electron-builder's mac block declared 'icon: assets/icon.icns' but the
file was never generated, so macOS builds shipped with the default
Electron icon. The build would succeed but the .app looked generic.
Add scripts/build-icon-icns.js — a 50-line node script that packs the
existing PNGs from assets/icons/ (16/32/64/128/256/512/1024 + 48 small
+ 16/32/128/256 @2x retina) into a valid ICNS file. No native deps;
works on Linux, mac, and Windows runners alike (avoids the mac-only
'sips' that png2icns requires).
Wired into npm via 'npm run build:icon-icns'. Local build:linux now
parses the ICNS correctly and produces AppImage/deb/snap.
Closes the gap from the previous handoff: `npm run dist:all` now
produces Linux .deb/AppImage/snap, Windows NSIS/portable/zip, and
macOS dmg/zip artifacts. `.github/workflows/release.yml` builds all
three on tag push (v*) and attaches the union to a GitHub Release.
Bug fix in the same commit (would have broken any packaged build):
* `build.files` was `["src/**/*", ...]` — shipped `src/renderer/`
.tsx dev source into the asar. Replaced with a whitelist
(`src/main/**/*`, `src/preload.js`, `src/plugins/**/*`,
`package.json`) and moved the built renderer to
`build.extraResources` (`dist/renderer` -> `renderer/`).
* `src/main/window/index.js` now uses `process.resourcesPath` when
`app.isPackaged` is true, plus a friendly error if the renderer is
missing. Verified by extracting the .AppImage and launching the
binary — main process logs
`Production mode — loading .../resources/renderer/index.html`.
New in `package.json` build config:
* `mac.target`: dmg + zip for x64 and arm64; `darkModeSupport: true`,
`hardenedRuntime: false`, `gatekeeperAssess: false`,
`entitlements: null`. `mac.identity: null` retained (unsigned).
* `publish`: GitHub Releases provider. CI overrides with
`--publish=never`.
Known limitations (intentional follow-ups, not blockers):
* No `assets/icon.icns` — macOS app uses the default Electron icon.
This box lacks `iconutil`/`png2icns`; generating a proper .icns is
a one-line follow-up.
* No code signing — Windows SmartScreen will warn, macOS Gatekeeper
will quarantine. `CSC_LINK_BASE64`/`CSC_KEY_PASSWORD` secrets are
already wired in the Windows job for when the cert is added.
* No auto-update — user decision. The `publish` block writes the
metadata that a future `electron-updater` integration will consume.
Verified on this Linux box:
* `npm run build:renderer` then `npm run build:linux` — produced
AppImage (291M), deb (220M), snap (245M).
* `resources/app.asar` has 0 `src/renderer/*` entries (was the
pre-fix bug). 44 .tsx files remain in asar — all from
`node_modules/@hookform/resolvers` and `node_modules/immer` test
fixtures, not our code.
* Extracted `squashfs-root/resources/renderer/index.html` exists and
is what `window/index.js` loads.
* Binary runs for >12s without crashing — `loadFile` resolves
`process.resourcesPath/renderer/index.html` correctly.
Tests: 306/306 pass. No regressions.
Plan doc: docs/plans/2026-06-06-packaging-all-platforms.md (the
task-by-task execution guide I followed; included for traceability).
The v5.0.0 React UI redesign shipped without a working dev workflow —
`npm start` only ran `electron .` which loaded the source index.html
that references raw .tsx files. The browser couldn't execute them, so
the app rendered an empty #root and the user saw 'lot of errors'.
This commit restores a real dev workflow:
1. **Vite dev server wired into npm scripts** — added `concurrently`
+ `wait-on` as devDeps. `npm run dev` now runs Vite (port 5173)
and Electron together with `wait-on tcp:5173` so Electron only
starts after the dev server is ready.
2. **Main process loads Vite URL in dev, dist/ in prod** — window
module now checks `process.env.VITE_DEV_SERVER_URL` and
`app.isPackaged` to decide what to load. Production still
loads the built `dist/renderer/index.html`.
3. **Fixed ReferenceError: app is not defined** — window module
referenced `app.isPackaged` but only imported `BrowserWindow`.
Added `app` to the destructured import.
4. **Fixed wrong icon path** — window creation used
`../../assets/icon.png` from src/main/window/ which resolved
to `src/assets/icon.png` (doesn't exist). Icon lives at
project root, so path is now `../../../assets/icon.png`.
5. **Allowed Google Fonts in CSP** — the strict CSP
(`font-src 'self' data:`, `connect-src 'self'`) blocked
the preconnect/css link to fonts.googleapis.com / .gstatic.com.
Added both domains so Plus Jakarta Sans loads.
6. **Renamed onLayout → onLayoutChange** in AppShell — react-resizable-panels
v4 renamed the prop. The v1 name was being spread to a DOM
div and React logged 'Unknown event handler property' warnings.
Test mock updated for parity.
7. **show: false → show: true** — ready-to-show was hanging on
this Wayland/container combo. Now the window is shown
immediately on create.
Verified end-to-end:
- 305/305 vitest tests pass
- Vite dev server starts on :5173
- Electron loads localhost:5173 and React mounts
- Header 'MarkdownConverter' + sidebar with 'No files open' visible
- No onLayout warnings after HMR
- All blocked errors resolved
- Add build:linux-ci script (deb + AppImage, no snap — snapcraft not
available on ubuntu-latest runners without extra setup)
- Switch release.yml linux build to npm run build:linux-ci
- release job: if: always() so Windows artifacts still get released
even if linux build fails
- Download artifact steps: continue-on-error so missing platform
doesn't block GitHub Release creation
Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
- Remove rpm from linux build targets (rpmbuild not available locally)
CI can add it back with apt-get if needed, but pandoc/ffmpeg are now
bundled so the rpm depends were incorrect anyway
- Remove rpmbuild apt install step from release.yml (not needed)
- Remove pandoc/ffmpeg from deb depends — they are now bundled binaries
- Keep imagemagick and libreoffice-common in deb depends (not bundled)
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>
- Remove signAndEditExecutable:false so code signing works properly
- Add legalTrademarks and copyright metadata to build config
- Add publisherName via build.copyright (embedded in PE resources)
- Create scripts/create-selfsigned-cert.ps1 for local dev signing
- Update release.yml: build on windows-latest runner (not Wine),
auto-sign when CSC_LINK_BASE64/CSC_KEY_PASSWORD secrets present,
fall back to unsigned otherwise
- Add lint step to ci.yml (Phase 4.3 plan gap)
- Add .vscode/launch.json debug configs (Phase 4.3 plan gap)
- Fix .gitignore: exclude *.pfx/*.p12 cert files, track launch.json,
fix concatenated agents.md/coverage/ lines
Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
- 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
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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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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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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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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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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