2.5.2.4 (22-09-2016)
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Bug Fixes:
-Fixed renaming Admin wordlists on SQL databases.

2.5.2.3 (31-08-2016)
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Bug Fixes:
-Fixed incorrect audio playing in Clues.
-Fixed occasional crashes in Definitions and Clues when repeatedly
 playing the activity with custom images.
-Stopped timer starting too early on Clues/Definitions.
-Stopped 'OK' on medals dialog in Clues/Definitions activating too early.

2.5.2.1 (29-07-2016)
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Bug Fixes:
-Fixed equation for working out custom image height in Definitions.
-Made text size on Definitions question buttons more accurate.

2.5.2 (21-07-2016)
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Additions:
-New initial blend: c/cl/cr
-2.5 thousand new sounds for the New Zealand accent.
-500 new sounds for the English accent.
-New prefix wordlists.

Feature Requests:
-Redesigned Definitions and Clues to include pictures and up to all 12 words.

Changes:
-Vowel Sounds/Clear the Skies now use the current position in Steps
 to Literacy Initial for grabbing questions.
-Steps SQL Server on OSX has been updated to Python2.7 and the MySQL
 library replaced so it no longer conflicts with "System Integrity Protection"
-Changed the Initial Sounds white back to the original image.
-Relaxed the criteria for the Syllables activity showing.

Bug Fixes:
-Fixed returning from creating personal lists for students from Admin.
-Fixed Find the Word not detecting words with Macrons as having sound.
-Prevented Find the Word starting mouse click from carrying through
 into the activity.
-Fixed a bug handling old empty medals files created by the import
 students function when no medals could be found.
-Fixed on screen keyboard for Schonell Spelling Test.
-Fixed SQL connection Test while using homepath in the custom image path.
-Fixed unwanted characters showing up in the Syllables activity.
-Fixed Blocks high scores so they read the new medal file format correctly.
-Corrected the seasons names to be lowercase.
-Fixed the initial button state in the Custom Courses dialogue.
-Prevented setting units while the workbook bar is rotating.
-Prevented Word Memory from showing up in the STL2 3B homophones list.
-Fixed duplicate words in STLI B - 7B, STL 3 - 2A, STL 3 - 6B.
-Fixed selecting the top level when creating Custom Courses while connected
 to SQL Server.
-Removed the help "?" from Custom Sentences because it did nothing.
-Fixed showing custom images in Tutor Edition.
-Removed Word Grid from STL 4 - 2B.
-The 'mode' setting in database_path.txt is now case insensitive.
-Fixed custom image dimensions when resized on the x-axis.

2.5.1 (26-11-2015)
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Bug Fixes:
-Fixed a bug which caused custom wordlists using words without sound
 splits defined to break the activity list page.

2.5.0 (23-10-2015)
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Additions:
-New printables added to Steps to Literacy Initial:
 Four in a Row
 Handwriting
 Look Cover Write
 Starcards

Feature Requests:
-Added a new difficulty "Easiest" to Pop the Balloon.
 The new difficulty is significantly slower than the Easy setting.
 Designed for users that are not familiar with keyboards.

Changes:
-Updated Steps to Literacy and Steps to Literacy Initial wordlists.
-Class Summary is now sorted by alphabetical order for SQL databases.
-Wordsearch now ignores words less than 3 letters long.
-Schonell test now places students in Steps to Literacy Initial instead of
 First Steps.
-Correct and incorrect sound effects have been changed.
-Option has been added to Admin page 4 to enable/disable images showing up
 for words.
-Home and Tutor code versions now activate online.
-Word Building criteria now only uses words with second chunk less than 7 characters long.
-Schonell results no longer point to self teach course.
-Spelling Age Tool no longer shows the self teach course position.

Bug Fixes:
-Fixed spelling mistake on Printables menu for Word List.
-Converted a couple of meshes from quad/triangle to just triangle faces.
-Corrected the setting of SQL database path to work with environment variables
 in the image path when testing if the path exists.
-Corrected the sound file for the "Medium" button in Pop the Balloon.
-Increased width of Vowel Ladder name plates.
-Fixed mouse not showing in Word Flash when you finish the activity on
 an incorrect answer.
-Fixed renaming wordlists then immediately editting them. It was causing a 
 copy of the wordlist to exist under both names.
-Corrected spelling mistake in the sentence for tennis.
-Removed 4 letter sounds from Sound Tiles.
-Updated collision on the Directions play button so the activity doesn't
 instantly start if the cursor is in a particular position.
-Find the Word only uses words with recordings now.
-Word Memory only uses words with recordings now.

2.4.1 (18-05-2015)
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Additions:
-New Course: Steps to Literacy Initial
-Added several hundred more words.

