GloboNote 1.6 Release

GloboNote 1.6 is available for download! There are bug fixes and quite a number of new features added in this release which will be discussed below in details. One of the major change in this release is it added support for Java 9 and higher however support for Java 6 and Java 7 was dropped. Starting GloboNote 1.6, you need to have at least Java 8 installed on your machine. 

New features:

  • Portable Mode. If you need to carry around your notes and run on different machine, then you can try portable mode. It allows you to put GloboNote and your data into external devices/network drive and run it without asking you to reinitialize repository.
    - GloboNote and your data reside in same folder
    - All settings/configurations are save into GloboNote repository instead of System registry.
    - New users can select Portable mode when you run GloboNote for the first time
    Running GloboNote for first time
    - Existing users can configure portable/non-portable mode in General Preferences > Advanced -> General
    Configure GloboNote Repository
  • Manual or Automatic Backup. Backup your repository with a few clicks or schedule it to run periodically.
    - Backup manually. Allows you to backup anytime you want and specify a label to your backup. 
    Backup manually
    - Customize your backup preference in General Preferences -> Backup
    Backup settings
    - Customize backup location and allow fallback to default location when selected location is not available
    Backup Path
    - Run backup automatically at specific time or interval
    Backup Schedule
    - Automatically delete old backups by setting up backup retention policy.
    Backup policy
  • Backup and Restore Manager. 
    - Allows you to manage backups, see details of the backup and select backup to restore.
    Backup Restore Manager
    - Added program argument '-recovery [backupPath]' to run GloboNote in recovery mode. This allows you to recover your notes in event of corrupted GloboNote repository.
  • Numbered/Bullet List and Checkboxes behavior. 
    - Note with indents, bullet list, numbered list and checkboxes are included when copy-paste or exported to plain text file.
    Copy-paste note
    - Numbered list display in roman numerals

Updates/bug fixes:

  • Improved user experience of setting alarm time spinner
  • Fixed log files not created when using macOS
  • Fixed Font Dialog is returning incorrect font size
  • Fixed numbered list is showing incorrect numbering when indenting
  • Fixes related to copy-paste indented content
  • Fixed note changes such as indent, numbered/bullet list are not getting saved
  • Fixed note alarm sound cannot finish playing
  • Minor UI fixes i.e. alarm settings, general preferences
  • Updated derby(DB) and other 3rd party libraries
  • Added "Remind me Next Week" option in alarmed note
  • Added a prompt to confirm whether to continue to display notes when opening lots of notes at same time (Show All Notes)

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