{"id":37,"date":"2017-03-21T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2021-12-17T13:47:22","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T19:47:22","slug":"bear-1-1-is-the-bear-iest-update-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.bear.app\/2017\/03\/bear-1-1-is-the-bear-iest-update-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Bear 1.1 is the Bear-iest update ever"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After more code changes than we can reasonably count and many a late night of internal testing, a whopping 10 out of 10 zoologists agree: <strong>Bear 1.1 is the Bear-iest update we\u2019ve ever done<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Ok, maybe we didn\u2019t interview any zoologists. But seriously: 1.1 is, by far, our largest update to date.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s big new stuff for Mac users, like Touch Bar support and some new drag-and-drop magic. There\u2019s big new new stuff for iOS users, like Peek &amp; Pop and smart web clippings with the app extension. We have search enhancements, note merging, importing from more apps, a <a href=\"http:\/\/quadro.me\/themes\/unleash-the-bear\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">brand new set of actions<\/a> for that <a href=\"http:\/\/quadro.me\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">amazing new Quadro app<\/a>, more fonts and themes, and syntax highlighting for 10 new languages.<\/p>\n<p>Lots of the new stuff in 1.1 is free for all Bear users. Some of it is extra special for our extra special Bear Pro users. Grab your favorite beverage, give the extensive list below a once-over, and check for updates to get a great big hug from Bear 1.1!<\/p>\n<p>We hope you like our biggest update ever! We\u2019d also love to hear what you think at <a href=\"mailto:bear@shinyfrog.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bear@shinyfrog.net<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/bearapp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reddit<\/a>, and on Twitter <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/BearNotesApp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@BearNotesApp<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>General<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bulk delete &amp; rename tags<\/strong>\u200a\u2014\u200aAre your Bear tags starting to outnumber your Pok\u00e9mon? We\u2019ve made it easier to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bear-writer.com\/faq\/Tags%20&amp;%20Linking\/Rename%20and%20Delete%20Tags\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">clean them up<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>New free theme<\/strong>\u200a\u2014\u200aOur second free theme for all Bear users is focused on readability. It\u2019s called High Contrast, and it\u2019s good for visually impaired or Dyslexic people.<\/li>\n<li><strong>75% more fonts<\/strong>\u200a\u2014\u200aFree and Bear Pro users get three more font choices: Georgia, Courier, and Open Dyslexic.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Font all the things<\/strong>\u200a\u2014\u200aYour font choice now also affects the note list.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Infinite nested tags<\/strong>\u200a\u2014\u200aDid you know you can nest tags in Bear? Well, you can. And now you can nest an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bear-writer.com\/faq\/Tags%20&amp;%20Linking\/Nested%20Tags\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">infinite number of tags<\/a>. Careful with this one.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Exclude search terms<\/strong>\u200a\u2014\u200aSometimes, certain words just aren\u2019t invited to a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bear-writer.com\/faq\/Advanced%20Search%20options\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">search query<\/a>. Now you can exclude words by adding a (-) before them. For example: recipes -broccoli<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Editor<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Highlight all the things<\/strong>\u200a\u2014\u200aFree and Bear Pro users now get syntax highlighting for more languages: Perl, Ruby, Scala, C#, Go, CoffeeScript, SCSS, Tex, R, MatLab.<\/li>\n<li><strong>New shortcut<\/strong>\u200a\u2014\u200a\u21e7\u21a9\ufe0e to discontinue a list, including checklists.<\/li>\n<li><strong>New shortcut<\/strong>\u200a\u2014\u200a\u2318\u2325\u2191 and \u2318\u2325\u2193 to move paragraphs up and down.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Undo completed tasks<\/strong>\u200a\u2014\u200aYea, the point is to actually complete tasks and feel all warm and fuzzy inside. But sometimes you have to return the warm and fuzzy for a later date. Checkbox actions are now undoable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Exporting<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Export to TaskPaper<\/strong>\u200a\u2014\u200aAsk and ye shall receive <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bear-writer.com\/blog\/bear-1.1#note\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(1)<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Syntax in exports<\/strong>\u200a\u2014\u200aJPG, PDF, and HTML exports now include code syntax highlighting (Bear Pro required).