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Enhancements
- Sync Engine
Bugfix
- Application
- Handle insufficient Google calendar permissions better [#1937]
- Properly disconnect from Google account [#1937]
- Ensure Console content is always visible [#1958]
- Remember choice to skip release upgrade [#1951]
- Default obfuscation to subject property; handle null in settings [#1997]
- Dedupe Google colour list
- Open default system browser for OGCS links
- Sync Engine
Enhancements rolled in from Alpha releases
- New option to:
- Exclude Google items based on colour [#1553]
- Exclude items based on title/subject [#1688]
- Obfuscate any of subject, location, description [#500]
- Only show notifications when changes have been synced [#1769]
- Sync Google Meet conference details [#1076]
- Anonymise calendar subjects in log file [#1755]
- Choose deletion of previously synced Google items, which are now excluded by category [#1682]
- NB: The default behaviour is to delete
- New options to exclude:
- Sync Engine
- For one-way sync attribute overrides, also allow for newly created item only [#1859]
- Delay immediate scheduled sync when resuming from hibernate [#1850]
- Added menu option to Sync button for 'Full Sync'
- Improved efficiency when locating Google recurring series [#1738]
- When deletion prompt is declined, sync item instead [#1691]
- For Google "Busy" status, persist Outlook statuses of: Out of office, Tentative, Working elsewhere [#1259]
- Only sync Google Event types: default, focus time, out of office [#1843]
- Log occurrence deletions to console
- Application
- Ability to export/import settings [#1561]
- Backup corrupted settings file before reset [#1867]
- Notify and redirect on
0x80040154(class not registred / no client) to #1888. - Increased maximum startup delay to 600s
- Change log roller to daily, not file size
- Removed legacy UA telemetry
- Improved upgrade mechanism (when upgrading from this version) [#1837]
- Handle poorly configured proxy servers [#1745]
- UI guidance that configured exclusions don't apply to series occurrences [#1758]
- Added description of what Profiles are [#1872]
- Clearer user interface for sync interval Fair Usage Policy [#1699]
- OGCS logo updated with modernised "G"
- Animated logo in notification tray during sync [#1602]
Enhancements
- For one-way sync attribute overrides, also allow for newly created item only [#1859]
- Backup corrupted settings file before reset [#1867]
- Added description of what Profiles are [#1872]
- Notify and redirect on
0x80040154(class not registred / no client) to #1888. - Change log roller to daily, not file size
- Removed legacy UA telemetry
Bugfix
- Upgrade freezes; properly close old version [#1861]
- Deselect read-only calendar when selected as a target/two-way [#1877]
- Resolved non-delivery of GA4 errors
- Miscellaneous bugfixes
Enhancements
- Improved upgrade mechanism (when upgrading from this version) [#1837]
- Delay immediate scheduled sync when resuming from hibernate [#1850]
- Increased maximum startup delay to 600s
- Code refactor in preparation for O365.
Bugfix
- Retain notification tray setting on upgrade through v2.10.4 [#1841]
- Don't attempt GMeet sync when description type unknown [#1844]
- Fixed regression of error when syncing too soon after system resume [#1836]
- Properly restore application when minimised from system tray [#1847]
- Exclude "Working Location" Google event type during 2-way sync [#1843]
Enhancements
- New option: only show notifications when changes have been synced [#1769]
- Re-release of sync for Google Meet conference details [#1076]
- UI guidance that configured exclusions don't apply to series occurrences [#1758]
- Added menu option to Sync button for 'Full Sync'
- Logging improvements
Bugfix
- Empty appointment descriptions broke GMeet details sync [#1776,#1810]
- Finding calendar folders in alternate mailboxes [#673]
- Handle oddly specified annual recurrences in Google [#1799]
- Exclude Google's new 'Working Location' attribute [#1817]
- Handle connection issues to alternate mailboxes when refreshing Outlook categories [#1823]
Enhancements
- New option to:
- Improved efficiency when locating Google recurring series [#1738]
- Handle poorly configured proxy servers [#1745]
Bugfix
- Failing to delete occurrence of Google series [#1753]
- Handle Google rate limiting for too many meeting attendees [#1744]
- Apply existing obfuscation rules against item Subjects [#1725]
- Handle items with no Subject text [#1731]
- Cropped text on Google 'Retrieve Calendars' screen [#1730]
Enhancements
- New option to:
- When deletion prompt is declined, sync item instead [#1691]
- If Google "Busy" status, persist Outlook statuses of: Out of office, Tentative, Working elsewhere [#1259]
- Clearer user interface for sync interval Fair Usage Policy [#1699]
Bugfix
- Redirect to the wiki when COM error encountered [#1710]
- Fix failing check for new ZIP releases [#1711]
- Detect and remove custom application recurrence rules [#1712]
- Fix incorrect detection of multiple OGCS instances with same config [#1717]
- Previously synced exclusion no longer deleted when reinstated [#1686]
Enhancements
- New options to exclude:
- New option to choose deletion of previously synced Google items, which are now excluded by category [#1682]
- NB: The default behaviour is to delete
