Changes in v4.9.8.2 from v4.9.8.1

Added a "pause/rest" and a "sustain/note" capability to patterns. Values entered in the pattern (using "p" or "r" for a pause/rest and "s" or "n" for a sustain/note) are interpreted as multiples of the whole note sustain time. can include a decimal fraction. For example if you entered the pattern: "1, 3, r0.5, 4, s2" SonicMood will play the first note of the current scale followed by the default note length (sustain) and rest (pause), then the 3rd note of the scale followed by a 1/2 note rest (over-riding the default), then the 4th note held for the length of two whole notes, followed by the default rest. The length of a whole note is set by the "Time (sec / whole note)" sliders on the "Edit" window, "Individual Instrument Settings" page.

Added a "user selectable" text/symbol color. Updated the Preferences window to allow for "Auto, Mono, or User" text/symbol color selection.

Added the new color scheme "ice blue". Access it from the Preferences window, "Windows" page; you will have to click "Restore Schemes" first to make the new scheme available.

Made the background color of the "Editing:" label at the top of the Edit window match the window background.

With few exceptions most control labels and other text are no longer displayed in bold lettering, and only the currently selected Theme is shown in bold.

Editing of items in lists is now exclusively accomplished the "normal" way by clicking a row to select it and then clicking a cell in that row to begin editing. Therefore, the "Edit Highlighted Text" ( ⌘E) item from the "Edit" menu and the highlight that was used to indicate which item in a list was editable were removed. Several buttons on the "Edit" window were also removed, along with several selections in Preferences ("use click pause" and the highlight color).

Made a change to the location specifier for the AudioToolbox file, and several other System Frameworks. Some users were getting an error that it is hoped this will fix.

Improved registration checking code to reduce piracy. Limited the number of registration tries to 10 - after 10 SonicMood will quit. This only affects new registrations.

Fixed an annoying "beep" that sounded when a Mood file was added to the current Moods list via drag and drop or "File" menu selection.

Fixed the Keyboard window so the controls fit properly again after the removal of the "Restore" key. Also unbolded the text in the window.

Fixed a small bug that allowed the Keyboard Window to add notes to a scale when the "Shared Instrument Settings" page wasn't selected.

Fixed a bug that prevented selecting text using shift-option left/right arrow or shift-command left/right arrow.