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Better Word exports<\/strong>\u200a\u2014\u200aImprovements in the DocX styles. (Bear Pro required)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Preserving the time-space continuum<\/strong>\u200a\u2014\u200aModification and Creation dates are honoured in export for TXT, MD, DOCX, taskPaper and HTML. (Bear Pro required)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Importing<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Import from more apps<\/strong>\u200a\u2014\u200aIn addition to Evernote and Vesper, Bear can now import from even more apps and formats:<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bear-writer.com\/faq\/Import\/Migrate%20from%20DayOne\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Day One<\/a><\/li>\n<li>.TaskPaper files<\/li>\n<li>.webbloc files<\/li>\n<li><strong>Escape tags<\/strong>\u200a\u2014\u200aIf you <em>don\u2019t<\/em> want to create new tags when importing something, you now have the option to escape any tags that are found. Escaped tags will look like <code>#tag<\/code> in your imported notes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Mac<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Touch Bar support<\/strong>\u200a\u2014\u200aBear for Mac gets touchy feely. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bear-writer.com\/faq\/Shortcuts\/Touch%20Bar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Touch Bar<\/a> on the new MacBook Pro puts Bear\u2019s formatting options at your fingertips.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Drag to tags<\/strong>\u200a\u2014\u200aSave a lot of tagging time by dragging and dropping one or more notes onto a tag.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Voltron all the things<\/strong>\u200a\u2014\u200aSelect multiple notes in the list and merge them to create one super note. Well, it\u2019ll be one big note containing all the previously selected notes, but it won\u2019t save the universe or anything. Or will it?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Support for Quadro<\/strong>\u200a\u2014\u200aQuadro is an amazing new app that turns an iPad or iPhone into a sort of external Touch Bar for a Mac (or PC!). You create a visual panel of shortcuts for automating your everyday apps and tasks, the keep them just a tap away on your iOS device while you work on your desktop device. You can learn more at <a href=\"http:\/\/quadro.me\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quadro\u2019s site<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/appsto.re\/us\/gQ9F6.i\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">grab it in the App Store<\/a>\u00a0.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Quicklook support<\/strong>\u200a\u2014\u200aQuickly preview a note or any note attachments by clicking them and pressing the Space bar<\/li>\n<li><strong>New Firefox extension<\/strong>\u200a\u2014\u200a<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bear-writer.com\/faq\/Extensions\/Browser%20extensions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Firefox joins Safari and Chrome<\/a> in the esteemed category of \u201cBrowsers for which We Built an Extension.\u201d Select some stuff, click our new Bear extension, and automatically capture it to a new note. You can even set default tags for captured items in the extension\u2019s preferences.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>iOS<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Peek and Pop<\/strong>\u200a\u2014\u200aiPhone 6S and 7 owners can use this handy 3D Touch gesture on the note list to quickly preview notes and any supported attachments.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bear-able web clippings<\/strong>\u200a\u2014\u200a<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bear-writer.com\/faq\/Extensions\/iOS%20App%20Extension\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Bear app extension<\/a> now has an option to turn web pages into something more note-friendly. Think of it like Pocket or Instapaper for your notes. The App Extension now transform the content of web page into a Bear note.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Haptic feedback<\/strong>\u200a\u2014\u200aWhen you rule the world some day, the ground will shudder with your every step. But you gotta start somewhere, and for now your iPhone can shake with haptic feedback when you do all sorts of things, such as tap on todos, fold text, reveal nested tags, and change themes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hey Siri, read my note\u200a\u2014\u200a<\/strong>Yep, Siri can read your Bear notes out loud, or just the parts you select.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Extra<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Automate font changes<\/strong>\u200a\u2014\u200aWe added new xcallback url for apps like Workflow and Launch Center Pro to changing Bear\u2019s font.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bear-writer.com\/blog\/bear-1.1#back\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(1)<\/a>\u200a\u2014\u200aMost of the time. Well, a good amount of the time. We can\u2019t guarantee every request will make it in, but we\u2019ll certainly try! And we always love hearing from you at <a href=\"mailto:bear@shinyfrog.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bear@shinyfrog.net<\/a>, on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/bearapp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reddit<\/a>, and on Twitter <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/BearNotesApp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@BearNotesApp<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ok, maybe we didn\u2019t interview any zoologists. 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