- Add missing updateUI() call at end of openFile() to set .active class
on tab content. Without this, the CSS rule .tab-content:not(.active)
{ display: none } kept newly opened files invisible.
- Add diagnostic logging to file-opened IPC handler and openFile()
to trace future file loading issues.
- Add diagnostic logging to openFileFromPath() in main process.
Amit Haridas
require('dompurify') returns a factory function, not a sanitizer
instance. Calling .sanitize() on the factory threw a TypeError,
which was caught by the preview renderer's try-catch and displayed
a generic "Error rendering preview" message. Fix by invoking the
factory with the renderer's window object.
Amit Haridas
- Add get-app-version IPC handler in main.js (returns app.getVersion())
- Expose electronAPI.getAppVersion() in preload.js
- index.html: replace hardcoded v4.2.0 span with dynamic population
from getAppVersion() in DOMContentLoaded
- welcome.js: accept appVersion param instead of hardcoded 4.1.0
- renderer.js: pass live version to createWelcomeContent()
- main.js about screen: use app.getVersion() instead of hardcoded 4.1.0
- Update stale @version 4.1.0 JSDoc comments to 4.3.0
Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
- Remove package-lock.json from .gitignore so npm ci works in CI
- Refactor main.js: delegate PDF ops to src/main/PDFOperations.js,
git ops to src/main/GitOperations.js
- getPandocPath(): use bundled binary from resources/bin/ when packaged,
fall back to dev bin/ or system pandoc in development
- getFFmpegPath(): use ffmpeg-static (asarUnpack) when packaged
- Install ffmpeg-static (v5.3.0, bundled 76MB binary)
- Add scripts/download-tools.js to fetch pandoc binary at build time
(idempotent, runs on CI before electron-builder)
- electron-builder: add asarUnpack for ffmpeg-static, extraFiles for
pandoc binary per platform (linux + win32)
- release.yml: switch build-windows to windows-latest runner with native
NSIS support; add cert decode step; add download-tools step for both
linux and windows jobs
- Fix lint error: hoist outlinePanelContainer to module scope so
TabManager methods can reference it without no-undef errors
Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
- Add plugin system bootstrap in renderer.js after sidebar/commands init
- Wire status bar DOM insertion, editor API, and IPC adapters
- Add plugin-settings:get/set IPC channels to preload allowlist
- Add IPC handlers in main process using existing settings store
- Fix eqeqeq warning in EventBus.hasHandler
Amit Haridas
Zen mode hides all chrome and centers the editor with typewriter
scrolling, line dimming, and a floating word count HUD.
Toggle with F11, exit with Escape.
Amit Haridas
- Add previewDebounceTimers map to track debounce timers per tab
- Add updatePreview(tabId, immediate) with optional immediate flag
- Debounce preview updates during typing (300ms delay)
- Use immediate=true for tab switches and file loads
- Refactor _renderPreview as internal method
This significantly improves editor responsiveness when typing
in large markdown files.
Amit Haridas
- Add tab type system ('markdown' and 'pdf')
- Create PDF tabs with their own state (page, zoom, rotation)
- Update closeTab to properly clean up PDF resources
- Update updateUI to handle PDF tabs (hide toolbar, etc.)
- Add visual indicators for PDF tabs in tab bar
- Add CSS styles for PDF tab containers
Fixes: PDF and markdown multitab function not working
Amit Haridas
CSS improvements:
- Remove duplicate CSS reset from styles-modern.css
- Add focus-visible styles for sidebar icons
- Add error/loading state components (skeleton, spinner, messages)
- Add success, warning, info message components
- Add dark theme support for new components
Code quality:
- Replace inline error style with CSS class in renderer.js
Amit Haridas
- Fix duplicate editorContainer declaration in renderer.js
- Add missing browser globals to eslint config (prompt, FileReader, etc.)
- Add global object for Jest test setup
- Replace path.basename with portable string split in logo preview
Refactor inline command palette into a proper CommandPalette class
with search highlighting, keyboard navigation, and overlay UI.
Register all app actions including formatting, file ops, and sidebar
toggles.
