Upcoming Version X
Revision 593 - 2008-09-22
bug fixed [FIXED] Solved a problem that could lead to an application crash roughly 20 minutes after a postcard has been send and the Postcard Details sheet was closed.
Revision 588 - 2008-08-06
bug fixed [FIXED] Solved a problem that could lead to startup problems under PPC machines.
feature changed [CHANGED] Some minor improvements to the French localization.
Revision 582 - 2008-07-02
new feature [NEW] Support for iPhoto Events.
feature changed [CHANGED] Some minor changes to the Japanese localization and improved template descriptions.
Revision 577 - 2008-06-27
new feature [NEW] The image picker now supports Adobe Lightroom.
new feature [NEW] You can now permanently add a folder from disk to the Image Picker.
new feature [NEW] You can specify the Flickr privacy settings right from within the Flickr details dialog.
bug fixed [FIXED] Solved a problem in the Flickr export operation that could lead to a wrong tag list if commas are used for tag separation.
feature changed [CHANGED] Changed the keyboard shortcut for "View" > "Actual Size" to Command-Shift-0, so it don't interferes with a global keyboard shortcut of Leopard.
feature changed [CHANGED] Minor improvements to some templates.
Revision 562 - 2008-05-29
feature changed [CHANGED] Some minor updates to the Japanese localization.
Revision 548 - 2008-05-26
new feature [NEW] Japanese localization of Posterino.
feature changed [CHANGED] Some minor changes and improvements to the user interface and all localization packages.
Revision 540 - 2008-05-06
bug fixed [FIXED] Solved a problem where rotated images from disk had the wrong aspect ratio. See report 20080503-2111-JEF .
Version 1.3.5
Revision 536 - 2008-05-02
feature changed [CHANGED] Updated the contents of the online help.
Revision 532 - 2008-04-24
bug fixed [FIXED] The preference setting "General" > "Delete temporary postcards when Posterino quits." works as expected. Please review this setting to suit it to your needs. See report 20080424-4170-MBI .
bug fixed [FIXED] Solved the problem where image rotation using the green rotation knob of the image does not work when the enclosing frame of the image is rotated or the image is off-center of the frame.
bug fixed [FIXED] The image reference counting in the Image Picker (the small green badges with numbers on it) now shows the correct number of references after performing a undo or redo.
bug fixed [FIXED] The placement position of a new graphics object on an empty document now correctly starts at 1.
Version 1.3.4
Revision 510 - 2008-03-28
bug fixed [FIXED] Solved a problem that could lead to an application crash if more than one document window is open holding text objects and text is changed in both documents.
Revision 503 - 2008-03-17
feature changed [CHANGED] Posterino now spits out a bit more information to the system log if an image can't be loaded.
Revision 499 - 2008-03-16
bug fixed [FIXED] Solved a problem that could lead to an application hang on startup. One visible clue for this issue could be that the Image Picker shows the "Loading..." message but never displays any images or the chosen template never shows up. See report 20080316-6145-PWH .
Version 1.3.3
Revision 494 - 2008-02-22
feature changed [CHANGED] Change the keyboard shortcut for the "Send as Postcard" command to Command-Option-Shift-'D' due to problems under Leopard.
feature changed [CHANGED] Some small user interface adjustments and improvements.
Revision 488 - 2008-01-30
new feature [NEW] Added a warning message if the user tries to enter a gift code instead of an activation code while activating the software.
Revision 485 - 2008-01-28
bug fixed [FIXED] Solved a problem with the default image border width and shadow offset of newly created image objects. See report 20080127-6502-ALE .
Revision 472 - 2008-01-07
bug fixed [FIXED] Solved a problem where metadata like date, comment etc. where missing if you used drag & drop to put an image into the document. See report 20080104-4196-RUS .
Version 1.3.2
Revision 467 - 2007-12-03
feature changed [CHANGED] Some user-interface and localization improvements.
Revision 462 - 2007-11-28
new feature [NEW] You can now scale the document independent from the graphic objects via the "Adapt size of all graphic objects" checkbox under "Poster" > "Scale...".
