SilhouetteCE - Version History (Windows)
| Version 1.8.9 June 17, 2010 |
1. Fixed: There were bugs in the PSR Export/Print - Term 3 section that, under some circumstances, could cause an early exit to the Student Reports window for primary reports or even a software crash with intermediate reports. |
| Version 1.8.8 June 3, 2010 |
1. Fixed: entering an effort mark in the Term 3 column would
delete the Term 1 effort mark 2. Changed: The Edit Opening Comments window is larger |
| Version 1.8.7 March 15, 2010 |
1. Added: Clone This Template feature in the Template window 2. Changed: deleted code that dealt with old floppy disk issues |
| Version 1.8.6 March 3, 2010 |
1. Changed: a programming change was made to speed up
the opening of forms that contained the spellchecker. 2. Fixed: when adding new students to a class folder from a schoolwidedata file created in eSIS, the leading zero in the grade was unstripped. 3. Fixed: when adding new students to a class folder from a schoolwidedata file created in eSIS, part of the header line of the Master.dat file was being displayed in the divisions listing 4. Changed: the elements in the 'add new students to a class folder from a schoolwidedata file' frame have been rearranged. |
| Version 1.8.5 February 24, 2010 |
1. Fixed: SilhouetteCE was unable to completely delete a
class folder or comment base folder that had been created on
a recent MacOS computer. 2. Fixed: when creating a Template, the Shift - Right-Click function to import multiple comments was not working. 3. Change: spaces are now allowed in the Rename Template function. |
| Version 1.8.4 February 21, 2010 |
1. Changed: the menu on the Student report window was redesigned, moving Rename, Delete and New Subject into a Tools menu and moving Grades back to a button at the bottom of the window. This should also help to avoid reported problems with the menu line extending to a double line and pushing the bottom buttons almost out of view. |
| Version 1.8.3 February 19, 2010 |
1. Fixed: When clicking on forward arrow in Student Report
window the last student was skipped 2. Fixed: When using two templates in a class and the "automatically load this template in empty student files" was checked, in some situations, existing reports could be overwritten |
| Version 1.8.2 February 17, 2010 |
1. Change/Fix: In some network situations, the CommonBullets font was not being installed on the computer correctly. |
| Version 1.8.1 February 15, 2010 |
1. Changed: the menu wording in the Student report edit window was modified because the text when in Term 3 reports was too long when displayed on Windows 7 or Vista computers. |
| Version 1.8.0 February 14, 2010 |
1. Changed: the procedure by which SilhouetteCE checks for
the version of Richtx32.ocx on the computer has been
modified. 2. Changed: the filter in accepting the eSIS attendance data has been altered to take into account variations in the eSIS pdf output 3. Added: horizontal scroll bar into the display of comments in the Comment Base Topics window. 4. Fixed: a few minor typos in areas infrequently accessed 5. New: a new Silhouette spellchecker, featuring: - a Canadian English dictionary - autocorrections (user controlled) e.g.' recieve' will be automatically switched to 'receive' - doubled words words notification - custom user dictionary - errors in red as you type, right click on red words to get suggestions 6. Added: in Utilities the user may change many of the default behaviours of the spell checker. 7. Changed: on report printout bullets will always appear as real bullets( • vs · ). 8. Changed: in the Opening Comments and Ways of Supporting comments edit windows, you may now load and save the text in rich text format, thus maintaining the formatting characteristics. 9.Changed: With 64-bit Windows Vista and Windows 7 when the program has been installed into the Program Files (x86) folder. the user's comments and classes folders and some other user files are moved into the Program Data folder as per Windows guidelines. 10. The Student report window has been redesigned, many buttons have been moved to be part of a new menu bar. 11. On the Student report edit window, there is a new Students menu from which the teacher may navigate to another student report without having to return to the Student Reports window. There are also Next and Previous buttons (with keyboard shortcuts F4 and F5) that navigate between student reports. In all cases, the current report is automatically saved before going to the next report. 12. The behaviour of the Get Text From Comment Base function in the Opening Comments and Goals and Support Plan has been improved. |
| Version 1.7.6 November 30, 2009 |
1. Fixed: when importing a class folder, if a class folder
