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DrawMotion Changelog

All notable changes to this project are documented in this file.

This project adheres to Semantic Versioning (MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH).

[1.7.11] - 2026-10-19

Microsoft Store Publishing Alignment, Open-Source Purge & Author Governance

This release aligns the MSIX packaging manifest and application UI with the official Microsoft Partner Center individual developer identity, provisions the standard Privacy Policy required for runFullTrust capability, introduces centralized author governance, and purges all legacy closed-source labeling from the application.

Microsoft Store & MSIX

  • Privacy Policy Provisioned (PRIVACY.md): Added a standards-compliant, zero-telemetry privacy policy to satisfy the mandatory Microsoft Store runFullTrust capability requirement. Policy is accessible at https://github.com/DMotionX/DrawMotion/blob/main/PRIVACY.md.
  • Microsoft Store Identity Alignment: Updated build_assets/msstore/AppxManifest.xml with the official Package/Identity/Name and Package/Identity/Publisher values issued by Microsoft Partner Center, enabling the unsigned MSIX to pass identity validation upon submission.
  • MSIX Checksum: Extended .github/workflows/build-msstore.yml to generate and attach a dedicated checksum_msstore.txt (SHA-256) for the Store package.

Open-Source Brand & Legal Purge

  • Removed "Closed-Source Freeware" Labels: Updated in-app legal dialog (components/help_dialogs.py) to replace the legacy Closed-Source Freeware badge and proprietary EULA language with the accurate Free & Open Source (GNU GPLv3) designation.
  • GitHub Link Modernization: Updated the official GitHub social tile in the Settings → Updates hub (components/settings/components/update_settings.py) to point to the authoritative open-source repository: https://github.com/DMotionX/DrawMotion.

Author Governance & Legal Protection

  • Centralized Author Governance (AUTHORS): Added a top-level AUTHORS file establishing full legal authorship coverage for the entire repository tree under GPLv3, documenting Mohamed Fadl as Founder & Lead Architect and EASY SOFT TEAM as the contributing community. This single-file approach protects all source files without requiring per-file modification.
  • Runtime Version Synchronization: Synchronized version 1.7.11 across core/updater.py, core/serialization/serializer.py, Inno Setup scripts, and Microsoft Store manifests.

[1.7.10] - 2026-10-19

Multi-Platform Packaging Expansion, Direct Linux Installers & XML Staging Fix

This release expands cross-platform Linux delivery with direct, uncompressed installers (AppImage and .deb), resolves the Microsoft Store MakeAppx XML syntax error, excludes developer artifacts from release channels, and enforces hermetic isolation between development and production environments.

Linux Direct Distribution Packages

  • Universal Standalone AppImage (DrawMotion-x86_64.AppImage): Automated creation of a single-file, zero-extraction executable bundle running directly across all major Linux distributions (Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, Arch, Mint, openSUSE).
  • Native Debian/Ubuntu Package (DrawMotion_amd64.deb): Generated a direct installer package with automated system menu registration, desktop icons (/usr/share/applications/drawmotion.desktop), and standard /opt/DrawMotion directory deployment.
  • Universal System Call Abstraction: Replaced Windows-exclusive os.startfile with Qt's QDesktopServices.openUrl in recovery dialogs, ensuring crash and diagnostic logs open natively on Linux desktops.

CI/CD Pipeline & Packaging Fixes

  • MSIX Manifest XML Declaration Integrity: Replaced case-insensitive PowerShell replacement with targeted .NET regex and UTF-8 encoding in .github/workflows/build-msstore.yml, preserving the mandatory W3C <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> declaration and eliminating MakeAppx error C00CEE40.
  • Public Release Stream Sanitization: Excluded developer diagnostic ZIP archive (DrawMotion_DeveloperEdition.zip) from public release assets to prevent user confusion and maintain clean release channels.

Core Engine & Environment Isolation

  • Hermetic Dev/Prod Isolation: Hardened utils.paths.is_frozen_build() to reliably detect compiled runtime environments using builtins.__compiled__, sys.__nuitka_version__, and executable inspections, permanently preventing user asset and database leakage between DrawMotion-Dev and DrawMotion.
  • Runtime Version Synchronization: Synchronized version 1.7.10 across core/updater.py, core/serialization/serializer.py, Inno Setup scripts, and Microsoft Store manifests.

