Release Notes
Release Notes
- FieldWorks 9.1 makes several changes to the Discourse area.
- New Discourse Chart Templates can be added
- A text can be charted for multiple templates
- Morpheme rows can now be added in the charts and configured like other rows
- The Notes field can be placed on the left or the right of the chart
- The tagging tab now allows words to be tagged with more than one type
- FieldWorks 9.1 uses a new cloud api for uploading to Webonary.
- There are also improvements to Send/Receive to enhance security and ease of use.
- FieldWorks 9.1 allows you to update your FieldWorks automatically when a new release comes out. You can set this under Tools -> Options on the Update tab. You still have control whether to install a change or not.
- FieldWorks 9.1 has a redesigned Interlinear Configuration dialog.
Changes in Version 9.1.25
- LT-21212 – Add code to prevent duplication of custom fields and help track down what is causing them.
- LT-20890 – Fonts specified in Dictionary-SenseNumber are now applied to the sense number.
- LT-21666 – Change default for words with spaces, to not be a complex form upon creation.
- LT-21371 – Fix problem of FLEx shutting down randomly with no error.
- LT-21424 – Do lowercase matching for all occurrence indexes.
- LT-21438 – Webonary – Don’t show letter headings for minor entries that aren’t included in upload.
- LT-21679 – Fix crash when inserting senses after setting custom homographic numbers..
- LT-21670 – Allow use of custom numbers for senses.
- LT-21648 – Add ‘Caption or Headword’ field in Dictionary Config.
- LT-21668 – Fix broken SFM import with \rf.
- LT-21639 – Remove trailing ‘/’ from Webonary site name.
- LT-21447 – Display circumfixes per Leipzig standard for APRs.
- LT-21571 – Fix crash when adding a sound file.
- LT-21638 – Save import settings only if a file has been chosen.
Changes in Version 9.1.24
- LT-17493 – Hook up Help topic for Exemplar field.
- LT-20859 – Update FLEx Bridge automatically.
- LT-21573 – Fix crash when trying to look at entries that have captions but no picture objects.
Changes in Version 9.1.22
- LT-20038 – Fix yellow box crash with metathesis rule in HermitCrab parser.
- LT-20665 – Don’t add new publications to entries in the Publish in Entry field.
- LT-20889 – Fix Hermit Crab parser when there is more than one inflectional variant with a filled slots field.
- LT-21086 – Fix mangled Unicode text in conflict details for any new conflicts (old conflict messages will not be updated).
- LT-21308 – Display all writing systems in the Set Up Vernacular/Analysis dialogs whether the box is checked or not.
- LT-21419 – Add support for improved lexical interface with Paratext.
- LT-21421 – Fix invalid XML for reduplication environments thst id produced.
- LT-21433 – Fix Bulk Edit crash when ICU collation starts with a comment.
- LT-21435 – Improve performance parsing suffixing-only languages.with XAmple.
- LT-21444 – Improve picture dialog: allow selecting images from the Art of Reading collection; allow scanning and cropping images; allow adding copyright information to images.
- LT-21453 – Add Creator, Copyright, and License to Picture field in Configure Dictionary.
- LT-21451 – Include entry headword in error details related to bad .wav files when uploading to Webonary rather than stopping the upload with no help for ths issue.
- LT-21452 – Allow SFM import of Extended Notes.
- LT-21462 – Before attempting to send and receive over the Internet, verify that complete credentials and a project ID have been entered.
- LT-17398 – Add Exemplar field to Senses (partial): Exemplars can be imported from SFM and published in dictionaries, but they cannot be exported yet.
Changes in Version 9.1.21
- LT-14240, LT-16220 – FieldWorks no longer crashes clicking OK if you pick no inflection features in Cat. Edit.
- LT-18415, LT-20851 – The grammatical info dropdown data from inflection class, inflection features. and grammatical info details are no longer jammed together.
- LT-20702 – Improve message on flextext import failures to include failing field name.
- LT-21120 – Fix crash when adding Variant writing systems in More tab of New Project dialog.
- LT-21218 – Links to variants/complex forms no longer exist if ‘Show minor entry’ is unchecked.
- LT-21411 – Add Analytics to record when Help is called.
- LT-21417 – Add ability to export all lists to xml and transpose to htm.
- LT-21429 – Fix hyperlinks that are not working in Dictionary view and Webonary.
Changes in Version 9.1.20
- LT-21414 – Change the service that we use to gather anonymous usage information for those users who have opted in.
