The main focus of this release is to establish compatibility with the upcoming version of macOS.

Fixes

• Fixed a possible crash which could occur during a mouse interaction in the crop editor.
• Handled a crash which could happen while calculating a Tile layout based on inaccurate data.
• The online help no longer starts a search if the input string is empty. Instead a system beep is played to indicate that something is missing.
• Fixed a possible crash in the image browser which could occur when image data gets out of sync.

Fixes

• Fixed a crash which occurred after a change to the contents of an image folder observed by the media browser of Posterino. The crash could be triggered either by adding or removing files via Finder.
• Solved situation with a possible crash when dropping images onto a document with a Tiled layout.
• Fixed a possible crash which could occur when adding new images via File > New Object > Image in the main menu or by using the corresponding toolbar action.
• Handled a case where the image browser stumble while handling invalid image data.

Changes

• The image file format (TIFF, JPEG, PNG) and image file compression settings on the file export panel are now persistent from applications launch to application launch.

Fixes

• If an image is not properly loaded or the full size version can’t be found, the crop editor will no longer open and thereby possibly skew the image.

New

• You can now choose if the Release Notes window should be opened for every or just for significant app updates. A "significant" update is one where the first or second part of the version changes. Like a change from version "4.3.5" to "4.4" or to "5.0". You can control this feature using the "gear" button on the bottom left of the Release Notes window.

Fixes

• When creating a new document from a template, the print setup is now correctly initialized to the orientation (landscape or portrait) of the template.
• Handled situation where the image browser could show artifacts when repeatedly scrolling up and down. Most relevant when the app running on the most current version of macOS.
• Handled a case where the app could crash due to a missing graphic object layer.
• Corrected incomplete identifiers of some templates.

Fixes

• Handled situation where restoring the preferences window after an app launch failed. Also improved compatibility with upcoming versions of macOS.
• The action „Reset Aspect-Ratios“ on the aspect-ratio preference panel now works as advertised.

Fixes

• Solved a small user interface glitch.

Improvements

• A bit of fine tuning of the new online help center.

New

• You can now subscribe to my newsletter right from within the app.

Fixed

• Handled a crash when opening a template referencing an image using a legacy reference mechanism.

Posterino 4.3 features a streamlined online help. All help related resources are now listed in one place where you can find Guides, FAQ, Shortcuts, Videos and references to blog articles.

New

• A new central help window under Help > Posterino Help.
• A new "Getting Started" tutorial and video.

Improvements

• In the template browser you can now create a new document from the selected template by pressing the Return key. The little things which delight.

Changed

• Cleanup of the Help menu. All help related content is now available in the help center window.

New

• Posterino now saves your export in the document file for safe keeping. You can control this behaviour under Posterino > Preferences > Document using the "Save export in document file" toggle.

Fixes

• Handled a possible crash in the document preview rendering process.
• Handled a possible crash in the media browser.

Fixed

• Handled an inconsistency in the online help system.

Posterino 4.2 is all about improvements to the built-in media browser. For example, you can now add image folders to the browser. Also the media browser displays handy information, like the number of images in an album or highlights which images are already used in a document.

New

• You can now add an image folder to the media browser via File > Import Images. Or by dragging a folder from the Finder to the album tree of the media browser.
• If you don’t plan to use Photos at all, you can switch off Photos support entirely. Go to Posterino > Settings > Media Browser to alter Photos support.
• The number of images in an album is now displayed on the album tree. You can show or hide the media count using the album tree context menu or via the main menu at View > Media Browser > Show Media Count.
• The media browser now displays the number of times an image is used by a document. The number is displayed as a badge on the top right corner of the images in question. You can show or hide the media usage count using the image browser context menu or via the main menu at View > Media Browser > Show Media Usage.
• The number of selected images is now displayed in the bottom left corner of the media browser.
• You can sort the images in the browser by creation date. To change the sort order use the the context menu or got to the main menu at View > Media Browser > Sort by.
• You can now select an image in the image browser and show it in the document via a context menu command.
• The image browser now restores the last selected album.
• A new keyboard shortcut for the main menu Images > Fill command.

Improvements

• Added various translations for template and plugin names in all languages supported. Also improved the inspector user interface texts and tool tips.
• Made the photos animation in the background of the media browser access screen less obtrusive in Dark mode.

Changes

• Since the new image browser now handles image folders, there is no need any more for the „Folder“ settings.

Changed

• A user interface improvement to the feedback screen. Aligned screen to support various languages.

Improvements

• Added the command File > Export to the main menu as a way to export your document as an image file.
• Gave the „contact support“ feedback screen a UI face lift.
• Improved text fragments regarding feedback and support for several UI languages.

