https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mkoi1AzOL6I
We’re almost there! The official release of Alpha +11 is tomorrow!
This will be the last video in the series before the launch but we’ve had so much fun doing them, we might peep in new updates with more ‘How to’ videos so watch out for those.
By the way, if you ever want us to do a specific video about a feature or certain techniques, drop us a note!
Without further ado, here be the new things and fixes for the new version.
- History is saved with each file so you can undo even after you close a file.
Ctrl+Z - undo
Ctrl+Y - redo
Shift+U - undo
U still works the same (does a redo until there is no redo available - in which case, it does an undo) - Wrap mode now available in Config > Prefs > Wrap (preview tiling in drawing area)
- Draw anywhere in tiles, updates in drawing area
- Added Dither
Dither window appears when you load true color images - Access all available windows in current window
Click > to Windows...
- Fixed temporary image ghosts
- Fixed brush ghosting
- Fixed Layer > Process > Flatten Layers doesn't work (creates a new image)
- Fixed Layers being remembered in Config -> Prefs when saved
- Fixed Brush pickup outside draw area error
- Fixed Preferences for layers (no longer set to global)
- Fixed Frame > Add a frame (Shift+2 still works)
- Fixed Undo with image resize
- Fixed Undo with palette remap
- Fixed Swapping frames crashing application
- Fixed number updating for Sliders in Colors
- Capitalise 'Contrast' in Dither window
- Fixed Dither to update values at 100% image scale
- Fixed typo Dither > Red goes up to 180 when it should be 100
- Fixed Layer compositing slowing down application
- Fixed Frames duplicate
- Display new icons for tools when in use
- Added Pipette icon
- Added Pr icon (processing - applying attribute clash / reduce color palette / apply effect over current image)
- Added Slide icon
- RemapTo palette and brush will not dither by default
- Added hover text to newer tools
- Include palette in New image presets
- Display current Paint mode
- Regroup menu drop downs
- Allow Dither for paletted files
- Update Images menu with preferences and image list
- When opening / loading / saving an image, you can edit the url of the file destination
- Add custom 8-bit palettes or presets to
$HOME/Pictures/swankypaint/presets
We scan for these files at startup and add them to the Palette Editor menu.
Palette - filename.pal.png
Preset - filename.set.png
It's almost time! We're posting videos of the new features you'll be seeing in the next version of Swanky Paint leading up to the official release party on the 4th of August, 2018 so see you next time!
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