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Twixl Publisher Changelog

What's new in Twixl Publisher 21.8 Build 42790

Apr 23, 2024
  • Security Improvements for paywall for apps with in-app purchases (iOS).
  • Miscellaneous bug fixes (iOS & Android).

New in Twixl Publisher 21.7 Build 42645 (Apr 2, 2024)

  • Changes for Privacy Manifests as required by Apple (iOS).
  • Miscellaneous bug fixes (iOS & Android).

New in Twixl Publisher 21.6 Build 42389 (Feb 20, 2024)

  • Updated the Android SDK.
  • Miscellaneous bug fixes (iOS & Android).

New in Twixl Publisher 21.5 Build 42239 (Jan 30, 2024)

  • Miscellaneous bug fixes (iOS & Android).

New in Twixl Publisher 21.4 Build 42148 (Jan 9, 2024)

  • Miscellaneous bug fixes (iOS & Android).
  • Updated InDesign plug-in certificate (previous certificate expires Jan. 24, 2024).

New in Twixl Publisher 21.3 Build 42034 (Dec 20, 2023)

  • Fixes an issue on iOS for apps where the root collection is set to require entitlements
  • Miscellaneous bug fixes (iOS & Android).

New in Twixl Publisher 21.2 Build 42006 (Dec 13, 2023)

  • Miscellaneous bug fixes for both iOS and Android.

New in Twixl Publisher 21.1 Build 41899 (Nov 21, 2023)

  • Android 14 support along with miscellaneous bug fixes for both iOS and Android.

New in Twixl Publisher 21.0 Build 41768 (Nov 8, 2023)

  • As part of an ongoing effort to improve performance, we introduced a faster startup procedure, which provides a more seamless user experience (iOS & Android).
  • For content items you can now set an 'unpublish date', in addition to the 'publish date' (Twixl Platform).
  • Miscellaneous bug fixes (iOS & Android)

New in Twixl Publisher 20.4 Build 41536 (Sep 12, 2023)

  • Miscellaneous fixes and minor enhancements (iOS, Android & Twixl Platform).

New in Twixl Publisher 20.3 Build 41495 (Aug 28, 2023)

  • Miscellaneous fixes and minor enhancements (iOS, Android & Twixl Platform).

New in Twixl Publisher 20.2 Build 41391 (Aug 3, 2023)

  • Miscellaneous fixes and minor enhancements (iOS, Android & Twixl Platform).

New in Twixl Publisher 20.1 Build 41333 (Jul 26, 2023)

  • Miscellaneous fixes and minor enhancements (iOS, Android & Twixl Platform).

New in Twixl Publisher 20.0 Build 41261 (Jul 11, 2023)

  • Ongoing changes to the user interface:
  • Added wide screen support to the UI.
  • Introduced a sidebar menu for managing app content.
  • Greatly improved search across apps, collections and content items.

New in Twixl Publisher 19.5 Build 41145 (Jun 18, 2023)

  • Updates for Google Analytics 4.
  • Miscellaneous bug fixes.

New in Twixl Publisher 19.4 Build 41026 (May 16, 2023)

  • Miscellaneous fixes and minor enhancements (iOS, Android & Twixl Platform).

New in Twixl Publisher 19.3 Build 40939 (May 9, 2023)

  • Bug fixes for metered access.

New in Twixl Publisher 19.2 Build 40939 (May 2, 2023)

  • Miscellaneous fixes and minor enhancements (iOS, Android & Twixl Platform).

New in Twixl Publisher 19.1 Build 40878 (Apr 19, 2023)

  • Miscellaneous fixes and minor enhancements (iOS, Android & Twixl Platform).

New in Twixl Publisher 19.0 Build 40712 (Mar 22, 2023)

  • Metered Access: this feature allows publishers of paid content to easily provide preview content to increase conversions and get more reader engagement.
  • Reorganized analytics reports with completely revamped UI.
  • Made improvements in the way the root collection for an app is selected.
  • Improvements to logging of app sessions.
  • There is now an app setting to limit search results to specific content types.
  • Lots of smaller UI changes on the platform.
  • Surprise surprise: miscellaneous bug fixes.
  • As of this release, both Android and iOS push notifications will be sent using Google Firebase:
  • New apps will only support sending push messages using Firebase.
  • Existing apps can continue to use the current configuration until September 30th. By that time, the apps need to be updated to use Firebase.
  • Using Firebase will also allow for more flexibility to send targeted push messages.
  • Support for Google Analytics 4:
  • the current Google Universal Analytics will be supported by Google until June 30th.
  • it is recommended to update all existing apps asap to use the new Google Analytics 4.

New in Twixl Publisher 18.6 Build 40368 (Jan 10, 2023)

  • Miscellaneous fixes and minor enhancements (iOS, Android & Twixl Platform).

New in Twixl Publisher 18.5 Build 40251 (Dec 2, 2022)

  • Miscellaneous fixes and minor enhancements (iOS, Android & Twixl Platform).

New in Twixl Publisher 18.4 Build 40090 (Oct 20, 2022)

  • Miscellaneous fixes and minor enhancements (iOS, Android & Twixl Platform).

New in Twixl Publisher 18.3 Build 39998 (Sep 29, 2022)

  • Included manage subscription button so users can check their subscriptions in Google Play.
  • Miscellaneous fixes and minor enhancements (iOS, Android & Twixl Platform).

New in Twixl Publisher 18.1 Build 39380 (May 25, 2022)

  • Content item alias are now available as an alternative for weblinks. This way you can add multiple aliases to a collection link item. Alias items don't show up in the downloads page and make it more organised for the reader.
  • The “Library" feature allows the publisher to display all the collections that are free for a user (either because the collection is free, the user has purchased the collection or is entitled to the collection) by using tp-library:// (e.g. in the Hamburger Menu).
  • All connections within our apps are https-only now.
  • Permissions have been optimised so your customer gets less permission requests.
  • Miscellaneous fixes and minor enhancements (iOS, Android & Twixl Platform)

New in Twixl Publisher 18.0 Build 39148 (Mar 29, 2022)

  • The Reports menu has been replaced by a Reports page (platform)
  • All reports can now be exported as .csv (platform)
  • Added support for using test payments in the Twixl app (Android)
  • Removed automatic page numbering from PDFs (iOS & Android)
  • Lots of under the hood changes and improvements (Android)
  • Miscellaneous fixes (iOS & Android)

New in Twixl Publisher 17.5 Build 38992 (Feb 23, 2022)

  • Fixed video keeps playing in background when weblink is opened (iOS)
  • Fixed crash in rendering of some PDFs (iOS)
  • Fixed several Google Play Console pre-launch report errors (Android)
  • Fixed an issue where custom fonts were not used (Android)
  • Miscellaneous fixes (iOS & Android)

New in Twixl Publisher 17.4 Build 38853 (Jan 25, 2022)

  • Added new tp-collection://root/[collection] url scheme
  • Improvements to the layout of the paywall (iOS & Android)
  • Improvements for monolithic downloads (Android)
  • Improvements to 'Restore purchases' (Android)
  • The Hamburger menu now displays on the left side for right-to-left languages
  • Fix for Google Play rejection: 'Unsafe cypher mode' (Android)
  • Fix for Google Play rejection: 'Intent redirection' (Android)
  • Fix for an issue with App Tracking Transparency on iOS 15 (iOS)
  • Fix for custom fonts not displaying properly (Android)
  • Small improvements to 'Keep All Data Offline' apps
  • Miscellaneous bug fixes

New in Twixl Publisher 17.3 Build 38640 (Nov 29, 2021)

  • We now track links followed in HTML content items
  • Fixed an issue with special characters in passwords in the macOS app
  • Fixed possible issues with in-app purchases and subscriptions on Android
  • Fixed an issue with the orientation of the QR code scanner in the Twixl app on iPad
  • Several under the hood changes on Android
  • Miscellaneous bug fixes

New in Twixl Publisher 17.2 Build 38393 (Oct 20, 2021)

  • Miscellaneous bug fixes
  • Optimisation for aspect ratio of the new iPad mini
  • Minor UI updates in the macOS app

New in Twixl Publisher 17.1 Build 38230 (Sep 29, 2021)

  • Fixed an error in the check for Xcode

New in Twixl Publisher 17.1 Build 38192 (Sep 29, 2021)

  • Xcode 13 is now a requirement for building apps
  • Various bug fixes

New in Twixl Publisher 17.0 Build 38048 (Sep 6, 2021)

  • Improved Analytics
  • Many new reports were added
  • Browser Client analytics are now also tracked
  • Export of the different reports
  • Export of the analytics events (requires the Integration API)
  • Option to blank the screen when app goes to the background
  • Accessibility improvements
  • Various bug fixes

New in Twixl Publisher 16.2 Build 37740 (Jul 8, 2021)

  • Fixed a bug with movies embedded in a slide show didn't work correctly on Android.
  • Fixed an issue with how the used bandwidth was calculated on Android.
  • Several performance improvements on iOS and Android.
  • Fixed a whole bunch of smaller bugs and issues.

New in Twixl Publisher 16.1 Build 37660 (Jun 28, 2021)

  • Improved PDF rendering performance on Android.
  • The device is kept awake while downloading using "Keep all data offline".
  • Non-monolithic downloads initiated via long-press now also show up in tp-downloads://.
  • Fixed a bug on iOS which caused the status bar to sometimes have the wrong color.
  • Fixed a issue on iOS that caused slide shows to have the wrong dimensions.
  • Fixed a bunch of smaller bugs and crashes.

New in Twixl Publisher 16.0 Build 37511 (Jun 16, 2021)

  • In this release, we have laid the foundation for new and improved analytics - more coming soon
  • Added the long press option to the browse grid to download a collection on demand.
  • Fixed an issue with tp-history://back which caused the wrong page to be loaded.
  • Fixed a bug on Android so that setting advanced scripting custom variables correctly reloads the page.
  • In the entitlement signin_succeeded action, you can now set advanced scripting custom variables.
  • Fixed a bug with rich push notifications using a weblink that didn't load correctly.
  • Fixed an issue with the rendering of slide shows on iOS.
  • Fixed an issue with tapping on an image sequence on iOS which didn't always work.
  • Fixed a bug with the way certain table-of-contents images where displayed on iOS.
  • Fixed a bug which caused the inline webviewers to not load on iOS.
  • Fixed the way the download status icon is shown on Android.
  • Fixed a bug in the mac app which caused the minimum required version for an iOS app to be incorrect.
  • Fixed several crashes in the Android reader.
  • Fixed several crashes in the iOS reader.

New in Twixl Publisher 15.4 Build 37312 (May 25, 2021)

  • Android App Bundles are now supported
  • Google Play App Signing is now supported
  • Added support for Apple App Tracking Transparency
  • iOS 13 or newer is now required to run the mobile apps
  • Improved the performance when using the tp-downloads:// special URL
  • Fixed some bugs in the plugin which sometimes causes incorrect exports
  • Fixed a bug where the iOS app wouldn't launch in airplane / offline mode
  • Fixed some issues with the Android app running Android 11
  • Fixed a bug with the tp-get-custom-vars:// URL scheme on Android

New in Twixl Publisher 15.3 Build 37134 (May 4, 2021)

  • Running your iOS on an Apple Silicon (M1) mac is now supported
  • Added many accessibility improvements
  • Fixed an incorrect error message which appeared on iOS after restarting the app
  • Fixed an error with the tp-device-info:// which wasn't always working on Android
  • Fixed a couple of incorrect translations
  • The mac app now automatically installs the Apple certificates required to make a build
  • Fixed a bug on Android which could cause images to show up as lores in a browse grid
  • Fixed a bug on iOS where some hyperlinks weren't working in a web overlay
  • Fixed a black flash which sometimes appeared when starting the app on iOS
  • Fixed a couple of other minor issues

New in Twixl Publisher 15.2 Build 36883 (Mar 29, 2021)

  • A new special URL tp-history-back:// is now available. This takes the user back to the previous view.
  • Choose your search mode (search in metadata only or search in metadata and contents)
  • Improved rendering speed of PDF-based articles on iOS
  • Fixed a couple of user-interface issues
  • Made many improvements to the translations of the apps
  • Fixed an issue with the scaling of images in the browse grid on Android

New in Twixl Publisher 15.1 Build 36723 (Mar 10, 2021)

  • Fixes a bug where upgrading an Android app from a previous Twixl Publisher version didn't work.

New in Twixl Publisher 15.1 Build 36682 (Mar 10, 2021)

  • Fixed several bugs with movie autoplay on iOS
  • Improved performance of monolithic download
  • Fixed several bugs with hyperlinks on Android
  • Improved performance of the Android apps
  • Fixed an issue with thumbnails which were scaled incorrectly on Android
  • Added support for InDesign Server 2020 and 2021 in the Windows installer
  • Fixed several bugs in the plugin preflight module
  • Fixed many smaller bugs

New in Twixl Publisher 15.0 Build 36477 (Feb 9, 2021)

  • The new custom url scheme tp-downloads:// allows you to get an overview of the downloaded content in the app
  • Support is added for browse grid background images
  • Option to force an entitlements re-login
  • Various bugfixes for monolithic downloads
  • Various bugfixes for apps using "Keep all data offline"

New in Twixl Publisher 14.1 Build 36376 (Jan 19, 2021)

  • This version fixes a couple of issues related to iOS 12 and 13
  • Fixed a couple of problems and crashes related to Android 11
  • Improved performance for keep all data offline

New in Twixl Publisher 14.0 Build 36241 (Jan 7, 2021)

  • Monolithic downloads:
  • A monolithic collection is downloaded completely before opening. This offers a similar experience as an issue-based app.
  • Apple M1 / Silicon support:
  • The Twixl Mac App is now optimised for the Apple M1 / Silicon processor. We also added support for previewing and building on Apple Silicon macs.
  • Other fixes:
  • The Advanced Scripting log is no longer shown in enterprise builds
  • Sending emails from an iOS build now uses the default mail client specifiec in the system preferences
  • Fixed a couple of bugs related to Vimeo movies on Android
  • Several bugs with "Keep all data offline" were fixed

New in Twixl Publisher 13.1 Build 35896 (Nov 23, 2020)

  • We have fixed a number of bugs in the plugin related to InDesign CC 2021
  • Fixed a bug with dark mode when searching in PDF files
  • Fixed a bug in the iOS app where interactive content wasn't always loaded
  • Fixed a bug with tp-collection://parent in the iOS app
  • Fixed a bug with callto: URLs in the iOS app
  • Fixed a bug where links to another HTML file in the same content item wouldn't work in the iOS app
  • Cancelling an in-app purchase in the iOS app no longer incorrectly show an error dialog
  • The mac app icons are updated for macOS Big Sur

New in Twixl Publisher 13.0 Build 35692 (Nov 13, 2020)

  • Improved support for accessibility
  • Improved support for Android 11
  • The iOS apps now honor the device language settings
  • Fixed a number of bugs related to the handling of push notifications
  • Fixed a bug in the plugin where custom thumbnails would cause the export to fail
  • Fixed a bug on iOS where switching to the PDF thumbnail view would freeze the app
  • Made several improvements to the "Keep all data offline" functionality

New in Twixl Publisher 12.2 Build 35692 (Oct 18, 2020)

  • Fixed a bug in the plugin which caused some interactivity to be missing from the export
  • Android notifications are now clickable even when no URL was specified when sending them
  • Fixed a bug where the over-the-air installation which would incorrectly mention "TwixlContainer" as the app name

New in Twixl Publisher 12.1 Build 35624 (Oct 8, 2020)

  • A bug was fixed in the macOS app which caused phone or tablet-only apps to show up as universal apps
  • Web links are no longer included in the search results of your app
  • A number of bugs related to the handling of master pages and invisible items in the plugin have been fixed
  • A bug was fixed which caused search in a PDF on Android to return no results
  • The plugin preflight now reports an error on interactive items which bleed off the page
  • Added support for Xcode 12:
  • Xcode 12 is now the minimum required version to be able to use the macOS app
  • Add multiple content items at once via the Twixl Distribution Platform:
  • You can now upload multiple content items at once via the platform
  • Supports HTML and Twixl articles, PDF files, movies and images
  • Automatic handling of new and updated content items

New in Twixl Publisher 12.0 Build 35438 (Sep 15, 2020)

  • Completely new macOS app
  • Building and updating apps has never been easier
  • Completely rewritten from the ground up, future-proof
  • Fully automated build process with automatic code signing
  • Build settings for apps are now managed on the Twixl platform
  • Existing customers can easily upload existing build settings — that were stored locally with pre-12 versions — to the Twixl platform

New in Twixl Publisher 11.6 Build 35239 (Aug 7, 2020)

