New release
15.11.2022
Version 0.71-3 of jGameBase has been released.
New features
- Updated C64lite to GBC17
- Support for alternate emulator roms (GEMUS function "findRom()")
- C64 VICE script now supports different fast loader roms (if supplied)
Bugs Fixed
- Edit musician, even when "Photo" directory is missing
- Creating views with years before or after fixed
- When launching an extra as game the KeyValuePairs from the original game are used
- When launching an extra as game all extracted files are added as items
Bug fix
24.10.2021
Version 0.71-2 of jGameBase has been released.
Bugs Fixed
- Finding a game's "file_to_run" in an extracted archive is now working
- Shortcut "F2" for "Key=Value" pairs
- New/Edit musician dialog now opens in front of other dialogs
Bug fix
05.06.2021
Version 0.71-1 of jGameBase has been released.
New features
- Included GraalsJS because since Java V15 JavaScript is no longer bundled
Bugs Fixed
- "key=value" pairs are case sensitive
Bug fix
17.07.2020
Version 0.70-4 of jGameBase has been released.
Bugs Fixed
- Corrected debian package dependencies for java jre
Bug fix
05.06.2020
Version 0.70-3 of jGameBase has been released.
Bugs Fixed
- Fixed setting "enabled" flag on extras like GameBase does
- Fixed bug exporting to mdb causing an error while importing in GameBase
Bug fix
22.02.2020
Version 0.70-2 of jGameBase has been released.
Bugs Fixed
- Fixed bug displaying game most played in About dialog
- Fixed display bug when using a dark theme
Updated GUI, game in separate process
24.11.2019
Version 0.70-1 of jGameBase has been released.
New features
- GUI updated for font scaling
- Fonts scalable via options dialog (requires restart)
- Game emulators started in own process (GUI stays responsive)
- Option to end running game when starting a new one
Removed features
- Extractor plugin for 7z
- Extractor plugin for rar
Workaround for "BROWSE action is not supported"
09.09.2019
Version 0.68-6 of jGameBase has been released.
Bugs Fixed
- Workaround if though the desktop API is supported the used action is not
- Changed default picture viewer from "eog" to "xdg-open"
Java 8 to 13
25.04.2019
Version 0.68-5 of jGameBase has been released.
New Features
- Updated libraries and start script
=> works with Java 8 to 13
Bugs Fixed
- Fixed missing transaction bug in "-releasedb" mode
Import fixed
25.01.2019
Version 0.68-4 of jGameBase has been released.
Bugs Fixed
- Fixed import of Access databases with inconsistencies
- Fixed step-by-step import via jToolBox
(start the jToolBox with "jgamebase toolbox")
Java 10
15.10.2018
Version 0.68-3 of jGameBase has been released.
New Features
- Updated libraries and start script
=> works with Java 10
Bugs Fixed
- Fixed NullPointerException in GUI
Import old databases
24.03.2018
Version 0.68-2 of jGameBase has been released.
Bugs Fixed
- Fixed importing databases with old schema version 2.5 or 2.6 (e.g. VIC20 v3)
Java 8
03.02.2018
Version 0.68-1 of jGameBase has been released.
New Features
- Changed minimum Java version to Java 8
- Speed up of image loading by separating image loading per panel
- Implemented cache for images
- Updated libraries (derby, hibernate, etc.)
- Applied patches from Paweł Majkutewicz (thanks!)
- Applied jSparrow suggestions
- Added SPDX license identifiers to source code
Bugs Fixed
- Reworked "Verify Available Files" GUI
- Implemented workaround for problem in GTK look and feel (thanks to John Negoita)
- First game file was not copied if it was not a zipped file and more media files were present
- Fixed that derby.log would be created where user had no write access
- Removed obsolete bug fix for memory leak in apple java 1.6
Bug fix, Bug Tracker
26.12.2015
Version 0.64-5 of jGameBase has been released.
New Features
- C64lite is now based on Gamebase64 V14
Bugs Fixed
- database export to MS Access (*.mdb) was broken
Bug fix, Bug Tracker
14.07.2014
Version 0.64-4 of jGameBase has been released.
Bugs Fixed
- compiled with target 1.6 so that JRE 1.6 can run the class files again
Bug Tracker
- the bug tracker on the sourceforge project site has been reenabled
Bug fix
27.06.2014
Version 0.64-3 of jGameBase has been released.
Bugs Fixed
- fixed a problem with current rhino (java-javascript engine) releases
CLI improvement, Bug fixes
15.12.2012
Version 0.64-1 of jGameBase has been released.
