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Celtx Changelog

What's new in Celtx 2.9.1

Apr 16, 2011
  • Bug fixes and optimizations.

New in Celtx 2.9.0 (Feb 10, 2011)

  • New Features:
  • Novel Editor:
  • Integrated with Index Cards (by chapter) and intelligently tied in to notes, media, breakdown, and story development forms.
  • Text/HTML import and export.
  • Data created in a novel project - e.g. character profiles and location descriptions - can be used in a subsequent adaptation of the novel to film, stage, comic book, audio play or A/V.
  • Coloured Notes:
  • Colour code your script and novel notes.
  • Catalog CSV Export:
  • Export Project Library catalog data as a .csv file.
  • Dialog Numbering:
  • Add a numerical value to each dialog element in your film script.
  • Hide Breakdown Colours:
  • Hide the coloured markup in your script.
  • Sketch:
  • The Sketch tool now supports 360 degree rotation of squares/rectangles and ovals.
  • Celtx Store:
  • A new Celtx Store tab has been added to the right hand sidebar to display apps and add-ons that improve your Celtx setup.
  • 22 Bug Fixes and Improvements:
  • Media in Editor:
  • Adding breakdown to a script no longer causes notes or media icons to disappear from the editor.
  • Script Sync from iPad/iPhone:
  • Scripts synced from the iPhone/iPad and then copied are now stored in memory.
  • Index Card 'Notes' Text Save:
  • Text added to index cards 'notes' is now saved when project is closed and reopened.
  • External File Edits:
  • Edits made to attached external files are now saved.
  • Font Carry Over:
  • Text copied from a text document to a script no longer results in the font choice being carried over as well.
  • Negative Numbers:
  • 'Comments' in Celtx Studios no longer displays negative numbers when comments are disabled.
  • Autosave Cursor Jump:
  • The cursor will no longer jump to the top of a text document on the initial instance of Autosave.
  • Font Reversion:
  • When selecting bullets in the text (novel) editor, the font will not revert back to the default font (Times).
  • Margins:
  • Consistent top, bottom and side margins will now display on text (novel) document print outputs.
  • Notes Remaining in Sidebar:
  • Notes will no longer remain in the sidebar after a script is deleted.
  • Undo 'Select All->Cut':
  • 'Select all' then 'Edit->Cut' can now be undone using the Undo button.
  • Comic Book HTML Export:
  • Page Element and Page Number (eg, Page 1) are now included in the HTML export of a comic book script.
  • Notes Dragged to New Scene:
  • Notes dragged from scene A to scene B will now properly associate with scene B in the sidebar.
  • Inline Spell-checking:
  • Inline spell-checking will now permanently 'add [a word] to dictionary' (using right-click).
  • .html Appends to .txt (Mac):
  • Script files exported in .html extension appended to .txt extension when exporting script files (MAC only).
  • Sidebar Display Issues:
  • Fixed various notes/media/breakdown sidebar display issues (not scrolling to selected note or media item, no tif thumbnail, display issue editing text, breakdown item not always highlighted when selected in script, note out of bounds).
  • Open from Studio:
  • Projects opened from the Studio will now open in the same tab state as the previous session.
  • Spell-check Close:
  • The 'Esc' key will now close the Spell-check dialog.
  • 'Save to Studio' Dialog:
  • 'Studio: Personal' has been removed from the 'Save to Studio' dialog.
  • Sample Projects:
  • Fixed typos and UI issues in sample projects.
  • Improved UI:
  • Improved the UI for story development forms, notes, and Notes/Media/Breakdown Sidebar.
  • Novel Sample Project:
  • Added 'Alice's Adventures In Wonderland' sample Novel project.

New in Celtx 2.7.0 (Jan 4, 2010)

  • Sketch Tool:
  • Improved Cut, Copy and Paste:
  • Better support for cut/copy/paste within a sketch and between sketches.
  • Cut/copy/paste individual and multiple images
  • Multiple Object Selection (Image Groupings):
  • Select and group multiple items in a sketch
  • Move cut/copy/paste the group as a single item
  • More Control over Layers:
  • Lower to bottom/raise to top of stack
  • Colour Added:
  • Support for coloured lines and colour fill of objects
  • Support for coloured text
  • Enhanced Text:
  • Font face
  • Font size
  • Bold, italic
  • Cursor Context:
  • Arrow in selection mode
  • Crosshair in draw mode
  • Text cursor in text entry mode
  • Sketch Palette (sidebar) Persistence:
  • The Palette sidebar will 'remember' the state of opened/closed folders.
  • Typeset:
  • Added BBC Audio Play format
  • Supports Scene Style and Cue Style
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Storyboard:
  • Fixed issue with storyboard images displaying in the wrong order.
  • Index Card Bug:
  • Fixed bug where a user will select an index card, but another card is deleted.

