Elements Changelog
Elements 2.2 March 2, 2012
- Font sizes now sync between device classes, so iPad syncs to iPad and iPhone to iPhone and iPod touch.
- Added support for .fountain extension.
- Now saving the scroll position of each file and folder.
- Changed default file extension to .md.
- Updated to latest version of MarkdownKit.
- Updated to new version of Museo Sans that should render G's and C's properly in landscape mode.
- Adjusted file naming rules to strip all characters Dropbox does not recommend in file names.
- The Facebook logo is now a bit less blurry in the Publishing sources view controller.
- Popovers now toggle when tapped.
- Miscellaneous bug fixes and performance improvements.
Elements 2.1.1 November 8, 2011
- Resolved issue where users would get 400 errors from a null path.
- Removed duplicate instance of 'Define' from the UIMenuController'.
- Fixed the cancel button style on the dropbox directory controller.
Elements 2.1 October 31, 2011
- Added support for syncing scratchpad using iCloud.
- Added support for syncing app settings using iCloud.
- Added support for syncing appearance settings using iCloud.
- Added support for the native UIRe/ference stuff for dictionary lookups.
- Added support for copying HTML to clipboard from the Markdown preview.
- Removed Terminology support.
- Elements now requires iOS 5.
- Removed 'Our Other Apps'.
- Migrated the metadata cache from the /Documents directory to Library/Caches for faster iCloud backups.
- Updated to latest version of MarkdownKit.
- Updated Facebook logo.
- Added some additional logging to help ferret out some Cocoa Error 4 stuff.
- Fixed a rotation issue in the new account view controller.
- Fixed a typo in Welcome.txt.
- No longer hardcoding the localPath for each file in the database.
- Added background image to the search bar so it doesn't look terrible.
- Resolved bug where bottom of a long file would be clipped by the toolbar in certain instances.
- Restored ability to submit crash reports.
- Fixed several iOS 5 related rendering issues.
- Adjusted some logging info to not be so chatty in the device console.
- Fixed an issue where the margins selector wasn't adjustable in some instances on the iPad.
- Miscellaneous bug fixes and memory usage improvements.
Elements 2.0.2 September 30, 2011
- Added shadow images to the top and bottom of the editor view if there is scrollable content.
- Rewrote large portions of the Dropbox sync foundation to operate quicker and more reliably. More fixes and tweaks coming in future releases.
- Started using the Dropbox hash to determine if a folder needs updating or not.
- Cleaned up the rendering of the Markdown preview to better reflect the editor style.
- Styled up the web view a bit more to match the fonts and text sizes of the editor.
- Fixed issue where 'Open With' didn't work anymore.
- Resolved issues where 'File Already Exists' or 'Folder Already Exists' errors would pop up under certain circumstances.
- If you rename a file just by changing its case, it should work now.
- Resolved bug where linked folder value wouldnt be cleared when signing out.
- Resolved issue where Welcome.txt would be placed in the wrong folder under certain instances.
- If a file or folder name is left blank when being created in offline mode we default to a unique autogenerated name.
- Added better input validation when signing up for a new Dropbox account.
- Added better input validation when logging in.
- Resolved issue where edit button would mark itself as done on its own.
- We now show more verbose errors when there are issues signing up for a new account.
- Fixed a lot of capitalization and verbage issues around the app and in the documentation.
- Fixed a few memory leaks.
Elements 2.0.1 August 30, 2011
- Added support for changing the linked Dropbox folder.
- Added setting for iPad users to adjust the margins of the editor. iPhone users have default margins because of the smaller phone size.
- Added bottom toolbar to the iPad editor.
- Added in-app documentation.
- Added a dark theme.
- Removed the text color setting.
- HTML Exporter now sets UTF-8 as its character set.
- Fixed Tumblr crash when users with private blogs tried to authenticate.
- Fixed another obscure crasher with Tumblr publishing.
- Fixed logging out to properly clear out cached versions of files.
- Fixed some button pressed states to not highlight in the file editor view.
- Fixed a variety of rotation issues with exporting and publishing.
- Fixed the background color of the appearance view controller.
- Fixed a rendering issue with the corners of grouped table views with custom background colors.
- Fixed an issue with the menu controller would appear in the wrong position in landscape mode.
- Resolved issue where document would appear blank under certain memory constraints.
- Miscellaneous user interface improvements for certain users.
- Cleaned up the memory footprint of the app in various spots.
Elements 2.0 August 02, 2011
- Added support for publishing to Tumblr.
- Added support for publishing to Facebook.
- Added support for exporting your files as HTML.
- Added support for exporting your files as PDF.
- Added support for exporting to Dropbox.
- Added support for exporting to Evernote.
- Added support for exporting to iTunes.
- Added support for exporting to Email.
- Added support for emailing a file's contents as HTML.
- New app icon.
- Redesigned iPhone and iPad UIs.
- Changed the default editor font to Museo Sans.
- Moved appearance settings into the editor.
- Redesigned the Markdown preview view.
- Removed background color setting for text editor.
- Elements 2 now requires iOS 4.2
- A variety of small fixes and tweaks to improve the overall Elements experience.
Elements 1.7 June 27, 2011
- Added support for setting default file extension for new files.
- Added support for using TextExpander in file name field.
- Added support for getting word count of a selected string of text.
- Added ability to adjust sort order ascending or descending.
- Moved sorting to settings.
- Pressing Done when editing a file name now sets the file's contents as the first responder.
- Resolved issue where paywalls would cause Dropbox to erroneously report successful operations.
- Resolved issue where you could show the action sheet multiple times.