Changes:
-Custom images are now enabled for Tutor and Home editions.
-The "Courses" dialogue has been simplified and had the new course added.
-Login confirmation for Tutor and Network is now consistent with other
 dialogue boxes. (Login/cancel instead of "Yes!")
-Updated workbook pictures to new designs.
-Removed Connection from Home options in Student Properties.

Bug Fixes:
-Fixed logging activities when using the compact login.
-Gave Clues a thumbnail image.
-Fixed hidden symbols showing up in Initial Sounds.
-Fixed Corruption Checking.
-Fixed Print Screen button incorrectly showing up on Mac.
-Importing Students no longer identifies OSX hidden files as student files.
-Scroll bar on Import Student list now updates length correctly.
-Fixed "Stand alone" path resolution from picking up the wrong drive letter
 when the CWD is on a different drive to the home path.
-Corrected the instructions about "Stand alone" to reference the right
 environment variable.
-Fixed loading license codes saved in format "2".
-Custom courses can no longer overwrite built-in courses.
-Fixed an issue creating new courses before logging into students.

2.3.9 (13-03-2015)
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Feature Requests:
-Assigning medals to students can now be done using the left and right click.

Changes:
-Removed the "Check for Updates" button from the Network and Tutor login screen.
-Fresh database now start with a sample student.
-Jigsaw game now has a right click tip.

Bug Fixes:
-Fixed medals show up correctly in custom wordlists.
-Fixed Word Memory for newly created students.
-The window for "expiring soon" and "initial setup" no longer overlap.
-Fixed medals file creation during groups database regeneration.
-Fixed incorrect Schonell result showing on SQL database during Class Summary.
-Numberpad Enter key now works while entering the Admin password.

2.3.8 (23-02-2015)
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Changes:
-Learn Maori Words placed inside the Maori course.

2.3.7 (23-02-2015)
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Changes:
-Learn Maori course renamed Learn Maori Words.

2.3.6 (20-02-2015)
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Additions:
-Added a warning when trying to leave an activity while
 "Force complete activity" is turned on. This dialogue lets
  the user override the option by putting in the Admin password.

Changes:
-Added tabbing to license entry on splash + admin.

Bug Fixes:
-Fixed newly created students being unable to login on compact login.
-Blocks scoreboard on Home Edition functions again.
-Completed the instructions in Chunks and Word Builder.
-Corrupted logs warning now functions again on classic login.
-Fixed Force Complete feature on Word Memory.
-Corrected the grammar in the sentence for "niece".
-Added a visible timer to Pop the Balloon.

2.3.5 (28-01-2015)
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Additions:
-New login screen alternative for Network/Tutor that hides the student list.
-New Maori Courses: Maori, and Learn Maori
-Steps SQL Server (1.2.1+) now supports sqlite3.  Installations with the default
 settings are now ultra simple and do not require MySQL to be installed too.

Feature Requests:
-Some particularly unpleasant words can now no longer randomly show up in the random letters used to fill up the Word Search grid.
-Added the student name to the Logs.

Changes:
-Wordsearch now uses the smaller grid for all wordlists less than 9 long with words less than 5 characters.
-Choose the Word now uses preset alternative words for custom words that already exist in Steps.
-Word variations now use the sound splits from original words.
-Increased the word variations dialogue size.
-You can no longer create multiple wordlists with the same name inside the same course.
-Importing Shared into SQL database favours the existing wordlists now.
-Run locally in Windows now uses homepath instead of programdata.
-Schonell "Spelling level" is now labelled "Spelling age". Age values
 are also displayed in years/months rather than years/percent.
-When entering Logs, the top session is now shown by default.
-Removed the compression choice for saving Shared Folder database files.
-Installer prerequisites are now included in the Windows setup.
-Reduced the character spacing in Word Grid to fit longer words more easily.

Bug Fixes:
-Fixed adding new variations for words.
-Fixed several recordings in Australian accent. Was causing crashes.
-Fixed Choose the Word sentences showing up with wrong variation.
-Made the Choose the Word variations order actually random.
-Fixed recording one letter custom words when the letter shows up several times in the sentence.
-Fixed an error in Word Search when selecting letters in reverse order
 on a line that didn't have a correct answer on it.
-Fixed old medals disappearing in Vowel Ladder when adding new medals under
 the same wordlist category.
-Prevented folder tree being created for custom sound storage while caching is turned off in SQL database.
-Corrected the Australian sounds for "car".
-Perception target shapes now align perfectly with the target.
-Repaired the word variation dialogue.
-Fixed "ears" showing up incorrectly in the custom course wordlist.
-Fixed selecting top line of Custom Courses.
-SQL Server no longer tries to set max_allowed_packet when it's already high enough.
-Saving sounds on a TCP database no longer creates an unnecessary extra sound file in the cache.
-Fixed fuzzy text when listing custom courses in Admin.
-Added warnings when trying to set the database path to a database that is too high version.

