Changes.txt

VERSION 1.92

Added "Launch application at login" option (thanks Brett)
Stripped dead code from Prefs
MAJOR BUG FIX which caused application to crash - (thanks Brett)
Alarm windows now turn off the screensaver (thanks Brett)
Now wakes up G5 computers (thanks Anne)
Alarm windows have configurable snooze durations now
Menu will now display "Today" or "Tomorrow" instead of date
Menu updates properly after alarms
Improved easy wake algorithm
Added localization code
Changed app name from "AlarmClock" to "Alarm Clock"
Fixed possible memory leak in DateFieldController and TimeFieldController
Alarm Windows now properly manage sleep schedule
Alarm Windows now use easy wake properly after snoozing
GUI now enforces maxVolume >= minVolume
Implemented internet version checking (thanks Brett)

VERSION 1.93

Fixed small memory leak in iTunes parsing code
Fixed bug causing alarms with termination date to display wrong repeating info in menu bar

VERSION 1.94

Fixed bug causing termination option to not be selected
Changed "Preferences" window to "Alarm Clock Preferences"
Changed default preference to "Press any key to snooze"

VERSION 1.95

Changed alarm window to a tranparent window
Now GUI prevents users from setting alarm if it's not in the future
Added fade out of alarm window after clicking stop

VERSION 1.951

Fixed bug that made app crash if preferences was opened more than once
Alarm window didn't fade out if stopped with keyboard
"Launch application at login" was remembered between sessions
Minor string alterations in "Check for updates..."

VERSION 1.96

Fixed layout problems with alarm window when resizing
Fixed broken "check for updates", by updating link to point to my new server
Changed code to only prompt once when Preference options don't match system (less annoying this way)
Alarm windows now properly ignore keyboard events when the alarm is not going off
Alarm windows now ignore keyboard events for the first 2 seconds of the alarm
	This helps to prevent accidentally closing the alarm when you are doing other things on the computer
Alarm window is now properly centered on the screen

VERSION 1.97

Alarm windows now respond to button clicks, even when it is not the active app
Parsed iTunes data is now not retained.  It is only used when making/editing alarms.
	The data is parsed in background, so it shouldn't be noticable most of the time.
	The upshot of this is that the app should take up a lot less memory during normal operation.
	It will also launch 20 times faster!
Added paypal donate button to about panel
Converted Sample Alarms to mp4 encoding - Decreases app size by 5.6 MB!

VERSION 1.98

Fixed a few bugs where date of alarm is not properly set in certain situations
Fixed a bug when stepping the date, and using american month/day/year format
Converted Sample Alarms in mp4 encoding, to m4a encoding via iTunes - Decreases app size by another 2.5 MB!
Completely rewrote the iTunes parsing code, using NSDictionary.
Parsing time now down about 250%!
Memory footprint now down about 400%!
Finally figured out how to package everything in a customized disk image.

RELEASE CANDIDATE 1

Fixed "check for updates" link
Fixed bug where alarms go off, even if wake from sleep isn't selected
When selecting alarm to edit from the menu, windows only open up once now.
  (Before, if you selected an alarm from the menu, and it was already open, a new window would open anyways)
New alarms now use a default time of 8:00 AM.  I think this is less confusing than the current time.
Fixed bug that would occur when trying to schedule the computer to wake from sleep in the next 30 seconds or less
  (This is why many people claimed that the program would not wake their computer from sleep)
When an alarm goes off, the alarm window now loads much faster
  (System call to disable screen saver was the culprit.  It is now done in a background thread)
When an alarm goes off, the alarm window now gains focus, even when waking from sleep and disabling screen saver

RELEASE CANDIDATE 2

Forgot to change the version number of release candidate 1. Fixed that.
Forgot to grab window focus after snoozing
App used to not let the computer go to sleep if an alarm was active (aka snoozing)
	I changed it so that if the computer is running on battery power, it will let the computer sleep.
Fixed homepage link in about panel
Added an md5 check to the helper program prior to authenticating, to make the program more secure

RELEASE 2.0

Fixed a bug that would cause the app to crash under certain conditions
	If you woke the computer from sleep, and then immediately put it back to sleep.
Colorized the icon in the system tray
	If you don't have any alarms scheduled, the icon is black and white
	If you have alarms scheduled, the icon is blue
	If you have alarms scheduled, but don't have the app set to wake the computer from sleep, the icon is blue with red bells
Fixed a memory leak: Each time the alarm editor was opened a string and two dates were leaked.
Previously, alarms were only saved to user preferences when the program was quit from the item in the menu.
	Fixed this so that alarms are saved as you add, delete and edit them.
	
