MarsEdit 4.4.3 is now available on the MarsEdit site and on the Mac App Store.

This update includes a few bug fixes and a workaround for a crashing bug that affects all users running the macOS Big Sur beta 9 update. I’ve filed a bug with Apple about the underlying cause of the crash, which is in their image-processing frameworks, but I found a workaround for MarsEdit so thought I would update it ASAP to avoid people running into the problem sooner than later.

I had some other improvements in mind for this update, and thought at first that I’d wait until they were done, but I’ve been surprised by the substantial number of crash reports I’m getting from folks who are running the macOS Beta. Hopefully Apple will fix the issue for the next beta, but just in case they don’t this should prevent a lot of users from running into the annoying crash!

Complete list of changes for this release:

• Fix a crashing bug at launch on a pre-release version of macOS
• Fix a bug that prevented categories from being added to a post on Hatena, Live Door, and other AtomPub based blogs
• Restore ability to select multiple images at once from “Published” tab of Media Manager
• Fix some bugs that could occur when attempting to publish posts with no blog added

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.

FastScripts 2.8.2 is now available on the FastScripts site and on the Mac App Store.

This update addresses a few issues that have come up while testing FastScripts with the forthcoming release of macOS 11, also known by the code name “Big Sur”. The main practical update is to offer an easy way for users to restore the default color for the menu icon, since changes in macOS Big Sur might make a custom menu icon color seem less appropriate.

Complete list of changes for this release:

• Add a “Restore Default” button to Preferences for the custom menu icon color
• Update the color well in Preferences to accurately reflect the default color as it will render in the menu bar
• Fix visual glitches when running on beta releases of macOS Big Sur

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

Black Ink 2.0.8 is now available on the Black Ink site and on the Mac App Store.

This update includes some subtle improvements to the placement of clue numbers and letters in the puzzle grid, both in the on-screen rendition and in the version that is generated when printing. It also includes some bug fixes and new menu items and a keyboard shortcut for switching direction.

Complete list of changes for this release:

• Improved positioning of clue numbers and letters in puzzle grid
• Improved layout of puzzle grid when printing
• Web Puzzle panel now defaults to the last puzzle source opened
• Added menu items for switching puzzle direction and moving to next and previous words
• Fixed a crash that rarely occurred while printing
• Fixed a crash that could occur when opening a new puzzle

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

Hot on the heels of MarsEdit 4.4, MarsEdit 4.4.2 is now available on the MarsEdit site and has been submitted for review on the Mac App Store. (If you updated to 4.4.1 previously, 4.4.2 is a quick fix to address a crash in that release.)

This update addresses a few annoying issues that cropped up in the 4.4 release, as well as some other issues that I had been working on fixes for after the 4.4 release was completed.

Complete list of changes for this release:

• Fix a bug that prevented changes like setting categories from working when editing an existing WordPress post
• Fix a performance issue that could occur when publishing to a blog with a large number of posts
• Fix a bug from 4.4 that caused all blogs to show a disclosure triangle even if they don’t support Page entries
• Fix a bug from 4.4 that caused Movable Type tags and slug values to not be displayed
• Fix a crash when uploading images to a blog where authentication is requested

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.