August 10th, 2011· New: Find and Replace - Advanced Replace All selection only
· New: htmltemplate for full screen mode
· New: Electric ARC and Electric Text components
· New: Barcode component
· New: XMLdata handler
· New: Spectrum_L component
· New: Bargraph component
· New: Bounce component
· New: Printer icon
· New: Document shows as modified on loading
· New: Color transform tool
· New: Convert some jukebox players to wizards.
· New: Input text scroller
· New: Spectrum component
· New: Include java-querystring html template in installer
· New: Find and Replace Font
· New: FLV Video component
· Fix: Incorrect preview at 150%
· Fix: Crash on importing video as Screen Video
· Fix: Crash on UNDO
· Fix: Syntax check causes hang
· Fix: Device font exported strangly when stage size set to 50%
· Fix: Script panel moves with attached layout during script entry
· Fix: Outline panel not updated on find / replace
· Fix: Select all checkbox in Replace dialog
· Fix: Find / replace causes crash
· Fix: fullsize export option does not work with IE9
· Fix: Component search hangs max in Vista and Win7
March 29th, 2011· New: All popups should popup towards the center
· New: Cacheasbitmap Option In Properties Panel
· New: Grid autoshape (new component)
· New: Rename utility component (new component)
· New: Filter field in Component Panel
· New: script editor parentheses matching
· New: All popups should popup towards the center
· New: Add words contained in parmeters to meta data html tags
· Fix: Debug line numbers not reported correctly.
· Fix: triple click on text line results in all changes to mult-font selection
· Fix: Large font reduces display of Tint values
· Fix: Case not preserved in ReplaceAll
· Fix: Crash with script editing
· Fix: Image size not reported correctly after reload.
· Fix: image detail options cleared upon refresh
· Fix: Morph artifacts
· Fix: Font type combo appears in strange position
· Fix: Crash on close dlg
· Fix: FTP dll crashes
· Fix: Saving instance causes unexpected file format on open
· Fix: Max should check flash player version number
· Fix: Transform effect modifies drop shadow filter.
· Fix: Context sensitive help does not work
· Fix: script editor crash on error checking
· Fix: Paste script causes crash
· Fix: Arrive quietly effect behaves differently in max3 and max4
· Fix: Typo in debug message
· Fix: Morph aberation
· Fix: RoundedRect setting transformation point (updated component Rounded_Rectangle, removed RoundedRect)
· Fix: Fuzzy Text
· Fix: .swi authored in 20101202 cannot be opened with 20101202
· Fix: Max crashes after preview and reload of sound.
· Fix: Autoshapes dissapear on resize with gradient stroke
· Fix: Blend mode changes at keyframe are not saved in .swi
· Fix: Re-configuring FTP results in crash next time FTP tool is launched
· Fix: Easing with Morphing
· Fix: Max4 4 crash report says swishmax2.
· Fix: Morph frame preview different to play preview and export
· Fix: Scripting: class static methods should be available when initing class static properties
· Fix: Scripting: 'Void' not recognised in methods
· Fix: Scripting: class properties ignored
· Fix: ALT+SHIFT doesn't resize rect proportionally while 'o' is set to bottom centre
· Fix: on (change) not supported
· Fix: Date.setHour() not working
· Fix: Entry form wizard was saved with script in root movie.
· Fix: localisation of edit messages
· Fix: Script assist panel private checkbox
· Fix: Script error associated with get/set
· Fix: Max4 does not start after reposition of Script panel
· Fix: dlgs not showing on EFfects panel
· Fix: Effects browser panel shows different tree in miniMax4 vs Max4
· Fix: text with effects and filters does not export correctly
· Fix: Undo/redo panel missing from Max4
· Fix: Image details dialog causes hang
· Fix: Import of emf file crashes Max4
· Fix: Meta keywords cause errors if parameters contain html
· Fix: Menu | Help | Goto Forum goes to wrong forum
· Fix: Max4 crashes when using knife tool on autoshape
· Fix: Pencil tool invalid linestyle solid fill
· Fix: this._x vs _x behave differently
· Fix: Parameter associated with handle behaves differently in max4
· Fix: canned Tutorial files
· Fix: Update autoshapes folders
· Fix: Double click when adding component to tool adds it to stage instead
· Fix: Unwelcome artifacts in shape morph build 20101008
· Fix: Convolution matrix allows alpha value in default color
· Fix: Timline transitons with different size convolution matrix
· Fix: crash adding shapes at keyframe
· Fix: hide RESET TRANSFORM button for gradient fills
December 27th, 2009· New: Component to auto copy a movie clip or shape around a specified shape
· Fix: Menu_ImageWordShpere does not display anything if dragged onto stage and original photos cannot be found
· Fix: File List parameter not fully cleared if files not found and dragged as component
· Fix: Hesitation when using autorepeat in script editor
· Fix: Unexpected script editor scrolling
· Fix: MenuImagesphere shows no images if played on different computer
· Fix: the attached .swi causes max3 to crash when play is pressed
· Fix: Universal scrolling not working with script editor
· Fix: word_sphere at 51 items shows undefined in the last item.
· Fix: Hesitation when using autorepeat in script editor
· Fix: Unexpected script editor scrolling
· Fix: rotateimage distort map speed improvement
· New: Image sphere based on word sphere
· Fix:Combo_silver should not allow alpha in background color or higlight color.
· New: Convert speech bubble comps to work with images
· Fix: Galleries to ebed chars for foriegn lang title and comments
· Fix: SimpleVideo_FLV does not work for export to SWF8 or higher
· Fix: Max3 Squared Colors wizard needs more buttons implemented.
