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History of program changes

Version 4.0 (9 July 2024)

New / added

Installation of the SPIonic font is no longer a program requirement. The Greek characters are now Unicode and can be copied from any Unicode-compliant source. (See the Classical Greek page for details.)

Font selection dialogs (Windows API) for English and Greek text.

Flash-1 and Flash-2 viewing modes with resizable windows, offering an enhanced viewing experience. Flash-2 features a Show/Hide option and automatic advance.

Show/Hide feature for the Quotations and Sayings window.

Selection of verses and passages from the Septuagint and the Greek New Testament, to illustrate some Hellenistic usages.

Comprehensive Help feature (press F1) built into the program – essentially identical to the content of the Classical Greek page.

Improved

Further time settings for Automatic mode.

Further colour customisation options.

Resources button (feature) removed – deemed of little use.

Other changes, fixes and cosmetic enhancements.

Version 3.1.1 (16 June 2022)

Improved

In Practice mode, items are no longer presented indefinitely. After all items in the current topic have been presented, the final score (percentage correct) is given, and the user can choose whether or not to repeat.

Version 3.1.0 (10 June 2022)

New / added

Registration screen. The user is now required to download their registered copy of the program directly from the website.

Improved

‘Display source (for All Sources)’ option removed from the Settings dialog, as serving no useful purpose.

‘Stay on Top’ feature removed from the Settings dialog, as problematic and serving no useful purpose.

Only in Regular mode may the user click on one of the English/Greek boxes to advance to the next item.

Increased width of the Sources drop-down, to accommodate longer entries.

Larger and more appealing (animated) Test Result box.

Miscellaneous other small changes and cosmetic enhancements.

Version 3.0.1 (14 January 2022)

Fixed

Capitalisation issue in Search function (English text).

Version 3.0.0 (7 January 2022)

New / added

Principal parts of 123 Greek verbs, with randomise and ‘Hide content’ facilities to support learning.

Inclusion of 21 longer passages from Greek authors, with prose translations and a search facility, accessed from the ‘Quotations and sayings’ window. (Number of passages to be increased in future releases.)

‘Whole word’ search option.

Back button for random quotations.

Number of items increased to 3336.

Number of quotations increased to 200.

Improved

More user-friendly Automatic advance dialog (option to cancel the dialog).

Intermediate width option for the vertical display list (List button).

Other minor fixes and cosmetic enhancements.

Version 2.0.1 (7 November 2021)

Program name changed from Learn Greek to Classical Greek.

Version 2.0.0 (5 November 2021)

New / added

Random quotation feature – 100 quotations / sayings. (Number to be increased in future releases.)

Resources feature (quick access to user’s translations, exercises, notes, etc.)

Improved

Larger area for Greek Editor.

Version 1.0.1 (30 October 2021)

Fixed

English / Greek font display in List Mode, when ‘Greek on top’ selected.

Other small fixes.

Improved

More user-friendly error message if SPIonic font not installed.

Version 1.0.0 (25 October 2021)

Initial release.