Blocs 4.2.0

May 4th 2020

New & Improved

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  Localised app to French, German and Spanish.

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  Bootstrap 5 (beta 3) support.

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  Combine JS and CSS into single files on export.

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  Updated Jquery to 3.6.0

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  Updated Lazysizes to 5.3.0

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  Wrap Bric in div container function.

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  Wordpress custom loop controls.

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  Below dashboard position option for Wordpress custom post type.

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  Select the open accordion item.

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  Support for more CSS Selectors.

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  Improved text editing so caret is not hidden at the beginning of a line.

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  Support to uninstall custom Blocs from the Bloc Bar.

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  Improved animation triggers for items above fold.

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  Multiple page delete option.

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  Framework variable support for custom Bric init function.

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  New framework setting in Bric Builder.

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  Developer short code to identify preview and export modes.

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  Prevent developer console being hidden behind main application window.

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  Custom Bric help button in sidebar header.

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  Canvas broadcast process (used for Solis) moved to a background thread for better performance.

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  Load jQuery in header for Wordpress themes (required for plugins etc).

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  Minor optimisations for faster export and preview speeds.

Fixes

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  Fixed issue that caused navigation drop downs to go offscreen when too close to edge.

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  Fixed issue that caused images to not show on pages that are set to exclude from export in preview mode.

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  Fixed issue that caused Wordpress new page options to show on static projects.

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  Fixed issue that caused Bloc IDs to be wiped when duplicating Blocs to other pages.

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  Fixed issue that prevented editing span and link text when nested within text Brics.

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  Fixed issue that caused Wordpress data feed for Archive-Title to add the wrong php, it is now the_archive_title();

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  Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash on M1 when a transparent border is used.

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  Fixed rare issue that caused M1 Macs to crash when deleting items.

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  Fixed issue that caused the Extension Manager to be blank.

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  Fixed a range of preview issues with Solis.

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  Fixed modal preview code for Solis.

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  Fixed issue that prevented sidebar inspector showing correct text alignment settings.

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  Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when right clicking a text element with its alignment set to justify.

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  Fixed issue that made it possible to clear nav toggle ID.

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  Fixed issue that caused background position settings to break when parallax is applied.

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  Fixed various issues with disabling Google fonts.

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  Fixed issue that prevented all classes being removed when remove unused classes is used and there are a lot of unused classes.

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  Fixed issue that prevented all assets being removed when remove unused assets is used and there are a lot of unused assets.

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  Fixed label refresh issue when removing unused Assets and Classes.

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  Fixed issue with hosted mp3 files not being linked correctly.

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  Fixed a typo in Wordpress enque script functions.

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  Fixed issue that caused duplicate background image classes for Blocs.

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  Fixed issue that caused Pseudo classes with Pseudo elements to not show in Class Manager.

Blocs 4.1.1

March 8th 2021

New & Improved

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  Element ID's are no longer cleared when a page is duplicated.

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  Improved how Modal interactions and ID's are handled when elements that contain them are duplicated.

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  Minor tweaks to the Bric Builder interface.

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  Scroll to the selected UI item in Bric Builder.

Fixes

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  Fixed various issues with storing Blocs to Bloc library.

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  Fixed visual layout issue in Bloc Editor.

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  Fixed issue that caused Bric Builder to lose its scroll position when editing a UI item's label.

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  Fixed issue that stripped out line breaks when triple clicking text for selection and wrapping into span or link.

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  Fixed issue that prevented selecting links within bold and underline tags.

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  Fixed close button on full screen modals using font awesome.

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  Fixed various issues with videos on device Brics.

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  Fixed issue that caused social card image links to break if hosted assets are used.

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  Fixed issue that caused M1 Macs to crash when removing a freehand class from an element.

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  Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash on M1 macs when adding Blocs that contain accordions.

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  Fixed issue that caused M1 macs to crash when a modal interaction points to a modal ID that no longer exists.

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  Fixed issue that could cause Blocs to crash on M1 Macs when applying a length value to the background size via the class editor.

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  Fixed issue that prevented duplicating Blocs v2 project pages.

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  Fixed issue that caused multiple icon font style sheet references in exported code.

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  Fixed issue that prevented lazy load being applied to carousel images.

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  Fixed issue that caused wrong text controls to show after wrapping a word in a span.

