v2.0.2 - 01/11/2024 (macOS only) Fixed syntax highlighting for the scripting window under macOS after breaking it again during a Linux build optimisation v2.0.1 - 17/10/2024 Fixed the logic to reposition the pencil for connecting lines when undoing or redoing changes Fixed the setting of border color in non-extended hires mode Fixed the clipping region for flood fill in extended hires mode Fixed the visibility of connecting lines so that they are visible with any background color v2.0.0 - 21/09/2024 When the pixel pen tool is active, pressing Shift and a mouse click draws a connecting line to the mouse pointer position Persist the open/closed state of the script and preview windows too Fixed the lookup of sprite attribute byte from the previous row when color switching is not allowed Added the option to drag the program into the Applications folder when mounting the DMG for macOS Added a few more sample projects Rationalised several UI items/wording Added support for embedding a preview in project files (not backward compatible) Show '(unsaved)' in the app title bar to advise a project has changes not yet saved to file Added the "Open Recent" menu, including dynamic removal of invalid entries PRG files are saved and exomized in a temporary folder before being moved to their user-selected location PRG file export runs in a separate thread Added support for sending PRG files to an Ultimate device The actual fraction of work completed is now tracked by the progress bar while loading/saving a project or saving workstages Added a context menu to keep the preview window on top v1.2.1 - 26/07/2024 Fixed the logic for saving project files v1.2.0 - 12/07/2024 Added support for creating non-extended images Fixed background/border color display widget update when starting a new project Added a few more sample projects v1.1.2 - 26/03/2024 Added avatars to the About dialog and slightly refactored its contents Fixed syntax highlighting for the scripting window under macOS Revised the drawstar() Lua function to only accept the star's width and automatically calculate its height to guarantee radial symmetry Added support for Drean (PAL-N) systems to the stable code for the Commodore 64 Added another sample project v1.1.1 - 26/12/2023 Fixed the coordinate validation for flood fill to avoid a memory access violation v1.1.0 - 25/12/2023 Added support for rectangular selections (drag, cut, copy, and paste), solid or transparent Added support for symmetrical (horizontal, vertical, quadrant, and bisected quadrant) drawing and flood fill Added support for flipping (horizontally or vertically) canvas and selection contents Added the option to load transparent PNG images into a separate layer to be used as a drawing reference, which can be hidden and shown as needed Added the option for setting the aspect ratio of pixels (1:1, PAL, or NTSC) for the main canvas and the preview window Added the option to reset image adjustment curve properties when importing PNG images Added the option to set font properties for the scripting window (part of the Preferences dialog) Added two new Lua functions to draw hollow and filled rectangles Added two new Lua functions to draw ellipses and provide a strong reference for drawing circles when targeting PAL or NTSC displays Added the option to generate random shapes using the Pareidolia menu item Added shortcuts for setting the color of pen 1 to values in the range 8-15 When opening a project or importing a PNG image the main canvas is now zoomed for best fit Corrected the display of the current graphic mode in the main window's status bar Fixed color swapping and replacing so that they only modify the editable area and correctly process color clashing Multiple instances of dialogs that require user interaction cannot be erroneously created any longer by users under macOS Added a few more sample projects v1.0.50 - 11/10/2023 Moved all transformation logic to a reusable transformation module Multiple instances of the PNG import and about dialogs are not erroneously created any longer under macOS Added support for creating hires standard artwork (with a few hardware-induced caveats) Extended the project file format (now at version 2) to accommodate a project's graphic mode (standard/multicolor) Added constraints for the position of new knots in the image adjustment widget when importing PNG images Non-ASCII and space characters in the application path won't impair the execution of exomizer under *nix v1.0.49 - 22/07/2023 The Lua function drawclear() now creates a checkpoint only if it makes changes to the project Added the image adjustment functionality when importing PNG images The project is not reset any longer when a PNG image is imported v1.0.48 - 08/07/2023 The project name is now reset to "Untitled.alb" also when a PNG image is