| System Improvements |
- Support for over 1 million thoughts per Brain - 32 times previous versions.
- Support for Windows XP.
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| Thought and Link Types |
- Thought types let you create categories of information, such as people, projects, or places. Typed thoughts are color coded and separately searchable.
- Link types let you label the connections between thoughts to give them meaning. For example, you could create a link type called "friend" and use it to show which of the people in your Brain are friends.
- The use of Thought and link types allows you to create a much more sophisticated Brain.
- Thought and link types allow an extra layer of semantic meaning to placed on information in your Brain.
- Types can be setup via the Options menu or the "Edit types..." button on the properties pane.
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| Link Types |
- Right-click on a link to set its type.
- Typed links are color coded and named - the name shows on mouseover.
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| Thought Types |
- Thought types can be created with name, description, and color.
- Types can be set via right click menu or via the Type dropdown in the properties pane.
- Thought types are displayed on mouseover.
- Search tab contains new indexes for lists of each thought type.
- Find dialog can filter thoughts based on thought type.
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| Fast Brain Access |
- Get instant access to your Brain with the Brain Hot Key - hold down the Windows key and type the letter B [Windows+B] to show your Brain.
- To jump quickly to any thought, just type the first few letters.
- The Brain Hot Key can be turned on and off in the Preferences menu.
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| Faster Access & Search |
- The Find Thoughts feature, which lets you perform advanced searches, is now available via F9 or through the Options menu.
- Find dialog box is easier to use and allows searching by thought type.
- Focus (keyboard input) returns to instant search window immediately after any dialog box closes.
- Instant search analyzes more history to determine best match.
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| General User Interface Improvements |
- Thoughts in lists (Search, History, Instant Search, & Create Dialog) are drawn using thought type colors.
- Notes now contains a "Paste as Text" function in the edit menu or via [Ctrl+Shift+V].
- Auto hide feature is animated, so that the window slides on and off screen.
- Built-in list of search engines now contains: AlltheWeb.com, AltaVista, Google, Lycos, Yahoo and a customizable setting.
- The progress window is smaller.
- Menu items have better keyboard compatibility.
- The PersonalBrain program directory now contains default folders for color settings and wallpapers.
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| Plex User Interface Improvements |
- Thoughts in the plex are ordered by thought type first, then by name.
- Right-click menu allows unlinking of the selected thought from the active thought.
- The plex resizing circle is enabled with maximum and minimum sizes preventing unwieldy fonts sizes.
- The search box is smaller to show more thoughts in the Past Thought List.
- F2 renames the highlighted thought, not the active thought.
- F4 now uses the highlighted thought for Web searches.
- Improved Properties layout.
- Thought text color is more consistent - highlight and central text colors removed.
- Hints do not appear unless the mouse is held still for 1 second.
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| Bug Fixes |
- The Web search dialog does not accidentally pop-up when closing other Windows.
- Filenames in PersonalBrain no longer get a "2" appended to them unless there is a name conflict.
- Dialogs are never hidden by the main window when in always on top mode.
- Removed listing of *.brs files from open dialog (these files are not supported).
- Wallpaper does not change when loading colors.
- Distant thoughts always draw in their correct color.
- Instant Brains are no longer included.
- Display of Brains with many links from a single thought is more stable.
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