Release of BirdieSync 1.5.7.1

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Release of BirdieSync 1.5.7.1

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Version 1.5.7.1

Changes:

- On Windows mobile 5.0, the time before the beginning of the synchronization was reduced
- New alert in case of mobile time out

Bug corrections:

- If a high number of items (contacts, appointments, etc.) were present on the mobile it could lead to an "attention required" with an alert mentioning a connection error.
- If a recurring event was defined with no time zone and had occurences, it could lead to an unresolved item
- If the profile path of Thunderbird or Sunbird had a trailing slash, a popup window with "Thunderbird is already running, but is not responding" could be displayed and the synchronization could end with an "attention required"
- On some particular systems, a popup window with "Thunderbird is already running, but is not responding" could be displayed and the synchronization could end with an "attention required"
- On some particular systems, the installation of BirdieSync could lock up on "Registering Desktop Provider"

Version 1.5.7.0

Changes:

- Support of Windows Mobile 64 bits

Bug corrections:

- Colors of BirdieSync options and wizard were not properly displayed when the accessibility option "high contrast settings" was selected
- Settings was improperly accessible in ActiveSync/WMDC options

Version 1.5.6.0

Changes:

- Support of WCAP calendars. Caution: Lightning and Sunbird must be patched to correct some issues. Look to the appropriate sticky thread in the forum.

Bug corrections:

- A remote calendar with a non ASCII name could lead to an "attention required" error.
- Some events imported in Thunderbird with non ASCII ids could lead to unresolved items and never ending synchronization
- If only one calendar was created and if it has no name, it was not displayed in calendar list in BirdieSync options
- Incorrect warning in log regarding recurrence end date was removed

Version 1.5.5.0

Changes:

- Support of Lightning and Sunbird 0.5. Note that this version is not compatible with Lightning and Sunbird 0.3. Backup your Thunderbird or Sunbird profile before upgrading your version of Lightning or Sunbird: Lightning and Sunbird 0.3 will not be able to access to the event and tasks database after upgrading.

Users who tried BirdieSync previously can test these new features during an additional week of trial period

Bug corrections:

- Synchronizing a mobile under Windows Mobile 6.0 with the Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1 could lead to an "attention required"

Version 1.5.4.5

Bug corrections:

- Alerts were not displayed under Sunbird
- BirdieSync could crash if Lightning was not compatible with BirdieSync

Version 1.5.4.4

Changes:If your operating system is Windows Vista, you must install the Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1 which fixes some problems regarding the reporting of synchronization errors.
- New alert messages in case of common problems

Bug corrections:

- Synchronization of a Google calendar could lead to an "attention required" (especially if the calendar had a lot of events)
- When an event on the mobile had a null start or end date, Thunderbird or Sunbird could crash
- During mobile installation, there is no longer the message: "The program you have installed may not be displayed properly..."
- Status text is now properly displayed in Sync Center with WMDC 6.1
- Preference file integrity on mobile is now checked
- During mobile installation, there is no longer the message: "The program you have installed may not be displayed properly..."
- No more error trace on mobile regarding a "suspend event"

Version 1.5.4.3

Bug corrections:

- On Windows Mobile 5.0, events which were not "all day" in Thunderbird were synchronized on the mobile with a duration of one full day.
- An alert is now added when a calendar can not be loaded and synchronized.

Version 1.5.4.2

Bug corrections:

- When a contact was created or synchronized for the first time with no nickname, it could lead to the mobile disconnection or to unpredictable results
- If an all day event had an incorrect format regarding dates (when not created with Thunderbird), it could lead to an unresolved item

Version 1.5.4.1

Bug corrections:

- If a recurrent event had several modified occurrences with attendees, it could lead to an "unresolved item"
- If a card had its anniversary or birthday date which fell outside 1601/01/01 and 2999/12/31, it could lead to an "attention required"
- If Lightning was disabled, it was not possible to access to BirdieSync options and save them.
- If Thunderbird was restarted after a synchronization occured, modifications on the mobile while still connected could lead to unresolved items.
- If events or tasks synchronization was activates with no calendar selected for synchronization, it could lead to an "attention required"
- If mail option "Include mail attachments" was checked, the mail attachment size was not immediately checked to see if it has a correct value
- Trace time was UTC instead of local

Version 1.5.4.0

Changes:

- Option to automatically fill Pocket Outlook "Display name" with "Last name, First name" or "Company name" to be compliant with Pocket Outlook sorting order of contacts.
- Synchronization of the card category
- Synchronization of the card nickname

Bug corrections:

- Mails on the mobile which were outside the period of synchronization were not removed from the mobile
- If BirdieSync options were saved, some address books, calendars or mail folders could be unselected and no longer synchronized
- In BirdieSync options, if an applicatioin or profile path was a network path (beginning with \\), it could lead to the "attention required" error during synchronization or prevent from displaying address books, calendars or folders in BirdieSync options
- If a calendar was removed but still selected for synchronization, no alert was displayed

Version 1.5.3.1

Bug corrections:

- If an event had its meeting status changed from a particular value to "Undefined", the synchronization could never end

Version 1.5.3.0

For more security, the management of mail synchronization was slightly modified. If you use mail synchronization, it is strongly suggested to upgrade to this version.

