From 9eaf240674f40d44269b30670014b534b8e83416 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Veronica Berglyd Olsen <1619840+vkbo@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 17 May 2022 18:41:01 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Release 1.7-beta1
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CHANGELOG.md | 89 +++++++++++++++++++++++
novelwriter/__init__.py | 6 +-
novelwriter/assets/text/release_notes.htm | 54 ++------------
sample/nwProject.nwx | 6 +-
4 files changed, 102 insertions(+), 53 deletions(-)
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 00509e4e..b1b08033 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,94 @@
# novelWriter Changelog
+## Version 1.7 Beta 1 [2022-05-17]
+
+### Release Notes
+
+This is a beta release of the next release version, and is intended for testing purposes. Please be
+careful when using this version on live writing projects, and make sure you take frequent backups.
+
+Please check the changelog for an overview of changes. The full release notes will be added to the
+final release.
+
+### Detailed Changelog
+
+**Features**
+
+* A simple tool to add Lorem Ipsum placeholder text has been added to the Insert menu. PR #1028.
+* Status and Importance flags can now be reorganised in Project Settings. Issue #1035. PR #1040.
+* It is now possible to create multiple Root Folders of the same kind. This makes it possible to
+ add multiple Novel root folders in a project, for instance. Issue #967. PR #1031.
+* All documents can now be dragged and dropped anywhere in the project tree. The document layout
+ may be converted in the process. PR #1031.
+* Documents in the project tree can now have other documents as child documents. Issue #1002.
+ PR #1047.
+* Folders in the project tree that are not empty, can now be moved to trash. PR #1048.
+* Empty folders are deleted on request, and not moved to trash. Issue #1052. PR #1055.
+
+**User Interface**
+
+* The tabs under the project tree and to the right of the main window have been replaced with a
+ toolbar on the left hand side. The toolbar has a set of buttons to change view between Project,
+ Novel and Outline. The three buttons that were available under the project tree have been moved
+ to the bottom of the new toolbar. Issue #1056. PR #1057.
+* When a document changes from a project document to a note, and back again, the Status flag
+ setting is preserved. Previously, the Importance setting would overwrite it during the
+ conversion. PR #1030.
+* Item labels, Status labels, and other labels on the GUI are now run through a "simplify" function
+ before being accepted. This functions strips out all whitespaces and consecutive whitespaces and
+ replace them with single plain whitespaces. This is a safer format to store in XML, and also
+ makes sure there aren't invisible characters floating around in the labels. PR #1038.
+* Due to the changes to how drag and drop works, there are no longer any restrictions on folders
+ and documents. Only root folders remain restricted in terms of moving. Root folders can only be
+ reordered with the Move Up and Move Down commands. PR #1047.
+* The label for the highlighting of redundant spaces in the Preferences dialog has been updated to
+ better reflect what it does. Issue #1043. PR #1046.
+* The New Project Wizard will now try to check if the path selected for the new project can
+ actually be used before letting the user proceed to the next page. Issue #1058. PR #1062.
+
+**Internationalisation**
+
+* Dutch translations have been added by Martijn van der Kleijn (@mvdkleijn). PR #1027.
+
+**Functionality**
+
+* Documents that are missing in the project index when a project is opened are automatically
+ re-indexed. This also handles cases where the cached index is missing. PR #1039.
+
+**Installation and Packaging**
+
+* Python 3.6 is no longer supported. PR #1004.
+* Ubuntu 18.04 packages will no longer be released, due to dropping Python 3.6. Issue #1005.
+ PR #1014.
+
+**Project File Format**
+
+* The item nodes in the content section of the main project XML file have been compacted. It now
+ consists of a main item node and meta and a name node. All settings have been made attributes of
+ one of these three nodes, except the item label which is the text value of the name node. The
+ file format version has been bumped to 1.4. Issue #995. PR #993.
+* Both Importance and Status flag values are now saved to the project file. This means if a
+ document changes layout, the value is no longer lost. PR #1030.
+
+**Code Improvements**
+
+* The linting settings have been updated to select between mutually exclusive options in
+ pycodestyle. PR #1014.
+* The Tokenizer class has been converted to an abstract base class. PR #1026.
+* The class handling Status and Importance flags has been completely rewritten. The flags are now
+ handled using a unique random key as reference rather than relying on the text of the label
+ itself. This makes it a lot easier to rename them as there is no need to update project items.
+ PR #1034.