RELEASE 2.1

Application is now a universal binary.
Fixed a bug that occured when searching music library
	If you switched playlists, the search cache was not properly cleared.
Added ability to wake to playlists, instead of just single songs.
Added support for waking to radio streams. Just add them to your iTunes library and select them in the application.

RELEASE 2.1.1

Fixed crash that occured when playlistID was not found in iTunes library.
Found (extremely rare) bug in old quicktime code
	Now using apple's newest quicktime libraries.
	Should provide improved performance and stability.
	This also changes requirements to 10.3 or later, and quicktime 7 or later.
Hack: Hidden plist option (XMLPath) now allows for libraries in odd places.
Fixed bug that would display "null" as selected song/playlist when song/playlist was deleted in iTunes.

RELEASE 2.1.2

Bugfix: Now unmutes the audio during an alarm. (I think this only affected 10.4 systems)
Fixed possible multi-threading bug.

RELEASE 2.1.3

Fixed a bug that caused the application to crash after snoozing (only affected 2.1.2)

RELEASE 2.1.4

Added Traditional Chinese localization
Fixed small memory leak in authorization code
Fixed bug when song/playlist was deleted in iTunes

RELEASE 2.1.5

Added French localization
Added German localization
Fixed date formatting localization bug
Fixed CFBundleGetInfoString, to display version number in "Get Info"
Minor improvements to transparent alarm window drawing code
Alarm editor window title fix
Version check now using new domain.  (Should be much faster)

RELEASE 2.1.6

Added Bulgarian localization
Added support for many more date formats (DD.MM.YYYY, YYYY-DD-MM, etc)
Fixed problems with 24 hour clock
Fixed wake from sleep on intel

RELEASE 2.2

Added Danish localization
Now using native date/time formatters (meaning 10.4 only)
Alarm Editor now remembers previous window position (frameAutosaveName)
Alarm Editor now automatically selects time field on window open (initialFirstResponder)
Vastly improved easy wake, using core audio
Fixed bug in iTunes searching code
Added shuffle option when using a playlist
New and improved menu icon
Other minor fixes

RELEASE 2.2.1

Updated chinese localization
Updated french localization
Fixed several issues related to users changing the location of the iTunes library
Fixed several issues where song would change after changing iTunes library

RELEASE 2.2.2

Fixed bug with multiple playlists named the same thing
Fixed bug when XML file was on external drive with an alias
Alarm editor now restores selected song and/or playlist
Now pauses iTunes when an alarm goes off
Fixed rare bug causing crash during immediate successive wake/sleep cycles
Interface fixes and tweaks

RELEASE 2.2.3

Added Spanish localization
Added Dutch localization
Added support for Apple Remote
Several minor bug fixes:
  Check for updates now correct for pre-release builds
  Fixed "Song: (null)" and "Playlist: (null)" display bugs
  Fixed Enter/Return bug
  Fixed double-clicking stop bug
  Smoother window fade out when stop is clicked
  Improved accuracy of AlarmTask timer
  Improved readability of text in bezel by adding a shadow
  Fixed unmuting bug

RELEASE 2.2.4

Added Italian localization
Alarms now automatically adjust if you change time zones
Optimized compiler for 10.4 or later
New alarms now default to current time
Now changes "tomorrow" to "today" (in the menu) at the correct time
Improved support for system power notifications
Alarm Window now appears quicker

RELEASE 2.2.5

DaysOfWeek grid and date now properly disabled when opening up an alarm editor for an alarm that's disabled.
Error messages (in alarm editor) now use localized version of "OK"
Properly calls setDocumentEdited, and prompts for users to save changes if needed
Implemented work-around for setVolume bug on intel macs immediately after waking from sleep

