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Neck Diagrams Changelog

What's new in Neck Diagrams 1.11.3

Jul 22, 2017
  • Fixed a bug that caused longer Roman numeral fret numbers to be truncated, e.g. VIII, XIII
  • Added support for our new online store. If you purchase using the new store you will need to be running this version or newer.

New in Neck Diagrams 1.10.0 (Dec 20, 2014)

  • Exporting:
  • Fixed and Improved:
  • fixed an issue where exported pages could have larger than expected right and bottom borders
  • fixed an error popup on exporting when the previous save location no longer exists e.g. a folder was deleted or USB pendrive removed
  • Diagram Gallery:
  • Importing from ZIP Files:
  • You can now import diagrams from compressed ZIP files! Just drag & drop the ZIP file onto the Diagram Gallery and a window will popup to walk you through the process, presenting a few options along the way
  • This feature also makes it super easy to re-import files from the Automatic Backups (see in the Preferences, and in Help > Contents for more details) as this takes periodic backups of your workspace as ZIP files, you can now restore all or pick out just one file in the event you deleted something unintentionally!
  • And you can also provide 'packs' of documents as ZIP files to others.. The ZIP Import Wizard makes it much more convenient, no need to send .fbd files individually or unpack ZIPs and import files one by one
  • Fixed and Improved:
  • fixed a problem on Windows where renaming or deleting files from the Diagram Gallery wouldn't work correctly, occasionaly leaving behind a diagram thumbnail that couldn't be opened or removed
  • fixed an issue where copy/pasting files with certain characters in the their names e.g. "(" or, ")" wouldn't work
  • Instrument Library:
  • Portuguese Guitars:
  • We've added Portuguese Lisbon and Coimbra tunings, especially for the Fado aficionados!
  • 5 String Banjo:
  • Changed the default 5 string banjo tuning so that the 5th string 5th fret is now correctly tuned to G (we'll be improving the 5 string banjo diagrams so in future the 5th string will correctly start at the 5th fret!)
  • Scale Generator:
  • Fixed and Improved:
  • fixed an error that would occur when using the Scale Generator on Guitars with 5 strings
  • Translations:
  • New Language Added:
  • ND 1.10 includes Brazilian Portuguese translations.
  • General:
  • Fixed and Improved:
  • the Windows installer now defaults to adding folder name 'Neck Diagrams' to any folder selected
  • fixed an error on Windows that could occur when exiting ND by pressing ALT+F4 with the Welcome page open
  • fixed an error that could occur when dragging a Project in the Diagram Gallery
  • enhanced the Upgrade dialog to recognise a license code on the clipboard, just as the Registration dialog does

New in Neck Diagrams 1.9.1 (Apr 14, 2014)

  • Fixed and improved:
  • Exporting to PDF on Retina MacBook Pros now works correctly.
  • Tab characters were disappearing when exporting to PDF.
  • Overwriting and existing file on export could cause the position of the exported page to shift, as reported by user ShredDead on the ND forums.
  • Resolved an issue with Save As dialogs on Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks.
  • The Scale Generator could sometimes places notes 12 frets higher up the fretboard than necessary - fixed.
  • Fixed an issue where notes could get omitted from arpeggios in some circumstances.
  • Fixed an issue with the Scale Generator where it could, given certain inputs, not stick to the fret range supplied but add more notes outside the range.
  • Fixed a bug with the Outline option not showing on solid square, circle and triangle note markers.
  • Fixed an error popup that could occur when selecting the Edit menu when starting ND in a diagram page, more commonly on Windows than Macs
  • Trying to create something outside the page bounds no longer triggers an error.
  • Fixed string lengths so the thicker strings now never come up a pixel short nor too long.
  • Intervals were not getting updated correctly when transposing rootless chords (ie where root not shown).
  • Corrected an issue with page sizes that could trigger an error popup; added more logging detail.
  • No longer prompting whether to "Clear root setting" when deleting ALL notes from a fretboard; we assume you want to wipe the fretboard clean and so just clear the root.
  • Fixed a bug when moving fretboards but having one or notes also selected.
  • On Retina MacBook Pros the browser icon under the Help menu was oversized.
  • Fixed an error popup that could occur when opening several .fbd files at once with Neck Diagrams.
  • Resolved an error that could occur when dragging .fbd files into certain parts of the Diagram Gallery.
  • Fixed an issue where opening several pages at once from the Diagram Gallery by pressing the ENTER key could trigger an error message.
  • Corrected some Spanish translations and also some Italian menu text.
  • Corrected a few English typos.

