Scythebill 18.1.0 is now available. It includes dark mode support - along with a general UI refresh, editable image names, trip links, and a number of smaller bug fixes.
As always, download here, and let me know if you have any problems, either on Facebook or by email.
Update: Scythebill 18.1.1 includes small fixes which should greatly improve the experience for Linux HiDPI users and also moderately increase text contrast in dark mode.
Dark mode support
Scythebill now supports "dark mode" - a mode where screens use light text on a dark background, instead of dark text on a light background. For many of us, this might be an irrelevancy - but for others, this has become a must-have feature for their applications.
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| Dark mode on MacOS! |
You can switch the mode from light to dark on the Preferences screen.
On Windows and MacOS, Scythebill defaults to an "Auto" mode, which follows the operating system's choice. Scythebill on Linux doesn't offer that feature, but you can still explicitly choose light or dark.
As part of this update, many aspects of the UI have been refreshed and cleaned up.
Editable photo names
If you add a lot of photos to Scythebill, especially off webpages, you're likely tired of seeing names like "AF1Qip...."; Scythebill just showed the last part of the URL. Now, there's a small pencil icon on names, and you can easily edit names, so when you've added a photo:
... then click the pencil, type a name...
...and hit "Enter" (or just select anything else on screen), and done!
Trip links
Trips now let you attach links, so you can attach trip reports, group photos, or anything else you'd like to remember as part of the trip. As with photos, there's a "pencil" you can click to easily edit the name:
Smaller fixes
- The two Sinai governorates of Egypt are now properly included in Asia. (There are three governorates which are in both Asia and Africa, and these are all still in Africa.)
- The provinces of Nepal have been updated to follow the current eBird (and Nepalese!) arrangement of 7 provinces.
- A few issues with editing sightings in Browse by location have been resolved.
