…is now available via the usual App Store Software Update mechanism! This version fixes some needless annoyances, where the editing area sometimes wouldn’t show a newly dropped or inserted image, or wouldn’t update to reflect a stylesheet change, or the URL completion window wouldn’t size itself wide enough to show the URLs it presented in their entirety.
TypeMetal 1.1.2 also adds handy new Command+Option+arrow keyboard shortcuts that you can use to hop from node to node in the document tree:
Selecting Content in Normal Mode
| Keystroke |
Command |
| ⌘⌥↑ or ⌘⌥G |
Grow Selection (to Enclosing Element) |
| ⌘⌥↓ |
Select first child node |
| ⌘⌥← |
Select previous sibling node in current element |
| ⌘⌥→ |
Select next sibling node in current element |
These keystrokes are especially useful for hopping TypeMetal’s Attribute Editor to adjacent elements, without having to close and reopen it:
In the Attribute Editor
| Keystroke |
Command |
| ⌘⌥↑ |
Jump to parent element |
| ⌘⌥← |
Jump to previous sibling element |
| ⌘⌥→ |
Jump to next sibling element |
| ⌘⌥↓ |
Jump to first child element |
TypeMetal 1.1.2 also fixes the snippet editor’s “shorthand example” tooltip sticking around indefinitely, as well as the failure to display snippet body content when reopening the snippet editor for an already-loaded snippet set. And, if you’ve run into the “Unreasonable Permission Request” sheet that used to spell doom for the ability to open and edit certain HTML files, you’ll be glad to know it’s entirely gone in TypeMetal 1.1.2! The revised Help page on “Granting TypeMetal File System Permissions” explains the new authorization issues UI, which never prevents you from opening and editing an HTML file, and offers the ability to balance Sandbox security concerns with whatever level of file system access you feel comfortable granting. If TypeMetal finds the need to exercise caution in requesting resource directory permissions when opening an HTML file, you’ll see a yellow diamond icon in the newly opened window’s title bar:
You’re free to ignore that yellow diamond, and edit the HTML file as you wish, with the only consequence that some referenced images might show up as broken images, or referenced style sheets might not be visibly applied, while you’re doing your editing. The failure to load certain resources only affects what you see while you’re editing; it doesn’t affect the HTML that TypeMetal produces. You can click the yellow diamond icon if you choose to, and TypeMetal will show you the list of problematic resource folders that triggered the warning, and give you the opportunity to grant access to those folders if you wish.
Two more things to note: TypeMetal is both Retina-ready and ready for OS X Mavericks. We’re continuing to test on the latest developer builds, watching for potential problems, but so far all looks good for a smooth transition to the latest and greatest version of OS X!
As always, we’ve updated the TypeMetal User Guide and the TypeMetal Demo build, and posted the release notes. More great improvments are already in the works for future versions of TypeMetal! Stay tuned to our Twitter account and RSS feed for the latest news and tips, and let us know about any issues you run into or things you’d like to see, in the TypeMetal Support Forum (or, if you prefer, email “support” at coherencelabs.com).
Thanks again to all our users! Your support makes all of this possible, and we look forward to bringing you still more handy, agile ways to write and edit your HTML content!