dTA window minimized" option in Preferences
- #453
- Sort Columns of "Make your selection window"
- #471
- RFE: Allow user to specify file access mode (permissions), e.g. 0664
- #476
- Implement Drag'n'Drop reordering
- #481
- Remove closeTab feature
- #492
- Indicate when something was blocked due to Vista Parental Controls.
- #494
- "Server error" with Metalink download
- #498
- Mac does not support background images in tree:progressmeter
- #501
- Confusing wording on pref "Set files time to last modified time (server) or time of queuing"
- #506
- *text* renaming mask fails in some cases
- #513
- Simplify/Unify Filters; remove UI regex/text distinction.
- #528
- Make remove action more visible in the menu.
- #568
- *flatcurl* modification request and a typo(?)
- #573
- failed defined twice in manager.properties
- #581
- Remove confirmation message not English in fact.
- #582
- process/verify files names for Metalink file-elements
- #588
- Let users choose flatcurl/flatdirs slash replacement character
- #604
- Reset connection prefs when no longer needed.
- #621
- Typo + style in Preferences
- #657
- openTab not working in Thunderbird
- #658
- Toolkit Help Viewer removed. Our inproduct help missing.
- #662
- Use nsIJSON as serializer
- #698
- *flattext*
- #725
- Shortcut ALT-(key) is not programmed in Add URL-dialog
- #752
- Manage offline status better
- #753
- Allow items to be saved as queued.
- #769
- Minimize to system tray
- #802
- suggestion: save the manager window size after close it
- #816
- Open directory in context menu not available until download is completed
- #817
- Version 1.1a1.20080723.983 Cannot install in Fx 3.0.1
- #827
- SessionManager should load asynchronously
- #828
- Metalink negotiation
- #829
- Songbird 0.7 integration
- #830
- use nsIURL for DTA_URL
- #837
- "Open directory" option is disabled while downloading
- #850
- Text in editable boxes is unreadable, if theme text is white