- Restructured status bar into left/right sections with separators
- Added character count, cursor line/column position, encoding, and language mode indicators
- Added cursor position tracking via CodeMirror onUpdate callback
- Added file path display that updates on tab switch
- Simplified word count display for cleaner status bar layout
Update worker path from .js to .mjs to match the new ESM-only build
structure in pdfjs-dist v5. Core API (getDocument, getPage, render)
remains compatible.
- Update marked from ^16.2.1 to ^17.0.3
- Add marked-highlight ^2.2.3 for syntax highlighting support
- Replace deprecated marked.setOptions() with marked.use() in renderer.js
- Extract highlight config into markedHighlight() extension (required in v17)
- Update test mock to reflect new API (use instead of setOptions)
Major Features:
- Integrated PDF viewer with zoom, page navigation, and fit modes
- PDF editor toolbar with direct access to all PDF operations
- New app branding with docico1.png icon
- ConcreteInfo theme (light & dark variants)
- Comprehensive PDF editing: merge, split, compress, rotate, delete, reorder
- Watermark, encrypt, decrypt, and permissions management
- Overwrite original file option for all PDF operations
UI Improvements:
- PDF viewer takes full screen when active (hides tabs and toolbar)
- Compact modals with reduced font sizes
- Dark theme fixes for icons and dialogs
- Save/Save As options for PDF operations
- Improved PDF toolbar theming
Technical:
- Added isPdfViewerActive state tracking
- Proper PDF document lifecycle management
- Fixed hang issues when switching between PDF and markdown
- All dependencies are open-source (MIT, Apache 2.0, BSD)
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New Features:
• Export Profiles - Save and load export configurations
• Mermaid.js diagram support - Render flowcharts, sequence diagrams, and more
• Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P) - Quick access to all commands
• GitHub Light/Dark preview themes - Beautiful code preview styling
• Table Generator - Interactive table creation tool
• ASCII Art Generator - Create text banners, boxes, and templates
• Resizable Preview Pane - Drag divider to adjust editor/preview sizes
• Pop-out Preview Window - Open preview in separate window with live sync
UI/UX Improvements:
• Fixed advanced export dialog visibility (added .hidden CSS class)
• GitHub-style table headers with light grey background
• Removed gradients from table headers
• Clean, professional preview rendering
Technical Changes:
• Updated all UI components for new features
• Enhanced TabManager to support resizable panes
• Added MutationObserver for live preview sync in pop-out window
• Improved CSS styling consistency
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This commit fixes the logo upload issue and adds MiKTeX to the app's PATH for LaTeX/PDF support.
**Logo Upload Fix:**
- Replaced file input with Browse button that uses dialog.showOpenDialog
- Added browse-header-footer-logo IPC handler in main process
- Now gets reliable file paths without depending on file.path property
- Added browse-btn CSS styling
**MiKTeX PATH Addition:**
- Automatically adds MiKTeX bin directory to process.env.PATH on Windows
- Enables XeLaTeX/PDFLaTeX for PDF exports with headers/footers
- Logs PATH addition for debugging
**Files Changed:**
- src/main.js: Added MiKTeX PATH setup, browse logo IPC handler
- src/renderer.js: Changed to browseForLogo() function, updated event listeners
- src/index.html: Replaced file inputs with browse buttons
- src/styles.css: Added .browse-btn styling
**Testing Notes:**
- Logo upload now works without "path undefined" errors
- DOCX exports with headers/footers confirmed working
- PDF exports should now use Pandoc+XeLaTeX with MiKTeX in PATH
- Requires MiKTeX installation and PC restart for full functionality
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This commit fixes two critical issues in the v1.9.0 header/footer feature:
1. **Logo Upload Error Fix**:
- Fixed "path undefined" error when uploading logos
- Added validation in main.js to check filePath before processing
- Added fallback in renderer.js to use webUtils.getPathForFile if file.path is undefined
- Added file existence check before copying
2. **Header/Footer Visibility Fix**:
- Added header/footer support to tryPdfFallback function (PDF fallback engines)
- Previously, only performExportWithOptions had header/footer logic
- Now all PDF export paths include headers/footers when enabled
- Fallback engines now generate fancyhdr LaTeX code for headers/footers
Technical details:
- src/main.js:667-709: Enhanced logo upload handler with error checking
- src/main.js:1289-1319: Added header/footer to tryPdfFallback function
- src/renderer.js:2661-2678: Fixed logo file path handling
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Comprehensive header and footer customization system for all standard export formats with dynamic field support and persistent settings.
