[ANN] FoxTrot Search version 5.0b5 public beta released [message #188] |
Thu, 12 June 2014 11:28 |
CTM Development
Messages: 57 Registered: April 2014
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Dear FoxTrot Search group members,
Thanks to our kind users who committed precious time to testing recently, we are now pleased to present all members of the FoxTrot-discuss group with an opportunity to get an early start on using version 5.
Please find below the newest 5.0b5 public beta, build 1250 download links:
FoxTrot Professional Search: http://ctmdevcom.ipage.com/download/beta/foxtrot_pro_search_ 50b5.dmg
FoxTrot Search Server: http://ctmdevcom.ipage.com/download/beta/foxtrot_search_serv er_50b5.dmg
FoxTrot Personal Search: http://ctmdevcom.ipage.com/download/beta/foxtrot_pers_search _50b5.dmg
Release notes are below.
Two particular areas of interest in testing please: the enhanced uploading methods for iOS index archives; and the in-app upgrade mechanism to version 5. Thank you for your priority reports on these aspects; in advance, we appreciate your time,
Kind regards,
the FoxTrot team
at CTM Development
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What's new in build 1250:
new features:
- iOS sync improvements: you can now automate the upload of indices to a server, where FoxTrot Attaché Search for iOS will download them
- when using the multi-column result list, some columns can now be removed using the contextual menu
fixes:
- rebuilding all indices at startup is now performed more efficiently, whenever the number of indices is higher than the number of CPU cores
- some potential crashes fixed
- expiry date of this build now set to July 13th, 2014
What was new in build 1244:
new feature:
- added a button to the toolbar to toggle whether the popover preview of documents is enabled or not
fixes:
- fixed a layout issue in the "traditional" pane layout
- fixed a crash case when several FoxTrot menus were visible
- corrected a search template bug where dates were not taken into account
- fixed a number of bugs mentioned by our respected testers - thank you for this
- expiry date of this build now set to end of june
What was new in build 1237:
- [from 5.0b2] some found words were not highlighted in PDF documents containing NULL characters
- prompt again the user for sending anonymous profile during version checking, and include the serial number in the profile
- several potential crashes fixed reported by Mark F. (thank you)
What's new in version 5:
NEW FEATURES
- Full support for Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks tags:
- multiple color badges displayed in the result list
- list of tags displayed in the preview header
- you can assign tags to one or multiple selected found files [pro]
- Ability to earch in a specific folder
- Thumbnail popover in list of found items
- New thumbnail sheet (contact sheet) result view
- system menu and AppleScript improvements
- search using specific template
- search in a specific folder
- Action menu on one or multiple selected found files [pro]
- move to trash
- move to folder
- rename
- reindex
- New toolbar icon to toggle screen layout
- Multiple thumbnail previews when selecting multiple found files
- When selecting multiple tags in the categorization pane, added a button to toggle between "all selected tags" and "any selected tag"
- Finder comments and tags are now indexed for all document types, and not only those for which a spotlight metadata importer exists
OTHER IMPROVEMENTS
- Accelerated performance when previewing the same found file multiple times, i.e.large PDF files
- Fixed error 999 when permission problems in /Library/Caches or /Library/Caches/TemporaryPublicItems and files inside it
- Improved UI for iOS sync
- Added Retina icons
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
- requires 10.7.x or higher
What we are seeking:
We are looking for constructive input toward releasing version 5 of our products from dedicated users who will enjoy the improved product earlier than others. FoxTrot 5 has been heavily tested internally, we are now offering our customers a chance to contribute their feedback to the development team directly and to the FoxTrot Discussions group.
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