Version 2.1.8 is now out. This release contains a few bug fixes and feature improvements.

In the macOS build, the bundled Qt library version has been updated to the latest version. This enables Dark Mode support on macOS Mojave, and may improve high-DPI screen support as well.

Bugs fixed:

• Server: fixed crash when closing a session
• Fixed formatting in update check dialog when more than one new version is shown
• Drag&dropping a link to an image onto the canvas now works again
• Fixed crash when opening an OpenRaster file with missing stack.xml

Feature enhancements:

• Server: listings are now refreshed in batches instead of individually
• Background color alpha can now be set in the "new image" dialog
• Adaptive canvas zoom slider: the minimum value is now always the zoom level needed to fit the whole canvas on screen. Read more
• Drawpile can now download the latest version via the "check for updates" dialog
• New more efficient recording index format. Indexes are now generated faster and the files are smaller. Read more
• Enabled dark appearance support on macOS
• Memory usage optimization: only the minimum amount of session history is now kept in memory
• Manual session reset snapshots are now retained separately for one minute
• NSFW sessions are no longer hidden by default

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Version 2.1.7 is now out. Only a few changes in this version. The most important one is the properly patched Qt library in the Windows version, which should fix some tablet problems.

Other changes in this version are:

• Added Ukranian translation (thanks to Yuri Chornoivan)
• Fix navigator not updating correctly on canvas resize
• Improved join dialog:
• Removed list server selection dropdown. Instead, all listings are shown together in the same box
• Replaced the filter buttons with labeled checkboxes
• The session list box can now be hidden by simply resizing the dialog
• The dialog now remembers its size

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Version 2.1.6 is now out. For Windows users, this release fixes the tablet problems that appeared in the previous 2.1.5 version.

Bugs fixed in this release:

• Fixed tablet support in the Windows build
• Fixed that the chat box would autoscroll when not scrolled to the bottom
• Fixed session settings shortcut clash with the fullscreen shortcut (F11) by removing the default shortcut for session settings
• Fixed lines being drawn across the canvas if session reset occurs while midstroke

Features and other changes:

• Added Night Mode (Windows and Linux only at the moment, support for macOS coming later)
• Session permissions can now be saved as presets
• New shortcut: Tab now hides or shows toolbars and docks
• Added an option to share the same color across all tool slots
• Session can now be reset to an image loaded from file
• Scrollbars are now hidden in fullscreen mode
• Added "pick color from layer" brush mode
• Enabled smooth canvas scaling at certain zoom levels (1-200% or 1-800% when rotated)

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Version 2.1.5 is now out.

Bugs fixed in this release:

• Fixed navigator view dragging
• Fixed brush preset shape rendering
• Fixed saving of brush presets

Features and other changes:

• Added an option to update the navigator in real time
• Added a new shortcut: tab (customizable) toggles toolbars and docks on and off.
• Switching to fullscreen mode no longer hides tabs and toolbars
• Reverted some changes made to the status bar (moved zoom slider and flip and chat buttons back)

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Version 2.1.4 is now out.

Bugs fixed in this release:

• Fixed session list sorting in login dialog
• Fixed crash when resizing canvas
• Fixed layer access user list going out of sync
• Fixed navigator focus rect scaling
• Fixed "registered" level permissions not taking effect on login

New features:

• Server: session and recording directories are now automatically created if missing
• Added automatic new release checking
• Added filter field to user list (event log)
• Reimplemented navigator user cursors. If you have any comments about this, please see issue #698 at GitHub.
• Navigator cursors can now be enabled or disabled independently of the main canvas cursors

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