  • Upgraded Billing Client for Android apps
  • Fixed an error where scrollable content sometimes incorrectly prevented horizontal scrolling between Content Items on iOS devices
  • Fixed an error in the plugin where linked .oam files didn't get exported properly
  • Fixed an error on iOS devices where movies embedded in an Slide Show (MSO) didn't honour the setting "Show Full Screen"
  • Solved an error on Android movies where movies in offline mode didn't want to play (even after they were downloaded)

New in Twixl Publisher 11.5 Build 34803 (Jun 11, 2020)

  • Starting a collection download on iOS now works correctly again
  • The colors in the download screen on Android are now in sync with the grid style
  • The install of the Twixl Publisher Helper was made more robust
  • Special characters in a password no longer incorrectly make an entitlement login fail
  • Made some fixes on Android related to the handling of tp-open-in-device-browser=1 in hyperlinks
  • The icons in the table-of-contents on Android are now showing up again
  • The title in the title bar for a detail view is now showing the correct info on iOS and Android
  • Fixed a bug on Android which caused the app to show up twice on the home screen
  • Made the loading of custom fonts on iOS more reliable
  • Fixed some bugs related to the paywall on Android

New in Twixl Publisher 11.4 Build 34588 (May 20, 2020)

  • Fixes a problem with the loading of hyperlinks in HTML articles on iOS
  • Fixes a problem with the loading of PDF content on Android

New in Twixl Publisher 11.3 Build 34501 (May 14, 2020)

  • Push notifications now arrive again on iOS 12 devices
  • The system language is now properly honoured in the mobile apps on iOS
  • Re-added support for tp-store://show in article-based apps
  • Fixed a problem related to the use of custom variables in Advanced Scripting on Android
  • Fixed a problem related to entitlement logout which wasn't working on Android
  • Hyperlinks in HTML content items now open in the in-app browser by default. If you want to open them inline, you can add the paramter ?tp-inline=1 to the URL
  • Fixed a whole bunch of crashes for both iOS and Android

New in Twixl Publisher 11.2 Build 34305 (Apr 29, 2020)

  • Fixed a number of bugs related to the positioning of web overlays on iOS
  • Fixed a bug where the entitlements logout on Android wasn't working
  • Fixed a number of crashes in the mobile apps
  • Fixed a bug where movies on iOS didn't always load correctly
  • Fixed a possible vulnerability in the iOS mobile apps
  • Fixed a bug with Vimeo movies on Android which weren't always loaded
  • Fixed a bug in the display of long pages in Twixl articles on Android

New in Twixl Publisher 11.1 Build 34190 (Apr 9, 2020)

  • Fixed some bugs related to dark mode on iOS
  • Fixed a bug where the conversion of a publication to a web reader sometimes failed
  • Fixed a number of inconsistencies in the entitlement and paywall screens on iOS and Android
  • Fixed a bug where the table-of-contents didn't work on iOS
  • Fixed a couple of preview problems on Android
  • Fixed some bugs related to custom URL schemes which weren't working when used in a browse grid
  • Fixed the missing launch image for Android article-based apps
  • Fixed a bug with the positioning of web overlays on iOS
  • Fixed the loading of full screen images on Android

New in Twixl Publisher 11.0 Build 33962 (Mar 24, 2020)

  • Moved to a unified code base across the board for Twixl Viewer Classic, the Twixl app, the iOS simulator and custom apps - this should prevent that users see unexpected behaviour when viewing content in the different components
  • Update visual design of Viewer Classic
  • Support for Dark Mode in Twixl Viewer Classic (iOS 13 only)
  • Lots of under the hood updates on Android to accommodate for the latest Android releases
  • Support for longer page sizes on phones so that it has the same limits as tablets
  • Added support for sending scheduled push notifications
  • Re-added support for Google Analytics after it had been removed in October 2019, because of Google changes
  • Loads of smaller bug fixes
  • New features for iOS:
  • Support for any size screen (on both iPhones & iPads)
  • Support for Split View multitasking on iPad

New in Twixl Publisher 10.6 Build 33544 (Feb 7, 2020)

  • Fixed a bug in the logic for the paywall in iOS with collections which only contain PDF files.
  • This update fixes several bugs in the (un)install of the Plugin Helper.
  • We fixed a bug in the paywall where it would sometimes show an incorrect error message on Android.

New in Twixl Publisher 10.5 Build 33466 (Jan 30, 2020)

  • This updates fixes a bug with the rendering of slideshows in iOS apps

New in Twixl Publisher 10.4 Build 33442 (Jan 29, 2020)

  • We have fixed a couple of important bugs related to touch-handling in iOS article-based apps
  • Improved the performance of autoplaying slideshows on iOS
  • Fixed a bug it the admin API where the reports were sometimes returning incorrect results when filtering on entitlements
  • A fresh install of the InDesign plugin now correctly installs the templates
  • The sharing URL is now properly inserted in the sharing message for issue-based Android apps
  • Web Overlays are now centered correctly on iPhone in article-based apps
  • The app no longer crashes on iOS when you use a full-screen movie with autoplay enabled
  • Fixed a number of bugs related to the install of the plugin helper on macOS

New in Twixl Publisher 10.3 Build 33374 (Jan 8, 2020)

  • The root collection no longer shows the download button in the toolbar
  • Fixed a number of problems with the handling of buttons in nested interactivity in article-based apps on iOS
  • The download progress bar in article-based apps on iOS is now always positioned correctly
  • Improvements in the startup time of article-based apps
  • Fixed a bug causing incorrect display of text lines in browse grids on Android 9 devices
  • Prices in browse grids now always show up correctly on Android devices
  • The browser client now properly loads the content on non-hires devices
  • Fixed a bug in the entitlement window on iOS devices
  • Fixed a bug regarding autoplay of movies on certain iOS devices
  • The push notification tokens for iOS devices are now registered correctly
  • Advanced scripting in the browser client is now working correctly in detail views
  • When using WoodWing Inception or Aurora, default item styles are now applied correctly
  • Fixed a number of bugs regarding "Keep All Data Offline" on iOS
  • Fixed a lot of small bugs in the mobile apps

New in Twixl Publisher 10.2 Build 33169 (Nov 27, 2019)

  • Search in an article-based app now starts as of 2 characters
  • The search in iOS article-based apps now use the correct cell style
  • On iOS, showing and hiding the toolbar in an article-based app no longer shifts the content
  • Fixed a bug where items on an InDesign master page were not exported
  • Fixed several bugs regarding the autoplay and stopping of movie content
  • Fixed several bugs which caused the upgrade from a previous to fail

New in Twixl Publisher 10.1 Build 32922 (Oct 23, 2019)

  • We have improved the compatibility with macOS Catalina for both the mac app and the plugin.
  • We have made several improvements which reduces the size of the Android APK files to about 50 MB.
  • When you create a new app on the Twixl Distribution Platform, you can now select a template which resembles an issue-based app.
  • Fixed a number of cases where the {purchaseInfo} placeholder wasn't working.
  • The issue-based app to article-based app converter now has support for the featured issue.
  • Fixed a bug in Android where full-screen versions of a slideshows were not displayed.
  • When a collection opens in detail view, the advanced scripting is now applied correctly in the browser client.
  • We have made some fixes in the plugin to ensure the plugin icon is displayed correctly.
  • Fixed a lot of small bugs in the mobile apps

New in Twixl Publisher 10.0 Build 32848 (Sep 19, 2019)

  • The grid layouts in article-based apps are no longer row-based and now move items up if there is sufficient space
  • In this version, we introduce the concept of item styles. This builds on the same principles as cell styles but allows you to use multiple text layers, text lines and borders.
  • Caveat: this is only supported with apps created with Twixl Publisher 10
  • All apps have been updated to the new corporate style
  • Updated the PDF library used in the Android apps
  • Added the option to show the price of a collection in the browse grid by using the {price} placeholder
  • We have made major improvements in the speed and correctness of the analytics reports for article-based apps

New in Twixl Publisher 9.3 Build 32746 (Jul 4, 2019)

  • Fixed a crash when sharing a content item on an iOS 10 device
  • Fixed a bug with the animation when navigating from page to page in a Twixl article
  • Fixed a bug where article-based apps on Android were missing the custom URL scheme which can be used to launch them

New in Twixl Publisher 9.2 Build 32622 (Jun 19, 2019)

  • Fixed a bug in article-based apps where content wouldn't load on older iOS versions
  • Fixed a bug in article-based apps where swiping on a slide show wouldn't work in a Twixl article
  • Fixed a bug in article-based apps on iOS where the paywall didn't reload after restoring the previous purchases
  • Fixed a bug in the InDesign plugin which caused the contents of nested master pages to be missing from the export

New in Twixl Publisher 9.1 Build 32622 (Jun 7, 2019)

  • Search in an article-based app now starts as of 2 characters
  • The search in iOS article-based apps now use the correct cell style
  • On iOS, showing and hiding the toolbar in an article-based app no longer shifts the content
  • Fixed a bug where items on an InDesign master page were not exported
  • Fixed several bugs regarding the autoplay and stopping of movie content
  • Fixed several bugs which caused the upgrade from a previous to fail

New in Twixl Publisher 9.0 Build 32616 (May 22, 2019)

  • The Twixl Distribution Platform now has a tool which automates the conversion of issue-based apps to article-based
  • Please note that a license for the "Entitlement Pack" is required for this option.
  • We have made the way the PDF files work in the app on Android much more similar to the iOS behaviour
  • The iOS apps are now built with the latest version of Xcode
  • Fixed a number of upgrade bugs when updating from e.g. a version 5.x app to a 9.x app
  • The Maps widget now requires a Google API key to work on Android
  • Advanced Scripting now allows you to filter the content items and collections which are visible in your app based on a JavaScript script. This allows you to apply custom business logic to decide which content is visible in the app or not based on a number of parameters:
  • Show content based on whether you are entitled or not
  • Show content based on the type of device your are consuming the content on
  • Show content based on the geographical location of the user
  • By setting custom variables which allow e.g. selection of a language…
  • By executing a HTTP request to an external system to enrich the information on which you can filter

New in Twixl Publisher 8.2 Build 32550 (Apr 4, 2019)

  • This version fixes the bugs reported with the 8.0 and 8.1 releases.
  • A number of inconsistencies between iOS and Android were resolved.

New in Twixl Publisher 8.1 Build 32446 (Mar 1, 2019)

  • Fixed a bug which caused the upgrade of a pre 8.0 app to an 8.0 app on iOS resulted in an error
  • Fixed a couple of bugs related to the display of browse grids on iOS
  • Fixed a bug where logging in with entitlements didn't properly reload the content on iOS
  • Fixed a bug where the custom URL scheme tp-toolbar://hide wasn't working properly
  • Fixed a number of smaller bugs on iOS and Android

New in Twixl Publisher 8.0 Build 32446 (Mar 1, 2019)

  • Fixed a bug with Analytics for article-based apps on Android

New in Twixl Publisher 8.0 Build 32439 (Mar 1, 2019)

  • We now have a new Twixl app which allows you to preview your article-based apps in a very easy way.
  • Added support for full-text search in article-based apps
  • Added support for segmented push notifications
  • Added support for deep linking
  • Push notifications on Android are now sent using Firebase
  • Article-based apps can now be displayed in the iOS Simulator
  • Added support for the new iPad Pro models
  • Added support for Adobe InDesign CC Server 2019
  • Redesign of the article loading screen

New in Twixl Publisher 7.2 Build 32250 (Nov 16, 2018)

  • Fixed a bug in Android article-based apps where a custom toolbar font could crash the app
  • Fixed a bug in iOS article-based apps where search in PDF content items didn't work
  • Fixed a bug in Android article-based apps where autoplay of movies didn't always work
  • Improved the swiping behaviour in publication and articles on Android
  • Fixed a bug in the mac app where doing a preview in the iOS simulator resulted in an error
  • Fixed a bug in iOS article-based apps where a Twitter feed would fail to load
  • Fixed a bug in iOS article-based apps which caused the privacy policy button in the paywall to do nothing
  • Fixed a bug in iOS article-based apps where search in a PDF content on iPhone didn't allow you to exit the search screen
  • Fixed bugs related to the support of iPhone Xs and iPhone Xs Max devices

New in Twixl Publisher 7.1 Build 32096 (Oct 10, 2018)

  • Fixed a bug in iOS article-based apps where hyperlinks in a browse grid were not working
  • Fixed a bug in the web reader which caused the table of contents to be incorrect
  • Single-issue Android apps now have the correct icon again after building
  • Single-issue Android apps now correctly load the publication when using a test build
  • Fixed a plethora of smaller bugs and crashes

New in Twixl Publisher 7.0 Build 32057 (Sep 17, 2018)

  • Loading article-based apps is now a lot faster than before thanks to various API optimisations (the API takes care of the communication between the app on your device and the Twixl Distribution Platform).
  • Article-based apps now support entitlements auto-logout when the app exits or closes.
  • The PDF viewer component on Android now has the same capabilities and features as on iOS (search, bookmarking, full-page view, thumbnail view, …)
  • Substantially faster and better rendering of PDF content on Android
  • Added an option on the Twixl Distribution Platform to duplicate a collection.
  • Added the option to use two-factor authentication for logging in on the Twixl Distribution Platform.
  • Each account on the Twixl Distribution Platform can now have multiple Admin API keys. This makes it more manageable as you can revoke an
  • dividual key and keep track of who used which key.
  • The web reader HTML and browser client HTML now support OpenGraph tags which improve sharing to e.g. Facebook.
  • Many other performance improvements and bug fixes.

New in Twixl Publisher 6.2 Build 31342 (Jul 3, 2018)

  • Search in an article-based app now starts as of 2 characters
  • The search in iOS article-based apps now use the correct cell style
  • On iOS, showing and hiding the toolbar in an article-based app no longer shifts the content
  • Fixed a bug where items on an InDesign master page were not exported
  • Fixed several bugs regarding the autoplay and stopping of movie content
  • Fixed several bugs which caused the upgrade from a previous to fail

New in Twixl Publisher 6.1 Build 30847 (May 26, 2018)

  • Fixed a problem in the iOS App Reviewer where the paywall was preventing you from seeing in-app purchases
  • Fixed a bug where running an phone-only app on a tablet was not showing the correct contents
  • Improved "no internet connection" display for widgets
  • Fixed a bug where the mac app was reporting the incorrect device type for some simulators
  • Fixed a bug which caused previewing an app on the iOS simulator to fail
  • Fixed a bug where web content in an article-based app wasn't always shown correctly
  • Optimised the performance of reopening an app from the background
  • Fixed a bug in iOS app where autoplay movies weren't always working
  • Fixed a number of bugs related to "keep all data offline"

New in Twixl Publisher 6.0 Build 30641 (Apr 18, 2018)

  • You can find more information about the browser client in our documentation.
  • Redesign of the PDF reading experience on iOS
  • Much improved PDF rendering on iOS
  • Many bug fixes regarding download storage in issue-based apps on iOS
  • Better status bar appearance on modern Android devices
  • Bug fixes for iPhone X
  • Image sequence fixes
  • Many small bug fixes
  • Improved support options (link a support ticket) in the Twixl Viewer Classic and Twixl App Reviewer. See this KB-article.
  • Improved, anonymized crash logging
  • In addition to the iOS and Android reader, we have now added the Browser Client:
  • With the Browser Client, you are able to offer the full article-based app experience in Safari, Chrome, Firefox, etc.
  • Known limitation: At this moment, we only support Google Analytics.

New in Twixl Publisher 5.6.6 Build 29868 (Mar 6, 2018)

  • The plugin for Adobe InDesign Server CC 2018 is now correctly installed on macOS.
  • Fixed a bug in iOS article-based apps where the toolbar and status bar sometimes get the wrong colors.
  • Fixed a bug on the Distribution Platform with people subscribing multiple times to the same duration.
  • When you upload Twixl articles to the Distribution Platform which contain special characters in the filenames, you now get a proper error message.
  • Fixed a number of bugs related to searching in iOS and Android article-based apps.
  • Fixed a bug with the incorrect scaling of web views in Android apps.
  • Fixed a number of UI-related bugs in Android article-based apps.
  • Fixed a number of crashes in Android article-based apps.

New in Twixl Publisher 5.6.5 Build 29746 (Feb 8, 2018)

  • Added an option to the Twixl Distribution Platform which allows you to upload an article or issue by drag-and-drop..
  • Added a warning in the InDesign plugin indicating that horizontal swiping only is not supported for article-based apps.
  • Fixed a bug where downloading a shared publication in the Twixl Viewer Classic for Android wasn't working.
  • Fixed a bug in issue-based apps on iOS where the color of the dialog buttons was incorrect.
  • Fixed a number of bugs related to the download of a collection which wasn't working as expected.
  • Fixed a bug in Android apps where web overlays linking to a PDF file was crashing the app.
  • Fixed a bug in Android apps where some interactive content was placed incorrectly.
  • Fixed a bug in Android apps where some PDF files would crash the app.

