1.16.0
2023-04-03
• A big change to how text highlight logic works. It should not provide much better performance and reliability.
• Capture group coloring used to start with red, which was too harsh, it is now moved towards the end of the list of colors.
• Removed the "Created" message which appears on screen when a new regex is added.
• Added a "Select all" button for the test text.
• Fixed an issue where some text fields would be too "smart" and change characters such as `...` to `…` or `"` to `“`.
• Removed old third-party frameworks and switched to native code, which makes the app size smaller and improves performance.
1.15.1
2022-04-03
• This is just a maintenance release which updates/replaces some of the third-party frameworks used in the app (for example the UI framework used to display alert messages)
1.15.0
2021-11-08
• The export / import feature now also includes the "replacement text" if there is any
• The additional buttons now of the keyboard now also has a "Select all" quick shortcut for the test text field
1.14.0
2021-08-12
• When using the "previous / next" match function, the current match is now indicated as a label, e.g. "Match 2 of 8"
• Fixed a bug which caused test text highlights (match background, capture group underlining and current match background) to be applied incorrectly, causing missing or misaligned highlights. Thanks to the user who reported this issue.
• In the Results lists screen, if there is a selected match, when arriving to the screen the list scrolls to it much quicker
1.8.0
2020-11-01
By popular demand - now you can change the colors of the match highlight (works on iOS 14.0 or later). Try it out under Settings > Themes > Regex Theme.
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1.7.1
2020-09-12
• If the app is closed by iOS in the background, the text you've typed is saved (it used to be lost). Thanks to the user who suggested this improvement.
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1.7.0
2020-03-26
>> New feature
• RegEx Lab now supports Dynamic Type - the Text Size you choose under iOS Settings > Display & Brightness > Text Size, or in the Accessibility Settings. The older "Text Size" preference from inside the app is gone - with this new approach you can choose much larger text sizes.
>> New feature
• You can now export / import all your regular expressions. This could be useful as a backup or if you're moving to a new device.
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1.6.1
2020-03-23
>> New feature <<
• You can now export / import all your regular expressions. This could be useful as a backup or if you're moving to a new device.
Other small fixes:
• Fixed a crash when trying to send user feedback.
• Fixed a visual issue in dark mode where some pop-up messages had dark text on dark background, making them very hard to read.
Thanks to the users who spotted these bugs and contacted me!
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1.6.0
2020-03-22
• You can now export / import all your regular expressions. This could be useful as a backup or if you're moving to a new device.
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1.5.1
2020-03-05
• Tweaked some fonts and layout for better readability
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1.5.0
2019-08-14
• In the matches list screen there is now an option to copy all matches to the clipboard. Thanks to the user who suggested this feature.
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1.4.0
2017-07-27
• Named capture groups
By popular demand - added (experimental) support for named capture groups. The native implementation by iOS is limited, so some workarounds are used and things might not work in all cases. If you notice issues, you can provide feedback via the Feedback menu.
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