2.5.1-Beta1

Zavala Release 2.5.1 - Beta 1

• Removed duplicate sync operation that was happening when going into the background
• Fixed bug that prevented splitting using Return if the Row text hadn't been previously been saved.

Default Behavior Changes

Zavala Release 2.5

• Pressing ESC while editing a Topic now selects the current row and puts Zavala into Outline Mode. Pressing ESC while selecting a row (Outline Mode) will conversely put Zavala in Edit Mode.
• You can now select rows using shift plus the up and down arrow keys.
• If there is a Note attached to a Topic the ^- keyboard shortcut will now jump the cursor between the Topic and the Note instead of being disabled.
• Deleting at the beginning or ending of a Topic will now join it to the Topic of the adjoining Row.
• Pressing Enter in the middle of a Topic will now split the Row into two separate Rows based on the cursor position.
• Removed the Split Row menu item since we now make splits more intuitive. The keyboard shortcut is still available though.
• Change menu option “Duplicate” to “Duplicate Row” to better match the menu options next to it.
• We now move the Row left (outdent) if the Row is the last child Row and the Topic is empty when the Return key is pressed.
• Made switching away from or between Outlines faster.
• Made the cursor and selected text even easier to see when using the default accent color.
• Made the Collection icon white when selected.
• Fix line skipping when cursoring up or down by hitting the arrow keys quickly.
• Fixed a crash that could happen if you double tapped the Show Undo Menu button.
• Trying to sync an Outline that has over 750 children at the top level or under a single row will now throw an error. This is an iCloud limitation that we can’t work around, but which most users are unlikely to run into.
• Changed how Backlinks are synced to remove the possibility of losing them sporadically.
• When Zavala is requested to open an outline using a URL, it will now present an error message instead of silently failing if the outline no longer exists.
• Fixed a bug that could change the value of a parent row when a child row completion was undone and the parent row had previously autocompleted.
• Changed how we save sync requests to reduce the possibility of losing a request while moving to the background and syncing at the same time.
• Fixed duplicate copy/cut rows when selecting a parent and some of its children at the same time and then pasting them into another program.
• macOS
  • Fixed a problem where on some desktops the Search field couldn’t be typed into.
  • Disabled auto correct on the search field. It was reissuing the search when correcting and deselecting items in the Documents view when it did.

Keyboard Shortcuts Enhancements

Zavala Release 2.5 - Beta 6

• Pressing ESC while editing a Topic now selects the current row and puts Zavala into Outline Mode. Pressing ESC while selecting a row (Outline Mode) will conversely put Zavala in Edit Mode.
• You can now select rows using shift plus the up and down arrow keys.
• If there is a Note attached to a Topic the ^- keyboard shortcut will now jump the cursor between the Topic and the Note instead of being disabled.
• Deleting at the beginning or ending of a Topic will now join it to the Topic of the adjoining Row.
• Pressing Enter in the middle of a Topic will now split the Row into two separate Rows based on the cursor position.
• We now move the Row left (outdent) if the Row is the last child Row and the Topic is empty when the Return key is pressed.
• Made switching away from or between Outlines faster.
• Made the cursor and selected text even easier to see when using the default accent color.
• Made the Collection icon white when selected.
• Fix line skipping when cursoring up or down by hitting the arrow keys quickly.
• Fixed a crash that could happen if you double tapped the Show Undo Menu button.
• Trying to sync an Outline that has over 750 children at the top level or under a single row will now throw an error. This is an iCloud limitation that we can’t work around, but which most users are unlikely to run into.
• Changed how Backlinks are synced to remove the possibility of losing them sporadically.
• When Zavala is requested to open an outline using a URL, it will now present an error message instead of silently failing if the outline no longer exists.
• Fixed a bug that could change the value of a parent row when a child row completion was undone and the parent row had previously autocompleted.
• Changed how we save sync requests to reduce the possibility of losing a request while moving to the background and syncing at the same time.
• Fixed duplicate copy/cut rows when selecting a parent and some of its children at the same time and then pasting them into another program.
• macOS
  • Fixed a problem where on some desktops the Search field couldn’t be typed into.
  • Disabled auto correct on the search field. It was reissuing the search when correcting and deselecting items in the Documents view when it did.

