Password Tech Files

NOTES ON THE DOWNLOADABLE FILES:
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PWGen-xxx.zip       : contains PWGen binary (PWGen.exe) & manual *without*
                      installer/setup; simply extract the contents of the .zip
                      file into a folder of your choice and execute PWGen.exe;
                      useful for portable applications (USB stick etc.)
PWGen-xxx-Setup.exe : contains setup for installing PWGen on your hard disk
PWGen-xxx-Src.zip   : contains source code (C/C++, Borland C++ Builder)


RELEASE NOTES:
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NEW FEATURES:

- new "Configuration" dialog allows changing the main configuration of the
  program within one window; dialog can be opened by clicking on the new "tools"
  button in the toolbar or via the main menu, i.e., Options / Configuration;
  several options which have previously been accessible via the "Options" menu
  have been moved to this window: GUI font selection, options concerning the
  system tray, and "hot key" settings
- new option "Clear clipboard automatically": if it is activated, the clipboard
  will be cleared automatically after a certain time (e.g., 10 seconds) whenever
  the user copies generated passwords to the clipboard
- new option "Automatic check for updates": enables automatic checks on start-up
  at regular intervals (i.e., daily, weekly, or monthly); you can also disable
  this option and manually check for updates (via Help / Check for Updates)
- new "Advanced" password option "Only include characters from custom character
  set": this option refers to the "Include at least one ..." (letter/digit/
  special symbol) options and means that if the latter options are activated,
  only characters (letters/digits/special symbols) from the user-defined
  (custom) character set will be included in the generated passwords; for
  example, if the custom set is "abcdEFGH" and the option "Include at least
  one lower-case letter" as well as the new option are activated, passwords
  will contain at least one lower-case letter from the set "abcd"
- new option "Encrypt & Copy" in the context menu of password boxes: encrypts
  the selected text and copies the ciphertext to the clipboard---no need to copy
  the plaintext to the clipboard first before calling the "Encrypt clipboard"
  function

CHANGES & IMPROVEMENTS:

- button for "Create random data file" has been removed to make room for the
  new "tools" button (see above)
- the caption of the "Advanced" button in the main window is now marked with
  "(!)" when the user has selected options which could potentially reduce the
  security of passwords

FIXES:

- fatal error occurred when PWGen was started minimized and the icon in the
  system tray was right-clicked for the first time (thanks to Emil for
  reporting!)