Bugs Fixed in Version 9.1.19
- LT-20157 – Allow spaces in the Language Depot password. Requires FLExBridge 4.0.0 not included with patch.
- LT-21214 – Hermit Crab uses default inflection class higher in category hierarchy.
- LT-21221 – Word Grammar Debugger now uses UTF-8.
- LT-21224 – Force Lowercase URL in Upload to Webonary dialog.
- LT-21232 – With Chinese UI, Flex no longer brings up a localization message every time S/R is used.
- LT-21275 – Allow @ in the Language Depot ID and password. Requires FLExBridge 4.0.0 not included with patch.
- LT-21294 – Word grammar now handles stem names correctly for a template that requires more derivation.
- LT-21295 – ProjectDictionaryOverrides.css is now being uploaded to Webonary.
- LT-21296 – Update Hermit Crab and Machine libraries to latest from Nuget.
- LT-21307 – Webonary upload of reversals now includes proper letter headings.
- LT-21310 – Duplicated References Sections now show their children in the Configure Dictionary dialog.
- LT-21326 – Fix Import Dialect Labels on Subentries.
- LT-21331 – Fix many random crashes while editing in data entry.
- LT-21360 – Fix crash switching from Default to previously created custom Template in certain text charts.
- LT-21387 – Prevent confusion setting project in upload to Webonary.
Bugs Fixed in Version 9.1.18
- LT-21209 – Changes to FLExBridge interface to make it clearer for users.
Bugs Fixed in Version 9.1.17
- LT-17535 – Correct crash when adding ‘enter’ to interlinear texts baseline from the concordance.
- LT-21175 – Update Webonary upload message text.
- LT-21176 – Record ImportResidue on changes made through the FwLexicalPlugin.
- LT-21186 – Fix crash trying to sort reversal subentries.
- LT-21191 – Multiparagraph fields no longer block upload to Webonary.
- LT-21195 – Configure Interlinear Dialog correctly displays localized languages.
- LT-21197 – Interlinear New Analysis now opens blank analysis.
- LT-21198 – Webonary upload now uses correct collation with multiple indexes.
- LT-21200 – Flex now switches out of Chinese and Korean IMEs in embedded strings.
Bugs Fixed in Version 9.1.16
- LT-21140 – Memory problems from duplicate sil:url elements in ldml.
- LT-21138 – Assert thrown when entering data with more than one writing system.
Bugs Fixed in Version 9.1.15
- LT-18315 – Letter Headings are now correct if sorting is by something other than Headword.
- LT-20698 – Support provided. Non-US time separators can be fixed with the “Write Everything” utility.
- LT-20800 – Notify of model changes before install.
- LT-21078 – Prevent from showing up in Dictionary and Webonary.
- LT-21090 – FLEx no longer generates illegal CSS rules for Numbering, that cause Pathway to fail.
- LT-21105 – Install the latest version of the XAmple parser to prevent crashes.
- LT-21106 – Fix crash when breaking certain words into morphemes.
- LT-21112 – Fix crash starting FLEx when the project refers to a keyboard that is not installed on the computer.
Bugs Fixed in Version 9.1.14
- LT-11482 – Export concordance results.
- LT-19843 – Don’t show parsing error when navigating to Reversal Indexes.
- LT-20807 – Avoid deadlock when Sending & Receiving projects with many messages.
- LT-20883 – Correct error in File -> Print with lots of data.
- LT-20952 – Correct failure to refresh in Reversal Indexes view.
- LT-21060 – Clean up when deleting Complex Feature to avoid crashes.
Bugs Fixed in Version 9.1.13
- LT-20768 – Pre-populate new templates in text charts.
- LT-20883 – Fix File -> Print of large dictionaries by exporting to PDF.
- LT-20930 – Fix hyperlinks to an entry in another project from a custom field.
- LT-21010 – FLEx now supports upper Unicode planes in the writing system file, but more work is needed in some areas including the Valid Characters dialog.
- LT-21034 – Fix crash switching field in Bulk Edit Replace.
- LT-21050 – Add checkboxes to custom segment fields where missing.
Bugs Fixed in Version 9.1.12
- LT-20058 – Sharing mode now saves Flex changes while Phonology Assistant is running.
- LT-20690 – mp4 files now work in Webonary.
- LT-20867 – Change label of Log in button on FLEx Bridge.
- LT-20881 – Fix crash after pressing enter then backspace in a long text.
- LT-20678 – Interlinear configuration now migrates correctly between version 9.0 and 9.1.
