PTFB Pro - Release History

PTFB Pro v3.5.2

22nd August 2008

- New: Import Targets From File (Options menu). Allows you to import one or more items from any existing PTFB Pro .dat/.cfg file. Available only to licensed users.
- Improvements to efficiency, particularly for ProgMon items.
- Updated installer.

PTFB Pro v3.5.1.1

23rd April 2008

Fix memory consumption problem on some PCs. ProgMon no longer acknowledges 16-bit apps.

PTFB Pro v3.5.1

17th April 2008

- Items can now be marked to trigger only "Once per session" (Item properties -> Triggers page)
- Fix: Now correctly recognizes Outlook 2007 security dialog.
- Fix: Reset button in Set Data Folder now restores the default folder location

PTFB Pro v3.5

14th Feb 2008

- PTFB Pro can now play a sound when an item fires, as well as writing to a log, sending an email and running a command line.
- Can now change the location of the data folder
- Can now choose whether computer should be relocked or not after unlocking by the service

PTFB Pro v3.4.1

27th Nov 2007

- ProgMon launch operations can now specify a starting directory for the target program
- ProgMon items can now stop then relaunch a program automatically. This should prove useful for programs that have resource leaks or simply stop functioning so well when they've been running for a few hours
- Some minor changes to wording within PTFB's interfaces and Help file
- Uninstaller is now digitally signed (saves unexpected elevation request under Vista)

PTFB Pro v3.4

18th Sep 2007

- New Macro item: Program Monitor (ProgMon). This item keeps watch for a particular program and can either launch it automatically if it isn't running OR kill it if it is running. To create a ProgMon item, click the right hand side of the Macro button and choose New ProgMon Macro from the resulting menu. Note: Not available when running on Win9x

PTFB Pro v3.3.6

31st July 2007

- Fix: Forced Delay macro item was broken under W2k/XP in a previous release, it's now fixed.

PTFB Pro v3.3.5

4th July 2007

- Fix: stopped infinite loop if time is deleted on trigger page.
- Added new /NOICON command line option to cause PTFB Pro to run without its system tray icon.
- Changed method of launching PTFB Pro after installation on Vista

PTFB Pro v3.3.4

16th Apr 2007

- Initial and repeat delays can now be set to tenths of a second.
- On systems running Vista or 2003 Server SP2 with DEP enabled for all processes, the installer now adds a DEP exception for PTFB automatically. In most cases this will be enough to avoid any incompatibilities with DEP.

PTFB Pro v3.3.3

8th Mar 2007

- New command line option: /RELOAD causes reload of all targets from data file.
- Improvements to installer for Vista.

PTFB Pro v3.3.2

18th Jan 2007

- Changes to single press and macro playback to correct occasional problems occurring when switching between targets.
- Improved Vista-style macro playback. All "real" mouse and key actions are blocked during playback, except for playback abort keys CTRL+ESC and Pause/Break.

PTFB Pro v3.3.1

13th Dec 2006

- Fixes for incompatiblity problems with some Computer Associates products. PestPatrol and AOL Safety & Security Center may still be affected. Please check the forums for details and workarounds.

- Added option to restore previous active window after a single-press or macro has completed. This option is labelled "Restore Active Window" and is located on the General page of each macro/press item's property screen.

PTFB Pro v3.3

25th October 2006

- Windows Vista support (based on RC2)
- PTFB Pro can now dismiss irritating tray icon "balloon" tooltips on XP and Vista using Single Press - see the Help for details.
- Run macro hotkey can now operate even when PTFB Pro is in "Watch" mode
- More hotkeys available for PTFB Pro's main functions
- Configure... screen now has a HotKey page for viewing and changing both application and macro hotkeys.
- Can now specify actions to take immediately after creating a new item, e.g. Edit, Start Watching
- Various tweaks and bug fixes

PTFB Pro v3.2

16th Sept 2006

- Repeat option has been extended to cover all triggers. Can now repeat indefinitely, for a limited time or for a specific number of times
- Added ability to place comment lines within the macro
- Macro editor now supports right-click and has additional functions

PTFB Pro v3.1.2

10th Aug 2006

- Added new "Switch To Program" macro action (Misc section on Edit page)
- During a Windows restart/shutdown, PTFB Pro now delays its exit as long as possible. In many cases this will enable it to deal with popup messages that occur at this time.

