Release Notes

Blockpad 0.9.2540.0 (2021-02-22)

Custom headers and footers

Fully custom headers and footers are now supported for documents and spreadsheets. To set up the default custom header and footer, go to Write > Header & Footer. Then, in lieu of Basic header and footer, choose Custom, and click OK. This sets up a preset header table. You can easily change the logo to your company's logo by double clicking the logo.

We plan to add more tools in the future for more control over custom header and footer content, such as more control over borders and margins.

User experience improvements

This version has many improvements to detail to make the user experience smoother. We have also made improvements to make Blockpad feel more familiar to those used to legacy spreadsheets.

Some highlights include:

• The style manager has been updated for clarity. Also, you can now target Heading 1, Heading 2, etc. for style rules.
• When inputting formulas, the F4 key cycles through references to fixed rows and columns (A1, $A$1, A$1, $A1, ...).
• Deleting cells in a spreadsheet now deletes only the content, not the style. To delete the styles, use the Clear Styles tool.
• Point input for drawing has been improved. Now, a cleaner point input control appears at the bottom while drawing.
• When both printing and saving to PDF, the page range prompt appears, now with a cleaner look.
• Docked panels (Properties, Console, etc.) can now be resized. Also, this version has improvements to how undocked floating windows are moved around the screen with multiple monitors.
• Numerous performance optimizations

Visual formula editor

Blockpad’s regular formula input can become burdensome for long formulas. We have had the special visual editor behind the scenes for a while, but now we are highlighting it under the Formulas menu.

To edit a formula with the visual editor, select it and click Formulas > Visual Editor. This tool also allows you to move from the simple text formula input in progress too.

In the visual editor, you can click parts of the displayed equation to edit parts

Calculation engine improvements

This version includes some small changes under the hood to the calculation engine. Specific improvements include to solver sections and matrix inversion.

In addition, the SumProduct function now works with more kinds of arrays.

New units dB and dBA are now included. These units do not have any conversions now built in, but you can easily do conversions by writing your own functions.

Global support

This version fixes an issue with using decimal points for many locales. To write numbers with decimal points in formulas with any language settings, use the dot ('.') symbol.

Modules and macros

This version has an improved script editor for writing script modules, script blocks, and macros. More documentation on these features is coming soon.