[TOOLS] Romulus 0.039 11/09/18

11 - 09 - 2018

Finally a new Romulus version is out.

Here are the changes:

• ADDED A copy files option from Scanner master list. Now you can select sets and use this option to copy to a folder without extract them. Thanks to Michael Lachmann
• FIXED bug releasing Zip file(s) after extract them from "extract selected files to..." option from scanner main menu.
• FIXED Importation problems when Clone/s has same file/s of Master set with different checksums.Now this is detected and the Master/Clone relationshing must be dissabled.
• FIXED Problems managing compressed files in RAR and 7z format that contains "%" chars.
• FIXED XML param <homepage> to <homeweb> in DAT files.
• FIXED Problems reading PNG images with unicode path at Windows 10 and maybe other last OS.
• FIXED Bugs releasing vars when closing Romulus.
• SPEED new hack for uncompressed files scan.

04/01/2019

• FIXED batch scan/rebuild start problem from profiles list option

I would like to remind you that it is possible to add more languages to Romulus with your help. Just only have to edit the translation file found at downloads section.

01/01/2019

Happy new year and happy new Romulus.

Here are the changes :

• FIXED problems getting information from CHDs in paths with "%" chars.
• FIXED rebuilding files in profiles with CHDs and no ROMs.
• IMPROVED recovering last focus when closing forms to go back.
• NO MORE flickering when batch run for rebuild or scan. More speed added because is not necessary to close and reopen window for every profile.
• REWRITED saving cache by some problems. Now old cache files won't work you must rescan again to save new cache files.
• REMOVED Trurip dat group for Updater. Trurip is dead ?
• UPDATED CHDMAN binaries to 0.205 version.

0.038

• FIXED Problems with invert selection and mark and unmark option at Constructor. Thanks to Agus
• FIXED Problems with minimization/maximization with Modal Forms. Thanks to Teo Teorex
• FIXED RTF encoding problems again to display messages.
• FIXED Problems executing commandline problems with non ASCII characters in Asian Windows versions. Thanks to xlmldh.
• FIXED Samples detection at Clrmamepro old DATs format. Thanks to zousizhe

0.037

• ADDED a speed hack at rebuild files when trying to check duplicated checksums.
• ADDED Message question when trying to close Romulus.
• ADDED A description modification mask for Offlinelist profiles. Thanks to xlmldh.
• ADDED Simplifed chinese and Traditional chinese language by xlmldh.
• ADDED Detection of OS region China or Taiwan to set Simplified/Traditional chinese as default language at first run.
• ADDED Forze MD5 and/or SHA-1 message in log at profiles that needs it because has not enought CRC32 information.
• ADDED Detection of "No Sets information DATs" displaying this message and not an error reading DAT.
• ADDED Support for DOSCenter based DATs. More info at http://www.totaldoscollection.org/DOSCenter/
• ADDED to Community a basic module to connect to Romulus server with communications using private or public chats and 256bits encryption.
• FIXED File writing problems in some cases.
• FIXED Problems deleting files inside 7zip archives created with old 7zip versions.
• FIXED Displaying DATE and TIME values ignoring your system configuration.
• FIXED RTF encoding problems with "" char used in exportation to Word format.
• FIXED When found a dupe rom and must be stored in same ZIP file.
• FIXED Problems with downloadfile function inside threads.
• FIXED Problems extracting DATs from mame based EXE.
• FIXED Problems displaying menus information on asian Windows versions. Thanks to xlmldh.
• FIXED Updating Offlinelist profiles using the Offlinelist updater of Scanner option.
• FIXED Transparences and displaying images of buttons in Windows XP. Thanks to xlmldh.
• FIXED Problems launching emulators with unicode params.Thanks to xlmldh.
• FIXED WindowsXP and Vista commandline encoding problems. Thanks to xlmldh.
• FIXED Problems with current working directory of emulators when launching emulators. Thanks to xlmldh.
• FIXED Encoding DATs detection for imporation. Thanks to xlmldh.
• FIXED Problems displaying Files/Folders dialogs. Thanks to Agus.
• FIXED Wrong displaying information and a unnecessary delay when user click a column at loaded profile list.
• IMPROVED Community form interaction with the other forms.
• IMPROVED Rebuild speed for profiles with only CHDs.
• IMPROVED Scan/Rebuild when profile has baddumps.
• REDUCED Small freezing time when finishing DATs importation.
• CHANGED Time counter non based on OS datetime. Prevents problems if user changes datetime when Romulus is running.
• CHANGED Rollback ESCAPE button to close a Window with keydown event again.
• UPDATED CHDMan binaries to 0.193 version.
• UPDATED RAR binaries to 5.50 version.
• REMOVED in Settings - Advanced "Check for baddumps and duplicates", now always is checked and created by user decision.
• REMOVED hottrack painting in profiles and scan lists to decrease CPU render usage.