Blocs 4.1.0

Feb 10th 2021

New & Improved

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  Add Ecommerce interactions (Stripe, Ecwid, Gumroad, Paddle, Snipcart).

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  Added ability to rename layers in layer tree.

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  Added ability to remove all unused assets.

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  Added email link (mailto:) interaction.

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  Added new function that auto generates required Wordpress theme pages when a new project is started with Wordpress cms selected.

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  Added font display option to Class Editor.

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  Added background-attachment option to class editor - This can be applied to create the classic (Blocs v3) parallax effect.

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  Added background-blend-mode option to Class Editor.

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  Added background-origin option to Class Editor.

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  Added rename asset support for MP3, MP4, PDF and ZIP embedded project files.

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  Added support to auto flip top shape divider when adding for the first time.

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  Added additional safety measure to prevent exporting over the currently open project file.

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  Added various in-app help link buttons.

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  Updated Bootstrap framework to version 4.6.

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  Updated Font Awesome icon set to 5.15.1.

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  Added logging for custom Bric updates.

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  Added Dark Site Mode - Canvas Controls.

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  Added support to distribute Bric updates as zip files.

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  Improved UX on Social Cards and Canonical Links when no site address is provided in project settings.

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  Assigned keyboard shortcuts to open SEO helper and Wordpress Custom Data Manager.

Fixes

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  Fixed issue that prevented selecting the first Bloc on the layer tree.

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  Fixed issue that caused M1 Macs to crash when adding a custom Bric when a column or row is selected.

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  Fixed interface cropping on shadow and filter tables in the Class Editor.

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  Fixed issue that prevented adding returns correctly at the end of a line.

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  Fixed issue that caused custom Bric slider controls to be cropped on MacOS Big Sur.

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  Fixed issue that left create new page button active when no name is applied to page.

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  Fixed issue that caused M1 Macs to crash when using escape key to close Bric Bar under specific conditions.

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  Fixed issue that prevented Blocs activating the last selected asset group if it was renamed before save.

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  Fixed issue that caused Asset Manager to show wrong selected group when adding a new group via the add asset to group sheet.

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  Fixed issue that caused Blocs to offer to delete an asset group after it has been edited but still has the same name.

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  Fixed keyboard shortcut window close button positioning.

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  Fixed issue that caused undo state not to be logged when setting a text data feed to a Wordpress value.

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  Fixed issue that could cause Bloc Bar to show no Blocs when All category is selected.

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  Fixed issue that caused selections not to work correctly when selecting items in Blocs groups when solo mode is enabled.

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  Fixed issue that prevented adding an ID if the ID is used in the global area but the global area is turned off.

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  Fixed issue that left close button on screen for a split second after special navigation menu is closed.

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  Fixed issue that caused button to loose selection when applying a dropdown interaction.

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  Fixed issue that prevented text styling options showing when making a text selection with shift and arrow keys.

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  Fixed issue that caused unwanted form file when multiple forms exists in a project but some are not self hosted.

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  Fixed issue that could cause Breakpoint controls to remain on screen when mouse has left the breakpoint button.

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  Fixed issue that caused unnecessary duplicate page and project attachments when exporting and previewing.

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  Fixed issue that prevented php files added to page attachments from custom Brics from being included in the project export.

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  Fixed issue that caused M1 Macs to crash when adding first Bloc to project if the Bloc is a Bloc group.

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  Fixed issue that caused generating package to crash M1 Macs.

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  Fixed issue with Class Editor done button remaining hidden.

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  Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash on M1 Macs when leaving class name field empty and closing the Class Editor with the close button.

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  Fixed issue that caused code editor keyboard short cut to not work.

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  Fixed various issues that caused popovers to remain open when not required.

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  Fixed issue that caused Class Manager table buttons to not correctly resize and fill space when window is wide.

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  Fixed issue that left non-breaking spaces in content when clear text formatting is used.

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  Fixed issue that caused non-breaking spaces to be inserted into text Brics when wrapping text in links and span tags.

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  Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash on M1 Macs when right clicking buttons with no style setting.

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  Fixed issue that added a dot to classes that start with standard html tag names but have a secondary selector afterwards.

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  Fixed issue that caused social card images to be indexed in sitemap when social cards are disabled.

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  Fixed issue that prevented pseudo classes not being listed when saving Blocs and page templates.

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  Fixed issue that prevented pseudo classes not being listed when saving Blocs and page templates.

