Today we're releasing OmniGraphSketcher beta 4, our biggest update since the initial beta. Here are some highlights from the release notes:
- We've added new toolbar buttons and a preliminary help book.
- Point snapping and detaching is greatly improved.
- Import can now handle all currency symbols as well as quotation marks around values.
- Lots of bug fixes related to undo/redo and copy/paste.
- Shift and command key behavior is now consistent with other Omni applications.
- .ograph files are now .zip-compressed when saved (this means smaller files now, and the return of Quick Look support in the near future).
- Many other user-reported bugs fixed. Thanks for all of your feedback!
You can grab OmniGraphSketcher beta 4 here, or via software update. As always, we'd love to hear from you via the Help > Send Feedback menu item or at omnigraphsketcher@omnigroup.com.
OmniOutliner 3.9 beta 2 is now available which fixes a handful of crashes introduced in beta 1. It also has a few improvements to the docx exporter such as retaining line breaks in row and note text and supporting PDFs. Also, when importing the docx files into Pages, attachments with spaces in the name will work, this includes LinkBack objects from OmniGraffle. This has not been addressed for MS Word yet but is something we'll be trying to for beta 3.
One other fix in this beta is for Dvorak users. We were finally able to solve the issue that prevented the 'Add Child' and 'Add Aunt' keyboard shortcut from working.
Please see the release notes for full details of the beta. And if you're using beta 1, remember you can now update through the app, just select the Check for Updates option under the OmniOutliner menu! Otherwise you can always download it from our website. If you have any feedback on this beta, please let us know by choosing Send Feedback from the Help menu or by sending an email to omnioutliner@omnigroup.com. Thanks!
The most recent beta release to OmniGraffle won't have a great deal immediately visible to the user; instead we've incorporated a number of under the hood changes to how our software update mechanism works to bring it more in line with other applications we have such as OmniFocus.
Hopefully this integration has gone smoothly, however if bumps in the road appear, don't hesitate to contact us.
OmniGraffle beta release download page.
Historical release notes.
OmniFocus 1.6.1 is a free update which improves compatibility with 10.4, improves sync performance (and sets the stage for even more substantial improvements in future releases), fixes some attachment bugs, and updates localizations. For more details on this release, please see the OmniFocus release notes.
You can update to 1.6.1 by choosing Check for Updates from the OmniFocus menu (which will automatically update your currently running copy), or by downloading and installing the latest release from the OmniFocus web page. As always, we welcome any feedback you might have! You can reach us by choosing Send Feedback from the Help menu, or by sending email to omnifocus@omnigroup.com.
Enjoy!
Another round of bug fixes and stability issues taken care of, somewhat related to shared layers and canvases in the sidebar, among other factors.
I neglected to point out last time that the licensing code has been modified to match that of OmniFocus, meaning that a single license key will now allow one user to run OmniGraffle on two computers simultaneously, so that should make some users out there happy.
Download at the beta page, and read up on release notes.
Cheers!
OmniOutliner v3.9 beta 1 has arrived! It should be noted that OmniOutliner v3.9 and later will now require OS X v10.4.8 Tiger or later. We'll get to the reason for that in a bit.
One complaint we often hear from users is that they can't move their data out nicely into another app when they've finished their outlining stage. MS Word and Pages are often the apps they want to move to. Well we hopefully have a good solution for you. OmniOutliner Pro users will now have a new export format “Word 2007 Format (docx)” they can use. This exports to the OOXML format used in MS Word 2008 (Mac) and MS Word 2007 (Windows). As an added bonus, Pages '09 can import this format. Both Pages and Word have outline view modes now which will show you your document in a similar fashion to what you see in OO. In other view modes, you will see your document in a flat form. Your row level styles will be carried over into header styles as well, allowing for easy style modification. This can also be used as a way to share your OO documents with Windows users that also allows editing. OmniOutliner can not import the docx format however. For more in-depth details of the export format, please see the release notes.