Keyboard Shortcuts Enhancements

Zavala Release 2.5 - Beta 5

• Pressing ESC while editing a Topic now selects the current row and puts Zavala into Outline Mode. Pressing ESC while selecting a row (Outline Mode) will conversely put Zavala in Edit Mode.
• You can now select rows using shift plus the up and down arrow keys.
• If there is a Note attached to a Topic the ^- keyboard shortcut will now jump the cursor between the Topic and the Note instead of being disabled.
• Deleting at the beginning or ending of a Topic will now join it to the Topic of the adjoining Row.
• Pressing Enter in the middle of a Topic will now split the Row into two separate Rows based on the cursor position.
• We now move the Row left (outdent) if the Row is the last child Row and the Topic is empty when the Return key is pressed.
• Made switching away from or between Outlines faster.
• Made the cursor and selected text even easier to see when using the default accent color.
• Made the Collection icon white when selected.
• Fix line skipping when cursoring up or down by hitting the arrow keys quickly.
• Fixed a crash that could happen if you double tapped the Show Undo Menu button.
• Trying to sync an Outline that has over 750 children at the top level or under a single row will now throw an error. This is an iCloud limitation that we can’t work around, but which most users are unlikely to run into.
• Changed how Backlinks are synced to remove the possibility of losing them sporadically.
• When Zavala is requested to open an outline using a URL, it will now present an error message instead of silently failing if the outline no longer exists.
• Changed how we save sync requests to reduce the possibility of losing a request while moving to the background and syncing at the same time.
• Fixed duplicate copy/cut rows when selecting a parent and some of its children at the same time and then pasting them into another program.
• macOS
  • Fixed a problem where on some desktops the Search field couldn’t be typed into.
  • Disabled auto correct on the search field. It was reissuing the search when correcting and deselecting items in the Documents view when it did.

Keyboard Selection Enhancements

Zavala Release 2.5 - Beta 4

• Pressing ESC while editing a Topic now selects the current row and puts Zavala into Outline Mode. Pressing ESC while selecting a row (Outline Mode) will conversely put Zavala in Edit Mode.
• You can now select rows using shift plus the up and down arrow keys.
• If there is a Note attached to a Topic the ^- keyboard shortcut will now jump the cursor between the Topic and the Note instead of being disabled.
• Made switching away from or between Outlines faster.
• Made the cursor and selected text even easier to see when using the default accent color.
• Made the Collection icon white when selected.
• Fix line skipping when cursoring up or down by hitting the arrow keys quickly.
• Fixed a crash that could happen if you double tapped the Show Undo Menu button.
• Trying to sync an Outline that has over 750 children at the top level or under a single row will now throw an error. This is an iCloud limitation that we can’t work around, but which most users are unlikely to run into.
• Changed how Backlinks are synced to remove the possibility of losing them sporadically.
• When Zavala is requested to open an outline using a URL, it will now present an error message instead of silently failing if the outline no longer exists.
• Changed how we save sync requests to reduce the possibility of losing a request while moving to the background and syncing at the same time.
• Fixed duplicate copy/cut rows when selecting a parent and some of its children at the same time and then pasting them into another program.
• macOS
  • Fixed a problem where on some desktops the Search field couldn’t be typed into.
  • Disabled auto correct on the search field. It was reissuing the search when correcting and deselecting items in the Documents view when it did.

Keyboard Selection Enhancements

Zavala Release 2.5 - Beta 3

• Pressing ESC while editing a Topic now selects the current row and puts Zavala into Outline Mode. Pressing ESC while selecting a row (Outline Mode) will conversely put Zavala in Edit Mode.
• You can now select rows using shift plus the up and down arrow keys.
• If there is a Note attached to a Topic the ^- keyboard shortcut will now jump the cursor between the Topic and the Note instead of being disabled.
• Made switching away from or between Outlines faster.
• Made the cursor and selected text even easier to see when using the default accent color.
• Made the Collection icon white when selected.
• Fix line skipping when cursoring up or down by hitting the arrow keys quickly.
• Fixed a crash that could happen if you double tapped the Show Undo Menu button.
• Trying to sync an Outline that has over 750 children at the top level or under a single row will now throw an error. This is an iCloud limitation that we can’t work around, but which most users are unlikely to run into.
• Changed how Backlinks are synced to remove the possibility of losing them sporadically.
• macOS
  • Fixed a problem where on some desktops the Search field couldn’t be typed into.
  • Disabled auto correct on the search field. It was reissuing the search when correcting and deselecting items in the Documents view when it did.

