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Acrolinx for MadCap Flare and Contributor - Release Notes

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Acrolinx for MadCap Flare and Contributor Release Notes

Compatibility Matrix
Supported MadCap Flare and Contributor Versions Supported Maintained Deprecated Support for Acrolinx AI Assistant and Suggestions
Flare 2025 r2 1.6.0 1.5.1 1.5.0 and earlier 1.6.0 and later
Flare 2024 r2 -- 1.6.0 1.5.1 and earlier
Contributor v9r3 1.6.0 1.5.1 1.5.0 and earlier
★ CURRENT VERSION

Version 1.6.0 (7 June 2023)

The Focus This is a small release for new version support.

Platform Support

This version of Acrolinx for MadCap Flare and Contributor requires:

  • Acrolinx Platform version 2021.12.1 or later
  • Flare versions 2023, 2024, or 2025
  • Contributor versions 9r2 and 9r3

Improvements

  • New Versions Supported - We've added support for MadCap Flare versions 2023 and 2024 Contributor versions 9r2 and 9r3. This version of Acrolinx for MadCap Flare and Contributor only works with those two versions. To use Acrolinx in earlier versions, please use Acrolinx for MadCap 1.5.1.

Previous Versions

Version 1.5.1 (7 June 2023)

Released 7 June 2023

Small release to fix a bug where installing Acrolinx caused the MadCap Flare host editor to crash.

Platform Support

This version of Acrolinx for MadCap Flare and Contributor requires the following:

  • Acrolinx Platform version 2021.12.1 or later
  • Flare version 2021 r2, 2021 r3, 2022, or 2022r2
  • Contributor version 9 or 9r2

You'll also need the following:

NOTE

Acrolinx for MadCap Flare and Contributor 1.5 works with Flare version 2022 r2. We recommend that you use Acrolinx Platform version 2021.12 or later.

Version 1.5 (31 October 2022)

Released 31 October 2022

Platform Support

This version of Acrolinx for MadCap Flare and Contributor requires the following:

  • Acrolinx Platform version 2021.12.1 or later
  • Flare version 2021, 2021 r2, 2021 r3, or 2022
  • Contributor version 9 or 9r2

You'll also need the following:

NOTE

Acrolinx for MadCap Flare and Contributor 1.5 works with Flare version 2022 r2. We recommend that you use Acrolinx Platform version 2021.12 or later.

Dropped Support

We've dropped support for the following:

  • MadCap Flare versions 2019 r1, 2019 r2, and 2020
  • Acrolinx versions 1.1, 1.2, 1.3

Improvement

Removed Internet Explorer Components from the Sidebar

In previous versions of Acrolinx for MadCap Flare and Contributor, the Sidebar used Internet Explorer 11 components. This caused some hiccups when you tried to use the Sidebar without Internet Explorer 11. The good news is that we got rid of all Internet Explorer components. We now use Microsoft Edge Chromium to show our Sidebar, so you're back on track.

Bug Fix

Wrong Issue Highlighted

When you ran a check on an HTML file in MadCap Flare, the selected issue card wouldn't always match the highlighted content. The culprit was a bug in the way Acrolinx calculated word position in the file. We've fixed this.

Important for Windows Users

Some Windows Instances Require WebView 2

WARNING

This is important if you're on Windows and use Acrolinx for MadCap Flare and Contributor. It doesn't apply to Windows 11.

If you aren't on Windows 11 and use Acrolinx for MadCap Flare and Contributor, you need to download and install WebView 2 from Microsoft. This is because we've updated the Sidebar to use Microsoft Edge Chromium instead of Internet Explorer.

You can download WebView 2 from the page WebView2 - Microsoft Edge Developer. Linux and macOS users don't need WebView 2.

Version 1.4 (15 June 2021)

Released 15 June 2021

Summer is fast approaching, so we've taken the opportunity to shine a little light on MadCap Flare.

With this release, support for MadCap Contributor is back. We've also fixed a bug that highlighted the wrong issue.

Platform Support

We recommend that you use the following:

  • Acrolinx Platform version 2019.11 and later
  • Flare versions 2019 r1, 2019 r2, 2020, 2021, and 2021 r2
  • Contributor version 9

Dropped Support

We've removed support for the following:

  • MadCap Flare 2018
  • Acrolinx for MadCap Flare and Contributor version 1.0

Improvement

Support for Contributor

You asked, we listened. We've officially brought back support for MadCap Contributor.

Bug Fix

Highlighting Issues

You might've found that Acrolinx highlighted the wrong content when you clicked a Sidebar card after a check. We've fixed this. Acrolinx is back to highlighting the right issue.