20240325 @mrwatson-de v0.55.1

20240325 @mrwatson-de v0.55.1

• Integrate dynamic values into automatic setup
• Added Filter active targets

20240325 @mrwatson-de v0.55

20240325 @mrwatson-de v0.55

• Added value list for dynamic calculated values to the setting definition layout
• Tidied up the setting definition layout for dynamic calculated values & value lists
• Dynamic calculations integrated into Save-Settings layout

20240322 @mrwatson-de 0.54

• Standardised spelling of writeable - with an e // It's just the way I was brought up
• Under construction / developer-only:
  • Settings: Export & Import
  • Including Save & Load Settings as JSON
    • Including CFs to encode/decode containers to/from JSON as base64

20240321 @mrwatson-de 0.53.2

• Fix Target Emoji on windows & in Save Config-Settings Layout
• Improve print process and layout
• TODO Dynamic target in Save Settings layout

20240321 @mrwatson-de 0.53.1

20240321 @mrwatson-de 0.53.1

• Integrate dynamic settings into configs
• Distinguish Configuration values from Setting definition values
  • Improve & standardise field names
• Clarity and consistency in layouts
  • Clearer Settings definition popup
  • Definition status bar
• Clearer Terminology & Icons
  • "Config…" rather than "Setting…"
  • "Target" rather than "DoTest"
  • "Writable" rather than "Can change"
  • Toggle dots: ⦾ & ⦿ rather than •

20240320 @mrwatson-de 0.53

20240320 @mrwatson-de 0.53

• Added default values (GUI/Raw values) for missing settings in Windows functionality
• Initialised the default values for Windows
• Improved the setting definition popup with intelligent display of defaults, calculation and value list

20240320 @mrwatson-de 0.52.1

• Corrected my gihub name in comments

20240320 @mrwatson-de 0.52.1

20240320 @mrwatson-de 0.52.1

• Corrected my gihub name in comments

20231129 @mrwatson-de 0.52

• Added a target switch to the settings lists, which at last makes sense

20231128 @mrwatson-de 0.51

• Improved UX of This Workspace configuration
  • When not configured a new workstation settings button
    • allows the workstation to be quickly marked as manually configured
    • provides access to the workstation config history
  • The workstation configured checkbox
    • now toggles between manually configured and not configured and
    • creates a corresponding entry in the history
  • Beautified workstation config history as a HTML table
• Improved UX of the Fix Button column:
  • New button to edit a value
  • Reduced visual impact of safe (GUI/Edit) buttons, thus
  • Elevating Green to indicate the FIX button
• Improved UX of the Settings list layouts:
  • Clustered related elements to create focus:
    • Left side = setting importance controls (on/off (=unimportant) & important! buttons)
    • Right side = setting target controls (value, state flags, fix buttons, …)
  • Improved Saving of Settings to config
    • Added the changed fields to the tooltip on the update button
    • Added dialog to the no changes button, to allow user to simply and directly remove a setting from the config

20231125 @mrwatson-de 0.50

• Started adding JSON for exporting & importing data

20231124 @mrwatson-de 0.49

• Essentialised the home layout
  • Show key details: Workstation state, Plugin state, Privilege state
  • Raised 'less errors' button to show danger color
  • Installed Plugin list tabularised

# vvv RomeFileMakerWeek2023 vvv

20231009 @mrwatson-de 0.48

• Improved Design
  • Improved warning/danger colors: orange for warning, red for danger
  • Improved config list
  • Improved Setup Feedback Button to also show progress
• Improved text of the disclaimer

20231008 @mrwatson-de 0.47

• Improved Design
  • Modernised the Logo
    • with many thanks to Albert HARUM ALVAREZ and Alexis ALLEN for the design tips at RomeFileMakerWeek2023!
  • Simplified GUI
    • Home page
      • Just 'Plugins' instead of 'Required Plugins'
      • Plugins: Installed Plugins: Added Highlight to Disabled and Ignored plugins
    • Config list
      • Reduced clutter & Simplified
      • Moved options to a new settings popover in mask view
      • Reduced Edit and Hamburger buttons to hover buttons
    • Settings list
      • Replaced devil + thumbs icons with '!' to reduce clutter and be more consistent with Save settings layout
• Added Collection attribute to configs, to avoid applying
• Added Lock attribute to config
• Added many safety checks to go home and halt if conditions not right
• Started Config lists

20231007 @mrwatson-de 0.46

• Improved Restart
  • Added Restart button to the config list layout
  • Improved text and deactivated provisional restart code
• Improved design
  • Fixed Inverse (green) Button hover

