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Aeon Timeline Changelog

What's new in Aeon Timeline 3.3.12

Feb 27, 2024
  • Printing & Exporting:
  • Fixed a printing bug that could insert extra empty lines in some event descriptions
  • Add new columns to exported CSV files for related item labels (separate from compact display)
  • Fixed an issue where printing and exported images may cutoff the edge of expanded parent events
  • Syncing:
  • Fixed a bug that could create duplicate copies of tags
  • Fixed a bug where brand new Scrivener labels could not sync with colors correctly
  • Fixed a bug where duplicate events could be created when syncing updated version 2 files for the first time
  • Fixed a bug where narrative items could be moved into the wrong order
  • Other:
  • Fixed a bug where valid relationships could be deleted when deleting other relationships while the narrative was enabled and empty
  • Fixed issue where Mac app sometimes doesn't restart with latest release automatically
  • Fixed an issue opening a file exported as a "TSF"
  • Remove "add to narrative" options from right-click menu when narrative is disabled
  • Fixed an issue where the entity list takes keyboard focus unexpectedly
  • Fixed display bug where newline characters were not shown in Spreadsheet View
  • Fixed bug that affected selecting multiple items in Relationship View
  • Fixed bug where not all selected items were highlighted in Search Panel

New in Aeon Timeline 3.3.9 (Feb 5, 2024)

  • Added new sample templates to help you get started more easily!

New in Aeon Timeline 2.3.8 (Feb 2, 2024)

  • Aeon Timeline version 3.3.8 has been released with the following fixes:
  • Calendar Markers:
  • Fixed an issue with drag and drop of calendar markers
  • Fixed an issue with short calendar markers being shown behind longer ones
  • CSV Import:
  • Fixed CSV export for some files containing emojis and other non-latin characters
  • Other:
  • Fixed an issue that made it difficult to resize narrow table columns
  • Fixed an issue where users could remove the gutter column in spre
  • Fixed minor pixel-alignment issues in timeline display and layout calculations
  • Fixed an issue displaying item names with colons
  • Fixed an issue with deleting links shared between multiple items

New in Aeon Timeline 2.3.16 (Jan 29, 2019)

  • Fixed issue where Scrivener list-style properties could not be selected for syncing with single-value roles
  • Fixed issue where dragging column groups in Relationship View behaved incorrectly when some groups were hidden
  • Fixed issue where relative links were not updating correctly
  • Fixed issues in Sync Settings window when entity types or properties had slashes in their names
  • Windows: Auto-save and recovery fixed to remove older auto-saved files automatical

New in Aeon Timeline 2.3.14 (Oct 31, 2018)

  • Removed automatic zoom in when expanding parent
  • Removed automatic colapse of parent events when zooming out
  • Fixed display bug that could cause text to overlap
  • Mac: Restore zoom slider to default toolbar
  • Windows: Fix potential crash when syncing with latest Windows Scrivener beta
  • Mac App Store: Fix issue where Scrivener syncing could not correctly update Synopsis

New in Aeon Timeline 2.3.13 (Oct 29, 2018)

  • Removed automatic zoom in when expanding parent
  • Removed automatic colapse of parent events when zooming out
  • Fixed display bug that could cause text to overlap
  • Mac: Restore zoom slider to default toolbar
  • Windows: Fix potential crash when syncing with latest Windows Scrivener beta
  • Mac App Store: Fix issue where Scrivener syncing could not correctly update Synopsis

New in Aeon Timeline 2.3.9 (May 15, 2018)

  • Version 2.3.9 provides the following changes:
  • Increased color palette to provide users more choice and flexibility
  • Fixed a bug that prevented dragging events into Scrivener/Ulysses binder from Relationship View
  • Adjusted age shown for entities in the Inspector to have more detail, based on the precision of the dates
  • Fixed a bug where external link images were not showing correctly on timeline
  • Improved handling of existing event values when changing a property between types (e.g. percentage to boolean)
  • Fixed a bug where external links were not correctly tracked through relative paths
  • Fixed a bug where external links with non-ASCII characters in filename would not open
  • Fixed a bug where external links were losing their titles
  • Fixed bugs affecting a small number of user timelines that could not be opened after upgrading
  • Fixed a bug where changing scroll behaviour did not take effect until the user next adjusted zoom
  • Workaround bug in MacOS that caused some events to be stuck on the screen
  • Fixed rare crashes when closing timelines
  • Fixed issues with upgrading directly from very old version 1 files to version 2.3
  • Fixed issue where deleting an event on iOS would not immediately sync across to Mac Desktop

New in Aeon Timeline 2.3.7 (May 2, 2018)

