CHANGELOG.md

Changelog

1.1.0 / Nightly (Unreleased)

• Breaking changes:
  • Xournal++ now follows the XDG Base Directory Specification (#1101, #1384). The configuration files will now be stored in an appropriate platform-specific user data folder. Old configuration files will be copied automatically if the new user data folder does not exist.
  • The code has been updated to use C++17 (#1485) and must now be compiled using a supported compiler version, such as GCC 7 or Clang 5 (or newer).
  • Linux: Support for Ubuntu 16.04 (and older distros) has been dropped. Please use a distro from 2018 or later, such as Ubuntu 18.04 or Debian Buster.
  • Linux: The thumbnailer program has been renamed from xournal-thumbnailer to xournalpp-thumbnailer in order to fix tab completion (#1752).
• Audio playback
  • Added seeking functionality during playback (#1520)
  • Fixed crashes caused by race conditions in the audio system
  • Fixed bug where gaps in the audio stream could appear while recording
  • Added an error message popup which displays when a recording fails to load or play (#1573)
• Input System
  • The old input system has been removed.
  • Reimplemented zoom gestures for better compatibility (#1528)
  • Added a Mouse+Keyboard device class for handling e.g. wireless USB mouse/keyboard receivers (#1769, #1785).
• LaTeX
  • Reworked LaTeX tool implementation (#1952).
  • Added a new tab in the Preferences window for LaTeX configuration.
  • Added a global template file setting for custom LaTeX template files to be used when rendering LaTeX formulas (#1188).
  • Added a button in the Preferences window for testing LaTeX setup.
• Splines
  • Added cubic splines as a drawing tool (#1688, #1798, #1861).
  • Click to add anchor points (knots) and drag to create non-trivial tangents. Backspace key, arrow keys, s and Shift+s allow to delete/modifiy the last set knot/its tangent. Escape key and double click exit the spline drawing mode.
• Snapping and selections
  • Added snapping for vertical space (#2011)
  • Added snapping for moving and resizing selections (#1972, #2011)
  • Added snapping for recognized shapes (optional setting; #2011)
  • Added a Preferences settings to preserve line width while resizing a selection (#2011)
  • Added a Preferences setting to change the snap grid size (#1920).
  • Fixed a bug in the object selection algorithm (#2478)
• Pen
  • Added Preferences settings to configure the radius, color, and border of the cursor highlight when Highlight cursor position is enabled (#1891, #1898).
• Misc
  • Added a menu toggle item for showing/hiding the toolbar, bound to F9 (#2112).
  • Added a new mode for drawing without pen icon (#2111).
  • Added a Lua plugin for taking a screenshot and saving it to a file (#2086).
  • Added a Lua plugin for cycling though a color list (#1835, #2251).
  • Added Ubuntu 20.04 as a release build (#2060).
  • Added a language setting in the Preferences window (#2188)
  • Non-visible refactoring and code cleanup (see #1279 for details)
  • Switch to std::filesystem (#2150)
  • Updated translations
  • Made the eraser more accurate (#1818).
  • Fixed a cursor update bug (#1954).
  • Made the grid size configurable (#1920).
  • Fixed keyboard shortcuts not working when the menubar is hidden (#2324)
  • Added support for more export options in command line and GUI (#2449)
  • Switched from deprecated gtk2 initialisation to gtk3 initialisation (#2252)
  • Improved tool handling and performance improvement (#2339)
  • Added menu entry to append new pdf pages (#2146)

1.0.20

More bugfixes.

• Fixed a regression with pdf files that could not be overwritten (#2355)
• Fixed page layout update after inserting or deleting a page, changing the page layout or zooming (#1777, #2346, #2411)
• Fixed incorrect rendering of pages after changing the page format (#2457)
• Fixed blocked scrolling after saving a file (#2062)
• Fixed presentation mode after startup

1.0.19

More bugfixes and improvements due to help from the various community contributors!

• Changed select object algorithm to be more intuitive (#1881).
• Added ability for taps with Select Rectangle and Select Region to act like Select Object (#1980)
• Improved document loading speed (#2002)
• Added a --version command to print the Xournal++ version
• Added a libgtk version display to the About dialog
• Added a 16kHz sample rate to audio settings and fixed the 91kHz sample rate (#2092)
• Added file version check for future compatibility (#1991)
• Changed wording of new page template dialog to be less confusing (#1524)
• Fixed behavior of "Attach file to the journal" option when choosing "Annotate PDF" (#1725, #2106). This now allows the background PDF and the annotation files to be renamed and moved as long as they 1) share the same file prefix; and 2) share the same relative path.
• Fixed an issue where clicking the X on the replace file dialog would overwrite the file (#1983)
• (libcairo >= 1.16 only): Fixed PDF export crashing when the table of contents is empty (#2236).
• Fixed a bug where the PDF background would not update when loading a new document (#1964)
• Fixed plugin window causing a crash on Ubuntu 16.04
• Fixed a bug where the icon would not appear correctly on some desktop environments (#1892)
• Fixed inconsistent ordering of button keybindings (#1961)
• Fixed the Enter key not confirming PDF export settings (#1977)
• Fixed exported PDF title (#2039)
• Fixed a bug where different page backgrounds can cause PDFs to be exported with the wrong backgrounds (#2119)
• Fixed a bug where the page number count would not be updated after deleting a page (#2134)
• Fixed selection object tool not working correctly (#2081) / crashing (#2133) when there are multiple layers