- Ability to export/import settings [#1561]
- Log occurrence deletions to console
- OGCS logo updated with modernised "G"
- Animated logo in notification tray during sync [#1602]
- Update of third-party DLL files
Bugfix
- Incorrect detection of deleted occurrences within a series [#1653]
- Handle Outlook recurring series having different start/end time zones, which Google does not allow
- Better API quota management
Enhancements rolled in from Alpha releases
- The arrival of Profiles brings multi-calendar sync! 🎉
- Option to show and sync with hidden Google calendars
- Option to set synced items as 'public'
- Recurring series improvements
- When moving occurrence to date of another previously existing occurrence
- When moving occurrence multiple times
- When deletions are disabled, list items intended for deletion
- Better UI for colour map configuration
- Improved UX for category/colour map tests
- Categories now properly populating for Alternate Mailbox
- Option to set OGCS to startup for all Windows users, not just current
- Don't steal focus for messageboxes, flash icon instead
- Do not delete inaccessible Outlook items from Google
- Only exclude unresponded invites during creation
- Don't delete if rescheduled and not responded to
- 2-way: Don't delete from Google items that were filtered out from Outlook
Enhancements
- Recurring series improvements
- When moving occurrence to date of another previously existing occurrence
- When moving occurrence multiple times
- When deletions are disabled, list items intended for deletion
- Only exclude unresponded invites during creation
- Don't delete if rescheduled and not responded to
- Don't delete from Google items that were filtered out from Outlook
- Better splash screen hiding; donor details case insensitive
- Migrated to Google Analytics 4 from deprecated Universal Analytics
Bugfix
- Robust access of Outlook categories
- If item categories are not accessible, treat as though none exist
- Handle new type of quota errors properly
- Check a schedule is configured when enable/disable sync
Enhancements
- Warn if multiple instances of OGCS are running with the same configuration
- Cater for Kyiv time zone rename (from Kiev)
- Browser agent version updated
- Display error detail if OGCS unable to communicate with Google
- Abort sync if Exchange connection becomes unavailable
- Better UI for colour map configuration
Bugfix
- Error when switching Profiles
- Use correct Find/Replace regular expression from Profile
- Resolve "Precondition Failed", error [412] on sync to Google
- Fix null reference errors on sync to Google
- Don't validate colour mappings if no longer syncing colours
- Improved handling of startup registry keys
Enhancements
- New option to set synced items as 'public'
- Categories now properly populating for Alternate Mailbox
- New option to set OGCS to startup for all Windows users, not just current
- Show warning that filtered out items may sync as "duplicates"
Bugfix
- Don't touch Outlook attendee response status, if they are Google organiser
- Fixed error accessing Outlook item that has been modified
- Fixed error when syncing colours, but none set on Outlook appointment
- Handle being disconnected from Outlook when retrieving categories
Enhancements
- Do not delete inaccessible Outlook items from Google
- Ensure cached Outlook categories are still valid
- Improved connection to Outlook for Push syncs
- Setup.exe renamed to OGCS_Setup.exe
- Direct users to wiki for help with Outlook conflicts
- Cope with environment variables not being available
Bugfix
- Ensure correct Outlook calendar is being targeted
- Don't let obfuscation trample original text
- Don't crash when manually switching Profiles
- More reliable comparison of meeting attendees
- Avoid loss of Google description when none exists in Outlook (2-way)
- Improved parsing of colour maps and empty maps
Enhancements
- The arrival of Profiles brings multi-calendar sync! 🎉
Bugfix
- Don't error if Google event has no "popup" notification
- Rolled back incompatible SharpCompress DLL
- Remove alt-tab icon when minimised to system tray
Enhancements
- Don't steal focus for messageboxes, flash icon instead
- Improved UX for category/colour map tests
- Proactively offer hiding of splash screen following donation
Bugfix
- Fix missing Google default notification in Outlook appointment
- Fix "the given key was not in the dictionary"
Enhancements
- More reliable method to open browser
- Option to show and sync with hidden Google calendars
- Update of third-party DLL files
Bugfix
- Don't alert for alpha releases if user not opted in
- Correctly sync Google "this and following events" recurring event changes
- Fix end time of all day recurring items in non-GMT timezone
Enhancements rolled in from Alpha releases
- Customisable attendee limit for sync
- Option to exclude sync of declined Google invitiations
- Option to exclude sync of Google 'goals'
- Option to set exact type of availablity in Outlook (eg Out of Office)
- Provision for custom timezone mapping when required for meeting organiser in different timezone
- Ability to specify custom maps between Google colours and Outlook categories
- Additional colour sync setting to only sync single category to Outlook
- Retrieve all Google calendars, not just first 30
- Order the Google calendar dropdown: primary, writeable, read-only