New in Twixl Publisher 5.6.4 Build 29689 (Jan 19, 2018)

  • Fixed a bug which caused a web reader build to fail
  • Fixed a bug which caused a web reader to render blank pages in the web browser
  • The sort order of the content items in the hamburger menu on iOS are now correct again
  • Fixed a bug on iOS where "Keep all data offline" wasn't finishing completely
  • Fixed a bug on iOS where a web overlay button wasn't always shown

New in Twixl Publisher 5.6.3 Build 29662 (Jan 11, 2018)

  • Fixes a bug which caused the InDesign plugins to show a blank window.
  • Improved the rendering of PDF-based Twixl publications and articles on iOS.
  • Twixl Viewer Classic on iOS no longer crashes when there is no network connection.
  • Twixl Viewer Classic on iOS now shows the correct IP-address on devices with a sim card.
  • Fixed a bug in iOS article-based apps which caused errors when downloading content.
  • Fixed a bug in iOS article-based apps which caused some content items aliasses to not work correctly.
  • Fixed a bug in iOS multi-issue apps where the categories popup wasn't working on phones.
  • Fixed a bug in the InDesign plugin which caused background music to not work on phones.

New in Twixl Publisher 5.6.2 Build 29625 (Dec 28, 2017)

  • Fixes a bug in iOS article-based apps where content updates were not loaded in the app.

New in Twixl Publisher 5.6.1 Build 29615 (Dec 21, 2017)

  • Xcode 9.2 and iOS SDK 11 are now a requirement. This is needed for the compatibility with the iPhone X.
  • Improved the checking of Xcode to ensure it's not missing the required components.
  • Fixed a bug in the Twixl App Reviewer on iOS which was returning the wrong search results.
  • Search in an article-based app now only starts searching as of 3 characters.
  • Fixed a bug in the plugin where background music wasn't exported for Phone layouts.
  • More fixes for the mac app to ensure the proper icons are embedded in the iOS app builds.
  • Fixes a bug in the iOS apps which caused the web overlay close button to be missing.
  • Fixed a number bugs related to the handling of entitlements on Android.
  • Fixed a display problem of Twixl publications on iPad Pro 10.5 inch and iPad Pro 12.9 inch models.
  • Fixed a login problem in the Twixl App Reviewer with passwords containing special characters.
  • On iOS, in article-based apps, In-App Purchase errors are now reported to the user.
  • Improved the error reporting for content item aliasses which were pointing to unpublished or non-existing content items.
  • The Adobe InDesign Server plugins on Windows are now installed for the CC 2017 and CC 2018 versions.
  • Added a number of missing translations.

New in Twixl Publisher 5.5.2 Build 28145 (Oct 5, 2017)

  • Fixed a bug on Android which caused autoplay of movies not to work
  • Fixed a bug on Android which caused an incorrect display of movies after rotating
  • Fixed a bug on Android which caused vertical scrolling on slideshows to not work
  • Fixed a bug on Android which caused incorrect rendering of web overlays
  • Android now supports the callto and tel schemes in an info cell
  • Fixed more problems related to Panorama VR elements which weren't working on iOS

New in Twixl Publisher 5.5.1 Build 27797 (Sep 22, 2017)

  • When you use "keep all data offline" for an article-based app, all movies are now downloaded as well
  • Fixed a number of bugs related to collection and pagelinks which weren't working
  • Fixed a bug which caused PDF files in the WebResources folder to not load properly
  • Fixed a bug on iOS which caused web pages to not always show full screen
  • The iOS article-based apps can now use custom URL schemes to launch third-party apps
  • The preview device selector window in the plugin now has a reload button
  • Fixed a bug in the iOS article-based apps where the toolbar was not always visible in the search window
  • Fixed a bug in Android article-based apps which made the app show an error message when updating from a previous version
  • Fixed a number of Android 7.0 related bugs in the reader apps
  • The entitlement dialog on Android is now full screen on phones
  • Made some performance improvements to the Twixl Viewer Classic on Android

New in Twixl Publisher 5.5 Build 27467 (Sep 1, 2017)

  • Search in article-based apps (metadata). See this article for more info (how to implement).
  • "Hamburger" menu with selection of collection links etc.
  • New UI for browse page creation (grid & cell styles)
  • Better management for downloading of content:
  • Content preloading
  • Offline mode (à la single-issue)
  • Download a complete collection for offline access

New in Twixl Publisher 5.2.4 Build 26358 (May 31, 2017)

  • Fixed a bug in the iOS slide shows where old slides were not properly cleaned up
  • Fixed a bug in the Twixl Viewer Classic which sometimes caused black screens
  • Fixed several bugs related to hyperlinks and entitlements in article-based apps
  • Article-based apps for iOS now do selective preloading
  • Fixed a bug in article-based apps for Android where cell background colors where not always shown
  • Fixed several bugs related to right-to-left support
  • Fixed several bugs related to Google Analytics on Android
  • Fixed several bugs related to the support for .oam in the InDesign plugin
  • The cache cleanup in iOS article-based apps now also runs when you start the app

New in Twixl Publisher 5.2.3 Build 26322 (Apr 28, 2017)

  • Fixed a bug where previewing from InDesign to the Twixl Viewer would result in blank previews.
  • Better handling of Android devices which don't have an SD card.
  • The subscriptions dialog box in a multi-issue app now contains a link to the privacy policy.
  • Fixed a bug in the Android reader which sometimes prevents vertical scrolling in an article from working.
  • Fixed several crashes in the reader code.
  • Fixed the display of the Maps widget when using coordinates.
  • Fixed a bug where custom fonts in HTML articles were not working on Android.

New in Twixl Publisher 5.2.2 Build 26211 (Apr 14, 2017)

  • Fixed a bug which caused a web reader build to render incorrectly.
  • Fixed a bug which caused the InDesign widgets to render incorrectly.
  • Fixed a bug in article-based apps on iOS where the title was not always updated in the toolbar.

New in Twixl Publisher 5.2.1 Build 26202 (Apr 14, 2017)

  • The Distribution Platform now splits up the reports in iPhone and Android Phone instead of grouping all phones together.
  • We've added an option to add descriptive text to the entitlement login and logout buttons in article-based apps.
  • The subscription and in-app purchase descriptions are now taken from the Distribution Platform again instead of from Google Play / iTunes Connect. This allows you to enter as much text as you like.
  • Fixed a bug in iOS multi-issue apps which caused a color difference between the info cell and the navigation bar.
  • Fixed a bug where tp-collection links would cause errors when used in combination with entitlements.
  • Fixed a bug in multi-issue apps where it would crash in combination with large custom fonts.
  • Improved the error handling when an entitlement server returns an error message.
  • Fixed a bug in iOS article-based apps which could cause double redirects.
  • Fixed a bug where "+" signs in the usernames wouldn't allow the user to login via entitlements.
  • Fixed several Android 7 issues in multi-issue apps.
  • Fixed a bug in Android article-based apps where weblinks were not reported to the Distribution Platform.
  • Fixed a bug in the iOS article-based apps where playing a fullscreen movie would result in a white screen.
  • Fixed a bug in the article-based apps which sometimes caused the title of a content item to be missing in the toolbar.
  • Fixed several crashes in the Android reader related to push notifications.

New in Twixl Publisher 5.2 Build 26109 (Mar 30, 2017)

  • Completely redesigned paywall to allow much more flexibility
  • Option to use offline content for embedded web viewers
  • 1Password integration with the Twixl App Reviewer on iOS
  • Security improvements for the downloaded data on Android devices
  • Different fixes regarding right-to-left publications
  • You can now use and upload custom templates for Content Sources
  • Issue-based apps now always show all issues, even if they are not defined in Google Play or iTunes Connect
  • On the Twixl Distribution Platform, the publish data can now be specified as a timestamp
  • Added support for the tel protocol in article-based apps to initiate phone calls

New in Twixl Publisher 5.1.7 Build 25977 (Feb 27, 2017)

  • Fixes a problem with the iOS builds not being accepted by Application Loader due to the following error: ERROR ITMS-90542: "Invalid CFBundleSupportedPlatforms value.

New in Twixl Publisher 5.1.6 Build 25817 (Feb 10, 2017)

  • Fixes a problem with the mac app being unresponsive on systems running macOS 10.11 or older.

New in Twixl Publisher 5.1.5 Build 25647 (Feb 2, 2017)

  • A privacy policy URL can now be defined on the Twixl Distribution Platform in the app settings.
  • In the case of an issue-based app, the button to trigger the privacy policy is shown in the sidebar of the app.
  • In an article-based app, this will be shown in the settings window.
  • When sending a problem report from the app, the reporter now also gets a copy of the email.
  • In a multi-issue application, the email sheet used to report a problem is now changed into a proper view.
  • This avoids the fact that people send problem reports without a description.
  • Panorama VR is no longer supported by Twixl Publisher itself.
  • We now expect you to use a tool such as Pano2VR to create the neccesary files.
  • The instructions can be found here
  • We also fixed a lot of small bugs in the software.

New in Twixl Publisher 5.1.4 Build 25259 (Dec 27, 2016)

  • Added fingerprint support to the Twixl App Reviewer on Android
  • Updated the iOS Readers to adhere to the security requirements from Apple
  • HTML articles can now be zoomed on Android without the zooming buttons showing up
  • Fixed several inconsistencies in the way the interactive elements work on Android vs iOS
  • Underscores are now allowed in the Android application ID
  • The 2-up view of PDF files on Android no longer shows a gap in between the pages
  • Fixed several bugs which caused the app to crash when using custom URLs in an info cell on Android
  • Removed the option "Clear cache" in the settings as it caused several apps to get rejected by Apple
  • Fixed several bugs which caused the export from InDesign to be incorrect
  • Exporting a publication from InDesign no longer fails if Xcode is not installed
  • Fixed several bugs which caused the offline cache of an article-based app to never be cleaned up
  • Grid and cell styles can now be managed by the Admin API on the Twixl Distribution Platform
  • Fixed another bug which resulted in an infinite loop when using an autoplay movie on Android
  • Fixed several memory related bugs with scrollable content on Android
  • The InDesign server plugins are now corretly installed for InDesign CS6 Server on Windows
  • Adobe Entitlement Servers now allow you to use a custom signin url

New in Twixl Publisher 5.1.3 Build 25089 (Dec 9, 2016)

  • Fixed an issue on iOS where the poster frame was still shown when a movie plays
  • Fixed a bug on iPhone where an article unloads after sending an email
  • Fixed a bug in the plugin export where the coordindates of the different phones alternate layouts were incorrect
  • The build settings wizard in the mac app now allows you to import an existing keystore
  • Fixed an iOS redraw issue in the browse grid of article-based apps
  • Fixed an iOS issue where sometimes hairlines where shown in the browse grid of article-based apps

New in Twixl Publisher 5.1.2 Build 24750 (Oct 28, 2016)

  • As per Apple's upcoming requirements, all Twixl Distribution Platform content is now served over https
  • Fixed an issue in the plugin which could cause color shifts when exporting from Adobe InDesign
  • Fixed an issue in the webreader build when the publication contains items with resource forks
  • Added many more options in the collection settings on the Distribution Platform to auto-sort the content items
  • Fixed a bug that caused Android builds to fail
  • Fixed a bug that caused an incorrect error about "Amazon builds"
  • Fixed a bug in the highlight color of the cells on iOS in an article-based app
  • When an Android single-issue app fails to start because of a missing OBB file, the user is now instructed to restart the device and relaunch the app. This is needed due to a bug on Android 6.x
  • The "Register Test Device" option is no longer shown in the settings screen of an article-based app on iOS
  • Fixed a bug in the Android reader which caused a web overlay button not to work
  • Fixed a bug in the Android reader which caused a sound button not to work
  • Fixed a bug in the Android reader which caused strange redraw behaviour in scrollable content

New in Twixl Publisher 5.1.1 Build 24676 (Oct 21, 2016)

  • Fixed a bug that caused Android article-based app builds to fail
  • Added support for future Adobe InDesign versions
  • Made several fixes to the placement of interactive content on Android
  • Made some fixes to the parsing of mailto links on Android which sometimes would get truncated
  • Made fixes to the positioning of the login and restore buttons in the paywall on Android devices
  • On Android, movies are no longer shown on top of other elements
  • Added support for tp-collection links in PDF files when used in an article-based app
  • Made fixes on iOS to allow an article-based app to link to article WebResources
  • Made optimizations in the refresh speed in article-based apps, additionally reducing the amount of bandwidth which is consumed
  • Improved the rendering speed of PDF-based publications on iOS
  • Fixed several crashes on Android devices which have a very high screen resolution such as the Nexus 6P
  • Made several fixes related to the handling of subscriptions on iOS in an article-based app
  • The mac app now allows you to install the InDesign plugins on system running MacOS X 10.7
  • Swiping away from an HTML-based article on Android in an artile-based app now correctly stops the interactive content
  • Android apps now correctly parse error responses from the entitlements server
  • Zoom controls are no longer shown in web viewers on Android
  • Exporting a publication from InDesign whichs alternate layouts and custom page number now works correctly
  • Exporting a publication or article containing .OAM files now works correctly on Windows
  • Made some changes to the way YouTube widgets are exported so that they allow full screen view
  • Fixed a bug that caused the TOC icon to be missing in article-based apps on iOS
  • The option "Register as a test device" is now omitted from app-store article-based apps
  • Added several critical bug fixes for macOS Sierra
  • Fixed several bugs related to movies on Android
  • Fixed a bug with the slide show push transition on iOS
  • Improved the reloading speed in article-based apps when new content needs to be fetch from the Distribution Platform
  • After a succesful login, the paywall is now correctly hidden on Android
  • Fixed a bug related to the keyboard not showing up after signin out of the iOS App Reviewer
  • Uploading a PNG based thumbnail on the platform now keeps the transparancy
  • Fixed a bug on iOS where killing an article-based based would not allow you to restart it without reinstalling it
  • Mailto links are now working correctly again on iOS and Android
  • The Twixl Distribution Platform now allows you to do batch actions
  • Fixed a bug in the startup routine of an Android article-based app
  • Fixed several bugs with the positioning of interactive content on Android
  • Fixed several bugs with the display of PDF files from the WebResources on Android
  • Fixed a bug which sometimes caused buttons not to show up in Android publications
  • The cross-fade transition on Android no longer shows a white flash during the transition
  • Swiping from article to article in an article-based app on Android now correctly resets the article to the first page

New in Twixl Publisher 5.1 Build 24287 (Sep 16, 2016)

  • Fixed a bug with interactive elements not appearing on the correct location when using long pages on Android
  • Fixed a bug which caused Apple to reject our apps because of the use of private APIs
  • Using mailto: links on Android now properly fill in the to address
  • The category tag in an RSS feed is now used for the Category metadata of a content item
  • The action button of the featured issue now automatically resizes itself based on the length of the text
  • Fixed an issue with the tp-history://back special url which was not working correctly on iOS
  • When linking to a webresouce on Windows now correctly encodes the URL

New in Twixl Publisher 5.1 Build 24194 Beta 2 (Sep 9, 2016)

  • Support for content item aliases
  • Support for 'externally managed' content
  • You can now use TDP custom fonts in the web content of an app
  • Entitlements mode "required on startup" is now available for article-based apps
  • Built-in Entitlements offer support for the Adobe DPS Entitlement API
  • Performance improvements on slower devices
  • Vastly improved unzipping on Android

New in Twixl Publisher 5.0.4 Build 23912 (Aug 2, 2016)

  • Decompressing the downloaded publications on Android is now significantly faster
  • The generated APK file for an Android article-based app no longer crashes on startup
  • tp-collection links are now supported in web viewer content items in article-based apps
  • Autofill is not disabled for most fields on the Twixl Distribution Platform
  • The browse grids on Android now properly show a scrollbar
  • Fixed several bugs related to swiping in slide shows on Android
  • Fixed several bugs related to buttons not being rendered correctly on Android
  • Fixed several bugs related that caused interactive elements to be placed incorrectly on the page on Android
  • Fixed a bug that caused the subscriptions dialog on Android phones to be clipping it's content
  • Tap to play/pause now works correctly again on Android
  • Fixed the error "Google Play warning: Your app is using an incorrect implementation of in-app billing" for Android apps
  • The Twixl Distribution Platform now correctly sends the Android notifications
  • Fixed several bugs in the web reader

