November 10th, 2011· Solved the problem that sometimes caused the program to crash during Save, Export and Print on Mac OS 10.7;
· Layer lock state now saved for the document;
· Versions feature now works for large program window and small screen resolution on Mac OS 10.7;
· Fixed the problem with image disappearing after auto-save on Mac OS 10.7;
· Pixels vs Inches issue fixed in German localization.
September 13th, 2011· OS X 10.7 Lion and its features, such as full-screen mode and versions, are now supported;
· 60+ new templates and shading materials;
· Introduced the ability to split or edit shapes consisting of combined layers;
· Added two new transformation types;
· Improved shading materials;
· Improved user experience in Edit as Shape dialog;
· Several assistant issues fixed;
· Solved the issue with Revert button in Custom shape editor dialog;
· Several issues of Layers Panel dialog has been resolved;
· Fixed the problem with tiled texture fill when an object is rotated.
August 19th, 2010· Solved the problem that converted custom shapes into rectangles after applying Union/Join.
· Fixed the problem with localized Help files not being able to launch on Mac OX 10.5.
· Fixed the bug that prevented PDF files being opened in Layer Content on Mac OS 10.6.
· Improved Japanese localization.
· Various interface changes.
August 11th, 2010· Art Text documents can now be previewed thanks to Quick Look support;
· Added rulers and smart guides in vector shape editor;
· Minor bug fixes.
July 19th, 2010· Introduced a built-in vector shape editor that lets you modify icons, shapes, and text objects, as well as create them from scratch.
· Improved program stability thanks to renewed GPC library that handles polygons.
· The program can now automatically check for available updates and download if necessary.
· Solved the problem that caused the program to crash when working with combined shapes (those created using Union, Join, Subtract or Intersect).
· Fixed the problem with some Assistant templates not being able to open.
· Vector graphics in PDF format that are dragged and dropped to the program canvas are now saved in the Custom library.
· Zoom settings are now remembered, so the newly opened document has the same zoom value as set for the previous document.
November 16th, 2009· Added “Split into Letters” functionality that sends all of the letters of a word to different layers.
· Added “Extract a Letter(s)” functionality that allows you to select any portion of a word and extract it to a new layer.
· Solved the problem with GMA video cards that affected MacBooks and Mac Minis manufactured before 2009.
· Fixed specific Snow Leopard (Mac OS 10.6) performance issues;
· Other minor bug fixes.
August 31st, 2009· Added support for Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6).
· Other minor improvements.
July 2nd, 2009· Merge layers functionality has improved, and two additional layer merge options were added (Subtract and Intersect).
· 19 new layer blend modes were added.
· The performance of Layer Content panel improved.
· Minor bugs related to export into GIF and JPEG fixed.
· The problem with resizing and rotating several layers was solved.
· Issues with Undo were solved.
· Japanese localization added.
· Various other technical improvements.
March 5th, 2009· The ability to select several layers and edit them simultaneously was added;
· Multi-Touch trackpad gestures supported;
· Diverse interface improvements.;
· Option to add a layer by Drag&drop files, images or text into the canvas or layers panel becomes available;
· Object resize option becomes available for Spline transformations in Geometry tab;
· Text layers can be altered using shortcuts (Cmd+B, Cmd+I, etc.) or via fonts dialog;
· Various program improvements and fixes.
December 3rd, 2008· Object handles were reviewed, which improves object resize and rotation capabilities.
· Set Size dialog got an ability to automatically set document size that bounds all objects.
· Source panel improvements.
· Spanish localization added.
· Launching localized Help files fixed.
· Standard window title features added (double-click on the title to minimizes window, Ctrl-click on the title shows file route, etc).
· International number formats supported in localized versions.
· Layer panel bug fixes.
· Problem with applying spline transformation for rotated objects solved.
· Other minor improvements.
October 8th, 2008· Option to drag&drop color from Color Palettes to Stroke color table and visa verse.
· Some issues with LinkBack usage solved.
· Export to TIFF fixed for the graphic with transparent layers.
· Layers panel improved.
· Problem with launching Help file for the wrong version solved.
· Program stability improved for PPC.
· Other minor program improvements.
September 30th, 2008· Origin settings added to the Layers Panel.
· It is now possible to select files, including Adobe Illustrator files from Layer Content dialog.
· Layers Panel can now work with different measurement units in addition to pixels.
· Window menu now shows all the documents you work with.
· Problem with no templates showing in the Gallery for Case-Sensitiv OS solved.
· French localization added.
· Other minor bug fixes.
September 23rd, 2008· Redesigned program interface.
· Layers support added, each layer has its own properties.
· Merge layers using one of the 11 blend modes.
· Ability to print the created artwork.
· Multi document support.
· Template Gallery with 200+ editable button, heading, icon and logo templates becomes available.
· 120 new vector icons added.
· Library of Shading materials grew to 245 surface materials in total.
· Texture library with over 190 supplied textures added.
· Two gradient fill options become available, Linear and Radial.
· Adjustable gradient intensity.
· Option to add mid-color for the gradient added.
· Control Stroke properties for every single outline.
· Concave surface option added for Shading materials.
March 17th, 2008· Problem with black background that showed up when pasting Art Text images from Clipboard into Microsoft Word fixed.
· Added ability to use Software Renderer allows to avoid problems with some video cards, for example GMA 950.
· Customers of Disc Cover version 2 can use Art Text in LE mode for free. Art Text LE mode will be activated automatically, once Disc Cover v.2 is installed and registered.