What's New
Fixed: A false Validation error report
The false error report complained about a particular use of Style markup in Rich Text items, and could prevent printing or exporting a valid project.Tell me more about Style Markup.
What's New in Version 4.0.1
Fixed: Excluding and including templates in the Filter tab
Deselecting the inclusion checkbox for a template in the Filter tab causes all cards in the template to be filtered out. Due to a bug, in v4.0 attempting to re-include the template's cards by selecting its checkbox would fail. This has been fixed.What's New in Version 4.0
New: .ssmd File Format
The changes in this release were too much for the old .sscm file format to handle. Multideck v4.0 uses a new file format, with .ssmd instead of .sscm as the filename extension. When you open an old document in v4.0, you will be asked to save it in the new format. (Your old document will not be changed or deleted, but you may want to archive or trash it so that you don't try to open it again with v4.0.)New: The Content Editor
In previous versions of Multideck, content could only be kept in external files in CSV format. Version 4.0 now offers the Content Editor, which allows creating, editing, and keeping your content right in your Multideck document. No more spreadsheets, exporting to CSV, or remembering to "Reload Data"!You can still keep and use your CSV files just as before, if you wish. We think the Content Editor will be better for most users, but you can decide for yourself which to use.
Benefits of the Content Editor include:
- Easy Import - Select a CSV file and import it into the Content Editor. You won't need the CSV file again!
- Live Preview - See your cards instantly update as you type, in the Layout tab in Preview mode.
- Easy Rich Text - Click a button to insert markup. No more remembering or typing annoying syntax.
- Insert Images - Click a button, and select your image from a list of filenames in your Image Folder, or click a thumbnail in the array of recently-used images.
- Quick Navigation - Click in the first column of a card row to immediately see its card in Preview. Select a card and item in the Layout Tab, and go to its row and column in the Content Editor with a single button click. Click 🔎 icons in errors and warnings in the Validation Report display to see the item or content causing the problem.
- Display Options - Choose the font and font size that the Content Editor will use. You may also specify the background color for selected cells: this will not affect card appearance but can help you visually organize your content.
- Search and Replace - Find text easily in your content, and replace occurrences singly or all at once.
- Flexible Sorting - Sort rows (either all rows, or only selected rows) by the content in up to three columns. Sort per-column either alphabetically, numerically, or by cell background colors.
Tell me more about the Content Editor.
Tell me how to convert my CSV-based project to use the Content Editor.
New: Show Handles in Preview
The Layout Toolbar has a new button which toggles the "Show Handles in Preview" feature on and off. When on, selected items are outlined in red even in Preview mode. This allows you to easily move and resize them by dragging, while seeing what the end result will look like.
Tell me more about the Card Layout Toolbar.
New: Validation Links
Validation errors due to problems with card items or content now show a 🔎 icon in the Validation Report window. Click the icon to select and display the item in the Layout display, and/or the cell in the Content Editor (if you are using the Content Editor).Tell me more about Validation.
Changed: Validation Improvements
Automatic validation is now triggered in more cases, and validation is better at detecting used vs. unused columns.Tell me more about Validation.
New: Markup for canceling font and font size changes
Two new Rich Text markup commands are now available.{/f:} restores the default font (without affecting font style or size)
{/fs} restores the default fontsize (without affecting font or font style)
The markup command {/f} is still available to restore all default font characteristics.
Changed: Optional Image Folders
It is no longer an error to fail to select an Image Folder, if your template and its content are text-only and make no use of images.Changed: Tagged Rotors
Tagged rotors can now be referenced by using the span directive in any row, not just in rows below the row where the rotor is defined.Changed: Style Markup
Style markup is now more robust and flexible.Tell me more about Style Markup.
Changed: #CardSets now allows leading spaces
Multiple card set names within a single field must be separated by commas; now the commas may be followed by whitespace, for easier readability in the source.Example: fee,fie,foe,fum and fee, fie, foe, fum now have the same result.
Tell me more about #CardSets and Filters.
Fixed: Print Panel Controls
The controls in the Multideck section of the Print Panel are now laid out correctly.Fixed: Miscellaneous
Assorted bug fixes and stability improvements.
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What's New in Version 4.0.2