1.0.18

• Fixed a crash occurring when recent file entries are invalid (#1730, thanks to @iczero)
• Fixed translations not being built correctly, causing packaging issues (#1596)
• Fixed background PDF outlines not being saved in exported PDF (only available when compiled with Cairo 1.16 or newer)
• Fixed a deadlock occurring when a second PDF with an outline is opened (#1582).
• Fixed the settings file being written to when it is parsed (#1074, thanks to @Guldoman)
• Fixed dark mode icons not loading properly (#1767, thanks to @badshah400)
• Added missing dark mode icons (#1765, thanks to @badshah400)
• Fixed crash in Export As ... on some page range options (#1790)
• Fixed crash caused by custom colors in toolbar being "too close" (#1659)
• Windows: Fixed the LaTeX tool always failing to find kpsewhich (#1738). Note that to make this work properly, a console window will now flash briefly before Xournal++ starts.

1.0.17

• Fixed arrow tip scaling: now scales with thickness instead of length (#967, thanks to @redweasel)
• Changed coordinate draw direction (thanks to @redweasel)
• Fixed audio playback failures not showing error messages to the user (#1573)
• Fixed text tool bold shortcut not working when capslock is enabled (#1583, thanks to @matepak)
• Fixed sidebar preview context menu "Move Page Up" and "Move Page Down" buttons not being disabled on the first and last page, respectively (#1637)
• Fixed Enter keypress on the "Goto Page" (Ctrl-G) dialog not changing the page (#975, thanks to @MrMallIronmaker)
• Fixed missing Xournal++ icon errors on most of the dialog windows (#1667)
• (Windows) Fixed missing libssl/libcrypto errors in the official installation (#1660).

1.0.16

• Fixed currently editing textboxes not exporting to PDF.
• Fixed line tool breaking when snap-to-grid is disabled.

1.0.15

Attention: Please see the 1.0.14 patch notes before installing this version.

• Fixed an issue where copying and pasting strokes would crash the program.

1.0.14

Attention: users who installed with make install will need to follow special instructions to update. See the "Breaking change" below.

We now officially support packaging Xournal++ using CMake. This allows users to generate DEB and tar packages. See readme/linux.md for more details.

• Breaking change: the desktop and icon files were renamed from xournalpp to com.github.xournalpp.xournalpp to be more in line with the AppStream specification. This change should only affect users that install with make install; these users must run make uninstall with a cloned version of Xournal++ 1.0.12 first. We recommend migrating to another installation format, such as Flatpak, AppImage, or tarball. Refer to this issue for more details on how to uninstall if make uninstall is unavailable. Refer to readme/LinuxBuild.md for build instructions.
• Text field
  • (New input system) double/triple text selection in text fields
  • Fixed issue with cursor not showing on mouse movement after typing into text field
  • Fixed text not rendering correctly when used with highlighter and non-white backgrounds
• Latex tool
  • Now warns users if latex dependencies are missing
  • Newly created objects are now placed in the center of the screen or page
• Image tool
  • Images are now selected by default on insertion
  • Fixed memory leak
  • Fixed an issue where pasted images were zoomed in and ignoring DPI settings
• Quality-of-life changes
  • Improved copy-paste behavior
  • Improved audio recording quality and stability
  • Enable Enter/Shift+Enter to advance search bar
  • Enabled left and right arrow keys to change pages in presentation mode
  • Xournal++ icon is now rendered in thumbnails of Xournal++ files
  • Renamed "Thin" thickness to "Fine"; Added "Very Fine" and "Very Thick" thicknesses
  • Added a right-click context menu to the page preview sidebar
• (Experimental) Floating toolbox
  • Can be enabled in preferences by mapping mouse/stylus buttons to Floating Toolbox
  • To use it, create a new custom toolbar in View > Toolbars > Manage. Switch to the new toolbar, then choose View > Toolbars > Customize. Drag the desired tools into the floating toolbox (currently, tools may only be placed on exactly one of toolbar or the floating toolbox, but not both)
  • This feature is still a work-in-progress and may contain bugs
• Input
  • Improved input detection
  • Added option to (forcefully) assign input classes to devices
  • Fixed Select Object sometimes failing to select overlapping objects
  • (New input system) Fixed pressure sensitivity only changing after program restart
• Preferences window
  • Redesigned layout of the preferences windows
  • Renamed and enhanced tap select/quick select options
• Major bug fixes
  • Fixed some performance issues causing pages to flash
  • Fixed an issue where discarding changes to current file and then selecting "Cancel" in the file open dialog caused subsequent saves to fail
  • Fixed an issue where pressing "Cancel" in the export dialog could cause the application to crash
  • Fixed a bug introduced in 1.0.12 where "Open File" could crash the application on some systems
• Refactoring and other non-user visible changes
• Other misc features and bugfixes
  • Added appdata file
  • Added ability to customize UI styles using CSS
  • Added option to disable scrollbar fade
  • Allow *.pdf.xopp filenames. Any file whose name follows the format $filename.pdf.xopp will be exported as $filename.pdf.
  • Added ability for installation to be relocatable
  • Updated translations
  • Updated dependency information for DEB packages
  • Improved file size by reducing stroke coordinate precision
  • Fixed an issue where last eraser thickness settings were not being remembered
  • Fixed pen strokes not appearing after searching
  • Fixed user-defined toolbar shrinking in size after customizing
  • Fixed scrollbar issues caused by window resizes
  • (Windows) Fixed the User Guide webpage not opening (the Help > Help menu option)