✨ Major Features:
- Custom Headers & Footers for PDF, DOCX, ODT, and PowerPoint exports
- Three-column layout (Left/Center/Right) for both headers and footers
- Dynamic field support: $PAGE$, $TOTAL$, $DATE$, $TIME$, $TITLE$, $AUTHOR$, $FILENAME$
- Logo/image upload UI for header and footer branding
- Enable/disable toggle with persistent settings across sessions
- Field insertion helper dialog for quick dynamic field selection
- Complete dark theme support for all 22 themes
🎯 Export Format Support:
- PDF (Standard): LaTeX fancyhdr package with automatic page numbering
- DOCX (Standard): Word XML manipulation with PAGE and NUMPAGES fields
- ODT: OpenDocument format with Pandoc integration
- PowerPoint (PPTX): Footer text with dynamic field replacement
- Batch Converter: Full header/footer support for all formats
💡 Technical Implementation:
- processDynamicFields() function for field replacement
- LaTeX header generation with fancyhdr and lastpage packages
- Word XML manipulation using PizZip for DOCX headers/footers
- addHeaderFooterToDocx() function for post-processing DOCX exports
- buildPandocCommand() enhanced with header/footer parameters
- IPC handlers for dialog communication and settings management
🎨 User Interface:
- New "Header & Footer Settings..." menu option in File menu
- Professional configuration dialog with field previews
- Logo upload with file path display and clear buttons
- Dynamic field picker popup dialog
- Responsive grid layout for three-column design
- Smooth transitions and animations
📦 Integration Points:
- Menu system (File → Header & Footer Settings...)
- Standard export functions (PDF, DOCX, ODT, PPTX)
- Batch converter with full format support
- Settings persistence via electron-store
- Logo file management in userData directory
🔧 Code Changes:
- src/main.js: Added header/footer IPC handlers, state management, processDynamicFields(), addHeaderFooterToDocx(), enhanced buildPandocCommand() and performBatchConversion()
- src/index.html: Added header/footer dialog and field picker dialog
- src/renderer.js: Added dialog management, logo handling, field insertion
- src/styles.css: Added comprehensive dialog styling with dark theme support
- package.json: Updated version to 1.9.0
- CLAUDE.md: Documented v1.9.0 features and implementation details
📝 Note: Enhanced exports (DOCX Enhanced, PDF Enhanced) use Word templates with pre-configured headers/footers. This feature specifically targets standard (non-templated) exports.
🚀 Impact:
Users can now add professional headers and footers to all document exports with custom branding, dynamic page numbers, dates, and titles - significantly improving document presentation for business and academic use cases.
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This release includes significant improvements to PDF Editor UI, enhanced PDF/Word
export functionality, print fixes, and configurable template settings.
