Here are the updates from our old website, dating back to 2003
22/03/18
Updated: JabpLite 4.05
SImilar to the changes for Jabp, This update adds ‘Show Min & Max Balances’ option to Future Balance View. A bug in weekly standing order processing is also fixed.
22/03/18
Updated: Jabp 4.05
This update adds ‘Show Min & Max Balances’ option to Future Balance View. A bug in weekly standing order processing is also fixed.
21/02/18
Updated: JabpLite 4.04
This version handles changes made by Google when re-launching Android Pay as Google Pay.
11/02/18
Updated: Jabp 4.04
This minor update to our desktop personal finance software fixes a bug in the Find routine when searching between specified amounts. Also, clicking on the X in the top right of the window now performs a normal program exit (previously a ‘forced exit’ for debug purposes).
30/01/18
Updated: JabpLite 4.03
JabpLite4 is updated to use the latest Android real-time permissions model. The only permission that JabpLite4 requires is ‘storage’ which is used when importing or exporting data.
The Android Pay functionality is also updated to allow for recent changes by Google.
30/01/18
Updated: Jabp 4.03
This version has some small enhancements and bug fixes.
10/01/18
Updated: Jabp 4.02
A couple of bugs are fixed in this release.
05/01/18
Updated: Jabp 4.01
This minor update to Jabp fixes some problems when displaying canvas menus and also when using Regular transactions.
02/01/18
New: Jabp 4.00
A Happy New Year to all our visitors and wishing you a peaceful and successful 2018.
Today we are releasing Jabp version 4.00. This is the first complete rewrite of our desktop personal finance program since it was launched in 2002. While the code is all new, much of the look-and-feel of the previous version has been retained. However some concepts from JabpLite4 for Android have also been incorporated. Users of previous versions should find much that is familiar.
The main difference between Jabp4 for desktop and JabpLite4 for Android is that the former supports multiple databases. Hence the options for New File, Open File, Split/Merge files have been retained from earlier versions of Jabp.
The file structure for Jabp4 is new and is not compatible with earlier versions. However the backup format is identical, so transferring data is as easy as exporting from the earlier program and importing into the new Jabp4. This backup format is also shared with JabpLite4 for Android, so data can easily be exchanged between the programs.
As always, Jabp4 is completely free software. It will run on any version of Windows, Mac OS and Linux with a Java runtime. We hope you enjoy using the new program.
02/01/18
Updated: JabpLite 4.02
This release contains various small modifications for compatibility with the new Jabp4.
01/12/17
Updated: JabpLite 4.01
This version introduces a new Preference to show a message at app startup if the Android Pay (APHelper) service is not running.
25/11/17
New: JabpLite 4.00
JabpLite version 4 is a new personal finance application for Android, which combines the user interface of JabpLite3 with a completely rewritten database and file-handling system. Data can easily be exported from JabpLite3 and imported into JabpLite4. A new-style default menu system is available in addition to those used in JabpLite2 and JabpLite3 – selectable in Preferences.
JabpLite4 includes built-in support for Android Pay which can be turned on in Preferences. There are numerous other minor improvements.
A big thank you to my beta-tester Alan R for his patience and his detailed feedback during the development of JabpLite4.
25/11/17
Updated: Jabp 2.70
Here is the changelog for version 2.70:
* Fixed bug where pressing letter (eg. ‘n’ for New Transaction) could repeat and erroneously enter data into form
* Improved sync process with JabpLite for reconciled transactions
* Fixed bug in sync process when editing accounts
* Improved Recreate Balances logic for transfers with missing transfer account information
09/11/17
Updated: JabpLite 3.20
This version now supports foreign currency transactions in Android Pay (via APHelper app, included in distribution zip)
24/10/17
Updated: JabpLite 3.19
This version fixes a bug with the synchronisation process.
21/10/17
Updated: JabpLite 3.18
Included in this release are further enhancements for processing Android Pay transactions, including support for foreign currency transactions. Note that this requires APHelper version 1.03 which is included in the distribution zip.
The maximum of 5 splits per transaction has been removed, and the split processing screen has been improved.
03/10/17
Updated: JabpLite 3.17
This version introduces some changes to the way that JabpLite processes pending transactions from Android Wear and Android Pay. Pending transactions are now matched and displayed at start up. For each pending transaction, the user can accept the category that JabpLite suggests or change it. This is quicker and easier than editing the transaction afterwards.
24/09/17
Updated: JabpLite 3.16
A further update for our Android personal finance manager. This version contains improved processing for Android Pay transactions plus other minor enhancements and bug fixes.
13/09/17
Updated: JabpLite 3.15
This new version of our Android personal finance program will automatically import transactions from Android Pay. This is achieved via a helper application APHelper (Android Pay helper) which is included in the distribution zip.
Our Android Wear application My Spending (formerly Transaction) which enables transactions to be created on a watch, also gets a minor update.
06/08/17
Updated Jabp 2.69
Our desktop personal finance program gets a new Copy Transaction function in the Transaction View. A number of small bugs are also fixed.
02/08/17
Updated: JabpLite 3.14
Our Android personal finance app gets a new Copy Transaction function, along with some enhancements to split processing and extra error checking when writing backup files.
13/07/17
Updated: JabpLite 3.13
This update for our Android personal finance manager fixes a bug with Standing Orders not updating correctly.
20/05/17
Updated: Jabp 2.68
Our desktop personal finance program has been updated to allow individual transactions to be synchronised and to fix a bug in the Match Description logic.Also, the Windows executable Jabp.exe is no longer included within the distribution zip – this is due to compatibility issues with Windows 10. Windows users should instead run Jabp by double-clicking on the file Jabp.jar.
20/05/17
Updated: JabpLite 3.12
Our personal finance app for Android has been updated to allow individual transactions to be synchronised and to fix a bug in the Match Description logic.
21/02/17
Updated: Jabp 2.67
Our desktop personal finance program is updated to enable scrolling with the mouse wheel in the main views.
21/02/17
Updated: JabpLite 3.11
This update for our Android personal finance app allows backups to be written to a fixed directory on an external SD card. There are also a couple of minor bug fixes.
Note: now that Android apps can officially run on Chromebooks, our experimental feature to run JabpLite3 in the Chrome browser has been retired and is no longer included in the distribution zip.
06/02/17
New: Amazon Playlist Copy
New release of a small Java utility program for owners of the Amazon Echo. This program extracts playlist details from the Amazon Music website and makes those details available in a spreadsheet.
The spreadsheet is then a reference for using Echo voice commands to play Amazon’s curated playlists.
03/02/17
Updated: Jabp 2.66
Our desktop personal finance program is updated with various improvements when navigating via a keyboard.
Experimental: add new transactions to Jabp by voice using Amazon Echo (requires Amazon Developer Account and additional set-up).
01/01/17
Announcement
We would like to wish our visitors a very happy and peaceful New Year.
26/08/16
Updated: JabpLite 3.10
Our personal finance program for Android is updated to optionally show negative amounts in red in the main views. Also a number of enhancements for using the program in landscape mode are included in this version.
26/08/16
Updated: Jabp 2.65
Our desktop personal finance program receives a minor update to optionally show negative amounts in red in the main views.
22/07/16
Updated: JabpLite 3.09
New for version 3.09 is improved selection of Regulars and Switch Views options when using Android menus, plus a small bug fix.
18/06/16
Updated: JabpLite 3.08
Our personal finance program for Android is updated for Android 6.0 (Marshmallow).
09/05/16
Updated: JabpLite 3.07
This version fixes a bug in the interval setting when entering or updating Standing Orders.
02/05/16
Updated: JabpLite 3.06
Version 3.06 fixes some minor bugs.
05/04/16
Updated: JabpLite 3.05
The Android version of JabpLite has been updated so that sensitive information within the program is hidden when the app appears in the Android recent apps list.
24/02/16
Updated: JabpLite 3.04
Our Android software is updated with some bug fixes and some enhancements including extra Account and Category delete functionality. It’s also possible to change dynamically between normal, transfer and split transactions within the ‘New Transaction’ form.
24/02/16
Updated: Jabp 2.64
Our desktop software is updated with some bug fixes and some enhancements including the ability to delete accounts and categories which have associated transactions.
11/02/16
Updated: JabpLite 3.03
A minor update for our Android personal finance app. This version includes a ‘New’ button in the action bar, allows the user to test custom colours and fixes a bug in the auto sync process.
02/02/16
Updated: JabpLite 3.02
JabpLite has been updated to include some user-requested enhancements to the Quick Start form and the Split entry form.
02/02/16
Updated: Jabp 2.63
Jabp has been updated with some minor enhancements and bug fixes.
30/01/16
Updated: JabpLite 3.01
Our Android app has been updated with smoother fonts, more font choices and a bug fix when entering investments. Please go to Preferences to select your new font size.
Also included for the first time is an experimental version of JabpLite3 which runs in the desktop Google Chrome browser. This is for advanced users only!
30/01/16
Updated: Jabp 2.62
Our desktop personal finance program is updated with smoother fonts and options for larger font sizes.
28/01/16
Updated: JabpLite 3.00
We are pleased to announce a completely rewritten version of our personal finance program JabpLite for devices running Android OS 4.3 or later. This version offers a new user interface, faster speed and many other improvements over previous versions. Upgraders from JabpLite 2.03 should read the guidance notes in the distribution zip for further details.
I would like to thank my beta testers Alan and Chris for their significant help in improving and debugging this new version.
JabpLite 2.03 will continue to be available for older Symbian, Blackberry and other Java-based devices, as well as those running versions of Android OS earlier than 4.3.
Like all our programs, JabpLite3 continues to be 100% freeware with no ads. I hope you enjoy using this new version of the program.
15/09/15
Updated: Jabp 2.61
This version contains some improvements to the sync process with JabpLite plus some other minor enhancements.
15/09/15
Updated: JabpLite 2.03
This version contains some improvements to the sync process with Jabp plus some other minor enhancements.
15/09/15
Updated: Transaction 1.02
Our Android Wear application is updated so that the watch screen remains on while the app is being used.
04/06/15
Updated: JabpLite 2.02
JabpLite is updated to use keyboard shortcuts, similar to our desktop program Jabp. For example, pressing ‘n’ in the Transaction View will open the new transaction dialog. Note that Android devices with connected Bluetooth keyboards may additionally require the Enter key to be pressed.
26/05/15
Updated: JabpLite 2.01
Our personal finance program for mobile phones is updated with a couple of minor enhancements and bug fixes.
16/01/15
Updated: Jabp 2.60
The Windows, MacOS and Linux version of our personal finance software is updated to provide enhanced functionality when synchronising data with JabpLite via Dropbox.
14/01/15
Updated: Transaction 1.01
Our ‘helper’ application Transaction for entering transactions to JabpLite via Android Wear is updated. This new version includes user interface improvements on both the wearable device and the main Android OS device.
Transaction is included in the distribution zips for Jabp and JabpLite.
01/01/15
Updated: JabpLite 2.00
Happy New Year!
We have a new major version release for our personal finance application JabpLite. This release incorporates support for voice input within the Quick Start menu on compatible Android devices. Using voice input can be a convenient and fast way of entering transactions ‘on the go’.
A helper application called Transaction is included which allows voice input to JabpLite via Android wearables. Full instructions are included within the distribution zip.
There are a number of other small improvements and bug fixes.
11/10/14
Updated: jTextLite 1.07
Double-tapping within the Android version of jTextLite will enable cut / copy / paste functions. So the previous Update Off function, which was introduced to enable cut / copy / paste, is not required and has been removed. A couple of other bugs have been fixed.
A new Preference has been added to start with the Recent Files list.
04/10/14
Updated: Jabp 2.59
Our personal finance program for desktops has been updated to be compatible with the latest version of Dropbox.
04/10/14
Updated: JabpLite 1.98
Our personal finance program for mobile phones has been updated to be compatible with the latest version of Dropbox.
04/10/14
Updated: jText 1.11
Our text editor for desktops has been updated to fix a bug when using the Find function. Also, Find Again has been re-mapped to the F3 key for compatibility with other editing programs.
