Dear GarageSale Users,
GarageSale 8 Beta 64 is out and can be downloaded via the built-in updater or from this link:
https://downloads.iwascoding.com/downloads/GarageSale_8.0b64.dmg
What’s new in since the last release:
- improved German localization
- Synching: fixed a problem which could leave the database in an unsynchable state after a listing was manually deleted on two Macs around the same time
What’s new in GarageSale 8
- drastic performance improvements for search, smart groups, reports, updating data from eBay
- completely reworked design templates
- database synching between Macs, more info available here
- popovers can be detached and retain their position and size between sessions
- maximum image size when using GarageSale’s image hosting is now 1600x1200
- improved UI feedback when using multiple connections and launch interval options
- bulk “search and replace”
- adds support for ‘Dark Mode’ appearance on macOS 10.14 Mojave
- added ‘days Remaining’ smart group rule to the listing section
- added warning about upcoming GTC requirement for fixed price listings
- revised selection behaviour, so items selected in the outline view get immediately selected in the overview (middle area of the window)
- added a popup to the listing overview for quickly filtering items by state
- colors for the listing state icons be be configured via General preferences
- added option to launch control window for using multiple connections when communicating with eBay
- GarageSale Pro subscribers can upload up to 50 images per listing when using GarageSale’s image service
- users can print customisable packing slips and shipping labels from eBay orders
- added minimum listing interval option to launch control window
- implemented a work-around for broken drag and drop from Apple’s Photos application
- size of thumbnail images can be changed in image overview mode and listing editor mode
- when running macOS 10.13, a faster panel is used for importing images from Apple’s Photos app
- Improved AppleScript
- Added values for order transactions
- Can now upload tracking number via AppleScript
- Smart Groups can be sorted
- more filter and table view options in My eBay import panel
- filter by auction/BIN
- added column sku and end date
- support for file images in XML import
- can set title/category from catalog product (product search popover)
- added preference to show buyer’s eBay account name in orders outline view
- users can manually share started listings via FaceBook/Twitter
- added preference to display colored background in listing mode outline view
- added “Create Invoice with GrandTotal” command
- when using no design, updated HTML code used for displaying your images below your description
- started working on new “Pull changes from eBay”, which let’s you import specific changes you made to your listings on eBay back into GarageSale (not done yet)
- improvements to AppleScript execution speed
- when exporting multi-item orders to GrandTotal for invoicing, the shipping cost should be correct
- shipping service table column in shipping options panel is resizable
- added advanced eBay preference to specify the attributes panel’s behaviour when specifics are empty (insert suggested, insert required, insert no attributes)
- added support for ‘Continuity Camera’ feature on macOS 10.14 Mojave
- added menu commands to cycle focus between different parts of the main window
- shows buyer phone number to order inspector
- -order section: buyer name and address are now a single field for easy copying
- added “Show Main window” menu command in case you accidentally closed it
- shows number of verified listings in Launch Control window
- added AppleScript command (and example script) to remove images from listings
- when adding new groups, name fields in outline view get selected for editing
- added advanced eBay preference setting to only perform local verification in LaunchControl window (and prevent verification with eBay)
- error message for eBay error 240 shows additional error reason, if sent by eBay
- eBay Message templates: fixed [[totalPrice]] and [[shippingCost]] macros to include billing shipping cost instead of the private “actual shipping” cost field
- re-added support for the ‘Private Listing’ flag
- removed outdated buyer requirements no longer supported by the eBay API
- added “Move Selected Items to” command to “Edit” and outline view context menu
- user can choose between multiple default footer layouts in Preferences panel
- GarageSale performs certain eBay data update operation (GetSellerList) on 4 concurrent connections
- ‘Activity Viewer’ window opens automatically on startup, if it was left open before
- moved SKU field to first tab of Listings inspector
- Preview now displays package dimensions if calculated shipping is used
- added a “Select new listings after relist” advanced eBay preference
- GarageSale is correctly signed for MacOS 10.15 Catalina
- always sends ‘Returns Not Accepted’ flag to eBay when ‘Returns Accepted’ checkbox is not clicked. Not doing so caused listing to appear as ‘Returns Accepted’ on eBay on some eBay sites
Synching
System Requirements
- GarageSale 8 requires OS X 10.12 or later
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