Some component updates that have been included in recent builds include:
· ComponentsEffects2DRotateImage.* (updated)
· ComponentsMeunMenu_imagesphere.* (new)
· ComponentsControlsListsCombo_silver.* (updated)
· ComponentsShapes2DCalloutsCallout_*_image.* (updated)
· ComponentsText DisplayBlockBusterScroll.* (new)
· ComponentsVideo PlayersSimpleVideo_FLV.* (updated)
· Project TemplatesSitesSquared Colors (updated)
· Fix: Changing instance name renames linked library master instead
· New: additional warning of no MP3 encoder
· Fix: Handles seem to be offset in some components.
· New: Be able to use simple class name within methods, rather than full class name
· Fix: Timeline effect cascading problem
· Fix: Export Settings: SWF version doesn't change on Script tab if edited on SWF tab (and vice versa)
· Fix: Script outline and outline panel flicker on script update
· Fix: text object loses o=x setting if text edited to and then re-entered
· Fix: Revert effect does not work
· Fix: Outline panel scrolls needlessly
· New: larger handle hotspot
· Fix: Changing to simplified mode leaves script in bad format (could cause hanging)
· Fix: Exporting: Gets stuck in loop exporting when there is a background scene present
· Fix: Errors reading old SWIs with 2009.10.30 build and later
· Fix: Export settings > FTP uploads squashed
· Fix: swishspace offer banner not showing in mini2/3 or max3
· Fix: sample broken 20091109
· Fix: HTML generated by max3 disables scroll bars
· Fix: Export to GIF fails in windows7
· New: Export setting control for speed vs compatibility for classes
· Fix: Authoring properties, fields not updated
· Fix: Casting in assignment is ignoring import
· Fix: redraw issues in Windows 7
· Fix: New Document dialog appears when double-clicking a swi
· Fix: issues with list selection in parameters panel
· Fix: Some Vista changes not implemented for Windows 7
· Fix: doc-tab menu 'New Movie...'not working. Should do same as File|New Movie
· Fix: include script confuses script panel tree and tooltips
· Fix: Unused shows in control parameters column for a button control
· Fix: Selecting multiple text objects can apply settings of one to all the others.
· Fix: 9-point tool stops working when option to log changes to file turned on
· Fix: Casting not working for user-defined classes
· Fix: Problem with external media and automatic script
· Fix: 'with' Causing Incompatibility With Params And Properties
· Fix: Problem with stage update with HH special build
· Fix: memory usage with large amounts of static text.
· Fix: Sm Goes Crazy When Using Checkbox In Author Component
· Help: frame navigation details
· Fix: attached .swi causes max to crash when a parameter button is pressed.
· Fix: new export SWF option Scene navigation when loaded (incl. Max2)
· Fix: Component Script: x,y values reported incorrectly when scale is applied (incl. Max2)
· Fix: Shows corrupt image message when image imported from network drive
· Fix: attached .swi causes max to crash when a parameter button is pressed.
· New: Mouse wheel zoom (Ctrl + mouse)
· Fix: Need better status bar help for Pen tool
· Fix: remove Comp/Shapes/2D/Callouts/Callout_prototype_shadow
· New: ComponentsShapes2DCalloutsCallout_*_image.swi
· New: ComponentsEffects2DRotateImage.swi
· New: ComponentsData displaySevenSegmentCluster.swi
· New: ComponentsData displayCountdown.swi
· Fix: Break into pieces broken
· Fix: hard coded wizard panel strings
· Fix: return; in an event reports as a syntax error
· Fix: combo_silver broken with 20091001 build
· Fix: Sample file my first site tutorial loadmovie
· Fix: e notation string on debug panel at 512kb playback
· Fix: The end of the motion path is shown as Smooth
· Fix: Crash when changing to script panel
· New: strokeColor and fillColor in componet script for shapes.
· Fix: Static getter/setter not supported
· Fix: Exclude from export ignored for library items
· New: Support Google Chrome in list of browsers
· Fix: Timeline effect cascading problem
· Fix: objects don't update when changed in property panel
· New: Component method to import image into the fill of a shape
· Fix: Changes to export of nextSceneAndPlay() command
· New: Shift+Alt+Drag to box-select additional vertices
· Fix: Non-boolean Return Values Of Logical Or/and Expressions
· Fix: Changing effect duration when playing does not restart playback as it should
· Fix: Static Functions Marked As Error
· Fix: EMF file import gives Out of memory error
· New: Max2 to report error when reading Max3 swi files
· Fix: writeVars wizard method does not support unicode
· Fix: objects don't update when changed in property panel
· Fix: Exported GIF animation freezes
· Fix: Missing HTML template file (or bad name) silently does nothing
· Fix: corrupt message importing SWF
· Fix: Slice and concat methods report error when used on arrays
· Fix: Issues with Preferences / Browser
· Fix: Date.setUTCHours(h,m) returns error message
· Fix: Several seconds delay when first use menu after starting max2/max3
· Fix: Wizard Script, Can't get cropToAspectRatio() to work
· Fix: class may not work depending on order classes found in swi
· Fix: Colour picker weirdness
· Fix: Display not updated after pressing Del Effect button
· New: Allow an import event (ie outside other functions and events)
· New: support IMPORT as per Flash
· New: AS2 class support
· New: add script to html templates for IE8 compat
· Fix: crash in >1 component of same name (only localisations)
· Fix: The caret position is alway reset to the beginning when typing text in Enter Text dialog
· New: update context help for new features
September 10th, 2009· Fix: CTRL+Z fails to undo last action on both XP & Vista
· Fix: Max3 crashes with pencil tool and smooth after
· New: Move warning trace messages to constants area for translation in video controls
· New: need 'function get x' and 'function set x' method for classes (for compatibility with flash AS2)
· Fix: COMP. heart_roses does not preview
June 26th, 2009· Fixed: popup edit of static text does not show newlines correctly
· Fixed: Library: Copy/Paste in library does nothing then undo gives error
· Fixed: Script Conpiler: Break corrupts script with nexted for/in loops
· Fixed: Movie Templates do not show thumbnails on New from Template dialog
· Fixed: video component size parameters do not work correctly
· Fixed: Components: AC dlg clear params not clear all params
· Fixed: Library: Changing attributes for multiple library objects sets all to same asset specs
· Fixed: Some .swi files to do not preview correctly in file open dialog
· Fixed: use switemplates for max2 build
· New: give the picture control a background pattern
· Fixed: Parameters panel drawing glitches
· Fixed: Change report not dismissed on close
· Fixed: Error modifying component parameters
· Fixed: Folder dialog doesn't expand in Vista
· Fixed: New from Template showing wrong folder in Max2 build configs
· Fixed: player with control uses reserved words
· Fixed: Can't copy/paste between 2008.08.12 build and recent builds
· Fixed: Cannot chang font parameter in a component and crashes
· Fixed: Video Players not found
· Fixed: Line breaks not preserved in popup edit box
· New: suggest remove script > evaluate
· Fixed: Queue for FTP upload only selects html file on publish html+swf
· New: File Menu changes (move Recent Files to submenu)
· Fixed: Movie clip not forced visible if expanded.