- LT-20959 – When inflection sub items not shown, attempting to show them no longer crashes.
- LT-20995 – Use ICU search in interlinear when finding potential morphemes.
- LT-21001 – Update the Malay Semantic Domains.
- LT-21002 – Fix a crash that occurs when clicking an entry in Lexicon edit after making changes in the Sorting tab of Writing Systems Properties.
- LT-21047 – FXT now supports custom lists.
Bugs Fixed in Version 9.1.11
- LT-08457 – Sorting by Occurrence sorts sorts on selected word and following context (Sort from end not yet working).
- LT-20197 – Upgrade to ICU 7.0.
- LT-20634 – Fix Custom discourse charts to print column headers properly.
- LT-20651 – When FLEx leaves behind a lot of null files, don’t crash, clean them up.
- LT-20678 – Interlinear configuration now migrates correctly between version 9.0 and 9.1.
- LT-20704 – Show Morph Token on Lexeme Form, stop showing it on Headword using Citation Form.
- LT-20734 – Send / Receive works on a New Machine.
- LT-20866 – Custom field is not displayed in the Configure Interlinear Lines dialog, in the Gloss tab.
- LT-20884 – Add missing alpha headings for ambiguous multigraphs.
- LT-20922 – Fix Pular collation issues (works in upper Unicode planes).
- LT-20955 – Fix crash importing books from Paratext with figures.
- LT-20957 – Shifting the Notes column no longer makes bad prints.
- LT-21009 – Installer now properly initializes ICU custom properties from older versions.
Bugs Fixed in Version 9.1.10
- LT-20754 – Promoted senses now bring along more entry level fields.
- LT-20816 – Projects can use case systems from other writing systems to generate dictionary letter headings.
- LT-20841 – Configure Interlinear Dialog now shows correct checks for custom fields.
- LT-20880 – Fix FLExText exports for variations of writing systems.
- LT-20944 – Reenable Send & Receive -> Check for FLEx Bridge Updates.
- LT-20954 – Stop giving import errors when LIFT file is not in its own directory.
Bugs Fixed in Version 9.1.9
- LT-17589 – Dialect labels are now available in SFM import/export.
- LT-19174 – Archiving with RAMP now works in Linux (SIL).
- LT-20697 – Correct exports to XLingPaper in Linux.
- LT-20794 – SFM data imported into Linux is now available.
- LT-20795 – Add additional information to the crash report so crash adding Genesis from an associated project in Choose Texts can be fixed.
- LT-20797 – Provide a way for LCMBrowser to work in Linux.
- LT-20832 – Line breaks \A in configuration now work in Webonary.
- LT-20837 – An Empty text, on restart, uses non-English Flex UI ws instead of 1st vern ws in baseline.
- LT-20847 – Parse possibilities now include lexical gloss in the drop-down box.
Bugs Fixed in Version 9.1.8
- LT-20846 – Fix gloss line turns to stars when parse chosen.
- LT-20858 – Go to the right word in a word in text.
- LT-20628 – Fix problem in many Windows locales that causes a popup saying that localization language isn’t available.
- LT-20662 – Fix crash adding custom fields in interlinear texts.
- LT-20715 – Display custom field content under dictionary configuration grouping nodes.
- LT-20783 – Delete old installer files.
- LT-20815 – Show entire Project combobox in S&R settings.
Bugs Fixed in Version 9.1.7
- LT-19629 – Adding an audio recording causes the date modified to be updated.
- LT-20442 – In Configure Interlinear Lines, use correct checkboxes for custom fields.
- LT-20669 – Sound files imported from The Combine entries are now playable in the Lexicon Edit view.
- LT-20800 – Notify users if there are model changes before installing automatic updates.
- LT-20813 – Move “Install Updates?” notifications to the front when FLEx opens.
- LT-20840 – In interlinear configuration, ‘Add Line’ now adds lines for ‘Literal Translation’, ‘Lex. Entries’ and ‘Free Translation’
Bugs Fixed in Version 9.1.6
- LT-20397 – Fix crash when importing text from Paratext.
- LT-20703, LT-20782, LT-20773, LT-20123 – Fix problems with FLExBridge in Linux.
- LT-20727 – Complete fix of crash when editing baseline while doing text charting.
- LT-20729 – Fix crash when searching upper plane text.
- LT-20752 – Prevent localization error message from FlexBridge 3.4.0 whenever it is used.
- LT-20757 – Fix text chart so it remembers height of ribbon.
- LT-20771 – Fix text chart to remember which template to use.
