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ChromIQ v3.13.0-beta.4

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@github-actions github-actions released this 26 Jun 14:16
· 4 commits to master since this release

Fixes and polish for the colour-file loading added in beta-3, from Knut's
testing with real scanner-target files.

🐛 Fixed

  • Loaded reference colours are no longer dim / squeezed. CIE files describe
    reflective targets whose media white sits well below a perfect white (e.g.
    Hutchcolor ≈ 77%), so rendering them absolutely made everything look dark
    and the 3D cube collapse toward a gamut shape. Loading is now media-relative
    by default — the target's white maps to display white, so the colours fill the
    cube and read naturally.
  • The live 3D cube now reflects pasted / loaded / single colours, not only
    the generated sets. (Seed-from-targen is still previewed only after generating.)
  • "Blank canvas" clears the preview (and Update preview now works on an
    empty chart) instead of leaving the previous chart's image behind.
  • The New chart / Add window no longer slips behind the editor after the
    file dialog closes.
  • Colours loaded into the Add window are de-duplicated (near-identical ones
    spaced apart) so they don't run together and hurt readability.

✨ New / changed

  • Custom spacer colours gained white and black swatches (5 accents → 7),
    giving the engine a strong high-contrast separator against very light or very
    dark patches.
  • The spacer-colour pickers now use ChromIQ's own colour dialog (hex + RGB/HSV),
    matching the rest of the app, instead of the OS colour panel.
  • Dark-mode standard tabs (Settings) now match the roomier light-mode tabs.

📝 Notes

  • Open follow-ups before 3.13.0 final are unchanged from beta-3: translations of
    the new strings, real-hardware print+measure verification, multi-strip
    instruments, and the planned scanner-target workflow (#95 / #97 / #98).
  • Thanks again to Knut Georg Larsson for the detailed testing and sample
    files.

Installation (Linux, beta): Download the tarball for your architecture (x86_64 for most desktops/laptops, aarch64 for ARM systems like Raspberry Pi 4/5). Extract with tar xzf ChromIQ-Linux-*.tar.gz, then run ./ChromIQ/ChromIQ. Requires ArgyllCMS — install via your package manager (sudo apt install argyll) or from argyllcms.com/downloadlinux.html.