A new Go To function has been added to go to a specific line or a specific byte in the file.
04/10/14
Updated: jTextLite 1.06
Our mobile phone editor has been updated to fix a problem with fonts in the Android version
17/08/14
Updated: jTextLite 1.05
Our mobile text editor now includes a new Update Off option (Android version only). Selecting this option enables the standard Android cut and copy functions, which are otherwise not available. The paste option works with either Update On or Update Off.
Note that the Android version of jTextLite only runs on Android 3.0 or later.
02/08/14
Updated: jText 1.10
The desktop version of our text editor is updated with better file handling and more security for password-protected files.
18/04/14
Updated: JabpLite 1.97
Our personal finance program for mobile phones is updated with new Copy to Dropbox function. This enables the program (Android version only) to synchronise with Jabp via Dropbox.
18/04/14
Updated: Jabp 2.58
Our desktop personal finance program is updated with new Copy to Dropbox function. This enables the program to synchronise with JabpLite via Dropbox (Android version only).
18/04/14
Updated: jTextLite 1.04
Our text editor for mobile phones is updated with new Copy to Dropbox function (Android version only).
18/04/14
Updated: jText 1.09
Our simple desktop text editor is updated with new Copy to Dropbox function.
22/02/14
Announcement
A new document is included in the distribution zips which explains how to synchronise between Jabp & JabpLite on Android devices.
02/01/14
Updated: JabpLite 1.96
A bug has been fixed which caused JabpLite to crash when an Investment was renamed.
02/01/14
Updated: Jabp 2.57
Jabp has been updated to fix a number of date format problems.
22/12/13
Updated: Jabp 2.56
Jabp has some changes to display foreign accounts in foreign currency and a minor enhancement to the Future Balance function.
22/12/13
Updated: JabpLite 1.95
JabpLite 1.95 has some minor changes to Quick Start and the Future Balance option.
24/11/13
Updated: Jabp 2.55
Jabp is updated with some further database integrity checks when using the Tools > Recreate Balances function.
10/11/13
Updated: JabpLite 1.94
JabpLite is updated with some further database integrity checks in the Extra Options > Recreate Balances function. A bug when reconciling transfers which could create a blank category is fixed.
21/07/13
Announcement
The Android versions of JabpLite and jTextLite have been rebuilt to:
a) Implement fast scrolling in the text areas – the main text entry screen for jTextLite and the FAQ section for JabpLite
b) Implement an additional security measure when entering a password, so that the internal dictionary is disabled
Since these changes only affect the Android builds, there has been no version number change – the new apks have been placed in the current zip distributions.
05/07/13
Updated: JabpLite 1.93
An update to the Quick Start feature which reduces the number of required keypresses on supported devices (including Android). Quick Start is useful for recording new transactions on-the-fly without needing to enter the main program.
16/06/13
Updated: JabpLite 1.92
A small update for JabpLite which prompts for a password when importing an encrypted backup file and simplifies some of the processing of transfer transactions (should be tranparent to users).
27/04/13
Updated: Jabp 2.54
Jabp can now import and export encrypted JabpLite data files.
27/04/13
Updated: JabpLite 1.91
A new option to encrypt backup files when setting the password (Extra Options > Password) for JabpLite. Encrypted backup files are saved as JabpLite.dat#.
21/04/13
Updated: Jabp 2.53
Jabp now has a new option to encrypt the data files using your supplied password. Go to Tools>Password to enable. Note that if you enable this option and forget the password you entered, there is no way to recover your data.
Alternatively you can continue to use a password without encryption – this gives some level of protection but (obviously) without full data encryption.
29/03/13
Updated: JabpLite 1.90
JabpLite is updated with Auto Sync option – when selected in Preferences the program automatically imports and exports sync records from Jabp. Also, the experimental build for BB10 devices has been updated and is now included in the main download zip file.
29/03/13
Updated: Jabp 2.52
Jabp is updated with Auto Sync option – when selected in Preferences the program automatically imports and exports sync records from JabpLite.
02/02/13
Announcement
With the recent launch of the new Blackberry OS, we are pleased to announce an experimental build of JabpLite for the Blackberry PlayBook and Z10 smartphone. Please note that we have not yet been able to run on actual devices, so this build is for testing purposes only. Feedback is welcome.
To load JabpLite onto a new Blackberry device, please follow the instructions for sideloading applications from here.
13/01/13
Updated: Jabp 2.51
Jabp’s sync process has been enhanced to store JabpLite’s preferences. Some minor improvements to the Find dialog are included.
13/01/13
Updated: JabpLite 1.89
JabpLite is updated to include an enhanced sync process so that any changes to Preferences are synchronised to Jabp. This means that if you subsequently export data from Jabp and import to JabpLite, your Preferences are maintained.
17/11/12
Updated: JabpLite 1.88
This update adds Sync to Jabp and Backup Data to the Extra Options menu. Also when the program starts and sync items are waiting, selecting Process will sync data immediately (Android version only). When using Set Directory, folders are shown in alphabetical order.
17/11/12
Updated: Jabp 2.50
This update adds a new and easier menu option for Regulars. Regulars which are transfers now remember the transfer account. Also added a new menu option to toggle between Reference and Category in the Transaction View.
05/10/12
Updated: Jabp 2.49
Jabp version 2.49 contains some minor bug fixes.
16/09/12
Updated: Jabp 2.48
Jabp receives some user-requested enhancements. A new Show option is available in the Future Balance View. In the Accounts View, pressing 1 through 9 goes to the transactions for that account. In the Transactions View, pressing + or – increments or decrements the date for the highlighted transaction by one day.
The distribution zips for Jabp and JabpLite are now identical! This means you can download either zip to get the latest versions of both Jabp and JabpLite, with the latter including versions for Java phones, Blackberry phones and Android devices.
16/09/12
Updated: JabpLite 1.87
JabpLite receives a user request for a new Show option in the Future Balance View. A bug is fixed which prevented Preferences and Password being saved when Auto Backup on Exit was set.
26/08/12
Updated: JabpLite 1.86
JabpLite can now switch between the main views by dragging (swiping) to the left or right.
26/08/12
Updated: Jabp 2.47
Jabp can now switch between the main views by dragging (swiping) to the left or right.
22/07/12
Updated: JabpLite 1.85
A minor update for our personal finance program for mobile phones. This version adds a ‘New Find’ option to the Find View for repeat searches. A couple of new font sizes are included (Android version only).
29/04/12
Updated: jTextLite 1.03
The Android version of jTextLite now includes a new Preference to set the Font size.
21/04/12
Updated: JabpLite 1.84
JabpLite has been updated to fix a bug with the today balance when using reverse sort order and to change the mapping of the command keys when using the Delete option. The Find option now defaults to searching from the first date in your transaction list.
07/04/12
Updated: Jabp 2.46
Jabp gets the same new preference to set the Transaction Sort Order across all accounts. A new line in the transaction entry dialog allows quick selection of Normal, Transfer or Split. A bug in the Split View which caused a program crash is also fixed.
07/04/12
Updated: JabpLite 1.83
JabpLite is updated with a new Preference to set the Transaction Sort Order across all accounts. Individual accounts can still be changed by Toggle Sort Order in the Transaction View. A couple of bugs are also fixed.
31/03/12
Updated: Jabp 2.45
This latest update brings a number of small improvements:
* New Preference to use Canvas Menus (as JabpLite does)
* Some extra options added to onscreen menus, again similar to JabpLite (eg. Home, Switch Views, Extra Options in Account View)
* Pressing ‘h’ in main views returns to Home screen (ie. Accounts View)
* Removed redundant Sort option from main views
* Fixed minor bug which could cause zero balances to appear with a minus sign
* Fixed minor bug that caused Accounts View to sometimes not be centred in frame by a few pixels
31/03/12
Announcement: Jabp for legacy devices
From version 2.45 onwards, we will no longer be releasing new versions of our personal finance software Jabp for legacy devices such as Psions, IPAQs, Windows Mobile 5 & 6 and UIQ2/UIQ3. However version 2.44 will remain available from this website.
This decision reflects the very small user base for such legacy devices, compared to current desktop and laptop machines. Experienced Jabp users of legacy devices can still update by manually copying the latest Jabp.jar to the appropriate folder on their devices. Unfortunately this technique won’t work for UIQ2 & UIQ3 phones which require special installation packages.
If anyone is seriously inconvenienced by this decision, then please contact me by email (to the address shown in the program).
22/01/12
Updated: Jabp 2.44
This version implements some changes to the Sync process which reflects that many new phones no longer support USB mass storage mode 🙁
Some user-requested changes to the Graph View are also implemented.
15/12/11
Updated: JabpLite 1.82
This release fixes a bug with the Purge process.
27/11/11
Updated: Jabp 2.43
Jabp is updated with a New Find option within the Find View, which makes it quicker to perform repeat searches. The date chooser display now defaults to the edited date and gets a Today button.
23/10/11
Updated: JabpLite 1.81
This release includes some improvements to the sync process with Jabp.
23/10/11
Updated: Jabp 2.42
This release includes some improvements to the sync process with JabpLite.
15/10/11
Updated: jText 1.08
This update allows jText on Windows, Mac, Linux to read encrypted files produced by jTextLite on Android devices.
02/10/11
Updated: JabpLite 1.80
A small update for JabpLite to improve the operation of the Back key on Android devices.
17/07/11
Updated: JabpLite 1.79
Some further enhancements for JabpLite:
* Better support for large screen Android devices
* Fixed occasional blank screen problem when going into a view
* Improved function of Back key on Android
* Optimised layout of Category View and Currency View to adjust to various screen sizes
09/07/11
Updated: JabpLite 1.78
Three enhancements for JabpLite running on Android devices.
* New preference: Save State In Background. If set to Yes, the program saves its state whenever going to background. The downside is that this can take a few seconds on low-powered devices. The upside is that if the operating system closes the program while in background (Android is prone to do this), then JabpLite won’t have to rebuild index files when it is next run.
* Back key enabled for Android as follows: if in a dialog, then pressing the back key cancels the dialog; if in a view, then pressing the back key returns to the Home (Accounts) screen; if in the Home screen, then pressing the back key exits the program cleanly.
* When importing/exporting data on Android devices, the screen scrolls when full.
02/07/11
Updated: JabpLite 1.77
A small update for our personal finance program to further improve stability for users of Android devices.
18/06/11
Announcement
We’re sorry to report that the FreEPOC forum site has been hacked. The forums and historical messages are lost. We have temporarily disabled the forum site and apologise for the inconvenience.
04/06/11
Updated: JabpLite 1.76
Our personal finance program for mobile devices gets the same update to allow the sort order to be changed in the Transaction View. A number of stability improvements for the Android version are included.
04/06/11
Updated: Jabp 2.41
Our desktop personal finance program finally gets a much-requested enhancement to toggle the sort order within the Transaction View.
15/05/11
Updated: JabpLite 1.75
A number of bugs have been fixed in this version of our personal finance software for Android, Blackberry, Symbian and other Java-enabled phones. This is a recommended upgrade for all existing JabpLite users.
23/04/11
Updated: JabpLite 1.74
This version implements a new preference Auto Backup On Exit, which automatically creates a JabpLite.dat file when closing the program. This works best on Android devices because they don’t prompt the user when writing to memory card. A bug with Running Totals in the Transaction View is fixed.
23/04/11
Updated: Jabp 2.40
This version implements a new preference Auto Backup On Exit, which automatically creates a JabpLite.dat file when closing the program. A bug with Running Totals in the Transaction View is fixed.
16/04/11
Updated: JabpLite 1.73
The mobile version of our personal finance software implements ‘drag-to-scroll’ in the main views. A new one-touch menu system is introduced for touch-screen devices which reduces the number of keys pressed and speeds up navigation. To turn this on, go to Extra Options > Preferences > Use Canvas Menu and set option to Yes.
16/04/11
Updated: Jabp 2.39
This update for our desktop personal finance software Jabp implements ‘drag-to-scroll’ in the main views. Also the main views use double-buffering to reduce flicker during screen refreshes.
