What's new in The Geometer's Sketchpad 5.06

Sep 17, 2013
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Functions defined by a Drawing no longer fail to fit the greatest height of the Drawing when the Drawing is highly rotated.
  • Custom Tools that both match certain Givens to existing sketch objects and create points-on-objects on their Givens no longer occasionally fail to match properly.
  • Several example documents in the "Elementary and Middle School Mathematics" folder have undergone minor improvements.
  • (Windows) The Status Bar now provides more accurate messages when deregistration fails.
  • (Windows) Inactive windows no longer occasionally become inappropriately active after showing a progress dialog.
  • (Windows) Backclicking measurements with the Calculator up now works when using a finger on a Windows 8 Tablet.
  • (Windows) A rare crash involving Presentation buttons while using a Smartboard is no longer possible.

New in The Geometer's Sketchpad 5.05 (Jan 12, 2013)

  • New Functionality:
  • The File menu now supports opening cloud-based documents from Sketchpad Sketch Exchange.
  • Sketchpad is now codesigned for Windows Authenticode and Macintosh Gatekeeper verification.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Opening scripts with constructed Presentation Action Buttons from Given Action Buttons no longer causes sporadic crashes.
  • Chrome browsers run JavaSketches locally without giving invalid error on missing JSP jar file.
  • Arcs can now be dilated properly under negative scale factors.
  • Parametrically colored objects are now colored correctly at maximum hue values.
  • Parameters with value 355 are no longer surprisingly converted to 133*PI.
  • Status messages for the Marker Tool have been improved.
  • Erasing fresh ink with the Marker Tool no longer incorrectly creates angle markers or tick markers.
  • Measurements of straight angles are now mathematically consistent.
  • Angle markers on straight angles now always appear with the correct orientation.
  • Reflex angle markers display properly even at 360 degrees.
  • The cursor now correctly updates while erasing ink.
  • The help button in the License Information dialog box now properly links to the license topic in the Reference Center.
  • Sketchpad no longer crashes when plugging and unplugging speakers while playing sounds.
  • Status line hints for the Graph menu are now correct.
  • The uninstaller now recognizes pre-existing registrations even with spaces in the license name.
  • Back-clicking measurements from the Calculator and other dialog boxes now works properly on all SMART Boards.

New in The Geometer's Sketchpad 5.04 (Jan 12, 2013)

  • New Functionality:
  • Sketchpad supports SMART Board color choices for ink by means of pens or buttons. The Windows version also supports multi-touch on newer SMART Boards that incorporate the required hardware. Multi-touch allows multiple users to drag objects simultaneously.
  • Drag or flick the value of a boxed parameter. Press inside the edit box and drag or flick up or down to adjust. The parameter changes by the Keyboard Adjustment value, and continues to change while you keep the button down. For faster adjustments, drag farther up or down; for slower adjustments, drag closer to the edit box you are adjusting. You can use this method whether the parameter is selected or not, provided you have not already begun to edit the number in the edit box.
  • Sketchpad Explorer allows you to explore any sketch created by Sketchpad itself. You can explore sketches on the web, sketches you receive by email, or sketches you create yourself (by dragging them into Sketchpad Explorer's documents list on the iTunes Apps page).
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Rounding errors no longer occur when measuring right angles in degrees.
  • Sketchpad no longer crashes when attempting to Print to PDF using Adobe Acrobat X.
  • Transparent areas of certain Windows picture formats no longer import as black.
  • Sketchpad no longer crashes after revisiting Preferences and choosing Change Individual Styles on the Text panel.

New in The Geometer's Sketchpad 5.03 (Jan 12, 2013)

  • contains fixes for bugs present in the previous version.

New in The Geometer's Sketchpad 5.02 (Jan 12, 2013)

  • improves license support for various registration and installation scenarios.

New in The Geometer's Sketchpad 5.01 (Jan 12, 2013)

  • New Functionality:
  • Pictures inserted as Hot Text in captions now appear by default as icons, rather than only with plaintext descriptions.
  • Sample Sketches and SLL activity browsing now use an improved Remote Document Browser.
  • The Tab key now advances from one active parameter edit box to the next; or from one selected object to the next similar object.
  • The Enter or Return key now “presses” a single selected Action Button.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Coinciding objects are no longer auto-dashed unless they fully coincide with and extend beyond your newly constructed object.
  • Hot Text captions existence now depends not only on the existence of the Hot Text-linked objects, but also on the type of links.
  • Hot Text captions now restore with the same line wrapping as they were saved, where possible.
  • A copied Hot Text link to a function’s defining expression no longer appears blank when pasted into a new caption.
  • Single line captions are now more resistant to overflowing into two lines on minor changes.
  • With all fonts, characters are within caption boundaries and selection always highlights the correct character.
  • Parameters in edit boxes can now have their value changed even when the parameter itself is marked as not Arrow Selectable in Properties.
  • Items listed in the Remote Document Browser window now have icons to indicate if they are folders, Sketchpad sketches or other documents.
  • The Remote Document Browser window now allows selection and opening of multiple items.
  • Pictures with partly-translucent internal areas are now easier to select with an Arrow Tool.
  • Copy and paste (or drag and drop) of pictures containing partial transparency now correctly preserves that transparency, rather than occasionally turning it black.
  • New Custom Transformed Pictures are never created with more samples than there are pixels in their pre-image picture.
  • Links in the Object Properties dialog now provide proper feedback on mouseover and mouse click.
  • Custom transformed images are now labeled like built-in transformed images.
  • Polygons newly created with the Polygon Tool no longer change color unexpectedly when points or parameters are randomly animating.
  • New tickmarks made by the Marker Tool now always have a single stroke by default.
  • Command-line registration now supports optional -all_users_only or -current_user_only flags
  • The "Purchase Information" dialog (available in the Help menu when using an unregistered version of Sketchpad) now allows “Cancel” to continue running Sketchpad, rather than quitting.
  • The License Info dialog now displays the license name correctly.
  • Sketchpad no longer occasionally crashes when creating segments beginning on certain points.
  • The "Save As" dialog is no longer confused when saving previously unsaved documents with document names containing a space.
  • Calculator's OK button now correctly enables after tab completion.
  • Calculator typing window no longer takes the background color of the sketch you are in – thereby making typing on black backgrounds visible.
  • Sketchpad will no longer crash on launch in the presence of certain buggy OpenGL device drivers.
  • Script view for large scripts is now more responsive.
  • There is no longer a overly-thick edit box around parameters.
  • The Text Style Palette no longer gets confused between font names beginning with the same word.
  • The License Info dialog now displays license names up to 60 characters.