Together 2.0 Release Notes

Version 2.0.10

Released

April 16, 2008

Changes

• Added Spacing, Lists, Link and Tables to the Format > Text menu.
• Fixed a problem where comments just entered could be lost when importing and the one of the recent import groups selected.
• Performance and memory usage improvements when moving or trashing folders.
• Fixed a problem where searching by content would fail for filenames generated by Together that contain Unicode characters. Previous fixes for this problem did not cover items created before the fixed version was run, whereas this version will update all items' filenames on launch.

Version 2.0.9

Released

March 25, 2008

Changes

• Fixed a problem where text from web pages saved as RTF files would not be found during a content search if the generated filename contained mixed languages.
• Fixed a problem where removing individual items from the Trash didn't remove the original files.
• Fixed a problem where edited web archives would lose their original URLs.
• Fixed a problem where libraries whose filenames contained certain special characters would not appear in the Library Manager.

Version 2.0.8

Released

March 3, 2008

Changes

• Added an option to automatically launch Together when logging in.
• Added an option to Advanced prefs to hide the Library window at startup.
• Improved performance when launching, switching libraries, searching and using smart groups that search by content.
• When renaming items in the item list, the file extension (if any) will not be selected.
• Fixed a problem where creating a note in the item list can appear as missing.
• Fixed a problem where the library window could be automatically resized by a script on a web page.
• Fixed a problem where Check for Stray Files could incorrectly create duplicate items.
• Fixed a problem where Web preferences would not be displayed if the system fonts Times or Monaco were missing.
• Fixed a problem where the Shelf Quick Note shortcut key would not be restored at startup if no Shelf Library shortcut key was set.
• Fixed minor problems in Help files.

Version 2.0.7

Released

February 14, 2008

Changes

• When using a custom library, the Shelf now either shows "Together" or the library name according to whether "Show Library Name" is selected in Together's Shelf preferences.
• Fixed text shadows for portrait file list on Mac OS X 10.5.2.
• Together now asks you to verify the password used for encrypting files.
• Improved memory usage when showing QuickLook previews for large files.
• Better detection of which types of files can be saved as web archives.
• Fixed a problem where a "frame load interrupted" error message could be showed repeatedly when attempting to load an invalid web archive.
• Fixed a problem where renaming a file with the extension hidden to a new name with the same extension visible would cause the extension to be appended twice to the filename.
• Fixed a problem where uncommitted tags on an item could be lost when creating a new folder, group or smart group.
• Fixed a problem that could prevent export operations from completing.

Version 2.0.6

Released

February 1, 2008

Changes

• Added an option to Advanced preferences to start searching when Enter is pressed, rather than while typing.
• Notes and text documents now correctly maintain their scroll position after saving.
• Prevent formatting from being applied to plain text files.
• Prevent non-HTML files from being saved as web archives.
• Fixed a problem where importing folders named with square brackets would show an error.
• Fixed a problem where the height of the toolbar for the small size would be the same as the height for the regular size after relaunch.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when switching libraries.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when setting hot keys for the Shelf.
• Fixed a problem where linked PDF files could not be viewed.
• Fixed a problem where PDFs viewed in tabs would scroll to the top when returning to the application.
• Focus rings are now drawn when editing item names in the list.

Version 2.0.5

Released

January 17, 2008

New Features and Improvements

• Added an option to Shelf preferences not to show the library name in the Shelf's tab.
• Added View Encrypted Item and Hide Encrypted Item commands to the Item menu.
• Added a keystroke to activate the Library Manager.
• The Source list can now be made much wider, depending on window size.
• Items can now be dragged to groups if the group contains any (but not all) of those items. Does not apply to folders.
• Added a Crash Reporter.

Fixes

• The Quick Note area no longer loses focus after Command-S pressed to save the note.
• The currently selected group is now maintained when Recent Imports is expanded and an import group is added or deleted through an indirect action.
• Fixed a problem that prevented the Quick Look preview of Scrivener documents from loading.
• Fixed a problem where Together could crash after automatically deleting empty notes.
• Fixed a problem where the Where view wouldn't be updated immediately when adding items to groups.
• Fixed an error that could occur when emptying the trash of folders.
• Fixed a problem where the Shelf tab position would not update when changing preferences.
• Fixed a problem that could cause excessive memory usage when importing a very deep set of nested folders.
• Fixed a problem where groups in the Shelf's Library mode would sometimes not appear after being created, or the list resorted when a group is renamed.
• Fixed a problem where the tags from one item could be applied to another if Recent Imports or any of the import groups were selected when the new file was imported.
• Fixed a problem where notes would sometimes lose unsaved content when switching between Together and other applications, soon after the note had been saved.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when viewing encrypted items whose files do not exist, or deleting encrypted items that are being viewed.
• Added validation to prevent the deletion of inappropriate files.

