News

Resolver One version 1.5 is only recently out of the door but we are already well along the way towards version 1.6. The big new features are still a closely guarded secret, but our developers have just completed one much requested feature that we thought we would share with you; the ability to configure the default font in the code editor, output view and just about everywhere else. For those of you with an aversion to Courier New or a predilection for more exotic fonts this will be very welcome news.

Here’s how Resolver One looks when you use a large Greek font for the formula bar, editor and output pane. Probably not a practical choice, but very pretty.

This feature is one I’ve been waiting for in particular (and not because I like Greek fonts). Having larger text in the code editor will make demoing Resolver One much easier.

If your spreadsheet does time-consuming work that you don’t want to have to perform on every recalculation, consider using cache worksheets.

These worksheets can be hidden or visible, and can contain any kind of Python data; the data on them persists between recalculations.  You can read more here.

The new features in Resolver One 1.5 make it even easier to build — and, perhaps more importantly, debug — complex spreadsheet models, and we think competition entrants should have the chance to use them!

To make this easier, we’ve extended the deadline for round five of our competition to the end of June — so if you want a bit more time to polish your entry, you’ve got it.

Alternatively, if you want to get your entry in early, there’s no need to delay — no-one but us will see
competition entries before the winner is announced.

You can enter the competition here

We’re happy to announce the release of Resolver One 1.5 — as always, you can download it from our website.

This release has some great new features:

• The Console.  From this new window, you can run Python commands, giving you an easy way to manipulate and view data in your spreadsheet from a command line.  There’s a screencast describing the console here.
• Compatibility with the Digipede network, with which you can distribute and execute workbooks in parallel — a combination of spreadsheets and grid computing designed to make a financial modeller’s eyes light up!  More here.
• Import/Export CSV files — a frequently-requested feature.
• Improved behaviour with 64-bit versions of Windows.
• And many more UI enhancements.

If you want more details, there is a full list of every change in this release.  Don’t forget, we have forums to discuss and ask questions about Resolver One,  and there is documentation on the website too.

The 1.5 version of Resolver One will be released soon, and we have already uploaded a screencast showing off its flagship feature. The screencast demonstrates the basic use of the console as well as some ways to interact with a spreadsheet.