v1.2.1

saga-soft/novelWriterv1.2.1Oct 27, 2025by denizsafak

AI Summary

This update enhances the user interface with new queue manager options, loading animations, and upgrades the underlying GUI framework to PyQt6.

Key Highlights

Upgraded Abogen's interface from PyQt5 to PyQt6
New queue manager options for opening processed and input files
Added loading gif animation to book handler window
Fixed light theme slider colors for better visibility
Fixed subtitle word-count splitting logic

New Features

Tooltip indicators in queue manager
Open processed file option
Open input file option
Loading gif animation

Full Release Notes

- Upgraded Abogen's interface from `PyQt5` to `PyQt6` for better compatibility and long-term support.
- Added tooltip indicators in queue manager to display book handler options (`Save chapters separately` and `Merge chapters at the end`) for queued items.
- Added `Open processed file` and `Open input file` options for items in the queue manager, instead of just `Open file` option.
- Added loading gif animation to book handler window.
- Fixed light theme slider colors in voice mixer for better visibility (for non-Windows users).
- Fixed subtitle word-count splitting logic for more accurate segmentation.
- Improvements in code and documentation.