With the release of version 0.9.6.0-b we are officially changing the name of our “Ryuzine Machine” authoring webapp to “Ryuzine Writer.”  After presenting our software at recent events we realized it wasn’t immediately clear to people what “Ryuzine Machine” did so we have decided to rename it in a way that makes it obvious what the function of the webapp is and does.

This new version represents an almost complete overhaul of the code, so it’s like a totally new app anyway, which made it a good time to change the name.  With the new name and icon there are a ton of new features.  Here’s a sampling:

* Completely new User Interface is a theme-able, responsive design that adapts to different screen sizes and orientations (including a new experimental “Mobile Mode” for phones and tablets).

* Real file operations when running from a PHP-enabled localhost server

* Build and test custom configuration files

* Build and edit Ryuzine Rack Data Catalog files

* New device profiles added to the Simulator

* Now works with Firefox (plus experimental support for Internet Explorer 10)

* Two-dozen additions, updates, and fixes