Makagiga / 6.9-beta - release notes

See also: Previous releases

2019-11-30  6.9-beta  Codename: Heffer Wolfe

* CHANGED: Require OpenJDK 13 to compile and run
  (OpenJDK 13.0.1 included in Makagiga packages)
* CHANGED: Removed support for plugins compressed using "Pack200"
  due to planned changes in OpenJDK
  Older, manually downloaded plugin packages (*.mgplugin files) may fail to install.
  You can download an updated version from makagiga.sourceforge.io/plugins.php
  or use the built-in plugin downloader (main menu -> Tools -> Plugins -> Get More Plugins)

Misc.:

* CHANGED: Text (font rendering) may look different (better?) in some UI elements.
  UI fonts can be customized in main menu -> Tools -> Settings -> Font -> Use Custom Font.

* Larger buttons in color picker
  

* FIXED: Respect dark color theme (e.g. Darcula) in multiline text components
* Updated splash screen
* Get More Plugins button: Fixed "Do not show this message again" option

* Notepad: Show available preview options instead of an empty area
  

* Password Generator: Added option to include/exclude look-alike characters (e.g. 0 and O)
* FIXED: Linux: A symbolic link to "makagiga.sh" now works correctly

* NEW: Widgets: Added "grip" in lower-right corner for easy widget resize
  

* Unicode 12.1 support
* Minor updates and bugfixes

Tasks:

* NEW: (Re)Added "Set Date/Time..." action to the task properties menu
  

* Improve date/time format in repeat rule confirmation

RSS Reader:

* REMOVED: XHTML support (it never fully worked anyway)

Source:

* REMOVED: "test-taglet.sh" script; use "make test" instead
* Minor code cleanup