RSIGuard for Windows

Release Notes thru version v4.0.19

(click here for RSIGuard for Mac Release Notes)

© 2003-2008 Remedy Interactive, revised 8/26/2008

Note: This is an overview of differences between version releases. There may be additional minor changes not listed in these notes. We recommend updating RSIGuard to the latest release about once per 6 months unless you have an issue with your current release that a new release of RSIGuard solves. Maintenance agreement holders & single copy owners can download free updates at http://www.rsiguard.com/redownload.htm

Notes that appear in blue indicate items of particular significance to average users, ergonomic administrators, or IT administrators (for releases v3.0.20 and later only).

v4.0.19

UserInsight

• The program RSIGuard Reports has been replaced by a new application, UserInsight. UserInsight has substantial improvements to the usability and clarity of the data that is presented.

• UserInsight includes several new compliance graphs for: Work Restriction Compliance, BreakTimer Compliance and MicroBreak Compliance.

• UserInsight includes a new Risk Exposure graph that incorporates static and dynamic strain exposures and break patterns to provide an overall, ongoing risk indicator.

• Where relevant, UserInsight provides risk regions on graphs to allow a viewer to easily see if their values put them in the low, medium, or high risk category.

• Each UserInsight graph includes a context help button to allow a viewer to understand specifically what each graph means.

GroupInsight (administrator package only)

• The program HSRView has been replaced by a new application, GroupInsight. GroupInsight has substantial improvements to the types of analysis that is possible.

• Added search support for Work Restriction Exceeded, BreakTimer compliance, "BreakTimer w/preemptive breaks considered" compliance, and Microbreak compliance.

• Added default "search date range" to automatically default searches in Master Database to a user's most recent information. You can still explicitly do searches over any desired time period.

• Added thorough GroupInsight online documentation.

• Simplified configuration process.

• GroupInsight now automatically selects all records after a search so that it immediately shows the resulting report in the right window pane.

• Improved GroupInsight's mechanism for sending email to users.

RSIGuard

• Added a user management console to RSIGuard for Administrators including:

  • Ability to define and view groups of users based on any HR data (either default fields like Location and Department, or any custom fields you wish to create).

  • Ability to quickly and easily view and edit settings of any selected user.

  • Ability to quickly access DataLogger data in UserInsight for any selected user.

  • Ability to make changes to the settings of group of users (based on any HR data criteria). The settings can either be changed and locked, or changed and left unlocked for the user to adjust later if desired.

  • Ability to define which users each administrator has access to.

  • Ability to view a user report including information about who is actively using RSIGuard, who is inactive, total numbers of users, and view your administrative access rights.

• Substantially improved the timing mechanism for storing DataLogger data over slow networks. On slow networks, RSIGuard could cause users to perceive that their computer was slowed down because network activity caused delays. Not that activity is time to occur almost exclusively during long periods of non-activity.

• The DataLogger component now tracks the percentage by which you exceed a work restriction (if you exceed it).

• When you exceed a Work Restrictions, the user interface now shows how much you have a exceed a typing/mousing restriction.

• Improved help for typing special characters in Type Text hotkey in KeyControl setup.

• Enhanced ability to lock groups of settings related to BreakTimer Willpower, Work Restrictions, and BreakTimer schedule.

• Added ability to specify a maximum # of minutes that breaks can be postponed (overriding the default associated with a user's Willpower setting).

• Improved context help (F1) for some windows.

• Changed a default value in AutoClick to no longer automatically delay when hovering over an item with a ToolTip. Most users disable this due to the longer click delay. It can still be enabled by users who wish to do so.

v4.0.18f

• Further enhancements to the ForgetMeNots timing algorithm to handle a few additional situations that might lead to a user not seeing as many ForgetMeNots as they should.

• Updated RSIGuard icon in help files.

• Minor improvement to MCI error reporting.

v4.0.18e

• Graphs in RSIGuard Reports now auto-scale to match the window size. This makes viewing graph data much nicer.

• Enhanced ForgetMeNots timing algorithm (which is primarily time-based, but also considers activity levels) to insure that a user who is working will see ForgetMeNots even if they are set to occur a long time apart and the user takes moderate natural breaks.

• Improved synchronization of RSIGuard's left-handed mouse setting with Window's setting. If you adjust RSIGuard's left-handed setting in AutoClick Settings, it adjusts it in Windows as well. If you adjust it in Windows (or if upon startup, RSIGuard doesn't match Windows), RSIGuard will let you synchronize the two settings so as to avoid the confusing situation where Windows is left-handed and RSIGuard is right or vice versa.

• Fixed the "Establish a Connection with OES" button to handle extra long email addresses better.

• Added option to ForgetMeNots advanced settings to force ForgetMeNots to be time-based and not pay attention to activity levels/natural rests.