· Fixed: Can't copy/paste between 2008.08.12 build and recent builds
· Fixed: Naming an object 'stop' prevents stop() action from working
· Fixed: AVI export no sound on some PCs
· New: UI: Add columns for root folder and recursive flag to the FTP dialog
· Doc: MAX2 help - components.hmx, changes due to forum posts.
· Fixed: Only 2048 bytes available for filenames to be added in FTP dialog
· Fixed: break within switch within loop not working
· Fixed: Text object does not appear when movie is exported
· Fixed: Canceling video import to library crashes Max2
· New: enqueFTPFolderForFTP needs way to specify relative folder.
· Fixed: Text changes undone when holding CTRL key and moving the mouse
· New: 2-pass closing of multiple documents
· Fixed: Preloader not functioning in SimpleVideo_FLV
· New: Prefs > Export > Show export settings when exporting should default to off
· Fixed: OpenType fonts crashing Max2 on certain machines
· Fixed: Clilcking in color control field changes control to color+alpha
· Fixed: Crashes during copy paste of instance object
· Fixed: Multiple change reports
· New: Prefs > Export > When exporting should default to Do not edit HTML
· Fixed: Card component cannot be deleted by pessing Del key
· Fixed: GP1_SW_Testexpt.swi displays error dialog when played/exported
· Fixed: Horizontal lines appear when movie is played
· New: Optionally show New from Template dialog on startup
· Fixed: Repaint issues
· Fixed: Author Component repaint issues on XP
· Fixed: Repaint issues when panel is docked across bottom of frame
· Fixed: Heap corruption
· Fixed: COMPONENTS: Component using deprecated 'properties' property failed
· Fixed: Reshaping always resizes from center when 'resize multiple objects as group' is disabled
· Fixed: Vista sound driver checks not reliable for localisations
· New: Change SBK file behaviour
· Fixed: Max2 Transform/Reshape toolbar tool tips are ambiguous
· Fixed: Character Map not working with Wingdings fonts
· Fixed: Pasting object with playSound() action doesn't paste the sound content in library
· Fixed: Textbox creation changed from previous behaviour
· New: Components: Component Script to support functions or macros
· Fixed: Component Parameters script broken
· Fixed: Component Script: Math.ceil return value treated as string
· Fixed: Floating point additions not working anymore
· Fixed: Crash playing 194152_crashes_2009_02_11.swi
· Fixed: Name truncation
· Fixed: Assigning Non-textformat Object Crashes Max
· Fixed: Shows name conflict warning when placing two instances of the same component
· New: Option to turn off automatic SBK backups
· Fixed: Empty Bitrate controls if Lame removed
· Fixed: Can't import some AVIs and WMVs on Windows Vista and Windows XP with WMP11 installed
· New: New icon for SBK
· Fixed: Parameter Tooltip Shows Iternal Name Instead Of Display Name
· Fixed: Script panel appears
· Fixed: Indent is turned on automatically after changing the text width
· Fixed: Word wraping only works properly for the first paragraph in the text
· Fixed: Perspective transform is reset after clicking Play
· Fixed: Bitrate combo empty and no audio exported to SWF on Vista
· New: location of .sbk files able to be specified to an alternative location in preferences
· Fixed: Vista Only: Panels displayed white using save-disabled config (RU ED SD) after cleaning registry
· Fixed: Outline alwyas jumps to show selected object
· New: Make shapes work with bugs in 9-slice scaling in Flash Player
· Fixed: Max2 crashes during browse preview of flv movie under vista
· Fixed: Max2 script syntax
· Fixed: Script window displayed when expanding Movie Clip
· Fixed: Crash importing GIF images and animations
· Fixed: Offset and horizontal lines problems
· Fixed: Tree scrolling issue
· Fixed: Unwanted scrolling in outline
· New: import/export all author component items.
· New: Import/Export swi objects
· Fixed: Animation plays incorrectly
· Fixed: Scripting: onyl part of include files getting included
· Fixed: Outline panel goes blank
· Fixed: File/close all is incorrectly disabled
· Fixed: Script assist highlight broken
· Fixed: warning message repeated
· Fixed: Show Preview checkbox and preview pane not visible on Vista file dialogs
· Fixed: swi crashes SM2 (20081121)
· New: Make shapes work with bugs in 9-slice scaling in Flash Player
· Fixed: Incorrect focus on the stage
· Fixed: Subselect Tool: DEL key makes app disappear
· Fixed: Export to avi/gif/png broken
· Fixed: Importing a gif crashes max
· Fixed: Script corrupted on load
· Fixed: Scene tree collapses incorrectly
· Fixed: crashing with mouse over action tree
· Fixed: Component Large Edit box does not show line breaks
· Fixed: object alignment problems
· New: Remove clear parameter values on ok
· Fixed: Ok and cancel buttons incorrect on Vista
· New: Save/Discard all options for Save Changes dialog
· Fixed: Scripting: Integers expressions overflow
· Fixed: Resize File > Test > Report window crashes Max2
· Fixed: Vertical Japanese text is not aligned properly
· Fixed: Align to Parent, Distribute Horz Center broken
· Fixed: Properties panel for rectangle tool
· Fixed: Outline panel, Object tree shows some objects as empty
· Fixed: Wordsphere does not show weights correctly with external tag file
· Fixed: loaderbar_silver does not dissapear when loaded if hide when loaded option is set.
