Loads of great new features in v1.3

v1.3 has just been released and there's a bunch of great new features that'll make life easier for everyone and help bring about world peace!

OK maybe the world peace bit is pushing it a bit... So here's what's new in 1.3 and some info on where/how to access each feature:

  • intelligent interval naming
    • e.g. shows b6 for Aeolian, #5 for same interval in Lydian Augmented
  • new feature for users to override interval & note names
    • e.g. you can use compound interval names on chords such as G13
    • a fretboard must be set to show intervals or note names, this feature is accessed in the Inspector when a note marker is selected you’ll see this for note names: Neck
    • and similar for intervals, but the drop down list will show alternative interval names not note names:
      Neck
      when set, the 'Apply override to whole fretboard' allows you to set every note/interval to show your override wherever it appears on the fretboard
  • new feature to control string gauge appearance
    • this is an option in the Inspector, for fretboards, on the ‘Other’ tab
    • options are: default (as current 3 thin & remainder increasing), Thin (all strings drawn with a thin line), Thin, Bold (all strings thin & bold), Medium (all strings using a medium gauge), and Thick (all strings using a thick gauge - ideal for bassists!)  
  • new options in the Scale Generator to specify note marker style to use
    • added a combo box allowing you to choose Circle / Square / Triangle, and a check box to control if they should be hollow or not
  • new Gallery 'List' view mode, shows smaller thumbnails and file name to the right of the thumbnail
    • menu: View > List View
  • existing Gallery 'Icon' view has feature to show file name below icon
    • menu: View > Gallery Item Titles
  • tooltip shown when mouse hovered over a Gallery icon with a filename that is too wide to show fully
  • added ability to move (drag/drop) folders and projects in the Gallery view
    • dragging a project into another project or folder will covert it into a folder
    • dragging a folder to the blank area at the bottom of the file list or gallery will convert the folder to a project
  • note marker outline now bolder
    • the outline option was previously not very well defined, now has much better visilbity
  • PDF export note marker improvements
    • note markers could previously have a ‘crescent’ artifact in the bottom right corner, this has now been resolved
  • diagram editor now larger on Mac so less need to use the zoom
    • diagrams were previously showing 33% smaller on Macs than on Windows, due to a misunderstanding about the whole 72/96 DPI issue..!

Phew! There you go, like we said... lots of great stuff!!

 

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