[1.7.9] - 2026-10-19

CI/CD Packaging Pipeline Hardening & Multi-Platform Compatibility

This maintenance release resolves multi-platform CI build failures across Windows Store (MSIX) and Linux Ubuntu 24.04 environments, hardens repository security boundaries, and synchronizes application engine versioning.

CI/CD & Build Infrastructure

  • MSIX Store Packaging Staging Fix: Resolved directory collision error (Item already exists) in .github/workflows/build-msstore.yml during layout staging by safely overlaying visual assets into the existing Nuitka application distribution assets hierarchy.
  • Linux Modern Runner Compatibility (Ubuntu 24.04 LTS): Fixed package dependency failures in .github/workflows/build-linux.yml by dynamically adapting to the ALSA library migration (libasound2t64 with automatic fallback to libasound2), preventing apt-get failure on noble runners.
  • Inno Setup & Release Workflow Harmonization: Synchronized build scripts and release automation with explicit version parameterization (v1.7.9) across Windows developer, production installer, Linux binary, and Microsoft Store packages.

Security & Repository Hygiene

  • Code-Signing Certificate Isolation: Verified and enforced that all digital certificate signing operations run strictly through encrypted CI secrets (CERT_BASE64 and CERT_PASSWORD), with complete exclusion of private keys, certificates (.pfx, .p12, .cer, .crt), and temporary decryption artifacts from git tracking.
  • Workspace Artifact Sanitization: Isolated developer-only local scripts (build_diagnostic_local.bat, fixed_install.md) and pre-build cache directories (assets/uploads, assets/library, *.sqlite) from upstream remote pushes.
  • Legal and Distribution Governance: Documented repository retention and deployment rules for build recipe templates, license specifications, and application store manifests.

Core Engine & Version Synchronization

  • Runtime Version Bump: Synchronized application version 1.7.9 across the internal update checker (core/updater.py), JSON project state serializer (core/serialization/serializer.py), Windows Inno Setup scripts, and Microsoft Store AppxManifest.

[1.7.8] - 2026-10-17

Initial Official Open-Source Release

This release establishes the baseline open-source architecture of DrawMotion with a fully hardened startup lifecycle, multi-algorithm vector animation engine, and cross-platform build pipelines.

Core Engine and Drawing Systems

  • Physics-Based Handwriting Algorithms: Integrated five distinct mathematical stroke simulation models (Steady, Minimum Jerk, Natural Human, Organic Sketch, and Stop & Go) replicating realistic human handwriting dynamics.
  • Vector Path Tracing: Automatic parsing and sequential tracing of SVG vectors and raster images with dynamic stroke revelation (dashOffset animation).
  • Dual-Layer Anti-Aliased Typography: High-resolution display layer decoupled from stroke masks, ensuring crisp anti-aliasing even when rendering real-time drop shadows and glow effects.
  • Multitrack Timeline: Dynamic timeline with audio waveform rendering, audio scrubbing, and scene duration management.
  • Stateless Data Serialization: Memory-safe clipboard and scene persistence based on JSON serialization, eliminating pointer corruption and memory leaks across scene duplication.

Platform Stability and Fault Isolation

  • Native C++ Signal Trapping: Registered qInstallMessageHandler prior to QApplication instantiation to capture low-level Qt messages (qFatal, qCritical, qWarning) directly to persistent logs (%LOCALAPPDATA%\DrawMotion\Logs\qt_messages.log).
  • Python Fault Handler: Enabled unbuffered faulthandler directed to %LOCALAPPDATA%\DrawMotion\Logs\crash_faulthandler.log with module-level global handles.
  • Watchdog Circuit Breaker: Implemented a startup failure cap (max_allowed_failures = 3) to permanently prevent infinite restart loops.
  • Qt Plugin Bundling: Explicitly bundled Qt image and icon engines (imageformats, iconengines, sensible, multimedia) in Nuitka compilation to prevent segmentation faults during vector rendering.
  • Direct Public Updates: Configured automated update checking querying official releases from DMotionX/DrawMotion with fast parallel multi-stream downloads.
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