20231006 @mrwatson-de 0.45

• Simplified home page
  • Moved FM-Version to advanced options settings popover
  • Moved Installed Plugins to plugin info popover
  • Added Required Plugin versions to plugin info popover
• Simplified config list
  • Removed unnecessary text
  • Removed unnecessary OS fields from list view
• Fixed initial config list to show only favs
• Fixed Bug where changed settings would not be recognised / saved
• Added missing functionality: Remove Settings from Config button
• Integrated DoTest option fully into config settings

20231005 @mrwatson-de 0.44

• Improved on/off toggle switch buttons to support find mode
• Created central script for toggling fields - as prelude for central privilege logic

# ^^^ RomeFileMakerWeek2023 ^^^

# First delivery to customer

20230929 @mrwatson-de 0.43

• Added, corrected and tested all FM Windows Settings
• Improved Safety & Security
  • Added safety check to skip previously failed settings
  • Added IsDev protection to settings and all non-fm settings hidden from normal users for now
• Improved Settings List
  • Made read only / passive settings easier to recognise by a 'FYI' / 'N/A' label in the target value column
  • Moved the refresh button
• Cleaned up Config Edit portal

20230928 @mrwatson-de 0.42

• Fixed #49 Removed TroiFile from CF G_TF_Tools_FilterUngueltigeZeichen
• SimplifiedcConfigs
  • Changed numbering to move NoUser to 500
  • De-faved NoUser
• Improved Settings
  • Added a Settings Value List, e.g. for Language - very neat! :D
  • Added Windows Settings to
    • Language, Font Smoothing
  • Highlighted Important Settings
  • Added Settings Screenshots to FM Preferences Titles
• Improved Developer login to show warnings by default

20230927 @mrwatson-de 0.41

• Improved the home page to have a more consistent look and more information
  • Added a dynamic intro text to which details your privileges and choices
  • Moved Known Issues to a popover button
  • Removed the "Get me on Github" 'earmark' button, and grouped all Github buttons at the bottom
  • Hid Github links for standard users
• Changed Config-ID 'RobotUser001' to the more consitent and logical ID 'NoUser001'
• Hid Settings search buttons from non dev users, so that they can ONLY see the settings belonging to a config
• Started adding and testeing windows Settings for FileMaker, at last! :D

20230925 @mrwatson-de 0.40

• Improved security & privileges
  • Added PwrUser and StdUser privs (from Data Access Only privs)
  • Added PwrUser account with PwrUser privs
  • Fixed menu installation for Full Access and added both new privs currently with the same USER Menuset
  • Banned Users from seeing configs in development
  • Changed the IsDev flag to mean 'Belongs to Dev' rather than 'in Dev' (Configs can be hidden from standard users by not favouriting them)
  • Changed DEV to grant all privs on logon
• Improved config list to not reset to one entry
• Improved editing configurations:
  • Fixed Adding and deleting groups of settings from the "Add / Remove Settings" tab
  • Added Delete group to the "Settings in this config" tab
• Tidied up Configs
  • Added missing Configs for Windows platform
  • Improved Config names, IDs and sort numbers to be more meaningful:
    • 000=Robot
    • 100=StdUser
    • 200=PwrUser
    • 300=StdDev
    • 400=PwrDev
    • 500=Sonstiges
• Added option toget less warnings when writing settings

20230921 @mrwatson-de 0.39

• Changed name of Full Access account (& Menuset) to dev - so as to not confuse with user-administrators

20230920 @mrwatson-de 0.38

• Improved Duplicate Config to input new config ID

20230912 @mrwatson-de 0.37

• Improved Re-Login to accept cancel quietly
• Standardising table output for future JSON based history
• Improved nomenclature:
  • Use 'workstation' instead of 'workplace'
  • and 'workstation config history' instead of 'applied config history'
• Improved home page to have more space for options & workstation config history
• Started creating service layouts for internal processes
• Started implementing initialisation of API
• Adding minimum plugin versions and updated visual plugin warnings
• Started adding Checks of Plugin Versions alongside state - in GUI

20230911 @mrwatson-de 0.36

• Manual change popover's colour made less jarring
• Code refactored to separate manual change popover logic from (automatic) setting logic
• Added checks for an expired MBS plugin before writing a setting

20230906 @mrwatson-de 0.35

• Added ConfigID to configurations for a better way of referencing configurations
• Added API Scripts to get config list info: fmSA_GetConfigList & fmSA_GetConfigListFavs
• Improved navigation back to parent app

