Current Release Notes
Pulse™ Smartpen
Version 1.5 - March 11, 2008
Livescribe made improvements to the Pulse smartpen software to add new features, correct known issues, and improve usability.
New Features- Enables use of Paperblanks® Mini Journals (available soon)
- Enables use of Livescribe Flip™ Notepads (available soon)
Improvements
- Corrected a false battery reading when the Pulse smartpen is charged between 256-400 minutes
- Changed the version string display
Version 1.4 - November 20, 2008
Livescribe made improvements to Pulse smartpen version 1.4 software and firmware to add new features, correct known, issues, and improve usability.
Improvements- High Pass Filter greatly reduces audio distortion
- Enhancements to battery level storage
- Archiving performance improvements
- Pen to PC communication improvements
- No errors when interacting with uninstalled paper products
- Calculator fixes
- Increased stability when recording
- Support for new notebooks and print your own notepads
Livescribe™ Desktop for Windows
Version 1.5 - December 17, 2008
Improvements
- This release provides minor improvements to overall system stability and is recommended for all customers
Version 1.4 - November 24, 2008
Livescribe made improvements to Livescribe Desktop to add new features, correct known issues, and improve usability.
New Features- Support for Windows Vista 64-bit
- Ability to print your own notepad sheets
- Automatic launch of Livescribe Desktop when you dock your Pulse smartpen
- Supports integration with Vision Object's MyScript for Livescribe transcription software
Improvements
- Support installation on PCs with international date and decimal formats
- Includes a fix for users who have their My Documents folder on a network drive
- Numerous fit and finish improvements, increased stability and robustness, and minor bug fixes
- Supports log files up to 2 MB
- Printing your own notepads to a non-Postscript printer may cause Livescribe Desktop to be unresponsive and require a restart.
- Windows XP SP2 and SP3 users must install and run Livescribe Desktop using Admin rights
- Audio recordings that are less than 1 second will appear as 00:00 length in Sessions view
- The ruled lines may appear faint when you print your own notepads. This issue does not affect the usability of the notepad. To confirm your printer supports Livescribe dot paper, print the Test page from Livescribe Desktop and follow its instructions
Livescribe™ Desktop for Mac OS X
Version 1.1 - March 30, 2009
We strongly recommended you upgrade to this release (1.1).
New FeaturesNew in this release you can:
- Delete an archived notebook from Livescribe Desktop
- Get Info about Paper Replay recordings on a page
- Enable/Disable page backgrounds
- Choose multiple recordings for deletion
- Use Contextual menus and additional keyboard shortcuts
Please refer to the Livescribe Desktop for Mac OS X documentation for additional information about these features.
Improvements
- Resolved intermittent issue where users were unable to login because the email address was blank
- Resolved issue where users who quit while the application was indexing could no longer search
- Resolved intermittent issue in which pages uploaded to Livescribe Online did not play audio
- Uploading recordings to Livescribe Online may upload blank pages
Known Issues
- In rare cases, clicking on active ink may go to an incorrect location
- USB problems may occur with Mac OS X 10.5.6 and recent Apple laptops
- In some cases, there may be a slight misalignment between ink and backgrounds
- Thumbs do not clear immediately after deleting a notebook
Version 1.0.0 - March 3, 2009
We strongly recommended you upgrade to this release (1.0.0).
New FeaturesNew in this release you can:
- Connect to Livescribe Online to browse and upload content.
- Archive your Livescribe paper products (notebooks or journals).
- Remove Paper Replay™ Recordings from your Pulse smartpen.
- Delete Paper Replay Recordings from Livescribe Desktop.
- Drag and pan to reposition zoomed pages.
- Rename your Pulse™ smartpen.
- Rename your notebooks.
- Print a range of pages.
Please refer to the Livescribe Desktop for Mac OS X documentation for additional information about these features.
Improvements
- Resolved occasional issues with annotated recordings not playing.
- Increased reliability when playing long audio recordings.
- Resilience has been improved when smartpen is undocked during data transfers and processing of data.
- Copy/paste functionality into Word, Evernote and Illustrator was improved.
- Zoom controls were changed to simplify switching from single to thumbnail mode.
- Addressed miscellaneous registration issues.
Known Issues
- Upgrading from Livescribe
Desktop Mac OS X 0.8x Beta
If you are currently using the Livescribe Desktop Mac OS X 0.8x Public Beta, perform these steps: - Access the Go > Home> Library > Application Support folder.
- Locate the Livescribe folder
and rename it to something like OldLivescribeData.
You should move this folder somewhere else on your
computer, like your Documents folder. This saves
your content if for some reason you later need
to access it. The remaining steps in this process
will create a new Livescribe folder using content
on your Pulse smartpen.
Note: If you previously copied your content from Livescribe Desktop for Windows, and you had archived folders, then renaming and replacing your Livescribe folder on your Macintosh will make your archived folders unavailable. You will no longer be able to view your previously-archived content on your Macintosh. If you have your original My Livescribe folder on your PC, you can always view your archived content there using Livescribe Desktop for Windows. - Install Livescribe Desktop Mac OS X version 1.0 from the Livescribe website. Go to the Livescribe web site, and click on the Livescribe Desktop tab at the bottom of the page.
- Click "Mac OSX (Intel, 10.5)" button to start downloading.
- After the download is complete, locate the download and double-click the Installer icon.
