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Restorator Version History

Restorator 2007

(January 2007)

New features in Restorator 2007:

Improved command line parameters, specify as many operations at once.
See the command line parameters in the reference manual for more info.
support for 64-bit exe files (amd64, ia64)
easier String management: display string resources in just one resource
support for Vista-style icons

Bug fixes and new features in Version 2007 Update 2 (July 2007):

new command line parameters for version resource editing:
See the reference manual for more info.
new command line parameter to add/replace manifest from command line with parameter -setManifestFromVersion
option to show absolute offset (file offset) in hex viewer
bugfix: access violation when deleting string resource
bugfix: copy/paste/drag’n'drop of cursor resources caused "corrupt resource"
bugfix: when running as user with limited rights, the exe association could be accidentally overwritten.
See the forum thread for more info.

Bug fixes in Version 2007 Update 1 (February 2007):

bugfix: Find Resources: when searching for a specific file extension, nothing is found
bugfix: Find Resources: when searching in .rc files, error messages are displayed
bugfix: in dialog resources, static controls with numeric text will not be parsed correctly
bugfix: remember setting for using UPX packer
bugfix: dialog resources without final padding are marked corrupt
improve transparent display of PNG images
bugfix: fix display of color depth for PNG images
bugfix: some VIsta icons are not handled correctly
bugfix: do not ask for folder if dragging or dropping resources
bugfix: when adding bitmap resources from the command line, the type may be interpreted wrongly

Bug fixes in Version 2007:

display icons and images in dialogs
create default resources for new/added empty items (Version, Menu, Dialog, String)
version editor: buttons to add a new version key and to delete keys
allow to drag’n'drop multiple files (not only one) for assigning them
added option to settings: select codepage for Unicode-to-8bit conversion
added option to settings: have Restorator window always on top
added option to settings: save Delphi/C++ Builder forms in old ANSI format
if Delphi3 or earlier, force temporary setting of compatibility mode
added option to settings: to ask for folder for Extract/Assign All Resources
when extracting/assigning resources with an “Open File” dialog, the
last used folder is remembered
when importing strings, do not overwrite existing strings in the same block.
in RES files, new resource items are inserted in alphabetical order
fixed handling of x00 characters in strings
allow dialog RC resources with omitted text in control statements
fixed RC parsing of empty STRINGTABLE and DIALOG statements
fixed PE optional header handling with fewer than 16 data directories
fixed IAE when deleting empty numbered resource
fixed display of OS/2-type bitmaps
fixed writing corrupt exe file (dvstreamer2.exe)
fixed PE section header if rawdata includes padding after the resource section

Restorator 2006

Restorator 2006 Update 1

(March 1st, 2006)

Bug fixes:

fix italics flag in DialogEx resources in RC mode

Restorator 2006

(February 14th, 2006)

New features in Restorator 2006:

extended RC file support: open RC files in left resource list.
See RC Files in the reference manual for more info.
opening multiple files with one OpenFileDialog

Bug fixes:

fix MBCS support
allow icons with > 255 pixels
allow double quotes in RC files as an escaped quote sign
some other minor fixes

Restorator 2005

Restorator 2005 Update 1

(July 30th, 2005)

Minor new features in Restorator 2005 Update 1:

option to not show the splash screen
added -infile and -outfile parameters to ResPatcher

Bug fixes:

display bitmaps in .dll/.exe dialogs
fix persistence of maximized window state
prevent double SEPARATOR entry in MENUITEM declaration
remove erronous display of SaveAs dialog in batch mode with -assignall parameter
always run a batch process with -batchClose in an own instance

New Features and Bug Fixes in Restorator 2005

(May 3rd, 2005)

Main new functions:

version editor
new internal text editor:
- shows line numbers
- undo/redo
support for UPX compressed files
new look
support for new resource types:
- PNG images
- GIF images
- XML, HTML and Manifest resources
- Delphi PackageInfo
new tool to add an XP manifest
Many new keyboard shortcuts

Minor new features in Restorator 2005:

set font in resource viewer
reduce explicit unicode (like #234) in Delphi RCData (option Convert Delphi Unicode string)
support for .res files in Search In Files
allow overwriting read-only files
allow to paste arbitrary files on user-defined resources
when adding resources, the tree will be opened to show the new resource
when a delphi resource cannot be saved, the cursor is positioned
at the error line
Resource Viewer: added edit menu for copy/paste/etc.
new look of settings dialog
new option: allow multiple instances of Restorator
new option: choose from 3 different internal text editors
remember position/size of menu and dialog preview window
updated dialog editor to add XP styles
new icon and cursor viewer: show all icons/cursors at once
add link to msdn in rc help texts
remember cursor position in edit fields
do not reset resource tree when saving
save data that is appended to exe files (e.g. for Flash files)
better support for usage with keyboard (many more keyboard shortcuts)
back/forward keys/mouse buttons in file browser
added support for the context menu key
option to not mark modified resources (the small arrows) (not available in trial version)
enable editing of the code page
allow editing of the version resource also in trial version

