Changelogs

1.19.2

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App and Doc site added to the Status page

You can now check the status of both the main app and the documentation site at status.gearconnect.ca. This is a great site to check for upcoming maintenance, downtime, and any other updates about the status of the app.

Local Library updates

In this release, we have migrated the way the Library is stored locally on your device. For the most part this upgrade should be transparent when you update to 1.19.2, but if you run into any issues, please go to Tools -> Reload Library to force the library to redownload.

In addition, there is now a "restoring" step you may see displayed in the Library Browser, when first starting the app before you are able to interact with library items. This process should only take about a second in most cases.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an aggressive memory leak that could lead to app crashes when navigating around the app or switching between complex library items in the Library Editor when using a machine with limited RAM
  • Fixed manufacturers that don't have any brands or gear items appearing in the Library Browser (for example: Nvidia as that manufacturer currently only has expansion cards, so there is no reason to display it in the Browser at this time)

1.19.1

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Improvements

  • Added support for redeeming promotional codes in User Settings, under the Subscription tab (visible with an active subscription) or when subscribing to the Pro plan
    • When you have applied a promo code, its details and duration will now display in this tab, under a new Promotions section
    • Moved the cancel and renew plan options to a new Actions section in this tab
  • Promotions are now highlighted at the top of the app for users on the Starter plan and on the pricing page
  • Request Library Item and Contact Support options have been added to the Help menu which will generate an email template to be filled out in your default email client
  • Renamed Expand All Columns to Expand All Row Groups in the Edit menu

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed filters in Reports not filtering if the cell's data contains a dropdown such as Layer
  • Fixed the version history count on the Pro's pricing plan saying 50 instead of 100

1.18.1

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Bug Fixes

  • Fixed opening a project actually opening the project twice, which also included upgrading a project to the latest version twice

Drawing export improvements and fixes

1.18.0

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Drawing exports support Dark Mode, improved font handling, and more readable labels

There have been a number of improvements to exporting the drawing! First, if your app is in Dark Mode, JPG and PNG exports will now export dark versions to better reflect your app (you can revert to the old style by temporarily changing your app to Light Mode in your User Settings). Printing and SVG exports will still use a white background for better compatibility with those use cases.

The dynamic label colours from previous updates are now handled nicer in the exports as well, ensuring labels on Gear Groups and Text Boxes are readable no matter what colour mode the export is in.

And finally, all exports now embed the font size and custom fonts that GearConnect uses, to ensure your exports look just like how you see it in the app. This fixes the issues reported that on some complex gear, the port labels would overlap and become difficult to read once exported.

Improvements

  • Added toolbar items and more features to the main menu bars to make them easier to access
  • Updated the Export menu in the File Menu to better organize the options
  • Updated the naming of several items to be to be more consistent across the app such as:
    • Renaming Connected Device to Connected Gear
    • Renaming Your Reports and Report Browser to My Reports
    • Renaming Library to Library Browser
    • Renaming Gear Browser to My Gear
    • Renaming Properties Display to Gear Properties
    • Renaming Port Type to Connector
  • Improved the number of times an unsaved change is triggered after a manual save
  • In Reports, any cell that has 'NA' in it, will now be grayed out / disabled to indicate it is not editable

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a rare edge case when creating a new project while an existing project was already opened, the app was not updating the URL with the new project code, causing the old project to re-open after navigating to Report
  • Fixed amplifiers saying Profile instead of Power Mode in the General Settings
  • Fixed amplifiers without power modes not saving

Arrow key control over the drawing

1.17.0

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Arrow keyboard control of the drawing

To give easier control over moving around the drawing, you can now use the arrow keys to pan around. This makes navigating the drawing while on a laptop much easier. You can also hold down Shift while using the arrow keys to pan even faster.

When a gear item is selected, the arrow keys will instead be used to move the gear item around the drawing (in increments based on your grid size). The Shift shortcut for faster movement applies to moving gear items as well.

Hitting Esc will now deselect your current gear, making it easier to jump back into panning the drawing around using your arrow keys.

Gear Groups and text boxes support new colour updates

We have extended the same colour updates we made to gear and connections in our previous release to other drawing items. The label of Gear Groups will now be set to either black or white depending on your app theme (Light or Dark mode) for improved readability. The Secondary Colour will be used to set the border of the group, like with gear.

Similarly, for text boxes, the Secondary Colour will affect the border as well, but the text colour is set depending on three main factors:
  • If the text box is set to an opacity over 60% (the default is 85%) then the label colour will be set based on the background colour of the text box
  • When under 60% opacity, it will base the colour on your app theme, same as Gear Groups
  • If you have manually set your own text colour from the text box toolbar, that colour will be used instead of the above two options

Improvements

  • Selecting gear in My Gear will now center the drawing on that gear item, making it easier to find the gear you are looking for
  • Keyboard shortcuts are now displayed in right click and menu items for easier reference
  • Updated some large dialog windows like the Version History and Gear Ports dialogs to open from the top or side, to make them faster to access
  • Updated the layout of the Keyboard Shortcut dialog slightly

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed being able to open Version History several times; only one window can now be opened at a time