2022-01-07 meld 3.21.1
UI changes:
- A new custom per-pane location display widget replaces the standard GTK+
file chooser button and our existing placeholder path display, including
actions for opening containing folder and copying file paths (Kai
Willadsen)
- Version control comparison has had its action bar modernised in line with
file and folder comparison (Kai Willadsen)
Features:
- The find bar now remembers the previous search across panes (Jack)
- We show a warning to the user if they're trying to compare a file or
folder to itself (Jack)
- Meld no longer uses custom file chooser dialogs, improving portability
and flatpak behaviour (Mario Aichinger)
- Two pane comparisons now allow Alt+Right/Left to work in either pane
(Anatoli Babenia)
- Certain header bar actions (e.g., conflict navigation, filters) are now
only shown in their appropriate comparison types (Kai Willadsen)
- The application title no longer includes the per-comparison label (Kai
Willadsen)
- Add a preference for GTK's dark theme support (Kai Willadsen)
- Retain clipboard contents after exiting Meld (Kai Willadsen)
Fixes:
- Fix incorrect detection of FUSE directory comparisons as remote (mscdex)
- Fix "Open Externally" on Windows for paths with spaces (adam0antium)
- Fix syntax highlighting in version control by using the correct file
extension (Alan Suran)
- Move application icons into the resource bundle (Vasily Galkin)
- Improved error reporting for invalid change actions (Anatoli Babenia)
- Fix too-large minimum window size from status bar buttons (Kai Willadsen)
- Fix Subversion comparsion on Python 3.9 (Kai Willadsen)
- Fix bad translation source strings with multiple arguments (Kai Willadsen)
- Fix performance regression in file comparison line splitting logic (Kai
Willadsen)
- Fix folder comparison sensitivity breaking when cancelling a scan (Kai
Willadsen)
- Fix occasional traceback when closing comparisons (Kai Willadsen)
- Fix orphaned comparison helper process when quitting (Kai Willadsen)
- Minor UI fixes:
- Fix About dialog URL (TotalCaesar659)
- Update About dialog copyright (Kai Willadsen)
- The new comparison page now better distinguishes the "Compare" and
"Blank Comparison" actions (Kai Willadsen)
- The comparison overview map is now more responsive when dragging (Kai
Willadsen)
- The find bar now waits briefly before searching to improve
responsiveness (Kai Willadsen)
- The find bar no longer hides when it loses focus (Kai Willadsen)
- Allow preferences dialog to be resized (Kai Willadsen)
- Main menu can now be activated with F10
- Find next/previous can now be activated with F3/Shift+F3 (Kai Willadsen)
- Fix About dialog URL (TotalCaesar659)
- Windows fixes:
- Add a MeldConsole.exe executable for running Meld from the console (Kai
Willadsen)
- Update Windows build to force all-users installation (Kai Willadsen)
- Improve default monospace font on Windows (Kai Willadsen)
- Fix empty line height and fallback fonts by changing the Pango font
backend to fontconfig on Windows (Kai Willadsen)
- Add Meld's install directory to the Windows PATH (Kai Willadsen)
- Add a basic GTK settings.ini for Windows builds (Kai Willadsen)
- Add the Meld icon to the Windows add/remove programs UI (Kai Willadsen)
- Fix file comparison holding a directory handle after close (Kai
Willadsen)
- Add a MeldConsole.exe executable for running Meld from the console (Kai
- Issues fixed: 25, 91, 143, 354, 433, 445, 453, 459, 477, 482, 488, 491,
499, 502, 526, 530, 539, 541, 557, 561, 564, 565, 571, 579, 590, 603
Internal changes:
- Modernise and improve the new Meson build rules (Iñigo Martínez)
- CI + build improvements (Jason Edson, Jordan Petridis, Vasily Galkin, Kai
Willadsen)
- Nightly Meld builds now use the standard nightly icon styling (Kai
Willadsen)
- Clarify licensing in appdata (Kai Willadsen)
- Windows build fixes (Kai Willadsen)
- Add documentation on hosting infrastructure (Kai Willadsen)
Translations:
- Anders Jonsson (sv)
- Andika Triwidada (id)
- Asier Sarasua Garmendia (eu)
- Ask Hjorth Larsen (da)
- Balázs Úr (hu)
- Christian Kirbach (de)
- Clay Stan (zh_CN)
- Daniel Mustieles (es)
- Daniel Șerbănescu (ro)
- Dz Chen (zh_CN)
- Emin Tufan Çetin (tr)
- Enrico Nicoletto (pt_BR)
- Hugo Carvalho (pt)
- Jiri Grönroos (fi)
- Jordi Mas (ca)
- Julien Hardelin (fr)
- Luna Jernberg (sv)
- Marek Černocký (cs)
- Matej Urbančič (sl)
- Muhammet Kara (tr)
- Philipp Kiemle (de)
- Piotr Drąg (pl)
- Rafael Fontenelle (pt_BR)
- Rodrigo Lledó (es)
- Yi-Jyun Pan (zh_TW)
- Yuri Chornoivan (uk)
- Мирослав Николић (sr)