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  • Version 2.2.45 (2026-04-15)

    • Added Snippet Picker: search and insert snippets by name or content with live preview, Launchy-style keyboard navigation (type to search, arrow keys to browse, Enter to insert)
    • Added Variable Picker: separate ribbon button to search and insert variables by name or value
    • Snippets and variables now insert at the actual cursor position within text, splitting the text node correctly
    • Empty elements are replaced when inserting a block snippet or inline content into them
    • Inserting snippets and variables no longer causes the topic to close and reopen
    • Custom Block/Inline dialog when inserting single-block snippets, with clear button labels

  • Version 2.2.44 (2026-04-02)

    • Fixed false error reports caused by Flare internal exceptions (ObjectDisposedException on CatapultFlareFullDependencyMdiEditor) reaching the AppDomain handler, which lacked the Flare exception filtering already present on the UI thread handler

  • Version 2.2.43 (2026-03-25)

    • Fixed Data Import (Excel) becoming unresponsive when the file name pattern contains multiple placeholders (e.g., [[ID]] [[Guideline]].flsnp)

  • Version 2.2.42 (2026-03-25)

    • Fixed QuickWord/QuickPDF/QuickHTML TFS checkout crash by bypassing TFS checkout for plugin temp files (KaizenTempToc, KaizenTargets) and directly clearing the read-only attribute instead
    • Fixed MissingMethodException (Url..ctor(String)) on older Flare versions by using cross-version compatible Url.ReplaceSource API

  • Version 2.2.41 (2026-03-24)

    • Fixed QuickWord/QuickPDF/QuickHTML crash when checking out files from TFS source control, caused by an invalid leading backslash in the file path passed to the TFS provider

  • Version 2.2.40 (2026-03-09)

    • Fixed crash (AggregateException) during XML validation caused by a threading race condition when updating the progress dialog
    • Validation progress updates are now guarded against form disposal, preventing unhandled exceptions when validation completes quickly

  • Version 2.2.39 (2026-02-25)

    • Fixed Sort TOC to handle namespace-aware XML when resolving linked titles from topic files
    • Fixed Sort TOC crash when TOC entries have null or empty titles
    • Improved path handling in Sort TOC using Path.Combine instead of string concatenation
    • Sort TOC now gracefully falls back to filename when topic files cannot be loaded

  • Version 2.2.38 (2026-01-27)

    • Enhanced To Do Notes with configurable keyword filtering (TODO, FIXME, NOTE, REVIEW, HACK, and custom keywords)
    • To Do Notes now shows the annotated text and surrounding context for each item
    • Added source filtering to include/exclude TOC entries from To Do list
    • Added search functionality and keyword color-coding to To Do Notes
    • Settings are now saved per-user and restored when reopening the form

  • Version 2.2.37 (2026-01-27)

    • Added new "Excel to Auto Suggestions" feature on the Import tab that converts an Excel file to a Flare Auto Suggestions file (.fltbx)
    • Simply create an Excel file with phrases/sentences in the first column and import them as auto suggestions for faster content authoring

  • Version 2.2.36 (2026-01-20)

    • Fixed exception filtering for non-English Windows installations where localized stack traces use translated keywords (e.g., "ved" in Norwegian instead of "at").

  • Version 2.2.35 (2025-12-12)

    • Fixed B3.* exception filtering to check TargetSite namespace when StackTrace is not yet populated.

  • Version 2.2.34 (2025-11-24)

    • Enhanced error filtering to ignore all MadCap Flare internal exceptions (B3.* namespace) instead of only specific B3 libraries.

  • Version 2.2.33 (2025-11-07)

    • Misc bug fixes related to error catching.

  • Version 2.2.32

    • Misc bug fixes.