Another new feature we've added is a new pasteboard type to work with our latest application, OmniGraphSketcher! If you have data in an OmniOutliner file you want to graph, you can simply copy and paste it into OGS regardless if you have checkboxes or handles showing.
So why the new OS requirement? Well we thought it was time to include the new software updater that our other apps have been using for a while now. Unfortunately, it doesn't run on 10.3.9. According to the software update statistics we have, it looks like a reasonable time to make this change. Hopefully those statistics are accurate!
This update is free to all licensed OmniOutliner 3 users. Like always, if you run into any problems or have any feedback, please contact our Support Ninjas by using the Help -> Send Feedback option or email them at omnioutliner@omnigroup.com. If you're ready to give the beta a try, go and download it!
Hey OmniPlan planners, 1.6.2 rc 1 has been released!
In this version we fixed a little bug that was capable of disabling dialogs. Other than that, the rest is unchanged and if no one reports any major issues we'll be going final in a few weeks.
Please keep in mind that this version is still in development so feedback is encouraged and we apologize if it breaks your computer, corrupts your files, or ruins your weekend.
As always, please let us know if you have any questions or comments. You can contact us directly via our support page or by using the Send Feedback feature in your copy of OmniPlan.
If you're ready to give this rc a try, you can download it here!
Some time passes, some code gets written, some bugs (quite a few, in fact) get fixed. This particular release zeroes in on a number of Visio import and export support fixes, direct import of PDF files has been greatly improved, and a large number of issues surrounding groups and tables have been addressed.
Just a little backstory here concerning groups, particularly those special groups in OmniGraffle that we call tables. Way back in the day when the table feature was first implemented, a number of neato features were present that over time in testing proved to be rather problematic, so they were either removed or obscured. In going over a number of group-related fixes, we've managed to address those problems, so with this release you can do some pretty neat things, including rotating tables as well as rotating individual table cells. Give it a try and see what you think.
Alongside bugs and issues with groups are a number of stability fixes in place that relate to moving and rotating groups with lines connected within, so if you've been running into a large number of cryptic crashes, you will want to take a look at this beta release.
The beta page has returned, and the historical release notes remain in the same location.
Hey OmniPlan planners! Hot on the heels of beta 1, it's 1.6.2 beta 2!
In this version, we fixed some minor bugs around opening documents read-only when the 14 day trial runs out. We also correctly disable more controls for read-only documents and fixed some broken or misdirected links in the online help content.
On the localization side we fixed a couple of garbled strings in the German localization and tweaked the Japanese localization a little more. Last but not least, the software update and license panels are now correctly localized in many languages.
Please keep in mind that this version is still in development so feedback is encouraged and we apologize if it breaks your computer, corrupts your files, or ruins your weekend.
As always, please let us know if you have any questions or comments. You can contact us directly via our support page or by using the Send Feedback feature in your copy of OmniPlan.
If you're ready to give this beta a try, you can download it here!
SEATTLE, Washington— April 1, 2009—The Omni Group has announced a major update to their web browser, OmniWeb. OmniWeb 5.9.2 is now the only WebKit web browser that offers support for Gopher protocol.
Gopher is a revolutionary network protocol that allows users to search and retrieve items from the Internet such as documents and graphic images. Using Gopher, it's possible to access many types of content over computers: text-based files, mailing lists, even photos.
“Gopher support is something we've been working on for a long time,” said Ken Case, Omni Group CEO. “Now OmniWeb users have the rare opportunity to retrieve data from other servers on the Internet without the complications of using an FTP program. Using nothing more than a simple menu program, users have unprecedented access to the world's information systems. For instance, just today I was able to access a weather report via Gopher, so I knew to bring my umbrella to work. The future is now!”
OmniWeb 5.9.2 is a free download with no licensing restrictions, and the latest version can be found at <http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omniweb/>.
About The Omni Group
One of the first companies to develop software for the Mac OS X platform, the Omni Group is today a leading developer for Apple products and has designed several productivity applications for Mac OS X and iPhone. Founded in 1993, The Omni Group is located in Seattle, Washington.