Opal Changelog

What's new in Opal 1.2.5

Oct 14, 2009
  • Added:
  • Added animation to Preferences
  • Support “sudden termination” in Snow Leopard for faster quitting
  • Added “A Sharp on Facebook” to Help menu
  • Changed:
  • Removed some unused code
  • Switched to new clang compiler
  • New eSellerate libraries
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed small memory leaks in Copy, Replace, printing, popup menus (thanks to Snow Leopard’s developer tools)
  • Better handling of entity-encoded characters in OPML [4640]

New in Opal 1.2.5 Beta 2 (Oct 10, 2009)

  • Fixes some memory leaks, and quits faster under Snow Leopard (10.6).

New in Opal 1.2.5 d2 (Sep 29, 2009)

  • It fixes some memory leaks, and quits faster under Snow Leopard (10.6).

New in Opal 1.2.4 (Aug 13, 2009)

  • Added:
  • Added “Set as Default Size” to Window menu. This remembers the current window size and uses it for new documents. [4544]
  • Add hidden preference defaults write a-sharp.opal opmlIsNative -bool YES to treat OPML documents as if they are native. (They are not, because OPML format does not support formatted topics with embedded graphics; it’s entirely possible for you to lose changes by saving if you enable this.)
  • Changed:
  • Improved error handling opening OPML documents
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed import of OPML documents with empty topics [4475]
  • Better handling of entity-encoded characters in OPML [4475]

New in Opal 1.2.4 Beta 3 (Aug 5, 2009)

  • Fixes bugs and lets you set default window size.

New in Opal 1.2.3 (Jun 22, 2009)

  • Added:
  • Copy Special can exclude formatted text from the clipboard.
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed bug where clipboard had tabs when Bullets in Clipboard preference was off.
  • Fixed problem with Undo Shrink Topic Topic.
  • Show topics correctly while filtering after Undo.
  • Fixed crash exporting with “Single Ancestress” set.
  • Fixed problem dropping image files under 10.5.7

New in Opal 1.2.2 (Jan 14, 2009)

  • Added:
  • Added Ignore Case checkbox to Find dialog [2737]
  • Changed:
  • Clean up paragraph formatting when dragging in formatted text [3822]
  • More cleanup of paragraph formatting when importing RTF [3820]
  • Fixed:
  • Be sure toolbar alignment item is correct when clicking at the end of a topic [3735]
  • Fixed redraw problem after Revert
  • Restored files needed for automatic update [3698]

New in Opal 1.2.1 (Aug 18, 2008)

  • Importing text and RTF files ignores blank lines (use defaults write a-sharp.opal importBlankLines -bool YES if you want the old behavior). [2818]
  • Small optimization (~11%) in drawing time.
  • Fixed problems printing new page: first page longer than page, or two page breaks in a row. [3391]
  • Fixed possible crash on drag or Copy of topics. [3382]
  • Fixed memory leaks with importing Acta, OPML, and RTF files.
  • Fixed import of RTF files with blank lines.
  • Fixed scroll bar when filtering and focusing at the same time. [3521]
  • Fixed redraw problem after New Daughter. [3454]
  • Fixed problem dragging into filtered outline.

New in Opal 1.2 (May 6, 2008)

  • Detect Links Automatically is now in the Preferences dialog.
  • Renamed the �Spelling� menu to �Spelling and Grammar,� and added �Check Grammar With Spelling.� This is also now in the �New Outlines� tab of the Preferences dialog.
  • Import RTF. [2908]
  • Support �magnify� trackpad gesture on MacBook Air or recent MacBook Pro (cycling through the Zoom menu).
  • More tooltips in Find & Replace dialog [2832]
  • Changed Copy Topic Without Family to Copy Special. This now asks how many levels to copy (1 is the old behavior). You can also control whether labels and tabs are put in the clipboard without having to change Preferences. [2828]
  • Fixed problem deleting blank lines. [3226]
  • Bookmark menu works when focus is in toolbar search field. [3126]
  • Fixed Alignment > Justify for multiple selection. [3109]
  • Applying a favorite or recent font from the Fonts dialog, or using the Paste Style command, no longer sets the alignment to left. [2804]
  • Fixed possible crash clicking below filtered topics. [3239]
  • Fixed problems with Move Left and Undo Move Left [3262]
  • Fixed bug where Print only visible topics didn�t work the first time [3314]

New in Opal 1.1.1 (Feb 5, 2008)

  • Added:
  • Dropping Mail messages creates topics with links back to the message [2909] (Leopard only)
  • Added hidden preference so you can use "defaults write a-sharp.opal printTriangles -bool NO" to change a document�s initial setting of the �Print triangles� checkbox in the Print dialog [2930]
  • Changed:
  • When copying a topic, start bullets at top level [2932]
  • Be sure automatic update doesn�t update to a version that requires a version of Mac OS X more recent than what you�re running [3006]
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed bug where Move Left would lose text selection [2949]
  • Fixed bug where clicking on checkbox could deselect the topic [2931]
  • Fixed bug where double-clicking on a filtered topic would collapse it and leave daughters hidden [2943]
  • Expand All will repair an outline saved in this state.

New in Opal 1.1 (Dec 3, 2007)

  • Added:
  • Added hidden preference so you can use defaults write a-sharp.opal defaultZoom 150 to set the default zoom percentage. Opal will use one of the values in the popup. [991]
  • Export as Word 2007 document (docx) and OpenDocument Text (odt) (Leopard only).
  • Enabled preview pane in Print dialog (Leopard only).
  • Added hidden preference so you can use defaults write a-sharp.opal autodetectLinks -bool YESto have URLs automatically detected (Leopard only).
  • Quick Look support (Leopard only).
  • Added Link� item to Format menu. [1087]
  • Changed:
  • Use new version of eSellerate.
  • Some searches are now faster.
  • Fixed:
  • Undoable actions that only changed view (such as Collapse and Focus) were dirtying the document under Leopard. [2852]
  • Fixed margin when printing current family or focused topics. [2889]

New in Opal 1.0.10 (Oct 22, 2007)

  • Added
  • Added hidden preference so you can use defaults write a-sharp.opal rulerLevelIndent 36 to alter the rulers when exporting. The value is in points, and must be between 0 and 72 (1 inch). [2801]
  • Changed
  • New topics don�t inherit link style [2809]
  • Small optimizations to Spotlight importer
  • Fixed
  • Exporting didn�t take single ancestress into account [2771]
  • Fixed importing of Acta outlines with styles (various cases). Added support for shadow text in the process. [2777]
  • Fixed importing of Acta outlines with shrunken topics [2816]

New in Opal 1.0.9 (Sep 13, 2007)

  • Added
  • Added Alignment menu and toolbar item [898]
  • Changed
  • Bookmark menu doesn’t show embedded items
  • “Copy Topic Without Family” menu item adapts to multiple selection [524]
  • Fixed
  • Fixed problem with finding and shrunken topic
  • Fixed problem with filtering and shrunken topic [2634]
  • Suppress misleading dialog when dragging folders or movies into a topic. (Requires Mac OS X 10.5 “Leopard.”) [612 614]
  • After moving a topic, make sure it’s visible in new location [2682]
  • Fixed problem dragging in margin when shrunken topic is being edited [2421]