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  v8.38 switch far place calls back to near in method library for sample spliced, re-recorded WhalyS.wav + bug-fixes
  v8.37 improved MIDI input selection + bug-fixes
  v8.35 add context key for popup menu,   open wizard 1st time on F5 or toolbutton (was menu only)
  v8.34 TouchEdit: allow false lead/course heads report with a single spliced method (was rows only)
  v8.33 Options: improved preset combinations for sensors and multi-keys
Options Wizard: add opt animate on input with hand-bell sensors
Generally: reworded Stage, Sextuples, Septuples, amended Lead Ends/Heads, clarified Ringing, Working and Changing bells, added WhatsThis for status bar
Analysis: added more named rows
  v8.32 Ring: co-operative speed now optional and switchable with co-operative timing
start new red lines after affected rows, apply AffectedRedBells to spliced
close striking report on start/resume ringing
Sensors: warn if COM port already open
Options Wizard: only set Display At Pull when Input At Pull, adjust Early Delay for hand bells
  v8.31 Composer: new opt All Callers Unaffected
Method: allow print Plain Hunt
Help: add CallRounds, improved ThatsAll and ConductingTouches
  v8.30 ring: DirectX sound now continues on ScreenSaver or SwitchAppFocus
striking report: show single ringer's +/- errors and average
animation: add opt non-resizable images
  v8.29 New: ring: early/late/odd striking with input from external sensors (Single Signal with Delay)
animation: add opt flip hand bells
print: add opt SplicedInColumns with PrintToFile, add entry points when colour numbers
  v8.28 New: ring: short-cuts to select ringer's bells, WhatsThis for tool buttons, tool-tips for rope mats, short-cuts in tool-tips
options: new opt Customise,   print: opt spliced changes in columns
Improved: ring: allow striking monitor with >1 ringer's bell
options: sensor pre-sets allow >1 ringer's bell, improved default settings
touch editor: improved init listing type,   print: improved init blue line bells
  v8.27 New: printing: opt single lead grid plus template, opt secondary line width for blue/green bells, opt short lines at passing places, opt touch name in title, opt invisible titles
Improved: printing: suggest switch bluebell to near/farplace bell, line widths: wider 'auto' and improved preview
recordings: improved invalid data messages, allow missing hand/back flags
ring: show spliced method name in status bar, improved striking on show tool-tip
library: amended calls for far-place methods, added Plain and Little Bob Royal and Maximus
  v8.26 recording: add method WAV files c/w save/load, record and play-back, record plain hunt as method name, record calls when SoundVoice deselected,
striking report: display increased from 1260 to 2730 rows, remove names on drop out of latest n rows
sound setup: duplicate opt SoundTenorAs, opt Tower/Hand bells
touch editor: add dedicated copy+paste
  v8.25 ring: add dynamic ring speed adjustment, extend co-operative timing to 1 ringer's bell
free-strike: enable voiced calls c/w call changes, add keyin for Lead, To and Method
striking recording: add title, description, spliced/mixed method names c/w view/edit, add standard calls, auto-start ringing, F8 stops recording, improved fault assessment log
  v8.24 add multi-select file import and multi-select add spliced method
free-strike: enabled hand/back sounds, enable ring and record back 6 of 8, reset handstroke after 4 second gap
striking report: add popup context menu, allow recording to 50,000 rows
  v8.23 add opt MIDI input, add QP Plain Bob Doubles
  v8.22 New opt WAV sound banks with alternative hand/back strokes
opt MIDI bell output with alt back stroke channel c/w volume control
fault assessment on striking report, opt max faults per row, save fault analysis log file
Improved show and scroll striking report on play-back recording, identifying current row
  v8.21 New Shared Input: allow duplicate inputs for ringers bell(s)
Ring From: allow manual entry of start sequence
Improved: CallChgEdit: auto-select Plain Hunt nBells on Ok if no method selected
  v8.20 New Sensors Setup option: switch for Go Call Changes
Improved: sensor switch conflicts Start/Go/CallChanges/Stand +/- CoopTim
  v8.19 New Call Changes Editor c/w pauses and opt call up/down
Changes: display red and blue lines (optional)
call Thats All at end of method/touch (when not rounds)
Improved: Animation: images resizable, c/w enlarged image source, improved ropes+ringers, orientation, refresh on resize/repaint
Changes: red affected bells better identified and now optional
improved startup/default file paths, start-in folder, short-cut parameter file with no path or partial path, SaveAs now defaults to current file
added opt call 'Over' to replace 'To' for call changes c/w voice
  v8.17 enable LookTo and Stand with Co-operative Timing
  v8.16 New odd-struck options affecting animation, input and auto-animate
Improved: add auto-animate with Animate-On-Input to complement auto-strike
  v8.15 New Animation now interactive, smoother on 3 bells and cart-wheeling, extra pics for hand bells
independent bell rotation times, with en-bloc adjustment and auto-accelerate
new ring-time graphic striking monitor
Improved: enable accuracy reporting based on place-key input with key-early mode
ring: call She's Gone with hand bells
  v8.14 allow calls up to 5 rows, add lead heads only listing (new event heads listing) and lead ends listing, default calling position names now based on lead head, show lead head position in Calls Editor if not event row, list course heads now excludes non-lead-head events
  v8.13 New False Course/Leads Heads reports, opt list coursing order c/w editable default and save/load
Improved Touch FF: additional method IDs, Lead/call/course heads listing: add un-rung lead head after mid-lead rounds
Library: add example touches by event count for Grandsire and Stedman.
