New in Accordance for iOS, Version 3

 

Version 3.4.4 (3.4.3.01)

Fixes:

  • Accordance would not handle a misspelled/ambiguous/'?' argument in a Topic search.
  • When editing a User Note, Accordance would not maintain the selection/insertion point in the Edit view.
  • The User Note view was not properly refreshed after closing the Edit view.
  • Issue that could cause the same Text module to be added to the Library multiple times during Easy Install.
  • Gloss files would not be properly installed.

Unicode Hyperlink fixes:

  • Accordance was not properly creating certain Resource/Accord links consistently. (e.g. Strong's Module/Field name)
  • When pasting Resource/Accord Links into a Unicode User Note, the search argument could be displayed as gibberish (e.g. Greek/Hebrew text). Now the search argument is displayed as unicode with a valid (hidden) hyperlink.
  • Hidden Hyperlinks with a mixture of Unicode/NonUnicode display text (e.g. a Resource Link with a Unicode search argument) could become corrupt after an (unrelated) Edit view update.
  • The Edit view would corrupt certain types of links (and display error message) after using the backspace key to delete unicode characters.

Version 3.4.3 (3.4.2.03)

Various improvements to Easy Install and In-App Purchasing workflows:

  • Incomplete/missing progress views when downloading/installing modules.
  • Updated security for the In-App Purchasing server communications.
  • Multiple issues with Restoring In-App purchases on a new device.
  • Other fixes for multiple In-App purchases, handling errors, and Accordance account authorization.

Version 3.4.2 (3.4.1.03)

Changes

  • Refactored Accordance Account processes:
  • logout / keychain management
  • authorization / account creation.
  • Images in a Tool will now be scaled down when the pane narrows instead of having the edge cut off.
  • For the ‘Single Tap for Details’ option, improved determination of “white space”. Previously, it was difficult to find a tap point to toggle the menu bars for various RTL Texts, Interlinear, verse layout cases, etc.

Miscellaneous Display Fixes

  • Text section headings could be inserted before the wrong paragraph (e.g. Neh 1:1 LSB).
  • Display of verses with poetic style.

Tool Image Layout Fixes

  • An extra line break was inserted before an image if the pane was narrow.
  • A centered image would be left justified if image display was set to very large.
  • An image in a table would not respect center justification in some cases.

Interlinear Fixes

  • Secondary pane Text would not properly recall Interlinear settings.
  • Highlight style rendering issue when showing Interlinear.
  • Allow Arabic and perhaps other texts with Strong’s number to be added to the Interlinear text.
  • Verify that non-biblical corpuses such as Athenasius no longer appear in the Interlinear pull-down menu items.

Miscellaneous Fixes

  • An issue that prevented newly installed Texts from being available for certain Settings choices (e.g. Settings > Instant Details > Source Texts)
  • Custom URLs would not work properly with certain module names.
  • If Accordance could not find a module when tapping a Custom URL then certain module characters were garbled in the error alert.

Version 3.4.1 (3.4.0.04)

Easy Install Fixes

  • Refactored processes:
  • handling account password changes
  • account logout / keychain management:
  • account status / error alert handling
  • Reduced the cache lifetime for the owned items list.
  • Atlas backgrounds were showing up in Easy Install.
  • Improved Unicode username and password handling.
  • Crash that could occur after changing passwords.

Miscellaneous Fixes

  • Restored the key command shortcut for "Open Search" (Tab) on iOS15+.
  • Possible iAccord Library corruption when moving modules to other folders.
  • Improved Custom URL support for the '+' character when used for a space in scripture references searches (e.g. ReadingPlan app) and when used for a root word search.
  • Certain views had navigation bars with transparent backgrounds (e.g. Account Settings, Help).
  • The Account Info view layout was not properly constrained to the "safe area" on all devices.
  • The Edit User Note view could have an odd background color.
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Version 3.4.0 (3.3.9.02)

What's new

Version 3.4 is built with the same code base as Accordance v14 for the desktop and will support:

  • Unicode User Tools from v14 (Need to sync with 14.0.5)
  • Refactored Networking code
  • Updated Display Preferences (was reorganized internally in v14)

Changes

  • A Delete Account button was added to Settings > Account that brings up a web view of the Voluntary Account Deletion Request form.
  • Updated German and Portuguese Localization

Fixes

  • Restored ability to navigate to the last hit by using GoTo entry with a verse/book beyond the range of the hits.
  • When amplifying to a Unicode Tool, the initial Search Label Text would be garbled.
  • Transparent Top Toolbar in User Note view.
  • Certain words would cause a crash when gathering Instant Details with a Unicode Tool as the default Dictionary/Lexicon.
  • Added crash tracking for some of the top crash reports.

Version 3.3

  • Includes support for Unicode Tools.
  • Includes support for updated Letters search in Hebrew Texts.
  • Includes support for Section Headings search in Texts and Tools with Section Headings.
  • Added Text Display options to Show/Hide Book Titles and Section Headings.
  • Added “Override Key Number Dictionaries” Amplify setting
  • Added the option to display Instant Details with a single tap on a word in a Text module.
  • The [Style *] command is now supported in Tools.
  • Minimum System version is now iOS11 and only ARM64 architectures are supported.
  • Bug Fixes.
  • Updated Help files.

