Harmony Help : Release Notes

Version 2.5.2 - April 23rd 2012

  • Compatibility with the new SongSelect website

Version 2.5.1 - March 13th 2012

  • [Security] Compatible with Gatekeeper
  • [Bugfix] Switch to lyric editing view from custom ordering when adding or duplicating a section
  • [Bugfix] Fix a crash when double-clicking a .harmonylicense file in Finder when Harmony is not already open
  • [Bugfix] Fix a problem installing a .harmonylicense file when a license is already installed

Version 2.5 - February 12th 2012

  • [Security] Application Sandboxing (Mac App Store only)
  • [Enhancement] Updated presentation start options (expert preference)
  • [Bugfix] Fix a drawing bug on Lion with scrollers visible
  • [Cosmetic] Localized credits in the About box
  • [Cosmetic] Updates to the test pattern

Version 2.4.1 - January 23rd 2012

  • [Bugfix] Fix a problem importing from SSO where a Misc section had no subtype
  • [Bugfix] Fix link in help to DivX software

Version 2.4 - January 17th 2012

  • [Feature] Single display presentation mode
  • [Feature] License viewer (Not in Mac App Store build)
  • [Bugfix] Menu item to start remote mode

  • [Cosmetic] 1024x1024 app icon

  • [Cosmetic] App icon updated at smaller sizes
  • [Cosmetic] Updated help styles

  • [Cosmetic] German localization updates from CCLI

  • [Cosmetic] French layout issues fixed
  • [Cosmetic] New buttons in the SSO browser

Version 2.3.1 - December 12th 2011

  • Mac App Store only build
  • Minor help improvements
  • International App Store descriptions

Version 2.3 - November 22nd 2011

  • [Feature] Support for presentation remote controls
  • [Enhancement] Keyboard stepping through service
  • [Cosmetic] Localization updates
  • [Bugfix] Movie controls no longer clear when playing a Keynote movie
  • [Bugfix] Background shows on first run
  • Minimum OS: Mac OS X 10.6.0

Version 2.2.5 - October 30th 2011

  • [Bugfix] Switching translations would not always refresh scripture results - fixed

Version 2.2.4 - October 23rd 2011

  • [Enhancement] Expert preference to start with a black display
  • [Bugfix] Media browser would traverse bundles - fixed
  • [Bugfix] Media browser would show folders as files if they matched the supported file extensions - fixed

Version 2.2.3 - September 13th 2011

  • [Bugfix] Fix crash when using advanced Glide animation

Version 2.2.2 - September 11th 2011

  • [Enhancement] Restore Themes, Media Controls, and Shortcut panels
  • [Bugfix] Respect the EXIF orientation tag in images
  • [Bugfix] Scroll to dropped section in custom section order
  • [Bugfix] Fix drop shadow being cut off
  • [Bugfix] Improved calculation of gliding lyrics

Version 2.2.1 - August 21st 2011

  • [Enhancement] Detect and offer to turn off display mirroring
  • [Bugfix] Fix bugs in the Themes Panel
  • [Bugfix] Scroll to show new items after drops in the service
  • [Bugfix] Only attempt to move the Harmony Media folder from ~/Documents when it doesn't exist in ~/Movies

Version 2.2 - July 25th 2011

  • [Feature] Custom order of song sections
  • [Feature] Playback Drive detection (Not in Mac App Store build)
  • [Feature] Font scaling
  • [Enhancement] Support for deep folder hierarchy in Harmony Media folder
  • [Enhancement] Selects newly imported song
  • [Enhancement] Improved dragging image from scripture table
  • [Enhancement] Improved dragging image from song table
  • [Enhancement] Updated song credit animation
  • [Enhancement] Keyboard shortcut and menu item for Themes panel
  • [Enhancement] Keyboard shortcut for Duplicate Section
  • [Bugfix] Fix media browser Reveal in Finder for paths outside of the Harmony Media folder
  • [Bugfix] Properly handle missing writers and copyright in song credit animation
  • [Bugfix] Files drags into the media browser now copy in background
  • [Bugfix] Add undo tracking in Themes panel
  • [Bugfix] Rebuild service outline when undoing and redoing
  • [Bugfix] Don't copy default backgrounds after first run
  • [Bugfix] Remember last selected service between relaunches
  • [Bugfix] Remember song table view between relaunches
  • [Bugfix] Remember song editor split view position between relaunches
  • [Bugfix] Allow CCLI numbers to be cleared
  • [Bugfix] Improve behavior of titleless preview window
  • Remove Whiteout

Version 2.1.1 - July 6th 2011

  • [Bugfix] Fix datamodel for OS X Lion
  • [Cosmetic] Include missing image in Mac App Store build