· Fixed: Script panel displayed when MC is opened in layout
· Fixed: Crash creating text object
· Fixed: Max2 removes first dot from relative path in Local File control
· Fixed: Failed to open swi
· Fixed: cannot import video file into a root folder
· New: Random color effect (part of Movie Countdown preloader)
· New: Movie Countdown pre-loader
· Fixed: Read-only/disabled edit controls
· Fixed: Crash opening SWI from SWiSHlite containing gif image
· Fixed: GIF export fails if using 16bit color quality in display instead of 32bit
· Fixed: The 2nd line of text disappear
· Fixed: mp3 loop gap
· Fixed: HTML text get enlarged after applying Group as Shape'
· New: Make HTML text work with bugs in img tag rendering in Flash Player
· Fixed: Params panel changes state when Author Comp dlg is OKed
· Doc: Comboo_silver
· Doc: Component TextStep review help
· Doc: Component NumericStep review help
· Fixed: NumericStep -ve step is not constrained by max/min
· New: Flash Cloud component
· New: Slider
· New: Comp: Combo_silver updates to display labels
· New: Comp: RadioButton_neutral minor changes to label display
· New: Comp: Checkbox_neutral minor changes to label display
· New: Ccomp: button label name change (Button_Rect_Silver)
· New: Resizeable text scroll component.
· New: Callout_thought_ellipse
· New: Callout_scream
· New: Callout_talk_cloud
· New: Callout_talk_square
· New: Callout_talk_rectangle
· New: Callout_thought_cloud
· New: Callout_talk_ellipse
· New: Bevel filter component
· New: Drop Shadow Component
· New: Glow Filter component
· New: Blur Filter component
· New: Locate useful items from exising templates
· New: Make butterfly from chromaX a component.
· New: Transition effects (group of)
· New: Component: Symbol: Stop
· New: Component: Convolution Filter
· New: mirror effect
· New: shadow effect
· New: Pix-like shapes
· New: Button designs: glass, tech, icons
· New: Component Shape no
· New: Compoent Shape donut.
· New: Slider component.
· New: Image sheet
· Fixed: ultraminimalist video player removed named assets
· Fixed: Menu component does not have a Clear method.
· Fixed: miniMax wont load external content
· Fixed: Issues with script panel
· Fixed: calculator.swi shows error dialog when you play movie
· Fixed: Minimax academic net about box too cramped.
· Fixed: playSound assist pane broken
· Fixed: return does not pass value if inside for in loop
· Fixed: Script Assist: StartDrag options result in error
· Fixed: Script: Array.slice method should allow for no parameters
· Fixed: UI: Cannot select image fills from second row of selector
· Fixed: MINIMAX: Add fill to library button enabled for embedded video objects
· New: chess pieces
· New: Trashcan shape
· New: Checkpattern component
· New: Card component for card games
· Fixed: MINIMAX: Object selection in Script Outline Tree broken
· Fixed: No tooltip for 'Reset elem.' checkbox on Effect panel
· Fixed: Motion path is broken by the fix for 187594
· Fixed: Edit > Find from main menu does not give keyboard focus to Find dialog
· Fixed: The newly added Move effect reset the angle of a rotated object
· Fixed: Stack overflow when undoing script changes
· Fixed: No tooltip on change report button
· New: remove context help in dlgs for localisations
· New: Jester component
· Fixed: Component SWF
· Fixed: setting center reference point resets o=x button
· Fixed: LoaderBar_silver & Loader_circle in all notification modes stops parent movie
· Fixed: miniMax adds extra brace when loading badly formatted script
· Fixed: Zero value entered on Effect panel is shown as non-zero
· Fixed: MINIMAX: Teaser version (RU MIN ED SD) refers to 'SWiSH Max'
· New: Multiline expression editing for simplified scripting
· Fixed: MINIMAX: Simplified Scripting confused by case statements with return on same line
· Fixed: MINIMAX: Simplified scripting confused by code with // comments at the end of the line
· Fixed: Object is moved by rotation when using 'Move Right by 0' for _x
· Fixed: Video: MOV file opened in max2 ends up as audio only
· Fixed: Find/replace misses text at offset 0 in script
· Fixed: bubblesintrotest.swi: Target not unchecked after playing movie and removing onSelfEvent
· Fixed: 'Find' feature works in one direction only - UP
· Fixed: MINIMAX swl product id not correct
· New: Remove Reshape - add WH to Properties
· New: Support Copy/Paste an object that uses linked library content to another doc
· New: Support Copy/Paste library content to the other drawing to solve 183505
· New: Change report to be displayed for missing fonts
· Fixed: Incorrect tooltips
· New: Simplified scripting
· Fixed: PERF: Script trace() too slow
· Fixed: Script Editor: include file confuses script assist
August 18th, 2008· FIX: Help > [Product] Tutorials does not open CHM section
· FIX: MINIMAX: splash screen status bar message refers to SWiSH Max
· NEW: Revive Context sensitive Help / Balloon help
· FIX: missing list box label in audio prop dlg
· FIX: MINIMAX: Add Action > Exceptions > Throw an Exception is broken
· FIX: Minimax behaves strangly with button component then freezes
· FIX: Max2 crashes if test in browser is used and no browser is selected.
