Version Notes

The current version is 4.1.1.

Here are the latest fixes, features, improvements, and tweaks:

4.1.1

31-Aug-2024

Lots of invisible/prepatory work and improvements
Modify Element Style dialog was using different coloring for font preview
Some Reformat dialog tweaks
Make sure everything re-displays properly after printing clean/no-revisions
Fixed a potential crash in the PDF Setup dialog
Fixed a PDF output issue with some TrueType fonts
Fixed possible incorrect positioning when breaking over a page
Addressed a possible crash on Windows with Other Numbering dialog
Implemented Untag All for tag categories
Implemented block caret (text cursor)
Reverting a scene version could lose alts
Workaround for a mixed-formatting page-break edge case
Better positioning of element selection window
Fixed an issue with reverting styles
Fixed an issue with full justification of dual dialogue
Improved some variable (MORE) formatting
Improved how color swatch appears for mixed colors
Create PDF formatting tweak
mailto: wasn't recognized as a valid URL for links
Improved importing of certain span tags in HTML
Element numbering was not properly resetting under certain circumstances
Mac - (Mostly) restored the Cmd+` tab-switching behavior
Mac - Fixed too-light scrollbar in dark mode
Mac - Fixed an issue with ruler rendering
Mac - Some Format/Roster panel items could get shifted when undocking/redocking
Windows - Fixed a potential crash in tags management
Linux - Fixed a GTK3 selection-rendering issue

4.1.0

12-Aug-2023

Added document password protection
Additional header/footer formatting using element text
Addressed a regression re: overlapping column text
More consistent deletion of empty elements
Improved Courier Screenplay embedding in other applications
Better mouse drag behavior in viewer
Import Characters/Locations/Other lists from an existing document
Some Scene Heading tags weren't showing up in the Tagging Report
Additional Preferences toggles available for shortcut keys
Mac - Fixed a possible ruler crash in native full-screen mode
Linux - Workaround for a sporadic click-and-drag freeze

4.0.19

12-Jun-2023

Refinements to full justification formatting behavior
Fixed regression with print/PDF optimization
Improved Create PDF image scaling
Fixed an overlapping text issue in Continuous view
Minor user interface tweaks and improvements
Mac - Fixed an overlapping control in the Other panel
Linux - Fixed a freeze that could happen importing FDX

4.0.18

16-May-2023

Improvements to HTML import
Added default page (paper) size choice new documents
Added a preference for file-changed-on-disk checking
Improved (MORE)/(cont'd) formatting
Removed spurious warnings for non-printable/PDFable glyphs
Fixed an issue with ruler resizing/updating
Additional built-in panel layout options for split left/right
Added stand-in Grammarly extension
Optimized mixed-formatting output for printing and PDF
User interface tweaks and improvements
Text justification
Improved tab title formatting
Improved searching in built-in Help
Improvements to font handling
Windows - default Collaboration > Chat shortcut was interfering with accent combinations
Mac - Hidden filename extensions weren't kept hidden when saving
Mac - Unix-style editing keys option added to Shortcut Keys
Mac - Some Unix-style shortcut keys weren't working properly
Mac - Updates to Table Read to work better with macOS Ventura
Linux - Improved installation scripts for .tar.gz package
Linux - UI/behavior improvements

4.0.17

28-Oct-2022

Double-clicking Navigator synopsis icon will (also) edit that synopsis
Option to include notes in Create PDF
Links weren't always being properly generated in Create PDF
Index card text color could appear incorrectly when printing with custom colors
Fixed a potential issue with OMITTED numbered scene placeholders
Added start page functionality
Format menu element styles weren't always being set for non-screenplay templates
Some other minor fixes and tweaks
Mac - Addresses a possible crash when closing/quitting with multiple files
Linux - Workaround for possible saving/changed-on-disk freeze

4.0.16

14-Aug-2022

Fixed a potential issue with Batch Watermark when printing
Some HTML exports were outputting incorrect break tags
Changing a selection's case better preserves formatting therein
Insertion point color could be wrong depending on custom color/revision combination
Fixed an edge case layout issue with continuous view
Tagging window was sometimes prematurely enabling the Untag button
Improvements to printing methodology
Made Modify Element Style easier to work with (especially for multiple styles at once)
Better formatting of element numbers in dual dialogue
Improvements to Dialogue Report numbering of either Dialogue or Character elements
Better flagging of font issues for Create PDF
Added font issues to Find Errors
Better importing of some PDFs
Linux - Fixed an issue with title page printing

4.0.15

12-May-2022

Added "Retag" button to tagging window
Fixed a potential tagging report issue
Some A-pages were getting miscolored when printing with a title page
Document revision could get reset when editing the current revision set
Better checking if revisions have been reordered
Addressing a rare case where all-caps styles may not work properly
Fountain editor will select additional lines for context if necessary
Improvements to HTML export