PTFB Pro v3.1.1

15th June 2006

- Provisional support for Windows Vista
- Extended maximum initial and repeat delays to 8 hrs.
- Clicking enable/disable checkbox on a selected item now toggles all selected items
- Disabling an item or disabling PTFB while it is in the system tray temporarily releases any associated item hotkeys. This is handy if you've defined a hotkey that clashes with a menu shortcut in another program.
- Command line now limited to two item IDs (space separated)
- Corrected drag/drop ordering issue with items on 2nd tab and upwards
- Minor bug fixes

PTFB Pro v3.1

1st May 2006

- Added ability to enter a comment for each target. The comment is shown in the tooltips for each item
- Can now select multiple items in the list for easier ordering, enabling/disabling and deletion
- Tabs : added ability to organize macros and targets into tabbed groups for easier management
- Various cosmetic tweaks

PTFB Pro v3.0.1

2nd Mar 2006

- Added "Force CapsLock" macro item to ensure correct capitalization
- Added option to hide PTFB Pro window while choosing target - see Config screen
- Various cosmetic and usability tweaks

PTFB Pro v3.0

11th Jan 2006

- Separate initial and repeat delays for both single presses and macros (sequences)
- Ability to edit macros and insert custom commands (e.g. run command line, run other macro)
- Window-less macros (operate on entire screen)
- Greater speed range for macro playback (1/4 speed through to maximum possible)
- New triggering options:
1. when target window appears (as before, but now with ability to confine actions to certain days/hours)
2. repeating day/time schedule (like Windows scheduler)
3. your own choice of hotkey
4. command line (an external program can tell PTFB to run a macro on demand)
-Option to conceal macro contents from prying eyes
-New items take a snapshot of the original target window, so you can always refresh you memory!
- Ability to operate on minimized windows
- Ability to handle multiple on-screen instances of the same target

PTFB Pro v2.4.4.0

3rd Nov 2005

- Simplified and improved handling of Outlook security dialogs to overcome interference of some security suites.
- Improved inbuilt Help.
- Updated installer - auto-start is no longer on by default

PTFB Pro v2.4.3.0

20th Sept 2005

- Updated list to display hotkey for single-press targets.
- Updated installer

PTFB Pro v2.4.2.0

5th Aug 2005

- Reverts to old pressing technique for targets that remain obscured.
- "Fire only for application" now uses case-free matching

PTFB Pro v2.4.1.0

6th July 2005

- Can now disable tooltips for the main list.
- Can now use PTFB Pro hotkey to toggle between enabled/disabled state
- Press delay (if any) now shown in Info column of main list
- Single press hotkey now accepts return, space and escape keys

PTFB Pro v2.4.0.0

27th May 2005

Added a service component to allow pressing of all targets when the
computer is locked or running a locking screensaver. Please consult the
Help for details.

PTFB Pro v2.3.1.0

18th April 2005

Further improvements to handling of Outlook security dialogs. Now
capable of immediately dismissing all current (English language)
variants of the dialogs. Note - users of Office 2000 SP3 are advised to
disable the Office Assistant.

PTFB Pro v2.3.0.0

4th April 2005

- Added option to forcibly enable a button before it is pressed. This is
primarily for Outlook users, as it enables the Outlook mail confirmation
dialog to be dismissed immediately - no more 5 second wait!
- Can now choose whether the target list should be sorted automatically,
or allow custom ordering by drag and drop.
- Improved button recognition to include check boxes, option (radio)
buttons and disabled buttons
- Improved handling of the tray icon reduces cpu load and should
eliminate interference with tooltip display on slow or heavily loaded
computers running W2K

PTFB Pro v2.2.0.0

11th Feb 2005

- Added direct control over window type checking, to cope with windows
that have different types (class names) each time their owning program
is run. This will help PTFB Pro correctly identify windows of programs
developed using the Microsoft Foundation Classes (among others).
- Added new option to use size to help identify a window, following user
requests.
- Info page on target properties now shows main window type and size in
addition to window contents.
- Changed default response speed for new installations to maximum.
- Fixed drawing issues under Windows Server 2003, and XP using the
classic (Windows 2000) style.
- Fixed fatal error with certain invalid regular expressions.

PTFB Pro v2.1.1.0

12th Jan 2005

Resolves issue with control display when using Windows 2000 display schemes.

PTFB Pro v2.1.0.0

9th Dec 2004

Adds ability to change defaults for many settings, including
auto-repeat, application-lock, playback speed;
Several cosmetic tweaks

PTFB Pro v2.0.0.2

15th Oct 2004

Installer includes latest version of gdiplus.dll from Microsoft to counter jpeg vulnerability (Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-028)
Cosmetic tweak to Target Properties General page

PTFB Pro v2.0.0.1

13th Sept 2004

Minor Release. Fixes bug that prevents logging and emails when no screenshot required.