· FIX: Max2 Tools | Prefs | Effects - effect authoring greyed out.
· FIX: Component Handle cannot be dragged in minimax
· FIX: MINIMAX: toolbar icons on vista aero
· FIX: Width/Height on Properties panel always resizes from centre
· FIX: neutral resources should be in English
· FIX: Vista users reporting Parameter is Incorrect error when opening prefs dialog
· FIX: Crash deleting argument using Call Function script assist pane
· FIX: Window > Default Layout goes haywire
· FIX: Parser errors
· FIX: Static text sometimes has ref-point at top-centre not at top-left
· FIX: Gap between lines in text object with multiple font sizes
· FIX: Toolbar and panel dance first run after cleaning registry
· FIX: BLINDD_12.AVI does not import
· FIX: Drawing tools should not inherit off-shape reference/transform point position from last selected object
· FIX: MINIMAX: Reference and transform points not always locked
· FIX: MINIMAX: Selecting closing } of event does not implicitly select first line of event
· FIX: MINIMAX: When new event is inserted both lines are explicitly selected
· FIX: Cannot input precise width in shape's Properties page
· FIX: MINIMAX: Remove View > Toolbars
· FIX: MINIMAX: Lines of script that are selected implicitly look like they are greyed out
· FIX: MINIMAX: Crash clicking inside onFrame(1) event for auto_conversion.swi
· FIX: Max2 should not rename items when SWF export >= 7
· FIX: MINIMAX: Target dropdown empty for actions in on(press) for scene
· FIX: Image and Gradient transform scales in wrong direction after rotate by reshape
· FIX: MINIMAX: [Settings...] button has reappeared on Actions panel
· FIX: MINIMAX: Can't enter args on Call a Function assist pane
· FIX: Pasting events incorrect
· FIX: Assist pane confused by literal objects (ie { ... } syntax)
· FIX: MINIMAX: View options disappear too easily in miniMax
· FIX: Gradient rotation box not square
· FIX: Max2 script menu still available from main menu and some action menu items not working
· FIX: MINIMAX: onFrame() events cannot be re-ordered by copy/paste
· FIX: Menuroll appears to create incorrect number of sub items
· FIX: MINIMAX: autoshape handles can not be grabbed
· FIX: MINIMAX: AVI warning preference to be removed with AVI
· FIX: MINIMAX: PNG and GIF export settings dlg offset
· FIX: Assist pane confused by literal objects (ie { ... } syntax)
· FIX: MINIMAX: Clicking on greyed script in portfolio2.swi crashes application
· FIX: 3DSlide reports error when run in recent max2 and minimax
· FIX: Crash when inserting gradient points to floating properties panel
· FIX: Vertical scrollbar weirdness on Timeline panel
· FIX: Call out shapes have arrow pointing in wrong direction
· FIX: Minimax crashes when clicking on movie clip in outline panel
· FIX: Switch documents while movie is playing crashes Max2
· FIX: MINIMAX: Remove scary Add Script menu from context menu for event outline pane (and other
· FIX: MINIMAX: Crash on opening converter.swi
· FIX: Function muggle pane issue
· FIX: MINIMAX: Wrong highlight colour in simplified scripting
· FIX: Transform Panel: Changing width of multiple selection using transform panel corrupts bounding box
· FIX: Script Assistant highlight disappears
· FIX: Problems using Add Script menus to enter switch statements
· FIX: Horz scrollbar disappears from Script Window
· FIX: Copy/Paste Scene with library images crashes Max
· FIX: MiniMax: Add Action > Loops > For Child in Object shows error message
· FIX: Script menu item vanishes from Window menu
· FIX: URL lost from Load Movie pane if Enter/Tab not pressed
· FIX: Effects: Effect after first effect to fade out do not work.
· FIX: Cannot open file saved with prev version (with soundtrack in clip)
· FIX: GIF export runs of of memory
· FIX: GIF Export: Out of memory during palette stage of GIF export
· FIX: Physics properties not working in 20080617
· FIX: Old SWI: Gets wrong image settings and exported SWF huge
· FIX: Crash when undoing edits in symbol editor
· FIX: Converting scaled shape to MC causes ref point to shift position
· FIX: Convert to Button makes object shift position
· FIX: Empty MC jumps when changing xform point
· FIX: MovieClipLoader not working
· FIX: Adding to Library and editing in symbol editor cannot be redone
· FIX: Crash on selecting bottom function in script outline panel when script is read only
· FIX: Script panel gone AWOL
· FIX: UI: Rotation makes rotate/ref point jump
· FIX: No muggle pane on SwishMin
· FIX: Non-printable char appears in Window menu
· FIX: Max hangs when changing fill to tiled image
· FIX: Cannot delete object
· FIX: Using toString with base on number/string throws error
· FIX: Copied objects change color when pasted in new doc
· FIX: Document becomes dirty on export
· FIX: Preview Frame does not repaint stage correctly when changing frames
· FIX: playSound not working when in certain mouse events
· FIX: Component script - clipCopy causes hang when clip has script
· FIX: math.randomRange() not working in component script
· FIX: loadMovie fails when pathname contains 0.2 designations
· FIX: Crash on importing file globo.swf
· FIX: Convert command displaces shape and ref point.
