Drawing

• enable the highlighter by default
• less intrusive "what's new" message dialog
• non-linear zooming speed profile (to zoom faster when using extreme values)
• slower scrolling speed to have a better precision with higher zoom levels
• require itstool as a dependency even though it's some useless bloat
• fix the adaptivity of the elementaryOS layout
• better keep the image centered on the mouse pointer when changing the zoom
• avoid —again— insane attempts to open the binary as an image

• enable tools with "alt+letter" mnemonics
• larger sidebar items, where the selected tool is easier to see
• new "skew" tool
• enable or disable specific tools options with the [shift] or [alt] keyboard modifiers
• show more numerous, more dynamic, more contextual help tips as the window's subtitle
• display cursor coordinates and other related data when pressing the [ctrl] keyboard modifier
• dynamically change the label of the "options" submenu in the menu-bar, to increase its discoverability
• scale tool option to set the size in percentage
• suggest to "apply & save" when trying to save while an operation is unapplied
• highlighter option to straighten the line, so it better follows the underlying text
• improvements to the "points" tool's numbers readability
• suggest to "apply & deselect" when trying to save while the selection is active
• more precise tools for tiny modifications required by pixel-art
• display pixels sharply when zooming deeper than 400%
• hide information messages after 4 seconds if they're not that useful
• disable the 'reload image from the disk' action if the image has never been saved
• new 'reset the canvas' action (ctrl+backspace)
• warn the user if they're opening an already opened image
• suggest to reload the picture if it has changed on the disk
• artificially limited framerate to avoid overloading the CPU
• menu item and action to change the theme variant preference
• toggle the menubar with ctrl+f2
• update the user help manual
• shorter appdata summary, to comply with guidelines
• update several translations

Drawing 0.8.5:

• text tool option for a thicker outline
• visual feedback when the user moves the minimap preview

Drawing 0.8.4:

• option to disable anti-aliasing with the text tool
• if "undo" is pressed several times in a short period, recompute only once
• disable the 'reload image from the disk' action if it has never been saved

Drawing 0.8.3:

• draw a wider outline to the free selection when the image is zoomed out
• don't try to open the app binary as an image when running outside of a flatpak sandbox
• fix incorrectly huge height of the selection after rotating it

Drawing 0.8.2:

• refactoring of the optionsbars (bottom panes) of the transform tools
• add a "lock line orientation" option to the line tool
• fix shift+f10 action when using a selection tool on mobile
• add an outline to the canvas, so its limit are always understandable
• fix the `-c` option when using Wayland
• lock image proportions by default when scaling with the numerical inputs
• fix an unexpected way the "crop" tool could expand the selection
• preview correctly the areas created by a transform tool before applying a change
• fix when the app starts with a transform tool, and this tool is immediately used and applied
• compatibility with older distributions (Ubuntu 18.04 LTS)

Drawing 0.8.1:

• add an action "selection > define as current image"
• fix how the canvas was ERASED if it was being cropped on one side but expanded on the other side
• add an action "selection > expand image to fit [the size of the selection]"
• add a several ways of censoring information as an option to the eraser tool
• preference to select a theme variant (thanks to @alexislozano)
• add "nib direction" option to the calligraphic nib
• better pre-select the currently used font in the font chooser dialog
• add optional outline to the pencil, line, and curve tools
• better looking outline for the "insert text" tool
• install files in /usr instead of /usr/local

Drawing 0.8.0:

• new, richer, more readable bottom pane for the selection tool
• add a "replace with" option to the eraser tool
• use an adequate layout on LXDE or LXQt
• force the release notes down users' throat
• rewrite the help manual to better force it down users' throat
• add color application mode support to the "shape" tool
• persist the text background style and the shape filling style options
• brush supporting pressure-sensitive input
• hairy brush supporting pressure-sensitive input
• airbrush supporting pressure-sensitive input
• calligraphic nib supporting pressure-sensitive input
• fix unexpected "jumps" when unselecting a selection that was defined by an undo
• improve the fullscreen mode, with a way to toggle the tools list
• add an "increase constrast" filter
• deleting the selection can now leave something else than transparency
• option to exclude the color left under the selection from the selection itself
• rewrite the UI for changing the color application mode
• remove the cool but deprecated GNOME Shell app menu
• improve flatpak CI

Drawing 0.6.5:

• fix unexplained regression of bottom panes responsiveness
• mitigation of the "very quick series of ctrl+b" bug
• disable importing or opening an image using drag-and-drop with flatpak (it was broken)
• fix printing
• more pertinent movements of the view when holding and moving the middle-click

Drawing 0.6.4:

• add more keyboard shortcuts
• slightly better "erase and replace" algo for the paint tool
• better handle attempts to open webp images
• better handle attempts to open incorrect file types
• remember the value of the antialiasing option

Drawing 0.6.3:

• use submenus for the "tools" menu in the menubar
• fix arrows' heads when the line was semi-transparent
• fix arrows' heads with specific angles (#286)
• fix arrows' heads when the line had a square end
• add option for double-ended arrows
• add more options for dashed lines
• support for older distributions (pygobject older than 3.30)

Drawing 0.6.2:

• add keyboard shortcuts for increasing and decreasing the tool width
• ensure all features are available with all layouts (e.g. "reload" with Cinnamon and eOS)
• suggest to reload when the file has been saved without transparency
• new 'copy to clipboard' action
• new "paint over the entire image" option to the paint tool
• fix Debian Buster (and PureOS Amber) support
• add option for the 'highlighter' tool to highlight on dark background

Drawing 0.6.1:

• new 'save without transparency' action, that works with PNG
• add 'initial color' as a replacement for transparent pixels
• fix a bug in the 'rotate' tool that occured when the selection was flipped before being rotated
• add the additional tool 'points', to help captioning
• update the user help manual

Drawing 0.6.0:

• remove the "windows" menu from the menubar
• refactor bottom panes management to allow several tools to share the same pane
• rectangle selection, freehand selection, and color selection, are now distinct tools
• the 'rotate' tool now handles horizontal or vertical flipping
• the 'rotate' tool now supports any angle when rotationg the selection
• tools producing shapes (circle, rectangle, polygon, …) are merged into a single 'shape' tool
• "close shape" action for the 'shape' tool
• "close selection" action for the 'free selection' tool
• replace the 'saturate' tool by a new 'filters' tool
• add several types of blur to 'filters'
• add color inversion, pixelization, partial transparency to 'filters'
• add "additional tools" section to the preferences window
• add specialized types of pencils (eraser, highlighter) as optional tools
• a fullscreen mode is now available
• zoom in (or out) using the minimap, the touch gestures, the mouse wheel, or keyboard shortcuts
• move the "color application mode" selection to the colors menus/popovers
• add "antialiasing" option to several tools
• fix how the canvas is displayed on HiDPI screens
• warn the user when they try to save despite the current operation not being applied
• rewrite the user help manual