EnCalcE History
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Version 6.4 - Released 04-November-2014
The lower limits for item 1 and item 2 on power have been reduced to 0.1 watts to allow for very low power appliances. Minor changes made to installer properties.
Version 6.3 - Released 16-June-2014
Can now display costs per month as well as per quarter. Clicking the Keep 1 button no longer enables Save Data. The help has been updated to correct various errors and omissions. Minor layout improvements to the main and update screens.
Version 6.2 - Released 04-March-2014
Adds support for Windows 8.1. Use and Cost button changed to KWHr and Cost button. Contact button added to update screen. Fixes the following bugs: Save is now disabled if calculate gives an error after a successful unsaved calculation. Clear no longer enables Save Data. The Exit message if there is an unsaved calculation has been corrected.
Version 6.1 - Released 10-September-2013
Confirmation now required on exit if unsaved calculation or electricity data has changed. Log file now shows total inflation. Cost/Use button tool tip corrected. Minor layout changes.
Version 6.0 - Released 08-April-2013
Now displays electricity use as well as cost. Electricity used now works to more decimal places to make comparing low power appliances more accurate. Main screen colour coded to make using more intuitive. Minor layout and tool tip improvements. Windows 2000 support removed.
Version 5.3 - Released 03-December-2012
Added option to automatically check for latest version on start up. Clear now correctly resets cursor to start position. Web site links corrected following a web site change. WIndows 8 support added. Other minor changes.
Version 5.2 - Released 12-June-2012
Results log now shows amount of electricity used as well as cost. Missing results log error messages corrected. Minor format changes.
Version 5.1 - Released 13-December-2011
Added units change to allow CO2 to be displayed in pounds as well as Kilograms. Also includes various minor formatting improvements.
Version 5.0 - Released 23-August-2011
Can now compare items with different operating hours and handle continuous and variable standby power. Electricity costs now 6 decimal places. Default electricity data updated. Check for updates option added. Default electricity costs updated. Also includes a number of minor interface improvements and error handling improvements.
Version 4.6 - Released 22-March-2011
Now allows zero power for item 2 (for comparing with solar powered devices). Option to run program from installer added. Electricity costs now work to 5 decimal places. Fixed a bug where item power missing decimal place in log. Updated default electricity costs. Removed life and cost figures from log if 0. Reset Data now disables Save if enabled. Log format tidied up.
Version 4.5 - Released 01-November-2010
Item wattage can now include 1 decimal place. Item life limit increased to 50,000 hours. Results log no longer shows inflation if 0. A missing results log no longer terminates program. Function keys added. Archive status message corrected. Minor format changes.
Version 4.4 - Released 14-April-2010
Added option to clear log file and not archive it. Removed item costs from log if not used. Clear now resets currency symbol correctly. Corrected results log, inflation and auto save checkbox tool tips.
Version 4.3 - Released 07-October-2009
Installer and executable now digitally signed. Help updated.
Version 4.2 - Released 29-July-2009
Option to archive results log file added. Bug where currency symbols didn't update properly if changed while program running fixed. Minor layout improvements.
Version 4.1 - Released 13-May-2009
Inflation calculation corrected - inflation was incorrectly added to the item cost, inflation range modified to allow deflation. Added error checking for incomplete life and cost data. VAT/Tax and Clear button Tool Tips corrected. Various minor format changes and bug fixes.
Version 4.0 - Released 08-October-2008
Added ability to add annual inflation to calculations. Help updated. Tool Tips now correctly say 'TAX' with non EU currencies. A number of minor bug fixes relating to formatting.
Version 3.3 - Released 01-May-2008
Product name and version added to installer on Vista. Product name and date/time reversed in log file start up message. Help updated. Fixed a bug where changing the currency settings between clicking calculate and save cause a value error message. Minor formatting changes.
Version 3.2 - Released 21-December-2007
Help updated to fix a corrupted page. Minor change to error handling. Fixed a bug where the configuration file is not backed up on upgrade.
Version 3.1 - Released 14-November-2007
Configuration file moved to it's own directory to improve Vista compatibility and stop virtualisation. Help updated with extra information. Minor formatting changes to the log file, minor corrections to error messages, and minor wording changes to the installer. Default costs updated.
Version 3.0 - Released 21-September-2007
Added capability to calculate CO2 generated and saving. Compatibility with Vista improved. Now needs administrator permissions to install, installs for all users, log file moved to log directory, no longer creates a quick launch icon. Only administrators can update default values. Various minor improvements to error handling. FIxed a bug when status message 'Data Cleared' occurred on startup. Now removes start up group on upgrade if the check box is un-ticked. Fixed a bug where the investment cost in log file always 0. Negative savings are now highlighted in orange.
Version 2.3 - Released 28-March-2007
Added file created date to log file. Fixed bug where a corrupted log file causes a run time error, log file now uses short date format, minor formatting improvements to log file. Improvements made to error handling and reporting. If currency not equal to £ or € program displays Tax instead of VAT. Fixed bug where changing currency setting while program is running may cause errors. Fixed bug where pressing Reset Defaults twice cleared Item 1 & 2 Cost. If no data to calculate error message now says no data to calculate. Now recalculates if currency symbol only is changed. Various minor updates and improvements to help.
Version 2.2 - Released 14-November-2006
Multiple currency support added. Removed start up shortcut option from installer. Corrected Quick Start shortcut name. Corrected url on registration form. Installer now checks properly for application not running before installing. Icons tidied up. Layout tidied and made a bit smaller. Restore defaults button added. No longer installs link to release notes (installer removes old link on upgrade). Tab order fixed. Now works if cheap rate cost not set. Blanks VAT if equal to zero. Many small improvements to error handling and error messages.
Version 2.1 - Released 28-August-2006
Opening the About form with run on top set no longer opens the About form underneath the main window. Minor improvements to help. Now allows calculations with Item Life set to zero. Minor cosmetic changes to main screen. Notes box maximum characters increased to 75. Fixed duplicate out of range VAT error message.
Version 2.0 - Released 24-July-2006
The program now needs to be registered before it can be used, the About form shows the licence details. The logging has been changed so that logging either occurs every time the Calculate button is clicked or only when the Save button is clicked. It is no longer necessary to edit the configuration file, a Save Defaults button has been added to the main screen. The error message for an out of range cost has been corrected. The program version is written to the log file on start up. The number of decimal places for all numeric values have been fixed to improve the display. The ability to add VAT separately to electricity prices (not item cost) has been added. Once this version has been installed upgrading to future versions will give an error message if the program is running when the installer is started. The help has been simplified and a number of errors corrected following user feedback.
Version 1.0 - Released 20-February-2006
Clear function now works properly. Ability to handle standby current added. Program now has proper error checking of configuration file keys and will not start if the configuration file is missing or corrupted. Logging has been revised to be more logical. Error handling now deals with all 0s correctly. The program will now work without errors if only one item is analysed. Program now calculates number of replacement items automatically. Multiple saves to the log file of the same data has been fixed. Licence and Release Notes updated and reformatted. Help added, link to web site added. Installer and program graphics updated. Uninstall now removes all files installed and created by the program. The configuration file has been simplified. About screen added. Tool tips updated to provide more information. 0's removed from calculation results.
Version 0.5 Beta - Released 14-November-2005
First public release.
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