Version 2.1 - June 13th 2011

  • [Feature] New options for the scaling of movies and still images
  • [Feature] New theme options for vertical alignment of lyrics
  • [Feature] New theme options for displaying song credit
  • [Enhancement] Sections with Easy Split now show an icon in service
  • [Enhancement] Expert setting for titleless preview window
  • [Enhancement] Expert setting for preview window transparency
  • [Enhancement] Preview window can be moved by dragging anywhere on the window
  • [Cosmetic] Update service outline icons
  • [Bugfix] Up arrow now works as expected with no selection in service
  • [Bugfix] Preview window position now stored between launches
  • [Bugfix] Nursery call now varies width based on input
  • [Bugfix] Fix for SSO download problem in Mac OS X Lion
  • [Bugfix] Display default or theme background from D key
  • [Bugfix] Fix refresh of media browser
  • [Bugfix] Put cursor in lyric editor after duplication
  • Minor update to test pattern
  • Spanish localization

Version 2.0.2 - April 10th 2011

  • [Bugfix] Song would still delete even if cancelled

Version 2.0.1 - April 4th 2011

  • [Bugfix] Missing fonts are now replaced with the system font
  • [Bugfix] Import Outro sections from SongSelect
  • [Bugfix] No longer throws a networking error in SongSelect when Flash is missing

Version 2.0 - March 14th 2011

  • [Feature] Concord - remote confidence monitor for Mac, iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad
  • [Feature] Themes - Themes control fonts, colors, alignment, case, drop shadow and backgrounds
  • [Feature] Focus LyricDance animation
  • [Feature] Test pattern to help position a projector
  • [Feature] Easy split - split song sections into sub-sections by adding a blank line
  • [Enhancement] Design revamp makes better use of space
  • [Enhancement] Most of the keyboard shortcuts for a song in a service now also work on a song section
  • [Enhancement] Pinch-to-zoom works on the media browser
  • [Enhancement] Add an expert preference for which monitor to present on
  • [Enhancement] Manual refresh of media browser
  • [Enhancement] Press space in the scripture results 'plays' the selected verse
  • [Enhancement] The media browser now supports QuickLook
  • [Enhancement] Imports SongSelect .usr files from the Finder
  • [Cosmetic] Scripture search results now show on multiple lines if required
  • [Bugfix] Interface no longer locks when launching Accordance
  • [Bugfix] Dates in the service drop down are now localized
  • [Bugfix] Added Intro section type
  • [Bugfix] Fix importing Tag sections
  • [Bugfix] Presentation window no longer responds to Exposé
  • [Bugfix] Improvements to the Glide animation when dealing with long lines
  • [Bugfix] Improvements to main window behavior
  • [Security] Now stores SongSelect Online password in Keychain
  • German localization
  • French localization
  • Toolbars are now customizable
  • The Whiteout function is deprecated. It could be removed in future versions.
  • The EQ break feature has been removed
  • The Speak Lyrics feature has been removed
  • Harmony Media folder now stored in ~/Movies. (Mac App Store requirement)
  • Minimum OS: Mac OS X 10.6.5

Version 1.5 - December 27th 2010

  • [Enhancement] Improved drop shadow
  • [Enhancement] Improved sizes on 4:3 projectors
  • [Enhancement] New store
  • [Enhancement] New support request
  • [Bugfix] SSO: Fix importing of song writer names with commas
  • [Bugfix] SSO: Fix importing of multiple Misc sections of the same type
  • New minimum version: Mac OS X 10.5.8

Version 1.4.4 - October 17th 2010

  • [Bugfix] Fixed crash when double-clicking in section table with no selection
  • [Bugfix] Fixed a bug with Glide animation not displaying if a line repeated and the song section was new or edited
  • [Bugfix] Fixed display bug with Bible book names containing non-English characters
  • [Bugfix] Fixed display bug with Bible books containing only 1 chapter

Version 1.4.3 - September 28th 2010

  • [Enhancement] Add Full Text search option
  • [Bugfix] Fixed scrolling issue in lyrics textfield
  • [Bugfix] Fixed wrong icon displaying for some images in the service outline

Version 1.4.2 - August 20th 2010

  • Improvements to in-app purchase
  • Automatic update now submits an optional anonymous system profile

Version 1.4.1 - August 8th 2010

  • [Enhancement] Add looping to video controls
  • [Enhancement] Add space key shortcut to play items in service
  • [Enhancement] Added 'D' shortcut to service outline view which displays custom background
  • [Bugfix] Fixed crash when opening media controls while media was transitioning
  • [Bugfix] Changing Preview Display parameters no longer resets projection display

Version 1.4 - July 27th 2010

  • [Feature] Video playback controls
  • [Feature] Exposes Quartz Composition inputs, saves and restores your changes
  • [Feature] Quartz Compositions provided by Apple in Mac OS X are available in the media browser
  • [Enhancement] Add triple-wide aspect ratios to preview window
  • [Enhancement] Preview Window updates automatically when changing settings
  • [Enhancement] Double-clicking an item in the media browser, sets it as the background
  • [Enhancement] Backwards delete key deletes service items
  • [Bugfix] Fix for line spacing bug in Snow Leopard
  • [Bugfix] Fixed Keyboard Shortcuts panel to hide on deactivation in accordance with HIG
  • [Bugfix] Fixed double clicking in scripture results table with empty selection
  • [Bugfix] Fixed crash when trying to delete a song section from the service outline
  • Improvements in application packaging has reduced size by 25%