imported Added support for "Attribute Byte Format" in order to preserve individual colors when importing sprites from Sprite Pad (use the Preferences dialog to activate) The brush size can now also be changed with the '[' and ']' keys Accept Koala Painter images even if they load at non-conventional addresses ($2000 or $4000) v1.0.47 - 06/04/2023 Improved the visibility of the pixel grid by using a per pixel color v1.0.46 - 28/03/2023 Switched theme to Vertex (dark) with Joachim's adjustments Added a few alternative accelerators for the macOS build that use the Command key (o, s, Shift+s, e, Shift+e, z, Shift+z, 0, Home, +, -, Shift+r) v1.0.45 - 25/03/2023 Moved the functionality of the 's' key to the 'x' key and the one of the 'x' key to Shift + 'z'. When importing a PNG image, its basename is now used to generate a suitable project name upon saving Grouped configurable options in a new Preferences dialog v1.0.44 - 23/03/2023 When reference grids are active, pressing the 'x' key toggles the pixel grid on and off The functionality to export to an executable PRG will request a filename if a different project has been loaded since the last time one was exported to an executable Pressing the 'a' key replaces pixel color from pen 2's to pen 1's Pressing the 's' key swaps pixel color from pen 2's to pen 1's v1.0.43 - 21/03/2023 Center PNG thumbnails smaller than 416x200 in the preview widget of the file open dialog Show PNG dimensions in the preview widget of the file open dialog v1.0.42 - 20/03/2023 When reference grids are active, pressing the 'z' key switches their color between two different shades of grey, instead of flashing them Also show a preview when browsing for PNG images to import Added a few more palettes v1.0.41 - 20/03/2023 When reference grids are active, pressing the 'z' key flashes them briefly Specialised two message dialogs for user confirmation when unsaved redo changes are in the history v1.0.40 - 20/03/2023 Standardised all message dialogs using Joachim's icons v1.0.39 - 18/03/2023 Added the functionality to reset the main canvas rotation Changed a few menu items slightly, according to Joachim's design Display the rotation angle in degrees Draft implementation of the PNG import logic v1.0.38 - 16/03/2023 Rearranged the status bar slightly to provide more room to the zoom and rotation section Rewritten the logic to request confirmation from users only if there are unsaved project changes v1.0.37 - 15/03/2023 Display zoom level as a percentage rather than as a factor Request confirmation from users if their action might result in unsaved project changes being lost Implemented the menu item to start a new project Added support for project file drag'n'drop on the main window v1.0.36 - 11/03/2023 Added support for handling compressed checkpoints in memory v1.0.35 - 04/03/2023 Added the functionality to replace the background color Added Lua functions to set brush size and to draw brush A checkpoint is created when a color is replaced, regardless of whether there are pixels affected by the change v1.0.34 - 29/01/2023 Made color widgets larger v1.0.33 - 29/01/2023 The current drawing mode is now displayed in the status bar v1.0.32 - 29/01/2023 The brush size is now displayed in the status bar v1.0.31 - 27/01/2023 Added initial support for variable brush size, which can be changed with the ',' and '.' keys v1.0.30 - 24/01/2023 Limit the main canvas rotation angle to the range ]-Pi, Pi] (]-180, 180]) Snap to the closest multiple of Pi/12 (15 degrees) when a Shift key is pressed while rotating the main canvas If there are redo changes in the history, let the user decide whether they should be included upon saving a project or exporting work-stages v1.0.29 - 20/01/2023 When saving a project or exporting work-stages, the changes in the redo part of the history are now ignored Moved toolbar widgets around as per Joachim's request v1.0.28 - 18/01/2023 Switched to multi-threading for opening/saving project files and work-stages, offering users the ability to cancel such tasks too v1.0.27 - 16/01/2023 Made the source view widget available to the macOS build too v1.0.26 - 15/01/2023 Added Lua functions to disable automatic refresh of the drawing and force one only when needed, e.g. when an animation frame is complete v1.0.25 - 14/01/2023 Significant speed increase for all Lua functions Added the Lua function to perform flood fill Changed the key shortcut to perform main canvas rotation to 'r' Display the current zoom level and rotation angle of the main canvas in the status bar Display the current char and sprite position under the mouse pointer in the status bar v1.0.24 - 14/01/2023 Made a few adjustments to the checkpointing logic When a Lua script is executed, checkpointing is always disabled and has to be enabled by the user either globally