Max 8.0.6 Release Version

Welcome to Max 8.0.6. This page will contain a record of bugs fixed and features added since Max 8.0.5

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Max 8.0.6 Release Notes

(For more information on new features in Max 8, please visit http://cycling74.com/products/max-features)

New Features:

Font Panel: custom font window (pref on Mac for OS font panel)
Fonts: limited emoticon support
Fonts / Packages: fonts folder for custom Package Fonts
live.toggle/live.text: enter key inverts value (as the native Live UI does)
mcp.sfplay~: independent control of N sfplay~ objects (outputs one MC signal)
mgraphics: 'setsvg' method to load SVG from file or string
Node For Max: MAX_ENV environment variable to determine runtime environment of the JS script
Patching: preference to enable patcher scrolling with arrow keys
vst~: @prefer attribute to select a preferred plug-in format
xctlin/out: @lsbfirst attribute

Fixed Bugs:

ad_rewire: fixed MIDI driver
attrui: fixed crash when connected to comment in displaymode 2
attrui: fixed keyboard input when display mode is not automatic
BEAP: fixed keyboard module
comment: patching_rect respected when scripted (ie About Max window)
detonate: fixed crash when moving selected notes
Font panel: can be typed in (Windows)
Font Panel: Lato and Ableton Sans are available (Windows)
fontlist: returns all font face+style combinations (Windows)
Fonts: fallback font improvements (Mac)
Fonts: fixed rendering of many characters
Fonts: object box width no longer changes when font is changed (Windows)
function: fixed crash when clicking/dragging while lists incoming
Gen: calculation of large values no longer produces errors
Gen: does not generate code for inputs when no inlets are present
Help patcher tabs: fixed crash when clicking on + icon to show hidden tabs
ITM: minimum positive values (metro interval minimum is 0.1ms)
Japanese Installer: Japanese characters are rendered (Windows)
JS: console post no longer adds extra lines
jit.gl.model: fixed getmaterial_dict crash (Windows)
jit.pwindow: appropriately hidden when changing view to tabbed patcher (Windows)
jit.pwindow: fixed crashes when changing rect due to changing DPI (Windows)
jit.window: fixed crash with rect message / DPI issues (Windows)
jit.window: improvements for multi-monitor setups (Windows)
JS: fixed error: method pushcontextframe called on invalid object (M4L Chooser, etc)
limi~: fixed crash when changing lookahead
live.* UI objects: improvements to make value output consistent
live.path: outputs properly when in a subpatcher that is in a poly~
loadbang / freebang / patcher load: general improvements
mapping: relative mode improvements
Max For Live: audio fades in/out when editing devices
Max For Live: fixed crash when freeing cached genpatcher
Max PlugIn Scanner: safeguard against bad XML in plugin names
maxdb: fixed issues when dequeuing tags
Node For Max: Improved Documentation
OpenSSL: updated version
Package Manager: File Browser window is no longer blank after uninstall and restart
slider/dial: updating range works
standalone: fixed namespace issues with Max objects and node_modules files
standalone/projects: embedded folders work (Windows)
Styles: border color and text color are saved when modified
vst~: multiple channel layouts support

Limitations:

Not supported:

jit.avc
jit.broadcast
jit.qt.broadcast
jit.qt.effect
jit.videoout
spigot~

Other features currently unsupported or limited:

Java: Read more about our Java support here
Reading PICT files is not supported on either platform.

Previous Max 8 release notes:

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