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Information Related to Version: 2.32.2.1 (2004-11-02)2.2 (2004-10-18)2.1.2 (2003-09-23)2.1.1 (2003-09-17)2.1 (2003-03-24)2.0.1 (2003-01-18)2.0 (2003-01-17)1.3.1 (2002-10-18)1.3 (2002-09-04)

Product Description:

• simple to use: click and select
• displays the keystrokes needed to create selected characters
• selectable font
• remembers and hilites the most recently selected characters
• Unicode support
• inserts HTML symbols
• automatically detects the current font in many popular applications (including Word, Excel, Illustrator, QuarkXPress, InDesign, FileMaker and BBEdit)
• manual font selection (in applications where PopChar X cannot determine the current font
• exclude common characters (letters, digits and accents)
• "styled" and "unstyled" character insertion
• resizeable window (up to the full screen)
• "sticky mode" lets you insert multiple characters with a series of clicks
• automatically starts at login
• also works with Classic applications

If you purchased your license within the last two years, the upgrade is free for you, and your current license key will work for the new version. If your 2 years update period has expired, you can purchase a 2 years update renewal. Whereas other software vendors offer upgrades at a reduced price for just a single new version, our licenses cover ALL subsequent releases of PopChar X and PopChar Pro within two years, starting with the date of purchase.

What's new in this version:

• The "P" box can now be hidden from the menu bar; it automatically appears when the mouse pointer enters the menu bar.
• Preference setting for the number of recent fonts to be shown in the font menu.
• Preference setting for the number of recently selected characters to highlight.
• It is now possible to close the PopChar window immediately after selecting a character or to keep it open until the "P" box is clicked again.
• Improved compatibility with Mac OS X 10.4 ("Tiger").
• The PopChar X window now closes faster when the mouse pointer moves out of the window.
• Dialog windows now appear in more adequate locations.
• Clicking a disabled character in demo mode now displays an explanation.
• Fixed a scrolling problem with Apple's Mighty Mouse.
• Fixed a problem with automatic font detection under Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger).

Product Requirements:

• Mac OS X 10.1.2 or higher

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