v1.6.2

Version 1.6.2

New Features

• Added a progression bar at OpenBoard's launch.
• Better handling of PDF at export :
  • Restored complete support of PDF (1.0 to 1.4 versions) at export and permitted partial support of versions above (1.5 to 1.7) : a bug introduced in 1.5.2 was preventing the use of this method for versions 1.0 to 1.4. Also, previously, exported PDF pages were flattened as high resolution images, if the initial version of the PDF was > 1.4 or if an error occured during export.
  • exported PDFs are now much lighter, and text in the exported PDF is searchable again.
  • if an error occurs during the export, previous method (flattened images of each page) is used.
• Added several messages to notify the users of what's happening during long operations
• It is now possible to double-click on an OpenBoard document (.ubz) to launch OpenBoard and open the document directly, on every officially supported platform
• Doubled the size of the arrows in Desktop Mode, making it easier to click on them with a stylus, thanks to @temaps
• Updated Russian translations of GraphMe, thanks to @temaps
• Updated Polish translations, thanks to @marcin-serwin
• Updated Hungarian translations, thanks to @ovari
• Updated Brazilian Portuguese translations, thanks to @alexrsoares
• Updated Traditional Chinese translations, thanks to @SiderealArt
• Added the possibility to export background grid/color to PDF, using two new settings (ExportBackgroundGrid, ExportBackgroundColor), thanks to @letsfindaway
• added a condition in packaging to enable it for Raspberry 3 and 4, thanks to @mothsART

Bug fixes

• Fixed multiple issues regarding thumbnails generation
• Fixed several issues regarding selection in Documents Mode
• Fixed two bugs occurring when inserting an image or a folder of images
• Fixed an issue in Desktop Mode behavior becoming unstable after clicking on the library palette with the pen
• Fixed an issue where in certain cases, text boxes could jump to their previous position
• Fixed an issue where erasing some drawings then completely erase the board would result on a crash on the next page save
• Fixed an issue where magnifier in rectangle shape on the main screen would appear rounded in a second screen in extended mode
• Fixed an issue where it was impossible to delete a document right after opening it
• Fixed an issue where a duplicated mask would not behave like the original
• Fixed an issue where it was possible to launch multiple instances of OpenBoard
• Fixed trash text inconsistent with context and/or tooltip
• Fixed an issue where Display Screen's view would be offset from Control Screen's one after clicking on "next/previous" buttons
• Fixed an issue where erasing the board then undo it would result in background objects being in an inconsistent state
• Fixed several issues where play/pause, stop buttons and ticker would not update correctly when playing a video or an audio
• Fixed an issue where it was possible to create documents with the same name in a same folder
• Fixed several crashes when deleting documents that were on the the trash folder
• Fixed some parameters not updating in the application Papier, and removed external links
• Fixed an issue where the selected font on the font dialog would not be the one under cursor.
• Fixed a crash occurring when trying to delete all pages of a document. Also, it is no longer possible to try to delete all the pages of a document. One needs to select the document instead of all its pages to delete it.
• Fixed an issue where it was not possible to replay a video after a first play ended.
• Fixed a crash after trying to copy multiple pages in another document
• Fixed an issue where importing a ubz document would add an undesired empty page at the end of the document
• Fixed some issues where thumbnails would be re-generated several times with no reason
• Fixed a crash occurring after "Erase board + undo + redo + click on a thumbnail in the board thumbnails view"
• Fixed an issue where the horizontal bar appearing during drag'n'drop would not adapt to the thumbnail size
• Fixed an issue where a text box would loose focus after an automatic save is performed
• Fixed a bug where a second display could randomly appear (like if a second screen was available) and prevent Desktop Mode to be used
• Fixed a bug where drag'n'drop could be triggered after a simple click on a thumbnail, if persisting the current page was taking too much time
• Fixed an issue where some svg objects could be lost if the page was copied from a document to another
• Fixed an issue where rotation arrows would not be oriented properly after a rotation
• Fixed an issue where the selected pen size was not seen as selected in the "Pen Size" buttons group
• Fixed an issue where the last page would not have a thumbnail after a document is copied in another one
• Fixed a an issue where after copying a page in another document, the thumbnail would not appear in Board Mode. The application could crash after that, in some cases
• Fixed a crash occurring after double-clicking or "open with" on an ubx file, to try to open it with OpenBoard
• Fixed several issues regarding duplication of pages in Document Mode
• Fixed an issue where it was not possible to insert multiple times the same file in Document Mode
• Fixed an issue where active document would not be visible (depending on selected sort and order)
• Fixed several issues where renaming button was not working or not modifying the expected document
• Fixed a crash occurring if trying in Document Mode to delete several pages of the document that is active in Board Mode
• Fixed "compile with poppler >= 22.01", thanks to @letsfindaway
• Fixed "coordinates when display screen is left of control screen", thanks to @letsfindaway
• Fixed "cursor shown on a ruler using pen tool", thanks to @letsfindaway
• Fixed "remove incorrect sRGB profile from iCCP data in png files", thanks to @letsfindaway
• Fixed "palette and tool resize", thanks to @letsfindaway

Linux

• Fixed "no icon for ubz files"
• Fixed several crashes occurring while deleting multiple pages at once

MacOS

• Fixed an issue where system virtual keyboard was not usable on macOS > 10.13. The new Accessibility Keyboard is now used on macOS > 10.13.
• Fixed an issue where the video would start immediately after drag'n'drop
• Fixed the version number displayed in the Finder

Known Issues

• When Control screen is not the first screen on the left, main menu will not appear where it should. It is due to a Qt bug (cf. https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-84462 for more details)
• With OpenBoard no longer able to be launched multiple times, double-clicking on an ubz file while OpenBoard is open won't open it.

Linux

• In Desktop Mode, Gnome Dock should be set to bottom position to workaround the issue with the Openboard left palette not beeing usable from above it (cf. https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-81341 for more details).

MacOS

• To make a video stop playing immediately after drag'n'drop, we had to stop doing the "play then pause" operation we usually do to load the first frame. This makes the player object not resizing to the size the video will occupy after clicking "play"