Version 3.2

  • Main Settings View
  • Added a new General settings page with many of the prior main page settings.
  • Moved the Amplify and Citation preferences to their own sub-sections.
  • Moved the Instant Details Font Size and Source Text settings to an Instant Details sub area.
  • Renamed the Fonts Settings to "Appearance" and moved "Match System Dark Mode" here.
  • In Appearance, added "Use European Notation" and "Use SBL Abbreviations".
  • Tool Settings View
  • Added setting to hide page numbers in Tool Defaults.
  • Text Settings View
  • Added sub-sections for Contents, References, Layout, Search Settings, and Advanced.
  • Moved Interlinear options to the Layout section of the Text Defaults.
  • In the "Advanced" section of the Text Default settings, added "Hide spaces", full Reference format, "Abbreviate Book Name", "Include Text Abbreviation", "Use Decimal verse divider", and "Use English book names".
  • Export and Citation Settings Views
  • Significantly expanded the Citation Settings options, now including the vast majority of desktop citation customizations.
  • Added new Export Settings view that includes a variety of preferences, including default font, color, URL style, etc.
  • Added support for conditionally showing/hiding the optional Export options, such as the "Default Font" option depending whether "Use Default Font" is selected.
  • User Notes Settings View
  • Moved the settings option "Create User Notes File" to a button at the bottom of the User Notes library section.
  • Moved the settings option "Link to Dropbox" to the General Sync section.
  • The Notes Settings view will now hide the Editor settings as these options are global, not pane specific.
  • Picture size has been added to User Notes settings. It has also been added to the Quick Settings button ().
  • Other Changes
  • Changed all settings to act "live", immediately causing their change, without the use of a "Save" or "Cancel" button.
  • Dark Mode colors are now customizable and are saved to the preferences.
  • Added support for searching all preferences:
  • Search bar is accessible by pulling down on the main settings page.
  • Selecting a search result navigates to that view, scrolling as needed, opening up parent hierarchy as needed.
  • Bug Fixes.
  • Updated Help files.

 


Version 3.2.8

  • Bug fixes.
  • Updated Help files.

Version 3.2.7

  • Bug fixes.
  • Updated Help files.

Version 3.2.6

  • Bug fixes.
  • Updated Help files.

Version 3.2.5

  • Bug fixes.
  • Updated Help files.

Version 3.2.4

  • Bug fixes.
  • Updated Help files.

Version 3.2.3

  • Bug fixes.
  • Updated Help files.

Version 3.2.2

  • Bug fixes.
  • Updated Help files.

Version 3.2.1

  • Bug fixes.
  • Updated Help files.

Version 3.1.2

  • Added missing entitlement needed to load custom fonts.
  • Changed Tool View’s word group list title to "Field" instead of "Search".
  • Bug fixes.
  • Updated Help files.

Version 3.1.1

  • For iOS 13.0+ devices, changed all font selection to use the new system font picker.
  • Added support for changing the fonts used throughout the User Interface.
  • Added support for showing the relevant syntax tags in the Tags list, below the grammatical tags.
  • Texts and Notes are not limited to the same corpus when in a secondary pane.
  • Returning from a Picture view now updates the Tool to the current picture location. This is done by scrolling to the current location, rather than the cached original.
  • Added support for displaying the alt verse reference Text for scripture lookup in User Notes’ external scripture links, and in Papers.
  • Added new key commands:
  • Ctrl-Shift-X: Toggle visibility of secondary pane.
  • Cmd-C: Copy selected text.
  • Ctrl-Shift-T: Change parallel pane to the first Text.
  • Ctrl-Shift-O: Change parallel pane to the first Tool.
  • Ctrl-Shift-N: Change parallel pane to the first Note.
  • Bug Fixes
  • Updated Help files.

