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    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)

    • Improved performance when removing waves (#4550)

    • Increased DB file lock limit (#4549)

    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

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