Changelog

WM3 Changelog

Version 3.0.6 Beta 6 (May 29th 2018)

• Added: Full text library search with simple syntax - replaces old "filter" field above the document list
• Added: Simple project system allows you to split long form writings into separate documents
• Added: Support for "scrap" documents. Documents marked that way will be considered as drafts / working documents and, for example, excluded from project export and statistics
• Added: Click on the word counter at the bottom right will give you word count for the current project (scrap files excluded)
• Added: By default repository now shows all items created in a project for all project documents
• Added: Change order in document list (only in project mode) via dragg&drop
• Added: Option to to scale UI elements - comes handy when working on big hi-res displays
• Fixed: Document and Jump lists failed to redraw properly in some cases
• Fixed: Meta data portion of the document is now excluded from word count and other stats
• Fixed: In some circumstances WM window failed to show (stayed hidden) on startup
• Changed/Fixed: Automatic database backup is now performed periodically after WM has been minimized and not after exit as before
• Removed: Due to stability issues Typewriter scrolling plus plugin was demoted to "Experimental" status and removed from the download bundle
• Added: Copy as clean HTML command for Preview plugin
• Changed: Double click top or bottom info bar to scroll text to top/bottom (previously single click)
• Improved: Better theme handling; allows for richer and more diverse themes
• Added: Fresh-mint theme, tweaks for some other existing themes
• Done: Ton of fixes, tweaks and improvements

Version 3.0.5 Beta 5 (March 2018)

• Added: Save database backup via command palette or automatically every time wm is closed (off by default)

• Improved: Better markdown syntax highlighting. You can optionally use underline-ish style for Heading 1 and Heading 2, i.e. === and ---

• Improved: Added icons in command palette for better visibility

• Added: New schemes for Click Clack plugin emulating mechanical keyboards with different switches - MX blue, red, black and ALPS style switch

• Fixed: CTRL+P shortcut (print text) works again

• Removed: Blinking inactivity session timer (replaced by Stamina bar plugin)

• Added: Access repository snippets via command palette (CTRL+SHIFT+R)

• Added: Generate and copy Table of contents (as TAB indented text) via Command Palette

• Added: Access documents via command palette (CTRL+SHIFT+U)

• Added: Access jumps items via command palette (CTRL+SHIFT+O)

• Improved: All smart characters are now very smart (they work with or without selection)

• Changed: Preview markdown image links with click (before it was mouse over)

• Added: Recalculate numbered list numbers when item is added to the middle of the list

• Added: Stamina bar plugin encourages you to write more and procrastinate less

• Added: F1 shortcut - opens keyboard shortcut list (computer must be connected to internet)

• Added: Main window size and position are preserved on re-open

• Added: Markdown links in editor are now clickable. Hold shift and click link

• Added: Info bar now shows word count for selected text

• Added: Show preview for collapsed region - mouse over word count tag

• Improved: Revamped "pine" theme and tweaked "old typewriter" theme

• Fixed: Crash with sole meta data line in document

• Improved: Use commas in meta data numbers - goal: 2,000; 2000 is also valid

• Changed: Document UNDO data is no longer saved by default (it can cause large database entries)

• Done: Ton of small tweaks and improvements

Version 3.0.4 Beta 4 (September 2017)

• Added: Auto replace plugin. You can set trigger/replacement pairs and substitutions will happen on the fly after SPACE is pressed.

• Improved: Cleaner export templates.

• Improved: Preview plugin - optionally lock preview zoom to the pane width (wider pane = more zoom). Doesn't affect printed document.

• Improved: Some command palette entries now include a badge that indicates current state (ON or OFF, value ...)

• Added: Typewriter Scrolling Plus plugin for immersive writing

• Fixed: Buggy behaviour when attempting to select folded markdown chapter

• Changed / fixed: Larger UI fonts for better readability on high DPI displays

• Added: Ability to lock WM window on top of all other windows

• Fixed: Preview plugin - comments were not rendered properly in some cases

• Improved: Markdown syntax highlighting

• Added: New theme - Grey

• Added: Ability to scroll (expanded) repository item

• Changed: Home / End keys move cursor to the left / right edge of the on-screen line (not the paragraph as in previous versions; use Alt+Left/Right to do that)

• Added: [clipboard] placeholder for expandable snippets

Version 3.0.3 Beta 3 (February 2017)