27/03/11
Updated: JabpLite 1.72
A bug-fix release which prevents JabpLite from crashing when going to background on Android devices and also fixes problem with transfers when importing data files.
19/03/11
Updated: JabpLite 1.71
This update for our mobile personal finance program allows special account types to be created and provides more information about category balances using the Show Category function. These enhancements were requested in our FreEPOC forums.
19/03/11
Updated: Jabp 2.38
This update for our Windows/Mac/Linux personal finance program allows special account types to be created and provides more information about category balances using the Show Category function. These enhancements were requested in our FreEPOC forums.
15/01/11
Updated: JabpLite 1.70
This version of our mobile personal finance program implements a user request to select multiple accounts when using the Find function. A bug which could cause the Future Balance calculation to fall over is now fixed.
15/01/11
Updated: Jabp 2.37
An update for the desktop version of our personal finance program which improves how dialogs are displayed (no scrollbars unless necessary) and includes the ability to select multiple accounts when using the Find function.
23/12/10
Updated: JabpLite 1.69
JabpLite version 1.69 fixes some minor bugs. A user manual is included for the first time from here.
08/12/10
Updated: Jabp 2.36
An update for Jabp which includes an income & expense report in CSV or TAB format which can be imported into any spreadsheet program for analysis, graphing etc.
08/12/10
Updated: JabpLite 1.68
An update for JabpLite which includes an income & expense report in CSV or TAB format which can be imported into any spreadsheet program for analysis, graphing etc.
05/09/10
Updated: JabpLite 1.67
A further update to make JabpLite more ‘finger-friendly’ for touch-screen devices with capacitive displays. A new Preference is included called Line Spacing which changes the spacing of items displayed on the screen. Set Line Spacing to (for example) 10 to make items easier to select with your finger.
04/09/10
Updated: JabpLite 1.66
Android version of our personal finance software is released. Thanks to Bartek Teodorczyk for making the Microemu tool available.
04/09/10
Updated: jTextLite 1.02
Android version of our Java text editor is released. Thanks to Bartek Teodorczyk for making the Microemu tool available.
23/07/10
New: DvdToSymbian 1.00
DvdToSymbian is a simple Windows batch script to convert widescreen DVD films using the free VLC player for watching on a Symbian S60v5/S^3 phone with screen size 640×360 – for example, the Nokia 5800/N97/N8, Sony Ericsson Satio/Vivaz.
One of the most popular multi-purpose media players is VLC which runs on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. It will play all main video/audio formats, handles streaming media and much else besides. VLC is free and is available from www.videolan.org.
If you are already a VLC user, you may know that it can also convert between video formats. For example you can transcode a video which is in DivX format to MP4 format, so that it can be played on a Symbian device. Unfortunately, converting videos using VLC’s GUI is a bit fiddly and some of the more powerful transcoding options aren’t available. To get the full power of VLC, you need to use the command line interface.
Starting from a DOS prompt, DvdToSymbian.bat will rip a widescreen film (2.35:1 aspect ratio) from DVD so that it can be played back on a Symbian 640×360 screen. This batch file is for Windows, however it’s possible to write similar scripts for Mac OS X and Linux. Here are the steps (just do these the first time only):
Now to convert your DVD film, open a Command Prompt and type:
DvdToSymbian (filename)
VLC will start transcoding and you will see:
Wait until VLC has finished and copy the converted file to your Symbian device. Now sit back, get the popcorn ready and enjoy the film!
Note: please observe copyright laws when using this program.
10/07/10
Updated: jText 1.07
Our Java text editor jText is updated to version 1.07. New in this version is the ability to resize the main window on Windows/Mac/Linux devices.
06/07/10
Updated: JabpLite 1.65
This update fixes a bug which was preventing the import/export directory being changed on some Symbian devices.
25/06/10
Updated: JabpLite 1.64
A small update for JabpLite introduces a new preference to control the number of entries searched when using Match Description function. A bug when editing transfer transactions is also fixed.
12/06/10
Updated: Jabp 2.35
This latest update fixes a bug when entering foreign currency transactions which was identified by one of our forum members.
22/05/10
Updated: Jabp 2.34
This update for Jabp allows the main window to be resized for the first time on Windows/Mac/Linux devices (it was previously fixed at VGA 640×480).
A new option ‘Go To Entry’ in the Find View goes directly to the found entry in the Transaction View, so that the entry can be reconciled, edited or deleted.
A couple of small bugs are also fixed.
14/05/10
Updated: JabpLite 1.63
We have implemented a user request in version 1.63 in the Find View. Highlighting a found entry and selecting Go To Entry will take you to the same entry in the Transaction View, where the Edit, Delete and Reconcile options are available.
01/05/10
Updated: JabpLite 1.62
Our personal finance program JabpLite is updated to fix a couple of minor bugs which were found by our forum members.
06/03/10
Updated: JabpLite 1.61
Version 1.61 adds a large font option to the existing small and medium fonts. This helps to select items using a finger (rather than a stylus) on larger screen devices.
07/02/10
Updated: JabpLite 1.60
A small update for our personal finance application for mobile devices. This version works around a Java bug in S60 5th edition devices which would cause an error when reconciling multiple transactions.
23/01/10
New: jTextEncrypt 1.00
Following a user request, we have released jTextEncrypt – a teeny tiny Java program (3k bytes). As the name implies, jTextEncrypt can encrypt/decrypt jText and jTextLite files directly from the command line in Windows, Mac or Linux.
01/01/10
Updated: JabpLite 1.59
JabpLite now includes the import / export / backup / restore functions that were previously part of the separate program JabpFile. While JabpFile is still available from the Software section, it is no longer included in the main distribution zip. JabpLite also has changes to the Export to CSV/TAB function, so that all transactions can be exported to a single file.
01/01/10
Updated: Jabp 2.33
Jabp is updated with a number of minor enhancements, including changes to the Export to CSV/TAB function. A new export feature is added to the Top Expenses function in the Category View.
01/01/10
Happy New Year!
A happy and peaceful new year to all our friends!
21/11/09
Updated: JabpLite 1.58
JabpLite is updated to make better use of the display on small screen devices by calculating column widths dynamically in the Account, Category and Investment Views.
21/11/09
Updated: Jabp 2.32
Jabp gets the same update as JabpLite to optimise for small screens.
07/11/09
Updated: JabpLite 1.57
A further update to our personal finance application JabpLite, which adds a new Save As Standing Order function in the Transaction View. Some minor improvements to the Export QIF function are also included in this release.
31/10/09
Updated: JabpLite 1.56
If you’ve been following the discussion forums, you’ll have read that this update is to provide toggles in the Accounts View, Investment View and Transaction View which change the default action (screen tap, enter key) to bring up an on-screen menu. This is especially relevant for users of S60 5th edition phones such as the N97 and 5800.
25/10/09
Updated: JabpLite 1.55
An update for JabpLite which includes a fix for Daylight Savings which impacted some (but not all) phones, allows custom RGB colours to be selected for the display, allows QIF files to be read/written in either ANSI or UTF8 encoding and fixes some other minor reported problems.
25/10/09
Updated: Jabp 2.31
This new version of Jabp allows the encoding format of QIF files to be selected (either ANSI or UTF8) and allows the user to control the colours of the display.
16/10/09
Announcement: Poll on future of Jabp
We’re asking for your feedback on the future direction for our personal finance program Jabp. Should we maintain the current GUI and compatibility with older mobile devices? Or completely re-design the user interface for a desktop environment?
Please give your comments in the Feedback section of our forums and vote in our poll.
10/10/09
Updated: Jabp 2.30
Version 2.30 brings the long-awaited Merge Files function to Jabp. This allows old transactions to be merged into your current Jabp file (think of it as the opposite of the Split Files function).
02/10/09
Updated: jTextLite 1.01
Updated our Java text editor for mobile phones jTextLite to support UTF-8 encoding.
05/09/09
Updated: JabpLite 1.54
A further update to our personal finance program for mobile phones. This update allows the number of columns in the Accounts View to be directly specified by the user via the Preferences form. A bug in the synchronisation process for inter-account transfers is also fixed.
30/08/09
Updated: JabpLite 1.53
Our personal finance program for mobile phones is updated with a number of minor enhancements, including a more readable display on small screen devices.
06/08/09
OPL Kit 5.1.4 (EPOC 1.14)
This update adds some missing files to the OPLua shell without which it didn’t work. Thanks to Simon Williams for reporting the problem!
31/05/09
Updated: Jabp 2.29
You would think that after 7 years of development, we could say that Jabp is 100% free of bugs. Of course, that never happens with any computer program! So this latest update fixes a small number of recently-discovered bugs.
17/05/09
Updated: JabpLite 1.52
This update for our personal finance program JabpLite incorporates the functionality to synchronise with Jabp, which was previously handled by a separate program JabpSync. To use the new function go to Extra Options>Sync to Jabp.
We’ve been considering this change for some time. When we first started work on JabpLite in 2004, very few phones had the ability to read/write to a memory card from Java. Also, available memory was more limited which made it important to keep JabpLite as small as possible. For this reason, when writing the code to synchronise with Jabp, we decided to use a separate program JabpSync. Now in 2009, most mobile devices can read/write to memory card from Java, and most devices have more RAM available to run larger programs. So it is now more convenient to incorporate the synchronisation code directly into JabpLite.
FreEPOC users who install JabpLite version 1.52 and later can safely uninstall JabpSync. The separate program JabpFile is still required for backup/restore and import/export to QIF files.
09/05/09
Updated: JabpLite 1.51
A quick bug fix for Nokia 5800 users, to correct a problem in the Transaction View. Please upload this updated version, still numbered 1.51.
04/05/09
Updated: JabpLite 1.51
JabpLite has been updated for use with S60 5th edition touch-screen phones such as the Nokia 5800. When operating in full screen mode, these devices don’t have an on-screen soft key – the normal way to show a menu. So JabpLite now displays a menu when the user does a long screen tap (> 1 second). Please see the readme file in the zip distribution for more details on running JabpLite on S60 5th edition devices.
03/04/09
Updated: JabpLite 1.50
Our personal finance program for mobile phones is also updated to include support for importing OFX/OFC files.
03/04/09
Updated: Jabp 2.28
Our personal finance program for Windows, Apple Macs, Linux, Windows Mobile and UIQ phones is updated to include support for importing OFX/OFC files which are often used by online banking sites.
28/02/09
Updated: Lua 5.1.4 (EPOC)
Lua 5 has been updated to the latest Lua 5.1.4, and the OPL integration application OPLua has been improved, and by default now runs the ElShell Lua interactive shell.
27/02/09
Updated: JabpLite 1.49
This new version of our Java personal finance program has several bug fixes and minor enhancements to JabpLite and to JabpFile and JabpSync.
08/02/09
Updated: JabpLite 1.48
This update to JabpLite implements one of the most-requested features: investment holdings can now be up to 3 decimal places, while prices can be up to 5 decimal places. The sync process with Jabp has been updated accordingly. In addition, reconciled status is included when exporting to CSV/Tab files. There are also some bug fixes.
08/02/09
Updated: Jabp 2.27
This update to Jabp maintains compatibility with JabpLite version 1.48.
24/01/09
Updated: JabpLite 1.47
This update to our Java personal finance program includes separate forms for normal and split transactions. Also, when the application comes to the foreground, it now checks for standing orders to process and updates balances if needed. A number of other minor improvements are included.
01/01/09
New: jTextLite 1.00
Keeping up with our recent tradition of releasing a brand new program every New Year’s Day: FreEPOC are pleased to announce jTextLite. jTextLite is a simple text editor which will run on almost all mobile phones. The program is useful for quick note-taking and comes with standard Find and Replace functions. A special feature is the built-in encryption using the secure RC4 function, meaning that jTextLite can be used as a store for passwords and confidential data. Files encrypted by jTextLite can be opened on a PC or Mac or Linux device using jText (which is included in the distribution zip).We hope you find this new program useful.
