WINDOW 5.2 (5.2.17) Version Fixes: 

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Detailed List of Recent Version Fixes:

WINDOW 5.2.17 Fixes: 

Bug # Description
753 Single-band angular calculations are now working correctly for glazing systems
754 Added ability to export glass spectral data to W4.1 format
750 Fixed the divider tabbing problem in the Window Library
744 ID's greater than 33,000 now should work for all libraries. Note that as a result, changes were made to the W4 glazing system export to keep it compatible.
740 Angular data is now calculated correctly in the Window Library detailed report
741 Added 3 decimal output for SCc, SHGCc, and VTc for Glazing Systems in Window Library detailed report
743 optics standards files that don't have color or UV methods generate warnings, not errors and set those values to N/A
745 no longer forgetting the path for the Optics DB's
747 better error trapping when accidentally opening an optics db as a W5 db
748 energy plus reports working properly for windows with 2 glazing systems
742 eliminated a memory leak related to Therm temperature profile data
755 workaround for occasional error in optics for 0 transmittance layers like 90 degree angles...
756 additional memory leak fixed from repeated open and closing of databases
757 relative pathnames no longer cause IR image to fail
758 minor format changes to window detailed report
759 opening a recent file no longer causes the current file from not appearing on the recent file list
760 possible fix for XP proportional font report problem. added a new INI file entry called ReportFontName, e.g. ReportFontName=Courier New can be used to change the report font this may not be needed to fix the XP problem...
761 when changing Nominal Thickness preference, all results (both window and glazing system are invalidated) as a result, the glazing system library is no longer slow (this used to be because it always recalculated overall thickness in case nominal had changed...)
762 occasional non-responsive glazing system layer spin button fixed (this happened when you changed another field first (e.g. comment) then directly hit the spin button.
763 added RHG to the GlazSysList table.

WINDOW 5.2.12 Fixes: 

Bug # Description
739 Implemented the ASTM SI-10 conversion units for converting from SI (WINDOW5's native units) to IP.

WINDOW 5.2.11 Fixes: 

Bug # Description
738 Fixed problem with calculating CR for dividers. Program now implements the same strategy for horizontal and vertical divider CR calculation as for other horizontal and vertical profiles

WINDOW 5.2.10 Fixes: 

Bug # Description
737 Fixed problem where program was crashing when importing THERM files

WINDOW 5.2.09 Fixes: 

Bug # Description
736 Fixed problem where SHGC would show N/A for some entries

WINDOW 5.2.08 Fixes: 
(INTERNAL NFRC SOFTWARE TASK GROUP REVIEW VERSION DISTRIBUTED)

Bug # Description
734 Fixed typo in the new preferences option for not showing CR report
735 In Window Library Detailed View, tilt limits changed to allow 20 and 90 as entries for CR calcs, message text improved

WINDOW 5.2.07 Fixes:

Bug # Description
729 Fixed bug where program put up message " one of the glass layers does not have spectral data" for all glazing systems, even those that do have spectral data. 
732 Added to Preferences the ability to turn off the "No CR results" when calc'ing a Window record (this can happen when the user only wants to calculate U-value and doesn't care about CR and the message comes up every time)
733 Fixed problem where a calculation would work in Window Library List view, but in Detailed View and the results will be "?". This would be caused by a multi-lite glazing system.

WINDOW 5.2.06 Fixes:

Bug # Description
730 Tilted products handled properly for CI:
for window tilts greater than MinVerticalTilt in INI file (default 89 deg), CR sim results are used for sills, headers, and horz mullions, U-factor sim results are used for jambs and vert. Mullions 
for window tilts less than MaxHorizontalTilt in INI file (default 21 deg), U-factor sim results are used for all cross sections 
for window tilts > MaxHorizontalTilt and < MinVerticalTilt, CI is not calc'd and a warning message appears 

Frame library indicates whether CI data is for CR sim (default if available) or U-factor results.

CI detail gives the frame location name rather than 1, 2, 3...

