DMG Canvas Release Notes
Version 3.0.16November 16, 2021 - Build 300025
Changes
- Added a command line option to the dmgcanvas tool to skip code signing and notarization.
- Better validates the locations of files in the window when moving them or changing the window size, so they are not outside of the visible area.
- Better validates the names of files so that no two files dragged in from different locations can have the same name which causes building to fail.
Version 3.0.15November 20, 2020 - Build 300024
Changes
- Runs natively on Apple Silicon.
- Includes the Help book again.
Version 3.0.14November 13, 2020 - Build 300023
Changes
- Works around a problem in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1 which caused DMG Canvas to crash when a build started.
Version 3.0.13November 12, 2020 - Build 300021
Changes
- Fixes a build issue on Big Sur.
Version 3.0.12November 3, 2020 - Build 300019
Changes
- Switches to UDZO zlib level 9 compression instead of bzip. This change yields compression at about 5% larger, but is multiple times faster to compress and decompress.
- Big Sur support.
Version 3.0.11July 6, 2020 - Build 300017
Changes
- Updated to work with changes to hdutil on macOS Big Sur.
- When the disk image window is resized, contents are moved appropriately. This could sometimes cause an unexpected behavior of a file being moved out of the visible area.
- No longer tries to code sign in a situation where it was turned off.
Version 3.0.10March 11, 2020 - Build 300016
Changes
- Fixes an issue where if there was a notarization error, sometimes it would not show the Apple log file URL for more info.
Version 3.0.9February 9, 2019 - Build 300015
Changes
- Addresses a change in the notarization process, and now again recognizes notarization failures and shows an appropriate error message.
Version 3.0.8December 9, 2019 - Build 300013
Changes
- Added a system notification when the disk image finishes building or fails.
- Addresses unreadable labels in Dark mode.
Version 3.0.7October 28, 2019 - Build 300012
Changes
- Handles mistaken code signing validation issues due to changes specifically in macOS 10.14.5 and later.
Version 3.0.6October 24, 2019 - Build 300011
Changes
- Improves interface and behavior for handling notarization.
Version 3.0.5October 23, 2019 - Build 300010
Changes
- Fixes an issue with high CPU usage on macOS Catalina.
Version 3.0.4October 15, 2019 - Build 300009
Changes
- Clarifies that code signed disk images must also be notarized to open on macOS 10.15 Catalina.
Version 3.0.3October 11, 2019 - Build 300008
Changes
- Fixes an issue with notarization in command line builds.
Version 3.0.2October 2, 2019 - Build 300006
Changes
- Fixes an issue with background images in command line builds.
Version 3.0.1October 1, 2019 - Build 300005
Changes
- Improves and addresses issues with "Dark Mode" backgrounds (no background set)
- Adds a warning when adding a user-folder-relative alias, which is not supported by macOS.
Version 3.0September 8, 2019 - Build 300003
Changes
- Notarize disk images with Apple for macOS Catalina
- Updated interface which supports macOS Dark Mode
- New "None/Default" background option to support bare Dark Mode disk images
- Dark Mode preview of the disk image contents
- Improved Undo and improved background object resizing
- Improved build progress and cancellation
- Added Hebrew and Russian languages for Liceneses
- Smaller file sizes and other improvements