Turbo Dictation Software

Development on this project begain in August 2006. Changes to the software have been documented since version 2007.03 as described below.

Version 2007.03 3/23/2007

Updated - look and feel of various windows
Added - Features to internet update routines including a description of update
Added - Scaling to all forms so they look identical in all windows modes
Added - Captions to pending and finished dictation grids
Added - Properties button for finished dictation
Added - 3D splitter bar to main dictation tab
Added - Check for new author files when the program is started
Added - Volume controls to media player and recorder
Added - Progress wheel to splash window
Removed - Extranious labels in PC Recorder window
Fixed - Bug that occurred when loading saved PC dictation files
Fixed - Bug in auto archive function
Fixed - Archive function where target folder is not specified
Fixed - Tab order of controls in dictation properties window

Version 2007.04 4/01/2007

Added - Alert feature that is displayed when new dictation arrives
Added - New hot keys including Page Up, Page Down, Insert, Delete, Home, End
Added - Volume control to DSS player
Added - Speed controls to Media Player and DSS Player
Added - Default speed that is saved on exit and restored on startup
Added - Menu function that updates length of dictation file
Added - Microphone properties button to the PC recording window
Changed - Method of sending dictation via Citrix. Skips the step of calculating dictation length due speed issues
Fixed - Error that occurred when DSS files were submitted via Citrix
Fixed - Hint for play finished dictation button and modified text of other hits
Added - Feature of configuration wizard to add new transcription folders
Fixed - Media player so components are automatically adjusted on startup
Fixed - Media player window and DSS player window so the windows are idependent of the main application and have their own button on the task bar
Fixed - Ppending and finished labels on grids so that they are centered automatically
Fixed - DSS Player so that the controls automatically center the window
Fixed - Storage of the spiltter bar between the finished and pending dictation grids
Fixed - Tab stops in dictation properties window to include buttons and only active/viewable fields
Fixed - Problem in hot key editor where hotkey might be deleted when window closed with focus on hotkey

Version 2007.05 4/24/2007

Fixed - Problem with PC recorder that occurred intermittently when the slide down button was pushed
Updated - Program displays a custom description for each new update

Version 2007.06 5/16/2007

Changed - Way files are copied and added copy status indicator
Fixed - Pending and finished status bars re multiple updates
Fixed - Status bar problems
Fixed - Bug in the multimedia timer in the recorder window that causes an error on exit
Adjusted - Settings controls to fit within 800X600 screen resolution
Added - Warning in PC recorder if cutting more than 30 seconds of dictation
Added - Double warnings in PC recorder if discarding dictation
Added - Backup of dictation in progress in PC recorder stored in backup folder
Changed - Auto refresh of grids by linking it to dictation alerts
Added - Option to check for beta updates
Added - Error checking during update process
Fixed - Error in update in update sequence if download incomplete
Fixed - Division by zero error in new copy routine
Fixed - Speed adjustment routines
Fixed - Multiple error messages in download update\
Added - IE Web Browser capability to update program

Version 2007.061 5/29/2007

Changed - Wave player from Window Media Player to Direct Show Player
Changed - Step back and step forward controls from track bar to spin edits with one-half second precision
Changed - Way the current version is displayed
Changed - PCRecorder window to a dynamic window
Fixed - Column widths in pending grid
Changed - Minimize routines

Version 2007.062 6/23/07

Fixed - Initial sizing of the direct sound player
Fixed - Count on the pending dictation and finished dictation status bars
Fixed - Matter ID and matter name labels in the dictation properties window
Deleted - New button in PC Recorder due to accidental deletions of dictation
Added - Autoarchive and autodelete
Created - Prompt for user to archive and delete files every 7 days
Created - Procedure to cleanup the backup folder based on the date of the files
Fixed - Priority label in the dictation properties window
Fixed - Dialog asking whether the user wants to start at the last position is displayed
Created - Routine to check the date stamp on new files to make sure the portable dicatation units have a current date setting
Fixed - Problem with new author file dialog from geting hidden when the main program is hidden
Fixed - Problem with the finished dictation grid not storing the sort column
Added - Check boxes in the transcription folders so that the user can change folders to view without deleting the folder information
Fixed - Rewind, go to beginning and go to end buttons in the direct sound player
Fixed - Finished dictation status bar to update properly after autoarchive is run
Fixed - Finished grid row selection on full refresh
Fixed - Problem with new dictation dialog when it did not appear if the program was not in the foreground
Fixed - Appearance of DSS player window
Added - File name to the copy file progress window
Fixed - File date error box message spacing
Added - Select all and deselect all buttons for transcription folders
Added - Administrative mode that allows changing of user name so network configurations can be change from a central location

