Restorator
Version History

Restorator Version History

• Improved command line parameters, specify as many operations at once.
  See command line parameters in the reference manual for more info.
• support for 64-bit exe files (amd64, ia64)
• easier String management: display string resources in just one resource

• display icons and images in dialogs
• create default resources for new/added empty items (Version, Menu, Dialog, String)
• version editor: buttons to add a new version key and to delete keys
• allow to drag'n'drop multiple files (not only one) for assigning them
• added option to settings: select codepage for Unicode-to-8bit conversion
• added option to settings: have Restorator window always on top
• added option to settings: save Delphi/C++ Builder forms in old ANSI format if Delphi3 or earlier, force temporary setting of compatibility mode
• added option to settings: to ask for folder for Extract/Assign All Resources
• when extracting/assigning resources with an "Open File" dialog, the last used folder is remembered
• when importing strings, do not overwrite existing strings in the same block.
• in RES files, new resource items are inserted in alphabetical order
• fixed handling of \0x00 characters in strings
• allow dialog RC resources with omitted text in control statements
• fixed RC parsing of empty STRINGTABLE and DIALOG statements
• fixed PE optional header handling with fewer than 16 data directories
• fixed IAE when deleting empty numbered resource
• fixed display of OS/2-type bitmaps
• fixed writing corrupt exe file (dvstreamer2.exe)
• fixed PE section header if rawdata includes padding after the resource section

• fix italics flag in DialogEx resources in RC mode

• extended RC file support: open RC files in left resource list.
  See RC Files in the reference manual for more info.
• opening multiple files with one OpenFileDialog

• fix MBCS support
• allow icons with > 255 pixels
• allow double quotes in RC files as an escaped quote sign
• some other minor fixes

• option to not show the splash screen
• added -infile and -outfile parameters to ResPatcher

• display bitmaps in .dll/.exe dialogs
• fix persistence of maximized window state
• prevent double SEPARATOR entry in MENUITEM declaration
• remove erronous display of SaveAs dialog in batch mode with -assignall parameter
• always run a batch process with -batchClose in an own instance

• version editor
• new internal text editor:
  • shows line numbers
  • undo/redo
• support for UPX compressed files
• new look
• support for new resource types:
  • PNG images
  • GIF images
  • XML, HTML and Manifest resources
  • Delphi PackageInfo
• new tool to add an XP manifest
• Many new keyboard shortcuts

• set font in resource viewer
• reduce explicit unicode (like #234) in Delphi RCData (option Convert Delphi Unicode string)
• support for .res files in Search In Files
• allow overwriting read-only files
• allow to paste arbitrary files on user-defined resources
• when adding resources, the tree will be opened to show the new resource
• when a delphi resource cannot be saved, the cursor is positioned at the error line
• Resource Viewer: added edit menu for copy/paste/etc.
• new look of settings dialog
• new option: allow multiple instances of Restorator
• new option: choose from 3 different internal text editors
• remember position/size of menu and dialog preview window
• updated dialog editor to add XP styles
• new icon and cursor viewer: show all icons/cursors at once
• add link to msdn in rc help texts
• remember cursor position in edit fields
• do not reset resource tree when saving
• save data that is appended to exe files (e.g. for Flash files)
• better support for usage with keyboard (many more keyboard shortcuts)
• back/forward keys/mouse buttons in file browser
• added support for the context menu key
• option to not mark modified resources (the small arrows) (not available in trial version)
• enable editing of the code page
• allow editing of the version resource also in trial version

