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vectorcraft by storytold

VectorCraft v0.10.0

vectorcraft releases a major update with faster large-document editing, expanded graph design tools, improved typography and multilingual support, and more reliable PDF, AI, and EPS workflows. The update also refines selection, alignment, and interface controls.
What's Changed

#1063: a fill or stroke chosen with characters selected colours just them by @bflatastic in #1075

Fix font size and horizontal scale after text/group scaling by @lollinoo in #1045

Type: Proportional Metrics — full-width glyphs on the font's proportional widths, palt (#966) by @imachus in #1067

Object: Align, Move, Arrange and other commands that change nothing record no undo step by @dotCooCoo in #1060

#1032: spot colours defined in Lab keep their Lab values by @bflatastic in #1076

Build: generated sources are rewritten only when they change by @bobtherobot in #1051

Gradient mesh: a fill colour recolours the point last clicked (#1050) by @MarekSpodBiedry in #1052

fix(ui): keep All Tools drawer compact on wide screens by @Ni-zav in #1054

fix(textwrap): reject malformed explicit object targets atomically by @Ni-zav in #1055

fix(gradient): reject malformed freeform line index lists by @Ni-zav in #1056

fix(corners): reject malformed explicit dialog targets by @Ni-zav in #1057

fix(views): validate saved-view coordinates and rotation by @Ni-zav in #1058

Tests: the command sweeps no longer skip junk scale, spacing and artboard values by @dotCooCoo in #1059

EPS: arc and arcn with huge angles no longer hang the import by @dotCooCoo in #1062

Align: a compound path or selected group that contains the key object stays in place by @dotCooCoo in #1074

#1068: a .ai read as its PDF part keeps its artboard layout by @bflatastic in #1084

fix(layers): validate explicit Layer Options targets by @Ni-zav in #1077

fix(shaper): reject invalid explicit scribble targets by @Ni-zav in #1078

fix(width): validate every explicit width-point removal index by @Ni-zav in #1079

fix(ui): show Preferences checkbox outlines in every theme by @Ni-zav in #1080

Adopt shared docking with panel menus and saved return locations by @skylartaylor in #1090

#885: every checkbox keeps a visible box at rest by @bflatastic in #1112

Width points: set and copy refuse a malformed index by @bflatastic in #1113

#1102: an EPS keeps its page and stacked text strokes through its layers by @bflatastic in #1120

#1085: the DMG's app passes codesign --strict by @bflatastic in #1121

Drops: libraries, presets and plug-ins open on a drop, as File › Open opens them by @dotCooCoo in #1083

Align: a key object needs two or more selected objects by @dotCooCoo in #1088

Align: Align to Artboard uses the active artboard by @dotCooCoo in #1105

Align, Reflect and Shear: object.align needs a direction; unknown choices are errors by @dotCooCoo in #1106

MCP: object.setProps removes the objects it hides or locks from the selection by @dotCooCoo in #1107

Part of #394: Align and Distribute move pattern tiles when Transform Pattern Tiles is on by @dotCooCoo in #1108

Object: Lock and Hide › All Artwork Above deselect the objects they lock or hide by @dotCooCoo in #1109

Swatches: swatch.library.save counts only the swatches the file holds by @dotCooCoo in #1110

#1095: an artboard's name stays at its corner in a rotated view by @bflatastic in #1122

#1111: Ctrl+Shift+L, C, R, J and F align paragraphs by @bflatastic in #1127

Fix #867: macOS file dialogs are sheets, and no dialog runs inside the event handler by @Emlembow in #1099

#893: Shape Builder merges leave no seams on grids of lines by @NoJuanNobody in #1081

Type: Proportional Metrics in vertical type — upright glyphs on the font's proportional heights, vpal (#966) by @imachus in #1082

Plug-ins: whole-number parameters keep their exact value and stay in range by @webdevtodayjason in #1091

PDF/.ai import: glyphs spaced each their own way keep their place by @p0lyg0n in #1101

Direct Selection: drag paths selected whole by an anchor; Alt-copy at any time, snapping by that anchor by @bobtherobot in #1104

#1129: the toolbar's paint buttons fit its width by @bflatastic in #1134

#1089: an image copied in a browser pastes as the picture, also from its markup by @bflatastic in #1135

#788: file.place frames an SVG by its viewBox when crop is given by @bflatastic in #1145

Part of #812: Ctrl/Cmd and Alt shape a star while it's dragged by @bflatastic in #1146

#1018: Edit Toolbar opens a drawer beside the toolbar; tools drag in and out by @bflatastic in #1149

Icons: the Selection arrow is black and Direct Selection's white in every theme by @bflatastic in #1150

fix(fonts): preserve highlighted font across menu list refreshes by @Ni-zav in #1116

Fix #662: the Windows installer offers a desktop shortcut by @mateususa in #1128

#819: more noise removal never gives more paths by @mateususa in #1130

Lint: clippy -D warnings passes for the wasm32 web build by @dotCooCoo in #1132

Fix #1140: gradient stops blend colour and opacity apart on the canvas, as the exports do by @Biromedic in #1142

Fix #1141: SVG import keeps a mask whose art is all hidden, so its object stays hidden by @Biromedic in #1143

#1139: Shift-click selects several artboards, which move and delete together by @bflatastic in #1154

Render: a shape far beyond any page is left undrawn, never crashing the app by @bflatastic in #1155

#1144: Live Corners round corners between curved segments too by @bflatastic in #1159

#1133: Zig Zag's dialog has sliders and radio buttons, as in Illustrator by @bflatastic in #1160

#1152: Offset Path opens on the values it was last applied with by @bflatastic in #1166

#1103: a marquee selects only the objects whose paths it touches by @bflatastic in #1167

#1151: Preferences › Performance › Linux Display Server opens the window through XWayland, where file drops work by @bflatastic in #1170

#1111: a selected gradient mesh shows its mesh lines and points by @bflatastic in #1171

#1111: a blend's spine bends into a curve by @bflatastic in #1174

#1158: Alt-click on a layer's eye or lock isolates that layer by @bflatastic in #1175

#1163: Release splits a path of several subpaths into one path each by @bflatastic in #1176

#1163: MCP render_preview takes an artboard index by @bflatastic in #1177

MCP: drawing tools describe inherited paint and export text options by @KnottyDyes in #1148

Reject malformed desktop automation root arguments before startup by @piero-83 in #1157

Review: house header for the root-argument integration test (#1157) by @bflatastic in #1178

PDF export: warn when raster effects render below the requested resolution by @KnottyDyes in #1147

#1163: command_batch can be one undo step by @bflatastic in #1179

#1163: file.list lists a folder for agents, held to the read root by @bflatastic in #1181

Type: Thai falls back to a font made for Thai by @bflatastic in #1185

Type: the caret steps over whole clusters (Thai marks, accents, emoji) by @bflatastic in #1186

Docs: type parity has one status line again by @bflatastic in #1187

Type: Thai, Lao, Khmer and Myanmar lines break between words by @bflatastic in #1188

Font menu: a Thai script filter by @bflatastic in #1190

Type: Noto Sans Thai from craft-fonts is the Thai fallback, on the web too by @bflatastic in #1191

Type: the caret and double-click take Thai word by word by @bflatastic in #1195

Release: embed the current craft-fonts (Thai, Arabic, Chinese) by @bflatastic in #1204

#1197: Make Compound Path cuts holes where paths overlap by @bflatastic in #1213

Test: the idle place test waits for the link scan in real time by @bflatastic in #1214

#1194: Direct3D 12 shaders compile with FXC by @bflatastic in #1215

#1180: Align aligns the selected anchor points by @bflatastic in #1216

#955: a move grabbed by an anchor lands it on another anchor by @bflatastic in #1217

.ai import: copied area type and type on a path keep their own place by @p0lyg0n in #1208

EPS/.ai import: a font is found by its exact PostScript name before the name is split by @p0lyg0n in #1207

Part of #1102: type from the text document keeps its line spacing across paragraphs by @DisasterAreaDesigns in #1206

pt-BR: translate the remaining UI labels and engine messages by @WladmirJunior in #1205

i18n: complete the Czech (cs) catalog: panels, dialogs, plurals and messages by @Losminek in #1189

Type: Digits — Default, Arabic, Hindi and Farsi numeral systems (Character panel menu, Middle Eastern options) by @zakariayacine in #1201

Linux: Automatic draws on the GPU the Wayland compositor draws with by @atoslins in #1200

perf: large documents (#1172): big selections 100×+, live effects 18×, Pathfinder 11–20×, 41% less undo memory by @arhammusheer in #1173

Docs: record the large-document performance work (#1173) by @bflatastic in #1240

fix: 複合パスの外観と塗り規則を修正する #1197 by @haranishi in #1225

Object: Lock, Transform Each, Perspective and other commands that change nothing record no undo step by @dotCooCoo in #1233

Part of #394: art moved or duplicated with an artboard follows Transform Pattern Tiles by @dotCooCoo in #1219

Shape Builder: a line's loose end past a crossing no longer runs out and back in most cases by @dotCooCoo in #1230

Align: Align to Key Object makes the topmost selected object the key by @dotCooCoo in #1221

MCP: select.key checks its id, and agents can read the key object by @dotCooCoo in #1222

Palette: the entry that cancels the key object reads Cancel Key Object by @dotCooCoo in #1224

Tests: the command sweeps and import fuzz tests fail when a command panics by @dotCooCoo in #1218

Tests: the envelope export test ignores the PDF's XMP dates and file ID by @dotCooCoo in #1220

fix: macOSの保存画面に形式選択を追加する #866 by @haranishi in #1235

Direct Selection: a click on an already selected anchor selects it alone by @zakariayacine in #1237

Hand and Zoom cursors drawn like the tool cursors (Windows showed the move arrows, no magnifier) by @zakariayacine in #1238

i18n (cs): Pathfinder Add reads "Sjednotit", plus the remaining looked-up strings by @Losminek in #1226

Fix Rectangular Grid click options dialog by @FredApps in #1169

Graph designs and marker designs: Object › Graph › Design… and Marker… by @IHAGI-c in #1092

Graph Data: Transpose and Switch x/y; | line breaks in labels; pie Legend, Position and Sort by @IHAGI-c in #1115