New in Twixl Publisher 5.0.3 Build 23795 (Jul 22, 2016)

  • A collection or content items can now always be specified by it's external ID via the Admin API (Distribution Platform)
  • The Admin API now has extra methods to publish or unpubish all items in a collection (Distribution Platform)
  • The Admin API now includes a human readable version of the content item type (Distribution Platform)
  • The Admin API now supports textual timestamps as well as unix timestamps (Distribution Platform)
  • You can now easily duplicate cell and grid styles (Distribution Platform)
  • A YouTube/Vimeo movie can now use a custom thumbnail (Distribution Platform)
  • Duplicating an app now also copies the entitlements data (Distribution Platform)
  • When looking at an app on phones, the content item metadata is now correctly interpreted (Distribution Platform)
  • Better indication of the device type you are editing for cell and grid styles (Distribution Platform)
  • The settings window in the App Reviewer now has an option to clear all contents and cached data (iOS App, Android App)
  • Updating a content item on the Twixl Distribution Platform now properly reloads it on the device (iOS App)
  • Going to the previous slide in a slideshow using the push transition now shows the correct animation (iOS App, iOS SDK)
  • Fixed a bug where using the Woodwing Connector would fail to load the list of templates (Plugin)
  • Text hyperlinks are now properly exported when embedded in scrollable content (Plugin)
  • Fixed some bugs that caused buttons not to be exported correctly (Plugin)
  • Fixed a bug that caused article-based apps to fail when uploading with Application Loader (Mac App)
  • Fixed a bug that caused scrollable content to be rendered in lores (Android App, Android SDK)
  • Fixed a bug that caused the keyboard not to show up in the entitlements signin form (Android App, Android SDK)
  • The entitlements signin dialog now resizes properly when you rotate the device (Android App, Android SDK)
  • Slideshows now honour the loop flag properly (Android App, Android SDK)
  • Fixed some bugs related to how the content is handled and shown after rotating the device (Android App, Android SDK)
  • The supported orientations flag for article-based apps in now interpreted correctly (Android App)
  • When opening an app in the Android App Reviewer, it now automatically tries to do a refresh of the app (Android App)
  • Fixed a bug when loading a root collection which opens in detail view for the first time (Android App)
  • Fixed some bugs related to iOS 10 (iOS App, iOS SDK)
  • HTML Content Items now open links inline in a detail page (iOS App, Android App)
  • Improved the scrolling performance on slower device (iOS App, Android App)
  • Fixed some bugs that caused the preview to a device to fail depending on the network configuration (iOS Viewer, Android Viewer)
  • Hyperlinks in a PDF now open inside the app instead of launching the default browser on the device (Android App)

New in Twixl Publisher 5.0.2 Build 23574 (Jul 5, 2016)

  • Fixed a build error with Android single-issue apps (Mac App).

New in Twixl Publisher 5.0.2 Build 23553 (Jul 4, 2016)

  • We've revamped the rendering of PDF-based publications and articles on Android to improve the rendering speed, decrease the memory usage and avoid the need for preloading (Android App, Android SDK, Android Viewer)
  • You can now use the special url "tp-entitlements-signin://show" url to trigger the entitlements dialog (iOS App, Android App)
  • Fixed some bugs in the handling of special urls (Android App, Android SDK, Android Viewer)
  • Fixed a performance bug in the TOC in an Android app (Android App, Android SDK, Android Viewer)
  • Fixed a number of bugs related the handling of pagelinks (Android App, Android SDK, Android Viewer)
  • You can now use Google Chrome to debug the web views in your app (Android App, Android SDK, Android Viewer)
  • The "Rate this app" dialog now has the correct size (Android App)
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused a movie to play only the sound (iOS App, iOS SDK, iOS Viewer)
  • Fixed a bug with the TOC viewer on iOS which disappeared to fast (iOS App, iOS SDK, iOS Viewer)
  • Fixed a bug that caused the build of a web reader to fail (Mac App)
  • The app icon for an article-based app is now saved properly (Mac App)
  • Fixed a bug in the build which caused iTunes Connect to fail the upload because it's not iPhone 5 compatible (Mac App)
  • The Twixl Distribution Platform now works based on bandwidth instead of download credits (Distribution Platform)
  • The Twixl Distribution Platform now has both a username and an email address for each user. This makes it easier to create different users with the same email address (Distribution Platform)
  • Fixed some problems with copying an app to production or duplicating an app (Distribution Platform)
  • Added an option to publish/unpublish all content items in a collection (Distribution Platform)
  • The Twixl Importer plugin now parses more Adobe DPS/AEM special navto links (Importer)

New in Twixl Publisher 5.0.1 Build 23358 (Jun 22, 2016)

  • Fixes a problem with web content which is not loaded (iOS App, iOS SDK, iOS Viewer).

New in Twixl Publisher 5.0 Build 23342 (Jun 21, 2016)

  • HTML input in addition to InDesign and PDF content
  • A shift from a publication-based approach to an article-based approach
  • Enhanced content presentation options
  • Automated production workflow capabilities

New in Twixl Publisher 4.2.8 Build 23064 (Jun 4, 2016)

  • Image sequences now export correctly (Plugin)
  • Nested interactivity now exports correctly (Plugin)
  • Fixed a bug that caused the "Device Info" option to be unavailable in the side menu in Android test builds (Android Reader)
  • Fixed a bug that caused the info page to have the incorrect width (Android Reader)
  • Fixed several crashes in the Android Kiosk (Android Reader)
  • The Publication Composer now correctly merges portrait-only publications (Mac App)
  • Improved the quality of the rendered images in the web reader when using a PDF-based publication (Web Reader)
  • tp-pagelinks now no longer open a new browser window (Web Reader)

New in Twixl Publisher 4.2.7 Build 22716 (May 23, 2016)

  • Fixed a number of rendering bugs in PDF-based applications mainly when using gradients and transparency (Android Reader, Android SDK, Android Viewer)
  • Fixed a bug that caused the Android app to crash when rotating the screen (Android Reader, Android SDK, Android Viewer)
  • Go to next / previous page actions now correcty load the interactive contents (Android Reader, Android Viewer, Android SDK)
  • Improved the startup time of the publications (Android Reader, Android SDK, Android Viewer)
  • Full screen images are now rendered at the correct resolution (Android Reader, Android SDK, Android Viewer)
  • Improved the rendering quality of PDF-based publications (Android Reader, Android SDK, Android Viewer)
  • Closing a web overlay now properly cleans up the HTML (Android Reader, Android SDK, Android Viewer)
  • Rotating the device now properly cleans up the HTML loaded in web viewers (Android Reader, Android SDK, Android Viewer)
  • The entitlements signin form now correctly shows the title (iOS Reader)
  • The info page is no longer hidden under the title bar (iOS Reader)
  • Updating a PDF-based publication in a multi-issue app now properly cleans up the render cache (iOS Reader)
  • Movies are no longer placed on top of all other elements (iOS Reader)
  • iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus devices now show the correct info cell height (iOS Reader)
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused a slideshow to show the wrong slides (iOS Reader)
  • Removed some flickering of the info cell (iOS Reader)
  • Added some missing translations in the PDF reader (iOS Reader)
  • Fixed a bug that caused the tp-history://back links to fail when using horizontal-swiping only publications (iOS Reader, Android Reader)
  • Selecting a category from the info page now dismisses the info page (iOS Reader, Android Reader)
  • Fixed some bugs that sometimes caused the info page to not load (iOS Reader, Android Reader)
  • When using a featured issues, the cover images no longer overlap (Android Reader)
  • The entitlements signin form is now shown at the correct size (Android Reader)
  • The hamburger icon on Android now always has the correct color (Android Reader)
  • Movies now play when using an Amazon or Android test build (Android Reader)
  • When returning to the kiosk, the contents is now automatically reloaded (Android Reader)
  • The info page now has JavaScript, LocalStorage and Geolocation enabled (Android Reader)
  • The store text color is now properly applied to the issues in a kiosk (Android Reader)
  • The info cell now properly loads links in the embedded web browser if needed (Android Reader)
  • Publication Composer no longer crashes when you try to add an invalid article file (Mac App)
  • Publication Composer now properly checks that you are not merging PDF and JPG articles into a single publication (Mac App)
  • Publication Composer now properly merges PDF based publications (Mac App)
  • Made some fixes to the pan-and-zoom elements in the web reader (Web Reader)
  • You can now delete production apps (Distribution Platform)
  • HTML tags are now stripped from the issue descriptions (Distribution Platform)
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused the plugin to not show the proper options based on the selected item (Plugin)
  • Fixed a bug that caused an empty list of Twixl Viewers on Windows (Plugin)
  • Improved the export performance when using nested interactivity (Plugin)
  • Improved the export performance when using large publications with many articles (Plugin)

New in Twixl Publisher 4.2.6 Build 22211 (Apr 20, 2016)

  • Fixed a bug that caused buttons to be exported incorrectly in non-English versions of Adobe InDesign (Plugin)
  • Exporting an article no longer fails when the path contains a percent sign (Plugin)
  • Fixed a rotation bug that caused the wrong page and article to show up (iOS Reader, iOS SDK, iOS Viewer)
  • Fixed a bug that caused the app crash during the preloading of the pages (Android Reader, Android SDK, Android Viewer)
  • Fixed a bug that causes a crash when opening a weblink from an Android publication (Android Reader, Android SDK, Android Viewer)
  • Fixed a bug that caused the movie controls to not show up on a single tap (Android Reader, Android SDK, Android Viewer)
  • Fixed a bug that caused nested interactivity to be missing in a slideshow (Android Reader, Android SDK, Android Viewer)
  • Made some improvements to the accuracy of the placement of interactive elements (Android Reader, Android SDK, Android Viewer)
  • Disabling swiping between pages and articles no longer disable swiping on long pages (Android Reader, Android SDK, Android Viewer, iOS Reader, iOS SDK, iOS Viewer)
  • Fixed a crash when downloading a shared publication when the Twixl Viewer was not started yet (Android Viewer)

New in Twixl Publisher 4.2.5 Build 21995 (Apr 8, 2016)

  • Fixes a bug that caused YouTube/Vimeo widgets to not work (Plugin)
  • Fixes a bug that displayed the wrong page and article after rotating the device (iOS Reader, iOS SDK, iOS Viewer)
  • Fixes a bug that caused the wrong slides to be shown when using an autoplay slideshow together with buttons (iOS Reader, iOS SDK)
  • Fixes bugs related to the handling of buttons (iOS Reader, iOS SDK, iOS Viewer)
  • Fixes bugs related to content not being loading when using buttons and pagelinks (iOS Reader, iOS SDK, iOS Viewer)
  • Improved the rendering speed of PDF based publications (Android Reader, Android SDK, Android Viewer)

New in Twixl Publisher 4.2.4 Build 21899 (Mar 30, 2016)

  • Fixed some bugs that prevented the YouTube / Vimeo widgets from working on certain devices (Plugin)
  • Fixed some bugs that caused buttons to be exported incorrectly (Plugin)
  • Interactive elements that have scaling or rotation applied are now exported correctly (Plugin)
  • Fixed a bug that caused nested interactivity to be placed incorrectly (Plugin)
  • Previewing the same publication multiple times in the simulator now correctly shows the updated content (Mac App)
  • The Google Analytics key for the web reader is now saved correctly to the build settings (Mac App)
  • The Publication Composer now correctly handles image sequences (Mac App)
  • After the download, the featured issue now correctly shows the read button (iOS App)
  • Improved the way the touch gestures are handled on iOS (iOS App, iOS SDK)
  • Made some improvements to avoid flashes when doing pagelinks (iOS App, iOS SDK)
  • Twixl Viewer now has the correct icon on all devices (Android Viewer)
  • Fixed a bug with the entitlements login dialog that was having the wrong size (Android App)
  • Scrollable contents no longer prevents you from swiping to the next article (Android Reader, Android SDK)
  • Fixed a bug related to looping in slideshows (Android Reader, Android SDK)
  • The device token is now correctly registered the first time the app starts (Android Reader)
  • Made some changes to avoid flashes when navigating from page to page (Android App, Android SDK)
  • Fixed some bugs that caused empty screens after doing a pagelink (Android App, Android SDK)
  • Movies embedded in a slideshow now correctly stop playing when you navigate away from the slide (Android App, Android SDK)
  • Fixed a bug that caused PDF files embedded in the WebResources not to be loaded (Android App, Android SDK)
  • Fixed a bug that caused some files to be missing in a test build (Android App, Android SDK)
  • Scrollbars are no longer shown for scrollable content when viewing with Google Chrome (Web Reader)

New in Twixl Publisher 4.2.3 Build 21287 (Feb 23, 2016)

  • Added initial support for "Right-to-Left" reading style (Plugin, iOS App, Android App, iOS SDK, Android SDK)
  • Fixed a bug in the orientation handling of the publication view (iOS App, iOS SDK)
  • The labels underneath the issues in the kiosk view are now centered (iOS App, Android App)
  • The Android kiosk now loads correctly when it fails to get the inventory from the server (Android App)
  • The flag "Allow swiping to change states" was sometimes interpreted incorrectly (Android App, Android SDK)
  • Made some more fixes to the tap handling (Android App, Android SDK)
  • When viewing a PDF with bookmarks, these are now shown as a Table-of-Contents in the side menu (Android App, Android SDK)
  • Made some changes to the required permissions in the generated Android apps (Android App, Android SDK)
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused slow scrolling in web viewers (Android App, Android SDK)
  • The Android SDK now uses the AAR version of the PlugPDF instead of including it as a dependant project (Android SDK)
  • Dismissing the embedded web browser when showing the publisher controller modally no longer dismisses the publisher controller (iOS SDK)
  • Previewing to an iPhone 6(s) from the Mac app now sends the correct files (Mac App)
  • Building an Android app no longer fails because of a missing keystore (Mac App)
  • Made fixes to the publication composer in regards to checking the article orientations (Mac App)
  • Updated the Sparkle auto-update mechanism to fix this vulnerability (Mac App)
  • Fixed a bug in the sending of push notifications that sometimes caused devices not to receive the notification (Distribution Platform)
  • Updating the is_featured flag via the Admin API now works correctly (Distribution Platform)
  • The web reader now correctly interprets the delay option in a slide show (Web Reader)
  • Movies embedded in a slide show no longer prevent you from swiping to the next slide (Web Reader)

New in Twixl Publisher 4.2.2 Build 20874 (Feb 5, 2016)

  • tp-pagelinks now work properly when the article name contains spaces (Plugin)
  • Fixed a problem with timezones when exporting the Platform analytics to XLS (Distribution Platform)
  • Added missing German translations (iOS Reader, iOS SDK)
  • Entitlements dialog is now shown correctly on iOS 8.4 (iOS Reader)
  • Fixed a problem with scrollable content that didn't appear on the iOS Simulator (iOS Reader, iOS SDK)
  • Rotating the device now correctly remembers the current article and page (iOS Reader, iOS SDK)
  • Fixed several bugs that caused page content to be shown incorrectly (Android Reader, Android SDK)
  • Fixed a number of bugs with scrollable content (Android Reader, Android SDK)
  • The scroll view indicator now has the proper size on hires devices (Android Reader, Android SDK)
  • Full screen movies can now be closed (Android Reader, Android SDK)
  • Paging in scrollable content is now supported (Android Reader, Android SDK)
  • Fixed a number of bugs related to the touch handling combined with slide shows (Android Reader, Android SDK)
  • PDF files are now loading properly when using a test build (Android Reader)
  • Articles with spaces in their name now work correctly in an Android test build (Android Reader)
  • The tp-store://show url is now implemented (Android Reader)
  • The selected languages in the build settings are now properly embedded in the app (Mac App)

New in Twixl Publisher 4.2.1 Build 20249 (Dec 22, 2015)

  • The properties of YouTube and Vimeo widgets are now properly exported (Plugin)
  • Added support for the new Push Notification certificates from Apple (Mac App, Distribution Platform)
  • Added missing translations (iPad App)
  • Fixed a bug that caused the download progress bars to have the wrong color (iPad App)

New in Twixl Publisher 4.2 Build 19795 (Dec 2, 2015)

