News & Updates

Enhancements / Other Improvements Added hints to the counts displayed in the status bar (search queries) Image attachment file selection dialog now shows all supported image formats as the default - so you can pick from JPG, PNG or BMP formats. Improved the search and display algorithm so that the first entry in the Timeline (search results) always gets selected and rendered. Autosave of entries now triggers every 20 seconds. Entries also get auto saved when you change entries in the timeline or when you close the app. Minor improvements to the performance of loading entries. Bug Fixes Rolled back one...

New Features Improved Timeline View: While working on the mobile version of the application, I discovered a mechanism via which the timeline view can be more dynamic in its presentation. I have integrated that capability in the Life Journal desktop app. Now, the Title, Short Description and Tag list all align to the left edge of the Timeline if there is no image and correctly next to the image if there is one. Enhancements / Other Improvements Minor improvements to the performance of loading entries. Autosave of entries now triggers every 30 seconds (instead of every 10). Entries also get auto...

Enhancements Implemented a splash form for initial processing Setting of wallpaper should now be a bit faster Enhanced the scrolling using keyboard

New Features Set Entry's Location: You can now open any entry and not only view the location on a map, but also set it's location. You will be able to search for an address/location.  Hitting the search button will get the resolved location name as well as latitude and longitude co-ordinates from Google Maps. Note that the resolved location name may be different from the location you entered. Clicking on the check mark button will apply the new location to your entry. Enhancements / Other Improvements Enhanced performance of the loading screen. Bug Fixes Fixed a minor bug where the status...

New Features Text To Speech (Read Aloud): You can now have any entry read out loud using the computer's Text To Speech capability (Microsoft Speech API). The Play button appears next to the Distraction Free Writing Interface button. Text To Speech can be paused, resumed or stopped. Learn More... Auto Update Life Journal: Based on feedback, we have incorporated an auto-update capability in Life Journal. Whenever a new update is available, Life Journal will download it and prompt you to install it. It is important that you install this release to get future updates to Life Journal automatically. Learn More... New Templates: In this release, we are...