· FIX: No tool becomes selected
· FIX: Crash importing MP3 files on some systems
· FIX: Scripted afterPlacedObjectEvents not working in movieclips
· FIX: Various timeline effects bugs
· FIX: Crash with runtime error
· FIX: Hidden script is Copyable
· FIX: Shift-select in outline selects only some objects
· FIX: Script editor does not recognise do/while when no braces
· FIX: Library multi-item selection broken
· FIX: Assignment inside case statement broken
· FIX: Text wraps incorrectly
· FIX: Script Actions inserted in wrong place leading to script error
· FIX: Cannot copy object
· FIX: List parameter value not remembered after component editing
· FIX: Script Edior: prefix operator assist pane broken
· FIX: Change report button not updated when panel showing
· FIX: Stage doesn't repaint after exiting symbol editor
· FIX: Using component script property .body changes default paste type.
· FIX: Script parser glitch in single-line if statement without braces
· FIX: Links to text stored in library do not display in exported swf
· FIX: Static target text in library incorrectly exported as shapes
· FIX: Events disappear in script outline tree after applying change in Assist pane
· FIX: Scripting: Script include files not found
· FIX: Component Script: split and length not working for strings
· FIX: Video: Timeline shows video starting from wrong place
· FIX: Place effect on frame 1 corrupts scene length (with video)
· FIX: Effect fade out doesn't completely fade out
· FIX: Autoshape Gradient fill in square is corrupted
· FIX: Old SWI eval() added when not required for string methods.
· FIX: Script positioning broken using ctrl end
· FIX: Current script line not changing on selecting event in event outline tree
· FIX: Component Script list and combo box always assumes string
· FIX: Script: Some internal variables are exposed to script and should be hidden
· FIX: Admin.swi crashes max
· FIX: Import Video dlg slow to reload/open video
· FIX: Crash when selecting Audio only from Import Video dlg
· FIX: Component script, incorrect case for isNaN()
· FIX: Convert video to FLV file filter not remembered
· FIX: Event pane scrolls and selects wrong event on click
· FIX: Html export description needs updating
· FIX: Assist pane misinterpretations
· FIX: Component parameter Name, not Display Name is dispalyed with prompt field.
· FIX: Max1 rbweb.swi file causes max2 to hang on open
· FIX: Invalid arg error when double clicking in text box empty area
· FIX: Aborted SWF exports with soundtracks causes error
· FIX: Max doing unnecessary processing with soundtracks
· FIX: Stage doesn't repaint after canceling export
· FIX: Improve button appearance in transform/reshape panels
· FIX: Component dragging killed by newer version .swi file.
· FIX: Subfolder open/close status reversed in components tree
· FIX: Component script nested objects with delete() deletes top level object
· FIX: Outline panel cut/copy/paste context menu commands not work & possibly crashes
· FIX: Crash when selecting Render Text as HTML
· FIX: Timeline doesn't repaint
· FIX: Importing video, audio tab incorrectly shows control for soundtrack bitrate
· FIX: Invalid arg error when exporting pins.swi
· FIX: Symbol editor doesn't repaint to reflect object edits
· FIX: objname.deleteThis() in component script causes error and crash
· FIX: Script Assist shows wrong info for an indirect function call using eval
· FIX: Max2 crashes with script using eval for function call
· FIX: Edit menu is corrupted
· FIX: Why does event outline tree send focus to script window?
· FIX: Script Assist: Call user-defined function assist pane turns into assign assist pane
· FIX: Changes to assist pane not applied (and lost) when movie is played
· FIX: Pen tool doesn't animate handles
· FIX: Object not repainted when keyframe on motion path selected
· FIX: After copy/pasting events, all events become selected
· FIX: UI: Component counter-handles not responding to clicks
· FIX: Event selection screwed up after copy/paste events
· FIX: Clicking empty frame in Scene row does not clear event selection
· FIX: Old swi : ASSERT when reading some old SWI files
· FIX: Cannot cut/copy/delete events from timeline
· FIX: Cannot multiply select events in reverse order on timeline
· FIX: Effect in deseleted object highlighted in timeline
· FIX: Deleting selected event deletes entire object
· FIX: Events disappearing from tree
· FIX: Selection not restored after deleting object and undo
· FIX: Event selection not saved to SWI
· FIX: Assist pane not updating when event outline selection changes
· FIX: Change Report should be less in-your-face
· FIX: Script block folding not terribly useful
· FIX: Script window turns grey after closing assist pane
· FIX: Multiple selection in script outline tree broken
· FIX: Samples not loaded the first time they are selected
· FIX: Outline panel items chopped off
· FIX: Debug info/errors generated when physics is enabled in export
· FIX: Ver 2008.02.27 swi hangs current Max
· FIX: Caret placement becomes increasingly inaccurate
· FIX: copy/paste events using script outline inserts newlines
· FIX: Old swi shows lower quality image than before
· FIX: copyClip() does not retain _rotation and _skew values
· FIX: Reset to default transform zeros object's x,y
· FIX: Apply before script can cause infinite loop
· FIX: All events disappear from script outline pane after deleting some script
· FIX: Script outline pane does not update after entering event into script window
· FIX: Max2 hangs when undoing deletion of large script
· FIX: Frame numbers flash in timeline when large script selected
· FIX: Group bounding box shifts when dragging on stage
· FIX: Event pane selections jump around
· FIX: WorldMap.wmf imports distorted - gets dims wrong
· FIX: Text cut with Ctrl x reappears when mouse is outside text Edit window
· FIX: Component scales on stage after play
· FIX: Empty static text box cannot be dragged by selection tool
· FIX: No wait cursor when doing lengthy operations
· FIX: Component Integer type truncates rather than rounds (green handle bug)
· FIX: Password listbox display glitch with some themes
· FIX: Assist pane does not show options for events inserted using Add Script button
· FIX: Text black border white background option turns on by itself
· FIX: Bounding box for group of shapes wrong
· FIX: Component group/ungroup fails if child object is concealed
· FIX: Aligning shapes inside MCs doesn't work
· FIX: Imported emf shapes look rough
· FIX: Layout: Object transform appears to be screwy
· FIX: Components: Not possible to set handle counter enabled attribute
· FIX: Moving an effect makes embedded video no longer play
· FIX: Video: No option for video effects for embedded video
· FIX: Video: Place effect on frame 1 corrupts scene length
· FIX: Reshape inaccurate
· FIX: Import video reports zero dimension error
· FIX: Autoshape sizing doesn't respect transform pt & undo issues
· FIX: Adding same component to two drawings only adds lib content to one drawing
· FIX: Frames between effects disable tools & panels in frame preview mode
· FIX: Max hangs importing MPEG
· HELP: Max2: Text area resized incorrectly when converted to html text when stage scale != 1
· HELP: Max2 Tools | Preferences incomplete
· HELP: Changes to Import Video & Convert Video to FLV dlgs.
