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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Enhanced PDF Editor user experience with cleaner, more intuitive interface:
✨ UI Improvements:
- Streamlined PDF Editor dialog to show only selected function
- Removed cluttered "all functions at once" display
- Added smooth fade-in animation when showing function-specific sections
- Improved dialog sizing: max-width 600px, max-height 85vh
- Better visual separation with compact section spacing
🎨 Styling Enhancements:
- Added PDF editor-specific CSS classes for better organization
- Enhanced file list styling with better contrast
- Improved remove button styling with danger color
- Complete dark theme support for all PDF editor components
- Better scrolling behavior for long forms
🔧 Technical Improvements:
- Maintained existing show/hide logic (already working correctly)
- Enhanced CSS specificity with .pdf-editor-content and .pdf-editor-body classes
- Added @keyframes fadeIn animation for smooth transitions
- Improved overflow handling for better UX on smaller screens
🌙 Theme Support:
- Full dark mode styling for file lists and entries
- Proper color contrast for all interactive elements
- Consistent styling across all 22 themes
The PDF Editor now provides a clean, focused interface showing only the relevant
controls for each operation (merge, split, compress, rotate, delete, reorder,
watermark, encrypt, decrypt, permissions).
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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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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 Print submenu to File menu with two print options:
* Print Preview (Ctrl+P): Black text, no colors, ink-saving
* Print Preview (With Styles): Full colors and styling
- Implemented print handler that hides all editor UI and shows only preview
- Editor, toolbar, tabs, and status bar hidden during printing
- Added comprehensive CSS print stylesheet with:
* Smart page breaks for headings, tables, and paragraphs
* Optimized formatting for code blocks, lists, and tables
* Professional typography (12pt font size, 1.6 line height)
* Image optimization and proper link handling
* Support for blockquotes, horizontal rules, and other elements
- Print-specific CSS classes for styling control
- Preview automatically restored after printing
Features:
- Prints only the rendered markdown preview (not source)
- Two print modes: simple (black) and styled (colored)
- Native OS print dialogs for all platforms
- Professional output formatting with page breaks
- Cross-platform support (Windows, macOS, Linux)
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Removed custom background colors from table headers to improve preview appearance and maintain consistency with normal theming.
## Changes
- Removed background-color from default theme table headers (was #f6f8fa)
- Removed dark theme table header background styling block
- Headers retain font-weight: 600 for visual distinction
- Table borders and alternating row colors remain intact
## User Request
User feedback: "remove the theming of table headers, it looks bad. Keep normal theming of preview"
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Fixed critical file opening bug and theme visibility issues, plus added ConcreteInfo branded themes.
Bug Fixes:
• Fixed double-click file opening race condition
- Removed setTimeout logic from did-finish-load handler
- Now relies solely on renderer-ready IPC signal for proper initialization
- Files from Windows Explorer now open correctly on first attempt
• Fixed theme preview text visibility for 14 themes
- Added proper .pane:last-child background overrides
- Fixed dark text on dark backgrounds and light text on light backgrounds
- Affected themes: Dracula, Nord, One Dark, Atom One Light, Material,
Gruvbox Dark/Light, Tokyo Night, Palenight, Ayu Dark/Light/Mirage,
Oceanic Next, Cobalt2
New Features:
• Added 3 ConcreteInfo branded themes
- Concrete Dark: Very dark theme with orange accents
- Concrete Light: Light theme with orange accents
- Concrete Warm: Mid-tone gray theme with orange accents
- All themes use ConcreteInfo brand colors: #0d0b09, #464646, #9a9696, #e3e3e3, #e5461f
• Updated theme count from 19 to 22 themes
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## New Features
- Added 14 beautiful new themes (Dracula, Nord, One Dark, Atom One Light, Material, Gruvbox Dark/Light, Tokyo Night, Palenight, Ayu Dark/Light/Mirage, Oceanic Next, Cobalt2)
- Total of 19 professionally-designed themes now available
- All themes fully support glassmorphism effects from v1.7.1
## Bug Fixes
- Fixed undo/redo menu integration - connected Edit menu to custom undo/redo functionality
- Added IPC event listeners for proper keyboard shortcut support (Ctrl+Z, Ctrl+Shift+Z)
## Technical Improvements
- Complete CSS styling for all UI elements per theme (tabs, toolbar, editor, preview, status bar)
- Theme-aware color schemes for syntax highlighting
- Comprehensive CSS implementation (965+ lines for new themes)
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- Add XLSX export functionality alongside CSV with proper menu option
- Fix advanced export dialog visibility with improved CSS and scroll behavior
- Verify file loading mechanism works correctly for double-click association
- Improve export dialog layout with better height and positioning
- Update export-spreadsheet IPC handler to support both CSV and XLSX formats
Major improvements including optional advanced export options, removed proprietary dependencies for better open-source compatibility, and comprehensive new features for enhanced user experience.