Graph Type: Add Drop Shadow and Add Legend Across Top by @IHAGI-c in #1119

Graph Type: widths past 100%, First Row and First Column in Front, Draw Filled Lines by @IHAGI-c in #1136

Graphs keep their label formatting when drawn again by @IHAGI-c in #1137

Graph Data: a worksheet window by @IHAGI-c in #1138

Preserve SVG data attributes and validate export artboard ranges by @sanyamsingh001 in #989

Correct Arabic shaping assertions and cover embedded PDF fonts by @sanyamsingh001 in #993

Fix Pen endpoint picking and commit handle previews by @sanyamsingh001 in #821

Preserve placed links in editable exports and honor AI artboard options by @sanyamsingh001 in #718

feat(ui): add horizontal and vertical center align button by @Muratv07 in #1073

Color params: one scale per CMYK colour, not per component by @japbcoelho in #1249

MCP: lost replies report uncertainty instead of replaying edits by @KnottyDyes in #1246

Trace: colour mode keeps close dark tones apart by @japbcoelho in #1247

Docs: ROADMAP progress for 2026-10-12 by @bflatastic in #1310

fix: 線の色追加時にゼロ幅を既定値へ戻す #1253 by @haranishi in #1256

Direct Selection: Shift-click deselects one anchor of a path selected whole by @itrycodinganditsbad in #1263

fix: Direct Selectionで線分だけを選択・削除する #1278 by @haranishi in #1300

fix: ロック中と隔離の外側の図形から色を取得する #1251 by @haranishi in #1260

fix: スポイトの通常カーソルを十字表示から修正する #1269 by @haranishi in #1288

fix: 動かないアンカー整列でUndo履歴を増やさない #1180 by @haranishi in #1276

fix: フォントのフルネームを正しい書体へ解決する #1258 by @haranishi in #1267

fix: Curvature Toolの点表示を整理する #1236 by @haranishi in #1284

Type: Proportional Metrics bring their kerning — apkn with palt, vkrn and vapk with vpal (#966) by @imachus in #1291

perf: テクスチャ効果の距離判定を軽くする #1257 by @haranishi in #1265

fix(packaging): RPMの必須依存を共有ライブラリ能力で宣言 (#1275) by @haranishi in #1290

G2: add Artistic Film Grain live effect by @Tevinhead in #1282

fix: Simplify後の選択を更新して点数を表示する #1272 by @haranishi in #1305

Pen + Alt converts anchors of paths in a selected group (#1273) by @itrycodinganditsbad in #1306

Part of #394: new and imported documents use the Gridline every and Subdivisions preferences by @dotCooCoo in #1314

Transform: Transform Again repeats the options of the transform it repeats by @dotCooCoo in #1303

Layers: Send to Current Layer refuses a hidden or locked current layer by @dotCooCoo in #1301

Links: Find in Folder… looks for missing linked files in a folder and its subfolders by @dotCooCoo in #1287

Fix Escape exiting Artboard editing by @LucaLorenz in #1296

Fix Document Setup → Edit Artboards dialog handoff by @LucaLorenz in #1294

Validate explicit targets in layer row commands (part of #785). by @FredApps in #1255

i18n (cs): translate labels that bypass the catalog lookup (file filters, diagnostics, credits, gradients, print marks) by @Losminek in #1259

i18n: add Hungarian (hu) UI translation by @Skaywalker in #1302

Artboards: the Artboard tool starts on the active artboard by @dotCooCoo in #1309

EPS: closepath no longer grows the path past its limit by @dotCooCoo in #1311

Snap to Point: drag a selection by the anchor pressed near (#1274) by @itrycodinganditsbad in #1313

Image Trace: an image over 64 megapixels is traced scaled down by @fabian-co in #1315

Type: Change Case, Smart Punctuation and other commands that change nothing record no undo step by @dotCooCoo in #1316

ci: upgrade actions to Node 24 to fix deprecation warnings by @dylanmtaylor in #1321

fix(cad): set the closed bit on DXF SPLINE entities so closed curves import into CAM (#1299) by @rollroyces in #1320

Docs: merge duplicated table rows, record the rest of 2026-10-12 by @bflatastic in #1323

Select: Select All skips hidden isolated groups, and menu commands stay within what it selects by @dotCooCoo in #1325

Plug-ins: whole-number fields keep values past 2^53 exactly as typed by @webdevtodayjason in #1327

EPS: shading functions in shared arrays no longer hang the import by @dotCooCoo in #1330

EPS: huge arcs, fine dashes and rectangle arrays in a loop no longer hang the import by @dotCooCoo in #1329

Paint: fill, stroke, gradient and Appearance panel commands that change nothing record no undo step by @dotCooCoo in #1331

EPS: loops under a long dash array no longer hang the import by @dotCooCoo in #1332

Docs: ROADMAP 2026-10-12 adds #1325, #1327, #1329–#1332 by @bflatastic in #1333

Transparency: opacity mask options that change nothing record no undo step by @dotCooCoo in #1336

Path: Simplify and Add Anchor Points record no undo step when they change no path by @dotCooCoo in #1337

perf: bound memory on large documents (#1244) by @arhammusheer in #1245

EPS: the PostScript reader reads many tiling patterns, spot inks and shadings in linear time by @dotCooCoo in #1341

Docs: ROADMAP 2026-10-12 adds #1245, #1336, #1337, #1341 by @bflatastic in #1343

Part of #1286: constant alpha masks are drawn white by @bflatastic in #1359

Adopt craft-print for desktop printing, preserving Windows 7 by @skylartaylor in #1324

G16: Korean interface (ko) by @Johau91 in #1352

PDF import: gradient-filled shapes open as one path, not a clipped rectangle (#1304) by @aguo890 in #1351

PDF/.ai import: a .ai opens on its artboard with its bleed round it (#1266) by @aguo890 in #1349

Part of #868: PDFs saved with the reference app's editing data open from it, as .ai files do by @dotCooCoo in #1345

Layers: art moved into a hidden or locked layer, or hidden by a data set, is deselected by @dotCooCoo in #1355

perf: deselect hidden and locked objects in linear time by @osaidahmed in #1353

Part of #394: art moved whole with direct-selected anchors follows Transform Pattern Tiles by @dotCooCoo in #1354

Part of #394: Appearance of Black › On Screen shows pure CMYK black as RGB black by @aguo890 in #1350

fix(cad): DXFの制御点SPLINEの閉鎖を読み込みに反映する (#1299) by @haranishi in #1318

fix(ui): 数値欄のフォーカス時にドラッグ選択を保つ (#1326) by @haranishi in #1339

fix(pathfinder): 開いた切断線で図形を分割する (#1307) by @haranishi in #1335

fix: Pathfinderの名前とSVG IDを保持する #1293 by @haranishi in #1308

Align: Object › Align follows Align To, and the choice is kept across restarts by @dotCooCoo in #1347

fix: 図形のクリックからアートボードを作成する #1227 by @haranishi in #1252

feat: 定規の原点を変更・リセットする #1212 by @haranishi in #1250

Live Corners: with Direct Selection, a click on a widget selects its corner by @zakariayacine in #1239

Add a Polar Grid canvas-click dialog by @FredApps in #1192

Part of #1264: an image on %_ lines of a .ai file's editing data is read as an image by @bflatastic in #1364

PDF export: art beyond 1,000,000,000 pt is left out, so dev and test builds no longer abort by @dotCooCoo in #1360

Part of #666: Affinity rectangles keep per-corner radii and straight corners by @callmeBalloch in #1369

Toolbar: centre the tool buttons inside the panel's border by @AyberkA0 in #1363

i18n(es): add 371 rows other catalogs already had by @diegozpy in #1371

Part of #1358: the Image Trace section no longer widens the Properties panel by @bflatastic in #1374

New Contributors

@lollinoo made their first contribution in #1045

@MarekSpodBiedry made their first contribution in #1052

@skylartaylor made their first contribution in #1090

@Emlembow made their first contribution in #1099

@NoJuanNobody made their first contribution in #1081

@webdevtodayjason made their first contribution in #1091

@Biromedic made their first contribution in #1142

@KnottyDyes made their first contribution in #1148

@piero-83 made their first contribution in #1157

@WladmirJunior made their first contribution in #1205

@Losminek made their first contribution in #1189

@zakariayacine made their first contribution in #1201

@atoslins made their first contribution in #1200

@arhammusheer made their first contribution in #1173

@FredApps made their first contribution in #1169

@sanyamsingh001 made their first contribution in #989

@Muratv07 made their first contribution in #1073

@itrycodinganditsbad made their first contribution in #1263

@Tevinhead made their first contribution in #1282

@LucaLorenz made their first contribution in #1296

@Skaywalker made their first contribution in #1302

@rollroyces made their first contribution in #1320

@Johau91 made their first contribution in #1352

@aguo890 made their first contribution in #1351

@osaidahmed made their first contribution in #1353

@diegozpy made their first contribution in #1371

Full Changelog: v0.9.0...v0.10.0
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vectorcraft by storytold

VectorCraft v0.9.0

vectorcraft releases a major update with new live Revolve and raster effects, data-merge variables, expanded graphing and brush tools, and improved text, guides, and file imports. The release also brings broad workflow fixes, interface enhancements, and a Linux riscv64 build.
What's Changed

Fix #861: open .ai files whose non-native art has ASCII85 lines starting with %_ by @rschuerer in #854

PDF import: clip art reaching past the page to the crop box by @fastmikey99 in #675

Use File Open path for native SVG drops by @David-T-Campos in #774

Fonts: missing fonts are listed when a document opens, with Find Fonts and a folder search by @dotCooCoo in #792

Fix/package transitive placed links by @shmuelbiller1 in #777

Add Stylize > Glowing Edges raster effect by @vbasky in #765

Part of #637: area type, threaded type and type on a path from the text document by @bflatastic in #753

Fix #828: Offset Path's Joins and Zig Zag's Points are dropdowns by @bflatastic in #859

Fix #830: the control channel's app.quit says when it asks first by @bflatastic in #860

Fix #755: blurred type no longer shifts as the view moves by @bflatastic in #863

Part of #758: .ai import doesn't weigh text objects when the layers can't be used by @bflatastic in #869

Fix #806: Windows doesn't load Vulkan drivers unless asked by @bflatastic in #870

