Battery Pack 2004 version history
 

v5.5.1
Help now also shows the BP version number.
Power Store now uses a tiled bitmap background which can be skinned.
Can change the file explorer you use by default by a registry change.
Fixed 12/24 hour graphing screens
Graph timing is now exact
Moved RegCode entry screen a little lower so it doesn't block text
Fixed WM2003SE install issue "not meant for this device"
Updated some bitmaps

v5.5.0
Supports VGA Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition devices.
New UI update.
New battery & memory Power Graph feature.

v5.4.0
Supports Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition devices (and landscape operation).
Fixed problem where double Calendar items can be created.
Fixed problem where Tasks notes items can be deleted when confirming the task.
Battery Bar & Program Bar can be disabled from the Today Options screen correctly.
Power Task stays open when deleting individual programs.

v5.3.2
Supports ASUS Pocket PCs.
Updated to support the "Lock Device" feature of 1-Pass.
Updated the power off & soft reset Program Bar icons.

v5.3.1
More storage card icons for the Battery Bar

v5.3.0
Battery Bar is now completely customizable. Battery, Memory, Storage card, time zone, clock & backlight can go in any of the 4 positions on the bar.
Battery & memory Power Bars can be put in any position on the title bar. See Battery Pack FAQ for instructions.
Works with the Dell Axim X3.

v5.2.0
New "tiny" mode in Battery Bar.
Supports HP iPAQ 4150.
Changes to support Journal Bar v2.
Analog clock is easier to read.
Reduced code size.

v5.1.1
Allows users to swap batteries, and keep tabs on the battery time remain for two different batteries.
Performance improvements to Power Alert.
Uninstallation allows users to delete user settings on WM 2003 devices.
Power Alert settings save under all circumstances.
Power Task close button closes all windows correctly.

v5.1.0
PROGRAM BAR
Have both static & scrolling portions on the screen at once.
Supports up to 10 lines, or 120 icons.
Program Bar icons can be moved easily by dragging and dropping in the Options screen.
After 10 minutes, the scroll line resets to the top one.
Screen animations can be turned off.
Tap and hold a program icon to display it's details on the today screen.
Corrected some program that wouldn't launch in WM 2003.
Easier access to turn Bluetooth on and off through the a new Program Bar link.
Program Bar scroll buttons show movement; visual feedback.

BATTERY BAR
Battery Time Remaining value can be reset in Battery Bar options screen.
Battery Bar links work for iPAQ 39xx devices using WM 2003.
Memory information on iPAQ 5555 devices now displays the correct value.
If the Pocket PC doesn't have a backup battery, the backup critical warning will not show.

POWER TASK
One tap to bring up the today screen.
Power off quickly from the Power Task menu.
ActiveSync can be displayed or hidden on the Power Task menu.
Phone Edition phone programs aren't displayed (or closed) in the Power Task menu.
Use the bar to the left hand side of the close button to single tap the Today screen.
New Power Task Today button is skinnable.

GENERAL
Fixed bug with dialog boxes not closing in rare cases.

v5.0.6
Supports all Pocket PC 2003 devices.
Performance increase for Program Bar.
Power Alert reminders can be muted when system volume is muted (useful in meetings).
Better calculation of Battery Time Remain.
Easier to select different Battery Bar options.
Power Clean also deletes Internet Explorer history.
Cleartype selection removed, as this can be found in Start|Settings|Screen.
Today plug-in ordering removed for Pocket PC 2003 devices, as it is not required for these devices.

v5.0.5
Moved the Power Bar battery meter back to it's original location, but with new graphics.
Allowed the Power Bar battery meter to be skinned to whichever color or design the user requires.

v5.0.4
Changed the Power Bar battery meter to be bigger & clearer.
Fixed problems with Power Alert not working on some systems.

v5.0.3
Fixed Battery time remain problem with random life appearing in certain rare cases
Improved how Battery time remain is calculated
Fixed problem with Notes / Word not closing / opening correctly through Power Task
Fixed problem with some apps not reactivating correctly when using Power Task
Fixed problem when occasionally alerts wouldn't sound after a power on event

v5.0.2
Performance tweak

v5.0.1
Fixed problems with repeating Power Alert sounds

v5.0.0
Renamed the sub programs in Battery Pack 2003 to Power ...

