v4.0

This is the release version that has passed all the tests and is ready to be distributed to the public.

Main changes:

• very large code cleanup (e.g. repeated code removal and interpolated strings implementation)
• settings system upgrade and a new setting
• interface adjustments (MainWindow size increased, button heights resized to their content, etc)
• the "Search" and "About" windows are introduced
• icons are added
• every digit-only field is connected to a pasting handler and a try-catch block
• access keys assigned to the buttons and checkboxes
• if the command line argument is -convert, the tool does not show the Main Window
• the tool shows the selectable and copiable current file path on the title screen
• if the file loading fails, the "Resume editing" button is hidden to prevent unwanted behavior

Minor improvements:

• the messages count is also selectable and can be copied to clipboard
• the code for making readme is now auto-generated with Python script
• the "insert" key is added to the whitelist
• in a -convert command a notification is shown if the specified type does not match -txt or -msg
• the length of the magic value field is limited
• when a file is loaded/made, fields' content is set to default values
• users can cancel the drag&drop operation if the tool does not deduce the file type itself
• the contents of the entry index field are adjusted when an insertion or erasure is performed

v3.0-beta

This is the last version marked as beta.
Main changes:

• moved to Microsoft Visual Studio 2017
• codestyle improvements
• settings support
• command line arguments support
• file type deduction
• "new file" replaced with "Untitled" when working with a new file
• the tool now suggests a file name in the save file dialog
• Drag&drop logic improvement
• warning text strings moved to the MainWindow fields
• the core libMSG class "MSGtoTXT" moved from the MainWindow to the App class
• no newline at the end of the readme file

v2.0-beta

This version is much more stable and useful than the previous v1.0-alpha.
Main changes:

• The messages list and the index entry field are synchronized
• All entries in the list now have a corresponding index next to them
• Filename is displayed in the window name
• Background is fixed
• Crashing-related bugs fixed
• MSGEdit now acknowledges that in Patapon 1&2 the extension was *.pac, not *.msg
• Warnings and errors produce a sound
• The window is bigger and can no longer be resized
• readme.txt generation improved, console argument support stump added
• Ctrl + C and Ctrl + V are allowed in the number-only fields

v1.0-alpha

This is the first ever published version.

Features:

• load MSG or TXT files via drag&drop or by pressing "Load TXT"/"Load MSG" buttons
• make a new file by pressing "New file" button
• erase a range of messages
• insert a message at given index
• randomize the list of messages
• change the magic value
• edit any message

Main weak spots which are unique for this version:

• squeezed background image
• silent warnings and errors
• one-side connection between the messages list and the index entry textbox
• absence of message indexes in the list
• the tool used to crash if a user managed to enter something unexpected via Ctrl + ;

Pre-release repository state

This is how the repository looked like before the release version has been finished.