New in Neck Diagrams 1.9.0 (Apr 14, 2014)

  • Automatic Update Mechanism:
  • ND now uses a newer update mechanism.
  • Translations:
  • Neck Diagrams 1.9 comes with 2 additional languages: Spanish and Japanese, so now that's 6 supported languages in total, the others being English, French, German and Italian
  • And you can easily switch language in the Preferences window.
  • Windows Installer:
  • Windows users can choose their preferred language right at the start in the installer which has also been translated into all languages.
  • Inspector Changes:
  • Note Marker Labels:
  • The fretboard note marker label style option has been moved up nearer the top to make it more prominent.
  • Interval Enharmonics:
  • More interval enharmonics have been added:
  • b11, ##4, bb6 & bb13.
  • Inspector Bugfixes:
  • "Show fr." on the fretboard "Frets" tab now saves and loads correctly.
  • Fixed a bug when moving a note with the Inspector open - the enharmonic dropdown lists were not updated to reflect the new interval/note.
  • Fixed a strange bug where you couldn't set the root note if you'd changed the fretboard's instrument from guitar to bass.
  • Editor Changes:
  • New Look Barres:
  • Improved barres: the barre line tool has been replaced with something that looks more like a traditional barre.
  • The old barre tool is named "curved connection" tool now.
  • Transpose:
  • There's a new transpose facility which allows you to shift notes easily accessed from menu Edit > Transpose, the fretboard menu or keyboard shortcut, there's two different ways you can use it.
  • If the fretboard has a root note then you just select the new root note and your notes will get moved up or down (if possible or if you don't mind open strings) or enter how many frets up or down you want to shift the notes - in this mode you can disable updating of the root note, great for superimposing scale shapes over seemingly unrelated chords.
  • Automatic Compound Intervals:
  • Compound intervals can now be shown automatically in the Interval Names section of the Preferences window you'll find a new checkbox option "Show upper extensions by default, e.g. b13 instead of b6".
  • You can still of course override enharmonics yourself via the note marker settings in the Inspector.
  • Note Selection Shortcuts:
  • More note selection shortcuts have been added. Accessible from the Edit menu, right-click context menu and as keyboard shortcuts.
  • The 'Select all notes on this string' also works when you select notes on more than one string.
  • Set Root Shortcut:
  • There's a shortcut for setting the root note so you don't have to do this only via the Inspector.
  • It's on the right-click context menu (shown below) plus you can also use the keyboard shortcut (when a note is selected) CTRL+ALT+R on Windows or CMD+OPT+R on Macs.
  • Deleting the root note:
  • When deleting a root note you'll now be asked whether you also want to clear the root flag.
  • You can delete a root note without and choose not to clear the root note flag, which is what happened previously in ND, and in this case the interval relationships remain for the other notes left.
  • It's clearer this way that you can easily create rootless chords by setting the root note but deleting the marker afterwards.
  • Copy/Paste:
  • Copy/pasting fretboards: fixed a bug where you could get a fretboard with a slightly different size to the source fretboard.
  • If you're copy/pasting items from a large page to a small one ND will now make sure that the pasted items won't get placed off the page area.
  • Fixed an error that would popup when trying to drag notes from one fretboard to another.
  • Fixed a bug where custom note marker labels are lost when copy/pasting a fretboard containing them.
  • Legend Ignores Blank Labels:
  • Legends that show fingerings just for certain notes now don't add spaces for notes that should be ignored, allowing for better alignment.
  • Editor Bugfixes:
  • Improvements to the positioning/centering of note marker labels on small fretboards.
  • Fret numbers: fixed a bug where wider fret numbers made the fretboard size shrink.
  • Fixed a bug where connected note markers which become invisible due to being out of the visible fretboard range would still show the connection line.
  • The tuning label on left-handed horizontal fretboards was wrong - now corrected.