Fix #824: the Artboard tool names its artboard once by @bflatastic in #871

Fix #839: Save for Web accepts a typed width or height by @bflatastic in #872

Fix #826: rulers cover their length in a rotated view by @bflatastic in #873

Fix #862: the gradient stop popover opens beside the art by @bflatastic in #874

Fix #835: a recent colour recolours the selected gradient stop by @bflatastic in #875

Fix #789: every align button aligns to the Align To choice by @bflatastic in #876

Fix #775: the Properties panel's Paragraph section justifies and hyphenates by @bflatastic in #877

Fix #833: isolation mode locks and dims the art around the group by @bflatastic in #878

Fix #831: color books (.acb) open as swatch libraries by @bflatastic in #879

Part of #861: a file the user can't open is reported in a dialog by @bflatastic in #881

Part of #785: run and command_batch steps can use earlier results by @bflatastic in #882

Part of #812: ruler guides pull drawn points with Smart Guides on by @bflatastic in #883

Fix #827: shadows and glows keep their blend modes in PDF by @bflatastic in #884

Part of #812: Smart Guides label an object's centre and anchors on hover by @bflatastic in #887

Docs: ROADMAP for the 2026-10-10 fixes; Other Library lists color books by @bflatastic in #889

Fix #798: the Curvature tool edits any selected path by @bflatastic in #891

Fix #787: raster exports keep translucent edges over opaque art opaque by @bflatastic in #892

Fix #890: artboard art includes art flush with its right or bottom edge by @bflatastic in #894

Fix #867: macOS file dialogs no longer run inside the window's event handler by @bflatastic in #895

Fix #888: wheel notches zoom in a glide with Zoom with Mouse Wheel by @bflatastic in #896

Fix #886: Smart Guides keep working on a Shift-constrained anchor drag by @bflatastic in #897

Part of #852: Brush Options for Calligraphic and Bristle brushes, pen pressure by @bflatastic in #906

Credit vbasky by real and display name by @vbasky in #899

Fix #903: Reselect repeats a Same command after Deselect by @bflatastic in #912

Fix #901: Shift-click a target circle in the Layers panel to add or remove it by @bflatastic in #913

Part of #812: polygon properties, Flare Tool Options, more tool double-clicks by @bflatastic in #914

Fix #900: spinner fields read as one box in three parts by @bflatastic in #916

Fix #909: a Width tool profile's preview fits the Profile menu by @bflatastic in #917

docs: register the MCP server from an installed release by @sawizzle in #856

Part of #394: Show Font Names in English labels the font menus by @Messhias in #910

Part of #394: Display Print Size at 100% Zoom drives Actual Size by @Messhias in #915

Fix #832: --automation-read-root and --automation-write-root confine the MCP server's files by @bflatastic in #919

Part of #885: the Transform effect's dialog takes Transform Each's controls by @bflatastic in #920

Colour graph series through Group Selection by @vbasky in #799

Fix artwork movement when editing artboard X/Y coordinates by @callmeBalloch in #923

Part of gap 2: Effect › Pixelate (Color Halftone, Crystallize, Mezzotint, Pointillize) by @bflatastic in #930

Fix #925: linked files changed in another app update when the window comes back by @bflatastic in #931

Fix #924: the Tabs panel's Leader and Align On keep what is typed by @bflatastic in #932

Fix #921: the Properties panel's Gradient section with Type and Draw by @bflatastic in #933

EPS import: bound the stitched-gradient builder by @haranishi in #929

Fix #918: PSD and PSB files open and place as their merged image by @bflatastic in #935

Part of #927: Direct Selection marquees take the type they touch by @bflatastic in #936

Fix #811: unnamed glyphs of an installed font stay in their type by @bflatastic in #939

Part of gap 2: Effect › Video (De-Interlace, NTSC Colors) by @bflatastic in #942

Fix #926: the Libraries panel's search, groups and library export/import by @bflatastic in #943

Fix #938: Live Corner widgets on every selected path by @bflatastic in #944

Docs: README status for 2026-10-10 by @bflatastic in #945

Graph Type: Override Calculated Values uses the exact value-axis range by @IHAGI-c in #940

Graph Type: Edge-to-Edge Lines for line graphs; radar follows Mark and Connect Data Points by @IHAGI-c in #941

Part of gap 5: Scatter, Art and Pattern Brush Options by @bflatastic in #948

Part of #861: draw non-native art in .ai editing data from its PDF by @rschuerer in #946

Graph Data: blank cells are left out, not drawn as zero; quoted numbers are labels by @IHAGI-c in #947

Fix #949: artboard names fit their artboard when zoomed out by @bflatastic in #952

i18n: wrap hardcoded UI strings for Chinese localization by @seldoms in #950

Fix contributor links by @crqch in #953

Part of gap 2: Effect › Texture (Craquelure, Grain, Mosaic Tiles, Patchwork, Stained Glass, Texturizer) by @bflatastic in #960

Graph Type: combine graph types, one type per series by @IHAGI-c in #959

Links: Update Links applies while a document is open (from #956) by @bflatastic in #967

#962: Inner Glow's Source is a Center/Edge dropdown by @bflatastic in #970

#968: centre the macOS window buttons on the app bar by @bflatastic in #972

Compact app bar: 32 pt bar, PhotoCraft search icon, no app menu + System title bar option by @rafi612 in #969

German interface language (de) by @dwetscher in #934

Graph Type: value axis on the left, right or both sides; separate scales by @IHAGI-c in #971

Graph Type: tick mark length and count per axis, category tick marks, axis label prefix and suffix by @IHAGI-c in #974

Part of gap 2: Effect › Distort (Diffuse Glow, Glass, Ocean Ripple) by @bflatastic in #981

Variables (data merge): text/visibility variables, datasets, panel by @fahrim in #761

#964: start again when the first frame never reaches the screen by @bflatastic in #982

Add live Revolve effect with artboard rotation and lighting gizmos by @alpha-rock in #846

Progress docs: re-measure against Illustrator 2026, adopt the craftrules standard by @echelon in #994

Part of gap 2: Effect › Brush Strokes (Accented Edges, Angled Strokes, Crosshatch, Dark Strokes, Ink Outlines, Spatter, Sprayed Strokes, Sumi-e) by @bflatastic in #1017

fix(paint): preserve fill and stroke defaults when edits fail by @Ni-zav in #984

fix(place): reject malformed rectangle and position parameters by @Ni-zav in #985

fix(cut): reject malformed rectangle cut bounds by @Ni-zav in #986

fix(stroke): reject invalid dash entries and keep defaults atomic by @Ni-zav in #987

fix(assets): reject invalid object IDs before collecting export assets by @Ni-zav in #996

fix(selection): reject malformed anchor references without changing selection by @Ni-zav in #997

Fix/noissue path anchor validation s20261010 t1654 z 8d74ec by @Ni-zav in #998

fix(distort): reject malformed warp geometry and explicit targets by @Ni-zav in #999

fix(crop): reject malformed crop rectangles without shifting coordinates by @Ni-zav in #988

fix(dialogs): preserve integer counts in command parameter fields by @Ni-zav in #1012

fix(widgets): apply Shift and Ctrl modifiers to numeric stepper buttons by @Ni-zav in #1013

#983: supersample Art Optimized edges in exports by @bflatastic in #1037

#1001: named text styles take leading, kerning, mojikumi and other attributes left out at their defaults by @bflatastic in #1038

#1002: new art is refused when no layer is shown and unlocked by @bflatastic in #1039

#1003: MCP add_text colours type made on or in a path by @bflatastic in #1040

#1004: a connected app's screenshot renders the artboard asked for by @bflatastic in #1041

#1005: vectorcraft-cli run ends quietly when its reader closes early by @bflatastic in #1042

#1006: Select > All on Active Artboard selects on the active artboard by @bflatastic in #1043

#1007: Reverse Gradient mirrors off-centre midpoints by @bflatastic in #1044

#1008: a polar grid with no radial dividers draws none by @bflatastic in #1046

#1009: Use Precise Cursors makes the Pen's join pointer a crosshair by @bflatastic in #1047

#1010: SVGs with one absolute and one unitless root side import unstretched by @bflatastic in #1048

#1011: DXF US survey inches, yards and miles import at their size by @bflatastic in #1049

Links: wake for the first look at a link placed while the app is idle by @KattKnight in #1031

PDF import: a font the file doesn't embed keeps the style its name says by @redrun6767 in #1023

Guides: Shift selects ruler guides and art together by @redrun6767 in #1022

#1026: open filled paths hit by their fill, rotate cursor direction, flip icons, live Color Picker, Scale options in Properties by @mateususa in #1036

#1028: Offset Path finishes where the sweep looped forever by @LloydNicholson in #1035

UI: floating panel sets and a multi-column dock by @redrun6767 in #1020

Guides: ruler guides as layer objects by @redrun6767 in #1021

#1025: .ai editing data keeps sublayers with global colours and pattern fills by @bflatastic in #1069

#1027: PostScript-form .ai files open through their layers by @bflatastic in #1070

Release prep: 0.9.0 and a Linux riscv64 release build by @echelon in #1071

New Contributors

@David-T-Campos made their first contribution in #774

@shmuelbiller1 made their first contribution in #777

@vbasky made their first contribution in #765

@sawizzle made their first contribution in #856

@IHAGI-c made their first contribution in #940

@seldoms made their first contribution in #950

@crqch made their first contribution in #953

@rafi612 made their first contribution in #969

@dwetscher made their first contribution in #934

@alpha-rock made their first contribution in #846

@KattKnight made their first contribution in #1031

@redrun6767 made their first contribution in #1023

@LloydNicholson made their first contribution in #1035

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VectorCraft v0.8.0

vectorcraft releases a broad update with enhanced Image Trace, text and typography tools, artboard workflows, and improved Illustrator, Affinity, SVG and PDF compatibility. It also adds image effects, swatch libraries and interface translations, alongside many stability and usability fixes.
What's Changed

Land #557 (fix #525: Image Trace of a large photo no longer crashes) by @bflatastic in #559

Fix #525: Image Trace of a large photo no longer crashes the app by @bflatastic in #557

Land #558 (fix #550: an SVG of chosen artboards holds only their art) by @bflatastic in #560