  • iPad/iPhone App Support
  • Corresponding with the launch of our iPad/iPhone app, Aeon Timeline 2.3.7 contains a number of file changes required to support sharing timelines with iOS devices via iCloud or Dropbox.
  • New File Format – Images and Attachments
  • Aeon Timeline 2.3 uses a new file format with a new extension, .aeonzip. This file format has been updated to support portability of images and attachments: in addition to External Links, Aeon Timeline now also supports internal Attachments and Images which are stored as part of the timeline file, making them available on all devices.
  • For further information on upgrading to the new file format, see here: https://help.aeontimeline.com/article/48-changes-in-version-2-3-to-support-ipad
  • Notifications and Reminders
  • Version 2.3 includes a new Notifications and Reminders window. This window provides some helpful suggestions when getting started with a new timeline, and allows you to add your own To Do list and reminders.
  • Performance improvements
  • Version 2.3 includes significant performance improvements for very large timeline files (1000+ events, 30+ entities).
  • Other Changes:
  • New entity type and role icon sets to suit the shared iOS/Desktop environment, and improve rendering performance
  • New shared color palette to suit the new iOS themes
  • Plus many bug fixes

New in Aeon Timeline 2.2.6 (Oct 3, 2017)

  • WINDOWS: Improves blurred font display on high-resolution 4k screens
  • Fix crash when syncing caused when a deleted property, entity type or role is still included in Sync Settings
  • Syncing no longer compares data against deleted custom metadata fields.

New in Aeon Timeline 2.1.2 (Aug 17, 2016)

  • Added drag and drop handling of events in Relationship View to mirror Timeline View functionality, including:
  • Dragging events between groups
  • Dragging events within groups to re-order them (events are placed at a date halfway between the two events it is dropping between)
  • Measure distance between events by holding down Alt+Shift while dragging
  • Move event into/out of parent by holding Cmd (Mac) or Ctrl (Windows) while dragging
  • Full compatibility with Scrivener Syncing functionality (dragging events/documents in and out of the binder)
  • View automatically scrolls to selected event when switching between Timeline View and Relationship View
  • Added keyboard support for Home, End, Page Down and Page Up keys to scroll vertically in both views
  • Restored behavior to measure distance between events using Alt + Shift and mouse.
  • Fixed bug where Manage Entities window may not open for certain timelines.
  • WINDOWS: Fixed bug where external links to online URLs would not open.
  • WINDOWS: Fixed bug where support URL would not open.
  • Fixed very rare hang caused by opening a corrupted timeline file.
  • Fixed crash caused by certain rare date calculations in Fantasy Calendars.

New in Aeon Timeline 2.1.0 (Aug 17, 2016)

  • After plenty of feedback and discussion, we are pleased to introduce a redesigned Relationship View into Aeon Timeline 2.
  • The new design focuses on the Relationship View’s’ core functionality, displaying a snapshot of the relationships between large groups of entities and events in a clutter-free more visually appealing user interface.
  • Some features included in the new Relationship View:
  • Relationship View is vertical to optimise available space, with events represented in rows down the left hand side, and entities in columns along the top
  • View the current role and entity age for each relationship
  • Click on the intersection between event and entity to configure the relationship
  • Set your own icons for Entity Types and Roles
  • As with the Timeline View, you can view all events together or group events by type
  • Select which entities you wish to include in the view and rearrange their order
  • Sort entities by name, first appearance, and number of appearances
  • Optionally show the time offsets between each event
  • Optionally show nested parent/child events in a tree or flatten them into a single chronological list.
  • Filtering and bookmarks work the same as in Timeline View.
  • Other improvements in version 2.1.0:
  • Added optional ‘NOT’ in filters to reverse their effect (e.g. “NOT Color: Green”)
  • Added options in Timeline Menu to sort entities by name, age, first appearance, or frequency
  • WINDOWS: Fixed problem opening externally linked files in Windows Explorer or external applications
  • Fixed potential crash closing timeline after deleting an entity
  • Fixed printing at different font scales to go to bottom of entire timeline
  • Fixed bug occurring when renaming an Entity Type
  • Fixed crash if accidentally dragging an event to be a parent of itself
  • Fixed bug occurring when renaming an Entity Type
  • Scrivener Syncing: Fixed bug where Scrivener documents of type ‘Other’ were changed to type ‘Text’
  • Fixed display bug when exporting or printing very wide event markers
  • Fixed potential crash when closing a timeline
  • Fixed display bug in Timeline Settings where too many roles for an entity type could run off the page.

New in Aeon Timeline 2.0.8 (Aug 17, 2016)

  • Fixed bug that prevented Manage Entities modal from opening for timelines where Arc entity type is set to allow start/end dates.
  • Printing: Fixed bug with Mac printing that could cut off some text from the bottom of the timeline
  • Printing: Printing multiple times with a size other than 100% no longer shrinks/grows the print size each time you print
  • Image Export: Fixed bug where image export on Windows was not sized correctly for sizes other than 100%
  • Image Export: Prevent Windows app from attempting to export image files larger than it can handle (only PDF possible above a certain size)
  • CSV Import: Protects against attempting to create multiple entities with the same name.
  • CSV Import: Automatically trims leading or trailing whitespace from external link paths.
  • Multi-line text elements now show correct label in Display Settings modal (previously all showed ‘summary’)
  • Fixed bug where duration was not correctly calculated in Add Event modal and Inspector when the end date differs by less than an hour from the start
  • Fixed display bug with event markers for sizes less than 100%.
  • Fixed bug where turning off event dates in minimal space layout did not reduce the space allocated for each event.
  • Fixed order of “Select Previous/Next” to iterate through parent and child events in a sensible order.

