History / Changelog

Docear 1.2 | 2015-12-02

• Improved PDF Metadata Retrieval
• Faster PDF Monitoring

Docear 1.1.1 | 2014-07-08

• Academic Search Engine

Docear 1.1 | 2014-05-27

New features :

• New PDF metadata extraction based on Google Scholar

Enhancements:

• “Show in reference manager” works with multiple PDF files
• Prevent Docear from opening new BibTeX files through Drag&Drop
• Prevent from “flickering” caused by annotation updater on a lot of nodes
• “Delete file from disk” is more distinct to select
• Recommendation Rating more obtrusive

Bugfixes:

• Broken BibTeX file freezes Docear on startup
• “Remove line breaks from annotation” did not work
• PDF metadata extraction freezes Docear for a PDF file
• Docear installer could not find installed JRE, while the All-OS version can
• Special PDF file caused refresh abort
• Copy reference key did not work when a non-reference node was selected first
• NPE after changing year attribute on mind map node
• NPE caused by AnnotationExtractor
• Caught exception thrown when Windows registry could not be read correctly
• MultiLineActionLabel link mark (underline) is not wrapped correctly
• Removing line breaks by default did not work

Some additional tickets we worked on during the implementation of the metadata extraction:

• Metadata extraction on PDF with multiple nodes
• Make inactive fields more consistent in metadata retrieval wizard
• Limit title to use only one line in metadata extraction dialog
• Show file extension in metadata extraction dialog
• Search external sources only when radio button is selected
• ‘Esc’ key executes ‘cancel’ button
• Change some strings im metadata extraction dialog
• Drag&Drop for already referenced PDFs is not working
• Request metadata from Google Scholar
• Improved PDF Metadata Extraction Dialog
• Components sometimes leave the visible area of the wizard

Docear 1.03 | 2014-02-18

Enhancements:

• Added a note linking to more information about projects
• Rename PDF files from within Docear changes the file links in BibTeX and your mind maps
• Implemented action to remove any links from selected nodes
• Renamed some pdf management actions

Bug fixes:

• Duplicate annotations after manual import via drag & drop
• Manual Update Check did not work
• Fixed NPE in AddOnsController

Miscellaneous changes:

• Added donation note for PDF metadata extraction

Docear 1.02 | 2013-12-21

Bug Fixes

• repaired PDF annotation identification mechanism
• renaming conflicted nodes/bookmarks did not always work

Small enhancements

• Disabled project dependent actions when current project is not valid
• renamed the register button in Docear
• added “Please donate” note

Docear 1.01 | 2013-12-06

Enhancements

• A slightly modified dialog for selecting your PDF viewer (some links were updated)
• The labeling of the file monitoring settings are now more uniform
• The colors for “Move …” in the “Nodes” ribbon were changed from green to blue

Bug fixes

• Startup bug which prevented Docear from starting when some data was stored on a network drive
• Ribbon minimizing bug which shows an empty ribbon after double clicking on it
• Some default keyboard short cuts did not work
• In Docear users could not register after they had used it as local user
• Import of XMP metadata for PDF files failed sometimes

Docear 1.0 (stable) | 2013-10-17

Docear 1.0 RC4 | 2013-09-01

Bug fixes

• Fixed a bug which caused some rendering issues in the workspace tree
• Fixed a bug which could cause invalid project settings
• Fixed a bug which prevented Docear from showing the ribbon on computers with Chinese language settings

Docear 1.0 RC3 | 2013-08-29

New Features and Enhancements

• New action to maximize the map view
• Improved monitoring concept
• New PDF annotation model supports many more PDF viewers

• Made library unremovable

• Store workspace settings after major changes
• Demo mind maps are available again
• Some “Help” links were updated
• Recommendation screen adjusted to size of ribbons
• “Show in reference manager” action now opens reference window if it was hidden
• Icons added for most entries in the ribbons

Bug fixes

• Map links were not updated after renaming a PDF repository folder
• Duplicate web link detection feature deleted ALL urls from bib file
• Ribbon was not displayed correctly on some computers
• “Check for updates” action did not show a message under certain circumstances
• Font size could not be changed on MacOSX computers
• PDF viewer could not be changed in MacOSX computers
• Moving a file deleted it under special circumstances
• “My New Paper” map contained invalid annotations
• Custom entry type warning was shown on every start of Docear
• Fixed a bug which could cause broken PDF links in JabRef
• Action “Follow link” did not use PDF viewer settings of Docear
• “Remove Line Breaks from Annotation” feature did not work

Docear 1.0 RC2 | 2013-08-15

• Many bug fixes
• New PDF annotation model supports many more PDF viewers, e.g. on Mac OS X (Preview)

