Deeproot Plant Base- Release Status

Plant Base Release Status (Feb 2011)

Latest production releases are:

Plant Base for Windows - 1.6.1

Windows Screen Saver module - 1.0.13

Plant Base Archiver - 1.0.9

Database release - 21.

Plant Base Mobile edition for Windows Mobile 5/6 - 1.7

Sync for rmobile - 1.0.10

PBO Viewer for Android - 1.0.4

PBO Viewer Plus for Android - 1.0.2

New release 9th June 2010 - version 1.6.1

This new version is now available on the Downloads page. It only has minor changes and bug fixes, so is not an essential update for users already running 1.6.0. However it does include a lot of updates to the plant data and may me desirable for that reason.

1.6.1 is the recommended installation for new users and existing users with versions older than 1.6.0.

Brief summary of changes in this release:

Several bug fixes.

Several minor "cosmetic" fixes for the user interface.

Right-mouse-click menu added to Selector results.

New option to run the Picture Slide-show for Plant List plants only.

Find dialogs have an added button - Find Previous.

The "Reset window panes" menu item also now resets child windows (e.g. pictures).

Completely new Extra Characters tool panel, now renamed Extra Keys (for Win2K or newer) .

Help file updates.

Some new plant entries and pictures, plus a large number of updates to existing plant records. The new database has 11,025 plants and 5,306 pictures.

At the moment this version is from download only - the new CD's will not be ready for a liitle while as we to include a revised version of the mobile edition on them. Users who have difficulty downloading the full release are recommended to install 1.6.0 from CD and then apply the small 1.6.1 update patch.

Version, 1.6.0, released 24th August 2009

This was major release that has many changes to the user interface. The main window is now an SDI (Single Document Interface), replacing the old multiple windows with split screen panes and tabs. This makes more effective use of the window space and also adapts better to different screen sizes.

A completely different installer routine is used, NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System). This has better support for Vista (and Windows 7) and resolves a number of issues with updated and incompatible Microsoft component files.

The database files themselves are still compatible with older versions.

The database is release 20 and has 10,603 plant records with 5,104 pictures.

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Just a reminder :- all production release (i.e. not beta test) license registration codes are valid for any new versions.

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