Tot Version History

Updated 10042022-162143

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Tot 1.5

Greater control when creating and editing Smart Bullets, find and print text, improved layout control, and a new watch app to put Tot on your wrist!

All

• Added keyboard shortcuts for Smart Bullets [Yay MrStaggs!]

  • Control-8 to create a Smart Bullet on the current line
  • Command-8 to toggle Smart Bullet on current line
  • The last Smart Bullet you picked will be used
  • Use the keyboard combo to create a normal bullet (Option-8) as a reminder 

• Added printing support

  • On macOS, use the File menu
  • On iOS, use Print at the end of the Edit menu

• Added setting to adjust line height [Yay David!]

  • macOS: Format menu > Line Spacing > Standard → 30% increase
  • iOS: Settings > Text & Layout > Standard → 30% increase

• New “Dot” app icon choice in Settings to match new watchOS app (see below)

iOS

• Added support for standard Find behavior in iOS 16

  • In Edit menu, use Find or Find Selection
  • To replace text, tap on magnifying glass and select Find & Replace

• Added key clicks and haptic feedback on keyboard controls and Quick Keys

  • To turn on haptics, use Settings > Sounds & Haptics > Keyboard Feedback

• Improved Edit menu layout and behavior

• Fixed a bug where text wouldn't save properly when Tot was launched from a widget [Yay Harrie!]

macOS

• Added a command-line option to disable automatic backups: % defaults write com.iconfactory.Tot disableAutomaticBackups 1
• Using ⌘-0 to select an empty dot is now disabled if no dots are available [Yay Gruber!]
• Updated status bar icon to be more consistent in size and spacing
• The Settings icon now indicates its state more clearly

watchOS:

• New app that takes Tot’s mobility to a new level!
  • Available as a separate purchase on your watch’s App Store
  • Shows the contents of all your dots
  • Add text with dictation, Scribble, and other text input
  • Changes sync between macOS, iOS, and watchOS
  • NO general editing of text due to watch limitations

Tot 1.4

Easily create TODO checklists with Smart Bullets, keep an eye on your dots with iOS Widgets, and added a What's New in-app help video. 

All

• Smart Bullets:
  • Perfect for creating TODOs and checklists
  • Click or tap on a Smart Bullet to toggle its state ON/OFF
  • Bullets are normal text that you can copy & paste into other documents
  • Easy to share Smart Bullet lists as plain text
  • Optimized for both platforms:
    • macOS: Pick Smart Bullet using * button in status bar
    • iOS: Set which Smart Bullet to use via Quick Keys in Settings
  • Check out What’s New in Help for a video overview and more info

iOS

• Support for Widgets:
  • Multi-dot for viewing a summary of all of your dots [Yay Everyone!]
  • Single dot for viewing a snippet of a configured dot [Yay and their dog!]
  • Widget content can be updated via iOS Shortcuts
• Links now open directly in Tot:
  • Use Settings to turn this feature off and open links in Safari instead
• Improved pointer interactions on iPadOS when using a trackpad
• Fixed current selection in character picker

macOS

• Fixed a crash when viewing plain text in Help [Yay Terry!]
• Fixed a problem with popover window not appearing over a full screen window [Yay Adrian!]
• Added “Paste and Match Style” [Yay sharprichnorth!]
• Fixed an issue displaying links on the most recent version of macOS

Tot 1.3

All

• Added support for Shortcuts:
  • Commands to get, set, or show text from any dot
  • Query a dot to get text counts, modification date, JSON dictionary, and more
  • Works great as scratchpad to collect input for a Shortcut
  • Also a convenient way to save text that has been processed
  • Same actions on macOS and iOS, allowing shared workflows

macOS:

• New “Control With” setting – Smart Icons:
  • Use Tot‘s menu bar icon to display a popover window
  • Detaching the popover window shows Tot‘s app icon in the Dock
  • Select Tot with Command-Tab keys and access menu bar options [Yay Elsie!]
  • Tot‘s Dock icon disappears when its window is closed
• Improved window behavior when changing Dock and menu bar settings
• Added caching to speed up Font menu (both in menu bar and context menu) [Yay Allen!]
• Reminder about the iOS app isn’t shown on first few runs
• Hovering over a dot now displays its number as a helpful tooltip

iOS

• Increased contrast of unused dots in dark mode [Yay Mark!]