New Functionality
- adding a database name and an item id to the command line will launch the specified item
e.g. "jgamebase c64lite G726" will start "Benji - Space Rescue" and
"jgamebase c64lite M20544" will play "Another One Bites the Dust"
Thanks to Jim Torelli!
Bugs Fixed
- games spanning multiple disks are extracted correctly
- fixed a problem with scaled down animations
GUI improvements, URL handling, Bug fixes
31.03.2012
Version 0.63-1 of jGameBase has been released.
New Functionality
- overlays have versions
- system views are now saved to the database
- loading of images is stopped, if a new item is selected
- scaling animations
- icons with overlays for url extras
- context menus for extra buttons
- side pane slider positions remembered
- selected item remembered
- table columns remembered
- category windows position remembered
- screenshots: left click external, right click internal viewer
- item id displayed in status line
- marked extra displayed in status line
- preference to limit the number of extra images shown
- music details loaded from music file
- extract additional media
- download of url extras
- rudimentary ADF plugin
- memory usage optimized / use client JVM
- reorganize database after import
- remove duplicate urls
- remove orphaned extras from database
Bugs Fixed
- workaround for memory leak on OS X with java 1.6.0_29
- views get sorted after adding new view
Pop up menu, mass import, Bug fixes
16.12.2011
Version 0.50-3 of jGameBase has been released.
New Functionality
- Handling of URLs
- Simple GEMUS to JavaScript converter in the Toolbox
- Popup menu
- Simple mass import
- Automatic creation of screenshots
- "Manage" entry in "Play Game" and "Play Music" buttons
Bugs Fixed
- Hang loading screenshots
- Problems while choosing a music file
Documentation, Bug fixes
09.12.2011
Version 0.50-2 of jGameBase has been released.
New Functionality
- New documentation and homepage
Bugs Fixed
- Accept "apple" as java vendor
- Fixed a problem where the categories window got stuck
- Fixed various display related bugs
Debian-Packages, JDK7, Bug fixes
27.11.2011
Version 0.50-1 of jGameBase has been released.
New Functionality
- Release a debian package
- Write messages to a log file
- Made jGameBase jdk7 compatible
- Splash screen and main window show version
- Preliminary support for MS Windows
Bugs Fixed
- Fixed a problem loading bmp images
- Database icon and splash can be image type other than gif
- Database icon and splash will be searched for if not found
Support for GB1.3 Databases, new GUI
29.10.2011
Version 0.50 of jGameBase has been released.
New GUI
- Scaling screenshots
- Support for animations
- Extras icon row
- Included Java C64 emulator JSwingC64 and SID emulator JSidplay
Database
- New DB schema (compatible with gamebase 1.3)
- Automatic upgrade of database format
- Import is now done via jackcess (all java access import) instead of via the external mdb-tools
- Access export
New Functionality
- Overlays are zipped changes to GameBase databases that are automatically extracted (e.g. scripts etc.)
- execution of games/music via javascript
Bugs Fixed
- Fixed adult filter
Stable Release
01.02.2010
A stable release (version 0.46) of jGameBase has been released.
Bugs Fixed
- Size of edit emulator window corrected
- Emulator script would be called with a doubled path
- Files with wrong case were not found
- Some existing files would not be found due to trailing spaces
Second Release Candidate Released
12.11.2009
The second release candidate (version 0.45) of jGameBase has been released.
Bugs Fixed
- Added second import (fallback) method, so that Access databases with inconsistencies can be imported (e.g. GameBase Amiga 1.6)
- Plugins didn't get loaded when started from jar
- Fixed NullPointerException with ViewFilters
- Fixed NullPointerException while selecting game file
- Additional Extras got created in wrong path
New Features
- Re-wrote the database toolbox: now you can import Access databases step by step
- Separated jGameBase and demo databases
- When no database was found a web browser with the download location of jGameBase databases will be opened
- jGameBase version management has been simplified
First Release Candidate Released
26.09.2009
The first release candidate (version 0.44) of jGameBase has been released.
Bugs Fixed
- Database hang fixed
New Features
- The jToolbox is no longer needed
- File System Hierarchy Standard (FHS)
- You can now specify multiple paths for all objects
- Default paths
- Support for RAR and 7Zip compressed files.
Third Public Beta Released
27.06.2009
The third public beta (version 0.38) of jGameBase has been released.
After a longer time this release has nearly the functionality of GameBase. There are still more bugs, but we are getting close.
Second Public Beta Released
19.05.2007
The second public beta (version 0.27) of jGameBase has been released.
This release is approaching the functionality of GameBase, but has way more bugs ;-).
First Public Beta Released
15.10.2006
The first public beta (version 0.06) of jGameBase has been released.
Basic functionality is working, but compared to GameBase many things are missing.
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