Elements 1.6 May 2, 2011
- Added support for rendering Markdown Extra style footnotes.
- Added support for dictionary lookups in Terminology for iPhone or iPad.
- Added larger font sizes for those that like big letters.
- Added Debug Logging setting so you can better debug what sync issues are happening.
- Added 'Other Apps' listing.
- Added in-app crash reporting.
- Added Edit button to file listing controller.
- Updated to latest version of MarkdownKit.
- Elements now requires iOS 4.0.
- Removed in-app release notes.
- Renamed the Font Size settings view to Text Size.
- Resolved bug where adjusting the extension visibility setting didn't immediately reflect in the visible file on the iPhone.
- Print popover should now properly be dismissed when tapping on another popover item on the iPad.
- View controllers now properly set the backBarButtonItem instead of leftBarButtonItem so that the button does not revert to a non-image when a modal view is dismissed.
- Fixed the appearance of startup images.
- Web view now resizes contents when rotating with the Markdown preview visible.
- Now checking if a local copy of a folder exists when trying to determine a unique new folder name. If it does, we just go ahead and increment to the next available number.
- Appended some more error reporting for file and folder renaming errors.
- Added legal section with copyrights and stuff for components I use.
- All logged errors and warnings are now grammatically correct.
- When determining a unique file name for new files, we check to ensure there's not a file already created in the file system with that name.
- Resolved issue where status bar style was wrong style on app launch.
- Resolved issue where any public.data UTI would be offered as importable into Elements.
Elements 1.5.1 November 19, 2010
- Added support for opening Markdown files via third-party apps into Elements.
- Added '.text' to the list of Markdown file types so the file icon shows up properly.
- Added printing support for iOS 4.2 users.
- Added monospaced font (Bistream Vera Sans Mono).
- Markdown preview is now visible for all file types rather than being restricted to just Markdown file extensions.
- Fattened up the back button.
- Improved iOS 4.2 experience for iPad users.
- No longer trying to set the parent document if the parent doesn't exist.
- Resolved issue where preferences wouldn't update instantly.
- No longer creating an autoreleased NSMutableString in the saveChangesLocally method to get around a potential crasher when receiving a memory warning.
- Resolved issue where creating a folder wouldn't stop the activity spinner.
- No longer creating an autoreleased NSMutableString in the saveChangesLocally method to get around a potential crasher when receiving a memory warning.
Elements 1.5 November 3, 2010
- You can now create sub-folders to better organize your ELements files.
- Added support for viewing Markdown formatted files in Elements (.md, .markdown, .mdown, .mdwn).
- Added new preference to show file extensions. With them enabled, you can change a file type between txt and Markdown.
- Added Markdown preview support.
- Added support for opening Markdown files from external applications that support it.
- Added support for emailing a files contents inline in addition to as an attachment.
- Added support for creating new Dropbox accounts within Elements.
- Added color swatches to text and background setting views.
- Refactored file saving. Changes are saved locally every 5 seconds. Changes are pushed to Dropbox only when the keybaord is dismissed, you enter the background or refresh the file listing.
- Performance for users with a ton of files should be substantially improved.
- Now using Windows style CRLF line breaks so files render properly in Windows based text editors.
- Subject of email messages is now the file name.
- Removed grid view on the iPad.
- Improved scrolling performance on file list view.
- Multitasking should behave better in iOS 4.2/iPad.
- Forcing a cache if there is no cached copy of a file.
- Saving changes locally when receiving a memory warning in editing view.
- TextExpander touch snippets are refreshed when the app re-enters the foreground.
- Fixed importing from other apps.
- Added German localization.
- Added French localization.
Elements 1.1 September 27, 2010
- You can now delete files within Elements.
- You can now rename files within Elements. Tap the file name in the editing view.
- Added ability to sort by file name and creation date.
- Added ability to search the contents your Elements files.
- Added file list view for iPad version.
- Updated UI to be more subdued.
- Refined version of the app icon.
- Dramatically improved the file creation process to be less intrusive and jarring.
- Scratchpad should behave better with VoiceOver.
- Added some padding to edges of text view. Landscape mode on the iPad now more narrow to mimic a writing environment.
- Updated to latest version of TextExpander SDK.
- Miscellaneous bug fixes and performance improvements.
Elements 1.0.1 August 30, 2010
- Added support for opening text files from external applications into Elements.
- Improved color choices for background and text colors.
- Updated version of the app icon.
- Added Settings icon to the file listing screen on the iPhone.
- Added bounce scrolling to the scratchpad.
- Every font available on the iPhone or iPad is now an option in Elements's Settings.
- You can now preview fonts styles when changing them.
- Resolved an issue where a file would autosave its local changes before it was finished loading.
- Resolved an issue where Elements could crash or lose a file if you were in Airplane mode.
- Files containing diacritics and text gremlins should now render and save properly.
- Sorting should now be much more sane for international users.
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- Newly created files should no longer hide themselves when upload operation is in progress.
- Files deleted from Drobox should remove from Elements on refresh when returning from backgrounded state on iOS 4.
- Improved accessibility support
- Now better respecting Windows file naming conventions.
- Updated support email address.
- Fixed a cosmetic issue with the 'Loading' title view on the iPad.
- Resolved issue where keyboard would remain visible when switching between notes.
- Text views will now always respond to bounce scrolling.
- Authentication screen now prompts user to 'tap' rather than 'click' to signup for Dropbox.
- Resolved issue where settings detail backgrounds were offcolor.
- Return key should now respond accordingly when creating new files.
- Resolved issue where Scratchpad wouldn't save in certain instances on the iPad.
Elements 1.0 August 17, 2010
