David,

An automatic update notification is a good idea, I guess, for many users. Making the functionality optional for sure is needed. Not everybody would like this (me for example).

When you notify a new release on the forum, the new post indicator and the indicator are very helpfull to see where to go on the forum.

Alternative idea : Registered users can subscribe for e-mail noticifation for a new-release-announcement. You don't need any automatic feedback from our computers. You know you have a new release and for sure, nobody has that new release at release-moment. Thus you can do an email-blast without feedback what release I am using.

Regards,

Sander

I think it better to KIS, keep it simple. Perhaps on the Forum site another page be added along side the Home or Help pages so you can see all versions and updates as to what the changes are.

Yours,
Andy

Just in case my post wasn't quite clear, my suggestion was to have the update software as one of the options in the drop-down menus under Help.

Other alternative is a newsletter.

Hi David.

I automatically get update notifications.  All people (on this forum) have to do to get update notifications is to click on "Send this topic" (top right) and they will get a notification every time you update the topic. (At least, I think that is how I did it.)

I agree, though, that a "Check for updates" option in the Help drop-down would be good for all others. Alternatively, I have at least one program that has an option to check for updates every time I start it up. Slows start up juts a few seconds, but saves even to have to think about it.

All the best,
Chris.

We've added a simple first version of this feature in version 3.11.0.
By selecting the 'Help/Check for Updates', you can see if your version of AnyRail is up to date.

We've tested this on a broad range of PC's and from numerous internet connections, but if it doesn't work for you, please let us know!

David.