with the same name exists, SilhouetteCE was reporting that
it was a comment base rather than a class folder 2. Changed: the filter accepting attendlabel.dat files has been expanded to differing cases 3. Changed: the filter in accepting the attendance data for Kindergarten students has been expanded |
| Version 1.7.5 November 23, 2009 |
1. Fixed: changes made to better reconcile slight differences between the student report information and the eSIS generated attendance export. |
| Version 1.7.4 November 22, 2009 |
1. Fixed: Emailed Comment Bases from a MacOS computer were not being correctly interpreted. |
| Version 1.7.3 November 19, 2009 |
1. Fixed: Invisible characters that originate from text
pasted into the comment edit box and could damage the
comment base are removed. 2. Fixed: The font, Times New (W1), may not be used. It is now forcibly replaced by Times New Roman. |
| Version 1.7.2 October 30, 2009 |
1. Fixed: changes made to adapt to variations in the eSIS produced attendance pdf files. |
| Version 1.7.1 October 25, 2009 |
1. Fixed: instances where the spell checker window would not
correctly show 2. Changed: in the Edit window for Open Comments and Goals/Support Plan, clicking the Get Comments from Comment Base sends the user to the 'get multiple comments' mode. |
| Version 1.7.0 October 5, 2009 |
1. Added: SilhouetteCE can now use Master.dat files created
as an eSIS export file. (instructions
here) 2. Added: SilhouetteCE has been modified to work with the VSB mailgate system 3. Changed: on non-server based computers, Silhouette4 will now automatically check for an update. 4. Fixed: the spell check was not highlighting misspelled words correctly in some situations 5. Added: when installed in the c:/Program Files folder of a Windows Vista or Windows 7 computer, the data files (e.g. Classes and Comments folders) are moved into the c:/ProgramData folder. This is done to conform to the standard Windows file management guidelines. 6. Changed: changes to spell check code to eliminate duplication |
| Version 1.6.4 June 14, 2009 (Note: version 1.6.3 was an unreleased version) |
1. Added: for Vancouver Schools only - There is now an
option to print the explanation of the evaluation criteria
in six languages. Note: after doing this update of
SilhouetteCE VSB teachers will be asked to click on the
Check for On-Line Update button again to download the VSB
language graphics files. This is so that non-VSB schools do
not download the VSB-specific files. 2. Added: for Vancouver Schools only - eSIS enabled attendance features. SilhouetteCE can now access eSIS attendance data (See video tutorials on duetsoftware.ca website) 3. Fixes: two minor bugs in the batch import grades and batch import topic comments sections. 4. Change: the automatic references to the floppy drive in dropdown menus etc. have been deleted. In years past, the floppy disk was the most common method of transporting class folders and comment bases, but now most teachers make use of the email function, the network drives and when they export, they use USB drives. 5. June PSR Data: for Vancouver Schools only - eSIS does not accept the PSR data exports that Silhouette creates to be imported by Turbo School. Instead PSR data must be manually entered into eSIS. In SilhouetteCE, we have created a custom PSR data printout that may help when entered the data into eSIS. |
| Version 1.6.2 November 16, 2008 |
1. Fixed: for Intermediate Vancouver teachers, in the student report checkboxes, a check in the N column would incorrectly remain when you click into another column. |
| Version 1.6.1 November 3, 2008 |
1. Fixed: For teachers who had been using
a previous year's Template may have been having some
problems converting from Personal Planning or Health and
Careers Education to Health and Career Education and Health
and Career Ed, this version should handle all these concerns
in the background for you. 2. Fixed: a couple of typos in on-screen instructions |
| Version 1.6.0 October 5, 2008 |
1. Personal Planning changed to Health and Career Ed. |
| Version 1.5.18 June 19, 2008 |
1. Vancouver Schools: The PSR Export
function has been revised to allow export to any available
drive rather than just the floppy drive. 2. St. Bernadette: fix to enable printing date on reports. |
| Version 1.5.17 June 12, 2008 |
1. CRITICAL UPDATE for Vancouver Primary Reports: There was another wording error in the PSR dropdowns in third term reports. The text "Does not meet..." should read 'Does not yet meet...". Teachers who already have done their PSR comment selections and selected one of the "Does not meet..." options in Literacy or in Numeracy should re-enter those student's reports and select the correct wording. After this, the PSR export should be re-created and then re-imported into Turbo School via Orbiter Options. |