Bug fixes in Restorator 2005:

bug fix: problem when removing caption of edit field in dialog editor
bug fix: non-quoted CLASS names
bug fix: WAVE and AIFF playback
bug fix: store width of resource tree
bug fix: orphaned res viewer when cancelling Force File at Restart when closing Restorator with opened files
bug fix: infinite “Do you want to Commit changes…” question when collapsing the Resource Tree and pressing Cancel
bug fix: status bar displays information about last opened resource even after closing file.
bug fix: Access violation in Res File|Save each resource
bug fix: correct state of “Fixed System Font” and “Shell Font” in dialog editor
bug fix: error message when saving exe files with a zero-sized pe section
bug fix: Access violation on some computers when trial version is over
bug fix: fixed parsing of corrupt .res files
bug fix: parsing of rc menu files with an additional attribute for the POP statement
bug fix: blank res viewer after deleting an item from the res viewer
bug fix: handle PE sections with uninitialized data correctly
bug fix: POPUP ID in MENUEX resources does not disappear anymore
bug fix: tool tips are not shown, even if enabled in the settings
bug fix: enforce that the name of String resources must be numeric
bug fix: overwriting w/out backup does not work
bug fix: ability to grab resources with backslash in name (like msinfo32.dll)
bug fix: accelerator editing (if ANSI accelerator <32, was not displayed correctly)

Restorator 2007

New Features and Bug Fixes in Restorator 2004

Main new functions:

new improved user interface
graphical dialog editor
add/delete/rename resources
more compatible with Delphi resources
creates more compliant files
reference manual
batch parameters for Restorator and ResPatchers
highlighting of searched text

Bug fixes in Restorator 2004:

cleaner extension type management
allow editing of dcr files
saving res or dcr files doesn’t change the name by default
rename-in-place of items in res/dcr files (F2)
“save as” is now always allowed for res _and_ dcr files
text recognition for RCData and html types
save all as a certain type
Easy adding of a file to a res file: just drop it on it.
(file type is recognized automatically). This works the same for assigning now.
When extracting Delphi forms, icons are now better detected
When extracting Delphi forms, included files are referenced with relative path
Property dialog for files: added “Target Platform” info
icon overlay for newly created resources
added parameter -assignall and -batchclose
fixed bug when sorting is handled differently in certain locales
Fixed editing big RCData resources (Message “Text exceeds memo capacity”)
fixed GPF when loading thousands of files
“save only changed resources to res file” now also includes resources
that have been changed in previous sessions.
fixed bug when 01 appeared in a string resource
fixed bug for non-separator empty menu items
fixed abort of Find In Resources Dialog with “Corrupt Resource” message
for encrypted/compressed exe files.
improved internal architecture of ResPatchers
New mode for saving resource folders: a dialog pops up and the user can
make detailed decisions how the output file(s) will be
fixed bug in Dialog rc editing
changed GUI to a 2-window layout
Resource Viewer cannot be made a toolwindow anymore
added “default view mode” button
file view mode is now one revolving button
“New->res” file and “New->.dcr” menu and tool button
changed name to Restorator 2004, version to 3.00
remove proverbs in splash screen
moved “Configure Tools” entry as last entry in menu
type description includes “raw data” if no parsed/understood format
save width of list columns in resource viewer for exe/folder display
add GIF image file format to Find dialog
GIF display of dimensions and color depth
Property Dialog remembers position
improved UNICODE searching on Windows NT/2000/XP (non case-sensitive)
activated case-sensitive searching
highlight/select the found text in text or hex display
added “Language…” menu item to change the language of a resource or resource tree
added FAQ menu item
possibility to cancel changing to another resource when edits were made in edit (ab) mode
in edit (ab) mode: F8 does not let the cursor jump to the beginning
if an error occurs with F8 in edit (ab) mode, the cursor jumps to the error line
Ctrl-A selects all
moved bookmark menu in Browser menu
moved Extract/Assign menus in context menu
Added “Save” function
remodeled help menu
modified meaning of “ab” button: it is independent of the view mode buttons now
allow overwriting version resource (still disabled in demo version)
fixed bug: in dialogs, edit text shows “y” as text
improved compatibility of dialog display. Now all dialogs are displayed.
fixed problem where the Grab Resources tool would hang
nicer display of progress in Find Resources and Grab Resources tools
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