Version 2.0.4

Released

January 2, 2008

New Features and Improvements

• Improved performance when working with tags and working with the tag browser.
• Improved performance for displaying generated icon previews in the item list, particularly on single-CPU machines.
• PDF files are now loaded in the background to improve responsiveness when switching between items and groups.
• Added an optional Remove toolbar icon.
• Added a "Show/Hide Extension" option to the items' contextual menu, for showing or hiding items' file extensions.
• The Shelf is now less sensitive to expanding folders when being opened by dragging files to it.
• The creation dates of reloaded web archives and encrypted files are now preserved.
• In Portrait preview mode, the item list can now be made much wider than before.
• Improved the appearance of expansion tooltips for groups.

Fixes

• Tags can now be renamed case-sensitively.
• Fixed a problem where tags could be lost when dragging new items to Together, if Enter hadn't been pressed first to commit the tags.
• Fixed a problem where viewing encrypted items wouldn't work when the item was being viewed in a tab.
• Fixed a problem where duplicate items could be created when dragging a file promise.
• Fixed a problem where "Check for Stray Files" would create duplicate items of some filenames.
• Added some safeguards to ensure encrypted items that have been viewed are not re-encrypted with a blank password.
• Fixed a problem where libraries not stored on the startup disk would not be identified as being in the system trash.

Version 2.0.3

Released

December 10, 2007

Changes

Important: This version will upgrade your Together library on startup. You will not be able to use older versions of Together after this upgrade has been completed.

New Features and Improvements

• Performance improvements for when using tags, importing and searching and reduced CPU usage for scanning for changed files in the background.
• Now sorts groups and items like the Finder allowing for sequentially numbered files without leading zeros.
• Added Advanced prefs for choosing which delete warnings are shown.
• Safari-style bookmark URLs are now written to pasteboard when dragging bookmark items.
• Saved notes and text documents no longer lose focus and the cursor position is preserved.
• Added validation to prevent dots from being used as a prefix for folder and item names, as this will make them invisible in the Finder.
• Added validation to prevent folders that contain the library folder from being dragged to Together.
• Improved validation for changing an item's file extension.
• Limited the amount of memory used for caching previews.
• Editing tag names now uses the maximum width of the name in the tag browser.

Fixes

• Fixed a problem that could cause Together to hang when searching in a library that contains linked items or checking for stray files.
• Fixed a problem where the Shelf tab would not be hidden when using QuickTimer Player fullscreen.
• Fixed a problem where some keystrokes for the Shelf would be displayed in preferences after restarting, despite still being active.
• Fixed a problem that could prevent certain group operations from being undone and could cause problems closing the shelf, switching groups, etc.
• Fixed a problem where the automatic spelling check would not be disabled in the comments field, when disabled in preferences.
• Fixed a problem where changing an item's label in the Info view didn't update immediately in the item list.
• Fixed a problem where newly typed tags could be lost when switching groups.
• Fixed problem where encrypted items being viewed couldn't be decrypted until hidden again.
• Fixed a problem where decrypting linked items would show the file as not being found.
• Fixed a problem where Sparkle would check for updates (although not show the notification) despite the setting being unchecked in preferences.
• Fixed a problem where Together would always create the ~/Documents/Together folder, regardless of its library location.

Version 2.0.2

Released

November 26, 2007

Changes

• Performance improvements for switching between groups, sorting the item list, importing and searching for libraries with thousands of items.
• When activating the Shelf using hot keys, Together is now made the active application, so the library can be browsed using the keyboard and text can be entered into the Quick Note area.
• Added a workaround to an issue that prevented Entourage emails from being dragged to Together.
• Added validation to prevent folders that enclose the library folder from being imported.
• Improved the small-size Labels toolbar icon.
• Smart group rules for Tags that use the "contains" or "does not contain" rule now match on the exact tag, as part of the items' overall tags.
• Added an optional Print toolbar item.
• Fixed a problem where web archives could become corrupted when switching from / to Together while the archive is still being loaded.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when switching back to Together after editing and item whose preview is generated by Quick Look (e.g. Excel spreadsheets, Numbers documents).
• Fixed various problems that could occur when importing files.
• Fixed a problem where it was possible to import and give folders names that include slashes, causing them to shown as not found.
• Fixed a problem that could cause the Empty Trash sheet not to be dismissed.
• Fixed a problem that could cause numerous prefixes of the tag being typed to appear when autocompleting tags in the Smart Group editor.

