AV Bible -- Copyright (c) 1996-2011 Kevin Wonus mailto:kevin@wonus.com HISTORY: ------------------------------------------------------- Build 66 - Version 7.0.2011.66 - 4 Aug 2011 (AV-2011) ------------------------------------------------------- Build 66 retores functionality of the "Names" browser. PLEASE NOTE: AV 2011 no longer provides the Microsoft Word plugin as was provided in previous AV Bible releases. Install AV 2007 if you need integration with Microsoft Word: Version 7 and Version 5.4 can both be installed on the same machine. Watch the RTBible.com web site as they anticipate releasing a plugin for Word 2007/2010 built upon the same texts of the AV SDK 2011. ------------------------------------------------------- Build 65 - Version 7.0.2011.65 - 3 Aug 2011 (AV-2011) ------------------------------------------------------- Build 65 is the first production release of AV Bible built with the newly released AV SDK. The resulting text is an acurate representation of the original 1611 text. Build 65 is also the first version built using Delphi 2009 (previous releases were built using Delphi 2006). The transition to AV-2011 is a major facelift from AV-2007: the facelift is not merely asthetic as it provides much simplified searching when compared to earlier releases. Unfortunately, this release sees the departure of the Microsoft Word plugin. Install version 5.4 if you need integration with Microsoft Word. Version 7 and Version 5.4 can both be installed on the same machine. Watch the RTBible.com web site as they anticipate releasing a plugin for Word 2007/2010 built upon the AV SDK 2011. ------------------------------------------------------- Build 64 - Version 7.0.2011.64 - 30 July 2011 (AV-2011) ------------------------------------------------------- First Beta release of AV Bible version 7/2011. ------------------------------------------------------- SDK - Version 2011 - 27 December 2010 (AV-SDK) ------------------------------------------------------- AV SDK 2011 sample sources posted on the web. ------------------------------------------------------- SDK - Version 2011 Preview - 15 February 2010 (AV-SDK) ------------------------------------------------------- Preview of AV SDK 2011 documents posted on the web. ------------------------------------------------------- Build 62 - Version 5.4 - 11 February 2010 (AV-2007) ------------------------------------------------------- This is the final refresh of AV-2007 version of the AV Bible. ------------------------------------------------------- SDK - Version 2008 - 1 January 2008 (AV-SDK) ------------------------------------------------------- Initial release of the AV Bible SDK. ------------------------------------------------------- Build 61 - Version 5.3 - 19 April 2007 (AV-2007) ------------------------------------------------------- Added information about Word 2007 on Vista. Cosmetic facelift of the graphics to remove 2005 from all over the graphical images. Added the ability to call insert dialog from search form when used from within MS-Word. Also improved first launch of the search form. ------------------------------------------------------- Build 60 - Version 5.2 - 12 December 2005 (AV-2005) ------------------------------------------------------- Added upgrade information to the Help system. Also added "Autorun" to the CD version. ------------------------------------------------------- Build 59 - Version 5.2 - 1 December 2005 (AV-2005) ------------------------------------------------------- Fixed left/right button processing on each tab. Also, fixed incorrect processing of history and saved studies. This is the 2005 "Christmas Release" of the AV Bible. ------------------------------------------------------- Build 58 - Version 5.15 - 28 November 2005 (AV-2005) ------------------------------------------------------- Fixed layout and processing logic of advanced searches. The basic search form has also been resized. The 5.2 release also has a service pack that can streamline the upgrade from build 52 through 57. ------------------------------------------------------- Build 57 - Version 5.11 - 24 November 2005 (AV-2005) ------------------------------------------------------- Updated instruction related to support for Microsoft Word. Also fixed a few typos in the instructions. This was first release of boxed CDROMs using LightScribe labels. This release has been re-classified "Beta II" ------------------------------------------------------- Build 56 - Version 5.1 - 21 November 2005 (AV-2005) ------------------------------------------------------- Installation file provides more configuration options. Some graphical icons have been updated, including the artwork for setup, splash screen, and the help pages. Special Thanks to David Antenne for supplying the updated graphics. This is Beta I for updated graphics. ------------------------------------------------------- Build 55 - Version 5.05 - 9 October 2005 (AV-2005) ------------------------------------------------------- Fixed some links in the help system, so that they point to the correct external URLs. ------------------------------------------------------- Build 54 - Version 5.04 - 