4.0.14

18-Apr-2022

Some \-escaped header/footer formatting wasn't working properly
Repaint header when page color changes
Next/Previous Tag works only with visible tags
Improved importing of certain misbehaving PDFs
Start page properly switches to an open document if selected
Added current document word count directly to This Session stats
To reduce confusion, Edit Revision Set sticks with the original revision level (number)
Added a numeric level indicator to the Edit Revision Set dialog
Clickable links previously couldn't be created on the title page, only in the body
Various additional tweaks
Mac - Toolbar was showing generic shortcut key tooltips
Linux - Fixed fullscreen minimal menu bar behavior

4.0.13

24-Mar-2022

Headers and footers were being incorrectly printed on title pages
Adjustments to Thai language layout algorithm
Adjustments to CJK language layout algorithm
Better handling of revisions when pasting
Fixes and improvements to setting of A-page revision color
Right-click to change A-page revision color
Can now unmark the revision color of an added A page
Revisions Set dialog is better at remembering the current revision
Certain RTF files containing embedded images weren't being imported

4.0.12

23-Feb-2022

More helpful enabling/disabling of numbering menu items
Improvements to some Tagging Report internals
Fixed a possible crash in the spelling dialog when choosing Ignore with no word found
Fixed a potential issue with Dialogue Report generation
Added right-arrow as an equivalent to Tab when selecting from an autocomplete popup
New Table Read option to speak only Dialogue elements
Better import/export of FDX headers and footers
Some user interface clarification in the revision dialog
Improved behavior when pasting at the top of a locked page
Fixed a regression with automatic Character (cont'd)
Some FDX notes weren't being imported due to variations in the format
Allow opening supported file types from right-click
Better determination of revision page color for indirectly changed unlocked AB pages
Certain punctuation could get lost on export to Formatted Text
Fountain import treats non-printing lines as blank (in some cases) à la Highland
Typing "(" for extension autocompletion directly after a character name will (also) autocomplete a space
Dialogue reports weren't properly including dialogue numbers
Fixed a small bug with right-column typing line-shifting
Additional minor fixes and tweaks
Mac - File dialog (at least for saving) was getting hidden in native fullscreen
Mac - Updated application icon
Windows - .highland files weren't always importing properly
Windows - Fixed a Table Read performance issue
Linux - Packaging improvements
Mobile - Bug fixes and improvements

4.0.11

27-Sep-2021 (updated)

Create PDF wasn't properly outputting non-breaking hyphens
Smarter document recovery behavior
Editing a revision name wasn't getting immediately reflected in the document revision
Names were potentially being repeated in Gender Inclusivity Report
Element highlighting could unintentionally include extra numbering when printing/PDFing
PDF importer improvements
Added "Select In Document" for scenes to Navigator right-click menu
Some better Table Read window behavior
Various user interface fixes and improvements
Linux - Fixed AltGr composition key support
Linux - Added a command-line option to override file modification checking
Linux - Fixes a possible hang related to UI redrawing

4.0.10

4-Aug-2021 (updated)

Automatic capitalization of tag labels
Added a "Find Next" option to character and location lists
FDX export wasn't exporting all element numbering
FDX export's notes were no longer being recognized by FD12
Additional batch watermark formatting options
Fixes a possible Table Read window crash
Minor interface tweaks
Windows - Fixed navigator scaling at some resolutions
Windows - Making sure start page is visible at all scales
Linux - Fixed ruler redrawing regression
Linux - Attempting to mitigate some mouse freezing issues

4.0.9

17-Jul-2021

Fixing regression in AdjustLineLength()
Better (automatic) autosave backup recovery
Fixes a possible crash in Table Read
Comparison as revisions wasn't properly applying all revisions
Fixes a couple of ruler regressions
Revert to Saved wasn't always showing the correct document length
Windows - Scaling fixes for arbitrary system scale factor
Linux - Performance and behavior improvements
Android - Stability and behavior fixes

4.0.8

29-Jun-2021

Report formatting improvements
Improved Character Report with speaking (and optionally non-speaking) appearances
More consistent keyboard shortcuts in context menus, where appropriate
Toolbar layout and appearance improvements
Some numbering in columns was being incorrectly dropped
Additional Fountain editor shortcut keys (for changing case, etc.)
Changed maximum zoom level to 500%
Fixed some inheritance/cascading of element styles (plus improved customization)
Parentheticals could overrun the line boundary in dual dialogue
Find Errors was finding spurious errors with repeated characters and dual dialogue
One-click revision mode
Some menu and default shortcut key reconfiguration
Navigator wasn't consistently refreshing on Revert to Saved
Fixed a navigation issue with Ctrl+Home and scene numbering
FDX importer improvements to work around issues with the FDX file format
Added option to hide scroll bars (in viewer, navigator, and index cards)
New option for showing page revisions
Document remains active and editable during Table Read
Additional minor fixes and improvements
Android - An Android WebView update broke some typing functionality; now worked around
Android - More reliable protection against an "Unable to save" error
iOS - Toast notifications were getting hidden by the keyboard
Linux - Updated to build against GTK+ 3
Linux - Improved HiDPI scaling, new command-line options, and more

Note: It may be necessary to reset your revision-showing options under Production > Revisions.

