MapleXp 1.9 has been officially released.
Please see previous posts to learn more about this version:

http://blog.maplexp.com/archives/15 – change log for MapleXp 1.9
http://blog.maplexp.com/archives/24 – work item rates explained
http://blog.maplexp.com/archives/31 – restore environment feature explained

MapleXp 1.9 is almost ready for official release. It needs some more testing and updates to the manual.
I decided, however, to make it available because all features has already been implemented.

Most improvements in this version are devoted to help people who need to invoice their customers based on time spent on particular projects and are available in the Classic edition of MapleXp.

You can get this prerelease version by means of the following link:
http://download.maplexp.com/app/maplexp-1.9-prerelease.zip

This is a “take-away” version of the application (please see “MapleXp Stick” section of http://www.maplexp.com/Downloads to learn how to install it)

Change log for 1.9
(I will add a separate posts about highlighted features at a later time)

new kind of data stored for individual work items in database

• rate per hour
• flag “invoiced”

work item registry window

• ability to choose which columns should be displayed
• new available columns: rate & invoiced
• ability to filter records by invoiced flag (3-state)
• filtering by flag hidden enhanced to 3-state

task tree windows

• ability to filter work items by invoiced (3-state)
• filtering by flag hidden enhanced to 3-state
• task visibility control always shown
• added a readonly box to show path of the current task

modify task window

• ability to control how changed task rate should impact rate for existing work items

copy work items to clipboard

• includes rate & invoiced flag
• two commands in menu: copy with/without header
• main window flashes to confirm operation

export wizard

• ability to choose new columns: rate & invoiced
• ability to filter by flag invoiced

database wizard

• conversion classic-to-express must be extra confirmed due to data loss during such a conversion
• graphical changes

restore environment feature

• windows are restored any time a database is opened
• position of child windows is ensured to be completely within main window

settings/configuration

• changes in layout of controls forced by changes in how “restore environment” works (see above)
• ability to set format for currencies (affected: work item registry: values & rate, status bar for work items & tasks, task create/mnodify)

other

• toolbar icon for settings