github sw33tLie/macshot v3.8.0-beta.3

latest releases: v4.2.2-beta.3, v4.2.2-beta.2, v4.2.2-beta.1...
pre-release5 months ago

Added

  • WYSIWYG drawing cursor — pencil and marker tools now show a live dot preview matching the exact stroke size and color instead of a pen icon cursor. System cursor is hidden; the dot IS the cursor.
  • Smart marker live text preview — in smart marker mode, the cursor pill dynamically scales to match the detected text line height as you hover. OCR runs eagerly on first hover for instant feedback.
  • Recording pause/resume — new pause button in the recording control bar. Paused frames and audio are dropped; timer pauses. Red dot turns orange when paused.
  • Recording control bar redesign — floating HUD replaced with a full control bar: stop button, pause/resume toggle, timer with recording indicator, and a draggable handle. Dark themed with rounded corners.
  • Scroll Capture keyboard shortcut — new configurable hotkey slot in Preferences > Shortcuts (no default assigned).

Changed

  • Smart marker vertical alignment — highlight now centers on the text body (x-height) instead of the geometric center of the bounding box, compensating for descender space.
  • Smart marker drag size — stroke uses detected text line height from the start of the drag, not just on release. No more size jump when finishing the stroke.
  • Recording mode cancel — pressing Escape or the X button in recording setup now dismisses the overlay entirely instead of falling back to screenshot mode.

Fixed

  • Cursor preview ghosting at zoom — dirty rect invalidation now scales by zoom level, preventing ghost artifacts from previous cursor positions when zoomed in.
  • Drawing cursor visible during annotation drag — dot preview now hides when dragging, resizing, or rotating an annotation.
  • Pan while drawing with Apple Pencil — trackpad scroll events suppressed during active drawing to prevent simultaneous pan and draw on Sidecar.
  • Recording HUD drag drift — switched from delta-based to absolute positioning using screen coordinates. HUD stays exactly under cursor during drag with zero drift.
  • Recording HUD flicker — fixed width prevents frame resize on timer tick; auto-repositioning stops once user drags the HUD.
  • Hotkey display for non-standard keys — unknown keyCodes now use UCKeyTranslate to show the actual character instead of "?". Helps with non-Apple keyboards and BTT remapped keys.
  • Sparkle beta update detection — switched from version-string comparison to monotonic build numbers (CI run number) for sparkle:version, ensuring beta-to-beta updates are always detected.

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