Happy New Year!! Best wishes to all our visitors for a safe and peaceful 2009.
01/01/09
Updated: jText 1.06
jText gets a small update to read/write the same files as its new stablemate jTextLite, which is now included in the distribution zip.
01/01/09
Updated: JabpLite 1.46
JabpLite gets the same update as Jabp to move transactions between accounts. A couple of bugs are also fixed. New for 2009: the distribution zip for JabpLite now includes the latest version of Jabp.
01/01/09
Updated: Jabp 2.26
An update for Jabp to add the ability to move transactions to different accounts (as requested by Alan Rabbitte, one of our most loyal users). A couple of bugs are also fixed. New for 2009: the distribution zip for Jabp now includes the latest version of JabpLite.
13/12/08
Updated: JabpLite 1.45
JabpLite gets the same update as Jabp to better cope with various screen sizes, including the new ‘qHD’ size (360×640) for S60 5th edition devices such as the Nokia 5800 and upcoming N97. A new (optional) security feature requires a password whenever the application comes to foreground.
13/12/08
Updated: Jabp 2.25
An update for Jabp to improve screen display resizing. This means that the program adapts better to the various display sizes from smartphones to desktops. A couple of small bugs are also fixed.
09/11/08
Updated: Jabp 2.24
No program update, but some extra information. Many desktop applications are producing ‘Portable’ versions which run from USB drives. Our cross-platform personal finance application Jabp has a very small footprint (<250K) and is ideal for this purpose. So we have included instructions on how to run Jabp entirely from a USB drive.
04/10/08
Updated: Jabp 2.24
An update to Jabp to improve the synchronisation with JabpLite.
04/10/08
Updated: JabpLite 1.44
An update to JabpLite to improve the synchronisation with Jabp.
23/08/08
Updated: Jabp 2.23
A small update for Jabp to fix a bug when exporting Standing Orders to JabpLite.
27/07/08
Updated: Jabp 2.22
This version fixes a bug with dates in the Split Files and Future Balance functions. A number of other minor enhancements and bug-fixes are included. See change file for details.
27/07/08
Updated: JabpLite 1.43
This update to JabpLite gives the choice of Today or Current balance on narrow screens. Some changes to the way that foreign currency accounts are set up have also been made. Finally, a number of bugs have been fixed.
11/07/08
Updated: Jabp 2.21
Jabp has been updated to fix a bug with the Open(UIQ3) dialog.
29/06/08
Announcement: New sync process between Jabp & JabpLite
We are releasing new versions of our personal finance programs Jabp and JabpLite which include a synchronisation process. This enables you to keep Jabp running on a PC, Mac or Linux device in sync with JabpLite running on a mobile phone. This is accomplished using a new program JabpSync which runs on your mobile phone. The process works best when your mobile phone can be mounted as a USB drive to your desktop. Many new high-end phones include this capability.
Please read the JabpSyncreadme file which is included in the distribution zips. Although we have tested these new functions thoroughly, please backup your data before using.
We hope you find these enhancements useful. Feedback is welcome in our forums.
29/06/08
Updated: JabpLite 1.42
Our personal finance program for mobile phones has been updated to version 1.42. New for this version is a synchronisation function with Jabp.
29/06/08
Updated: Jabp 2.20
Our cross-platform personal finance program has been updated to version 2.20. New for this version is a synchronisation function with JabpLite.
07/06/08
Updated: Jabp 2.19
Version 2.19 of our cross-platform personal finance program fixes a number of bugs. In particular, the program is smarter when it can’t find your last-opened data file.
17/05/08
Updated JabpLite 1.41
This latest release adds support for importing and exporting QIF files in foreign currencies.
17/05/08
Updated: Jabp 2.18
This latest release adds support for importing and exporting QIF files in foreign currencies.
20/04/08
Updated: JabpLite 1.40
This release fixes a date bug in the Quick Start option, and now uses UTF8 encoding (instead of ASCII) for importing and exporting QIF files.
19/04/08
Updated: Jabp 2.17
This new version of our Java-based personal finance program now includes instructions for the Asus eeePC running Xandros (Linux variant). Other supported devices and operating systems include Windows PCs, Windows Mobile 5 & 6, UIQ2, UIQ3, EPOC, Unix, Linux, Mac OS.
New features in version 2.17 include a GUI-based Date Selector. Importing and exporting of QIF files is now done using UTF8 encoding, rather than ASCII.
28/03/08
Caliope 1.03 (EPOC) [FIXED]
[NOW FIXED WITH EXTRA REQUIRED COMPONENT!] This update fixes a small bug with the menus.
28/03/08
Mr Matt 2.03 (EPOC) [FIXED]
[NOW FIXED WITH EXTRA REQUIRED COMPONENT!] This update to Mr Matt streamlines the user interface, and fixes some minor bugs. Unfortunately the translations do not all reflect the simplified interface. If anyone would like to help update the German, Russian, Bulgarian or Hungarian translation, the author would love to hear from them. The Polish translation, which has never been released, is even more out of date, and the author would love to have help with that too. Ditto if you’d like to translate Mr Matt into any other language!
30/01/08
Lua 5.1.3 (EPOC 1.12)
An update to the latest version of Lua, which contains several bug fixes. The EPOC documentation has been updated to be more accurate, and the OPX has been rebuilt; the previous build did not work properly.
12/01/08
Updated: Jabp 2.16
Jabp gets the same update as its ‘little brother’ – adding date filters for Category Balances & Top Expenses. In addition, UIQ3 Jabp users can finally install and run Jabp from the memory card.
12/01/08
Updated: JabpLite 1.39
A small but useful update to JabpLite implements a much-requested option. You can now specify a date filter to show Category Balances between any dates. Also implemented for Top Expenses.
09/01/08
GlucoMon 1.14 (build 237) (EPOC (Psion))
GlucoMon is intended to help diabetics monitor their blood-sugar levels. Readings can be analysed and plotted on a graph, which may give an interesting insight into how a diabetic has been managing their blood-sugars.
Fixed some display problems with the graph function, various other minor improvements and bug fixes.
01/01/08
Updated: jPlaylist 1.01
Updated to include support for playlists in unicode.
Happy New Year!
31/12/07
New: jPlaylist 1.00
jPlaylist is a tiny Java program which runs under Windows and will create or update a music playlist to be compatible with UIQ3 phones. It has no GUI. Instead you right-click on a music file or playlist and select Open With > jPlaylist.
29/12/07
Updated: Jabp 2.15
Some minor updates and bug fixes in this new version: added Expense total to Top Expenses view, improved Split Files, Compress & Regenerate functions, and fixed bug in Process Now option within Standing Order View.
21/12/07
Updated: JabpLite 1.38
This new version contains a number of enhancements and bug-fixes. This is a recommended upgrade for all users.
02/12/07
Updated: JabpLite 1.37
This version provides more information in the Show screens and fixes a bug in the Compress option. For the first time, a version for Blackberry users is included in the zip file.
24/11/07
Updated: JabpLite 1.36
This new version fixes a bug in the Match Description function and introduces some improvements for Blackberry users.
17/11/07
Updated: Jabp 2.14
Added support for Windows Mobile 5 and 6 (see readme file). Also new Top Expenses function added to Category View and improvements in Graph Views. Fixed bug in running total function.
10/11/07
Correction: Jabp & JabpLite
I found a bug in the display of running totals for foreign currency accounts in the new versions of Jabp & JabpLite. Now fixed. If you already downloaded the latest versions, please do so again. Sorry for any inconvenience.
09/11/07
Updated: JabpLite 1.35
JabpLite also gets an update to add a much-requested feature: a running total within the Transaction View.
09/11/07
Updated: Jabp 2.13
An update for Jabp to provide a running total in the header pane within the Transaction View.
02/11/07
Updated: JabpLite 1.34
This version introduces a new feature which allows users to customise the mapping of JabpLite’s commands to their device’s soft keys.
29/09/07
Updated: JabpLite 1.33
This version introduces some enhancements requested in the forums: adding Save As Regular to the Transaction View, more compact display when using the Show options. A bug is fixed which was causing tomorrow’s entries to display in the Today Balance and some Standing Orders to be processed one day early.
08/09/07
Updated: JabpLite 1.32
As requested in the FreEPOC forums, version 1.32 adds New and Edit functions to the Regular screen. Also as requested in the forums, JabpFile remembers the last date format used for import/export QIF.
08/09/07
Updated: Jabp 2.12
Jabp 2.12 fixes a bug which stopped UIQ2 users from using the Match Description, New Category and Regular functions when entering new Transactions. Match Description now searches 100 transactions at a time. Also fixed a nasty bug when using Splits which could cause duplicate transactions.
01/09/07
Updated: JabpLite 1.31
JabpLite version 1.31 contains many speed improvements throughout the program and is a recommended upgrade for existing users.
01/09/07
Updated: Jabp 2.11
This new version adds the ability to update/delete both side of a Transfer in a single operation, as requested in the FreEPOC forums. Also, selecting Show will show the other side of a Transfer.
18/08/07
Updated: JabpLite 1.30
An enhancement has been made for Nokia E90 users so that JabpLite’s views resize correctly when going between the internal and external screens.
18/08/07
Updated: Jabp 2.10
A minor update to Jabp to fix a bug in the New Transaction dialog on some UIQ2 devices.
04/08/07
Announcement: FreEPOC support
I would like to apologise to anyone that has been trying to contact me through my email malcolm@freepoc.org, which has not been working for some time now. You may have seen an email rejection, or just not had a reply. While this is being fixed, please use the FreEPOC forums for general support queries. I will try to reply promptly to all postings about my applications. Sorry for any inconvenience.
Best regards,
Malcolm Bryant
29/07/07
Updated: JabpLite 1.29
Version 1.29 of our Java personal finance program contains a couple of bug fixes for the ‘match description’ and ‘match category’ functions introduced in the last version.
14/07/07
Updated: Jabp 2.09
Jabp also is upgraded to match descriptions when entering New Transactions. A bug when using Split transactions is also fixed.
14/07/07
Updated: JabpLite 1.28
Some handy improvements make version 1.28 a recommended upgrade for JabpLite users. Firstly, many of the dialogs have been improved by using popup choice menus. Secondly, following user requests, it’s now possible to match categories by typing the first few characters. Finally – eight years after first being implemented in ABP – you can now also match descriptions by typing a few characters in the New Transaction dialog. This is a quick alternative to using Regular transactions.
07/07/07
GlucoMon 1.11 (build 231) (EPOC (Psion))
GlucoMon is intended to help diabetics monitor their blood-sugar levels. Readings can be analysed and plotted on a graph, which may give an interesting insight into how a diabetic has been managing their blood-sugars.
New Added 4 new time “slots”, which may make it more useful to diabetics who use an insuline pump. Various other minor changes.
01/07/07
Updated: JabpLite 1.27
We saw reports on www.getjar.com that the improved Quick Start speed (introduced in version 1.24) was causing problems on some devices. So this is now disabled by default. To enable, go to Extra Options>Preferences and set Load Data In Background to Yes.
30/06/07
Updated: Jabp 2.08
A further update for Jabp, this time to introduce a new One Click option. Setting this option via Tools>Preferences will immediately show available options when clicking on an entry in any view.
23/06/07
Updated: JabpLite 1.26
Our Java MIDP personal finance program for mobile devices has been updated again. This release fixes a nasty bug which could cause new transactions to appear in the wrong date position. If you have been impacted by this bug, then go to Extra Options > Recreate Balances which will fix the problem.
23/06/07
Updated: Jabp 2.07
Our cross-platform personal finance program Jabp is updated to version 2.07. This release fixes a couple of bugs and further improves compatibility with JabpLite.
10/06/07
Updated: JabpLite 1.25
This is a recommended upgrade for all JabpLite users with Symbian devices. An enhancement has been made which considerably reduces the start-up time for the program.
02/06/07
Updated: JabpLite 1.24
A further update for JabpLite. The Quick Start option has been considerably speeded up, particularly where there are many transactions. Also minor enhancements have been made to JabpBT and JabpFile.