Tot 1.2.4

macOS

• Local backups of iCloud data are now done automatically:
  • View latest backups with File > Show Automatic Backups
  • Backups are JSON files encoded in UTF-8
  • Restore a backup with File > Restore Backup…
  • Backups are updated as needed every hour
• Increased contrast of unused dots in dark mode [Yay Mark!]
• Keyboard shortcuts like ⌘G now work correctly while Find panel is displayed [Yay Ben!]
• Improved compatibility with Bartender [Yay Michal!]

Tot 1.2.3

All

• Fixed a crash during iCloud updates - often seen at launch
• Fixed a typo in help: there are no longer limitions in this app
• Hash marks for Markdown headers are no longer used for AutoList [Yay TJ!]
• Fixed issues with some bullet characters not automatically starting a list

macOS

• Fixed a problem with spell check settings not saving correctly
• Improved rendering of dots on the flat title bar
• Fixed placement of popover window in menu bar

iOS

• Fixed a problem with text undo not working
• Changed shortcut action names to be more explicit by adding “Text”
• Fixed a problem with RTL text being displayed incorrectly when returning to foreground [Yay Moshik!]

Tot 1.2.1

All

• Dot defragger: compacts dots to keep things clean and organized:
• Cleans up dots by moving full ones to the left and empty ones to the right
• iOS: Use “Compact Dots” in share sheet (or tap & hold on share icon)
• macOS: Use Window > Compact Dots… (or ⇧⌘D)
• AutoList will only remove bullets if they are in the middle of a list [Thanks Ian!]
• Fixed check for 100,000 characters: deleting text no longer triggers the alert
• If the first paragraph of a dot is mostly Arabic or Hebrew, the text will automatically switch to using a Right-to-Left writing direction [Thanks Ezra!]
• In plain text, ⌘B and ⌘I inserts a single Markdown character without a selection (this previously only worked with selected text)

macOS

• New symbol picker added to status bar:
• Click on the asterisk to get a popover with symbols
• Pick a bullet to start a new list, Emoji to add status, or any other symbol
• A quick alternative to ⌃⌘Spacebar

iOS

• Fixed sample text at first launch

Tot 1.2.2

macOS

• Updated all icons, including dynamic ones, to Big Sur style
• Added purple tint color on controls to match iOS

Tot 1.2

All

• Compatibility with latest operating systems and hardware, including Big Sur and Apple Silicon.

macOS

• Fixed an issue where the center dot wasn’t clickable. [Yay Chris!]
• Fixed titlebar appearance.

Tot 1.1.1

All

• Improved Markdown support:
• Text should not lose characters when switching edit modes, and literal escapes are only added as needed.
• Fixed issues with escaped Markdown characters not being removed from rich text. [Yay Marvin!]
• Underscores and asterisks in rich text are now escaped when converted to Markdown.
• Text for inline links is handled correctly now.
• Improved handling of horizontal rulers.

macOS

• The icon picker in Settings is a lot simpler now. We’re not afraid to make mistakes, we’re afraid of bad decisions that don’t get corrected. :-)
• Added icons that look better on future versions of macOS.
• Titlebar appearance was adapted for future versions of macOS.
• Pasting relative URLs now treats them as plain text. [Yay Marvin!]
• Fixed selecting fixed width fonts by not using a localized name. [Yay Carles!]
• Fixed issues with substitutions and text checking getting stored and synced correctly. [Yay Dom!]

iOS

• Added entitlement for “user installed fonts” so Adobe CC fonts can be used.
• Change sharing extension button from “Done” to “Save”.
• Fixed issues with keys when reduced transparency was turned on. [Yay Oli!]
• Typing whitespace at the end of a link will remove link formatting and allow normal text to be entered. [Yay Gruber!]