BATTERY BAR
Backlight brightness can be altered on Toshiba Pocket PCs on the today screen..
If Backup Battery is critical a warning icon appears over the battery icon.

PROGRAM BAR
Program Bar can now link directly to Journal Bar sections (v1.3 of Journal Bar and newer).
Fixed problem when tapping the UP button on PB means the highlight doesn't work any more.

POWER ADJUST
Can change the title bar to show, date, time, date & time or nothing.

POWER ALERT
All new feature.

POWER STORE
Shows backup battery information.
Shows external battery information (iPAQ only).

POWER BARS
New Memory / Storage card Power Bar
Time remaining & percentage appears in each Power Bar
Battery Power Bar has an icon next to it to make it clear this is battery information.

POWER TASK
New skinnable Power Task Popup menu to quickly switch to or close running programs.
Close button can be skinned.
Power Task button functionality can be reversed, so tapping it closes a program. Tap & hold minimises it.

v4.2.1
Close button automatically closes the program after ½ a second - much more intuitive
Close button animates to show more clearly it's been pressed
Display OK button on pages OK button used to appear.
Fixed bug that Close Programs button would try to close the shell
Increased amount of programs Program Bar can handle
Pocket LOOX backlight icon link works

v4.2
WARNING: UPGRADING TO V4.2 WILL DELETE PROGRAM BAR SETTINGS.

BATTERY BAR
Backlight adjustment now uses a draggable slider for simplicity.
Displays the battery life on the title bar so it can be seen from any program.

PROGRAM BAR
Can now scroll up and down through the Program Bar list.
Added links to folders.
Soft reset and Power Off icons.
All control panel applets for the device can be selected.
Custom links have been revised and should work for links with spaces in the path.
Custom links can have an optional parameter, if required.

POWER CLEAN
Now reports the correct KB free value.
Temporary Internet Files gets deleted, no matter where the location is changed to.

POWER ADJUST
Close Programs icon allows programs to be closed instead of just deactivated.
Low battery warning notification can be removed, and it can now be altered in the Sound & Notifications settings applet.
Reorders today plug-ins so there is no contention between them.
Doesn't tell you to soft reset if it isn't required.

v4.1.6
Included updated version of Journal Bar demo.

v4.1.5
Blank space cannot get highlighted in Program Bar.

v4.1.4
iPAQ 1910 compatible.
Update German help to be more understandable.

v4.1.3
Fixed small memory leak in Program Bar.

v4.1.2
Does not report network folders as storage cards in Battery Bar & Power Store.

v4.1.1
Lengthened time until storage card icons are read after soft reset to prevent time issues when lots of programs are stored on the storage card.
Included Journal Bar demo.
Fixed problem where standard programs in Program Bar didn't show on devices with many documents & programs.

v4.1
Documents can be added as links in Program Bar.
Battery Bar shows time remaining until device is fully charged.
Areas of the Battery Bar can be blanked out if required.
Items are highlighted in Program Bar when you select them for increased clarity.
Fixed speech warning bug when Today screen isn't being displayed.
Reduced file size significantly.
iPAQ 5455 & Dell Axim compatible.
Changed analog clock background.
Updated French help to be more understandable.

v4.0.2
Power Store, Power Light & speech files launch & play correctly on all systems.
Power Store is faster, refreshes the display in a cleaner manner, and is more stable.
Power Store is no longer launched from the "Programs" menu.

v4.0.1
BATTERY BAR
Customize memory or storage card position on the Battery Bar.
Display time zone information.
Display an analog clock.
Display percentage text in the progress bars.
No more delays on soft reset.
Only redraws what has changed - the display therefore appears more stable.

PROGRAM BAR
Lines 2-5 now show all 12 icons when date is shown.
Added a custom link option.
Auto scroll option.

POWER CLEAN
New graphics
Now auto deletes every hour.

POWER ADJUST
All new program.