  • Fixed a bug where you could get a seemingly random error popup whilst using the editor.
  • Fixed an odd bug that would occur when entering custom note marker text beginning with 'x' (lower case).
  • Also fixed an issue when pasting an image of a fretboard with a border to another application - it used to not copy the border outline.
  • Custom Note Markers:
  • Musical Symbols:
  • You can now easily enter musical symbols on custom note marker labels. There's a an option on the Fretboard page in Preferences that enables/disables this.
  • When entering custom note marker text with this option enabled b will show as a flat symbol, bb as double flat, # as a sharp and ## as double sharp.
  • Now 3 Characters Allowed:
  • Custom note marker text extended by an extra character so now allows up to 3 characters to be entered.
  • Can enter Roman numerals.
  • Can enter Solfege/Latin names.
  • Text Boxes:
  • Text Box Size When Editing:
  • When editing text the size of the text entry field should now always match the size of the text box on the page.
  • Previously the scrollbars would get in the way causing text to wrap differently.
  • Scale Generator:
  • Scale Names:
  • Modified the names of the melodic minor modes to more common standard ones.
  • Bugfixes:
  • "Allow open strings" was sometimes confusing the algorithms causing notes to be placed incorrectly.
  • Fixed a bug that would cause an error popup when previously using a CAGED shape in the Scale Generator, but then using the Scale Generator on a non-standard tuned guitar (e.g. banjo).
  • Fixed a bug where switching from a pre-defined scale to a custom map could trigger an error.
  • Run the Scale Generator with a root note selected on the fretboard selects that root in the Scale Generator - fixed.
  • Instrument Library:
  • Ukuleles:
  • Ukuleles are nowpresent in Neck Diagrams.
  • Bugfixes:
  • Correction made to the 6 string bass tuning.
  • Correction made to 5 string banjo tuning.
  • Fixed a cosmetic issue where the instrument images on the left hand side can get squashed if you define your own custom. Instruments that appear at the top of the list.
  • Exporting:
  • Specifying a Filename:
  • You can now enter the filename used to save exported files.
  • Exporting Bugfixes:
  • Fix for mangled musical symbols when exporting to PDF on Windows.
  • The Windows installer will now install the font used in the correct place as loading it on the fly didn’t work on everyone’s systems.
  • Exporting pages opened from an external .fbd file (not imported) no longer throws up the error submitter window.
  • License Registration simplified.
  • General Changes:
  • Single Fretboard Templates:
  • There are new single fretboard templates in the New Diagram Page window.
  • We've added a new example page "Minor Pent Position 2" which demonstrates a cunningly simple way to include chord progressions in diagrams.
  • Quick Access to Forums and our YouTube and Facebook pages.
  • Shortcuts have to added to the Help menu to quickly access: the Neck Diagrams forums, our YouTube channel and Facebook page
  • Toolbar Visibility:
  • Control toolbar visibility via menu Window > Show (Hide) Toolbar
  • Diagram Gallery Tooltips:
  • The List View thumbnail layout now shows tooltips for long filenames.
  • Saving/Opening Files:
  • Fixed an error that could occur when creating a new page.
  • Fixed an issue that would cause an error popup when moving pages or folders with the source pages/folders partly left behind and cannot be deleted.
  • Fixed an issue where saving a file would fail reporting a cryptic "Resource is out of sync with the filesystem".
  • Fixed an issue that occasionally occurred when opening/importing a .fbd file if you'd chosen to have your 'import or open' preference remembered.
  • Fixed an issue that would cause Neck Diagrams to stop responding when opening a file as it would go into an infinite loop.
  • Mac Specific Changes:
  • Support for Retina Display.
  • Printing:
  • 'Print via Preview' feature so this option has been removed.
  • Printing now always opens the standard Mac printing dialog window.
  • 64-bit Neck Diagrams:
  • If you're using this version on a system that appears to be able to run the 64-bit version you may well get a popup recommending you download that instead.

