Tinderbox 4 has been updated. Even the point-point releases of this software make me drool.
Mark Bernstein: Tinderbox 4.0.1
Despite the small version bump, it’s got some important infrastructure. Get it. As usual, you can upgrade from any previous version for $90, and it’s free if you upgraded in the past year.
- Notes and Agents check syntax of rules and actions
- Comparison and equality operators in actions are more flexible
- New numerical operator for modulo arithmetic
- More control over inheritance of prototype children
- Better handling of email sent to Tinderbox
Lots of other improvements and fixes, too. See the release notes, in the Help menu.
From Chuck Frey:
“According to the Tinderbox website, a Windows version is supposedly also under development - but Eastgate has been saying that for years, and I have yet to see evidence that it is moving closer to reality. Still, I remain very skeptical that it will ever see the light of day.”
I totally disagree. I remain hopeful. Much of what we see in the Macintosh version of Tinderbox today is a result of code refactoring that has been done as part of the development of the Windows version. A Windows version of Tinderbox would be such a huge succes. I can’t see Eastgate letting it go, especially with the amount of work they’ve put into it. I believe that they just want to do it right, and it’s taking a lot longer than expected. Announcing these things is something that developers often regret.
Incredible updates in this latest major revision of what I consider the best visual mapping tool on the planet. I still believe that this program alone is enough of a reason to buy a Mac. I’ve used Tinderbox to design software, create websites, create large amounts of documentation for software systems, and as a general personal knowledge management and organizing tool since I bought my first Mac a few years ago.
“Tinderbox maps are more flexible and expressive than ever. Choose new shapes for your notes, or expand a note to see its text as well as its title. Add a progress bar to notes about tasks, or a badge icon to highlight special notes. Switching prototypes is easier than ever with the new prototype tab. You’ll see more detail inside containers and agents. And everything simply looks better.”
As reported by Larry Baldwin on the unofficial Tinderbox mailing list, Eastgate has created a new forum for Tinderbox users.
