PubCraft 1.0.0-alpha.4 — Chapter movement and Corkboard reordering

PubCraft 1.0.0-alpha.4 — Chapter movement and Corkboard reordering

Seamless chapter repositioning with dedicated move arrows and drag-and-drop across the sidebar and Corkboard (Lavagna a Schede).

This pre-release re-introduces and refines the chapter reordering workflow. It brings back dedicated up/down arrows in the sidebar and extends chapter movement directly to the Corkboard cards, with smooth drag-and-drop and instant synchronization to book.yaml. It includes all Universal 2 macOS distribution and durable release safeguards from alpha.3 and alpha.2.

Download / Scarica

macOS — Intel + Apple Silicon, macOS 13 Ventura or newer (Universal 2)

• Download PubCraft.app ZIP — extract the archive and move PubCraft.app to Applications.
• DMG — open and drag the same Universal app to Applications.
• PKG installer
• Portable CLI/GUI/helper archive

Other platforms

• Windows x64: Installer · Portable ZIP
• Linux x64: AppImage · Debian/Ubuntu · Portable archive
• SHA-256 checksums

What's changed

Re-introduced and enhanced chapter moving

• Sidebar Chapter List: Each chapter now features dedicated move arrows (▲ up and ▼ down). The first chapter has the up arrow disabled; the last chapter has the down arrow disabled. The arrows are subtly visible at all times and illuminate on hover and focus.
• Corkboard (Lavagna a Schede): Index cards now include ◀ (previous/earlier) and ▶ (next/later) arrow buttons directly in the footer next to "Apri ↗", making card reordering effortless without having to leave the Corkboard.
• Smooth Drag-and-Drop: Both sidebar chapters and Corkboard cards can now be dragged directly to any desired spot. Edge detection (drag-over-top/drag-over-bottom in the sidebar, drag-over-left/drag-over-right in Corkboard) provides clear visual feedback of insertion placement.
• Accidental Click Prevention: Drag operations are properly decoupled from click handlers so dropping a card will never trigger accidental chapter opening or unexpected view switching.
• Immediate Server Sync: Chapter order updates are saved immediately to book.yaml via /api/reorder, broadcast to the live Watch preview, and update Focus mode selectors.
• Full Localization: All 10 supported languages (English, Italian, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Arabic) include localized titles and accessibility labels for the movement controls.
• Automated Regression Suite: Added tests/test_chapter_reorder.cjs covering sidebar movement, boundary button states, corkboard arrows, drag-and-drop and disk persistence.

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Italiano

Ripristinato e potenziato lo spostamento dei capitoli con frecce dedicate e trascinamento sia nella barra laterale che nella Lavagna a Schede (Corkboard).

Novità principali

• Elenco capitoli nella barra laterale: Sono tornate le frecce per spostare i capitoli in su (▲) e in giù (▼). Il primo capitolo ha la freccia su disabilitata, l'ultimo capitolo ha la freccia giù disabilitata. Le frecce sono visibili in modo sobrio ed elegante e si evidenziano al passaggio del mouse.
• Lavagna a Schede (Corkboard): Ogni scheda dispone ora di comodissimi pulsanti freccia ◀ (sposta prima) e ▶ (sposta dopo) nel piè di pagina della scheda, accanto al tasto "Apri ↗", per riordinare la trama con un solo clic.
• Trascinamento (Drag-and-Drop) fluido: Puoi anche prendere qualsiasi capitolo o scheda e trascinarlo direttamente nella posizione desiderata. Un indicatore visivo mostra dove verrà posizionato il capitolo (prima o dopo la scheda target).
• Nessuna apertura accidentale: Risolto il problema per cui il rilascio del trascinamento apriva involontariamente l'editor: la vista rimane stabile sulla Lavagna.
• Salvataggio immediato: L'ordine viene salvato subito in book.yaml e sincronizzato con l'anteprima Live Watch e i selettori di capitolo.