RagTime 7 Change Log

Build 2078 (18 July 2025)

Mac: Tear-off of palettes is supported again
“Line Style Sheets” panel is displayed correctly (“Dashes” is not displayed with strikethrough anymore)
Fixed: problem with text input fields in palettes. A faulty input that was confirmed with ENTER did not issue any error message
After printing a page in landscape format (via “PostScript is generated via the system software”), new documents open in portrait format again. The number of copies is also reset to default (1 copy). If the last used print settings are desired, select the “Last Used Settings” entry from the “Presets” printer dialog, which adopts the data from the last print job
The “SetDocName” function for saving documents now also works for the PDF export

Build 2076 (2 June 2025)

RagTime “Sound” component is supported again. The recorded sounds are stored in the RagTime document and are compatible between Mac and Windows versions of RagTime 7. All details are described in the RagTime documentation which is available in the “Help > RagTime Reference” menu (chapters “Sound” and “Sound panel, Document Settings”)
Windows: The RagTime used TCP/IP UDP port 0x1234 is registered with the Windows firewall during the RagTime installation
Mac: AppleScript recordings of RagTime events in the Apple ScriptEditor now record POSIX path names with “/” as path separator. For details of path names using AppleScript see our Tech Info from 22 October 2020 on the RagTime website
Mac: RagTime text edit fields (e.g. in the “Object Coordinates” palette or the “Formular Editor”) that have issued an error, e.g. after entering wrong values, were not always activated again after the error message has been acknowledged. This works much better now
The RagTime “Picture” component info dialog displays the image size better formatted
General enhancements

Build 2074 (30 April 2025)

General enhancements
Mac: Improved backwards compatibility of the address book functions
Mac: Fixed incorrect GUI display of included fonts during EPSF export

Build 2072 (28 March 2025)

Mac: New “Contacts” APIs with search dialog for addresses and sample documents
Windows: Memory hole / crash in RagTime foyer fixed
Windows: Fixed permanent runner when deleting in “Open” dialog
Improved compatibility with old documents (crash under Windows)
PDF export of a selection: PDF has exactly the same size (no more white border/flash)
Update of the formulas “KITageslosungGER”/“KITageslosungSUI”

Build 2070 (26 February 2025)

“Save as …” dialogs allow copying/cutting/pasting from cache into input fields
Fixed: importing very old RagTime documents could lead to program crash
Corrections and adaptions in “KlTageslosungGER” & “KlTageslosungSUI”
Smarter display of keyboard shortcuts, e.g. “CMD+SHIFT+9” is not displayed as “CMD+SHIFT+)” anymore
Fixed: crash during button action in spreadsheet, which deletes itself (the button) by using a formula
Graph information: Line width of axis could not always be specified correctly
Mac: fixed memory leak in message queue
Windows: fixed calendar picker for document date in the document settings
Windows HighDPI: Rulers in spreadsheets (X/Y column/line heads) were displayed too small in hi-res displays
Windows HighDPI: Rulers in text components were displayed too small in hi-res displays
Windows HighDPI: Spreadsheet toolbar input field with resolution optimized sizes
Fixed memory leak when placing/using many EPSF/PDF files
Fixed: rarely occurring crash when modifying defined colors in the color editor
Print via AppleScript no longer ignores number of copies value
Preserve settings made in print dialog when user has set “Postscript is Generated via the System Software” in Settings -> Printing
Fixed: rarely occurring crash when changing defined colors in color editor (fixed again)
Fixed: slow screen refresh (“flickering”)
Shortcut copy/paste in print menu works
Fixed: ghost characters (“space”) at beginning of line in line breaks
Fixed: deletions in very complex spreadsheets could lead to a crash
Fixed: rarely occurring error when opening a document
Import of “Scanner and Cameras” improved
Fixed: selected formula is ignored at PDF export of mail merges
Copy/paste in help menu search field works
Print/PDF export with only one layout suggests the document name rather than “Layout 1”

Build 2066 (31 January 2025)

Fixed (Mac): Under certain circumstances RagTime crashed

Build 2066 (30 January 2025)

