4.0.2f10 11 MAY 06

[FIXED] start/stop characters re-enabled

4.0.2f9 14 MAR 06

[FIXED] Light Margin Indicators, (LMI's), now saved at correct size for non-EAN/UPC formats.
[DOCS] Added RM4SCC (Royal Mail) section.
[FIXED] 'Fixed Length' control no operates as expected.
[FIXED] Code128 incorrectly defaulting to subset C for short numeric codes.
[ADDED] 'Style' menus for all 'Font' menus.
[CHANGE] MBC4 now compiled as 'Mach-O'.
[FIXED] Leading character in formats based on 'EAN-13 Alternative' no longer cropped.
[FIXED] AppleScript now accepts 'X' as valid check character for ISBN.
[FIXED] 'H Guage' & 'Bearer Bar' controls now enabled/disabled when changing code type.
[CHANGE] Code39 now defaults to 'Alphanumeric'.
[CHANGE] Changing code data now erases barcode until it is 'Drawn' again.
[CHANGE] 'Save' caution no longer invoked when closing default window.

4.0.2f8 30 JUN 05

[FIXED] Parity calculation inconsistencies with EAN/UPC codes with 5 digit addons that were introduced in 4.0.2f3.

4.0.2 f7 24 JUN 05

[FIXED] AppleScript errors involving creating new documents, saving files & exporting files.
[CHANGE] Colour list is now restricted so that no two colours can have the same name.
[FIXED] Custom colours now defined correctly in saved & exported PostScript.
[FIXED] Custom colours can now be deleted.
[FIXED] Changes to the colour list now reset by 'Cancel' button.4.0.2f1

4.0.2 f6 17 MAY 05

[FIXED] AppleScript errors involving check digit setting, new document & 'supply recommended height.
[ADDED] Support for new OS 10.4 (Tiger) AppleEvent formatting.

4.0.2 f5 22 MAR 05

[ADDED] Precision of height measurement increased to 3 decimal places.
[FIXED] Error loading bar height from saved files, some formats.
[FIXED] Error setting status of height field when switch code type or opening file.

4.0.2 f4 10 MAR 05

[FIXED] AppleScript errors involving data entry, closing & quitting.

4.0.2 f3 18 FEB 05

[FIXED] Parity calculation problem with EAN/UPC 5 digit addons.

4.0.2 f2 08 FEB 05

[FIXED] Corrected problem with some settings not loading from saved files.

4.0.2f1 22 DEC 04

[ADDED] 2 User-definable text strings can now be added to the barcode.

4.0.1f7 18 NOV 04

[FIXED] Font parsing now supports 9999 fonts.

4.0.1f6 20 OCT 04

[CHANGE] Filtering of the Font list has been disabled.

4.0.1f4 12 OCT 04

[ADDED] Codes can now be Exported in a more widely compatible PostScript format.
[FIXED] 'Auto-Correct' now functions properly for codes with non-standard check digit range.
[CHANGE] Increased width of 'Unlock/Upgrade...' screen.
[FIXED] Parity checking on 2 & 5 digit addons.
[CHANGE] The font menu now includes only those fonts where the correct PostScript name can be determined.
[ADDED] Bar height can now be a fixed value.
[CHANGE] Unlock code entry is disabled if all codes are unlocked.
[CHANGE] 'Unlock/Upgrade...' dialog now states which symbologies are enabled.
[CHANGE] Settings panels now hidden if there is no barcode open.
[ADDED] Width of Code128 codes can now be set using narrow bar as well as magnification.
[FIXED] Files now open properly when double-clicked in Finder.
[FIXED] Recommended Height now set properly when switching between formats.
[CHANGE] MBC4 files must now have '.eps' suffix for MBC4 to open them.
[CHANGE] Factory Default settings are now used if any damage is detected in 'MBC4 Prefs'.
[FIXED] Saving & Exporting via AppleScript control now provides the correct suffix, (.eps or .art).
[FIXED] Remove 2 unnecessary bars from start of some Code128 formats.

4.0.1f2 29 JUN 04

[ADDED] 'EAN13 Alternative & 'ISBN Alternative' formats added, (to mimic Version 3 layouts).
[FIXED] 'H Gauges' now work with ITF addons.
[FIXED] UPC-E Addons now positioned correctly.

4.0.1f1 15 JUN 04

[FIXED] Decimal measurements for HRC values now use period '.' instead of comma ','
[FIXED] Overprint now works for imported colours.

4.0.0b5 07 JUN 04

[CHANGE] EAN8 can now use Light Margin Indicators.

4.0.0b4 04 JUN 04

[FIXED] Selecting 'Auto-Correct' for check digit no longer disables drawing.
[FIXED] Decimal measurements for bar/space values now use period '.' instead of comma ','
[FIXED] Transparent backgrounds implemented.

4.0.0b3 03 JUN 04

[CHANGE] Move leading character in EAN13 to the right. It no longer increases the light margin.
[FIXED] Remove network alerts, (only applies when not running on a LAN).

4.0.0b2 02 JUN 04

[FIXED] Activating 'H Gauges' no longer disables drawing.
[FIXED] Help menu nows opens 'MBC4 Manual.pdf'
[CHANGE] Unlock/Upgrade screen now displays NAME, ORGANISATION & SERIAL NUMBER info.

4.0.0b1 01 JUN 04

[CHANGE] Default suffix reset to '.eps' from '.mbc', increased compatibility with Adobe products.
[FIXED] Human Readable Characters, (HRC's), in ITF addons now scale with rest of code.

MBC4.1
Version History

4.1.5 - 19 JUL 07

[NEW] TIFF and JPEG file formats added. User-defined resolution control added.
[CHANGE] Extra text disabled for PostNET and Royal Mail barcode types.
[FIXED] Inconsistent behaviour of Txt1 & Txt2 import drawers.

4.1.1 - 09 FEB 07

[FIXED] HRCs overlapping addon bars in exported files
[FIXED] HRCs not appearing in exported files if 'Outline' feature enabled.

4.1.0 - 12 JAN 07

[NEW] Templates menu
[NEW] Data import of text labels
[NEW] Freeform Code 128
[NEW] Freeform ISBN 13
[NEW] Check for Updates feature
[NEW] Preferences Window
[NEW] Prefrerence: Remove symbology name from file name
[NEW] Export as PDF
[NEW] ISBN 13 Data validity check
[NEW] ISBN 13+5 Data validity check
[NEW] Open MBC3 files
[NEW] Computalabel supplied fonts can be saved as outlines
[NEW] Code 39 Full ASCII
[CHANGE] Extra Text is now restricted to ASCII characters, (32-126).
[FIXED] Command-Q followed by Command-W wrongly hid the code window.
[FIXED] 979 prefix no longer permitted in standard ISBN 'Dual' formats.
[FIXED] Personalisation details of less than 3 characters no longer causes crash.
[FIXED] Selecting 'Color' from the Settings menu works again.
[FIXED] 'Unlock/Upgrade...' screen now displays non-ASCII characters correctly.
[FIXED] Added 'Extra Text 1' & 'Extra Text 2' to Settings menu.
[CHANGE] Removed 'Check for updates' from help menu. Now in Preferences.
[FIXED] Bar Width Adjustment & Device Compensation values no longer rounded when loading saved files.
[FIXED] Check Digit scheme now correctly set when loading saved files.
[FIXED] AppleScript now returns Code & Addon data correctly for non-standard check digit schemes.
[CHANGE] Menus now greyed when a caution sheet is displayed.