New in Aeon Timeline 2.0.7 (Aug 17, 2016)

  • Windows: Added ability to export timelines to PDF files as well as images.
  • Printing: Fixed low-DPI issues when printing on both Mac and Windows.
  • Printing/Exporting: Fixed bug where ‘Entire Timeline’ may cut the right-edge short
  • Windows: Worked around a Scrivener bug that could inadvertently erase sync data for some older Scrivener projects
  • Web and image export now use correct zoom and scroll settings always (not just after a save and reopen)
  • Fixed CSV import to ignore valid UTF-8 control characters rather than rejecting the file.
  • Added confirmation window when deleting an entity.
  • Inspector and Sync Binder widths are now restored for each timeline file.
  • Fixed display bug in calendar popover that would not show all dates for custom calendars with long weekdays
  • Calendar popover now truncates long month names to fit in available space
  • Fixed drag indicator in Display Settings window
  • Windows: When exporting a tab-delimited file, restrict user to choosing between txt and tsv extensions (Excel does not respond well to tab-delimited files with a CSV extension)
  • Windows: Stopped creation of debug.log files.
  • Fixed bug where event IDs didn’t update properly when adding and removing events.
  • Fixed bug where CSV export used the wrong event ID
  • Fixed possible crash caused if user setup complex dependency loop involving grandparents
  • Fixed font rendering issue for Windows users with Helvetica Neue installed
  • Edit Calendar modal automatically selects first item when expanding a group
  • Added more error information when license activation fails.

New in Aeon Timeline 2.0.6 (Aug 17, 2016)

  • Not officially released. Test versions built for specific customers only.

New in Aeon Timeline 2.0.5 (Aug 17, 2016)

  • Fixed overzealous validation of date picker that started rejecting year-only dates.
  • Fixed display bug in Edit Calendar dialog that hid latter months and weekday names for text sizes above 100%.
  • Fixed bug in Find and Replace where it would replace only the first item in a text string.
  • Fixed bug where characters such as question marks (?) would not highlight correctly when searching.
  • Fixed bug when copying and pasting events between two relative timelines that may position them incorrectly.
  • Automatically detects invalid UTF-8 characters in a timeline file and replaces them with so that file can correctly load.
  • Importing detects invalid UTF-8 files and displays an error message rather than attempting to import the data anyway.

New in Aeon Timeline 2.0.4 (Aug 17, 2016)

  • No longer display final era name (e.g. AD) in dates in timeline.
  • Search will expand parent events if required to show matching child.
  • Clicking on event title in dependencies list (Range tab in Inspector) will expand parent to reveal child if required.
  • Exporting and printing will now retain expanded parents and event details correctly for all groups (previously failed on ‘All Events’).
  • Web Export: added missing settings icon when exporting from Mac, and disabled variants of buttons for both
  • No longer draws dependency lines attached to hidden child events.
  • Fixed sync issues between date picker and calendar when end date picker has a time component.
  • Incrementing/decrementing dates will now cycle correctly when pressing up and down arrows.
  • Fixed date picker display and interpretation of typed end dates with text including 24:00.
  • Relative timeline styles will no longer automatically calculate durations in months or years
  • Weekly Timeline Styles: Will no longer render a date range such as “Wednesday – Wednesday Week 1”.
  • Weekly Timeline Styles: pressing up/down to increment day names now works correctly.
  • Hourly Timeline Styles: Added negative sign for times between 0 and -1 hour.
  • Changing an end date to before a start date will now set the duration to 0.
  • Added extra validation to calendar names (months, eras, weekdays) to prevent special characters from the following list: – [ ] { } ( ) * + ? . , ^ $ | #
  • Fixed crash that occurs when using calendars with names featuring an above character
  • Fixed potential crash when deleting tags from version 1 timelines.
  • Fixed crash caused by creating a dependency loop involving parent and child events, and removes such a dependency loop if detected on loading existing timelines
  • Fixed crash caused by typing invalid (non-numeric) min and max scale values for Numeric Timelines in Timeline Settings

New in Aeon Timeline 2.0.3 (Aug 17, 2016)

  • Fixed potential interface hang or no event display when using the “Cascade” layout option.
  • Scrivener Syncing: Improved handling when metadata fields are removed from a Scrivener project behind Aeon Timeline’s back.
  • Windows: Fixed potential crash when opening external link by clicking on list within expanded event display.
  • External Links: Query strings within external links are now preserved correctly.
  • External Links: Added support for app-specific protocols for Mac (allowing you to link directly to a Scrivener file).
  • Windows: Fixed issue where Recent Files list will not show if certain characters such as apostrophes exist in the filename.
  • Windows: Made default toolbar icon color darker, and added a lighter variant for disabled buttons.
  • Windows: Update window is now resizeable.