• Increased the algorithmic default for Maximum Time Between Breaks after the setup wizard because at the previous default, sometimes breaks would be suggested unreasonably soon

• Dropdown menus in the Find Records window of the Health Status Reports Viewer (HSRView) can now handle up to 8192 different elements (previously it was 256).

v4.0.18d

• Added ability for more text formatting in 'msg text',  'question prompt' and 'queryset' commands (newlines and tabs).

• Added question askl to specify that the question be left justified rather than centered text.

• Enhanced error handling for OES internet communications.

v4.0.18c

• Made "Show Hotkey Assignments" window reverse the order of hotkeys to be in a more logical order.

• Improved tooltip text on RSIGuard icon.

• Corrected phrasing of text in OES "establish a connection" window.

• Added RSIScript command "uninstall verify/noverify command"

• Added RSIScript command $registered()

• Corrected problem with BFEdit command if it was used in early startup scripts.

• Users whose default browser is Firefox could not view some URLs correctly. This release addresses those issues.

• Removed outdated "More Info" button from ForgetMeNots settings page.

v4.0.18b

• Improvements to RSIGuard-OES synchronization process for pre-existing RSIGuard users who subsequently establish connection to the OES.

• Corrected text on AutoClick-enable verification dialog.

• Added RSIScript command ($datestr) to allow creation of any-format dates.

v4.0.18a

• Updated icons for RSIGuard and companion applications HSRView and RSIGuard Reports to match new RSIGuard logo.

• Added RSIScript command $netinfo() to help make location-based configuration customizations.

• Improved uninstall process to automatically exit currently running instance of RSIGuard.

v4.0.18

• Added minute-by-minute work restrictions feature that allows you to specify a work limit of the nature, "limit me to N minutes per M minutes". For example, you can limit yourself to 55 minutes per hour if you want to make sure you get at least 5 minutes of rest from using the computer per hour. While this feature was designed for work restrictions, it is also very useful to any user and provides an alternate or supplementary rest reminder to the BreakTimer..

• Added tracking of minute-by-minute activity. This allows you to click on the strain bars on the main display to see how you have been using the mouse & keyboard for the last 4 hours.

• Fixed issue with hotkeys that launch Firefox browser giving an error message

v4.0.17b

• Added ability to hide system tray icon.

• Enhanced the Network Configuration Test

v4.0.17a

• Significantly enhanced RSIGuard's functionality for intermittent connectivity. Roaming profiles and data are now merged into the network when RSIGuard reconnects to a network.

• Minor improvements to look of visual display of AutoClick bullseye.

• Added ability to schedule breaks at particular times via RSIScript.

• Call Center Edition now correctly defaults to "Polite Mode" in setup wizard.

• Fixed problem in ForgetMeNots where the '&' character couldn't be used.

• Added ability to more accurately define default location of ForgetMeNots.

v4.0.16

• Hotkeys that launch an application can now be configured using a shortcut, and the default browse location is the All Users branch of the Start|Programs menu -- this makes setting up application-launching hotkeys much simpler.

• Modified the audio for Hamstring Stretch to be slightly shorter because under some circumstances, the video could end before the audio would, and the audio would get cut off.

• Fixed problem a problem with keyboard remapping not working in some situations in Microsoft Word (and possibly some other applications).

• Changed registry locations for employee HR data to streamline HR Data Integration process.

• Added a ability to soft-switch between OES integration using POST or GET method.

• Hotkeys would normally not occur if a modifier key was held down. Now, KeyControl waits to engage the hotkey but will perform the function after several seconds even if you keep the modifier key down.

v4.0.15e

• When scheduling Data Status Reports, RSIGuard will notify you of the date of the next planned report when you exit the schedule window.

• Changes to ForgetMeNots to make idle and work times less likely to block display of ForgetMeNots.

v4.0.15d

• Improved AutoClick visual feedback marker during drag locks.

• Minor improvements to Health Status Reports report-submission screen.

• Improvements to RSIScript 'type' command when modifiers are used. Also, now allows separate down and up keystroke events.

• Added feature that optionally can keep a user from canceling out of initial setup wizard more than once.

v4.0.15c

• Fixed problem where if RSIGuard was on non-primary monitor, menu appeared at top-left corner of main monitor.

• Numerous enhancements to OES synchronization information and scheduling.

• Fixed problem that clicking "Adjust settings" in the "return to setup wizard" window didn't bring up the settings page.

• Fixed issue in RSIScript messages (and other basic message windows) that didn't handle '&' character correctly.

v4.0.15a & b

• Added "postpone time left" message to break window which appears if you mouse over one of the postpone buttons.

• User is now warned that the numeric keypad won't be available when they select "numeric keypad" for default KeyControl assignments (and are given the option to change their mind).