Fix #550: an SVG of chosen artboards holds only their art by @bflatastic in #558

Land #562 (fix #555: the font menu scrolls only its list) by @bflatastic in #566

Fix #555: the font menu scrolls only its list by @bflatastic in #562

Land #565 (fix #541: a click on a selected object makes it the key object) by @bflatastic in #567

Fix #541: a click on a selected object makes it the key object by @bflatastic in #565

Feat/vectorcraft placed documents by @Haven-King in #564

Fix macOS native menu dismissal by @mo0kid in #571

Fix #569: Shape Builder merges leave no stray edges in their outlines by @bflatastic in #572

Land #574 (fix #526: the exports and the CLI write .ai as Save As does) by @bflatastic in #576

Fix #526: the exports and the CLI write .ai as Save As does by @bflatastic in #574

Land #580 (fix #522: SVG round trips keep hidden objects and data-* attributes) by @bflatastic in #582

Fix #522: SVG round trips keep hidden objects and data-* attributes by @bflatastic in #580

Land #581: Russian (ru) interface translation by @bflatastic in #586

Add Russian (ru) interface translation by @MaksPV in #581

Land #583, #584 (fix #577) with a ligature-threshold follow-up by @bflatastic in #590

M7: keep ligatures under small tracking by @Haven-King in #583

Fix #577: the gradient stop popover stays open after the click that opens it by @bflatastic in #584

M7: Every-line Composer for ragged text by @Haven-King in #587

Land #591 (fix #578: no flicker dragging the Color spectrum near white) by @bflatastic in #595

Fix #578: a drag on the Color panel's spectrum no longer flickers near white by @bflatastic in #591

Land #594 (fix #579: fonts from font services such as Adobe Fonts on Windows) by @bflatastic in #599

Fix #579: fonts activated by font services such as Adobe Fonts are listed on Windows by @bflatastic in #594

Land #600 (area type vertical alignment) and #601 (RTL shaping across runs) by @bflatastic in #604

Fix RTL shaping across text runs by @omd0 in #601

M7: area type vertical alignment by @Haven-King in #600

Land #603 (part of #372: .ai layers and sublayers as PDF layers, hidden ones kept) by @bflatastic in #607

Part of #372: .ai files write layers and sublayers as PDF layers, hidden ones kept by @bflatastic in #603

Land #606: area type Auto Size and Shrink Text to Fit by @bflatastic in #609

M7: area type auto size and shrink text to fit by @Haven-King in #606

Land #608 (fix #592: Linux file dialogs no longer stop the window answering) by @bflatastic in #614

Fix #592: file dialogs on Linux no longer stop the window answering by @bflatastic in #608

Land #612 (fix #593), #610 (Shaper groups), #611 (per-paragraph attributes) by @bflatastic in #617

Fix Shaper recognition and add editable Shaper groups by @mo0kid in #610

M7: per-paragraph paragraph attributes by @Haven-King in #611

Fix #593: anchors and handle ends are easier to grab than the segments through them by @bflatastic in #612

Land #616 (fix #597: a browser-copied image pastes as the picture) by @bflatastic in #618

Fix #597: an image copied in a browser pastes as the picture, not its address by @bflatastic in #616

Land #619 (fix #598: the Free Transform widget) by @bflatastic in #622

Fix #598: the Free Transform widget by @bflatastic in #619

Land #621 (fix #585: two-finger tap undoes, three-finger tap redoes) by @bflatastic in #624

Fix #585: a two-finger tap undoes, a three-finger tap redoes by @bflatastic in #621

Land #568 (fix #563), #570 (fix #530), #623 (part of #579) by @bflatastic in #626

Fix #563: the font menu's live preview no longer flickers by @bflatastic in #568

Fix #530: Edit Artboards adds, deletes and leaves artboards from Properties by @bflatastic in #570

Part of #579: vectorcraft-cli lists the fonts font services load too by @bflatastic in #623

Fix #536: the Fill/Stroke popover's Swatch Libraries button opens its menu by @DWAA1660 in #625

Land #627 (inline symbols in text) and #628 (comment cleanup) by @bflatastic in #630

M7: inline symbols in text by @Haven-King in #627

Type: comments on new type's burasagari default state the default only by @imachus in #628

Land #629 (pasted type keeps its layout bounds) by @bflatastic in #634

Fix pasted type losing its layout bounds cache by @visuarte in #629

Land #631 (ICF character alignment) and #632 (French interface) by @bflatastic in #635

Type: Character Alignment on the ICF top and bottom (ideographic character face) by @imachus in #631

Add French (fr) interface translation by @leblanc-simon in #632

View › Pixel Preview: show the document pixels the art rasterizes to by @HEOJUNFO in #636

Land #639 (part of #372: SVG import keeps wrapped layers, round-trips sublayers) by @bflatastic in #640

Part of #372: SVG import keeps wrapped layers and round-trips sublayers by @bflatastic in #639

Land #643 (fix #638: Layers panel lays out only rows in view, keeps open rows in the file) by @bflatastic in #645

Fix #638: Layers panel lays out only the rows in view and keeps open rows in the file by @bflatastic in #643

Swatches: swatch exchange (.ase) files open as swatch libraries by @dotCooCoo in #644

Part of #372: SVG import names the one layer from the root element by @bflatastic in #648

Fix #649: a panel dropped on the dock lights up where it goes by @bflatastic in #652

Artboard tool: Delete and Backspace delete the active artboard by @mateususa in #650

Land #653, #654, #656: Image Trace View modes, Palette and Create Strokes (part of #641) by @bflatastic in #657

Part of #641: Image Trace: Advanced as a section that stays open, and View modes by @bflatastic in #653

Part of #641: Image Trace: Palette (Limited, Full Tone, Automatic, Document Library) by @bflatastic in #654

Part of #641: Image Trace: Create Strokes by @bflatastic in #656

Fix #651: a dual-GPU Mac falls back to its other GPU by @bflatastic in #658

Part of #449: two fingers dragged on a touch screen pan the canvas by @bflatastic in #659

Fix/text engine integration by @Haven-King in #660

Part of #663: Home screen Recent Files; a double-clicked preset creates the document by @bflatastic in #668

Fix #661: quitting no longer crashes on Macs with a Touch Bar by @bflatastic in #670

Land #664, #669: Animated Zoom, Large Tabs, Scale Cursor, anti-aliased bitmaps, Spacing Guides (part of #394) by @bflatastic in #672

Part of #394: Animated Zoom, Large Tabs, Scale Cursor and anti-aliased bitmaps act by @bflatastic in #664

Part of #394: Smart Guides › Spacing Guides space a moved selection evenly by @bflatastic in #669

Fix #671: Edit Artboards' Properties picks a size preset and flips the orientation by @bflatastic in #680

Land #674, #676, #677, #678, #679: raster resolution, Crop Image trim, CMYK TIFF alpha, masked CMYK PDF images, direct ICC CMYK to RGB by @bflatastic in #684

Open raster images at the size their resolution declares by @fastmikey99 in #674

Crop Image: trim an image to its pixels that aren't fully transparent by @fastmikey99 in #676

Open CMYK TIFFs with an alpha channel, and rasters past 512 MB by @fastmikey99 in #677

PDF import: masked CMYK images stay CMYK, their mask an opacity mask by @fastmikey99 in #678

Colour: ICC CMYK converts straight into the RGB profile, with black-point compensation by @fastmikey99 in #679

Fix #683: Preferences › Type › Additional Fonts Folder by @bflatastic in #685

Part of #663: Canvas Color offers light, medium and dark grey by @bflatastic in #686

Part of #673: a document tab's close box sits where the platform puts it by @bflatastic in #688

Land #687: Rearrange All Artboards layouts, order and one click (fix #681) by @bflatastic in #689

Fix #681: Rearrange All Artboards layouts, order and one-click access by @bflatastic in #687

Part of #663: Show Tool Group Labels option; Cmd+, opens Settings on the Mac by @bflatastic in #690

Land #667: native Affinity import with artboards, vectors, text and images by @bflatastic in #691

AF.2–AF.3: native Affinity import with artboards, vectors, text and images by @callmeBalloch in #667

Windows: the taskbar and Alt+Tab show VectorCraft's icon by @bflatastic in #692

Fix #693: a click activates its artboard; in-place pastes go onto it by @bflatastic in #695

Land #694: Radial Blur, Smart Blur and Unsharp Mask by @bflatastic in #697

Part of ROADMAP gap 2: Radial Blur, Smart Blur and Unsharp Mask by @bflatastic in #694

Fix #696: the Properties panel's number fields are all one width by @bflatastic in #700

Land #698, #699: a saved multi-artboard .ai reopens as its document; FreeBSD hexagon test by @bflatastic in #702

Fix FreeBSD CI: hexagon orientation no longer depends on atan2 rounding by @callmeBalloch in #699

Open: a saved .ai with several artboards restores its document instead of asking for pages by @llduyll10 in #698

Fix #701: the rotate cursor is a curved double arrow by @bflatastic in #705

Fix #703: the Templates folder is in the desktop's documents folder by @bflatastic in #709

Fix #708: glyphs whose ToUnicode is U+FFFD don't import as "�" by @bflatastic in #711

EPS import: a font name re-encoded as +* names the font by @DisasterAreaDesigns in #707

Fix #546: DXF export writes each fill's outlines before its hatch by @bflatastic in #714

MCP: common command tools, strict arguments and session resources by @storybored379 in #713

Read Illustrator EPS and .ai layers from their editing data by @DisasterAreaDesigns in #715

Affinity README: say which sample set the semantics were fitted on by @callmeBalloch in #720

Image Trace: Flat Logo mode (sub-pixel edges, restored corners, true lines and circles) by @jax-spenser in #719

Type: Kinsoku Set — Hard (today's set), Soft and None (#633) by @imachus in #721

Type: an opening bracket at a paragraph's start is set flush too, JIS X 4051's principle (#633) by @imachus in #723

Fix #725: the selection marquee shows on the pasteboard too by @bflatastic in #728

Part of #637: Illustrator editing data read whole: colours, gradients, transparency, names, images, artboards by @bflatastic in #727

Fix #729: the Tabs panel's Above Text puts its ruler over the text by @bflatastic in #731