13/05/07
Updated: JabpLite 1.23
Our Java personal finance program for mobile phones has been updated to version 1.23. This version now includes an FAQ within the program (Extra Options>FAQ) and fixes a couple of bugs.
07/05/07
Updated: Jabp 2.06
Our cross-platform personal finance program Jabp has been updated to work correctly with the new Java runtime for Windows. Some other small enhancements have also been made.
01/05/07
Moved to a new server
We’ve just moved the entire FreEPOC site over to a new server. In the coming few days you may notice that for some parts of the site still some work has to be done. We’ll do our best to get everything back up and running within the next couple of days. If you find any problems in the FreEPOC site or in the support forum, please post your comments in the Feedback section of the forum. Thanks in advance.
23/04/07
GlucoMon 1.10 (build 223) (EPOC (Psion))
GlucoMon is intended to help diabetics monitor their blood-sugar levels. Readings can be analysed and plotted on a graph, which may give an interesting insight into how a diabetic has been managing their blood-sugars.
New Improved the HTML export option, to use a table layout. Readings are now shown in different colours, the actual colour depending on the value. It is now also possible to suppress the comments field when exporting. Various other minor changes.
15/04/07
OPL Kit 5.1.2 (EPOC 1.11) (EPOC (Psion))
Lua has been updated to the latest version. At the same time, we’ve dropped support for Lua 4, which is no longer available. (NOTE: The initial download has been updated to fix a wrongly-named DLL.)
15/04/07
Updated: JabpLite 1.22
Well, there’s a lot of JabpLite users giving feedback on the program 🙂 Version 1.22 fixes a bug on touchscreen devices and adds some additional error reporting in JabpFile when there are file connectivity problems.
09/04/07
Updated: JabpLite 1.21
A further update for our Java personal finance program JabpLite. Version 1.21 adds an option to display all views using the full screen width and length.
01/04/07
Updated: JabpLite 1.20
A quick update for our Java MIDP personal finance program to fix the main display on the Nokia E70.
26/03/07
Lua 5.1.1 (EPOC 1.10)
Lua is now updated to the latest version, 5.1.1, and comes with a small but useful shell, ElShell, which also demonstrates an extensible framework for writing EPOC apps in Lua.
27/02/07
ER6 emulation for OPL
ER6 emulation for OPL is a package of OPH, OXH & OPM files for programmers, which provides fairly faithful emulation of the ER6+ (Symbian) version of OPL on ER5 (Psion) devices.
This update fixes how the CommandBar handles special keys, but this breaks compatibility with existing apps. Both FastBackup & TubeRoute have been updated to work with this new version. FastBackup has been updated again, as yesterday’s original release would crash when trying to close running programs.
This update also makes it easier to have identical source code on Psion & Symbian machines, particularly in light of some Symbian OPL bugs.
24/02/07
Updated: JabpLite 1.19
This new version of our Java MIDP personal finance program now includes support for wide-screened devices like the Nokia 9300/9500 and forthcoming E90.
24/02/07
Updated: Jabp 2.05
Yet another update to Jabp, this time to fix a bug with importing QIF files.
10/02/07
Updated: Jabp 2.04
Another update for our cross-platform personal finance program Jabp to improve compatibility with its “little brother” JabpLite, which runs on all Java-enabled mobile phones.
31/01/07
Caliope 1.02 (EPOC (Psion))
This release adds the ability to change the pitch of the notes, and saves settings between sessions.
22/01/07
Caliope 1.01 (UIQ2)
Caliope, a musician’s helper, provides a virtual one-octave keyboard which can be pointer or key operated, and a simple metronome. This update fixes a couple of cosmetic errors.
20/01/07
Updated: Jabp 2.03
A quick update for Jabp to fix a bug where Future Balance and Net Worth views were not refreshing properly.
13/01/07
Updated: JabpLite 1.18
Our personal finance software designed for mobile phones has been updated to version 1.18.
This version fixes some problems running JabpFile (which imports/exports JabpLite data) on Nokia S60 devices.
13/01/07
Updated: Jabp 2.02
Our cross-platform personal finance program Jabp has been updated again to version 2.02.
This version has the new feature to create a standing order directly from an existing transaction. A few minor bugs are also fixed.
08/12/06
Updated: Jabp 2.01
Version 2.01 fixes a bug when adding Standing Orders with category Transfer.
25/11/06
Updated: Jabp 2.00
Our cross-platform personal finance program Jabp gets a major facelift to version 2.00. The GUI has been completely re-written, and many new features added. This latest version also runs on UIQ3 devices such as the Sony Ericsson P990 and the M600.
17/11/06
Passwords 1.07 (build 134) (UIQ2)
Passwords enables usernames, passwords, PIN numbers etc. to be stored securely on your Symbian phone. It uses the ‘industry standard’ RC4 encryption algorithm to protect your sensitive data, providing maximum security combined with ease of use.
New Added an “Export as HTML” option. Fixed a bug in the “export as CSV” function.
24/09/06
Updated: jText 1.05
We have included a ‘recogniser’ which associates text files with jText. This only works for UIQ2 devices.
09/09/06
Updated: jZip 2.01
This updated version of our zip/unzip utility now includes support for UIQ3 devices such as the M600i and the P990i.
09/09/06
Updated: jText 1.05
We have updated our text editor jText to version 1.05. This version now includes Unicode support. We are also releasing a UIQ3 version which will run on the Sony Ericsson M600i and P990i phones.
04/09/06
Passwords 1.05 (build 131)
Passwords enables usernames, passwords, PIN numbers etc. to be stored securely on your Symbian phone. It uses the ‘industry standard’ RC4 encryption algorithm to protect your sensitive data, providing maximum security combined with ease of use.
New introduced some minor changes, to make the program more responsive. Removed the Sort by Account (First Letter Only) option.
06/08/06
Passwords 1.04 (build 128)
Passwords enables usernames, passwords, PIN numbers etc. to be stored securely on your Symbian phone. It uses the ‘industry standard’ RC4 encryption algorithm to protect your sensitive data, providing maximum security combined with ease of use.
New the sort routine has now been completely revamped, so that it is much faster than before. This effectively renders the new Sort by Account (First Letter Only) option redundant.
It is also now possible to cancel a sort by pressing ‘Esc’ or ‘Enter’ (Nokia Communicator or UIQ phone in combination with an external keyboard only).
26/07/06
Caliope 1.00 (UIQ2)
The original Caliope SIS package was found to lack an essential file, which has now been added. Apologies to those who found it wouldn’t work after installation, and thanks to Boris St?heli for reporting the problem.
17/07/06
Clip80 1.00 (Communicator 9300/9500)
Clip80 is a multi clipboard tool. It works like the built in system clipbard. Just use Alt+x,c,v.
24/06/06
Updated: JabpLite 1.17
We have updated our Java MIDP personal finance program JabpLite to version 1.17. This new version works with UIQ3 phones such as the Sony Ericsson P990i and M600i.
17/06/06
GlucoMon 1.08 (build 209) (EPOC (Psion))
GlucoMon is intended to help diabetics monitor their blood-sugar levels. Readings can be analysed and plotted on a graph, which may give an interesting insight into how a diabetic has been managing their blood-sugars.
New Graphs of any size can now be printed, with large graphs being printed over several pages.
10/06/06
v1.55 of OPL released for Nokia 9300/9500
The OPL-DEV team at SourceForge have just released a new version of OPL for the Nokia Communicator range.
Version 1.55 of OPL is released first for the Nokia 9300/9500 Communicators and provides a large number of bugfixes and some functionality enhancements, making it just as mature as the Nokia 92xx release.
Starting with version 1.55 there are now two flavors of developer packages: the full developer package, suitable for OPL development on the PC and on the device itself, and the mini developer package, which only contains the files needed to do OPL development on the device.
You can download the latest OPL runtime and developer packages from the project download page: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=76695
The 92xx version of the new runtime will be available within the next two weeks.
21/05/06
Caliope 1.00 (UIQ)
Caliope, a musician’s helper, provides a virtual one-octave keyboard which can be pointer or key operated, and a simple metronome. Thanks to Franc Drobnic, Caliope is now available for UIQ as well as EPOC.
20/05/06
Updated: JabpLite 1.16
Thanks to Olivier in our forums who reported a bug in the Future Balance function when running JabpLite on a Blackberry (we’ll forgive him for not using a Symbian device). Now fixed in version 1.16.
16/05/06
Caliope 1.01 (EPOC (Psion))
This release provides slightly more accurate pitch, thanks to Franc Drobnic.
16/05/06
FileSwitch 2.41 (EPOC (Psion))
This release fixes a couple of minor bugs and simplifies the code.
01/05/06
New game: Battleships 1.0
Battleships is an implementation of the classic game where the player and the Communicator take turns in firing shots, attempting to sink the opponent’s fleet. Battleships has four different playing levels and was written purely in OPL.
20/04/06
iDesk 1.46 released
This new version of iDesk finally has a solution for the long outstanding bug with the Desk and My Own keys, making these keys available for use in hotkey definitions again. Further improvements are optimized speed in Notes handling and compatibility with Mobile Search.
09/04/06
GlucoMon 1.07 (build 207) (EPOC (Psion))
GlucoMon is intended to help diabetics monitor their blood-sugar levels. Readings can be analysed and plotted on a graph, which may give an interesting insight into how a diabetic has been managing their blood-sugars.
Update Added two new analysis modes, which complement the Detailed Analysis (14 Days) mode; Detailed Analysis (Set Dates) and Detailed Analysis (Whole File).
29/03/06
Updated: JabpLite 1.15
Thanks to falrob in our FreEPOC forum who discovered a bug in the Future Balance calculation when selecting a single account. Now fixed in version 1.15.
19/03/06
Updated: JabpLite 1.14
Our personal finance program JabpLite written in MIDP Java has been updated to version 1.14.
This version adds a Show option to each screen, which allows the full details of each Account, Category, Transaction etc to be displayed without using Edit and then Cancel. It is particularly useful in the Find View.
19/03/06
GlucoMon 1.06 (build 205) (EPOC (Psion))
GlucoMon is intended to help diabetics monitor their blood-sugar levels. Readings can be analysed and plotted on a graph, which may give an interesting insight into how a diabetic has been managing their blood-sugars.
* The main change in this version is the addition of a “graph-editing” feature. This enables graphs to be edited, for example by adding text or colour.
* The graph and analysis screens now have their own menus.
04/02/06
GlucoMon 1.05 (build 197) (EPOC (Psion))
GlucoMon is intended to help diabetics monitor their blood-sugar levels. Readings can be analysed and plotted on a graph, which may give an interesting insight into how a diabetic has been managing their blood-sugars.
The following features have been added:
* detailed “fourteen day” analysis
* added an optional status window, which shows the the analysis of the whole file. This has four modes (two on a Series 5/5mx/Revo): “no status”, “show status” (in a popup window), “small status window” and “large status window”
* improved support for larger graphs
* much improved backup routine, which can now correctly handle nested folders and empty folders
* choice of fonts (Arial or Times) and font size (13pt, 15pt or 18pt); the font face chosen is also used when exporting as HTML
* the option to display individual readings on a graph, in the form of *
* numerous minor improvements and bug fixes.
04/02/06
PostIt 1.17 (EPOC (Psion))
PostIt allows up to eight sticky notes (PostIts) to be displayed on your Psion.
NEW Added the possibility to change the font (Arial or Times) and font size (11pt, 13pt, 15pt and 18pt).
16/01/06
Update: iDesk 1.45 (again)
There was an error in the installation package for iDesk causing some files to be installed in the wrong folder.
This has been corrected. If you downloaded iDesk 1.45 and experience installation problems (file not found error), please redownload and install it again.
My apologies for the inconvenience caused.
15/01/06
Updated: iDesk 1.45
iDesk 1.45 fixes some problems in the previous version and adds a couple of new features. Details are at the iDesk page.
IMPORTANT:
Due to problems in the Symbian installation application, I had to change the way iDesk needs to be installed again. For details about how to install iDesk without problems, please read the “INSTALL.TXT” file in the installation package.
