| 1 |
Added |
Download logic for HTTP and FTP was fully rewritten. Now download process architecture is more flexible and extendable and allow to easily add new protocols. |
| 2 |
Added |
Download accelleration (opening several simultaneous connections to one server) was added to FTP and HTTP. |
| 3 |
Added |
A new maximum connections per download setting was added to Configure Download fialog and to the program options. |
| 4 |
Added |
A new Accellerate Download For Files setting was added to the program options. It allows to specify the file size starting from which a download accelleration will be enabled. |
| 5 |
Changed |
Logging logic totally changed for downloads in order to provide better download information. |
| 6 |
Added |
Multiline log entries are now highlighted and displayed as a solid entry. |
| 7 |
Added |
Now it is possible to select and copy multiple entries to clipboard. |
| 8 |
Added |
Now WideStream has an extensible command line support. Current command line switches supported are /uri (add an URL) and /minimized (start in minimized state). |
| 9 |
Added |
SSL certificate validation logic added for HTTPS downloads (also log displayed detailed certificate information and information about validation errors) |
| 10 |
Added |
Now progress bar works in a marquee style for chunked downloads. |
| 11 |
Changed |
Now instead of a Section column a Connection columns is used in a download queue grid. Connections column shows the number of sumultaneous connections for a download. |
| 12 |
Changed |
Program configuration logic and program options dialog were completely redesigned for better flexibility. |
| 13 |
Changed |
Configure download dialog was redesigned. |
| 14 |
Added |
New Log settings were added - now it is possible to fully control log scrolling and to configure more colors such as background colors, colors for important messages and warning, colors for success messages. |
| 15 |
Added |
A new download queue management algorithm was implemented that dynamically manages the number of connections per download based on the connections limit, bandwidth usage and download priority. |
| 16 |
Added |
A completely new host manager is implemented that display all hosts in a grid-like manner, allows to specify host names using wildcards and not only to specify default credentials for a host, but also maximum connections, connections settings and FTP/HTTP settings. |
| 17 |
Added |
Now FTP download sends a FEAT command to determine features supported by FTP server - such as resume download feature (REST) and request file size (SIZE). |
| 18 |
Fixed |
A bug fixed that was causing the application to quickly switch between FTP Explorer and Download Manager when selecting files for download in FTP Explorer (Tracker #2210308). |
| 19 |
Fixed |
A bug fixed - speed for small files that are downloaded under 1 sec. wasn't calculated. Download Manager was showing 0 speed in such cases (Tracker #2210312). |
| 20 |
Added |
Fully configurable download notifications (for download add, download completion and download fail) are added. Notifications are displayed as popup windows in a tray area. It is possible to configure colors, display time and animation effects as well as to choose which notifications to enable (Tracker #2178048). |
| 21 |
Fixed |
A bug fixed that could cause status bar, toolbar and log to be hidden if Windows is restarting when WideStream is running (Tracker #2212515). |
| 22 |
Fixed |
A bug fixed that was converting all URLs passed as command line parameters to lower case. |
| 23 |
Changed |
An FTP explorer doesn't display a "..." entry anymore for the subfolders, but you can use Up button to navigate to the parent folder. |
| 24 |
Changed |
FTP explorer performance was enhanced for the large directory listings. |
| 25 |
Added |
Now it is possible to configure whether to show a progress bar in the status area when saving data such as queue definition (Tracker #2185479). |
| 26 |
Added |
Now it is possible to switch between Download Manager, FTP Manager and Host Manager using keyboard shortcuts (Tracker #2187683). |
| 27 |
Added |
Now WideStream can integrate with Internet Explorer 6 and 7. Integration is fully controllable through program options and can be enabled/disabled at any moment. |
| 28 |
Added |
Now autocomplete is used for all inputs that require to enter a folder name (a button that open a Folder Browse dialog is also in place). |
| 29 |
Added |
A floating window in a topmost ticker style with only active downloads information was implemented. It is also possible to tune appearance and behavior of this window through program options (Tracker #2183245). |
| 30 |
Changed |
Credentials dialog for FTP Manager was redesigned to make it more transparent for the user how to add/clear credentials (Tracker #2159090). |
| 31 |
Added |
