1.0 -> 1.0.1



- Changed default Slackware mirror to http://mirrors.slackware.com/slackware/ (in a patch submitted by Robby Workman. Thanks Robby!);

- Changed the close button of the firefox-like searchbar to the leftmost position;

- From now on, QTGZManager is also available at slackbuilds.org.



RC2 -> 1.0



- Fixed application exit while mainwindow was hidden and user was asked if he/she wanted to download new patches;

- QTGZ can now open files which were removed from installed packages;

- Added txz2sb (Ctrl+L) support when using QTGZ under Slax;

- Changed patch's download directory to /tmp;



RC1 -> RC2



- Fixed crash when a malformed package was detected;

- Added support for TDE - Trinity Desktop Environment;

- Warns users if the program needs restart, based on changes in Options/Setup;

- User defined mirrors can be added just editing ~/.config /QTGZManager/mirrors file;

- ARM mirrors appear only when using Slackwarearm distro;

- Checking Slackware patches now outputs status against number of patches available;

- Window Close button now quits QTGZ by default. Previous hiding behavior can be configured using Options/Setup;



Beta6 -> RC1



- Reworked logic in package version recognition algorithm which makes it faster and more accurate (thanks to Arch's pacman code);

- New icon for different architecture packages;

- Better looking filter and search buttons;

- Firefox-like search bar for text highlight search in html content (help, patches and diffs);

- Now QTGZManager pops up if you try to exec another copy;

- Option to rename selected directory pressing F2;

- Option to hide status bar;

- Option to cut/copy and paste packages;

- Option to choose user's prefered privilege escalation tool;

- Option to use silent output during action execution (do not output pkgtool's verbosity-improves UI responsiveness);

- Option to automatically check for new Slackware patches at startup;

- Option to stop the Slackware patch checking, just pressing Ctrl+P again;

- Tabs are now movable;

- Refactored color layout enables using dark Qt4 themes;

- Updated help usage information (F1);

- Added support for the Mate desktop (Gnome 2 fork);

- Many bug fixes;

- Revised translations (although Farsi is lacking a mantainer);



Beta5 -> Beta6



- Download official Slackware patches just pressing Ctrl+P;

- Support LXDE Desktop Environment;

- Open files of non-installed packages;

- Has a config dialog box to change some options;

- Sport some changes in the main interface: fonts, icons, style sheets and tooltips;

- Open snapshot files, showing changes in installed packages since them;

- Support the unofficial SPKG tool for package management (it is a faster pkgtool alternative written in C).



Beta4 -> Beta5



- Reworked interface: gets a menubar, minimizes unused spaces and remembers your preferences;

- Compatible with Slackware 13.0 TXZ packages;

- Reworked package recognition algorithm recognizes the package status instantaneously;

- Find a package in your system just pressing Ctrl+K;

- Find files on package content you've just opened;

- Set a default directory to be selected every time you launch the application;

- Make QTGZ starts hidden, enabling your window manager to automatically launch it without messing your desktop;

- Among many bug fixes...



Beta3.1 -> Beta4



**Beta4 NEEDS Qt 4.4.x installed!



- Filter packages in the selected directory with hit/miss color feedback

- Ctrl + and Ctrl - respectively increases and decreases the font size of package lists

- Selected directory's name is shown on the top of the first pane

- Reworked About box

- More view arrangements through four view buttons

- Open konsole (F4) to work on the selected directory

- New Directory TreeView, based on QFileSystemModel (a new and very fast threaded model from Qt 4.4.x which is also inotify aware)

- Package information is showed as a tooltip when the mouse is over the package lists

- The "Find a file" search is now handled in another thread which means it can be stopped and no more freezes the GUI

- Take a snapshot of your installed package list for future diffs or whatever you want to



Beta3 -> Beta3.1



Important bug fixes.



Beta2r2 -> Beta3



Thanks to the community support, here comes a delayed but very consistent new version of QTGZManager. Enjoy!



- Many bug fixes and interesting new features. Visit the website for detailed information.



AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH: Andrea Sciucca and Manfred Mueller for your feedback and work with the translation files.



Beta2 -> Beta2r2



- Add Italian translation - THANKS to Andrea Sciucca (www.slacky.eu)

- Add German translation - THANKS to Manfred Mueller (www.live-modules.org)



Beta1r2 -> Beta2



- Linked against QT 4.2.3

- Fix package recognition algorithm

- Add translation support (for now only pt_BR). To use it, just "export LANG=pt_BR" in bash_profile or alike.

- New option to view package information in the context menu (the same as F8)

- Add package content view option

- Add diff between package contents option

- Fix output tab for the site url to work

- Add a button and context menu options to close the current tab and all tabs

- Add new application icon, to make the application more Slackware-like :-)

- Add option to navigate and select packages with keyboard (and see the changes in the installed packages view)

- Add a toolbar with some useful commands (maximize lower view, hide installed packages view, execute actions, refresh package lists and close)



Beta1 -> Beta1r2



- Add package reinstall option

- Fix package recognition algorithm

- Reworked About Dialog

- Fix context menus when more than one package selected

- Confirm exit when pending actions

- Add html output on "package action output"