- Warn if read-only calendar selected for sync; deny for two-way sync
- Sync deletion in Outlook on first two-way sync (not second)
- New /t command line option to append custom text to application title
- Set Outlook organisers as having "accepted" in Google
Enhancements
- Customisable attendee limit for sync
- Set "No" as default for deletion prompts
- Advanced hidden configuration option to disconnect from Outlook between syncs
- For Push Sync, check Outlook is actually running
Bugfix
- Hide quota exhausted notification after correct amount of time
- Get new Google access token if expiring imminently
- Ensure milestone window is always responsive
- Actually save calendar item if "force" flag is set
- Download all delta install file(s) to allow for successful upgrade
- Check if install files are already downloaded
- Regression bug syncs every minute after manual sync, even with no schedule
Enhancements
- Optionally exclude declined Google invitiations from sync
- Additional colour sync setting to only sync single category to Outlook
- Don't set Outlook category to default Google calendar colour (unless mapped)
- Retrieve all Google calendars, not just first 30
Bugfix
- Outlook 2003: Retain recurring items starting before, but spanning sync date range
- Cater for nothing being returned when getting Google item recurrences
- Handle Google error code 410 [Gone]
- Correctly delay next sync when quota exhausted
- Google calendar colours in dropdown may be offset incorrectly by 1
- Handle failure to get email address from Exchange meeting attendee
- Fixed regression of network failure preventing future automated sync
- Telemetry popup box every time OGCS starts in system tray
- Default Google reminder errors if only email notification set on event
Enhancements
- Improved detection of Outlook versions after 2016
- Option to exclude sync of Google 'goals'
- Option to set exact type of availablity in Outlook (eg Out of Office)
- Sync deletion in Outlook on first two-way sync (not second)
- Log exact code location of any errors
- Log Google 500 errors as
FAILto avoid error reporting - Further masking of Outlook profile email address in log file
Bugfix
- Quota limit error updated to match changed Google error
- Reclaim calendar entries in both Google and Outlook at start of sync
- Proper calculation of recurrence end time from organiser's local time
- Compare recurrence rule if number of elements have changed
- Compare attendee cloaked email addresses properly after config change
- Handle configured category mappings for categories that no longer exist in Outlook
- Don't error if log file deletion fails
- Improved support for Outlook2003
Enhancements
- Ability to specify custom maps between Google colours and Outlook categories
- Detect movement of Outlook appointments into/out of sync window bounds
- Improved detection of Outlook versions after 2016
Bugfix
- Broken upgrade mechanism (fixed from this release onwards)
- Save timezone mappings on exit of config screen
- Issue reading ErrorReporting.json file when starting multiple instances of OGCS
- Silently reconnect to Outlook if disconnected and using Push Sync
- Syncing Google reminder but none exists
- Properly report Google API exception errors
Enhancements
- Provision for custom timezone mapping when required for meeting organiser in different timezone
- Handle when corporate policy/AV blocks access to current user's name in Outlook
Bugfix
- Handle mailboxes that have no Deleted Items folder
- Check configured Outlook mailbox and calendar are stil available on startup
- Properly detect sync direction when forcing attributes in target calendar
- Only update category/colour if configured to
- Don't attempt to sync colours for recurring series exceptions
- Take into account DST for UTC offsets
- Handle recurrence end dates with no time element
- Ensure start/end Event values are populated
- Encode CSVs to UTF8
- Fix error reporting DLL reference
Enhancements
- Use any configured proxy for all web calls
- New
/tcommand line option to append custom text to application title - Don't attempt update of recurring Google series owned by another
- Pop-up message boxes now associated with main application form
- Improved feedback on API quota exhausted
- Ability to disable telemetry
Bugfix
- Convert recurrence end date to local time
- Error reporting DLLs updated
Enhancements
- Set Outlook organisers as having "accepted" in Google
- Order the Google calendar dropdown: primary, writeable, read-only
- Warn if read-only calendar selected for sync; deny for two-way sync
- Display custom Google calendar name, if set
- Third-party DLLs updated
Bugfix
- Better error handling if Outlook closed mid-sync
- Fix missing last occurrence in Google for recurring series from Outlook
- Report correct COM error code and redirect to wiki for published solution
- Don't crash after upgrade if user doesn't have access to system registry
- Fixed subscribers not picking up correct API key
- Only allow single Error Reporting window
- Don't allow sync if Error Reporting window displaying
Enhancements rolled in from Alpha releases
- Sync colours / categories
- Option to force particular colour for synced items
- Option to not sync Outlook invites you have yet to responded to
- Syncing a common calendar to/from more than one other now supported!