2.3.3 (02-09-2014)
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Additions:
-Added activity: Syllables
   Words are split into their syllables and they need to be pieced together.
-Uppercase Maori macrons can now be used.
-You can now enter Maori letters using the tilde key (~) then pressing a vowel.
-Added Maori Months, Days, and Colours activities with vocab options.
-Added copy/paste inside course creation.

Feature Requests:
-Students can now change their own passwords through the 'Settings' button (Tutor/Network only).
-You can now turn off Blocks.
-You can now turn off shooting games.
-Redesigned Definitions/Clues to handle longer words.
-Improved Sentence Builder to handle larger words and longer sentences.
-Improved Drop to handle words of length 13 (was 9).
-Improved Word Building to handle words of length 14 (was 7).
-Improved Find the Word to not overlap long words.
-Improved Word Flash to handle longer words.
-Visual memory is now easier to get a higher medal. (5 'misses' allowed for gold, was 3)
-Spelling Assessment (formerly Schonell Spelling Test) now logs completed and incomplete assessments.
-The tank icon in Steps2 Home is now a horse.
 Existing users with the tank will keep the tank until changed manually.

Changes:
-The Digits activity has been renamed Numbers.
-In Colours, aquamarine has been replaced with white.
-You can now bypass the version requirements on databases by creating a file called
 'bypass.txt' inside the database folder.
-Increased hostname field for SQL server to 60 chars.
-Splash screen now shows edition and version in the bottom middle.
-Added 'OK' buttons to Spelling Test and Schonell.
-Changed "Run Locally" path to programdata on Windows.
-Removed the "Create database?" dialogue when setting the database path to an empty folder.

Bug Fixes:
-Fixed newly created students starting out with no access by default.
-Fixed sound recording on Mac.
-Fixed accidental caching of sounds for MySQL database when caching was disabled.
-Fixed handling custom sentences where a target small word exists within other larger words. e.g.
 "we" > "We were welcomed into their home."
-Fixed an exploit in Sentence builder that allowed you to answer two questions
 correctly at the same time by clever mouse positioning and clicking.
-Fixed images showing up using UNC paths.
-Fixed modifying students in Tutor.
-Fixed showing custom test entries in Class Summary.
-Converted all 3D meshes to only triangles to help some graphics cards render them.
-Fixed a bug in Word Memory that was incorrectly saving settings in MySQL.
-Ensured all boxes in Choose the Word cause the middle text to update.
-Fixed a grammatical error on the patching information window.
-Fixed long sentence handling in Sentence Builder.
-Fixed database paths environment variable handling.
-Fixed missing punctuation in custom sentences sometimes not appearing in Sentence Builder.
-Four in a Row dice now has lighting again.
-Blank student logins with empty names are now deleted when detected.
-Fixed class alphabetical sorting when renaming.
-Prevented "Wordlists" and "Logs" being pressed in Admin if no student selected.
-Fixed a bug in Word Memory where custom words were being unfairly left out of the
 activity due to a bad length check.
-Fixed Blocks score being saved as float instead of an integer.
-Fixed a MySQL database bug with selecting classes.
-Placed the on-screen keyboard in a better position for Spelling.
-Fixed the scroll bar in Choose Wordlist from occasionally being out of position.
-Fixed missing logs when printing for entries with very large error lists.
-Fixed title on splash window for Months Activity2.
-Fixed bug on FSC final revision unit not properly updating activity list.
-MySQL server no longer imports students with blank names.
-Fixed SQL sorting of Blocks highscores.
-Removed Word Grid from Homophones wordlists.

2.2.5 (03-02-2014)
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Changes:
-PC Steps installers now default install within 'Learning Staircase' folder in 'Program files'.

Bug Fixes:
-Searching words fixed for students that don't have any personal lists
-Fixed a divide by zero error when resizing a recording made my a microphone
 that returned blank data.
-Fixed creating a database when the logo image had been deleted from the root install.
-Fixed regenerating a missing group_database.data in Tutor when the CD was
 not in on first run.
-Fixed regenerating a broken group_database.data in Tutor when it was being
 evaluated incorrectly.
-Corrected Word Memory logs when prematurely ending activity.

2.2.2
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Additions:
-Added activity: Clues
   Just like the Definitions activity, here you match the word against its clue.
-Added spelling rule: er/ir/ur
   Contains 3 activities for practising er/ir/ur.
   One activity for clicking on the right word, one for dragging the word into
   the appropriate column and one for clicking the list that the word belongs.
   Can be found in 'Topics' under 'Spelling'.
-Edit medals:
   You can now edit medals for students through Admin.  This can be used to
   set, add, or remove medals for activities.
-Four in a Row printables for First Steps, Steps to Literacy, and High Frequency

Changes:
-File saving now backs up previous data before saving.
-You can now right click on definitions in the Definitions activity to hear them.
-Sharpened 'Logs' button in category select.
-Swapped 'tramp' and 'lamb' in StL 1a.
-Swapped 'flash' and 'crash' in StL 1a.
-Preview button added to initial accent choice.
-Removed temporary 'Analysis from Schonell Spelling Test.