An ability for an HTTP download to be redirected to FTP was implemented (Tracker #2187736). |
| 32 |
Added |
Now it is possible to configure what should be done if a download file already exists - stop download, overwrite file, autogenerate new file name or show a dialog that allows to specify an alternate file name (Tracker #2412720). |
| 33 |
Added |
Now WideStream support an extendable download adapters engine. Download adapters allows to perform specific steps for some of the hosts or even URLs. Currently RapidShare.com and Doujinstyle.com adapters are used. |
| 34 |
Added |
Now WideStream is able to simulate a browser session when it is required for a successful download. |
| 35 |
Added |
A new download queue manager option 'Delete File For Downloads' was added. This options allows to specify whether to delete file when download aborted and when download fails (and resume mode is not supported). |
| 36 |
Added |
Now it is possible to disable/enable download adapters through Addings dialog. These settings are remembered by an application. |
| 37 |
Added |
Now it is possible to view/select download adapter from the Configure Download dialog. |
| 38 |
Added |
Now WideStream has an extensible architecture - it allows to plug-in browser integrations, new protocols and new download adapters. It can be done by writing a manifest.xml file. A default manifest file is embedded in the application. |
| 39 |
Added |
Now it is possible to view currently registered protocols and add-ins with their description through the Addins Dialog (menu Tools->Addins...) |
| 40 |
Added |
A VBulletin download adapter was implemented. This adapter allows to download attachments from the forum threads that require authorization. |
| 41 |
Changed |
Now a file name provided by a server when downloading through HTTP (via Content-Disposition) header is decoded from URL encoding. |
| 42 |
Added |
A YouTube video download adapter was implemented. |
| 43 |
Fixed |
A bug fixed - when opening a downloaded file a wrong file may be opened if a name of a file was changed during download (Tracker #2433109). |
| 44 |
Fixed |
Fixed a crash when opening a downloaded file through context menu -> Open File feature (Tracker #2440313). |
| 45 |
Added |
Download log now provides additional information when a download process is posting a form using HTTP POST, also all private information in the log is masked using Base64 encoding. |
| 46 |
Changed |
A Queue Definition setting for the Queue Manager is removed. Now queue definition file location is fully controlled using open/save/new/save as features. |
| 47 |
Added |
Now if WideStream can't load a queue definition file a dialog with an appropriate warning is displayed and a user is able to specify an alternate queue definition file location. |
| 48 |
Added |
Now remaining time is shown in active downloads window and all displayed downloads are ordered in the same way as in the download queue. |
| 49 |
Added |
A new settings was added to the Queue Manager that allows to specify on which SSL errors a download (HTTPS/FTPS) should be stopped. It allows all errors by default. |
| 50 |
Added |
Now it is possible to open/hide active downloads window from the tray menu. |
| 51 |
Fixed |
Now it is possible to configure FTP Keep-Alive setting for the FTP Explorer (Tracker #2433401). |
| 52 |
Added |
An option Apply these settings to all downloads was added to Configure Download dialog that allows to apply settings for a one download to all download links in the list (Tracker #2433398) |
| 53 |
Added |
A new -log command line option added. This option allows to specify a location of an error log file. If it is omitted then a log file is not created. |
| 54 |
Fixed |
Keyboard controls for the categorized list box in the Options dialog were corrected (Tracker #2466239). |
| 55 |
Fixed |
Now download manager always loads when a program is loaded even when it opens in another mode such FTP explorer or host manager (Tracker #2463052). |
| 56 |
Added |
Now WideStream writes the last location of its executable to the registry (HKCU\Software\WideStream, StartupPath key). This setting can be used by other programs to integrate with WideStream. |
| 57 |
Added |
Now it is possible to pause downloads in Waiting status. |
| 58 |
Fixed |
A bug fixed: an already started download that was paused before any bytes were written to the file can be considered as a download started from scratch when you try to run it one more time (therefore a warning that the file already exists will be displayed). |
| 59 |
Fixed |
A bug fixed: Menu items in Copy File URL and Copy All Files URLs in FTP Explorer are always disabled (Tracker #2507091). |
| 60 |
Added |
A MegaUpload adapter was implemented. |
| 61 |
Added |
A new option Use GET method for Discovery is added to HTTP downloads (Configure Download, Program Options and Host Manager). |
