Version History

Aeris Calendar Release Notes
v3.1.1 - Oct 30, 2023

• - NWS service: temperatures below freezing could cause data to be considered invalid
  
  
  

v3.1 - Aug 28, 2023

• - New weather provider (primarily for non-USA locations): OpenWeatherMap.org
  
• - NWS service considers a new list of weather stations that may provide more accurate results in some locations
  
• - NWS service incorporates statistics to learn which weather stations may not be reliable (as far as availability) and not use them
  
• - NWS service: user can now block stations and set stations to have higher priority (folder: settings\stats\Nws_Stations.ini)
  
• - NWS weather data would sometimes show forecast with hi/lo temperatures being the same (e.g. 53/53) when forecast data for the time period is unavailable; it will now show "-"
  
• - DPI-related fixes: tray icon when using 2 lines; desklet (larger weather); mini calendars on main interface
  
• - Options for "hourly-weather unavailable" have been removed
  
• - Updates to how checking for new version works (can include a download url and information)
  
• - Misc changes and fixes
  
• - If a reminder notification timed out (no user interaction) after 5 minutes, Aeris will not show that reminder popup when user clicks on tray icon
  
  
  
  

v3.0 - August 8, 2023

• - Weather updates:
  
• Location query provided by Bing Maps
  
• New weather service provider: NWS (more to come)
  
• New 'Overview' weather page shows current, forecast and hourly on a single page
  
• Current weather data is not displayed if the data is stale (several hours old)
  
• - iCalendar format support (read-only)
  
• iCalendar allows you to easily display holidays, birthdays, agenda, etc. from other sources, including from the internet (e.g. Google Calendar)
  
• Time-based tasks are now supported via iCalendar, which allows you to see events that occur at a specific time, including in a traditional "agenda" format to see all upcoming tasks/events
  
• All default holidays now use iCalendar
  
• - Calendar graphical updates:
  
• New Navigation icons (calendar, weather, reminders, todo)
  
• Analog clock face uses a pre-rendered image (several options to choose from)
  
• New weather icon sets available
  
• New graphics for the moon phases
  
• New box shadow makes text much more legible against any background image/colors
  
• Current conditions and temperature use larger font on Navigation window
  
• High resolution images are processed faster (and many high-res images are now included)
  
• Image format .png is now supported for the background image
  
• New default text colors which are adaptive to dark or light backgrounds should make the use of a separate "theme" file unnecessary -- all you need is the image
  
• - Unicode support
  
• - New weather-based theme changes the background image based on the current weather conditions
  
• - Windows Wallpaper can be set to use the same image as Aeris' theme (particularly useful with current weather theme)
  
• - Notes updates:
  
• Notes now have an optional "description" which will be displayed on the calendar instead of the full note
  
• Notes List window is now resizable
  
• Notes List can be searched
  
• - Reminders:
  
• Dialog box shows time that reminder occurred; reminder text is in bold font
  
• Access "Full reminder" from a Quick Set reminder
  
• Dialog box can be set to "Always on top" (either by default in options, or using context menu on existing reminder)
  
• Common "Snooze" preset times have been added; allowing you to select a snooze time without affecting the custom value; also makes selecting large values (e.g. 1 day) more practical
  
• Voice option
  
• Select notification type per-reminder: Windows notification, message box or none
  
• More ways to access today's list of reminders including a Global hotkey
  
• Dismiss upcoming reminders for recurring reminders
  
• - Desklet:
  
• 3-day forecast (replaces todo list; can toggle back & forth)
  
• Clicking on the desklet shows the entire desklet if using Auto-hide
  
• Today's Hi/Lo temperature is displayed below the current conditions (if space allows)
  
• Font size of temperature is larger
  
• Option to show "larger weather" which replaces notes with the current temperature/conditions in a larger font
  
• Clicking once on the Aeris tray icon will bring the desklet to the top of other windows
  
• - Calendar can begin on any day of the week and will use system's setting by default (e.g. start week on Monday instead of Sunday)
  
• - Improved redraw responsiveness when resizing the window
  
• - Tray Icon: uses a background color by default to ensure it's visible when Windows hides it (transparent is an available option)
  
• - Tray Icon: Tooltip can now include next reminder information
  
• - Tray Icon: Single click brings the Desklet to the top
  
• - Aeris can automatically check for new versions
  
• - Theme files now have a single macro line to specify that the image should be full-screen
  
• - Change database to SQLite
  
  
  
  

v2.1 - November 03, 2009

• - Three custom URLs can be added to the weather page (configure in Options / Weather)
  
• - Double-clicking on weather forecast in calendar opens detailed weather page in your browser
  
• - Moon phases can be based on your local timezone (configure in Options / General)
  
• - Moon phase time is displayed when mouse is hovered over moon icon in calendar
  
• - High-res icon has been added for Vista/Win7
  
• - Fix: potential crash when using malformed wct (theme) file
  
• - Fix: event editor: issue when selecting multiple dates in certain situations
  
  
  

v2.0 - July 16, 2009

• - Improvements to the main calendar GUI:
  
• The calendar days that are not in the current month are shaded
  
• Previous calendar days have a slash through them
  
• The current calendar day is shaded a different color
  
• The current weekday is highlighted
  
• Moon phases
  
• New and user-selectable weather icons
  
• Larger, bolder fonts for easier reading
  
• User-selectable font size
  
• Graphics are now rendered with alpha-blending for better quality
  
• - Event Editor:
  
• Event icons can be displayed on the calendar
  
• Event themes can be specified for the calendar background on the day of the event
  
• Multiple dates can be specified for a single event
  
• Easter is now an available date (to allow additional holidays such as Lent, Good Friday, etc.)
  
• Reminders can be associated with an event (e.g. to remind you to buy a birthday gift)
  
• "Add Event" Wizard now makes it easier to add common events like birthdays and anniversaries
  
• Birthdays and anniversaries can show the age on the calendar
  
• - Reminders:
  
• New option, "every," allows a reminder every ## days
  
• New option to specify an executable to launch when reminder occurs (e.g. task scheduling)
  
• "Missed Reminders" informs you of the reminders activated when your system was powered down
  
• Reminders can be "snoozed"
  
• - Themes:
  
• Any image can be used as the background image
  
• Option for random themes
  
• An event-specific theme can be used on the day of the event
  
• "Most Recently Used" list of themes
  
• - The desklet color can automatically color-coordinate with the current theme
  
• - Print the calendar
  
• - An analog clock is available (default)
  
• - Review all notes in a single window
  
• - Easier navigation, including the capability to enter a specific date
  
• - More detailed information when you hover over elements in the calendar
  
• - "Most Recently Used" list of weather locations
  
  
  

v1.1 - May 19, 2008

• - AccuWeather weather data feed
  
• - Added menu and keyboard commands for navigation
  
• - Vista: Default trayicon color is a lighter color to contrast better with Vista's default color scheme
  
• - Weather service continues after shareware expiration
  
• - Various bug fixes
  
• - Installer: Launch app when finished not available on Vista to prevent UAC running app as admin