• Added: New theme - Blue

• Improved: Faster spelling suggestions for longer misspelled words

• Added: Live sentence highlighting

• Added: Fade Inactive Paragraphs to a predefined value Ctrl/Cmd+F6

• Added: Automatically fade out ui elements (open panes, info bar) when writing and then fade in after X seconds of inactivity

• Added: Mark document as favorite

• Added: Keep document history and show available restore points in command palette

• Added: Pomodoro timer plugin

• Added: Keyboard shortcuts for adjusting text area width (Ctrl/Cmd+4, Ctrl/Cmd+5)

• Added: Optionally show compact document list

• Added: Basic support for text files

• Added: Drag text files to repository

• Changed: New simplified icon

• Fixed: Lock Current Zoom didn't work as intended after restart

• Improved: Jump list now mirrors current cursor position - nearest heading on the list is highlighted

• Added: Productivity booster: optionally enable visual inactivity signal when a writing session is in progress. Also set inactivity grace period

• Changed: Ctrl/Cmd + mouse wheel = change font size, Alt + mouse wheel = change text column width and not the other way around as before

• Improved: Document list pane is now resizable

• Added: Configurable auto save functionality (default is every 5 minutes)

• Fixed: Smart list functionality was to smart with cursor at the beginning of the line

• Added: CSS files support for plugins

• Added: Internal check if plugin version is compatible with installed wm version

• Added: New plugin - Wordnik (thesaurus) / service provided by wordnik.com

• Fixed: Typing sounds (Click Clack plugin) didn't work on Linux machines

• Fixed / Changed: With Show white spaces option on, spaces at the beginning of the paragraph are now also highlighted

• Improved: Shortcut for command palette (Ctrl+Space, Ctrl+Shift+P) now toggles it on / off

• Fixed: Go to next bookmark (F2) broke wm if there were no bookmarks in the document

• Added: Continue list after enter for tasks (- [ ] to do)

Version 3.0.1 Beta 2 (October 2016)

• Added: Jump to the position of last change command - F4

• Added: Smart characters - auto close brackets and quotes

• Added: Optionally highlight active paragraph - Toggle Highlight Active Paragraph in command palette

• Added: Add misspelled word to the custom dictionary

• Added: Additional hotkey for command palette - Ctrl+Space

• Added: Show session time, session word count and words-per-minute indicator on the info bar

• Added: Keyboard shortcuts for increasing / decreasing font zoom

• Added: Ability to add custom javascript to export templates (affects Preview plugin)

• Added: Shortcut to toggle Show whitespaces on / off with F8

• Improved: Many additions and improvements in Preview plugin

• Added: Images on jumps list (markdown links)

• Improved: Refined themes

• Improved: Simplified theme handling

• Added: Background image support for themes

• Added: Themable panes

• Fixed: When compacting db on demand, repository collection has not been reinitialised

• Added: Document's undo history is saved and then restored on reopen

• Improved: Documents load faster & smoother

• Fixed: Document list failed to show in some cases

• Added: Hover markdown image link (![](link)) to preview image

• Added: Set stats to show on info bar - settings file / infobar_show_stats. Choose between characters with spaces, characters without spaces, words, paragraphs, pages, reading time

• Improved: Overwrite mode (Ins key) is represented with slanted cursor, although I don't know why would one actually use that thing :)

• Added: Toggle panes on/off with F9, focus and toggle documents / jumps with F10

• Changed: Shortcuts for strikethrough and comment moved to Ctrl+T and Ctrl+R

• Changed / improved: Jumping through bookmarks with F2 or Shift+F2 will not stop when the last / first bookmark is found but will cycle

• Added: Choose predefined repository filter characters from a repository context menu

• Added: Filter all repository snippets by type ($ - expandable snippets, ! - pictures, @ - links and macros)

• Added: Mark repository snippet as expandable and then use trigger word to expand the snippet with Ctrl+Shift+E

• Fixed: Better font rendering in panes and other UI elements

• Fixed: Subpixel antialiasing is off even with no filters enabled. (with filters on, antialiasing is always greyscale)

• Improved: Better fuzzy search in command palette

• Fixed: Jumpy command palette list when navigating up and down with keyboard

• Added: Toggle typewriter scrolling on / off command. Ctrl+Shift+T

• Added: Paste collapsed command. Will paste text into wm as a collapsed region. Accessible via context menu and Ctrl+Shift+V shortcut.