Part of #637: .ai files saved without PDF compatibility open from their editing data by @bflatastic in #730

Fix #724: Type › Bold and Italic, Cmd+Shift+B / Cmd+Shift+I while typing by @bflatastic in #736

Fix #712: the bounding box hides while a drag moves, scales or rotates by @bflatastic in #737

Fix #733: PDF export keeps type as text in embedded subset fonts by @bflatastic in #741

Fix #602: Scale Artwork with Artboard by @AutoHenry in #739

PDF import: slanted type keeps its slant by @jmverges in #742

Fix #743: raster export leaves guides out by @jmverges in #744

Fix #746: document tabs that don't fit are reached from a » list by @bflatastic in #749

Add Ukrainian (uk) interface translation by @dmatviichuk in #751

Fix #745: a working Libraries panel of graphics, colours and text styles by @bflatastic in #756

Part of #758: .ai import draws the page once when weighing the layers by @jmverges in #759

Packaging: Windows MSI setup wizard (folder choice, progress, version, launch on finish) by @bflatastic in #760

Fix #740: moved art snaps to the grid by @bflatastic in #769

Fonts: find suitcase fonts, whose font data is in the resource fork by @DisasterAreaDesigns in #762

AF.4: harden current .af artboards, text and images with a pinned corpus by @callmeBalloch in #763

Clippy 1.99: use as_chunks for constant-size chunks by @DisasterAreaDesigns in #771

Clippy 1.99: as_chunks in the Affinity raster tests by @bflatastic in #790

Fix #734: Crop Image shows a crop box on the image by @bflatastic in #791

Fix #776: the Pen continues any open path and joins two paths by @bflatastic in #794

Native menu test: judge idle frames while the global generations hold still by @bflatastic in #796

Part of #793: Artboard Options lists Name, Width, Height; one-key shortcuts follow the key on any layout by @bflatastic in #800

Validate selection IDs and clear exact compound members by @DWAA1660 in #795

i18n: correct Ukrainian wording and spelling by @dmatviichuk in #802

i18n: Japanese translations for error and status-bar messages by @haranishi in #803

Part of #579: macOS fonts registered from other folders are listed too by @dotCooCoo in #781

Package: fonts found by any of their names are copied, and skipped fonts are named by @dotCooCoo in #782

Swatches: Save Swatch Library writes swatch exchange (.ase) files by @dotCooCoo in #770

feat(text): load craft-fonts' Arabic families, fetch them on web by @hamada147 in #754

Fix #808: the toolbar's scroll bar stays a slim line by @bflatastic in #815

Fix #807: All Tools shows every tool with its icon, under headings by @bflatastic in #816

Fix #813: type can name an installed version of its font by @jmverges in #814

Part of #812: an ellipse's Pie Start and End Angle and Invert Pie by @bflatastic in #820

Part of #394: Hyphenation › Exceptions reach the hyphenator by @Messhias in #810

Hyphenation exceptions: unit tests read only their thread's list by @bflatastic in #848

Fix #847: draw Underline and Strikethrough by @bflatastic in #850

Swatches: swatch.library.copyToUser copies a loaded library into User Defined by @dotCooCoo in #845

Fix clippy on main: Create Outlines passes the text, not a reference to it by @bflatastic in #853

Fix #849: draw on the GPU that drives the primary display by @rschuerer in #851

chore: bump github actions to fix Node 20 deprecation warnings by @dylanmtaylor in #855

Fix #735: Illustrator EPS and .ai files match their page in Fit to Artwork Bounds and the page check by @bflatastic in #748

New Contributors

@mo0kid made their first contribution in #571

@MaksPV made their first contribution in #581

@omd0 made their first contribution in #601

@visuarte made their first contribution in #629

@leblanc-simon made their first contribution in #632

@HEOJUNFO made their first contribution in #636

@dotCooCoo made their first contribution in #644

@mateususa made their first contribution in #650

@llduyll10 made their first contribution in #698

@DisasterAreaDesigns made their first contribution in #707

@jax-spenser made their first contribution in #719

@AutoHenry made their first contribution in #739

@jmverges made their first contribution in #742

@dmatviichuk made their first contribution in #751

@haranishi made their first contribution in #803

@hamada147 made their first contribution in #754

@Messhias made their first contribution in #810

@dylanmtaylor made their first contribution in #855

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VectorCraft v0.7.0

vectorcraft releases v0.7.0 with floating panels, improved Pen and path editing, better PDF and AI imports, Italian interface support, and fixes across Linux, macOS, and Windows.
What's Changed

Fix #495: panels, panel groups and the Tools panel undock into floating panels by @bflatastic in #513

Clean-room: never run, automate or observe Adobe software by @bflatastic in #520

Fix #502: no startup crash on dual-GPU Linux desktops under Wayland by @bflatastic in #519

Fix #494: Pen + Cmd edits the path being drawn; Pen + Alt reshapes segments; handle drags fixed and fast by @bflatastic in #517

Fix #501: a Pen drag out of the first anchor always closes the path by @bflatastic in #521

Fix #504: Convert corner/smooth for a path selected as a whole with the anchor tools by @bflatastic in #524

Linux: check the system clipboard for Paste off the UI thread (#510) by @bflatastic in #534

Fix #508: PDF/.ai import keeps type strokes, wrapped lines and layer order by @bflatastic in #531

Fix #514: Italian interface (it) by @callmeBalloch in #515

EPS tests: interpreter programs written from the PostScript Language Reference by @bflatastic in #535

Fix #498, part of #505: EPS image sources read in turn, restore undoes dictionary changes (PLRM) by @bflatastic in #540

macOS: the menus live in the system menu bar, settings in the VectorCraft menu by @bflatastic in #509

Land #542, #523, #528, #527, #538, #529 with review fixes by @bflatastic in #547

Fix #433: open only file URLs handed to the app (macOS 27) by @imachus in #523

Type (#432): new type in a Japanese interface starts top-to-top with em box centre alignment by @imachus in #527

UI: right-click a ruler to swap the document units by @jeremyfry in #528

Fix #506: drawing tools snap to Smart Guides as the Selection tool does by @bflatastic in #529

Fix #511: Live Corners on any path's corners (stars, polygons, pen paths) by @bflatastic in #538

Clippy: use as_chunks for constant-size chunks (Rust 1.98) by @bobtherobot in #542

Land #533, #548, #549, #552 with review fixes by @bflatastic in #553

Control bar: Transform link opens the Transform panel; by @dbambus in #533

Part of #516: the in-window menus' Select All, Cut, Copy and Paste act on a focused field by @bflatastic in #548

Fix #545: Windows renders through DX12 before Vulkan by @bflatastic in #549

Fix #543: Object › Image Trace › Make traces with the Default preset by @bflatastic in #552

Release: VectorCraft v0.7.0 by @bflatastic in #556

New Contributors

@callmeBalloch made their first contribution in #515

@jeremyfry made their first contribution in #528

@dbambus made their first contribution in #533

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VectorCraft v0.6.0

vectorcraft releases version 0.6.0 with improved pen, selection, snapping, and numeric-field interactions, plus a home screen and customizable panels. The release also adds Flatpak and AppImage distribution updates and refreshes the macOS installer layout.
What's Changed

Part of #491: pen taps click where they tap; Linux note for tablet pens on Wayland by @bflatastic in #496

Fix #482: Smart Guides land resize handles on anchors and snap the transform tools' drags by @bflatastic in #490

Fix #483: Shift-drag marquees toggle the selection; the Lasso's Alt keeps the rest by @bflatastic in #492

Fix #485: the mouse wheel steps the focused numeric field by @bflatastic in #497

Part of #394: Show The Home Screen When No Documents Are Open by @wstock in #484

Part of #394: Numbers Without Units Are Points by @wstock in #486

Part of #394: Auto-Collapse Iconic Panels by @wstock in #488

Contextual Task Bar: drag it by its handle, pin and reset its position by @bflatastic in #499

macOS DMG: branded window background and icon layout by @XusBadia in #493

Release: Flatpak bundles, AppImage zsync updates, README Downloads by @echelon in #500

README Downloads: where to get it, then builds (Windows first) by @echelon in #512

New Contributors

@XusBadia made their first contribution in #493

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VectorCraft v0.5.0

vectorcraft releases a major graphics editor update with expanded layer and artboard workflows, powerful drawing and typography tools, improved PDF, AI, EPS and SVG support, and broader language coverage. It also delivers extensive usability, performance and reliability fixes.
What's Changed

Fix #291: live corners stay circular when a rectangle is scaled unevenly by @bflatastic in #323

Fix #290: hovering another menu title switches the open menu by @bflatastic in #325

Fix #296: variable fonts list and draw every named style by @bflatastic in #326

Fix #306: render on the power-saving GPU by default, with a preference for the discrete one by @bflatastic in #329

Fix #293: the dock's double arrow collapses its panels to icons by @bflatastic in #347

Layers: the whole Layers panel, with sublayers, groups and objects as clickable rows by @bflatastic in #353

Rename PrintCraft to PdfCraft by @echelon in #356

README: refresh the screenshots and renders, add a Perspective Grid shot by @bflatastic in #360

Pen: Alt pressed mid-drag keeps the curve into the new anchor by @theironchef in #310

Pen: holding Space while dragging out a point moves it by @theironchef in #315

Pen: clicking the last anchor retracts its handle instead of adding a duplicate point by @theironchef in #330

Pen: Auto Add/Delete on a selected path by @theironchef in #312

Shape tools: holding Space while drawing moves the shape by @theironchef in #304

Tests: new layers and sublayers share one "Layer N" numbering by @theironchef in #341

Layers: Alt-clicking an eye or lock toggles the other layers by @theironchef in #301

Artboards panel: clicking an artboard makes it the active one by @theironchef in #351

Artboard tool: Alt-drag duplicates the artboard (and its art) by @theironchef in #348

Swatches and Brushes panels: drag art in, drag a brush onto a path by @theironchef in #298

Dialogs: a form dialog opens with its first field focused by @theironchef in #308

Direct Selection: dragged direction handles take Shift and smart guides by @EthanSuquet in #332

Path: Smart Remove Anchor Points keeps the curve close by @realwitt in #241

Grid tools: Left/Right arrows change the columns while dragging by @theironchef in #336