  • NEW FEATURES:
  • Extra nested interactivity options in slide shows & scrollables:
  • web viewers
  • web overlay buttons
  • .oam files
  • pano VR
  • image sequences
  • Store improvements:
  • "Featured issue" in store: put an issue in the spotlight
  • "Back" navigation in publication via URL scheme
  • Subscriptions for Google Play
  • Localytics support
  • Native PDF support in Android multi-issue apps
  • One more thing: Move to PDF instead of JPG as base layer (requires Twixl Reader or Viewer 4.2 or newer app):
  • Smaller issues
  • Faster downloads
  • Support hires Android devices
  • BUG FIXES:
  • Info cells are now scrollable (iOS App)
  • Fixed a bug that caused web viewers to not load (Android App, Android SDK)
  • Fixed a bug that caused go to slide to result in a black screen (Android App, Android SDK)
  • Slide shows now honour the loop flag (Android App, Android SDK)
  • Generating a universal Android app now correctly loads the tablet version on a tablet (Mac App)
  • Splash screens on Android are now properly supported for phones (Mac App)
  • Fixed a problem with the devices sheet in the XLS export of the reports (Distribution Platform)

New in Twixl Publisher 4.1.4 Build 17883 (Aug 17, 2015)

  • Fixed a bug that caused an inifinite loop when opening a publication when iCloud Drive is enabled (Mac App)
  • Added full support for special characters in publication and article names (Plugin, Distribution Platform)
  • Fixed a bug that caused taps not be recognized when combining long pages with slideshows (iOS Reader, iOS SDK)

New in Twixl Publisher 4.1.3 Build 17859 (Aug 16, 2015)

  • Fixed a bug that caused rendering artifacts in certain interactive elements (Plugin)
  • Fixed a bug that caused scrollable content to be deformed (Plugin)
  • The logfiles are now having the correct timestamps (Plugin)
  • Fixed an export failure when the path to an article contains an item with a forward slash (Plugin)
  • Several bugs were fixed that caused problems on Windows (Plugin)
  • The Twixl wdigets and default templates are now installed system-wide on Windows (Plugin)
  • Fixed some bugs that caused OAM files to be missing from the publication export (Plugin)
  • Fixed some bugs that caused autoplay to fail in certain scenarios (iOS Reader, iOS SDK)
  • Fixed a bug that caused web viewers to be hidden in the publication (iOS Reader, iOS SDK)
  • Fixed a bug that caused an autoplay slideshow to sometimes load the wrong image (iOS Reader, iOS SDK)
  • Fixed a bug that caused a long page to do paging when in certain cases (iOS Reader, iOS SDK)
  • Fixed several bugs in the tap gesture handling when having multiple interactive elements on a page (iOS Reader, iOS SDK)
  • Fixed a bug that caused rendering artifacts on some pages due to iOS misninterpreting JPEG data (iOS Reader, iOS SDK)
  • Clicking on a pagelink no longer links to the bottom of an article (iOS Reader, iOS SDK)
  • Fixed several bugs that caused bookmarks to crash the reader app (iOS Reader, iOS SDK)
  • Made some improvements so that swiping is a lot smoother on iOS devices (iOS Reader, iOS SDK)
  • Fixed a bug that caused rotating the device to end up on the wrong page (iOS Reader, iOS SDK)
  • Fixed a bug that caused the info cell to be missing on iPhone (iOS Reader)
  • Fixed several bugs related to in-app purchases that were not always registered correctly (iOS Reader)
  • Changed the way the categories are shown in the kiosk app so that you can now use an unlimited number of categories (iOS Reader)
  • The kiosk view now properly indicates if there is an update available for your publication on phones (iOS Reader)
  • Fixed a bug that caused the iOS to crash when decompressing large downloads (iOS Reader, iOS Viewer)
  • Fixed several bugs related to movies that could crash the app (Android Reader, Android SDK)
  • Greatly improved the memory management on Android apps so that they use a lot less memory (Android Reader, Android SDK)
  • Fixed a bug that caused the special link "tp-bookmarks://show" not to be recognized (Android Reader, Android SDK)
  • Playing a movie on an Android device no longer shows a black flash before it starts (Android Reader, Android SDK)
  • Previewing a publication using the iOS simulator now correctly sets the application name (Mac App)
  • Fixed some bugs in the plugin installer so that it installs correctly on a machine that has only Adobe InDesign CC 2015 installed (Mac App)
  • The system check now has an option to install the Twixl Publisher Helper app even when you don't have Adobe InDesign installed (Mac App)
  • The preview device selector window no longer shows Apple Watch devices (Mac App)
  • Fixed some problems that could cause a web reader build to fail (Mac App)
  • Fixed a scaling problem with the web reader on Internet Explorer 10 (Web Reader)
  • Fixed several bugs that caused the upload processing to fail if the publication contained files with special characters in their name (Distribution Platform)

New in Twixl Publisher 4.1.1 Build 17495 (Jul 16, 2015)

  • Fixed a whole bunch of problems in the plugin which caused it to not create an export, share or preview (Plugin)
  • Scrollable content is now exported correctly again instead of being deformed (Plugin)
  • Fixed a number of performance problems (Plugin)
  • Fixed a problem where the custom icon was not properly embedded in the publication export (Plugin)
  • Creating an article or publication export to a different volume no longer fails the export (Plugin)
  • Custom thumbnails are now automatically downsampled to the correct resolution (Plugin)
  • Preflight using a legacy publication style no longer fails incorrectly (Plugin)
  • When you use newlines in the Google Maps widget address field, the resulting output file will now work correctly (Plugin)
  • The Twixl Publisher helper is now installed under it's own user account on Windows (Plugin)
  • Opening a multi-issue app in offline mode now works correctly again (iOS Reader)
  • The multi-issue app no longer incorrectly deletes downloaded issues (iOS Reader)
  • Removed the bouncing in the article scroll view so that you can always scroll to a different location in the publiction (iOS Reader, iOS SDK)
  • Fixed a crash in the iOS reader when two consecutive articles or pages were containing a movie (iOS Reader, iOS SDK)
  • The tp-bookmarks://show special hyperlink now works correctly on a long page (Android Reader, Android SDK)
  • Fixed a number of bugs related to movies on Android (Android Reader, Android SDK)
  • Reporting a problem in an Android multi-issue app now mentions the app name and version number in the email subject (Android Reader)
  • Improved the logic to see if a multi-issue apps is running on an Amazon or Google Play device (Android Reader)
  • Fixed a bug that caused analytics data to not be send to the Twixl Distribution Platform (Android Reader)
  • The app store kiosk interface on Android phones is now portrait only so it works the same as on iPhone (Android Reader)
  • Creating an App Store, Amazon or Google Play now requires a custom application icon (Mac App)
  • Removing a provisioning profile from the build settings now correctly clears the error icon (Mac App)
  • Creating the artwork during the build process is now a lot faster (Mac App)
  • Uploading a publication to the Twixl Distribution Platform now works correctly again (Mac App)
  • Made some improvements to the way the system detects the installed versions of Adobe InDesign (Mac App)
  • Changed the descriptions on the buttons in the system check to make it easier to understand what they are doing (Mac App)
  • Made a lot of improvements to the discovery of Twixl Viewer apps on the network (Mac App, iOS Viewer, Android Viewer, Plugin)
  • When managing issues in the Twixl Viewer app, the upload date is now shown in addition to the file size (iOS Viewer, Android Viewer)
  • When doing a signin with the "Users & Groups" entitlement mode, the password is now checked correctly (Distribution Platform)
  • Added support for the "Users & Groups" entitlement mode in the Admin API (Distribution Platform)

New in Twixl Publisher 4.0.9 Build 16599 (May 18, 2015)

  • Fixed a major performance issue in the reader code on some devices (iOS Reader / SDK / Viewer)
  • Fixed a crash when scrolling in the thumbnail grid view when reading a PDF (iOS Reader / SDK / Viewer)
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the geolocation APIs from working in web content (iOS Reader / SDK / Viewer)
  • When using "horizontal scrolling only", the entries in the table-of-contents viewer now link to the correct page (iOS Reader / SDK / Viewer)
  • Fixed a bug that caused some interactive content to not load when opening a publication for the second time (iOS Reader / SDK / Viewer)
  • Nested interactivity is now loaded in the same order as non-nested interacivity (iOS Reader / SDK / Viewer)
  • Added support for callto: and tel: url schemes (iOS Reader / SDK / Viewer, Android Reader / SDK / Viewer)
  • Fixed a bug that caused master page items to be shifted when exporting (Plugin)
  • The "Device Info" option in the kiosk is no longer shown in an appstore build as Apple might reject the app (iOS Reader / SDK / Viewer)
  • Fixed a bug that caused the download button in the issue popup in the kiosk to be missing on some devices (iOS Reader / SDK / Viewer)
  • When showing a PDF file in the embedded web browser, only the filename is shown, not the full path (iOS Reader / SDK / Viewer)
  • Fixed a bug that caused some long pages not to be scrollable (iOS Reader / SDK / Viewer)
  • The Twixl specific "tp-" links are now also resolved when used in the WebResources (Web Reader)
  • Fixed a crash when scrolling in a long page (Android Reader / SDK / Viewer)
  • The web viewer is now honouring the setting 'Show Scrollbars' (Android Reader / SDK / Viewer)
  • When nesting a movie in scrollable content or in a slide, you can now properly go to full screen (Android Reader / SDK / Viewer)
  • If you are using a portrait only publication, you can now rotate to landscape when viewing a movie in full screen (Android Reader / SDK / Viewer)
  • The Twixl Viewer now also mentions the device name (iOS Viewer / Android Viewer)
  • Fixed a problem that caused an upload to fail when there were special characters in the zip file (Distribution Platform)

New in Twixl Publisher 4.0.8 Build 16362 (Apr 30, 2015)

  • Fixed a number of small bugs in the plugin (Plugin)
  • Fixed a bug that caused InDesign to crash during exporting (Plugin)
  • Full screen images now properly maintain the InDesign cropping information (Plugin)
  • Fixed a bug that caused buttons with a normal and click state to be exported incorrectly (Plugin)
  • Returning from a full screen slideshow now shows the correct slide again (iOS Reader, iOS SDK)
  • Exiting a publication with background music now properly stops the background music (iOS Reader, iOS SDK)
  • Fixed several bugs related to pagelinks not working (iOS Reader, iOS SDK, Android Reader, Android SDK)
  • Hyperlinks without the "http://" prefix now work as well (iOS Reader, iOS SDK, Android Reader, Android SDK)
  • By appending "tp-open-in-web-browser=1" to the url in an info cell or info in a kiosk app now triggers the embedded web browser to open (iOS Reader, Android Reader)
  • Fixed some bugs related to the full screen button for movies (Android Reader, Android SDK)
  • Go to previous state when you are on the last slide of a slideshow now works again (Android Reader, Android SDK)
  • Go to first page now properly loads the page content (Android Reader, Android SDK)
  • The Twixl Viewer app now allows you to delete multiple issues at once (Twixl Viewer)
  • The Twixl Viewer now uses the side menu for the options instead of the gear menu (Twixl Viewer)
  • Clicking on OK in the preview sheet now properly saves the settings (Mac App)
  • Fixed a bug in the check to see if the correct Java SDK is installed (Mac App)
  • Android app builds with a keystore that contains special characters in the password now works correctly (Mac App)
  • The reporting API calls now have the extra parameters for the start and end date (Distribution Platform)
  • Improved the processing speed of PDF files after upload (Distribution Platform)
  • Movies with autoplay now only start when the slide is becoming visible (Web Reader)
  • YouTube movies now contain the icon to go to full screen again (Web Reader)

New in Twixl Publisher 4.0.7 Build 16077 (Apr 4, 2015)

  • Fixed a bug in the plugin installer that prevented the plugin from running, resulting in error #2038 (InDesign Plugin, Mac App)
  • Made some fixes to the Woodwing Connector on Windows (InDesign Plugin)
  • Fixed several bugs in the InDesign plugin (InDesign Plugin)
  • Fixed a bug that caused In-App Purchases not show up in the kiosk app (iOS Reader)
  • Fixed some issues with the categories menu (iOS Reader)
  • Made improvements on the loading of the thumbnails in a kiosk app (iOS Reader)
  • Made the icon to open the side menu lighter so that it looks more slick (iOS Reader)
  • Improved the preloading of the pages to make them appear faster (iOS Reader, iOS SDK, iOS Viewer)
  • Invalid pagelinks no longer crash the application (iOS Reader, iOS SDK, iOS Viewer)
  • When you open a publication, the toolbars are no longer shown by default, only after a tap (iOS Reader, iOS SDK, iOS Viewer)
  • Double tapping on a slide show to open it full screen now no longer has a lag (iOS Reader, iOS SDK, iOS Viewer)
  • Fixed a bug that caused the "Report a problem" function in the viewer to do nothing (iOS Viewer)
  • Fixed a bug that caused the incorrect file size of a publication to be shown (iOS Viewer)
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the user to swipe to the second page in an article (Android Reader, Android SDK, Android Viewer)
  • Fixed some rendering issues in the Android reader (Android Reader, Android SDK, Android Viewer)
  • Slideshows with swiping disabled no longer disables swiping (Android Reader, Android SDK, Android Viewer)
  • Fixed a bug that cause double tap to go to the full screen view of a slide show to fail (Android Reader, Android SDK, Android Viewer)
  • Fixed a bug that caused the movie controls to be missing when embedded in a scrollable content or a slide (Android Reader, Android SDK, Android Viewer)
  • Movies can now be played full screen in the web reader (Web Reader)
  • Improved the engine that converts PDF files to .publication file so that web and pagelinks are converted properly (Distribution Platform)

New in Twixl Publisher 4.0.6 Build 15981 (Mar 28, 2015)

  • The open InDesign documents are no longer closed when creating a publication or article export (InDesign Plugin)
  • The preflight results are now shown grouped by article name (InDesign Plugin)
  • The Panorama VR settings now allow negative values (InDesign Plugin)
  • Fixed a bug that caused some buttons to be missing in the export (InDesign Plugin)
  • Scrollable content is now correctly exporting it's Analytics Name (InDesign Plugin)
  • Fixed a bug that caused the preview device IP address not be recognized on Windows (InDesign Plugin)
  • Fixed a bug that caused some pages to be missing in the export when they were too big. The preflight now properly checks that your pages are smaller than the maximum allowed page sizes (InDesign Plugin)
  • Changed the publication export so that the export is showing up correctly in a 3.x app (InDesign Plugin)
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused purchased issues to show up as a new purchase (iOS Reader)
  • Improved the performance of loading a kiosk with many issues (iOS Reader)
  • The cover of an issue in the issue popup dialog is no longer clipped (iOS Reader)
  • Reading an issue now properly updates the Newsstand cover art clipped (iOS Reader)
  • Fixed some issue related to the handling of Newsstand push notifications (iOS Reader)
  • Fixed some UI issues when rotating your device to landscape when in the kiosk interface (iOS Reader)
  • The "Manage Issues" screen no longer shows publications that are busy downloading (iOS Reader)
  • The "Manage Issues" screen no longer incorrectly shows the back button when using an info page on startup (iOS Reader)
  • Provided better feedback when reloading the kiosk (iOS Reader)
  • The separators in the side menu are now also shown when using a light color for the navigation bar (iOS Reader)
  • >hen using a light color for the navigation bar, the download progress bar is now using the text color so that it's visible (iOS Reader)
  • The subscriptions button is now showing up on phones if there are subscriptions enabled in the app (iOS Reader)
  • Added support for Xcode 6.2 (iOS Reader, iOS SDK)
  • Playing a sound no longer stops the autoplay of a slideshow (iOS Reader, iOS SDK)
  • Image sequences are now loading correctly again (iOS Reader, iOS SDK)
  • Fixed some bugs that caused pagelinks to go to the incorrect page (iOS Reader, iOS SDK)
  • Publications using the status bar were not always using the correct color for the status bar (iOS Reader, iOS SDK)
  • Ensured that the status bar is never shown on phones inside a publication (iOS Reader, iOS SDK)
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused a double-tap to change a slide show to full screen not be recognized(iOS Reader, iOS SDK)
  • You can now view a video in landscape in a portrait only publication (iOS Reader, iOS SDK)
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused the status bar in a publication to be completely white (iOS Reader, iOS SDK)
  • Fixed a bug that prevented a full-screen slide to auto-play (iOS Reader, iOS SDK)
  • Fixed a bug in the looping with slideshows that have the option "tap to play" enabled (iOS Reader, iOS SDK)
  • Fixed a bug that caused the page control was not always visible in a full screen slideshow (iOS Reader, iOS SDK)
  • Fixed a bug that caused a movie to not go to full screen even when the option is enabled (iOS Reader, iOS SDK)
  • When opening an HPub file without thumbnails, the TOC viewer now no longer shows empty thumbnails (iOS Reader, iOS SDK)
  • When you disallow "Allow swiping to change states" now only blocks the swiping. It no longer disables taps and double-taps (iOS Reader, iOS SDK)
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused slide shows no to remove the previous slide (iOS Reader, iOS SDK)
  • When showing the PublisherController modally on phones, clicking on an entry in the TOC no longer dismisses the complete publication controller (iOS SDK)
  • Made some changes so that very long pages don't result in an out-of-memory error (Android Reader, Android SDK)
  • Made sure the long pages are now shown in the same way as on iOS (Android Reader, Android SDK)
  • Made big improvements to the quality of scrollable contents in the Android reader (Android Reader, Android SDK)
  • The TOC now shows the titles and taglines again for horizontal swiping only publications (Android Reader, Android SDK)
  • YouTube movies on Android now support autoplay (Android Reader, Android SDK)
  • Tapping on a pagelink no longer results in a lores page (Android Reader, Android SDK)
  • Tapping on an email link no longer starts the background music (Android Reader, Android SDK)
  • Fixed some bugs that caused long pages to be displayed incorrectly (Android Reader, Android SDK)
  • Fixed a bug that caused some issues to be missing from the kiosk (Android Reader)
  • Fixed a bug that caused a kiosk app not to load on a Kindle device (Android Reader)
  • The "Prepare Publication" step when you run an Android test build now shows a proper progress bar (Android Reader)
  • Changed the way the app is structured to make it a lot smaller (Mac App)
  • The password for importing a keystore is now asked in a seperate dialog (Mac App)
  • Building a test or Google Play build now includes the correct publication files (Mac App)
  • Fixed some bugs that caused the startup screens to be missing in tablet apps (Mac App)
  • Fixed some bugs in the Publication Composer that caused it to fail when combining articles (Mac App)
  • The Mac app now allows you to install the plugin on any MacOS X 10.8 or newer machine. However, for building apps and using the preview in the simulator, MacOS X 10.9.4 is required (Mac App)
  • Added the "Export Push Notification Certificate" option in the Tools menu that allows you to easily export the p12 file needed for the Twixl Distribution Platform (Mac App)
  • During the conversion of a publication to PDF for Android, weblinks and pagelinks are now preserved (Distribution Platform)
  • Simplified the application settings screen (Distribution Platform)
  • Fixed a bug that caused push notifications to be never sent to phones (Distribution Platform)
  • Improved the performance and reliability of sending push notifications (Distribution Platform)
  • Added a verification to see if the notification settings are correct (Distribution Platform)
  • Made various performance optimisations that result in faster page loading (Distribution Platform)
  • The fresh installs report now properly lists phones as well (Distribution Platform)
  • Android devices are now properly listed in the list of test devices for push notifications (Distribution Platform)
  • When editing an issue, the entitlement data is now properly saved when using the "Sections" scenario (Distribution Platform)
  • Push notifications can now be deleted after they have been processed (Distribution Platform)
  • Added an Admin API function that allows you to share a publication or article (Distribution Platform)
  • You can now install/update/replace your license key in the account details screen (Distribution Platform)
  • The merge_articles script now supports both Python 2.x and 3.x (Integration Tools)
  • Fixed a bug that caused sometimes caused images not to shown up in the web reader (Web Reader)

