PerfectTablePlan v4.2.7

This release adds bug fixes to version 4.2.6. You will require a version 4 licence key to unlock the full functionality. You can buy a licence key here (or upgrade from a previous version here). This upgrade is free to all customers with a valid v4 licence key.

We recommend that you back-up any important plan files before installing any new release.

The download links are at the bottom of the page.

Backward/forward compatibility

This version can read plan (.tp) files saved by any earlier version of PerfectTablePlan. But reading 4.2.7 plans into versions of the software before 4.2.0 may lose some data.

System requirements

PerfectTablePlan runs on Windows 2000 or later and Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later. More detailed system requirements are here.

Enhancements

No enhancements have been made since version 4.2.6.

Bug fixes

The following bug fixes have been made since version 4.2.6:

Windows and Macintosh

All editions

1. Fixed a bug in the automatic seat assignment that meant some improved solutions might be missed. Thank you to Peter D for reporting this. [Fixed in v4.2.7]

2. The Table Spacing window reappeared each time the Floor plan pane was displayed, even after table spacing was turned off. This is now fixed. Thank you to Malcolm D for reporting this. [Fixed in v4.2.7]

3. Fixed a crash bug that sometimes occurred using the Floor plan pane, particularly when snapping objects to a grid in the Floor plan pane. [Fixed in v4.2.7]

4. Fixed a crash bug that sometimes occurred when deleting guests from the Guests pane when the Stationery pane was also visible. Thank you to Stuart H for reporting this. [Fixed in v4.2.7]

5. The Progress bar now shows when reading in large plans. [Fixed in v4.2.7]

6. The -import_type command line argument was only recognised if it was lower case. This has now been fixed so that case is unimportant. [Fixed in v4.2.7]

Advanced edition only

7. Fixed a bug that could cause spurious error messages when importing custom fields. Thank you to Geraint B for reporting this. [Fixed in v4.2.7]

Advanced & Professional editions

8. Fixed a bug that could cause defaults for custom fields with type=‘text’ to sometimes be set incorrectly when opening a document. Thank you to Angela M for reporting this. [Fixed in v4.2.7]

Professional edition only

9. Fixed a bug that caused custom proximity to sometimes be scored incorrectly for custom fields of type Yes/No. [Fixed in v4.2.7]

Windows only

All editions

10. If you have the mouse option Automatically move pointer to the default button in a dialog box set in Windows Control panel>Mouse>Pointer Options this can cause tables and other items to be moved unintentionally in the Floor plan pane. This is because PerfectTablePlan isn’t able to tell the difference between the user moving the mouse and Windows moving the mouse. We now show a warning message explaining this if you double click in the Floor plan pane with this Windows setting on. Thank you to to Guy “DrTeeth” S. for reporting this. [Fixed in v4.2.7]

11. Updated Microsoft msvcr80.dll library from v8.0.50727.762 to v8.0.50727.6195 to address possible Microsoft security vulnerabilities. [Fixed in v4.2.7]

Known issues

The following are known issues in this release:

Windows only

All editions

1. Some letters are rendered incorrectly in some fonts (e.g. Calibri) when printed, even though they look fine on the screen. The problem might only appear for a few characters in several hundred guest names. You can workaround this problem by either using a different font (e.g. Arial or Verdana) or exporting to PDF and printing that from Adobe Acrobat (free). This appears to be a problem in a third party library. We hope it will be fixed in a future release.

Macintosh only

All editions

2. If you set View>User interface>Expert with User interface style set to Unified toolbar and titlebar in the Preferences window, you may not be able to resize the Main window as small as you would like. You can reduce the problem by unchecking tool bar text and large tool bar icons in the Preferences window. Or you can avoid it altogether by setting User interface style to Standard in the Preferences window. This appears to be a bug in an underlying third party library. We hope it will be fixed in a future release.

3. On Mac OS X 10.7 onwards there is a minor cosmetic error in the appear of drop-down lists. However the behaviour of the drop-down list is unaffected. This appears to be a bug in an underlying third party library. We hope it will be fixed in a future release.

Installation and use

 Windows

Download PerfectTablePlan_4_2_7.exe for Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000 (16.5 MB)

1. If you are already running PerfectTablePlan, close the application now.
2. Right-click on the link above and select Save Target As... (IE), Save Link As... (FireFox) or Save Link Target As... (Netscape).
3. Select a convenient location on your PC to download the file to (e.g. the desktop).
4. When the file has finished downloading on to your PC, double-click on the .exe file to install it. If a Do you want to run this file? window is displayed click Run.
5. Follow the installer instructions. We recommend installing the software into the same folder as any previous versions (usually C:\Program Files\PerfectTablePlan if you have Administrator or Power User privileges). If you have any problems with the installation please consult the Windows installer troubleshooting page.
6. To run the new version double-click on the shortcut (optionally) added to the Windows Desktop or select the shortcut added to the Windows Start menu.

If you want more help read our step-by-step instructions for download, installation and start-up.

This installation does not overwrite earlier versions, which will still be available until uninstalled through Start>Control Panel>Add or remove programs.

 Macintosh

Download PerfectTablePlan_4_2_7.dmg for Mac OS X 10.7/10.6/10.5/10.4/10.3.9 or later (23.4 MB)

1. If you are already running PerfectTablePlan, quit it now.
2. Click on the link above, the disk image file should start downloading.
3. If the contains an application warning appears, click on Continue.
4. Click on the Agree button of the licence agreement window to accept the licence and continue.
5. A PerfectTablePlan image should now have been downloaded (probably on to your Mac OS X desktop). If it isn’t open already, double click on the downloaded image file to open it.
6. Drag PerfectTablePlan.app to your Applications folder (you can use the shortcut in the install folder). 
7. The PerfectTablePlan samples folder contains some sample table plans and stationery templates. Optionally copy them to your Documents folder (you can use the shortcut in the install folder).
8. To run the new version double-click on the PerfectTablePlan .app icon in the Applications folder (or wherever you installed it to).
9. If you have any problems please consult the Mac OS X troubleshooting page in the first instance.

Support

Please notify any bugs or problems in as much detail as possible to support.