Known issues and Pre-release availability

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Known issues with this release will be listed here as feedback is received, as well as improvements and new features as they are completed.

All fixes are cumulative and will be present in each successive build.

• Missing font metrics
  If PowerMath is unable to determine the metrics of a character because it can't find the font or PowerMath fails to retrieve the information for a character in a font it does find, PowerMath will crash.
  Fixed in build 1615
• Changing superset preferences
  Editing superset preferences doesn't enable the superset to be saved
  Fixed in build 1632
• Superset name is replaced with user's home folder
  PowerMath incorrectly saves the name of the superset to include the file path to the superset. Since the field on the PowerMath editing window is limited in size, only the beginning of the path to the superset name is displayed.
  Fixed in build 1637
• Superior/Inferior Horizontal Placement
  When the default style font name is longer than six characters and an attempt is made to open the Superior/Inferior Horizontal Placement dialog, PowerMath will crash.
  Fixed in build 1640
• Command + 2, 4, 6, 8 style selection
  This feature was accidentally removed when migrating to OSX/InDesign.
  Fixed in build 1649
• Styles are ignored when performing an ASCII import from InDesign utilizing ~style~ format styles.
  This feature was accidentally disabled when implementing the "Rapid display format".
  Fixed in build 1653
• Some Pi characters do not work
  Pi characters that are represented by values 128 through 255 were incorrectly converted from the MacRoman character set to Unicode. The characters were then used as MacRoman characters without converting them back to MacRoman, yielding incorrect characters.
  Fixed in build 1653
• Some hardware keys can't be upgraded
  Hardware keys that were originally sold with PowerMath for Quark 4 will not accept the codes to utilize them with PowerMath for InDesign. These hardware keys must be returned to Power-House Software if an upgrade is desired. The Hardware Key dialog will display "Hardware key must be upgraded at factory" when this condition is detected.
  Fixed in build 1661
• Missing preferences file
  PowerMath will crash if the PowerMath preferences file is missing.
  Introduced in build 1632, fixed in build 1666
• Duplicate tags
  PowerMath was allowing the same tag names to be used for any of its lists. This confuses ASCII import if a tag for a different feature is utilized. PowerMath will rename any duplicate tags when it loads the superset.
  Fixed in build 1684
• InCopy does not allow equations to be created
  Equations created in InCopy were not being properly stored into the story. PowerMath incorrectly reported that equations needed to be converted to rapid display format when no equations existed in the document.
  Fixed in build 1688
• Duplicate tags error message reports full path to superset
  Sometimes the superset is reported with the full path to the filename.
  Fixed in build 1697
• Colors disappeared from superset
  A defect in previous versions has caused colors in the superset to be lost. When this occurs, the element or character to be drawn is drawn in a blank color, making it impossible to see. These invalid colors are now changed to black
  Fixed in build 1704
• After editing an equation, InDesign seems very slow
  In order to improve performance, equations were loaded only when drawing or editing them. A defect was identified that loaded every equation in the document as soon as any equation is created or edited. This is most evident in documents containing hundreds of equations.
  Fixed in build 1709
• Pi tags occupy invalid locations in the Pi table
  Pi tags pi.1, pi.3, pi.5, pi.7, pi.Opt1, pi.Opt3, pi.Opt5 and pi.Opt7 can not be used as Pi characters. Any Pi characters that are currently in use that were derived from these tags will automatically be moved to an unused Pi character in the table. These positions in the Pi table have been removed and are no longer available.
  Fixed in build 1717
• 0x73200could_not_resize_geometry
  A defect was identified in InDesign CS3 that caused a geometry resize command to fail when the equations are not contained within the first spread. Utilizing a low level command to resize the equation bypasses the defect in CS3.
  Fixed in build 1720
• Useability improvement in Place Superior/Inferior dialog
  To quickly identify characters that have superior/inferior adjustments, the characters that do not have adjustments are displayed in blue within the character palette.
  Added in build 1722
• Removed annoying messages
  Messages announcing the relocation of invalid Pi locations and renaming duplicate tags was removed.
  Fixed in build 1724
• NOSTYLE ASCII imports were causing an out-of-bounds error condition
  NOSTYLE tags within ASCII caused an out-of-bounds error that crashed InDesign. Future out-of-bounds conditions will result in the equation failing to import instead of crashing InDesign.
  Fixed in build 1726
• Character scaling as specified in the Pi table is ignored
  Character scaling was being ingored because of an error in the build tools optimation strategy. The optimation candidate has been simplified so the optimation does not skip the vertical scaling.