  v8.12 Single method touches: allow alpha-named insertions
Mixed and spliced touches: improved early rounds, call Rounds, Stop At Rounds, change conductor
  v8.11 New hand-bell animation+sound c/w set-up, wizard+template options and save/load
Ring: optional open/closed hand stroke leads
Composer: optionally all permutations
Improved Touch: allow half-lead splice with mixed/spliced calling positions
  v8.10 Help: added navigational road map
Composer: enable compose in parts by conductor where non-lead-end calls
  v8.09 adjusted preview underlines: optimised for Courier New 12pt
add default In and Out# for Grandsire calls, strip consistent tenors from course heads listing
  v8.08 New Calling positions basis: opt affected, call-row or event count, and editable positions
Touch: opt get calling positions (and method) from column header
False rows report
Improved enabled calling positions with part-lead calls, multi-row calls incl crossing lead-end, add init calling positions from build on change mode, allow change conductor in single method
Touch: add lead/event counts to call heads listing, add list course heads, selectable Bob marker in listings, enable view method calls editor from spliced
Printing: method excl mirrored place notation LHS, new options print nBells in title, method place notation at top, method calls
Ring: allow 'Conduct From' part way through
  v8.07 New call spliced c/w review and edit, view blue line for called touches, allow unlimited touch lengths
Improved accelerated load spliced duplicate methods, de-dupe spliced method edit/view menu
print place bell entry points with text, print dot with spliced lines only, print options: add orientation selection to over-ride printer set-up
ring options: add auto-strike with sensors, menu short cuts adjusted to font Tahoma
  v8.06 New options wizard and preset options templates, optional ghost rope only, and tree view for method import
  v8.05 default to short rope images with 640x480 display, improve init window layout
  v8.04 Auto-strike without delay on start ringing, add support for HP printer
  v8.03 Plus/XP Themes: heights supported throughout (Changes, Ropes, Touch, Method etc.)
Choose: add adjustable method/touch list widths
  v8.02 Touch: accelerate list leadheads and prover, incl spliced,
Analysis: add rollups inside and crossing hand+back,
All the work: separate place and affected bells, add unaffected bells
  v8.01 Ropes: add opt show ringer's rope only
  v8.00 New
Ring window containing ropes+changes + tool bar + status bar, short-cut to touch editor listing + current row,
Blue Line Preview + short-cut, incl differential methods,
Changes window c/w display options, flexible refresh and resize,
Ring: perfect striking, random call changes with optional frequency,
Ropes: optional centre ringer if inline, optional highlight tenor mat when behind,
Status: show place notation and touch c/w rolling positions,
Conductors calls: ThatsAll and Rounds, save called touch in status, carry into touch editor,
BadStriking: optional cancel ring on Confirmation,
Touch edit: menu opt show call codes,
Sensor setup: switches for Rounds and ThatsAll,
Print options: templates c/w add, apply, delete, defaults and most recent, opt lines only coloured, lines only allows multiple blue bells, opt differential lines, show title and body fonts and orientation, opt Right margin (allows consistent layout anywhere on page),
Print Preview: now graphic c/w linesonly and colour,

Improved
Ring: allow ring tenor behind with ropes,
Spliced: faster load repeats, faster ringstart repeats,
Ropes: allow maximise and larger window on startup, improved rope/strike co-ordination, improve alignment anti-clockwise,
Touch edit: improved messages, calling positions accepts lower case conductor,
Sensor setup: disable CallDoesGo, Start, End when not available,
Sensor diagnostics: improved layout and position,
Print: spliced method calls on RHS, reset printer font after Print, only allow for notation where required, larger auto line width and dot,
Print Options: allow larger top/left/bott margins, more provision for Generic Text Only,
Changes colours: allow resume ring, allow cancel reset,
Differential methods: improved calculation, initialise on load,
default printer font Verdana Bold, plus various bug-fixes
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