07/01/06
Updated: JabpLite 1.13
A New Year update to our MIDP Java personal finance program JabpLite. Here are the changes:
* Quick Start interface improved (enable via Extra Options>Preferences)
* New function Recreate Balances – this will recreate account and category balances in the unlikely event that they become incorrect (eg. phone is turned off while program is running)
* Transaction form created in background thread once only, not each time a different account is selected – speeds up program operation
* Header pane colour changes to red while background thread is running
* JabpBT and JabpFile no longer crash when importing QIF files with empty records
* JabpBT and JabpFile export correct QIF files for Credit Card, Asset and Liability accounts
* JabpFile now works on Sun MIDP Emulator (no separate version required)
* More troubleshooting tips on Bluetooth connectivity added to JabpBT readme file
01/01/06
Happy New Year
The FreEPOC team wishes our friends and supporters a happy and peaceful new year.
18/12/05
Updated: JabpLite 1.12
Our Java MIDP personal finance program JabpLite is updated to version 1.12. This version has a number of enhancements to the import/export functions, including the ability to create spreadsheets.
18/12/05
Announcement: JabpLite distribution & support
We are making some changes to the way that our Java MIDP personal finance program JabpLite will be distributed and supported in the future. Starting from version 1.12, since almost all new phones support Java MIDP 2.0, the MIDP 1.0 version will no longer be enhanced or included in the distribution zip. This simplifies the program support for us. Secondly, the PC version for the MIDP Emulator will now be packaged separately. As a result, the standard JabpLite download zip is greatly reduced in size. We hope these changes will make things clearer and more convenient for JabpLite users.
16/12/05
Update – GlucoMon ver. 1.04
GlucoMon has been updated to version 1.04. The changes include:
* automatic updating and display of number of readings and average value after opening a file, adding a new entry or editing or deleting an entry.
* the results of analysis can be saved as a text file.
* larger graphs are now supported.
* graphs can be saved as image files (MBM format).
* numerous minor improvements and bug fixes.
A new build of GlucoMon (169) has been released; this fixes a long-standing bug which prevented GlucoMon from running on a Series 5.
20/11/05
NEW: iDesk
iDesk is a desktop replacement utility for Nokia 9300/9500 Communicators. iDesk features customizable hotkeys, a taskmanager, taskswitcher, password and note taker and much more.
06/11/05
ER6 emulation for OPL
ER6 emulation for OPL is a package of OPH, OXH & OPM files for programmers, which provides fairly faithful emulation of the ER6+ (Symbian) version of OPL on ER5 (Psion) devices.
This update fixes the problem with the CommandBar not working on the Psion emulator, when no improved toolbar had been installed. Thus FastBackup (and TubeRoute) will now definitely work on the emulator, if this update is installed.
There are also a few minor improvements.
29/10/05
FastBackup (EPOC (Psion))
FastBackup is a nice incremental backup program for EPOC. This seventh release has some good improvements. In particular, the main display is much more friendly, thanks to the use of atoolbar and an interactive window.
29/10/05
Updated: JabpLite 1.11
Another bug fix for JabpLite. In trying to sort out a problem in version 1.09, we inadvertently prevented Account, Category and Investment names from being updated. This is now fixed in version 1.11.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
15/10/05
Updated: GlucoMon.
GlucoMon has been updated to ver. 1.03. The main changes are as follows:
* added support for three new languages; Afrikaans, Norwegian and Romanian. This brings the total number of languages supported to 13.
* added a “Four-day view” on a netbook/Series 7.
* added an “export as HTML” option.
* added “Analyse Week” and “Draw Graph for Week” functions.
* it is now possible to save analysis results and graphs.
* one or two small changes to the interface.
* several minor bug fixes.
Build 146 fixes a newly discovered bug which can cause a crash when navigating week-by-week.
08/10/05
Updated: JabpLite 1.10
A nasty bug slipped through in the last release of JabpLite which could prevent new Accounts, Categories etc from being created. We have now fixed this in version 1.10.
25/09/05
Announcement: Jabp 1.14
We have discovered a bug in Jabp 1.14 which could lock your device. If you already downloaded this version, please download and install again. We apologise for the inconvenience.
09/09/05
Updated: Jabp 1.14
After a long wait, our cross-platform personal finance program Jabp has been updated to version 1.14.
* Added the ability to export data to JabpLite
* Import/Export directories can now be user-specified, no longer fixed as c:/JabpLite/
* Fixed bug on UIQ version where data would not import from JabpLite
09/09/05
Updated: JabpLite 1.09
Our personal finance program written in MIDP Java has been updated to 1.09. Here are the changes:
* Added status messages to long-running operations (Compress, Purge, Find)
* Added status messages when recreating data after program has not been properly closed
* Fixed bug where editing a transaction which is an inter-account transfer could cause the program to crash
* Fixed bug where inter-account transfers would become ‘de-linked’ after Compress option used
* Updated JabpBT to re-link transfers when importing data
* First release of new sister program JabpFile (bundled with JabpLite) to load/save data from/to the device’s external memory card
* JabpBT/JabpFile now check for password if set in JabpLite
20/08/05
NEW: ER6 emulation for OPL
ER6 emulation for OPL is a package of OPH, OXH & OPM files, which provides fairly faithful emulation of the ER6+ (Symbian) version of OPL on ER5 (Psion) devices.
20/08/05
TubeRoute (EPOC (Psion))
TubeRoute is an EPOC program for finding the best route between two stations on an underground railway system, as well as trams, and even buses! This third FreEPOC release is compatible with the released ER6 emulation package.
13/08/05
Update – Passwords for UIQ and Communicator
Passwords, which enables usernames, passwords, PIN numbers etc. to be stored securely on your Symbian phone, has been updated to version 1.01. The main improvements are as follows:
* The addition of a List View, with support for swapping between the List and Card Views.
* Much improved navigation on UIQ devices. Navigation is now possible using the jog dial, the letter and cursor keys on an external keyboard, and the new ‘letter grid’.
* On a Nokia Communicator, the letter keys, the joystick and the cursor keys can all be used for navigation.
* Entries can now be duplicated.
* Many functions (ie. Lock, Find, New Entry, Edit Entry, Duplicate Entry, Delete Entry etc.) are available directly from the Card View using the keyboard shortcuts. This avoids the need to constantly return to the menu on a Nokia Communicator or on a UIQ device with external keyboard.
Since Passwords version 1.01 was released, one or two serious bugs have been reported. These have now been fixed, and a new version of Passwords, version 1.01 (build 116), is available from the download page.
06/08/05
Release 2.02 for Mr Matt (EPOC (Psion))
The puzzle game that rocks now does so a little more accurately, as 2.02 fixes a couple of bugs in the physics that prevented some levels from being soluble. Get it from the download page!
08/07/05
Update: JabpLite 1.08
Yet another upgrade to JabpLite, our personal finance application written in MIDP Java. There is also an important upgrade to JabpBT (packaged with JabpLite) which now saves data to your PC in Unicode – so that non-English characters are handled correctly. Here is the list of changes:
* Added ‘Delete All Data’ option to Extra Options>Purge
* Added ‘bytes available for data’ to Extra Options>Information
* Added user warning when storage space is getting low
* Added extra checks for storage space before Extra Options>Compress
* Standing Orders now display and if necessary scroll on screen when being processed
* ‘bytes used for data’ made more accurate within Extra Options>Information
* Future Balance screen shows ‘Balance on date’ instead of ‘Totals’
* JabpBT can now set the default directory
* JabpBT can now write QIF files in Unicode
* Fixed bug where monthly standing order falls on 31 January
17/06/05
NEW: Passwords for UIQ and Communicator
Passwords enables usernames, passwords, PIN numbers etc. to be stored securely on your Symbian phone. It uses the ‘industry standard’ RC4 encryption algorithm to protect your sensitive data, providing maximum security combined with ease of use.
It is written in OPL, which means that the OPL runtime MUST be installed on your Symbian device for it to run; see the OPL project for more information about how to obtain this.
28/05/05
Announcement: JabpBT
We have discovered that the latest version 1.07 of JabpBT (the sister program to JabpLite which provides Bluetooth connectivity) was compiled with an old Java class. If you downloaded the JabpLite distribution zip before 28 May 2005 then please download it again and re-install JabpBT.
We apologise for any inconvenience.
20/05/05
Update: JabpLite 1.07
Although quite soon after the last release, we’ve been able to track down a nasty bug which sometimes caused JabpLite to quit early, so we’ve taken this opportunity to put out a fixed version.
Here are the changes:
* Added ‘properties’ option, available by pressing ‘0’ (zero) in each view
* Added new Preference ‘Create Forms in Background’. By default this option is set to yes. On some devices, for example the Sun Java emulator, this option should be set to No.
* Fixed bug which could cause JabpLite to quit prematurely leading to a ‘JabpLite did not close correctly’ message when next run
14/05/05
Update: JabpLite 1.06
Our latest update to JabpLite is now available. Jabplite is our personal finance program written in Java MIDP which runs on Series 60, UIQ and Series 80 (Communicator) phones. A sister program JabpBT provides connectivity to your PC via Bluetooth.
Changes in this release are as follows:
* Added Find option to Category View
* Added option in Purge to removed reconciled transactions only
* Fixed bug when calculating Future Balance
* Fixed bug when JabpLite returned to foreground
* Fixed bug when using Compress after Future Balance option
* Fixed bug when using Process Now in Standing Order View with date after End Date
* Fixed bug when importing data using JabpBT
06/05/05
ebc updated to v1.10 (EPOC)
Add colour support to Jason Kneen’s ExtraBars! Lets you change the icons used by ExtraBars into colour. Also adds a colour ExtraBars icon to your Extras bar, colour startup screen, ‘Extras’ key capture patched, sidebars and titlebars coloured, etc.
Changes in v1.10: The program now returns to the main menu after single icon colouring instead of quitting. This makes it much easier to colour multiple icons without using the ‘colour all’ option.
20/04/05
Zile 2.0.4 for Zile (EPOC (Psion))
This new release of Zile fixes some minor bugs. (Download page)
10/04/05
NEW – GlucoMon 1.01 for (EPOC (Psion))
GlucoMon is intended to help diabetics monitor their blood-sugar levels. Readings can be analysed and plotted on a graph, which may give an interesting insight into how a diabetic has been managing their blood-sugars.
Important Change
GlucoMon has been modified to run on a Series 5, 5mx and MC128, and it also appears to run correctly on a Revo/Mako.
02/04/05
FastBackup (for EPOC (Psion))
FastBackup is a nice incremental backup program for EPOC. This sixth releasecomes 6 months after it’s previous release, and has some good improvements:
- The backup window now contains a scrollable list of the performed actions.This was a much demanded feature!
- Added support for cycling between multiple backup disks.
- Fixed many small bugs, and slightly improveduser-friendliness.
- Fixed a serious bug, where Hidden folders would beignored if the AldurFile OPX was used.
27/03/05
TubeRoute (for EPOC (Psion))
TubeRoute is an EPOC program for finding the best route between two stations onan underground railway system, as well as trams, and even buses! This secondFreEpoc release comes nearly 6 months after its first release, and has somegreat improvements:- Route-finding is much more reliable & slightly faster,thanks to a brand new algorithm.
- A toolbar has been added, for ease of use.
- The menus have been simplified, and they are also muchmore EPOC style compliant.
- The route description window is now scrollable, sothat long descriptions can be shown, and previous ones are not lost.
- Now supports stations with multiple names, and different stations with thesame name.
- Many other improvements to the interface, and also fixes all knownbugs.
