Black Ink 2.2.6: Restore “Auto Check” Feature

February 17th, 2023

Black Ink 2.2.6 is now available on the Black Ink site and has been submitted for review to the Mac App Store.

This is a quick fix to address an issue in 2.2.5 that broke the “Mark incorrect answers as you enter them” option.

If you enjoy Black Ink, please consider writing a review or rating the app on the Mac App Store, and spreading the word on Facebook or Twitter! Thanks for your support.

Black Ink 2.2.5: Calendar, Solving and Export Fixes

February 15th, 2023

Black Ink 2.2.5 is now available on the Black Ink site and on the Mac App Store.

This update includes a number of minor bug fixes:

  • Clicking the circle in the calendar interface now jumps to the current day
  • Fix a bug that prevented Edit -> Copy from working in the Puzzle Notes popover
  • Fix a bug that prevented the Puzzle Notes popover from staying open while detached from window
  • Letters with diacritical marks (like Ñ) are now considered correct even if diacritical is not included
  • Prevent a superfluous error message when canceling Across Lite export

If you enjoy Black Ink, please consider writing a review or rating the app on the Mac App Store, and spreading the word on Facebook or Twitter! Thanks for your support.

MarsEdit 5.0.3: Syntax Highlighting Fixes and More

January 26th, 2023

MarsEdit 5.0.3 is now available on the MarsEdit site and on the Mac App Store.

This update includes a number of fixes for the plain text editor, particularly for the Markdown syntax highlighting that was introduced in MarsEdit 5.0. It also includes a number of other fixes and enhancements:

  • Plain Text editor improvements
    • Performance improvements and lots of little fixes
    • Fix a bug that prevented syntax highlighting when an Emoji character was part of a post
    • Restore functionality of “Check Spelling while Typing”
  • Restore MarsEdit 4 behavior of focusing on the body when opening an existing post
  • Fix a bug that caused focus to shift to Local Drafts after publishing a Micropost
  • Cmd-F shortcut now activates search field in post editor window, even if post content is not focused
  • Upload Utility window now closes after clicking the “Upload Now” button
  • Fix a bug that could cause the content of a post in Rich Text mode to disappear when pasting or undoing
  • Fix an issue with the layout of the Post Templates blog settings section when the template text is long

If you enjoy MarsEdit, please consider writing a review or rating the app on the Mac App Store, spreading the word on Facebook or Twitter, and of course, writing about the app on your own blog! Thanks for your support.

MarsEdit 5.0.2: Fix Plain Text Flickering and Crashes

January 6th, 2023

MarsEdit 5.0.2 is now available on the MarsEdit site and on the Mac App Store.

This update addresses a few annoying bugs in the plain text editor, which were introduced in MarsEdit 5 as part of the update to the syntax highlighting system, in order to support Markdown syntax. It also includes a few other bug fixes and enhancements. Here is the complete list of changes:

  • Fix a bug that caused text flickering in plain text mode
  • Fix a crash that could occur when editing in plain text mode
  • Fix a bug that caused Tumblr Photo posts with large images to make the post editor window too large
  • Add Find and Replace menu item with Cmd-Opt-F shortcut
  • Clicking the circle in the calendar date editor now jumps to today

If you enjoy MarsEdit, please consider writing a review or rating the app on the Mac App Store, spreading the word on Facebook or Twitter, and of course, writing about the app on your own blog! Thanks for your support.