New in Twixl Publisher 4.0.5 Build 15561 (Feb 26, 2015)

  • In the preferences, you can now opt to skip warnings for preview or export (Plugin)
  • The preferences window now has a button that allows you to clear the export cache (Plugin)
  • All files are now properly reopened again after export or preflight (Plugin)
  • Full screen images now only export the image instead of exporting a crop of the page (Plugin)
  • Fixed some bugs in the reader when using the zoomed mode on iPhone (iOS Reader, iOS SDK, iOS Viewer)
  • Scrollable content is now correctly scaled on iPhone 4 and iPhone 4s (iOS Reader, iOS SDK, iOS Viewer)
  • tp-pagelinks now work properly in a web viewer (iOS Reader, iOS SDK, iOS Viewer)
  • tp-pagelinks now work properly when using horizontal swiping only (iOS Reader, iOS SDK, iOS Viewer)
  • Fixed some more bugs that caused black flashes when going from page to page (iOS Reader, iOS SDK, iOS Viewer)
  • Fixed a bug where some users were not properly seeing the item they previously purchased (iOS Reader)
  • The OpenSSL libraries are now shipped as separate .a files (iOS SDK)
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused the scroller background to have the wrong color (Android Reader, Android SDK, Android Viewer)
  • Fixed a bug that caused the kiosk app to crash when there is no internet connection (Android Reader)
  • Fixed a bug that caused the icon to reveal the side menu in a kiosk app was not shown (Android Reader)
  • Fixed a bug that caused some pagelinks on Android combined with horizontal only swiping to not work (Android Reader, Android SDK, Android Viewer)
  • Fixed a bug that caused long pages to sometimes have the wrong scale on Android (Android Reader, Android SDK, Android Viewer)
  • Fixed a bug that caused all pages to appear in the TOC when using horizontal swiping only (Android Reader, Android SDK, Android Viewer)
  • Full screen movies embedded in scrollable content now works correctly again (Android Reader, Android SDK, Android Viewer)
  • Made some fixes to ensure interactive elements are positioned correctly (Android Reader, Android SDK, Android Viewer)
  • Optimized the previewing from the mac app to an Android tablet (Mac App)
  • Fixed a bug that caused the phone splash screen to be missing in an iOS build (Mac App)
  • Fixed a bug that caused the iPhone builds to be rejected by Application Loader (Mac App)
  • Fixed some bugs in the mac app that caused the Android OBB file to be missing parts of the publication (Mac App)
  • Made a change to the Twixl Distribution Platform so that the Admin API can be used from an AJAX request (Distribution Platform)
  • The progress of the PDF to publication conversion is now shown (Distribution Platform)
  • The conversion of PDF to publication files for Android now uses the PDF bookmarks to construct the TOC (Distribution Platform)

New in Twixl Publisher 4.0.4 Build 15432 (Feb 17, 2015)

  • Fixed a bug that caused iPad builds to have the default Twixl icon (Mac App)
  • Fixed a bug in the Web Reader were full screen slide shows were sometimes shown underneath the small version of the slideshow (Web Reader)
  • Fixed a bug where disabling user interaction on slideshows would cause buttons to no longer work (Android Reader, Android Viewer, Android SDK)
  • Fixed a bug where the publication info dialog would sometimes clip it's content (Android Reader)

New in Twixl Publisher 4.0.3 Build 15412 (Feb 16, 2015)

  • The preflight in the plugin now checks for missing fonts and images again (Plugin)
  • Preflighting an article without a book open no longer fails the export (Plugin)
  • Fixed some small bugs in the Importer plugin (Plugin)
  • Fixed a bug where the page image would first be shown in lores before being shown in hires (iOS Reader, iOS SDK)
  • Fixed a bug where background music would continue to play when exiting the publication (iOS Reader, iOS SDK)
  • Fixed a bug where the action "Go To Previous Page" didn't work (iOS Reader, iOS SDK)
  • Fixed a bug where a webviewer would still load links inline even when the option is disabled (iOS Reader, iOS SDK)
  • Fixed a bug where the incorrect views were loaded for a page (iOS SDK)
  • Fixed a bug that caused the side menu icon in a multi-issue app to be invisible (iOS Reader)
  • Fixed a bug that caused an Android multi-issue app to crash when opening a landscape only publication from a portrait kiosk (Android Reader)
  • The side menu in an Android multi-issue app now only shows the archive option when there are downloaded publications (Android Reader)
  • The top bar in an Android multi-issue app now behaves the same way as the one on iOS (Android Reader)
  • Added the option to configure a logout button for entitlements (Mac App, iOS Reader, Android Reader)
  • The grid text color in multi-issue apps is now configurable (Mac App, iOS Reader, Android Reader)
  • Previously purchased items now correctly show up as free in Android multi-issue apps (Android Reader)
  • Fixed a bug that caused a pagelink to incorrectly show that it was linking to a non-existing article (Android Reader, Android SDK)
  • Fixed a bug that caused scrollable contents to be shown incorrectly on Android phones (Android Reader, Android SDK)
  • Fixed some scaling problems in the Android reader (Android Reader, Android SDK)
  • Pagelinks are no longer case-sensitive (Android Reader, Android SDK)
  • Fixed a bug that caused the splash screens not to be shown correctly for iOS apps (Mac App)
  • Mixed case app identifiers are now allowed again for Android builds (Mac App)
  • Uploading a publication with special filenames in the WebResources no longer fails the upload (Distribution Platform)

New in Twixl Publisher 4.0.2 Build 15257 (Feb 5, 2015)

  • Publication using one of the legacy publication styles is no longer complaining about missing alternate layouts during the preflight (Plugin)
  • Items on different layers in InDesign are now exported in the correct order (Plugin)
  • The TOC style is now saved properly to the publicatin again (Plugin)
  • Previews on Android only publications to the Twixl Viewer now work properly again (Plugin)
  • When starting a movie in the reader when another movie is already playing no longer crashes the app (iOS Reader, iOS SDK, iOS Viewer)
  • Background music now correctly resumes after a movie has been stopped (iOS Reader, iOS SDK, iOS Viewer)
  • Fixed a bug that caused movies not start playing when clicking on them (iOS Reader, iOS SDK, iOS Viewer)
  • Prevented multiple sounds and movies to play at the same time so that the behavior is the same as in version 3.x (iOS Reader, iOS SDK, iOS Viewer)
  • HPub publications now correctly return to the last visited page after closing and reopening them (iOS Reader, iOS SDK, iOS Viewer)
  • When the publication should not show the TOC viewer, the bottom toolbar on phones is no longer shown (iOS Reader, iOS SDK, iOS Viewer)
  • The info cell in the kiosk interface is now transparent (iOS Reader, Android Reader)
  • Android kiosk apps now properly show the landscape background if configured (Android Reader)
  • Improved the scrolling performance in the issue view of Android kiosk apps (Android Reader)
  • The info cell height is now in device pixels to ensure the apparent size is the same, regardless of the resolution of the screen (Android Reader)
  • The info cell now scrolls the same way as on iOS in a kiosk app (Android Reader)
  • The cover of the publication in the issue detail view is now a lot bigger (Android Reader)
  • Increased the height of the progress bars to make them more visible (Android Reader, Android Viewer)
  • Buttons are now correctly placed on top of slideshows in the web reader (Web Reader)
  • The preflight now correctly checks the artwork for tablet only or phone only builds (Mac App)
  • Merge articles no longer fails when one or more articles contain image sequences (Mac App)
  • The mac app now correctly saves the last selected iOS simulator device type (Mac App)
  • Ensured that an enterprise kiosk build is only allowed on iOS tablets (Mac App)
  • Previewing phone only publications now works correctly again (Mac App)
  • Made several fixes in the build preflight logic (Mac App)
  • When creating a build setting via the wizard, the dimensions of the startup screens for phones are now correctly checked (Mac App)
  • The phone startup screen in the build settings is now properly saved to the build settings (Mac App)

New in Twixl Publisher 4.0.1 Build 15192 (Feb 3, 2015)

  • Publications on iPhone 4 and 4s are now properly scaled (iOS Reader, iOS SDK, iOS Viewer)
  • Dismissing the embedded web browser now returns to the correct page (iOS Reader, iOS SDK, iOS Viewer)
  • Web viewers now honor the "transparent" flag again (iOS Reader, iOS SDK, iOS Viewer)
  • Made some fixes to the error handling in the app (iOS Reader, iOS SDK, iOS Viewer)
  • The article url is now properly inserted into the sharing messages (iOS Reader, iOS SDK, iOS Viewer)
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused black flashes to be shown when navigating from page to page (iOS Reader, iOS SDK, iOS Viewer)
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused movies to stop prematurely (iOS Reader, iOS SDK, iOS Viewer)
  • Fixed several bugs that could cause a crash of the app (iOS Reader, iOS SDK, iOS Viewer)
  • Fixed some bugs that caused interactive content not to be loaded on some pages (iOS Reader, iOS SDK, iOS Viewer)
  • Fixed a bug that caused the grid view of a PDF file to show blank pages (iOS Reader, iOS SDK, iOS Viewer)
  • Fixed a bug that caused the store background to be distorted (iOS Reader)
  • Fixed a bug that caused the issue description to be placed incorrectly in the issue info popup (iOS Reader)
  • The file size in the issue popup window in a kiosk app is now translated (iOS Reader)
  • Reading an issue now resets the application badge (iOS Reader)
  • When starting the kiosk interface for the first time, the drawer menu no longer shows a small bounce (iOS Reader)
  • Nested pagelinks are now working again when using the "Horizontal Scrolling Only" option (Android Reader, Android SDK, Android Viewer)
  • The "inactivity timer" option is now also supported on Android (Android Reader)
  • Launching an issue in a kiosk app no longer shows the splash screen (Android Reader)
  • Fixed some UI inconsistencies in the kiosk interface (Android Reader)
  • Previewing from the mac app now allows you to select the simulator device type (Mac App)
  • The Mac app now enforces the correct version of the Java SDK needed for Android builds (Mac App)
  • Fixed some bugs that sometimes caused Android builds to fail (Mac App)
  • Fixed some bugs related to the build options that are available versus the publication that was selected (Mac App)
  • Fixed a bug that caused the phone version of a publication to be missing in a single-issue universal app (Mac App)
  • Fixed some bugs that caused invalid artwork to be added to the generated apps (Mac App)
  • When building an app for Google Play and Amazon in one go now create two separate apk files (Mac App)
  • Changed the way the PDF are rendered for Android on the Twixl Distribution Platform so that it no longer shows the black background (Distribution Platform)
  • Resending a notification now properly rechecks the list of devices it needs to send the notification to (Distribution Platform)

New in Twixl Publisher 3.7.7 Build 14958 (Jan 20, 2015)

  • Fixed a bug that caused builds of Android kiosk apps failed (Mac App)
  • Fixed a bug that caused the info cell height in portrait to be saved incorrectly (Mac App)
  • Fixed a bug that caused Android Kiosk apps to not properly detect updated issues (Android Reader)
  • Pan and zoom images now support nested interactivity when used in a web reader (Web Reader)

New in Twixl Publisher 3.7.6 Build 14914 (Jan 20, 2015)

  • Web overlay buttons are now on the same level in the app as buttons and page links (iPad Reader).
  • When using the hide_unentitled entitlement mode, the issues are no longer set to free (Distribution Platform).
  • Fixed a bug that caused scrollable content to be shown incorrectly on some devices (Android Reader, Android SDK).
  • The embedded web browser on Android devices was sometimes having a clipped toolbar (Android Reader, Android SDK).
  • Fixed a bug that caused the SDK to show the wrong publication when using more than 1 publication (Android SDK).
  • Increased the time out for launching the iOS simulator (Mac App).
  • The Google Analytics libraries are now properly included (Web Reader).
  • Fixed a bug that caused pan and zoom elements to be positioned incorrectly (Web Reader).

New in Twixl Publisher 3.7.5 Build 14847 (Jan 15, 2015)

  • Fixed a problem where nested buttons were not always working correctly (InDesign plugin).
  • Fixed a bug that caused the import of an existing keystore in a build setting would fail (Mac App).
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused web reader builds to fail (Mac App).
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused the reader sdk to not find the correct publication.xml file (Android SDK).
  • Fixed several small bugs in the reader applications (iPad Reader, Android Reader, iPad SDK, Android SDK, Viewer).

