FastScripts 3.3.3: Small But Important Fixes

July 27th, 2024

FastScripts 3.3.3 is now available on the FastScripts home page, or by selecting “Check for Update” from the FastScripts menu.

This update includes a number small but important fixes:

Complete list of changes for this release:

  • Prevent warnings about “accessing another app’s data” on macOS 15 betas
  • Fix memory leaks that could impact long-running scripts, causing them to exhaust available memory
  • Fix an issue that caused panels displayed by scripts to sometimes disappear when secure keyboard entry is enabled
  • Fix a bug that prevented keyboard shortcuts on items in aliased folders from working
  • Fix a script runner crash that would occur when trying to run a script that accesses Bluetooth devices
  • Fix a bug introduced in 3.3.2 that caused the Script Menu to not notice newly added folders
  • Changes to the visibility of a file’s path extension are now reflected immediately in the script menu

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MarsEdit 5.2.2: Bug Fixes

July 3rd, 2024

MarsEdit 5.2.2 is now available on the MarsEdit site and on the Mac App Store.

This update includes the following changes:

  • Fix a bug that prevented the previously selected blog from being re-selected after launch
  • Fix the typography of apostrophes and quotation marks in several areas of the app
  • Prevent a system warning about the app “modifying other apps” when it tries to update itself
  • Improve performance when loading drafts from disk

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

Black Ink for iOS 2.2: Puzzle Printing

June 8th, 2024

Black Ink for iOS 2.2 is now available on the App Store.

This update brings stellar crossword printing functionality to the app. That means that if you’re solving a puzzle on your iPhone, you can go from this:

Screenshot of Black Ink crossword solving app for iPhone  to  Screen capture of a printed page equivalent of the crossword pictured in the app.

With the tap of a few buttons. Click here to see the full-size PDF.

Although Black Ink is fairly new to iOS, it is built on the strength of Black Ink for Mac, which I’ve been developing for the past 17 years. Rendering beautiful crosswords has always been a top priority both in the app itself, and in the printouts it generates. Use the built-in printing feature to produce gorgeous, paper-based puzzles when you’re in the mood to solve “the old-fashioned way”, or when you need a stack of puzzles to solve when you’re away from your phone or computer.

Puzzle printing is available to all customers who have unlocked premium features by purchasing a subscription or one-time unlock. Users who have not unlocked premium features can still try the feature out! Try printing any puzzle and the demonstration puzzle above will be printed instead.

This update also includes support for rendering animated graphical overlays on puzzles that specify them.

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

MarsEdit 5.2.1: Fix Web Previews

May 31st, 2024

MarsEdit 5.2.1 is now available on the MarsEdit site and on the Mac App Store.

This update is primarily to fix a vexing issue that snuck in along with the improvements to Web Previews in MarsEdit 5.2. In some cases, the web preview held on to an incorrect value associated with the content that was previously being displayed. For example, a link might go to the wrong site, or the style of an element might reflect the style of another element in the post.

Here are the changes for this release:

  • Fix a bug in MarsEdit 5.2 that caused some preview content to be rendered inaccurately
  • Fix a bug where the status bar in Duplicate posts wrongly claimed they were “Editing Published Post”

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