  • Version 2.2.31 (2025-10-20)

    • Added new "Snippet Usage Report" feature that analyzes all snippets in a project
    • Report shows usage count for each snippet with sortable columns
    • Includes progress dialog with real-time updates and cancellation support
    • Optimized performance: reads each file only once instead of once per snippet (up to 500x faster for large projects)
    • Smart double-click behavior: opens all files for multi-use snippets with user confirmation
    • Helps identify unused or rarely-used snippets for cleanup and maintenance

  • Version 2.2.30 (2025-10-15)

    • Fixed QuickWord timing bug where builds succeeded but files older than 20 seconds were rejected - increased threshold to 60 seconds and added detailed diagnostics
    • Plugin now filters out Flare's internal B3 library errors, passing them to Flare's error handling instead of showing KaizenPlugin error reports
    • Improved error messages when output files are found but too old, with suggestions to delete output folder

  • Version 2.2.29 (2025-10-10)

    • Apply Links to TOC now excludes PDFs, preserving manually entered PDF titles instead of overwriting them with filenames
    • Fixed QuickWord to properly find .docx files (pattern changed from *.doc to .doc)
    • Fixed misleading error messages - now says "Try closing the output file" instead of "PDF" for all document types
    • Fixed log parser to extract any file type from build logs, not just PDFs
    • Error reports now include last 10 lines from MadCap build log (.mclog) for better diagnostics

  • Version 2.2.28 (2025-10-04)

    • Added new Settings feature allowing users to customize which groups are visible within each tab
    • QuickPDF, Quick Word, and Quick HTML now work for snippets.

  • Version 2.2.27 (2025-09-25)

    • Quick PDF and Quick Word and Tag Replacer, and Accept/Reject All Changes now works with Flare 2025 r2
    • Better error logging

  • Version 2.2.26 (2025-08-26)

    • Fixed Advanced Tag Replacer form appearing as topmost window by explicitly setting TopMost property to false
    • This ensures the form doesn't stay on top of other windows during use

  • Version 2.2.25 (2025-08-05)

    • Fixed ZIP backup compatibility with Windows Explorer by implementing a new manifest-based format while maintaining backward compatibility with legacy ZIP files
    • Added user-friendly read-only file handling during restoration
    • Fixed "Out of Memory" error when processing SVG files in the Set Alt Text dialog
    • Added proper error handling and UI improvements for better user experience
    • Added "Export Glossary to Excel" feature that extracts glossary terms, definitions, and links from .flglo files into Excel spreadsheets
    • Added enhanced XML validation options allowing users to validate XML for specific folders, TOC files, individual topics, or the entire project, with improved TOC relative path resolution

  • Version 2.2.21-24 (2025-05-23)

    • Misc bug fixes, and an update to the installer

  • Version 2.2.20 (2024-02-21)

    • Fixed a bug related to Data Import, where if the file name field had a "/" - the imported file would only contain the part after the slash

  • Version 2.2.19 (2023-12-11)

    • Fixed a bug related to Micro Content Import

  • Version 2.2.15 (2023-09-26)

    • Improved memory management in the ALT texts feature

  • Version 2.2.14 (2023-07-31)

    • Fixed bug in Tag Replacer
    • You can now validate XML in specific folders
    • Various bug fixes

  • Version 2.2.13 (2023-06-21)

    • Support for multiple file extensions in the Fast File Search
    • New button to close all topics and snippets

  • Version 2.2.12 (2023-06-14)

    • When accepting all changes in a project, non-significant line breaks would be removed. Now they are not

  • Version 2.2.11 (2023-05-30)

    • Fixed a bug where the tabs would duplicate in Flare
    • The Markdown Plugin I is no longer supported
    • The Kaizen Script functions are no longer supported

  • Version 2.2.8 (2023-05-08)

    • Installer updated for Flare 2023

  • Version 2.2.7 (2023-02-15)

    • The Quick Word feature now uses .docx instead of .doc

  • Version 2.2.6 (2022-11-11)

    • If the tag replacer comes across a topic without a body tag, it will now provide a better error message
    • Correction related to spaces in the accept/reject all changes

  • Version 2.2.5 (2022-10-19)

    • Leading and trailing spaces are now properly handled when accepting/rejecting all changes in a project

  • Version 2.2.4 (2022-08-18)

    • The "bookmark topic and create TOC" functions no longer ignore sup/sub tags

  • Version 2.2.3 (2022-05-31)

    • The QuickWord/PDF/HTML doesn't support non-default output files or folders: added error message

  • Version 2.2.2 (2022-02-26)