02/03/05
Update: JabpLite 1.05
An updated version of JabpLite is announced which includes a new Quick Start option. JabpLite is our personal finance program written in Java MIDP which runs on Series 60, UIQ and Series 80 (Communicator) phones. A sister program JabpBT provides connectivity to your PC via Bluetooth.Changes in this release are as follows:
* Added Quick Start, selectable from Extra Options > Preferences
* Added new Process Now function to Standing Order View, which allows future standing orders to be processed early
* Added totals to Find function
* Fixed bug in Standing Order transfers
* Fixed bug when entering/editing Investment holdings
* Fixed bug when paging down on some phones
* Updated JabpBT readme to include Troubleshooting section
* Small update to JabpLite FAQ
16/02/05
NEW: Caliope 1.00 (EPOC (Psion))
Caliope, a musician’s helper, provides a keyboard and pointer operated pitch giver, and a simple metronome. (Download page)
16/02/05
Zile 2.0.1 for Zile (EPOC (Psion))
Zile has had a couple of minor bug fixes, in particular fixing some memory leaks. (Download page)
30/01/05
NEW: PlugIn1 OPM
PlugIn1 OPM is a programmers utility to combine OPO modules together on the fly…
18/01/05
Update: Palette (EPOC)
Palette has been updated to version 1.01. This version supports German language OS machines as well as English language machines.
14/01/05
Update – MyNotes
MyNotes has been updated to version 3.05. This version incorporates many minor improvements and one or two major ones; these include the addition of a user-definable hotkey (default: Ctrl+Fn+M) to return MyNotes to the foreground, a link to the Agenda (enabling notes to be inserted directly into an Agenda file), a preview option when importing files (helps to avoid unexpected surprises) and the ability to hide priorities.
14/01/05
Update – PostIt
PostIt has seen many changes since its first release last month. The most important is the addition of a user-definable hotkey (default: Ctrl+Fn+P) to recall PostIt to the foreground.
02/01/05
Update: Jabp 1.13
Our Personal Finance program written in Personal Java is updated to version 1.13. This version fixes a bug when changing account and category names.
Note: if you have previously edited any account or category names, then we recommend that you use the Tools>Regenerate option to regenerate your data files.
02/01/05
Update: JabpLite 1.04
A further update to our Personal Finance program written in MIDP Java. This version extends the Find function to include split transactions. A couple of bugs are also fixed.
11/12/04
New release – PostIt
If you ever wanted to display memos on your Psion screen, PostIt is just what you need. It gives you the possibility to display up to 8 PostIts, all of which are independently draggable, hideable and resizeable. On a colour machine, the colour of the text and the background can be changed. How about a yellow background for an added feeling of realism?
11/12/04
Update: JabpLite 1.03
A bug fix for JabpLite which corrects a problem with processing Standing Orders which are inter-account transfers.
01/12/04
Update: JabpLite 1.02
Another update to our personal finance program written in MIDP Java, this time to version 1.02. This version improves the display of Transaction and Standing Order forms on Series 60 devices.
We have also made JabpLite available for devices running MIDP2 Java as an OTA (over-the-air) jar file download from here.
23/11/04
Announcement: Jabp 1.12
If you downloaded Jabp 1.12 before 22 November 2004, please download it again. We have discovered that one of the Java classes was not correctly compiled to be compatible with Personal Java (the version which is used by the Nokia Communicator, UIQ smartphones and Psion computers).
We have uploaded the corrected version today.
13/11/04
Update: Jabp 1.12
Our cross-platform personal finance program Jabp has been updated to import data from its ‘little brother’ JabpLite.
What’s the difference between the two programs?
Jabp: Designed for PDAs and high-end smartphones capable of running Personal Java. Able to run on Windows PCs as well.
JabpLite: Designed for new smartphones running MIDP Java and, optionally, with Bluetooth connectivity.
13/11/04
Update: JabpLite 1.01
Our personal finance program written in MIDP Java is updated to version 1.01. This version fixes a bug (more details in the Support Forum here) and introduces a new default category ‘Salary’.
13/11/04
Update: FreEPOC’s Java programs
We have now updated the following programs to work with the latest Java runtime for Windows: jRC4, jWavlength, Jabp, jZip.
09/11/04
Announcement: Pascal Nicolas’s programs
We’re pleased to announce that all of Pascal Nicolas’s original EPOC programs are now available at FreEPOC: CapsView, CronTab, DataContact, FreeMem, Locker, NumLock, SetScreen, and of course Macro5.
08/11/04
Announcement: FreEPOC’s Java programs
The latest version of the Java runtime for Windows has ‘broken’ some of FreEPOC’s Java programs. We will be updating our programs shortly but, in the meantime, we have published a workaround in the FreEPOC forums.
29/10/04
Bleeding edge releases of TubeRoute & FastBackup
You can now get frequent “bleeding edge” releases of both TubeRoute & FastBackup. Thesereleases are untested, and so will contain bugs, but they also containimprovements over the last official release.You can find out about new bleeding edge releases on the Announcementssection of the FreEPOC Forum.
28/10/04
NEW: Screen Lock (UIQ)
Another OPL application for Symbian, this time for UIQ devices. Screen Lock simply switches off the touch sensitive screen to allow you to clean the screen without hitting any of the hot spots or buttons.
25/10/04
NEW vCard (EPOC)
vCard is an application which allows vCard files to be viewed and synchronised. If you have contacts on several different devices/platforms, or ever receive vCard files via email, this could be the application you’re looking for.
16/10/04
NEW: TubeRoute (EPOC)
TubeRoute is an EPOC program for finding the best route between two stations on an underground railway system, as well as trams, and even buses!
UPDATE: Databases for Madrid, Washington, Hamburg AND Paris are now available.
12/10/04
Updated: FastBackup (EPOC)
An annoying bug slipped through the net, but has now been fixed. This bug only affects users who have not yet used the Profiles feature, as it would cause FastBackup to crash when they tried to use Profiles for the first time.
09/10/04
Updated: FastBackup (EPOC)
FastBackup is a nice incremental backup program for EPOC. This fifth release, 1 year after it’s original release, now includes most users’ requests.
26/09/04
Update: JabpLite
If you downloaded JabpLite before 26 September 2004, please download and install the program again.
We have discovered and fixed a bug which, in rare situations, could cause data loss when using the Compress option after entering or viewing Investments.
19/09/04
New release: JabpLite
JabpLite is our new personal finance program written in Java MIDP. It is designed to run on a wide range of newer Java-enabled smartphones (those which can run MIDlets larger than 64K in size).
JabpLite comes with a sister program called JabpBT for Bluetooth-enabled phones. This program allows JabpLite data to be exchanged with a PC.
10/09/04
Updated: ebc 1.09 for EPOC (Psion)
Add colour support to Jason Kneen’s ExtraBars! Lets you change the icons used by ExtraBars into colour. Also adds a colour ExtraBars icon to your Extras bar, colour startup screen, ‘Extras’ key capture patched, sidebars and titlebars coloured, etc. (Download page)
The number of installed programs that ebc can handle has been increased from 200 to 500. It was found that the program would crash if you had more than 200 programs installed and you selected the ‘Single Application’ button.
07/08/04
MyNotes 3.04 for EPOC (Psion)
This version of MyNotes contains many improvements and corrections. The most important improvements are:
* the list can be displayed either on the left or right side of the screen
* the way in which the position of the partition between the two windows is set is much improved
* the Find function now supports the use of Boolean operators
* there is now a progress bar when printing and importing a file.
20/06/04
Menus and More 1.21a for EPOC (Psion)
MaM – a small but powerfull tool to provide a user definable ‘context’ menu. (Download page)
07/06/04
Updated: ebc v1.08 for EPOC (Psion)
Add colour support to Jason Kneen’s ExtraBars! Lets you change the icons used by ExtraBars into colour. Also adds a colour ExtraBars icon to your Extras bar, colour startup screen, ‘Extras’ key capture patched, sidebars and titlebars coloured, etc. (Download page)
v1.08 updates the Macro5 icon to keep it in line with the latest version of Macro5 (below).
28/05/04
Macro5… It’s Alive!
FreEPOC is delighted to announce that Pascal Nicolas has joined the team (in a background/advisory role) and that we’ll be developing some of his programs further in the coming weeks and months. The first and best-known of these is Macro5 and Martin Guthrie has upgraded it to better support the ER5 colour machines (netBook, Series 7, netPad, etc.). Revo support will follow soon and, well, for more details see the Macro5 page…
23/05/04
Updated: Clipboard History (EPOC)
Clipboard History will automatically keep a record of the last few items you had in the Psion clipboard, and you can even edit them. This major update now supports embedded objects & text formatting, as well as providing a number of other improvements. (Download page)
05/05/04
NEW: Ian Chapple and MyNotes
Introducing the latest author to join FreEPOC: Ian Chapple. Welcome Ian!Ian has quite a number of EPOC applications already developed and we’re delighted that he’s brought MyNotes with him to FreEPOC:-
MyNotes is a note-taking application. It allows short notes to be entered, viewed, sorted, drawn, exported, password-protected/encrypted, and displayed in multiple formats.
28/04/04
Updated: FastBackup (EPOC)
FastBackup is a nice incremental backup program for EPOC. It is fast, flexible, and simple to use. This major update is code-named “Bullet Proof” for good reason, and also fixes a number of problems people had running FastBackup. (Download page)
28/04/04
Vexed for UIQ Released
One year ago, OPL was Open Sourced by Symbian, and we celebrated then with Vexed for Series 60. Now, for the one year anniversary, Ewan Spence has released the first OPL version of Vexed for the UIQ Platform. Enjoy!
14/04/04
Lua 5.0.2 (EPOC 1.02)
This release of Lua fixes all known bugs in Lua 5.0, and a small bug in the Lua OPX.
04/04/04
Event Core (UIQ) Updated to 0.61
Event Core (UIQ), our OPL Skeleton app, has an update with some changes to the menuing system to handle pen taps in a more UIQ-Like way. If you’ve downloaded 0.60 in the last few days, please download this newer version.
28/03/04
New Support Forum
In order to improve the response time and quality of our free support we have created a new forum where you can post questions about and feature requests for FreEPOC applications. The forum also replaces our old support mailbox (support@freepoc.org) which was flooded by viruses and spam.
11/03/04
Mr Matt Bulgarian resources 2.01 for Mr Matt (Epoc (Psion))
The puzzle game that rocks now speaks Bulgarian. Mr Matt 2.01 (released recently) was advertised as coming with Bulgarian support, but unfortunately although it worked fine once installed, EPOC release 5 and earlier’s lack of support for Bulgarian meant that it wasn’t possible to install it. Further, the installer could crash for other, non-Bulgarian users. This has now been fixed by providing the Bulgarian resources as a separate download which can be installed over Mr Matt installed in some other language. Full instructions (in Bulgarian) are included.
07/03/04
Event Core Released for UIQ OPL Platform
Event Core is a program that does absolutely nothing! It’s strength lies in the fact that packed in the zip file is the OPL source code that illustrates how everything works.To go with the new UIQ Release of OPL, we’ve updated Event Core to run on the UIQ Platform. Now there’s nothing to stop you writing your own apps!
05/03/04
NEW: Phocal
Phocal is a little photographer’s calculator for Series 60 (and soon UIQ) phones. At the moment it calculates the depth of field based on the focal length and aperture of the lens. With its intuitive and fast user interface it is perfect for one hand operation while holding the camera in your second hand.
03/03/04
NEW: jWavlength
jWavlength is a small Windows utility written in Java which will find the exact length (to the nearest thousandth of a second) of a WAV file.
Together with the commercial application PV Author, and the free video editing program VirtualDub, jWavlength can help you convert video (AVI) files to be viewed on your P800 or P900 smartphone.
See All About Symbian for a complete tutorial on how to do this.
27/02/04
Updated: FastBackup (EPOC)
FastBackup is a nice incremental backup program for EPOC. This release is now much easier to use thanks to a special Beginner mode. It also fixes an old but benign bug, and adds an experimental Synchronisation mode (similar to EpocSync). (Download page)
NOTICE: If you downloaded before Wednesday 4th February, please re-download as the original installation was faulty.
23/02/04
Updated: Mr Matt 2.01
Mr Matt now speaks Bulgarian, and a couple of minor bugs have been fixed. Also, this version of Mr Matt works on the Windows emulator (so did version 2.00, but we forgot to mention it!).
