SnapGene Version 5.0.7

SnapGene 5.0.7 was released on December 15, 2019.

Enhancements

• Updated the common features database.
• Added a "Clear List" action to the bottom of the menu in the "Import Primers from a List" dialog.
  (Requested by Michael Baughn)

Fixes

• Fixed a regression with the background color for copied and exported gels.
  (Reported by Russ Collins)
• Improved compatibility of collections that are stored on a Google Shared Drive.
  (Reported by Kurt De Vos and Michael Gotrik)
• Improved stability when importing Vector NTI databases.
  (Reported by Christoph Harms)
• Corrected an issue that could cause aligned sequences to disappear after saving.
  (Reported by Denise Lanza and Adrian R)
• Substantially improved the decoding of alignment and sequence trace data from Vector NTI .cep files.
  (Reported by Dale Cowley)
• Fixed an issue in which aligned copied sequences were not always shown.
  (Reported by Leonid V)
• Corrected a regression that could result in inferior alignments to a reference sequence.
  (Reported by Elisabeth Boger)
• Restored the "Import Features from a SnapGene File..." command to the Features menu when working with a protein file.
  (Reported by Anton Schmitz)
• Improved the import of feature name, color, and directionality data as well as the map label from GenBank files exported by Vector NTI.
  (Reported by Terete Borras)
• Adding missing Edit → Copy Amino Acids menu actions when viewing a protein file in a collection.
• Streamlined the interface by not displaying feature descriptions when detecting common features or importing features.
• Ensured that tapping Enter correctly selects the contents of line edit fields in the Description Panel.
• Ensured that ambiguous bases in traces are consistently shown as black on a yellow background.
• Disabled Undo after making an edit to a very long DNA sequence because such operations cannot presently be undone.
• Fixed a regression that caused deletions at the very beginning of a sequence to generate unexpected results and to be especially slow in large sequences.
• Prevented adding a folder with a duplicate name in a collection by disabling the "OK" button instead of showing a scary window.
• Improved the display of hybridization for primers in the Mutagenesis dialog and PCR-based cloning dialogs.
• Enabled mutagenesis to be simulated using a primer that hybridizes perfectly but includes degenerate bases.
• Made various format improvements for printing.
• Ensured that ruler tick marks are always the correct height in Sequence view.
• Improved colors for protein feature labels and lines with dark and other nonstandard background colors.
• Ensured that all trace data are shown near trimming handles for aligned sequences.
• Fixed a regression that sometimes resulted in disappearing features and grayed-out bases when nonaligned regions were shown by dragging the right trimming handle.
• Added a warning before attempting to align pairs of very large sequences.
• Fixed various visual issues when viewing nonaligned ends in an alignment to a reference DNA sequence.
• Improved scrolling to mismatches and to the next or previous aligned region in an alignment to a reference DNA sequence, and properly disabled these controls when there is no destination for scrolling.
• Fixed setting the collection folder icon when creating a new collection or while asking to open the main collection.
• Corrected an issue that could cause the wrong name to be shown for unsaved open files when setting the options for a pairwise alignment.