Perspective grid: Hide Grid works while a perspective tool is chosen by @EthanSuquet in #333

Type: vertical type takes upright glyphs' cells from the font's vertical metrics by @imachus in #343

i18n: Japanese for the whole interface (panels, dialogs, tooltips, hints) by @imachus in #317

Select: saved selections live in the document, are listed in the Select menu and can be edited by @MillhioreBT in #318

MCP small wins: panel ids, object reads via document.node, stdio sweep by @fahrim in #328

EPS import: EPS files from the reference app open as vectors by @EthanSuquet in #331

Type: a font menu with samples, live preview, script and kind filters, styles and favourites by @imachus in #339

Type: justified Japanese lines spread between their characters by @imachus in #344

Type: mojikumi — Line-end Punctuation Half Width for Japanese punctuation by @imachus in #350

Smart Guides: bounding-box resizes snap to the other objects by @fabian-co in #355

PDF/.ai import: Japanese text as live type (CID fonts, vertical columns, missing fonts) by @imachus in #337

Type: mojikumi — a quarter em between Japanese and Latin text by @imachus in #370

M7: expose Vertical Type in the basic Type tool flyout by @midasdf in #373

Add Snapping to the Artboard Tool by @Haven-King in #376

i18n: add Brazilian Portuguese (pt-br) UI translation by @RicSchonfelder in #384

Review follow-ups for #343, #350, #317, #339, #328, #318, #331 by @bflatastic in #383

Add automatic Hebrew/Arabic RTL text and paragraph alignment by @daniel-efrat in #300

M7: Simplified Chinese, horizontal CJK composition and compact UI fixes by @Pengjingyu1992 in #303

docs: add star history chart to README by @coygeek in #248

Fix #359: web drops land in the document they were dropped on by @bflatastic in #375

Fix #295, fix #354: open files from the macOS Finder and Dock by @bflatastic in #378

Direct Selection: dragging a segment bends it (curved) or moves its anchors (straight) by @theironchef in #363

Panel number fields: Up/Down arrows step the value (Shift ×10, Ctrl ÷10) by @theironchef in #357

Tab no longer leaves the keyboard focus on a hidden field by @theironchef in #366

Rotate, Reflect, Scale and Shear tools: Alt-drag transforms a copy by @theironchef in #377

Add opt-in Windows 7 SP1 x64 compatibility build by @njmueller in #379

Fix #362: Spanish interface (es) by @bflatastic in #387

Fix #334: .ai import leaves out the white page under the layers by @bflatastic in #391

Fix #320: CMYK images stay CMYK from PDF import to PDF export by @bflatastic in #393

Fix #319: exports warn when type in a missing font is written in the fallback font by @bflatastic in #395

Enter opens the tool's dialog; the selection tools open Move by @theironchef in #386

Type: Top-to-Top Leading — leading measured from em box top to em box top by @imachus in #385

Fix #367: keep a paused browser tab's recovery copies by @bflatastic in #399

Engine: a failed batch gives back the highlighted Layers panel rows by @bflatastic in #407

Fix #374: Shape Builder cuts regions with open paths and lines by @bflatastic in #402

Part of #372: PDF/.ai import keeps strokes live and hidden and nested layers by @bflatastic in #401

Fix #381: round single corners with Direct Selection (per-corner Live Corners) by @bflatastic in #404

Fix #369: restart the web build's graphics after a lost device or context by @bflatastic in #403

Fix #396: SVG type opens at the size it draws at by @bflatastic in #408

Fix #392: Cmd+A selects a focused field's text or the type being edited by @bflatastic in #409

Pencil, Paintbrush, Smooth, Blob Brush and Eraser: Tool Options on double-click by @theironchef in #390

Type: Character Alignment — where smaller characters line up with a line's largest by @imachus in #389

#358: Find Font's Replace With and the Glyphs panel use the font menu by @DWAA1660 in #397

MCP: Slice summary reads with document.node depth and childLimit by @fahrim in #405

Fix #398: Linux/Wayland bitmap paste, copied files paste as art by @bflatastic in #410

About: contributor and model credits compiled in (grab bag + table, self-submitted names) by @echelon in #411

Part of #394: Preferences that act on selection, the wheel, tool tips and the grid by @bflatastic in #413

Type: no Japanese–Latin space next to Hangul compatibility or half-width jamo by @imachus in #412

Fix #414: select, move and delete ruler guides with the selection tools by @bflatastic in #415

Skeleton reads and find for large documents by @fahrim in #416

Part of #394: Preferences for snapping, handles, rubber bands, pattern tiles, tints and type by @bflatastic in #422

Type: set an opening bracket flush at the start of a wrapped line by @imachus in #417

Direct Selection: dragged anchors snap to points and smart guides by @bflatastic in #427

Fix #420: SVG import keeps clipped layers as layers with a clipping mask by @bflatastic in #424

Fix #419: PDF/.ai art past the layer scan's limit never shows a hidden layer by @bflatastic in #425

Fix #421: Document Color Mode can put RGB greys on the black plate by @bflatastic in #428

Fix #423: Movable dialogs and Offset Path's Joins dropdown by @bflatastic in #431

Fix #400: Scrub numeric fields by dragging their label by @bflatastic in #434

Stroke: per-unit weight presets so mm/cm/in dropdowns show clean numbers by @raytheengineer in #426

Appearance: the Opacity popup's blend list and slider work by @bobtherobot in #430

Fix #429: Type on a path brackets, flip and Type on a Path Options that keep the type in place by @bflatastic in #438

Layers: drag ghost, drops on the bottom-bar buttons, trash deletes again by @bobtherobot in #435

Toolbar: a right press or a corner press opens a tool group's flyout at once by @bobtherobot in #436

Toolbar: tool flyouts tear off into floating toolbars by @bobtherobot in #437

Fix #439: Shape Builder erase mode deletes edges, shows what will go and follows Alt live by @bflatastic in #440

Fix #443: installed fonts outside the font folders and fonts installed while the app runs reach the font menus by @bflatastic in #445

i18n: Spanish translations for error and status-bar messages by @DvloperKing in #441

Fix #442: alike circular corners on rectangles that aren't square by @bflatastic in #448

Fix #444: tool cursors are OS cursors, so the pointer no longer trails over the canvas by @bflatastic in #450

Fix #446: copy and paste artboards with their art by @bflatastic in #452

Part of #451: guides dragged out of the rulers snap, artboard guides by @bflatastic in #454

Fix #455: the toolbar's double arrow and Window › Toolbars switch one/two columns by @bflatastic in #456

Part of #394: Smart Guides display options and Snapping Tolerance by @wstock in #453

Fix #458: Font Size and Leading combo boxes in the Character and Properties panels and the Control bar by @bflatastic in #459

Fix #457: paste screenshots from the clipboard on macOS, Windows and the web by @bflatastic in #460

README: install on Gentoo from the ::snakebyte overlay by @switch87 in #462

README and contributors: drop the Gentoo overlay section by @bflatastic in #464

Properties: Fill and Stroke; Shift+F7 opens Align; Alt+wheel zooms by @bflatastic in #467

Type: the point/area type widget converts between them; area type made by dragging resizes by @bflatastic in #468

AI import: groups and nested groups survive by @bflatastic in #470

Desktop: write log records to standard error and a rotating log file by @switch87 in #465

Control bar: image controls (Image Trace, Embed, Crop, Mask) when an image is selected by @bflatastic in #471

Pen and anchors: Alt edits one handle, cut and convert selected anchors from the Control bar by @bflatastic in #473

Type: burasagari — a Japanese comma or full stop ending a line may hang outside it by @imachus in #463

Part of #472: Escape leaves Presentation Mode; dropped documents open as tabs; .ai off-artboard note by @bflatastic in #476

Fix #479: Add/Delete Anchor Point tool icons drawn from the Pen tool's by @bflatastic in #480

EPS import: other apps' EPS open as vectors, a preview that stands in says why by @bflatastic in #481

Fix #487: Keyboard Shortcuts records chords with modifiers by @bflatastic in #489

Part of #394: Type Object Selection by Path Only by @wstock in #475

Part of #394: Anti-aliased Artwork by @wstock in #477

Part of #394: Show Pixel Grid (Above 600% Zoom) by @wstock in #478

New Contributors

@realwitt made their first contribution in #241

@MillhioreBT made their first contribution in #318

@fabian-co made their first contribution in #355

@Haven-King made their first contribution in #376

@RicSchonfelder made their first contribution in #384

@daniel-efrat made their first contribution in #300

@Pengjingyu1992 made their first contribution in #303

@coygeek made their first contribution in #248

@njmueller made their first contribution in #379

@DWAA1660 made their first contribution in #397

@raytheengineer made their first contribution in #426

@bobtherobot made their first contribution in #430

@DvloperKing made their first contribution in #441

@wstock made their first contribution in #453

@switch87 made their first contribution in #462

Full Changelog: v0.4.0...v0.5.0
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Oct 7, 2026
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vectorcraft by storytold

VectorCraft v0.4.0

vectorcraft releases v0.4.0 with expanded platform support, improved PDF and AI imports, richer typography and localization, and smoother canvas and selection tools. The update also adds MCP capabilities and fixes across drawing, text, and document workflows.
What's Changed

Windows on ARM64: release builds, PE header check, install test on ARM64 hardware by @echelon in #215

Fonts: use craft-fonts as an optional build input; move the Japanese fonts out by @echelon in #220

Fix #206: Live Paint treats every path as an edge, open lines included by @bflatastic in #223

Fix #177: DXF Fit and Aligned text span their two points by @bflatastic in #226

Fix #221: Effect > Pathfinder works on several selected objects by @bflatastic in #227

CLI: a closed stdout ends vectorcraft-cli quietly by @japbcoelho in #181

PDF/.ai import: fonts are found by their PostScript name, whatever hyphens the family holds by @p0lyg0n in #214

Selection tool: Shift+drag on a selected object moves it, constrained by @theironchef in #225

Fix #219: right-click on the canvas opens a context menu by @bflatastic in #229

Type: find fonts by any of their names; say how each one resolved by @imachus in #209

Type: input method composition (Japanese IME) in the Type tool by @imachus in #207