Bug Fixes:
-Custom words will now correctly use assigned custom images.
-Text no longer overlaps medal window in Definitions.
-Printables text now hides when help menu opened.
-Clear the Skies correctly sends logs to SQL server in SQL mode.
-Adjusted database_path.txt line breaks to show up in Notepad.
-Fixed the 'Analyse' and 'Print' buttons in the Schonell Spelling Test
 so they function properly immediately after being tested.
-Fixed print dialogue in Logs menu from closing on left click.
-Fixed modifying student name.
-Fixed a bug causing imported classes not to reorganise properly in SQL database.
-Fixed a bug causing imported wordlists to show in the wrong order in SQL database.
-The play sentence button in Chunks now correctly plays custom words.
-The play sentence button in Word Building now correctly plays custom words.
-Sentence now stops playing when correct answer is chosen in Vowel Sounds.
-Steps to Literacy Book 4 has the correct cover colour now.
-Multiplayer Vowel Ladder game logs now show your score, not the hosts.
-Fixed word centre alignment in Act2.
-Edit wordlists no longer shows "^" instead of "'".
-Removed broken sounds for 'plod' in Aus accent.
-Removed unnecessary symbols from admin wordlist select in custom courses.

2.2.0
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Additions:
-Added game: Jigsaw
   Based off the classic Jigsaw teaching resource, this activity
   requires the learner to match the cards against the matching
   letters or letter combinations.
-Added feature: Class Summary
   View the statistics and positions for a class of students.
   Can change the period of days used to calculate the statistics.
   Print function available.
-Added mode: SQL database
   This database was designed for security and reliability.
   This interactive server can send real time updates to connected users
   which opens the doors to all kinds of new features!
-Added feature: Multiplayer Vowel Ladder
   For users of the new database, you can play against other human opponents!
-Added feature: Custom definitions
   Users can now enter their own definitions for words they've entered.
   These definitions work in the Definitions activity.
-Added feature: Custom clues
   Users can now enter their own clues for words they've entered.
   These clues work in the new Clues activity.
-Added material: Printables menu
   Reading category with 2 new worksheets.
   Spelling & Grammar with 8 new worksheets.
-Warning when file fails to save.

Feature Requests:
-Classes are no longer stored in alphabetical order. They can be rearranged now.
-The Admin pages have been relabelled to something more useful and easier to see.
-Added United Kingdom keyboard layout as an option when initially setting up Steps.
-Added keyboard shortcut (L+P) to turn off the lamp on login scene.
-Added 'OK' button to accent selection in Steps2 Home.

Changes:
-New Printables menu in the activities menu that holds variable amounts of prinables.
-Medals files will now regenerate when corrupt and 'guess' medals from the logs files.
-Letter Names and Letter Sounds now have error noises on incorrect answers.
-Adjusted frequency of medals file loading to reduce cached files being used.
-Improved the speed on the corruption checking tool.
-Steps will no longer let you use a database that is higher version than the Steps
 you are using.
-Printables menu now shows reading age where appropriate.
-Choose the Word now has more space for the guess words.
-Renamed wordlist "-as words" to "-as words (ar sound)".
-'Spelling' will now accept the word with a capital if the clue sentence places
 the word at the beginning.
-Custom Sentences is now purely for review and deletion, rather than creation.
 The new Modify Wordlists screen has all of the features for adding and changing variations.
-Removed 'Wordlists' and 'Records' buttons from the login screen on Home Edition.
   They are redundant now that you can access those facilities after logging in.
-Added commas to the error list inside the logs.
-Sharpened Initial Sounds circles.