• Fixed problems in HSRView related to searching for "# of typos" and "keypress force".

• In HSRView, added ability to right click on report and get a copy to paste either graphically or textually in other applications.

• Improvements to KeyControl settings page hotkey sort.

• Improved error messages when RSIGuard is unable to connect to OES server.

• Improvements to online help (FAQs, more useful links).

• Responses to the "Medical" question in HSRs can now be customized.

• Added diagnostic PTQ result information to OES admin page.

v4.0.15

• Fixed a problem for Windows Vista users that made use of the AutoClick feature potentially cause significant slow downs.

v4.0.14d

• Increased maximum length of KeyControl TypeText hotkey text.

• Added administrative configuration test utility.

• Fixed issues in HSR and DSR submission.

v4.0.14c

• Corrected issue with file associations for .rxs, .tid and .hsr files that could lead to an "access denied" message when opening a file of these types from within Windows

• Fixed error that caused users updating from older custom versions of RSIGuard (e.g. RSIGuard v3 that was a non-standard download customized to a particular organization) who had certain types of configurations to get incorrect settings values for certain settings.

• Added $q to RSIScript to detect mechanism for saving computer-wide settings.

• Added command "wizard" to RSIScript

v4.0.14a

• RSIGuard has a new logo.

• Added ability to put an '!' before a filter name to require an exact match.

• Improvements to DSR submission system.

• Fixed bug where RSIGuard would sometimes pop up "Found multiple windows with name..." caused by calles to gFindWindowNamed()

• Fixed bug in the "show BreakTimer time-to-next-break calculation" where 0 seconds showed up as "---" instead of "0s"

v4.0.12a

• ForgetMeNots now do not appear if a BreakTimer Filter is blocking breaks (or forcing breaks into Polite Mode)

• Added a user-verification if a user turns AutoClick on from the front panel to reduce the chance of accidentally turning AutoClick on

• Added help for Remedy Interactive OES integrated features

• Setup Wizard improvements: Updated text in BreakTimer & Finished Wizard pages; removed default button in Setup Wizard Verify dialog; improved ability to set default values for options

• Added warning in ForgetMeNots settings page if user sets ForgetMeNot frequency to be more often than once per 10 minutes

• Improvements to functionality to keep ForgetMeNots from stealing focus when they appear

• Changed default TEMP folder to %TEMP%

• Changed default setting for ForgetMeNots "move to center if Microbreak ignored" for certain profiles (v4.0.12a)

• Fixed KeyControl issue that could cause some hotkeys not to function until RSIGuard restarts in rare circumstances. (v4.0.12a)

• Improvements to window focus control during display of ForgetMeNots (v4.0.12a)

v4.0.11

• Improvements to RSIGuard update operation

• Updates to RSIScript: improved error messages, "question" and "queryset" commands display better-layed-out question windows, fixes to $if() directive, added ability to put semi-colons between commands to have multiple commands on one line, added $ch() command to generate characters based on ASCII value (e.g. for "msg text" commands).

• Added ability to specify number of seconds of runtime until daily backup is made and number of seconds of work-time until DSRs are transmitted for clients who may require significant uptime before they have full network connectivity

• Setup Wizard now skips naming page if using auto-named profiles

v4.0.10

• Added new KeyControl hotkey category to directly perform an RSIScript command (or, using $do(), a series of commands).
• Improvements to RSIScript’s QuerySet command window.
• Added BFEDIT command to allow more complete remote editing of BreakTimer filters.
• Improvements to window focus control during display of ForgetMeNots
• Improvements to registration system (and supporting web-based tools for requesting registration codes).

v4.0.9

• Improvements to RSIScript ‘set’ command and RSIScript error handling.
• Improved ability to rapidly repeat a hotkey (e.g. the single click hotkey). Now, for example, holding down the single click hotkey causes a rapid, even sequence of single clicks. Also fixed an issue that could sometimes delay execution of a hotkey.
• Fixed error that in extremely rare situations could cause RSIGuard to show the user the initial welcome screen inappropriately.

 v4.0.8e

• When new installations of RSIGuard are installed now, you have the option of removing settings from a previous installation, or keeping the settings. Previously, RSIGuard would always keep the settings.
  
• Added feature to make ForgetMeNots return focus to window that had focus before ForgetMeNot was shown to prevent making a user need to click on the previous window after a ForgetMeNot completed.

• Added feature to TimeStats window (which can be seen by double clicking on the “time until next break” indicator) to tell what effect break filters are having.

• Added $date() command to RSIScript. Other RSIScript corrections: corrected issue with “msg” command if no message had been prepared to be sent; corrected issue with all functions that had 0 arguments; corrected issue with $lessthan() function.

• Corrected issue in which the morning warm-up stretch might not appear in certain circumstances.