POWER STORE
Displays three storage card details instead of two.
No longer displays backup battery information.

POWER LIGHT
Changed main window text to be more informative.

HELP
Added French and Spanish help.

v3.7.1
Elapsed time corrected to be more accurate when selecting Battery Bar options.
Minor documentation updates.
System now "beeps" before any speech notification to get the user's attention.
Battery Bar no longer flickers on small view after a soft reset.
Brightness controls now work for iPAQ 36xx devices.
Battery Bar view settings are saved, so after a soft reset they are restored.
Battery Bar screen is less flickery when tapping up/down backlight settings.

v3.7
Large and small version of the Battery Bar added.
Updated Power Store icons to use new battery icon, and new large storage card icons.
Power Store icons now display correctly on update from old version.

v3.6.2
Battery Bar update frequency can be altered.
iPAQ 3800 & 3900 series brightness control works with brightness whilst charging.
Number of brightness steps on iPAQ 3800 & 3900 series increased from 4 to 12.
Battery Bar and Program Bar settings survive an uninstall / reinstall.
Battery time remain settings are stored through a soft reset.
When starting up the system the update is delayed - solving slow start up issues on certain Pocket PC configurations.
Program Bar number of lines are corrected after a soft reset.

v3.6.1
External battery on Compaq iPAQ devices wasn't updating when added or removed whilst charging.

v3.6
User can now select the storage card icon of their choice in both Battery Bar and Power Store for each storage card they own.
Memory section of Battery Bar now has the option to automatically cycle between Program Memory and Storage Memory.
Backlight brightness adjusts to all levels on the iPAQ 3800 and 3900 series.
Fixed problem with Power Store blanking top left hand corner of the screen.
Fixed potential Power Store hanging issues.

v3.5
Speaks when battery is low, battery is fully charged, memory is low or storage cards are low.
Time elapsed counter now survives soft reset of device.

v3.4
Updated Power Store UI to match Battery Bar UI.
Added support for two storage cards in Power Store.
"Charging" text is removed when power is removed.
User can now access Battery Pack 2002 help from the Start|Today screen.
Added support for French and Spanish in desktop installation application.
iPAQ 39xx power link goes to the correct settings applet.

v3.3
Added new "Close Programs" link.
Added Power Clean app, with link from Program Bar.

v3.2
Allow a blank Program Bar icon.
New design for Battery Bar meters.
New design for Backlight buttons.
Added "auto backlight brightness" control.
Date always displays correctly in Program Bar.
Contacts launches correctly from Program Bar.
Improved desktop installation experience.

v3.1
Added Power Light help.
Improved experience for non-English Pocket PCs.
Fixed installation bugs.
Added today link icon on Battery Bar.
Program Bar works with iPAQs with original Pocket PC operating systems.

v3.0
New Program Bar.
New Power Light.
Changed Battery Bar UI.
Added time elapsed battery information.
Added Program Memory information.
Added percentage battery, program memory, storage memory & storage card information.
Updated Power Store folder and storage card icons

v2.4
Updated help to show new Battery Bar UI.
Added feature to switch between storage cards by tapping on the icon.
Slowed down time between switching between storage cards.
Support HP Safe Store as well as iPAQ File Store.
Improved uninstallation experience.

v2.3
Updated Battery Bar UI.
Updated Power Store icons to match Battery Bar icons.
Fixed problem with iPAQ icon not displaying.

v2.2
Added option to run demo versions of Dominoes, Checkers and Calendar Bar.
Increased reliability of desktop installation application.

v2.1
Support non-iPAQ devices better.

v2.0
Now allows backlight adjustment.
Supports external batteries on iPAQ.
Cassiopeia E-200 storage card supported.
Battery Bar now links to other setup applets.
Call help directly from Battery Bar.

v1.4
Slimmed down height of Battery Bar.
Increased quality of Battery Bar refresh.

v1.2
Supports Pocket PC 2002 transparent skins.
Realigned "Charging", "Unknown" and "None" messages for iPAQ devices.

v1.1
Added "TodayPatch" uninstallation application.

v1.0
New version. 

 
 


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