- Added option for users to automatically feedback errors
- Command line parameters to support multi-instance OGCS
- Better ability to cancel a running sync
- OGCS stays responsive whilst Oauth process takes place; can be cancelled
- Detect Windows system timezone changes
- Improved Push sync mechanism
- Collapsible sections added to Sync Options configuration screen
- Properly retrieve meeting organiser's timezone
- G->O: Allow synced items to be assigned specific category (not just colour)
- Show authorised Google account on Settings tab
- Better timing of auto-retry for when quota renewed after API exhausted
- Option to configure the browser's User Agent in the GUI
- Options to use (or not) Outlook/Google calendar defaults for reminders
- Don't update last sync date if sync unsuccessful
- New window for social links; option to suppress for donors
- Redirect users with COM errors (bad Office installs) to wiki help page
- Use the OGCS logo for system tray notifications
Enhancements
- Redirect users with COM errors (bad Office installs) to wiki help page
- If GAL is blocked don't report this as an error.
- Don't access Outlook appointment organiser if GAL blocked by policy
- Silently fail if check for OGCS update errors.
- Use the OGCS logo for system tray notifications
Bugfix
- Copy and paste / click and drag Outlook appointment causing null references
- Check for custom Google reminders before setting default
- Improved handling of Exchange errors when obtaining attendee mail addresses
- Incorrect timezone offset for appointments in Outlook 2003
Enhancements
- Remove Google+ related links and API calls
- Don't update last sync date if sync unsuccessful
- New window for social links; option to suppress for donors
- Faster matching of calendar items
- New advanced setting to extirpate all OGCS custom properties
Bugfix
- Don't try and update master Event custom attributes
- Only compare colour/category if set to be synced
- Email address cloaking
- Don't reselect Google calendar when re-downloading list
Enhancements
- Better timing of auto-retry for when quota renewed after API exhausted
- Option to configure the browser's User Agent in the GUI
- Options to use (or not) Outlook/Google calendar defaults for reminders
Bugfix
- Persist a push sync through a restart of Outlook
- Persist selection of correct calendar when alternate mailbox is temporarily unavailable
- Select correct alternate mailbox on startup
- Handle a Google event having an end date before the start date
- Reminder DND window not always applying correctly
Enhancements
- Syncing a common calendar to/from more than one other now supported!
- Improved logic to determine meeting organiser's timezone
- Don't delete Google event immediately after reclaiming it
- New FAIL logging level added, below Error
- Nicer output when authenticating with Google and reclaiming items
- Show authorised Google account on Settings tab
Bugfix
- Fixed XML namespace for obfuscation sync direction
- Stopped error reporting obstructing Squirrel events
- Fixed crash on OGCS automated startup
- Don't try and retrieve Google event if synced from different calendar (avoid 404 errors)
Enhancements
- Properly retrieve meeting organiser's timezone
- Suggest manual start of Outlook if OGCS not permitted
- G->O: Allow synced items to be assigned specific category (not just colour)
- Added option for users to automatically feedback errors
Bugfix
- Google token expiry not calculated in UTC
- Regression: Properly release Outlook if no Outlook GUI
Enhancements
- Sync colours / categories
- Option to force particular colour for synced items
- Collapsible sections added to Sync Options configuration screen
Enhancements
- Improved Push sync mechanism
- General error handling improvements
- First code-signed release of OGCS! (Should reduce and finally eliminate anti-virus false positives)
Bugfix
- Cope with copy and paste of Outlook appointments
- Stop Push syncs continually firing
Enhancements
- Handle Apple iCloud changing immutable Outlook IDs
- Option to not sync Outlook invites you have yet to responded to
- Command line parameters to support multi-instance OGCS
- Detect Windows system timezone changes
Bugfix
- Only redirect to wiki once per COM error
- Turn on support for TLS1.1 and 1.2 (GitHub removed support for TLS1.0)
Enhancements
- Google DLLs updated to latest releases; extraneous DLLs removed
- Better ability to cancel a running sync
- OGCS stays responsive whilst Oauth process takes place; can be cancelled
- Code refactor to better prepare for future developments
Bugfix
- Translate annual recurrences into 12 monthly recurrences (Google apps work with this better)
- Disconnection of Google account
- Increase tolerance of when to compare recurring series exceptions
- Fixed CSV file creation and format issues
🗒️ If upgrading from v2.6.0, this release will require you to reauthorise OGCS to make changes to your Google calendar.
📌 If you are using your own API key, you will need to enable Google+ in your project.
Enhancements rolled in from Alpha releases
- Sync output now HTML, not plain text!
- Ability to set all synced items as "Available" in target calendar
- Option to cloak Google Event attendee email addresses (prevent Google sending unwanted notifications)
- New upgrade alert window containing "What's New?" improvement details + option to skip a release.
- Help/F1 to see online user guide.
- Google authorisation process streamlined - no longer needs manual copy+paste of code.
- If Outlook address book (GAL) blocked by corporate policy, remove OGCS features in order that basic sync works.
- Only access GAL on start-up if user requested sync of meeting attendees (which can trigger Outlook security pop-up).
- Don't block subsequent scheduled syncs if network drop out caused transient failure.
- Show categories from alternative mailboxes
- More reliable setting of next sync + restarting push sync.
- Remove user configuration files upon uninstall
- Feedback on settings Save button
- Skip sync of appointment body/description, if access is denied
- Cope with Google still using obsolete Calcutta timezone.
