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Bean for Mac

Bean 2.4.3

  -  5.2 MB  -  Freeware
  • Latest Version

    Bean 3.7.1

  • Operating System

    Mac OS X

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  • Author / Product

    James Hoover / External Link

  • Filename

    Bean-Install-2-4-3.dmg

  • MD5 Checksum

    740419cc2adb70bae22ff011481e0bf8

Sometimes latest versions of the software can cause issues when installed on older devices or devices running an older version of the operating system.

Software makers usually fix these issues but it can take them some time. What you can do in the meantime is to download and install an older version of Bean 2.4.3.


For those interested in downloading the most recent release of Bean for Mac or reading our review, simply click here.


All old versions distributed on our website are completely virus-free and available for download at no cost.


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What's new in this version:

Changes:
- Edit > Paste & Match Style has a new, friendlier (albeit non-standard) keyboard shortcut (Shift + Cmd + v) (user suggestion)
- Print... is now the last item in the File menu
- The Replace and Replace All commands in the Find/Replace panel now maintain the text selection after replacement occurs. (user suggestion) There is a hidden preference setting which restores the old behavior where no text remains selected after Replace/Replace All: quit Bean and paste this command into a Terminal.app session (change YES to NO to re-enable the new behavior): defaults write com.SevenYearsDreaming.Bean prefNoSelectionAfterReplace -bool YES
- The left hanging margin in text list items now equals the text offset, so that text wraps properly (user suggestion)
- The ‘Float’ toolbar icon now has an orange halo when active (the blue halo looked too much like the UI’s ‘focus ring’)
- File > Export > To HTML now exports to HTML 4.0, not XHTML (user suggestion)
- The Applescript code that makes Bean the default application for opening RTF and RTFD format files that are saved in Bean under Snow Leopard is now compiled and is much faster (there was a noticeable pause while the script compiled for the first time under Bean 2.4.2)

Big fixes:
- Addressed a bug that could cause a crash when the insertion point tries to draw to a just-hidden document window

Code/Localization:
- Bean 2.4.3 includes a new Czech localization and a revised Danish localization
- Note to localizers: there are no significant changes to the user interface in Bean 2.4.3; it is a bugfix release.
- Another note to localizers: nib files are now compiled upon building the app, which means you cannot directly edit the .nib files found inside the released app bundle anymore (this is Apple’s doings). Instead, download the Bean source code from http://www.bean-osx.com/source/Bean-Source.zip and use the .nib files found inside the English.lproj folder for your translation.