What’s New
New file format! We’ve added a new package format for Highland 2. Instead of ending with a .fountain or .markdown extension, files will now end with a .highland extension by default.
As always, Highland 2 will happily open .fountain and .markdown files. But in order to allow for support of all of the app’s features, these files will be treated as converted documents, just like PDF or .fdx files.
We have four main motivations behind this changing to a package format.
- Sandboxing
- Keeping plain text cruft-free
- Planning for future features
- Simplicity for users
When you double-click a .highland file, it opens in Highland 2. That seems good and obvious. But with .fountain and .markdown, users couldn’t always predict what would happen.
The .highland format is based on the standard .textbundle Markdown format, and we’re going to publish the full spec when the app is ready.
Milestones. Highland 2 has long had a “Goals” feature, allowing users to set short term writing goals. We’ve now expanded this feature to keep running track of your goals and progress. We now call this feature Milestones.
Progress reports. Now you can see your progress for both Milestones and Writesprints across all your documents. Just hit the “View Report” button in the Stats sidebar panel or from the Writesprints popover.
PDF includes
Highland 2 now allows you to INCLUDE PDFs. Simply drag them in from the Finder. You’ll get a line that looks like this:
{{INCLUDE: french-title-page.pdf}}
When you print or preview, Highland 2 will insert the entire PDF.