- Additional info/tip when changing "What" attributes to be synced.
- Handle Outlook and Google calendars being in different timezones.
- Automatically invert category selection when changing between include/exclude.
- New pseudo Outlook category "No category assigned".
Enhancements
- New upgrade alert window containing "What's New?" improvement details.
- Option to skip a release.
- Help/F1 to see online user guide.
- Don't block subsequent scheduled syncs if network drop out caused transient failure.
- Continue switch to MD5.
Bugfix
- Updating weekday recurrence interval back into Outlook.
- Remember obfuscation sync direction.
- Sync freezes if OGCS starts in notification tray.
Enhancements
- Sync output now HTML, not plain text!
- Change Sync button text when shift-clicking.
Bugfix
- Updating weekday recurrence interval back into Outlook.
Enhancements
- Show categories from alternative mailboxes
- More reliable setting of next sync + restarting push sync.
- Improved upgrade experience + error handling
- Remove user configuration files upon uninstall
- Better calendar security
Bugfix
- Forgetting obfuscation rules
- Filter on items with multiple categories may not work
Enhancements
- Ability to set all synced items as "Available" in target calendar
- Choose if all synced items or just created items are enforced as available and/or private.
- Feedback on settings
Savebutton - Skip sync of appointment body/description, if access is denied
- Cope with Google still using obsolete Calcutta timezone.
Breaking Change
- If items were already configured to sync as "Private", this may need reconfiguring.
Bugfix
- Forgetting
Add attendeessetting - Give user feedback when manually checking for update
Enhancements
- Option to cloak Google Event attendee email addresses.
- Additional info/tip when changing "What" attributes to be synced.
- Handle Outlook and Google calendars being in different timezones.
- Automatically invert category selection when changing between include/exclude.
- New pseudo Outlook category "No category assigned".
Bugfix
- Detect copied Outlook items and remove OGCS metadata from copy.
- Handle failure to update notification tray icon if not present.
🗒️ This release will require you to reauthorise OGCS to make changes to your Google calendar.
📌 If you are using your own API key, you will need to enable Google+ in your project.
Enhancements
- If Outlook address book (GAL) blocked by corporate policy, remove OGCS features in order that basic sync works.
- Only access GAL on start-up if user requested sync of meeting attendees (which can trigger Outlook security pop-up).
- Code refactor into new Authenticator class.
- Google authentication no longer needs manual copy+paste of code.
- GoogleAuthorizationCode form removed.
- Replaced deprecated method to retrieve email address from authenticator's account.
- Removed CodePlex to Squirrel migration code.
- Update Google Auth libraries to v1.6.0
- Update Google Calendar library to v1.5.0.55
💥 This release completes the migration to GitHub.
Enhancements Rolled in from Alphas
- Handle startup errors better when Outlook is too busy to attach to.
- Option to delay start of application upon login.
- Suggest startup delay if Outlook still unresponsive after timeout.
- Option to force all items as private in target calendar.
- Notification bubble help for Outlook security pop-up.
- Push users to wiki for COM errors for known fixes.
- Updated bit.ly links to point to GitHub.
- Added animated logo during installation.
- Added logo to Control Panel > Uninstall Programs.
- Reset settings to default if XML file corrupted.
- Option to provide feedback when uninstalling.
- Uninstalls CodePlex ClickOnce app.
- All references to CodePlex removed.
- Improved management of API keys.
Enhancements
- Reset settings to default if XML file corrupted.
- Notification bubble help for Outlook security pop-up.
- Handle startup errors better when Outlook is too busy to attach to.
- Suggest startup delay if Outlook still unresponsive after timeout.
- Push users to wiki for COM errors for known fixes.
- Updated bit.ly links to point to GitHub.
Bugfix
- Handle Outlook calendars with the same name in a mailbox.
- Only set annual recurrence if INTERVAL > 1
- Subject obfuscation failing
Enhancements
- Option to force all items as private in target calendar.
- Option to delay start of application upon login.
- Added animated logo during installation.
- Added logo to Control Panel > Uninstall Programs.
Bugfix
- No log file for startup on login / Squirrel start.
- Set a default sync direction on virgin install.
Enhancements
- First native GitHub release (using Squirrel). 🎉
- Option to provide feedback when uninstalling.
- Uninstalls CodePlex ClickOnce app.
- All references to CodePlex removed.
- Improved management of API keys.
Bugfix
- Continual retry to delete recurring all-day events
- Failure to retrieve master for Google recurring event.
- Saves failing to Google after adding calendar ID to event.
- Cannot find shared Outlook folder.
- Catch failure when checking for update on GitHub.
- DND for reminders.
💥 This will be the final1 CodePlex release before we move home to GitHub.
Bugfix Release on CodePlex/ClickOnce
- Pass explicit Squirrel install path (not relative to ClickOnce): show-stopper for moving to Squirrel installer.
- Determining if annual recurrence is within sync range.
- Refresh dirty cache of master recurring event.
