NovaMind Changelog

What's new in NovaMind 6.0.5

Feb 19, 2015
  • Fixed: Installer doesn't work on some computers
  • Fixed: A login error
  • Fixed: Typo

New in NovaMind 5.7.4 (Apr 16, 2013)

  • New: Help Documentation.
  • New: Reorganize sub-menu in contexst menu.
  • Fixed: Rare exception when expanding topics with LinkLine.
  • Fixed: Exception when loading templates.
  • Fixed: Rare exception when rendering the snapshot of presentation slide.
  • Fixed: Exception when grafting topicnode in boundary which has no topic.
  • Fixed: Map title doesn't update when opening an existed file.
  • Fixed: Rare exception when editing flexible line.
  • Fixed: Exception when adding opened file as embedded file.
  • Fixed: Group/Ungroup don't work on MapView.
  • Fixed: Move commands don't work on MapView.
  • Fixed: All of the gradient stops can be removed.
  • Improved: Corrected French translation.

New in NovaMind 5.7.3 (Nov 17, 2012)

  • New: NovaMind localized into French.
  • Fixed: Undoing/redoing changing of a theme would often result in an error.
  • Fixed: Exception when removing multiple topics.
  • Fixed: Error when changing the theme for a map which contains a callout with reflection.
  • Fixed: Rare issue where FlexiTopics become invalid.
  • Fixed: Theme change cannot be undone after the automatic save happens.
  • Fixed: Copy/pasting of root topic can create corrupted floating topics that cannot be edited or deleted.
  • Fixed: Printing from the print preview window always prints the document in portrait and may cut off some parts of document.
  • Fixed: NovaMind 4 import failed when importing assigned resources.
  • Improved: Improved German translation.
  • Pro:
  • Fixed: Undoing "Create Map From Topic" does not work.
  • Platinum:
  • Fixed: Rare error when using the slides list.

New in NovaMind 5.7.2 (Nov 17, 2012)

  • Improved: It is now possible to delete topics and shapes with the backspace key in addition to the delete key.
  • Fixed: Fixed an issue with timezones in the NovaMind 4 importer.
  • Fixed: Documents which contain boundaries and were created on a Mac don't open correctly.
  • Fixed: The reflection effect on callouts doesn't work.
  • Fixed: Topic notes do not always use the correct font defined in the theme.

New in NovaMind 5.7.1 (Nov 17, 2012)

  • Fixed: FlexiTopic edit text box uses white background color even when text was white.
  • Pro:
  • Fixed: In documents with multiple Mind Maps saving would in rare cases not work properly.

New in NovaMind 5.7.0 (Nov 17, 2012)

  • New: FlexiTopics enabling more organic looking Mind Maps where text flows on a flexible line.
  • New: Ability to set a custom default theme for new Mind Maps.
  • New: Format painter to quickly re-use a style from a topic or shape.
  • New: New Themes: NovaMind, Draft, Flexible Rainbow and Pinboard.
  • New: Themes can now set background style, notes style and boundary styles.
  • New: Opacity slider on theme color picker.
  • Improved: Reworked built-in themes.
  • Improved: Theme thumbnails no longer re-calculate when opening the theme gallery.
  • Improved: The layout of topics which have a different layout orientation than their parent is now handled better.
  • Improved: Added more keytips on the ribbon.
  • Improved: Moved the Background drop down button in Map Design under the Fonts button to save space.
  • Improved: When creating a new Mind Map from an existing topic the new Mind Map will use the same theme as the source Mind Map.
  • Changed: The 'Default' theme has been renamed to 'Basic'.
  • Fixed: Thumbnail images of Mind Maps are not saved correctly in file.
  • Fixed: Flexible Line may jump while editing when the auto-save is performed.
  • Fixed: Shape and color of attached shapes are reset when resetting a Mind Map to a theme.
  • Fixed: Fill color is not set when setting a solid fill color via the Format ribbon tab on a topic which uses an advanced gradient.
  • Fixed: Cannot see decimal value on outline stroke width slider.
  • Fixed: Link line terminator scale settings of selected link lines reset to 20/20 when opening the format shape window.
  • Pro:
  • New: Create your own Theme.
  • New: Create your own Font Sets.
  • New: Create your own Color Sets.
  • New: Added support for importing relative hyperlinks from MindManager.
  • Fixed: NovaMind 4 import did not import task data and checkboxes.
  • Fixed: Rare error when importing iMindMap5 files.
  • Platinum:
  • Fixed: Exception in walk-through presentation when "auto collapse" is disabled and "visit all topic" is enabled.
  • Fixed: In the presentation slide selector some slides show with a brown background color.

New in NovaMind 5.6.3 (Nov 17, 2012)

  • Fixed: Cannot print to network printers.
  • Improved: Updated Spanish translation.