19/02/04
Updated: jText 1.04
jText, the text editor for the P800/P900 smartphones, is updated to version 1.04.
New in this version is the ability to encrypt & decrypt your sensitive text files. jText uses the same secure encryption engine as jRC4 – files encrypted in one program can be decrypted in the other.
This new function is useful for quick access to your secure data, such as personal details, passwords etc.
19/02/04
Updated: jRC4 1.01
A new release of jRC4, our file encryption for the P800/P900 written in Java, fixes a couple of small bugs.
18/01/04
NEW: Broker
Experience the thrill of playing the Stock exchange market, but without the risks! Can you get richer than your opponent?
10/01/04
Update: Jabp 1.11
Malcolm Bryant and FreEPOC announce a minor upgrade to our cross-platform Java personal finance program.
Changes in Version 1.11:
* New date formats dd.mm.yy & mm.dd.yy are included in the Import / Export routines
* More space is allocated at the bottom of the Transaction View so that the Reconciled balance is visible.
* A number of minor bug fixes
Enjoy the program 🙂
02/01/04
UPDATE: FastBackup (EPOC)
Happy New Year release of FastBackup!
FastBackup is a nice incremental backup program for EPOC. This release is more user-friendly, and also has other improvements. (Download page)
28/12/03
Imaging – FreEPOC’s Christmas Present
Happy Christmas from everyone at FreEPOC. It is somewhat of a tradition for us to release a ‘present’ and this year is no different, with the brand new program Imaging. This program for Symbian OS v5 (EPOC) is an advanced picture viewer.
Update: Plugin development kit now available!
24/12/03
Release 2.00 for Mr Matt (Epoc (Psion))
Ho ho ho! Two years after the previous update to Mr Matt (The puzzle game that rocks! (Download page)), a major update. Mr Matt now supports all the features of the Windows version, and comes with a vastly increased selection of levels. Mr Matt also speaks Russian (in addition to French, German, Italian, English and Hungarian). Merry Christmas!
08/12/03
Release 0.60 for Vexed (Series 60)
To go along with the new release of the Series 60 OPL Runtime, FreEPOC and Ewan Spence have released an update to Vexed. Join Sekushi Dianno as she journeys through Puzznic’s puzzles, now with full Menu support and a standard S60 interface.
08/12/03
Event Core (Series 60) released – the App that does Nothing!
Series 60 Developers have a new version of OPL to play with, and here’s Ewan’s Event Core ported for Series 60. It gives you a great basis to start coding your own applications in OPL.
07/12/03
Update: OplError 1.10 (EPOC)
This is an OPL programmers utility which displays a full list of the OPL error codes and their text explanation in your language. This update adds “Const.oph” refs with copy to clipboard, and also displays EPOC errors in addition to OPL errors.
17/11/03
NEW: OplError 1.00 (EPOC)
This is an OPL programmers utility which displays a full list of the OPL error codes and their text explanation in your language.
15/11/03
Update: NoRevPlus 1.01 (EPOC)
Protect your OPL! Updated to fix a bug and add a WINS version.
09/11/03
NEW: NoRevPlus 1.00 (EPOC)
Revtran is a program that allows OPO and Opl APP files to be reverse translated back into OPL source code. NoRevPlus provides three different methods to prevent this reverse translation and protect your intellectual property.
31/10/03
NEW: Psion Commander 1.0 (EPOC)
Psion Commander is “the swiss army knife” of all file managers. Its user interface is similar, but not identical, to thefamous program Norton Commander for IBM compatible Intel/MS-DOS basedpersonal computers.
Psion Commander is the first application by our new member Wolfgang Golder (and his talented development team) and, like most of our new applications, Open Source.
28/10/03
NEW: PCRE (EPOC)
Perl-Compatible Regular Expressions is a port of the widely-used regular expressions library of that name to EPOC.
28/10/03
Update: Lua 5.0 (v1.01 for EPOC)
Put the fun back into EPOC programming with this lovely little language. (Download page)This version comes with several important bug-fixes, and a completely new regex library based on PCRE.
23/10/03
Update: IconPatcher v1.20 (EPOC)
Patch/extract/view/rename your Extras bar icons…!Enables replacement of old greyscale program icons on your Extras bar with replacement colour ones (or greyscale ones on a non-colour machine). Also lets you change the program name on the Extras bar.
This version adds:-
? ‘IconViewer’ plugin added. This plugin lets you view the icons in an .aif file.
? CaptionPatcher plugin improved slightly.
? .aif file extraction facility added – now you can extract all the images in an .aif directly to .mbm files.
? Help file extended and augmented again.
19/10/03
Update: jCompile 1.02
Malcolm Bryant and FreEPOC announce an upgrade to our Java compiler for the P800. A version for Symbian Release 5 computers (Psion netBook / Series 7 / Series 5mx) is also included for the first time.
Version 1.02 has a number of new features:
* jCompile now runs on the P800 and Symbian Release 5 computers.
* The program remembers the last-used Java source file, which makes it much more pleasant to use 🙂
* The Java classpath has been extended to make it easier to compile source files which are part of larger Java packages.
* The User Guide has been updated
Enjoy the program 🙂
10/10/03
Update: IconPatcher v1.10
Patch/colour your Extras bar icons! Enables replacement of old greyscale program icons on your Extras bar with replacement colour ones (or greyscale ones on a non-colour machine).
This version adds:-
? A new plug-in (courtesy of ‘Edo’). This plug-in is called ‘CaptionPatcher’ and allows you to change the name/title of your programs.
? Extended help file. This to make understanding how to use IconPatcher easier.
03/10/03
NEW: FastBackup (EPOC)
FastBackup is a nice incremental backup program for EPOC. It is fast, flexible, and quite simple to use. It can be automatically run using CronTab. FastBackup is also memory efficient, extensible by OPL programmers, and open source. (Download page)
26/09/03
NEW: Palette v1.00 (EPOC)
Use all the colours on your Series7, netBook or netPad…!
Palette lets you use all 256 of the Psion’s colours in Sketch – instead of just the 16 built-in ones.
25/09/03
Release 2.40 for FileSwitch (EPOC)
Switch between open applications quickly and easily. (Download page) This version fixes a long-standing bug where certain apps (e.g. PowerLink) could not be excluded from switching.
19/09/03
Update: jZip 2.00
Malcolm Bryant and FreEPOC announce a major upgrade to our Java zip program for the P800, Nokia 9210 and Psion netBook/Series 7/Series 5mx.
This new version 2.00 not only allows files to be unzipped on the device, but also allows zip files to be created and edited. Here are the new features:
* New zip files can be created
* The contents of zip files can be added to, overwritten or deleted
* Whole directories/folders can be included in a single operation
* Pathnames can include directories with absolute reference, relative reference or not at all
* Options to show compressed size, original size and compression ratio
Enjoy the program 🙂
14/09/03
NEW: Chris Handley and Clipboard History
Introducing the latest author to join FreEPOC: Chris Handley. Welcome Chris!Chris has quite a number of EPOC applications in development so watch thisspace! First off are a useful set of macros for Macro5 on Psions:-
Clipboard History will automatically keep a record of the last few items you hadin the clipboard, and you can even edit them.
05/09/03
Update: jText 1.03
Another update for our popular Java text editor for the P800.
This new version 1.03 has a number of new features:
* File loading and saving made significantly faster
* Font type and size can now be changed
* Selected text can be deleted via the menu
* Find & Find Again options introduced
* Replace specified string once, or globally throughout the file
* Turn update mode on or off
As usual jText is 100% free 🙂
01/09/03
Update: ebc 1.07
Add colour support to Jason Kneen’s ExtraBars! Lets you change the icons used by ExtraBars into colour. Also adds a colour ExtraBars icon to your Extras bar, colour startup screen, ‘Extras’ key capture patched, sidebars and titlebars coloured, etc.
This version adds:-
* ExtraBars patch for Task switcher (now correctly displays in the bottom-right of the screen on a netBook / Series 7).
* Option added for position of ExtraBars selector (top left or bottom left of screen – again, only on a nB/S7).
* ExtraBars patch for Shortcut Prefixes background colour (used to restore background to grey if you toggled ‘Show prefixes on shortcuts’).
* ExtraBars patch for ‘Refreshing extrabar’ to colour (used to be grey).
22/08/03
New: jCompile – the compiler for your P800
Compose, edit and compile Personal Java directly on your P800 smartphone!
Malcolm Bryant and FreEPOC bring you a self-contained way to develop and maintain Java programs without requiring the Symbian Java SDK, or even a Windows PC. Realistically, you won’t want to write large Java programs without using a keyboard. But for compiling simple Java programs from scratch, or for editing/debugging larger Java programs “on the go”, our Java compiler contains everything you need.
Happy Java programming on your P800 🙂
20/08/03
Update: ebc 1.06
Add colour support to Jason Kneen’s ExtraBars! Lets you change the icons used by ExtraBars into colour. Also adds a colour ExtraBars icon to your Extras bar, colour startup screen, etc.
This version adds:-
* Patches the Extras keycode in ExtraBars. This allows the ‘Extras’ key capture to work correctly on Series 7 / netBooks.
* Also patches the Sidebar, Titlebar, and Titlebar Lines in each ‘Bar to colour (previously grey – but don’t forget to refresh each ‘Bar once to see the colour).
14/08/03
Update: ebc 1.05
Add colour support to Jason Kneen’s ExtraBars! Lets you change the icons used by ExtraBars into colour. Also adds a colour ExtraBars icon to your Extras bar.
This version adds:-
* Option of colour startup screen in ExtraBars
* Help file
08/08/03
Update: jText 1.02
Our text editor for the Sony Ericsson P800 is updated to include a much-requested word-wrap ability.
08/08/03
Update: Jabp 1.10
Another update to our cross-platform personal finance program Jabp. Changes in this version:
* Regular transactions now available directly from Transaction View popup menu
* Find option now allows search by whole or partial Category name
* Find option now includes date filters
* Display of help text made significantly faster
* Information option includes reclaimable bytes from expired Standing Orders
* Currencies can no longer be deleted if they are in use by an Investment
* Minor bug fixes & cosmetic changes
31/07/03
NEW: ebc 1.04
Add colour support to Jason Kneen’s ExtraBars! Lets you change the icons used by ExtraBars into colour. Also adds a colour ExtraBars icon to your Extras bar.
25/07/03
NEW: IconPatcher
Patch/colour your Extras bar icons!Enables replacement of old greyscale program icons on your Extras bar with replacement colour ones (or greyscale ones on a non-colour machine).(NB: If you downloaded v1.00 earlier today, a slight bug has been found. v1.01 is now available which fixes this.)
29/06/03
Vexed Level Pack for Series 60 Released
The continuing success of Vexed on the Series 60 platform (over 10,000 downloads!) has resulted in Ewan working out a software patch so you can all play the second level pack “The Later Levels.” Enjoy!
21/06/03
Update: Jabp 1.09
Our cross-platform personal finance program Jabp has been updated to version 1.09. New in this version:
* Improved ability to create Standing Orders for inter-account transfers
* Future Balance and Account graphs now display maximum & minimum balances by tapping to the left of the Y axis or below the X axis.
* Foreign investments are now revalued when currency rates change
* Minor bug fixes & cosmetic changes
08/06/03
Quad v1.00 released for Communicators
Ewan’s complex yet quick to play strategy game is now available for the Nokia Communicators? Can you make a square faster than your opponent?
03/06/03
NEW: Lua 5
Put the fun back into EPOC programming with this lovely little language.
28/05/03
Restoration Progress
All applications for Series 60 (3650 & 7650), Nokia Communicator and UIQ (P800) devices are now back in the database. Please report any dead links you might find to webmaster@freepoc.org.
28/05/03
We’re back! (Well, almost…)
Last friday the server hosting our database died due to a harddrive crash. Unfortunately there were no recent backups and no chance of bringing the data back so we had to start from scratch on a new server. Lots of stuff is still missing, but we are in the process of restoring Freepoc to its former self.
If your are in desperate need of an application that has not yet been added to the database please check downloads.freepoc.org.