Type: kinsoku, tate-chu-yoko and upright placement for vertical type by @imachus in #208

i18n: Czech interface language by @petrleocompel in #213

Fonts: the font menus leave out macOS's hidden "." families by @EthanSuquet in #228

FreeBSD: release package and a packaging check in CI by @echelon in #128

README: FreeBSD in the platform line and badge by @echelon in #235

Tests: the font resolution test no longer depends on the installed fonts by @bflatastic in #240

Dialogs: the button row is as wide as the fields, not the window by @theironchef in #239

Panels: a flyout wider than 256 points grows towards the canvas by @theironchef in #237

Canvas: a click just outside the canvas doesn't reach the tools by @theironchef in #233

MCP: prompts, resource templates, completions and logging by @fahrim in #216

i18n: UI localisation framework and a Traditional Chinese (zh-hant) catalog by @WildfootW in #205

i18n: names are never translated; palette cache; locale probe off the UI thread by @bflatastic in #243

Fix #231: docs/releasing.md describes the release pipeline by @bflatastic in #244

Fix #234: EPS files from the reference app open by @bflatastic in #249

ROADMAP: the DXF Fit/Aligned text, Effect > Pathfinder and translation fixes by @bflatastic in #251

Control: close the connection on input that isn't a request by @Luskish in #254

Type tool: a drag across text that isn't being edited selects it by @theironchef in #246

Type tools: a dragged area-type frame is the dragged rectangle by @theironchef in #253

Palette: entries rebuild when keyboard shortcuts change by @bflatastic in #261

Canvas: a drag from a ruler onto the canvas makes a guide by @theironchef in #263

i18n: Japanese translates every menu label by @p0lyg0n in #262

Fix #255: selection exports report the encoder's warnings by @bflatastic in #271

Fix #256: inspect_document reports the paint type's characters show by @bflatastic in #272

Fix #259: the docs say document.inspect reports paint as a label by @bflatastic in #273

Fix #258: the save_file tool says what it saves by @bflatastic in #274

Fix #257: format lists name every format the engine reads and writes by @bflatastic in #275

Toolbar: double-clicking Hand, Zoom and the transform tools works by @theironchef in #265

Status bar: the artboard navigator works, and fitting shows its artboard by @theironchef in #267

Free Transform: a handle drag follows the modifiers held during the drag by @theironchef in #269

Fix #260: tate-chu-yoko numbers and upright glyphs keep their own cell in vertical text by @bflatastic in #281

Fix #252: area type resizes its frame with the mouse by @bflatastic in #289

Canvas: Ctrl with another tool drags with the selection tool used last by @theironchef in #276

Canvas: Ctrl+Space zooms (Ctrl+Alt+Space out), Space alone pans by @theironchef in #279

PDF/.ai import: type set on a path comes back as type on a path by @p0lyg0n in #278

Shortcuts: chords with Shift and a punctuation key fire as typed by @theironchef in #282

Canvas: double-clicking type with a selection tool puts the caret there by @theironchef in #284

Symbols panel: drag art in to make a symbol, drag a symbol out to place it by @theironchef in #288

PDF/.ai import: art of a neighbouring artboard stays on its own page by @p0lyg0n in #286

Tests: Japanese file and folder names save, open, export and title documents by @p0lyg0n in #287

Release: VectorCraft v0.4.0 by @bflatastic in #294

New Contributors

@japbcoelho made their first contribution in #181

@p0lyg0n made their first contribution in #214

@imachus made their first contribution in #209

@petrleocompel made their first contribution in #213

@EthanSuquet made their first contribution in #228

@fahrim made their first contribution in #216

@WildfootW made their first contribution in #205

@Luskish made their first contribution in #254

Full Changelog: v0.3.1...v0.4.0
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Oct 6, 2026
Date parsed from source:
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vectorcraft by storytold

VectorCraft v0.3.1

vectorcraft releases v0.3.1 with major advances to Puppet Warp, Liquify, envelopes, blends, and perspective tools, plus Japanese menus and improved Windows packaging.
What's Changed

Lint: as_chunks for constant chunk sizes, as clippy 1.99 asks by @theironchef in #138

Pathfinder: find all regions in a few contour passes, not one per mask by @theironchef in #174

DXF import: a hatch spline edge without fit data keeps its loop by @theironchef in #176

M8.2: tool options last across tool switches and launches by @bflatastic in #179

M8.1: Delete/Backspace remove the selected width points and Puppet Warp pins by @bflatastic in #180

M8.8: Define Grid dialog prefilled from the grid, with viewing angle, units, scale, colours and opacity by @bflatastic in #182

M8.15: Envelope dialogs, Reset with Warp/Mesh, full Envelope Options by @bflatastic in #183

M8.16: Enveloped type exports distorted, run by run, everywhere by @bflatastic in #184

M8.5: Puppet Warp pins rotate, multi-select and Select All; Control bar and hint by @bflatastic in #185

M8.3: Liquify Tool Options dialogs, pen pressure and Brush Affects by @bflatastic in #186

M8.9: Perspective grid presets: built-in views, Save Grid as Preset, presets manager by @bflatastic in #187

M8.16: Envelope export test ignores the files' time stamps by @bflatastic in #188

M8.12: Perspective Selection tool scales, copies, moves perpendicular and nudges in perspective by @bflatastic in #189

M8.18: Blend Options dialog and the Blend tool's anchor targeting by @bflatastic in #190

M8.19: blend spine and keys editable on the canvas by @bflatastic in #191

M8.6: Puppet Warp pins appear at once, warp from the rest shape and follow Undo by @bflatastic in #192

M8.13: Perspective planes move along their normals with widgets, alone, with or copying their objects by @bflatastic in #194

M8.10: Perspective grid view options: Lock Grid, Lock Station Point, Snap to Grid, Show Rulers by @bflatastic in #195

M8.4: Liquify keeps going while held, leaves non-paths alone, strokes apply incrementally by @bflatastic in #196

M8.7: Width tool edits compound-path strokes, shows every subpath's points, own cursors by @bflatastic in #197

M8.20: blends interpolate strokes, gradients, groups, type and symbols faithfully by @bflatastic in #198

M8.16: Envelopes bend images, symbols, gradients, patterns and appearance; warps keep their frame by @bflatastic in #199

M8.14: Type and symbols in perspective are really projected and stay editable; attachments survive copies by @bflatastic in #200

M8.11: Perspective grid widgets: ground-level points move the grid, separate extents, cell size widget, screen-fixed Plane Switching Widget with 1-4 keys by @bflatastic in #201

M8.17: Edit envelopes on the canvas (M8 done) by @bflatastic in #203

clippy: byte string in the envelope test (main's clippy step is red on Rust 1.99) by @echelon in #210

Add Japanese menus and initial vertical type tools by @midasdf in #145

Windows packaging: Start Menu/Add-Remove icon, no console window, correct description by @echelon in #211

Release: VectorCraft v0.3.1 by @echelon in #212

New Contributors

@midasdf made their first contribution in #145

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Oct 6, 2026
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vectorcraft by storytold

VectorCraft v0.3.0

vectorcraft releases v0.3.0 with expanded import, export, PDF, and printing capabilities, plus new editing tools, sandboxed WebAssembly plug-ins, and broad fixes to navigation, typography, and document handling.
What's Changed

M4.76: EPS export by @bflatastic in #103

M14.4: flaky paste fuzz test and batch journaling by @bflatastic in #104

M4.75: print engine by @bflatastic in #105

M4.85: PDF security by @bflatastic in #106

M4.37–M4.38: Data Recovery and native save options by @bflatastic in #107

M4.93: DXF import by @bflatastic in #108

M4.94–M4.95: EMF and WMF by @bflatastic in #109

M4.67–M4.69: TIFF, BMP and Targa export by @bflatastic in #110

M4.90: Save for Web (Legacy) by @bflatastic in #111

M4.65–M4.66: Asset Export and Export Selection by @bflatastic in #112

M4.96: CSS Properties by @bflatastic in #113

M4.70: PSD export by @bflatastic in #114

M4.73–M4.74: PDF colour conversion, profiles and real text by @bflatastic in #115

M4.78–M4.79: Print dialog, system printing and print presets by @bflatastic in #116

M4.91–M4.92: EPS and PostScript import, print to PostScript by @bflatastic in #117

Roadmap: honest assessment, the gap list and where we're going by @echelon in #118

M4.84: PDF/X-1a, PDF/X-3 and PDF/X-4 by @bflatastic in #119

M4.80–M4.81: Print Tiling and advanced print options by @bflatastic in #120

M4.82–M4.83: PDF layers and overprint by @bflatastic in #123

M4.86–M4.87: PDF thumbnails, fast web view and PDF 1.3 (M4 done) by @bflatastic in #124

Release: VectorCraft v0.3.0 by @bflatastic in #127

docs: point agents to the shared test corpora by @echelon in #125

FreeBSD: build and test the workspace in a FreeBSD VM by @echelon in #126

FreeBSD CI: match the shared template by @echelon in #129

M14.1, M14.3, M14.7: scrolling menus, Home button, Cmd+N opens New Document by @bflatastic in #143

Fix #87: rust-version 1.95 and clippy 1.95 by @bflatastic in #144

Fix #131: SVG import keeps non-scaling strokes at their screen width by @bflatastic in #146

Fix #139: SVG import paints paint-order="stroke" text strokes under the letters by @bflatastic in #147

Fix #136: SVG export and CSS write each style's numeric font-weight by @bflatastic in #148

Fix #83: Ctrl and + zooms in however + is typed (numpad, Shift+=, a + key) by @bflatastic in #149

Fix #80: the hint bar names keys as the menus do (Alt and Ctrl off macOS) by @bflatastic in #150

Fix #86: modifiers sent with ui.key, ui.click and ui.drag reach every handler by @bflatastic in #151

Fix #34: Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+V pastes in place by @bflatastic in #152

Fix #39: rotated objects keep their angle and a rotated bounding box by @bflatastic in #153

Fix #85: empty point type placed by a click is discarded when editing ends by @bflatastic in #154

Fix #33: position and size fields evaluate math typed before the unit suffix by @bflatastic in #155

Fix #40: W/H constrain-proportions link in the Properties panel and Control bar by @bflatastic in #156

Fix #37: a name typed without an extension gets the chosen format's on Export too by @bflatastic in #157