• Corrected “search by # of mouseclicks” in HSRView.

• Added a “repeat recent search” feature to HSRView.

v4.0.8

• Added a mini AutoClick tutorial which is automatically displayed to users who enable AutoClick during the Setup Wizard.

• Activate command no longer returns an error if no window matches request.

• Added ability to remove “Show Hotkeys List” and “Take A Break Now” menu items for clients who don’t use these features.

• Added functionality to newuser.txt script to allow more control over pre-enabled features such as AutoClick in Wizard.

v4.0.7f

• Added ability for WMV video users to preview videos in the Stretch settings
• Fixed problem with “postpone HSR submission by 1 day” feature in which postponement was sometimes significantly longer than 1 day.

v4.0.7e

• Added functionality for networking RSIGuard and RSIGuard Reports in an environment where all users log in under the same login ID.

v4.0.7d

• Enhanced tools to help trial users find correct settings, including layout improvements in Setup Wizard, streamlining of trial messages, and post-trial survey options.
• Added new context-sensitive help for Setup Wizard with flickering Help button to highlight its availability.
• Updates to OES data communications protocol.
• Improvements to startup wizard user interface.
• Major update to integrated HR data features.
• Added functionality to allow easy transfer of DataLogger data when you change storage folder.
• Manage Roaming Folder window now shows name of inaccessible folder if Roaming Folder location is presently inaccessible.
• Updates to networked data management tools.
• Daily DataLogger statistics report now reports mouse movement distance in meters.
• Improvements to HSRView’s Stored Find feature.
• Fixed problem with printing left pane (Report List) in HSRView.
• Added system for asking users to provide email address for bulk email tool in HSRView.
• Improved windows that ask for email by preventing entry of bad characters.

v4.0.7

• Substantially updated RSIGuard's context help.
• Break window will no longer interrupt a stretch that is going after break ends. It will also avoid starting a stretch if the break is about to end. 
• Improved system tray icon operation and eliminated icon that indicated that the main window was hidden
• Added AutoClick IntraClickDelay option to prevent there being a delay between down and up (to prevent occasional accidental drag & drops).
• Updated online administrator documentation to be v4.0.
• Minor user interface layout improvements.
• Hide-screen-during-breaks now works correctly if a manually started break is postponed.
• Updated Health Status Report data exporting to have additional v4.0 field names.
• Significantly improved HSRView’s bulk email feature.
• Fixed problem in which some wizard settings could be stored incorrectly.
• Improved user-interface for entering registration codes.

 v4.0.6

• Added detection of DOS typing to DataLogger data recording.
  
• Corrected DataLogger export issue for preemptive break data.
  
• Added CSV export option to DataLogger.

v4.0.5d

• Added support for https: communication for Health Status Reports and other internet communication.
• Added support for viewing pre-emptive break statistics to HSRView
• Made main menu font match system menu font.
• Layout improvements in HSR submission page.
• Several user interface improvements to RSIGuard Reports, HSRView, and the Setup Wizard.
• Changed several web documentation links to refer to installed documentation.
• Corrected problem in which Remote Desktop Connection and some other special keyboard applications could have certain keys not work correctly.
• Added verification question to subsequent runs of Setup Wizard to insure that user didn’t really want Settings pages.
• Corrected Stretch Setting preview window issue.
• Corrected issue in setup wizard in which a modified break schedule might not be stored.

v4.0.4b  

• Corrected problem in Break Window that in some configurations allowed skipping a break too easily.

v4.0.4a

• Corrected problem in Setup wizard that incorrectly set break interruption style mode.

• Improvements to layout of Scheduled HSR notification screen.

• Improvements to text describing current break regimen in Break Settings screen.

• Corrected tooltip that appears over icon in system tray that could misreport strain percentages.

v4.0.4

• If RSIGuard is minimized and you hover mouse over system tray icon, you’ll now see break and strain statistics.
• Fixed problem with minimized break window and “Hide Screen During Breaks” preventing user from being able to see when the break would end.
• Minimized break window now shows how much time is left in break.
• Changed how FMNs blink to get attention better without blinking red text (a disability issue).
• Corrected issue with display of stretches in which for some older graphics drivers part of the stretch might not be displayed.

v4.0.3a

• Fixed problem in which during ForgetMeNots lockout of keyboard/mouse, mouse was not always prevented from clicking.

• Updated to latest release of 3^rd party sound library.

• Improvements to process of establishing connection with OES online profile including updates to Administrator settings page.

v4.0.3

• Added BreakTimer filters, a feature that allows a user to specify situations in which BreakTimer should not interrupt the user based on applications that are either in the foreground (active) or running.

• Minor corrections to Introduction trial dialog and AutoClick wizard screen.

• Fixed bug in which Break dialog might tell a user to sit for a stretch when they should be standing or vice versa.

