MacJournal 7.4

 It's been too long, but MacJournal 7.4 is finally out. I'm also dreadfully behind on email but I plan to begin to catch up now. Please update via the Check for Update menu item and let me know of any issues that you have.

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MacJournal 7.4b2

 This release has a few small changes in it but the biggest change is a fix for scrolling speed when the text zoom is over 100%. This should be the last beta and the final release should be out in a few weeks so please let me know if you see any issues.

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MacJournal 7.4b1

After an unintended delay, here is the next version of MacJournal in beta form. The minimum OS is now macOS 10.15. There are several improvements in the area of AppleScript, calendars, and the search UI. There are fixes on exports, focused editing, VoiceOver functionality in Preferences, and other crashes. Please give it a try and let me know of any issues that you have.

https://danschimpf.com/macjournal/MacJournal_7.4b1.zip

MacJournal 7.3.1

 MacJournal 7.3.1 fixes a few issues in 7.3 around dark mode, the Fonts & Colors preference pane, and running MacJournal on a second display. There are also crash fixes for exporting comma-separated values.

MacJournal 7.3

 Betas for 7.3 have ended and the public release of 7.3 is available on https://danschimpf.com/. Beta releases for the next release will start soon.

MacJournal 7.3b3

 This beta fixes a few crashes, including using the Find panel in Focused Editing, setting the text zoom under 100%, and open the Journal Template window if a template was already set. There is also a way to see the amount of found entries when searching if the Entries List is on the left or right of the window (this was already possible when it was on top). This will hopefully be the last beta of this release so please let me know of any issues you have.

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MacJournal 7.3b2

 This beta has fixes for saving the status of the status bar and sorting of tags in the Change Tags sheet. New editing windows should remember the last size when you make a new one now. The "Encrypt" button has been removed from the view that you see when you select a locked journal but you can still control the encryption status from the Inspector. Please let me know of any issues using the Help menu.

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MacJournal 7.3b1

 MacJournal 7.3 has a few new features and a few more bug fixes over 7.2.1. On the new feature side, a new French localization has been added. The Detect Duplicates feature has been given a dedicated new UI to review and take action on duplicates, replacing the many journals of aliases that was there before. Some other UI have been refreshed to improve the layout, including the Unlock Journal sheet.

On the bug fix side, there are fixes for showing the Batch Change sheet and making changes. There behavior fixes for Sidebar with collapsing things and reordering items. Fixed an issue with the Related Files feature and opening files in other apps. Fixed adding tags via the field in the Inspector. Fixed column sizing in the Entries List. There are other smaller fixes as well.

Download it now and let me know of any issues using the Report item in the Help menu.

MacJournal 7.2.1

 MacJournal 7.2.1 is out. It doesn't have any changes over the last released beta. Since 7.2, there are performance fixes, crash fixes, and a fix to printing multiple pages. Please let me know of any issues using the Help menu.

MacJournal 7.2.1b2

 This beta has some changes to improve the menu customization, performance improvements for dragging journals, and a fix for the Link toolbar item. The final release of 7.2.1 should be available in about a week's time so please let me know if any issues that you have.

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MacJournal 7.2.1b1

 This beta fixes an issue printing multiple pages from an entry. It also replaces the code to convert Markdown to rich text, which should make the Markdown preview window quicker and more correct. There are some fixes for exporting and there is now a "None" option in the sorting menu in the contextual menu for journals to match the equivalent menu in the menu bar.

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MacJournal 7.2

 This release has a few small new features as well as more UI updates when running on Big Sur. The window titlebar/toolbar area should fit it more with other apps on Big Sur and there are newer standardized images used throughout the UI. There's also new options to export location information and some new color presets for Focused Editing. The tab bar also got a visual overhaul and it should work better.

On the bug fix side, there are fixes with AppleScript, changing the background color in the Inspector, fixes with encrypted journals, fixes with Navigation modes, macOS dark mode, custom fonts in the Entries list, saving recordings, printing with Markdown. There are also some additions to the Help documentation.

Get it here and let me know of any issues via the Report item in the Help menu.

MacJournal 7.1.1

 MacJournal 7.1.1 is the first release of MacJournal compiled for Apple Silicon. If you have a new Mac with Apple Silicon chip, MacJournal will now be able to run without any translation using Rosetta. For everyone else, this release fixes an issue with colors in dark mode causing text and/or the insertion point to disappear. If you have a custom background color or picture, the colors should be as visible as they used to be. There are some other rare crashes fixed as well.

MacJournal 7.1

 This release is largely the same as 7.1b1 (but with a small performance change for the Markdown preview window). The big changes here for users of the new Big Sur OS release are fixes for some toolbar items and for the Inspector area. See the notes for 7.1b1 for more details about what is in here.

MacJournal 7.1b1

 This release adds some new features while continuing to include bug fixes. On the feature side, an entry's status should take up less room in the Sidebar, added a button in the Inspector to show the Tags sheet more easily, entry text should be inverted in dark mode, added controls to control the search options in more places, and added a way to control sort order from the contextual menu of a journal. On the bug fix side, a crash unlocking journals is fixed, using Services from a web browser should grab the page URL again, the close button in a tab should be fixed, the book UI has been disabled to fix an issue, and other various fixes. This release also moves the minimum OS requirement up to 10.14.4 (the policy is to support the current release and one prior so this move is well overdue). A number of issues on Big Sur have been fixed as well.

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MacJournal 7.0.4

 This release fixes a few issues with the 7.0.3 release, most notably a loss of keyboard focus when the auto-save happens for a new entry for the first time. It also fixes issues with converting entries to plain text and back. There are various other crash fixes and minor fixes. Please let me know of any issues by using the Report item in the Help menu.

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MacJournal 7.0.4b1

This is a small bugfix release to clean up one or two issues from the changes in 7.0.3 to fix a data loss issue. It fixes an issue converting an entry to plain text (and back to rich text). It also fixes issues losing keyboard focus shortly after starting a new entry. There are also layout improvements for the Inspector.

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MacJournal 7.0.3b2

This fixes some issues with with Navigation modes, like Tags. There's also a new preference to disable listening for syncing with iOS devices if you want to avoid opening a potential connection on your Mac. There are also some more changes to make auto-saving more reliable, as well as a second backup file for saved entry text as it is saved. The last 20 non-encrypted entries will be saved in an additional backup.

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MacJournal 7.0.3b1

<a href="https://danschimpf.com/macjournal/MacJournal_7.0.3b1.zip">Get it here</a>.

This is a small bug-fix release for 7.0.2. There is a change to how the UI is set when changing selection to reuse fewer parts of the UI to try and resolve an issue where auto-save stops working. Please try this release and let me know if you run into issues with saving.

There are also fixes for Batch Change, Focused Editing, and the items in the default toolbar (the Quick Look item is replaced with the Sidebar item).

MacJournal 7.0.1

MacJournal 7.0.1 has been released! This is mostly a bug fix release but has a few small improvements, such as new toolbar items for styles, a new column in the Entries list for links, and an easier way to get to the Export All menu item. It also should fix a bug with displaying your entry text at zoom levels over 100%. There is also a new Danish localization!

I plan to make releases like this more frequent in the future to avoid critical fixes building up so expect more releases soon!

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