Fixed code block and ASCII art background to extend full paragraph width:
🔧 Background Fix:
- Moved shading (w:shd) from run level (<w:rPr>) to paragraph level (<w:pPr>)
- Background now extends full width like in the preview
- Applied to both createCodeBlockXml() and createAsciiArtXml() functions
📝 Technical Changes:
- src/wordTemplateExporter.js: Paragraph-level shading for full-width backgrounds
- Added w:ind with left="284" right="284" for consistent margins
- Removed redundant w:shd from run properties
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Fixed export of ASCII art, charts, tables, and flowcharts to match preview exactly:
🎨 ASCII Art Preservation:
- Code blocks now export exactly as shown in preview
- Each line rendered separately to preserve exact spacing and alignment
- Monospace font (Consolas) used consistently across all export formats
- Line breaks, spacing, and box-drawing characters preserved perfectly
📝 Word Template Exporter Improvements:
- createCodeBlockXml: Renders each line as separate paragraph with exact spacing
- Added <w:keepLines/> and <w:wordWrap w:val="0"/> for no-wrap behavior
- Enhanced isAsciiArt detection with more Unicode box-drawing characters
- Added support for rounded corners (╭╮╯╰), heavy box chars, more arrows
📄 PDF Export Enhancements:
- Added -V monofont="Consolas" for proper code block rendering
- Added --highlight-style=tango for syntax highlighting
- Applied to main export, fallback engines, and CLI conversion
🖨️ HTML/Electron PDF Improvements:
- Enhanced CSS: white-space: pre, word-wrap: normal
- font-family: Consolas, Monaco, 'Courier New', monospace
- Print media queries preserve code block formatting
- overflow: visible prevents content truncation
🔧 Technical Changes:
- src/wordTemplateExporter.js: Enhanced code block and ASCII art rendering
- src/main.js: Added monofont settings to all PDF export paths
- Updated version to 1.9.1
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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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Major Features:
- Template-based Word export with custom template selection
- File menu option to select and persist Word templates
- Table styling with orange headers and white data rows
- ASCII art and flowchart rendering with perfect alignment
- Red-colored arrows in flowcharts for enhanced visibility
- Markdown numbering stripped from headings and lists
Technical Improvements:
- Enhanced ASCII art detection for arrows and flowchart patterns
- Line-by-line rendering with no-wrap properties
- Arrow character detection and red coloring (↓→←↑)
- Template path persistence across sessions
- Word XML manipulation using PizZip
Files Modified:
- src/wordTemplateExporter.js: Enhanced ASCII art rendering, table styling
- src/main.js: Template selection function and menu integration
- CLAUDE.md: Comprehensive v1.7.9 documentation
- package.json: Version bump to 1.7.9
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- Created wordTemplateExporter.js module using docx npm package
- Added "DOCX (Enhanced)" option in File → Export menu
- Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+W
- Full markdown support: headings, formatting, code, lists, tables
- No external dependencies (Pandoc/Python not required)
- Proper numbering configuration for lists
- Professional Word document output
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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 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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- Added Print menu item with Ctrl+P keyboard shortcut for native OS printing
- Implemented print IPC handlers in main and renderer processes
- Remapped Toggle Preview from Ctrl+P to Ctrl+Shift+P to avoid conflicts
- Added PDFKit (v0.14.0) for native PDF generation without Pandoc
- Added html2pdf.js (v0.10.1) for HTML to PDF conversion
- Enhanced CLAUDE.md with new v1.7.7 feature documentation
- Print supports cross-platform printing (Windows, macOS, Linux)
Features:
- Native print dialog with background color printing
- Professional PDF export without system dependencies
- Improved portability and offline support
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Added comprehensive documentation for:
- v1.7.6: Table header styling cleanup
- v1.7.5: Critical file association fix with single-instance lock
- Updated current version to v1.7.6
- Updated last modified summary
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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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- Updated version from 1.7.0 to 1.7.1 in package.json
- Updated About dialog version in main.js
- Added modern glassmorphism UI as first feature
- Updated CLAUDE.md with v1.7.1 documentation
- Documented glassmorphism design system
- Listed all modern UI features and technical details
- Updated last modified date to October 11, 2025
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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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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 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 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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