Runway Changelog

Runway 2.0 - October 28, 2021

• NEW: Support for Dark Mode.
• NEW: Native support for Macs running Apple Silicon.
• FIX: Fixes for Copy/Paste issues which appeared in later versions of MacOS Big Sur.
• FIX: "Corner Anchor" correctly respected when changing canvas size to a "Preset" size.

Runway 1.9 - June 6, 2017

• NEW: Resolution Control - Edit the DPI of any document in the "Edit Canvas Size" sheet.
• NEW: Export Selection - Main Menu > File > Export Selection…
• NEW: 10% Zoom Scale option.
• FIX: Specifying separate text styles for individual runs of text within a Class object now works properly again.
• FIX: Control-clicking objects on the Canvas for activating the context menu now works properly again.
• FIX: Improved canvas rendering performance.

Runway 1.8.8 - April 7, 2017

• Improved Canvas rendering performance.

Runway 1.8.7 - March 11, 2017

• NEW: Zoom option when exporting documents as images.
• FIX: Improved Canvas rendering performance.
• FIX: Fixed issue where Shift-constraining a Shape's aspect ratio could be broken when the Canvas Grid was enabled.

Runway 1.8.6 - January 13, 2017

• FIX: Improved SVG Export.
• NEW: Improved AppleScript support: you can now control the text, fill color and stroke color of objects on the canvas via AppleScript.

Runway 1.8.5 - December 12, 2016

• FIX: Improved Canvas-rendering performance.
• FIX: Arrow heads in the "Arrow" Palette in the Inspector are always rendered in black.

Runway 1.8.4 - November 21, 2016

• FIX: Text is once again correctly exported to SVG.
• FIX: Line Cap and Line Join settings are now functional for Line objects of all types.
• FIX: Keyboard commands for switching modes now work correctly even when the Library palette is hidden.
• NEW: A "Lock/Unlock" toolbar button is now available in the "Configure Toolbar" sheet.

Runway 1.8.3 - November 5, 2016

• FIX: The horizontal Segmented Line is now property created from the Connection shortcut handle.

Runway 1.8.2 - November 5, 2016

• FIX: The "Canvas Size" sheet is more stable on macOS 10.12 Sierra.

Runway 1.8.1 - October 27, 2016

• FIX: Copying Speech Bubble objects now correctly copies the "tail" portion.
• FIX: Better Undo support for Round Rectangle and Loupe objects.
• FIX: Filtering the Library list via Search works properly again.

Runway 1.8 - October 13, 2016

• FIX: Fixed crash that could occur when dragging items on the Canvas using Trackpads.
• NEW: Insertion Mode. Placing objects on the Canvas is now easier and more intuitive. You can still add objects to the Canvas via double-click or drag-and-drop from the vertical Library list on the left. But now you can also single-click on an object tool in the Library to enter Insertion Mode. While in this mode, you can add a new object to the Canvas via click-and-drag.
• NEW: Improved Text object. With the new Text object, the font size is automatically adjusted as you resize the Text object on the canvas. You can still add text to any object on the Canvas by double-clicking it. The behavior of text in other objects remains unchanged.

Runway 1.7.2 - August 15, 2016

• FIX: Adjusting the size of an object with "constrain aspect ratio" enabled now works correctly in all situations.
• FIX: Better image management. Deleting an image and then immediately re-adding a different image with the same file name now displays the correct image on the Canvas.

Runway 1.7.1 - August 9, 2016

• FIX: The new Redaction object now works correctly on Mac OS versions before 10.11.

Runway 1.7 - July 9, 2016

• New: Sticky Style Properties ("On" by default, with an option to disable in General Preferences). When enabled, Sticky Properties cause newly-created shapes and lines to automatically inherit the most recently selected style properties of other objects of their type.
• New: Redaction object in the Library for redacting/blurring out images containing sensitive information within Shapes compositions.
• New: Title Box object in the Library for more convenient creation of rounded title boxes (which can also be created with a combination of two Rounded Rectangles).
• New: Now you can adjust the {0,0} origin location of the canvas rulers: Right-click on the vertical or horizontal ruler surrounding the canvas and select the "Ruler Origin" menu item in the context menu that appears.
• Improved Callout (speech bubble) object.
• Improved Path object. Hold down the Shift key while dragging individual Path points for convenient alignment of points.

Runway 1.6.5 - June 3, 2016

• Support for Mult-touch Trackpads: Pinch-to-Zoom and Rotation.
• New object types in the Library: `Bracket`, `Module` (useful for Package Diagrams) and `End` (useful for Activity and State Diagrams).
• `Class` objects (useful in Class Diagrams) now have an `Is Template` setting which displays the standard Template/Generic Class indicator - a dashed box containing the Template type name and appearing the top left of the Class object.
• Improved Canvas-rendering performance.