New in Neck Diagrams 1.8.0 (Dec 10, 2010)

  • Fretboards:
  • Lefty Support:
  • Left-handed players rejoice! We’ve added support for creating left-handed fretboards
  • You can set fretboards to be left-handed and enter notes that way, or if you’ve some right-handed diagrams already you can just select the “Left-handed” checkbox in the inspector and the fretboard and notes will flip over - easy!
  • Fretboard Edges and Rounded Fretwire Ends:
  • Not keen on the way the fretboard ends right at the top and bottom strings? Not quite like a real fretboard, is it?!
  • We’ve added options in the Inspector that allow you to extend the fretboard edge beyond the strings, and also to have rounded fretwire ends
  • Control over Fret Number Positioning:
  • We’ve added more control over where fret numbers are placed (click the image for more info)
  • As well as the previous default of being centered in the fret, you can now choose to have the fret numbers shown by the fretwire, or to just have the fret number of the first visible fret shown (which is really useful for chord boxes!)
  • There’s also an option to show “fr.” by the number so for example you chord boxes could show “5fr.”
  • More Colour Flexibility:
  • Virtually every colour used on the fretboard can now be customised
  • There are 3 sections on the fretboard Inspector page, for fretboard, note and string colours (and remember you can set defaults via the Preferences page)
  • Wide Nut:
  • If you prefer chunkier nuts... then you can choose to fill the mute/open string area to achieve the same effect. Open string/mute markers will then appear to be on the nut
  • And you can change the nut colour too if you like!
  • Fretboard Bugfixes:
  • We've made a fix for an error that could occur when trying to edit the fretboard title
  • We've improved the algorithm for maintaining the fretboard size when fretboard adornments change, e.g. when deleting a line of text from the fretboard title
  • Note Markers:
  • Custom Note Marker Labels:
  • You can now enter your own text onto notes
  • You must set the note label style to “Custom” & use “Set custom label..” on the note context menu to enter the custom text, which is limited to two characters
  • Two-colour Note Markers:
  • Want to show common tones of different chords on one fretboard? Trying to highlight common scale tones?
  • The “Left/right colours” option of the note marker Inspector page now lets you do just this!
  • Different Coloured Root Notes:
  • You can now override the root note highlight color, allowing you to show them in different colours on the same fretboard.
  • Open String Marker Colour:
  • Open string markers will now behave themselves when you choose a custom colour... they'll no longer ignore you and stay black!
  • Set Fingerings Using Mouse:
  • Got your hands full balancing your guitar whilst using the computer?!
  • If your other hand is already on the mouse then use the note marker right-click context menu to set fingerings instead of typing them in
  • Text & Printing:
  • Default Font Preferences:
  • We’ve added a new “Fonts” Preferences page where you can control the default font for text boxes and fretboard titles
  • Text Visibility Indicator:
  • The “not all text visible” indicator no longer gets shown when printed or exported
  • If you’re not sure what that is, it’s the plus sign that shows up at the bottom right hand corner of a text box when the box is too small for the text!
  • Printer Settings:
  • Printer settings are now remembered during the session
  • So if you want to print out some pages where you’ve flipped the page size so they’re landscaped, well you no longer have to change the print dialog to landscape each time you print!
  • Ink Saver Print Mode:
  • A new “Ink Saver Mode” has been added to the Print Preferences page
  • When this option is selected fretboard backgrounds will not be painted when printed - so you don’t have to set your default fretboard background to white to save on ink!
  • General:
  • Resizable Inspector:
  • If your computer is setup with a non-standard theme/font then you might’ve found all the Inspector widgets wouldn’t fit in the constrained window size
  • Well, for those of you who came up against this, we’ve removed the restriction and you can now resize the Inspector if you need to
  • Diagram Gallery:
  • Bugfixes:
  • We've made a fix such that if the thumbnail database cannot be created/started then Neck Diagrams will revert to creating them on the fly, as it used to do, rather than this causing errors at startup
  • Added a fix for an intermittent error when deleting a page from the Diagram Gallery which is still open in an editor window
  • Other Bugfixes:
  • Image Element:
  • Added a warning message when image file is too large to load, instead of generating an error
  • Connections:
  • A number of fixes have been made regarding connections, notably around copying/pasting objects with connections
  • Scale Generator:
  • fix for error that could occur when new generated notes does not contain a root note
  • Italian: made a fix for an error that could occur due to a bad message format
  • Templates:
  • fixed an issue where deleting a custom user template could cause an error