| Version 1.5.16 June 9, 2008 |
1. Fixed: minor fix on Intermediate Grade
Assignment button 2. Change: for St. Bernadette School: change of wording on third term reports in message to parents. |
| Version 1.5.15 June 2, 2008 |
1. IMPORTANT UPDATE for Vancouver Primary
third term reports: The incorrect wording in the PSR
Comments has been fixed. In previous versions, instead of
the "Approaching ..." comments, the term "Minimally
meeting..." was being displayed. 2. Fixed: Depending on your point of view either 'Little houses' or 'incomplete Ying-Yang' symbols were appearing instead of the expected checkmarks. This seems to have been due to a compiler error when creating Version 1.5.14. |
| Version 1.5.14 May 26, 2008 |
1. Fixed: printing St. Bernadette School templates was causing a crash |
| Version 1.5.13 March 15, 2008 |
1. Fixed: St. Bernadette kindergarten reports were not displaying three columns. |
| Version 1.5.12 March 1, 2008 |
1. Change: the suffix appended to emailed Comment Bases was modified to be consistent between SilhouetteCE and Silhouette4 in Windows and MacOS versions |
| Version 1.5.11 February 21, 2008 |
1. Fix: St Bernadette School only - grades explanations wording corrected |
| Version 1.5.10 December 3 , 2007 |
1. Fix: St Bernadette School only - add
space before signature lines when not fixed to bottom of
page one. 2. Fix: On Windows 2000 computers, ".zip" may be added by the operation system to emailed classes from a MacOS system. This is now automatically trimmed. |
| Version 1.5.9 November 13, 2007 |
1. Added: for Vancouver schools, the option to switch to Health and Careers Education from Personal Planning (see the on-line tutorial) |
| Version 1.5.8 November 13, 2007 |
1. Fixed: if you clicked on Add Comment
whilst in a student's report, SilhouetteCE would crash. 2. Fixed: many fixes too numerous to mention were made to the CISVA-specific sections of SilhouetteCE. 3. Added: new button on front screen provides a direct link to duetsoftware.ca Video Tutorials |
| Version 1.5.7 November 11, 2007 |
1. Added: In the Add New Student from Schoolwide Data File window, you are now able to select whole divisions, Check All and Clear All checks. |
| Version 1.5.6 November 6, 2007 |
1. Fix: If, when creating a new class form the schoolwide data file, you uncheck some students, before creating the class, some student files are misnamed. |
| Version 1.5.5 November 4, 2007 |
1. New school: welcome to Cornerstone Christian Academy |
| Version 1.5.4 October 29, 2007 |
1. Fix: Mixed Case was not working for classes created from the schoolwide data file. |
| Version 1.5.3 October 26, 2007 |
1. New school: welcome to St Bernadette School |
| Version 1.5.2 October 18, 2007 |
1. Fix: there was a minor problem with editting Contacts in the Email sections. |
| Version 1.5.1 October 12, 2007 |
1. Change: Class folder names will be trimmed of any following spaces. |
| Version 1.5.0 October 5, 2007 |
1. New: Use Schoolwide data files
to create class folders - ClassList Printer no longer
necessary 2. New: Windows Vista support 3. New: Automatic class folder backups 4. New: Improved on-line update system 5. Fixed: a myriad of minor format improvements and minor bug fixes |
| Version 1.0.23 June 5, 2007 |
1. Fix: In third term reports, the First Term Opening and Goals comments were not being displayed in their tabs. |
| Version 1.0.22 May 24, 2007 |
1. Another Primary Third Term PSR comments rewording. ('Does not meet expectations' changed to "Does not yet meet expectations') |
| Version 1.0.21 May 23, 2007 |
1. for Vancouver Primary teachers: Primary Third Term PSR comments reworded. ('Minimally meeting' changed to "Approaching') |
| Version 1.0.20 April 29, 2007 |
1. Added: add Thesaurus to Edit Opening
Comments window 2. Added: add spell check and thesaurus to edit comments window 3. Added: add spell check to template window 4. Added: add special text inserts to Edit Text for Templates 5. Added: add special text inserts to Opening Comments and Goals/Support for Templates |
| Version 1.0.19 March 3, 2007 |
1. Fixed: Prevent from importing or
exporting a class folder or comment base to itself. 2. Fixed: When importing multiple class folders or comment bases, there could be folder misnames if overwrite mode was chosen |
| Version 1.0.18 February 18, 2007 |
1. Fixed: Prevent fatal error when deleting a subject in a template that has more than ten subjects. |
| Version 1.0.17 February 18, 2007 |
1. Fixed: Now prevents user from creating more than 15 subjects and allows moving of all 15 subjects in Templates. |
| Version 1.0.16 February 14, 2007 |