25 September 2005 (AV-2005) ------------------------------------------------------- AV-2005 now handles multiple search conditions again (Build 53 was only permitting a single search list). ------------------------------------------------------- Build 53 - Version 5.03 - 22 September 2005 (AV-2005) ------------------------------------------------------- AV-2005 now permits logoff w/o manually exiting. Also improved search processing, so that user does not always have to type space (" ") to refresh the search list. Minor setup improvements also are included. ------------------------------------------------------- Build 52r2 - Version 5.02 REV2 - 21 July 2005 (AV-2005) ------------------------------------------------------- Remaining publishing errors fixed. ------------------------------------------------------- Build 52 - Version 5.02 REV1 - 21 July 2005 (AV-2005) ------------------------------------------------------- Some publishing errors fixed. Search form is improved. ------------------------------------------------------- Build 51 - Version 5.01 - 2 April 2005 (AV-2005) ------------------------------------------------------- Verses were being truncated. That has been fixed. ------------------------------------------------------- Build 50 - Version 5.0 - 27 March 2005 (AV-2005) ------------------------------------------------------- Major facelift. Bugs fixed. Now built with Delhi 2005 ------------------------------------------------------- Build 49 - Version 4.01 - 10 September 2004 (AV-2004) ------------------------------------------------------- Fixed the AV-Server. Production ready. ------------------------------------------------------- Build 48 - Version 4.0 - 10 August 2004 (AV-2004) ------------------------------------------------------- Fixed the Help system of AV-2004. Search form now identifies words that are not in the bible. AV-2004 also has improved installation notes to assist you in upgrades from previous versions. ------------------------------------------------------- Build 47 - Version 4.0::RC3 - 8 August 2004 (AV-2004) ------------------------------------------------------- See notes about 45i below. This release corrects some minor installation issues found in build 45i. Help system was broken. Also known as build 45g. ------------------------------------------------------- Build 46 - Version 4.0::RC2 - 6 August 2004 (AV-2004) ------------------------------------------------------- See notes about 45i below. This release corrects some minor installation issues found in build 45i. Also known as build 45ii. ------------------------------------------------------- Build 45i - Version 4.0::RC1 - 4 August 2004 (AV-2004) ------------------------------------------------------- Total overhaul of the AV text engine. Original design dated back to the original AV-1996 implementation. The new library is file-based. This file-based structure provides an easier migration for Mac OS X support. Numerous bugs were fixed from the earlier 3.0 release: The 3.0 release never really met production standards. The 4.0 release (RC1) is now a solid release candidate. ------------------------------------------------------- Build 44 - Version 3.0 - 25 March 2004 (AV-2004) ------------------------------------------------------- Major Revision to search engine, better memory manager Numerous bugs. No longer supported. Upgrade to Version 4.0 or revert to AV-2000. ------------------------------------------------------- Build 43 - Version 2.3.5::GRC6 - 25 July 2003 (AV-2003) ------------------------------------------------------- Minor face-lift for the Large-Print icons. Also corrected typos in some included help files. ------------------------------------------------------- Build 42 - Version 2.3.5::GRC5 - 23 July 2003 (AV-2003) ------------------------------------------------------- Corrected bugs in the saving of program options and updated the church directory (CDROM & Internet versions). Also upgraded the floppy-disk installation program to "inno" 3.06 (the same as used by the CDROM & Internet installations, but with higher compression using bzip). ------------------------------------------------------- Build 41 - Version 2.3.4::GRC4 - 11 July 2003 (AV-2003) ------------------------------------------------------- Minor improvement to the Help System. Added link to the license file from the help system. Golden-Release candidate 4 (GRC4). This release has passed basic acceptance testing on Windows-2000, Windows-98, and XP. Fixed bug in names (especially those starting with the letter 'S'). Also now allows random access to books from the list view (by clicking on the bible). Also fixed a couple of pop-up hints on a few buttons. ------------------------------------------------------- Build 40c - Version 2.3.2c - 2 July 2003 (AV-2003) ------------------------------------------------------- HTTP Access was not available in Windows 95/98 of build 40. That capability has been restored in build 40c. ------------------------------------------------------- Build 40 - Version 2.3.2b - 1 July 2003 (AV-2003) ------------------------------------------------------- HTTP Access was not available in Windows 