Release Notes

Blockpad 0.9.2195 (2019-03-27)

Highlights of this release
  • Performance improvements for large reports and spreadsheets
  • Items in the table of contents are now clickable links
  • Multiple test operators can now be grouped together. For example, 2 <= 5 < 9 tests whether 5 is greater than or equal to 2, and less than 9.
  • Named table regions--you can name a table range by selecting a table range and going to Table > Define Region. By default, it's called Region1, etc., but you can change this by clicking the label and changing Name in Properties window. (In upcoming releases, this will be part of features for sorting, filtering, and unit groups.)
  • Miscellaneous minor improvements
Notes and known issues
  • Page up / down / home / end keys do not always behave as expected
  • Several paragraph properties are provided as placeholders, but they do not yet affect document layout (namely, First Line, Keep Lines Together, Keep with Next, Line Height, Page Break After, Page Break Before, Spacing After, Spacing Before, and Widow and Orphan Control)
Upcoming features
  • Top-level blocks
  • Unit groups in tables and spreadsheets
  • Sorting and filtering
  • Example engineering blocks
  • Merging and splitting table and spreadsheet cells
  • In 2d drawings, Bring to Front and Send to Back tools
  • Internal links within Blockpad files
  • Tool to embed external references into file
  • Equation solving for non-linear equations
  • Saving Blockpad files as Word documents, and reopening them with formulas intact