Bug Fixes:
-Fixed Number Grid.
-Renaming students now gets saved.
-Fixed the wrong keyboard/language being displayed when creating a wordlist, immediately
 after creating a Maori wordlist.
-Steps will now report a 'sync' error when trying to overide new group_data with out
 of date group_data.
-Fixed Schonell Spelling Test from 'freezing' when doing a second test immediately
 after the first.
-Fixed the 'Adding -ing' wordlist.
-Fixed bug that caused student password to be removed when saving their properties.
-Prevented being able to rename courses nothing.
-Prevented being able to rename classes nothing.
-Fixed the logs failing to display a session with mistakes from reversals numbers.
-Fixed the sounds on the 'goto' buttons in Schonell Spelling Test.
-Fixed punctuation on sentence for 'worry'.
-Made sure the on-screen keyboard properly shows up during wordlist creation if 'always on' is set.
-Fixed a bug causing the choice of word variation to show up too often when
 creating wordlists.
-Fixed '-en words' so it used the whole wordlist in Initial Sounds.
-Prevented blank-named students being registered with Steps2 databases.
-Fixed a bug in Number Reversals that was too forgiving when errors were made.
-Gave the Wordlists menu the correct title image.
-Fixed spacing for printed out Schonell results on Internet Explorer 9.
-The background images on Letter Chunks and Sentence Builder are now lined up with the
 rest of Steps.
-Fixed a bug in 'Four in a Row' where 'close' was not being accepted as a right answer.
-Fixed sounds split in 'coward'.
-Prevented really long words from being used in Word Flash
-Fixed alternate words in 'safety'. (Removed duplicate correct answer)
-Fixed a dialogue that didn't show up when trying to add a custom sentence
 that was considered too many words long.
-Fixed a StL1 printable accidently showing up in StL6.
-Made the 'medium' button in Pop the Balloon actually say 'Medium'.

2.1.0 (07-05-2012)
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Additions:
-Added activity: Word Memory
   The student is required to remember words that are read to them, then
   type them in (spelt correctly).  The difficulty adjusts as they get
   right/wrong answers.
-Added activity: Definitions
   Match the words with their definitions.
   Currently enabled for Steps to Literacy book 1.
-Added the Printables menu.
   This new menu contains a list of all PDF documents included in Steps.
   It is our intention to continue to add more printable material
   as we release each patch.
-Added a 'Check for updates' button to the login screen.
   This will check if any new updates are available, and if so, tell you
   what's new and give an option to download.
   You can continue to use Steps2 while the download is active and it'll
   tell you when the download is complete.
   This feature is only available on Windows.
-Added a choice of accent.
   Australian, British and New Zealand options.
   British will be used where sounds aren't available in preferred accent.
   Can be found in Admin Page4 for Tutor and Network, 'Options' button
   for Home.
   Most of First Steps and Steps to Literacy have been recorded in all three
   accents.
-Added over 12.5 thousand sounds!
-Added an additional file saving option that increase resilience to corruption
 at the cost of file size.

Feature Requests:
-Added the option to keep student files when removing students from Steps.
 This allows them to be re-added with all their old records using the
 'Import student' function.
-Added 'Spelling Age Tool' into the Admin menu.  This tool will tell
 you what level to place a learner on, when supplied with the spelling
 age.
-Added the option to hide target in Fireworks.
-Added the Essential Spelling List category of wordlists.
-Added a 'clear' button when setting the database path.
-Apostrophes are now allowed in student names.
-When opening a category while choosing a wordlist that is at the bottom
 of the screen, it will now scroll down to show you what you've opened.
-Added renaming of custom courses.
-Schonell spelling test now warns the user if it is about to leave early,
 thus wasting progress.
-Printed wordsearches now have the answers listed in a random order.

Changes:
-Renamed the activity category 'Homophones' to 'Word Study'.
-Adjusted the default file save format to increase integrity and reduce file
 size.
-Word Builder now checks rime choice when left mouse is released, rather
 than pressed. This will avoid unnecessary errors when holding down the 
 left click and hovering over options. Similar design change applied to
 onsets too.
-Learners are now warned if they try to leave a Schonell spelling test mid
 way through.
-Updated Steps to Literacy book 6 wordlists to match the physical
 workbook.
-The Vowel Ladder AI now has a 50% chance not to be interrupted by the
 player picking up its target balloon.
-Maori specific features are now turned off by default.  Users should
 be prompted on first use if they would like them turned on.
-Updated contact details for Learning Staircase.
-Added contact details for overseas distributor.
-Moved the letters in Vowel Sounds closer to the middle.
-Calibrated the collision on 'Find the Word' and 'Sentence Builder' objects.
-Added a hint to 'Four in a Row'.
-Renamed 'Spelling Game 1' to 'Spelling'.
-Renamed 'Sounds 1' to 'Sound Tiles'.
-Changed all text to white in 'Reference'.
-Schonell Spelling Test no longer recommends Steps to Literacy Book 6
 as a starting point.
-On Mac, you can now initially setup Steps2 even if you are not allowed
 to 'administer the computer'.
-Database path will now automatically aquire the
 appropriate slash ('/' or '\') on the end of a path when it is
 missing from a manually made database_path.txt.
 e.g. \\server\database is interpreted as \\server\database\
-Adjusted the license expiry warning period to 20 days (from 10)
 in Network Editions.
-The 'Import students' dialogue now has a scrollbar.
-Wordgrid now won't use words that don't have recordings.
-Pick the Word is now more random about its questions.
-Added a 'Quit' button to the splash screen.
-Short Vowel Activity2 now plays the word when you drop it into the right box.
-Sentence Builder and Choose the Word will now work with only 2 compatible
 words, down from the previously required 4.
-Activities that can't be played will now not appear, rather than showing as grey.
-Added 'agree' and 'wheel' to StL1 8ee-A.
-Added 'breeze' and 'squeeze' to StL1 8ee-B.
-Added 'sharp' and 'shelf' to StL2 1sh-A.
-Added 'finish' and 'rubbish' to StL2 1sh-B.

