We've rolled out a few additional features this week: Point Update functionality was announced earlier today, and new Complete Edition packages are rolling into place right now. There's not much to explain on either, but I wanted to take a moment and fill you in on how Point Updates in particular will change the process on our end moving forward.
Point Updates
Point Updates will appear on the Theme Library page for any theme that has an available update, directly underneath the Core downloads. Unless there's been a cumulative item refresh, like the shift from MagnetBoard to MagnetBoard R1, updates should be applied in addition to the core download listed - the updates in these cases will include only the files that have been changed from the original download and are meant to replace only those files, so think of these as "in addition to" downloads like a minor system update (as opposed to "full replacement" downloads like an R1 or full-point upgrade file). This will allow us to address minor additions or any bug fixes as they arise, rather than waiting for the next major edition or a sort of "critical mass" issue to arise that would trigger one of the old R1-type cumulative refreshes. We're still catching up on pulling some of the updates together, but moving forward this should allow us to address issues in a more timely manner than the old infrastructure/process allowed.
Complete Editions
Complete Edition is a new purchasing option present on any of our product lines that have both a Keynote and Pages option available - OM '08, Sonoma '08 and Tokyo RPG '08 at the moment (with more on the way). These function a bit like a product-specific bundle, giving you all of the available options for a given theme without having to find another page, add another item to your cart, etc. We've been receiving requests on this one for quite a while, and it should go a long way toward making the crossover theme families a bit easier to identify.
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