What's new in FlatMol 7.2
Sep 18, 2014
- Simpler Help Window; “test canvas” removed
- Rebuilt for Cocoa
- Save Dialog now works properly
- Bug fix : atom overlap no longer causes the application to freeze (overlap is detected and not allowed)
- Improved User Interface:
- Automatic molecule selection
- Fewer keystrokes required for Atom and Bond changes
New in FlatMol 6.1 (Jun 12, 2014)
- Re-arrangement of main screen buttons for clarity
- Revised user interface for expert mode: atom and bond selection
- Revised draw screen interface for clarity
- Molecule selection is now smooth
- Molecule names are now stored independent from file names
- Several bug fixes
New in FlatMol 6.0 (Nov 16, 2011)
- New Bond options; Aromatic, Hydrogen and Out of Plane bonding in expert mode.
- New Hydrogen options: add regular hydrogen atoms for emphasis in addition to the original small "fill in" hydrogens.
New in FlatMol 5.9.1 (Oct 13, 2011)
- New View and Atom Options; new Save Canvas Option; Better Canvas Drawing interface, better Arrows.
- New "View" Option: View atoms with or without an enclosing circle. (Atomic Radii on or off)
- Save certain View Preferences:
- H text on/off
- H text font size
- Atomic Radii on/off
- New Save ( Open) Canvas Options:
- Save (or Open) Molecules, Lines, Curves, and Text Symbols as a complete canvas.
- Better user interface for the "Draw to Canvas" Screen.
- More intuitive; Fewer keystrokes to get the job done. "Sticky" commands; Selection choices no longer re-set with every decision.
- Show the molecule(s) name(s) on any screen.
- Better arrows for lines and curves.
- More Atom Options: X-halogen, Write-in Text.
New in FlatMol 5.8.2 (Sep 27, 2011)
- New Curves & Arrows; Change Bond Types within Rings, choose a Coordination of zero for ions or atoms.
- New "Draw to Canvas" Screen
- Draw, Edit, or Remove individual curves, lines, or text in the new screen.
- New Drawing Components and Options:
- Curves - with adjustable angles and radii
- Arrows - available for curves and solid lines
- Bonds within rings are allowed to be selected and changed to single, double, or triple.
- Coordination of Zero may now be selected to create a single Atom or Ion.
- Hydrogen may no longer be selected from the Periodic Chart selector. ( This fixes a problem that could cause a crash.)
- H (as an atom) , H-H (hydrogen molecule), H-, H+ (ions) may be placed as Text in the Draw Screen
New in FlatMol 5.6.8 (Jun 30, 2011)
- Duplicate short-cut key rerouted:
- Press ⌘R to rotate molecule (only)
- Additional short-cut keys created:
- ⌥ ⌘ M to show Main Periodic Chart
- ⌥ ⌘ R to show Representative Elements Periodic Chart
- ⌥ ⌘ T to show Transition Elements Periodic Chart
- ⌥ ⌘ I to show Inner Transition Elements Periodic Chart
- ⌥ ⌘ C to close all Periodic Charts
- Changes to "Draw to Canvas" text :
- Text symbols are drawn to the screen at larger size
- Molecule perimeter box is hidden during drawing to better show true canvas
- (Note: the molecule perimeter is used for editing/selection and is not printed)
- Connection to support site is now also available from the "About" screen
- "Enclose in Bracket" button now refreshes properly after selection of a different molecule.
- Program no longer crashes when an atom is deleted while there are multiple molecules present.
- Error fixed with File -> Open Molecule menu option when the user cancels.