New in Neck Diagrams 1.7.0 (Sep 13, 2010)

  • General Changes
  • Open exported .fbd files directly
  • Neck Diagrams now supports opening .fbd document files directly by double-clicking on them!
  • If Neck Diagrams isn’t running it will be started; you’ll then be able to choose whether you want to import the file into the Diagram Library or if you just want to edit it directly from its current location
  • Toolbox Improvements
  • The toolbox has been revamped with new icons and keyboard shortcuts
  • You can right-click on it and choose single column or two column mode, plus small or large icons
  • The shortcut keys appear on each tool items tooltip and are also listed in full in the Help docs, under Neck Diagrams > Reference > Keyboard Shortcuts > Diagram Editor
  • Page Size Option on New Page Wizard
  • There's now a page size option on the New Page wizard
  • The templates supplied will scale the fretboards to fit the page size selected
  • String Improvements
  • Thick strings now paint a right up to the very edge of the fretboard wires and nut. It had been noted that there was a miniscule gap of a pixel or so!
  • String placement has also been corrected for instruments with LOTS of strings, like the 10 string Chapman Sticks...
  • German and Italian Translations
  • The user interface, Welcome pages and Help documentation have been translated into German and Italian.
  • You can change the language via the Preferences > Language page - Neck Diagrams will need to restart.
  • Font Bugfix
  • Improvements have been made to the way fonts are handled (allocated & disposed)
  • This bugfix cures spurious errors you might have seen when changing font options
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  • Note Markers
  • Musical Symbol Font on Windows
  • Musical symbols support has been added to the Windows version, matching the Mac version.
  • This “small” change turned out to be a huge effort!!
  • Diamond Shapes
  • New diamond shaped note makers have been added to the toolbox
  • Note Markers By Fret Wires
  • There’s a new "Place note markers by fret wires" option on the fretboard Inspector page
  • Updating Roots Across Multiple Fretboards
  • The root note can now be set for multiple fretboards at once
  • Bugfixes
  • Bugfix to maintain enharmonic overrides when copying/cloning a fretboard
  • Bugfix addressing the inability to clone note markers when the page was scrolled away from the top left corner
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  • Diagram Gallery
  • Drag Export Moving
  • Dragging a file out of the Diagram Gallery moves the file to the target location but previously the Diagram Gallery didn’t update, and still showed the file even though it is longer there and cannot be opened.
  • This has been fixed - the file thumbnail is removed when it is moved. Make sure you hold down CTRL (Win) or ALT (Mac) to do a copy if that’s what you actually want! A warning notification has been added if you start to move a file out of the Diagram Gallery - this can be turned off in the Preferences.
  • File Rename
  • A Rename option has been added to the File and context menus in the Diagram Gallery. You can still rename things by clicking the name of a selected item in the left-hand file list, but the new menu options make it less cryptic!
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  • Instrument Library
  • Tuning Details
  • Instrument tunings are shown directly in the Instrument Library. And the instrument images are tidier now - no unwanted outlines!
  • Open G Tuning Fix
