Tom Sawyer Perspectives, Java Edition

Release 4.1.1

DateAugust 28, 2012
StatusGeneral

Overview

This quality-oriented release implements user session serialization and deserialization, as well as drawing persistence. Users can now edit drawings, save them to a data store, close the session, and later restart the session to continue working from where they left off.

New

Technology

  • User session serialization and deserialization

Drawings

  • Edits can be preserved and restored

Industry Examples

  • Public Safety
    • Investigation

Documentation

  • Model Search tutorial
  • Descriptive readme files for every example project

Improvements

Designer

  • Open documentation from the Help menu

Previewer

  • Enabled Save as Image in the web preview

Search

  • Added multiple select in model search results

Drawings

  • Improved polyomino packing
  • Improved drawing fitting with nested orthogonal drawings

System Requirements

  • Added support for Apple Mac OS X Mountain Lion
  • Added support for Apple Safari 6.0

Issues

  • To install Tom Sawyer Perspectives, Release 4.1.1, Apple Mac OS X Mountain Lion users must allow applications downloaded from anywhere in System Preferences > Security & Privacy.
  • Tom Sawyer Support currently offers assistance for drawing persistence implementations.