Bug Fixes:
-Extreme level in Vowel Ladder steals balloons again, as intended.
-Fixed bars that show progression in First Steps so they track Spelling 1
 instead of the (now) removed Spelling Test.
-When renaming students the group should now be sorted Aa>Zz instead
 of AZ>az.
-The expiry warning now shows up as intended for the Network edition.
-Administrators can no longer overwrite each others changes when
 modifying the same files at the same time.
-The word 'lowest' now has a matching sentence and sound.
-Fixed the sound splits in 'quite'.
-Fixed the sound splits in 'skin'.
-Made the 'play sentence' button work in Spelling Test for custom words.
-Fixed the sound 'OK' made in sentence builder when right clicked.
-Fixed the sound 'play' made in Word Grid when right clicked.
-Prevented Chunks from opening when using some print choices.
-Stopped another word from being played when the user finishes
 Vowel Sounds and Clear the Skies.
-Stopped the firing sound from playing when clicking 'Repeat sound' and
 'Back' in Vowel Sounds.
-The 'Wordlists' category now has the correct title image.
-Fixed a bug that caused Word Flash to become unresponsive when clicking
 on a slot for a word that wasn't used.
-Fixed non-preloader patches finding custom install locations.
-Learners can no longer use a wordlist that has no words in it.
-The onscreen keyboard now correctly shows up when renaming a wordlist
 in custom courses if its language isn't English.
-Steps will now correctly append a forward slash to database paths
 on Mac when they are missing from the end of the path.
-Fixed an error that caused the 'homepath' environment variable to
 point to the wrong drive if Steps wasn't being run from the system drive.
-Fixed some portions of the Home Login screen from being unresonsive after
 choosing an avatar.
-Fixed the avatar selection for new students in Home so it doesn't
 show the last selected avatar.
-Fixed a bug when showing the sentence for 'dismay' in user wordlists.
-Fixed a bug in 'Choose the word' that stopped some punctuation from showing.
-Fixed a bug that caused 'set work' to stay set under some circumstances
 when pushing 'Back'.
-Initially set level will now show properly on Schonell Spelling Test.
-Previous results button will now initally show grey if no previous results
 exist in Schonell Spelling Test.
-You can no longer accidently open the 'Search' window while scrolling through
 wordlists.
-Fixed missing capital letters on some homograph choices.
-Fixed a bug in Admin1 that caused buttons to become unresonsive when a
 dialogue is closed while still scrolling.
-Fixed a bug that caused letters not to show in Pop the Balloon when the
 tick box was ticked.
-Balloons no longer pop when the Pop the Balloon game finishes.
-Fixed link to FSC 9x star cards printable.
-Corrupted wordsentences.data files now automatically get renamed
 wordsentences.data_corrupt and a new blank file created.

2.0.4 (15-09-2011)
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Additions:
-Added Activity: Directions
   This activity teaches the concepts of left, right, top and bottom.
   Two different levels; second level incorporates shapes and colours.
   Can be found in Topics under Perception.
-Created a new category in Topics called 'Perception'.
-New wordlist category: "At School".  Currently includes 6 new wordlists.
-'-est' wordlist added to the word families.
-'gn- words' wordlist added to spelling patterns.
-'swa - words' wordlist added to spelling patterns.
-'wa- words' wordlist added to spelling patterns.

Feature Requests:
-Learners can now choose from eight different score tiles to see as they
 complete activities.
-Games now show up in the logs as different colours to make them stand
 out.

Changes:
-The 'Topics' section has been renamed to 'General'.
-Wordgrid now gives results based on the highest score achieved, not the
 difficulty level the activity finished on.
-Moved the activity 'Perception' into the topics category 'Perception'.
-Put in a help popup for Four in a Row.
-Significantly increased the maximum size of words in Word Grid.
-The suggestion to new users to take the spelling test now gets removed
 once the spelling test is done.  You can still hide this by clicking
 'Hide Forever'.
-Prevented Tutor edition from accessing Admin Page2.
-In Sounds 1, tiles with vowels and consonants (e.g. 'ere') now show up as
 red as well.
-'Repair Corruption' has been relabelled 'Remove Corruption' to more
 accurately reflect what it does.
-The 'Remove Corruption' tool in Admin page 1 has been upgraded to pick
 up additional types of corruption.