Revision 459 - 2007-11-27
bug fixed [FIXED] Solved a problem in the scaling mechanism that could lead to fewer scaling options if you want to send a poster as e-mail or postcard.
Revision 456 - 2007-11-23
bug fixed [FIXED] Fixed a bug that could lead in rare cases to a wrong image aspect ratio.
bug fixed [FIXED] Solved a problem in the image rotation mechanism that could lead to invisible images at render time.
Revision 452 - 2007-11-22
bug fixed [FIXED] Solved a issue where the yellow "x" - that appears when Posterino can't locate an image - does not go away even if you put a different image on the frame.
Revision 449 - 2007-11-21
new feature [NEW] Posterino now respects the rotation of an image. See reports 20071116-3927-FRA , 20071116-4041-FRA and 20071119-7522-CHR .
new feature [NEW] Added the ability to reset the Postmark preferences to the factory settings.
Revision 442 - 2007-11-19
bug fixed [FIXED] Solved drag and drop problem of image files without file extension. See report 20071118-7077-JAY .
bug fixed [FIXED] Solved an update problem where the scaling of a document was not reflected in the view of the editor.
Version 1.3.1
Revision 434 - 2007-11-09
bug fixed [FIXED] Solved a problem that could lead to the software activation failure experienced by some users running Tiger.
Version 1.3
Revision 429 - 2007-10-24
bug fixed [FIXED] Solved a problem that could lead to exceptions at the end of the rendering process when you use a document that needs a postmark stamp.
Revision 424 - 2007-10-23
bug fixed [FIXED] Solved a problem that could lead to a crash 20 minutes after you have send a real postcard.
bug fixed [FIXED] Solved the problem that occasionally occurred during rendering of documents holding text object. The problem ranged from simple exceptions to application crashes.
bug fixed [FIXED] Postage stamps are now stamped even if the document is no postcard. See report 20071010-9699-CHR .
Revision 415 - 2007-10-21
feature changed [CHANGED] Made Posterino compatible with Leopard.
feature changed [CHANGED] Overall speed improvements to the editor and rendering process.
Version 1.2
Revision 395 - 2007-09-03
feature changed [CHANGED] Some small user-interface improvements.
Revision 393 - 2007-08-31
feature changed [CHANGED] Some improvements of the French localization.
Revision 391 - 2007-08-29
feature changed [CHANGED] Various localization and user-interface improvements.
bug fixed [FIXED] Solved a problem where you can't create a new document if you used the Finder's "Info" panel to switch off several localizations.
Revision 385 - 2007-08-24
bug fixed [FIXED] Solved the problem with the 'Save As' operation. See report 20070325-3860-RIC .
Revision 378 - 2007-08-17
bug fixed [FIXED] The keyboard shortcuts for 'Zoom In' and 'Zoom Out' are changed to better fit international keyboard layouts.
bug fixed [FIXED] Solved a problem with the post-stamp in the 'Vertical Postcard' template where the default post-stamp image did not show up.
Revision 365 - 2007-08-10
new feature [NEW] A new context menu item for reloading the contents of the Image Picker. Also available via the action button at the bottom of the Image Picker.
feature changed [CHANGED] Improved the performance of choosing a random selection of images for large sets of available images.
bug fixed [FIXED] "Choose random Selection" of images now respects the image set returned by a search phrase entered into the image picker.
bug fixed [FIXED] Fixed a problem introduced by the last update where the image view used by the Image Picker is not the usual Posterino image view. The slider had no stop markers and the view had no "action" popup button.
Revision 357 - 2007-08-07
new feature [NEW] Posterino is now localized for English, French and German.
new feature [NEW] You can buy postcard coupons right from within Posterino. Send a document as postcard and press the "Buy Coupons..." button to open the postcard shop.
new feature [NEW] Added navigation buttons to the Postcard Details dialog to allow easy navigation between the postcard interface and PayPal.
new feature [NEW] New images sources: desktop pictures, screen saver pictures, user pictures, favorite pictures and iChat icons.
new feature [NEW] Custom image import folders are now persistent between Posterino runs.
bug fixed [FIXED] The feedback operation now correctly returns the version of Mac OS X run by the user. Mac OS X 10.4.10 has incorrectly been reported as 10.4.9.