1.Fixed: in the Attendance Grid, SilhouetteCE declared a shortened school year by having May in March. March is now back to being March, and there is now only one May in the year. |
| Version 1.0.15 February 8, 2006 |
1. Changed: slight change in the
behaviour of the dropdown to access the Special Network
Folder 2. Added: Attendance checkbox added in Print/View page 3. Added: prevent illegal characters in New Class Folder - enter class folder name 4. Added: ability to import multiple classes 5. Added: automatically go to Edit Custom Report data when a class or new term folder has been created 6. Added: HelpFile update button in Utilities |
| Version 1.0.14 November 27, 2006 |
1. Changed: the width of the attendance grid was reduced to just short of the right margin of the comments |
| Version 1.0.13 November 26, 2006 |
1. Fixed: When emailing a comment base
the incorrect comment base name was reported in the
instructions text. 2. Added: in Email Classlist a warning was added to make clear the difference between a classlist file and a class folder 3. Changed: the on-line update message on the start screen is changed when PreventUpdates=true (network installs) 4. Added: In Opening Comments and Goals and Support Plan it is now possible to get multiple comments from a comment base by shift-clicking on the Get Text From a Comment Base button. 5. Fixed: [i], [b] and [bi] were not being correctly interpreted when brought into templates or student reports 6. Changed: redesigned the Class Folder Utilites button area |
| Version 1.0.12 November 20, 2006 |
1. Changed: On Primary reports the text, Number of pages ___, at the top of the report was moved left by 0.5 cm. The former location was causing a line feed on some inkjet printers resulting in the line after the text being printed in the midst of the VSB logo. |
| Version 1.0.11 November 17, 2006 |
1. Fixed: In Student Reports incorrect
folders were sometimes created when Select Path was used but
a SilhouetteCE folder was not selected. 2. Fixed: a couple of typos in on-screen instructions 3. Changed: Import Class Folder - now SilhouetteCE automatically looks for a SilhouetteCE folder in the location if one is not specifically selected 4. Changed: on Primary reports, allow more latitude for font type and size until the Overall Achievement text is forced to wrap |
| Version 1.0.10 November 14, 2006 |
1. Note: this update is needed for teachers at Norquay School only. The only change is to enable SilhouetteCE to access class folders from the Beta Edition of SilhouetteCE from 2005/2006 |
| Version 1.0.9 November 9, 2006 |
1. Changed: Signature lines have been
moved up slightly to avoid dropped lines on inkjet printers 2. Fixed: in some cases the fontsize displayed in the Goals and Support Plan was incorrect 3. Fixed: in some cases text was overprinting when the 'force signatures on first page' checkbox in Utilities was unchecked |
| Version 1.0.8 November 6, 2006 |
1. Fixed: automatic update problem with
Windows 2000 computers 2. Fixed: quotation marks in opening comments were corrupting when Print View was entered and exited. 3. Added: Fine Arts added to subject dropdowns 4. Change: changed behavior of Import Class Folder when there is a floppy disk with no class folders in the floppy drive 5. Change: revised Import Class Folder section to better report actions 6. Fixed: now able to view all Cbase comments from the Add/Get windows |
| Version 1.0.7 November 1, 2006 |
1. Added: Added Check all and Clear buttons to New Students/Get Student Info From Classlist File |
| Version 1.0.6 | 1. Fixed: in some cases the options to
keep or not keep comments and checks when re-getting a
Template were incorrect 2. Fixed: fixed problems cleaning up temporary files when doing a PSR export for Vancouver classes 3. Changed: revised Import Class Folder section to better report actions |
| Version 1.0.5 | 1. Fixed: in an empty class folder the
first Template file would carry a previous NameUsed as the
Template identifier. 2. Fixed: if Do not show subject or comments was checked, the Goals and Support Plan was not shown in Intermediate reports |
| Version 1.0.4 | 1. Added: added code to maintain form
size and maximum settings through many forms 2. Fixed other minor bugs and made some code more efficient |
| Version 1.0.3 | 1. Changed: minor format changes only |
| Version 1.0.2 October 3, 2006 |
1. Fixed: the help files links were
damaged 2. Fixed: there were possible folder misreads because of case confusion |
| Version 1.0.1 October 1, 2006 |
1. Change: the on-line update button was
moved into Utilities because of a problem running on Novell
networks 2. Change: the Enable Updates feature was removed because it was unnecessary |