What was New! in 2002

October 2002

SYWARE's Visual CE 7.0 generates tGetFile.dll compatible programs 10/25
other SYWARE's updated products, Visual CE 7.0, Report CE 3.1 and Visual CE Add-On Tools 7.0 are compatible with tGetFile.dll. The feature has been built into the products based on a special license agreement between SYWARE and Tillanosoft.

September 2002

Special version of ProgramMenu in German language 9/14
other ITM praktiker, a Multimedia Special Interest Magazine in Austria, and Tillanosoft have jointly worked on a special versions of ProgramMenu and ProgramMenuPlus. The products are completely localized to German language including online help. ITM praktiker delivers the special versions on their web site. Subscribers of ITM praktiker can use ProgramMenuPlus without shareware fee. Visit here to learn more about the special versions.

SmallMenu/SmallMenuPlus 3.2 released 9/2
software Creating shortcut with /s command line option which silently execute SmallMenu/SmallMenuPlus without popping up a menu can now be automatically generated by the program in the Windows startup folder. Several bug fixes have been made also. Pocket Manager version has been updated also.

ProgramMenu/ProgramMenuPlus 3.2 released 9/2
software Two problems fixed for ProgramMenu/ProgramMenuPlus.

August 2002

ProgramMenu/ProgramMenuPlus 3.1 released 8/26
software Creating shortcut with /s command line option which silently execute ProgramMenu/ProgramMenuPlus without popping up a menu can now be automatically generated by the program in the Windows startup folder. A few bug fixes have been made also.

SmallMenu/SmallMenuPlus 3.0 released 8/12
software Flexible configuration capability for main menu items has been added to SmallMenuPlus, and SmallMenu/SmallMenuPlus have been updated to ver 3.0. In addition to Pocket PC version, Pocket Manager version has been updated. Registered users for SmallMenuPlus can freely upgrade to the new version of SmallMenuPlus.

Setup.exe for almost all programs has been updated 8/5
software I received several messages which told me that setup.exe failed with "Copy failed in *.cab (Access is denied.).", so that, programs were not installed at all. After investigating the error, I found the cause. Read only files in previously installed program was the cause and the message arose. Now I modified setup.exe to work around the problem and replaced setup.exe in zipped archive files for PocketTweak 4.2, PocketNotepad 3.0, ProgramMenu/ProgramMenuPlus 2.1, ProgramMenu Toys 1.1, SmallTweak 4.2, SpaceFinder/SpaceFinderPlus 3.0, SpaceLeft 2.4, tGetFile.dll 3.0 and WIS Bar 1.0.4+T1. (Note that SmallMenu/SmallMenuPlus 2.2 has already contained the updated setup.exe.) If you encountered the problem, please download the same archive to try again. If you not, you were happy and you do not have to download again.

July 2002

SmallMenu/SmallMenuPlus 2.2 released 7/30
software "Close button icons" ("X" shaped icons) for task items have been added to SmallMenuPlus, and SmallMenu/SmallMenuPlus have been updated to ver 2.2. In addition to Pocket PC version, Pocket Manager version has been updated. Please hurry up if you are planning to pay shareware registration fee for SmallMenuPlus (note that SmallMenu without "Plus" is a freeware), since Tillanosoft is planning to release the next update within a few weeks and the fee will be changed again.

May 2002

SmallMenu/SmallMenuPlus 2.1 released 5/27
software Several "Contacts" related fixes have been incorporated to SmallMenu/SmallMenuPlus, and they have been updated to ver 2.1. SmallMenu/SmallMenuPlus are now compatible with tGetFile.dll 3.0, so that the custom menu folder can be chosen via tGetFile.dll's folder dialog. Please do not forget to download the new version of tGetFile.dll also to use this function.

WIS Bar 1.0.4+T1 released 5/20
software Tillanosoft has updated WIS Bar which was originally developed by WIS W@RE, to support tGetFile.dll file dialog and smart minimize. Users can easily browse for WIS Bar skin files with this version if tGetFile.dll installed.

Apr 2002

ProgramMenu/ProgramMenuPlus 2.1 released 4/25
software The code base of ProgramMenu/ProgramMenuPlus has been merged into the code base of SmallMenu. It now has the similar functions such as specifying start button skin, and so on. Although SmallMenu contains the almost all of functions of ProgramMenu, ProgramMenu has some advantages over SmallMenu, for example, it is smaller than SmallMenu, it has top-level program items, ProgramMenuPlus is cheaper than SmallMenuPlus, etc. Tillanosoft will continue to update ProgramMenu/ProgramMenuPlus.

tGetFile.dll 3.0 released 4/15
software Internationalization, additional dialog for browsing for folders and so on have been added to tGetFile.dll. It now has an easy hook to localize itself. Please contact to me if you were interested in localization of tGetFile.dll. tGetFile SDK has also been updated.

Mar 2002

PocketNotepad 3.0 released 3/25
software Journal function has been added to PocketNotepad, and it has been updated to ver 3.0. Please note that it no longer supports Palm-size PC.

SpaceLeft 2.4 released 3/20
software A few upgrades have been made for SpaceLeft. Please note that it no longer supports Palm-size PC.

Three programs for Pocket Manager 3/15
software Pocket Manager versions of SmallMenu/SmallMenuPlus, PocketTweak and SpaceFinder/SpaceFinderPlus have been released. Special treatment for Pocket Manager have been incorporated into these software, for example, saving registry settings to persistent memory in PocketTweak, execution of other programs by CoshExecute() instead of ordinary ShellExecuteEx() in SmallMenus and SpaceFinders, to conform CASIO's Pocket Manager API requirement.

An integrated tool which combines cascading program menu and task manager 3/5
software New Pocket PC software named SmallMenu/SmallMenuPlus have been added to the downloads. SmallMenu displays cascading program menu with the same contents as `Programs' of Start menu. In addition, it shows a list of existing tasks. You can execute, switch and close tasks by SmallMenu. SmallMenuPlus is an upper version. Features unique to SmallMenuPlus include alternative start button, recent execution list, and so on. Existing ProgramMenuPlus customers can get special discount on SmallMenuPlus. Please do not miss the opportunity.

Feb 2002

ProgramMenu Toys 1.1 released 2/25
software ProgramMenu Toys has been updated to ver 1.1 and it now supports Pocket PC 2002. Please note that ProgramMenu Toys 1.1 no longer provides Menu Launcher which ProgramMenu Toys 1.0 provided, since the current version of ProgramMenu itself provides the function.

SmallTweak 4.2 released 2/18
software A few modification for very minor problems have been incorporated from PocketTweak 4.2, and SmallTweak is now updated to ver 4.2. Please note that it no longer supports H/PC 2.0. It supports H/PC pro 3.0, CE 2.11 and higher.

PocketTweak 4.2 released 2/11
software PocketTweak is a utility which tweaks Pocket PC/Pocket PC 2002. PocketTweak was previously called PalmTweak. However, it no longer supports Palm-size PC, and then it was renamed from PalmTweak to PocketTweak.

Jan 2002

SpaceFinder/SpaceFinderPlus 3.0 released 1/30
software New software named SpaceFinder/SpaceFinderPlus have been released. SpaceFinder/SpaceFinderPlus are programs which assist you to find out which files or folders occupy your storage area much.