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Silhouette 4 (MacOSX) - Version History

Important Notice to MacOS Users of SilhouetteCE and Silhouette 4: The buttons for Get Template, Opening Comments, Goals/Support Plan, and Rename/Delete have been moved to the menu bar (at the top of your monitor) in version 1.8.x of SilhouetteCE and version 4.8.x of Silhouette 4. 

Version 4.9.12
August 3, 2011
1. recompiled to run under Lion operating system
2. no longer compatible with Power PC Macs
3. recompiled SilUpdater program to run under Lion operating system
Version 4.9.11
May 16, 2011
1. Fixed: Delta only: when AIP Kindergarten Performance comments were checked, they were misinterpreted when translating them into the Performance Comments dropdowns
2. Fixed:  lockup problem when batch printing
Version 4.9.10
April 4, 2011
1. Changed: When Cloning comment Bases, ending spaces are prohibited
2. Added: In the Performance Comments windows, clicking on the subject title will now clear the dropdown selection
3. Fixed: if two french immerssion class folders were created in succession, the second would still appear to have the French Immersion program selected but it would default to regular program subject names.
4. Fixed: missing text on some Export to USB buttons
Version 4.9.9
February 24, 2011
1. Changed: to help prevent 'missing' Clist files, when the user clicks on New Term Folder, an up-to-date clist file of the class will immediately be created.
Version 4.9.8
February 22, 2011
1. Changed: there is a limit of 1900 characters per comment
2. Fixed: default year was reverting to 2000 instead of 2010
3. Fixed: problems with default and custom printer font/size in report settings
4. Added: Parkcrest School, Burnaby
5. Fixed: Term3 psr export problems
6. Fixed: problem with hyphenated names in splitclass, when not sorted by grades
Version 4.9.7 ureleased version
Version 4.9.6
November 28, 2010
1. Fixed: extra drop down performance statements for Delta primary classes
2. Fixed: auto selection of Delta performance standards when a performance comment is clicked
3. Fixed: auto selection of current year in Custom Report Data for new class
4. Fixed: grades form was opening with next student button in a primary class
5. Added: warning that previous Delta primary performance comments may be incorrect (when a Delta primary class is clicked)
6. Disabled: PSR export button because it is not needed on Mac
Version 4.9.5
November 21, 2010
Fixed: Volume Not Available error when reading from a USB stick
Fixed: Problems with importing topic to Comment Base
Version 4.9.4
November 17,2010
Fixed:  a critical update to fix a problem that resulted in frequent Out of Bounds Errors being reported
Version  4.9.3
November 11, 2010
1. Fixed: French Language Arts on Delta French Immersion printout
2. Fixed: Out of bounds error (ReportSettings) that occurred when an empty claas folder was created
3. Fixed: Out of bounds error when saving a template file
4. Added: Secondary click (or 2 finger tap) now works to append comment to previous one
5. Added: Appended comments are indicated in blue on-screen
6. Added: Buttons to delete/insert/append lines to comment base
7. Changed: Burnaby Report format for 2010 layout
8. Added: increased error checking in student report and comment base routines
Version  4.9.2
November 7, 2010
1. Added: Append topic from another comment base (in Topic Utilities)
2. Added: Utilities option to turn off autoUpdate check
3. Added: Utilities options to download updater and dictionary
4. Fixed: Comment Base changed warning message was appearing twice
5. Fixed: in straight classes, hyphenated names were not appearing fully in drop down list of student names
Version  4.9.1
October 29, 2010
1. Fixed: bug that caused an 'Unable to Locate Grades File'  error message when exiting a topic in the comment base
Version  4.9.0
October 22, 2010
1. Improved: no more red arrows - all comments are now in a scrollable list in both the student report and comment base screen
2. Improved: updated graphics and window colours
3. Added: new updater program for simpler updating
4. Added: ability to keep the grades window open and work on it at the same time as the student report window (OSX 10.4 and newer)
    Note: When version 4.9.0 is first run, Silhouette will automatically download the new updater program for use in future updating.
Version 4.8.5
May 30, 2010
1. re-enabled the Edit Menu on the opening and closing comments screen
2. added Select Source button to Batch Import screen
Version 4.8.4
May, 2010
1. fixed problems that occurred when moving between student reports and some student names had spaces in them.
2. re-enabled the non-custom report format to permit alternate report formats
Version 4.8.3
March 14, 2010
1. Changed Delta heading to WH on Grades form
2. Added: RTF formatting to opening and closing comments
3. Added: use of quotation marks is now permitted
4. Added: Stride Ave School to licenced Burnaby schools
5. Changed: wording and font on Burnaby Logo
6. Fixed: problem when adding a new student from a schoolwide data file (Vancouver)
Version 4.8.2
February, 2010
(unreleased version)
Version 4.8.1
February 10, 2010
1. Changed: on report printout bullets will always appear as real bullets( •  vs  · ).
Version 4.8.0
February 9, 2010
