Hi Everyone,

Here’s a small update fixing the priority bugs from the first beta 5.6.0.2576 including the Views menu, setting states on panels that have multiple states with the same name, and special characters in the destination folder for prototypes. We also fixed the Safari issue of linking to the current page.

Known issues:

• Safari compatibility has not been fully tested.
• iWork Pages crashes when opening the generated specification. Word is required to open the specification. But once saved in Word, they do open in Pages.
• Shared projects can be stored on a Windows (SMB) network drive or SVN server, but not a Mac share or through https.
• Performance tuning is in progress.

Thank you,
Victor

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Thanks for the early feedback and bug reports on the beta. Look for an update within the next couple days with some fixes.

Here is a list of priority bugs so far:

• Using the View menu to hide and show side panes causes a crash
• Defining set panel state actions has an error if a dynamic panel has multiple states with the same name
• Image caching error (still researching the cause, but it seems to happen infrequently)
• Special characters in the destination folder for prototypes causes an error

And other known issues:

• Safari compatibility has not been fully tested. Ex. Reloading or linking to the current page is not working.
• iWork Pages crashes when opening the generated specification. Word is required to open the specification. But once saved in Word, they do open in Pages.
• Shared projects can be stored on a Windows (SMB) network drive or SVN server, but not a Mac share or through https.
• Performance tuning is in progress.

That’s it for now. I’ll keep this list updated.

-Victor

Hi Everyone,

We just released the beta version of Axure RP for Mac. It is available for download here. And we are targeting the end of March for the final release.

The beta expires April 15, 2010. A valid beta will be available until the final release of 5.6 for Mac so your work will not be interrupted.

Axure for Mac requires the following:

• Mac computer with Intel processor
• Mac OS X 10.5+
• 1 GB Memory
• 200 MB disk space
• For specifications, Microsoft Office Word 2004 (with compatibility pack) or Word 2008
• For prototypes, Firefox

What to expect:
The beta has all* of the features from Axure RP 5.6 for Windows including shared projects. It also has a number of UI enhancements like a new properties pane and redesigned interactions dialog.

If you’ve been using the alpha (thank you!), you’ll notice a new formatting toolbar and the formatting pane has been moved to the annotations and interactions pane. Also, the default folders for widget libraries has been moved to ~/Documents/Axure/Libraries.

The .rp files are compatible with Axure RP 5.6 on Windows.

* Features not in the Mac version:
- Word 2000 generator (the newer Word 2007 or DOCX generator is available)
- CHM generation for prototypes
- Spell Checker (native Mac spell checking while editing text works)

Known Issues:
Safari compatibility has not been fully tested. If you notice anything in prototypes that do not work in Safari, please let us know.

iWork Pages crashes when opening the generated specification. Word is required to open the specification. But once saved in Word, they do open in Pages.

Shared projects can be stored on a Windows (SMB) network drive or SVN server, but not a Mac share or through https.

Performance tuning is in progress.

How can you help?
Please submit bug report dialogs that pop-up in the application. Any information that might help us repeat an error is really helpful. You can send those to support@axure.com along with any bugs and requests.

What’s next:
We’ll continue to release beta builds until the final release and post known issues here. You can keep track of updates here, on our blog or by following us on Twitter.

And if you have any requests for 6.0, now’s a good time to send them in.

Thank you!
Victor

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Hi Everyone,

We’re still trying to get to the bottom of the “TargetInvocationException” error. This build just adds a small change so the bug report sends some additional information about where that error is coming from.

If you’ve seen that error, we’d appreciate it if you installed this version and submitted the bug report the next time it happens.

We’re getting closer to a full featured beta and want to get these bugs out of the way too.

Thank you,
Victor

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Sorry, Folks.

That last build (5.6.0.2544) had a pretty big issue initializing the Wireframe and Objects menu. We fixed that in this build.

Fixed:
- Shortcuts for the Wireframe and Objects menu are not right and may be causing initialization issues

We’ll keep a running list of known issues in this build here.

Priority 1 bugs:
- Startup / New File (TargetInvocationException): Error when starting the app creating a new file.
- UriFormatException opening certain files.