2000 of build 39. That capability has been restored in build 40. ------------------------------------------------------- Build 39 - Version 2.3.2 - 30 June 2003 (AV-2003) ------------------------------------------------------- Fixed the missing Genesis bug on new installations. Also XP is automatically detected now and XP compatible settings are automatically selected. Currently, the XP edition of AV-2003 does not support HTTP access. There will likely be a build 40 prior to GRC3 for this reason. ------------------------------------------------------- Build 38 - Version 2.3.1 - 24 June 2003 (AV-2003) ------------------------------------------------------- 2 John would not render correctly (1 John 1 was being displayed instead). Also fixed the MS-Word integration: inserting the last chapter of a book now inserts the entire chapter (instead of just verse 1). Finally, in MS-Word: Inserting verses now takes ranges (Lev 1:3-9) Build 38 is Golden Release Candidate 2 (GRC2). ------------------------------------------------------- Build 37 - Version 2.3 - 17 June 2003 (AV-2003) ------------------------------------------------------- Minor cosmetic UI fixes. Also fixed a bug in the help system. Build 37 is Golden Release Candidate 1 (GRC1). ------------------------------------------------------- Build 36 - Version 2.2 - 21 May 2003 (AV-2003) ------------------------------------------------------- Cleaned up some of the help documentaion. Also improved the AV MDK, by adding the "Floppy Disk Creator" GUI. ------------------------------------------------------- Build 35 - Version 2.1.5 - 22 January 2003 (AV-2003) ------------------------------------------------------- Cleaned up some of the help documentaion. Also improved the AV MDK, by adding the "Floppy Disk Creator" GUI. ------------------------------------------------------- Build 34 - Version 2.1.4 - 18 January 2003 (AV-2003) ------------------------------------------------------- Improvements in the tab to expose "Sensitivity" and Strongs numbers. The best release yet, but probably is not the final release candidate of AV-2003. ------------------------------------------------------- Build 33.X04 - Version 1.7.4 - 10 August 2004 (AV-2000) ------------------------------------------------------- Minor installation refresh. ------------------------------------------------------- Build 33.X2K - Version 1.7 - 17 January 2003 (AV-2000) ------------------------------------------------------- Back by popular demand; this is a refresh release of AV-2000, but based on the AV-2002 texts. AV-2000 is better suited for older machines with less processing power and/or with less memory. AV-2000 also integrates more seamlessly with Word-95. Default registry values have been changed so as to not collide with AV-2003 installations on the same machine. ------------------------------------------------------- Build 33b - Version 2.1.2 - 2 January 2003 (AV-2002) ------------------------------------------------------- No functional changes in AV-2002 program files, but the Floppy installation and the Media Distribution Kit (MDK) were missing the third floppy disk. AV-2002 is once again a two(2) diskette set. ------------------------------------------------------- Build 33 - Version 2.1.1 - 29 December 2002 (AV-2002) ------------------------------------------------------- Restored the publish bible text by right-clicking as per instructions. Not sure which version of AV-2002 that this feature had disappeared in, but it is restored in build 33. ------------------------------------------------------- Build 32 - Version 2.1 - 27 December 2002 (AV-2002) ------------------------------------------------------- Restored the ability to search on Hebrew words in the Old Testament. Also updated the appearance of all tree controls throughout the application. ------------------------------------------------------- Build 31 - Version 2-RC3 - 22 December 2002 (AV-2002) ------------------------------------------------------- Fixed Problems related to Windows XP and Office XP. Fixed severe problems with MS-Word Integration. XP must "Use HTML Files" instead of the new embedded HTTP server. Never released on the Web: limited CDROM distribution only (Merry Christmas Edition 2002). ------------------------------------------------------- Build 30 - Version 2-RC2 - 14 December 2002 (AV-2002) ------------------------------------------------------- Fixed some quirky behavior of RC1, especially in the Search Form. ------------------------------------------------------- Build 29 - Version 2-RC1 - 4 December 2002 (AV-2002) ------------------------------------------------------- The 2.0 release is the first version of the AV Bible programs that does not require the 30 megabytes of HTML files to be resident on the hard disk. This new design deploys an AV Bible Server (accessible from any browser on port 1611; e.g. http://mycomputer:1611/) along with the updated version. This software uses the same KJV "SWORD" texts as first deployed in build 28. These texts are derived (and therefore substantially similar) to the texts of the "Online Bible". Builds 28 and above are built with Delphi 6.0 Personal, while