Typinator v 3.0 (April 2008) - Changes since v 2.1:

	Typinator now acts as a dockless application with a status bar menu item.
	Search field in the toolbar allows quick searching for abbreviations and expansions.
	Typinator now supports single-character abbreviations.
	Automatic checking for new versions.
	Typinator now includes the TidBITS AutoCorrection set.
	Restores the original type-selection feature within lists on Leopard.
	Works around a bug in InDesign that causes InDesign CS3 to crash after copying guides to the clipboard while Typinator is running.
	Fixes a problem that caused Typinator to forget the setting of the list splitter.
	On some Macs, the abbreviation window always appeared when Typinator was launched even though the corresponding preferences setting was turned off.
	Fixes a crash after importing new sets.
	Typinator now correctly disables itself in Parallels Desktop.
	Fixes incorrect cursor positioning in Camino.

	Works around a bug in the implementation of the Paste command in ScreenSteps.
	Typinator now allows custom set assignments for X11.
	Fixes a problem with updates of the abbreviation list after selecting a new set.
	Fixes a crash when the sets were modified on disk.
	Fixes a problem that could cause loss of the expansion text when changing the expansion type from plain to formatted and vice versa.
	Printing of large sets is now significantly faster.
	Improved layout of printed pages fits more abbreviations on each page.
	More detailed indicators for situations in which Typinator is disabled
	Various cosmetic improvements.
	Refined versions of the built-in autocorrection sets create fewer conflicts among languages.
	Improved handling of the terminator character typed to complete a "whole word" abbreviation.
	Typinator now requires Mac OS X 10.4 or newer.

Typinator v 2.1 (November 2007) - Changes since v 2.0:

	Typinator 2.1 is ready for Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard).
	When typing an abbreviation in Flash, Typinator inserted the expansion without deleting the typed abbreviation.
	In Numbers, expansion took place in wrong spreadsheet cells.
	In ZDE, the Zend Development Environment, the previous contents of the clipboard got inserted instead of the expansion.
	Fixes a problem that could cause insertion of the current clipboard in MS Office applications.
	Fixes a problem with expansion in Second Life's chat input line.
	Printing a set did not work when the set contained invalid or corrupted abbreviations.
	Typinator did not work with certain keyboard layouts on Leopard.
	Fixes a problem with expansion within Terminal in Leopard.

Fixes a problem with cursor positioning in Terminal, iTerm and a number of other Cocoa applications.

Fixes a problem with source text editing in Xcode 3.0.

Solves a compatibility problem with LaunchBar on Mac OS X 10.5.

Works around a clipboard-related problem in MS Office applications that could lead to crashes after copying a piece of text.

Improved compatibility with You Control.

Typinator can no longer be stopped inadvertently by typing command-Q.

Cosmetic improvements, mostly for Leopard.

Fixes an inconsistency with online renewal of license keys.

Refinements of the built-in auto-correction dictionaries.

Typinator now correctly disables itself when Microsoft's Remote Desktop Connection 2.0 or Leopard's Screen Sharing is active.

Typinator v 2.0 (June 2007) - Changes since v 1.6.1:

	Sets allow convenient organization of abbreviations.
	Import and export of abbreviation sets.
	Comes with auto-correction sets for English, German and French.
	Import from Textpander, TextExpander and TypeIt4Me.
	Import of tab-delimited text files.
	Application-specific set assignment.
	Typinator can be disabled in individual applications.
	Improved handling of conflicts among abbreviations.
	Cursor position marker.
	Clipboard insertion within expansions.
	Streamlined user interface for improved conformance to Apple's guidelines.
	The abbreviation table can be sorted by abbreviation, expansion, options, and conflict status.
	The width of the abbreviation column can be extended in the list of abbreviations.
	Whole word and case options are now shown in the abbreviation table.
	Expansion of abbreviations is much faster now, even while typing extremely fast and with thousands of defined abbreviations and auto-corrections.
	Significantly reduced memory requirements, especially with large expansions.
	Statistics in the About window tell you how much time Typinator has saved you.
	The abbreviation list now displays the first non-space characters in multi-line expansions.
	Print icon in the toolbar.

	Typinator now comes with a tutorial for first-time users.
	Revised trial mode makes it easier to explore all Typinator features without a license key.
	Typinator did not work with iTerm.
	The Typinator window no longer comes to the front when it expands an abbreviation in Entourage 10.
	Expanding whole-word abbreviations could cause incorrect expansions later.
	In case-insignificant abbreviations containing certain accented letters, one or more typed characters were not replaced.
	Plain text expansions were shown with wrong text attributes when a formatted expansion was selected previously.
	Expanding in AppleWorks spreadsheets did not work properly.
	Fast typing with overlapping keystrokes caused Typinator to skip abbreviations. (*)
	Typinator disabled the keyboard shortcut for showing and hiding the dock. (*)
	Printing very long expansions resulted in overprint on following pages.
	Works around problems in QuarkXpress and InDesign CS1 that caused insertion of the clipboard instead of the selected character.
	The Typinator window no longer flickers at startup when the "access for assistive devices" option is off at startup.
	The disabled icon in the dock remained stuck even after quitting Typinator.

