1. 3D Topicscape Pro v1.60 now runs with Vista Aero Theme if the PC is Aero-capable. If you are using a computer with Vista, you will no longer see a message that Vista is switching to Vista Basic Theme when starting Topicscape.
Topicscape has run on Vista with certain types of graphics adapters for more than a year - we have several development and testing PCs running Vista, so it had to. But computers with Intel graphics had a problem until Intel released a corrected driver at the beginning of last month. If your PC has Intel graphics, please make sure you get the latest driver from here:
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/default.aspx and install it.
Did you try Topicscape previously on an Intel graphics Vista PC more than 30 days ago? In that case, your Topicscape will have expired. Especially for you, we made a one-off fixed expiry-date version (expires 31st July) which you can get from this link. This Vista Special release of Topicscape Pro functions just like the previous live version on our main download page but it is installed separately. If you later decide to buy Topicscape, we shall send you a license. Then, you would need to download the usual installer and run it.
2. This new version operates faster and has smoother flying.
3. It has an improved Home position setting (the view seen on pressing the Home key).
4. There are three new skins in the base installer - Pearl; Smoked Glass; and Hyperglo. You need to download the Skins installer, as before, to get the other 17 skins but if you have them already, there’s no need.
5. You can get a reminder of the structure (relationship names of all topics to the Current Topic) when Ctrl+A is pressed once. This changes back after 5 seconds, or you can press Ctrl+A again to show your own topic names. Beginners will find this useful.
6. The toolbar button icons have been sharpened up.
7. 3D Topicscape Pro now has the capability to import data from the latest PersonalBrain Beta (4.5.0.5) so it can handle live-version Brains, as well as recent Beta versions using four different database engines in all.
IMPORTANT: If you have already imported a PersonalBrain into Topicscape, you will know that the first time you did that, a special download started with software for the import. That software has been updated. Please download and install the revised version.
There’s a What’s new page.
And you can download the new 3D Topicscape Pro installer from the usual place.
Have you seen the new page about the Topicscape 3D mindmap structure?
We hope you like the new versions.
Roy
