From 13f98e1675fbd49a42b0114b97053fe49d1a6575 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Veronica K. B. Olsen" <1619840+vkbo@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2021 14:14:43 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update changelog and release notes --- CHANGELOG.md | 35 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-------- nw/assets/text/release_notes.htm | 20 +++++++++++++++--- sample/nwProject.nwx | 6 +++--- 3 files changed, 47 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md index 65603647..99087d0d 100644 --- a/CHANGELOG.md +++ b/CHANGELOG.md @@ -4,6 +4,17 @@ ### Release Notes +This patch release fixes a minor bug sometimes encountered when running novelWriter from command +line on Windows. In addition, the Solarized Dark and Solarized Light themes have been added to the +selection of GUI and syntax themes by a user contribution. + +The main change in this release is to the install scripts and the documentation related to +installing and running novelWriter. The primary change is a different method of packaging the app +for Windows. Instead of building an `.exe` file, the new setup instead builds a runnable zip file +`.pyz`. The executable would often be mistakenly flagged by virus control software due to the +packaging tools. This is a known problem with pyinstaller and similar tools, but such warnings are +always concerning even if they are false positives. + ### Detailed Changelog **Bug Fixes** @@ -15,27 +26,35 @@ **User Interface** -* Added Solarized Dark and Light GUI and syntax themes. PR #578 by @nullbasis. +* Added Solarized Dark and Solarized Light GUI and syntax themes. PR #578 by @nullbasis. * The Typewriter Scroll Mode now works better in combination with the Scroll Past End feature. The - scroll mode still only works when there is actually any document to scroll, but previously it - would also not work until the total length of the document reached 40% of the height of the - editor window. This was quite confusing. This limit is now reduced to 10%. Issue #589, PR #593. + scroll mode still only works when there is actually any document to scroll into, but previously + it would also not work until the total length of the document reached 40% of the height of the + editor window. This was quite confusing. This limit is now reduced to 10%, which means that as + long as the Scroll Past End option is enabled, the Typewriter Scroll will always work according + to its settings. Issue #589, PR #593. **Installation** * Merged the `make.py` script into `setup.py`. PR #584. * Added a second way to build distributable packages of novelWriter for Windows. The new method does not use any of the current package tools that produce a Windows executable of the app. These - packages tend to cause false virus warnings. This method uses the Python tool `zipapp` to bundle - novelWriter as an executable `.pyz` file, and adds Python embeddable and library dependencies - into the same folder. The folder itself can be distributed as-is, or a Windows installer - executable can be generated with `setup.py setup-pyz`. Issue #580, PR #584. + packages tend to cause false virus warnings. This new method uses the Python tool `zipapp` to + bundle novelWriter as an executable `.pyz` file, and adds Python embeddable and library + dependencies into the same folder. The folder itself can be distributed as-is, or a Windows + installer executable can be generated with `setup.py setup-pyz`. Issue #580, PR #584. **Documentation** * Updated documentation, main README and Contribution Guide to make them more consistent and to improve installation instructions. Based on issue #586 and input from @mgrhm. PR #592. +**Other CHanges** + +* The HTML generator now adds line breaks after `div` blocks used to wrap tag/reference lines. This + makes the output easier to process by scripts, but has no impact on browser rendering and import + into other applications. PR #597. + ---- ## Version 1.0.2 [2021-01-19] diff --git a/nw/assets/text/release_notes.htm b/nw/assets/text/release_notes.htm index cdee0872..7052b51c 100644 --- a/nw/assets/text/release_notes.htm +++ b/nw/assets/text/release_notes.htm @@ -2,15 +2,29 @@
+Released on 24 January 2021
+This patch release fixes a minor bug sometimes encountered when running novelWriter from command +line on Windows. In addition, the Solarized Dark and Solarized Light themes have been added to the +selection of GUI and syntax themes by a user contribution.
+The main change in this release is to the install scripts and the documentation related to +installing and running novelWriter. The primary change is a different method of packaging the app +for Windows. Instead of building an .exe file, the new setup instead builds a runnable zip +file .pyz. The executable would often be mistakenly flagged by virus control software due to +the packaging tools. This is a known problem with pyinstaller and similar tools, but such warnings +are always concerning even if they are false positives.
+ +The full changelog is available +here.
+ +Released on 19 January 2021
This patch release fixes a few minor cosmetic issues, a minor issue with the indexer, and a bug when adding words to the user's own spell check dictionary. Additionally, the documentation has been updated based on user feedback, and some install issues resolved.
-The full changelog is available -here.
-