RibbonGenerator 2.8.4

NOTE: This version is not compatible with versions of MacOS 10.13 or newer.

NOTE: This version is not compatible with versions of MacOS 10.13 or newer.

Fix a scenario where justification wedges would be used in favor of unit shift even when unit shift would provide a better adjustment.
The stopbar dropdown on the ribbon setings page should automatically select the correct wedge when an MCA is selected (again).
Copying and uploading schemes should work properly now.

NOTE: This version is not compatible with versions of MacOS 10.13 or newer.

NOTE: This version is not compatible with versions of MacOS 10.13 or newer.

The generator now runs in a separate process to avoid "AppNapp" slowness. This should greatly improve performance, particularly when generating ribbons.
Add missing set width options.
Unit adding should now work when using fractional unit adjustment.
PDF display of MCAs should now work again.

Cloud MCA syncronization tool allows MCAs on standalone generator to be synchronized with the Cloud tool.
Ability to specify the quantity of fonts to be generated when using the Font Generator.
Clean Mats feature which casts 2 of each sort in font before generating font.
New PDF rendition of font schemes
Minor bug fixes.

Nicer layout of ribbon settings page.
Nicer layout of ribbon settings page.
Include some job information on soft proof page.
Support the pneumatic low space mechanism.
Support specifying a maximum space size when quadding (but which is not used when adding a fixed amount of space to a line.)

Improved standalone performance without having a separate process. Should be more reliable than the technique used in 2.0.x.
Use a bundled framework load (dojo) to speed loading.

Fix for unit width validation over 9.5
Add "Save and Close" button, "Save" now returns to the MCA editor screen.
Allow and as shortcuts for "Cancel" and "OK" in the MCA editor. Note that only works when you're not editing one of the text fields.
Format the sort width a bit more nicely.
When editing an empty position, the "matrix type" is changed to "Sort", in order to ease MCA completion.

Swap location of "caster trip spaces" so that they're easier to remove from the end of the line.
Added line unit display on generator page.
Added clickable lables for radios and checkboxes.
Mould "over-extension" is now just a warning.
Added response compression, which should greatly speed up soft proof display.
Added groundwork for multiple column layouts.
fix a few regressions caused by space-to command.
When using combined spaces, add space to the correct sort being cast.
Fixed a bug that sometimes caused words on the beginning of a line to lose their style information.
Fixed a bug that would cause letters to be lost when trying to hyphenate words that already contain hyphens (which aren't sent to the hyphenation engine but need to keep their existing hyphens).
Fix caster trip option so that it now works.
Add <stN> command that inserts fixed space until the line is at N units. Useful for simple tables.

Remove windows UTF8 byte order mark (BOM) from ribbon input, which was causing suprious "invalid activator" warnings.
Allow ribbon configs to be re-saved.
Add Small Caps to punctuation substitution list and expand punctuation subset.
Check that mould blade isn't drawn too far.
Fix caster trip option (add to actual last line.)
Ensure at least one justifying space is present on a line when quadding out, in order to ensure that the line can be completely quadded.
Add 'Pad Margins' option that places a single quad at each end of a line, in order to ease transport of the finished type. Note that this reduces the length of type set on the line by the same amount.
Added a new command: that enables the use of combined space lines in lieu of hyphenating a given line(s).
Added "Go Back" button to Soft Proof
Add hanging punctuation option. Note that this reduces the length of type set on the line by the amount of the hanging punctuation (usually the width of the smallest punctuation mark.)
Added .
Generator remembers styles applied to individual sorts during hyphenation.
Add ability to use custom hyphenation rules (a new preference).
Add more set widths.
Add a popup describing formatting control codes.
Add a popup describing soft proof symbols.
Try to place widest spaces at end of quadded lines.
Add justifying and fixed space warnings in MCA editor.

Schema upgrade runs automatically during startup.
Ensure default preferences are created during login.
Add job settings management.
Add support for word-combined spacing, for use when justification just won't work any other way.
Dependencies: New hyphenation engine should permit hyphenation of wide (ie, non-ASCII) characters.
Added Preferences tab.
New preferences for default MCA sort lists.
Allow width adjustment in 0.5 unit increments.