News & Updates — Functionality

New feature in Lock2Desktop 1.16:  You can now add a folder containing curated images to Lock2Desktop. Here's how it works: 1. Open Lock2Desktop  2. Use the new Add Images From Folder button in the left hand panel 3. A dialog will open up. Go to the folder that contains all your curated images and select one of the images. Click OK. That's it - all the landscape images from that folder will get imported into Lock2Desktop. The next time you restart Lock2Desktop all of these images will be visible in the filmstrip for you to set as your desktop. Important Notes: 1....

Enhancements / Other Improvements Significant updates to drive OSX compatibility (Life Journal will be coming to Mac OSX shortly!) Used UTF-8 format when exporting data, saving and loading templates and loading prompts An updated Prompts file (UTF8 format) Minor UI improvements related to layout and presentation of information Performance improvements when loading the Location Viewer Optimizations to rendering entries selected in the Timeline view Multiple, minor enhancements to performance during initial loading of entries Minor, proactive code enhancements to improve robustness and reliability Bug Fixes Identified and fixed a bug that could cause the app to crash when closing the Location Viewer while...

Enhancements / Other Improvements Added hints to the counts displayed in the status bar (search queries) Image attachment file selection dialog now shows all supported image formats as the default - so you can pick from JPG, PNG or BMP formats. Improved the search and display algorithm so that the first entry in the Timeline (search results) always gets selected and rendered. Autosave of entries now triggers every 20 seconds. Entries also get auto saved when you change entries in the timeline or when you close the app. Minor improvements to the performance of loading entries. Bug Fixes Rolled back one...

New Features Improved Timeline View: While working on the mobile version of the application, I discovered a mechanism via which the timeline view can be more dynamic in its presentation. I have integrated that capability in the Life Journal desktop app. Now, the Title, Short Description and Tag list all align to the left edge of the Timeline if there is no image and correctly next to the image if there is one. Enhancements / Other Improvements Minor improvements to the performance of loading entries. Autosave of entries now triggers every 30 seconds (instead of every 10). Entries also get auto...