Runway 1.6.3 - May 18, 2016

• Improved bezier path arrow rendering.

Runway 1.6.2 - April 25, 2016

• Improved Canvas-drawing performance.
• Fixed issue that could sometimes cause multi-line text to be erroneously clipped.

Runway 1.6.1 - April 15, 2016

• NEW: Magnifying Loupe tool for magnifying or calling out specific portions of a document.

Runway 1.6 - March 7, 2016

• NEW: Brush tool for free hand drawing of vector paths.

Runway 1.5.7 - February 8, 2016

• FIX: Fixes a recently-introduced issue with the new Sharing Menu feature on OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion.

Runway 1.5.6 - January 27, 2016

• NEW: "Share" Command for sharing via standard OS X sharing function (In Toolbar and File Menu).
• NEW: When exporting to PDF, there's now an option for "Export Selected Page Only."
• FIX: Fixed "Select All" glitch recently introduced.

Runway 1.5.5 - January 18, 2016

• FIX: Improved canvas undo behavior.

Runway 1.5.4 - December 27, 2015

• NEW: Easy drag resizing of the right- and bottom-edges of Canvas now offers quick Canvas size changes.

Runway 1.5.3 - December 20, 2015

• NEW: Pointers – a new shape type is available in the Library that offers a think, simple pointer for marking up images or diagrams.

Runway 1.5.2 - December 16, 2015

• NEW: Fast Connections – Any selected shape on the canvas now has a circular "Connection Options" handle displayed below it. Click this handle to see a radial menu of line types which may be used to quickly add a connecting line to the selected shape.

Runway 1.5.1 - December 9, 2015

• NEW: When you copy any objects on the canvas, the selected objects are now available on the clipboard as a PNG image and may be pasted into any application that accepts PNG images like iWork Pages, or Microsoft Word.
• NEW: "Size to Fit Text" option now available for most objects on the canvas by right-clicking.
• NEW: Option for "Alpha" in SVG export panel.

Runway 1.5 - December 1, 2015

• NEW: Shape Boolean Operations: Difference, Intersection, Union, and Exclusion.
• NEW: Bezier shape "Split Path Here" command (right click on a point in a Bezier Path).

Runway 1.4.2 - November 5, 2015

• NEW: Some new line arrow head types added, including the popular "Crow's Foot" Notation.
• FIX: Improved SVG export.
• FIX: Better behavior of "Evenly Distribute Horizontally/Vertically" command.

Runway 1.4.1 - October 13, 2015

• NEW: "Add Page" and "Page Overflow" buttons in the Page thumbnail list UI for easier creation and navigation of Pages.

Runway 1.4 - September 4, 2015

• NEW: SVG Export! See `File > Export… > Format : SVG`.
• NEW: "Align all Shapes to Grid" action available in the "Arrange" menu.
• FIX: Better coordinate display via tool tips (See: `Preferences > Guides > Show Coordinates` tooltip).

Runway 1.3.4 - August 22, 2015

• FIX: Improved canvas rendering performance for compositions which contain text.
• FIX: Fixed ability to turn off rotation handles in "Guides" Preference Panel.

Runway 1.3.2 - June 18, 2015

• FIX: Fixes issue where exported PDFs could be corrupted.

Runway 1.3.1 - June 1, 2015

• NEW: Rulers now support multiple measurement units: Points, Inches (new), and Centimeters (new).
• NEW: Ability to choose an anchor corner when resizing the Canvas in the "Resize Canvas…" Sheet.
• NEW: Ability to connect lines to the center of shapes (not just the edges).
• NEW: Better drawing of lines connected to rotated shapes.

Runway 1.3 - May 25, 2015

• NEW: Undo (command-Z) works as expected in "Pen Tool Mode": removes last point in the provisional Bezier Shape being created.
• NEW: Better snapping to path points while editing control points in "Pen Tool Mode".
• NEW: Improved AppleScript support - set the location and size of individual shapes on the canvas via AppleScript.
• NEW: Option in General Preference Pane for placing the Page tabs on the top or on the left of a document window.

Runway 1.2.9 - May 17, 2015

• NEW: Drag and drop re-odering of filters in the Filters Inspector palette is now supported.
• FIX: Improved Grid alignment behavior.

Runway 1.2.8 - May 4, 2015

• NEW: A "resize" cursor appears while dragging user guides on the canvas.

Runway 1.2.7 - April 26, 2015

• NEW: When a Bezier Shape is selected, command-clicking a control point handle causes that (and only that) control point to become linked with its associated point.
• NEW: Pressing the "Delete" key when provisionally creating a Bezier Shape in Pen Tool Mode removes the latest point in the Bezier Shape.
• NEW: The Image Inspector palette now appears when a Bezier Shape is selected.