  Fixed in build 1731
• Invalid Pi character positions have been reinstated as valid positions
  Previous pre-release builds had disabled some Pi character positions because of difficulty utilizing those positions as valid Pi characters. In previous builds the characters were sometimes ignored or had the wrong character inserted into the equation. This was most evident in ASCII import and export. All of the issues surrounding the use of these characters have been solved.
  Fixed in build 1738
• Matrices do not import from ASCII correctly within InDesign/InCopy
  When importing matrices, all of the rows were begin drawn on top of each other. ASCII Import from PowerMath's standalone application was not affected. If you have matrices in your document that do not display properly, export them to ASCII and then re-import them back into your document to correct the drawing issues.
  Fixed in build 1746
• View -> Scale preference not saved.
  This preference was not saved when changed from the View -> Scale dialog.
  Fixed in build 1748
• Changes to supersets are not always saved.
  When modifying supersets, it has been noticed that changes to the superset are not saved properly within InDesign. This was due to a caching issue, that has been solved.
  Fixed in build 1755
• Copying an equation to a new InDesign document causes InDesign to exit.
  The equation was copied without referring to the superset in the new document. When the superset is not present in the document, it will be automatically loaded.
  Fixed in build 1759
• ASCII import does not import equations that are stored within tables in InDesign documents.
  Tables are now included when searching for ASCII equations.
  Fixed in build 1761
• Importing a selection will import any tables in the story
  Tables were being included in ASCII import when a small selection was intended to be imported.
  Fixed in build 1769
• Alternate styles bottom font was not accepting changes
  A defect was discovered in the Alternate Styles dialog preventing the bottom font from being changed
  Fixed in build 1769
• When modifying fonts, the changes are not saved in the superset
  A defect was discovered where fonts added to the superset were not being saved consistently
  Fixed in build 1778
• Added the ability to save a superset as another name
  Supersets can now be copied to a new superset using the new Save-As menu choice under the Superset menu
  Added in build 1780
• Macros and interactive macros were not working
  PowerMath Macros were not properly interpretted and sometimes resulted in crashing InDesign or PowerMath. The macro functionality has been repaired. Interactive macros have not worked correctly since PowerMath 4.0, as the functionality was not migrated to OSX properly. These defects have been repaired.
  Introduced in build 1610, fixed in build 1785
• ASCII import of ~NOSTYLE~ fonts were sometimes being changed to "Lucida Grande"
  ~NOSTYLE~ fonts will now be correctly imported into the equations. This issue brought another issue to light - Utilizing ~NOSTYLE~ fonts was making a change to the superset, bypassing the password protection feature of the superset. Supersets are no longer modified when adding ~NOSTYLE~ fonts.
  Fixed in build 1790
• Create Superset was not creating a new superset
  The create superset operation had a defect introduced that caused it to load the default superset.
  Introduced in build 1780, fixed in build 1792
• The tops of some characters are being chopped off
  Character metrics we using the Unicode metrics table instead of the Adobe type 1 metrics table. This resulted in character values above 127 to use the default font metrics instead of the individual character metrics.
  Introduced in build 1610, fixed in build 1797
• Changing supersets does not always utilize the proper fonts
  Superset changes did not always reflect the settings of new superset. An error was found where the new superset name was changed in the document, but not the superset contents. When changing supersets, the contents are now properly assigned.
  Fixed in build 1800
• Indesign sometimes crashes when adding brackets to an existing equation
  When an equation contains a style reference to a non-existant style, InDesign and/or PowerMath was causing a crash. This has been fixed by identifying this rare condition and chosing a style that better reflects the current equation style.
  Fixed in build 1803
• Copy/Paste causes everything in the equation to change the font to "Lucida Grande"
  All of the fonts information was incorrectly being removed from the equation when pasting from another equation.
  Introduced in build 1790, fixed in build 1807
• When utilizing font face metrics, the left-side-bearing is not included in bounding box calculations
  This condition is rare. The only time font face metrics are used, is when character metrics are not available.
  Fixed in build 1809
• When creating a new equation in InDesign, PowerMath incorrectly states the supersets differ
  The superset that PowerMath attempts to use for new equations is the last superset that was loaded or created. In the case of an InDesign document that already has an equation (and superset), PowerMath was comparing the document superset to the superset named in the preferences file instead of the superset named in the InDesign document.
