+ = Additions since previous version
     ! = Bug fixes since previous version
     ~ = Changes   since previous version
     
     2.4 (2009-11-17)
 
     + Possible to create customized help files. Either by overriding an existing 
       language or to create help files for a new language (to match a new not
       embedded language file) 
  
     + Added move to top and bottom buttons for the images in the Image List at the
       VIEW IMAGES tab.
 
     + It is possible to let JavaPEG compress the rotated log files in zip-files.
 
     + A graphical user interface for the configuration parameters has been added.
       This removes the insecure way of manually changing (Although it is still 
       possible if wanted) the parameter values in the conf.xml file.
 
     + For statistical purposes it is possible to let JavaPEG attach the version 
       number to the version update check request made to the version update 
       server. The only information sent is which version of JavaPEG that is making 
       the version update check. In other words this is totally anonymous, no 
       system unique information is sent.
   
     + It is possible (by configuration parameters) to let JavaPEG use the latest 
       modified timestamp for the image files to populate the date and time 
       variables if they are missing in the Exif meta data.  
      
     + A new Image List format has been added. It is from now on possible to export
       image lists supported by the XnView image viewer.
   
       XnView (http://www.xnview.com/)
   
     + An ImageViewer has been added. It is opened from the "VIEW IMAGES" 
       (Previous "CREATE IMAGE LISTS" tab) tab and it will show all the images that
       has been selected and added to the IMAGE LIST The Image Viewer opens in a 
       separate window.
   
     + As a bonus for the fix of the bug described below, with wrong help files 
       (possibly non existing) being loaded there is now support for creating 
       localized help files in the same manner as for the language files.   
   
     ! If the automatic rotation of log file was disabled, then the log was 
       rotated for each entry written to log, resulting in a lot of log files with
       only one log entry in each log file.
   
     ! If a new language file was created (with a new language) then the help file
       management tried to load help files for that language. The solution was to
       load default language help files if desired files does not exist.   
     
     ~ The Language selection GUI has been removed and all settings that was made 
       via that interface has been moved to the new graphical configuration 
       interface.
   
     ~ The image loading (When selecting a directory in the tree structure to the
       left) has been improved by reducing the initial lag when a directory was 
       selected. The lag was linear to the amount of images in selected directory
  
     ~ In Windows Vista, Windows 7 or other Operating system that restricts file
       access according to user rights there where problems with JavaPEG. All files
       and directories that are dynamic have been moved from the application 
       installation directory to a directory named 
       "javapeg-<JAVEPEG_VERSION_NUMBER>" in the home directory for the user that
       starts JavaPEG. For instance: C:\Users\Fredrik\javapeg-2.4 in a Windows 
       Vista or Windows 7 environment. 
   
     2.3 (2009-08-03)
     
     ! The embedded download functionality which downloads the latest version 
       JavaPEG was broken and still is in all prior versions to this version, which
       supports version check against a version server (2.1 and 2.2). The reason for 
       this bug to arise was that SourceForge made changes to the format of the URL
       to the released files. And unfortunately JavaPEG of earlier versions was not
       generic enough to handle that change.
     
     2.2 (2009-08-02)
     
     + Spanish translation added. The translation was performed by: Angel Bueno
     
     + A new variable has been added to the set of variables. The new variable 
       gives access to the original file name. So by using this new variable in the
       file name template the original file name except the suffix will be inserted
       at the position of the variable. The code for this new variable was written
       by: Angel Bueno
     
     + A new mode to the application has been added. It is from now on possible to
       create images lists to be used in external applications. Lists compatible 
       with the following applications are possible to create:
       
       PolyView  (http://www.polybytes.com/)
       IrfanView (http://www.irfanview.com/)
       
       It is also possible to save lists in JavaPEG format which later on can be
       exported to a supported 3rd party list format or having images added or 
       removed.
     
     + Status bar added to the bottom of the GUI, displaying selected directory,
       number of images in selected directory and number of columns and rows in the 
       thumbnail grid.
     
     + Detailed meta data information is available in a panel next to the 
       thumbnails panel for each image shown. The meta data for a specific image
       is shown when the thumbnail is clicked.  
     
     + At application start the Main GUI sets it size to the size it had when it 
       was shut down the the previous time. 
     
