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See also: Previous releases

2018-06-04  6.1 Beta  Codename: Mooncake

* CHANGED: Requires Java/OpenJDK 10 or newer to run
  (v10.0.1 already included in binary packages)
* CHANGED: Uses OpenJDK by default

Known Issues:

* CHANGED: Fonts may look slightly different than in versions 5.8.x and 6.0.
  Workaround: Most fonts can be customized in Tools -> Settings.
* Windows Look and Feel: Vertical separator lines in menu items are painted incorrectly after selection change
* "Consolas" font (and maybe other fonts) is displayed incorrectly.
  Workaround: Select a different similar font (e.g. "Lucida Console")
* OpenJDK from jdk.java.net/10 may fail to connect to some RSS due to missing SSL certificates.
  Workaround: Makagiga and Linux OpenJDK package provides proper certificates by default.
* "Illegal reflective access by" warnings printed to stderr

Misc.:

* FIXED: "Get More Plugins" function and auto checking for updates
* CHANGED: Improved file chooser in GTK+ look and feel
* Metal LAF: Use "+" as menu shortcut delimiter to match other UI toolkits,
  e.g. "Ctrl+Shift-Q" -> "Ctrl+Shift+Q"
* CHANGED: Increase memory limit from 128M to 256M (-Xmx256m) to avoid
  OutOfMemoryErrors when loading larger images
* CHANGED: http://makagiga.sourceforge.net -> https://makagiga.sourceforge.io
  All connections to makagiga.sourceforge.io (checking for updates, plugin downloading) are now fully encrypted.
* Fix security manager warnings; better compatibility with Java 10+
* Fixed: auto complete words that start with a digit
* Fixed: Notepad: Also count words that start with a digit
* Text/HTML: Hide text cursor before generating a thumb image
* Improve date/time pickers and month calendar
* NEW: Scripting: Enable ECMAScript 6 language features (let, const, =>, for of)
* REMOVED: Internal "--test-time" command line option
* Improved "Tags" input field
* Tweak some colors to match more Makagiga 5.x
* Plugins: Show certificate details in "Verified plugin list" bar
* NEW: Added "Font" settings page (it will include more options in the future)
* Make "Ctrl+Shift+T" menu wider
* Show cache directory in About|System tab
* Bigger color theme preview icons
* CHANGED: Replace deprecated "gvfs-open" and "gnome-open" with "gio open"
* Simplify file:// URI display
* Drag and drop: Switch tab/workspace under mouse cursor after a small delay
* REMOVED: Do not create redundant "makagiga.status" file
* Clock widgets: Improve time zone chooser menu
* + Minor bugfixes and improvements

Tasks:

* Fixed: Add task with repeat rule to "Recently Completed" list
* Consistent date/priority text colors
* Fixed: Update font size in other tabs after zoom
* Fixed: Always update "Date Completed" column
* Fixed: Always apply repeat rule if task is 100% percent complete

Feeds:

* CHANGED: New image ("img" HTML element) renderer:
  - Correct image aspect ratio
  - Compatible with Java 9+
  - Lazily loads only the visible images
  - NOTE: Some HTML attributes (e.g. align) are not implemented yet
* Cleanup and improve settings UI
* Fixed: Update tab color after marking as read

SDK:

* REMOVED: pack200 support
* Project wizard: Use monospace font in code-related input fields
* Update NetBeans IDE project files

Source:

* CHANGED: Requires JDK 10 or newer to compile