Base 2.2 is now available to download, for both web and App Store users.

Browsing table data has been tweaked so that BLOB data fields are now displayed as a clip icon instead of garbled text. Double-clicking on a BLOB icon will show an editor sheet, pre-loaded with a viewer suitable for that data. It knows the different between text and images and will also attempt to discover the correct file extension for any other data you may throw at it.

Editing table data has also been made easier with the addition of some keyboard shortcuts. These are:

• Add row: ⌘ + (command and plus)
• Delete row: ← (backspace)
• Previous page: ⌘ ⤎ (command and left arrow)
• Next page: ⌘ ⤏ (command and right arrow)

There is also an invisible but significant change in this update. The code for parsing table schemas has been rewritten to give greatly increased speed when viewing or editing complex schemas. It also results in far fewer display errors when inspecting tables.

A full list of changes can be read in the release notes

Base 2.2 can be downloaded from the product page or from the Mac App Store.
As always, if you’ve found a bug or have a question, please do get in touch.