20230824 @mrwatson-de 0.34

• Fixed mrwatson Logo Button

20230814 @mrwatson-de: 0.33

• Fixed #14: Improved menus to not allow deleton of Config or Settings records when you are not privileged

20230811 @mrwatson-de: 0.32

• Fixed #36: Corrected bug, where settings were being incorrectly written, due to GUI values instead of Raw values being passed.
• Clarified CF and Script names to better indicate their function
• Added checks to not write settings in bad situations

20230810 @mrwatson-de: 0.31

• Fixed #38 to start as User with only Data privs
• Fixed #39 Buttons to show GUI button, when setting not writable
• Improved Settings layouts UX
  • Added a green highlight to the current value column to make it stand out
  • Standardised the layout between the Settings list and the save settings to config list
• Improved the Save Settings to Config layout
  • Improved the [+] button for saving the settings as a new configuration
  • Removed the [++] duplicate button
  • Simplified removal of settings
  • Matched the ConfigSettings On button colour to the ConfigSettings blue
  • Added a yellow highlight to the important buttons to make them clearer

20230808 @mrwatson-de: 0.30

• Fixed the conversion between raw values ⭤ GUI values
• Extended the display as checkbox option to support a value (e.g. "Dark")

20230804 @mrwatson-de: 0.29

• Improved field names and display of bit mask

20230802 @mrwatson-de: 0.28

• Improved Startup UX
  • Fixed Startup Window Handling & Splash screen
  • Added Progress text to splash screen
  • Improved Plugin onboarding (added MBS Plugin trial and purchase links)
  • Removed Setting button from home screen if no setting edit privs
  • Removed unnecessary FM-Version option
• Improved Config List
  • Improved Config list sort (favs before new)
  • Fixed Config List to not allow editing of the name & description in form view
  • Improved New Config button to start in form mode
  • Added Config Duplicate button
  • Fixed Config Delete button
  • Improved ConfigSetting search UX
• Fixed Setting Definition Error flags to work in FindMode
• General UX improvements
  • Ad...

20230320 @mrwatson-de 0.20

First Release.

• still in alpha development
• relatively stable on Mac
• under development & testing on Windows

Change History thus far:

20230320 @mrwatson-de 0.20

• Added #33 About functionality
• Added #32 persistant storage for global fileds, so file can be hosted

20230302 @mrwatson-de 0.19

• Added a Dialog Layout for Applying a Profile
• Corrected Link to GitHub Projects

20230301 @mrwatson-de 0.18

• Improved GUI
  • Improved on/off toggle switch style
  • Improved color of selected profile to stand out from favs
  • Added #75 on/off toggle switches to profile settings
  • Improved placement of the profile settings filter
  • Added explanatory text to the profile settings layout
  • Improved button text in the Settings list to better match fmLogAnalyser
  • Changed the important issue icon to show an Imp instead of Anger emoji
  • Improved legend content and placement
• Fixed setting to not perform check when OFF
• Fixed PrepareRelease to NOT reset Settings and Profiles

20230210 @mrwatson-de Version 0.17

• Simplified GUI UX:
  • Hide sort column for user with no edit privs
  • Show some (obvious) heading labels only when hovering
  • Added #75 toggle switches for on/off and privs
  • Made changes to On state more visible when saving settings to a profile

20230209 @mrwatson-de Version 0.16.1

• Fixed Reading non-existant settings on Windows
• Fixing Writing non-existant settings on Windows

20230203 @mrwatson-de Version 0.16

• Added Setting FM > Internal Settings > WebViewer > Debug Developer Extras
• Fixed Menus
• Improved the Save Settings to Profile layout
  • Added Remove from Profile button
  • Improved visibility of Important flags
  • Changed highlight on Setting path to show importance from Profile Setting
  • Expanded the blue Profile Setting background to include the setting name

20230126 @mrwatson-de Version 0.15.1

• Made Restart Button even more obvious, prepared restart script, researched restart technologies (launchd)
• Tested CFs for writing settings
• Added Filter button to remove Settings belonging to other Operating Systems

20230123 @mrwatson-de Version 0.15

• Added Sharing Settings
• Added Favorites Settings
• Added Scripts to Open Favorites, Recent Files, Sharing and Hosts

20230119 @mrwatson-de Version 0.14

• Added Button which appears when settings need fmSetupAssistant to be restarted to activate/refresh
• Added MBS State and Installed Plugins to Startscreen