New in Celtx 2.5.1 (Nov 19, 2009)

  • Bugs addressed:
  • Windows crashes when canceling add image dialog. If you cancel the add image dialog when adding an image using the media sidebar or a catalog form Celtx crashes.
  • Using Print Preview disables all subtabs. Once you have select print preview the subtabs are no longer responsive. You have to close and re-open the application to fix this problem.
  • Windows registry not updated correctly for NEW Celtx installations. The windows installer doesn't correctly register the celtxs protocol for new installs. This would prevent first time Celtx user from installing addons and open projects from the studio.

New in Celtx 2.5.0 (Nov 7, 2009)

  • Revision Mode:
  • Revision Mode can be used to lock scene numbers while editing a script. You can also track changes using colour coded edits.
  • Toolbar - a new toolbar will appear when you are in the Revision Mode
  • R+ Increments - ability to increment revisions with one click
  • Rev Label - you can assign any name to the Revision
  • Colour Edits - edits in Revision Mode can be colour coded
  • Scene Numbers - nested Locked Scene numbering that supports Hollywood (A/B), Numeric (1.2.1), or create your own template.
  • Scene Fixer - provides an easy way to manually fix any scene numbers
  • Display Marks - choose between 'All Marks', 'Current', or 'Hide' to track colour edits
  • Omit Scenes - omit any scene
  • Reset - resets the script back to standard editing mode
  • Text Lock Mode:
  • A new Lock icon in the main editor toolbar will lock the script so that the text cannot be edited. The Sidebar will remain active so you can still add Notes, Media and complete a Breakdown.
  • Sketch:
  • The new Sketch tool lets you add your own drawings to a Project. The Sketch tool can be used to draw a sketch or setup which can also be added to your Storyboard.
  • This new tool includes pre-loaded icons for camera, lights and people that can be tagged with text. There are also tools for drawing lines, arrows, shapes and adding text to the Sketch. Professional sets of additional art images (eg. girl, boy, crowd, car, furniture/fixtures etc.) can be purchased from the Celtx web site.
  • Studio Collaboration Chat:
  • An Instant Messaging app has been added to the software. This new IM Chat is available to all Studio users.
  • The new Chat feature will synchronize with your Studio and organize itself according to your list of Shared Projects. An online/offline status indicator will provide project collaborators with a better way to communicate while working on shared projects.
  • Typeset/PDF Formatting:
  • Some new options added to the Typeset/PDF formatting feature include the ability to set a single, double or triple spacing after scenes.

New in Celtx 2.0.2 (Jun 22, 2009)

  • Bug Fix
  • Updated the save process
  • Improved project recovery after unexpected OS shutdowns.

New in Celtx 2.0.1 (Apr 28, 2009)

  • Bug Fixes
  • Launch Bug - Notifier Feeds
  • The application no longer waits for the Notifier feeds to populate before opening.
  • Schedule Prefs
  • Changes made to the default settings for the Production Schedule now persist after a close.
  • Keyboard Beeps (Mac only)
  • Keyboard short cuts no longer cause a Beep!
  • Multiple Openings (Mac only)
  • Celtx no longer lets multiple instances of the same project from being opened at the same time.
  • Install Bug - Profile Upgrade Bug
  • An install bug that prevented Celtx from launching due to a Profile issue is squashed.
  • Form Tab - Closing on Deletion
  • Deleting an item in a Catalog will automatically close any corresponding open Tab.
  • Drag and Drop in Project Library
  • Improved drop behaviour ensures the item gets placed at the intended target in the Library.
  • Editor Cut and Paste Bug
  • Squashed a cut and paste bug that effected all the editors.
  • Install Bug - Missing Windows dll
  • Fixed an issue affecting Windows users who were missing a dll file.
  • Catalog - Print Preview (Windows only)
  • Print Preview now behaves properly in Catalogs.
  • Catalog - File -> Print
  • 'Print' from the 'File' drop down no longer goes inactive.
  • Recent Projects Opening (Mac only)
  • The 'Recent Projects' list in the toolbar populates properly.
  • Auto Parenthetical
  • The Parenthetical feature now behaves properly across all editors.
  • Production Schedule Call Sheet Date Select
  • A bug has been resolved ensuring Call Sheets display the correct date.
  • Index Card Plot Renaming
  • Deleting the Plot Names no longer causes problems in the Index Cards.