    • Fix to the problem that caused the Quick PDF/Word to sometimes fail in Flare 2021r3
    • Fix to the problem where condition export would not work in Flare 2021r3
    • Build a "Quick HTML" target for a CleanXHTML version of the topic you have open

  • Version 2.2.1 (2021-12-13)

    • Updated the Kaizenscript functionality so that you can re-install a script without deleting the existing DLL file first

  • Version 2.2.0 (2021-11-02)

    • Redesigned KaizenScript functionality for faster and easier deployment of custom add-ons
    • Bug fix related to the MadCap prefix in the tag replacer destination field

  • Version 2.1.4 (2021-10-20)

    • Fixed a bug in the TO DO notes function affecting the Link Viewer
    • Removed the old Kaizen Script functionality
    • PDFs created by the Quick PDF feature now get a unique name
    • The condition tag export now supports condition tags with special characters

  • Version 2.1.3 (2021-08-03)

    • The fast file search normal search is now case insensitive

  • Version 2.1.2 (2021-07-23)

    • Bug fixes

  • Version 2.1.1 (2021-07-09)

    • Fixed bugs related to replacing empty tags and target condition use export

  • Version 2.1.0 (2021-05-11)

    • Optimized the release flow

  • Version 2.0.7800.28098 (2021-05-11)

    • The installer now has silent mode enabled

  • Version 2.0.7786.20438 (2021-04-26)

    • Corrected bug related to creating a TOC and bookmarking the topic
    • Bug that would sometimes remove text when all changes were accepted

  • Version 2.0 (2021-04-09)

    • Added button to open a random topic or snippet

  • Version 2.0.7746.14208 (2021-03-17)

    • Clarified MD1 vs MD2 icons

  • Version 2.0.7745.39186 (2021-03-16)

    • Updated help call URL

  • Version 2.0.7738.17309 (2021-03-09)

    • Fixed a bug that causes the topic creator functionality to crash in some cases
    • Added small icons to buttons

  • Version 2.0.7735.36061 (2021-03-06)

    • New color icons that work better for dark mode

  • Version 2.0.7713.20478 (2021-02-12)

    • Various changes for the release of the separate docs for Markdown II

  • Version 2.0.7657.23742 (2020-12-18)

    • Corrected a bug when accepting all tracked changes in a project

  • Version 2.0.7653.21440 (2020-12-14)

    • Various bug fixes for the Markdown plugin
    • Fixes for the Sort TOC function and the Fast File Search function
    • The Validate XML function now supports all types of Flare files

  • Version 2.0.7592.23195 (2020-10-14)

    • Bug fixes and added config file to support differences in table import settings

  • Version 2.0.7577.23994 (2020-09-29)

    • Bug fixes related to the Markdown plugin license key

  • Version 2.0.7565.33411 (2020-09-17)

    • Bug fixes related to Markdown table import and the Apply Links to TOC function

  • Version 1.0.7433.19185 (2020-05-18)

    • Bug fixes related to To Do notes form buttons and Markdown table import

  • Version 1.0.7433.18756 (2020-05-08)

    • Bug fixes for Advanced Tag Replacer, Markdown export, and Tag replacer

  • Version 1.0 (2020-05-06)

    • Advanced Tag Replacer
    • Installation helper for KaizenScripts
    • Feature to convert Excel sheets to HTML tables
    • Google Calendar or Outlook reminders for topic review
    • Updated installer for Flare 2020
    • Bug fixes

  • Version 1.0 (2020-03-07)

    • Micro content import from Excel
    • Bug fixes

  • Version 1.0.7202.23531 (2019-09-20)

    • Bug fixes in relation to the updated Markdown plugin

  • Version 1.0 (2019-09-06)

    • Faster Tag Replacer
    • GUI changes
    • Batch setting for alt image texts
    • Statistics feature

  • Version 1.0 (2019-07-31)

    • Updates to the Markdown plugin
    • Bug fixes

  • Version 1.0 (2019-05-31)

    • Updated link to online help
    • Internal improvements to the Quick PDF functionality

  • Version 1.0 (2019-04-18)

    • Updated Accept/Reject all changes-functionality