“Save as …” dialogs allow copying/cutting/pasting from cache into input fields
Fixed: Importing very old RagTime documents could lead to program crash
Corrections and adaptions in “KlTageslosungGER” & “KlTageslosungSUI” functions
Smarter display of keyboard shortcuts, e.g. “CMD+SHIFT+9” is not displayed as “CMD+SHIFT+)” anymore
Mac: Fixed memory leak in message queue
Mac: Preserve settings made in print dialog when user has set “PostScript is Generated via the System Software” in Settings -> Printing
Fixed: Crash during button action in spreadsheet, which deletes itself (the button) by using a formula
Graph information: Line width of axis could not always be specified correctly
Windows: Fixed calendar picker for document date in the document settings
Windows HighDPI: Rulers in spreadsheets (X/Y column/line display) were shown too small in hi-res displays
Windows HighDPI: Rulers in word processing were displayed too small in hi-res displays
Windows HighDPI: Spreadsheet toolbar input field uses correct size
Fixed memory leak when placing/using many EPSF/PDF files
Fixed: Rarely occurring crash when modifying defined colors in the color editor
Mac: Printing via AppleScript no longer ignores “number of copies” value

Build 2064 (13 December 2024)

Mac: fixed special case, when error messages of wrong formulas in the formula field of the button component ended in a loop
Mac: fixed special case, when trying to edit a protected cell the corresponding error message was suppressed
Mac: tinting of TIFF images (b/w or grayscale) works again
Mac: a few keyboard shortcuts with special characters were not displayed correctly as of macOS 12
Mac: drawing objects can now also be deleted using the del key (previously only with the backspace key)
Mac: After changes in the spreadsheet's “Cell Borders” dialog, certain actions no longer lead to a program crash
Mac (CH): Spelling/naming of some events in calendar function “KlTageslosungSUI” corrected
Windows: RagTime runs perfectly again under Windows 7 (without library errors)
Windows: under certain circumstances the installation program could stick (rarely happened)
Spreadsheet: protected cells are skipped correctly when navigating with arrow keys

Build 2062 (12 November 2024)

Mac: deprecated Thread Manager replaced with own C++ based thread implementation
Mac: “Quick Look” thumbnail generation failure/crash fixed
Mac: fixed an error loop problem leaving modal dialog fields with an incorrect formula (e.g. button settings)
Windows: fixed a special problem where the missing font dialog was not visible
Windows: click on lists (e.g. font size) in “Character Formats” was selecting wrong item position

Build 2060 (8 October 2024)

Updated PDF support (newer Ghostscript version)
Improved compatibility at opening of faulty spreadsheets
Removed redundant “Collated Copies” option in Johannes print dialog
Enhanced program localization
Enhanced management of files with faulty color list
PDF export of transparent PNG works
No program crash anymore when scrolling in layouts containing placed TIFF and PDF/EPS images
Improvements for dark mode
Mac: Improved behavior when closing windows in Formula Editor using the Cmd+W key shortcut
Mac: New QuickLook implementation – compatible with upconing macOS 15 (“Sequoia”)
Mac: Fixed dialog display of “mixed state” option
Mac: Fixed missing radio button tool tips (e.g. print dialog, color separation)
Mac: Improved document printing directly from the Finder (Cmd + P)
Win: Improved compatibility at opening certain documents
Win: Improved import of certain RagTime 3 documents
Win: Scrolling through the Foyer list using the mouse wheel works
Win: Updated installer (Inno Setup 6.3.1)

Build 2052 (12 June 2024)

Spreadsheet: long operations missing progress bar and “Stop” button fixed
Johannes booklet printing “Pause to turn pages” is supported again (requires “RagTime Generates PostScript Directly” setting)
RT3 document import, graph import problem resolved

Build 2050 (28 May 2024)

Windows: Font previews in the “Font” menu
Windows: OLE Automation API installed with the RagTime installer
Windows: The “Info > Sample Files > OLE Automation” menu includes the “About the RagTime OLE Automation Examples” PDF document and OLE samples

Build 2048 (7 May 2024)

Mac: Image placed in a rotated container was not displayed and an error message was issued

Build 2046 (3 May 2024)