The changes marked with (*) require Mac OS X 10.4 or newer.

Typinator v 1.6.1 (December 2006) - Changes since v 1.6:

	The "Whole Word" option did not work with CopyPaste installed.
	Disabled abbreviations were not marked in trial mode.

Accelerated display of long abbreviation lists.

Typinator v 1.6 (December 2006) - Changes since v 1.5:

	"Whole Word" expansion - optionally expand an abbreviation only if it is typed as an entire word.
	French localization
	Abbreviations may now contain space characters.
	Improved compatibility with applications that need special handling.
	Duplicating an item now creates an exact duplicate, including the original abbreviation text and the case and whole word options.

	Fixes a problem with RagTime, where the inserted expansion was selected, so subsequent typing would overwrite it.
	Fixes a problem with the inspector window of Adobe GoLive.
	Fixes a problem with certain X11 applications, where the content of the private X11 clipboard was inserted instead of the expansion.
	Finally fixes compatibility with NeoOffice (the fix made in version 1.5 did not always work).

Typinator v 1.5 (October 2006) - Changes since v 1.4.1:

German localization

Fixes a problem with expansion in NeoOffice spreadsheets.

Typinator now checks if another copy of Typinator is already running and quits the other copy.

Typinator v 1.4.1 (September 2006) - Changes since v 1.4:

	Typinator did not recognize some abbreviations with certain non-US keyboard layouts.
	Expansions sometimes were shown with incorrect text colors.

Typinator now uses less memory and reacts faster when the current keyboard layout changes.

Typinator v 1.4 (August 2006) - Changes since v 1.3:

	The abbreviation window now opens when bringing Typinator to the front with command-tab.
	Closing the abbreviation window now moves Typinator to the background.

Fixed a crash on Mac OS X 10.3.9.

	Typinator correctly disables itself when Apple Remote Desktop or Microsoft's Remote Desktop Connection is active.
	Typinator uses a new technique that makes expansions more reliable and slightly faster.

Typinator v 1.3 (July 2006) - Changes since v 1.2:

	Starting with version 1.3, Typinator is a Universal Binary application that runs natively on both PowerPC- and Intel-based Macs.
	You can now select in which language the day of the week and the name of the current month should be inserted.
	You can now use the keyboard shortcut command-N to create new abbreviations.
	Typinator now works for X11 applications.

	Typinator now works with CopyPaste installed.
	Typinator did not work with certain keyboard layouts.
	The "Apply case variation" option sometimes produced wrong results.
	Fixed a problem with undoing changes to expansions.
	Re-registration with a new license key did not work properly.

Typinator v 1.2 (December 2005) - Changes since v 1.1:

	Insertion of formatted text with different text styles and embedded pictures.
	Typinator restores the contents of the clipboard after expanding an abbreviation.
	Undo is now supported when editing an abbreviation or expansion.
	The Typinator dock icon indicates situations in which abbreviations do not work.
	The delete key can now be used to remove the selected abbreviation.
	When deleting an item, pressing the option key deletes without a warning.

	Duplicating a picture abbreviation resulted in an empty expansion.
	Missing "Customize Toolbar" item added to Window menu.
	Typinator now respects the "hide" setting in the login items.
	Detection of abbreviation conflicts displayed false alerts during editing of an abbreviation.
	Fixed a problem with expansion of abbreviations in Lotus Notes.
	Typinator now correctly disables itself for Classic applications.

Typinator v 1.1 (October 2005)

	Quick selection of items in the abbreviation list by typing the first few letters of an abbreviation.
	When an abbreviation cannot be inserted, Typinator now plays an error sound.

	Improved compatibility with Mac OS X 10.4 ("Tiger").
	Fixed a problem with expansion of abbreviations in Panorama.
	Fixed a problem where certain picture expansions could not be inserted.

	Command-tab switching beeped when Typinator was in front.
	Typinator skipped keystrokes that occurred immediately after expanding an abbreviation.
	Fixed a corrupted message in a dialog window.
	Typinator worked only for user accounts with administrator permissions.
	Typinator sometimes crashed during restart, shutdown or logout.

Typinator v 1.0 (June 2005)

First Public Release

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