 1. Added: on the Student window, there is now a dropdown containing all the students' names and two arrow buttons. You may use these to navigate to other student files in the same class folder without backing up to the main Student Reports window.
2. Fixed: In a Comment Base topic, when inserting Special Text Inserts, the text is no longer always inserted at the beginning of the text but at the insertion point.
3. Added: improved error checking when creating new term folder
4. Fixed: bug that caused special text inserts to always appear at the start of the line
5. Fixed: switching students in the grades form now goes alphabetically
6. Fixed: using the tab key in the grades form now works properly
7. Fixed: problem with default font in printing reports
8. Fixed: problem with BCeSIS attendance when there was a half day absence in September
9. Removed: Warning message when grade entered is not valid.  Field is cleared instead.
Version 4.7.1
November 5, 2009
1. Added: most windows can now be resized
2. Added: option to resize desktop display (see Screen menu on title screen).
3. Added: support for eSIS master dat files
4. Added: support for eSIS attendance files
5. Added: autoupdate check on startup
6. Change: removed overview button for Delta schools
7. Added: drop down to select comments by number
8. Added: option to get comments from a comment base for opening and closing comments
Version 4.6.7
June 8, 2009
1. Fixed: bug which resulted in new student files being unreadable on Windows computers.
Version 4.6.6
February 27, 2009
1. Fixed: bug which resulted in new student files being unreadable on Windows computers.
Version 4.6.5
February 20, 2009
1. Added: For Delta schools, term 1performance comments are copied over to new term.
Version 4.6.4
February 1, 2009
1. internal changes
Version 4.6.3
January, 2009
1. Added: Copy Template routine.
2. Added: Chaffey-Burke School, Burnaby
Version 4.6.2
November 10, 2009
1. Fixed: crash after emailing
Version 4.6.1
November 5, 2009
1. Fixed: update routine, which was not working in v6.4.0
2. Added: Clinton School, Burnaby
Version 4.6.0
October 5, 2008
1. Personal Planning changed to Health and Career Ed.
2. Incorporated the Performance Comments changes into the Delta Primary reports
Version 4.5.12
June 9, 2008
1. Fixed: Problem that occurred on Vancouver Term3 intermediate reports when all 10 subject spaces were used.
Version 4.5.11
June 1, 2008
1. Fixed: Term 3 PSR comments for Cornerstone Christian Academy reports
2. Added: Armstrong Elementary School, Burnaby
Version 4.5.10
May 19, 2008
1. Fixed: new term>>template option so that student names do not show up in new folder
2. Fixed: errors that occurred when no schoolwide data file was present
3. Fixed: printing class checklist if there was a template in class - one student could be skipped
4. Added: checklists - term letter grades and ID numbers
5. Fixed: overwrite options on get emailed class and cbase
6. Added: improved error checking throughout
7. Fixed: problem with students created from templates recognizing special text inserts
8. Fixed: lockup bug when batch printing
9. Fixed: CCA version - term headings on grades grid, grade assignment prints in term 3 only
Version 4.5.09
February 14, 2008
1. Fixed: problem opening new class folder (lock up)
2. Fixed: Get Emailed Comment Base no longer loses the first letter of the comment base name
Version 4.5.8
January 27, 2008
1. Fixed: Term two problems involving the 'previous term' comments tab. Term one comments were not showing properly, if at all. Sometimes a lock up ocurred when entering a student's term two report.
2. Fixed: bug that occurred when a paragraph style comment began with a blank line.
Version 4.5.7
December 1, 2007
1. Fixed: problem with crashing on exiting Overview
2. Fixed: Overview heading problems - wasn't keeping proper fonts or blank lines
Version 4.5.6
November 29, 2007
1. Fixed: Bug when closing comments don't appear in edit window
2. New: Individual Report print settings saved (font, size, remove blanks)
Version 4.5.5
November 17, 2007
1. Fixed: CCA attendance printout for months not attended (--)
2. Fixed: page 2 header on CCA reports, and subsequent printing problems
3. Fixed: bug when importing attendance file
4. Fixed: bug in topic intro and closing comments - not being saved if no other comments present
Version 4.5.4
November 13, 2007
 1. Added: Ability for VSB teachers to change Personal Planning to Health and Careers Education
2. Link to Duet Software Video Online Tutorials Page
Version 4.5.3
November 10, 2007
1. Fixed: email bug - edited portion of message would not be sent
2. Added: select division option when adding new students from Schoolwide Data File
Version 4.5.2
October 28, 2007
1. Fixed: potential bugs in send email and RTF import
2. Added: Port setting to send email form
3. CCA version: added date checks for attendance and master.csv files
Version 4.5.1
October 13, 2007
1. Fixed: problems reading Cornerstone Christian Academy schoolwide data file
Version 4.5.0
October, 2007
1. New: Use Schoolwide data files to create class folders - ClassList Printer no longer necessary
2. New: Automatic class folder backups
3. New: Improved on-line update system
4. Fixed: many format improvements and minor bug fixes

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