- Drop Windows XP support
- High DPI fixes
- Use MUI as localization system
- Replace NuGet package system with Vcpkg. PCRE, Hunspell, Scintilla sources removed.
- Update Scintilla to v3.7.6
- Update PCRE to v8.41
- Update Hunspell to v1.6.1
- Use dynamic VCRuntime to reduce installation size and allow CRT updates via Windows Update
- Fix v2.6.12 bug then document cannot be loaded and new images cannot be inserted (issue #212)
- Source files converted to UTF8 to avoid various problems
- File dialogs now are styled and look native under Windows XP and higher
- Fixed script bug #197
- Add thumbnail handler shell extension
- Use VS2017 compiler
- 64-bit FBShell build - now shell extension works under 64-bit OS. The installer will automatically install the correct version.
- FBE now uses MSXML 6.0 instead of 4.0. This version is default XML parser in WinXP SP3 and supported up to Windows 10.
- Fixed bug, introduced in 2.6.9 - FBE cannot find plugins
- Upgade Visual Studio solution and projects to VS2015 version;
- Add missing ExportHTML and FBV projects from FBTools;
- Add missing files from FBE distribution (genres.txt_L, genres.rus.txt_L);
- Upgrade bundled WTL v8.1 to v9.1 using NuGet packaging system. WTL sources are automatically restored when you build solution first time;
- Upgrade PCRE v7.9 to v8.37, PCRE is now build from sources;
- Upgrade Hunspell to v1.3.3, Hunspell is now build from sources;
- Fix installer to propertly work under Windows Vista and higher (set
RequestExecutionLeveltoadmin); - Remove references to UAC plugin from installer, it's needed for Windows 2000 only, but we don't support it;
- Add version info to all exe's and dll's.