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We are pleased to make available the next update to the 2.1 beta (2.1.0.1730) This should now be available for you on auto-update.

Below are some of the main changes:

Dashed line / stroke panel improvements

The big new feature here is that you can now choose to set dashed lines to be "balanced", meaning spacing is automatically adjusted so cusps (e.g. corners of a rectangle) look correct. Additionally available dash lined patterns have been extended to 3 dashes and 3 gaps and there is a new "Clear arrow heads" button.

Running headers

You can now add running headers to your document in Publisher using the new running header field.

Adjusted mask behaviour

From customer feedback the drop down menu when hitting the mask button in layers panel has been removed, and logic for how the assistant determines if a mask should be added as a new layer or a child altered.

Some file management changes to iPad versions

  • New option to "Find in files" added to document burger menu
  • iPadOS default Photos browser now used when opening a photo.

Redesigned Edit menu on iPad

Taking on board various feedback regarding readability and loss of icons for Isometric options

Crop tool 

Problem with the hit area when dragging a corner has been fixed

Auto clean in paint mixer

Setting is now remembered

Special characters view in Designer and Photo

This has now now been added to the iPad versions of Designer and Photo

Additional select options added to iPad shortcuts / quick menu

Select next, previous, top and bottom now available in iPad shortcuts and quick menu

Brush Panel improvements

You can now optionally decide to turn the new auto scroll / switch category functionality when you change brush tool on or off

Auto-select

  • Auto-select is now it's own checkable toggle separate to the drop down options of selecting group or objects.
  • Position of auto select options has moved to be after any context options based on selection

Guides

  • Mouse wheel / arrow keys can now be used to nudge values that have focus in guides manager.
  • Option to lock margin and spread original values added to guides manager dialog.

Vector flood tool

  • Various changes to behind the scenes logic to try to do a better job at combining fills together. 
  • A new scaling option of "None" when tool has a bitmap or gradient fill.

Migrate your release version content to beta

A new option has been added to preferences in the desktop versions where you can transfer any content you have in your retail versions over to the beta versions at anytime.

 

Plus various bug fixes as listed in the fix list thread.

 

Managing Director

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