Docear 1.0 RC1 | 2013-07-03

• New GUI (ribbons)
• New workspace concept
• New Setup dialogs
• Many bug fixes

Docear 1.0 Beta 9 | 2013-03-27

Feature Enhancements:

• #678 Adobe Acrobat Professional is included in PDF Viewer recognition on MacOS
• #782 Function to remove line breaks in annotations
• #784 More default file types to be imported

Bug fixes:

• #734 Open document did not work with system PDF reader in one dialog
• #785 splash screen hid the setup dialogs on first installation (Linux)
• #771 Removed spaces in annotations (in a PDF) were not recognized
• #739 References was not assigned to PDF correctly when path contained special characters
• #769 Monitoring Update conflict was not solvable when annotations contained HTML code
• #797 Docear “destroyed” annotations in PDFs when the node style was changed in a mind map
• #800 “import annotations” options were not visible when using special PDF files
• #725 PDF destinations changed in PDF viewer were not updated in mind maps
• #719 Comments on underlined text passages were not imported
• #701 PDF via Drag&Drop caused other object model than adding a PDF via monitoring function
• #790 Fixed errors caused by notification bar
• #715 0kb mind map was created when the map was deleted on the hard drive
• #730 Reference updater threw exceptions when resolving node hyperlinks

Docear 1.0 Beta 8 | 2013-01-15

Feature improvements include:
#672 Create BibTeX keys automatically when database is saved

Bug fixes include:
#724 NPE occured after starting Docear
#714 error occured when using XMP metadata import
#722 Metadata retrieval “crashes” for non-registered users
#720 fixed errors on opening / deleting mind maps in Docear
#716 Incoming mind map did not have monitoring attributes under certain circumstances
#721 Error in Update Notifier
#723 “Copy reference keys…” menu entry was full of bugs
#668 Hyperlinks to open folders did not always work
#625 double check PDF-XCV compatibility settings

 

Docear 1.0 Beta 7 | 2012-11-21

Docear 1.0 Beta 6 | 2012-09-03

New Features:

#604 Incoming node has a refresh button
#609 Adobe Acrobat X included in PDF Reader detection
#595 Demo mind maps on very first start / new workspace
#589 \cite{BibTeX} for LaTeX users

Feature Enhancements:
#601 improve the performance of deletion of orphaned nodes
#618 Consider what to do when PDF X Change viewer is default PDF reader
#636 use placeholders for paths in the demo files
#622 use “Nimbus” as default look-and-feel style

Bug Fixes:
#646 Unkown error happened after connecting to web service
#641 UNC path problem for workspace base dir
#628 “Jump to page” errors
#574 Docear map URI was not stored relative to workspace everytime
#594 create a mind map with spaces in it’s path failed when doing it from the workspace’s context menu
#610 References were not added for “Import child annotations”
#607 setting “mon_flatten_dirs” to 1 in the incoming map resulted in errors
#603 under special circumstances Docear tried to convert mind maps without a valid reason
#599 Automatic user creation did not always work
#455 PDF could not be opened
#635 file with spaces in the name was not found on startup
#619 PDF XChange Viewer was not always recognized correctly
#632 Exception on attempt to open non-existent PDF
#605 Update notification links to forum for experimental versions
#586 Null Pointer Exception (rarely) occured when closing Docear
#647 changing a reference’s value on the mind map, did not update the reference manager
#655 File link in the duplicates dialog did not open

 

Docear 1.0 Beta 5 | 2012-08-13

New features:
#450 Support for Zotero
#562 Full PDF XChange Viewer support
#573 Flexible pdf reader definition
#495 Data transmission with proxy server
#340 “Delete from disk” for files in virtual folders
#546 Docear is prepared for Docear4Word (automatic creation of environmental variable ‘docear_bibtex_current’)

Feature enhancement include:
#545 Patched the AppleScript to open PDF files at a specific page
#513 Improved annotation support for Repligo
#33 Assign BibTeX keys automatically to websites
#514 Mind Map Upload Process improved
#563 ignore localized texts and standard texts for recommendations
#524 Recommended papers are stored with title as file name by default
#561 show recommendations node at the top of the workspace nodes

bug fixes include:
#569 docx documents could not be saved when opened via Docear
#575 Annotations importer has triggered the reference updater for every node
#519 generate dcr_id for mindmaps with older docear map model
#559 recommendations caused crash when changing tab
#557 Unkown exception after monitoring was solved
#542 “Show in reference manager” did not work when using a filter in the reference manager
#560 encrypted mind maps were used for recommendations
#556 Copy map style did not work
#510 Exception if internal link was missing
#505 fixed Unknown Nullpointer Exception
#543 “Add image” action did not work
#547 Warning message appeared because the Docear version property was not created correctly