Windows (dual monitor use with different resolutions): fixed a RagTime content window height on second, non-default monitor
Windows: RagTime Slide Show presentation will hide the Windows task bar
Windows: RagTime Slide Show will work correctly on the monitor where RagTime is active
Windows: the Windows Automation OLE Library API is installed and de-installed with the RagTime 7 installer (no extra installer needed). RagTime 7 is OLE capable
Windows: fixed a problem when pasting large data into a spreadsheet
Windows: “Stop” button in dialog for long spreadsheet operations does not lead to a crash
Windows: dragging & dropping external files into a RagTime window does not lead to veil of gray/delay
Windows: “Format > Fonts” displays the checkmarks for multiple used fonts correctly
Windows: RagTime cursor, e.g. on the edge of the container on the secopnd screen, is displayed correctly. The problem occurred with two screens and different resolutions
Mac: All “AppleScript Examples” are now supplied in text form with the suffix “.applescript” instead of a binary with the suffix “.scpt” (“RagTime 7 Samples” installation needed)
Mac: RagTime crashed when specific files were opened via the Foyer's “Recent Documents” section
Mac: Image container turned gray when scaling menu was escaped (“Esc” key or “Cancel” button)
The “New in RagTime 7.pdf” document is included in “CD Extras > Product Information” folder
During program start, cache files for fonts and dialogs are optionally deleted. For this, the Shift key must be pressed
Stability improvements, less program crashes

Build 2044 (22 March 2024)

Updated documentation and “Read me.pdf” file
Special case: RagTime crashed upon changes in multi-line spreadsheet that is also displayed in a layout component
Special case: RagTime crashed upon deleting graphical text or drawing
Improved tooltip text for icons (mouse over icon)
Tooltip help in RagTime 7 menus available again (e.g. “File > Open document…”, etc.)
First RagTime 7 beta version for Windows published

Build 2042 (28 February 2024)

The selection in a layout with spreadsheet, in which the upper part of the layout is not visible, no longer jumps to the top of the layout page when editing a spreadsheet cell

Build 2040 (23 February 2024)

On-the-fly spell check (CH) improved, localization adjusted
File paths of images with umlauts improved (de-composite Unicode); paths are displayed correctly for newly placed images
New PDF export dialog with new/unified PDF export options (Windows and Mac identical)
RagTime Connect works (Mac iODBC and MySQL drivers must be installed)
Updated ODBC implementation (uses Unicode data sources)
New Mac script for ODBC data source (in the “Help” menu) creates a “~/Library/ODBC/odbc.ini” file for the RagTime examples
Scrollbar: Position of windows is saved/loaded correctly
Scrollbar: Text is updated correctly in the text component
“Extras” menu: the “Go to Selection” function positions correctly on the layout page
The online help has been updated, the printed training manual is displayed
Import of special RT3 documents displays the page size/print size correctly
Compatibility of RagTime 3 import improved (“Page Setup…” size incorrect, or empty dialog)
Some pop-up menus could not be operated with the Enter key/keyboard
Special case fixed with the new PDF export
Automatic rotation of exported PDF pages deactivated
Spotlight search now works correctly
RagTime Foyer: sometimes wrong fonts were used
RagTime Foyer: fixed the update problem when deleting objects in "Favourites > Open Recently Used Documents"
The page selection when placing multi-page PDFs now works again using the slider
Position of the pop-up menu improved (e.g. tabs in “Text > Test Information > Text Margins”)
“Extras > Keyboard Shortcuts”: problem with function keys fixed:

Function keys F13-F19 are displayed with the correct icon
Function keys F13-F19 work
Keyboard shortcuts using a shift combination work correctly

Build 2034 (21 November 2023)