  • Open G has been corrected... the strings were back to front. D’Oh.
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  • Scale Generator
  • User Defined Custom Interval Maps
  • You can now enter your own user-defined custom interval maps
  • Check out the new Scale Generator page in the Help documentation for further details
  • Clear Fretboard Before New Notes Added
  • An option has been added allowing you to ‘remove any existing note markers from fretboard’
  • You’ll notice now that if you use this option, if you Undo your scale generation you’ll see an additional step is required to also undo the clear to revert the fretboard to how it was before the scale generation.
  • Triads and Arpeggios
  • Added major, minor, dimished and augmented triads. Also added min7b5, maj7+5 and min/maj7 arpeggios
  • Symmetrical Scales
  • Corrected Whole/Half and Half/Whole scales - they’re Diminished, of course!, not Augmented
  • Added the Augmented scale
  • Bebop Scales
  • Added masses of Bebop scales, and all their modes...
  • Filtering & Layout
  • With all these new scales & arpeggios, you'll need an easier way to find things so we added a filter text field - e.g. just enter 'mix' to find anything with those letters in the name such as Mixolydian, Mixodorian, etc
  • The wizard layout has also been improved so that the contents scale appropriately when resizing the window. The size of the window is remembered between uses, so the next time you open it it’ll be the same size you set left it as last time
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  • Connections/Barres
  • Bugfixes
  • Barres sometimes showing as straight line connections on reopening a file - not anymore!
  • Custom templates no longer lose their connections
  • Copy/cloning of objects with connections now also copy the connections
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  • Other Bugfixes
  • Editor Bugfixes
  • Fix for the text visibility indicator, which sometimes would not get hidden when all text was actually visible
  • Fix for when editing a fretboards title and adding a long line of text that wraps (i.e. not manually adding a line break) - this used to cause the fretboard to shrink, however now it correctly makes the title text grow to accommodate the text
  • Bugfix for error that occurred when pressing delete with the page selected. You can’t delete pages, at least not until we add support for multi-page documents...
  • Bugfix for error that can occur when undoing a change to an image element
  • Template Bugfixes
  • Custom templates no longer use the default page size setting you have set in the preferences, but keep the page size of the original that the template was created from
  • Images that had been scaled in custom templates would revert back to their original size (i.e. the unscaled image size). Fixed! The images now maintaine their correct scaled size
  • Export Bugfixes
  • Exported PDFs used to actually have incorrect physical page dimensions - now fixed
  • Bugfix for error that could occur on exporting a new unsaved page

New in Neck Diagrams 1.6.2 (Feb 26, 2010)

  • String Gauge Value Preserved When Cloning a Fretboard
  • Added a fix to ensure the string gauge setting also gets copied when you clone a fretboard (copy/paste or CTRL+drag)
  • Tiny Fretwires for Tiny Fretboards!
  • We've implemented a customer request for small fretboards to have thinner fretwires
  • This adjustment is done automatically by Neck Diagrams, based on the size of the fretboard

New in Neck Diagrams 1.6.1 (Feb 22, 2010)

