OmniOutliner 3.9 is now available as a free update for all OmniOutliner 3 customers! Thanks to everyone who helped beta test, we appreciate it!
This release brings some much needed updating in the form of our self-installing updater and switching to Apple's auto-save feature. Any file you have open will now be backed-up even if you've never saved it!
The other big addition in 3.9 is a new exporter for OmniOutliner Professional. You will now find a “Word 2007 Format (docx)” in the list which exports to Microsofts new Office Open XML format. The docx format can also be imported to Pages '09 and some other apps. This export will retain your level styles and also retain the outline structure for viewing in Word's outline mode. More details about what is supported and its limitations are available in the release notes.
If you're already using OmniOutliner 3, version 3.9 is a free update. If you haven't tried out OmniOutliner yet, version 3.9 has switched over to using a 2-week fully functional trial instead of trial licenses, so give it a go! There's also a number of smaller additions and bug fixes in this release. Please see the release notes for full details. Head on over to the download page when you're ready, or use the built-in updater if you're using a 3.9 beta (OmniOutliner menu -> Check for Updates). If you have any feedback on this release, please let us know by using the Send Feedback option under the help menu or send an email to omnioutliner@omnigroup.com. Thanks!
Beta 6 of OmniOutliner 3.9 is ready for use! With the OS requirement change to 10.4, we realized we could now implement one more feature we've been wanting to do for a while. OmniOutliner will now use Apple's auto-save feature for backups instead of our own version. This is the same thing our other apps use already like OmniPlan and OmniGraffle. The one major feature this gets us is that new never before saved files will now be backed up incase you encounter a crash. Those files will be saved to “~/Library/Autosave Information”. Backups of previously saved files will be located in the same folder that contains the OmniOutliner document. More details are available in the release notes.
Beta 6 also fixes a couple bugs, and a couple crashes that existed in the previous 3.9 betas.
Please see the release notes for full details. Head on over to the download page when you're ready, or use the built-in updater if you're using a 3.9 beta (OmniOutliner menu -> Check for Updates). If you have any feedback on this release, please let us know by using the Send Feedback option under the help menu or send an email to omnioutliner@omnigroup.com. Thanks!
Hey OmniPlan planners, 1.6.3 rc 1 has been released!
In this version we fixed an issue where some of the toolbar buttons were disabled, a bug where pressing “G” (for group) when a column was selected would throw up an alert panel, and a couple of new array index errors during Microsoft Project file import.
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!
A few regressions and bugs addressed, a number of crashes fixed (including a pesky Quick Look related crash), and a little bit of a new feature added in this release:
Canvas names are retained on export to PDF, for various bookmarking and navigational purposes in whatever PDF viewer happens to be your favorite.
Please do take a look at the beta download page and historical release notes.
Any hiccups from WWDC and nice summer weather are now over, and the OmniGraffle 5.2 beta releases are now back on track.
Beta 6 addresses a number of nagging issues with respect to shared layers and more importantly (to some), has adjusted the sensitivity of multi-touch gestures for resizing, rotating, and zooming for those users with the trackpads to support this.
As always, the beta download page and release notes await.
OmniGraphSketcher has come a long way from beta 1, and today we're happy to announce that version 1.0 is available via software update and our website. Many thanks to everyone who has submitted feedback during the beta period.
We've assembled a document outlining all of the changes from Robin Stewart Software Graph Sketcher 1.5.2, which you can read on the download page. If you're new to the application and are wondering what the big deal is, check out the beta screencasts and download a free trial. When you're ready to purchase, pricing information can be found at the Omni Store. Just like the beta releases, OmniGraphSketcher requires OS X 10.5 Leopard or later.
Today we're releasing OmniGraphSketcher 1.0 RC 2, which is identical to RC 1 except for some changes that should remedy a crash related to text editing. You can download via the website or software update. Thanks to everyone that has submitted feedback and crash reports during the beta process!
Turns out we accidentally broke the Quick Look generator in beta 4 when it's used from app, which all of you should be doing. This unfortunately slipped passed us due to the fun involved in testing the Quick Look generator when there's a million different versions of the app available. So just a day later, beta 5 is now available with working Quick Look support! There's also a cool new feature to it that was actually in beta 4. If you mouse over the bottom center of the Quick Look preview, two buttons will appear for expand and collapse all. Hurray for software updater!
Please see the release notes for full details. Head on over to the download page when you're ready, or use the built-in updater if you're using a 3.9 beta (OmniOutliner menu -> Check for Updates). If you have any feedback on this release, please let us know by using the Send Feedback option under the help menu or send an email to omnioutliner@omnigroup.com. Thanks!
We're quickly approaching the final OmniGraphSketcher 1.0 release, and today are making RC1 available via software update and the download page.
Lead developer Robin has added some more optimizations for dealing with larger .ograph files, as well as fixed some nagging bugs and crashes. We now interpret parenthesized numbers as negative when importing, and sharp-eyed users will notice a refined selection highlight. OmniGraphSketcher's rectangular selection tool is now more consistent with OmniGraffle's (finding all graph elements that intersect with with the selection rectangle). This release also features a complete help document.
You can read the full release notes here or from the Help menu within the application. As usual, please don't hesitate to send us your feedback and any crash reports that are generated. While version 1.0 is feature-complete, we've got great stuff planned for the future.
Sorry for all the confusion with the beta 3 expiration warning. Beta 4 is now available for download. Nothing major in this release as we're approaching the final version. We did fix a crash that would occur when saving under certain conditions. Unfortunately there is still a crash that can happen when you expand a PDF attachment after saving. This crash is very finicky so we've haven't been able to track down the exact cause yet. We also fixed a couple bugs that were introduced in the last beta.
Please see the release notes for full details. Head on over to the download page when you're ready, or use the built-in updater if you're using beta 3 (OmniOutliner menu -> Check for Updates). If you have any feedback on this release, please let us know by using the Send Feedback option under the help menu or send an email to omnioutliner@omnigroup.com. Thanks!