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YouMinds Composer Changelog

What's new in YouMinds Composer 7.0.1.1

Jul 15, 2017
  • Users who own a version 5 or 6 PRO upgrade key, can use this key for the version 7 too.

New in YouMinds Composer 6.7.0.0 (Jun 6, 2016)

  • NEW FEATURES:
  • Optionally hide or show objects with the enhanced filter view.
  • Composer now retrieves the event or task date directly from the object title.
  • Specify the automatic color contrast in the design template.
  • Specify the marker padding in the design template.
  • Composer memorizes and displays recently used document types in the create new dialog.
  • Additional markers enable highlighting with numbers and characters.
  • Highlight markers now support line styles.
  • The group function now computes start and end dates.
  • Identify documents by name in the print queue dialog.
  • The text exporter now creates word tags and appointments.
  • The NSWE ontology is now filed under mindmap.
  • Composer now creates a automatic legend view with color and style information:
  • Optional description of the used styles and shapes.
  • Auto format objects with previously used styles.
  • Find objects according to the used style.
  • Improved timeline:
  • Swim lanes now allow individual colors.
  • Global events and phases may now be defined in separate files and shared among timelines in different documents.
  • Select between 6 different event representation styles.
  • The new caret displays a date tooltip and allows you to create or move events with just one click.
  • You may now edit the event date together with the event title.
  • The current settings show up directly in the settings menu.
  • Optionally show a automatic legend with color and style information.
  • Block and text tables have been improved:
  • Cells within tables may now be connected.
  • Individual line styles for text tables.
  • PROBLEM FIXES:
  • The SVG and Html exporter now creates transparent markers correctly.
  • The SVG and Html exporter now creates images correctly.
  • Hyperlinks to different nodes work in full screen mode too.
  • The notepad title stays visible with all design templates.
  • The NSWE mindmap shows node directions correctly.
  • The website exporter now creates linked and embedded files.
  • The website exporter does not show watermarks in the PRO version anymore.

New in YouMinds Composer 6.6.0.0 (Jan 23, 2016)

  • Version 6.6 now supports files from Freemind.
  • New features:
  • You may now open files from Freemind directly into YouMinds Composer. Select (*.mm) in the file open dialog.
  • Cross connectors and hyperlinks between several nodes are no possible through multi selection and the context or main menu.
  • The whole Gantt chart may now be exported to an image file or a PDF document.
  • A new status tag that allows to specify conditions like "Stopped" or "Go". The state is displayed like a traffic light near the node.
  • Many new common tag icons like "warning" or "same-gender" relationships are now available.
  • The key combination Alt+Enter now opens the node for editing together with the description field.
  • YouMinds Composer 6.6 now provides support for Windows 7 - 10 only.
  • Problem fixes:
  • It is now possible to edit the book title in floating mode.
  • Subtypes in mindmaps can now be aligned left or right.
  • The Url dialog auto fill option now supports secure https links.

New in YouMinds Composer 6.5.0.0 (Oct 19, 2015)