Tot 1.1

All

• Added Share extension and widget
• On macOS, enable in System Preferences > Extensions
• On iOS, use ⋯ in Share sheet app icons to add Tot
• On iOS, use Edit at bottom of widget view to add Tot
• New Mobius icon. [Yay Ged!]
• Added a limit of 100,000 characters per dot. [Yay Garrett!]

macOS

• Help text is displayed using the font size setting of the current dot. [Yay zax!]
• Fixed styling for links dragged in from Chrome.
• URLs pasted into rich text are now linked automatically.
• Scrollbar is now tinted using dot theme [Yay Frank!]
• Fixed drawing issues with status bar.
• Improved VoiceOver labels for statistics and text mode toggle. [Yay Alex!]
• Improved VoiceOver for dot header, status bar, and settings. [Yay Robin!]

iOS

• Default font is now selected correctly in settings (both variable and fixed).
• Fixed a bug where tapping a link while editing didn’t select the entire URL.
• Fixed VoiceOver for switching edit modes. [Yay Alex!]
• Improvements when navigating header using VoiceOver. [Yay Alex!]

Tot 1.0.6

macOS

• Fixed a crash when dragging or quitting from menu bar (yes, really).

iOS

• Fixed VoiceOver when switching edit modes. [Yay Alex!]
• Improvements when navigating header using VoiceOver. [Yay Alex!]
• Disabled text size changes using keyboard commands (⌘ + and -). [Yay Gruber!]
• Text statistics are no longer abbreviated if there’s enough space (e.g. iPad).

Tot 1.0.5

All

• Improved Accessibility:

• Dots in header are now treated as an ordered list of tab buttons in VoiceOver.

• The text view’s label is now read as “Dot #” followed by its contents.

• Fixed many items so they read correctly in VoiceOver.

• Dots now use numbers for "differentiate without color" in Accessibility settings. [Yay Jason!]

• Updated help and default content for color blindness accessibility.

• Added Grayscale icons to app settings.

• Lines that begin with a brace or bracket are no longer used for AutoList [Yay huckncatch!]

macOS

• Moved Dock icon configuration to Settings:

• Pick your favorite icon style using the heart icon.

• Use the contrast icon to pick between Dark & Light themes.

• Dots can be numbered using “defaults write com.iconfactory.Tot showIndex true” then quit and relaunch. [Yay Kelvin!]

• Added tooltip on menu bar icon that shows app name and keyboard shortcut. [Yay stiegjon!]

iOS

• Fixed a potential crash if a custom font was no longer available [Yay Ged!]
• Cleaned up presentation of bulk actions (when tapping and holding on share button). [Yay Gruber!]

Tot 1.0.4

macOS

• AutoList improvements:

• Items without any text are automatically removed when you press return. [Yay Ben, Gus, Ged, and Ian!]

• A new item will be inserted before the current line if the cursor is at or before the symbol. [Yay Ian!]

• Text now scrolls into view after inserting a new symbol. [Yay Ian!]

• Hiding the window with the hotkey will restore the application that was open when the window was activated.

• Updated help with settings for menu bar items: configuring text view quotes and spelling, floating window support, and modifying keyboard shortcuts. [Yay @tot_app followers!]

• Removed an unneeded submenu from text view context menu.


iOS

• AutoList improvements:

• Items without any text are automatically removed when you press return. [Yay Ben, Gus, Ged, and Ian!]

• A new item will be inserted before the current line if the cursor is at or before the symbol. [Yay Ian!]

• Text now scrolls into view after inserting a new symbol. [Yay Ian!]

• Font improvements:

• Tot now supports custom fonts.

• For help installing fonts on iOS, please see: https://support.iconfactory.com/kb/tot/using-custom-fonts-in-tot-pocket

• Added setting for fixed width font. [Yay Gruber!]

• Added sliders in Settings to fine tune text size. [Yay Ged!]