- LT-20787, LT-20774, LT-20778 – Download and install base builds.
- LT-20791 – Fix FLEx Bridge 3.4 to work with high-bandwidth Internet
- LT-20801 – Migrate settings and credentials from older versions of FLEx Bridge.
Bugs Fixed in Version 9.1.5
- LT-18814 – Fix crash in “Find in Dictionary” if the lexical entry has any picture added to 9.1.5 from 9.0.17.
- LT-18819 – Fix crash on Browse pane when opening the Print dialog added to 9.1.5 from 9.0.17.
- LT-19171, LT-20756 – Implement automatic updates. By default, FieldWorks will download the latest available update when it is available. Patch updates are about 200 MB and are published every month or two. This version downloads only patch updates. Next month, we plan to release a patch that can download and install all updates (some are 360 MB). So users will automatically receive all updates.
- LT-19891 – Fix for the help link on the sorting tab in Writing System properties added to 9.1.5 from 9.0.17.
- LT-20483 – In Linux, clicking Help in any area in the FieldWorks application now works added to 9.1.5 from 9.0.17.
- LT-20585 – Fix a problem with the online installers.
- LT-20613 – Preserve order of renamed custom fields.
- LT-20688 – Preserve order of configured interlinear lines.
- LT-20690 – .mp3 files no longer crash and block uploading to Webonary.However,mp3 files will not play on Webonary until some more work is done. This should be completed next month.
- LT-20696, LT-20525, LT-20731, LT-20763 – Completed dictionary tables.
- LT-20714 – Multiple Ignorable characters no longer generate letter headings.
- LT-20724 – Fix RTL document flow for dictionaries.
- LT-20725 – Webonary upload fixed for some RTL project data.
- LT-20726 – Webonary upload fixed for on projects with ‘No Name’ lexical references to sense.
- LT-20727 – Crashes fixed with text charts but more work will be done. This should be completed next month.
- LT-20736 – Custom fields other than single line text are again available for mapping in SFM import.
- LT-20744 – Add flextext phrase item type=”txt” on export for ELAN users.
- LT-20772 – Fix crash trying to reorder Text Chart templates.
Bugs Fixed in Version 9.1.4
- LT-20525 – New ability to add tables to entries/senses. It’s not fully implemented, but is useable.
- LT-20585, LT-20631 – Fix some problems with the online installers.
- LT-20622 – Variant Type position can now be controlled in configuration.
- LT-20660 – Fix crash when changing morph type to an extended type.
- LT-20672 – Add ability to reorder writing systems in free and literal translations and notes in texts.
- LT-20675 – Update error message for trying to promote part of discourse chart.
Bugs Fixed in Version 9.1.3
- LT-20440 – Remember size for Configure Interlinear Lines dialog.
- LT-20441 – Make Configure Interlinear Lines columns narrower.
- LT-20412 – Fix crash in Text Chart tab in Texts & Words view.
- LT-20446 – Fix problems moving interlinear writing systems up and down.
- LT-20484 – Fix problem with Configure interlinear lines dialog in Linux.
- LT-20543 – Print should work for full dictionary though note that printing large dictionaries may require more than 8 Gb of memory.
- LT-20582 – Add new import option for data exported from The Combine.
Bugs Fixed in Version 9.1.2
- LT-19468, LT-20534 – Increase S/R password security
- LT-19915 – Discourse Charts exported to Word will now open in Office 2019 and 365.
- LT-20407 – Update the Send/Receive Internet dialog in Chorus.
- LT-20490 – Fix crash when clicking add a new question button near messages field in the entry pane.
- LT-20521 – FLEx Bridge 3.1.7 and 3.2.0 are now working with FW 9.1 build on Linux.
- LT-20549 – Add “Remember password” checkbox to S/R dialogs.
- LT-20555 – Provide a relevant message when entering invalid username/password in S/R.
- LT-20590 – Fix Linux crash when trying to start.
- LT-20621 – Fix error upgrading from 9.1.1 to 9.1.2.
- LT-20623 – Fix FLEx Bridge 3.2.0 cosmetic defects in Linux.
Bugs Fixed in Version 9.1.1
- LT-20515 – Add improved error reporting and stability on the initial upload to Webonary.
- LT-20488 – Fix CSS bug “flex-line-height” instead of “line-height” in configured export.
- LT-19559 – Fix XAmple parsing problem that can result in an extremely long word parse time.
- LT-20249 – Correct HermitCrab “Try a word” crash in Linux that worked in Windows.