the bible data is still built with Visual C++ 6.0. The author highly recommends that you replace any AV-2000 and AV-1999 installations with this latest release. NOTE: Version 2.0 includes a directory of Independent Baptist Churches. The program author has noticed that only Baptist churches (but not all Baptist churches) believe that the King James Bible is God's Word to mankind in the English Language (1 Thessalonians 2:13). The directory is not part of AV-2002, but a bible-believer belongs in a bible-believing church. The directory of churches is provided for those who may be searching for a bible-believing church. ------------------------------------------------------- Build 28 - Version 1.6 - 29 September 2002 (AV-2002) ------------------------------------------------------- Build 28 was a limited release. The main purpose of the 1.6 release is to supply updates to errors found in the AV-2000 texts. A bible-believer in Texas discovered an error anytime counselor appeared in the text. The new, updated texts are derived from the "SWORD" project. The project is hosted on the web at: http://www.crosswire.org/sword/ and http://sourceforge.net/projects/sword/ The "SWORD" bible program identified on the sites sited above is not incorporated into AV-2002. AV-2002 only uses the KJV text from that "open-source" (community) development effort. ------------------------------------------------------- Build 27 - Version 1.5.v - 2 September 2001 (AV-2000) ------------------------------------------------------- Copyright refresh. Added CDROM Edition. The Internet Edition now includes "AV-Intructions.doc" (as does the new CDROM Edition). The CDROM distribution includes the AV-MDK so that redistribution of AV-2000 on the 2-disk floppy set is facilitated. AV-MDK is not part of the default installation. Its setup program must be invoked explicity if you wish to redistribute AV-2000 on 1.44mb floppies. Finally, the Setup program is produced by Inno 2.0.13 (instead of Inno 1.3.x). NOTE: There was never an AV-2001 edition as updates performed during that year were mostly cosmetic and/or related to redistribution of AV-2000. ------------------------------------------------------- Builds 23-26 - Version 1.5.i* - 6-10 Feb 2000 (AV-2000) ------------------------------------------------------- 1.5.i: Fixed quirky behavior on the search screen when turning off search via the check-box. Added the AV-2000 upgrade edition to the product family. 1.5.ii: Fixed reloading of last known search criteria. 1.5.iii: History mechanism has been refined. 1.5.iv: Minor revisions to release/readme notes. ------------------------------------------------------- Build 22 - Version 1.5 - 2 February 2000 (AV-2000) ------------------------------------------------------- Fixed bugs relating to inserting verses by book names such as Joshua and Judges has been fixed. This bug was most noticable in the MS-Word integration. ------------------------------------------------------- Builds 20,21 - Version 1.2x - 22-25 January 2000 ------------------------------------------------------- Improved user interface. Added the ability to browse proper names. Fixed some problems with browsing proper names. ------------------------------------------------------- Build 19 - Version 1.11 - 21 January 2000 ------------------------------------------------------- Build 18's reliance upon Delphi 5 was premature. Build 19-27 reverted to the Delphi 3 compiler. Build 19 added the ability to publish RTF documents (comapatible with Microsoft Word). ------------------------------------------------------- Build 18 - Version 1.1 - 15 January 2000 ------------------------------------------------------- A major bug was discovered by an AV-1999 user. AV-1999 Build 17 and earlier did not allow you to view chapters greater than 99. Sounds like a Y2K bug and though it was not, it was similar. Build 18 is also the first version compiled under Delphi 5 (previous releases were compiled with Delphi 3). ------------------------------------------------------- Build 17 (AV-1999) ------------------------------------------------------- Face lift for colors. Let me know if you like the old colors better. Build 17 was mainly done to clean up the documentation about Word97 support. Build 17 also introduced the Microsoft Word "Integration Assistant". This menu item assists you in integrating AV 1999 into Word95, Word97, or Word2000. After integration, you can search for bible text right from inside of MS-Word. Build 17 also brought in a much improved AV MDK (Media Distribution Kit) as separate installable product. ------------------------------------------------------- Build 16.xi (AV-1999) ------------------------------------------------------- This was supposed to be the last build before moving onto to work on AV-2000. Added support for Word97. ------------------------------------------------------- Build 16k (AV-1999) ------------------------------------------------------- Stable build, but could not be integrated with MS-Word. NOTE: There were numerous more builds dating all the the way back to 1996 but cataloging of releases did not begin until build 16k. © 2008-2011 Kevin Wonus