New in Twixl Publisher 3.7.4 Build 14584 (Dec 18, 2014)

  • Fixed a bug that caused some Raw HTML to result in invalid HTML (InDesign Plugin)
  • Fixed some bugs that caused publication sharing to fail (InDesign Plugin)
  • Fixed an issue that sometimes caused images to be displayed at an incorrect size (iPad Reader, iPad SDK)
  • Image sequences on iPad now do scale-to-fit instead of scale-to-fill (iPad Reader, iPad SDK)
  • Fixed a bug that caused scrollable content with a negative offset to be displayed incorrectly in the web readr (Web Reader)
  • Fixed a bug that caused movies to go to the foreground when playing in the web reader (Web Reader)
  • The navigation arrows in the web reader are now more subtle (Web Reader)
  • Fixed a bug that caused movies to be positioned incorrectly after returning from full screen mode (Android Reader, Android SDK)
  • The kiosk now refreshes when bring the Android multi-issue app to the foreground (Android Reader)
  • Fixed a bug that caused the Android reader to crash when linking to a PDF file in the WebResources folder (Android Reader, Android Viewer, Android SDK)
  • The keystore import now correctly determines the keystore format (Mac App)

New in Twixl Publisher 3.7.3 Build 14441 (Dec 16, 2014)

  • New JPEG rendering engine that avoids a whole bunch of rendering artifacts on non-Retina devices (iPad Reader, iPad SDK).
  • Fixed a bug in the Importer Plugin that caused navto links to be converted incorrectly (Importer Plugin).
  • The Importer Plugin now converts HTMLResources links to webresource:// links (Importer Plugin).
  • The Importer Plugin now converts the items that are on the master pages as well (Importer Plugin).
  • Fixed some bugs related to button states not being exported (InDesign Plugin).
  • Preview article no longer defaults to horizontal only scrolling (InDesign Plugin).
  • Buttons with the "Go To URL" action now support button states (InDesign Plugin).
  • Push notifications on iOS 8 and newer devices now works again (iPad Reader, iPad SDK).
  • Fixed a bug so that background music now plays in a loop (iPad Reader, iPad SDK).
  • Swiping on a full-screen image now works again (iPad Reader, iPad SDK).
  • Fixed some crashes related to popovers (iPad Reader, iPad SDK).
  • All web viewers (web viewer, web browser and web overlay) now allow autoplay of video content (iPad Reader, iPad SDK).
  • Fixed some bug related to loading the kiosk when there is no network connection (iPad Reader, iPad SDK).
  • Fixed a bug that caused the initial Newsstand cover not be recognized (iPad Reader).
  • Returning from a full screen slideshow now returns to the correct slide (iPad Reader, iPad SDK).
  • Fixed a crash when sharing a page over social media (Android Reader, Android SDK).
  • Added mouse pointer support for scrolling in scrollable contents (Web Reader).
  • The Mac App now directly downloads the correct Java SDK if not installed yet (Mac App).
  • Fixed a bug that caused the upload button to do nothing when no App Store Kiosk build settings were available (Mac App).
  • Fixed some bugs in the Twixl Publisher CLI tool that caused installation of a license key to fail (Mac App).
  • Added support to the Twixl Publisher CLI tool for installing and removing the InDesign plugins (Mac App).
  • Fixed a bug where the upload function would incorrectly handle an empty description (Mac App).
  • Fixed a bug where the upload function would sometimes use an incorrect publish date (Mac App).
  • The date icon in the upload sheet is now positioned correctly on MacOS X Yosemite (Mac App).
  • The Twixl Viewer now properly checks if you have an internet connection before attempting to download a publication (iPad Viewer).
  • Fixed an issue with the upload/download progress bar that was not updating correctly (Android Viewer).
  • Fixed an bug that caused the viewer to overwrite previous publications (Android Viewer).

New in Twixl Publisher 3.7.2 Build 14253 (Nov 18, 2014)

  • Improved the export speed when the page contains buttons with appearances (Plugin).
  • Fixed a bug in Google Maps widget which caused it to fail with an invalid map type (Plugin).
  • Fixed a bug in Google Maps widget which caused it to fail with the info window contains a single quote (Plugin).
  • Fixed a bug in the importer plugin related to action buttons (Plugin).
  • Fixed a bug in the PDF viewer that caused the reader to sometimes display content of different PDF files (iPad Reader, iPad SDK).
  • Fixed a bug related to the updates of Newsstand covers (iPad Reader).
  • Fixed a bug related to the actions popup in the Kiosk (iPad Reader).
  • Fixed a bug related to the downloads of issues via Newsstand (iPad Reader).
  • Fixed a bug in the entitlements signin form that caused it to sometime disappear (iPad Reader).
  • The report a problem option no longer puts Twixl Support in copy (iPad Reader, Android Reader).
  • Changed the startup screen of single issue Android app so that a progress bar is now shown (Android Reader).
  • Fixed some bugs related to how scrollable content is shown (Android Reader).
  • Fixed some bugs related to nested interactivity which was not always working (Android Reader).
  • The asset analytics can now also been seen on the article level (Distribution Platform).

New in Twixl Publisher 3.6.3 Build 13866 (Oct 23, 2014)

  • Added support for Xcode 6.1

New in Twixl Publisher 3.6.2 Build 13769 (Oct 16, 2014)

  • Fixed an issue with the plugin that was creating invalid exports when using Adobe InDesign CS5 or CS5.5 (Plugin)
  • Fixed an issue where some page views were not logged to Google Analytics (iPad Reader, iPad SDK)
  • Sharing now uses the highres icon (iPad Reader, iPad SDK)
  • FIxed an issue where interactive contents was incorrectly placed on some Samsung devices (Android Reader, Android SDK)
  • Scrollable contents with negative offsets are now displayed correctly (Android Reader, Android SDK)
  • Linking in the Android app to a remote PDF file now works (Android Reader, Android SDK)
  • Fixed an issue in the app store kiosk where progress were not shown correctly during scrolling (Android Reader)
  • Dates and times are now shown in your local timezone (Distribution Platform)
  • The upload API call now allows you to specify the issue type: free or purchase (Distribution Platform)
  • A warning email is now sent when your push notification certificate is about to expire (Distribution Platform)
  • The issue admin API call now returns the issue thumbnail information (Distribution Platform)
  • The app admin API call now returns the issue information (Distribution Platform)
  • Added an API call that allows you to send a push notification (Distribution Platform)
  • Fixed a bug that caused the browser requirements to be checked incorrectly (Web Reader)

New in Twixl Publisher 3.6.1 Build 13307 (Sep 12, 2014)

  • Added full support for the upcoming Xcode 6 release and iOS SDK 8 (Mac App)
  • This only fixes issues with the Mac app, the reader apps generated with Twixl Publisher 3.4 and newer are already compatible with iOS 8.
  • Restored the "Enable Paging" option for scrollable content (Plugin)
  • Pressing the enter key on the keyboard now properly triggers the default button in the different dialogs (Plugin)
  • No longer showing the warning abour a version mismatch between the reader and the publication (iPad Reader, Android Reader, iPad SDK, Android SDK)
  • The tp-store://show special link now also works in a web link, web overlay and in the embedded web viewer (iPad Reader)
  • Fixed a bug that caused the toolbar in the multi-issue kiosk to be positioned incorrectly on iOS 6 (iPad Reader)
  • Fixed a bug that caused the close button to missing from full screen slideshows (Android Reader, Android SDK)
  • Fixed a bug related to the tp-entitlements-clear-token://self (Android Reader)
  • Fixed a bug that caused the thumbnails of issues in a multi-issue app to be missing (Android Reader)
  • Changed the behavior of the web reader so that it only load the retina images when avaiable (Web Reader)
  • Fixed a bug that caused movies to not load when using Google Chrome (Web Reader)
  • Fixed a bug that caused assets views to be missing from the statistics (Enterprise Kiosk)
  • Added support for uploading .article files (Enterprise Kiosk)

New in Twixl Publisher 3.6 Build 13156 (Aug 30, 2014)

  • Create and deploy Web Reader versions for desktop and notebooks
  • Built-in analytics and improved reporting in the Twixl Distribution Platform
  • New look & feel for the kiosk
  • New look & feel for the Twixl Viewer
  • Preview of PDF in the Twixl Viewer
  • Support for displaying PDF files in the Twixl Publisher SDK for iOS
  • Background music option
  • New Enfocus Switch configurator for creating web viewers

New in Twixl Publisher 3.5.5 Build 12954 (Aug 8, 2014)

  • Improved the algorithm that decides which alternate layout is used for creating new alternate layouts (Plugin)
  • Alternate layouts are now allowed to have a different page count. Within an alternate layout, both orientation should still have the same page count (Plugin)
  • Fixed a bug that caused pagelinks in a slide combined with horizontal swiping only didn't work (iPad Reader, iPad SDK)
  • Fixed a bug that caused tp-pagelinks not to work (Android Reader, Android SDK)
  • The multi-issue apps no longer crash when we are performing maintenance on the Twixl Distribution Platform (Distribution Platform)

New in Twixl Publisher 3.5.4 Build 12890 (Aug 2, 2014)

  • Fixed a bug that resulted in invalid IPA files (Mac App)

New in Twixl Publisher 3.5.3 Build 12860 (Aug 1, 2014)

  • Fixed a bug where a publication was always using the TOC Toolbar instead of the legacy viewer (Plugin)
  • Fixed a bug that caused the scale to fit options in web viewers and web overlays to have no effect (Plugin)
  • Fixed a bug that caused pagelinks in portrait combined with horizontal only not to work (iPad Reader, iPad SDK)
  • Fixed a bug that caused interactivity in slides to not work (Android Reader, Android SDK)
  • Fixed a bug that caused the reader app to crash when swiping between articles and pages (Android Reader, Android SDK)
  • Fixed a bug that caused the kiosk app to not load the cover images (Android Reader)
  • Fixed a bug that resulted in an invalid ipa file when the application ID contains an * (Mac App)

New in Twixl Publisher 3.5.2 Build 12679 (Jul 14, 2014)

  • Improved the preflight of an article so that it now also checks the names of the alternate layouts (Plugin)
  • Fixed a bug in the plugin that sometimes caused webresources to have an invalid path (Plugin)
  • Fixed a bug in the plugin so that it now properly shows the name of an unsupported alternate layout (Plugin)
  • Fixed a bug in the caching mechanism that is used by the plugin (Plugin)
  • Restored the "scale to fit" option for web viewers and web overlays. Use at your own risk (Plugin)
  • Fixed a regression that caused slide shows and scrollable contents to be shown in the wrong order (iPad Reader, iPad SDK)
  • Fixed a regression that caused page to be show incorrectly after rotating your tablet (iPad Reader, iPad SDK)
  • Fixed a bug in the Android reader that caused buttons to not work (Android Reader, Android SDK)
  • Fixed a bug in the entitlements dialog where a message was shown while the dialog should have been dismissed instead (Android Reader)
  • Fixed a bug that could cause the viewer to crash when previewing a portrait only publication while the device is in landscape (Android Viewer)
  • The publication reader engine now shows a warning if your publication is not compatible with the reader version (iOS Viewer, Android Viewer, iPad Reader, Android Reader, iPad SDK, Android SDK)
  • Fixed a bug in mac app so that the generated IPA files are now recognized again by the Xcode organizer (Mac App)
  • Fixed a bug in the Twixl Distribution Platform that caused issue descriptions to be truncated to 255 characters (Twixl Distribution Platform)
  • Fixed a number of bugs in the Enterprise Kiosk Server installer (Enterprise Kiosk Server)
  • Fixed a number of bugs in the Enterprise Kiosk Server backend user interface (Enterprise Kiosk Server)

New in Twixl Publisher 3.5.1 Build 12501 (Jul 3, 2014)

  • Added support for InDesign CC 2014 (Plugin)
  • The Twixl Importer plugin is now installed again (Plugin)
  • Fixed a bug where text on a master page was not included in the search results (Plugin)
  • Fixed a bug that caused the color pickers to be partially hidden (Plugin)
  • Made some optimizations in preview article towards an Android device (Plugin)
  • Fixed a problem where the publication properties were not properly persisted (Plugin)
  • Fixed a number of bugs in nested interactivity and buttons (Plugin, Reader, SDK)
  • Fixed a bug that caused buttons which used the "go to slide" actions to not work (iPad Reader, iPad SDK)

New in Twixl Publisher 3.4.15 Build 11977 (May 10, 2014)

  • The progress title bar now properly says that you are exporting an article (Plugin).
  • Fixed a bug that caused the preflight engine to not check images in invisible states (Plugin).
  • Fixed a bug that caused text hyperlinks not to be exported correctly (Plugin).
  • Fixed a bug that caused text in slides and scrollable content to have a bad quality (Plugin).
  • Fixed a bug that caused a movie in a text story to be missing from the export (Plugin).
  • The Windows installer is now properly code signed (Plugin).
  • Fixed a bug that caused a build error when you customized the scrubber background image (Mac App).
  • Updated the Android keystore info in the build settings to make it more clear on how it works (Mac App).
  • Fixed a bug that caused the horizontal only option to not work properly with a portrait only publication (iPad Reader, iPad SDK).
  • Clearing the entitlements token no longer shows a dialog box (iPad Reader).
  • Fixed a bug that caused the subject and body in an email link not be filled in when the link was clicked on from the embedded web browser (iPad Reader).
  • Fixed a bug that caused the info cell to not load on an Android 4.0 device (Android Reader).
  • Fixed a bug that caused an image sequence to have a wrong initial view (Android Reader).
  • Fixed a bug that caused the custom kiosk artwork to be missing in teh APK file (Android Reader).

New in Twixl Publisher 3.5 Build 11571 Beta 1 (Mar 28, 2014)

  • Article-based workflow
  • PDF solution for Android App Store apps
  • Enfocus Switch Integration
  • Twixl Distribution Platform API for built in Entitlements
  • Twixl Distribution Platform Admin API
  • Twixl Distribution Platform Reader API

New in Twixl Publisher 3.4.14 Build 11570 (Mar 28, 2014)

  • Added an option to import an existing keystore into a build settings. This makes it easier to migrate from other tablet publishing solutions (Mac App).
  • Added an additional warning about the Android keystore when deleting a build setting (Mac App).
  • Build settings now have a unique internal ID (Mac App).
  • Fixed a bug that failed an Android app build when the application name contained special characters (Mac App).
  • Tap to play/pause for an autoplay sound on Android was not always working (Android Reader, Android SDK).
  • Prevented the images from publications from showing up in the Android Gallery app (Android Reader).
  • The order for the issues specified on the platform is now honoured in the kiosk app (Android Reader).
  • Fixed a bug that caused weblinks on some page to not load (Android Reader).
  • Fixed a bug that caused some scrollable areas to placed on the wrong location (Android Reader).
  • Fixed an inconsistency with the relative order of scrollable content and slide shows (Android Reader, Android SDK).
  • Added support for searching apps and issues in the Twixl Distribution Platform (Distribution Platform).
  • Added an option to specify the timeframe for the reports (Distribution Platform).

New in Twixl Publisher 3.4.13 Build 11475 (Mar 15, 2014)

  • Added support for Xcode 5.1 and iOS SDK 7.1 (Mac App).
  • Fixed a bug that caused WebResources from the build settings to be missing from the app build (Mac App).
  • Fixed a bug that caused a Turkish only build for Android to fail (Mac App).
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused the package option to fail (Mac App).
  • Fixed a bug that caused pagelinks to fail (Plugin).
  • Fixed a bug that caused the "Restore" button to not be translated (iPad Reader).
  • Added the option to specify that an app is not using subscription (Distribution Platform).
  • Added an extra check so that duplicate entitlements within an app are not longer allowed (Distribution Platform).

New in Twixl Publisher 3.4.12 Build 11414 (Mar 6, 2014)

  • Updated all components to reflect the change that the software is now subscription based.
  • Removed the scale to fit option from web viewers as it was not working reliably on iOS 7 (Plugin).
  • The Preflight engine no longer incorrectly reports lores images for image sequences (Plugin).
  • The last used template for a publication is now remembered in the plugin (Plugin).
  • The related movies can now be hidden in the YouTube widget (Plugin).
  • Web Overlays are now called Web Overlay Buttons to better indicate how they work (Plugin).
  • You can now right-click on a build setting in the build settings window to duplicate, delete or reveal in Finder (Mac App).
  • The iOS reader apps now have a proper name instead of "DigiPub.app" (Mac App).
  • The "Create Artwork" step during the build is now faster (Mac App).
  • The behavior for Newsstand covers was changed. Instead of showing the cover of the latest downloaded issue, the latest cover is now driven by the Newsstand push notification (iPad Reader).
  • A sort order can now be specified for the issues in a Twixl Distribution Platform app (Distribution Platform).
  • Added an option to manually send a Newsstand notification (Distribution Platform).
  • Added a search option to the built-in entitlements list (Distribution Platform).
  • Added Turkish localization of the reader apps (Mac App, iPad Reader, iPad SDK, Android Reader, Andriod SDK).
  • Autoplay of media elements in a web viewer are now honoured (iPad Reader, iPad SDK).
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused the web viewers not to load correctly (iPad Reader).
  • Fixed a bug that was causing cache files to stay on the device, even after archiving issues (iPad Reader).
  • The iPad SDK now also contains a 64-bit version (iPad SDK).
  • Long pages were sometimes shown incorrectly if they were the first page of the publication (Android Reader, Android SDK).
  • A single tap on a scrollable content now properly triggers the TOC and thumbnail viewer (Android Reader, Android SDK).
  • Fixed a bug that caused single issue builds to crash on a Kindle Fire HD device (Android Reader, Android SDK).
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused long pages to be displayed incorrectly (Android Reader, Android SDK).

New in Twixl Publisher 3.4.11 Build 11294 (Feb 18, 2014)

  • Fixed a problem with the plugin not loading correctly (Plugin).

