Connect Desktop/Mobile change log

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Release v1.10.6
• Release v1.10.5
• Release v1.10.4
• Release v1.10.3
• Release v1.10.2
• Release 1.10.1
• Release 1.10.0
  • New features
  • Improvements 
• Release 1.9.x
  • New features
  • Improvements/Bug fixes
• Release version 1.8.0
  • New Features:
  • Changes:
• Release version 1.7.1 
  • New features:
  • Changes:
  • Fixed:
• Release version 1.6.0
  • New Features
  • Changes:
  • Bugfixes:
• Release version 1.5.0
  • New Features
  • Changes:
  • Bugfixes:
• Release version 1.4.2
  • Bug fixes
• Release version 1.4.1
  • Bug fixes
• Release version 1.4.0
  • New features
  • Changes
  • Bug fixes
• Release version 1.3.2
  • New Features
  • Changes
  • Bug fixes
• Release version 1.2.0

Release v1.10.6

• Minor bugfixes related to loading of files.

Release v1.10.5

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Release v1.10.4

• Fix: (iOS) devices with notches/cutouts - top navigation overlapped with iOS status bar
• Fix: (Android) crash when starting app after upgrade from older versions with problems

Release v1.10.3

• Fix: (MAC-OSX) scan to cursor lagging
• Fix: missing colours on some icons
• Fix: settings level issues

Release v1.10.2

• Fix: (IOS/Android) problems with offline files (editing text after undo, remove, and other..)
• Fix: (IOS) bluetooth connection fails if already connected in keyboard
• Fix: (IOS) auto speech in keyboard settings does not work

Release 1.10.1

• Fix crash when removing cloud files
• Fix selecting text using longpress on IOS/Android should remove focused word
• Fix native contextmenu shows up when selecting text in IOS
• Fix pressing "view current statistics" does not close file page on phone layout

Release 1.10.0

New features

• Suggests similar words if dictionary lookup fails
• New Voice Memo feature
• New Scan to app from wifi pen feature
• Improve popup visibility and size in text view
• File sharing is now easier
• Account verification is now required for cloud based features

Improvements 

• Fix translation selection (now always picks the last used language)
• Fix wrong title displayed in top bar
• Fix various possible issues related to local and cloud text files
• Fix practice games stuck between words when offline
• Fix double selection on android (removes any selection in text reader)
• Fix TTS not working when focus is outside the selection - e.g when pausing and selecting a word outside selection then playing again
• Fix long press text selection on ios/android
• Fix color picker not changing color

Release 1.9.x

New features

• Suggests similar words if dictionary lookup fails 
• New Voice Memo feature 
• Account verification is now required for cloud based features

Improvements/Bug fixes

• File sharing made easier 
• Fix translation selection (now always picks the last used language) 
• Fix wrong title displayed in top bar 
• Fix various issues with text files

Release version 1.8.0

New Features:

• Full text translation with DeepL. Option to select Google Translate in Settings.
• Play button to play the whole dictionary result with TTS

Changes:

• Improved cloud synced files (might fix issues with broken/empty files)
• Improved dictionary lookups (definition & translation)
• Added dictionary settings (definition and translation pages)

Release version 1.7.1 

New features:

• Practice games update: including new games/variants/difficulties, progress tracking, more focus on difficult words
• New word statistics: including progress graphs and difficult words
• Automatic dark/light theme option (follows operating system setting)

Changes:

• Dictionary definition lookups will now show the headword syllabified
• Reset settings will reset more settings now
• Add directions about how to remove connect cloud account and data in settings
• If using multiple languages: will now save the chosen voice and choose it in the future when switching

Fixed:

• Scanned text not working when incorrect text rules are enabled
• TTS statistics logging sometimes missing language
• Added created/changed timestamps for word lists (sorting did not work before)
• Dictionary results sometimes empty even if it exists
• Fixed some inaccessible buttons with keyboard

Release version 1.6.0

New Features

• Dark theme

Changes:

• Added a dark color scheme
• Updated high contrast schema (as well as text themes when high contrast is enabled)
• UI update: better support for tablets/ipads sized screens/window
• Dictionary has been split into Definitions and Translation.
• Added history of previously looked up words in dictionary definitions and translations.
• Allow unicode property escapes in text rules with regex
• Words in dictionary results can now be selected to look up the definition/translate.
• Will not maximize window on startup anymore. Always start at last opened location and size.