Bug Fixes:
-Fixed the language of custom sentences being appended on the end of
 printed out Wordsearch clues.
-Fixed old sounds from accidently playing.
-Fixed Sounds 1 and Sound Boxes sharing the same medal.
-Fixed the Tutor Edition groups database regeneration.

2.0.3 (05-07-2011)
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Additions:
-Added over 150 sounds.

Changes:
-When creating wordlists in the Custom Courses interface, users now get
 directed to the fully featured wordlist editor.
-Changed the 'Continue' button in Hangman to say 'OK'.

Bug Fixes:
-Fixed a bug that caused the Months Activity 2 to fail to bring up a medal
 when the activity completes.


2.0.2 (30-06-2011)
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Additions:
-Added game: Hangman
   Exactly like the game you play on paper, except in 3D.
   This game can be turned off in the Admin page 4.
-Added game: Four in a Row
   The learner has to answer questions on a grid to make four correct
   answers in a row.
   Can be played against an AI or against another player.
   Questions can ether be spelling, or homophones depending on the options
   chosen.
-Added spelling rule: Short Vowels
   Contains 3 activities for practising short vowel sounds for a,e,i,o,u.
   One activity for clicking on the right word, one for dragging the word into
   the appropriate column and one for clicking the list that the word belongs.
   Can be found in 'Topics' under 'Spelling'.
-Added copy/paste with Ctrl+V,Ctrl+C,Shift+Ins.  It works in the following
 situations:
   When first setting up Steps, you can paste in the license details and
   database path.
   Inside Admin page 2, you can copy/paste most elements.  Just click in
   the field first!
-Added many new words.
-Increased the homophone list count to 40 (from 18)
-Increased the words in Topics 'Endings -k -ke -ck' activity 2.

Changes:
-Added the variable "~" into database paths
   This correlates to the users home path.  E.g. '~/database/' resolves to
   '/Users/{username}/database/'.
   Mac users will need to download a new Steps2 application
   (aka the 'preloader') from our website if they installed using a version
   less than 2,0,2 if they want to use this feature.
-Most of the words in FSA 1a and FSA 2d have been re-recorded by Ros.
-Database backup and password settings have been shifted to new
 Admin page 4.
-Title images in Admin page 1 and Admin page 2 have been updated to the
 higher resolution that Admin page 3 has.
-Removed the activities 'Drop' and 'Spelling Test' from First Steps.
-Correct words will now turn green in Topics 'Endings -k -ke -ck' activity 2.
-Centered the choices in 'Choose the Word'.
-Updated the 'Repair corruption' tool to be more resilient.
-Moved 'Back' button in 'Topics' further back so it's under the print menu.
-Changed the medal text to white in 'Choose the Word'.
-Added a missing scrollbar while choosing an Admin Wordlist while creating
 a custom course.
-Allowed some symbols to be added to institution names.
-Removed 'qu' words from the sound activities, as well as fixing up a few
 words that had the wrong sound splits in them.
-Wordlists now require at least 5 suitable words (less than 9 characters)
 to play Word Grid.
-Added the image for Steps to Literacy 6 when choosing a course.

Bug Fixes:
-Fixed a possible bug in Tetris when generating score sheets for medals files
 that haven't been upgraded.
-Fixed a sentence in the o-e printable worksheet.
-Fixed removing and renaming of personal wordlists when the student has
 no medals in any personal lists.
-Fixed the homophones activity 'Pick the Word' so it saves medals again.
-Fixed a bug that showed hidden symbols in the search function with some
 words.
-Fixed a printing wordlist bug that occasionally caused hidden symbols to
 show up.
-Fixed a bug that caused the 'y' tile to show up red instead of purple in
 Sounds1.
-Fixed a bug that occasionally caused the options in 'Choose the Word' not
 to update.
-Prevented the 'Import Students' tool from importing a file with a blank
 student name.

2.0.1 (09-05-2011)
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-Fixed a bug that caused pre-Windows Vista computers to throw errors
 when checking for Steps1 registry values that aren't there.
-The licence code checker now removes trailing spaces from the institution
 name.