Version 1.1.2
Revision 329 - 2007-07-13
bug fixed [FIXED] Solved an issue in the "Postmark" preferences, where the postmark texts are not update live while typing in the text.
bug fixed [FIXED] Fixed a bug in the Flickr details dialog where the 'description' and 'tags' text fields did not wrap the text into the new line.
feature changed [CHANGED] Changed the product activation process to make it more fault-tolerant.
feature changed [CHANGED] Updated the Posterino FAQ to reflect the new product activation process.
Version 1.1.1
Revision 324 - 2007-05-29
new feature [NEW] Added a popup menu to the postcards details dialog holding the search result if more than 1 and less than 40 hits are found. The popup also holds additional addresses a person may have.
new feature [NEW] The postcard details are displayed in the users preferred language as long as the postcard gateway is able to speak that language. Otherwise it defaults to English.
bug fixed [FIXED] Fixed a problem where saving postcard documents with an empty postage stamp leads to an application crash. See report 20070426-9755-ENE , 20070510-9858-IAN .
bug fixed [FIXED] Solved a problem with the scroll arrows and in-functional scroll wheel of the template view in the Template Chooser dialog. See reports 20070410-6743-SON , 20070504-7421-SON , 20070315-2435-166 and 20070403-0861-NOS .
bug fixed [FIXED] Fixed a localization problem with French numbers larger than 999 in the "Poster" > "Scale" dialog. See reports 20070423-1863-166 , 20070405-6097-166 and 20070405-7499-166 .
bug fixed [FIXED] Fixed wrong layout of images 16 and 24 in template 'Clusters II'. See report 20070504-5072-166 .
Version 1.1
Revision 314 - 2007-04-22
feature changed [CHANGED] Some small user interface improvements and updates to the online help.
Revision 311 - 2007-04-21
feature changed [CHANGED] Updated user interface and online help to reflect the new features.
Revision 308 - 2007-04-17
new feature [NEW] Added "Keyboard Shortcuts" and "FAQ" menu items to the "Help" menu.
Revision 298 - 2007-04-14
new feature [NEW] Send real postcards right from within Posterino.
new feature [NEW] Upload images to Flickr right from within Posterino.
feature changed [CHANGED] All export and mail options are grouped in an "Export" sub menu in the "File" menu. "Create Poster" has changed into "Export" and has moved from the "Poster" menu to the "Export" sub menu in the "File" menu.
new feature [NEW] Now there are toolbar buttons for every available export operation. Choose "Customize Toolbar..." from the "View" menu to choose an individual export operation toolbar button for your toolbar.
new feature [NEW] New template 'Twisted Post'.
Version 1.0.2
Revision 284 - 2007-04-02
new feature [NEW] Added layer operations to the context menu of the document editor.
Revision 277 - 2007-03-11
new feature [NEW] New toolbar buttons 'Bring to Front' and 'Send to Back' for object layer handling. Choose "Customize Toolbar..." from the "View" menu to add the new buttons to your toolbar.
feature changed [CHANGED] Changed the implementation of the 'Backward' and 'Forward' object layer operations to focus on the visual hierarchy of objects instead of the 'physical' hierarchy.
bug fixed [FIXED] Fixed a bug in the handling of object layers after loading a document. See report 20070225-6456-KAR .
bug fixed [FIXED] Solved a problem where a single image is rendered several times on the output. See report 20070222-4081-BRI .
bug fixed [FIXED] Solved a problem where shuffled images re-appear at there old position after loading a saved document.
bug fixed [FIXED] Fixed a problem where images smaller than the defined thumbnail size are created with a big black border. See report 20070220-1575-KME .
new feature [NEW] You can navigate the templates in the template chooser by using the arrow keys.
feature changed [CHANGED] Choose random selection does no longer deselect the current selection.
