Story Grinder :: Change Log

Have an idea for a novel? A short story? Hate writing but love having written? StoryGrinder may be just what you need.

1.0.2035 (Feb 2, 2024)

Bugs

Fix crash in card view when a card has only a title (no summary)

1.0.2034 (Jan 1, 2024)

Please note that I'm working through modernizing sections of the code to prepare for some of the new iOS/iPadOS 17 features. This version still doesn't require iOS 17.

Improvements

Added ability to "peek" at cards from different projects

1.0.2030 (Oct 22, 2023)

Please note that I'm working through modernizing sections of the code to prepare for some of the new iOS/iPadOS 17 features. This version still doesn't require iOS 17.

Improvements

Use card color, if appropriate, for current filter indicator bar in card view (All)

Bugs

Fix bug where leading tabs were stripped from story cards in when compiling (All)
Fix crash when setting up StoryGrinder on a new device (with an existing large set of data in iCloud) (iOS 17/iPadOS 17)
Fix crash backing up Event cards (All)
Fix italics not exporting to Word (All)
Fix leading tabs missing in docx export (Mac)
Disable spell checking due to Mac OS Sonoma bug (Mac, bug reported)

1.0.2023 (Aug 6, 2023)

(iOS/iPadOS only)

This version contains primarily internal changes.

Please be advised that the next version will require iOS 17. If you're in the situation where your iPhone/iPad won't be upgradable, please ensure that you've exported any work before this current version expires.

1.0.2021 (May 10, 2023)

Improvements

Added an Event card type
Support for CSV export (useful for things like exporting cards for use with Aeon Timeline)

Bugs

Card modified dates are no longer changed when reordering (to prevent unhelpful Recent card counts)

1.0.2019 (Feb 24, 2023)

Bugs

Fix a bug where applying bullets to selected text could cause a crash
iPad: Fix a bug where with keyboard attached, spell check strip causes view to lift to show it, resulting in a white background in dark mode
Mac: Fixes for Mac Catalyst 16

1.0.2015 (Dec 5, 2022)

Improvements

Added "Average Time to Read" statistic
- Trim leading and trailing whitespace in sections when compiling

Bugs

In statistics view, a day with only text deletion no longer tries to draw the graph bar below zero
Perform filter in subfolder, go back up a level, crash may occur

1.0.2011 (Sep 20, 2022)

Improvements

On project and card screens, you can now tap the (+) in the description to create a project or card
Improve "untitled" labelling of textual card titles
You can now tap a textual card title to edit it
Compile now uses natural alignment vs justified alignment in order to better support export to various word processing applications

Bugs

Fixed a bug where saving a story card containing nothing but spaces would instead create a folder
(Mac) Fix crash on exporting compiled manuscript

1.0.2004 (Jul 6, 2022)

Improvements

Adds relative date support ("days ago") to relevant date displays
Internal code optimizations which should have no user-visible effects

1.0.2003 (Apr 26, 2022)

Bugs

Fixes a bug where a text search could cause cards to be reordered

1.0.2001 (Mar 12, 2022)

Improvements

iPad and macOS versions now use a collapsible sidebar for filtering in the card view
Add the ability to filter cards by recent changes

Bugs

Fix crash: Edit story card->Peek->Search->Choose from list->View notes->Close notes->Close card
Smooth scrolling when collapsing/expanding large titles in grid views
Card size fix for iPad Mini
Fix folders showing in peek view
Ensure hit highlights always have black foreground color (specific fix for dark mode editor search hit highlighting)
Mac: Fix mouseover highlighting on toolbar buttons