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