• Improved layout of Health Status Report scheduling screen.

• Minor improvements to Hide Screen During Break feature to better cover screen during breaks.

• Improved RSIGuard's algorithm to determine how many times to playback each stretch to best fit a break for any format (WMV, MPG, AVI) for either stock or custom stretches.

• Addressed issue with sound card conflicts with older sound cards with single-voice hardware to force RSIGuard to better release audio hardware resources when not in use.

• Corrected issue with display of stretches in which for some older graphics drivers part of the stretch might not be displayed.

• Fixed problem in which if a user who had scheduled weekly Health Status Reports skipped a report, the date of the next report could be displayed incorrectly.

v4.0.2

• Added feature in which double-clicking on the “Time until next break” display shows the computation used to derive the time until next break.

• Several minor visual layout improvements on setup screens.

• Fixed problem where Hide Screen During break feature could obscure the break window.

• Made the “Disable Exit RSIGuard” administrator setting apply to the taskbar right-click menu as well.

v4.0.1b

• Several minor visual layout improvements on several wizard, setup, break window, and other screens.
• Enhanced handling of issues with playing videos on computers without proper codecs installed, including support for WMV format videos.
• Added RSIScript registration prompter command.
• Added support for viewing RSIGuard Reports of remotely controlled users.

v4.0.1

• RSIGuard’s “Check for RSIGuard Update” now gives you the option to automatically update your version of RSIGuard with one mouseclick. Also allows you to quickly access this document.

• Introduced new keystroke/mouseclick work restriction limit feature (see Work Restriction documentation for details).

• Enhanced Call Center functionality to allow dynamic break adjustments based on call volume.

• Resolved issue where Break Window would open a video, which is a processor intensive task, and cause the mouse/keyboard to be sluggish for a few seconds. Now video is opened right after Break Window locks out keyboard and mouse. Minor improvements to error handling code in video playback as well.

• Fixed an obscure problem with RSIGuard Reports where some data might not be shown if a user’s system clock was being manipulated forwards and backwards (e.g. by a software engineer testing date-dependent software). Also made improvements in RSIGuard Reports security features.

• Work restrictions now better handle the restarting of RSIGuard after your work restriction has been exceeded and you request additional time.

• Improved RSIGuard’s displaying of webpages for alternate browsers (such as Mozilla Firefox).

• Corrected text in a couple default ForgetMeNots to better match new 4.0 user interface.

v4.0.0

• A redesigned user interface makes working with RSIGuard much easier and more pleasant.
• New wizards make controlling your break schedule and other RSIGuard features much simpler.
• Thirty one new video stretches provide better instructional examples of better stretches. Varied camera angles make it much easier to learn to do stretches correctly.
• Improvements to AutoClick's intelligence to support Windows XP type controls and menus.
• New main display buttons allow you to turn BreakTimer and ForgetMeNots off "for a while" without permanently disabling them.
• Improved RSIGuard Reports reporting tool with improved printing.
• Simplified RSIGuard registration process.
• Significant improvements to RSIScript KeyControl macro and control language.
• New remote management enhancements for OES-integrated customers.
• Dozens of other improvements requested by RSIGuard users.

v3.0.49

• Improvements/simplifications to registration process.

• Added a new kind of AutoClick filter "class" that is based on windows class. This allows better control over what AutoClick clicks on. Improved the “Add Filter” window.

• Fixed a problem that prevented a non-privileged user from registering RSIGuard if another user ran RSIGuard first but didn't register it.

• Improved AutoClick so that it has fewer situations where it doesn’t click (because it is trying to avoid false-clicks) when it really should click.

• Improved OES integration auto-setup feature and OES communication.

v3.0.48b

• Extensive enhancements to integrated communication functionality with Remedy Interactive OES.

• Added detection and monitoring of self-initiated breaks (primarily for break compliance measurement).

• Improved the formula for counting idle behavior towards expiring strain.

• Improved clarity of registration process when installing RSIGuard on a new computer.

• RSIScript enhancements: added preprocessing token $d to show dates; added ability to set and get environment variables, added $val() to replace $s to give tighter control over spacing in messages and default values; added $mid(), $left(), and $right() string preprocessors.

• Fixed problems in Work Restriction Reached window that could cause a user to inadvertently exit RSIGuard.

• Updated RSIGuard to refer to the formerly-named WorkWell as the OES Online Profile.

• Specific to Call Center Edition: Added ForgetMeNots feature and adjusted lengths of breaks to be shorter than other editions.

• Enhancements to Startup Wizard.

v3.0.47

• Major new reporting and searching features added to HSRView. Significant user interface, printing, security improvements.

• Improvements to RSIGuard Reports (minor graph improvements, display, faster loading files, improved titles for printing)

• Improved the error and success messages for “import/export DataLogger data” operation.