20230118 @mrwatson-de Version 0.13

• Added Support for OS-specific Profiles
  • Profile Mac/Win checkboxes
  • Profile Name with OS
  • Search for Best/Relevant (& Search for All on popover)
  • Sort incompatible profiles to the bottom
  • Add Settings from OS of the Profile rather than only from current OS
  • Fix profile value list to display the name inc. OS
• Options menu standardised across layouts
• Windows support
  • Jump to Registry entry
  • Further settings

20230117 @mrwatson-de Version 0.12.1

• Improved UX of Profiles list, showing fav'ed profiles in green

20230116 @mrwatson-de Version 0.12

• Added most (all?) MBS Settings (Mac)
• Added _SettingStats (mainly to help keep track of settings write errors)
  • @see Issue fmSetupAssistant: Statistics #68
• Tested Windows settings
• Tested behaviour of Watch settings (You can't set Watch05 unles Watch04 is set)
  • @see Issue fmSetupAssistant: Windows: Create Preference before Write #62
  • @see Issue fmSetupAssistant: Separate Data Viewer > Watch List settings from standard settings? #60

20230111 @mrwatson-de Version 0.11

• Simplified Settings Layout
  • Moved FM-Ver to Definition Layout
• Improved Setting Definition Layout
• Improved navigation Settings -> Profiles -> Home
• Fixed bug where Data type could be reset, when preference not current
• Added some Mac System and Finder Settings
• Added Action Scripts to open Mac System & Finder Preferences

20230110 @mrwatson-de Version 0.10

• Improved Layout to save settings to the profile
  • Hide Save button if nothing to save
  • Button to show only changed settings
  • Improved GUI & Buttons to Show /& Delete missing settings
  • Removed Setting-Setup Popover
• Added Mac Settings for startup file
• Added Profile 10. +Workplace Start File fmLaunchPad (Mac)

20221228 @mrwatson-de Version 0.9

• Added ability to specify FM-VersionNr
  • Defaults to current client Version
  • Input for targeting alternative version
  • Only settings for the target verson are shown
  • Created MBS > Legacy > * Settings group
  • To do: Improve incompatability warnings and integrate into check
• Improved UX of editing Profile Settings
  • Removed all references to current status
  • Search + Refresh buttons improved
• Improved Settings UX
  • Made read only settings clearer (pale blue and "-" in the Target Value column)
• Improved Saving Settings UX
  • Larger Save + Load buttons
  • Button to re-search for the Profile's Settings records - without changing the target values
• Improved start UX:
  • Highlighted [Profiles]
  • Lowlighted [GitHub Issues]
• Added + tested some more Windows Settings
  • Some General settings
  • Script Workspace Settings (and Colors)

20221222 @mrwatson-de Version 0.8.1

• Prepare Release: Reset everything

20221220 @mrwatson-de Version 0.8

• Added Home Layout
  • Added 'safe' options
  • Added Warning & Link to GitHub Issues
• Added Profiles
• Added Profile save & load
• Added Drag+Drop sorting
• Added Duplicate Setting button
• Added Data Data Type
• Added Display as Color
• Fixed Preference paths
• Fixed Omit Section Filter to NOT jiggle! (thank to Eckart)
• Started FM-Ver
• Improved GUI

20221209 @mrwatson-de Version 0.7 Windows Integration continued

• Added CFs
• Added more Windows stuff
• Tidied fields and marked DOPPEL MOPPEL

20221208 @mrwatson-de Version 0.6 Windows Integration started

• Implemented read-only option
• Added setting for Win / Mac
• Added lots of Windows stuff
  • Windows Data Types
  • Read Windows Registry
  • Write Windows Registry
  • Several registry entries made
• Improved GUI
  • Added Filter buttons
  • Added conditional formatting

20221203 @mrwatson-de Version 0.5

• Added Data Type when writing values
• Added visual warning if data type is missing
• Fixed data types in all entries
• Removed write protection, but kept multiple warnings till further testing completeed

20220630 MrW Version 0.4

• Create / Send a report to prove a machine is setup ok!
• Improved UX
  • GUI clearer, more logical for checking = setting / current value / status / desired value
  • Script Menu with key shortcuts

20220218 MrW Version 0.3 Cleaned up for Release

• GUI makeover with the fmWorkMate/MrW-look
• Added On/Off checkbox to move preferences in development into background
• Added Button to open the relevant prefernce area directly
• Problematic SetPreference process removed
• Added Important (!!) flag to distinguish warnings and, er, 'dire-warnings'?
• Improved warning shield
• Corrected and sorted list of preferenes
• Reintegrated into fmWorkMate

20201006 MrW 0.2 Integrated into fmWorkMate

20190703 MrW 0.1 Hm...another interesting possibility with the MBS Plugin...