  • Bug fix for potential diagram page corruption:
  • If you've ever had the misfortune to find that your page thumbnail appears blank in the Diagram Gallery and it won't open in the Editor then you'll be pleased to hear this won't happen again!
  • The problem could occur if exiting Neck Diagrams with unsaved editor changes and choosing 'Yes' to save them, then the file(s) saved might have become corrupted - not anymore!
  • Fix in Error Report Submission:
  • Error Reports could fail to be submitted under certain circumstances, prompting you to copy & paste the report into an email and sending manually
  • As long as you're connected to the Internet this shouldn't happen anymore!
  • Diagram Gallery Thumbnail Tooltip Error:
  • A fix has been added to prevent an error occurring if clicking on a thumbnail's filename tooltip
  • Hide Filenames in Gallery View Left-hand Pane:
  • A new menu item has been added to the Diagram Gallery, under View > Hide Files in Projects List
  • This menu will make the left hand pane show only Projects and Folders, which is especially useful if you have lots of diagram pages!
  • Option for Small Mute/Open String Markers:
  • An option has been added to the fretboard Inspector page allowing for smaller mute and open string markers to be shown, if you find the existing ones too chunky
  • Also the mute 'x' marker has been fixed so it never appears a little off which it occasionally did before

New in Neck Diagrams 1.6.0 (Feb 17, 2010)

  • General changes:
  • Non-English Language Support
  • Neck Diagrams now copes correctly with multi-byte/unicode characters
  • Previous versions did not save certain characters correctly, such as accents or musical symbols - you might've seen "?" characters when you saved/reopened pages
  • Show String Tunings
  • Show string tunings at the click of a button!
  • Additional Fretboard Legend Row
  • We've added an option to show another legend row for fretboards
  • Multi-line Fretboard Titles
  • Neck Diagrams now supports multi-line fretboard titles
  • Simply press ENTER to add a new line and CTRL+ENTER when done
  • Add Images To Your Pages!
  • Got a logo you want to add to your pages? Now you can!
  • Use the Image Tool to add images to your pages
  • Automatic Backups
  • We've added an automatic backup feature which will create a ZIP archive file of all your Neck Diagrams projects, folders & pages
  • You can control where the backups are stored via the Preferences page
  • Mandolin Added To Instrument Library
  • A mandolin option has been added to the Instrument Library
  • Note Markers:
  • Mix & Match Note Marker Labels
  • You can now control the label shown on each individual note marker
  • For example, if you only want to show the interval on a specific dot and nothing else, then just turn off the fretboard's "Note marker labels" setting, select your note and choose the label style.
  • Controlling Note Marker Enharmonics
  • Note name and interval enharmonics, e.g. F?/G? or ?6, can be specified on the Note Marker Inspector page
  • We now always show both the Interval and Note enharmonic options instead of showing only the one the fretboard is set to show
  • Use of Musical Symbol Font For Sharps & Flats
  • Fear not Windows users! We'll be upgrading to a newer version of the platform for the next release so this feature will be available then
  • Setting Fingerings Whilst Adding Notes
  • It's now possible to set fingerings whilst a note creation tool is in use
  • Previously you had to return to the selection "arrow" tool before you could type in the fingering; now you can enter them as you go!
  • If you have the fretboard set to show fingerings, or a legend showing fingerings then you'll see the fingerings immediatedly
  • Numeric Keypad Support
  • Fingerings can now also be set using the numeric keypad
  • Open String Markers Now Hollow By Default
  • Open string markers no longer default to the solid style
  • Scale Generator:
  • Layout Improvements
  • Changes to the layout of some user interface items mean less clicking and scrolling!
  • CAGED Position Scales
  • The algorithms and logic of the CAGED position scale generator have been improved even further
  • Selecting Allow Open Strings When Position Has No Open String
  • The Scale Generator would report an error if Allow Open Strings was selected but there we no open strings in the position selected
  • This has now been fixed & Allow Open Strings can be used safely even when the position has no open strings!
  • Specifying Fret Ranges Above 12th Fret
  • You now get the correct results when you add a scale/arpeggio beyond the 12th fret!
  • Previously, if you specified a custom range, e.g. 14th to 17th frets, you would actually get notes added between the 2nd and 17th frets
  • Open String Markers Not Added As Solid Dots
  • The Scale Generator now adds open string note markers (when Allow Open Strings selected) correctly as a hollow circle
  • Scale Generator Now Works In Turkish!
  • If you're using Turkish as the language on your computer, you'll find that the Scale Generator no longer throws an error
  • Diagram Page:
  • Custom Page Size
  • You can now specify a custom page size
  • Just select the "Custom" option in the Page Size section of the Inspector and the Custom Page Size dialog window will appear
  • This can also be used in the Preferences window to set a custom page size as your default
  • New Menu: Select All Fretboards
  • There's a new editor menu, "Select All Fretboard", on the context and main Edit menus
  • Export Directly From The Editor
  • We've added a File > Export menu to the Editor view, so you can now export the page you're currently working on
  • Connections:
  • Curved "Barre"-style Connections
  • This tool only allows connections between note markers
  • However, an error would occur if an attempt was made to connect to any other item - this is now fixed
  • Fix for error opening page which had deleted connections
  • If you deleted a connection between items on a page then you would've found that the page could no longer be opened once saved
  • This is now fixed - any such pages can now be opened, and it's safe to delete connections again!
  • Text Boxes:
  • New Text Alignment Options
  • You can now align text to the right or center, as well as the default left alignment - available on fretboard titles too!
  • Deleting The Margin Value
  • The error triggered by deleting the margin value has been fixed
  • Using the Font Dialog on Windows
  • Fixed an error that sometimes occurred when setting the font via the Font Dialog

