This release is a complete rewrite of the
application. The main benefits of this rewrite are
improved parsing and downloading classes and a
clear separation of the networking classes from
the user interface.
This release includes new functionality to create, apply, save, and
manage filename filters in the Scraper/Generator results lists. Window
size and position are now saved in user Preferences, all text buttons
have been replaced with icons and placed in Tool Bars, a Splash screen
has been added, a new button for stopping the download process has been
added, and unsupported characters in URLs are now encoded. There are
also numerous bugfixes and tweaks.
This version features a vastly improved download
manager that shows the URL, status, progress, file size,
percentage complete, speed, time elapsed, time
remaining, file type, and response code. There are also
numerous user interface improvements, functionality
improvements, and bugfixes.
New features include the ability to import and export Preferences, support for authentication with username/password in a URL, improved message reporting to the status bar, and more preferences including referer spoofing and user agent spoofing. The screen scraper now runs in a separate thread, HTTP headers can be dumped to the log window, and the program structure and usability of the download manager have been greatly improved. There are numerous bugfixes.
This version includes a new Downloads view that
shows download progress, file size, and content
type. The delete key now implements "Remove
Selected" functionality. There was also a new
filename generator view, an improved package
structure, and improved error reporting.
