Version 2.0 Features: - Share any Wordhord word as a customizable image with ALT text. (iOS 16+) - Old English date widgets. Show the time of day (morgen, middæg, niht…), weekday (monandæg, tiwesdæg, wodnesdæg…) day, month, and year with medieval manuscript marginalia. (iOS 17+) - Dark Mode and tinted icons (iOS 18+) - Old English dates in the Wordhord (Enabled in settings). - Old English dates spoken (long press on date). - Full word classes instead of abbreviations (eg. "weak verb" instead of "wk.v.". Enabled in settings.). - Tooltips for word class abbreviations. (long press on word class or description) - Open word on the oldenglishwordhord.com blog or copy the blog link. (long press the word or share bow and arrow). - New buttons to rate and share the app. Updates: - Widgets have better support of the Tinted Home Screen mode. - Search field wider on iPads. - Links to Twitter removed. - Links to Old English Wordhord on BlueSky added. - Medieval marginalia “banner ad” showing ways to support the Wordhord can now be disabled in settings. Bugfixes: - Old English searches with "ae" will now match “æ”. - Old English searches will ignore hyphens and spaces to improve matching.
- Search the Wordhord using Modern English or Old English. - Support the Wordhord by becoming a Constant Companion or toss a coin with a one-time tip.
- Search the Wordhord using Modern English or Old English. - Support the Wordhord by becoming a Constant Companion or toss a coin with a one-time tip.
Fixed an issue where words sometimes wouldn't appear in the list.
Added support for macOS widgets.
New word of the day Lock Screen and Standby widgets! Updates: - Added Mastodon links. - Improved the look of Home Screen widgets when only the word is visible. - Improved performance of tab switching. - Added tab button accessibility actions for scroll to top and close cover. Bugfixes: - Fixed VoiceOver bug where tabs would not be detectable. - Fixed bug where background tab information could be read by VoiceOver. - Fullscreen image viewer now keeps image colors when smart invert is on. - Fixed occasional crash due to category picker - Fixed reselect bug on tab menu buttons - Fixed pronunciation for Old English words using ȳ - Fixed VoiceOver hint on widgets so that it no longer suggests the user could play an audio pronunciation - Fixed VoiceOver pronunciation for Hana Videen and Ryan Lintott - Fixed a bug where widget latch shading wouldn't look correct in iOS 16
New Features: - Links in image captions now take you to the image source. - Words, descriptions and image captions can be copied to the clipboard. Updates: - Improved image loading when scrolling past many words. - Loading view will show when initial words are loading. - Loading errors will be shown to the user if they occur. - Removed old non-customizable widgets that were lost in a fire. - Social links changed to icons. - Added book reviews from Neil Gaiman and the Wall Street Journal. Bug Fixes: - Bug that caused words not to load on some devices has been fixed. - Favourites now sync properly across devices. - Snail cat and the two-headed dragon will no longer shrink below a minimum size. - Quotes in English timeline no longer overlap when using accessibility font sizes on a small device.
New Features - New customizable widgets! Toggle pronunciation, definition and image visibility, along with the number of pronunciations and light/dark mode per widget. (Old widgets lost in the Ashburnham House fire of 1731.) - Extra large widgets available on iPad (iOS 15.0 or later). - Listen to Old English quotes in the About section. - Accessibility: VoiceOver will now read Old English words with correct pronunciation in the app (iOS 15.0 or later). Updates: - Word wyrm now visible on loading screen - Loading animation for images. - Added reviews for The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old English. - Widget instructions link in settings. - Accessibility: Pronunciation text now available to VoiceOver - Accessibility: Smart scrolling of popup views for extra large dynamic font sizes. - Accessibility: Category selector easier to navigate with VoiceOver. - Accessibility: Improved VoiceOver element ordering for opening clasp and navigating to items within. - Accessibility: SmartInvert will no longer invert images. Bugfixes: - Audio pronunciations now sound correct in all languages and regions. - Border matches widget corner radius on iPad. - Demo widget in the app now displays at the correct size. - Tapping tab buttons scrolls content to top.
Bugfixes: - Audio pronunciations should play properly on all devices - For non-English language devices, audio pronunciations will no longer play using non-English voices. Instead an error will appear with instructions on how to download a supported voice.
Bugfixes: - Removed empty category - Fixed padding around word images - Fixed cover opening offset issue where cover would move in the wrong direction - Fixed embossed effect - Fixed error with repeated images for the word of the day - That's all for now. If you find any bugs let me know on twitter @OEWordhordApp