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Tex-Edit Plus Changelog

What's new in Tex-Edit Plus 4.10.4

Sep 26, 2016
  • Freeware.
  • Cosmetic bug in Tools panel fixed.
  • Compatible with El Capitan (10.11).
  • Compatible with Sierra (10.12).

New in Tex-Edit Plus 4.10.4 Beta 1 (Oct 21, 2015)

  • Cosmetic bug in Tools panel fixed.
  • Com[patible with El Capitan (10.11).

New in Tex-Edit Plus 4.10.3 Beta 3 (Mar 30, 2015)

  • Fixed bug noted when doing a “Replace All” using different fonts.

New in Tex-Edit Plus 4.10.3 Beta 2 (Feb 16, 2015)

  • Fixed bug in “Change Case” commands.

New in Tex-Edit Plus 4.10.3 Beta 1 (Feb 11, 2015)

  • Improved compatibility with some newer speaking voices.

New in Tex-Edit Plus 4.10.2 (Jan 26, 2015)

  • Compatible with Yosemite (10.10).
  • Fixed cosmetic bug seen with Rosetta.

New in Tex-Edit Plus 4.10.2 Beta 1 (May 6, 2014)

  • Fixed cosmetic bug seen with Rosetta.

New in Tex-Edit Plus 4.10.1 (Apr 17, 2014)

  • Added common text color buttons to Tools palette.
  • Included "Dictate" scripts for Scripts Menu and Script Tools button for use with Mavericks. This allows you to dictate and edit text before insertion.
  • Standard keyboard shortcut added for text color picker dialog.

New in Tex-Edit Plus 4.10.1 Beta 1 (Mar 28, 2014)

  • Added common text color buttons to Tools palette.

New in Tex-Edit Plus 4.10 (Feb 6, 2014)

  • Fixed bug in “Open Recent” menu.

New in Tex-Edit Plus 4.10 Beta 1 (Feb 4, 2014)

  • Open most RTFD documents with graphics intact.
  • Create, edit and save RTFD documents.
  • The "Open Any as Text" command will now open bundles/packages.
  • The "Open" dialog allows you to select RTFD documents.
  • PNG picture documents can now be opened, inserted, or dragged directly into Tex-Edit documents.
  • Changed default position of Tools and Script Tools palettes to left side of screen. (I suggest deleting the old "Tex-Edit Preferences" file in "~/Library/Preferences" folder and re-launching Tex-Edit.)
  • Improved window tiling/positioning on screen.
  • Fixed bug in "Open Recent" menu.
  • Added "Open Selected File in Tex-Edit Plus" service. (Activate in "System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Keyboard Shortcuts -> Services". Requires 10.6 or newer.)
  • Added "New Tex-Edit Plus Window Containing Selection" service.
  • Fixed bug involving frozen dialog sheets in Mavericks (10.9). This can be seen if AppleScript displays a dialog before Tex-Edit's first "save as" sheet.
  • Fixed cosmetic bug noted when displaying Print and Page Setup dialogs in Mavericks.

New in Tex-Edit Plus 4.9.18 Beta 7 (Jan 30, 2014)

  • The “Open Any as Text” command will now open bundles/packages.
  • Fixed bug when opening or saving RTF documents containing some embedded pictures (JPEG, PNG).
  • Improved display of some graphics in RTFD documents.
  • The “Open” dialog allows you to select RTFD documents.

New in Tex-Edit Plus 4.9.18 Beta 6 (Jan 17, 2014)

  • PNG pictures can now be opened, inserted, or dragged directly into Tex-Edit documents.

New in Tex-Edit Plus 4.9.18 Beta 4 (Jan 9, 2014)

  • Changed default position of Tools and Script Tools palettes to left side of screen. (I suggest deleting the old “Tex-Edit Preferences” file in “~/Library/Preferences” folder and re-launching Tex-Edit.)
  • Improved window tiling/positioning on screen.

