v2.8.2

boratanrikulu/gecitv2.8.2Jan 25, 2026by vkbo

AI Summary

This patch release fixes an issue with the Windows executable launcher regarding path spaces, increases the PDF manuscript page limit, and standardizes HTML manuscript formatting for titles.

Key Highlights

Fixed Windows exe launcher to support paths with spaces
Increased PDF manuscript page limit from ~700 to ~11,000 pages
HTML manuscript now uses paragraphs instead of headings for titles
Added alert box for failed spell check dictionary loading

New Features

Increased PDF page generation limit
HTML manuscript paragraph formatting for titles
Spell check dictionary loading alert

Full Release Notes

### Release Notes

This is a patch release that fixes an issue with launching novelWriter via a project file on Windows, adds an alert when the spell check dictionary cannot be loaded, handles headings in HTML manuscripts the same way as for documents, and updates the documentation on how heading levels are handled in the manuscript build process.

### Detailed Changelog

**Bugfixes**

* Fixed an issue with the exe launcher on Windows where it didn't support spaces in the path when the user tried to open novelWriter from a project file. Issue #2643. PR #2645.
* Fixed an issue with the PDF manuscript format which stopped after about 600-700 pages when generating A4 pages. The limit is now in the 11000 pages range. Issue #2637. PRs #2638 and #2639.

**Improvements**

* Added an alert box when the spell check language selected for a project could not be loaded. Issue #2631. PR #2654.
* The HTML manuscript format now exports novel title and partition titles as paragraphs with a larger font size instead of HTML headings. This is more consistent with the other formatted document formats. Issue #2641. PR #2653.

**Documentation**

* Added information to the documentation about heading level promotion when building the manuscript. Issue #2641. PR #2653.