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Table of contents
  1. 1. Change log:

Release date: 30-Mar-2008
Expiry date: 28-Jun-2008
Needs: Server 0.0.83

Change log:


  • Adds in some example chickenfoot scripts on each local webpage brought up using the Firefox icon
  • Stops users from double clicking on the consult to bring up the consult editor
  • [linux] Fixes for the request directory which was not placing a "/" at the end of a selected directory
  • Uses an improved algorithm to place the digital signature at the end of the consult
  • Fix for systems that have not updated to the latest Firebird Server/ODBC
  • [linux] Missing part of the Add Result window interface added back in
  • Direct Postscript printing fix
  • Uses an improved algorithm to place the digital signature at the end of the consult
  • Fix for systems that have not updated to the latest Firebird Server/ODBC
  • Direct Postscript printing fix
  • You now have the option to include a EPS signature on prescriptions, requests, and consults.  You can tick a checkbox in the printer dialog box
  • Method change to support uploading larger EPS signature files
  • The Settings/User/PostScript tab has been divided into 3 separate tabs with a new
  • E-Signature tab added
  • You can now store your e-signatures on the server
  • use this syntax
    • at 210x75 e-signature
  • Would add an EPS on the signature in the default prescription templateAll printing is now "Local PDF" - there is no more "Server PDF".  This is to facilitate the use of EPS based signatures for prescriptions and requests
  • A log tab has been added so that you can review informational  messages
  • A [lock] button now appears on the bottom row of the Patients tab.  This closes down all the active windows and you have to enter your password to get back into Synapse
  • New Settings/User/Misc - Silently reload state files? ( defaults to yes, so if Synapse finds a state file it will reload it automatically
  • New disconnection requester - if lose the connection, gives you the option to restart
  •  The new compiler was causing problems with invoking external windows applications.  Should now be fixed.  Have checked the following:
    • Lame ( mp3 encoder )
    • Express Scribe ( dictation playback )
    • ImageMagick ( turn PDFs into JPG )
    • PSViewer ( for viewing postscript files such as growth, and scripts )
    • PDF viewer
    • Windows Explorer ( the Explr button )
    • Word
    • Paperport
  • Improved error handling where images are missing from the server's cache-listener directory
  • [linux] Parameters for lp
  • Improved error handling where images are missing from the server's cache-listener directory
  • Adds buttons to convert printer templates to A4 from letter and vice versa
  • Context edit menu is now under the field, and not superimposed on it
  • A context menu is available now on all text fields
  • Trapping an error on the online help
  • A context menu is available now on some of the demographic fields - use right mouse button
  • The online help tab is resurrected as a trial.
  • Age was lost inserting the diagnoses into the consult - now restored.
  • A new reminder/planning field is now available in the consult editor and as a popup.
  • Sql query for reports now uses the much faster "first" syntax
  • Fix for long standing window handling bug - attempt to open the results window while it was already open would cause an error
  • Tabbing out of the occupation field no longer brings up the popup if the value typed exactly matches one of the known occupations.
  • Hitting enter on the SSN/NHI field takes you to the Address panel instead of cycling back to the ethnicity
  • Vitals now have a Rt/Lt arm, and body position for BP
  • Bug fix - displayed the wrong default medicine template if one was not defined
  • Black console screens should now no longer appear when running external applications
  • Bug fix - would not display the default medicine template
  • Places a copy of the patient cache on the Add Result window
  •  Translates medical abbreviations in printing out patient medication lists to English
  • New postscript style for printing out medication list for patients available from Patients/Consults [Docs] button
  • [linux] Enables function keys under Linux
  • New custom tab that loads plugin code
  • Patient variables in templates were no longer working - now fixed
  • [linux] Adds the following environment alternatives for use with Wine
    • synapselocal=true
    • synapseport
    • synapseuser
    • synapsesize
  • Can insert results from a new insert text tab in the consults
  • Both surgical and medical summaries available
  • Insert patient summaries from the Hx tab ( summaries )
  • Should fix setting the gender when tabbing out of the title field
  • Clears the appt preference
  • New prescribing interface
  • Macros now start from the first ** element each time reducing the need to use the [Restart] button
  • Macros are updated if an unknown word is used
  • GUI  interface to prescribe number of drug
  •  Refresh the inbox after forwarding a  result
  • Right click on the [Refresh] button allows you to set an INBOX filter on the type
  • GUI template title words to the left of ":" are included in the text.  No ":" => no inclusion.
  • http://127.0.0.1:8001/current-patient.html which shows the current patient - to allow interfacing with other programs
  • patient variables are now replaced on "Accept" in text macros
  • in templates, "-t" => untested, and "+t" => "was"
  • Adds a Links tab that holds a list of useful URLs
  • Adds PEFR as a vital sign
  • @data-fields are now accessible from within word macros
  •  The following new macros are now available and take the values from the vitals:
    • *tempF* (Fahrenheit)
    • *tempC* (Celcius)
    • *o2*
    • *resps*
    • *bp*
    • *systolic*
    • *diastolic*
    • *waist* (cms)
    • *height* ( cms )
    • *heightins* (inches)
    • *weight* (kgs)
    • *weightlbs* (lbs)
    • *bmi*
  •  Bug fixes for the GUi templates
  • Removes the macro replacement facility from the macro select window
  • Adds the following characters that can be used inside a macro name - digits, -, and _
  • GUI templates are now available to be used inside a macro ( Settings/Macros ) 
  • Adds an [Undo] button for using the macros
  • If *both* is used inside a macro, a list pops up asking if you want left, right or both eg. *both* knee gives you the choice of left knee, right knee, and both knees
  • Some bug fixes and enhancements for macro-chaining
  • Supports @nnnn-n inside a macro where nnnn-n is a LOINC code.  This gets replaced with the value from the patient results
  • Allows daisy chaining of macros
  • New inbuilt macros of *title*, *surname* and *fname*
  • Restores the disabled *sex*, *age* and *occupation* macros
  • Closes down the print dialog box for printing/exporting encounters after selecting an action
  • Bugfix: saving a patient web permissions with no patient selected gave an error
  • Bugfix: inserting patient history into a SOAP field had a typo
  • The popup that appeared when updating social history has been removed and other visual clues are used instead to show that the update has occurred.
  • Deleting results from the main tab gave an error
  • Improved the feedback when adding digital results
  • Wrong mime type sent to browser when files had more than one period in their names
  • Right click on a numeric result will allow you to delete it ( if your security is high enough).
  • Results are refreshed after this and graphs redrawn
  • The Printed PDF forms were offset too high and to the right.  This has been now corrected.
  • PDF Forms is now available as a popup.  Because of some display problems with the function key assignments, the function keys are now edit-lists and not drop-lists.  This means that you can type in "PDF Forms" into the function key fields.
  • Completed the Patient/Details/CMS-1500 form that holds the default values for printing to a CMS-1500 form
  • Users can now define their templates to print to pre-printed form, or to print their own forms based on 3rd party PDFs.
  • A tutorial on this will follow shortly
  • Prototype tab Patient/Details/CMS-1500 that is supposed to hold the default values for printing out a CMS-1500 form ( latest version )
  • New tab to allow you to filter on the drug name in the medication history
  • Scroll-panel used to contain the consult so that you can scroll on it without bringing up the consult editor
  • Fixed script when no carriage return on last line of an item, it would not print that line