     ~ Main GUI is from now on resizable and the layout is handled by layout 
       managers.
       
     ~ The file chooser GUI, as a separate window, has been replaced by an always
       visible and accessible tree structure in the main GUI.
       
     ! The progress bar for loading thumbnails was not always centered to the main
       GUI window when thumbnails was loading.        

     2.1 (2009-05-21)
     
     + Detailed information about the JPEG rename process, process of copy any non
       JPEG files and the file integrity after the rename and file copy to the
       rename process progress window. 

     + JavaPEG can from now, do an optional (configurable) version check at 
       application start. It does it against an version server. If there is a new
       version available, the changes for that version compared to the current used
       version is presented. It is also possible to download the new version 
       through JavaPEG 
         
     + Validation of the content in any existing external layout.xml file against
       a schema. 
       
     ! Fixed the problems with the accelerator keys for menu items and buttons. 
       The where collisions between globally defined accelerator keys and JavaPEG
       defined.
       
     ~ GUI behavior changed after a rename process has finished. It was changed 
       from being cleared from all inputs, as it is at application start, to not be
       cleared at all.  

     2.0 (2009-05-05)

     Version 2.0 of JavaPEG is more or less a complete rewrite compared to the 1.x
     versions. Despite this the concept is still the same: A simple to use and 
     secure tool to rename images created by a digital camera.

     The application still need a path to a source directory with images. When the
     source directory has been chosen the destination directory must be selected. 
     After this a file name and sub directory template must be provided. As a last 
     step before the actual rename process can begin, it is possible to select 
     whether a thumb nail overview shall be created or not.

     A major difference with this version compared to the 1.x versions it that this 
     version only supports renaming of copied image files. The reason for this is 
     to minimize the risk for data losses.

     + The file chooser used to find the directory containing the images that shall 
       be renamed will show thumb nail versions of the images in the selected 
       directory. This will ease up the work with finding the images to rename.

     + Thumb nails will be shown in the main application window, when a directory 
       with images has been selected in the file chooser and the Ok button has been 
       clicked. 

     + There is an instant preview of the resulting file names when the templates 
       for either the file name or the sub directory has been changed.

     + There is an instant errormessage shown if an illegal variable or an illegal 
       character is used in the templates or the maximum path length has been 
       exceeded for the resulting file names in the selected destination directory.

     + Before the rename process starts there is a validation process which makes 
       sure that: all input is valid, that maximum path length has not been 
       exceeded, that the sub directory does not exist in the destination 
       directory, that there is enough space to store the copied files in the 
       destination directory and that it is possible to create all the files in the 
       destination directory that exists in the source directory.

     + A validation takes place after the rename process has finished. This 
       validation will check that all files that has been copied from the source 
       directory to the destination directory has been given the correct name and 
       has the exact same content.

     + Under the rename process, there is a status window showing the progress of 
       the rename process.

     + It is possible to change the look and layout of the optional thumb nail 
       overview.

     + For potential error that can occur, there is logging to file.


     1.01 (2007-02-02)

     ! Version 1.01 of JavaPEG is a pure bug fix version. It corrects incorrect 
       behavior in rename engine and a problem with wrong error message.

       The program hang if a dot was present as first or last character in file 
       name template or sub folder name template. The exact same problem was also 
       present if there was white spaces first or last in templates. Besides from 
       this there was a correction of two error messages which was mixed up in the 
       English language file.


     1.0 (2006-11-27)

     + Version 1.0 of JavaPEG has the possibility to rename image files of type jpeg 
       if they have embedded Exif-information.

       The program will rename the files according to a, in the field 
       "FILENAME TEMPLATE", by the user, given template. There is a couple of 
       variables available and they can be found in the window with heading 
       "VARABLES".

       The user has the possibility to choose whether to rename the original files 
       or copies of them, which will be saved in the same directory as original 
       files, or in another directory or in a sub directory in another directory 
       than original directory. It is possible to give the sub directory a name in 
       the same way as the files, in other words: by using variables. 

       Before rename process starts the user has the possibility to choose whether 
       JavaPEG shall create any thumb nails of renamed images. If there will be any 
       thumb nails there will also be a HTML file created, which will show all the 
       created thumb nails and the thumb nails will link to the full size images. 

       As last option, it is also possible to instruct the program to open 
       destination directory after finished rename process.