0.036

• FIXED Problems managing Zip files in some cases.
• FIXED Saving configuration - Advanced for use RAR5 mode compression and search for duplicates and baddumps. Thanks to mtdew000000
• CHANGED Close forms pressing ESCAPE key from keydown event to keyup.
• UPDATED 7zip binaries to 16.04 version

4- 06 - 2017

• IMPROVED Hashing speed for uncompressed files using a new cache method. Thanks to Agus.
• ADDED Speed hacks when scanning profiles with compressed files but must be scanned as uncompressed.
• ADDED Support for hashlists *.hsi dat files.
• ADDED Sorted Scan/Rebuild files in a non NTFS Drives.
• ADDED For profiles and scanning lists a column sorted color with direction arrow, this visual can be removed from settings.
• ADDED Support for XML new param <MAME> able to import last Connie Arcade and MAME dats. Thanks to Agus.
• CHANGED Zip and uncompressed files in write mode access only when needed. Thanks to ErAzOr.
• CHANGED Process screen with a indeterminated animation.
• UPDATED Torrentzip to 0.8 version. Now no more problems with >4Gb ZIP files. Thanks to Serafín Villar.
• UPDATED CHDMAN to 0.186 version.
• FIXED Problems scanning different file types like ROMs, SAMPLES, CHDs in same profile. Thanks to Agus.
• FIXED Problems sorting list at found duplicates Profiles window.
• FIXED Minor bugs.

31 - 01 - 2017

• ADDED In settings an option to apply registry fix to detect mapped drives at elevated applications as Romulus.
• ADDED To XML dats new param at "<HEADER>".The new "<HEADERFILE>" node contains filename of needed header for the profile. This param don´t take effect in other rom mamangers.
• ADDED Saving current header xml file when creating XML dats from Database and fixdats.
• FIXED Problems detecting inside Zip files with especial attributes.
• FIXED Problems with inverted CRCs and correct CRCs in same profile. Rebuilding correct CRC when inverted CRC exists in same place.
• FIXED Detecting ROMs scan or rebuild hidden files or folders. Thanks to Agus.
• FIXED Detecting folders inside compressed files when profile has single folders information. Thanks to Agus.
• FIXED Reading and creating baddumps when MD5 and/or SHA-1 checksums are filled with zeroes.
• FIXED Zero bytes creation baddumps when MD5 and/or SHA-1 checksums are filled with information.
• FIXED Problems displaying master games list end at Offlinelist profiles with filters.
• FIXED Open URLs in Richedits using OS default web browser when in settings is enabled the option to do it.
• FIXED Visuals non rectangle hints on Windows 8 and laters.
• FIXED Taskbar preview size problems for Windows 7 and laters.
• CHANGED Importation security code to prevent files information with final backslash when really has checksums converting it to files and not folders. Thanks to Agus.

02 - 10 - 2016

• ADDED From profiles list popup menu an option to create XML Dats of selected profiles.
• ADDED To report option exportation to CSV format. Thanks to Special-T.
• ADDED Some rebuilding files optimizations.
• FIXED Ignored setting compression level option from scanner window and not always using the general defauls settings. Thanks to Executer.
• FIXED Problem in generator option creating checksums when compressed file has folders and MD5 and/or SHA1 is activated.
• FIXED Freezing when using extract option from scanner in a uncompressed files method and is saving in a different drive from files source.
• FIXED Wrong Profile type displaying when an old dat is updated and new one has different type.
• FIXED Problems detecting updated profiles at Updater option in Trurip group.
• CHANGED Fixdat creation no asks for fixdat filename in batch mode. Romulus automatic name it.
• REMOVED try to open as compressed file when rebuild if file has no compression extension like .zip .rar .7z .001. This will increases a lot rebuilding speed in no compressed files.