Version 2007.063 8/23/07

Added - Sound to PC Recorder to give audio clue that recording has started or stopped
Fixed - PC Recording error so that it is no longer necessary to create a folder at c:\Dictation\Backup\
Fixed - Problem with the arrow keys changing controls during dictaion
Added - Maximum skip value to 10 seconds in PC Recorder

Version 2007.07 8/24/07

Changed - Step back and step forward controls from track bar to spin edits with one-half second precision

Version 2007.071 9/24/07

Added - FTP file transfer
Fixed - Error caused when clicking send button on PC recorder with nothing was recorded
Fixed - Unrecognized files and zero byte files caused a crash
Added - Icon to properties button does
Fixed - Transcription folder label was disabled even though the field is active
Fixed - Problem with program crashing when file formats is not recognized

Version 2007.074 10/02/07

Added - Feature so that when a transcriptionist starts the dictation it is noted and a message is given to any subsequent transcriptionists who opens the same file
Added - Feature that allows an administrator to change a users configuration without having the user restart Turbo Dictation
Fixed - Problem with dialogs getting stuck behind the main window
Added - Feature so that when an author sends dictation to the pending list, the list displays and highlights the new item
Fixed - Date error that occurred when an invalid date is specified in a dictation properties file
Added - Feature that allows editing of dictation types from the dictation properties window
Added - Version information to the configuration file
Updated - Bug reporting to Madshi 3.0
Added - Feature that allows an administrator to view the status of digital dictation throughout the network
Fixed - A bug that occurred on some machines when Turbo Dictation was started with a hand-held device already attached

Version 2007.075 10/03/08

Fixed - Bug in the grid display that results in the finished grid not being displayed depending on the sort order. You need to figure this out before distributing this version to anyone. It relates to the sorting of the transcription folders. Had to do with checking for duplicate searches
Fixed - Wizard is not adding a backslash to end of paths
Added - Feature so that track bar in DSS player controls position of dictation
Fixed - Admin tab grids should use standard up and down arrows rather than blue ones
Fixed - Admin tab refresh buttons need office hints

Version 2007.08 10/04/08

Fixed - Problem that occurred when DSS file is in use
Fixed - Problem that occurred when sending a DSS file
Fixed - Problem when clicking Cancel from the properties window

Version 2007.081 10/08/07

Fixed - Problem that occurred when local PC Recording folder is deleted outside program
Added - Copy to Local PC Folder with option to delete files and options to copy pending, finished and archive folders for active network folders.
Added - Basic Email transfer of dictation including separate tabs in transcription folder settins for Network folder, Email and FTP
Added - Rush category to dictation priority

Version 2007.082 10/10/07

Fixed - Bug introduced in version 2007.072 in PC recorder that occurred when the window was minimized and could not be restored
Added - Full refresh anytime there is a change in the user config with the admin tool
Fixed - Update program so custom dictation types are not overwritten

Version 2007.083 10/24/07

Fixed - A problem with multiple pop-up box indicating that another transcriptionist had already started a dictation file
Added - Ability to allow blank fields in network folder section so can go straight to FTP and EMail if enabled.

