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Sprite Monkey now supports retina displays!

• Retina Mode – Edit your @2X sprite sheets at normal size. Looks best on a retina display, of course.
• Changed “Retina” to “Retina Mode” in the preferences window. If “Retina Mode” is enabled while editing, then the “Retina” option will be auto-enabled in the export window.
• Optimized the “Auto Scaling Canvas”.
• Full screen support added for OS X 10.6.
• Shortcut keys added for “Delete Image” and “Delete Script”.
• Minor GUI enhancements.
• Updated the help file.

New features…

• Batch Conversion – Drag and drop a folder of audio files.
• Cancel Batch Conversion
• Memory Settings – Previously used settings are automatically set when you open Cafio.
• Universal 32 & 64-bit App
• Supports Retina Displays
• Updated the help file.

Adds the following…

• A pop-up alert if you try to create a name for a game setting that already exist.
• If you select a blank field in the key selection, it assigns the grave accent key, as it is not normally used in games.
• A one time pop-up alert about “App Nap” if you are using OS X 10.9 or better.

If you are using OS X 10.9 or better on a MacBook, Joi will not function properly unless you “Prevent App Nap”. Right click on Joi and select “Get info”. Now select “Prevent App Nap”.

Enjoy! 😉

New features…

• Auto Scaling Canvas – The canvas is now reduced to the width and height of the image layout and auto scales if needed when moving images around.
• Canvas Zoom – The canvas can now be zoomed up to 4x its normal resolution. This can come in handy for pixel artist who may create small retro style graphics.
• Quick Sprite Strip – When images are initially loaded, they are laid out in a sprite sheet format. Now you can quickly change them to a sprite strip by using the “command + T” keys.
• Universal 32 & 64-bit App
• Updated the help file.

When Sprite Monkey is in fullscreen mode on OS X 10.7 or better, the script editor and help file can now be properly restored after being minimized by clicking on the “Script Editor” button or using the “F1” key (fn + F1 on a compact keyboard).

Desktop Pirate hides your files on your desktop. This allows you to take screen shots of your apps, make video tutorials or whatever you wish, without the desktop clutter. There’s also an option to unhide your files, of course. Your desktop files are only hidden and never deleted.

New features…

• Optional dithering for 8 and 4-bit sprite sheets.
• Export alpha channel.
• The canvas will auto-scale if imported images is larger then canvas size.
• Show borders/dimensions of alpha channel images (Command + B).
• Alpha clip no longer shows original image size in order to reduce canvas clutter.
• Sprite sheet size is now located in the status bar so it doesn’t cover part of the last image.
• Preferences (Command + ,) allows you to set and save defaults for certain options.
• sm.SheetNumber is set to the last number used in the export window.
• Updated help file.

New features…

• 18 and 12 bit (w/alpha) export options.
• HTML5 example included in the script editor, if there is not already a script named “HTML5” in the editor.
• “Reset Alpha Clip” was renamed to “Expand Alpha Clip”.
• Expand Alpha Clip uses the “+” shortcut key.
• Updated help file.