I am now teaching Octavo, my PDF printing/imposition app, how to lay out an actual octavo.
Not because I think anyone will use it for that, but if it doesn't do it, someone is going to query the name!
And here's an octavo in Octavo!
I am now teaching Octavo, my PDF printing/imposition app, how to lay out an actual octavo.
Not because I think anyone will use it for that, but if it doesn't do it, someone is going to query the name!
I am putting off writing Octavo's user manual. That, plus a nice assembly guide for folding the mini zines, is the last known issue before shipping v1.0!
(Of course I’m bound to discover more bugs. I won't _release_ v1.0 until there's been time for a bit more testing. But I'd love to get a version sent to Apple review before I go on holiday next week.)
Just need to sit down and write.
Such a long tail of little things to do to Octavo before shipping. I've been reworking the Print pane UI -- getting this table of options to work right with auto layout was quite a rabbit hole.

I've been trying to run a performance test on a Swift package in Xcode for about an hour now, but I can't seem to get the "No baseline average for Time" message to go away. I've updated the baseline value through Xcode's UI multiple times and it just doesn't seem to stick. Is this issue unique to Swift packages or just a more general bug in Xcode? Thanks!
This version also introduces collaborative features like sharing Project workspaces, assigning issues to participants, and plans for a bunch of other upcoming team-based features.
I hope I don't take TOO much flack for this, but it is part of a subscription to access I am calling Fox for Teams. These features are hard to develop and I am looking for ways to expand Fox revenue beyond the one-time purchase, which I don't really plan on changing any time soon.
Yay! So now that I've things worked out: I released Fox Issue / Project Tracker 3.0 this week! It's a HUGE update.
- Attributes now isolated to Projects, making them more customizable
- Customizable priorities
- Additional Synced settings
- Full history tracking
- Statuses can be added to the Navigator
- Improved CloudKit resolution
And ooo so much more: https://contagious.dev/blog/fox-project-organizer-3-0-0-and-fox-for-teams/
It also has a free trial now for anyone who has been curious: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fox-project-organizer/id1607706105