Version 1.0.1
Revision 267 - 2007-02-05
new feature [NEW] Added new templates made for holding portrait images ("Portraits" and "Irregular II") and one for displaying an image for each day of the year ("365 Days").
Revision 264 - 2007-01-30
new feature [NEW] You now can drag and drop image files and folders onto the document window.
new feature [NEW] Added some new photo frame templates.
new feature [NEW] Added a "letter" paper size.
feature changed [CHANGED] Some additions to the online help regarding shortcuts and paper sizes.
bug fixed [FIXED] Aligned the text field of the 'Sunrise over Ulm' template with the image above.
Revision 256 - 2007-01-20
bug fixed [FIXED] The Shuffle operation now preserves the crop information of the images. See report 20061020-3972-AND .
bug fixed [FIXED] Solved a problem where drag and drop operations from the first image to any other always lead to a copy See report 20061116-7693-PET .
new feature [NEW] You can end the cropping of an image by pressing the Return, Enter or Escape key.
bug fixed [FIXED] Solved a problem where clicking on a selected image does not lead to an image swap or move operation.
bug fixed [FIXED] The drag and drop of images from one frame to an other now preserves the crop information of the image.
bug fixed [FIXED] Fixed a problem where the used image count of the images in the image picker is not updated correctly in a copy or paste operation. See report 20070110-0526-HUG .
bug fixed [FIXED] Fixed a bug in the "Choose random Image" operation.
bug fixed [FIXED] Added measurement unit to some values on the details panel.
new feature [NEW] Added a hint regarding custom paper sizes to the template chooser.
bug fixed [FIXED] Corrected the naming of a label of the "Panel Position" radio group (preferences: "Document Window" > "General"). See report 20070109-1238-PET .
bug fixed [FIXED] The template "Irregular I" not longer produces a blank page. See reports 20070108-2471-RIW , 20070113-3000-KOZ and 20070115-1922-MAR .
Version 1.0
Revision 247 - 2007-01-08
feature changed [CHANGED] Changed version to 1.0 final.
Revision 244 - 2007-01-07
new feature [NEW] New life poster and postcard templates.
new feature [NEW] A new online help chapter about "Altering the layout" under "Layout Options".
Revision 240 - 2007-01-06
new feature [NEW] The images used in the document are now indicated by a green badge in the top right corner of the image picker. To show or hide this feature, go to "Posterino" > "Preferences..." > "Document Window" > "Image Picker" > "Show" and toggle the "Used image count" checkbox.
new feature [NEW] Layout grids! You can show a grid in your document window and graphics objects will snap to this grid. The grid depends on the settings of the "Layout Generator" (in the "Poster" menu). You can show and hide the grid from the "View" menu. All preferences regarding the grid are under "Posterino" > "Preferences..." > "Image Handling" > "Grid".
bug fixed [FIXED] Fixed some inconsistencies in international number formating in some edit fields. See report 20060901-5669-RAN .
bug fixed [FIXED] Solved a problem with text objects. See report 20061215-1778-DAN , 20061115-7667-PET .
new feature [NEW] You can specify a short descriptive text when creating a new template.
new feature [NEW] The template chooser now shows an image visualizing the placement of photos on the document and a short descriptive text about the template.
new feature [NEW] A new operation to scale you current document to some arbitrary size and resolution. See "Poster" > "Scale...".
new feature [NEW] New template chooser featuring the template categories.
new feature [NEW] Added context menu to the poster editor to manipulate image and frame settings. Or you can reveal the selected images in the Finder or open them in an external editor.
new feature [NEW] You can switch on graphic object tool tips to display information about the used image. If available, file name, date, comment, rating and image paths are displayed. See "View" > "Object Tool Tip".
new feature [NEW] You can define the image picker sort oder under 'Posterino' > 'Preferences...' > 'Document Window' > 'Image Picker'. You can sort the images by pre-defined (iPhoto or Aperture) order, date, comment, file name or rating.
bug fixed [FIXED] Fixed an issue where the "needs rending" state of a saved document was not updated correctly.
new feature [NEW] If you hold down the Shift key while rotating an image or a frame, the rotation will stop at 45 degree segments.
new feature [NEW] Relocate images from iPhoto and Aperture used in a document if the image library has moved to a new user account.