- Reset settings to default calendar if shared calendar not found.
- Convert recurring series end dates in 4500 AD to "no end" date.
- Catch error when checking for GitHub update.
- Adding omitted Squirrel DLL library files.
1The final final release. Ahem. 😊
💥 This will be the final CodePlex release before we move home to GitHub.
🗒️ .NET Framework 4.5 is now required.
Enhancements Rolled in from Alphas
- Timezone database moved to separate file that auto-updates itself
- Workaround Alexa GMT timezone offset problem.
- Double-click "About" paths to open.
- Donors can hide the splash screen!
- Exclude cancelled Google Events from sync.
- If API quota exhausted, postpone next sync until new quota available (08:00 UTC)
- 3-way sync supported! (Eg, central Google cal syncing to 2 Outlook calendars).
- Now saves entryID, globalID and calendarID for watertight comparison.
- CSV exports now include these extra IDs.
- Added option to use own Google API keys (thanks ixe013).
- Allow sync range >365 days if using personal API keys.
- Handle "Start on startup" error if user doesn't have rights to update registry
- Double-click on tray icon during sync will no longer abort sync.
- Detect if OGCS and Outlook are running at different security elevations (1 as Administrator)
- Alexa timezone issue backported to Outlook 2003.
- Temporarily add forceSave attribute to items that must be saved (eg GUID attributes populated).
- Default to not sync attendees.
- Tooltip warning added for syncing attendees.
- Added ability to sync a shared calendar.
- Improved reporting of calendar items which could not be created/updated in Google.
- Allow single quotes at start/end of email address local-part
- Allow sync of calendar from any Outlook folder/store (instead of just by mail account).
- Progress bar added when retrieving Outlook calendars (can take a while).
- Get exact error message when failed to retrieve refresh token & improved advice.
🗒️ Final .NET Framework v3.5 release.
Bugfix
- Could not access settings.xml file concurrently.
Enhancements
- Exclude cancelled Google Events from sync.
- If API quota exhausted, postpone next sync until new quota available (08:00 UTC)
- Handle "Start on startup" error if user doesn't have rights to update registry
- Double-click on tray icon during sync will no longer abort sync.
- Detect if OGCS and Outlook are running at different security elevations (1 as Administrator)
- Alexa timezone issue backported to Outlook 2003.
Bugfix
- Handle Outlook recipients with no AddressEntry.Type
- Hiding of splash screen.
- Recurrence for "last day of month" O->G
- GDI+ errors on Outlook setting tab.
Enhancements
- Temporarily add forceSave attribute to items that must be saved (eg GUID attributes populated).
- Default to not sync attendees.
- Tooltip warning added for syncing attendees.
- Framework for providing pool of API keys. Google are getting grumpy about quota.
- Added ability to sync a shared calendar.
- Removed EWS configuration.
- Disabled Alternate Mailbox and Shared Calendar options for Outlook2003.
Enhancements
- Workaround Alexa GMT timezone offset problem.
- Donors can hide the splash screen!
- 3-way sync supported! (Eg, central Google cal syncing to 2 Outlook calendars).
- Now saves entryID, globalID and calendarID for watertight comparison.
- CSV exports now include these extra IDs.
- Improved use of HRresult error codes and hex values.
- Improved reporting of calendar items which could not be created/updated in Google.
Bugfix
- Handle Outlook recipients with no valid email better.
- Handle regex against appointments with null Subjects
- Subscription expiry/rollover
Enhancements
- Only match "data" element of Outlook global ID
- Timezone database moved to separate file that auto-updates itself
- Allow single quotes at start/end of email address local-part
- Log exception type and code number for errors (need to remove reliance on English error message text)
Bugfix
- Skip corrupted items and inform user of the problematic item(s)
- Skip recurring iCalendar Events that have no RRULE - Outlook does not support them.
- Handle non-Exchange recipients with no AddressEntry.
- Ensure notification tray icon is initialised before using it for LogBox errors.
- Mark cached Event exceptions dirty when master is updated.
- Syncing to Outlook may cause some items to be deleted incorrectly.
Enhancements
- Allow sync of calendar from any Outlook folder/store (instead of just by mail account).
- Progress bar added when retrieving Outlook calendars (can take a while).
- Added option to use own Google API keys (thanks ixe013).
- Customise Google API error message back to user.
- Allow sync range >365 days if using personal API keys.
- Double-click "About" paths to open.
- Updated NodaTime.dll
- Get exact error message when failed to retrieve refresh token & improved advice.
Bugfix
- Sync recurring annual if month is within sync range
- Regression - don't always do dummy update for Appointments
Enhancements Rolled in from Alphas
- Enable, disable, delay sync options added to right-click task-tray menu.
- Added DND time range for reminders in Google.
- Purge log files older than 30 days.
- Ability to filter Outlook categories.
- Right-click menu added to Outlook category filter checkboxlist.
- Close handle to Outlook if application not running in foreground.
