AskiaSurf
5.6.0 (2021-07-01) - Release Notes
5.6.0.0 (2021-07-01)
First release in the 5.6.0 line.
Command Line:
-
Selective matching/reconciliation/Question differences for questions & responses using tags (Feature: VISA-101)
-
Askia Surf - command line parameter to write wave & volume names (Feature: VISA-102)
-
Case sensitivity option to be made available from command line (Feature: VISA-134)
Miscellaneous:
-
Askia Surf - New Version Save As Error Message (Bug: VISA-103)
-
Surf: dead link to the Surf wiki in the 'About' dialog (Bug: VISA-124)
Previous Version histories
Only versions with changes shown, all others have no functional changes.
5.5.2.4 (2019-11-18)
-
Add option to sort by 'Code' column in reconciliation, responses view (#10176)
-
Allow merging of waves where the source volumes are in
.qewx
format (#9073) -
If the a volume is selected (in the left-hand campaign tree) and a different campaign file is opened, Surf can crash. (#10496)
-
Ability to add question and response tags in .qew files (#10412)
5.4.9.3 (2019-04-29)
-
Add check for saving with an empty wave (#9496)
-
Add option to freeze codes without leading zeroes, i.e. not the same length (#9903)
-
Fix issue with single closed questions getting maximum response count value greater than 1 (#9836)
-
Use
.qew
as the default file format for saving a file (#9975)
5.4.6.2 (18/10/2017)
-
Maximise response count now configurable (#7973)
-
Minor UI improvements & fixes
-
better high-DPI support
-
toolbar icon transparency fixed
-
reconciliation response grid no longer disappears
-
new Design icons
-
hand icon now appears again when rematching variable or response
-
5.4.2.1 (in beta 22/09/2016)
-
Bug fix for response matching by entry code (#7409)
5.4.2 (14/07/2016)
-
Licenses can be automatically renewed over the internet
-
Stricter prohibition against duplicate question shortcuts
-
Bug fix for invalid volume warning corrected
-
Bug for for invalid Analyse ('Wave') question on .qew with no volumes corrected
5.3.5.3 (26/07/2017)
-
Fixed bug where freezing entry codes change the existing entry code (#7874)
-
Added extra ways to sort campaign responses (#7875)
5.3.5.1 (unreleased)
-
Fixed bug with Versions field not allowing empty strings (#6814)
-
Source .qes files with duplicate questions are forbidden (#6901)
-
Source .qes files are loaded in a separate thread, leaving the GUI responsive
-
Virtual list controls are used to list the questions in a source .qes file, leaving the GUI responsive for any size .qes file
-
Forbid Use of Source Files Containing Duplicate Question Shortcuts (Feature #6901)
5.3.4.6 (unreleased)
-
Fixed bug with Versions field not allowing empty strings (#6814)
5.3.4.5 (20/07/2015)
-
Added option to automatically load reconciliation reports in the browser
-
Last option page accessed is remembered and displayed the next time
-
Extra validation for some properties which are length limited in the database
5.3.4.4 - beta only - (15/07/2015)
-
Removed some of the scripts from reconciliation reports to speed up loading in the browser
-
Corrected UTF-16 to UTF-8 character page conversion for HTML reports (char 0x92 now displays correctly)
-
Fixed bug with volume name
5.3.4.3 (01/06/2015)
-
Fixed bug with setting entry code
-
Fixed bug with undo on broken variable matching
-
Fixed incorrect text colours / font weight on some command undo actions
-
Automatically set volume name if not specified
-
Made campaign file update prompt occur only on actual changes (not just version number increment)
5.3.4.2 (12/03/2015)
-
Fixed bug with testing survey connection to SQL Server single table format (#6380)
-
Fixed bug with question icons not updating after type change (#6394)
-
Added feature ‘maximise numeric decimals’ (#6392)
-
Added feature ‘freeze entry codes’ (#6396)
-
Added feature to search for questions within question text (#6441). Also made the case optional (previously it was always case-insensitive).
