github WerWolv/ImHex v1.35.2
Hotfix hotfix for "Rendering speed optimizations, bitfield improvements"

latest releases: v1.35.4, v1.35.3
4 months ago

Hot fix because default folders still weren't created correctly on Linux and macOS
Additionally this patch fixes that standard magic files weren't bundled properly anymore

ImHex is extremely smooth now:
https://twitter.com/WerWolv/status/1806807278416281861

Additions

  • Added basic process memory provider support to macOS
    • Due to limitations on Apple's side, this only works with SIP disabled
  • View providers can now be renamed
  • Added options to load files into memory or read data from disk instead, independent of the file size
  • Find results can now be exported as CSVs, TSVs and JSONs. Thanks a lot to @SparkyTD
  • Added various per-byte highlights to the hex editor minimap
    • The minimap can now display the highlighting of individual bytes
  • Added a digital signal pattern visualizer
  • The pattern data view now uses nicer colors and strings to convey information
  • The recent files section on the welcome screen can now be collapsed
  • You can now scroll the hex editor view faster by holding down CTRL or even faster when holding down SHIFT + CTRL
  • Added a --reset-settings CLI command to clear all settings in case something gets corrupted

Improvements

  • Drastically improved rendering times
  • Added a small moon icon to the welcome screen in nightly builds
  • Providers now close instantly
  • The hex editor view no longer scrolls when jumping to a selection that's already visible
  • Auto project backups are now enabled by default
  • Custom data inspector rows now display a nice error message in the UI when they encountered an error
  • Bookmark reordering now doesn't swap entries anymore and actually works as expected
  • ImHex now displays a little dot in the close button on macOS if there's unsaved changes
  • Auto backups no longer remove the dirty status of providers anymore
  • SIGINT signals are now being handled to not close ImHex immediately anymore but to show a popup
  • UI scaling factors are now limited between 0.1x and 4.0x to prevent issues
    • Larger values are still possible by CTRL-clicking into the slider and entering a value manually
  • PageUp + PageDown no longer affects the hex editor selection
  • Row highlighting in the pattern data view is now less bright so the text has a better contrast

Bug Fixes

  • ImHex can now properly load files stored on network drives on Windows
  • Fixed crashes when searching for certain regex strings
  • Fixed an infinite loop when searching forward/backward with CTRL + F
  • Fixed loading of layout files
  • Fixed fonts being blurry in some cases
  • Bookmark regions can now be set to 1 byte
  • Fixes Alt and Ctrl being swapped in the text editor on macOS
  • Fixed disassembler always disassembling in little endian
  • ImHex no longer tries to store files in system paths now
  • Fixed an infinite loop when exporting data selections to a file. Thanks a lot to @FireNX70
  • Fixed file name display issues with files that contain unicode characters
  • Fixed content store getting stuck sometimes when updating multiple items at once

Pattern Language

  • continue and break now work as one would expect
  • Added std::core::execute_function()
  • Arrays can now be initialized using the following syntax:
    • u32 myArray[5] = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 };
  • Added support for constants inside of custom types
  • Unsigned, signed and floating point patterns no longer display their hex value in their value by default
  • Fixed [[no_unique_address]] not working correctly with bitfields
  • Patterns are now highlighted in the hex editor view when hovering over them in the pattern data view
  • Patterns in the pattern data view table are now highlighted when they are fully selected in the hex editor view
  • Bitfields can now be properly edited in the pattern data view
  • The filter in the pattern data view now gets correctly applied again after re-evaluating a pattern

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