· HELP: Changes to script event pane look
· HELP: Changes to the text panel's Edit... window.
· HELP: template link not documented
· HELP: Max2: speed limit not applicable for ext content
· INSTALLER: Register SV3 dll
· SAMPLE: - Sample Site Template update
· NEW: remove content sensitive help on localisations
· NEW: MINIMAX: Change behaviour on loading a swi un-massageable script
· NEW: Speaker shape
· NEW: Component: lens flare
· NEW: MINIMAX: reduce visible toolbars
· NEW: MiniMax: Short List for Actions Panel
· NEW: Modifications to simplified scripting UI
· NEW: Show 'Max Lite' on Help > About menu and About box
· NEW: Actions panel defaults to RHS column
· NEW: New icons for muggle pane and tree control in script editor
· NEW: Add scope radio buttons to event assist pane
· NEW: File | Save As Component to remember last place
· NEW: Component panel r-click Expand all Subsections
· NEW: Trees should show selected items greyed when tree loses focus
· NEW: Component script property for movie clip Stop playing at end
· NEW: Selecting object should not clear event/effect selection
· NEW: Draw script outline tree items in standard colours
· NEW: Nag dialog when cutting script events to be optional
· NEW: Context menu for component selection panel to include preview
· NEW: Translation of components to other languages
June 10th, 2008· New: Don't rebuild tree controls when not visible
· Fixed: Scripting: Included file is not re-read when playing/exporting so changes to it not applied
· Fixed: Zero y-scale in Effect Panel results in empty setting in motion tab
· Fixed: Text leaves artefacts as it moves across stage when played
· Fixed: Outline selected item not visible in panel
· Fixed: Slow object selection in very complex swi files
· Fixed: Input text doesn't appear when movie played
· Fixed: Text cut with Ctrl x reappears when mouse is outside text Edit window
· Fixed: Set default value in Author Component dlg list controls
· Fixed: Param panel controls screwy
· Fixed: Timeline panel reappears when hidden
· Fixed: Script highlights lost
· Fixed: Object shrinks on stage when movie plays with frame preview on
· Fixed: GIF exports multiple identical frames (should only export unique frames)
· Fixed: Group as button on an MC causes shift in position
· Fixed: Changes to resource name DLL access procedure for Vista
· Fixed: Extra control lines after transform multiple objects as a group
· Fixed: Slow to change fill style
· New: Memory usage & slow undo/redos (for script changes in particular)
· Fixed: Green handles gone mad
· Fixed: Reshape panel changes don't affect multi-selections as expected
· Fixed: Outline panel selection bug after object delete
· Fixed: Cannot preview sounds on Sound Effect dialog
· Fixed: Can't import WAV files
· Fixed: Add Script > Dynamic Movie Clips > removeMovieClip(); does not append semi-colon
· Fixed: Can't drag object down in outline panel when bottom object is an open MC
· Fixed: Script window scrolls to wrong line when change on assist panel is applied by clicking on script
· Fixed: Changing ht or wd for multiple selection does not work
· New: Reduce width of assist panes so script window can be docked on RHS
· Fixed: UI: Simulated downoad speed shown in scientific notation
· Fixed: Left margin of script window wrong when line numbers and outlining turned off
· Fixed: Script Editor: Adding script while some script is selected adds script in wrong place
· Fixed: Scripting: for/in confused when 'var' specified
· Fixed: Scripting: Max2 treating ome higlighted words as reserved words (eg 'filters')
· Fixed: Target cannot be entered on assist pane for function calls
· Fixed: Assist pane lags current caret position when changing lines
· Fixed: Scripting: LoadVars load method cannot find the file to load in internal player
· Fixed: Very slow deselecting all or closing group
· Fixed: Outline panel scrolls when making Shift click selection.
· Fixed: Slow to move shape outlines/bounding boxes
· Fixed: width and height parameters of Player with controls componentn no longer work.
· Fixed: Script Editor: CRASH when changing function name
· Fixed: Assist pane does not show options for events inserted using Add Script button
· Fixed: Scripting: LoadVars load method cannot find the file to load in internal player
· Fixed: for (..;..;..) assist pane crashes
· Fixed: Adding on (press) -> gotoAndPlay() action with assist pane showing crashes
· Fixed: Make xxx.getUrl(...) script export as a method call (not function)
· Fixed: Crash when grouped shape selected
· Fixed: Add script adds at wrong position.
