2023-08-16

version 6.1

Bugfixes:

  • Fix segfaults on Linux under Wayland.
  • Fix jxl files not being shown in the file picker properly.
  • Fix issue where png files did not use embedded color profiles.
  • Fix incorrect cache cost value.

2023-08-11

version 6.0

Thanks to @jdpurcell for a significant amount of help with the development of this release.

New features:

  • Support color profiles (Requires Qt >=5.14 if you're building yourself).
  • Support dragging and dropping a folder.
  • Add sorting by creation date

Bugfixes:

  • Fix image switching being much slower than expected on folders with a lot of files.
  • Fix slowness when opening files from a network share.
  • Fix GIFs not moving from the center of the viewport.
  • Fix crash when switching images on Linux.
  • Fix application menu becoming empty on macOS when all windows are closed.

Distribution changes:

  • kimageformats is now included in an even more automated fashion.
  • HEIF and AVIF are now from kimageformats.
  • raw image format support now included.

2022-01-15

version 5.0

New features:

  • "Open With" functionality to open images in other applications
  • Image deletion
  • Significantly better trackpad experience
  • Localization support, with many community-supplied translations
  • More image formats supported (.jxl, .psd, many others as kimageformats is now bundled)
  • Zooming from original size
  • Image now reverts to original resolution when zooming past the scaling threshold (images aren't blurry when zooming in close)
  • Option to exit the app when the last window is closed on macOS
  • Resize dialog now highlights text without file extension
  • Middle click now resets scale, why not
  • Added an option for a basic bar to show the titlebar text in fullscreen mode.
  • Qt 6 support
  • Reaching an invalid image now allows you to keep moving through the current folder with the arrow keys

Bugfixes:

  • Fix Open URL not working in some cases where the app is in a non-user writable location
  • Fix crashing on Wayland (window won't center when resizing, though)
  • Fix smoothness issue when resizing window
  • Fix not being able to rename on Windows
  • Fix Mac crash when opening preferences
  • Fix disabling recent files not working properly

Distribution changes:

  • ~~macOS build is now universal (Apple Silicon support!)~~ Apple Silicon build is now separate, see https://github.com/jurplel/qView/issues/475
  • Added Big Sur-style icon on macOS
  • As mentioned above, kimageformats now included
  • Switch to @novomesk's HEIF plugin
  • Plugins now built over here: https://github.com/jurplel/kimageformats-binaries
  • Automated builds are moved to easier-to-debug scripts rather than yml files
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