or for each draw operation Fixed sprite color lookup for two edge cases when exporting to an executable PRG file v1.0.23 - 14/01/2023 Added the functionality to export a project to an executable PRG file with a new filename Fixed an issue with exporting the first row of sprites v1.0.22 - 13/01/2023 Added the functionality to export a project to an executable PRG file v1.0.21 - 13/01/2023 Don't allow users to set MC colors to the same one otherwise pixels will be merged Enhanced the logic that affects the reference grid thickness as per Joachim's request v1.0.20 - 12/01/2023 Use the same key shortcuts to show and hide other windows (F8/F9) v1.0.19 - 12/01/2023 Persist the position of the script and preview windows too v1.0.18 - 12/01/2023 Completed the main canvas rotation feature v1.0.17 - 12/01/2023 Added the functionality to save to an existing project Added the ALBERT logo overlay in the background of the canvases v1.0.16 - 11/01/2023 Added the preview window v1.0.15 - 10/01/2023 Compress data in project files but keep backward compatibility v1.0.14 - 10/01/2023 The rotation of the canvas now tracks user gestures Zoom level and rotation of the canvas are reset when opening a project v1.0.13 - 09/01/2023 Added a preview of the canvas rotation feature v1.0.12 - 09/01/2023 Added the background color display widget in the toolbar Added the functionality to clear the history of changes v1.0.11 - 09/01/2023 Added the functionality to import sprites Refactored the multicolor image decoder v1.0.10 - 08/01/2023 Added the functionality to load and save projects Use darker colors for the reference grids v1.0.9 - 08/01/2023 Draw sprite dependency hints to show where color switching is not allowed Moved the script viewer to its own window to prevent contention of key shortcuts Minor drawing improvements and fixes Added the functionality to import a native multicolor image v1.0.8 - 06/01/2023 Lock the pencil drawing horizontally or vertically when one of the Shift keys is pressed v1.0.7 - 06/01/2023 Added Lua functions to enable/disable checkpointing, save a checkpoint, and export to PNG Customized the file overwrite confirmation dialog, using Joachim's warning icon in it v1.0.6 - 05/01/2023 Fixed a wrong function call when the save PNG filechooser is cancelled Fixed the coordinate reset logic when single clicking while the pan tool is active Enabled support for Lua scripting in the mainstream version Added Joachim's further tweaks to the theme and source view styles v1.0.5 - 03/01/2023 Pressing the Space key temporarily activates the pan tool v1.0.4 - 02/01/2023 Added support for drawing using Lua (distributed as a separate build for alpha testing only) v1.0.3 - 01/01/2023 Added Joachim's tweaks to the theme Implemented the eraser tool v1.0.2 - 01/01/2023 Changed drawing to a continuous stroke v1.0.1 - 31/12/2022 Tweaked the theme to use dark assets Implemented the controls and logic to change the common colors for multicolor sprites v1.0.0 - 30/12/2022 Worked at a complete rewrite of the application and its color clashing backend/logic Removed icons from all menu items and buttons, as per Joachim's design If the Alt key is pressed, cursor and function change to the color picker's also when the fill tool is active Added the option to best fit the canvases to the screen (Ctrl+Home) v0.0.13 - 29/12/2022 Extended the Undo/Redo mechanism to the color structure used by the clashing logic Revised the size and color of the indicator for pen #2 v0.0.12 - 28/12/2022 Changed UI slightly, according to the current design by Joachim Added the functionality to export artwork to a PNG file v0.0.11 - 28/12/2022 The cursor changes from pencil to eye dropper when pressing Alt on the canvas Added a tiny optimization that should make drawing slightly faster v0.0.10 - 27/12/2022 Added the functionality for saving work-stages to PNG files v0.0.9 - 27/12/2022 Always switch to the eye dropper cursor if hovering on the palette drawingarea Use (almost) exclusively icons from Joachim Added an optional memory-based unlimited Undo/Redo mechanism v0.0.8 - 26/12/2022 Restore the previous tool when the color picker tool is used Added support for multiple palettes Added support for two pen colors v0.0.7 - 25/12/2022 Improved the color clashing logic Added the persistence of application preferences and main window state v0.0.6 - 24/12/2022 Added the option to bind the coordinates zoom is centered at v0.0.5 - 23/12/2022 Draft implementation of the color clashing logic v0.0.4 - 22/12/2022 Added menu items to select pixel filters Added flood fill v0.0.3 - 22/12/2022 Added the functionalities to pan and color pick Change mouse cursor icon depending on the active tool v0.0.2 - 20/12/2022 Added the functionality to zoom at mouse coordinates v0.0.1 - 17/12/2022 Initial development version