Version 2.0.1

Released

November 19, 2007

Changes

• Added small size icons for the toolbar.
• Added an option to Import preferences to import text dragged from web pages as web archives or rich text.
• Fixed a problem where customizing the toolbar would not be saved.
• Fixed a problem where clicking anchors in web pages would open the page in a new browser, not scroll to that anchor.
• Performance improvements after importing a large quanitity of files.
• Fixed a problem where import could fail when printing PDFs to Together.
• Fixed a crash that could occur after viewing web content.
• Fixed a problem were deleting individual items in folders in the Trash would remove the files but not the items.
• Fixed a problem where a folder dragged to the application's icon or added via the "Link to Library" Service menu could import the folder as a linked item.
• Fixed a problem where duplicate entries for tags could appear in the tag browser.

Version 2.0

Released

November 15, 2007

Changes

User Interface

• Source Lists
  • The source list can be switched between Groups and Tags view.
  • The Groups source list now has three sections: Library, Groups and Trash.
  • New icons for groups.
• Item List
  • Columns in the items table will maintain their previous positions after being unhidden.
  • Labels are now shown when an item is selected.
  • When using the portrait preview, the item list shows 64px thumbnail icons.
  • The thumbnails list can be sorted using the pop-up menu in the header.
  • QuickLook generators are used to create the thumbnails in the item list. These can be disabled by unchecking "Show Icon Previews" in the View Options panel.
• Preview
  • Now offers a choice between landscape and portrait (widescreen) previews.
  • The landscape preview works like KIT 1.x with the table of items at the top and preview below.
  • The portrait mode shows the item list on the left, the preview on the right.
  • Items can now be previewed and edited in the main window or their own tabs.
  • When a preview cannot be shown, the file's icon and some file information is shown.
• Tabs
  • All items can now be opened for editing or previewing in their own tabs.
  • When double-clicked, items can be opened in tabs or their default application, according to the setting in General preferences.
  • Tabs can be set to save the items automatically when closed in General preferences.
• Info View
  • When using the portrait preview, the info view is shown in a wide format below the preview, with each section separated by tabs.
  • When multiple items selected, the total data size is now shown.
  • Added a "Where" section to show the groups and folders to which the item belongs, and its original folder in the Finder.
  • Select groups or folders in the Where section to see their paths.
  • Double-click groups / folders or their paths in the Where section to select them in the Groups source list or the Finder, as appropriate.
• Status Bar
  • The new status bar at the bottom of the window allows switching between the Groups and Tags source lists and Landscape and Portrait previews.
  • The button to show or hide the Info view has been moved from the
  • toolbar to the status bar.
  • The Add button now shows a pop-up menu for adding groups, folders or smart groups. You can still option-click to create a smart group.
• Shelf
  • The Shelf is a new window that appears as a tab on the side of the screen.
  • Drag and drop files, URLs, text, etc to the Shelf. Dragging to the tab opens it automatically.
  • Double-click on groups / folders in the Shelf to see their list of items.
  • The search field on the Shelf finds items in all groups.
  • Double-click items (or press Enter) to open them in Together or their default application (according to preferences).
  • Items can also be dragged from the Shelf.
  • Use the Quick Note section to enter a plain text note. This is saved automatically when the tab is closed or Library tab selected.
  • Hot-keys can be set in Shelf preferences.
• Menus
  • Added an Item menu for actions solely concerning items.
  • Removed the Group menu and placed the commands in the File menu.
  • Moved Empty Trash from the File menu to the Together application menu.