5.3.4.1 (26/11/2014)
-
Made user-defined Design & Analyse paths used in all situations (#6282)
-
Ngram calculation for short texts and long ngrams (#6304)
-
Fixed bug with infinite loop on opening .qew with modalities for non-existant campaign questions (#6305)
-
Minor changes to validation checking to give better report
5.3.4.0 (12/11/2014)
-
Made user-defined Design & Analyse paths used in all situations (#6282)
-
Tree population much quicker for large files
5.3.3.7 (26/11/2014)
-
Made user-defined Design & Analyse paths used in all situations (#6282)
-
Tree population much quicker for large files
-
Ngram calculation for short texts and long ngrams (#6304)
-
Fixed bug with infinite loop on opening .qew with modalities for non-existant campaign questions (#6305)
-
Minor changes to validation checking to give better report
5.3.3.6 (22/10/2014)
-
Fixed bug with ngram length setting being ignored (#6240)
5.3.3.5 (06/08/2014)
-
Fixed bug with question multi-language caption updates not working for the non-default language
5.3.3.4 (08/07/2014)
-
Fixed bug when re-matching questions for waves where the matching is done using the parent volume values (#6068)
-
Removed indent from the properties compared for question differences as it is problematic for loops (#6070)
5.3.3.3 (24/06/2014)
-
Fixed bug when inserting new wave - the volumes in the next wave did not have their inheritance set to themselves (#6072)
-
Fixed bug with matching where campaign modalities that appeared in a later wave than the wave being matched could be matched (#6073)
-
Fixed bug where source question re-matching did not terminate after dropping the source question (#6074)
-
Fixed bug causing crash on wave insertion (#6075)
-
Added check for Wave variable modality order matching wave order in validation, including the automatic fix if not correct (#6076)
-
Added “Open volume in Analyse” menu command (#6077)
-
Added menu option to backup .qew file to a zip archive (#6078)
-
Updating the .qew file now creates a backup to a zip archive before the file is updated (#6079)
-
The current .qew file can be opened for read-only access by other applications even while open in Surf; previously files created and saved in Surf in the same session were locked exclusively by the DAO database creation function (#6080)
-
Made exact match in Find Question dialog bolded (#6081)
5.3.3.2 (12/05/2014)
-
Fixed bug - ADO - volumes not read in wave order (#5916)
-
Fixed bug - reconciliation of unmatched question breaking manual matching (#5796)
-
Fixed bug - order of inserted waves (#5915)
5.3.3.1 (unreleased)
-
Fixed bug with caption library writing to XML (#5785)
5.3.3.0 (15/01/2014)
-
First Surf release in the 5.3.3 product line
-
Added response base type (#5450)
-
Question captions viewable, codes optional (#5428)
-
Fixed bug with rematching source question (#5771)
-
Fixed bug with merging waves (#5772)
-
Increased memory capacity (large address) (#5773)
5.3.2.2 (28/10/2013)
-
Improved grid interface
-
Fixed problems with question modality removal (#5353)
-
Clarify Changes in Reconciliation Report (#5172)
5.3.2.1 (25/03/2013)
-
Added extra validation on opening a file (#5351)
5.3.2.0 (22/03/2013)
-
Added sub-population information in Save As .qew file (#5216)
-
Added ability to merge waves (#5184)
-
Fixed crash during reconciliation (#5213)
-
Added option to save chapters when removing a wave
-
Better handling of indent changes when removing parent questions
-
Improved save time for very large files
-
Fixed issue with wave variable response caption and wave name synchronisation (#5340)
-
Update for new Field survey database format (#5141)
5.3.1.5 (15/11/2012)
-
Fixed bug with embedded HTML in captions (#5130)
-
Fixed bug with response deletion wave IDs (#5125)
-
Fixed bug with updating campaign files (#5178)
5.3.1.4 (17/07/2012)
-
First Surf release in the 5.3.1 product line
5.3.1.3 (31/05/2012)
-
Added option to match variables by order (#4671)
-
Added option to treat compatible loop types as equivalent (#4690)
-
Added ability to edit campaign tree labels in place (#4689)
5.3.1.2 (30/03/2012)
-
Further performance improvements when removing waves (#4550)
5.3.1.1 (20/03/2012)
5.3.1.0 (03/11/2011)
-
Added “Visible in Analyse” property (#4362)
5.3.0.1 (29/10/2011)
-
Added index on WaveOrder to the Waves table (#4361)
5.3.0.0 (04/10/2011)
-
Added ability to sort responses alphabetically (#4294)
-
Added ability to move responses to beginning or end of list with one click (#4294)
-
Fixed problem opening campaign containing folder (#4271)
-
Added sample data to tutorial files (#4095)
-
Added selective reconciliation of campaign variables (#3710)
-
Added option to not add any new variables on reconciliation (#3710)
-
Removed unrequired pages from the “add new volume” wizard