v2.6
saga-soft/novelWriterv2.6Jan 26, 2025by vkbo
AI Summary
This release fixes minor bugs from the RC 1 pre-release and updates most translation files. A significant change includes updating the heading hierarchy in manuscript output to ensure chapters are level 1 across all formats.
Key Highlights
- Fixed a bug where the novel selector dropdown would clear selection on refresh
- Fixed a crash when clicking the project tree without a loaded project
- Chapter headings are now level 1 in all manuscript formats
- Updated German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, and Polish translations
New Features
- Chapter headings are now level 1 in all manuscript formats
Full Release Notes
### Release Notes The 2.6 release fixes a few minor issues from the RC 1 pre-release, and updates most translations. See the website for complete [Release Notes](https://novelwriter.io/releases/release_2_6.html). ### Detailed Changelog **Bugfixes** * Fixed a bug in the novel selector dropdown used a few places that would clear the selection if the novel list was refreshed. PR #2179. * Fixed a bug that would crash the app if the project tree was clicked without any project having been loaded. The selection model does not exist prior to a project load. Issue #2173. PR #2181. * Replaced a broken link on the dictionary install tool available on Windows. PR #2189. * Backported a few code fixes from 2.7 related to freeing memory from closed dialogs and one instance of a potentially uninitialised variable. PR #2202. * Fixed word wrapping in the item details panel for status and importance labels with very long names. PR #2202. * Fixed the project tree context menu so that it is not opened when right-clicking on an empty area of the tree widget. PR #2202. **Improvements** * Chapter headings are now level 1 headings in all manuscript output formats, not just HTML like before. Most applications that post-processes output will assume chapters are level 1. Correspondingly, scenes are now level 2 and sections are level 3. Notes headings remain unchanged. Issue #2205. PR #2206. **Internationalisation** * German, US English, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian and Polish have been updated in full. Brazilian Portuguese and Chinese have been partially updated. PR #2207. **Documentation** * Documentation has been updated with 2.6 features. PR #2210.