v2.7.3

saga-soft/novelWriterv2.7.3Jul 7, 2025by vkbo

AI Summary

This is a patch release that fixes a bug in, and makes a few improvement to, Preferences.

Key Highlights

Fixed a crash if a `%` was added to any of the free text settings fields in Preferences.
Added an 'Add' button with a dropdown menu for dialogue line symbols.
Moved the 'Allow open-ended dialogue' switch for better clarity.

New Features

Added 'Add' button for dialogue line symbols in Preferences

Full Release Notes

### Release Notes

This is a patch release that fixes a bug in, and makes a few improvement to, Preferences.

### Detailed Changelog

**Bugfixes**

* Fixes an issue where novelWriter would crash if a `%` was added to any of the free text settings fields in Preferences. Issue #2455. PR #2456.

**Improvements**

* The "Dialogue line symbols" setting in Preferences now has an "Add" button with a dropdown menu for all the symbols allowed in this field. Since virtually none of them are available on a regular keyboard, this makes it easier to add them and more transparent which symbols are allowed in the box. Issue #2453. PR #2457.
* The switch for the "Allow open-ended dialogue" setting in Preferences has been moved up one line so it is clearer that it only applies to quoted dialogue, and not to the alternative dialogue settings. Issue #2454. PR #2457.

**Packaging**

* Package license information has been updated to also list the licenses for the new icon themes. Issue #2434. PRs #2435 and #2458.