Max 5.0.1 Bug Fixes and New Features

This page is a record of all bugs fixed and features added in this version 5.0.1 of Max 5. For a list of bugs reported in 5.0.1 that have been fixed in the forthcoming 5.0.2 update, please click here.
If you know of an issue which is outstanding or you would like to report a bug, please contact support@cycling74.com

fix for crashes and problems when clicking in toolbars of inactive windows when all windows active is on
textedit now enters correct text when the enter key is pressed
object palette no longer gets bigger each time it is opened
script newdefault to thispatcher for UI objects now creates the correct scripting name
timer: help patcher demonstrates the use of the format attribute.
jit.qt.movie: now accepts dragging image files from the file browser
matrix probe window is now floating
toolbar shows correct enablement when mouse is over toolbar and window is in background
new keyboard shortcut: j will make a new object box with jit. inside
poly~: fix for crash with no arguments
poly~: fix for crash changing number of voices with no patcher loaded
script hidden newdefault and script hidden new now create the hidden object
fixed mouse dragging on objects such as number and gain~ to be more like it was in Max 4 for better tablet support
table/itable is now able to display signed values
jit.gl.sketch: fix for commands with no arguments being ignored
new Latest Support Information command in help menu goes to version-number-specific page on c74 site
standalone: suppressed harmless error messages importing old patches
Contents button in documentation window now lists the jitter tutorials
Contents button sorts document titles alphabetically in the menu
bogus object color is now customizable in object defaults
key commands now use same format as text in an object box
transport: double-clicking on a transport object opens the GlobalTransport extra
buffer~: fix for byte swapped import message when loading WAVE files on PPC
standalone windows platform doc: corrected and updated for Max 5
MSP: fixes for bugs on PPC with vector optimize on
context menu on box and in patcher will now show even if the mouse moves between mouse down and mouse up
cmd+click to lock the patcher is now more forgiving to mouse movements
click to edit box text will work even if the click is slow
fixed bug where the wrong file type was being associated with text files whose extension was .pat
new Open Online Version button in documentation window toolbar opens the on-line version of the page being viewed in a web browser
proxy icon for window titles of saved documents implemented
closing max while max window is minimized no longer trashes the max window rectangle preference
windows: copying text from text editing windows now copies using correct windows style line endings
error message for bad external object format is now "unknown external object type" not "not available for PowerPC"
added jweb to autocompletion list
metro now accepts time values such as 4n, 1.0.240 etc. in its right inlet
added box select-highlight color preference
file browser: search menu now lists 'Since Yesterday' as 'Last Two Days'
file browser: filtering results modified 'Today' lists results from the current day, and filtering results from the last two days lists results from both today and the day before.
textbutton: bang can be send via pvar
tab: bang can be send via pvar
Copy Compressed command copies JSON data in a compressed format
can use = menu when editing an object box in presentation mode
tcin and tcout removed from the database

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