Runway 1.2.6 - April 17, 2015

• NEW: Pressing up and down arrow keys in number-based text fields increments or decrements their numerical value.
• FIX: Improved Pen Tool accuracy when the current page is zoomed.

Runway 1.2.5 - April 2, 2015

• FIX: Improved Bezier Shape tool.

Runway 1.2.3 - March 29, 2015

• NEW: "Convert to Bezier Shape" command. Available in the context menu when right-clicking most shapes on the canvas.
• FIX: The "linked" state of the control points of provisional Bezier Shapes is correctly preserved.

Runway 1.2.2 - March 26, 2015

• FIX: Better behavior for text labels on vertical lines.

Runway 1.2.1 - March 24, 2015

• NEW: Bezier Shape improvement: Hold "Shift" key to produce straight line segments while drawing a provisional bezier shape.
• NEW: Bezier Shape improvement: Hold "Command" key to adjust control points while drawing a provisional bezier shape.
• NEW: Stroke Line Cap selector added to the "Stroke" Facet.
• FIX: More precise behavior for Bezier Shape drawing when the canvas is zoomed above 1000%.
• FIX: Better behavior for grouped Bezier Shape objects.

Runway 1.2 - March 3, 2015

• NEW: Full Bezier Path "Pen Tool".
• NEW: New Zoom scales: 1000%, 2000%, 3000%, 4000%, and 5000%.
• NEW: New Grid size: 1px.
• NEW: New "Blob", "Fan", and "Double Tearaway" shapes added to the shape Library.
• NEW: Nicer-looking "Cloud" shape.
• NEW: "Zoom to Fit" function in Main Menu > View > Zoom (command-9).
• NEW: Preference (in Guides Preference Pane) for displaying a toolip with shape coordinates while resizing shapes on the canvas.
• FIX: Vector-based PDF images added to the Canvas now correctly scale at full vector resolution when resized.
• FIX: Nudging (via keyboard arrow keys) while multiple shapes are selected works as expected. This fixes a bug introduced in version 4.1.

Runway 1.1 - February 19, 2015

• NEW: CoreImage Filters may now be applied to any Shape, Line, or Path object on the canvas. This allows you to apply snazzy image effects to any object. Look for the new "Filter" palette in the Inspector side pane.
• NEW: The behavior of the Geometry Inspector palette has changed to be more like the other palettes when multiple objects on the Canvas are selected. Changing a geometry property (e.g. "X" coordinate, or "Width") applies that value to each selected object individually, rather than all of the selected objects as a group.
• FIX: "Dashed" and "Dotted" Stroke types are correctly rendered for UML "Class" objects.
• FIX: Text labels of vertical lines now draw correctly.
• FIX: Lines may now be "connected" to Text objects just as with any other Shape object.

Runway 1.0.4 - February 9, 2015

• NEW: Copy/Paste Style menu items for extracting style properties from one shape and applying those style properties to one or more other shapes.
• NEW: New canvas size preset: U.S. Letter – Landscape.
• FIX: Copying or duplicating shapes and lines that are "connected" correctly preserves the connections for the new, duplicate shapes and lines.
• FIX: Copying and pasting shapes into a composition with grid enabled always produces the correctly sized shape.
• FIX: Each composition should correctly preserve its grid size.

Runway 1.0.3 - January 11, 2015

• NEW: A proper Gradient Fill Control in the Fill Inspector palette for specifying gradient fills with an arbitrary number of color stops.
• NEW: Image Anchor Control in the Image Inspector palette for specifying precise positioning of an image within the bounds of a shape.
• FIX: Fixed crash which could occur when exporting to PDF.
• FIX: Improved image rendering.
• FIX: Improved grid rendering on OS X Yosemite.
• FIX: Transparency is now correctly supported for shapes with a gradient fill.
• FIX: Tiny circle arrow heads now draw correctly on Path objects.

Runway 1.0.2 - December 29, 2014

• FIX: Exported images are now always the correct pixel size.
• FIX: Fixes occasionally glitchy behavior when drag-reordering shapes from the Outline palette.
• NEW: Constrain Aspect Ratio setting in the Geometry Inspector Palette.
• NEW: Menu items in the Arrange menu: Evenly Distribute Shapes Horizontally and Evenly Distribute Shapes Vertically.
• NEW: Line Label text fields now have drop down menus pre-populated with common cardinality specifiers.
• NEW: Ability to hide Shape Rotation Handles in General Preferences.

Runway 1.0.1 - December 11, 2014

• FIX: Fixes broken "Draw Text on Path" option for Lines.

Runway 1.0 - December 1, 2014

• FEATURE: Updated Version Number!!!