v26.2.1

thevoiceguy/siphon-aiv26.2.1Sep 26, 2026by vkbo

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AI Summary

A patch release fixing UI inconsistencies where tag hover card icons did not update with theme changes, and adding build metadata for crash reporting.

Key Highlights

  • Fixed tag hover card icons not updating when the app theme changed.
  • Added build metadata to packages for crash reports and deprecated Launchpad PPA warnings.
  • Updated French and Russian translations.

New Features

  • Build metadata integration for debugging.
  • Improved pkgutils CLI tool with i18n file validation.

Full Release Notes

### Release Notes

This is a patch release that fixes the tag hover card icons in the editor and viewer not updating when the app theme changed. It also adds build metadata used in crash reports and to warn users who installed via the now deprecated Launchpad PPA. French and Russian translations have been updated.

See the website for complete [Release Notes](https://novelwriter.io/releases/release_26_2.html).

### Detailed Changelog

**Bugfixes**

* Fixed the tag hover card icons in the editor and viewer not updating when the app theme changed. By @vkbo. Issue #3024. PR #3030.

**Packaging**

* Added build metadata to packages, included in crash reports to aid debugging, and used to warn users who installed via the now deprecated Launchpad PPA. By @vkbo. PR #3009.

**Code Maintenance**

* Improved the pkgutils CLI tool with i18n file validation and coloured terminal output. By @vkbo. PR #3031.

**Internationalisation**

* French translation updated by Amethystium69 and aaribaud. PR #3032.
* Russian translation updated by Kuro Ryuu and konstruktiv. PR #3032.

### 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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