• Updated tab button icon (so it no longer looks like indent).

• Fixed name of dark green icon [Yay Karan!]

• Fixed a problem with pasting URLs as plain text.

Tot 1.0.1

macOS

• Text mode is now synced across devices: if you switch to plain text on your phone, your desktop will also switch.

• Updated Settings to match Apple Style Guide. [Yay John!]

• Fixed a problem with the dynamic dock icon's drop shadow. [Yay Anthony!]

• Increased contrast of help text for better readability. [Yay John!]

• Cleaned up help text – its great now. [Yay John, Dan, and TJ!]

• Straight quote obliteration. [Fricken’ Gruber!]

• Selecting Tot with ⌘-Tab will now reopen its window if needed.

• Popover window no longer animates from menu bar. Snappy. [Yay Fredrik!]

• A detached popover window’s size is saved and used the next time you click on the menu bar icon. [Yay Jordan!]

• Added a “Display as Floating Window” option in Window menu. [Yay Kevin!]

• New Edit > Add Link… (⌘K) can used to create or edit links in rich text mode.

• Arrow keys can now navigate in Help.

iOS

• Text mode is now synced across devices: if you switch to plain text on your phone, your desktop will also switch.

• Cleaned up help text – its great now.

• Straight quote obliteration. [Fricken’ Gruber!]

• Delete button no longer causes a crash a first character. [Yay Matthew!]

• Fixed check for adding sample content: you may see it once more, but then it will only occur after a new install.

• Text editing now adapts to new dynamic text size without having to relaunch.

• The keyboard is no longer tinted when Colored Backgrounds are set to OFF

• Additional keyboard shortcuts to match Safari muscle memory: ⌘⇧[ to show previous dot, ⌘⇧] to show next dot. [Thanks Erik!]

Tot 1.0.3

macOS

• Tot can now customize the dot color theme:

• Use Option key in Tot menu or ⌘-Option-, to open Theme Preferences.

• Select the dot you want to change in the main window.

• Changes to color well are displayed immediately.

• New colors are synced to all devices, including iOS.

• Share your theme as .tot file with save/load in Theme Preferences.

• Theme file is JSON with hex colors: easy to modify in text editor, too.

• Added Share to File menu. [Yay DW!]

• Allows you to create custom keyboard shortcuts.

• See https://support.iconfactory.com/kb/tot/keyboard-shortcuts-in-tot

• Updated Help to match changes with ⌘-S.

iOS

• Custom app icons in 14 colors are now available in Settings. [Yay Ged!]

• Custom themes are supported - use macOS theme editor to update all devices.

• Sharing sheet now includes actions to clear, copy, and replace all text.

• Use long press on sharing icon for quicker access and additional options.

• Added “Paste as Plain Text” [Yay Brian!]

• Use keyboard command Shift-⌘-V on iPadOS.

• Also at end of text selection menu.

• Worked around an iOS crash when selecting a huge amount of text. [Yay Federico!]

Tot 1.0.2

macOS

• AutoList™: lines with leading tabs or a symbol and a space are automatically replicated to make maintaining lists easier. [Yay Ben!]
• ⌘-S no longer beeps when saving text, immediately syncs instead. [Yay Nick!]
• New “Extra Extra Large” font size setting. [Yay Justin!]
• Added check for plain text mode to prevent issues with style attributes in fonts like Fira Code. [Yay Jed!]
• Added a new Window > Column Layout option to set column width (wide, narrow or full) for wider windows [Yay Ben!]
• Spelling, grammar, and substitution settings are now synced for each dot. Use Edit or the contextual menu within a dot to turn on spell check or turn off substitutions. [Yay Andre!]

iOS

• AutoList™: lines with leading tabs or a symbol and a space are automatically replicated to make maintaining lists easier. [Yay Ben!]
• Sharing now uses text from dot, not a file. To save a file, long-press on the share icon.
• Added ⌘-0 and ⌘-1-7 support to iPadOS
• Clear All no longer adds stuff to the clipboard unexpectedly