New in Celtx 2.0 (Apr 28, 2009)

  • Improvements & Bug Fixes
  • RDF
  • Celtx files not opening - corrupted RDF files. This new version includes an automatic RDF fixer. Illegal characters in the project RDF file, which were usually added from cut and paste actions, and would sometimes prevent a project from opening properly, are now fixed automatically.
  • Adapt To
  • The 'Adapt To' feature now copies any Index Cards over to the new script.
  • Add Item
  • The Add Item Dialog for Characters and Scene Details will no longer display a folder option for their placement in the project library.
  • The Add Item Dialog will no longer appear truncated when adding a file with a long name.
  • Calendar
  • Tasks can now be selected and/or deleted directly from the task list.
  • The Calendar interface has been improved for easier use.
  • The "Invite Attendees" option has been removed from the Calendar toolbar, as it was not a supported feature in the application.
  • Catalogs
  • Double-clicking on a column heading no longer opens the currently selected Catalog item.
  • Sorting a Catalog list will now preserve the currently selected item.
  • You can now sort a Catalog by any field, not just the name field.
  • The Catalog filters (columns) are now re-sizeable.
  • In a Character Form, the 'role selector' now defaults to blank instead of 'protagonist'.
  • Wardrobe Forms now correctly display 'Scenes Used In'.
  • Media is now correctly removed from Catalog forms.
  • Comic Book Template
  • Minor formatting fix made so a new page begins with a Panel element. The Panel prefix does not appear at the end of the previous page. It now appears on the new page instead.
  • Editors
  • Improved adding of a character element to the Catalog via the script. Changing a non-character element to a character element will now add the new character to the Catalog.
  • Improved dragging of two or more paragraphs (e.g., character and following dialogue) around in a script. The dragged text will no longer disappear.
  • Changes to the zoom level are now saved. If you change the zoom level then save, close and re-open the script, the zoom level change made previously is preserved.
  • Changes to paper size are now saved and immediately affect the document when pagination is enabled.
  • Index Cards
  • Increased the number of scene words displayed on a card's script side.
  • Improved ability of index cards to preserve scene information. Changing a scene heading to another format and back again resulted in the index card information being lost. We now preserve scene id info so that the index card information can be restored by undo.
  • Index Cards - Text pasted in to an Index Card is now saved.
  • Plot colour changes are now saved on closing the project.
  • Project Library
  • You can now add items to a Manual Catalog (e.g. a prop icon) by dragging and dropping any shortcut from the Project Library to the Manual Catalog.
  • We have improved the behaviour when dragging and dropping library items from one Project to another.
  • Preferences (Shot Words)
  • Shot words added in preferences now appear in uppercase in the storyboard shot dropdown menu. Please note that you must close and re-open the storyboard after adding the shot words in order for them to appear in the dropdown.
  • Print Preview
  • On closing Print Preview, the script editor will restore the previous cursor position.
  • Scheduling
  • Reports - The Shooting schedule will now properly display scenes that are scheduled to start before midnight and finish after midnight.
  • Sidebar
  • The first click on a highlighted item in a new scene immediately selects the item in the sidebar.
  • The sidebar now remembers its closed/opened state.
  • Breakdown items in the Sidebar drop down are automatically sorted alphabetically.
  • You can now cursor up or down inside of a sidebar note.
  • After modifying a note in the script the user will be requested to save changes to script.
  • Splash Page
  • Deleted projects will no longer reappear in the Recent Projects List.
  • Double clicking a recent project (Windows) will no longer open the project twice.
  • Tab Limits
  • The limit of 15 open tabs is no longer exceeded when creating new documents via Adapt To.
  • Typeset
  • Changing the paper format in TypeSet (A4 versus American) now changes the paper format in the editor at the same time.
  • Windows Vista
  • Vista - enabled support for Vista Aero theme Fixed.

New in Celtx 0.9.9.1 (May 3, 2007)

  • Mac OS X 10.3.9 and earlier
  • Celtx successfully opens schedule and calendar documents.
  • Celtx shuts down cleanly.
  • Text Selection in Editor
  • Performance of text selection in long documents has been improved.
  • Proxy Server & Firewall Issue
  • Improved performance of registration wizard and project upload for users behind proxy servers and firewalls.
  • Print Preview
  • Celtx successfully prints from print preview window.
  • Can't Add Word to In-line Dictionary
  • In-line spell check successfully adds words to dictionary.
  • Text Element
  • The text format element has been added back into the script editor.