Changes in version 0.61

The changes in version 0.61 are basically

Bug Fixes.
Improving Look and Feel of the application, giving the user improved choices.
Rounding out existing functionality.

Editor Changes

There are 5 main changes to the Editor

Basic printing support added (via File --> Print drop down menu). This is only available in version Java 1.5 or latter.
A new Full Line view added to the editor. This view will display the raw unformated lines.
For Binary files, there is a new 3 line Hex option (Mainframe style Hex). You toggle between normal line and the three line option via the 1 line hex checkbox.
Can now change the data using Text and Hex columns in the record display.
You can create a view containing the currently selected rows via the Select View menu item.

Layout Editor Changes

Changes to the Layout Editor are

New Edit Child and Create Child buttons added
When editing a child record (via Edit Child button) you can use the Left and Right arrow buttons to move between the child records.

Changes to Edit RecordEditor Startup Properties program

The Properties Editor Program has been completely revamped. The various functions have been divided into logical groups and can be selected via the Tabs on the left of the screen.

Properties
Lets you update system properties like Screen Position, Directories, Other Options
JDBC Properties
Lets you set / update the Database (JDBC) Connection properties RecordEditor backend DB.
Jars
These options let you update the various JAR (java libraries) used by the RecordEditor. The only time you should need to do this " is if you are adding your own code to the RecordEditor or installing Velocity.
Extensions
These option let you define your own Types, formats to the RecordEditor
Looks
This option lets you define the look and feel of the RecordEditor

Looks and Feel Tab

You can now choose from the Java builtin Look and Feels + several other Look and Feels (these require a seperate download). A word of warning, not all Look and Feels will work with the RecordEditor and even if they work they may slow down the editor (or at the very least slow down the startup), Also IU have not done thorough testing with any of Look and Feels. If you want an alternative Look and Feel, I would suggest looking at

Note: OfficeLnFs only works on Windows and requires Java 1.5.

Icon Tab

You can now choose from a variety of different icon sets or create your own.

Here are some of the icons:

Tango:

Eclipse:

Gnome:

Defining Date Type

There is now an option to define Date Types to the RecordEditor.

The fields are

Type Name
Name of the Types as you will see it in the Layout Editor.
Base Type
What is the storage Format, for normal Text files choose Char, but in binary files you can use Binary Integer, Mainframe Packed Decimal etc.
Date Format
Format of the date (dd - Day, MM - Month, yy - Year etc). This field is Case Sensitive. Day and Year are lower case, Month is uppercase (mm is minutes).

Properties	Lets you update system properties like Screen Position, Directories, Other Options
JDBC Properties	Lets you set / update the Database (JDBC) Connection properties RecordEditor backend DB.
Jars	These options let you update the various JAR (java libraries) used by the RecordEditor. The only time you should need to do this " is if you are adding your own code to the RecordEditor or installing Velocity.
Extensions	These option let you define your own Types, formats to the RecordEditor
Looks	This option lets you define the look and feel of the RecordEditor

Type Name	Name of the Types as you will see it in the Layout Editor.
Base Type	What is the storage Format, for normal Text files choose Char, but in binary files you can use Binary Integer, Mainframe Packed Decimal etc.
Date Format	Format of the date (dd - Day, MM - Month, yy - Year etc). This field is Case Sensitive. Day and Year are lower case, Month is uppercase (mm is minutes).