+* Many of the decisions regarding where items are allowed to belong has been delegated to the
+ NWItem class that holds the item. Some is also handled by the NWTree class that holds the project
+ tree. A new maintenance function in the NWTree class will also ensure that the meta data of an
+ item is correct and up to date. This is especially important after an item has been moved, but is
+ also checked when items are initially loaded. PRs #1031 and #1054.
+* Item handles are now generated using the standard library random number generator. The new
+ handles have the same format as the old algorithm, so they are compatible. PR #1044.
+
+----
+
## Version 1.6.2 [2022-03-20]
### Release Notes
diff --git a/novelwriter/__init__.py b/novelwriter/__init__.py
index 164a05e7..0ae10566 100644
--- a/novelwriter/__init__.py
+++ b/novelwriter/__init__.py
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ __license__ = "GPLv3"
__author__ = "Veronica Berglyd Olsen"
__maintainer__ = "Veronica Berglyd Olsen"
__email__ = "code@vkbo.net"
-__version__ = "1.7-alpha0"
-__hexversion__ = "0x010700a0"
-__date__ = "2022-02-20"
+__version__ = "1.7-beta1"
+__hexversion__ = "0x010700b1"
+__date__ = "2022-05-17"
__status__ = "Stable"
__domain__ = "novelwriter.io"
__url__ = "https://novelwriter.io"
diff --git a/novelwriter/assets/text/release_notes.htm b/novelwriter/assets/text/release_notes.htm
index 0850e30c..aeb5fbc7 100644
--- a/novelwriter/assets/text/release_notes.htm
+++ b/novelwriter/assets/text/release_notes.htm
@@ -2,56 +2,16 @@
-Release Notes for 1.6
-Released on 20 February 2022
+Release Notes for 1.7 Beta 1
+Released on 17 May 2022
-This release does not introduce any major new features, but is instead a collection of minor
-improvements and tweaks based on user requests. There are also a number of changes under the hood
-to improve the structure and performance of novelWriter.
-Some key improvements to the user interface are:
-✓ The max text width setting in Preferences now also applies to the document viewer, and
-the setting itself on the Preference dialog has been simplified a bit.
-✓ When text is selected in the document editor, the number of words selected is displayed
-in the editor's footer area.
-✓ The search tool in the document editor now shows the number of results in the
-document.
-✓ The Enter and Ctrl+O keyboard shortcuts should now work the same way in all tree
-views.
-✓ It is now possible to set a blank section title format on the Build Novel Project tool
-and get empty paragraphs in the output. Previously, a blank format would just remove the section
-break entirely. This change allows the user to define hard and soft scene breaks using level three
-and four headings. The scene and section titles can be hidden completely with two new switches
-added to the user interface.
-Other feature changes include:
-✓ The project index is now automatically rebuilt in the event it is empty or incomplete
-when the project is opened.
-✓ The user can now add their own syntax and GUI theme files in the app folder in their
-user area on the host operating system. Where the custom files must be added is described in the
-documentation.
-✓ A Windows installer is yet again provided for novelWriter. If you have novelWriter
-installed using another method, make sure you uninstall it properly first as the two methods are
-not compatible.
-✓ Release versions for Ubuntu 21.04 have been dropped, and added for the upcoming Ubuntu
-22.04.
-✓ Most translations have been updated. A Dutch translation is in the works.
+This is a beta release of the next release version, and is intended for testing purposes. Please
+be careful when using this version on live writing projects, and make sure you take frequent
+backups.
+Please check the changelog for an overview of changes. The full release notes will be added to
+the final release.
See also the Releases page.
-Patch Notes
-
-Patch 1.6.1 – 16 March 2022
-
-This is a bugfix and patch release that fixes two recursion/loop issues. One would potentially
-cause a crash if the window was resized rapidly, and one would cause a hang with certain search
-parameters in the editor's search box. The Latin American Spanish translation has also been
-updated.
-
-Patch 1.6.2 – 20 March 2022
-
-This is a bugfix release that fixes a couple of minor issues. Projects containing one or more
-empty documents would trigger a rebuild of the index each time the project was opened. This has now
-been fixed. Another fix resolves an error message being written to the console logging output when
-a new document was created. Both errors were harmless.
-
diff --git a/sample/nwProject.nwx b/sample/nwProject.nwx
index 21bd7776..e53d6569 100644
--- a/sample/nwProject.nwx
+++ b/sample/nwProject.nwx
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-
+
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