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PngGauntlet 1.1.2005.1178 (6-28-05)
  • Updated to newest version of PNGOUT (old version got accidentally packaged with the last version)
  • Added the ability to select PCX files in the "Choose Files" dialog.
PngGauntlet 1.1.1939.4561 (4-23-05)
  • Added a real software license
  • Added "Check for Updates"
  • Changed "About" box.
  • Updated fonts and control positioning to comply to Windows standards.
  • Removed need for a manifest file
  • Updated the help files
  • Implemented the new bit depth reduction feature of PNGOUT
  • Deleting items using the "Delete" key works again
  • No longer uses color type/filter type/bit depth info while brute forcing
  • Should no longer need manual uninstall before upgrading.
  • Stores settings in C:\Documents and Settings\{username}\Application Data\PNGGauntlet. This means it should now work fine for users running with restricted privileges, although I have not tested that.
  • Now stores temporary images in the Windows temp folder.
  • Updated to newest version of PNGOUT (bugfixes)
PngGauntlet 0.1.1916.40416 (3-31-05)
  • Changed some internal stuff to be faster, use less memory.
  • You can now resize the output panel.
  • Output panel size and window size are now saved between sessions.
PngGauntlet 0.1.1881.27049 (2-24-05)
  • Fixed bugs when PNGOut fails
  • Added more tooltips
  • Added PNGOut progress bar
  • Updated to newest PNGOut (adds PCX image support)
  • Fixed bugs in overwriting files
  • Options are now saved between sessions
  • Fixed what might have been a bug with brute force giving incorrect arguments to PNGOut, again.
  • Added red highlighting to files that got larger
  • Changed path handling code to be more robust
  • Changed color types to an enum to hopefully banish that bug forever.
  • Sort of prettied up PNGOut output
  • Discovered that PNGOut cannot compress Progressive JPEGs
  • Made re-running the tool work better (report will update a second time)
  • Added "Clear List of Files" button.
  • Added working "Cancel" button.
PngGauntlet 0.1.1668.35653 (7-26-04)
  • Fixed bug with brute force giving incorrect arguments to PNGOut.
  • Fixed bug where the new file size would always be reported as the same as the old file size if a separate output directory was used.
PNGGauntlet 0.1.1597.12617 (5-18-04)
  • Removed PNGrewrite
  • Fixed bug where PNG files ending with non-lowercase .png extension were excluded.
  • Internal code reorganization
  • Fixed problem where an apostrophe in the filename would crash the program
  • Added ability to compress BMP, TGA, GIF, and JPEG files.
  • Fixed bug where Optimize! button would not re-enable after errors.
  • Canceling the Choose Files dialog no longer clears the files already selected
  • Controls are now run on their own thread - should make the program more stable
  • Lots of little bugfixes
  • Incorporated the newest version of PNGOUT
  • "Brute Compress" method tries to compress the image starting at the lowest colorspace and working up, should give smaller files
  • Added the ability to preserve the gAMA chunk for people who like that.
PNGGauntlet 0.1.1271.42074 (6-26-03):
  • Some minor fixes - the "mixed" filter option has been added for PNGOut, the color option for PNGOut was broken and now works correctly, and if a file for some reason gets bigger after going through PNGOut, the original file will be used instead.
PNGGauntlet 0.1.1270.824 (6-25-03):
  • First release of PNGGauntlet.