Bugfixes:

• Mac: Monterey Bluetooth connection issues
• Win/Mac: TTS does not use voice from settings when scanning to other applications
• Win/Mac: Scanned text not correctly decoded. E.g. 一 becomes N
• Win/Mac: Fixed scan/keypress disappearing when "scan to cursor" setting is disabled and app is not in focus
• Mac: Fix empty black fullscreen window remains on startup if app was closed while in fullscreen
• Group Sharing popup not scrollable
• Fixed: Turning off cloud sync on a word list will make it impossible to make changes to the list

Release version 1.5.0

New Features

• Share to groups when creating new files/wordlist/statistics 
• Windows\MAC: Automatically connects to previously connected BT10 (can be disabled in settings)

Changes:

• Various interface improvements
• Improved BT10 connection/reconnection
• Faster dictionary search (especially when no results are found)
• Improve dictionary results:

• quick lookup only shows first definition

• dictionary page shows the complete dictionary result

• Android: Show a notification if bluetooth is disabled
• MAC: Clicking dock will now show/focus window if it is closed/minimized to tray or hidden from dock.

Bugfixes:

• Crash when opening a statistics file without any entries
• Creating a statistics file without any statistics
• Infinite loading when cloud text file is open and user is logging out
• Cloud text files are sometimes closed when changes are made to it
• Android: Crash when bluetooth is disabled on some phones
• Andriod/IOS: Performance improvements when opening app from background

Release version 1.4.2

Bug fixes

• Fixed Translation lookups not working
• Fixed infinite loading in dictionary lookup
• Allow dictionary lookups containing numbers, e.g. 404

Release version 1.4.1

Bug fixes

• Fixed definition lookup in learning games

• Fixed hidden buttons when editing word lists when zoomed in on a small screen

Release version 1.4.0

New features

• Scanning to cursor in Edit mode (Connect Desktop - Windows/MAC OSX)
• Show connected pen status/battery level in sidebar/topbar and in pen settings
• Send notification when battery of connected pen is at (1%, 5%, 10%, 15%)
• Added ability to filter files/wordlists/statistics by Group (shared files)
• Added a voice list in Settings to try out and set preferred voices

Changes

• Improved text selection
• To select: double-click, triple-click, double-tap, triple-tap as well as dragging with a mouse
• To extend selection: drag from start or end with mouse or finger
• Replaced context menu with simplified versions that pop up after text selection finishes
• Visual improvements to indicate that something happened
• Scanning text while in paused state will now stop playback and continue with the scan
• Playback Repeat moved to bottom menu, when pressed will repeat playback until stop button pressed

Bug fixes

• Various performance improvements and bug fixes
• Fixed undo/redo issues with cloud files
• iOS: TTS playback is now possible even when silent-switch is ON
• iOS: Fixed crash when bluetooth devices where connected before opening app on iOS
• Android: Fix context menu stuck in edit-mode
• Android: Fixed issues when using non-google TTS engines

Release version 1.3.2

New Features

• Split words into syllables (beta feature)
• Access to all connect cloud subscription features with a free trial for all existing and new users
• Connect cloud subscription can be purchased in app (on iOS and Android)
• Windows: OneCore voices now supported - added button to open windows settings to install more voices

Changes

• Improved word detection so you can now lookup words in dictionary even if they are not separated by any space-characters
• Improved high contrast theme
• Add a word spacing setting to help with reading (especially together with syllables)
• Improved loading state UI for opening files
• Increased max line spacing 250% to 300%
• Added cloud subscription to Connect Cloud page in settings
• Open C-Pen Shop will now open in users default browser instead
• Selection will now end when touching another word (Touch devices)
• "Add to wordlist" will now open "New wordlist" if there are no wordlists yet
• Removed arrow navigation in popup-dialogs (because of interaction issues with text boxes and drop downs)
• Load internationalisation only for English and current app language instead of all languages
• Load routes/pages (text view, settings, startup wizard) when entered instead of startup
• Select, scroll and play scans more nicely and in correct order

Bug fixes

• Various UI oddities and issues
• Group sharing broken in vocabulary
• Avoid infinite TTS loading if error occurs when trying to play
• An app crash when scanning text
• Scanning when autoplay is disabled should work properly now
• Issue where text was selected backwards - then opening context menu would remove selection
• Back-button jumping to text reader view instead of settings when inside text rules
• Unwanted word-focus-changes when scrolling on touch devices
• Scrolling issues on iOS12 devices
• Scrolling back to start when pausing playback. Now focus will always follow the highlighted word
• Make sure focused, hovered and highlighted words UI state don't show at the same time on words
• Android TTS infinite TTS loading when multiple line breaks were in front of a scan
• Dictionary popup opening for wrong word after text selection
• Will now focus first word after selection is completed (on all platforms)
• Make sure selecting a single word does not cause issues
• TTS-highlighting obscures the end of characters if not followed by space
• Fixed default language always English (first install and reset settings)
• Fixed focus set every time state event happens which would make it impossible to write into the dictionary search bar and make scrolling on old iOS very difficult
• Fixed focus represented incorrectly after playing a selection completes - now returns visual focus to last focused word

Release version 1.2.0

First IOS and Android release