2.0.0 (09-05-2011)
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-Added game: Vowel Ladder
   Similar to the card based vowel ladder game.  Students battle against the
   computer to complete their cards by collecting the vowel sounds.  Comes
   with varied AI difficulty and different cards.
-Redesigned login screen for Network and Tutor versions to show more
 learners and groups.
-Added the ability to make your own courses. These courses may have as
 many sub-levels as needed.  You can find this inside the Admin page 1
 menu, under 'Custom Courses'.
-Added Maori and English on-screen keyboards for spelling activities that
 involve typing.
-Added activity: Word Grid
   The student is required to remember words that are read to them, then
   click on them in the correct order in the word grid.  The difficulty
   adjusts as they get right/wrong answers.
-Added activity: Number Grid
   The student is required to remember numbers that are read to them, then
   click on them in the correct order (or reverse order, if playing Level 3).
   The difficulty adjusts as they get right/wrong answers.
-Added a homophones category of wordlists.
-Added activity: Pick the Word
   Pick the correct homophone for the sentence.  This can be found in the
   Wordlists section when choosing a wordlist from the
   'Homophones' category.
-Added over 1100 new words.
-Increased the font resolution (made the dynamic text clearer).
-Added new wordlist category: "Everyday Topics".
-Added support for multiple sentences/recordings of the same word.  If there
 is more than one varition of a word is found then you will be prompted
 which one you would like to use when creating wordlists.
-Added a 'Custom sentences' menu inside Admin page 1 that allows the
 user to mange and create sentences for any word.  Using this menu,
 you may create multiple sentences for any word.
-Added support for words with spaces in the middle (e.g. "fire engine").
-Added word family lists into the First Steps progression.  These wordlists
 were already suggested in the teachers manual as good reinforcement.  The
 chapter list has been upgraded to show the new changes.
-Added printable handwriting sheets to the 'Reference' section.  You can
 access them through the button with a printer icon on it.
-Added multiple lines into 'Sentence Builder' for really long sentences.
-Added additional levels to 'Reversals'. The additional levels use the letters
 'n', 'u', 'm' and 'w'.
-Renamed 'General' to 'Word Lists'.
-Moved the topics button so it's next to 'Courses' and 'General'.
-Removed the Word Families section. You can access the word families lists
 through the General section.
-Improved support for User Account Control in Steps Network.  The patcher
 now launches itself with Administrator rights so it can update properly.
-When installing Steps Home for the first time, it will detect any Steps Home
 Demo installations and give you the option of importing all records.
-Steps Network now shows a 'database missing' screen instead of the
 'welcome' screen when it can't find the database.
-Changed Colours level 2 to click'n'drag.
-Prevented the same cards from appearing twice in a row (on the same pile)
 in Snap.
-Increased the tile size in 'Letter Names' and 'Letter Sounds'.
-Changed tile shape in 'Digits' while playing with the 'numbers' option.
-Adjusted the words in Steps to Literacy Book 4 to match the workbook.
-Students are now allowed to be in multiple classes.
-Fortified reading and writing of the database by attempting serveral times
 before giving up.
-Prevented log sessions from being selected while the scroll bars are active.
-Allowed apostrophes to be entered in sentences for custom words.
-The search function now no longer picks up revision lists.
-Apostrophes now correctly displays when printing wordlists
 and wordsearches.
-Removed the 'Quit' button from the logs screen.
-Changed the license code system to 16 digits.
-Changed 'Wordlists' to 'Courses' in the Choose Wordlist menu.
-Changed the printable sheets to white backgrounds.
-Changed "toes" from a short vowel sound to a long vowel sound.
-Changed Schonell back up to 10 errors needed in a row to end.
-Adjusted the suggested book in the Schonell spelling test to include StL 5
 and StL 6.  The values for the First Steps suggestions have also been
 modified slightly.
-Added words of joy when players manage to shoot the rabbit in
 'Pop the Balloon!'.
-Added the Steps to Literacy Book 5 cover as a thumbnail.
-The last test is now automatically selected when you look at the previous
 Schonell test results.
-Increased the size of tiles in Sounds 1 for sounds larger than 3 letters long
 (e.g. ough-t).
-Added a 'Log off' button to several menu scenes.
-Prevented the help menu being opened in Word Building while you have
 picked up a block.
-Removed the place-holders for the 'new course'.  These will be added again
 when the new course is closer to completion.
-Fixed a bug with the force student to finish option that stopped the
 'Pop the Balloon!' game from functioning.
-Fixed a bug in the Admin1 menu which was causing the last 2 classes not
 to be displayed.
-Fixed the repeat sound button in Months activity 2
-Fixed a bug with the thumbnails of activities not showing correctly.
-Fixed the Shapes and Perception activities so they have the correct blurb.
-Fixed a bug with Initial Blends Activity1 and Silent -e Activity1 that allowed
 multiple wrong clicks before moving onto the next item.
-Fixed a bug in Word Builder that caused a 1 in 7 chance for the correct
 onset not to appear.
-Fixed a bug with renaming students that allowed duplicate students.
-Fixed a bug in the Word Families menu where the students name was too
 far to the right.
-Fixed a bug with Months Act1 that stopped some of the buttons and
 medals from showing when it was the first activity run in Steps.
-Fixed a bug in Word Flash that caused the mouse to disappear when the
 student failed too many times trying the last word.
-Fixed a bug in Word Search that allowed the learner to select the same
 word several times.
-Fixed a bug in Sound Boxes which caused capital letters not to display.