Part of #121: sandboxed WebAssembly plug-ins (object filters and live effects) by @bflatastic in #158

Fix #82: the window fits the screen and comes back where it was by @bflatastic in #161

Fix #84: the toolbar and the panel icon column scroll in short windows by @bflatastic in #162

Fix #44: right-clicking a grouped tool opens its sub-tools flyout by @bflatastic in #163

Fix #31: the Save Changes dialog fits its content and the window at every UI scale by @bflatastic in #164

Fix #122: Mirror & Cut, Line Cut and Rectangle Cut tools by @bflatastic in #167

Fix #122: colour adjustment live effects (Effect > Color Adjustments) by @bflatastic in #168

Fix #122: Object > Vector Halftone by @bflatastic in #169

Fix #130: installed fonts are found by name whatever ran before by @bflatastic in #170

Fix #36: the font menus list the installed fonts, with a search field by @bflatastic in #171

Fix #81: Chinese, Japanese and Korean names show in the UI, not boxes by @bflatastic in #172

Edit: Undo during typing or a drag takes back only that, and Redo returns it by @theironchef in #160

Layers: renaming a layer or object commits on Enter or a click elsewhere by @theironchef in #166

New Contributors

@theironchef made their first contribution in #160

Full Changelog: v0.2.0...v0.3.0
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Oct 5, 2026
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vectorcraft by storytold

VectorCraft v0.2.0

vectorcraft releases v0.2.0 with major advances in vector illustration, color and appearance tools, and document handling. The update expands PDF, SVG, and other format support, improves export and editing workflows, and adds interface and reliability improvements.
What's Changed

Docs: workflow fixes from #1 (README, control protocol) by @bflatastic in #2

Docs: revert the README habits sentence by @bflatastic in #3

Licensing: MIT OR Apache-2.0 files, NOTICE, ArtCraft brand terms by @echelon in #12

MCP: headless open_file reads .pdf and PDF-compatible .ai, as File ▸ Open does by @storybored379 in #5

SVG import: comes back as type on a path by @storybored379 in #6

Stroke dashes: an invalid dash pattern draws a solid stroke instead of hanging the renderer by @storybored379 in #7

SVG import: tspan line breaks follow the baseline gap (none on the same baseline, bounded far gaps) by @storybored379 in #8

Raster export: refuse sizes the renderer can't produce instead of crashing by @storybored379 in #9

SVG export: area type keeps its wrapped lines and alignment by @storybored379 in #10

SVG import: root sizes in mm/cm/in/pt open at their physical size by @storybored379 in #11

M3 stage 1: swatches, colour picker, gradients, strokes, appearance targeting, masks (M3.7–M3.29) by @bflatastic in #15

Docs: name the reference app again in ROADMAP and docs/mcp.md by @bflatastic in #16

M3 stage 2: swatch and gradient panel depth, stroke export parity, dash alignment, appearance editing, knockout, graphic style links (M3.30–M3.48) by @bflatastic in #19

M3: overprint per fill and stroke, Overprint Black options (M3.49, M3.50) by @bflatastic in #20

M3: Color Guide rules and options, Edit Colors dialogs, recolouring meshes, images and patterns (M3.53–M3.55) by @bflatastic in #21

M3: blend accuracy, non-isolated groups, layer clipping masks (M3.73–M3.75) by @bflatastic in #22

UI: dialogs and menus size to their content by @bflatastic in #23

M3: group, layer and type appearance with Contents and Characters rows (M3.68) by @bflatastic in #26

M3: swatch libraries — library panel, generated libraries, save and load, gradient libraries (M3.56–M3.58) by @bflatastic in #27

M3: stroke on type, Stroke panel units, mixed values and Control bar (M3.40, M3.41) by @bflatastic in #28

M3: freeform gradients — model, rendering, commands, tool and panel (M3.81, M3.82) by @bflatastic in #32

M3: Flatten Transparency engine (M3.91) by @bflatastic in #35

M3: Graphic Styles panel depth, Tile Edge Color, Show Swatch Bounds (M3.71, M3.72) by @bflatastic in #38

UI: custom title bar on Windows and Linux; the dragon icon as the brand mark by @bflatastic in #41

M3: Fill/Stroke chip popovers, panel shortcuts, Eyedropper Options and modes (M3.51, M3.52) by @bflatastic in #42

M3: target circles and full Expand Appearance (M3.69, M3.70) by @bflatastic in #43

M3: tints of global and spot colours, gradient stops linked to swatches (M3.59, M3.60) by @bflatastic in #45

M3: Flatten Transparency dialog, flattener presets, Flattener Preview panel (M3.92–M3.94) by @bflatastic in #46

M3: width profile library, thirty more arrowheads, whole-stroke bounds and hit-testing (M3.61–M3.63) by @bflatastic in #47

M3: graphic style libraries with .vcstyles save and load (M3.80) by @bflatastic in #48

M3: view only the mask, lossless SVG mask options, per-document transparency grid, paint on clipping paths (M3.86–M3.89) by @bflatastic in #49

M3: Object > Expand dialog; gradient fills expand to objects or a mesh (M3.84) by @bflatastic in #50

Pathops: Booleans keep their corners on almost-horizontal edges; deterministic property tests (M6.10) by @bflatastic in #51

M3: Attributes panel; Registration colour, trim marks and live Crop Marks (M3.76, M3.77) by @bflatastic in #52

M3: spot colours defined in Lab, Spot Colors options (M3.85) by @bflatastic in #53

M3: Scale Strokes & Effects complete, Scale Corners, Use Preview Bounds (M3.66, M3.67) by @bflatastic in #54

UI: test that no dialog stretches with the screen by @bflatastic in #55

M3: Recolor Artwork reduction, methods, presets and Edit tab; Edit Color Group (M3.78, M3.79) by @bflatastic in #56

M3: blend modes and opacity composite inks in CMYK documents (M3.90) by @bflatastic in #57

M3: Width tool depth and the new-art appearance template (M3.64, M3.65) by @bflatastic in #58

M3: freeform editing on the canvas; radial extent, aspect and focal point (M3.97, M3.98) by @bflatastic in #59

M3: Color Guide Limit to Library, Edit or Apply without art, Color Themes panel (M3.95, M3.96) by @bflatastic in #60

Tests: the eyedropper image-sampling test no longer flakes (colour settings changed by parallel tests) by @bflatastic in #61

M3: gradient within, along or across a stroke (M3.83) by @bflatastic in #62

Roadmap: M3 Paint & appearance complete by @bflatastic in #63

M3: Scale Strokes & Effects is off by default by @bflatastic in #64

Robustness: VectorCraft never crashes — no panics in shipped code by @echelon in #30

M4: SVG import units and text fidelity (M4.18, M4.19) by @bflatastic in #65

M4: PDF settings, Save PDF dialog, export warnings and Summary (M4.31, M4.32) by @bflatastic in #66

Preferences ▸ Units drive every length the UI shows and reads (M14.5) by @bflatastic in #67

M4: SVG Options, area type and gradients in SVG export, ids and names, SVGZ (M4.26–M4.30) by @bflatastic in #68

M4: Document Setup depth; New Document with preset categories, details column and More Settings (M4.20, M4.21) by @bflatastic in #69

M4: Place as an engine command, drag and drop, the loaded place cursor (M4.24, M4.25) by @bflatastic in #70

Docs: close the code blocks that made mcp.md sections render as code by @bflatastic in #71

M4: SVG symbols as /, hidden layers, metadata; Preserve Editing round trip (M4.39, M4.40) by @bflatastic in #72

M4: Export As with Use Artboards; PNG/JPEG/WebP resolution, background, anti-aliasing (M4.33, M4.34) by @bflatastic in #73

Tests: shortcut overrides and workspace names no longer leak between parallel tests (M14.6) by @bflatastic in #74

M4: PDF import pages, Crop To and passwords; CMYK, Gray and spot colours kept (M4.45–M4.47) by @bflatastic in #75

M4: paste carries resources with a Swatch Conflict dialog; paste placement and Paste Remembers Layers (M4.22, M4.23) by @bflatastic in #76

M4: File Info in SVG, PDF and PNG; Document Raster Effects Settings (M4.55, M4.56) by @bflatastic in #77

M4: linked images with previews, missing and modified links; Text Import Options (M4.53, M4.54) by @bflatastic in #78

M4: PDF and .ai reopen editable, Save As .ai; PDF presets and Edit > PDF Presets (M4.43, M4.44) by @bflatastic in #79

M4: PNG, PDF, SVG and text clipboard formats in and out (M4.57) by @bflatastic in #88

M4: Save As format chooser, Save keeps its format, Save a Copy, Revert, templates, File menu details (M4.14–M4.17) by @bflatastic in #89

M4: JPEG Options with CMYK and ICC, PNG-8 and GIF, WebP options, Export As Text, Save for Office (M4.48–M4.50) by @bflatastic in #90

Tests: journal replays reproduce File Info's dates; the MCP connect test holds its own port by @bflatastic in #91

M4: PDF keeps raster effects everywhere, pattern strokes and freeform gradients; image resampling and compression (M4.58–M4.60) by @bflatastic in #92

M4: DXF export (R12 to 2018) with DXF Options; DWG and PICT hints (M4.77) by @bflatastic in #93

M4: SVG import keeps symbols, patterns and filters live; linked images, nested clips, reflected gradients (M4.41, M4.42) by @bflatastic in #94

M4.35–M4.36: native format v3 and background save by @bflatastic in #95

M4.63–M4.64: Links panel, Placement Options and Package by @bflatastic in #96

M4.88–M4.89: slices and the Slice tools by @bflatastic in #97

M4.61–M4.62: PDF import fidelity and layers by @bflatastic in #98

M4.71–M4.72: PDF bleed and trim boxes, printer's marks by @bflatastic in #99

M4.51–M4.52: Export for Screens downloads, zip and options by @bflatastic in #100

M4.97–M4.98: SVG encoding, Tiny 1.2, font subsets and freeform gradients by @bflatastic in #101

Release: VectorCraft v0.2.0 by @echelon in #102

New Contributors

@echelon made their first contribution in #12

@storybored379 made their first contribution in #5

Full Changelog: v0.1.1...v0.2.0
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