Share Release Notes

Version 4.5
Release date: 7/17/2015

Corrections and Changes:

1. Fixed an issue that could cause some videos from K12Share to not play in Preview mode.
2. Fixed an issue that could cause a Javascript error during playback of Wixie projects.
3. Fixed an issue that could cause the application to become unresponsive when trying to play a linked video file that is no longer available.
4. Fixed an issue that could cause an error when exporting a project as HTML.
5. Fixed an issue that could cause an error when exporting images.
6. Fixed an issue that could cause an error when saving after disconnecting from a collaboration session.
7. Fixed an issue that could cause an error while saving a file.

Version 4.4 (Mac Only)
Release date: 12/3/2014

Changes and Error Fixes:

1. Fixed an issue that caused Share to show an operating system warning at launch on OS X 10.10.
2. Fixed an issue that caused an error to display when overwriting files on SMB (Windows) file shares.
3. Fixed an issue that caused a black screen to display in full-screen preview on OS X 10.10.

Version 4.30
Release date: 7/7/2014

Changes and Error Fixes:

1. Updated the HTML export to support page sounds in Internet Explorer 11.
2. Fixed an issue introduced by a recent QuickTime update that could cause video import to fail.
3. Fixed an issue that could cause an error when saving.
4. Fixed an issue that could cause missing buttons when opening a saved file.
5. Fixed an issue that could cause animations to fail on some pages in ePubs.
6. Fixed an issue that could cause an error opening an ePub in iBooks.
7. Fixed an issue that could cause an error exporting to HTML.
8. Fixed an issue that could cause words to be split instead of wrapped in exported HTML.
9. Fixed an issue that could cause images to fail to paste from Chrome and Safari on Macintosh 10.9.
10. Fixed an issue that could cause a long delay when launching the application by double-clicking a project file.
11. Fixed an issue that could cause a performance problem when using a web cam on Macintosh.
12. Fixed an issue that could cause WMV files to fail to import.
13. Fixed an issue that could cause text entry to become very slow.

Version 4.20
Release date: 3/21/2014

Error Fixes:

1. Fixed two bugs that could cause text formatted with web-safe fonts to be rasterized on export.
2. Fixed a Macintosh bug that prevented files from opening once 50 unique files had been opened.
3. Fixed a bug that prevented access to K12Share when Google Drive was configured.
4. Fixed a bug that prevented tables containing non-web-safe fonts from publishing correctly.

Version 4.10
Release date: 11/4/2013

New Features:

1. Added the ability to export projects as ePub3 files.
2. Added Google Drive to the Library.
3. Added Google Drive to the Import, Save and Export dialogs.
4. Added Google Drive to the Open panel in Project View.
5. Added a 9:16 portrait document size.
6. Added a multi-page print preview.
7. Added a preference to hide K12Share, FTP, and Google Drive.
8. Added a preference for the number of documents in the Recent Document list.
9. Added auto-conversion of imported videos to MP4 on Windows.
10. Improved performance opening large files.

Error fixes:

1. Fixed a bug that could cause an error dropping an image from a web browser.
2. Fixed a bug that could cause an error when no URL is added for a TeacherTube object.
3. Fixed a bug that could cause an error when opening a project with a Wixie URL.
4. Fixed a bug that could cause an error deleting object while dragging a scaling handle.
5. Fixed a bug that could cause an object trigger to fail for a pasted animation.
6. Fixed a bug that could cause an error when animating an masked object.
7. Fixed a bug that could cause sounds to play only once in the storyboard.
8. Fixed a bug that could cause stickers to change position when rotated.
9. Fixed a bug that could cause image is not be scaled as expected.
10. Fixed a bug that could cause an error when pasting hyperlinked text.
11. Fixed a bug that could cause text to lose their hyperlink on HTML export.
12. Fixed a bug that could cause an error when scrolling the HTML Export dialog.
13. Fixed a bug that could cause and error exporting a button.
14. Fixed a bug that could cause an error while shearing text.
15. Fixed a bug that could cause an error changing an animation path type.
16. Fixed a bug that could cause full-screen on the Mac to not display correctly.
17. Fixed a bug that could cause import to fail with some Share 3 projects.
18. Fixed a bug that could cause an error when adding a Wixie project without a public key.
19. Fixed a bug that could cause the user to be prompted to save an already-saved project when exiting.
20. Fixed a bug that could cause Share to freeze in some system dialogs.
21. Fixed a bug that could cause an error opening a file.
22. Fixed a bug that could cause page names with accented characters to display incorrectly.
23. Fixed a bug that could cause projects to not appear in the Recent Documents list.
24. Fixed a bug that could cause Share to freeze while scrolling the storyboard.
25. Fixed a bug that could cause files to open unexpectedly in Project View.
26. Fixed a bug that could cause an error when clicking the Appearance states for an object.
27. Fixed a bug that could cause the print units to display in inches when cm is selected.
28. Fixed a bug that could cause gradient fill handles to display for a line shape.
29. Fixed a bug that could cause movie playback to be choppy on Mac.
30. Fixed a bug that could cause the selected number of copies to be ignored in print dialog.
31. Fixed a bug that could cause an error dragging a page in the storyboard.
32. Fixed a bug that could cause the first page to be selected after deleting a page.