PTFB Pro v2.0.0.0

8th Sept 2004

First Public Release of professional version

Mouse Auto-Clicker and Macro Recorder

Release History

At a glance...

Feedback from PTFB users...

Version	Release Date	Changes
PTFB Pro v3.5.2	22nd August 2008	- New: Import Targets From File (Options menu). Allows you to import one or more items from any existing PTFB Pro .dat/.cfg file. Available only to licensed users. - Improvements to efficiency, particularly for ProgMon items. - Updated installer.
PTFB Pro v3.5.1.1	23rd April 2008	Fix memory consumption problem on some PCs. ProgMon no longer acknowledges 16-bit apps.
PTFB Pro v3.5.1	17th April 2008	- Items can now be marked to trigger only "Once per session" (Item properties -> Triggers page) - Fix: Now correctly recognizes Outlook 2007 security dialog. - Fix: Reset button in Set Data Folder now restores the default folder location
PTFB Pro v3.5	14th Feb 2008	- PTFB Pro can now play a sound when an item fires, as well as writing to a log, sending an email and running a command line. - Can now change the location of the data folder - Can now choose whether computer should be relocked or not after unlocking by the service
PTFB Pro v3.4.1	27th Nov 2007	- ProgMon launch operations can now specify a starting directory for the target program - ProgMon items can now stop then relaunch a program automatically. This should prove useful for programs that have resource leaks or simply stop functioning so well when they've been running for a few hours - Some minor changes to wording within PTFB's interfaces and Help file - Uninstaller is now digitally signed (saves unexpected elevation request under Vista)
PTFB Pro v3.4	18th Sep 2007	- New Macro item: Program Monitor (ProgMon). This item keeps watch for a particular program and can either launch it automatically if it isn't running OR kill it if it is running. To create a ProgMon item, click the right hand side of the Macro button and choose New ProgMon Macro from the resulting menu. Note: Not available when running on Win9x
PTFB Pro v3.3.6	31st July 2007	- Fix: Forced Delay macro item was broken under W2k/XP in a previous release, it's now fixed.
PTFB Pro v3.3.5	4th July 2007	- Fix: stopped infinite loop if time is deleted on trigger page. - Added new /NOICON command line option to cause PTFB Pro to run without its system tray icon. - Changed method of launching PTFB Pro after installation on Vista
PTFB Pro v3.3.4	16th Apr 2007	- Initial and repeat delays can now be set to tenths of a second. - On systems running Vista or 2003 Server SP2 with DEP enabled for all processes, the installer now adds a DEP exception for PTFB automatically. In most cases this will be enough to avoid any incompatibilities with DEP.
PTFB Pro v3.3.3	8th Mar 2007	- New command line option: /RELOAD causes reload of all targets from data file. - Improvements to installer for Vista.
PTFB Pro v3.3.2	18th Jan 2007	- Changes to single press and macro playback to correct occasional problems occurring when switching between targets. - Improved Vista-style macro playback. All "real" mouse and key actions are blocked during playback, except for playback abort keys CTRL+ESC and Pause/Break.
PTFB Pro v3.3.1	13th Dec 2006	- Fixes for incompatiblity problems with some Computer Associates products. PestPatrol and AOL Safety & Security Center may still be affected. Please check the forums for details and workarounds. - Added option to restore previous active window after a single-press or macro has completed. This option is labelled "Restore Active Window" and is located on the General page of each macro/press item's property screen.
PTFB Pro v3.3	25th October 2006	- Windows Vista support (based on RC2) - PTFB Pro can now dismiss irritating tray icon "balloon" tooltips on XP and Vista using Single Press - see the Help for details. - Run macro hotkey can now operate even when PTFB Pro is in "Watch" mode - More hotkeys available for PTFB Pro's main functions - Configure... screen now has a HotKey page for viewing and changing both application and macro hotkeys. - Can now specify actions to take immediately after creating a new item, e.g. Edit, Start Watching - Various tweaks and bug fixes
PTFB Pro v3.2	16th Sept 2006	- Repeat option has been extended to cover all triggers. Can now repeat indefinitely, for a limited time or for a specific number of times - Added ability to place comment lines within the macro - Macro editor now supports right-click and has additional functions
PTFB Pro v3.1.2	10th Aug 2006	- Added new "Switch To Program" macro action (Misc section on Edit page) - During a Windows restart/shutdown, PTFB Pro now delays its exit as long as possible. In many cases this will enable it to deal with popup messages that occur at this time.