- Improved instantiation of Outlook if not already running.
- Handle empty settings.xml file.
- Sync timezones properly.
- Proxy improvements.
- Capture error when G revokes token.
- Give hint the sync summary is NOT the logfile.
- Improve button and tab background colours.
- Catch COM / DLL exceptions.
- Improved handling of old IANA timezones (eg. Calcutta/Kolkata)
- Improved display at >100% display magnification
- Added "Auto Sync" menu to right-click. Includes option to delay next sync.
- Sync timer code reorganised into class.
- Improved exportToCSV functions.
- Shift-click Sync button to force a compare of all items (not just if recently modified).
- Treat Events with null or public visibility as "default".
Enhancements
- Don't keep Outlook open in background if application wasn't running in foreground.
- Improved instantiation of Outlook if not already running.
- Handle empty settings.xml file.
Bugfix
- Error updating recurrence exception in Google.
Enhancements
- Right-click menu added to Outlook category filter checkboxlist.
- Sync timezones properly.
- Proxy improvements.
- Rework of COM handling for Outlook objects.
Bugfix
- Sync reminders setting saves correctly.
- Sync "no end date" recurring attribute.
- Caching problems with Outlook items.
Enhancements
- Capture error when G revokes token.
- Ability to filter O categories.
- Give hint the sync summary is NOT the logfile.
Bugfix
- Remember "custom O date format" setting.
- Remember "description O->G only" setting.
- Properly release O recurrence COM references.
- Cater for difference in recurrence UNTIL values (ICS vs MS)
Enhancements
- Added "Auto Sync" menu to right-click. Includes options to delay next sync.
- Sync timer code reorganised into class.
- Don't delete reminders in O if not synced to G due to DND.
- Improve button and tab background colours.
- Catch COM / DLL exceptions.
- Purge log files older than 30 days.
- Improved handling of old IANA timezones (eg. Calcutta/Kolkata)
- Improved display at >100% display magnification
Bugfix
- Don't throw away Event after updating it
- Don't show program in alt-tab when minimised to task tray
- Handle pseudo all-day events (midnight to midnight times)
Enhancements
- Added DND time range for reminders in Google.
- Improved exportToCSV functions.
- Shift-click Sync button to force a compare of all items (not just if recently modified).
Bugfix
- Retrieve original yearly recurrence outside of sync range.
- Recalculate sync range on every sync, not just load/settings update.
- G->O for recurrence exception not syncing.
- Re-select the right Outlook calendar when re-connecting to Outlook.
- Store OGCSlastModified as culture invariant date in Google.
Enhancements Rolled in from Alphas
- Now supports 64bit Outlook.
- Changed from using Startup menu shortcut to registry key.
- Improved error handling during sync.
- Mention OGCS in version update alert.
- Handle API daily limit being exhausted.
- Added option of subscribing for guaranteed API quota.
- Added option to use Google calendar default notification.
- "About" tab includes config file location.
- "About" tab now shows location the executable is running from.
- Show tray icon after MainForm initialised.
- Get on initialising during splash screen.
- Ignore Google events without basic attributes (eg start date)
- Ultra-Fine logging level added.
- Mask email addresses unless logging at Ultra-Fine level.
- Handle MeetingItems as well as AppointmentItems.
- Discard items without a date range.
- Required permissions now include Google user ID.
- Make proxy, push sync and start on startup take effect without saving.
- New abort method to kill background sync.
- Added links to TroubleShooting Help section.
- Minimum of 10 mins sync interval.
Enhancements
- Improved error handling during sync.
- Now supports 64bit Outlook.
- Changed from using Startup menu shortcut to registry key.
- Mention OGCS in version update alert.
- Added option to use Google calendar default notification.
- "About" tab includes config file location.
Bugfix
- Select correct Outlook calendar on reconnect (x-thread compliant).
- Ensure we have an Google username before subscribing.
- Make splash screen disappear no matter initialisation state.
- Remove cancelled recurrence in G not yet accepted by recipient in O.
Enhancements
- Show tray icon after MainForm initialised.
- Get on initialising during splash screen.
- Sync occurrences attribute of recurrence.
- Ignore Google events without basic attributes (eg start date)
Bugfix
- Don't keep recreating startup short cut.
- Failure to obtain recipient email address.
- Handle transient "401 Unauthorised" API errors.
- Push registration happening twice during app initialisation.
- G->O syncing to wrong calendar if Outlook's restarted.
- G->O update recurrence pattern before start/end dates.
Enhancements
- Ultra-Fine logging level added.
- Mask email addresses unless logging at Ultra-Fine level.
- Handle MeetingItems as well as AppointmentItems.
- Discard items without a date range.
Bugfix
- Allow recipient emails to start with underscore.
- Error when no subscribers.
- Remove single quote marks around an email address.
- Updating Outlook date range for non-recurring items.
Enhancements
- Adding AbortableBackgroundWorker.cs
- Handle API daily limit being exhausted.
- Added option of subscribing for guaranteed API quota.
