Release Notes

Blockpad 0.9.2215.0 (2019-5-22)

Highlights of this release

  • Improvements to solver sections
    • Non-linear equations
    • Initial guess property
  • Improvements to scenario blocks
    • Steps in dynamic expressions now appear
    • Full support for step-by-step sections, solver sections, and nested blocks in every scenario block
  • Block content previews shown while entering inputs
  • Improvements to blocks used as top-level tabs
  • Fixed recent issues with posting content to Library from app
  • Improved syncing of Library updates between cloud and app
  • Library references may now refer to the latest version, or to a specific version number
    • For example, Library.MyLibrary.Block1 refers to latest version. Library.MyLibrary.Block1:3 refers to version 3.
    • You can view each version by navigating to Version History on the web page for each Library item. By default, each time a Library item is set with new content, the new content receives a new version number, and old versions are retained.
    • To lock a block into a specific version number, select the block in the file, and in Properties, click the Definition property. Then add the version to the definition formula.
  • Saving named table regions as Library tables
  • Array formulas
  • LinearSeries function
  • GoalSeek function now works without an initial guess for results with units
  • Copy-and-paste improvements
    • Simple text directly into cells
    • Improvements to copying bulleted and numbered lists
    • When there are unexpected issues with copying math layouts as images, clipboard content includes the basic text as a fallback
    • Option to copy math layouts as SVG images
  • Continue Numbering, Restart Numbering, and Separate Numbering tools, for managing multiple numbered lists in a frame
  • Steam Tables
  • Support for new paragraph layout properties:
    • Spacing Before
    • Spacing After
    • Line Height
    • Page Break Before
    • Page Break After
    • Keep Lines Together
    • Keep Input Format option in Value Format
  • Fraction formats are now automatically passed on during math operations only if result units are feet or inches.
  • New MPa and GPa units
  • New Value Field object
  • Misc fixes and usability improvements
    • Including fix to underline display
    • Including fix to issue with long text in spreadsheet cells overflowing onto next page
    • Including smoother typing while inputting Library formulas
    • Including better performance while pasting in large content into spreadsheets