  • New features:
  • Collapse icons are now hidden in the organizational charts for a better representation. Collapse nodes with the hover frame instead.
  • Gradient strength setting is now available in the design dialog.
  • More design proportions available.
  • More designs available.
  • All designs have been improved to provide a better look and feel.
  • Font format settings are now possible in the design dialog.
  • The 3D design option is now accessible with a button in the representation menu.
  • Links to external Composer files can now be inserted.
  • Enhanced shapes for organizational charts.
  • Improved PDF text export.
  • Additional website exporter, which creates a page for each node.
  • Additional exporter for the iCalendar format to sync events with your calendar software.
  • Additional HTML Text exporter.
  • The main menu offers tool tips in the sub menus to assist the user.
  • Objects may no directly be copied and pasted as an image into other office software.
  • Current selected shapes are now displayed in the format view.
  • The encoding of created text and HTML files is now adjustable.
  • New function "Paste color and styles", which pastes the style and format only.
  • Tabs in books and folders can now be colored.
  • Folders now allow sub folders.
  • Improved text content editor
  • Undo and redo function.
  • Search and replace function.
  • Lists and numbering.
  • Background color.
  • All available fonts can be used.
  • Styles can now be mixed.
  • Improved hyper links to other objects or websites.
  • The accessibility of the whole application has been improved. Most dialogs and views are now accessible with the keyboard
  • The attachment dialog is accessible with Ctrl+Q.
  • Quickfind is accessible with F3 or Ctrl+F
  • Search and replace is accessible with Ctrl+H.
  • Edit node is accessible with F2.
  • Detailed search is accessible with Ctrl+Alt+D.
  • Tag search is accessible with Ctrl+Alt+T.
  • The outline view is accessible with Ctrl+Alt+O.
  • ESC returns to the main edit view.
  • The context menu is accessible through the keyboard key.
  • The "Ins." key creates new items. Ctrl+Ins creates new sub items.
  • New document types
  • Bold (embedded) classic mindmap.
  • Text only ontologies.
  • Mindmap folder.
  • Organizational chart folder.
  • Ontology with organizational style.
  • Improved block diagrams. No fill option allows to display transparent block diagrams.
  • Improved organizational charts
  • Optional insert predefined metadata with: Span of control, Hire date, Management level, Rating...
  • Place nodes left or right from root or in 3 different layers.
  • Insert predefined nodes.
  • The sort function can now sort according to checked nodes.
  • The quick table function now allows to create three different table types: Text table, block table and block table transparent.
  • Create hyper links to other objects.
  • Tags can now easily be deleted with a own menu function.
  • When creating new objects, new lines are possible.
  • Classic and mini mindmaps now support markers and frames.
  • New nodes in mind maps are now distributed automatically.
  • More custom settings (application settings)
  • Optionally copy styles from parents and neighbours.
  • Tooltips are optional.
  • Optional reduced hover frame.
  • Optional cursor navigation method.
  • Optional reduced context menu.
  • Show outer select frame is optional.
  • Animations are optional.
  • Show root node centered is optional.
  • The number of distributed nodes can be changed in the application settings dialog.
  • New auto save option saves the editor contents in selectable time intervals.
  • Improved in place editing with better look and feel.
  • Filter dialog offers reference search.
  • Reset size function in hover frame.
  • Slideshows now support different numbering.
  • New recent files dialog replaces bookmark menu.
  • Improved support for high resolution displays.
  • New sticky annotations are available in all document types.
  • Enhanced math computation with metadata.
  • Predefined metadata page.
  • Improved detail search with operators and search for tags.
  • Insert templates has been moved to insert new objects dialog.
  • Paste text now offers different paste options to create single or multiple nodes, name, description or content.
  • Problem fixes:
  • Problem with undo in the timeline has been solved.
  • Problem with pasting text from other office software has been solved.
  • Overflow when replacing content with similar content in the search and replace dialog.
  • Exporter to powerpoint format now supports cross connectors within graphics.
  • Exporter to powerpoint format now displays bullets in the correct order.
  • Resolved reference search problem.
  • Resolved text color problem in ad hoc slideshow.

New in YouMinds Composer 6.0.0.0 (May 26, 2015)

  • New features:
  • Password protection for documents
  • Priority support email for PRO users
  • Integrated tutorial with exercises
  • Printing with preview and poster print
  • Many new designs
  • New shape types
  • PNG exporter with 4times resolution
  • Connectors now allow text alignment
  • Function to reset the object sizes
  • Function to reset the object positions
  • Modify sibling size holding Ctrl key down
  • Access all fonts
  • More shades
  • RTF Export is not supported anymore
  • New representation types:
  • Outline catalogue
  • Horizontal block diagram
  • Circular mindmap with free positioning
  • New organigram types for 4-6 hierarchy levels
  • Dynamic timeline for events and milestones
  • Pinboard, pinboard book and pinboard catalogue with free positioning of items

New in YouMinds Composer 5.0.0.2 (Jan 22, 2015)

  • Ad hoc team collaboration at no costs
  • Improved graphic performance
  • Unlimited item levels
  • Individual word tags
  • Draft mode
  • Improved slide presentation
  • Global search and replace
  • Filter
  • Color marker
  • Individual style inheritance
  • Individual item styles
  • New background and fill styles
  • Improved handling of note sheets
  • More and better design templates
  • More item and shape types
  • Improved internal web browser with multi document interface
  • Improved support for MAC OS