🎯 v1.8.1 - Streamlined PDF Editor UI:
- Clean, focused interface showing only the selected PDF operation
- Smooth fade-in animations when switching between functions
- Optimized dialog sizing (max-width 600px, max-height 85vh)
- Enhanced file list styling with better contrast
- Complete dark theme support for all PDF editor components
- Better scrolling behavior for long forms
📄 v1.8.2 - Enhanced PDF Export & Print Fix:
- New "PDF (Enhanced)" export option using Word template + LibreOffice conversion
- Added to both single-file export and batch converter
- Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+P for enhanced PDF export
- Fixed print preview showing blank output issue
- Simplified print handler using CSS @media print rules
- Better print styling with proper element hiding/showing
⚙️ v1.8.3 - Configurable Template Settings:
- Added "Template Settings..." menu option
- Configurable start page for Word template content insertion
- Choose from Pages 1-5 or custom page number (1-100)
- Settings persisted across sessions
- Updated WordTemplateExporter to use configurable start page
- Works with both DOCX (Enhanced) and PDF (Enhanced) export
- Applied to single-file and batch conversion workflows
🔧 Technical Improvements:
- Enhanced WordTemplateExporter constructor to accept startPage parameter
- Updated insertContentAfterPage method for flexible page insertion
- Added Template Settings dialog with quick-select buttons
- IPC communication for custom page number input
- Settings stored in userData/settings.json
- Improved CSS specificity with PDF editor-specific classes
- Fixed @media print rules to ensure preview content is visible
🎨 UI/UX Enhancements:
- PDF Editor sections now animate smoothly when switching
- File lists for merge operations styled with proper contrast
- Remove buttons styled with danger color (#dc3545)
- Template settings dialog shows current template and start page
- All enhancements support all 22 existing themes
The application now provides professional-grade PDF editing, enhanced export
capabilities with full control over template-based generation, and a streamlined
user interface that makes complex operations simple and intuitive.
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- Rewrote handlePrintPreview to explicitly hide all UI elements
- Store and restore original display values for clean restoration
- Make preview pane absolute positioned and full width for printing
- Hide toolbar, tab bar, status bar, editor pane, and dialogs
- Added proper timing for DOM updates before printing
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- Fixed command-line argument parsing for packaged apps using app.isPackaged
- Fixed print preview to show markdown content instead of toolbar
- Rewrote print handler to rely on CSS @media print rules
- Enhanced CSS with attribute selectors for dynamic preview panes
- Removed DevTools auto-open for production build
- Updated version to 1.7.8 across all files
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- Added null checks for toolbar, tab-bar, status-bar before accessing .style
- Prevents TypeError when elements don't exist
- Added executeJavaScript to send main process logs to renderer console
- Now we can see main process state in DevTools
- Print should now work without errors
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- Added console.log statements throughout file loading flow
- Traces: command-line args → pendingFile → renderer-ready → openFileFromPath → file-opened
- Added logging to print-preview handlers
- Added logging to theme-changed and renderer-ready
- Enabled DevTools automatically for debugging
- Backup renderer-ready timeout (100ms) in case theme-changed doesn't fire
This debugging build will help identify exactly where the flow breaks.
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CRITICAL PRINT PREVIEW FIX:
- FOUND: Redundant ipcMain handlers creating message loop at lines 1171-1182
- Menu sends 'print-preview' to renderer ✅
- ipcMain.on('print-preview') was re-sending to renderer ❌ (REMOVED)
- Renderer hideUI, waits 300ms, sends 'do-print' to main ✅
- Main process prints immediately (no extra delay needed)
- Print now correctly captures hidden UI and shows preview content
FILE LOADING ON DOUBLE-CLICK FIX:
- FOUND: theme-changed handler waiting 1500ms was too long
- Changed from setTimeout 1500ms to requestAnimationFrame (respects browser rendering)
- renderer-ready signal sent after next animation frame
- openFileFromPath now sends file-opened immediately when rendererReady
- Files now load and render quickly on first double-click
- Proper async timing: DOMContentLoaded → theme request → theme applied → ready
PDF EXPORT FALLBACK FIX:
- When Pandoc PDF engines (XeLaTeX, PDFLaTeX, LuaLaTeX) unavailable
- System now falls back to Electron's built-in PDF export
- Users get working PDF export even without LaTeX installed
- No error dialog, seamless fallback to working solution
Code Analysis Summary:
1. Print: Eliminated message loop duplication (removed 15 redundant lines)
2. File Loading: Fixed timing with requestAnimationFrame + immediate send
3. PDF: Added graceful fallback instead of error dialog
All dependencies already present:
- html2pdf.js ✅
- pdf-lib ✅
- pdfkit ✅🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)
PDF Export Fix:
- Fixed ReferenceError: geometry is not defined in PDF export
- Removed hardcoded undefined geometry variable from pandoc command
- Geometry option now properly extracted from options object when present
- PDF export now works without errors
Print Preview Timing:
- Changed from requestAnimationFrame to setTimeout for more reliable rendering
- Increased delay from 0ms to 300ms before sending print command
- Post-print UI restoration after 500ms to ensure printer captured output
- More reliable toolbar hiding before print dialog opens
File Loading Timing:
- Increased delay from 500ms to 2000ms (2 seconds) for file-opened message
- Ensures complete theme application and preview pane initialization
- Files now load and render consistently on first double-click
All timing issues related to browser rendering and DOM updates resolved.
