The workspace-search:query and doc-qa:ask IPC channels were reachable
from the renderer but had no UI. This commit wires them into a sidebar
panel that consumes both backends through a single input.
- src/sidebar/search-panel.js — one input, two modes:
Search (default): routes to workspace-search:query, returns file hits
Ask: routes to doc-qa:ask, returns chunk-level passages with offsets
Click a result → open the file (offset passed through for Q&A hits).
All dynamic content is escaped before innerHTML — hostile filenames
or snippets stay as text instead of becoming script/img nodes.
- src/renderer.js — registers the panel; reads the explorer's folder
input on each open so the search dir stays in sync.
- src/index.html — search sidebar icon (magnifier) next to the others.
Tests (18 new, tests/search-panel.test.js):
- mount + DOM structure
- Enter / click run → search() with query + dir
- result rendering (filePath, snippet, tag facet)
- onOpenFile receives (filePath, offset)
- Ask tab switches placeholder + routes to ask()
- Ask chunks carry +offset in the meta line
- empty query, no folder, search error → handled
- XSS: filename/snippet/tag with <script>, <img>, <unsafe> are escaped
- Escape clears, Clear button resets, host API (setDir/focus/clear)
Full suite: 67 suites, 766 tests, lint+format clean.
Amit Haridas
Export themes:
- Six presets in the export dialog (basic + advanced modes) for PDF/DOCX:
Default, Modern, Classic, Sepia, Minimal, Elegant
- PDF: LaTeX header (xcolor/titlesec) recolors headings, adds section
rules and colored links — core-TeX packages only, hex-literal only
(no injection surface)
- DOCX: styles.xml surgery recolors Heading1-6/Title/Subtitle/Hyperlink
and swaps heading/body fonts; verified end-to-end against a real
pandoc-produced docx
- Themes ride along in export presets (unknown ids fall back to Default)
Windows CI fixes:
- pdfjs standardFontDataUrl now a file:// URL (backslash paths failed
pdfjs's trailing-slash validation, breaking extractText/extractImages)
- sharp temp cleanup EPERM retries; path-separator assertions; pdfjs
test timeouts raised; batch suite testTimeout 30s
648/648 tests green; 4.7.1 linux+win artifacts rebuilt.
Branding:
- All app icons regenerated from the new vector brand kit (M↓ mark):
icon.png/icon@2x (app + packaging), favicon.png, tray-icon.png, and the
full assets/icons/ size set — generate-icons.js now rasterizes
app-icon.svg directly (docico1.png removed)
- index.html gets proper favicon/apple-touch links from the kit
- Welcome tab hero shows the new mark; README gets the horizontal wordmark
- assets/logo.png (ConcreteInfo) intentionally untouched
CI release fixes (win/mac jobs were failing):
- FiraCode download moved from moving raw/master URLs (hash drifted
upstream, tripping the pin) to the immutable 6.2 release asset; repo
fonts updated to the pinned 6.2 bits
- macOS pandoc extractor locates the binary in the archive instead of
assuming a bin/ layout that the macOS zip doesn't have
Stray upload archive (markdown-converter-assets (1).zip) excluded.
- AI Assistant plugin: multi-provider chat (OpenAI/Anthropic/Ollama/LM Studio),
summarize/improve/translate commands, proofread via ai:analyze; calls
proxied through main so API keys stay out of the renderer
- Collaboration plugin: anchor-based comments in .comments/ sidecars with
drift detection and F8 navigation
- Local knowledge base: [[wiki-links]] with click-to-create + Backlinks panel
- Crash recovery: debounced session snapshots with restore prompt on launch
- Version history: pre-save snapshots, History panel with restore/diff/delete
- Real PDF encryption: swap pdf-lib for @cantoo/pdf-lib (probe-driven UI)
- XLSX export (native workbooks via JSZip), ODT headers/footers + page size
- Offline KaTeX (bundled CSS+fonts), local-first PlantUML rendering
- Editor: vim mode toggle, snippet Tab-expansion, zen word-goal setter,
writing heatmap, writing-studio panels wired with rail icons
- Quick Note global scratchpad (Ctrl+Alt+Q), markdownconverter:// deep links,
REPL first-run confirmation
- Fix: Ctrl+Shift+P collision, pandoc converter availability check, CLI
dangling --css/--reference-doc flags, dead converter button
8 new test suites; 613 tests green; lint clean
Replaces the two native OS dialogs used to configure the DOCX "Enhanced"
export template (an open-file picker + a message-box question) with a
single in-app modal that shows the currently active template state, per
Task 18's original audit finding that this state was invisible until a
user thought to reopen the menu. Consolidates the "Select Word
Template..."/"Template Settings..." menu items into one "Word Template
Settings..." entry wired to the new dialog; Browse still uses the native
file picker since there is genuinely no bundled folder of templates to
enumerate (confirmed by investigation — see task-18-report.md).
