v26.2
mufeedvh/code2promptv26.2Sep 5, 2026by vkbo
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AI Summary
This release focuses on bug fixes for macOS font selection, tab widgets, and rich text pasting, alongside UI adjustments like default line height and font size. It also introduces new themes, completes internationalization for several languages, and updates the Debian packaging infrastructure.
Key Highlights
- Fixed macOS font selection dialog not applying choices
- Fixed tab widget borders and restored plain text paste shortcut (Ctrl+Shift+V)
- Updated theme colors for Dark Arts and Ruby Night themes
- Rewrote Debian package build for registry publication and added Linux Mint support
- Completed translations for Norwegian, US English, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, and Portuguese
Breaking Changes
- Bumped project file format version to 1.6, blocking older versions from reading the project
- Debian and Wheel packages removed from GitHub releases, requiring download from external registries
New Features
- New Dark Arts and Ruby Night themes
- Ctrl+Shift+V for plain text paste
- Updated translations for multiple languages
Full Release Notes
### Release Notes The 2026.2 release is based on the features added in 2026.2 Beta 1, Beta 2, RC 1. See the website for complete [Release Notes](https://novelwriter.io/releases/release_26_2.html). ### Detailed Changelog **Bugfixes** * Fixed a bug on macOS where using the system's native font selection dialog did not apply the selected font, since Qt's native panel does not confirm the choice with an OK button. By @kkostov. PR #2970. * Fixed a bug from the Beta 1 release where tab widgets could show a border despite having flat tabs enabled. By @vkbo. PR #2971. * Fixed a bug from the Beta 1 release where pasting rich text could repeat formatting unnecessarily when the source contained overlapping hidden formats. Restored the ability to paste as plain text, now bound to `Ctrl+Shift+V`, which was lost when rich text paste was introduced. By @vkbo. Issues #2978 and #2979. PR #2980. * Fixed missing theme colours in the Dark Arts and Ruby Night themes added in the Beta 2 release. By @HeyMyian. PR #3003. **User Interface** * Changed the default line height from 1.0 to 1.15, the default font on Windows to Segoe UI, and reduced the default application font size from 10pt to 9pt. By @HeyMyian. Discussed in #2955. PR #2998. **Other Changes** * Bumped the project file format version to 1.6 to block the project from being opened by older versions of novelWriter that cannot read it correctly anyway. By @vkbo. PR #2984. **Packaging** * Rewrote the Debian package build to publish through a package registry, with build versions now selectable and Linux Mint added as a supported target. By @vkbo. PRs #2986 and #2990. **Internationalisation** * The Norwegian, US English, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish and Portuguese translations are now complete, and the Catalan translation has been updated. Translations are contributed via [Crowdin](https://crowdin.com/project/novelwriter). PR #2968. ## Downloads Debian and Wheel packages are no longer added to the GitHub release. They can be downloaded from: * Debian/Ubuntu/Mint: https://broadcasts.cloudsmith.com/saga-soft/stable * Wheel: https://pypi.org/project/novelWriter
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