New in Neck Diagrams 1.0.9 (Feb 17, 2010)

  • This minor update only contains a change to the Automatic Update mechanism to aid future updates

New in Neck Diagrams 1.0.8 (Oct 7, 2009)

  • added Fretboard Legends
  • new curved note connection tool, which you can use e.g. to create barre-chords or just plain crazy stuff!
  • create multi-page PDF files and configure the order of those pages
  • Scale Generator:
  • now remembers your previous choices, great if you just want the same again in a different position
  • option to automatically adjust the range of the fretboard, to ensure all notes just added are visible without you having to tweak
  • added blues scale (major and minor), in Hexatonic category
  • fretboard size is now constant:
  • showing/hiding fretboard "decorations" such as fret numbers, fretboard title, etc, no longer changes the size of the fretboard itself
  • fixed issue with the backspace key in the Edit view:
  • pressing backspace when editing a fretboard title or Text box contents used to delete the whole item
  • now correctly just deletes the previous character
  • fixed error when converting a folder to a project:
  • (when dragging a folder to a blank area in the Diagram Gallery below last project)
  • cloning a Text box no longer loses it's "transparent" property (if it was set)
  • fixed the text in the "Are you sure?" confirmation window:
  • (when copying or drag'n'dropping a file to a location where a file of the same name exits)
  • version number now displayed at startup on splash screen

New in Neck Diagrams 1.0.7 (Aug 3, 2009)

  • new diagram page Templates feature:
  • added New Diagram Page Wizard
  • New Project dialog has option to open New Diagram Page Wizard on completion
  • Diagram Library:
  • added cut/copy/paste plus full drag & drop support for moving projects/folders/pages
  • New Project/New Folder/Save dialogs now check whether name entered is already in use
  • moving a page that is open in the editor & unsaved now saves and closes the editor
  • Scale Generator:
  • now works with instruments with less than 6 strings
  • Instrument/Tuning Wizard:
  • fixed last wizard page which was broken
  • added double-click support to the category/instrument lists
  • Export pages to PDF and open in Preview ready to print
  • Inspector tidied up so no scroll bars showing on Windows Vista
  • editor toolbar items should now never appear in the diagram gallery/instrument library views!
  • Windows installer improvements
  • better support for Vista & Windows 7 - installer & application executables are now signed
  • Update wizard tweaked to provide more space for update details and a link to the version history webpage - you won't see this new dialog until 1.0.8 comes out though!