Version 3.20
Release date: 9/14/2011

Program Changes and error fixes:

1. Changed the default FTP transfer mode to passive.
2. Snippet (.snippet) files are now filtered in the file choosers.
3. Changed the warning message when adding an invalid location in the Publish dialog.
4. Changed the way shapes and clip art are rasterized when printing in order to improve print speed.
5. Fixed an issue that could result in text at edge of page being cut off when exported to PDF.
6. Fixed an issue that prevented users from changing the margins and padding in the print dialog when working in French or Spanish.
7. Fixed an issue that could throw an error in the Open and Publish dialogs when using shared folders on a network.
8. Fixed an issue that could display an error when overwriting a previously published FTP site.
9. Fixed an issue that could lead to files not being deleted from the Temp directory.
10. Fixed an issue that could cause an error when scaling an imported Twist file.
11. Fixed an issue that could cause the Animation sub-panel to not fit when running in Spanish or French.
12. Fixed an issue that could cause animations with timed triggers to not play on duplicated pages.
13. Fixed an issue that did not allow users  to enter public keys for Wixie projects in a full screen slide show.
14. Fixed an issue that would cause timed hyperlink triggers to fail in exported files.
15. Fixed an issue that would cause duplicate items to show in Library search results.
16. Fixed an issue that could cause text objects with the same formatting to appear differently in exported HTML.
17. Fixed an issue that that made it not possible to add remote audio files from the Library using drag and drop.
18. Fixed an issue that could cause text to change position when flipping a button.
19. Fixed an issue that could cause an error when exporting a project with an imported Pixie file to HTML or Flash.
20. Fixed an issue that would cause podcasts published to K12Share to fail in iTunes.
21. Fixed an issue that could cause an error when exporting a project that contains a Wixie link to PDF.
22. Fixed an issue that could cause publishing to PDF to fail if there were unlinked pages.
23. Fixed an issue that could cause button timers to fail when publishing to HTML.
24. Fixed an issue that could cause the application to become unresponsive when making a new folder on an FTP server.
25. Fixed an issue that could make it impossible to edit an FTP location in the Publish dialog.
26. Fixed an issue that could cause all files to be overwritten when publishing to FTP instead of just publishing new files.
27. Fixed an issue that could cause the selected page to change when deselecting a masked image.
28. Fixed an issue that could cause overwriting a PDF to fail on K12Share.
29. Fixed an issue that cause sound recording to fail to finish.
30. Fixed an issue that would cause items that are partially off of the page to appear in exported HTML.
31. Fixed an issue that could cause a dark border around a white image when exporting to PDF.
32. Fixed an issue that could cause Share to fail to launch on OpenSuse 11.3.
33. Fixed an issue that could cause characters to not be added to a text object when using a Spanish keyboard.
34. Fixed an issue that could cause not all projects on K12Share to show in the My K12Share dialog.

Version 3.10
Release date: 5/2/2011

Program Changes and error fixes:

1. New Feature: Added the ability to publish projects as HTML, Flash®, and PDF to K12Share.com from the publish dialog.
2. New Feature: Added the ability to manage K12Share.com projects in a My K12Share dialog under the File menu.
3. New Feature: The podcast object was modified to work with K12Share. Users publishing to K12Share no longer need to know the destination URL for their podcast prior to publishing.
4. Fixed an issue that could cause an error editing text objects that contain bullets.
5. Fixed an issue that could cause sound recording to fail to complete.
6. Fixed an issue that could cause timed hyperlinks not to trigger in exported files.
7. Fixed an issue that could cause the application to stop responding when making a new folder on an FTP site.
8. Fixed an issue that prevented publishing to a Windows (IIS) FTP server that already includes content.
9. Fixed an issue that could make it impossible to edit an FTP location in the publishing dialog.
10. Fixed an issue that could cause file dialogs to move behind the application window on Windows 7.
11. Fixed an issue that could cause memory errors when exporting image files.
12. Fixed an issue that could cause locked text objects to revert to the default text.
13. Fixed an issue that could allow access to restricted drives in the Open, Save, and Publish dialogs.
14. Fixed an issue that could prevent connecting to an FTP server with valid credentials.
15. Fixed an issue that could cause text in buttons to wrap incorrectly.
16. Fixed an issue that could cause search results in the Library to omit plurals.
17. Fixed an issue that could cause sound recording to fail with Logitech USB microphones.
18. Fixed an error that could cause Share to display a warning message for monitors with a vertical resolution greater than 600 pixels.