Version 3.1

  • Visual Improvements
  • Changed interface fonts throughout for a fresh, modern look.
  • The navigation bar and toolbars are now system themed. This fixes day/night transitions and confirms a consistent look when combined with the status bar.
  • The top and bottom toolbar now stays a default gray, rather than tinting to the pane.
  • Adjusted panes to display more real estate, bringing 25 pixels more reading area per pane.
  • Added a preference for whether or not pages go under the top and bottom toolbars (for maximum screen space) or not (for readability while interface is visible).
  • Instant Details Improvements
  • A simple tap on a footnote or verse reference in a text view will now display Instant Details or the Verse Action menu (instead of a long tap).
  • Instant Details links:
  • Opens a new amplified view containing the selected verses, article, or search.
  • Certain abbreviation links will instead open in a secondary Instant Details.
  • Visual upgrades:
  • An "Analytics" heading has been added to the Word Info statistics in the Instant Details pop-up.
  • The Instant Details word counts (under the Analytics heading in the Instant Details pop-up) now link to that search.
  • For Tool and User Notes Instant Details, if the alternate hypertext is different from the primary, and both can display the verse, Accordance will show both in the Instant Details.
  • Added a new "Context" option when tapping on verse links in a Tool, which opens a new pane displaying the verse(s) in context.
  •  The "Amplify" action (to Tools) and "Amplify"/"Context" action (to Texts) will update the contents of the second pane instead of opening a new view, if the panes are unlinked and the module in the second pane is the same resource being amplified to.
  • iPad Support
  • Improved text selection interaction:
  • Simple dragging does exact character selection of text.
  • Hovering over hyperlinks, footnotes, and verse references changes to a highlight effect for the link area.
  • Added pointer interactions for Buttons that needed it.
  • Added custom interaction for the splitter view.
  • Added the Font and Link icons to the top right side of the edit text keyboard on an iPad.
  • Changes
  • Page Turning:
  • Now supports multiple columns of text for wider panes, based on the size of the text relative to the screen.
  • When a Text is displayed in the first pane, any Tool can now be displayed in a secondary pane, not just Reference Tools.
  • Active Highlight menu
  • Selecting a color will enable active highlighting if it is not currently enabled.
  • Added a cancel button to disable active highlighting.
  • Texts can now be searched using the TEXT command.
  • Added a new iOS 13.0+ display preference, “Match System Dark Mode”.
  • The Current Folder header now includes a ‘Hide’ option for quick access to other tool folders, needed if there are many items in that folder.
  • Add Mouseover Highlighting between tagged Texts.
  • Added the ability to amplify by triple-tapping on a word in a Text. This also supports modifier keys.
  • Bug Fixes.
  • Updated Help files.

Version 3.0.10

  • Bug fixes.
  • Updated Help files.

Version 3.09

  • Added the ability to change the displayed Text by tapping the name of an amplified or searched text.
  • Added 3D Touch support to every location where long press gestures are currently supported.
  • Taptic/Haptic Feedback Support:
  • For iPhone 6s devices, which have the Taptic Engine, vibrations are generated through the system.
  • Newer devices will support Haptic Feedback if available. Currently, feedback is generated for notification events (successes, failures, and warnings).
  • Expanded Dark mode support.
  • Active Highlighting Interaction:
  • The tap and long/deep press functions have been switched. Now a tap on the button will display a menu of recently used highlight styles and a tap and hold is now required to change the Active Highlighting mode.
  • Enhanced the ability to bring up Instant Details with Active Highlighting turned on.
  • The following keyboard functionality has been added for devices with external keyboards:
  • In the User Notes editor, ⌘+X can be used to cut, ⌘+C to copy, and ⌘+V to paste.
  • The left (←) and right (→) arrow keys can be used to move to adjacent pages in any Tool when Page Turning is turned on.
  • Bug fixes.
  • Updated Help files.

Version 3.08

  • Bug fixes.
  • Updated Help files.

Version 3.07

  • Added 3D Touch support.
  • Highlight files included with specific modules (Understanding NT Greek, for example) are automatically downloaded via Easy Install.
  • Bug fixes.
  • Updated Help files.

Version 3.06

 

Version 3.05

  • Bug fixes.
  • Updated Help files.

 

Version 3.04

  • Bug fixes.
  • Updated Help files.

 

Version 3.03

 

Version 3.02

  • "Copy" has been added to the Instant Details menu.
  • Original language font options are available in Settings View for display in User Notes.
  • A Copy As URL button has been added to the Search View.
  • Bug fixes.
  • Updated Help files.

 

Version 3.0

  • Library Visual Enhancements 
  • The main tint color of the app has been changed from blue to brown.
  • Folders can be created in the Library.
  • Book covers are displayed in the Library.
  • Tools are listed under a Tools heading in the Library.
  • Recent Modules are located at the top of the Library for immediate access.
  • Library Module Organization 
  • Module sizes are displayed when editing in the Library.
  • Multiple items can be selected when editing in the Library, with "Move" and "Delete" support.
  • Folders can be renamed, and folder icons can be changed.
  • Items in a Library folder can be sorted alphabetically.
  • Dividers can be added to the Library and Module List views.
  • Library structure is preserved when syncing with desktop versions of Accordance.
  • Table of Contents (TOC) Enhancements
  • A GoTo button has been added to the Tool TOC.
  • TOC searching enhancements:
  • Search results are recursive for the chosen portion of the tool.
  • Searches find and highlight any portion of the article name
  • Highlight Styles Management
  • Highlight styles can be created, reordered, and deleted.
  • Each part of a highlight style can be edited.
  • Easy Install/Updates Enhancements
  • The navigation bar is visible at the bottom of the screen while searching.
  • The "Download All" button is now a "Select All" button.
  • Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Addition of keyboard shortcuts for iPads with an external keyboard.
  • A list of available keyboard shortcuts is accessed by holding down the Command key ().
  • Customizable Search Ranges
  • Search Ranges can be created, reordered, and deleted.
  • Added the ability to select a default Search Range.

Additional Changes

  • Added a feature to disable Auto-Lock.
  • References can be omitted from a Text view.
  • Bookmarks can be synced with desktop versions of Accordance via Dropbox.
  • When viewing a Text, Tool, or User Note, tapping the top title will display the module selector.
  • Custom text and background colors support.