WINDOW 5.2.05 Fixes:

Bug # Description
719 Fixed bug which caused "Division by zero" in dialog box labeled "Optics5 DLL error in CIE Dominant Wavelength calc" in Window Library. This was due to a problem with angular calculations for EnergyPlus, DOE2 report, and Angular Data button in Glazing System Library
724 Changed references to "Optics5 database" to "IGDB"
727 Added more wrapping in reports (for Glazing System Name and Glass names because IGDB is going to long names rather than keeping the 8.5 format)

WINDOW 5.2.04 Fixes:
(INTERNAL NFRC SOFTWARE TASK GROUP REVIEW VERSION DISTRIBUTED)

Bug # Description
717 In the Window Library Detailed View, the Delete key no longer deletes records. 
723 Fixed bug where a checksum of 0 would result in a #
725 Fixed bug where clicking on the columns for "Cond" and "Database Version" in the Glass Library import screen would crash the program
728 Fixed bug where results for windows with 2 vision areas with different glazing systems could be incorrect.

WINDOW 5.2.03 Fixes:

Bug # Description
622 Add Edge CI Overall and Frame CI Overall to the List View of the Frame Library
715 In DOE2 report, added name of spectral data file if one is used
716 Added message in the Glass Layer at the time a Glass record is copied, and in the Glazing System and Window Libraries at Calc time, if there is a Glass Layer being created or used in a calculation that does not have spectral data associated with it.
718 Fixed weird left and right justification of text and numbers in List View 
719 Clean up deleted glazing system layers in the underlying database when the program is closed. Before, they were kept in the database and just not referenced, now that is cleaned up.
720 More rigorous checking of updated Frame and Divider libraries when doing a calculation of multiple records from the Window Library List View. Now that calculation should always produce the same result as a calculation from the Window Library Detailed View
722 Add SC to the Window Library Report (Detailed and List) as well as Glazing System Library (Detailed and List).

WINDOW 5.2.02 Fixes: 
(INTERNAL NFRC SOFTWARE TASK GROUP REVIEW VERSION DISTRIBUTED)

Bug # Description
711 Added Reports for the List View of all Libraries. Added a choice for Text or RTF as format choices for saving the reports.
714 Added a Color Properties tab in the Glazing System Library Detailed view which displays L*a*b*, purity and dominant wavelength
715 DOE-2 files now include glass name if they have spectral data
716 A warning is displayed when copying a glass record or calc'ing a record (in the Glazing System Library) without spectral data

WINDOW 5.2.01 Fixes:

Bug # Description
689 Fixed the temperature map display
705 Fixed problem where program didn't remember the All Records or Selected Records choice in the Export dialog box from the Window Library
706 Program would misbehave (gillions of weird records) when there were no records in the Window Library
708 Dewpoint temperature in the CI Details view now displays in the units (SI or IP) that are currently selected in the program (used to only display in SI)
709 Added export function for SHGC0/1 and VT0/1 Details box -- exports to CSV file for import into spreadsheet program
712 Copy and New now prompt for saving the current record before making the new record
713 Implement keyboard shortcuts (Alt-letter) for most of the buttons on the Detailed view of each library

WINDOW 5.1.01 Fixes:

Bug # Description
680 In Glazing System Library List View, Relative Heat Gain is now displayed in the units set in the program (SI or IP) and the units are displayed in the header of the column
691 Fixed the Gas Data line in the EnergyPlus report which was too long
692 Program now reports the glass layer data to 3 decimal places in the EnergyPlus file
693 Now when a new record is added to the Environmental Conditions Library, it immediately shows up in the Glazing System Library pulldown list for Environmental Conditions
699 The Save button on the Environmental Conditions Library now works

WINDOW 5.0.90 Fixes:

Bug # Description
597 fixes problem where custom sizes in Window Library sometimes gave wrong results
653 fixes CSV export problem

WINDOW 5.0.89 Fixes:

Bug # Description
649 added Update button in Frame Library to rebrowse to THERM files to get updated results
573 fixes bug where Optics user database records are imported as protected

WINDOW 5.0.88 Fixes:

Bug # Description
640 Added a Details button to SHGC and VT on the Window Library detailed view for SHGC 0 & 1 and VT 0 & 1 for NFRC simulations
643 fixes crash when WINDOW can't find Optics5 database
646 changed CI to CR in Window Library per NFRC standards
647 fixes crash switching databases
650 fixes crash in exporting records
651 added a value in Preferences that controls the absorptance of the THERM file when importing into the Frame Library. The default value for the preference will be 0.3, but the user can change it to any value. 
589 fixes WINDOW 4.1 report problems with some values in IP units

WINDOW 5.0.87 Fixes:

Bug # Description
637 fixes crash in temperature map
481 added feature to import and export records between databases from any of the libraries
636 fixes bug in Energy Plus file where the following line was run together: 

GLAZING SYSTEM OPTICAL DATAAngle 0 10 20 30 40 50 
60 70 80 90 Hemis

it is now properly written as two lines:

GLAZING SYSTEM OPTICAL DATA
Angle 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 Hemis

WINDOW 5.0.85 Fixes:

Bug # Description
629 fixes problem of a negative keff with a triple glazed window using SHGC (summer) environmental conditions for U-factor calculations

WINDOW 5.0.84 Fixes:

Bug # Description
626 CI calculations fixed for jambs with CI -- program uses the temperatures from the U-factor calculations if there are no CI temperatures from THERM

WINDOW 5.0.83 Fixes:

Bug # Description
242 units are displayed on status bar
444 when all records are deleted and you go to detail edit, a default record is created.
584 doe-2 output works for multiple records
592 edits made to user defined records in the Glass Library are kept, program asks to save when leaving the record
604 added more space for filename in import dialog, so filenames and paths don't overwrite each other
609 greatly increased the limit for number of files that can be imported at once (4K bytes worth of names...)
613 toolbar button added to change units
616 saving the mdb file to the name of the currently open file does not crash the program
617 temperature map is disabled if temperature profile data is not available
618 data entry allowed for window edit screen

WINDOW 5.0.82 Fixes:

Bug # Description
612 Program crashed when importing THERM files 
608 Divider Library copy didn't work properly

WINDOW 5.0.81 Fixes:

Bug # Description
510 In Frame and Divider libraries, the old import order was case sensitive alphabetic...changed this to case insensitive, so the files should import in a more normal alpha-numeric order.
590 unit system (IP or SI) is remembered between sessions
600 When importing a THERM file in the Frame or Divider Libraries, w5 looks for SHGC Exterior tag for wetted length. If it does not exist, the Interior Frame tag is used. This is actually an implementation of ISO 15099 from THERM -- it is necessary to tag the exterior frame components in THERM to a U-factor tag of "SHGC Exterior". If it is not tagged, a message will appear at import time saying:

"Can't find the SHGC Exterior tag. Using Frame tag instead".

This might be a good topic to discuss at the NFRC Snowbird meeting.
602 In the Window Library Detail View, a keyboard strategy for defining a window implemented. For this to work, you need to initially have a component on the window graphic selected (you do not have to be on the Frame Name field):
+/- keys, up/down arrows increment through the list
tab or enter keys move between frame components, glazing system, and dividers
if you type a number, the Selector dialog appears with that number... so you can type 44 and hit enter and 44 will be selected (if it exists)
Esc key closes Selector dialog box
603 SHGC0 and SHGC1 calculations added on the Window Library Details screen under Total Product Results. They are always calculated and can be exported with the other Window Library information into a comma separated file which can be imported into a spreadsheet
606 crash after display precision change is fixed.
607 automatically updates from the previous database version which was shipped with WINDOW 5.02 Beta (v 5.0.79). When opening the program that points to a database from the previous version, the program will display a message saying the database has been updated. The update adds 2 fields to the Window Library table, which are the SHGC0 and SHGC1 results.