What's new in Man Reader 2.0
Oct 13, 2023
- This is the long-awaited major update to Man Reader.
- It is completely re-written using modern styling and practices.
- As well as the functionalIty of the old Man Reader, this version allows for multiple tabs or windows.
- Extensive keyboard support means that you should never need to take your hands off the keyboard.
New in Man Reader 1.50 (Oct 20, 2022)
- Re-built to support the latest versions of macOS.
- Supports system light and dark modes.
New in Man Reader 1.13 (May 26, 2021)
- I am working on a major update to Man Reader, but this is taking longer than expected due to other commitments, so this is an interim release to fix some of the UI problems with the current version. And this version also fixes issues with crashing on first run, dark mode over-riding the user preferences and missing links for non-standard man pages.
New in Man Reader 1.12 (May 18, 2021)
- I am working on a major update to Man Reader, but this is taking longer than expected due to other commitments, so this is an interim release to fix some of the UI problems with the current version. And this version also fixes issues with crashing on first run and with dark mode over-riding the user preferences.
New in Man Reader 1.11 (May 17, 2021)
- I am working on a major update to Man Reader, but this is taking longer than expected due to other commitments, so this is an interim release to fix some of the UI problems with the current version.
New in Man Reader 1.10 (May 13, 2018)
- Fix for possible crash if toolbar apps are not available.
- Fix for High Sierra problem where page navigation had stopped working.
New in Man Reader 1.9 (Nov 30, 2017)
- Fix for High Sierra problem where page navigation had stopped working.
New in Man Reader 1.8.1 (Nov 18, 2016)
- More complete search for man pages, including in third-party IDEs.
- Fix for glitch when displaying previously selected page on launch.
- Fix for occasional crash on startup.
New in Man Reader 1.8 (Oct 24, 2016)
- More complete search for man pages, including in third-party IDEs.
- Fix for glitch when displaying previously selected page on launch.
New in Man Reader 1.7 (Oct 11, 2016)
- Updated for macOS Sierra.
- List of pages now uses alternating colors even if not using the defaults.
- Minimum supported system version raised to 10.11.
- Minor display glitches fixed.
New in Man Reader 1.4 (Mar 11, 2015)
- Fix for plain text view not wrapping correctly for odd-sized fonts.
- Fix for HTML text view over-riding font colors that may be invisible.
- Search for missing entry (e.g. g++) no longer requires Enter or Return.
- Better automatic selection of matching entries while searching.
- Fix for animation warning message appearing in Console.
- Status display showing when man page list is being updated.
- Searching inside a page now allows a minimum of 2 characters (was 3), so flags e.g. '-b' do not need to be escaped.
- Fixed path for Network Utility in tool bar (moved in OS X 10.9).
- More information available about the effects of sand-boxing for this app.
New in Man Reader 1.3 (Jun 25, 2013)
- Editable apps in toolbar.
- Failed search for page will look for a matching man page even if it is not in the list.
- Changed shortcuts for Find (see Edit menu).
- Better formatting of plain text to allow for HTML entities.
- Fix for font in some HTML pages getting bigger & bigger.
- Fixed bug when setting custom colors for marker tabs.
New in Man Reader 1.2 (Dec 13, 2012)
- Customizable colors for text, background, links, found text.
- Searching for text within pages marks all matches.
- Pages will adjust line width to suit window size, even in plain text mode.
- If a search only results in a single page, press Return to display it.
- More man pages should be located on your system.
- Fix for bug where app did not always remember full screen setting.
- Fix for bug where some pages were being added to the history list twice.
New in Man Reader 1.1 (Aug 14, 2012)
- Search for text within a man page.
- Bookmark frequently visited pages.
- Search man page list using "Starts with" or "Contains".
- Preferences for the marker tabs: choose a pre-made color set or design your own.
- Full screen mode now supported.
- Bug fix: custom toolbar configuration now saved & restored.
New in Man Reader 1.0.1 (May 19, 2012)
- Fixed bug where sand-boxing prevented access to non-standard man paths.
- Added 'Refresh man page list' menu item.
- Added ability to display bzipped man pages.