OmniGraffle 1.5 for iPad is a major update which adds Tier 1 language localizations, new gesture support, interface improvements, and other improvements and bug fixes.
New Features
- Localizations
- OmniGraffle for iPad is now localized in the following languages: German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Dutch, and Simplified Chinese.
- Gestures
- Our gesture code has been rewritten from the ground up to exhibit hysteresis and allow the addition of new gestures to facilitate common operations, such as:
- A long press on an object and a three-finger tap elsewhere on the canvas will duplicate the shape.
- A long press on an object and swiping quickly elsewhere will nudge the object in that direction.
- A long press on an object and a two-finger drag up or down elsewhere on the canvas will move the object forwards or backwards in the z-dimension.
- A new smart guide has been added to maintain aspect ratio when resizing a shape.
- Various user interface improvements have been made to toolbar elements, HUD interfaces, and inspector popovers.
Bug Fixes
- OmniGraffle for iPad now handles self-signed WebDAV certs properly.
- You can now paste in your password when signing in to a WebDAV server or MobileMe iDisk.
- It's no longer necessary to add a trailing slash character to the URL of a WebDAV server if it's not needed.
- The bevelled rectangle shape is now recognized by OmniGraffle for iPad and displays properly.
- Addressed an issue recognizing pasteboard data when copying a document as an image from OmniGraphSketcher for iPad.
- Fixed a quivering issue when dragging an object along a smart alignment guide.
- The "locked" resize knobs are now an appropriate size.
- Fixed a bug where it was difficult to edit components of some tables (particularly in the UML stencil).
- Swiping to delete a layer in the Contents Popover should no longer cause another layer to enter a partial edit state.
- Date variables should export properly now to the Photo Library or when emailing as a PNG.
- Fixed a text justification and alignment bug for auto-resizing text objects.
- Newly created documents with no changes no longer display a creation or modification date of November 5, 2010.
- Fixed a bug where the Font Inspector popover could inaccurately show bold-italic-underline styles after deleting text.
- When copying a table with cells that contain text, we now place tab-separated text on the pasteboard for use in other applications.
- Duplicating a layer will inherit the name of the originating layer.
Crashes
- Fixed a crash upon using Command-Shift-arrows whilst editing a text field with external keyboard.
- Fixed a crash when attempting to delete selected text in file name while in the document picker.
- Fixed a crash using option-up/down arrows while editing text with external keyboard.
- Fixed a crash when importing filenames with spécîål characters via WebDAV.
- Fixed a crash when selecting an object after deleting the last object in list while selected while running in iOS 3.
OmniGraffle 1.4 for iPad is a major update which adds support for printing and multitasking in iOS 4.2, improvements to the Document Browser, stencil management, remote iDisk and WebDAV support, as well as other improvements and bug fixes.
New Features
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iOS 4.2 Compatibility
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Printing
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AirPrint support has been added for those users running iOS 4.2. Printing controls are accessible from the Document Browser. By default, all documents are set to fit canvases on one printer page, this setting can be toggled in the Canvas Size Inspector popover.
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Multitasking
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OmniGraffle for iPad 1.4 takes advantage of Multitasking in iOS 4.2 to better maintain application state and perform tasks when in the background.
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Document Management
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Stencil Management and Creation
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Users are now able to create their own custom stencils from scratch.
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The ability to selectively show and hide any or all stencils in the Stencils popover has now been added.
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A server-side flag at Graffletopia has been put in place to expressly not show certain stencils that perform poorly or not at all on the iPad. Said stencils will not show in a search from within OmniGraffle for iPad.
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The Konigi Wireframe stencils now come bundled with OmniGraffle for iPad.
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Document Browser Improvements
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The ability to selectively view documents based on file type has been added, users can choose to look at normal diagrams or at custom and downloaded stencils.
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The ability to change the sorting order in the Document Browser has been added as well, allowing users to view documents in a list based on title or modification date.
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A scrubber of sorts has been added to the bottom of the Document Browser view, providing quick navigation from one end of the list of documents to the other.
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Remote iDisk and WebDAV support
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Support to access and write to files at a WebDAV server or MobileMe iDisk account has been added. Documents in both the local and remote locations will be overwritten with a prompt to better facilitate round-trip operations for working with the same file.
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Documents can be exported and emailed natively or as PDFs and PNGs to WebDAV and iDisk as well as to the iTunes directory for access via the desktop.
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Text Editing Improvements
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A new and improved Font Inspector popover is in place, making bold and italic typeface selection easier.
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Text can now be underlined.
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Various improvements to the Text Tool in Drawing Mode have been made.
Bug Fixes
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Better descriptive clues have been added to the controls to filter by style in the Selection view in the Contents popover.
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Locked layers are indicated as such in the Object List view in the Contents popover.
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Fixed a bug where it was possible to move a shape into a locked layer.
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The Text selection contextual menu now has a Select option for easier text selection.
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Fixed a bug where the Geometry Inspector steppers were not working properly if a file coming from the desktop had a custom ruler origin.
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Fixed an issue with Linear Blend fills not displaying properly if they had transparent outer colors.
