Schoolhouse Test 4 Release Notes
Version 4.2.3.0 - May 26, 2019
Question Bank: fixed randomization when applying multiple custom selections.
Version 4.2.1.2 - October 20, 2018
Resolved error when opening new documents created in version 5 of Schoolhouse Test.
Version 4.2.0.3 - September 2, 2018
Added compatibility for documents created in Schoolhouse Test 5.
Visibility of horizontal scroll bar on design view grid now maintained to show more of the last column.
Fixed disappearing OK button on title group dialog.
Fixed several additional errors and exceptions.
Version 4.1.14.0 - March 31, 2018
Resolved several issues and exceptions related to opening and saving files notably, but not exclusively, on Turkish operating systems.
Version 4.1.13.2 - February 17, 2018
Picture Sizing: Default picture import size option in application options and in picture editor options now synced correctly.
Import: Breaking spaces now imported correctly when importing from Blackboard data file.
Resolved several additional issues and exceptions.
Version 4.1.12.6 - June 25, 2017
Global Font: Fixed loss of style when global font was changed for current item.
Font: Fixed underline not appearing beneath spaces in group of underlined words.
Document Version: Fixed program freezing when document version was incremented for header, footer, or title group.
Resolved several additional issues and exceptions.
Version 4.1.11.6 - February 27, 2017
Title Group: Fixed title group not opening and causing the application to become unresponsive in some situations.
Find and Replace: Fixed error that could occur in some circumstances when using find to locate a string of text.
Version 4.1.11.4 - February 13, 2017
Import: Improved import of standard text file to correctly handle unicode characters.
Question Bank: Resolved issue where Custom Selection in the question bank was not correctly selecting items when filters had already been applied.
Resolved several additional issues and errors.
Version 4.1.10.2 - October 26, 2016
Hidden Text: Fixed incorrect wrapping of hidden text when hanging indents are used in preceding text.
Text: Removed hyperlink formatting of URLs in design view text.
Printing: Resolved document print dialog opening on Ctrl+P when in Design View.
Import: Fixed import of characters from Blackboard DAT files when presented as HTML entity character codes.
Randomize: Resolved issue where randomize of multiple-choice question items could result in loss and/or duplication of one of the items.
Statement: Resolved issue where changes to the T/F statements would not automatically be persisted in the document.
Resolved several other issues and errors.
Version 4.1.9.1 - June 15, 2016
Picture Quality: Improved quality of pictures when being auto-sized to fit column width in Document View.
Version 4.1.8.2 - June 3, 2016
Item Picture Alignment: Added option to change the alignment of images associated with items in Multiple Choice, Order, and Matching questions.
Version 4.1.8.0 - June 1, 2016
Sample Questions: Fixed issue where text would be lost for sample questions when returning to previously created sample question in design view.
Version 4.1.7.5 - May 23, 2016
Item Deletion: Fixed error that would occur when undoing an item deletion.
Version 4.1.7.3 - May 21, 2016
Language Support: Improved handling of connecting characters for languages like Thai.
Design Edit Sorting: Resolved sorting issue when columns have empty fields.
Resource Management: Added visual representation of memory resource usage to status bar.
Resource Mangement: Improved handling of memory resources when using pictures.
Multiple Choice: Added keyboard command (Ctrl+Shift+M) to reset all correct choices to A.
Resolved several other issues and errors.
Version 4.1.6.3 - May 10, 2016
Saving Documents: Had to roll back file-locking as it was creating some issues with the saving of documents. Until we can implement a more robust solution, files are no longer locked while opened.
Version 4.1.6.2 - May 9, 2016
Pictures: Added image quality option to control file size and performance issues resulting from use of high resolution images.
Print to PDF: Fixed issue printing large test documents (more than 1000 questions) to PDF.
Document Left Alignment: Fixed issue where questions were not correctly left aligned with text blocks and divider lines.
Design Edit Custom Sort: Fixed issue where custom sort on multiple columns was not correctly recalling sort order.
Resolved serveral additional errors and exceptions.
Version 4.1.5.5 - April 8, 2016
Check for Update: Fixed error that could occur when checking for product update.
Version 4.1.5.3 - April 1, 2016
Matching: Added Reset function to matching question.
Document: Added padding option to document border.
Fill-in-the-Blanks: Added right-click menu with basic formatting options (bold, italic, underline) to fill-in-the-blanks answer.
Export: Fixed error that could occur when exporting partially completed matching questions in GIFT or delimited format.
Import: Improved import of Moodle data in GIFT format.
Export Design Data: Fixed duplication of questions when exporting design data.
Resolved several other issues and errors.
Version 4.1.4.6 - March 15, 2016
Saving: Fixed error that would occur when saving new test document.
Version 4.1.4.5 - March 14, 2016
Exporting: Added delimited text export of design data to the Design Editor.
Design Layout: Column position and width changes are now persisted for the design layout grid.
Updates: Added automatic update checks for new versions. Frequency of checks can be modified or turned off in the application options.
Saving: Improved speed for file saving. Particularly noticeable for large tests.
File Locking: Test file is now locked while open to prevent simultaneous editing by another user.
Resolved error that could occur when decreasing or increasing the size of some images.
Resolved several additional issues and exceptions.
Version 4.1.3.1 - February 20, 2016
Export: Fixed GIFT export for True False questions.
Export: Fixed delimited file export issue when tabs or carriage returns were present in choices text.
Fill-in-the-Blanks: Fixed application freeze on paste from clipboard.
Answer Lines: Resolved issue where spacing between answer lines was inconsistent when blank lines were present in answer text for short and long answer questions.
Document Save: Resolved Out-of-Memory exception that could occur on saving test with multiple high resolution images.