PTFB Pro v3.1.1	15th June 2006	- Provisional support for Windows Vista - Extended maximum initial and repeat delays to 8 hrs. - Clicking enable/disable checkbox on a selected item now toggles all selected items - Disabling an item or disabling PTFB while it is in the system tray temporarily releases any associated item hotkeys. This is handy if you've defined a hotkey that clashes with a menu shortcut in another program. - Command line now limited to two item IDs (space separated) - Corrected drag/drop ordering issue with items on 2nd tab and upwards - Minor bug fixes
PTFB Pro v3.1	1st May 2006	- Added ability to enter a comment for each target. The comment is shown in the tooltips for each item - Can now select multiple items in the list for easier ordering, enabling/disabling and deletion - Tabs : added ability to organize macros and targets into tabbed groups for easier management - Various cosmetic tweaks
PTFB Pro v3.0.1	2nd Mar 2006	- Added "Force CapsLock" macro item to ensure correct capitalization - Added option to hide PTFB Pro window while choosing target - see Config screen - Various cosmetic and usability tweaks
PTFB Pro v3.0	11th Jan 2006	- Separate initial and repeat delays for both single presses and macros (sequences) - Ability to edit macros and insert custom commands (e.g. run command line, run other macro) - Window-less macros (operate on entire screen) - Greater speed range for macro playback (1/4 speed through to maximum possible) - New triggering options: 1. when target window appears (as before, but now with ability to confine actions to certain days/hours) 2. repeating day/time schedule (like Windows scheduler) 3. your own choice of hotkey 4. command line (an external program can tell PTFB to run a macro on demand) -Option to conceal macro contents from prying eyes -New items take a snapshot of the original target window, so you can always refresh you memory! - Ability to operate on minimized windows - Ability to handle multiple on-screen instances of the same target
PTFB Pro v2.4.4.0	3rd Nov 2005	- Simplified and improved handling of Outlook security dialogs to overcome interference of some security suites. - Improved inbuilt Help. - Updated installer - auto-start is no longer on by default
PTFB Pro v2.4.3.0	20th Sept 2005	- Updated list to display hotkey for single-press targets. - Updated installer
PTFB Pro v2.4.2.0	5th Aug 2005	- Reverts to old pressing technique for targets that remain obscured. - "Fire only for application" now uses case-free matching
PTFB Pro v2.4.1.0	6th July 2005	- Can now disable tooltips for the main list. - Can now use PTFB Pro hotkey to toggle between enabled/disabled state - Press delay (if any) now shown in Info column of main list - Single press hotkey now accepts return, space and escape keys
PTFB Pro v2.4.0.0	27th May 2005	Added a service component to allow pressing of all targets when the computer is locked or running a locking screensaver. Please consult the Help for details.
PTFB Pro v2.3.1.0	18th April 2005	Further improvements to handling of Outlook security dialogs. Now capable of immediately dismissing all current (English language) variants of the dialogs. Note - users of Office 2000 SP3 are advised to disable the Office Assistant.
PTFB Pro v2.3.0.0	4th April 2005	- Added option to forcibly enable a button before it is pressed. This is primarily for Outlook users, as it enables the Outlook mail confirmation dialog to be dismissed immediately - no more 5 second wait! - Can now choose whether the target list should be sorted automatically, or allow custom ordering by drag and drop. - Improved button recognition to include check boxes, option (radio) buttons and disabled buttons - Improved handling of the tray icon reduces cpu load and should eliminate interference with tooltip display on slow or heavily loaded computers running W2K
PTFB Pro v2.2.0.0	11th Feb 2005	- Added direct control over window type checking, to cope with windows that have different types (class names) each time their owning program is run. This will help PTFB Pro correctly identify windows of programs developed using the Microsoft Foundation Classes (among others). - Added new option to use size to help identify a window, following user requests. - Info page on target properties now shows main window type and size in addition to window contents. - Changed default response speed for new installations to maximum. - Fixed drawing issues under Windows Server 2003, and XP using the classic (Windows 2000) style. - Fixed fatal error with certain invalid regular expressions.
PTFB Pro v2.1.1.0	12th Jan 2005	Resolves issue with control display when using Windows 2000 display schemes.
PTFB Pro v2.1.0.0	9th Dec 2004	Adds ability to change defaults for many settings, including auto-repeat, application-lock, playback speed; Several cosmetic tweaks
PTFB Pro v2.0.0.2	15th Oct 2004	Installer includes latest version of gdiplus.dll from Microsoft to counter jpeg vulnerability (Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-028) Cosmetic tweak to Target Properties General page
PTFB Pro v2.0.0.1	13th Sept 2004	Minor Release. Fixes bug that prevents logging and emails when no screenshot required.
PTFB Pro v2.0.0.0	8th Sept 2004	First Public Release of professional version