Version 3.03
Release date: 12/13/2010

Program Changes and error fixes:

1. Fixed an issue that could prevent FTP from overwriting files on Windows servers.
2. Fixed an issue that could prevent a user from exiting full-screen preview mode.
3. Fixed an issue that could allow two instances of the same project to be open (thanks, Ms. Crosby's class!)
4. Share now looks in the document directory for linked files.
5. Reduced the number of issues (such as missing linked files) that will cause full-screen preview mode to exit.
6. Fixed an issue that could cause an error when adding a supported sound file.
7. Fixed an issue with drag-replacing clip art with an image file.
8. Improved performance when looking to see if a digital camera has been connected.
9. Fixed an error produced when the Show button is double-clicked.
10. Fixed an error caused when users are missing special Windows folders (i.e. My Pictures).

Version 3.02
Release date: 9/30/2010

Program Changes:

1. Added the ability to navigate pages using keyboard arrow keys while in Show mode.
2. Added a Browse button to the Open and Publish dialogs to allow users to access any mounted volume.
3. Implemented a preference to allow user to set sound recording quality.
4. Changed rotation behavior so image fills match the shape rotation.
5. Implemented support for numerous HTML text attributes for text pasted into Share.
6. The Pen, Pencil, and Shape tools will apply settings on the Options panel to the shape currently being created.
7. FTP now publishes into the current directory (in Share 3.0 and 3.01, FTP published into a subfolder).
8. FTP transfer mode on Linux is now "passive" by default.
9. Creating a new page while adding nodes to a shape with the Pen tool commits the shape instead of discarding it.
10. Improved the rendering quality for small filled shapes.
11. Changing the aspect ratio of a project no longer changes the aspect ratio for objects in the project.
12. Changed table scaling behavior to ensure minimum table size.
13. Added tooltips to display project names in the Open dialog.
14. Changed the appearance of the text insertion cursor to make it more distinct.
15. Changed the order of the Recent Documents list to display most recently opened documents at top.
16. Improved printing performance on Windows.
17. Reduced export file size when publishing as PDF and Flash.

Error Fixes:

1. Fixed a bug that could cause Share hang while opening projects with very small text objects.
2. Fixed a bug that could cause Share to stop responding when adding a YouTube video.
3. Fixed a bug that could cause text to print out incorrectly.
4. Fixed a drag-and-drop error for movie files.
5. Fixed a bug that could cause an error when adding certain SWF files to a page.
6. Fixed a bug that could cause the Evaluation dialog to appear behind the Share splash screen.
7. Fixed a bug that caused some Flash movies to scale incorrectly.
8. Fixed a bug with the Zoom setting when capturing from a DV camera.
9. Fixed a bug that could cause an error when changing the trigger time for an animation.
10. Fixed a bug that could cause an error when dragging an animated shape.
11. Fixed a bug that prevented animations from stretching when exported as Flash.
12. Fixed a bug that prevented previous and next page keyboard shortcuts from working in Show mode.
13. Fixed a bug that prevented WMV movies from playing in exported PDF documents.
14. Fixed a bug that could leave menu items disabled after canceling a Save operation.
15. Fixed a bug that prevented an object's Locked attribute from being saved.
16. Fixed a bug that could cause an error when resizing a table containing a photo with a look applied to it.
17. Fixed a bug that could prevent animation handles from showing depending on user's preference settings.
18. Fixed a bug that could cause an error during PDF export for projects with large movie files.
19. Fixed a bug that prevented word wrap updating after modifying the format of a text object.
20. Fixed a bug that could disable DV camera controls.
21. Fixed an incorrect Java dependency for Linux installation.
22. Fixed a bug that could cause an error when undoing specific actions.
23. Fixed a bug that could on rare occasions cause Share to hang during launch.
24. Fixed a bug that could cause a memory error while entering text.
25. Fixed a bug that caused an error when using the in-line spell check to learn a word.
26. Fixed a bug that prevented specific YouTube videos from refreshing properly.
27. Fixed a bug that caused screen issues when publishing a project including a SWF file as Flash.
28. Fixed conditions where the correct font was not displayed on Options panel.