Organize

• Groups
  • Groups and folders are now always sorted alphabetically.
  • Deleted Items has been renamed to Trash.
  • The Trash group is now a folder on disk, so deleted items are removed from the library rather that just move groups and folders are moved intact.
  • Recent Imports Group can now from 1 to 100 previous import sessions or can be hidden entirely (the settings can be found in the View Options panel).
  • Recent Imports are preserved when the app quits.
  • Hidden standard groups maintain their positions when hidden and displayed.
  • Start typing a group's name to select it.
• Tag Browser
  • New tag browser can be displayed in place of the Groups source list.
  • In addition to tags used on items, it will also show "system tags" such as groups, folders, labels and ratings and untagged items.
  • Items can be dragged to tags and vice versa.
  • Tags can be renamed and removed.
  • Tags can be dragged to the tags section of the Info view.
  • Multiple tags can be selected and their combined items viewed.
  • The Find button in the source list header can be used to filter tags by name, or press Command-F when the tag list has focus.
  • Tags can be sorted by name, count or kind using the View Option panel or the tag browser's contextual menu.
  • System tags can be hidden using the View Options panel or the tag browser's contextual menu.
  • Item counts can be shown or hidden using the View Options panel.
• Folders
  • Create folders using the File menu, groups contextual menu or Add button in the status bar.
  • Import and export folders by drag and drop or the Import Folders.
  • command found in the File menu and New toolbar menu.
  • The folders displayed in Together are real folders on disk, not just a representation.
  • The original files for items will either be stored in a folder or one of Together's library folders. If the item appears in a folder it is stored there, otherwise it is stored in the appropriate library folder.
  • Drag and drop items between a folder and the Library group to move the original file from the folder to the appropriate library.
• Ratings
  • Added Ratings menu to File menu, with keyboard shortcuts.
  • Ratings can now be applied to items using the contextual menu in the items list.
  • Ratings can be applied using keyboard shortcut Command-0 through Command-5.
• Labels
  • Categories renamed to Labels.
  • Labels can now be applied to items in the list and tabbed items using the Labels button in the toolbar.
  • Labels can now be applied to items using the contextual menu in the items list, along with an Edit Labels command.
  • Added Labels menu to File menu.
  • Labels are now displayed using a gradient fill instead of the outline.
  • The label is also drawn on the filename of selected items.
  • The Label Editor now has a pop-up list of preset colors and retains the ability to choose a custom color.
  • Deleting labels can now be undone.
• Smart Groups
  • Smart Groups can now match items by content. Content searching is performed by Spotlight.
  • Date Created and Date Modified rules can now be based on relative dates - e.g. "today" or "in the last 1 week".
• Library Manager
  • New Library Manager (see using the Together > Library Manager menu command) allows the creation, renaming and deletion of libraries and switching between them.

Search

• Search Bar
  • New search bar is shown when something is typed into the Search field in the toolbar and replaces the menu shown in the search field.
  • Search bar presents a choice between the currently selected groups / tags and the whole library.
  • Use the search bar to choose criteria to search. Any of the selected criteria will be matched.
• Spotlight
  • Spotlight is now used for content searching.

Editing and Previews

• Text Documents
  • Together now supports the editing of many text format files, including RTF, Word, Open Document, and plain text.
  • Text documents can be exported to different formats using the File > Save As menu command.
• Bookmarks
  • Bookmarks can now be edited.
  • Bookmarks for web pages can also be previewed.
  • Web archives can be created from bookmarks using the button in the editing toolbar.
• Web Archives
  • Web archives can now be edited by clicking the edit button in the web archive toolbar.
  • In editing mode, links are not active.
  • When a web archive is created, Together shows the page loading as in a web browser.
  • Bookmarks can be created from web archives using the button in the web archive toolbar.
• HTML Documents
  • Can be made editable using the preview's contextual menu.
• PDF Documents
  • PDF documents now have their own toolbar for switching between different layout modes and navigating through the document.
• Quick Look Previews
  • For formats that Together does not natively support, it will attempt to generate a Quick Look preview, provided you have an appropriate generator for the file on your system.

Slideshows

• Can now show slideshow for a particular group using the Slideshow command in the View menu.
• A slideshow of selected items only can be started by holding on the Option key and choosing the same menu command.

Data Management

• Import and Export
  • Files can now be moved into Together. The files are copied and, if successful, the originals removed.
  • Files are now imported in the background and imports queued.
  • A new Activity window shows import job progress and any alerts. The progress and status of imports is shown next to the target group or folder.
  • Groups can now be exported using drag and drop.
• Encryption
  • Items can be encrypted using the Encrypt toolbar item, Item menu commands or item list contextual menu commands.
  • Once encrypted, a password is always required to decrypt the files.
  • Items can also be viewed temporarily. Deselecting the item, or closing the tab that is displaying the viewed item (whichever occurs last) will save changes and re-encrypt the file.
  • A lock icon is shown next the the encrypted item's filename in the item list and in tabs when the item is encrypted, including when it is being viewed.
  • The encryption password can be stored in the keychain, but will not be retrieved to decrypt or view items.
  • Warning: There is no facility for recovering encrypted files should the password be forgotten.
  • The encryption used is AES-256.
• Performance
  • Together now uses Core Data for its database for improved performance and reliability and should be able to handle thousands of items with ease.
  • Updates to smart groups now occur in separate threads.
  • Performance improvements when resolving aliases for linked item in Together.
• Legacy
  • Together uses an entirely new data format, so KIT data must be imported. Together will offer to import the existing KIT library on first run.
  • KIT Libraries can be imported via "Import KIT Library" in the File menu.
  • When importing from KIT, files are copied and the original library can be moved to the Trash following a successful import.

Misc

• Includes a QuickLook generator for Together Notes.
• New application icon at up to 512px.