- Required permissions now include Google user ID.
- "About" tab now shows location the executable is running from.
Bugfix
- Handle appointments with no end date.
- Interval of >1 hour not working properly.
- Merging items G->O not reliable.
Enhancements
- Use application name for shortcut link.
- Make proxy, push sync and start on startup take effect without saving.
- New abort method to kill background sync.
- Added links to TroubleShooting Help section.
- Minimum of 10 mins sync interval.
Bugfix
- Force sync of exceptions when creating recurring event.
- Google signature when event has no start/end time.
- Prevent concurrent syncs (push + manual).
- Error when updating an event just migrated from appointmentID to globalID.
- Not syncing annual recurrences with month falling within sync range.
- G->O switching to/from all-day events.
- rRule UNTIL value may not include time.
- G->O item comparison logic causing duplicates.
Enhancements Rolled in from Alphas
- Added in 2-way synchronisation.
- Major development to properly sync recurring items.
- Added option to obfuscate/mask calendar's subject.
- Back-off if hit Google API limit calls/user/second.
- Balloon click after sync shows sync log screen.
- Surfaced Outlook date formatting in UI for user configuration.
- Responding to Outlook invites no longer causes Google event to be recreated.
- Added "minimise instead of close" as configurable setting.
- Menu added to notification tray.
Enhancements
- Balloon click after sync shows sync log screen.
- Proper API backoff when limit hit.
- Simplified and more efficient mechanism to reprocess Events affected by attendee API limit.
Bugfix
- Outlook date format initialisation.
- Inadvertently making non-recurring events recurring.
- Handle empty timezone strings.
- Recurring weekly events on 1< day of the week.
- Repeated processing of affected Events while limit still in effect.
Bugfix
- Reliably get Appointment ID across all versions of Outlook
- Custom code to determine if recurring Outlook exception has been deleted (unreliable API)
Enhancements
- Surfaced Outlook date formatting in UI for user configuration.
- Explicitly attach to Outlook process if already running.
- Better exception handling when reconnecting to Outlook.
Enhancements
- Responding to Outlook invites no longer causes Google event to be recreated.
- Added better Google ExtendedProperty accessors.
- Retrieve specific Google event if already know Event ID (for recurring master) - 2way sync enhancement.
Bugfix
- Don't release Outlook items prematurely, if 2way sync.
- New way of specifying Outlook date range - better support for non-English regions.
- Handle release version numbers with parts >9 when checking for update.
Enhancements
- Explicitly dereference Outlook objects and GC on close.
- Improved error handling when user requests cancel of sync on error.
- Cache Google exceptions when retrieved outside of sync date range.
- Use modification time when comparing recurring Event exceptions.
Bugfix
- Cancel sync if requested after an error.
- G->O Handle null timezones events.
- Getting Outlook recurrence exception if moved and deleted.
- Logic to detect if new version available.
- Start in tray crashes application when shown.
Enhancements
- Notification tray icon:-
- Show bubble when minimising to tray.
- Click bubble to suppress future notifications.
- Single click to show application.
- Double click to start a sync.
- Right click for menu.
Bugfix
- Syncing from notification tray icon when window minimised.
- Handle exception and reinitialisation of correct Outlook calendar if Outlook is restarted.
- Error on startup if offline and MAPI calendar folder unavailable.
- Recurring events
- Syncing deleted exceptions from O->G.
- Syncing exceptions with original date outside sync range.
- Flickering when restoring window.
Enhancements
- Major development to properly sync recurring items.
- Added "minimise instead of close" as configurable setting.
- Handle appointment timezone info in all Outlook versions.
- Compare iCal recurrence elements individually (not entire string).
- Retrieve "master" Google events starting before sync date range.
- Compare Google recurrence pattern to Outlook when updating.
Bugfix
- Obfuscation - fonts and saving settings.
- Duplication of recurring events.
Enhancements
- Menu added to notification tray icon.
- Closing window does not exit application if minimising to notification tray.
Bugfix
- Improve building of fake email address when none available.
- Update check now uses proxy
Enhancements
- Added option to obfuscate/mask calendar's subject.
Enhancements
- Added in 2-way synchronisation.
- Protect against Outlook RTF descriptions being reformatted in Google and then trampling back into Outlook.
- Back-off if hit Google API limit calls/user/second.
Bugfix
- Continues on failure of sync.
Enhancements
- Rework for exception handling - continue sync if single appointment fails.
- Better notification bubble messages.
- Automatically check for updates (including alphas for ZIP deployments).
- More logging around Google authentication.
- Improved logging during application startup.
- Added social features (G+, twitter) & anonymous stats.
Bugfix
- Skip unavailable calendar folders if Exchange disconnected. (Thanks azmodan2k)
- Truncation of Google descriptions to 8Kb
- Default values on settings.xml deserialisation.
- Don't close Outlook items when reclaiming orphans
- Handle default Settings values better + don't error on unknown xml attributes.
- Miscellenous errata.