Chapters - Notebooks for Writing

December 22, 2016

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon. More than 6 YEARS on the App Store! Big changes to support more devices, multitasking, and iOS improvements. App updates clear the previous reviews. Thanks for taking the time to update your review/rating for new releases! - New setting to show entry and photo storage; you can force deletion of temporary files to save space - Support for Slide Over and Split View multitasking on iPad - Improved handling of iOS Text Size settings adjustments - Improved PDF rendering / printing - Better, sharper photo thumbnails - Extended keyboard layout adjustments - Notebook covers are more adaptive and look better on all devices - Improved code to handle deleting temporary exported/shared files to cut down on storage - Updated search library to improve journal indexing - Fix for jumpy behavior when rotating device while viewing a journal entry - Fixed bug that caused words to underlap keyboard while typing - Better support for input assistant buttons on iPad keyboard (undo, copy, paste) - Fixed bug in app's settings that occurred when scrolling up and down rapidly - Updated share/export dialogs (removed previous workaround for iOS 8 issue) - Search results reload to reflect any changes in system text size - Updated layout to work better no matter what screen size you have - Faster launch and improved launch screen for all devices - Fixed a crash that could occur when editing date of old entry - Improved support for iOS 9 and 10 (maintains iOS 8 compatibility) - Updated alert views, action sheets, and popovers - Privacy lock enhancements, especially for older devices - Ability to export all entries as a text file - Faster backup and export creation - Ability to Mail your backups or you can 'Open In...' to save them elsewhere - App keeps recent backups, cleans up older ones to save storage - Fix for database concurrency issues that could lead to rare crash If you've been using the previous version, this update will migrate your data when you launch the app. If you have years entries and photos, the migration could take a couple minutes. Please leave the app open and running until it completes.

April 30, 2013

- Notebook title appears in backup file name - Fix for bug that caused page color settings to revert (thanks Mark) - Updated 3rd party libraries - Fix for issue that could cause crash when tapping Entries button From before: - Improved search (app will update on first load) - Better and more secure passcode protection - New font selection menu - Better Retina display support - Ability to adjust screen brightness - Additional page background colors - Fix for 'lost' off-screen photos - Updated Google Docs export - Reduced memory usage

March 6, 2013

- Improved search (app will update on first load) - Better and more secure passcode protection - New font selection menu - Better Retina display support - Ability to adjust screen brightness - Additional page background colors - Fix for 'lost' off-screen photos - Updated Google Docs export - Reduced memory usage - Bug fixes - Updated libraries for 3rd party components Did you know that two novels were written in Chapters, and some have been journaling for more than two years using the app? Thanks for your support!

August 3, 2011

This release contains a fix for a rare situation that caused newly-composed entries to not save (a few things had to happen for this to occur; I'm sorry if you ran into this issue). - Better support for returning you to previous entry selections within a notebook - Fixed some small memory leaks on the export screen From before: - New cover style for notebooks - Navigate by swiping across the page - Support for longer passwords - Password-protected notebooks can't be deleted without password confirmation - Password-protected notebooks lock when you switch to another app - Lock icon shows on notebook cover - Moved timestamp button to prevent accidental taps - New setting to prevent saving new-but-empty entries

July 15, 2011

- Fixed a situation that could lead to app failing to save entries (this occurred after deleting an entry and then starting another within a second) - Remember position in entries list better And from before: - New cover style for notebooks - Navigate by swiping across the page - Support for longer passwords - Password-protected notebooks can't be deleted without password confirmation - Password-protected notebooks lock when you switch to another app - Lock icon shows on notebook cover - Moved timestamp button to prevent accidental taps - New setting to prevent saving new-but-empty entries - Fixed a couple small memory leaks Thanks for your support!

June 15, 2011

* New cover style for notebooks * You can navigate entries by swiping across the page * Support for longer passwords * Password-protected notebooks can't be deleted without password confirmation * Password-protected notebooks lock when you switch to another app * Lock icon shows up on cover * Moved timestamp button to prevent accidental touches * New setting to prevent saving new-but-empty entries (good for times you accidentally tap compose and then immediately tap Done) * Found and fixed a couple small memory leaks Thanks again for your support and suggestions!

January 16, 2011

Thanks for all the great feedback. Though it's not required, consider creating a backup or export before updating. Note that this update requires iOS 4.2 or greater. - Fixed crash that occurred when you tapped settings button twice - Added edit button on entries listing for easier deletions - Added sort by title to notebook listing (alphabetical sort) - Added Dropbox text file export option - You can now specify the ordering of your exports (newest first or oldest first) - New extended keyboard buttons to quickly skip forward/back by character or word - Improved accuracy in word count - If you have an external keyboard, the app will adjust the screen as expected. - Added light gray page background color option (in addition to sepia and white) - Added chapters:// url scheme so you can open the app from Safari - Cleaned up some screens, made appearance more internally consistent. - Some text labels and fields weren't aligned, so I adjusted them by a few pixels - Found a fixed a small memory leak on notebook gallery screen

December 20, 2010

Take a moment to create a backup or export your writing before updating. - Fixed the notebook cover font issue (previously the font would revert to the default after opening a notebook) - Performance enhancements (reduced memory usage) This update corrects an issue introduced in the previous update. I'm incredibly sorry about missing that during testing. It affected roughly a third of users, most running iOS 3.2. I tried to fix it as fast as possible but with any update there's at least a few days wait while the software is reviewed for inclusion on the store. I hope to earn your trust again. The reviews were beautiful before that incident and I'll work hard to make sure this never happens again. Contact me if you need anything!

December 15, 2010

As always, consider making a backup from within the app before updating. Contact me if you need help. *** There are some reported issues with iOS 3.2. If you're running iOS 3.2 you should wait for the 1.0.7 update *** Mostly a maintenance release, with a couple extras: * Added clear button to make editing notebook title easier * App uses 10-30% less memory in many cases, especially when dealing with photos. * Photo thumbnails are now a little larger by default * Better autosave support to prevent data loss on new OS version (thanks Alex) * Link detection; any URLs you type can be tapped and opened * REMOVED Zapfino font * ADDED Courier font at the request of a couple writers (especially screenwriters). * Fixed memory leak on main notebook gallery page * Fixed rare but possible crash situation that occurred when you tapped on an entry to edit it NOTE: the first time you view older entries with many photos you may notice a lag as the app optimizes the photo for use with the new version. ANOTHER NOTE: An issue with fonts on the notebook covers reverting to the default will be fixed in the next update (already submitted)

November 5, 2010

* Minor fixes (rotation position issue, memory leak) * If a photo can't be imported you'll get a message now