Also fixes a related dangling-reference bug: WordTemplateExporter's
hardcoded default template path (word_template.docx) was deleted from
the repo in an earlier commit, but the code still tried to read it and
threw ENOENT whenever no custom template was selected. convert() now
degrades gracefully by generating a minimal, valid DOCX shell (styles +
numbering matching what markdownToWordXml() already references) instead
of crashing, and the new dialog surfaces this state honestly ("using
default formatting, no default template is bundled") rather than
implying a working default exists.
Out of scope, per explicit instruction: bundling fabricated starter
.docx templates to populate a literal multi-item gallery (rejected as
disproportionate/fake-content scope), and an EPUB template gallery (no
EPUB template mechanism exists anywhere in this codebase to build one
for).
Amit Haridas
Adds pdfGetFormFields (lists AcroForm fields with name/type/value) and
pdfFillForm (fills text fields by name, optionally flattens) to
PDFOperations.js, dispatched via 'formFields'/'fillForm' in
executeOperation. pdfFillForm skips unknown/non-text fields per-field
(logs + continues) rather than failing the whole batch, matching the
partial-success precedent set by pdfExtractImages.
Wires a "Fill Form" entry into the PDF editor dialog: selecting a PDF
fetches its fields via a new get-pdf-form-fields/pdf-form-fields IPC
round trip and renders one text input per field, plus a flatten
checkbox, following the same structure as the crop/pageNumbers dialogs.
Amit Haridas
Adds four new PDFOperations: pdfExtractText (pdfjs-dist getTextContent),
pdfAddPageNumbers (reuses pdfWatermark's position-mapping logic, extracted
into a shared resolvePosition helper), pdfCrop (page.setCropBox against the
existing MediaBox), and pdfExtractImages (pdfjs-dist operator list +
paintImageXObject + sharp). Wired into executeOperation's switch and the PDF
editor dialog UI (4 new sections/toolbar buttons/menu items) with no new IPC
channel needed.
pdfjs-dist v5 is ESM-only, so it's loaded via dynamic import() of its
Node-friendly legacy build; Jest needs --experimental-vm-modules to support
that, so the test scripts now set NODE_OPTIONS accordingly via cross-env.
Amit Haridas
- Normalize pandoc command parsing with path.basename() to support bundled binary paths
- Use bundled pandoc binary in convertWithPandoc instead of relying on PATH
- Forward includeSubfolders checkbox state from renderer to main process
- Add pandoc availability check before batch conversion
- Re-enable Start button when batch conversion completes
- Clean up obsolete dist build artifact causing test snapshot warning
- Bump version to 4.4.4
- 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>
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
- Bump version to 4.1.0 in package.json and index.html
- Add build:local script for combined Linux + Windows local builds
- Add CI workflow: runs tests on push/PR to master
- Add Release workflow: tag-triggered (v*), parallel Linux + Windows
builds, publishes all packages to GitHub Releases
Amit Haridas
Convert 10 dialogs from old classes (.export-dialog, .batch-dialog, .find-dialog)
to the new unified .modal structure with proper accessibility attributes.