· Fixed: Missing folder warning and old style pathname display
· Fixed: Text displayed outside box leaving repaint aretfacts
· Fixed: Wait cursor disappears when inserting images
· Fixed: Text doesn't show correctly when using RLTB and TBLR text flow
· Fixed: RTL text arrow movement of text cursor not correct
· Fixed: Text typefaces not rendered
· Fixed: Object Attributes password icon incorrectly disabled for child objects
· Fixed: Extra undo step required for text operation
· Help: addToLibraryAsCopy and addToLibraryAsLink methods in component script
· Fixed: Multiple updates occurring (symptom of performance loss)
· Fixed: Read only properties should not stop name being changed
· Fixed: Pathname tooltips don't appear for all cases
· Fixed: Shift Del doesn't always store to clipboard
· Fixed: Undos don't show wait cursor
· Fixed: Tiny font for link to library master in properties panel
· Fixed: Bad File MRU item isn't removed
· Fixed: Script reports errors for some components due to extra syntax checks
· Fixed: Incorrect script error mssg when indexOf used with 2 function args
· Fixed: New type checking picks up error in digital_clock example
· Fixed: Max2 crash on object rename
· Fixed: Default export paths set to install folder. This is Read only in Vista
· Fixed: index-seedeeb.swi crashes max when trying to open
· Fixed: Misleading error message when converting FLVs
· Fixed: Text: Some text not justify correctly
· Fixed: Separation characters are wrongly placed for RTL texts
· Fixed: Mirrored properties for RTL text
· Fixed: Crashes on export to swf from image heavy html_pass.swi
· Fixed: Japanese language text wrapping doesn't work correctly
· Fixed: Arabic text results in 'An invalid argument' error
· Fixed: Crash when importing n1.gif
· Fixed: Script undefined var checking results in unnecessary compiled code
· Fixed: Scripting: Type checking for subclasses wrong
· Fixed: Arabic text object entry produces Invalid Arg error
· Fixed: Script generates wrong code without warning for wrong type of var in for/in statement
· New: Export tracing as flash-style trace as well as max2 style
· Fixed: Components: string.indexOf() not supported in component script
· Fixed: 'instanceof' script operator corrupts SWF file for SWF5 export
· Fixed: Double-click on effects or scripts in Content panel (Movie) not selecting them
· New: Add preference for browser
· Fixed: Find, doesn't (when match whole word only checked)
· Fixed: Scroll bars fail to stop dragging in swf9 during release outside.
· Fixed: Sample filter_effect_generator.swi display error
· Fixed: Sample digital_clock.swi plays differently compared to last release
· Fixed: UI: Too easy to drag panels by wrong area when only a pixel or two wide
· Fixed: Various swis broken by build 2008.02.22.
· Fixed: audio_mixer sample doesn't work
· Fixed: ballgame_physics.swi sample doesn't work
· Fixed: Comp not working - getFill, fillCount, strokeCount, getAutoshapePoints, getAutoshapeCounts
· Fixed: Script Math functions don't execute
· Fixed: Help > Template Help is active if swi loaded but no .chm
· Fixed: Script: Math.cosdeg(45) returns undefined.
· Fixed: Script arrays mixed with 'new' compiled incorrectly
· Fixed: Component Script: String methods not working or crashing
· Fixed: Scripting: Compiler allows weird bad syntax as ok
· Fixed: No error if a script function contains playSound, stopSound, setLabel, or preloadContent
· Fixed: External FLV with relavite path does not play in the internal player under Vista.
· Fixed: Script fixup problem with swishsite55
· Fixed: Script fixup when opening Max1 example.swi goes wrong
· Fixed: Script scroll window position lost
· Fixed: Audio from video cuts out early when played
· New: Convert video to FLV unavailable with no document open
· New: Unnamed text objects to display with first 16 chars of text content
· New: Bracket highlighting hotkey Ctrl [ in script editor
· Fixed: Sample SWI: sample_sound.wav does not work at 11kHz
· Fixed: Script editor position in status bar doesn't update
· Fixed: Multi-line input text is not working
· New: Drag tabs on and off the layout
· Fixed: Shift - Drag does not work correctly with component handles.
· Fixed: Assign value to multiple vars in script not working
· Fixed: 'lastindexof' appears instead of 'lastIndexOf' in example code
· Fixed: break generates and error in component script
· Fixed: Spelling mistake in tooltip
· Fixed: Script editor positioning
· Fixed: Error dlg pops up when playing a movie with bad script
· Fixed: Remove 'Hide in Layout While Editing' (and other options) from Panel Menu
· Fixed: Usability issues with docking floating panels
· Help: Incorrect screenshot for Components panel
· Fixed: Can't paste when read only child objects is checked
· Fixed: Outline vert scrollbar doesn't appear
· Fixed: Don't make component doc-only params available to SWF script
· Fixed: Component Performance: Slow when component script updates lots of children
· Fixed: Wrong cursor displayed over floating panel group tabs
· Fixed: Floating timeline panel leads to cropped scrollbars
· Fixed: Component: Scrollbar, strange slider button after resize. Missing SetStart() method.
· Fixed: Library symbol edit not picked up as dirty on exit
· New: more URL link issues for Teaser purchasing issues
· Fixed: Alignment not right
· Fixed: Pasting script in the correct order
· Fixed: AVI Export audio synch issues of movies with external FLV content
· New: Improve tooltip for external media
· Fixed: Problem with startDrag and StopDrag
· Fixed: Delete and copy of protected script from timeline
· Fixed: Weird debug message relating to script with 'new'
· Fixed: Insert Frame script editor bug
· Fixed: Can't use [] script operator with dot operator to call a method
· Fixed: Script Editor: 'xml' highlighted in script editor as key word
· Fixed: Incorrect error message in script syntax check
· Fixed: Dragging in outline gets out of kilter
· Fixed: Setting script string var to null explicitly fails a later test for null
· Fixed: Scripting: Script error for var a2:Array = a1 == null ? null : a1
· Fixed: Components: if (undefined == ...) does not word in component script
· Fixed: Cannot put 'new' script expression in parentheses
· Fixed: Script assist not fussy enough regarding case
· Fixed: Text col in properties displays wrong info
· Fixed: Loader component not display 'bar only'
· New: Allow custom handles for customizing components.
March 14th, 2007· Fixed: SWF files with dynamic text not work on FP9
· Fixed: Physics properties fail for SWF7/8 export
· Fixed: undo while editing name in outline crashes
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