SnapGene Version 4.0.3

SnapGene 4.0.3 was released on August 15, 2017.

New Functionality

• Added Thermo Fisher O'GeneRuler MW markers.
  (Requested by Alexandra Iouranova)
• Added TransGen Biotech MW markers.
  (Requested by Xiong Qin)

Enhancements

• Added "TransGen Biotech" to the Sequence Author list.
• Added support for "citation" and "PCR_primers" qualifiers.
• Added support for the "/note" qualifier for J_segment features.
• Improved the naming of imported features.

Fixes

• Ensured that code numbers and aliases are always shown in a collection list.
  (Reported by Alina Goldstein)
• Removed an outdated message about AgeI losing activity 37°C.
  (Reported by Georg)
• Fixed an issue where the keyboard shortcut for "Choose Enzymes" stopped working on Windows.
  (Reported by Chris Jacobs and Fabian Bietz)
• Improved loading performance of Recent File lists for network mapped drives.
  (Reported by Maarten Rotman)
• Configured the importer to open files written by CLC Bio 6.9 and prior.
  (Reported by Dan Moran)
• Enhanced the GenBank importer to convert a nonstandard qualifier to a /note qualifier that preserves the original qualifier name as a prefix.
  (Requested by Novozymes)
• Allowed iDNA and misc_difference features to be forward and reverse directional.
  (Requested by Novozymes)
• Fixed an issue when exporting feature names to GenBank/GenPept/EMBL/SwissProt format.
  (Reported by Novozymes)
• Ensured reliable import and export of strings enclosed in quotes in GenBank qualifiers.
  (Reported by Novozymes)
• Improved the reliability of importing and exporting GenBank feature names as well as deprecated and nonstandard feature types.
  (Reported by Novozymes)
• Fixed an issue where the wrong number of annealed bases could be displayed in the selection bar for a primer that has multiple binding sites.
  (Reported by Chu Chen)
• Enhanced how nonstandard feature types are migrated to /label qualifiers.
  (Suggested by Novozymes)
• Fixed an issue that could result in an enzyme being listed multiple times for a given restriction site or in the Choose Enzymes dialog.
  (Reported by Nicola Zilio)
• Improved the accuracy of extending selections by Shift-clicking while viewing an alignment.
  (Reported by Leonid Valentovich)
• Ensured that /note qualifiers are retained when decoding feature names from imported files.
  (Requested by Novozymes)
• Prevented the "File" and "Edit" menus from being shown behind other controls when using the Add/Edit/Duplicate Feature dialogs with a protein sequence.
  (Reported by Icon Genetics)
• Ensured that the selected file in a collection window is listed as an open file in Action window source menus.
• Improved the responses of the collection window Replace controls.
• Updated the collection window behavior so that after importing files, the display switches automatically to the “All” setting.
• Ensured that keyboard shortcuts for switching enzyme sets work consistently while viewing a collection.
• Prevented outdated messages from being shown after installing a software update.
• Ensured that a linear map remains visible in Map view after exporting the map image.
• Fixed an issue with displaying a map alias when exporting to a raster format.
• Improved the margins for printed output.
• Adjusted the Recent File menu tooltip position on Windows and Linux.
• Improved the positioning of context menus in the collection window list.
• Enhanced the GenBank importer to include a backslash (“/“) before a nonstandard qualifier during conversion to a /note qualifier.
• Ensured that imported nonstandard or forbidden qualifiers are visible in a /note qualifier within the Add/Edit Feature dialogs.
• Prevented the appearance of lingering phantom menus on macOS.
• Ensured that if multiple suitable GenBank qualifiers are available for naming an imported feature, the first such qualifier is used.
• Improved the import of partial sequences from Addgene.
• Prevented the appearance of inappropriate transient messages while changing the list selection in a collection window.
• Fixed an issue that prevented Action commands from working when no file was selected in an open collection window.
• Prevented descents of characters from being clipped in various search fields.
• Fixed the plain file icons in Recent Files menus on Linux.