Max 5.0.7 Bug Fixes and New Features

This page is a record of all bugs fixed and features added in this version of Max5.
If you know of an issue which is outstanding or you would like to report a bug,
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textbutton: blinktime attribute allows you to change the blinking time in button mode
improved max application performance during and shortly after launching the application, and reduced the time required to start Max.
jit.qt.movie: fix for off-by-one error when getting and setting looppoints
anything based on linklist_sort() is much faster for lists with lots of elements
windows: adding a folder with lots (i.e. 1000) of files to the search path is much faster
filebrowser: information about internal objects and patchers saved in ref pages now properly displays in the file browser preview pane.
strippath:fix for stripping folder names with trailing path separator characters
vst~:compatibility with latest waveshell: new subname message, new printids message, new ability to specify a subname as a second argument to the plug message
fixed crash loading patcher file that has a UI object name as the text of a newobj
fixed "Align Connections" problem where objects keep moving to the right when multiple connections exist between the same two selected objects.
pattrstorage: fix for exp/pow interpolation mode
pattrstorage: unnamed slots output '<(unnamed)>' in response to the 'getslotname' message, as documented.
meter~: display will now go to zero when disconnected from audio input
rewire~: no longer crashes when receiving a midi message while another ReWire mixer application was initially running
pipe: fixed clock message
delay~: maxsize now works even when the object does not have arguments
thispatcher: script new to thispatcher when creating a hidden object can now set the scripting name properly
key / keyup: control keys now report appropriate ascii values out first outlet
key / keyup on windows: fourth outlet is now consistent with mac: a-z keys are reported with lowercase ascii values
makenote: unpacked list of four ints now sets channel number properly
omx objects now work at any signal vector size between 1 and 2048
lcd: sprite content now included in PNG files created with writepict message
fix for drawpict message to lcd not drawing in some situations
fixed crash dragging a patcher from the filebrowser over a bpatcher object in a locked patcher
fixes for udp.send limitations and udp.send/recv crashes
poke~: no longer offset when the channel is improperly set
new objects now trigger dsp chain rebuild after doing something bad with poly~ (setting its patcher name to something that is not a patcher)
creating new msp objects now reliably restarts audio
cellbock: Updated to provide a new 'refresh message' (to avoid the repeated use of the 'refer' message), and to allow a '0' refresh interval for matrix and coll references.
jit.expr: fix for non symbol expressions-e.g. float or integer only
mxj list.Mth: now instantiates properly

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