• bug fix: problem when removing caption of edit field in dialog editor
• bug fix: non-quoted CLASS names
• bug fix: WAVE and AIFF playback
• bug fix: store width of resource tree
• bug fix: orphaned res viewer when cancelling Force File at Restart when closing Restorator with opened files
• bug fix: infinite "Do you want to Commit changes..." question when collapsing the Resource Tree and pressing Cancel
• bug fix: status bar displays information about last opened resource even after closing file.
• bug fix: Access violation in Res File|Save each resource
• bug fix: correct state of "Fixed System Font" and "Shell Font" in dialog editor
• bug fix: error message when saving exe files with a zero-sized pe section
• bug fix: Access violation on some computers when trial version is over
• bug fix: fixed parsing of corrupt .res files
• bug fix: parsing of rc menu files with an additional attribute for the POP statement
• bug fix: blank res viewer after deleting an item from the res viewer
• bug fix: handle PE sections with uninitialized data correctly
• bug fix: POPUP ID in MENUEX resources does not disappear anymore
• bug fix: tool tips are not shown, even if enabled in the settings
• bug fix: enforce that the name of String resources must be numeric
• bug fix: overwriting w/out backup does not work
• bug fix: ability to grab resources with backslash in name (like msinfo32.dll)
• bug fix: accelerator editing (if ANSI accelerator <32, was not displayed correctly)

New Features and Bug Fixes in Restorator 2004

• new improved user interface
• graphical dialog editor
• add/delete/rename resources
• more compatible with Delphi resources
• creates more compliant files
• reference manual
• batch parameters for Restorator and ResPatchers
• highlighting of searched text

• cleaner extension type management
• allow editing of dcr files
• saving res or dcr files doesn't change the name by default
• rename-in-place of items in res/dcr files (F2)
• "save as" is now always allowed for res _and_ dcr files
• text recognition for RCData and html types
• save all as a certain type
• Easy adding of a file to a res file: just drop it on it. (file type is recognized automatically). This works the same for assigning now.
• When extracting Delphi forms, icons are now better detected
• When extracting Delphi forms, included files are referenced with relative path
• Property dialog for files: added "Target Platform" info
• icon overlay for newly created resources
• added parameter -assignall and -batchclose
• fixed bug when sorting is handled differently in certain locales
• Fixed editing big RCData resources (Message "Text exceeds memo capacity")
• fixed GPF when loading thousands of files
• "save only changed resources to res file" now also includes resources that have been changed in previous sessions.
• fixed bug when \001 appeared in a string resource
• fixed bug for non-separator empty menu items
• fixed abort of Find In Resources Dialog with "Corrupt Resource" message for encrypted/compressed exe files.
• improved internal architecture of ResPatchers
• New mode for saving resource folders: a dialog pops up and the user can make detailed decisions how the output file(s) will be
• fixed bug in Dialog rc editing
• changed GUI to a 2-window layout
• Resource Viewer cannot be made a toolwindow anymore
• added "default view mode" button
• file view mode is now one revolving button
• "New->res" file and "New->.dcr" menu and tool button
• changed name to Restorator 2004, version to 3.00
• remove proverbs in splash screen
• moved "Configure Tools" entry as last entry in menu
• type description includes "raw data" if no parsed/understood format
• save width of list columns in resource viewer for exe/folder display
• add GIF image file format to Find dialog
• GIF display of dimensions and color depth
• Property Dialog remembers position
• improved UNICODE searching on Windows NT/2000/XP (non case-sensitive)
• activated case-sensitive searching
• highlight/select the found text in text or hex display
• added "Language..." menu item to change the language of a resource or resource tree
• added FAQ menu item
• possibility to cancel changing to another resource when edits were made in edit (ab) mode
• in edit (ab) mode: F8 does not let the cursor jump to the beginning
• if an error occurs with F8 in edit (ab) mode, the cursor jumps to the error line
• Ctrl-A selects all
• moved bookmark menu in Browser menu
• moved Extract/Assign menus in context menu
• Added "Save" function
• remodeled help menu
• modified meaning of "ab" button: it is independent of the view mode buttons now
• allow overwriting version resource (still disabled in demo version)
• fixed bug: in dialogs, edit text shows "y" as text
• improved compatibility of dialog display. Now all dialogs are displayed.
• fixed problem where the Grab Resources tool would hang
• nicer display of progress in Find Resources and Grab Resources tools
• Dialog Editor