Black Ink 2.2.1: Usability and Appearance Fixes

May 2nd, 2022

Black Ink 2.2.1 is now available on the Black Ink page and the Mac App Store.

This update includes a variety of usability and appearance improvements:

  • Color preferences can now be reset to default values
  • Printed puzzles now include any formatting, e.g. italics, bold, that are specified for clues
  • Puzzles based on east coast US timezone should now be available at the appropriate time in other time zones
  • Fix a bug in 2.2 that caused kerning of text to be disabled in the clue lists
  • Fix a bug that caused the app to sometimes become unresponsive while handling formatted clue text
  • Fix auto-shrinking of clue font size to fit longer clues without clipping them
  • Fix a variety of cosmetic glitches that affected older versions of macOS
  • Fix a bug that prevented clues and grid numbers from being printed by default
  • The puzzle timer no longer restarts automatically if a reopened puzzle is already solved
  • Checking a puzzle that is complete and correct now re-displays completion panel

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