Version 1.3.2 - June 7th 2010

  • [Enhancement] Pressing return in the scripture results table projects selected verse
  • [Enhancement] Control-S puts focus in service
  • [Enhancement] Control-N puts focus in nursery call
  • [Enhancement] Added 'E' shortcut to service outline view which edits the selected song or section
  • [Enhancement] Added 'P' shortcut in service outline view which toggle the preview of a custom background
  • [Cosmetic] Updated instructions for minor changes to SongSelect
  • [Bugfix] Restore pre-1.3 and documented Clear Text behavior
  • [Bugfix] Scroll as arrow keys change selection in service outline view
  • New help article documenting keyboard shortcuts

Version 1.3.1 - May 20th 2010

  • [Enhancement] Clear selection in Scripture results table when executing a new search
  • [Enhancement] Re-execute scripture search if you change the translation
  • [Bugfix] Fix database migration from 1.0.x
  • [Bugfix] Services created on the default service day are now created for today instead of next week
  • [Bugfix] Fix memory leaks
  • New help article on Keynote movies
  • Improved navigation in help

Version 1.3 - May 3rd 2010

  • [Feature] Accordance Bible support. Provides access to dozens of bible translations
  • [Feature] Assign backgrounds to songs
  • [Feature] Plays movies exported from Keynote
  • [Feature] Expand/Collapse songs
  • [Enhancement] Song expansion status is remembered
  • [Cosmetic] New icons
  • [Cosmetic] Icons in service outline
  • [Cosmetic] Trial length now shows in button on the button bar rather than in an alert
  • [Bugfix] Shows background on first run
  • [Bugfix] Now uniformly fades text and media out to black/white
  • [Bugfix] Help book is now searchable

Version 1.2.4 - February 13th 2010

  • [Bugfix] Fix crash on first two runs

Version 1.2.3 - December 26th 2009

  • [Bugfix] Fix crash on Snow Leopard where no Harmony Media folder existed

Version 1.2.2 - December 14th 2009

  • [Bugfix] Latest fixes from Cocoa Boutique (in-app purchase)

Version 1.2.1 - November 17th 2009

  • [Bugfix] Fix migration issues when upgrading from 1.0.x

Version 1.2 - November 10th 2009

  • [Feature] New LyricDance animations: Scale Up, Scale Down
  • [Feature] Animated song credits
  • [Feature] Grouping and folder support in the media browser
  • [Feature] 64-bit compatibility on Snow Leopard
  • [Enhancement] Smoother cross dissolve when changing media files
  • [Enhancement] New tooltip gives examples of scripture searches
  • [Enhancement] Suppressible alert warning about the deletion of services
  • [Enhancement] Reset the presentation/preview window to new screen dimensions when the screen configuration changes
  • [Enhancement] Handle network errors in SongSelect Import
  • [Enhancement] Alerts for success or failure in importing songs from SongSelect
  • [Enhancement] Remove writers from songs
  • [Enhancement] Screensaver, display sleep and idle sleep are disabled in presentation mode
  • [Enhancement] After 30 day unlimited trial expires, Harmony will work for 10 minutes before needing restarted
  • [Enhancement] Drag multiple scripture verses into a service
  • [Enhancement] Help files are included
  • [Enhancement] Items in the media browser have a contextual menu
  • [Enhancement] Songs in a service have a contextual menu
  • [Cosmetic] Clean up layout of the Theme Preference Pane
  • [Cosmetic] Make default service day and time labels clearer
  • [Cosmetic] Play buttons in services could be obscured by long lyrics. Lyrics are now shown in a tooltip.
  • [Cosmetic] Clearer controls for deleting services and song sections
  • [Cosmetic] Song section with LyricDance animations applied now get a star next to them in the service outline
  • [Cosmetic] Third-party frameworks now get properly credited in the About box
  • [Cosmetic] Plays the system warning sound when you try to delete a song section from the service outline
  • [Cosmetic] Dragging operations give better feedback.
  • [Bugfix] Deleting a song that had been put in a service would corrupt the database. (We only have one report of this happening. If it happened to you, email support at sweeterrhythm dot com as we can repair your database.)
  • [Bugfix] Minimum version: Mac OS X 10.5.3 is required. Notice is given if the requirement is not met.
  • [Bugfix] Update SongSelect autologon for changes to songselect.com
  • [Bugfix] Fix autocomplete in songwriter entry
  • [Bugfix] Fix memory leaks and logic errors

Version 1.0.3 - August 26th 2009

  • [Bugfix] Support for Mac OS X Snow Leopard
  • [Bugfix] Fixed autologon for SongSelect
  • [Cosmetic] Removed duplicate "Holy Holy Holy" from the sample database

Version 1.0.2 - July 29th 2009

  • [Enhancement] Support for mp4, m4v, wmv, avi, mpeg, xvid, tif and bmp media types
  • [Bugfix] Draw zoom in and zoom out buttons for the media browser in the correct place
  • New URL for getting software updates

Version 1.0.1 - July 24th 2009

  • [Bugfix] Bugfixes for in-app purchase

Version 1.0 - June 24th 2009

  • First public release

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