Keyboard Selection Enhancements

Zavala Release 2.5 - Beta 2

• Pressing ESC while editing a Topic now selects the current row and puts Zavala into Outline Mode. Pressing ESC while selecting a row (Outline Mode) will conversely put Zavala in Edit Mode.
• You can now select rows using shift plus the up and down arrow keys.
• If there is a Note attached to a Topic the ^- keyboard shortcut will now jump the cursor between the Topic and the Note instead of being disabled.
• Made switching away from or between Outlines faster
• Made the cursor and selected text even easier to see when using the default accent color.
• Fix line skipping when cursoring up or down by hitting the arrow keys quickly
• Fixed a crash that could happen if you double tapped the Show Undo Menu button
• macOS
  • Fixed a problem where on some desktops the Search field couldn’t be typed into
  • Disabled auto correct on the search field. It was reissuing the search when correcting and deselecting items in the Documents view when it did.

Keyboard Selection Enhancements

Zavala Release 2.5 - Beta 1

• Pressing ESC while editing a Topic now selects the current row and puts Zavala into Outline Mode. Pressing ESC while selecting a row (Outline Mode) will conversely put Zavala in Edit Mode.
• You can now select rows using shift plus the up and down arrow keys.
• If there is a Note attached to a Topic the ^- keyboard shortcut will now jump the cursor between the Topic and the Note instead of being disabled.
• Made switching away from or between Outlines faster
• Made the cursor and selected text even easier to see when using the default accent color.
• Fix line skipping when cursoring up or down by hitting the arrow keys quickly
• Fixed a crash that could happen if you double tapped the Show Undo Menu button

Crash Fixes

Zavala Release 2.4.1

• Fixed a regression bug that could crash the app during a sync
• Fixed a crash that could happen if the iCloud account was removed while a sync was in progress

Collaborate Enhancements and Other Bug Fixes

Zavala Release 2.4

• Collaborate functions are now combined into the Share function to better conform to more recent platform conventions.
• When accepting a link to Collaborate, Zavala now correctly handles the link even if the link has to launch Zavala.
• When accepting a link to Collaborate, Zavala will select the newly accepted document for you.
• When a shared document is unshared or deleted, Zavala will now automatically delete it from the shared-to device.
• Added the keyboard shortcut and main menu item Delete Row.
• Fixed an issue where images wouldn’t get sent to iCloud if importing Outlines using Shortcuts.
• Undoing a row delete could cause the reconstituted rows to not sync properly. Now fixed.
• Fixed an issue where a character could come back while typing. Typically this only happened when backspacing quickly.
• Fixed a crash that could happen when the system was rebuilding the Documents View.
• Make loading and unloading of Outlines more robust to make sure Outlines don't unload while syncing.
• Corrected verbiage for Export PDF List menu item.
• Fixed a bug where the Sidebar might not be available on launch and then refuse to appear when prompted by the Show Sidebar command.
• When multiple Zavala windows are open at the same time, menu items and keyboard shortcuts may not work. This has been resolved.
• The Get Rows shortcut now uses a relative depth instead of an absolute one. This makes the intent of the shortcut more clear.
• The tab key shouldn’t indent the row when editing notes. Now it doesn’t.
• Fixed a bug where the Sidebar might not be available on launch and then refuse to appear when prompted by the Show Sidebar command.
• When dragging multiple Outlines from one Account to another all Outlines selected are moved instead of just the first one.
• Deleting a Note will now correctly sync the delete command and remove the Note from all other devices.
• macOS
  • Made the disclosure button a little smaller on the Mac so that it is easier to select the top level row.
  • The Add Note Level menu item is just Add Note now. I have no idea why it was ever the other way.
  • Scrolling no longer deselects selected rows. So annoying when that happens.
• iOS
  • We no longer open a new window when accidentally double tapping on an Outline in the Documents List.