Romulus 0.020

Romulus is a serious alternative to other know ROM Managers. With more than 20.000 lines of code and hundreds and hundreds of hours of coding time I wish people continuing trying this tool and talking about it.

Features: 

• Romulus is able to import all kind of know DAT files like Clrmame pro OLD and XML format, Romcenter, Offlinelist, MESS softlists or import using a MAME based EXE. 
• DAT files can be imported as Zip, Rar, 7z or uncompressed.
• Offlinelist DAT information loaded to able to automatic download images or update complete DAT if update is available, can be change the filename description params like Offlinelist original application. 
• Multiple loaded profiles at same time displayied in tabs.
• Can Scan and Rebuild files from a selected directories and fix them, this process can be in Zip, Rar, 7z or uncompressed.
• If DAT information is available in scan or rebuild process can be in Split/Merged, Split/Non merged or Not Split filemode.
• Scan and Rebuild can be done in a batch automatic mode.
• Configure and run emulators added the correct params for the selected file.
• Reports of profiles or files information with a different options and formats to export ( HTML, DOC, TXT ).
• Statistics can be displayied to know the status of your files.
• Log information for important processes and save log option.
• Updater option to know changes and download 
• Different languages to select ( Work in progress ), 
• Many others.

What's new of 0.020 version ??? 

• ADDED Automatic Windows firewall Ports exception when user uses Community module.
• ADDED Support to reading RAR files in 5.xx version format. No creating RAR 5.xx format at moment because is in early versions.
• ADDED Option for rebuild decisions window to skip scanning ROMs after rebuild files. Thanks for people to email me the idea.
• ADDED URL click feature at Richedit component.
• ADDED to Settings Advanced options to set as default to check MD5,SHA1 make TorrentZip or Torrent7zip for new added DATs.
• ADDED Send missing to request list option for Community at Scanner tab, loaded profile tab and master and detail profile lists popupmenu.
• ADDED Button to taskbar for Community module. This can be used like independent application, close, minimize, maximize. You can hide main Romulus window and Community window still visible.
• ADDED Small speed hack for rebuilding when profile contains a lot of duplicated checksums and trying a various files with this checksum.
• ADDED For Webbrowser a default zoom button to turn back to default Webbrowser zoom percent and hooked zoom events for example when user makes a zoom on a touch screen.
• ADDED to Scanner at directories right popupmenu possibility to open at explorer current backup folder
• ADDED Hungarian translation by Thallyrion
• ADDED Autodetection of OS Hungarian language and automatic setting up for first run users.
• CHANGED Charset at initialization to LOCALE_USER_DEFAULT must fix problems with some characters for some users.
• CHANGED Dissabled default keyboard shortcuts at integrated Webbrowser.
• CHANGED Importation Romname without filename now is ignored.
• UPDATED Unrar.dll to 5.20 version.
• UPDATED Database Engine to 7.20 version.
• FIXED Random crash in Updater section when trying to get new updates.
• FIXED Some threads termination making Romulus more stable.
• FIXED importation for Clrmamepro old format clausule "emulator" as valid header. Bug found at Raine v0.62.3 DAT. Thanks to MrTikki for bug found.
• FIXED Table file decompression error that causes an application crash rare randomly times.
• FIXED Bug deleting of profiles when selecting entire folder with profiles inside.
• FIXED Integrated Webbrowser error page when loading a URL takes an error when fails loading of some components.
• FIXED Integrated Webbrowser loading page message and icon when really the page load is done in some cases.
• FIXED Integrated Webbrowser zoom option. Now works correctly.
• FIXED Integrated Webbrowser opens new tab if necessary if current one is about:blank.
• FIXED Extraction wrong files on Scanner when Offlinelist profile is displaying with filters activated.
• FIXED Send to request wrong on Scanner when Offlinelist profile is displaying with filters activated.
• FIXED Search wrong on Scanner when Offlinelist profile is displaying with filters activated.
• FIXED Automaximize on Log and Server window when user activate it.
• FIXED Generic popupmenu for Cut,Copy,Paste,etc not displayed status property in some cases.
• FIXED Community bug that not able to connect to other users.
• FIXED Some German translation strings. Thanks to Thallyrion.
• FIXED Accumulative Windows firewall exception entry.
• FIXED Not hidding to tray Offlinelist filters window when is active.
• FIXED Locked Community window when Offlinelist filters window is active.
• FIXED save bool at Scanner Extraction files create folder option on INI file.
• FIXED More and more minor bugs.

TODO LIST Not added in current version yet

• Add community system to trade ROMs (Work In Progress). 
• Add more languages, native Italian, Dutch, Portuguese ... speakers are needed to help in traductions. 
• Many others not very difficult to code

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