Changelog
Release 2.6 - 2022-04-07
- add new image formats: ani, dfont, g4, heic/heif, otf, pfa/pfb, pgx, qoi, sixel
- add: new transitions: explosion, implosion, rotation, random
- add: advanced sorting (including shortcuts) by: resolution, dominant color, average color
- add: more filter options: file name/extension, resolution, file size
- add: print support
- add: option to always show 'closing x'
- improve: general performance improvements
- remove no longer supported image formats: cgm, fig, fpx, flif, gv, sid
- fix: update with GraphicsMagick caused crash
- fix: fully hide labels if none are set to be shown
Release 2.5 - 2022-01-05
- add: chromecast support (using pychromecast)
- add: new startup checks
- add: new dialog informing user of new install/update
- add: convert settings, shortcuts, and contextmenu from file based to database based
- add: command line option to check and attempt to fix configuration
- add: command line option to reset settings/shortcuts to defaults
- add: dialog to show debug/log messages
- add: second desktop file for standalone mode
- improve: better handling of threading for loading images
- improve: scrolling by mouse no longer flicks view resulting in better handling
- improve: handling of imageformats
- improve: use image providers for setting background image
- improve: reorder mainmenu entries
- improve: copying of image to clipboard
- improve: default startup message, don't show file dialog automatically
- improve: context menu now standalone window and thus not confined to PhotoQt window
- improve: graceful fail when ffmpegthumbnailer not available for video files
- improve: filename inside archives shown on labels in mainview
- improve: enable build with Exiv 0.25
- improve: 'Escape' by default calls __open
- fix/improve: export/import of old and new backup files
- fix: settingsmanager, handling of modal windows
- fix: picking color did not handle the absence of transparency well
- fix: external shortcuts close PhotoQt when 'close' option set
- fix: zoom-to-position failed in multi-monitor setup when last-left monitor is not used
- fix: executing external app by shortcut failed handling placeholders
- fix: slideshow with many images in many subfolders
- fix: escape html tags in filenames shown on tooltips/labels
Release 2.4 - 2021-10-22
- add: zoom/pinch to position
- add: click on left/right half of empty area around image can load prev/next image
- add: option to exclude directories from caching/preloading
- add: custom filetype icons
- improve: switch default shortcuts for __copy and __clipboard
- improve: script to generate data (filetype icons, windows installer script, etc.)
- fix: loading of metadata
- fix: replacing placeholders in external shortcuts
- fix: handling of --thumbs/--no-thumbs at startup
- fix: reacting to changes to current folder/image
- fix: change wheel up/down to proper directions
- windows: make videos playback work on Windows
- windows: add to software section in settings
- windows: fix loading userplaces
- windows: new installer
Release 2.3 - 2021-06-14
- add: context menu (subset of mainmenu options), assign right button to it (if not already in use)
- add: new shortcuts manager
- add: command line option to enable/disable system tray
- add: new internal shortcuts: __viewerMode, __showThumbnails, __showMainMenu, __showMetaData, __quickNavigation, __showFaceTags, __keepMetaData, __contextMenu
- add: restore default configuration, accessible via 'advanced' button in settings manager
- add: support of JPEG XL format (if qt plugin installed)
- improve: calling PhotoQt without command line arguments when hidden assumes '--show'
- improve: use arrows to indicate direction in mouse gestures
- improve: closing 'x' hidden unless fullscreen or window decoration disabled
- improve: new format for saving shortcuts
- improve: handling of command line options
- improve: keeping track of mouse position
- fix: load translations for command line help message
- fix: artifacts in rendered text for scale<1
- fix: loading rar archives with unrar with non-Latin characters in filenames
- fix: wrong datatype used for PixmapCache property (was bool but should be int)
- fix: mirror property of scaled down versions follows main image
Release 2.2 - 2021-06-07
- add: viewer mode for documents/archives, activated through button near top left corner of screen
- add: quick navigation buttons, added with touchscreens in mind in particular
- add: show filename in window title
- add: show rotation angle in quick info labels
- add: new button to enter/exit fullscreen mode near top right corner of screen
- add: show 'unsupported' feedback when trying to tag faces in unsupported file type
- add: show 'nothing found' message when filter returns nothing
- add: new PQButton element
- add/improve: various touch ups and improvements in file dialog, new 'go up a level' button
- add/improve: Windows build shows 'unsupported' message instead of doing nothing
- improve: reworked file/folder model, faster and more consistent than before
- improve: window decoration always visible by default
- improve: PQCheckBox uses tickmark instead of 'x' for showing checked state
- improve: limit number of subfolder in slideshows (if enabled) to 100 to avoid getting stuck
- improve: Windows build no longer depends on QtWinExtras
- fix: handling of command line options
- fix: some caching locations pointed to wrong directory
- fix: handling of single quotation marks in filenames
- fix: Windows build properly handles drive letters
- fix: Windows build properly cleans path
- various smaller bug fixes and improvements all over the place