  Fixed in build 1811
• Command + 9 style selection
  This feature was accidentally removed when migrating to OSX/InDesign.
  Fixed in build 1816
• After InDesign crashes, InDesign continues to crash a few times when loading documents containing equations
  A defect was identified that caused a crash when reading recovered documents
  Fixed in build 1820
• Interactive macros do not properly continue after completing Macro Merge
  Macro Merge will now continue to process macros after each stop "$" is encountered
  Fixed in build 1824
• Matrix default settings are not saved
  Clicking "Make SysDefault" now saves the desired default matrix settings
  Fixed in build 1825
• PowerMath crashes when closing a window that has editing changes in it
  A defect in OSX is causing an event to be sent to a closed window. PowerMath was modified to ignore these rogue events
  Fixed in build 1831
• Buildups do not correctly set the vertical position of brackets to the built-up equation
  When superset preference "Base offset brackets on auto-upsize" is enabled, brackets were positioned incorrectly for the built-up equations. The buildups are now positioned correctly
  Fixed in build 1833
• Setting superset preference "PowerMath key" has no effect
  PowerMath Key has been removed from the preferences dialog. This setting is not availble for InDesign. Please use InDesign Keyboard shortcuts for this functionality.
  Removed in build 1835
• Superset preferences "Scale Factor" is not a superset preference
  Preference Scale factor has been removed from the superset preferences dialog. This is a user setting and did not make sense to modify it from the superset preferences. This setting is available from the PowerMath menubar: View -> Scale
  Fixed in build 1835
• Base alignments other than mainline cause the equation to be chopped off and are not aligning correctly
  Bottom and Top Base Alignment have been fixed and are now available as an equation box setting. Previously this setting was a superset setting and affected all equations in the document. The superset setting is now used as the default when creating new equations
  Fixed in build 1835
• PowerMath ASCII language is missing mainline and top base alignment
  PowerMath ASCII now supports two new baseline alignment options. Top baseline alignment (~TB~) and mainline base alignment (~MB~)
  Added in build 1837
• Superset option "Base offset brackets on auto-upsize" is always off even after saving with enabled
  The setting was accidentally dropped when saving the superset preferences. This setting is now saved properly
  Introduced in build 1837, fixed in build 1843
• Font metrics is not available for certain character encodings
  Not all character encodings were considered when reading character metrics. This resulted in certain characters utilizing generic font metrics, which could be over or undersized for the character. All encodings are now used except for Unicode.
  Fixed in build 1848
• InDesign crashes with certain documents that contain PowerMath equations.
  These specific documents were missing the embedded superset. In versions prior to v1759, it was possible to create a document with equations that does not have an embedded superset by copying and pasting equations. This version will attempt to load the superset from disk should this condition occur.
  Fixed in build 1852
• Macro merge does not stop for user input.
  Macro merge was not stopping when encountering a dollar-sign that was in the macro.
  Fixed in build 1857
• Equations with multiple matricies in them cause InDesign/PowerMath to crash.
  Matrix properties were not being properly stored and in some cases, they were still being referenced. In these cases, PowerMath would crash. Matrix properties are now correctly associated within the equations.
  Fixed in build 1859
• Superiors and inferiors do not participate in base offset brackets on auto-upsize.
  Superiors and inferiors are now offset to match the position of the offset brackets.
  Fixed in build 1862
• Macro merge does not allow styles.
  This was an intermittent problem based on the size of the macro and the ASCII equation being imported. If the equation had fewer characters than the macro and the macro had a style change within it, PowerMath incorrectly reported that the style was missing a terminator.
  Fixed in build 1865
• Macro merge waits for user input instead of merging.
  PowerMath will now correctly merge, as well as wait for user input when required.
  Introduced in build 1857, fixed in build 1868
• PowerMath crashes when migrating Quark4 PowerMath supersets.
  When migrating older supersets and fonts are missing on your computer, PowerMath can crash. A fix has been applied to ignore these fonts until they get installed.
  Fixed in build 1873
• PowerMath does not migrate Quark6 Xpressmath supersets.
  Quark has not published the format to their supersets, so migration from Quark6 Xpressmath supersets is not possible.
  There are no plans to provide this functinoality

Power-House Software makes pre-release versions available for testing purposes.
These pre-release versions are available for testing purposes and have not gone through a testing phase. Fixes to the issues listed above may cause other issues.

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