Release Notes

Table of Contents

ReqView Desktop 2.8.2

Enhancements

  • Enhanced Edit and Comment dialogs
    • Close dialogs by CtrlEnter shortcut
    • Resize dialogs

Bugfixes

  • Fixed start of the application from the installer (WinApp)
  • Fixed disappearing attachment images if a link type suspect property includes attribute text, a document has ID containing "-", a requirement in this document has attached an image, and there is an incoming link of the same type leading to the requirement
  • Fixed filtering of keywords containing uppercase characters
  • Fixed vertical movement in an embedded table by Up and Down keys when the table is opened in the Edit dialog
  • Fixed an error when user opened About dialog with a trial license with undefined company property

ReqView Desktop 2.8.1

Enhancements

  • Enhanced DOCX Content Fields
    • ReqView.user.name — export the name of the current ReqView user
    • ReqView.user.email — export the email of the current ReqView user
    • ReqView.user.company — export the company of the current ReqView user
    • ReqView.date — export the current date, e.g. "2020-02-19"
    • ReqView.dateTime — export the current date, e.g. "2020-02-19 16:00"
  • Enhanced Export Helpers
    • user — output name, email or company information about the current user
    • formatDate, formatTime — output the current date / time if no parameter is provided
  • Extended File URLs
    • enter a URL starting with svn:// prefix in the Edit dialog and click on the URL to open the linked file in the default application

Bugfixes

  • Fixed opening a Project File or Folder from command line using open CLI command
  • Fixed createdBy property of a new document created from a template to be set to the current user instead of the author of the template
  • Fixed createdOn property of a new document created from a template to be set to the current date instead of the date from the template
  • Fixed export command failing when run from the CLI
  • Fixed "Handlebars 'var' helper is used multiple times" error when the current document contains a template column containing var helper and users copies a document object or exports the document
  • Fixed metadata properties of exported DOCX files
  • Fixed replacing some simple ReqView.* content controls in the exported DOCX file
  • Fixed file validation error 'minLength' when a discussion comment is the empty string
  • Fixed problem that title attribute of links was persisted after hovering over the link in the inline rich text editor and then saving the changed object
  • Fixed Edit > Edit Text menu item to open Edit dialog instead of the inline editor

ReqView Desktop 2.8.0

New Features and Enhancements

  • Export MS Word DOCX Files — click File > Export > DOCX File menu to export
    • the current document with Book or Table layout using the default DOCX template, or
    • the current document with Custom layout given by a custom export template, or
    • selected document(s) using a custom DOTX or DOCX template defining the title page, table of content, headers, footers and paragraph styles
  • Export MS Excel XLSX Files — added File > Export > XLSX File menu to export the current document with Table layout using the default XLSX template
  • Export Helpers for Logical Operators — added and, or and not export helpers for convenient evaluation of logical conditions
  • File URLs
    • enter a URL starting with file:// prefix (e.g file://X:/Document.pdf) in the Edit dialog and click on the URL to open the linked file in the default application
    • enter a URL starting with onenote:// prefix (e.g onenote://X:/Document.one#ReqView) in the Edit dialog and click on the URL to open the linked note in MS One Note application
  • Display URLs — mouse hover an external link to display the URL in the tooltip
  • Reuse Export Options — set export options same as in the last export
  • Improved checking of export helpers parameters
  • Improved email validation in the Contact Details dialog

Bugfixes

  • Fixed file validation error 'minLength' when a new document is saved with empty name
  • Fixed dangling links after removing a document with incoming links from a Project Folder and reopening the project
  • Fixed preserving the text selection when switching from the inline text editor to the Edit dialog
  • Fixed hyperlinks in MS Word HTML export of multiple documents
  • Fixed multi-selection if distance between the selected objects is big. Note: The fix is just improvement, the problem may still appear when manually selecting objects in huge documents
  • Fixed opening of URL links in the default browser if the link contains rich formatted text
  • Fixed missing section numbers for section without headings in the exported HTML
  • Fixed style of embedded tables in a custom xhtml attribute exported using the HTML Report template
  • Fixed export of includes helper when it is used within eachInLinkWith, eachInLinkWith and eachLink helpers in the context of another document
  • Fixed error when an invalid regular expression is used in the Filter input field
  • Fixed selection of license files with .lic extensions in the system file picker dialog
  • Fixed print style of URL links in the printed PDF
  • Fixed print style of URL links in the HTML exported using the HTML Report template
  • Fixed print in the Compare Project dialog

System Requirements

  • Web Application — the latest desktop version of Chrome or Firefox browser
  • Windows Application — Windows 7+
  • Linux Application — Ubuntu 16.04+ LTS, Debian 9+ LTS
  • Mac Application — Mac OSX 10.12+
  • ReqView License Server — version 1.1.2 or later

Known Issues

  • ReqView UI is not optimized for control by a touchscreen.