 

Docear 1.0 Beta 4 | 2012-07-10

Features:
#432 Apply Reference to All Selected Nodes
#517 handle multiple BibTeX references for a single file
#433 Welcome web page is opened after installation
#354 read and store docear / freeplane version according to discussion
#427 Literature recommendations available in Docear
#314 Smart pdf reader selection

Feature Enhancements:
#502 BibTeX key was not generated automatically
#453 More detailed credit to Freeplane team in about dialog
#476 Credit to JabRef given in the About dialog
#483 ask user if BibTeX key duplicates should automatically be resolved from now on
#436 Error messages on registration failures improved
#485 Show License Dialog only on first start of Docear
#424 adjust docear build script for linux etc.

Bugs:
#539 Duplicate Files for BibTeX Entry were incorrectly recognized
#528 Many unkown exceptions fixed
#535 docear-1.0.0.4_devel_build88 did not start on MacOS
#488 Special characters caused monitoring problems
#527 Monitoring exception fixed
#503 Reference data was not added to a node if BibTeX key was missing
#516 Monitoring Problems
#497 User validation error on missing internet connection
#496 software freezes on missing internet connection
#507 “Change location” was missing in context menu
#500 Some mind maps could not be opened
#504 Update checker did not to work
#441 “error in field ‘annote’: The # character is not allowed”
#498 Installation failed for existing account
#447 invalid link in map after moving the linked file in the workspace
#335 Changing Focus in Reference Window needed two clicks
#490 Splmm converter had problems
#455 PDF could not be opened
#461 Line breaks in nodes caused conflicts with PDF bookmarks

Others:
#449 Facebook “Like” integration after download

 

Docear 1.0 Beta 3 | 2012-05-04

New features include:

• #381 “Show in reference manager”
• #101 Automatic update check
• #44 Enable IR on mind maps
• #315 Licence for using Docear’s services
• #342 More consistency in naming
• #274 Function to create anonymous user

Feature enhancements include:

• #353 PDF link not removed from node on removing reference
• #360 “Flatten directory” setting available
• #416 “Gender” may be provided on registration
• #424 Adjusted Docear build script for Linux etc.
• #458 No duplicate mind map id after copying mind map

Bugfixes include:

• #457 SciPlore MindMapping converter did not work correctly
• #413 Recent mind maps were not remembered
• #404 Changes not saved after Renaming
• #445 Jump to page did not work on Mac OS & Acrobat Reader
• #357 Weird behavior of input validation for pdf application
• #417 Remove Reference entry in context menu sometimes had wrong behaviour
• #359 unfold incoming folder after canceling update
• #412 Nullpointer exception after changing language and opening incoming mind map
• #402 “Review Changes” on closing an unsaved mind map did not work
• #405 keyboard shortcut to show and hide note panel
• #395 drag&drop file from mindmap to workspace not working
• #411 “Add-On” URL was incorrect
• #375 Menu: Help>Documentation, Help>Documentation Map Online
• #417 Remove Reference entry in context menu sometimes had wrong behaviour
• #418 Link to user manual was incorrect
• #415 Threading problems
• #376 NullPointer on .AttributeView.setOptimalColumnWidths

Docear 1.0 Beta 2 | 2012-04-10

New Features and Feature Enhancements:

• #43 Online Backup of Mind Maps
• #336 display “file is missing” icon after linked file has been removed
• #311 restore after autosave when mind map was not saved
• #361 position of “edit path” of the monitoring directory
• #272 check for internet connection and whether webservice is online
• #311 restore after autosave when mind map was not saved
• #363 “Jump to page” feature for acrobat reader on Mac OS
• #361 position of “edit path” of the monitoring directory
• #350 restructure right mouse context menu
• #345 “Open folder/file location” (enables you to open a workspace node’s folder with your file explorer)
• #368 allow insert of node names with count (if you add multiple nodes with the same name to a workspace node)
• #367 unified “new folder” dialog for workspace nodes
• #366 workspace chooser dialog: example location

Bug fixes:

• #386 monitoring does not work
• #390 monitoring problem if started twice
• #394 virtual folder naming system
• #398 converter problem (splmm-> docear->docear)
• #400 “Cancel” of closing software with unsaved mind map had wrong effect
• #351 error on opening docear
• #292 Attributes were sometimes shown though they should be hidden
• #377 NullPointerException during monitoring action
• #398 converter problem? (splmm-> docear->docear?)
• #401 COSRuntimeException and ClassCastException
• #393 “locking of the map xxx failed. Action Save As aborted” occurred occasionally
• #351 error on opening docear
• #292 Attributes were sometimes shown though they should be hidden
• #360 flatten directory setting
• #397 unknown nullpointer
• #387 error when opening the incoming mind map
• #240 docear blocks access to PDFs
• #374 “Choose Workspace …” Dialog does not initialize properly
• #329 move branch to new map creates freeplane map
• #356 change of the language causes problems in preferences panel
• #321 Canceling “Quit” did not work
• #312 preferences were not available when no mind map was opened
• #371 Firefox sample script fails with docear
• #372 location of the literature repository in Incoming map
• #333 JFileChooser dialogs do not have “create folder” option
• #364 JabRef does not load if a certain plugin is installed
• #365 Docear does not start (IOException after selecting a workspace folder)

Docear 1.0 Beta 1 | 2012-02-15

First public version

Features:

• #215 compare files in nodes to bibtex-files only on filename
• #163 Use file type specific icons for linked files
• #302 mind maps and folders can be created in Library
• #316 Trash and Temp mind maps added to library
• #91 keyboard commands in jabref
• #230 auto recognition for BibTeX type
• #232 copy multiple reference keys at once
• #286 Open pdf files with foxit reader in WINE
• #224 offer Mac OS version
• #223 create windows installer
• #207 monitoring options as separate settings

Feature enhancements:

• #287 Mendeley Information Text
• #285 New Workspace Structure
• #325 Profile name is shown instead of “My Workspace”
• #282 close all mindmaps before changing the workspace
• #256 open link with foxit shows the wrong page
• #297 Default PDF Opener
• #250 (un)show workspace/property panel should not completely remove it
• #235 bibtex key is not generated automatically
• #324 Installer creates desktop icon (optional)
• #300 All file and folder names lowercase
• #304 consequent labeling of workspace features
• #352 no icon in workspace for .doc

Bugfixes:

• #204 JabRef extract metadata via MrDlib
• #216 Create new Directory in projects folder does not work
• #194 pdf monitoring does not work after changing the link types of the mindmap
• #173 Converting old splmm maps
• #209 monitoring does not work at all
• #213 updating_references_for_map
• #219 dialog is shown twice
• #191 interrupted exception
• #154 update reference in current mind map – repaint error
• #245 timeout on connection to mrdlib
• #257 pdf links in mendeley bibtex are not recognized correctly
• #229 bibtex data from mendeley is not recognized
• #254 workspace panel is gone
• #225 keyboard input in reference window takes place in mind map window
• #214 notes from pdfs (monitoring) are out of order
• #236 multiple pdf files for one bibtex entry do not work
• #255 no auto-adding of reference on missing bibtex key
• #276 FolderMonitoring does not work properly
• #244 drag&drop of files does not work any more
• #196 mindmap version should be checked whenever the mindmap is touched
• #105 spaces in dialogs
• #201 When choosing the BibTeX file –> filter for “*.bib” in JFileChooser
• #220 converter does not recognize old splmm mind maps if opened twice
• #183 starting freeplane with empty bibtex database
• #246 dragging a pdf out of the workspace into nautilus does not work
• #261 NullPointerException while updating SPLMM-Mindmap
• #262 NullPointer on createNewMindmap for Incoming Map
• #278 NullPointerException if no bibtex file was opened
• #260 NullPointerException after Changign LinkTypes
• #258 concurrent modification exception after cancelling link type update
• #172 Error after Link was removed from a node with annotationmodel
• #289 PDF can not be dragged or dropped into the mindmap
• #308 Remove/Delete file from workspace did not work
• #331 NullPointerException after renaming a pdf on the literature repository
• #292 Attributes were sometimes shown though they should be hidden
• #328 Updating mindmap attributes does not work
• #248 Shortcut “F1” calls freeplaneTutorial.mm instead of docear-welcome.mm
• #330 welcome map does not exist after changing the workspace
• #237 hyperlink to mm file does not work after moving a branch to a new map
• #334 icon for file in workspace changes after renaming action
• #327 “File not found Message” for LinkNodes linked to no longer existing files
• #358 first start: closing workspace selection dialog crashes software
• #270 Disable all prohibited Actions in JabrefFrame.fillMenu
• #235 bibtex key is not generated automatically
• #338 adjust about dialog
• #337 Docear Icon in Installer
• #344 Reference Preferences
• #343 PNG instead of PGN is imported
• #317 Error on duplicate/conflicted BibTeX data
• #341 “Copy” did not work in the workspace window

Docear 1.0 Alpha 1 | 2011-12-21

First version, available only to former SciPlore MindMapping users