- Dock your Pulse smartpen
to re-transfer your content to Livescribe Desktop.
All of your content will be transferred except
for any content you deleted directly from your
Pulse smartpen and any content you previously archived.
Note: You may want to dock your smartpen overnight if it has a lot of data on it, as it may take an hour or so to transfer the data the first time you dock. - Run Livescribe Desktop on your Macintosh to access your content.
- Printing a Range of Pages
The ability to print a range of pages has been included in this release. If the page numbers in your notebook are not continuous, then the page numbers in the print panel will differ from the page numbers in your notebook. Please use the preview on the print panel to verify that the correct pages are being printed. - Livescribe Desktop Prevents Multiple
Accounts
By design, Livescribe Desktop 1.0 allows logins from one account only. Once you have created an account and registered your Pulse smartpen, you will not be able to create a second account. - Registration
You will be prompted to register, even if you have done so before. - Paper Replay Recordings that Span
Multiple Notebooks
When playing back a Paper Replay recording that spans multiple notebooks, the following issues may occur:- The notebook name in the Now Playing panel may not match the notebook name in Paper Replay Recordings.
- The page number in the Now Playing panel may not match the actual page number in the notebook.
- The content in the Now Playing panel showing the first notebook may not match the actual page content of that notebook when the second notebook is selected.
- Uploading recordings to Livescribe Online may upload blank pages.
Version 0.8.2 (Public Beta) - December 17, 2008
We strongly recommended you upgrade to this version (0.8.2).
Improvements- Corrected USB transfer problems during normal transfers and firmware upgrades
- Corrected issues with AAC export, particularly the exporting of long audio recordings
- Corrected search issues,
particularly those involving case-sensitivity. Now,
search works as follows:
- A search string that is all lower case initiates a case-insensitive search. For example, searching for “apple” will look for “apple”, “Apple”, and “APPLE”
- Any upper-case characters in a search string initiates a case-sensitive search. For example, searching for “Apple” will only look for “Apple”.
- Corrected issues in which audio played back from the beginning no matter where the customer clicked on the page. Now the audio plays back from where the customer clicks
Version 0.8.1 (Public Beta) - November 24, 2008
We strongly recommended you upgrade to this version (0.8.1).
Improvements- Fixes minor installation problems
Version 0.8 (Public Beta) - November 24, 2008
Livescribe introduces the public beta release of Livescribe Desktop for Mac OS X.
Note: Migrating Data from a PCIf you’ve been using your Pulse smartpen on your PC and have not archived any data, simply dock your smartpen to transfer all of your data to Livescribe Desktop for Mac OS X. Note: You may want to dock your smartpen overnight if it has a lot of data on it, as it may take an hour or so the first time you dock.
If you’ve been using your Pulse smartpen on your PC and have archived data, you can transfer all your Pulse smartpen data from your PC to your Mac by following these steps:
WARNING: When you manually copy Livescribe data folders from a Windows PC to your Macintosh, the process overwrites all the existing recordings on your Macintosh. In addition it will rename your Mac smartpen to the name you gave your Windows smartpen. Carry out the migration process described below only if your Mac contains no Paper Replay™ recordings you want to retain. As a precaution, see “Backing Up Your Livescribe Files” in your “Livescribe Desktop for Mac OS X” User Guide.
You can transfer all your Pulse smartpen data from your Windows PC to your Mac by first shutting down Livescribe Desktop on your PC and Mac and then following these steps:
On your Windows PC:
- Go to “Start”
- Open “My Documents” on XP / “Documents” on Vista
- Copy the “My Livescribe” folder to a destination that is accessible to the Macintosh: a shared network drive, a flash drive, a CD, etc.
On your Mac:
- Access the “Go/Home/Library/Application Support” folder
- Drag the “Livescribe” folder located in “Application Support” to “Trash”
- Access the network, Flash drive or CD where you saved the copied “My Livescribe” folder
- Drag “My Livescribe” to the open “Application Support” folder
- Rename the “My Livescribe” folder to “Livescribe”
- Dock your Pulse™ smartpen
- Open Livescribe Desktop on your Macintosh
Unsupported Features
The following features are currently in Livescribe Desktop for Windows Version 1.4, but are not yet implemented on the Mac:
- Archive notebooks
- MyScript for Livescribe integration
- Print Your Own Notepad sheets
- Upload to Livescribe Online community
- Auto-launch – Livescribe Desktop launches automatically when Pulse smartpen is docked
- “Get info” for a notebook - hover-over on pages within a notebook in thumbnail view gives additional details
- Drag and pan while in single page view
- Rename notebook
- Print range of pages
- Remove audio from pen
- When using data ported from Windows, the first page of a notebook or journal is sometimes duplicated in Thumbnail view
- There may be a one second disparity between the displayed duration of Paper Replay recordings in the list view and in the audio controls
- Words written above notebook lines may appear to be written in the middle of the lines
- In certain journals and notebooks, thumbnails are sometimes slightly truncated on the right
- If you close the application while thumbnails are being generated in a large notebook, Livescribe Desktop may crash instead of shut down
- The Paper Replay recording date may be displayed incorrectly in the Recordings list view when using data ported from international versions of Livescribe Desktop for Windows
- The notebook name in the Now Playing pane may not match notebook name in Paper Replay recordings view when playing a Paper Replay recording that spans multiple notebooks