Resolved several additional issues and exceptions.
Version 4.1.2.5 - January 20, 2016
Hidden Text: Resolved issue where multiple hidden text instances for a single question were not actually hidden.
Matching: Resolved error on delete items.
Marks: Re-designed marks field in design view to resolve errors when increasing or decreasing marks value.
Resolved several additional issues and exceptions.
Version 4.1.1.3 - December 22, 2015
Added option to import partial questions in multiple-choice delimited text import.
Fixed handling of hidden text in questions over multiple lines.
Resolved several additional issues and exceptions.
Version 4.1.1.0 - December 12, 2015
Resolved navigation issue where switching to Document View would display the page previous to the the page of the current item when that item was actually the first item on the next page.
Fixed error in GIFT export when Statements or Checklist question types had no correct answers.
Fixed resource leak issue that could occur when moving items in tests with numerous questions.
Version 4.1.0.19 - December 3, 2015
Resolved issue where marks with no decimal value showed with trailing zero in document view.
Improved system resource usage for extra-large tests with hundreds or thousands of questions.
Resolved additional error for tests with sample questions that generate an invalid cast exception when switching to document view.
Version 4.1.0.13 - November 26, 2015
Resolved error where tests with sample questions could generate an invalid cast exception when switching to document view.
Version 4.1.0.12 - November 24, 2015
Fixed question numbering that aligned too far left when last item in document or answer key was not a question.
Version 4.1.0.11 - November 23, 2015
Added go to page/item/question to document view navigation.
Added new tag <TP> for total page count to header, footer, and title group.
Added page border option for document.
Added check-all option to filter, selection, and activation dialogs.
Added Keep Together option column to design edit to enable gobal changes.
Added new design item: Text Block with Border.
Added instance settings to Divider, Section Title, and Text Block with Border.
Increased character limit for question text boxes from 2000 to 20000.
Added Extend Answer Lines document option to List question.
Added top and bottom padding options for document columns.
Fixed fill-in-the-blanks not retaining keep together setting.
Improved handling of sizing after screen switching for question bank and design view windows.
Resolved a number of other issues and errors.
Version 4.0.5.10 - June 1, 2015
Added deletion buttons for levels, categories, groups, and tags.
Added new dialog for import of multiple-choice questions from a delimited file. Can now match the original fields to the new fields prior to import.
Improved performance when formatting document pages.
Fixed hanging indent issue.
Resolved several other issues and errors.
Version 4.0.4.15 - March 23, 2015
Improved quality of pictures imported via the picture editor. This is particularly noticeable when
importing equations, charts, tables, and images with text from other applications such as Microsoft Word.
Added option to change the color of hidden text.
Added option in program options and picture editor to reset the clipart folder back to the application default.
Added option to question table to allow or not allow numbering of answer cells in the document.
Added sample checkbox to set question as sample.
Added visible bubble option to document and answer sheet options.
Added bubble label format option to document and answer sheet options.
Added element numbering format option to document and answer sheet options.
Added labels in bubbles option to answer sheet options.
Added bubble label style option to answer sheet options.
Resolved a number of errors and exceptions.
Version 4.0.3.3 - January 18, 2015
Fixed issue with opening some tests created with versions 1 and 2.
Increased allowed text length for fill-in-the-blanks question type from 1000 to 5000 characters.
Can now change font options (name, size, style) in document and answer sheet view without opening dialog by editing font descriptor text directly.
Can now adjust zoom with mouse wheel in document and answer sheet view by holding down control key.
Resolved several minor errors and exceptions.
Version 4.0.2.3 - December 11, 2014
Option added in data view to navigate through active items only.
Design editor now provides save option if closing after changes have been made.
Resolved issue where save reminder sometimes could not be stopped.
Can now search for and replace spaces in Find and Replace.
Resolved issue where test document would sometimes not close correctly.
Resolved issue where matching numbering style on answer sheet did not match the document.
Fill-in-the-Blanks question now works correctly with ideographic character sets.
Fill up in Design Editor now works correctly for Tag column. Also added fill function for notes column.
Sample tests are now only copied to tests folder on initial use of program. Sample tests can, however, be reset via Folder Options.
Resolved several other errors and exceptions.
Version 4.0.1.1 - October 4, 2014
Resolved object disposed error.
Resolved invalid cast error.
Resolved null reference error.
Version 4.0.0.102 - October 1, 2014
First public release.
Version 4.0.0.98 - September 29, 2014
Resolved several issues and errors.
Version 4.0.0.95 - September 26, 2014
Improvements in handling of IME.
Version 4.0.0.94 - September 25, 2014
Added new export/import service: Aiken format.
Resolved several issues and errors.
Version 4.0.0.88 - September 19, 2014
Added new import services: standard text file compatible with Respondus import and standard text file in GIFT format.
Added file and version tags to header, footer, and title group.
Added navigation key shortcuts.
Randomization now in single dialog.
Resolved several errors and issues.
Version 4.0.0.83 - September 11, 2014
Added a table type question with selectable answer rows and columns.
Now automatically copies user dictionary for spell check from version 3.
Now removes trailing tabs from textboxes prior to formatting for document or answer sheet.
Fixed several errors and exceptions.
Version 4.0.0.78 - September 6, 2014
Added new import services: delimited text file in Blackboard format. More to be added.
User dictionary from Schoolhouse Test 3 now automatically copied to Test 4.
Fixed several errors and exceptions.
Version 4.0.0.76 - September 2, 2014
Added two new export services: delimited text file for import to Excel and Blackboard; standard format text file for import to Respondus. More to be added.
Fixed several errors and exceptions.
Version 4.0.0.74 - August 29, 2014
Initial preview release.