Missing features:
- Shared Projects
- Search & replace
- Print
- Spell check
- Zoom
- Formatting toolbar

Thank you,
Victor

Hi Everyone,

We’ve just posted an update to Axure RP for Mac 5.6.0.2544 to fix the Priority 1 bugs in 5.6.0.2533.

Fixed:
- Rich text error when generating prototypes: This happened on specific files and   we’re able to repeat it (thanks to a sample file from a customer).
- Reset View: Using View->Reset View threw an error.
- Deleting root level pages: Deleting pages in the sitemap at the root level (like Home) caused an error.
- Accented characters caused an error

CSV generation and some minor UI tweaks were also added to this release. We’ve been getting a lot of great feedback and we’re working on them, but most have not been included in this release.

Like before, we’ll keep a running list of known issues in this build here.

Priority 1 bugs:
- New File: Error when starting the app creating a new file. We put in a fix for this but are not able to repeat the error. Please let us know if it shows up in this build.
- UriFormatException opening certain files.
- Shortcuts for the Wireframe and Objects menu are not right and may be causing initialization issues. A new build will be up shortly to repair this (1/5/10 12:43PM PT)

Missing features:
- Shared Projects
- Search & replace
- Print
- Spell check
- Zoom
- Formatting toolbar

Thank you!
Victor

The first 24 hours has been a lot of fun. Thanks for all the great feedback and bug reports. Loving all the UX tips too. Keep em’ coming!

We’re planning to keep an up-to-date list of the more critical bugs and missing features here. Please continue to submit bugs through the app and by email to support@axure.com.

Priority 1 bugs:
- Rich text error when generating prototypes: This happens on specific files and   we’re able to repeat it (thanks to a sample file from a customer). Still working on finding the source.
- Reset View: Using View->Reset View throws an error.
- Deleting root level pages: Deleting pages in the sitemap at the root level (like Home) causes an error.
- New File: An error happens occassionally when starting the app which creates a new file. You can get past the error but an error dialog appears.
- Accented characters cause an error

Missing features:
- Shared Projects
- CSV generation
- Search & replace
- Print
- Spell check
- Zoom
- Formatting Toolbar

That’s it for now. Back to work!

Axure RP 5.6 for Mac Alpha is Now Available

Axure RP for Mac Alpha aka MAxure is now available for download here.

We didn’t quite make it to Beta before the end of 2009, but we’re really excited to show you where we’re at and start getting your input (and help!). We’re targeting end of Q1 2010 for the final release.

What to expect:
Most of the Axure RP 5.6 features are available along with some UI enhancements including a new properties pane and redesigned interactions dialog. There are still some features missing including shared projects, CSV generation, search & replace, print, spell check and zoom.

We’ve successfully created some prototypes in MAxure using core features like dragging and dropping widgets, adding annotations and interactions, and generating prototypes. But we are still running into new bugs regularly. Specification generation works and the .docx files can be opened in Word 2004 with the compatibility pack. You can find directions for installing the compatibility pack here.

The files are compatible with Axure RP 5.6 on the PC, which is a nice backup if you run into any issues.

This alpha version expires February 28, 2010. A valid alpha/beta will be available until the final release of 5.6 for Mac, so your work will not be interrupted.

How can you help?
Please submit bug report dialogs that pop-up in the application. Any information that might help us repeat an error is really helpful. We’re also looking for usability issues that are Mac specific (like Cmd+Q shouldn’t increment the footnote number). You can send those to support@axure.com along with any bugs and requests.

What’s next:
We’ll continue to release Alpha/Beta builds until the final release and post known issues here. You can keep track of updates here, on our blog or by following us on Twitter. And we’re also in progress with 6.0. Who needs to sleep? :)

Thank you!
Victor

MAxure Preview at AxureWorld

Last month, Victor gave a sneak peek of MAxure at the Ask Axure session of AxureWorld. Ezra Schwartz was kind enough to convert and publish all of the sessions from the event. Skip ahead to 26:55 in the video to see MAxure. You can check out other recorded sessions from AxureWorld at www.axureworld.com.

MAxure Sneak Peek

Wondering how development is going? Come and see for yourself. We will be giving a sneak peek of MAxure during the Ask Axure session this Saturday 10th at AxureWorld.

You can still register to attend at www.axureworld.com.