Here are the changes :

• ADDED Option in Settings - Advanced to enable RAR5 format compression for new created RAR files. This option is dissabled by default. Thanks to James O'Grady
• ADDED Cache save on uncompressed files on rebuild."No need to scan again to save cache"
• ADDED Euskera/Basque language by Agus and Mikel and Laura.
• ADDED Euskera/Basque OS language detection at startup Romulus first time and set it as default.
• ADDED to Updater option "Rawdump".A new dumpers group with normal options like detect new, updated or outdated profiles.
• OPTIMIZATION Loading profiles gain up to 15% of speed.
• OPTIMIZATION Updater search profiles function. Now is up to x3 more fast.
• FIXED Offlinelist sorting by clicked column when filters are enabled.
• FIXED Broken loaded profile search by fields option.
• FIXED Random memory problem that cause wrong center Forms when showing.
• FIXED Report saving report information using Scanner - report button.
• FIXED Cache deletion when user add new files to rebuild and set skip scan when done.
• FIXED Cache lost previous results when new scan/rebuild is stopped by user.
• FIXED Delay when trying to launch an open/save file dialog and some rare times a complete freeze.
• FIXED Problem hide to tray when user tryed last time to hide application when a file dialog was displaying.
• FIXED Delete file error when rebuilding Zip files but file is handled as a single one.
• FIXED Error when a destination ROM is trimmed and a rebuilded one has correct size and destination file is compress in Zip with only one file inside.
• FIXED Invisible scan window when minimized application and log window is visible.
• FIXED Quick show and hide log window when finish a batch process.
• FIXED Flicker effect for progressbar percent displaying.
• FIXED Community Form stayontop params. Now always is upper of Romulus but not other apps.
• FIXED Wrong display in profiles columns list. Column path information when drag'n drop a profile to other left side treepath and is displaying All profiles at same time.
• FIXED Manual extraction in loaded profile list when multiselect.
• FIXED Send to generator problem when source profile has only one set.
• FIXED More colors update problems when user changes system colors and themes when Romulus is running.
• FIXED Minor bugs.

Here are the changes :

• ADDED Possibility to stop process when Builder or Scan/Rebuild option is used when searching files.
• ADDED Detection of hyperlinks at Richedit component. Not very usefull at moment but will be interesting in future.
• ADDED Automatic checking of file before rebuild if is compressed or not when has a wrong compression extension.
• ADDED Manifest GUID Declaration for Windows 10 Compatibility.
• ADDED Error.log when Romulus has an internal exception.
• ADDED Portuguese translation by Caboteta & Silius.
• ADDED Portuguese OS Detection at first run and set Portuguese as default language.
• CHANGED Paused taskbar status when a process is running and a question message is displayed.
• OPTIMIZATION Loading profiles to display. New algorith is up to 150% more fast.
• OPTIMIZATION Scanning files up to 10% more fast using different speed hacks.
• OPTIMIZATION Extracting files to use it when compressed file has a big number of files inside.
• OPTIMIZATION Rebuilding method finding coincidences and adding files to compressed files now is up to 500% more fast.
• OPTIMIZATION Managing of Zip files now is fully embedded without need to external files to compress and uncompress. Btw is more fast.
• OPTIMIZATION Builder option checking and unchecking big lists now is very fast.
• OPTIMIZATION Deleting files inside compressed files more fast too.
• OPTIMIZATION Importation DATs new hacks. Up to 10% more fast.
• OPTIMIZATION Reading and displaying history when user types on URL text bar.
• OPTIMIZATION Send to construtor option speed from an existing profile up to 500%.
• IMPROVED detection of internet protocols at Integrated Webbrowser when middle mouse button is pressed under a link.(ftp:,news:,mailto…)
• UPDATED CHDMAN to 0.160 version,
• FIXED Importation problem for Offlinelist DATs without ROM sizes information. Thanks to Silius.
• FIXED Detection of Zip multivolume files flag.
• FIXED Deletion of non needed files when compressed archive has more than one to file for delete and Header XML is enabled.
• FIXED Creating baddumps and duplicates when files contains Unicode characters.
• FIXED Problems displaying progressbar percentage indicator and statistics values when system decimal separator is different of a dot.
• FIXED Release of romspath that locks an external drive to extract with security.
• FIXED Some visuals when user forze to dissable vistual themes using compatibility properties options.
• FIXED minor bugs.