>>I don't want to purchase it and find it is still crashing constantly and be unusable.<<

1) I suspect that if you send the crash-log files to Eastgate they can quickly tell whether it's a known bug, a new bug, or some other issue.

2) I have been using TB6 for quite a while through the Backstage process, in which you bought "tickets" to be part of the beta experimentation. Through its evolution — at least 70 formal beta releases — it has gone through a lot of improvement, debugging, and torture-testing. My experience is that the current release version is quite stable. I'm using it for "real" work on a lot of large and complex files, and it hasn't crashed or frozen for me yet. Some of the betas were quite unstable, but I think that was part of the debugging and tuning process. Not doubting your experience, just saying that for me the current version does work in a stable way.

Hmm ... I also crashed after upgrading today (registered with new key, etc.)

The crash has not repeated after re-opening the subject file (made with TB 5.12.2 I think.) After some exploration, I was unable to select and move individual notes reliably. I also noticed that my trackpad cursor displayed a hand (for dragging) almost exclusively. I have not been able to select a group of notes graphically by selecting an area that intersects the desired notes ... is that a new thing? (I can, however, Command-click or Shift-click for range selection on multiple notes, just no "rectangular area" selection.)

When I restarted the OS, the ability to actually select a note and then move it returned (but still no rectangular area selection on the map at all) ... so not sure what's happening.

The new design looks really great, though, and despite these oddities I like what I see (overall organization, menus, appearance, etc.)

I'm on Mavericks OS X 10.9.3, Macbook Pro i7, 16 GB RAM. I'll keep exploring and submit a crash report to Eastgate if it recurs in the meantime.

** Update: Now holding the Option button down allows area selection, so unsure of what the deal was there. I switched to TB 5.12.2 and selection worked fine, when I returned to TB 6, voila ... working! Maybe a subtle file load/save issue? Anyway, seems to be working now

*** Update again: the "Keyboard Shortcuts" post identifies holding the Option key down in Map view as allowing area selection, which makes me think I'm just reacting to feature changes, perhaps. I guess all good things require some patience?

Will do, Mark, I should have saved the only crash I had when it occurred, but I was multitasking at the time to ensure that I don't get anything accomplished today LOL.

I'll certainly send reports for any additional crash occurrences if they happen. Since restarting my MB Pro, no problem

As a long term tester of TB - where private test versions of the app hold the prospect of crashes - I've learned to not try an predict cause, but to be diligent in sending crash reports with whatever circumstantial evidence I have to hand (e.g. docs I had open, was I doing something particular or unusual at the time). The logs don't always show the exact cause but they generally inform me it wasn't what I imagined!

It may seem a chore to do, but sending in the crash/hang logs really does help. t's enlightened self-interest.    

As not everyone knows how to find these logs I'll see if I can knock up and article showing where to look (hang logs are harder for the ordinary user to get at)

To clarify: is the best way to send the crash log via the the dialog box that comes up after a crash?  I can replicate a crash when I explode a note and when I try to sync to simple note.

I just created a new file with 1 note.  Exploding the text of the note replicated a crash.

Steve

On the explode crash: we know that Tinderbox 6 crashes if you explode and ask to delete the title, if the title turns out to be the entire note. It's fixed in the current test version.

But additional logs can't hurt.

Info on finding crash logs: see this thread.