Comic Life 2.2.1 Build 22069 - Changelog

What's new in Comic Life 2.2.1 Build 22069:

April 18th, 2012

· Images again temporarily move to the top while being dragged so you can drop them in any panel
· Image no longer moves within the panel when it's resized
· The Document margins now work correctly with mm, cm, or inches
· Plus other various bugfixes and stability improvements

What's new in Comic Life 2.2 Build 21732:

March 15th, 2012

Improvements:
· Now you can export comics as e-books using the ePub format or to popular comic reader applications using the CBZ format. Also cross-platform file format compatibility and various bug fixes and stability improvements.

What's new in Comic Life 2.1.1 Build 21672:

January 31st, 2012

· Trouble/crash opening some 1.X comics
· PDF output orientation locked to portrait
· PNG files losing transparency on export
· Image in panel moving when resizing the panel
· DigitalStrip limited to italics
· Lint McCree font line height differences between regular/italic/bold
· Slight misalignment of images in panels causing gaps
· Images missing from comics created from user templates
· Flickering editing area when working with vector images

What's new in Comic Life 2.1 Build 21472:

January 24th, 2012

Improvements:
· New Templates from iPad Edition
· Improved style management
· Plus bug fixes and stability improvements.

What's new in Comic Life 2.0.7 Build 21256:

December 14th, 2011

· Various stability improvements and fixes

What's new in Comic Life 2.0.6 Build 20418:

September 13th, 2011

Improvements:
· Fixes lettering crash when using the Font Panel to change fonts while editing
· Fixes lettering crash when entering Asian-language glyphs
· Improves usability when adding points to shapes
· Restores grid snapping when editing custom panel shapes

What's new in Comic Life 2.0.5 Build 20222:

July 19th, 2011

· Lion compatibility tweaks
· Now able to change the 'Lettering' font whilst in edit mode
· Plus several other general improvements and fixes

What's new in Comic Life 2.0.4 Build 20121:

June 2nd, 2011

Improvements:
· Facebook upload improved for users having issues
· Image export quality improved
· Template localization changes
· Balloons with stroke no longer show faint white line
· Comic Life 2 icon on HTML export view removed
· Importing Comic Life 1 document improvements
· Serial number now obfuscated in About and Registration window
· Plus several other general and stability improvements and bug fixes

What's new in Comic Life 2.0.3 Build 19295:

February 22nd, 2011

· Comic Life 1.X comic import improvements
· Extended balloons now filled uniformly
· General stability and performance improvements

What's new in Comic Life 2.0.2 Build 19065:

January 21st, 2011

· Fixed an issue, which was affecting some users, that prevented Time Machine from successfully backing up
· Improved print handling for increased stability
· Improved and added some missing translations
· Improved performance when handling Lettering
· Improved camera workflow for better usability
· Improved the overall look of imported Comic Life 1 documents
· Gradient tints are now included when filling opaquely
· User page formats are now saved correctly
· Increased the maximum shadow size for elements
· Plus several other general stability improvements and bug fixes
· Fixed an issue, which was affecting some users, that prevented Time Machine from successfully backing up
· Improved print handling for increased stability
· Improved and added some missing translations
· Improved performance when handling Lettering
· Improved camera workflow for better usability
· Improved the overall look of imported Comic Life 1 documents
· Gradient tints are now included when filling opaquely
· User page formats are now saved correctly
· Increased the maximum shadow size for elements
· Plus several other general stability improvements and bug fixes

What's new in Comic Life 2.0.1 Build 18900:

December 16th, 2010

· Fixed crash when printing with tiled fill
· Changing text color no longer sometimes changes the balloon fill color
· All app icon sizes now present
· Plus other small fixes and changes

What's new in Comic Life 1.5.4:

November 4th, 2010

Improvements:
· Fixed an image loading issue with images without file extensions on OS X 10.4 machines
· Fixed an issue that prevented copy and pasting images from another application into Comic Life on some machines
· Plus several other fixes

What's new in Comic Life 1.5.3:

April 23rd, 2010

Improvements:
· Fixed the output quality of images for Tiger and Leopard users
· Fixed a font display issue when typing accent characters
· Reduced the time to place certain images in a document
· Fixed a memory leak when using the iSight capture in Snow Leopard
· And other minor fixes

What's new in Comic Life 1.5.2 Build 15695:

November 24th, 2009

· Fixed OS X 10.4 Tiger compatibility.

What's new in Comic Life 1.5.1 Build 15442:

November 20th, 2009

· Several Snow Leopard compatibility fixes.
· Improved .PSD, .EPS and .AI file compatibility for use in comic documents.
· And other minor fixes.

