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What's New

After an update, Haruno can open a page that says what changed in the new version. You can open it again from the Help menu.

  • Mac appAvailablesince 1.3.49
  • Windows appNot available

What's New is a page about the version you have just updated to. It is for the Mac app only.

When it opens by itself

The first time Haruno opens after an update, a sheet opens over the main window. Its title is What's New in Haruno. The page is the release's own page from the Haruno website.

A few rules decide whether it opens:

  • Only releases marked as worth announcing open it. A release with only small fixes has a page, but it does not interrupt you.
  • If you skipped some versions, you see every announced page since the last one you saw, the newest first.
  • A fresh install shows nothing. You are not owed a list of changes since a version you never had.
  • If you update from a very old version that had no What's New, you see only the page for the current version.

What the sheet has

  • The page itself.
  • When there is more than one page: Back, a counter such as 1 of 3, and Next.
  • Open in Browser, which opens the same page on the Haruno website.
  • Done, which closes it. Return also closes it.

A link in the page opens in your browser. The sheet never turns into a browser itself.

Open it again

Choose Help ▸ What's New in Haruno. It opens the page for the version you are running, whether or not you have seen it, and whether or not it was announced. It also brings the Haruno window to the front if it was hidden.

It needs the internet

The page comes from the website, so a connection is needed.

  • If the page cannot load, the sheet says Could not load What's New. Try again. with a Try Again button.
  • If Haruno cannot reach the website when it opens, it shows nothing. It does not mark the update as seen, so it tries again the next time Haruno opens.

Language

The page is shown in the language of the app when the website has it. Otherwise it is in English. See Languages.

Delete local data resets it

Delete local data in Settings ▸ General also clears what Haruno remembers about the last page you saw. The next launch counts as a fresh install, so nothing opens.

What to tell a customer: after an update, a short page can open that explains what is new. Close it with Done. It is always under Help if they want to read it again.

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+---
+title: What's New
+summary: After an update, Haruno can open a page that says what changed in the new version. You can open it again from the Help menu.
+feature: whats-new
+covers:
+  - apple/Sources/WhatsNewFeature/**
+  - apple/Sources/BackendServices/WhatsNew.swift
+  - web/landing/content/whats-new/README.md
+---
+
+What's New is a page about the version you have just updated to. It is for the Mac app only.
+
+## When it opens by itself
+
+The first time Haruno opens after an update, a sheet opens over the main window. Its title is <Ui>What's New in Haruno</Ui>. The page is the release's own page from the Haruno website.
+
+A few rules decide whether it opens:
+
+- Only releases marked as worth announcing open it. A release with only small fixes has a page, but it does not interrupt you.
+- If you skipped some versions, you see every announced page since the last one you saw, the newest first.
+- A fresh install shows nothing. You are not owed a list of changes since a version you never had.
+- If you update from a very old version that had no What's New, you see only the page for the current version.
+
+## What the sheet has
+
+- The page itself.
+- When there is more than one page: <Ui>Back</Ui>, a counter such as <Ui>1 of 3</Ui>, and <Ui>Next</Ui>.
+- <Ui>Open in Browser</Ui>, which opens the same page on the Haruno website.
+- <Ui>Done</Ui>, which closes it. Return also closes it.
+
+A link in the page opens in your browser. The sheet never turns into a browser itself.
+
+## Open it again
+
+Choose <Ui>Help ▸ What's New in Haruno</Ui>. It opens the page for the version you are running, whether or not you have seen it, and whether or not it was announced. It also brings the Haruno window to the front if it was hidden.
+
+## It needs the internet
+
+The page comes from the website, so a connection is needed.
+
+- If the page cannot load, the sheet says <Ui>Could not load What's New. Try again.</Ui> with a <Ui>Try Again</Ui> button.
+- If Haruno cannot reach the website when it opens, it shows nothing. It does not mark the update as seen, so it tries again the next time Haruno opens.
+
+## Language
+
+The page is shown in the language of the app when the website has it. Otherwise it is in English. See [Languages](/macos/app/languages/).
+
+<Callout variant="info" title="Delete local data resets it">
+Delete local data in Settings ▸ General also clears what Haruno remembers about the last page you saw. The next launch counts as a fresh install, so nothing opens.
+</Callout>
+
+What to tell a customer: after an update, a short page can open that explains what is new. Close it with Done. It is always under Help if they want to read it again.