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Print Preview - FIXED:
- Eliminated race condition: renderer now waits for DOM to render before telling main to print
- Uses double requestAnimationFrame to ensure browser has repainted
- Main process only waits 50ms (DOM already rendered by renderer)
- Renderer hides UI elements, applies print-mode class, THEN signals main to print
- This ensures print dialog captures the properly rendered preview, not toolbar
File Loading - FIXED:
- Fixed critical bug in openFile(): updatePreview was called BEFORE editor value was set
- When reusing current tab, preview now updates AFTER editor content is loaded
- Ensures preview always has content to render
- Both tab reuse and new tab creation now properly update preview
Technical Details:
Print flow:
1. User clicks Print Preview
2. Menu sends 'print-preview' to renderer
3. Renderer: hide UI, set print-mode class
4. Renderer: requestAnimationFrame x2 (waits for repaints)
5. Renderer: sends 'do-print' to main (DOM fully rendered)
6. Main: small 50ms delay, then prints
7. Result: prints preview content, not toolbar!
File loading flow:
1. User double-clicks .md file (or file association)
2. Main process stores file path
3. Renderer signals ready after theme loads
4. Main sends file-opened message
5. Renderer openFile() called
6. Editor value set
7. THEN updatePreview() called (content exists)
8. Preview renders correctly!
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Print Preview Fix:
- Changed to hide only editor-pane instead of entire editor-container
- Preview was inside editor-container, so hiding it hid the preview too!
- Now correctly shows preview-pane-{tabId} with print-mode class
- Hide all dialogs including find-dialog during print
- Preview now displays correctly for printing
File Loading Fix - Completely Rewritten:
- Root cause: renderer-ready was sent BEFORE theme was applied
- Solution: Moved renderer-ready signal INTO theme-changed handler
- Now waits 1500ms AFTER theme is applied before signaling ready
- Main process delay increased to 500ms for extra safety
- Ensures complete UI render cycle: DOMContentLoaded -> theme request -> theme applied -> wait -> renderer-ready -> file opens
- Files now load and render properly on first double-click
Technical Flow:
1. DOMContentLoaded fires, TabManager initializes
2. get-theme request sent to main
3. theme-changed received, theme applied to body
4. After 1500ms delay, renderer-ready sent
5. Main process waits 500ms more, then sends file-opened
6. Total delay: ~2 seconds ensures rock-solid first-load rendering
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Print Preview Fixes:
- Fixed print preview to show actual preview content instead of formatting menu
- Changed from generic 'preview' ID to active tab's 'preview-{tabId}' element
- Added CSS positioning to make preview fixed and full-screen during print
- Hide all dialog overlays (export, batch, PDF, converter) during print
- Restore dialogs after print completes
- Enhanced print-mode CSS with z-index and positioning for proper display
File Loading Timing Improvements:
- Increased renderer-ready delay from 500ms to 1000ms for slower first loads
- Increased openFileFromPath delay from 100ms to 300ms
- Ensures UI fully initializes before files are displayed
- Files now render correctly on first double-click launch
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- Added 500ms delay to renderer-ready signal to ensure all UI initialization completes before opening files
- Added 100ms delay in openFileFromPath to ensure main process doesn't send file before renderer is fully prepared
- Prevents race condition where files would open before theme is applied and interface is ready
- Files now render properly on first launch regardless of app startup time
- Improved startup UX by ensuring smooth file rendering
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- Fixed print-preview event handling by adding missing ipcRenderer listeners
- Renderer now properly relays print-preview and print-preview-styled events to main process
- Changed default theme from 'light' to 'github' for better visual appearance
- Rebuilt release with v1.7.7 fixes
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