New in Tex-Edit Plus 4.9.18 Beta 3 (Dec 7, 2013)

  • Added “Open Selected File in Tex-Edit Plus” service. (Activate in “System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Keyboard Shortcuts -> Services” in 10.6 or newer.)
  • Added “New Tex-Edit Plus Window Containing Selection” service.
  • Fixed bug involving frozen dialog sheets in Mavericks (10.9).
  • Fixed cosmetic bug noted when displaying Print and Page Setup dialogs in Mavericks.
  • Fixed bug in “Open Recent” menu.

New in Tex-Edit Plus 4.9.17 Beta 5 (Nov 12, 2013)

  • Compatible with Mavericks (10.9).
  • Smoother scrolling when using a trackpad or Apple’s Magic Mouse.
  • Fixed bug seen when AppleScript is used to close a document window that has a sheet dialog attached.
  • Fixed bug involving “Record Sound” dialog.
  • If you miss scrollbar arrows, please note that you can replicate their function by using the Control-arrow key shortcut. (This is an old, but frequently forgotten, feature.)

New in Tex-Edit Plus 4.9.17 Beta 3 (Sep 16, 2013)

  • Fixed bug involving “Preferences” dialog cursor and focus.

New in Tex-Edit Plus 4.9.17 Beta 2 (Sep 12, 2013)

  • Improved “HTML -> Mac” conversion to make it easier to extract the readable text portion of a web page “.html” document. (Use the keyboard shortcut F5; select “Scripts->Convert->HTML to Mac”; or use the button on the Script Tools palette.)
  • Improved “About Tex-Edit” and “About Scripts Menu” dialogs. (Text can now be dragged, copied, and scrolled correctly.)
  • Fixed bugs in “Paste Style” command.
  • Fixed bug noted when copying large offscreen picture selection.

New in Tex-Edit Plus 4.9.16 (Jun 29, 2013)

  • Modified icons and icns files to improve visibility in 10.7 and 10.8.
  • Fixed bug involving large text entries in some dialogs (e.g. “Quick Script…”).
  • Fixed edit menu activation bugs.
  • Minor update to Tex-Aid.

New in Tex-Edit Plus 4.9.15 (Feb 20, 2013)

  • Fixed bug in “Merge Scripts Folder” script application.
  • Fixed bug in “Merge Script Tools Folder” script application.
  • Fixed bug in Code Signatures.

New in Tex-Edit Plus 4.9.14 (Feb 15, 2013)

  • Improved character count updating in background (inactive) document windows.
  • Improved AppleScript "delete" command when applied to complex text and tab objects.
  • Fixed bug involving submenu command key shortcuts.
  • Changed several keyboard shortcuts to avoid conflicts.
  • Improved activation of menu and submenu commands under various conditions.
  • Peruse submenu contents even when all options are unavailable.
  • Fixed problem handling aliases in Scripts folder and Script Tools folder.
  • Minor update to Tex-Aid.

New in Tex-Edit Plus 4.9.13 (Oct 30, 2012)

  • Added Code Signed (Apple Identified Developer) resources for 10.8 (Mountain Lion) compatibility.
  • Fixed drag & drop text hiliting bugs.
  • Fixed script bug involving full text justification.
  • Improved text hiliting in inactive document windows.
  • Updated pointers to AppleScripts for Tex-Edit Plus web site.
  • Updated cursor routines to improve visibility with dark background colors.
  • Added script tool to show/hide ruler.

New in Tex-Edit Plus 4.9.12 (Apr 9, 2012)

  • Added a scriptable pref option to choose the date format used by the "Insert Date" command
  • Added a scriptable pref option to choose the time format used by the "Insert Time" command. (Edit the various formats in "System Preferences -> Language & Text (International) -> Formats".).

New in Tex-Edit Plus 4.9.12 Beta 3 (Feb 25, 2012)

  • Added “Check Spelling of Selection” contextual menu command.

New in Tex-Edit Plus 4.9.12 Beta 1 (Feb 7, 2012)

  • Justification buttons in the Tools panel actively display the justification of the current selection.
  • Fixed bug that prevented closure of Tools panel in non-English localizations.

