Version 0.41.0

Posted December 8, 2024 ‐ 3 min read

This update adds a few new features, and a small rebuild of the application preferences area. Additionally, some Mac-specific UI updates have been added to help Deepdwn fit in better in that ecosystem.

New features

Open files directly

You can now open markdown and fountain documents in Deepdwn directly from your file explorer, if Deepdwn knows about that folder. If those files are not in an existing folder, you’ll be asked whether you’d like to add that document’s folder first.

As a related feature/bugfix, when a folder cannot be added for some reason (for instance, if it has been added already, or contains/is contained by another existing folder), an error will now be displayed in a notification instead of failing silently.

Added PDF export bookmarks

The headings used in your documents will now translate to PDF bookmarks when exported. This is something I’ve wanted to add for a long time, and I’m glad it’s now possible

Mac-specific updates

Deepdwn on macOS will now open application preferences and “About Deepdwn” in a separate window.
In the main editor window, the application titlebar and toolbar now share space.
When Deepdwn isn’t focused, some elements will use reduced visual contrast.
Reduced some on-hover effects in lists.
Application menus have been slightly reorganized.
User’s Library directory is always ignored for folder scanning.

Mac application titlebar containing the default window 'traffic lights', as well as the window title, combined with Deepdwn's menu buttons for creating new documents, opening help, etc.

New settings window with a toolbar at the top with icons for preference sections, and preferences in a panel below.

Smaller features

Font size can now be set manually, instead of only by dragging the slider

Fine sile slider with a text field to the right where the pixel size can be seen or directly edited.

Added key binding for moving to the visual beginning and end of the current line when line wrapping is enabled. This uses Alt Home and Alt End on Linux and Windows, and Command Left and Command Right on Mac.
Added a warning when selecting your entire home directory (or a parent directory) as your notes folder.

Tweaks

Some changes have been made to application preferences:

Some radio buttons replaced with dropdowns
For accessibility reasons, some dropdowns have been replaced with their more native implementations (and may be less stylish for it)
Replaced color preset dropdown with circular color swatches

Other stuff

Replaced some social media links with different social media links
Songbook blocks no longer output headings in preview or exports
Enforce a pagebreak in fountain document PDFs after the title page
Adjust alignment of some elements on fountain document title pages to match documentation
Added credits to about panel

Bugfixes

Reduce light colored flashes when opening preview window in dark mode
Fixed missing prompt text for notes folder selection in macOS
Fixed “mark” element in editor not ending correctly after some characters
Fixed incorrect scrollbar colors in preview window in high contrast mode
Fixed inconsistent punctuation in preferences help text
Fixed incorrect label / field associations in preferences
Fixed incorrect high contrast outline color for inputs during keyboard navigation
Fixed border visibility in preview in high contrast mode at narrow window widths
Fixed ignored directories still being monitored for changes. Improves performance on some systems when ignored folders have many nested folders
Fixed timing issue causing directories to be monitored in some cases, when directory monitoring was disabled
Fixed incorrect cursor position when moving to the end of a wrapped line when line breaks on spaces between words