Improvements

• Several small user interface improvements. Like a nicer looking checkbox icon for the store front or the removal of the now obsolete „Show Effects“ command from the main menu. Also introduced a mechanism to control the flow of informative windows on app launch.

Fixes

• Solved a visual glitch on the store front when animating between offer selection states.

Fixes

• Solves a case where no warnings sign was visible on image objects when opening a document with missing image files.

New

• Added language support for Dutch, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Japanese. If one of the new languages happens to be your native tongue, please have a look around and let me know if some text is not translated or appears strange. With exception of this release notes screen and my developer avatar. As much as I would love to be fluent in so many languages.
• Posterino can now show a preview of your document as the document file thumbnail in Finder. See Posterino > Settings… > Document > "Show document preview as file thumbnail in Finder“.

Improvements

• When creating new documents, the last selected image browser album is now pre-selected.
• Made the horizontal layout method, etc. browser a bit more responsive to a trackpad swipe gesture.
• When initially switching to a Square-Grid layout, the first layout now holds at least 120 placement areas.

Fixes

• No crash any more when dragging an image from one document to the another.
• Switching from any layout to a Square-Grid layout now ensures that the spacing property does not fall to 0.
• In the Template Browser, the template title is now longer a dark text on top of a selection color background.

Fixes

• The situation with the indefinitely loading store front turned out to be much more tricky then originally anticipated. Added further improvements to handle the issue.

Fixes

• Handled a case where the store front seams to load data indefinitely.

Improved

• Small adjustments to the storefront when showing subscriptions and lifetime licenses on one screen.

Changes

• Updated some parts of the user interface and resources to reflect new year.

Fixes

• The store front no longer shows an error state when open at app startup time.

Improvements

• Updated the details of the family plan description to be more precise.

Changes

• Updated calendar related template previews to feature the upcoming new year.

New

• Prepared the storefront to handle family sharing licenses.

Fixes

• Repaired the broken shadow of the app icon on the About screen and in the template browser.

Improved

• Some small tweaks to the user interface.

New

• The store front (Posterino > License...) can now handle coupon codes.

Fixes

• Repaired the broken shadow of the app icon.

Changes

• The social media templates are now listed under a „Social Media“ category.
• Some small adjustments to the license user interface.

Fixes

• You can now again Drag & Drop PDF documents onto image frames.

Changes

• Some small user interface improvements.

Improvements

• The store front under Posterino > License... now displays a richer error message in case something goes wrong or is not as expected.

Fixes

• Handled outdated copyright info string showing in app info in Finder.

Fixes

• Removed an incomplete Italian language resource from the app.

Improvements

• The horizontal scroller to choose a layout, image filter or frame no longer cuts off at the edge of the inspector panel and instead shows arrow buttons to indicate it is scrollable. You can scroll using the arrow buttons or using a swipe gesture. Also, the selected element automatically scrolls back into view, if no other element is selected within a couple of seconds.
• Refined "none" style look to better fit with the other styles.

Changes

• The template browser now opens with the "Recent" category selected by default.
• Improved placement square visualization for Macs with Retina display.

Fixes

• Handled the case of "ghost" selections, were previously deselected objects could be part of a subsequent operation on selected objects.
• Dropping more images than objects focused onto a Square-Gird layout now adds only images to the focused objects.
• When removing and adding new images to e.g. a "Berlin" based document, the placement spots are no longer altered to a different grid dimension.
• The Release Notes browser can now open external links in Safari.

During the public beta phase Posterino underwent thorough testing by long time users and by people seeing Posterino for the first time. This test force discovered areas where the user interface needed improvements or some polish. Together we eradicated a whole bunch of nasty bugs in various areas of the app. My thanks goes out to the many lovely individuals who dedicated time to this endeavor and who provided helpful feedback and insights! I really enjoyed talking to so many of you! So please, keep your suggestions flowing! :)

• The new Square-Grid layout
• A whole bunch of new templates
• Improved document handling
• Document previews in Finder
• A new document file format
• A unified inspector
• Streamlined template creation
• Better organized template browser
• A fresh new look
• A nice new application icon
• Full support for macOS Monterey and Ventura
• Apple Silicon support
• Well, and there is always more ...

Square-Grid Layouts

Some suggestions on using the new Square-Grid layout:

• Have a look at the How to apply the Square-Grid layout video for a quick overview
• Drop your images on the document background: Distribute the images on free placement squares available on your document
• The Square-Grid layout features a set of drop options depending on the mouse position on top or between the placement squares. Just move your drag objects around a bit to discover the different options.
• On the toolbar of the window there are two new action: Scale Down and Scale Up. Use these to scale your Square-Grid document to hold more or less images.

New Image Browser

• The new image browser is much faster now
• The browser features image categories like the Photos app
• Live updates: Change something in Photos and the Posterino image browser will follow