• Added option to allow [x] “close window” box to really close RSIGuard (as opposed to hiding RSIGuard in system tray). This was for clients who do not have a system tray (e.g. some Citrix users).

• RSIScript enhancements, improved pre-processing, additional commands.

• Numerous enhancements to integration with WorkWell

• Improvements to startup wizard user interface.

v3.0.46

• Improved default ForgetMeNot messages.

• Fixed an issue with duplicate InternetConnectionRequired windows.

• Significantly improved new visual AutoClick features

• Added functionality for web-based remote control of features.

• Added finer control of setup wizard screens.

v3.0.45a

• Made several improvements to AutoClick menu detection.

• Moved “Hide Screen During Breaks” feature to the BreakTimer settings and fixed a bug that made it difficult to skip a break in the first few seconds of a break with the “Hide Screen…” feature enabled.

• Updated RSIGuard online help

• Improvements to visual AutoClick feature

v3.0.45

• Added AutoClick “visual click” feature that gives helpful feedback (especially to new users) of AutoClick.

• Improved the "Hide Screen During Breaks" feature.

• Improved messages, errors and user interface related to setup and configuration of Roaming Profiles and WorkWell synchronization.

• The algorithm to determine when a user sees the “Skip break wizard” has been improved.

v3.0.44

• Several improvements to hotkey function: better handling for hotkeys that use Alt-keys, that type text, better information messages, and better command line support.

• Added checkbox to KeyControl settings to let a user decide if RSIGuard should automatically turn on NumLock if one of the hotkeys uses a key that is only accessible if NumLock is on.

• Improved guidance to users trying to register an updated copy of RSIGuard.

• Eliminated error message given when RSIGuard was not connected to the internet and it tried to connect to WorkWell database. Eliminated a few other error messages that weren’t necessary simply because a user didn’t have an active internet connection. Improved the information in several other error messages, and eliminated an error message if a script adds a profile that already exists.

• Added InstRun.txt, a script that runs the first time RSIGuard is installed on a computer, as opposed to FirstRun.txt which runs the first time any new version of RSIGuard is installed on a computer.

• Minor fixes to RSIScript parser.

v3.0.43

• Added new "Hide Screen During Break" option for security and privacy purposes as well as to help users stop looking at the computer during breaks.

• Added detection of new mouse horizontal scroll wheels to AutoClick anti-false-click detection.

• Significantly speeded up communication protocol between WorkWell and RSIGuard.

• Updated stretch audio files to MP3 to ensure support on all Windows platforms.

• Minor improvement to timing of mouse and keyboard worktime.

v3.0.42

• Enhancements to break timing model to make average timing between breaks work better. Also, improvements to estimate of time till next break.

• Added tracking of mouse scroll wheel to DataLogger and added modeling of strain from scrolling mouse wheel to BreakTimer.

• Added an option to hide the contents of your screen during breaks (for either security reasons or to keep you from being tempted to continue looking at things).

• Added a command to RSIScript for creating hotkeys. Other minor hotkey enhancements.

• Fixed problem where breaks set to lengths below 2 minutes still came up at 2+ minutes.

• Made several RSIGuard dialogs default to foreground state.

• Minor cosmetic enhancements to RSIGuard Reports graphs.

• Improved accuracy of measurement of keyboard and mouse usage time.

• Fixed problem that prevented AutoClick hotkeys from working consistently in Adobe FrameMaker.

• Enhancements to WorkWell features.

• Added support to deal with problems in Microsoft’s offline files feature.

v3.0.41

• Minor user interface improvements based on user feedback.

• Additional features added for WorkWell features (v3.0.40a).

• Added ability to run RSIScripts (.RXS files) when RSIGuard is not yet running.

• Added a FirstRun.txt script that runs when RSIGuard first starts up (regardless of registration) to enable new automatic configuration features.

• Minor enhancements to AutoClick settings.

v3.0.40

• Added ability to export and import DataLogger data to floppy. This enables easy transfer of data between computers (as well as easy collection of data on systems where data is not stored on a network).

• Substantial additional improvements to RSIGuard Reports application

v3.0.39

·        RSIGuard Reports now displays and prints the keyboard usage statistics from the Keyboard Analysis Tool.

• Enhancements to RSIScript language -- added $plus(), $minus(), $times(), and $divide() commands.

• Minor fixes to new graphs (added in v3.0.38) in RSIGuard Reports.

• Improved algorithm for measuring work time and keystroke pressure to increase accuracy.

v3.0.38

• Major enhancements to RSIGuard Reports including: added new graphs for different types of mouse-clicks, AutoClicks, Drag & Drop, mouse movement, natural rest patterns, normal workday times and more. Coalesces several graphs to make it easier to compare related statistics. Significant improvements to readability of graph information.