Changes:

- Event attendees synchronization
- Google calendar support (but google provider must be patched: check out this thread. Also be aware that Google provider is still in development and has a lot of restrictions.
- Mails are not fully deleted on desktop when synchronized but moved to wastebasket
- Messages in mail folders not synchronized on mobile are no longer deleted
- More explicit alerts when common errors are met

Bug corrections:

- Recurring events whose date was inside event synchronization period (2 weeks for instance) were not synchronized. Furthermore, non recurrent events which went out from this period didn't disappear from the mobile although they were no longer synchronized.
- BirdieSync could conflict with other extensions. It is now better isolated
- On Pocket PC 2003, mobile could get disconnected at synchronization beginning
- All day event created with a time zone different from the mobile one could lead to unresolved items
- If some BirdieSync options were not properly set, Thunderbird or Sunbird could crash during synchronization after an alert was raised.
- It was possible to open several instances of BirdieSync options under Sunbird

Version 1.5.2.0

Changes:

- Thunderbird 2.0 support
- calDav calendar support (but Lightning/Sunbird must be patched: contact support)

Users who tried BirdieSync previously can test these new features during an additional week of trial period

Bug corrections:

- When synchronization of mails was selected, it could lead to a "synchronization error" and a disconnection
- Synchronizing mails with attachments could sometimes lead to "unresolved items"
- Synchronization could hang when synchronizing a recurring event created or modified on the mobile
- Synchronizing an event or task with a recurrence on the last day of the month leaded to "unresolved items"
- Synchronization with Outlook could hang on a desktop where BirdieSync was not installed
- If Lightning was not installed, it was possible that clicking on "OK" button in BirdieSync options or "Terminate" in the wizard had no effect
- If Thunderbird profile was not properly defined, all the same personal and history address books were listed
- When installing BirdieSync, an error could displayed mentioning that APPDATA environment variable could not be found
- Slight modifications of warnings in BirdieSync options window
- Traces were labeled UTC instead of "Local time"

Version 1.5.1.2

Bug corrections:

- ActiveSync or Windows Mobile Device Center could crash
- Synchronization could hang
- If Lightning was not installed and you chose Sunbird as the calendar application, it was possible that clicking on "OK" button in BirdieSync options or "Terminate" in the wizard had no effect

Version 1.5.1.1

Bug corrections:

- During installation on Vista, a message could be incorrectly displayed mentioning that ActiveSync should be installed
- If an address book was empty, all cards in the following address books were not synchronized

Version 1.5.1.0

Changes:

Please refer carefully to the documentation to know more about new changes, especially regarding Windows Vista
Although BirdieSync was heavily tested, please, do backups of your Thunderbird or Sunbird profile !

- Windows Vista and Windows Mobile Device Center support
- At new partnership creation, when using "Combine" option, duplicates should be removed automatically for all categories of synchronized items

Bug corrections:

- On some systems, when Thunderbird or Sunbird were already running before the synchronization, a popup window with "Thunderbird is already running, but is not responding" could be displayed and the synchronization could end with an "attention required"
- During installation, information regarding mobile operating system could be incorrectly displayed
- During installation, the message displayed when ActiveSync was not installed was not very explicit

Version 1.5.0.1

Bug corrections:

- If a mail folder had non ASCII characters, modification of a mail in the mobile folder could lead to an unresolved item and a freeze in Thunderbird
- Address book, calendars and profile names with non ASCII characters could be not displayed correctly in BirdieSync options

Version 1.5.0.0

Changes:

Please refer carefully to the documentation to know more about new changes
Although BirdieSync was heavily tested, please, do backups of your Thunderbird or Sunbird profile !
Caution: upgrading to this new version will lead to a complete resynchronization with the mobile

- Synchronization with several address books
- Synchronization with several calendars
- Possibility to link an address book to a contact category
- Possibility to exclude mobile contacts from synchronization
- Possibility to link a calendar to an appointment or task category
- Possibility to exclude mobile appointments and tasks from synchronization
- Event and task category synchronization
- Check that BirdieSync options are properly set in options window
- Direct access to Lightning or Sunbird time zone in BirdieSync options
- Some alert messages were made more visible

Users who tried BirdieSync previously can test these new features during an additional week of trial period

Bug corrections:

- Tasks and events fields with non ASCII characters could be unproperly synchronized
- If a mail folder had non ASCII characters, modification of a mail in the mobile folder could lead to an unresolved item and a freeze in Thunderbird
- Address book, calendars and profile names with non ASCII characters were not displayed correctly in BirdieSync options
- At first installation of Birdiesync, maximum mail body size and synchronization period were not properly set
- If no mail account was created, synchronization was not possible
- If a release prior to 1.4.0.0 was not uninstalled before installing a new version, the "BirdieSync options" menu could be missing in Thunderbird or Sunbird
- On some systems, at installation, Thunderbird, Sunbird or ActiveSync could be unproperly detected as running, preventing installation
- Mail icon in ActiveSync window could be replaced by card icon
- Several instances of options window could be opened at the same time
- In classical theme, BirdieSync options color were not properly set
Birdy

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