What's new in Comic Life 1.5 Build 13827 Beta:

May 7th, 2009

New Features:
· Easily create Single Panel Comics by dropping an image onto a new blank comic page! (To turn on, go to... Comic Life > Preferences... and under "Single Panel Comics:" choose "Ask").
· Ability to import comics (File > Import Comics...).
· Now able to have a referenced image rather than copying images into the .comicdoc file (Comic Life > Preferences... > and uncheck "Copy Images into the Document").
· A single click on a page element now adds the element to the center of the page.
· Easier to duplicate a page (Page > Duplicate Page).
· iPhoto Events are now an option when making a Quick Comic.

Improvements:
· Now easier to import single pages by dragging from one document to a different document.
· Enhanced multiple item selection and resizing performance.
· Fixed a "blank page" issue which occurred for some users when using Fixed-Resolution PDF exporting.
· Rotated and Locked Lettering now stays rotated on reload.
· Again able to delete custom styles (Edit > Delete Style).
· Balloons and Captions now expand when using the Bigger button on the Toolbar.
· Quick comic now displays page numbers correctly with more than 99 pages.
· Changed .Mac references to MobileMe.
· Image brightness adjuster now uses a full stop.
· Several translation fixes for several languages.

What's new in Comic Life 1.4.5:

April 24th, 2009

· Addresses a change in Mac OS X 10.5 relating to temporary files that was causing a loss of images within comic documents being edited over a number of days.

What's new in Comic Life 1.4.4:

February 2nd, 2009

· Bug Fix: Fixes an intermittent save issue.

What's new in Comic Life 1.4.3:

November 12th, 2008

· Restored compatibility with iPhoto 6 and earlier versions.

What's new in Comic Life 1.4.2:

November 11th, 2008

· Images that are only aliased (not copied) to iPhoto Library are now able to be dragged into a Comic Life document when accessed from Events.
· Fixed printing and export quality that affected some users when system language was not English.
· Improved file compatibility when opening up a Mac created file on the Windows version.
· Users with iPhoto libraries on external hard drives may notice faster loading times.
· Several changes to Help file.
· General stability improvements and bug fixes.

What's new in Comic Life 1.4.1:

May 8th, 2008

· Images that are only aliased (not copied) to iPhoto Library now are able to be dragged into a Comic Life document
· Fixed an issue that was preventing 10.3.9 users from using the "Export to Image(s)" export option

What's new in Comic Life 1.4:

December 7th, 2007

· Added brightness, contrast, sharpness, exposure and saturation controls to Image Attributes
· Ability to save custom page sizes in 'Preferences'
· Images can now be seen at actual size/1:1 (CMD-0)
· iPhoto '08 Events are now accessible via the iPhoto library dropdown menu
· Improved image export quality
· New Jagged tail option for balloons
· Balloons now have the ability to be rotated
· Captions now snap to panel corners when moved in proximity
· Page size preferences can now be sized with standard measurements (mm, cm, inches)
· Pressing 'Shift' constrains an object's dimensions when resizing
· The font text size toolbar icons now resizes Lettering
· The last settings in the Export dialog are now remembered (save directory, image quality, image type)
· Pressing 'Shift' and clicking on another object adds to a multiple selection
· More page sizes added to default 'Page Size' menu
· Page Size menu has been revamped
· Added 'Export as Fixed Resolution PDF' to the Export menu
· Improved the quality of vector images displayed for PDF objects
· iPhoto export now has more options (DPI and file format)
· After copying, pastes are now offset
· Now able to duplicate objects (CMD-D)
· Each bubble in the tail of a thought balloon is now drawn progressively smaller
· Now easier to see which tail is selected when a balloon has multiple tails
· Optional integrated mailing list signup function
· Fixed an issue affecting some 10.5 Leopard users where font preferences were lost when reloading comic documents
· Videos no longer appear in the iPhoto browser
· Pasted PDF data is no longer rasterized
· Images without extensions are now accepted
· When zoomed in, the rollover action appears where expected
· Gradients now ignore any transparency settings
· Improved functionality of copying and pasting an image into a multi-imaged panel
· Several improvements to Undo
· Fixed several redraw issues pertaining to images, text and balloons
· Details are again syncing with style changes from the toolbar
· Several French translation fixes

What's new in Comic Life 1.3.4:

September 21st, 2007

· iPhoto '08 libraries should now display for those users affected
· Improved stability when using Comic Life
· Default Stylesheet has been updated to reflect the 'Defaults' in the 'Built-in' stylesheets
· Improved font and caption compatibility with Windows version
· Default stylesheet is now "Built-in: plasq-intl" so users can create words with accents without requiring a change in font