• Improved audio files for stretches, and added audio instructions for the 6 standing stretches. Also, switched audio files from wav to wma format which has reduced the installation package’s size by several megabytes.

• Added <break> to RSIScript’s ‘type’ command.

• Improved Internet communications (e.g. for scripts and registering).

• Enhancements to some of RSIGuard’s research features (relating to hotkey/keystroke monitoring).

v3.0.37

• Made SkipBreakWizard also extend or enable min-time-between-breaks AND extend max-time-between-breaks (if enabled)

• Additional enhancements to manual registration process (for Internet registration codes).

• Enhancement to RSIScript: added $r to tell what version/edition of RSIGuard you're using.

• Made SkipBreakWizard also extend or enable min-time-between-breaks AND extend max-time-between-breaks (if enabled)

• Enhanced logic of the “maximum time between breaks” feature and the display of “time since last break” feature

• Fixed a bug that if “minimum time between breaks” wasn’t set, but the maximum was, then the skip break button wouldn’t work in some situations.

• Enhancements to some of RSIGuard’s research features (relating to hotkey/keystroke monitoring).

v3.0.36

• Added a new Skipping Breaks Wizard. This wizard detects when a user is skipping lots of breaks and then prompts them with several options about how to make taking breaks easier for them. The goal, of course, is to get people to most successfully follow a regular break regimen.

v3.0.35

• New Roaming Profile messages warn if you don’t have rights to modify your settings and you try to do so. Also added a "don’t show this message about Inaccessible Roaming Profile again" checkbox

• Added new “special strings” $c, $v, $w to RSIScript for "internet connected state", "WinVersion", "WinPlatform". This lets RSIGuard automatically behave differently based on the version of Windows it is running on and whether or not the user is connected to the internet.

• Several fixes to RSIGuard system for determining where it has permission to store data and settings, including better file error handling. This could cause some user’s who used v3.0.32-v3.0.34 to get a new location for data storage.

v3.0.34

• Made RSIGuard more independent of a user’s privileges. Assuming basic installation can take place, RSIGuard now does not require any privileges beyond a typical Guest account to be configured and used.

• RSIGuard can now be distributed, per request by maintenance agreement holders, as an MSI package.

• Improved RSIGuard’s web-related functions for users with various types of proxy servers.

• Various RSIScript enhancements, including new Window command.

• Added a Toggle AutoClick hotkey
• Changed default location for storing RSIGuard data to the users Documents folder.

• Improved handling for inaccessible DataFolder – now RSIGuard uses default folder automatically. If that is unwriteable, only then does RSIGuard ask user to specify a new location.

• Added 3 new special RSIScripts (PreInit.txt, Init.txt and Register.txt). See RSIScript documentation for details.

v3.0.32

• 2 new statistics added to HSR/DSR’s (# of Microbreaks skipped & RSIGuard version)

• Various improvements/updates to RSIScript language

• New 'menuedit' command allows dynamic creation of user-definable menu items in RSIGuard

v3.0.31x

• Added 6 new stretches that involve having the user stand up while stretching.

• Added new advanced break setting “minimum length of breaks” to ensure that a user’s breaks are at least as long as specified.

• Added additional support for searching Health Status Report data by physical location of user.

v3.0.30

• Enhanced the handling of “absence of network” situations.

• Added additional settings to Administrative Controls settings page.

v3.0.29

• Added the ability to schedule DataLogger Status Reports or DSRs which submit DataLogger data to website without discomfort surveys. These can now be scheduled independently of Health Status Reports (HSRs).

• Additional graphics added to Setup Wizard

• In Break Window, the "I'm in Pain -- Increase Break Frequency" has been changed to read "Make breaks occur more frequently". Also, clicking that button triggers an offer to the user to look at other break settings after breaks ends.

• In response to many customer requests, made the default enforcement of microbreaks be less severe.

• New WorkWell (from Remedy Interactive) integration features added.

• Made minor enhancements to user interface for registering RSIGuard

• Fixed bug in HSRView application that, in rare instances, caused text to be superimposed over the “points of body discomfort” survey information.

v3.0.28

• Substantial improvements to startup wizard. Fewer screens are shown if the user’s early answers make it prudent to do so. Graphics have been improved. Options improved. And added more settings to give finer control to what wizard windows should be shown to new users.

• Added 20 new statistics for measuring RSIGuard compliance, break behavior, mouse technique, hotkey patterns, and more. See DataLogger document for more information

• RSIGuard now records start/end of workday

• Added features to integrate with WorkWell software from Remedy Interactive. Please contact us if you are interested in this feature.

• Work Restriction window enhanced to tell user how long they've worked and how long their work restriction is (especially relevant for dynamic work restrictions).

• Health Status Reports have been given the flexibility to make averages over variable periods of time within single reports.

