flameshot/docs/ReleaseNotes_12.0.md

Version 12.0.rc1 Beta

This is the beta for the version 12.0 release. We will be in beta for about a week unless major issues are discovered.

New Features

• Created basic layer movement functionality (up, down) by @affirVega in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2108

  

• Added a new widget to allow the colorwheel to be more easily customized by https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2202

  

• Added magnifier for more precise selections by @SilasDo in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2219

  • The new magnifier can be enabled in Configuration > General > Show Magnifier
  • There is an option to make the magnifier a square or circle

    

• Incremental markers can now have a point if you drag when placing them. @vozdeckyl in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2638

  

• Added the ability to cache the last region by @borgmanJeremy in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2615

  • The launcher tool will automatically populate the coordinates for the last selection region
  • If Configuration > General > Use last region is selected, Flameshot will always initialize with the last successfully captured region

    

• Pinned screenshots can now be copied to the clipboard or saved to a file if a user right clicks on the pinned image by @zhangfuwen in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2519

• Users can now specify their own Imgur API Key from Configuration > General > Imgur API Key. This is encouraged because as Flameshot has gotten more popular we have started exceeding the upload limit of the default API key by@borgmanJeremy in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2503

• Added 'Save to disk' button when uploading to imgur by @AndreaMarangoni in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2237

• Pinned screenshots can now be zoomed with a pinch gesture by @AndreaMarangoni in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2447

• The SVG's have been optimized by @RiedleroD in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2318

• Make KDE use Freedesktop portal by @greenfoo in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2495

• Allow final actions when printing geometry when invoke by CLI by @borgmanJeremy in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2444

• Many Flameshot widgets have been reworked to use .ui XML files and Qt Designer. This has been done to allow non C++ developers to more easily contribute to the graphical side of Flameshot.

  

• Updated Translations

Bug Fixes

• Pinned images can now be moved partially offscreen on linux by @zhangfuwen in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2520
• Wayland builds now use KF Gui (KDE Framework tools) to fix some issues by @borgmanJeremy in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2305
• Fix Flameshot crashes with GB locale by @AndreaMarangoni in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2304
• Add alternative shortcuts file for KDE Flatpak installs by @Proton-459 in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2357
• fixed freeze with copy URL to clipboard by @borgmanJeremy in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2348
• Fixed crash selecting texttool by @AndreaMarangoni in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2369
• Improve tooltips texts by @mmahmoudian in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2377
• better zsh code completion by @mmahmoudian in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2382
• Print info messages to stdout instead of stderr by @borgmanJeremy in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2639
• Fix CloseOnLastWindow caused by tool change by @veracioux in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2645
• fix unexpected close when launch external app by @Alaskra in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2617
• Fix sidebar slider not resizing by @borgmanJeremy in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2530
• fixed segfault when screen number exceeds screen count by @borgmanJeremy in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2534
• Remove extra timer shots when moving selection with keyboard by @veracioux in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2545
• Fix pinwidget save by @Alaskra in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2549
• Config error fix by @vozdeckyl in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2552
• Fix missing icon on snap by @vozdeckyl in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2616
• Fix selection offset by @veracioux in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2630
• Suggest setting XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP if DE cannot be detected by @greenfoo in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2634
• Fix saveAsFileExtension in example config by @veracioux in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2414
• fixed high CPU usage on pin by @borgmanJeremy in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2502
• Fix alignment bug and applied many clang format warnings by @borgmanJeremy in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2448
• fix the --print-geometry for zsh by @mmahmoudian in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2437
• fix bug on macos with save dialog by @borgmanJeremy in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2379
• allow numpad numbers to resize and fix text artifacting on large resize by @borgmanJeremy in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2386
• Zooming in/out happens at different speed by @AndreaMarangoni in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2378
• fix: arrow tool glitches by @UnkwUsr in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2395
• Fix double click by @borgmanJeremy in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2432
• Improve Colorpicker by @deo002 in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2403

New Contributors

• @AndreaMarangoni made their first contribution in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2304
• @samrocketman made their first contribution in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2311
• @affirVega made their first contribution in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2108
• @Proton-459 made their first contribution in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2357
• @SilasDo made their first contribution in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2219
• @UnkwUsr made their first contribution in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2395
• @ricardovsilva made their first contribution in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2518
• @greenfoo made their first contribution in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2495
• @zhangfuwen made their first contribution in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2520
• @dzg made their first contribution in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2566
• @Alaskra made their first contribution in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2549
• @vozdeckyl made their first contribution in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2552
• @henetiriki made their first contribution in https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/2609

Full Changelog: https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/compare/v11.0.0...v12.0.rc1