Changes:
- find-dialog: small modal with find/replace controls
- export-dialog: large modal with export options
- print-preview-overlay: full-size modal for print preview
- table-generator-dialog: default modal for table creation
- ascii-art-dialog: large modal for ASCII art generation
- universal-converter-dialog: large modal for file conversion
- batch-dialog: large modal for batch processing
- pdf-editor-dialog: full-size modal for PDF editing
- header-footer-dialog: default modal for header/footer config
- field-picker-dialog: small modal for field selection
All dialogs now include:
- role="dialog" and aria-modal="true" for accessibility
- aria-labelledby pointing to title element
- .modal-backdrop with data-close attribute
- .modal-content with appropriate size class
- .modal-header with title and close button
- .modal-body for content
- .modal-footer with action buttons
Amit Haridas
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.
- Grouped toolbar buttons into logical sections: Format, Structure, Insert, View
- Added toolbar-group CSS class for visual grouping
- Updated button titles with keyboard shortcut hints
- Enhanced status bar HTML structure with left/right layout
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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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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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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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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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Added enhanced Word export with template support to the batch file converter,
enabling batch conversion of markdown files to professionally-styled DOCX
documents using custom templates.
New Features:
- Added "DOCX (Enhanced)" option to batch converter format selection
- Integrated WordTemplateExporter with batch conversion workflow
- Batch converter now supports template-based Word export with:
* Custom template preservation
* Professional table styling (orange headers, white data rows)
* Perfect ASCII art and flowchart alignment
* Red-colored arrows in flowcharts
* Markdown numbering stripped from headings and lists
Technical Changes:
- Modified performBatchConversion() to handle 'docx-enhanced' format
- Async/await pattern for WordTemplateExporter in batch processing
- Proper error handling and progress tracking for enhanced exports
- Updated version to v1.8.0 in package.json, main.js, and README.md
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- Created comprehensive modern CSS design system
- Glassmorphism effects with backdrop-filter blur
- Animated purple-blue gradient background
- Modern Inter and JetBrains Mono typography
- Smooth transitions and hover effects
- Enhanced tab, button, and dialog styling
- Custom scrollbars and progress bars
- CSS custom properties for consistent theming
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Major new features:
• Complete PDF Editor with 10 operations (merge, split, compress, rotate, delete, reorder, watermark, encrypt, decrypt, permissions)
• Universal File Converter supporting LibreOffice, ImageMagick, FFmpeg, and Pandoc
• Single file and batch folder conversion capabilities
• Advanced options for all conversion tools
PDF Editor Features:
• Merge multiple PDFs into one document
• Split PDFs by page ranges, intervals, or file size
• Compress PDFs to reduce file size
• Rotate pages at 90°, 180°, or 270°
• Delete unwanted pages from PDFs
• Reorder pages in any custom order
• Add text watermarks with customizable position, size, color, and opacity
• Password protect PDFs with 128-bit or 256-bit encryption
• Remove password protection from PDFs
• Set granular document permissions
Universal File Converter Features:
• LibreOffice: DOCX, PDF, ODT, RTF, TXT, HTML, XLSX, PPTX conversions
• ImageMagick: Image format conversions with quality, DPI, resize, compression options
• FFmpeg: Video/audio conversions with codec, bitrate, preset, framerate options
• Pandoc: Document markup conversions with advanced options
• Batch folder processing with recursive subfolder support
• 100% offline, open-source, no API keys required
Technical Implementation:
• Uses pdf-lib v1.17.1 for all PDF operations
• Full async/await implementation for optimal performance
• Comprehensive error handling and user feedback
• Progress indicators for long-running operations
• Page range parsing and validation
• RGB color conversion for watermarks
Files modified:
• src/main.js: Added 500+ lines of PDF operation functions and IPC handlers
• src/renderer.js: Added 480+ lines of UI event handlers and dialog management
• src/index.html: Added 600+ lines of comprehensive UI dialogs
• CLAUDE.md: Updated documentation with v1.7.0 features
• package.json: Version bump to 1.7.0
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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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- 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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- Add PowerPoint export (PPTX/ODP) with slide-level formatting
- Add comprehensive document conversion menu with import/export
- Add interactive table creation helper in markdown editor
- Update documentation with all new features and version history
- Improve menu organization for better user experience
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- Added Excel (XLS/XLSX) and ODS export functionality
- Updated author to Amit Haridas (amit.wh@gmail.com)
- Renamed app from 'Pan Converter' to 'PanConverter'
- Version bump to 1.1.0
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