🔧 Export Functions & Advanced Options:
• Fixed export function issues after advanced options integration
• Added optional advanced export checkbox (unchecked by default)
• Clean UI separation between simple and advanced export workflows
🏗️ Open Source Compatibility:
• Removed bundled Pandoc binaries - requires system installation
• Replaced proprietary XLSX with open-source CSV export
• Eliminated licensing concerns with bundled dependencies
✨ Advanced User Experience Features:
• Auto-save system with visual indicators every 30 seconds
• Enhanced document statistics (lines, paragraphs, sentences, reading time)
• Recent files menu with persistent storage (last 10 files)
• Mathematical expression support with KaTeX rendering
• Improved export dialog with better user experience
📚 Updated documentation with new dependency requirements and features
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Major Features:
• Fixed file association loading issue with proper timing
• Advanced export options dialog with templates and metadata support
• Batch file conversion system with progress tracking
• Enhanced UI with professional modal dialogs
Technical Improvements:
• Fixed renderer initialization timing for file association
• Added comprehensive Pandoc options support (templates, metadata, variables)
• Implemented recursive folder processing for batch operations
• Enhanced error handling and user feedback systems
• Theme-aware styling for all new components
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Features:
• Added Font Size menu in View with increase/decrease/reset options
• Keyboard shortcuts: Ctrl+Shift+Plus/Minus/0 for font adjustment
• Font size persists between sessions using localStorage
• Font sizes adjustable from 10px to 24px
Theme Fixes:
• Fixed missing Monokai theme styles for tabs and editor
• Added complete tab styling for Solarized theme
• Added complete tab styling for GitHub theme
• All themes now have consistent tab bar appearance
Other Changes:
• Updated CLAUDE.md with v1.3.x features documentation
• Version bumped to 1.3.4
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Enhanced font sizes for improved readability:
• Editor font size increased from 14px to 15px
• Preview font size set to 15px for both #preview and .preview-content
• Better visual experience across all themes and content types
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- Restored ideal preview text spacing from earlier versions
- Extended all preview styles to work with new .preview-content class
- Added proper margins, padding, and line-height for readability
- Updated theme support for all preview elements across all themes
- Improved typography with balanced font size and spacing
- Fixed double padding issue with better container structure
- Enhanced readability with proper heading margins and paragraph spacing
- Updated to version 1.3.2 with improved preview typography
- Enhanced file association handling for double-clicking .md files
- Added proper file associations in package.json build config
- Fixed preview/source pane layout to be equally distributed 50/50
- Updated CSS for tab-content structure with proper flex layout
- Added theme support for new pane selectors
- Improved command line argument processing for file opening
- Updated version to 1.3.1 with file association feature
- Enhanced PDF export with multiple LaTeX engine fallbacks
- Fixed file association and direct file opening from OS
- Removed redundant converter menu, moved import to File menu
- Implemented comprehensive tabbed interface for multiple files
- Added tab management with keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl+N, Ctrl+W, Ctrl+Tab)
- Enhanced UI with tab bar and improved navigation
- Updated to version 1.3.0 with new features
- Improved main process and renderer architecture for multi-file support
- Add comprehensive Find & Replace with match highlighting
- Add toggleable line numbers with theme support
- Implement full undo/redo functionality with keyboard shortcuts
- Add smart auto-indentation for lists and code blocks
- Enhanced keyboard shortcuts for productivity
- Advanced tab handling for indentation/outdentation
- Updated About dialog with v1.2.0 and complete feature list
- Add Find & Replace to Edit menu
- Updated README.md with comprehensive feature documentation
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