Version 1.0 beta 8
Revision 209 - 2006-12-08
new feature [NEW] The template chooser now remembers the last used template.
new feature [NEW] Added a postcard paper size for printing.
bug fixed [FIXED] Solved a problem where you could not create additional graphic objects once the document has been saved.
Revision 201 - 2006-12-03
new feature [NEW] Support for Aperture 1.5. You can use your Aperture images right from within Posterino now.
new feature [NEW] You can specify the email application to send postcards with. See "Postcards" on the "General" preferences panel.
bug fixed [FIXED] Fixed a date sorting problem of file system images in the Image Picker.
Version 1.0 beta 7
Revision 194 - 2006-11-27
new feature [NEW] If you choose to mail you poster you now can specify the quality of the image to be send.
Revision 190 - 2006-11-21
new feature [NEW] Improved rendering process feedback.
bug fixed [FIXED] Fixed a problem where Posterino did not display images referenced by an alias. This was for example the case, if you set the iPhoto preference checkbox "Copy files to iPhoto Library folder when adding to library" to false (under "iPhoto" > "Preferences..." > "Advanced"). See report 20060918-5003-MBI , 20061030-9485-SRA .
bug fixed [FIXED] The image picker slider is now automatically hidden if there are only a few images in the picker.
bug fixed [FIXED] Fixed the bug that caused pixel residue to show up while manipulating image bounds, moving frames or selecting images in a poster. See reports 20060914-6496-SON , 20061009-2262-FBL and 20061021-8629-DRA .
bug fixed [FIXED] Changed the title of the 'Compression' label to 'Quality' to align this with the settings in the create template dialog. See report 20061115-7374-PET .
new feature [NEW] A new sheet is shown after the poster has been rendered to let the user choose what to do with the rendered document. The options are 'Send to iPhoto', 'Save to Disk' and 'Send via Mail'.
bug fixed [FIXED] The installation of a license now results in a re-rendering of your document to immediately remove the demo message. No restart necessary anymore.
Revision 172 - 2006-11-06
bug fixed [FIXED] Fixed an issue that rendered the poster or postcard empty.
Version 1.0 beta 6
Revision 169 - 2006-11-06
new feature [NEW] Added new chapters on image placement and layout options to the online help.
feature changed [CHANGED] Ensured that the images in the image picker are sorted by date.
feature changed [CHANGED] The details panel now shows all tabs and does not hide the unused ones.
feature changed [CHANGED] The 'Welcome' window does not automatically become the key view any more. This way the main window does not lose its focus when the 'Welcome' window shows up.
bug fixed [FIXED] Solved a couple of minor user interface problems.
Revision 157 - 2006-10-29
bug fixed [FIXED] Solved an issue where images from a folder on disk where distorted or had aspect ratio inconsistencies. See reports 20061023-7620-ADA , 20061023-0271-PUB and 20061020-5270-JOH .
Version 1.0 beta 5
Revision 147 - 2006-10-19
new feature [NEW] The first sketch of an online help system is made. We have got a "life poster" and "postcard" tutorial and some pages about image import.
new feature [NEW] You can use the new "Tell a Friend" command in the "Help" menu to easily setup an email message to spread the word about Posterino.
feature changed [CHANGED] "Help" > "Posterino Help" will now open the local help viewer instead of a web page.
bug fixed [FIXED] Fixed a couple of minor user interface problems. See report 20061006-2168-FBL , 20061009-2197-FBL .
Revision 142 - 2006-10-06
bug fixed [FIXED] Fixed the problem where the template chooser was displayed on top of an existing document file. See report 20061005-1222-HEN .
feature changed [CHANGED] Speed improvements in rendering JPG thumbnails.
Revision 138 - 2006-10-03
feature changed [CHANGED] Much improved image browser. The current release should address the kn