Version 2007.084

Added - Option to hide the finished dictation grid to increase visibility of pending dictation and speed up program
Added - Feature unhide Finished Grid if cleanup files is selected
Added - Feature to disable the other buttons in the finished grid tool bar when the grid is hidden
Added - Freature to disable Billenium transition in Vista
Fixed - Saving feature in auto-start keyboard hook setting
Added - Feature with full refresh when you change from Hidden to Unhidden
Added - Error Dialog to be called on IO errors

Version 2007.085 12/12/07

Added - HTML Help routines and began creation of TDHelp.CHM
Fixed - Bug in transcription properties window where not all transicription folders were listed
Fixed - Bug where program did not check to see is .wav file was open by another user

Version 2007.086 12/21/07

Added - Feature that allows user to specify that the dictation file is copied to the local folder for transcription to resolve network latency issues

Version 2008.012 1/4/08

Fixed - Minor bugs

Version 2008.013 1/11/08

Fixed - Minor bugs

Version 2008.014 1/14/08

Added - Feature to save location of Local PC Copy Folder
Added - License feature support for network license key
Added - Feature for registration process using clipboard
Removed - Old DSS player removed
Updated - Moved to Inno Setup 5.2.2 and changed registration of dll files
Fixed - Configuration save/restore to run in non-administrator mode
Fixed - Cleanup initializaiton when program is first installed
Added - New errror message if the required external files do not exist
Added - Feature to save the configuration file in local folder if netconfig folder does not exist

Version 2008.015 1/20/08

Added - Feature to warn author while recording that an extended cut is about to occur
Fixed - Play Button in PC Recorder
Fixed - Go to end command in PC Recorder
Fixed - Faulty Logic in close query routine in PCRecorder

Version 2008.02 1/27/08

Fixed - The registration routines so that the trial screen does not show that the software is expired after it is first installed

Version 2008.021 2/1/08

Fixed - Play dictation button in the dictation properties window to work with DSS files

Version 2008.022 2/5/08

Added - Feature to check for file copy failures

Version 2008.023 2/11/08

Added - New keyboard hook dll
Updated - Internet update routines to use local folder other than program folder

Version 2008.024 2/19/08

Added - Hourglass cursor during copy progress
Update - Method of saving dictation properties file

Version 2008.03

Added - Warnings when failures occur during process of reading the dictation properties file
Added - Error checking to method by which TDMixer is freed

Version 2008.031

Fixed - Logic error in the way new author files are detected to improve efficienty

Version 2008.032 3/20/08

Changed - DSS player to make it a dynamic window
Added - Profiler routines to increase software performance
Changed - Alert timer associated with auto notifications of new files
Changed - The way new files on the system are recognized automatically

Version 2008.033 3/27/08

Changed - The PC Recorder so it cannot be started if the player is displayed

Version 2008.034 4/04/08

Added - Feature to check for errors when dictation is finished
Added - Feature to make the hardware folder compatible with Citrix login
Changed - The way the program checks for new files in hardware folders to improve efficiency
Fixed - 7Zip dll installer problem
Added - Feature so that PC Recorder saves its position on the screen
Fixed - Last cleanup date/time immediatly after software is installed
Fixed - Problem occurred when program is shut down automatically by Windows
Changed - The way speed settings are saved to increase reliabilty

Version 2008.035 4/11/08

Fixed - Error that occurr when user has dictation properties displayed and a new file is detected.

Version 2008.036 4/20/08

Added - A more descriptive better error message that is displayed when an author sends dictation and is not connected to the office network.
Fixed - An error that occurred during windows shutdown when Turbo Dictation is running.
Fixed - An error that occurred when freeing the TDAudioMixer component
Fixed - An error that occurred when renaming multiple author files with the same name.

Version 2008.037 4/28/08

Added - Dummy dictation files for blank installation
Changed - Drag and Drop so it is easy to import a single voice dictation file

Version 2008.04 5/04/08

Updated - Email component

Version 2008.043 11/23/08

Added - Support for .wma files

Version 2008.044 11/15/08

Fixed - Problem with SpeechMike Classic that occurred when slide switch moved too quicly.

Version 2009.021 2/24/09

Updated VirtualTree Component
Updated AudioPlayer Package

Version 2009.031 3/05/09

Moved VirtualTree components to separate form

Version 2009.032 3/14/09

Large Font Fix

Version 2009.033 3/15/09

Updated Configuration Wizard