• Improvements to RSIGuard Reports handling of daylight savings time

• Extended break length range to 1-10 minutes (from 2-9)

• Released new version of HSRView (manager and personal editions) to support new data recorded in RSIGuard

• Released new version of RSIGuard Reports to have improved data smoothing features.

• Improvements to network error logging for Health Status Reports.

• Improved some settings screens

• “Check for RSIGuard Update” feature now more helpfully sends users seeking to update to update-website

• HSRView fix - Removed countless calls to errlog() and revved HSRView 2.0.1

v3.0.27

• Additional enhancements to KeyControl’s keyboard remapping feature

• Improvements in RSIGuard Reports averaging and display algorithms

• Added support for automatic emailing of filed Health Status Reports

• Improved Custom Searches in HSRView to better handle specification of discomfort areas of interest

v3.0.26

• Added AutoClick video tutorial option in the AutoClick Wizard setup screen

• Improved system tray icon to be more informative and less distracting

• Improved help features in Setup Wizard

v3.0.25

• Improvements to ForgetMeNot timing algorithm

• Added the 'mouse' command to RSIScript

v3.0.24

• Substantial improvements to user interface and printing features of HSRView utlity.

• Added “Export to CSV database file” from HSRView utility

v3.0.23

• Substantial improvement to research capabilities: Added ability to store high resolution recording of DataLogger data (up to once per minute) and extended recording of keystroke and keystroke combination frequency.

• Improved KeyControl’s keyboard remapping feature

• Added ability to control mouse speed for keyboard-control-of-mouse feature

v3.0.22

• Added full printing functionality to HSRView for lists and reports

• Added recording of several new data statistics (# Autoclicks performed, # microbreaks taken, # of  right/left/middle/double clicks, start/end work time)

• Improvements to AutoClick feature

• Added 4 user-settable questions to Health Status Reports

• Improved BreakTimer window display

• Changed word "pain" to "discomfort" throughout RSIGuard

• Minor enhancements to startup wizard and work restriction feature

• Added RSIScript commands to control ForgetMeNots feature

v3.0.21

v3.0.20

Added command window for RSIScript and extended RSIScript

v3.0.19

Improved scheduled HSR formula

v3.0.18

Added Middle Click and Middle Drag Lock hotkeys

v3.0.16

Improvements to RSIScript

v3.0.15

Improvements to startup wizard

Added display customizations and sound option to ForgetMeNots

Substantially enhanced non-interruption detection to BreakTimer which helps insure breaks don’t interrupt users

Improvements to BreakTimer timing algorithm

v3.0.14

Added context specific help throughout RSIGuard (i.e. Help buttons and clicking F1 shows context specific help)

Updated many help pages

v3.0.11

Improved KeyControl function

Added synchronization between RSIGuard Reports graphs and points when user has filed Health Status Reports

v3.0.10

Added ability to export all data for use in 3^rd party data analysis tools

v3.0.09

More RSIScript enhancements

v3.0.07

More enhancements to ‘type’ command, KeyControl feature, RSIScript and AutoClick.

v3.0.06

v3.0.05

Improvements to AutoClick feature and DragLock component of KeyControl

3/25/02 Released v3.0.03

Improved Work Restriction feature

Improvements to RSIGuard Reports utility

v3.0.00

Added KeyControl w/kbd remapping and macros feature

Added significant new multi-user networking features

Significant user interface improvements

Replaced old .ini file with registry to allow better multiuser operations

Added advanced handling of multi-machine use for a single user, and multi-user use of one machine.

Updated AutoClick user interface.

Added ability to control mouse with cursor

Added additional admin settings

Added ability to perform daily backups of data

Added support to allow user to email configuration info RSIGuard support

Added 4 new statistics: key-press count, mouse-click count, backspace/delete-key count, switches between keyboard and mouse.

Added ability to configure HSR submission and synchronized it with HSRView utility.

Enhanced BreakTimer timing algorithm

Added “polite break” mode to make breaks less intrusive when appropriate

Improved RSIGuard setup wizard

Significant improvements to RSIScript feature

Extended RSIScript’s ‘type’ command

v2.0.8h

Improved online documentation

Added additional admin controls

v2.0.8g

Improved Break coming and Break ending sounds as well as Start & End of break sounds

Added admin control of user interface & features

Added admin Remote Control of setup

v2.0.8e

BreakTimer timing enhancements

v2.0.8d

AutoClick performance enhancements

v2.0.8b

Enhanced stretching options in break window

New RSIScript features

Changed word Trauma to Strain throughout program

v2.0.8

Enhancement to AutoClick Filter creation and ForgetMeNot display

New RSIScript features

Additional multi-user support

RELEASE INFORMATION FOR VERSIONS BEFORE v2.0.8 MAY BE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST