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MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress Changelog

What's new in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 8.12

Feb 28, 2014
  • Changed: Minor internal change.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 8.11 (Nov 8, 2012)

  • Added: Some MMa symbol fonts revised with added glyphs: MMaFermat, MMaFraktur, MMaGauss, MMaPascal.
  • Changed: Auto Apply Style submenu for script boxes is enabled in MathMagic Personal, too.
  • Fixed: LaTeX Roman face \rm and \mathrm were not working.
  • Fixed: Crashing bug fixed when chaning the default view rate.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 8.05 (Jun 18, 2012)

  • Changed: "MathMagic User Data" folder renamed separately for Lite, Personal, and Pro Edition.
  • Changed: Buttons and messages refined for Install and Activate Fonts in the missing fonts dialog, usually displayed when first launched.
  • Fixed: "MMVariable" font had some incorrect code mapping for Integral symbols and a few other fence symbols. Revised MMVariable.otf v3.2 is included.
  • Fixed: shift-return did not convert Greek or Symbol characters in the stream if already inserted as a Symbol character.
  • Fixed: Reading equations with some Japanese characters not worked.
  • Fixed: When multiple math expressions are in a LaTeX file, some unexpected expressions are converted and opened in a separate window if multiple conversion is turned on.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 8.04 (Apr 19, 2012)

  • Changed: The default vertical alignment value for Fences when imported from Plain TeX source changed to the current default setting value
  • Fixed: The first Copy took a while right after launching MathMagic if PDF clipboard format was selected.
  • Fixed: A few LaTeX symbol names added and fixed.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 8.03 (Apr 5, 2012)

  • Added: MathJax rendering is supported for MathML output in HTML format, from Import/Export Options dialog - MathML tab.
  • Fixed: Matrix horizontal and vertical lines are better handled as a table when exporting/importing MathML.
  • Fixed: Size unit was missing in some places when exporting in MathML format.
  • Fixed: Sum and Integrals in LaTeX were imported with a blank box.
  • Fixed: Default setting values of Fence Alignment, Template Alignment and other alignments were not saved after Quit.
  • Fixed: Some template and symbol buttons could not be registered to the UserItem Toolbar.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 8.02 (Mar 9, 2012)

  • Changed: Some buttons and palettes are retouched.
  • Changed: A few default settings changed.
  • Fixed: Crashes while opening an equation if Left or Right Harpoon Accent was used with direct drawing option.
  • Fixed: Applying a font from the Main Toolbar to the current selection did not work in v8.01 build.
  • Fixed: Can open some lightly damaged files better.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 8.01 (Feb 22, 2012)

  • Added: Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion compatible.
  • Added: Batch Conversion dialog adds 'PDF' format option for the Readable file formats.
  • Changed: A few Define Spacing values changed from the Factory setting.
  • Changed: A couple items in the Fence template rearranged.
  • Fixed: MMCenturyNew font in the Factory Setting Style was not recognized for Italic and Bold faces.
  • Fixed: MMa Pascal font was missing in the automatic activation list.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 8.0 (Feb 8, 2012)

  • Added: Compatibility with Apple iBooks Author and other applications that are supported by Drag and Drop or Copy and Paste in PDF format. Also supports re-editing of equations by dragging or pasting back to MathMagic window.
  • Added: User can select the way that Vector Accents with arrows and harpoon is displayed - Font based Glyph vs. Drawing arrows directly for Accents, from Preferences dialog - Shape pane.
  • Added: Right-button clicking on a Template or Symbol toolbar button detaches its pop-up palette as a floating window.
  • Added: "Show Current Character Info" item added to View menu to display the detailed character info of the current Cursor location on the top right corner of the current window.
  • Added: New options for compact MathMagic mmf data annotation added to LaTeX and MathML tabs in Import/Export Options dialog.
  • Added: View rate for the current editor window can be increased or decreased by mouse scrolling while holding down option key by 100% step. Shift-option mouse wheel changnes the view rate by 10%.
  • Added: Fence, Fraction, Radical, and other templates have new additional templates or rearranged for a better usability.
  • Added: More than 40 new symbols added to Symbol palettes and some symbol palettes are rearranged.
  • Added: Copy As PDF command added to Edit menu and Contextual popup menu.
  • Added: Exoprt and Copy rates (50~800%) support for PDF format as well.
  • Added: PNG format is also copied to the clipboard when "PNG & JPEG format" is selected for the Clipboard format.
  • Added: New Web Color mode added to the Color window as a new color type for easier web compatible color picking.
  • Added: Copying in MathType compatible format supported in the Import/Export Options - Clipboard format options.
  • Changed: Default Fonts in the Factory setting Style changed: MMTimes to MMCenturyNew, MMGreek to MMCenturyOldGreek.
  • Changed: Drawing improved for Arrow heads and Harpoon heads.
  • Changed: Strike Thru Overhang for Negates now accepts negative value as well to reduce the length of strike thru line.
  • Changed: A few function names(Im, Pr, Re) are better recognized as a normal word where Function name is not appropriate.
  • Changed: The editor window can be reduced to a much smaller size.
  • Changed: Shortcut key for 'Plain' style is changed to shift-cmd-P.
  • Changed: cmd-K or cmd-T shortcut keys(followed by a char) now works better with some European keyboard layouts, by supporting shift-cmd-K or shift-cmd-T followed by a non-shift character to offer the same shift-keyed character effect.
  • Fixed: Floating windows were not updated after a dialog window was displayed in some cases.
  • Fixed: Default Accent font face was forced to inherit from its base character even if the face was not available for the Accent font.
  • Fixed: Math Default Style command under Style menu did not set Number style correctly.
  • Fixed: When checking the latest Update automatically, MathMagic did not recognize the Proxy setting if a Proxy server was used in the network.
  • Many other minor changes and fixes.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 7.53 (Nov 7, 2011)

  • Fixed: Comma was disappeared when reading or pasting a previously made equation.
  • Fixed: Clip items in the Clips window was not displayed correcty if the Clips window is more than 10-clip wide.
  • Fixed: LaTeX fences handled better when importing.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 7.52 (Oct 31, 2011)

  • Fixed: PNG and JPEG files are now enabled in File Open dialog.
  • Fixed: Could not open Japanse version created equations if a certain Japanese characters were used.
  • Fixed: A few PlainTeX and LaTeX expressions handled better.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 7.51 (Aug 31, 2011)

  • Added: Copy rate and Export rate can now be specified separately from File - Import/Export Options dialog - General pane.
  • Added: The position of Integral symbol can be vertically shifted by user from Define Spacing - Large Operators and Integrals pane.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 7.5 (Jul 14, 2011)

  • Added: Text based Clipboard format now adds AsciiMath and Math Speech Text formats.
  • Added: PNG format added in Export options.
  • Added: Mac OS X 10.7 Lion compatible.
  • Changed: Some default values of Import/Export options dialog changed.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 7.41 (May 28, 2011)

  • Added: .mms extension is now recognized as a StyleSet file to make it compatible with Windows made StyleSet files.
  • Fixed: Some 8-bit symbols were not saved correctly in EPS when a user defined font is specified.
  • Fixed: Both and blocks are now recognized as a MathML.
  • Fixed: Percent symbol(\% expression) was not handled in LaTeX import.
  • Fixed: Pasting Math Speech text recognized as ASCIIMath when comma(,) or period(.) is used in the expression.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 7.4 (May 10, 2011)

  • Added: The name of Root Alignment under Format menu changed to Template Alignment and now works with more templates, such as Fractions or Divisions.
  • Added: Template alignment option includes the Bottom alignment.
  • Changed: A command key switched: cmd-B is for Bold face, cmd-shift-B is for Box template.
  • Fixed: Auto Recovery file not created in some cases.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 7.31 (Apr 4, 2011)

  • Added: Shift + Space bar key and Ctrl + Space bar key can also be set for a custom space width from Define Shape tab.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 7.3 (Mar 30, 2011)

  • Added: "Check for Update" command added to Help menu with an option for Auto checking in the Preferences dialog - Misc tab.
  • Added: Import/Export options dialog - Speech tab adds options to speak by word, by whole number, removing 'end~' clauses.
  • Changed: Add Matrix and Change Matrix menu items now have shortcut keys.
  • Fixed: Som other minor UI refined.
  • Pro for QuarkXPress: MathMagic XT for QXP 8 & 9 supports QuarkXPress 9 as well.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 7.23 (Mar 7, 2011)

  • Changed: Matrix vertical alignment options under Format menu moved to Matrix sub menu.
  • Changed: Button name changed from 'OK' to 'Apply' in StyleSet dialog.
  • Fixed: Color property info in Color window had a garbage string in some cases.
  • Fixed: Som other minor UI refined.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 7.22 (Jan 30, 2011)

  • Fixed: Batch conversion to Color EPS was saved in Gray EPS.
  • Fixed: Font name with Plain face in the Define Style dialog unexpectedly set to Bold or Italic face in a few cases.
  • Fixed: An incorrect message fixed when font Size applied without any prior selection.
  • Fixed: Exporting to Speech Text format not worked in some cases.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 7.21 (Jan 5, 2011)

  • Added: Pasting Speech Text supported. (Only when the expression does not contain any unexpected characters. Reading .mathtxt file is more fault-tolerant than pasting Speech Text.)
  • Changed: Edit menu -> "Speak Selection" now also works as "Speak All" when nothing selected. So the current expression can be heard while typing.
  • Fixed: Multi-lined templates were not converted to Speech Text.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 7.2 (Dec 23, 2010)

  • Added: "Speech Text" converter added for Math speech. Batch Conversion, Export and "Copy As" supports Speech Text. Math Speech Text can be used by a Text-To-Speech. It is also useful for learning math reading notation and symbol names. Speech Text file(.mathtxt) can also be opened into equation. Import/Export options available for Speech Text conversion.
  • Added: "Speak Selection" using TTS command added to Edit menu to hear the math reading using a free Text-To-Speech voice or Mac OS X built-in TTS. Speech can be stopped by ESC key or command-period(.) if necessary.
  • Added: User-defined TTS service link can be specified in the Import/Export Options -> Speech dialog.
  • Added: "Add Matrix" command added to Matrix Reloaded submenu to allow inserting a matrix from menu bar as well as keyboard shortcut(ctrl-T followed by 'M') and mouse click on a Matrix palette button.
  • Added: "Paste as Text" added to right-button contextual menu.
  • Changed: Format -> Matrix sub menu items rearranged.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 7.13 (Nov 30, 2010)

  • Added: '^' and '_' recognized in the inline LaTeX conversion when shift-return key pressed.
  • Added: Drag and Drop of equation images from physicsforums.com and some other sites to MathMagic window is supported better when there are double back-slashes in the "alt=LaTeX ..." tag of the image.
  • Changed: Some User interface and message refined. Japanese and Korean translation updated.
  • Fixed: '\epsilon' not recognized in LaTeX.
  • Fixed: crashed when a leading slash(/) character included in the pasted text string.
  • Fixed: Communication error when re-editing large equations opened from QuarkXPress or InDesign document.(Pro Edition only)

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 7.11 (Oct 28, 2010)

  • Added: TeX annotation supported when importing MathML from Import/Export Options dialog: MathML pane.
  • Fixed: Drag and Drop of some URLs and equation images from a web browser not worked if the link included URL specific characters.
  • Fixed: Some MathML files were handled as ASCII text file.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 7.1 (Sep 27, 2010)

  • Added: ASCII Math is supported for Import and Export. Copy As and Paste also support and automatically recognize AsciiMath format. AsciiMath delimiters can be selected from File -> Import/Export Options dialog to make it compatible with AsciiMathML and Maple.
  • Added: Image size for Copy & Export can be specified by any value between 50% ~ 800% from File -> Import/Export Options dialog.
  • Changed: When one of Format -> "Align at ~" options applied, inserting 0 pt Space or any Vertical/Horizontal Strut bar templates can ignore the next "Relational Operator" so that another "Relational Operator" symbol can be used to align at.
  • Changed: Duplicate file name handled better for Batch conversion.
  • Changed: Some error messages refined.
  • Fixed: Some LaTeX commands for symbols handled better.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 7.03 (Sep 19, 2010)

  • Changed: Some error messages refined.
  • Fixed: "Buffer Overflow" when saving a large equation fixed.
  • Fixed: crashed when printing a very large equation.
  • Fixed: could not open some large PDF equatoin files that MathMagic created.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 7.02 Build 14 (Aug 5, 2010)

  • Changed: Align at '=' works with other "Relational Operators" such as = ≠ < ≤ > ≥ ...
  • Fixed: Large EPS files created by MathMagic Windows versions could not be opened.
  • Fixed: Background colors of nested boxes disappeared in some cases.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 7.01 Build 11 (Jul 29, 2010)

  • Added: Overprint can be set On or Off to each color when a New color is created.
  • Changed: Enlarging values for Vertical fences and Horizontal fences can work better with smaller values if 200% or more.
  • Changed: Some messages and UI revised.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 7.0 Build 7 (Jun 17, 2010)

  • Added: Two layers of Background color supported. Background color can be applied to each box or to the entire equation.
  • Added: Space template revised and 'n' width space added.
  • Added: "Line between Boxes Overhang" field added to Box and Char Property tab under Define Spacing dialog.
  • Changed: More trial period offered (up to 50 equations).
  • Changed: "Line between Boxes" submenu under Format menu relocated.
  • Fixed: Line length by "Line between Boxes" was not correct when saved in in EPS file.
  • Fixed: The gap around the Number-width dash fixed.
  • Fixed: 'Apply' button in the Color window applied an unknown color when a prior color selection was not made.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 6.95 Build 33 (May 25, 2010)

  • Added: BMP and PNG formats created by MathMagic Windows versions supported for reading.
  • Changed: Warning message added when applying a Style/Size/Font without a prior selection.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 6.93 Build 28 (Mar 25, 2010)

  • Changed: When importing LaTeX, unknown symbol names maintained without discarding.
  • Fixed: Batch Conversion of MS Word documents located on a certain location on boot volume could not be converted.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 6.92 Build 27 (Mar 2, 2010)

  • Changed: The default height of Left or right Superscript and Subscript templates changed when there is no base character.
  • Fixed: Drag&drop or Pasting of MathML expression did not work when there were leading space characters.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 6.91 Build 25 (Feb 25, 2010)

  • Added: Batch Conversion dialog now supports Extracting equations from MS Word documents (.doc or .docx). Equations can be saved in MathMagic format or converted to EPS, JPEG, MathML, or LaTeX. MathMagic can also extract all graphic images out to separate files from MS Word documents.
  • Added: Import/Export Options dialog - Paths pane now supports Macros for the path string, {DESKTOP}, {DOCUMENTS}, {USERHOME}, {DOCDIR}, {DOCPARENTDIR}
  • Added: "Default Path" button added to "Save As" and "Export" dialogs.
  • Added: Batch conversion of multiple files can be cancelled by Esc or command-period key.
  • Added: Variable height Angle division template added to the Fraction template. Its angle width and height can be adjusted in the Define Spacing -> Fraction pane.
  • Fixed: one line equation with a function name at the end may cause crash when copied.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 6.9 (Jan 22, 2010)

  • Added: Frown embellishment and 4 more accents added to Accent template palette and some palette items rearranged.
  • Added: Variable height Angle division template added to the Fraction template. Its angle width and height can be adjusted in the Define Spacing -> Fraction pane.
  • Changed: Multiple occurrences of the same Macro supported in the Save As dialog, Export dialog and Batch Conversion dialog
  • Changed: Vector(right arrow) accent is now displayed as a character instead of drawing an arrow shape
  • Fixed: Some cr expressions handled better when importing LaTeX or Wiki equations.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 6.83 (Dec 26, 2009)

  • Added: "Close All" command added to File menu, which was only possible by option-clicking on the Close box of window title.
  • Added: "Close All Detached Palettes" command added to Window menu, which was possible by option-clicking on the Close box of window title.
  • Fixed: Some Greek symbols not converted by LaTeX converter.
  • Fixed: Fixed: Show/Hide all Detached Palettes status under Window menu fixed when launched again after quitting with hidden.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 6.82 (Nov 24, 2009)

  • Changed: Font activation message and Drag and Drop message revised.
  • Fixed: multiple Clipboard error messages displayed when Drag and Dropped an unknown format.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 6.81 (Nov 11, 2009)

  • Added: Added: Import/Export options dialog: General pane has "White Background if transparent" option for better compatibility with some applications.
  • Changed: Default selection of reading file format in Convert... dialog changed to "All readable files".
  • Fixed: User defined fonts in Define Style dialog not maintained after reading equations saved in EPS or PICT format.
  • Fixed: Over or Under Horizontal braces had a wrong vertical height when exported in EPS.
  • Fixed: StyleSet of Factory Setting in Batch Convert... dialog not applied.
  • Fixed: Exporting in Gray PICT exported in color PICT.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 6.8 (Oct 15, 2009)

  • Added: Copy As Google Docs equation, Copy As Zoho equation commands added to Edit menu so that MathMagic equation can be pasted into Google Docs Equation editor window or Zoho Equation Editor window.
  • Added: Google Doc equation can be drag and dropped to MathMagic window to re-edit. Or, its LaTeX expression can be copied from Google Doc Equation box, and then pasted into MathMagic window.
  • Added: The URL of Google Docs equation which contains its LaTeX expression can be pasted into MathMagic window. MathMagic parses the URL to extract the LaTeX expression.
  • Added: MathMagic equation can be drag and dropped to MathType window.
  • Added: Equations saved in GIF format can be opened for editing if saved by MathMagic v6.8 or newer.
  • Added: Equations saved in JPEG format can be opened for editing if saved by MathMagic v6.8 or newer.
  • Added: Copy As Google Docs equation, Copy As Zoho equation commands added to Edit menu so that MathMagic equation can be pasted into Google Docs Equation editor window or Zoho Equation Editor window.
  • Added: MathMagic equation can be drag and dropped to TextEdit utility and OmniOutliner, or vice a versa. Some other RTFD capable Mac OS X applications may work as well.
  • Changed: System ID now uses the Mac hardware Serial Number first.
  • Changed: Some FactorySetting values in Import/Export Options dialog changed.
  • Changed: "Copy and Export rate" field moved to Import/Export Options dialog from Preferences dialog.
  • Fixed: LaTeX or MathML expressions could not be Copy and Pasted or Drag and Dropped from some Web pages with non-Roman encoding.
  • Fixed: LaTeX sum now has better handling of its under over script box.
  • Fixed: Font style name of some OpenType fonts, saved in the Preferences file not recognized if replaced by its TrueType font or vice a versa.
  • Fixed: Imports Plain TeX better.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 6.71 (Oct 4, 2009)

  • Changed: Bold face can be applied to Root symbol to make the line thickness look thicker.
  • Changed: Bold face can be applied to Negate lines(slash, backslash, cross, horizontal and vertical lines).
  • Fixed: Bold and Italic face of MM~ TrueType fonts were not compatible with their OpenType face.
  • Fixed: The 2nd Fence Alignment option of Base-aligned could not be specified.
  • Fixed: Some File extensions not recognized in the Batch Conversion dialog.
  • Fixed: Reading incomplete LaTeX file or large LaTeX file now works better.
  • Fixed: Vec arrow accent not displayed on screen.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 6.7 (Sep 16, 2009)

  • Added: Batch conversion for multiple files/folders supported in File menu.
  • Added: Contextual menu added for right-button click or control-click in the main editor window.
  • Changed: Shourtcut key assigned to Export menu(command-option-E), selecting PICT format for Personal Edition, EPS format for Pro Edition.
  • Changed: op and ot symbols are now handled as Relational Operator symbol in TeX spacing rule.
  • Fixed: Mid-bar fences now work better with fence alignment options.
  • Fixed: Fixed issues with multiple Spot colors in one equation.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 6.5.1 (Sep 2, 2009)

  • Changed: The Default text color for New document now gets the first color from the Application-wdie color list instead of assigning a factory default black color.
  • Changed: Font name field in the Main toolbar expanded to show longer font names better.
  • Changed: Some Factory setting values changed in the Define Spacing dialog (Fence and Fraction) to improve equation shape.
  • Fixed: Overprint setting fixed for EPS files.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 6.5 (Aug 27, 2009)

  • Added: Color format and interface enhanced to support CMYK, RGB, Gray color separately, including the support for Process color and Spot color in EPS.
  • Added: New fence alignment(Fixed height) option added to Fence alignment dialog.
  • Added: "MathMagic User Data" folder automatically installed into ~/Documents/ folder when MathMagic is first launched.
  • Added: "Minimum Gap Below" field and "Nested Bar/Arrow Gap" field added to Defined Spacing - Over/Under Templates(Bar/Arrow) pane. 
Changed: MathMagic Fonts folder can now be automatically installed across volumes.
  • Changed: Line spacing now feeds from baseline to baseline to make the line spacing remain same as much as possible.
  • Changed: MathMagic Fonts folder can now be automatically installed across volumes.
  • Changed: 'man' and 'mid' are removed from Function name table.
  • Changed: Do not use color definitions in StyleSet files so applying a new StyleSet does not add any unexpected colors.
  • Changed: "MathMagic User Data" folder renamed to "MathMagic User Data2" from v6.5 to maintain the backward compatibility.
  • Changed: Sample clips and sample StyleSet files revised. 
Fixed: Could not open a .mmf file if the file is locked or on a locked volume .
  • Fixed: When StyleSet dialog is dismissed, the current window's setting returned to the Default setting regardless of the selection in the StyleSet dialog.
  • Fixed: A few MM~ default font names revised to use OpenType style name instead of TrueType format.
  • Fixed: Baseline of Harpoon arrows adjusted to align with normal arrows.
  • Fixed: Variable Upper/Lower Horizontal fence templates had fences too close to the body when the fence extended.
  • Fixed: When Copy as LaTeX selected from Edit menu for a colored part of an equation, there was an error message.
  • Fixed: Some cosmetic changes and minor bug fixes.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 6.4 (Jul 23, 2009)

  • Added: New OpenType MM~ fonts included. (Please read 'NOTE' below for compatibility issues)
  • Added: Automatic font activation or installing of "MathMagic Fonts" folder into the 'Fonts' folder supported when MathMagic fonts are not installed.
  • Added: Supports Custom file name with Macros in Export dialog and Save As dialog. Macros include: {DOCNAME}, {Y} for Year, {M} for Month, {D} for Date, {H} for Hour, {m} for Minute, {S} for Second, {#} ~ {#5} for auto increased number. {Y2} {M2} {D2} {H2} {m2} {S2} also available for fixed 2-digit values.
  • Added: User defined default Path supported for 'Export' and 'Save As' dialogs, which can be specified in the Import/Export options dialog - 'Paths' pane.
  • Changed: Default Space width popup menu rearranged in Preferences - Shape pane.
  • Changed: Accents can be applied to a selected character or template, which was only possible for a non-selected one on the left side of cursor.
  • Fixed: MMCenturyOldGreek fonts did not work with the Greek palettes for some symbols.
  • Fixed: The height of Subscript or Superscript was lost when a space is inserted between the previous template and script itself.
  • Fixed: Importing MathML improved.
  • Fixed: MathMagic Personal Edition had OpenType fonts handled improperly with Bold and Italic faces in Define Style dialog.
  • Fixed: Show Bounds option displayed the bound of Accents in a wrong place.
  • NOTE: Please note that new OpenType format MM~ fonts may not be exactly same as their original TrueType format MM~ fonts. Please make sure you have a proof printing if you have decided to migrate to OpenType format. Or, you may just stay with TrueType format MM~ fonts if they are fine with you. Both OpenType and TrueType versions are available on the installer disk image. MathMagic equations or StyleSet files created with v6.4 or newer version may not be displayed correctly in v6.1x or older version due to the default font changes.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 6.1.4 (May 24, 2009)

  • Fixed: Superscript next to a template(such as fence) sometimes positioned on a wrong place vertically when the Automatic option is selected from Format - Script alignment dialog and the script height is higher than the template.
  • Fixed: Pro Editions did not open a new editor window on a certain network environment when "New Equation" command is called from InDesign or QuarkXPress. Fixed: Last UserItem could not be deleted.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 6.1.3 (May 6, 2009)

  • Changed: Default value for "Remember Editor Window Location & Size" changed to OFF.
  • Changed: Format menu -> Add Line Below command is enabled only when there is another line followed.
  • Fixed: Nudge control window did not display field title arrows on Intel Mac.
  • Fixed: Some MathML conversion fixed.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 6.1.2 (Apr 17, 2009)

  • Changed: Some error messages changed.
  • Fixed: Some Low memory condition handled better.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 6.1.1 (Apr 17, 2009)

  • Added: More OpenType MMa~ fonts added.
  • Changed: shift-pageUp and shift-pageDown keys change view rate.
  • Fixed: Shortcut keys for Greek symbols (command-G followed by a character key) remapped to match to the new Greek palettes.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 6.1 (Mar 13, 2009)

  • Added: Symbol order in Greek palettes rearranged. A few more Greek symbols added to Upper Case and Lower Case Greek palettes.
  • Changed: Default value for OverBar height and minimum gap of OverBar changed.
  • Fixed: Handles Windows created MathMagic equation better when converting OpenType font names defined in the Style list.
  • Fixed: Could not open equation in some cases if a wrong symbol is included.
  • Fixed: Height or width of Accent and Prime symbols applied to a character was incorrect in some cases.
  • Added: Revised MMa fonts added. Previous MMa~ fonts should be replaced with these revised ones.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 6.07 (Feb 9, 2009)

  • Added: Message added to remind the License expiration.
  • Changed: Default setting values for Define Spacing changed, such as Line Thickness, Root slope.
  • Changed: Bold face can be applied to TeX styles such as Fraktur and Blackboard Bold.
  • Fixed: Some Greek symbols were not handled as GREEK style on Intel Macs.
  • ADDED: New MathMagic XT for QuarkXPress 6.x, 7.x, 8.x added in MathMagic Pro for QXP.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 6.05 (Jan 31, 2009)

  • Added: 150% view rate added to View menu as a predefined option.
  • Changed: Default value for Fence vertical alignment changed to "Base aligned, Height fixed".
  • Fixed: On Mac OS X 10.5, the cursor moved to near the last clicked position when clicking on a pop sub palette.
  • Fixed: MathMagic .wmf file created on Windows OS could not be opened on Intel Mac.
  • Fixed: More file extensions are recognized when opened or Drag and Dropped on to the application icon.
  • Fixed: Large Operator alignment dialog now shows guide images.
  • Fixed: Root symbol in PICT format has a better slope line.
  • Fixed: Two byte characters could not be typed on Intel Macs(Asian versions).

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 6.04 (Jan 24, 2009)

  • Added: Japanese and Korean translations added so user can select its User Interface and message from Finder -> Get Info of MathMagic application or System Preferences -> International.
  • Fixed: MathMagic on Intel Mac could not get the correct Postscript font name from some fonts.
  • Fixed: Blackboard Bold and Calligraphic TeX styles works only for the available characters in each font.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 6.03 (Jan 12, 2009)

  • Added: MathMagic equations inserted in MS Word on Windows can be drag&dropped or copy&pasted into MathMagic window
  • Added: MathType(tm) 6 equations inserted in MS Word 2008 Mac can be drag&dropped or copy&pasted into MathMagic window.
  • Changed: Clipboard PDF format improved to make it work better with Adobe InDesign.
  • Fixed: DVORAK and other European keyboard layouts are supported for Magic control shortcut key.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 6.02 (Jan 7, 2009)

  • Added: Various files can be Drag and Droped from Finder to MathMagic window to open: MathML(.mml or .xml), TeX or LaTeX(.tex or .txt), PICT, EPS, PDF, GIF, JPEG, WMF.
  • Added: supports Drag and Drop of PDF equation(from other applications) and Wiki equation(from a web browser) to MathMagic editor window.
  • Fixed: Missing font message displayed unexpectedly when a Style is selected from Style menu.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 6.01 (Jan 3, 2009)

  • Changed: PDF format in the default clipboard format is turned OFF for better compatiblity with automatic baseline feature when copy&pasted into a text line of a few word processors.
  • Fixed: The baseline of Inline PICT image was not automatically aligned on Intel Macs.
  • Fixed: mathbb, mathcal, mathfrak TeX styles were not maintained when a TeX expression is pasted.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 6.0 (Jan 1, 2009)

  • Universal Binary version. Runs fast on both Intel based Macintoshes and PowerPC Macs.
  • PDF supported for Exporting and Copying. So high quality MathMagic equations can be pasted in modern Mac OS X applications more conveniently.
  • Blackboard Bold, Calligraphic, and Fraktur styles supported from the Symbol palette and Style -> More TeX Styles sub menu. Default font "MMa Fermat" for 'Blackboard Bold', "MMa Pascal" for 'Calligraphic', "MMa Fraktur" for 'Fraktur' should be installed to display those symbols correctly. Future version will allow user to set these fonts.
  • Import/Export options dialog now adds user-selectable Clipboard format.
  • MathType MTEF annotation in MathML data can be imported.
  • Clipboard format for Copy or Cut command can be selected by user from Import/Export options dialog.
  • Editor window now displays both Template and Symbol buttons in each row for fast selection without switching.
  • Changed: Magic control key now supports control-arrow keys to navigate thru the palettes(left, right, up, down) as well as control-tab and control-shift-tab keys.
  • Fixed: MathType conversion improved, especially when more than multi colors used.
  • Fixed: Magic key of control-shift-1 or a few other UserItem items entered a series of items, which was used for internal testing purpose.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 5.8.7 (Dec 15, 2008)

  • Added: Copy&Paste or Drag&Drop MathType equation onto MathMagic window to convert MathType equation on the fly.
  • Added: MathType v5.x ~ 6.0 generated EPS, PICT, or WMF equation files can be opened from File menu or dragged onto MathMagic application icon.
  • Added: MathMagic WMF file created on Windows can be opened in MathMagic Mac versions.
  • Added: "Use Minimum Bounding Box instead of Full sized Frame box when exporting" checkbox added to Import/Export options dialog for EPS and PICT export.
  • Changed: Two more TeX packages added to LaTeX export option.
  • Fixed: When no detached floating palettes available, palettes detached from the previous version of MathMagic were displayed.
  • Fixed: Clicking a Nudge palette button now properly set the document changed status to make it save.
  • Fixed: Each new release now extends the trial period correctly even if the previous trial period has been expired.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 5.8.6 (Dec 1, 2008)

  • Changed: The order of Template palettes are rearranged to match to the latest MathMagic Windows versions.
  • Changed: Package options of AMS LaTeX, specified in TeX pane of Import/Export Options dialog, can also be applied to LaTeX now.
  • Changed: Window title is not saved in MathML or LaTeX anymore not to cause encoding issues with 2-byte name.
  • Fixed: When inserting a UserItem, equation was not refreshed correctly sometimes.
  • Fixed: Incorrect equation version alert fixed.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 5.8.5 (Dec 1, 2008)

  • Added: A new Angled Division template added to the Fraction template palette.
  • Added: Checking missing fonts can be turned ON or OFF from Preferences-Misc dialog pane.
  • Changed: Line drawing method for Angle and Slash in EPS file changed for better accuracy.
  • Changed: The height of Space adjusted to make it selectable easily.
  • Changed: Fence alignment option of "Base Fixed" now aligns fences to the box content.
  • Fixed: User defined font info was reset to the Default when pasting MathMagic equation.
  • Fixed: Detached Fraction template palette window had the button image incorrectly positioned.
  • Fixed: Tab key works with Western/Eastern order option for Long double Arrows/Harpoons.
  • Fixed: Some European characters were not displayed in EPS file.
  • Fixed: Double-clicking on the beginning of a box did not select the box content.
  • Fixed: Some other minor issues fixed.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 5.8.4 (Oct 17, 2008)

  • Changed: Left arrow moves the cursor to the previous main box in templates, instead of script box.
  • Changed: When the Postscript font name is not found from a font while saving in EPS, MathMagic will try to compose it.
  • Changed: Trial period is extended to 40 times and Auth nagging dialog is less displayed during the trial period.
  • Fixed: '+', '-', '=' operators are not set to Operator style when imported by MathML import filter.
  • Fixed: Subbox height of some integral templates fixed when its main box height is tall.
  • Fixed: Pasting Plain TeX did not work in low memory condition.
  • Fixed: Memory overflow bug while reading StyleSet file or copying an equation to clipboard.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 5.8.3 (Oct 2, 2008)

  • Added: WIKI equation image can be pasted into MathMagic window from any MediaWIKI enabled web page, including Wikipedia.org. In Safari, by selecting "Copy Image" menu on an eqaution PNG image via Contextual menu from right-mouse-button click. In FireFox, with two steps of selecting "Properties" menu item from right-button-clicked Contextual popup menu and copying TeX string in "Alternate text" field in the "Element Properties" window.
  • Added: WIKI(TeXvc) Export supported.
  • Added: "Paste as Text" command added to Edit menu, as an option to paste the raw text string from clipboard without automatic TeX conversion
  • Changed: shift-return after inline typing of TeX expressions now converts LaTeX as well as Plain TeX.
  • Changed: Edit menu has some items re-ordered.
  • Fixed: LaTex is imported and exported better for multi-lined equations.
  • Fixed: A crashing bug while importing MathML or LaTeX when there is a single sided fence.
  • Fixed: MathType 6 EPS files can be read better.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 5.8.2 (Sep 20, 2008)

  • Added: MathType 6 EPS files can be opened now.
  • Changed: Math default style is applied when pasting or importing MathML or TeX files.
  • Fixed: crashing bug when quiting.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 5.8.1 (Sep 17, 2008)

