Release 1.5.2

Bug fixes

• Fixed issues with incorrect icons in dialog boxes.
• The notification about the availability of new versions will only appear once a week.

Changes

• Switched all helper forms to the "dialog" form style.
• Updated NLog to version 5.3.3.
• Rebased documentation generator to version 1.12.

Release 1.5.1

Bug fixes

• Fixed overlapping controls due to incorrect anchors.

Changes

• Disabled downloading and installing updates in portable mode.
• Removed no longer needed workarounds for HiDPI screens.
• Fixed some small mistakes and tautology in the offline help system.
• Extracted a new private method for copying data to the clipboard.
• Switched some methods to better IsNewRow check.

Release 1.5.0

New

• Added full comments support.
• Added full Unicode support.
• Added import/export feature.
• Added encoding selection.
• Added Privacy Policy page.
• Added a new class HostsFileEntryParser.
• Implemented cutting, copying and pasting multiple items to the clipboard.
• Enabled Maximize and Minimize buttons for the main form.
• The application will now correctly save and restore its state.

Bug fixes

• Fixed flickering on restoring the maximized form.
• Fixed crashes when pasting malformed items from the clipboard.
• Fixed errors when inserting new items to table.

Changes

• Enabled columns auto-resize.
• Removed icons from menu to match modern guidelines.
• Removed or replaced all icons with non-free licenses.
• Reworked the offline help system.
• Updated CI actions to the latest releases.
• Updated NLog shared library to version 5.3.2.

Release 1.4.1

Bug fixes

• Fixed issue with skipping rows with inline comments.

Changes

• Implemented concatenation support for the Hostname class.
• Switched from the hardcoded names in exception descriptions to nameof() usage.
• Performed major refactoring of the CleanString() method.
• Reduced complexity of the ReadHostsFile() method.
• Updated NLog to version 5.2.1.

Release 1.4.0

New

• Switched to native IPAddress type for storing IP addresses.
• Implemented correct sorting of IP addresses..
• Switched to native Hostname type for storing hostnames.
• Implemented correct sorting of hostnames.
• Added more strict checks for both IP addresses and hostnames.

Bug fixes

• Fixed issues with malformed Hosts file entries.
• Fixed an error when trying to remove the entire row.

Changes

• Documented Mono issues.
• Updated documentation.
• Updated NLog to version 5.2.0.

Release 1.3.1

Bug fixes

• Fixed a bug that allowed editing in read-only mode.

Changes

• Explicitly disabled all editing features in read-only mode.
• Performed code refactoring.

Release 1.3.0

New

• Added update checker form.
• Implemented automatic update checker (can be disabled in settings).
• Switched to Microsoft Visual Studio 2022.
• Added CodeQL workflow for GitHub code scanning.
• Added dependabot support for tracking dependencies.

Bug fixes

• Fixed potential crashes on exit.

Changes

• Fixed static analyzer warnings.
• Performed code refactoring.
• Rewritten some async methods to match modern guidelines.
• Switched to NLog's internal string formatter.
• Added a new class AddressHelpers.
• Increased debug log verbosity in some cases.
• Removed LGTM badges and integration.
• Updated NLog to version 5.1.2.

Release 1.2.1

Bug fixes

• Fixed a crash when trying to paste clipboard contents to an uninitialized row.

Other changes

• Updated NLog library to version 5.0.4.
• Updated GitHub actions.

Release 1.2.0

Bug fixes

• Fixed an error when trying to cut, copy or delete the contents of a new cell.

Other changes

• Unified build scripts.
• Fixed issue with building against Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2 instead of 4.8.
• Updated NLog library to version 4.7.15.
• Switched from 7-Zip archive format to standard Zip.

Release 1.1.0

New

• Added full Windows 11 support.
• Moved logs to %LOCALAPPDATA%\mhed\logs.

Bug fixes

• Added Ngen target for mhlib.dll on system-wide installation.
• Fixed some mistakes in GUI and documentation.

Internal changes

• Adjusted visibility of some classes and methods.
• Implemented StartElevatedProcess() support for the MacOS platform.
• Moved all icons and templates to the assets directory.
• Performed major code refactoring.
• Fixed some static analyzer warnings.
• Removed deprecated MD5 hash from the updates database.

Other changes

• Switched to Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8.
• Updated InnoSetup installer engine to version 6.2.
• Updated NLog shared library to version 4.7.13.
• Switched to SPDX preambles format.
• Compatibility changes with version 3.0 of the REUSE Specification.