BigJig Versions History

! bug fixed
+ added feature
* improvement/modification

Version 8.11 (25.01.2008)

* Astra Tropical added to Home list
! Open Jigsaw dialog showed uncorrectly under Windows with large font
! Downloaded jigsaws could not be saved under some Windows Vista
! Pieces did not rotate correctly in a scrolled window or a pocket

Version 8.10 (11.06.2007)
+ Can open Astra Jigsaw puzzles
* Vista compatible now
* Help files updated

Version 8.07 (02.05.2005)
* Spanish help and interface updated

Version 8.06 (03.02.2005)
! Solved pieces groups were arranged incorrectly
* Report creating added for support and debug purposes

Version 8.05 (02.02.2005)
! Pieces were shown incorrectly in puzzles saved under version 7

Version 8.04 (01.02.2005)
! Pieces sometimes bunched together in squares under Windows 98 and ME
! A few minor problems fixed

Version 8.03 (31.01.2005)
+ Puzzles saved in version 7 (.sv7 files) are now accepted
* Pieces outlines improved for very small pieces
* Magnifying glass has become faster
* Danish help updated
* Polish help updated
+ Hungarian interface added
! A few minor problems fixed

Version 8.02 (10.12.2004)
* Full Screen mode can now be switched on or off (off by default)
* Minor changes in the English Help file
! A few of minor problems fixed

Version 8.01 (29.11.2004)
! Pieces looked hazily and behaved incorrectly under Win2000

Version 8.0 (25.11.2004)
+ Four additional styles of pieces: Bony, Scrappy, Distorted, and Spriggy.
+ Four styles of shadows between pieces: None, Cardboard, Tough Board, and Wood.
+ Four styles of the picture frame: No frame, Edgeless pieces, Plain frame, and Shaped frame.
+ Two preset modes of playing: Standard and Simple. Ability to create custom mode of playing.
+ Visual indication of pieces joining.
+ Showing pictures thumbnails in the Open window.
+ To maximize the playing area, the menu is now hidden.

Version 7.05 (14.03.2003)
! Under certain circumstances rotation made pieces black

Version 7.04 (22.11.2002)
! Matched pieces did not stuck together under certain angles
* Installation under Windows NT/2000/XP now requires administrator's rights

Version 7.03 (15.11.2002)
! Sometimes pieces got lost in Artistic mode under Windows NT/2000/XP
* Minor changes in file association and loading puzzles from outsize BigJig

Version 7.02 (5.11.2002)
! Artistic pieces rendering was incorrect under Windows NT and 2000
! Pieces rotation didn't work under Windows NT and 2000
! Credits list was truncated

Version 7.01 (15.10.2002)
* Rotation switched off by default

Version 7.0 (3.10.2002)
+ Two additional styles of pieces: curl and artistic
+ Switching shadows between pieces on and off
+ Single Main Window mode. This mode has been designed specially for kids
* Downloading and installing language help files from within BigJig
* The About window automatically disappeares after program starts
! Download problem from within BigJig under Windows XP
* Spanish interface and help updated

Version 6.09 (30.08.2001)
! Pieces did not move or moved with smearing if the window was scrolled.

Version 6.08 (23.08.2001)
Internal test version

Version 6.07 (15.07.2001)
+ Option "Fit to screen" to adapt big puzzles to a smaller screen
* Pieces move faster, especially on some new NVidia video adapters
* Added the command "Select All" for pieces
* Minor changes in interface
! Dialog boxes such as "Open Jigsaw" didn't fit the 800x600 screen
if the system font setting was "Large"

Version 6.06 (03.04.2001)
+ BigMosaic 3.0 address in the popup list in the Open Jigsaw dialog box
* German language support files rewritten for version 6
* virtualave.net removed from the list of available downloading servers
! readme.txt had an incorrect price information

Version 6.05 (22.10.2000)
* Version 6 beta period is over at last!
! Hanging up on systems without TCP/IP installed
+ Help ("?") button on the Open Jigsaw dialog box
+ 4 new free jigsaws
+ Version 6 aware Danish support
+ Version 6 aware Dutch support

Version 6.02 Beta (26.05.2000)
+ Combobox for moving to BigJig 6, BigJig 5 and BigMosaic home directories
* Main window size and position are saved between program runs
! Dialog boxes such as "Open Jigsaw" were too big for 640x480 screen
! Piece preview failed on video cards based on NVidia Riva 128 chipset

Version 6.01 Beta (21.05.2000)
+ "V5 Home" button in "Open Jigsaw" box

Version 6.0 Beta (10.05.2000)
+ Downloading jigsaws from within BigJig
+ Magnifying Glass to scrutinize small details
+ BigMosaic puzzles can now be opened in BigJig
+ "Delete file" button in "Open Jigsaw" box
+ Solved puzzle can be saved to BMP file with comments
+ List of puzzles you recently played with
* Each window and pocket can be assigned its own background color
* Larger images are supported - up to 1024 x 768 pixels
* Maximum size of pieces has been increased

Version 5.05 (26.09.1999)
! Problem with video cards based on NVidia Riva 128 chipset
(pieces looked like small squares filled with squiggly lines)
* Address for registration via Postal Mail has changed
* Minor internal improvements in Registry handling

Version 5.03 (30.08.1999)
+ The game can be launched by double-clicking a .jg4 or .sv5 file
* A non-free puzzle can bring up "Register BigJig" window
! Requirements to enter the registration code more than once
+ Language support: Spanish
+ Language support: French
+ Language support: Swedish

Version 5.02 (21.06.1999)
+ Language support: German
+ Language support: Portuguese
! Mess on the screen when rotating a group of pieces as a whole
! Some dialogs had captions not translated to the supported languages

Version 5.01 (11.06.1999)
* Minor internal improvements

Version 5.0 (4.06.1999)
+ Pockets to store pieces
+ Toolbar
+ Sound effects
+ Changing game language
+ Mouse wheel suppot
* Resizing the thumbnail
* Arranging selected pieces in a grid

Version 4.05 (02.05.1999)
! Corruption of pieces shapes ("triangles and holes") on
video cards based on the ATI Rage Pro chip

Version 4.04 (22.03.1999)
! Mysterious Access Violations on some "unhappy" systems
* JPEG files handling

Version 4.03 (15.03.1999)
! Some memory leakages
* JPEG files handling

Version 4.02 (09.12.98)
! Background cannot be saved
! Auto-saving settings
! Blinking windows

Version 4.01 (25.11.98)
+ Classic shapes for pieces
! Help file not readable under some versions of Windows

Version 4.0 (10.11.98)
+ Eleven levels of difficulty
+ Edgeless mode to solve a puzzle without edge pieces
+ Spreading out pieces to arrange them in a grid-like fashion
+ Selecting group of pieces to move or transfer them to the second window
+ Large size of the playing area - up to the screen size
+ Auto-saving the game

Version 3.0 (28.06.1998)
+ Six difficulty levels
+ Rotation of pieces
+ Utility for making custom jigsaws
+ Two windows for playing