RELEASE 2.2.6

Fixed bug where app would crash if it encountered a bad alias.
Fixed bug where app would crash if you immediately hit stop before the background thread completed.
  Depending on your computer, the background thread lasted anywhere from 0.3 to 1.7 seconds.
  So yes, you had to act extremely fast if you wanted to catch this bug.
Fixed bug where app would crash if you tried to edit a one-time alarm after it had already gone off.
  This was only possible if the alarm editor was open when the alarm went off.
Fixed memory leak in ITunesPlayer
  QTMovie's weren't being released when using a playlist!
Fixed bug where currently snoozing alarm doesn't wake a battery powered intel macbook that goes to sleep
  between 30 and 45 seconds before snooze ending, or between 0 and 15 seconds before snooze ending.
Fixed a bug related to the alarm check timer firing early.
  This was a freak incident, that happend to me once over the course of months of testing.
  This meant that alarms would go off a minute late.
  This was actually a flaw in the OS or the NSTimer API, or some kind of freak situation.
  But it happend to me consistently on my computer one night...
  So I coded around the possibility of a small inacuraccy in the firing of a timer
Now automatically skips to next track in between snoozes
Implemented remote support for next track and previous track

RELEASE 2.3

Added Hebrew localization
Fixed bug where a single alarm goes off multiple times when timer fires early
  The timer firing early is an OS bug
  Workaround introduced in version 2.2.6 introduced this bug
  Bugfix for the bugfix. Pathetic.
Fixed bug where timer may become off by a second or two after running for several weeks
Fixed bug that crashed app when trying to invalidate a timer in AlarmTasks
  This has only happened to me once, but it happened
  I think it must have happened in just the right order or something crazy
  Now AlarmTasks retains all timers to prevent dangling pointers
Added Timer
Added Stopwatch
Added Welcome Message for new users
Added "Use easy wake by default" option to preferences
Split up Localizable.strings into multiple files for each nib
  This should help the translators with organization and understanding
  
RELEASE 2.3.1

Alarm window now displays current song information
Improved accuracy of timer and stopwatch
Fix bug where increasing/decreasing timer duration after it's done
Fix bug where timer/stopwatch window is offscreen (luke's bug report from MN)
Add icons for playlists

RELEASE 2.3.2

Added Portuguese localization
Changed default values of Easy Wake, so users know it's playing during first test
	Starting volume is no longer 0%
Added AppleScript support for 3rd party remote control users
	tell app "Alarm Clock" to snooze

RELEASE 2.3.3

Added Polish localization
Added Finnish localization
Fixed bug where disabled alarms would become out of order in the menu
Alarm window now automatically switch to song title when a new song starts.
Reset volume to minVolume when hitting snooze and using easy wake

RELEASE 2.3.4

Added Russian localization
Fixed bug that caused the iTunes search cache to be cleared before every search (therefore making it useless)
Fixed small memory leak in MenuController (NSMenuItem's weren't being autoreleased)

RELEASE 2.3.5

Internationalized calendar widget
Fixed spelling mistakes in Finnish localization
Added support for "1 song" as opposed to "1 songs"
Increased max kill duration to 90 minutes
Added customizeable titles to stopwatch windows
Fixed enter key problem on certain keyboards
Added support for increasing snooze duration in 5 minute increments
    Just hold down the option key when clicking plus/minus buttons

RELEASE 2.3.6

Fixed stopwatch problem in all non-english localizations
	I had update the english stopwatch nib, and forgot about the other ones

RELEASE 2.3.7

Added Japanese localization

RELEASE 2.3.8

Added images to reduce AM/PM confusion
Fixed tiny memory leak
Added 'always on top' option to timer and stopwatch windows
Added 'use alarm volume' option to timer
Added ability to option click plus/minus buttons in timer to add/subtract 5 minute intervals

RELEASE 2.4

Added Swedish localization
Updated preferences panel
Added automatic updates option

RELEASE 2.4.1

Fixed bug related to unauthorized protected music
Fixed auto update install bug
Updated Portuguese Localization
Updated French Localization

RELEASE 2.4.2

Fixed bug related to nested playlist folders

RELEASE 2.4.3

Added Hungarian Localization
Fixed menu bug caused from over 10 alarms
Timer now remembers previous names and times

RELEASE 2.4.4

"Press any key to..." now works properly after screen saver is deactivated
Added ability to increase/decrease snooze duration with keyboard
Added Greek Localization
Updated German Localization
Other minor changes

RELEASE 2.4.5

Fixed offscreen timer/stopwatch bug
Added minimize button for timer/stopwatch
Added Czech Localization
Updated German Localization
Updated Hungarian Localization

RELEASE 2.4.6