4.0.7

27-May-2021

Scene numbers weren't showing up for top-of-page scene "CONTINUED:"
Better handling of caret color in dark mode for revised page where the revision color is white
Fountain import improvements
Refinement of toolbar docking/resizing behavior in certain configurations
Additional icons for toolbars and menus

4.0.6

21-May-2021

Added an optional "Document revision" in addition to "Current revisions"
Toolbar customization (and improved sizing behavior)
New "Flatten This Folder" in right-click menu, for Navigator folders
Various other updates and tweaks
Linux - keystrokes for nonbreaking space/hyphen were being ignored

4.0.5

13-May-2021

Fixed an issue when trying to change a character name to an existing name
Better behavior for some dialogs (such as character list editing)
Custom view colors weren't showing when a higher revision page "color" was white
Fixed a regression with opening a .fadein file from the filesystem
Moved non-scene element numbering to a separate submenu, for clarity
Additional improvements to scene (and element) numbering
Fixed some unnecessary borders (re)appearing when un-fullscreening, etc.
Refined behavior of {Revision} header placeholder
Added a couple of (more specific) swears to the profanity report
Some more flexibility in scene/element starting number
Esc key can now close additional floating windows, where appropriate
Better RTF export of Unicode (and other things)
Better/smarter font dialog/selection behavior
User interface refinements
Windows - Fixed some glitching with toolbar resizing
Linux - Fixed a regression with the Ctrl+I shortcut not working reliably

4.0.4

28-Apr-2021

Produce better results for dual dialogue numbering
Better standardization of single-clicking on Format panel element list
Autoupdater improvements
Other minor fixes
Mac - Autocompletion wasn't always appearing when using native fullscreen mode
Windows - Fixed a disappearing ruler issue when adjusting linelengths

4.0.3

17-Apr-2021

Updated downloadable templates to remove some unnecessary placeholders
Fixed a hiccup with numbering continued scene pages
Improved zero-padding formatting for element numbers and header/footer
Clarified how new element numbering appears in the Production menu
Tags were incorrectly being printed/PDFed even when not selected
More consistent Format panel selection behavior
Showing a subset of revisions was behaving inconsistently
Windows - Addressing stability re: a sporadic redraw issue
Linux - Addresses a couple of interface regressions
Linux - Some shortcut keys weren't being processed by the updated library

4.0.2

3-Apr-2021

Preventing autocorrect from interfering with autocompletion
Added an option to omit Character elements from table read
Locking some element numbers wasn't always keeping the correct sequence
Prevent doubling up on documents opened from both recent documents and the start page
Windows - Guarding against a library-level crash
Mac - Autoupdate wasn't always completing installation
Mac - Fixed up some jumpiness when editing notes, Fountain, etc.
Linux - Changed non-working fullscreen shortcut; Ctrl+I shortcut was getting interpreted as Tab

4.0.1

22-Mar-2021

Addresses a number of (mostly minor) issues arising from the initial release of version 4:

Better startup/start page handling
Warn where there is a collaboration incompatibility with older versions
Fine-tuning of table read narration behavior
Adjustments to light theme Navigator shading
Fixed some page up/down positioning calculations
Addressed a couple of printing and PDF scaling regressions
Fountain editor colors follow script viewer colors
Applying a tag wasn't working reliably
Windows - Fixed a layout issue when restoring from minimized with the toolbar shown
Windows - Moving tags in the Manage Tags dialog wasn't working
Mac - Addressed a selection repaint issue on older OS X versions
Mac - Addressed a startup problem on older OS X versions
Mac - Improved autoupdating
Linux - Silenced a couple of unnecessary warnings/messages
Linux - Fixed some key interpretation/navigation/shortcuts
Linux - Fountain editor wasn't working for a new, blank document

4.0.0

11-Mar-2021

This is the initial release of Fade In Professional Screenwriting Software version 4, a free update for existing owners. It features, among many other things:

Updated application interface and appearance options
Improved installation and updating
Virtual table read with customizable voices
Production breakdown tagging
Fountain editor
Additional reports, including revisions, gender, and more
More powerful scene/element numbering
Additional placeholders/formatting in headers, footers, and element numbers
Better revision management, including the ability to show arbitrary revisions
Additional version comparison capabilities
More flexible font (re)formatting
Improved autocorrection
Expanded language and dictionary/spelling support
Extensions, to use writing resources outside of Fade In
Made more dialogs non-modal (such as Find and Replace)
Additional printing/PDF options
And much more!

Older changes

Older changes are here.