Update notes for InkyPen Beta v.1.0.2.
Feature: Quick Add & Remove from My Comics
- You can now add and remove comics to your My Comics using quick buttons when hovering thumbnails in Browse or Discover wheels.
- You can add and remove a Series to My Comics in Series view.
- Comic thumbnails have a marker displayed without hovering if the series is in your My Comics.
- Known Issue: Quick add/remove button not available in Product view. Will be addressed in a future update.
- Known Issue: Quick add/remove button not available in Discover Wheel->View All. Will be addressed in a future update.
Feature: Clickable Tags
- Tags such as Genre Tag (Fantasy, Mystery...) and Author Tags are now clickable in Series and Product view. When clicked, leads to Search or Browse with the filter applied. Sweet!
Important Fixes
- Improved behavior of the menu in the Reader.
- Added infographics for reading direction and reading mode when opening the Reader.
- First page in a volume only shows navigation arrow in the correct reading direction for the comic.
- Reading history will now synchronize correctly cross-platform.
- Fixed a bug that could lead to a crash when using Search.
- Top navigation bar is now persistent and don't reload when switching views, making navigation feel a lot smoother.
- Fixed an issue where certain product types were not visible in the Series Overview modal in the Reader.
- Improved the flow for changing email address, with some added security measures.
Minor Fixes
- Fixed breadcrumb strings on certain product types.
- Series Title is now clickable in the Reader, leading to the Series when clicked.
- If logging in while in the Reader using the side modal, the Reader is now not listening to key input until the modal is closed.
- Updated graphics for the "You're all caught up" modal in the Reader when reaching the end of a Series.
- Fixed scrollbar overlapping in the log in modal.
- Fixed a few comic book thumbnail covers not loading correctly.
- Added toggle functionality for show/hide password in password input fields.
- Very long email addresses now format correctly.
- Fixed an issue where end card modal was not displaying correctly at the end of a free content, reading as unsubscribed user.
- Added the InkyPen splash screen when opening the app on Steam.
- Changed default filters applied in Browse.
- Search result thumbnails are now rounded.
- Added visual hover effects on a lot of components.
- Back button is now available in steps in the sign-up flow.
- Improved design on emails from InkyPen, e.g when verifying user email address.
- Close modal button in Series overview in the Reader.
- Fixed "Free" label in Browse when filtering for Free.
- Fixed a bug where password input modal would close when selecting all of the text with the cursor.
- Series Name in Reader is now clickable and leads to the Series page.
In The Works
- We're working on MacOS version for InkyPen.
- InkyPen Subscription flow for Steam.
- Retain user preferred reading mode unless a comic overrides it.
- Fix some unwanted behavior when reading Strips.
- Functionality for clearing your reading progress and doing edits to your library in My Comics.
- We'll start looking at gamepad support soon. We'll wait with applying more keyboard hotkeys until we've mapped out controls properly, likely doing integration with Steam Input.
- Sticky filters in Browse.
