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Improvements in VERSION 3.23

1. Create directory and rename dirs/files enable the File Open/Save Dialogs
2. Interface
   1. Scroll speed in library fixed
   2. Menu buttons larger, text better readable and icons larger
   3. Next page button and half page button combined in one.
   4. Improved interface in library.
3. Mac OS
   1. Problem with file dialogs in Mac OS 10.6 solved
4. Windows
   1. Problem with Virtual Printer fixed (“colored import” disabled in settings).

Improvements in VERSION 3.21

1. MusicConvert
   1. Importation of unencrypted FH files (Format of Freehand MusicPad Pro®)
   2. PDF Import improved; PDFs import with a higher image quality, especially scanned PDFs.
2. MusicReader
   1. Zoom factors added to MusicReader and zoom now remains when turning pages
   2. Problems in half page view solved, now also large print music will work correctly.
   3. Half page mode – annotation bug in zoom mode solved.
   4. Small Improvements in Music Player
   5. Small improvements in play list feature
   6. Fixed zooming in 2-page mode
3. Installation
   1. Problem with installing on 64-bits Windows Vista/7 solved.
   2. Small compatibility problems with Windows 7 solved.
4. Library
   1. Library now remembers the scroll position of the pieces list – if you open the library again the same scroll position will be displayed.
   2. Tooltips in the library are now transparent and only visible when there is additional information about a piece. The information is also better presented.
5. General
   1. LOW VISION MODE: library font sizes increased for better readability.
   2. Multiple performance improvements (Windows)
   3. Text in menu items better readable (first letter is now Capatilized)
   4. Improved Display of Page Number in Music Reader and MusicConvert
   5. Improved menu layout
   6. Font problems under Mac OS X Solved
   7. Software now automatically adjusts to changes in screen resolution.

Improvements in VERSION 3.11

1. Problem with opening PDFs in MusicReader solved.

Improvements in VERSION 3.10

1. Marker now doesn’t overwrite drawings, you can now mark annotations
2. Problem with “remove all annotations” solved
3. Automatic Cut improved
4. Extra library view added, displaying more pieces onscreen due to smaller size
5. Information Dialog in MusicConvert – TAB now functions correctly
6. Display problems in MusicConvert solved
7. Tabs in library can now be hidden
8. Low Vision Option added:
   1. larger icons and buttons
   2. standard mouse cursors of Windows enabled
   3. adjust colors for readability

Improvements in VERSION 3.08

1. Problems with music player solved.
2. Speed problem when using recordings solved.
3. Problems with corrupt files in library solved.
4. Memory problem with large files solved.

 Improvements in VERSION 3.0

(This release includes Version 2.90)

1. PDF Support
   1. Open PDF in MusicReader & MusicConvert – PDF file is automatically converted to MRS file.
   2. PDF Metadata (title and composer) is automatically copied to MusicReader file
   3. Batch support for PDF support
2. Improved sheet music quality (especially for imported PDF Files)
3. Easier page navigation in MusicConvert (jumping to a page)
4. MusicReader now ask if you want to copy files to the library if they are not yet part of it.
5. Possible to set standard display mode in settings (half/whole/two/rotate)
6. Option to clear a single page of all annotations
7. Possible to embed recording you made with the sound recorder in the sheet music.
8. Feature added to save a version with different annotations to a new file (in annotations menu).

Improvements in VERSION 2.90

(This release is part of Version 3.0 – these improvements are also available to users with 1.x/2.x licenses)

1. Music player/metronome/tuner
   1. Improved measure follow feature (music player) - multiple parts in one file possible including the following of a recording.
   2. Audio recorder – software now asks if it has to save the existing recording is it is getting lost (new recording / close application)
   3. Changing setting of metronome improved
   4. Sound recorder can now save OGG Files
   5. Multiple small bugs in music player solved
2. MusicConvert
   1. Improved staffs recognition
   2. Splashscreen now automatically removed when importing new pages
   3. Improved menu structure
   4. Measure line detection fixed
   5. Solved: problem with page order after removing pages
   6. Possible to disable the unique number in new file names.
   7. "Blur Before Resizing” added to settings
3. MusicReader
   1. Solved: Bookmark disappearance when annotating
   2. Problem with fluency of annotations solved (mainly on Mac OS X)
   3. Maximize screen now functions correctly.
   4. Improved zooming – now displays percentage (%) and has addition levels.
   5. Change the background of the sheet music in the settings (“Colors”). Sheet music doesn’t need to be white anymore.
   6. Improved playlist display in library – easier to use now
   7. Improved library functionality – small bugs solved
   8. Scroll bars when zooming in half page view fixed.
   9. Playlist now shows which piece is loaded.
   10. Problem with annotations menu solved
   11. Eraser now also works when inserting an icon.
4. Printer Driver (Windows)
   1. New version with multiple bug fixes
   2. Font problems solved.
5. Virtual keyboard problem solved

Improvements in MusicReader 2.83

1. General
   1. Improved menu
      1. Text description in the buttons
      2. New menu structure in MusicConvert
   2. MRS files slightly smaller – higher compression
   3. Music Player & Metronome
      1. Music Player latency problem (Mac OS only) – this change can cause problem with recording embedded in the past.
      2. Follow music now only visible when measure are detected
      3. Follow music now works correctly in half page view.
   4. Changes in file format to improve Mac OS compatibility
      Important!
      If you have multiple computers with MusicReader then you must update all computers!
      Files loaded in the new version are no longer compatible with the old one.
   5. Easier configuration when library file location is missing.
   6. Improvements in the music library (scroll speed and searches)
2. MusicConvert
   1. Colored PDFs function correctly again
   2. Error message when there is no scanner available
   3. Detecting staffs/measure failures with empty pages solved.
   4. Page removal with empty pages solved.
   5. Drag and drop file to application possible – application opens dropped file
   6. Problem with ‘&’ in piece information solved.
3. MusicReader
   1. Display problem with drawing symbols solved
   2. Zoom scrollbars bounded, scrollbar will no longer disappear
   3. Problem with closing file containing recordings solved
   4. Drag and drop file to application possible – application opens dropped file
4. Mac OS
   1. Solved startup freezing on some Mac OS X machines
   2. Double click file loading  supported.
   3. Drag to OS X Dock supported