New in NovaMind 5.6.2 (Nov 17, 2012)

  • Improved: Show error message when file cannot be opened due to IO error.
  • Improved: Color set list now shows current color set.
  • Improved: Improved the shadow and reflection rendering efficiency.
  • Fixed: Mind Map background does not redraw when changing color set.
  • Fixed: Exception when deleting a topic with elbow connectors.
  • Fixed: Rainbow color settings and color array settings don't show.
  • Fixed: XML malformed exception when trying to print on some printers.
  • Fixed: Application freezes when deleting a link lines control point while also dragging it.
  • Fixed: Callout using line shape is not correctly rendered.
  • Fixed: After saving the document selected topics scroll into view.
  • Pro:
  • Fixed: Sometimes selecting to print all Mind Maps does not print all Mind Maps.
  • Platinum:
  • Fixed: Pressing Enter while editing time in the task information will reset the time value.
  • Fixed: Floating topics are not collapsed when starting a presentation.
  • Fixed: Floating topics are not collapsed while doing a walkthrough.
  • Fixed: Creating a slide which includes the root topic and floating topics does not properly show children.
  • Fixed: Sometimes, when switching between Mind Maps during a presentation, the keyboard commands no longer respond.
  • Fixed: Occasional exception when creating a slide and the slide list is open.
  • Fixed: Starting a presentation while editing a slide can change the slide.
  • Fixed: Presentation slides are sometimes unnecessarily redrawn when the topic is expanded.
  • Fixed: When using the walkthrough and navigating from a child to its parent, some topics will collapse and then immmediately expand again.

New in NovaMind 5.6.1 (Nov 17, 2012)

  • Fixed: Printing, in some cases, cuts off the content.
  • Fixed: Select All doesn't select floating topics and their sub-topics.
  • Fixed: Hitting Return when renaming a Map tab creates a new topic.
  • Fixed: Hitting Return in font face or font size textbox in the editing popup creates a new topic.
  • Fixed: Cannot select a font face using the keyboard in the font combobox.
  • Fixed: Font face doesn't update properly based on selection.
  • Fixed: Error when changing topic shape while the text is being edited on the same topic.
  • Fixed: When adding multiple topics quickly keyboard navigation and selection is sometimes malfunctioning.
  • Pro:
  • Fixed: Cannot rename map tab when root topic has no text.

New in NovaMind 5.6.0 (Nov 17, 2012)

  • New: The full screen feature is now also available in the Express edition.
  • New: Ability to print the outline of the document.
  • New: Ability to define a header and footer when printing.
  • New: Keyboard shortcut to show notes window (Ctrl+T).
  • New: Keyboard shortcut to switch from topic editing to edit topic notes (Ctrl+") and back (Ctrl+Shift+").
  • New: Link to our newsletter subscription page in the Help menu.
  • Changed: Removed inherit coloring mode.
  • Changed: When copy-grafting a topic the new topic will be selected.
  • Fixed: After grafting a topic keyboard navigation and instant text editing doesn't work without re-selecting the topic.
  • Fixed: Grafting the only node from the left side to the right side causes the node to re-appear on the left side again.
  • Fixed: Print window does not list all supported page sizes.
  • Fixed: Welcome screen would show up when opening a Mind Map from the gallery in a new window.
  • Fixed: A typo in the welcome Mind Map.
  • Fixed: Application crashes when pressing Ctrl+T while editing text.
  • Fixed: Some NovaMind 4 files have invalid image references which cause an error when importing.
  • Fixed: The opacity of the background image is not imported correctly from NovaMind 4 documents.
  • Fixed: Occasional 'Invalid Hook' exception when closing the attachments or hyerplinks popup.
  • Fixed: Rare exception when dragging and dropping.
  • Fixed: Occasional exception when removing topic
  • Fixed: Layout of children is incorrect when using custom shapes and top-down layout.
  • Fixed: In rare cases documents created on the Mac version don't open correctly.
  • Fixed: Error when trying to open a file when some other application also reads from it.
  • Fixed: Rare exception when closing a Mind Map.
  • Fixed: Setting text attributes before writing new text doesn't work.
  • Fixed: Cannot close Send Feedback window with the ESC key.
  • Pro:
  • New: Ability to print multiple Mind Maps at once.
  • New: Added iMindMap 5 importer.
  • New: MindManager importer now supports importing attachments.
  • New: MindManager exporter now supports exporting attachments.
  • Fixed: When navigating to a different Mind Map using an internal hyperlink the target topic is not properly visible.
  • Fixed: In rare cases deleting a Mind Map with both internal and external hyperlinks causes an exception.
  • Fixed: Adding a hyperlink no longer adds 'http://' when a file or directory does not exist.
  • Fixed: When importing a MindManager file some topic notes are only partially imported.
  • Platinum:
  • New: Export presentation slides as images.
  • New: Print presentation slides and print presentation handouts.
  • Fixed: Out of memory exception when having a lot of presentation slides in the slides panel.
  • Fixed: Root topic may appear selected during a presentation when presenting a document with multiple Mind Maps.
  • Fixed: When editing a presentation sometimes the red editing-frame doesn't show up correctly.

New in NovaMind 5.5.7 (Aug 30, 2011)

  • Fixed: Create Mind Map from Topic feature doesn't work.

New in NovaMind 3.3.7.0 (Aug 15, 2007)

  • Significant bug fixes and other enhancements