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  Fixed issue that caused the Class Editor to forget the recently edited class name when changing state dropdown.

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  Fixed issue that prevented some core Brics being found for in the search by their names.

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  Fixed issue that prevented CSS filter table from filling available space in Class Editor window.

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  Fixed issue that caused layer tree eye icon to be clipped when scrollbars are force at OS level.

Blocs 4.0.4

Jan 11th 2021

New & Improved

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  Added info link buttons to some project settings fields.

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  The page selector for custom Brics now passes the selected item index (Developer API).

Fixes

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  Fixed text clipping issue in sidebar MacOS Big Sur.

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  Fixed issue that caused page and project settings to jump when changing tabs on MacOS Big Sur.

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  Fixed project settings info field tooltips.

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  Fixed issue that prevented image protection working on light box and carousel images.

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  Fixed sitemap video title error.

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  Fixed issue that caused error in sitemap when & symbol is present.

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  Fixed issue that caused scroll to top button to be clickable even when it is hidden.

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  Fixed issue that caused M1 Macs to crash when clicking into empty area of layer tree.

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  Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash on M1 Macs when using undo in some scenarios.

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  Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when closing app with Swatch Manager open on M1 Macs.

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  Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash on M1 Macs after adding a custom Bric.

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  Fixed issue that caused M1 Macs to crash when selecting Brics in various scenarios.

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  Fixed issue that caused M1 Macs to crash when making changes that require portions of the layer tree to be refreshed.

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  Fixed issue that caused Global Swatches to load in wrong order.

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  Fixed issue that prevented restoring sub window states when opening a project.

Blocs 4.0.3

Dec 16th 2020

New & Improved

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  Added support for solo mode when selecting an item on the design canvas.

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  Added warning when an invalid hosted image url is used in the Asset Manager add hosted assets sheet.

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  Added clear all duplicate embedded assets function to Developer > Purge Project Data.

Fixes

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  Fixed issue that caused validation scripts to not be included when forms have a custom action.

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  Fixed issue that caused unwanted appear effect on elements when mobile animations are disabled.

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  Fixed issue that left unneeded custom Bric data in html.

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  Fixed rare issue that caused projects to be reset when specific custom code is inserted into page via code widget.

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  Fixed issue that caused new page menu items to not have the correct Smart Swatch link colour.

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  Fixed issue that allowed unused class window to be resized to sizes that are too small.

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  Fixed issue that caused page navigator preview to not sync when adding a background colour to navigation Blocs.

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  Fixed typos.

Blocs 4.0.2

Dec 8th 2020

Fixes

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  Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash on Apple Silicon when deleting a page via page settings.

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  Fixed issue with sticky nav and parallax Blocs.

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  Fixed issue that could cause files to increase in size when they contain embedded assets.

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  Fixed issue that allowed locked layers to be copy and pasted which caused broken layouts.

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  Fixed issue that caused text to become selected when working with Japanese text input.

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  Fixed issue that prevented the outline and wireframe mode keyboard shortcuts from working.

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  Fixed issue that left unused class window open when main window is closed.

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  Fixed inconsistent dock icons when working.

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  Fixed issues with Bric builder template input field not resizing with window.

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  Fixed issue that caused the new page Wordpress page name dropdown to not show when starting a new Wordpress project

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  Fixed issue that caused Font Manager done button to lose position when resizing the window.

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  Fixed issue that prevented deleting shape dividers.

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  Fixed issue that caused project settings from previous projects to show in some areas of page settings when opening a Blocs v3 project.

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  Fixed issue that could cause custom bric data to not load in sidebar if it contains tab characters.

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  Fixed typos.

Blocs 4.0.1

Dec 1st 2020

New & Improved

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  Added safeguard to pre-saved export selection function. Prevent selecting root directories such as Desktop, Pictures, Downloads etc.

Fixes

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  Fixed issue that prevented Blocs 4 new Brics from being installed when using the migrate feature.

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  Fixed issue that caused column backgrounds to be disabled on the design canvas.

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  Fixed rare issue that caused project settings to crash.

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  Fixed issue that caused project settings from previous projects to show in some areas of page settings when opening a Blocs v3 project.

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  Fixed issue that prevented Wordpress text data source options showing in trial and standard mode.

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  Fixed issue that caused page settings code input options to duplicate to other areas.

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  Fixed issue with copy and paste not working correctly with images and icons with interactions.