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Fixed a bug where transparent canvas backgrounds would expose previous documents or views.
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Addressed some rotation snapping problems.
OmniGraffle 1.3 for iPad is a major update which adds image placement and manipulation, Graffletopia stencil searching and installation, new drawing tools, and other usability and rich text editing improvements.
New Features
- Image Placement and Manipulation - Place images from the Photos Library, set their opacity, resize, crop, or tile them within your shapes.
- Graffletopia Search and Install - Search Graffletopia.com's large catalog of OmniGraffle stencils, download and install, all without having to leave OmniGraffle for iPad.
- New Drawing Tools - A new Line Tool and Text Tool have been added to the Drawing Mode, as well as adding favorite and default styles for all of the drawing tools.
- Rich Text Improvements - The ability to have multiple fonts and colors for labels has been added, along with many other text editing bug fixes and improvements.
- Interface and Usability Improvements - A number of enhancements and features have been added to make working with OmniGraffle easier, including Unit Scale, easier document naming in the Document Browser, Canvas background fill colors, emailing your files as PNG, and many others.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed a crash when manipulating multiple line midpoints.
- Fixed a crash when tapping on a document and the New Document button at the same time
- Fixed a crash when dragging a shape from a shared layer to the bottom of an empty layer in the Contents Popover.
- OmniGraffle no longer reloads a file on launch if it crashed previously trying to load it.
- Fixed a crash when selecting a locked object.
- Fixed a crash that could occur when double tapping on text in the Welcome document.
- Fixed a crash when using the Japanese input system with a Bluetooth keyboard.
- You can now select offered substitutions for Japanese characters when using a hardware keyboard.
- Fixed a bug where the Japanese Input Substition Menu when using a hardware keyboard started off super tiny.
- OmniGraffle should now be displaying all Japanese Input substitution options when using a hardware keyboard.
- Fixed a bug where dragging a shape underneath an empty layer would create an extra layer.
- Fixed a bug where duplicating canvases, moving objects between layers, and sending to front or back could make text temporarily disappear.
- Fixed a bug where objects on a shared layer would multiply by tapping on them in the object list popover. (Tribbles!)
- Fixed a bug where switching from one layer name field to the other after editing would dismiss the keyboard.
- The Geometry Inspector should now appropriately handle multiple selection.
- Fixed a Stroke Pattern Picker overscrolling problem.
- Fixed a duplicate or missing color issue in the Font Inspector.
- The Stroke Inspector now reports in the unit of choice in both places.
- Fixed a hang when changing the freehand stroke pattern.
- Font transparency is no longer lost when closing and reopening a file.
- Fixed a bug where the Text View Selection Reticle did not reliably show up.
- Much easier now to directly edit the label text of a group or table component.
- Editing text will now save the changes when exiting to the Document Browser.
- Fixed a bug where the text insertion point loupe didn't work on document titles or any other light-colored text.
- If you leave a new label without typing anything, it should now go away.
- Fixed a bug where it was impossible to undo after making some Rich Text changes.
- You can no longer rotate objects while in Drawing Mode.
- Fixed a bug where it was possible to connect a line to the shape you were starting out on.
- You can no longer add midpoints to a line while in Drawing Mode.
- Fixed a bug where line artifacts could appear when drawing a freehand line.
- You can now rename files while using an external or Bluetooth keyboard.
- Fixed some annoying canvas repositioning issues.
- The tap target it box for lines and freehand shapes that are line-like has been increased for easier selection.
- Fixed a bug when going to the Document Browser wouldn't center the document properly while in landscape orientation.
- Addressed some issues with the Context Menu and shapes in front of or behind other objects.
- Pasting images should now place it under your finger in both orientations.
- Pasting text should now place it under your finger in when zoomed in.
- Fixed a resolution problem when going back to the Document Browser in some cases.
- Documents that are file packages can now be emailed properly.
- Fixed some irritating Multi-Touch issues between zooming and rotating.
- An error is now displayed when using invalid characters in a document name.
- Connecting shapes should now trigger the purple highlight for the destination object.
- Fixed a bug where the purple connection highlight would flash repeatedly when connecting the tail end of a line to a shape.
- Fixed a bug where copying and pasting would re-order objects in virtual groups.
- Along with supporting image placement and manipulation, a number of bugs involving existing documents and stencils with images have been addressed.
- Files coming from the Desktop that have a transparent canvas fill color should display properly now.
- Fixed an issue where the iPad's passcode could be shown on an external display via the VGA Adaptor when the iPad was woken from standby.
- Fixed a bug where shadows were lost on export to PDF or PNG.
- Fixed a bug when pasting an image copied out of the Photos app that would also create an object that contained the image file name.
- OmniGraffle now shows a warning when an image type is not supported in an existing document.
- Fixed yet another bug concerning the UML stencils resizing improperly when editing text.
- Duplicated canvases and layers are more smartly named now.
- A three-finger swipe up or down will navigate to the previous or next canvas.
- Smart Guides are less aggressive now.
- The Object List in the Contents Popover is now in Edit Mode by default.
- Auto-resizing canvases should pad away from shape a little better now.