  • Added: AMS LaTeX is supported for importing and exporting, and copying and pasting.
  • Added: PICT and GIF files saved by MathType 6 can be opened or dragged onto MathMagic applciation icon, or pasted into MathMagic window.
  • Added: MathType 5 or 6 equations can be directly pasted into MathMagic window.
  • Fixed: Copying as Plain TeX from MathType, and pasting into MathMagic window, now works better for multi-lined equations.
  • Fixed: crashing bug when pasting a Unicode string from clipboard.
  • Fixed: crashing bug when pasting a certain MathML expressions from clipboard.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 5.8 (Aug 25, 2008)

  • Added: LaTeX is supported - reading LaTeX files(.tex, .latex), exporting to LaTeX, Copying and Pasting of LaTeX expressions.
  • Added: User can specify the resolution of PICT image in the File-> Import/Export options dialog.
  • Added: The baseline of PICT can be shifted by user in the File-> Import/Export options dialog.
  • Changed: Some layout and options changed or added in Import/Export options dialog.
  • Changed: Displays some European characters or non-7bit ASCII code characters better, using Text font specified in Define Style dialog.
  • Fixed: crashing bug with option-click Selection and Nudge Undo/Redo.
  • Added: MathMagic XT for QuarkXPress 8 is added. "Default Baseline" menu command is added to set the baseline of inline equation to Default value quickly.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 5.74 (Jul 18, 2008)

  • Added: MathML output Entity can be selected from MathML Export options dialog.
  • Added: Multiple < math > tags can be imported when opening xml files.
  • Added: 'MMF' data can be copied into the Clipboard if copied using mouse from Edit->Copy menu item while pressing control key.
  • Changed: Size info floating window now can display the smallest bounding box size of the equation as well as the frame box size.
  • Changed: A new License option supported in the License code to handle a revised license policy.
  • Fixed: Baseline info in the PICT image copied into the Clipboard works better when pasted into AppleWorks or Mellel as an Inline graphic.
  • Fixed: Compatiblity with OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard is improved.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 5.73 (Jun 13, 2008)

  • Fixed: MMGreek and MMaGreek fonts were treated as System's Symbol font which caused non-matched display for some Greek characters

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 5.72 (Jun 3, 2008)

  • Changed: Edit -> Convert TeX to Equation has a new shortcut key of shift-return, for easier conversion. And it converts TeX expression to the current cursor location even without prior selection.
  • Fixed: Some memory leaking and crashing bugs fixed.
  • Fixed: Edit -> Convert to TeX was not working when multi lines were selected by Select All. Space character in the TeX expression was not handled correctly.
  • Fixed: Some memory leaking and crashing bugs fixed.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 5.7.0 (Apr 8, 2008)

  • Added: MathML(.xml or .mml or .mathml) is supported in multiple ways: via File -> Open, drag&drop to MathMagic application icon, or by pasting MathML data in < math > tags into MM editor window. Exporting to MathML is also supported via File -> Export or Edit -> Copy As MathML.
  • Added: Hyphen, en-dash, em-dash, 'n'-width dash, 'M'-width dash, and figure dash('0'-width dash) are supported in Spacing template palette. 'n'-width dash, 'M'-width dash, and figure dash are using hyphen('-') character and enlarge the width to match the width of the corresponding character. 'MM~' fonts do not have en- or em-dash so MathMagic converts to 'n'-width or 'M'-width dash for 'MM~' fonts.
  • Added: option key based special character typing, such as • § ™ , are supported when a proper font is specified in Preferences-> Style-> Math.
  • Added: Size and Location info of Main Toolbar floating window is now remembered, and Windows menu has a new menu item for reseting the location and size of floating windows.
  • Added: New compact MMF file format and Web savvy Compressed format added, as well as backward compatibility option.
  • Changed: Some Main Toolbar items relocated and resized for convenience.
  • Changed: Some Image export options are moved from Preferences->Misc dialog pane to File->Import/Export options dialog.
  • Fixed: Some memory leaks fixed while exporting in EPS.
  • Fixed: The char width and position was incorrect for Type 1 PS fonts, especially when saved in EPS.
  • Fixed: The height of subscript box invaded upward too much when tall contents inserted in Large Op templates with Subscript.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 5.65 (Jan 9, 2008)

  • Fixed: StyleSet was not applied when selected from StyleSet popup menu on the Main toolbar.

New in MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress 5.64 (Dec 20, 2007)

  • Added: Convert TeX to equation command added to Edit menu. This menu is enabled when TeX delimeter('$' or '') is found in the beginning of the selection. It converts the selected TeX expression into equation so user can directly type TeX expressions inside MathMagic editor window if fluent in TeX.
  • Added: TeX expressions is automatically converted into equation when Pasted into the editor window with correct delimeter of '$' on both ends.
  • Changed: TeX syntax error message is handled better.
  • Changed: TeX equation is displayed by the default style after importing.
  • Changed: Copy As TeX and Convert TeX to equation items are grouped and a few menu items are rearranged in Edit menu.
  • Fixed: A few TeX symbol expressions were not converted correctly.