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PopChar X

PopChar X - 3.2

Insert special characters and HTML symbols into your documents.

All Time: (4.1)
Version 3.2: (5.0)
Selected Version: 3.2
Release Date: 2007-05-07
License: Shareware
Downloads (version 3.2): 6,671
Downloads (all versions): 17,021
Price: $29.99

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Product Description:

PopChar is a utility application that lets you insert special characters, accented and foreign letters, etc., into your documents. No need to search for and remember keyboard combinations. Just pop up the PopChar window, click the desired character, and the character appears in your current document.

If a font contains Unicode characters, you can see all of them, neatly arranged in the standard Unicode categories.

You can use the character table of PopChar X like a menu or make it "sticky" to insert multiple characters in a row. PopChar X also allows you to select the font and size of the characters to be inserted.
  • simple to use: click and select
  • displays the keystrokes needed to create selected characters
  • selectable font
  • remembers and hilites the most recently selected characters
  • Unicode support
  • inserts HTML symbols
  • automatically detects the current font in many popular applications (including Word, Excel, Illustrator, QuarkXPress, InDesign, FileMaker and BBEdit)
  • manual font selection (in applications where PopChar X cannot determine the current font
  • exclude common characters (letters, digits and accents)
  • "styled" and "unstyled" character insertion
  • resizeable window (up to the full screen)
  • "sticky mode" lets you insert multiple characters with a series of clicks
  • automatically starts at login
  • also works with Classic applications

If you purchased your license within the last two years, the upgrade is free for you, and your current license key will work for the new version. If your 2 years update period has expired, you can purchase a 2 years update renewal. Whereas other software vendors offer upgrades at a reduced price for just a single new version, our licenses cover ALL subsequent releases of PopChar X and PopChar Pro within two years, starting with the date of purchase.

What's new in this version:

  • New option to hide the corner "P" unless the mouse pointer is near the corner.
  • New option to highlight recently selected characters with a yellow background.
  • Improved handling of mouse movements avoids flickering.
  • Faster display of the character table during scrolling and selection.
  • The PopChar window now closes faster when the mouse pointer leaves the window.
  • PopChar is now resolution-independent in preparation for future Mac OS X enhancements.
  • Some characters of certain fonts occasionally appeared with incorrect attributes.
  • In some situations, the preferences sheet could not be displayed.
  • Certain preference settings could cause a crash at startup.
  • Fixes a memory leak in the preferences system.
  • Works around a problem with some exotic fonts that left artefacts during scrolling.
  • The first character in the font list sometimes was not visible.
  • The scrolling position was not always correct in the "Scripts and Symbols" view.
  • Works around problems in QuarkXpress and InDesign CS1 that caused insertion of the clipboard instead of the selected character.
  • PopChar 3.1 did not restore the clipboard after inserting a character.
  • See the product page for details.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
  • Mac OS X 10.3.9
  • Mac OS X 10.3

Additional Requirements:

  • Mac OS X 10.3.9 or higher
  • Universal Binary

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Feedback Summary:

Version 3.2:
Overall Rating: (5.0) Features: (5.0) Support: (4.8)
Ease of Use: (4.8) Quality / Stability: (5.0) Price: (5.0)
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PopChar X Troubleshooting ReportHelp - Version: 4.2, 7/31/2009 09:28AM PST

barbara5252
I downloaded this product and cannot find where to pay for it.
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PopChar X Commentary“What’s New” for v4.1.1 - Version: 4.1.1, 11/21/2008 07:34AM PST

(2 of 2 users found this comment useful)

dgkanter
While there’s no “What's new in this version” here in VersionTracker, here’s what I found at the developer’s site <http://www.ergonis.com/products/popcharx/history.html>:

PopChar X v 4.1.1 (November 2008) - Changes since v 4.1:
Works around a problem with inserting characters in FreeHand 10.
Fixes a performance bottleneck caused by repeated access to certain preferences.
Fixes an occasional crash when expanding or collapsing Unicode groups.
Solves a problem that caused inserted characters to appear with a shadow in certain Carbon applications.
German localization now contains the correct quotes.

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PopChar X ReviewWord 2004 problems - Version: 4.1, 11/4/2008 09:16AM PST

geocal
When font recognition is selected I cannot type accents in Word 2004 MacOs 10.4.11. Still a useful but quite expensive utility.
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