New in Twixl Publisher 3.4.10 Build 11182 (Jan 30, 2014)

  • Added support for Brazilian Portugese as language in the Twixl Reader apps (iPad Reader, iPad SDK, Android Reader, Android SDK).
  • Fixed a bug in horizontal only where all pages were shown in the TOC viewer (Plugin).
  • The text in tables is now also included in the search index (Plugin).
  • Made some changes to the entitlements dialog to ensure it loads properly (iPad Reader)
  • Fixed a bug in the Over-the-Air install files where an ampersand in the filename would cause the install to fail (Mac App).
  • Fixed a bug that caused some HTML pages to not load in the embedded web browser (Android Reader, Android SDK).
  • Fixed a bug that caused transparent web browsers to be displayed incorrectly (Android Reader, Android SDK).

New in Twixl Publisher 3.4.9 Build 11135 (Jan 21, 2014)

  • Hyperlinks in PDF no longer have a thin border around them (iPad Reader).
  • Disabled the caching in the Entitlements signin dialog (iPad Reader).
  • Fixed a bug in autoplay slideshows that caused the loop option not to be honoured (Android Reader, Android SDK).
  • Fixed a bug that caused uploaded APK files to be rejected by Google Play due to invalid icons (Android Reader).
  • Fixed a problem with the Android Kiosk reader that crashed when Google Analytics was configured (Android Reader).
  • The default background color of the reader has been changed to black (Android Reader, Android SDK).
  • Fixed a bug that caused the progress bar not to show progress (Android Reader).
  • Fixed a bug in multi-issue apps that showed a flash of the splash screen when opening a publication (Android Reader).
  • When using a button to change states, the scroll view indicator now properly updates (Android Reader).

New in Twixl Publisher 3.4.8 Build 11070 (Jan 8, 2014)

  • Fixed more bugs where interactive content was not loaded after tapping on a pagelink (iPad Reader, iPad SDK).
  • Fixed a bug where YouTube movies were not always shown correctly (iPad Reader).
  • Made some changes to zoomable content to make it behave exactly the same as on iPad (Android Reader, Android SDK).

New in Twixl Publisher 3.4.7 Build 11048 (Jan 4, 2014)

  • iPad Reader - Fixed a bug where interactive content was not loaded after tapping on a pagelink.
  • Android Reader - Made some adjustments in the multi-issue apps so that the download percentages are correct.
  • Twixl Viewer for iPad - Fixed a bug where interactive content was not loaded after tapping on a pagelink.
  • iPad Reader SDK - Fixed a bug where interactive content was not loaded after tapping on a pagelink.

New in Twixl Publisher 3.4.6 Build 11032 (Dec 21, 2013)

  • Android Reader - Fixed a bug where opening a publication in a multi-isue app would crash the app.

New in Twixl Publisher 3.4.4 Build 10937 (Dec 12, 2013)

  • Adobe InDesign Plugin:
  • The "Twixl Publisher PDF" Adobe PDF preset is now installed automatically.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented doing a preview of an Android 7" alternate layout on an Android 7" tablet.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the search of text contents on portrait pages to yield incorrect search results.
  • Fixed a bug that caused slide shows that are partially off page to be rendered incorrectly.
  • Fixed a bug that caused slide shows that are partially off page to contain incorrectly positioned nested interactivity.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the export of scrollable contents to fail when it was part of a group.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the text contents of slideshows to be fuzzy.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the Twixl Publisher PDF Export preset from being installed under some circumstances.
  • Added a shortcut to the release notes in the fly-out menu.
  • Twixl Publisher OS X Application:
  • Fixed a bug that could cause a crash of the Twixl Viewer when previewing from the Mac app.
  • Added a shortcut to the release notes in the Help menu.
  • Fixed a bug so that the log files are correctly rolled when they reach their maximum size.
  • iPad Reader:
  • The debug window is now triggered by a double tap on the title bar instead of the triple-finger triple-tap gesture.
  • The image sequence interactive overlay has been recreated to make it much more responsive. It now handles image sequences with many images much better.
  • Made a performance improvement so that there is no more delay when clicking the read button on a large PDF file.
  • Fixed an issue where the complete store content was being displayed even when the device didn't have a network connection.
  • Fixed a bug that caused a custom Enterprise Kiosk viewer build to contain an indication that it was created with a demo version of Twixl Publisher.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the app to be displayed in the Portrait upside down orientation.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented a web viewer from showing its contents when it was on the first page of the publication.
  • Fixed some of the Japanese translations
  • Twixl Viewer for iPad:
  • Fixed a bug prevented the tutorial from playing correctly in some cases.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the upload progress bar to have the wrong color.
  • Android Reader:
  • The image sequence interactive overlay has been recreated to make it much more responsive. It now handles image sequences with many images much better.
  • Google Analytics should now be working properly again.
  • When the device is offline, only the downloaded issues are now displayed.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused the movie controls to be position incorrectly.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the video controls to stay visible, even when switching between pages.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented embedded movies from working.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented web links and buttons from working.
  • Fixed a bug that caused interactive elements to be positioned incorrectly.
  • Fixed a bug where pinch to zoom in a pan and zoom element could cause a crash of the viewer app.
  • Made several fixes to ensure that an iPad publication displays correctly on an Android device.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the 'Buy' buttons in the kiosk to contain an incorrect currency symbol.
  • iPad Reader SDK:
  • The image sequence interactive overlay has been recreated to make it much more responsive. It now handles image sequences with many images much better.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented a web viewer from showing its contents when it was on the first page of the publication.
  • Android Reader SDK:
  • The image sequence interactive overlay has been recreated to make it much more responsive. It now handles image sequences with many images much better.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the video controls to stay visible, even when switching between pages.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented embedded movies from working.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented web links and buttons from working.
  • Fixed a bug that caused interactive elements to be positioned incorrectly.
  • Fixed a bug where pinch to zoom in a pan and zoom element could cause a crash of the viewer app.
  • Made several fixes to ensure that an iPad publication displays correctly on an Android device.
  • Enterprise Kiosk Server:
  • The image sequence interactive overlay has been recreated to make it much more responsive. It now handles image sequences with many images much better.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented a web viewer from showing its contents when it was on the first page of the publication.

New in Twixl Publisher 3.4.3 Build 10652 (Nov 14, 2013)

  • Twixl Publisher 3.4.3 no longer supports iOS 5. If you still need to support iOS 5, build a reader app using Twixl Publisher 3.3.
  • Twixl Publisher 3.4.3 runs fine on MacOS X 10.7. However, making iOS builds that require code signing will not work on MacOS X 10.7. This requires MacOS X 10.8.4 or newer.
  • Adobe InDesign Plugin:
  • The publication export now preserves overprint settings during the export
  • Made several performance improvements to preflight and export
  • Updating the book properties no longer centers the book palette on the screen
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused scrolling contents not to be exported
  • Fixed some possible problems that would cause Twixl Publication files to be incorrect.
  • Fixed a bug where the colors from a slide show scroll view indicator were not always saved.
  • Improved the rendering speed of some of the slide shows.
  • Fixed the Windows installer so that the plugin is installed in the correct location.
  • The Windows installer now shows the update history.
  • Twixl Publisher Mac Application:
  • Fixed a bug where Android applications would fail to build on Mac OS X 10.9 (Mavericks).
  • Added support for building App Store kiosk applications that can display PDF files.
  • Added more checks to the builds to make sure they will not get rejected during the review process.
  • iPad Reader:
  • The iPad Reader is now using the native iOS 7 interface components.
  • When sharing an article that has no title, the article name is used instead.
  • Added support for PDF files to the App Store kiosk reader application.
  • The name and description from a subscription in an App Store kiosk app is now taken from iTunes Connect.
  • Android Reader:
  • Youtube and Vimeo movies now stop playing when you swipe away from the page.
  • When sharing an article that has no title, the article name is used instead.
  • We fixed a bug in the positioning of the interactive elements for tablets that don't show the system bar (such as the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3).
  • We fixed some bugs in the transition animations in slideshows.
  • Fixed a bug that caused autoplay slideshow to take a long time before they started playing.
  • When the tablet is offline, web viewers now show an alert dialog instead of the default page from Android.
  • iPad Reader SDK:
  • The iPad Reader SDK is now using the native iOS 7 interface components. Be careful as this requires the projects using this SDK to be compiled with the iOS 7 SDK as well.
  • We've added some code to ensure the project is compiled with the correct version of the iOS SDK
  • When sharing an article that has no title, the article name is used instead.
  • Android Reader SDK:
  • Youtube and Vimeo movies now stop playing when you swipe away from the page.
  • We fixed a bug in the positioning of the interactive elements for tablets that don't show the system bar (such as the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3).
  • We fixed some bugs in the transition animations in slideshows.
  • Fixed a bug that caused autoplay slideshow to take a long time before they started playing.
  • When the tablet is offline, web viewers now show an alert dialog instead of the default page from Android.
  • When sharing an article that has no title, the article name is used instead.
  • Enterprise Kiosk Server:
  • Major speed improvements in the Enterprise Kiosk Server

New in Twixl Publisher 3.3.3 Build 10265 (Oct 16, 2013)

  • iPad Reader - Fixes a bug where the App Store kiosk is crashing if you rotate the device while issues are being downloaded or installed.

New in Twixl Publisher 3.3.1 Build 9694 (Oct 11, 2013)

  • Adobe InDesign Plugin - Added an installer to make installing the plugin on Windows a lot easier.
  • iPad Reader - Made the icons iOS 7 compatible.

New in Twixl Publisher 3.3 Build 9259 (Jul 11, 2013)

  • Adobe InDesign Plugin:
  • Social Sharing (Facebook, Twitter & Email)
  • Search & Bookmarks
  • New Table-of-Contents viewer
  • Support for Widgets (YouTube, Vimeo, Google Maps)
  • Added support for Adobe InDesign CC.
  • Twixl Publisher Mac Application:
  • Social Sharing (Facebook, Twitter & Email)
  • Improved error reporting in the build options screen
  • Added support for installing the plugin in Adobe InDesign CC.
  • "Export Support Log Files" now provides a default filename.
  • iPad Reader:
  • Social Sharing (Facebook, Twitter & Email)
  • Search & Bookmarks
  • New Table-of-Contents viewer
  • New UI for the Enterprise Kiosk Server
  • Major speed improvements in the Enterprise Kiosk Server
  • Android Reader:
  • Social Sharing (Facebook, Twitter & Email)
  • Search & Bookmarks
  • New Table-of-Contents viewer
  • iPad SDK:
  • Social Sharing (Facebook, Twitter & Email)
  • Search & Bookmarks
  • New Table-of-Contents viewer
  • Android SDK:
  • Social Sharing (Facebook, Twitter & Email)
  • Search & Bookmarks
  • New Table-of-Contents viewer
  • Enterprise Kiosk Server:
  • Major speed improvements in the Enterprise Kiosk Server

New in Twixl Publisher 3.2.2 Build 8960 (Jun 25, 2013)

  • Twixl Publisher Mac Application - Fixed a bug where building single issue Android application would fail.
  • iPad Reader - Fixed a bug where downloaded content was not always shown in offline mode.

New in Twixl Publisher 3.2.1 Build 8871 (Jun 20, 2013)

  • Adobe InDesign Plugin:
  • Added support for Adobe InDesign CC.
  • Fixed a bug where scrollable content would sometimes fail to export.
  • Twixl Publisher Mac Application:
  • Added support for installing the plugin in Adobe InDesign CC.

New in Twixl Publisher 3.2 Build 8045 (Apr 30, 2013)

  • Adobe InDesign Plugin:
  • Fixed a bug where thumbnails would not get exported when using Adobe InDesign CS 5 or InDesign CS 5.5.
  • Fixed a bug where missing fonts were not always detected by the preflight engine.
  • Fixed a bug where preview using the iOS Simulator would not always work.
  • Updated the embedded Pano2VR library to version 4.1.
  • Fixed a bug where slides were sometimes rendered incorrectly when you had items on a master page.
  • Fixed a bug where special characters in the publication name would make the export fail.
  • Twixl Publisher Mac Application:
  • Added support for entitlements with the Twixl Distribution Platform.
  • Fixed a number of user interface inconsistencies in the Build Settings and Build Options screens.
  • Removed the Android Initial Cover image from the Build Settings wizard as it's no longer needed.
  • iPad Reader:
  • Added support for entitlements with the Twixl Distribution Platform.
  • Fixed a bug where scrollable content would not always be shown correctly.
  • Android Reader:
  • Added support for entitlements with the Twixl Distribution Platform.
  • Fixed a bug where updating an OBB file in Google Play would not yield in updated content.
  • Fixed a bug in the store which would allow archiving during the processing of a publication.
  • Fixed a bug where scrollable content would not always be shown correctly.
  • Fixed a bug where displaying an iPad publication on an Android 7" tablet would be incorrectly rendered.
  • Optimized the way the publications are stored on the SD card.
  • iPad SDK:
  • Fixed a bug where scrollable content would not always be shown correctly.
  • Renamed the Resources folder to TMResources to avoid compiler errors.
  • Android SDK:
  • Fixed a bug where multiple applications based on the same SDK would not work properly.
  • Fixed a bug where scrollable content would not always be shown correctly.
  • Fixed a bug where displaying an iPad publication on an Android 7" tablet would be incorrectly rendered.

New in Twixl Publisher 3.1.2 Build 7877 (Apr 20, 2013)

  • Fixed a bug in the plugin that would sometimes result in invalid publications.
  • Fixed a bug in the mac app which sometimes caused a build to fail with the error "-[__NSCFString appendString:]: nil argument".

New in Twixl Publisher 3.1.1 Build 7858 (Apr 19, 2013)

  • Twixl Publisher 3.1 no longer supports building applications that make use of the Urban Airship platform for In-App Purchases and Push Notifications.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes prevented Android single issue applications to build.
  • When the build in Twixl Publisher fails, it now shows a link to the logfile where you can find more information about what went wrong.
  • Fixed a bug in the Android Reader that caused the full screen view of a slide show on a long page to be incorrect.
  • Fixed a bug in the Android Reader that caused the full screen view of a slide show to sometimes fail.
  • Fixed a bug in the Android Reader that caused interactive content to be positioned incorrectly on long pages.
  • Fixed a bug in the Android reader that prevented WebResources from being loaded correctly.
  • Fixed several crashes in the Android reader.
  • Improved the quality of the application icon on Android.
  • Fixed a bug in the iPad reader that caused text fields in web viewers to hide the keyboard when there was an autoplay slide show on the page.
  • Fixed a bug in the InDesign plugin that would cause the preflight report to be incorrect when you have document presets defined.
  • Fixed a bug in the InDesign plugin that caused sounds and movies to be missing in the publication export.
  • Fixed a bug in the InDesign plugin that caused pages to have incorrect dimensions when creating an alternate layout for an article that contains only one page.
  • Fixed a bug in the InDesign plugin that caused slideshows which were partially off-page to be rendered incorrectly.
  • Fixed a bug in the InDesign plugin that caused scrollable contents with a negative offset to be rendered incorrectly.
  • Fixed a number of bugs in the InDesign plugin that caused nested interactivity to be positioned incorrectly.
  • Removed the live preflight from the plugin.
  • The Enterprise Kiosk backend now allows JPG as custom thumbnails.

New in Twixl Publisher 3.0.2 Build 7331 (Mar 22, 2013)

  • Fixed a bug where previewing to the iOS Simulator would not work when there are preflight errors.
  • Fixed a bug where the initial cover in Android multi-issue applications was not saved.
  • Fixed a bug where interactive elements on a master page would crash InDesign during the export.

New in Twixl Publisher 3.0.1 Build 5917 Beta 1 (Jan 8, 2013)

  • Support for Kindle Fire tablets
  • Support for 7" Android tablets
  • Caching of the publication export
  • Android SDK available

New in Twixl Publisher 3.0 Build 5013 Beta 2 (Oct 18, 2012)

  • Support for liquid layout/alternate layout in CS6 and are also adding a "Preview on device" option in the plug-in. The new alternate layout support (CS6 only) allows you to also create optimized versions of your content for Android devices (Kindle Fire support coming soon), in addition to the iPad’s 1024×768 format.
  • ‘Preview on device‘, allows you to preview your publication on a device on the local network, running the "Twixl Viewer" app. This viewer app will be a free download from the iOS App Store and from the Google Play store once the final 3.0 version ships.
  • support for nested interactivity: you can now add action buttons, hyperlinks, movies and sound clips to scrollable content or slide shows
  • new analytics options: we added support for Flurry and Localytics analytics (for Advanced and Pro users only)
  • UI customization: we now allow all UI elements of the App Store Kiosk to be customized (go to Build Settings and select the "App Store Kiosk User Interface" panel)