News - 2008
12/27/2008
Version 3.1.0.3 released. That's a maintenance release with bug fixes. Consult the Change Log for complete information about it.
12/24/2008
Marking the fourth anniversary we started coding ConnectedText (yes, four years!),
here is our 
Christmas gift. Again it shows our commitment in
developing ConnectedText, fixing any bug as fast as possible, adding suggestions from you,
polishing it.
Without further ado enjoy!! As usual, you will find in Change Log complete information about version 3.1.0.2.
Thank you all for supporting us!!
12/10/2008
Finally: version 3.1.0.1 is released. It took more than time than planned because of you. Everyday a new suggestion, a new idea and we would say: why not? You will notice that many of the new features were suggested in our forum. We could have added many more but we decided that is already time to give a new version to our users. Nonetheless you will see many more features in the near future. Keep posting!
Consult the Change Log for complete information about version 3.1. A few highlights:
- Editor now supports folding
- Include command for properties can be used anywhere
- Macro word for includes
- Outlines can be exported to TXT
- Wikipedia search
We would like to thank each one of you. The feedback has been awesome. Version 3.1 is our way to say how much we appreciate it. Our holiday's gift to all of you. Enjoy!
09/22/2008
A new example project, My Library, created by Glen J. Coulthard, is available in Additional Files area. It is a comprehensive example of how to use ConnectedText for storing and managing academic references, bibliographies, abstracts, and notes. Includes a video tutorial, that can be seen here.
Many thanks to Glen for taking time to create such useful example that will help many users to benefit even more from ConnectedText. We suggest the use of our forum for discussion about the example and how it can be improved even more.
09/14/2008
Version 3.0.0.6 was a short lived one. Released version 3.0.0.7 with two bug fixes.
09/13/2008
Less than a month after the last release we are proud to announce version 3.0.0.6. It contains the new command $SUMMARY, a powerful addition to ConnectedText's tool chest. With just one command it is possible to create a table summarizing property values of all topics or a subset of them. The command is very flexible enabling the use of Full Text expression.
At each new version we have been adding more features using properties. And many more are on the way. That makes ConnectedText a unique tool since not only you can store information in it with but also manipulate information inside it. Information is alive inside ConnectedText. It is not a passive piece of text like in other Personal Information Systems. Topics can be created dynamically extracting information from other topics very easily. Our aim is to create a system not only for information storage and retrieval but for knowledge manipulation and discovery.
Version 3.0.0.6 also contains improvements in markups and three bug fixes. Consult the Change Log for complete information.
08/27/2008
Version 3.0.0.5 released. It contains many new features like:
- Outlines can now be printed and exported to FreeMind
- Any property or attribute can be included in any topic.
- New options to fine tune ConnectedText to your needs.
And there is much more on the way!
06/15/2008
Version 3.0.0.4 released. It contains some bug fixes and small additions. Consult the Change Log for complete information.
Many fixes were added to editor, making it more stable when dealing with non-ascii characters. The most notable addition to ConnectedText in this release are the new options in the Navigator. They enable customization of the visual appearance of the graph.
06/07/2008
New forum software installed.
04/26/2008
Version 3.0.0.3 released. It contains some bug fixes and small additions. Consult the Change Log for complete information.
We changed the way Asian characters are handled in full text searches. If you use such characters you must reindex your projects. It does not take much time. Select Open in File menu. Select the desired project and execute the Reindex function located in Tools menu.
It is now possible to change the location where ConnectedText stores projects and configuration files. There is a topic in project Welcome describing how to do it.
04/12/2008
A new version of ConnectedText is available. Version 3.0.0.2 contains some bug fixes in editor. They are critical for those who use different keyboard layouts and/or characters from different languages.
Version 3.0.0.1 was a short lived one but it only shows our commitment to make ConnectedText as much bug free as possible, providing continuously upgrades as soon as problems are reported and fixed. We apologize for any inconvenience.
04/06/2008
Finally! After a lot of work, delays, setbacks, sweat and tears, version 3.0 is ready!
If you read the Change Log you will see a lot of new features. Here are the most important ones:
- Semantic extensions;
- Complete Outline view;
- Table of Contents view;
- Summary view;
- New editor with support for proportional fonts;
- Improved completion proposal system;
- Syntax highlighter;
- Print preview;
- Full text searches are now 10 times faster;
- New predicates can be used in full text queries;
- Smart handling of inclusions;
- Improved drag and drop operations;
- Auto backup;
- Auto link;
- Google search;
- Better support for Windows Vista;
We think that is the most profound change we did in ConnectedText since its inception. For those upgrading from previous versions, there is important information you should know before installing version 3.0.
Version 3.0 would not be possible without the help of our users who used ConnectedText during the beta cycle. Many took great lengths to help track down problems. Many offered suggestions. Others translated ConnectedText to their language. That's the most beautiful part of ConnectedText's development: see how our users care about it showing to us how important ConnectedText became to them.
Notice that we changed ConnectedText's licensing police due requests from our users. ConnectedText now is licensed in two ways: Single Computer or Single User, making it easier to find a solution that best suits your needs. Check our FAQ to learn more about it. Important notice: users who purchased ConnectedText prior version 2.0 need a new license for version 3.0. For those who purchased version 2.0 or later upgrade is free of charge.
If you want to try ConnectedText just download it and start working immediately. If you tried ConnectedText before we invite you for a new trial period so you can see why more and more people are choosing ConnectedText.