KAlarm Changelog

What's new in KAlarm 2.9.0

Apr 3, 2012
  • This release adds a new option to execute a pre-alarm action before deferred alarms trigger, and new options to auto-hide the system tray icon when no alarms are due. The Try button in the audio alarm edit dialogue now toggles playback start and stop. There are other minor improvements and bug fixes. It includes a new Catalan translation of the handbook.

New in KAlarm 2.7.3 (Jul 28, 2011)

  • This version fixes the Wake From Suspend dialogue not appearing or crashing.
  • It also fixes handbook translations not being installed properly.
  • It includes a new Dutch translation of the handbook.

New in KAlarm 2.7.2 (Jul 20, 2011)

  • There are a number of improvements to the wake-from-suspend feature.
  • It fixes non-Latin scripts appearing incorrectly in email messages, and fixes KAlarm sometimes continuing to run when no visible windows or system tray icon remains.
  • An Interlingua translation is now available.

New in KAlarm 2.7.0 (Jun 24, 2011)

  • This release adds a new option for reminders AFTER the main alarm. Another new option will wake the system from suspend when an alarm triggers. A new command line option can disable alarm monitoring at startup. The display of left hand buttons in time spinboxes in Oxygen style has been fixed. It includes other bug fixes, and a new Bosnian translation. KDE 3 is no longer supported.

New in KAlarm 2.6.2 (Dec 15, 2010)

  • This release fixes working-time-only alarms sometimes not triggering if KAlarm is started up outside working hours. It fixes the system tray icon showing at login when configured not to. The disabled system tray icon is now more distinguishable for color blind users. There are other more minor bug fixes.

New in KAlarm 2.6.1 (Oct 5, 2010)

  • Adds the facility to allow alarms whose text is generated by a command to have pre- and post-alarm actions (which was accidentally omitted from the KDE 4 variant of version 2.6.0).
  • It also fixes a couple of crashes.

New in KAlarm 2.6.0 (Oct 4, 2010)

  • It provides the new option to suppress notification of pre-alarm action errors, which facilitates use of the pre-alarm action to determine whether the alarm should appear. Pre- and post-alarm actions are now possible with alarms whose texts are generated by commands. The KDE 4 version now warns at startup if the system's time zones cannot be accessed and only UTC can be used. It fixes some crashes, and a number of other bugs. A full Kazakh translation is now included.

New in KAlarm 2.5.2 (Jun 14, 2010)

  • It fixes a KDE 4 bug where the alarm edit dialogue invoked by the alarm window Edit button did not save changes. Another KDE 4 bug which prevented the deferral of non-recurring alarms is also fixed. There are a number of other bug fixes for both KDE 3 and KDE 4.

New in KAlarm 2.5.1 (Apr 8, 2010)

  • It fixes a KDE 4 bug whereby audio files are played silently if no volume level has been specified.

New in KAlarm 2.5.0 (Mar 29, 2010)

  • Don't reactivate start-at-login without prompting, after user switches it off, except if KAlarm is session restored.
  • Disable resource calendars which contain only wrong alarm types.
  • Show error message and set read-only if location is blank for new resource.
  • Fix display alarm whose text is generated by a command and which has an audio file, being converted into an audio-only alarm when reloaded.

New in KAlarm 2.4.1 (Dec 9, 2009)

  • Version 2.4.1 fixes a serious bug in KDE 4 only, where date-only alarms repeatedly triggered at high frequency.

New in KAlarm 2.3.1 (Aug 27, 2009)

  • The OK button is now disabled in the edit alarm dialog if no changes have been made.
  • The system tray now shows an indication if individual alarms are disabled.
  • Bad addresses when sending email alarms are fixed.
  • The KDE 4 version fixes a crash restoring alarms at login, the ignoring of alarm volume settings, and KMail functions being omitted.
  • There are also other minor bugfixes.

New in KAlarm 2.3.0 (Aug 2, 2009)

  • Shift-Delete now deletes alarms without a confirmation prompt; in the alarm edit dialogue, you are warned if the entered start time needs adjustment to fit the recurrence; KDE4 bug fix: the alarm list is now sorted after each alarm triggers; time zone names are shown translated; build errors in both KDE3 and KDE4 packages are fixed; other bug fixes.

New in KAlarm 2.2.5 (Jul 13, 2009)

  • Fix alarms not triggering if reminder is erroneously AFTER the alarm; warn in edit alarm dialogue if entered start time needs adjustment to fit recurrence; fix some command line errors, and other bug fixes.

New in KAlarm 2.2.3 (Jun 15, 2009)

  • [KDE 4] Fix crash when more than one alarm with audio is displayed simultaneously.
  • [KDE 4] Fix email alarms sending multiple mails, when sent by KMail.
  • [KDE 4] Fix crash when closing remote calendars.

New in KAlarm 2.2.2 (Jun 12, 2009)

  • [KDE 4] Fix email alarms sending multiple mails, when sent by KMail.
  • [KDE 4] Fix crash when closing remote calendars.

New in KAlarm 2.2.1 (Jun 10, 2009)

  • Fixes a couple of bugs, and a new Ukrainian translation for the handbook is included.

New in KAlarm 2.2.0 (May 5, 2009)

  • Provide facility to export alarms to a new calendar file.
  • Provide option to spread alarm and error messages over screen.
  • Show command execution error indication for alarms in main window alarm list.
  • Add configuration setting for default deferral time in Defer Alarm dialogue.
  • Accept drag and drop of Todo entries to create a new alarm.
  • Fix recurring alarms being missed when deferred to earlier than next due alarm, when next due alarm is earlier than the next recurrence.
  • Fix crash at startup if a non-recurring cancel-if-late alarm has been missed.
  • Disable import to disabled or read-only resources, or if no resource selected.
  • Fix memory leak with undo/redo.
  • Fix crash when KAlarm quits.

New in KAlarm 2.1.5 (Feb 27, 2009)

  • The screensaver is now cancelled when an alarm is displayed.
  • Multiple identical command error messages are suppressed.
  • It fixes invalid alarms in the calendar getting stuck and causing high CPU usage.
  • Plus various other bug fixes.

New in KAlarm 2.1.2 (Dec 28, 2008)

  • Global shortcuts may now be defined for New Alarm actions.
  • Alarm windows are now shown on top of full-screen windows.
  • Fixed startup crashes. KOrganizer update now works when Kontact is running.
  • There are other bug fixes and translation updates.

New in KAlarm 2.1.0 (Nov 28, 2008)

  • Version 2.1.0 has a simplified alarm edit dialog, with a More/Less Options button. It has a new option to exclude holidays. The Preferences dialog organization is improved. Alarms now trigger correctly after wakeup from hibernation. The units for reminder time in the edit dialog are now tailored to the delay until the alarm is due.

New in KAlarm 2.0.5 (Sep 27, 2008)

  • Version 2.0.5 fixes very high CPU usage by KAlarm when there are alarms with sub-repetitions, or deferrals, with periods greater than 1 week.

New in KAlarm 2.0.3 (Sep 8, 2008)

  • Version 2.0.3 uses the standard KDE color picker for color selection. Alarm colors are shown in text entry fields. A background color selector is shown for file display alarms. Prevent quit when the main window is closed but the system tray icon is visible.