Under macOS Sonoma, anchor points were displayed incorrectly in the spreadsheet selection
Removed inactive keyboard shortcut “Superscript”. The working shortcuts can be found in “Vertical Character Position”
Fixed additional program hangings in RagTime document locking
Improvement with font errors
Some documents were displayed with gray content and could only displayed correctly when zoomed in/out
Special case: improved opening of defective documents (defective file)
“Extras > Keyboard Shortcuts…”: special case when overwriting a key shortcut that already existed on the keypad shortcut has been fixed
macOS Sierra (10.12) palette windows: clicking on the green icon (“Expand window”) no longer leads to a crash
RagTime Document Locking: opening the same document by another user on the same Mac (user change) no longer leads to a hang. Instead, the error message “Document is in use …” is displayed
Image container: “Picture Information > Arrangement”: if “Connect Container and Contents” and the scaling was changed at the same time, the order of the changes was wrong and led to unintended effects
Export to PDF via “File > Export PDF…”
- “Job” tab: PostScript Converter of Mac OS X replaced by Ghostscript
- External hyperlinks are preserved in the exported PDF
- Hyperlinks to RagTime pages are preserved in the exported PDF
- Transparencies of RagTime objects are preserved in the exported PDF
- Exported PDF files are considerably smaller in size (even with the “Compression: None” setting)
- Note for imported PDFs: only PDFs without transparencies are fully supported
Font management under macOS 14 (“Sonoma”)
Hanging program when updating a document containing a large number of images. The scroll wheel/trackpad was moved very quickly
Sonoma font support implemented. Font APIs that are no longer supported by Sonoma have been replaced by our own implementation
Print dialog: The tab key can be used to navigate through the fields. ESC for Cancel and RETURN for OK works
Fixed: program crash when adding characters from the via the “Emoji and Symbols” keyboard menu (IMClient)
“Edit > Insert Symbol…”: Added wheel/trackpad support for scrolling symbol list
Spreadsheet: AppleScript recording for “Append Plane” no longer leads to a program crash
Spreadsheet: selecting a cell and adding a character via the “Emoji and Symbols” keyboard menu turns the cell into input
Spreadsheet (also in RagTime 6.6): fixed a rare problem when copying/pasting columns with unions. The problem only occurred if the union in the first row spanned several columns, the column had unions in other rows and the next column was copied
Sometimes the wrong color was displayed in the formatting palette
New cache for font metrics accelerates the display of long texts
Foyer: deleting a document icon sometimes led to program crash
Foyer: the section headers in the “Favorites” tab sometimes had the wrong style
Foyer: deleting “Recently used” document icons now works reliably
Mail merge printing: fixed page ranges problem
Text flow with distance around rotated container with rounded corners now works correctly (previously the rotation was not taken into account)
Font preview in the “Format > Font” menu was sometimes randomly active. Now it is only active if the option has been activated in “Settings > Application”
Dark mode: in “Edit > Insert Symbol…” the glyph list is now displayed correctly
Dark mode: keyboard shortcut list was hardly visible in symbol table (“Edit > Insert symbol… > Favorites”) because it didn't invert the text color
Fixed a rare crash in very large documents that occurred when changing texts during continuous text wrapping
Fixed: crash when double-clicking to jump to names (“Windows > Auxiliaries > Name Editor”) in the document if a graphical text object is currently in edit mode
Fixed: Random freeze at program start with activated font preview

Build 2028 (10 October 2023)

Rare crash with “macIMContext” fixed
Error message with emptyy pop-up fixed 
“Edit > Symbols”: enhancements with using “Zapf Dingbats” glyphs
Enhancements with fonts API
Entering content in spreadsheet via toolbar, cursor becomes text cursor when hovering over the text input field
Enhanced document opening time when document contains complex graphics (RagTime opens document way faster)
Crash under Sonoma (macOS 14) with EPS/PDF documents fixed
Note: Please do not install Sonoma yet! the Sonoma RagTime support under Sonoma is not complete yet. There are still problems which are described in the Tech Info on our support page 
Enhanced darkmode support in the RagTime Foyer
Enhanced color picker (“Format > Color > Other…”). CMYK settings are preserved
Internal data inconsistency in the text module fixed (no effect for users) 
Stability improvements, less program crashes

Build 2026 (15 September 2023)

Layout component: page number update problem fixed
Formula editor: crash fixed when clicking on “Formula” list and then on list entry
Formula editor: duplicate error message on invalid formula
Crash fixed when clicking in scroll area of “Paragraph Formats” window