New in Tex-Edit Plus 4.9.11 (Feb 3, 2012)

  • Fixed important bug involving “Check for New Version” command. (It now correctly downloads the most recent release version of Tex-Edit Plus.)
  • “Speak Text” button in Tools panel reads selected text, if any, otherwise it reads entire document.
  • “Check Spelling” button in Tools panel checks spelling of selected text, if any, otherwise it checks the entire document.
  • Fixed bug noted when reading text aloud using high quality Lion voices. (Lion HQ voices choke on high ASCII characters.)

New in Tex-Edit Plus 4.9.11 Beta 1 (Jan 31, 2012)

  • “Speak Text” button in Tools panel reads selected text, if any, otherwise it reads entire document.
  • “Check Spelling” button in Tools panel checks spelling of selected text, if any, otherwise it checks the entire document.
  • Fixed bug noted when reading text aloud using high quality Lion voices. (Lion chokes on high ASCII characters.)

New in Tex-Edit Plus 4.9.10 (Jan 31, 2012)

  • New preferences file format. (Note that all Preferences settings will reset to default values the first time this new version is launched.)
  • Toolbar panel now preserves find string, replace string, and checkbox values between launches and prefs dialog reset.
  • Toolbar panel find & replace functions now operate independently from values in main “Find & Replace” dialog.
  • Added “Open Scripts folder” and “Open Script Tools folder” buttons to Script Tools panel.
  • Added “Duplicate Document” and “Duplicate Selection” scripts.
  • Minor improvements to Toolbar panel interface.
  • Minor improvements to Script Tools panel interface.
  • Both panels are displayed by default.
  • “Shift Left” and “Shift Right” functions now honor the “Preferences->Tabs->Tab keypress will insert x spaces” setting. (For example, if this pref is selected with 5 spaces per tab, then Shift Right will insert 5 spaces instead of a tab at the beginning of each paragraph.)
  • Improved behavior of “save” command, to minimize appearance of the “save as” warning when editing non-native text files (e.g. html).
  • Updated Automator actions so they function properly on 10.7 (Lion).
  • Will now run on G3 or newer and MacOS 10.4 or newer. (Recompiled to accomodate older G3/10.4 systems.)
  • Fixed font size bug noted when printing page numbers.
  • Fixed bug in text clipping file name.
  • Fixed bug in “uniform styles” AppleScript property.
  • Fixed bug noted when creating RTF files that contain pictures. The pictures are now drawn correctly in other word processors (e.g. Word).

New in Tex-Edit Plus 4.9.10 Beta 4 (Dec 28, 2011)

  • Updated Automator actions so they function properly on 10.7 (Lion).
  • Requires G3 or newer and MacOS 10.4 or newer. (Recompiled.)
  • Fixed bug in text clipping file name.
  • Fixed bug in “uniform styles” AppleScript property.
  • Improved behavior of “save” command, to minimize appearance of the “save as” warning when editing non-native text files (e.g. html).
  • Fixed bug noted when creating RTF files that contain pictures. The pictures are now drawn correctly in other word processors (e.g. Word).

New in Tex-Edit Plus 4.9.9 (Dec 28, 2011)

  • Added a (scriptable) prefs switch to allow use of RTF as the default document format. (Note that RTF does not support all document data supported by the Normal document format, e.g. sounds, movies, window sizing, etc.)
  • Improved memory handling when saving documents that contain large numbers of uncompressed pictures.
  • Fixed picture handling bug noted when dragging in JPEG/TIFF/GIF files.
  • Removed the error dialog that appeared the first time “Show Fonts” was selected.
  • New Normal document format for Intel. (Normal documents created on PPC and Intel systems are not 100% cross-compatible. Use RTF format if you need to transfer complex docs between PPC and Intel systems.)
  • Cosmetic adjustments to accomodate Lion metrics.
  • Improved recordability to work correctly under Lion.
  • Inserted pauses in the AppleScript Demo app so that it won’t run too fast on Lion. (!)
  • Updated Page Setup dialog extension.
  • Updated some localizations, particularly Italian.