Release notes
Changes between 3.6.4 and 3.6.5.
3.6.5
- dd273c77 – Updates Windows installation instructions; extracts to LocalAppData on Windows before trying to extract to other directories
- 1f83afed – Updates build script to add user manual colours; makes Containerfile public domain
- 585e92b6 – Upgrades libraries (Jackson 2.19.4, EchoSVG 2.3, ControlsFX 11.2.3, RichTextFX 0.11.7, JavaFX Media 26-ea+21, Error Prone 2.45.0), fixes chapter inclusion logic
There is a known issue where accented characters on some keyboards with Linux systems may not appear. Until the fix is backported to Java 25, a work-around is to copy accented characters from elsewhere and paste them into the editor.
Changes between 3.6.3 and 3.6.4.
3.6.4
Java 24 and 25 shipped with JAXP default parameters that are too small;
see JDK issue 8368902. This
affected rendering of SVG files, which now applies larger values as needed.
Upgrading is highly recommended.
- ba20863d – Changes build script to use binary
- c2857f6c – Uses SCRIPT dir variable
- bf40fd9d – Fixes SVG issue, fixes nbsp entity issue
- 39bfcd15 – Upgrades to Java 25 LTS, minor library updates
- f065aa80 – Upgrades EchoSVG library
Changes between 3.5.13 and 3.6.3.
3.6.3
Windows build
Creating a signed Windows build requires either paying approximately $500 CAD
to a signing service, or shifting the build process to a third-party service
such as GitHub. Until there are either sufficient donations made, or a free
third-party service for builds presents itself, a native Windows executable
will not be released.
New features
- Bracketed span extension – Syntax support for enhanced formatting (
[word]{.class})
- Endnotes extension – Native endnotes support in Markdown
- Enhanced typography – Smart quotes now enabled by default
- Dashes – En-dashes and em-dashes are converted to HTML entities
- Improved math handling – Better rendering with
frac function for fractions
- Fonts – Add more fonts to the typesetting container
- Captions – Fixes for captions to figures, tables, equations
Documentation
- Complete user manual – Comprehensive documentation with examples and screenshots
- Extended syntax reference – Summary table for all supported Markdown extensions
- Installation guide updates – Improved setup instructions for all platforms
Export
- XHTML export improvements – Better DTD handling and document structure
Technical improvements
- Java 24 support – Upgraded to JDK 24.0.2 (for performance and security)
- Library updates – Updated JSoup, Flying Saucer, RichTextFX, and other dependencies
- Optimizations – Reduced typesetting logspam
- ConTeXt – Upgraded typesetter container image to version 2025.08.21 23:32
- Startup – Warnings are suppressed
Bug fixes
- Text/Markdown export fixes – Resolved broken export functionality
- Hyperlinks – Fixes variables within hyperlinks
Typesetting theme improvements
- xhtml – Forces image placement
3.6.2
- XHTML namespace fix – Properly imports head element into XHTML namespace for better compatibility
3.6.1
- Build system – Updated release script for better packaging
3.6.0
New features
- Smart quotes in preview – Automatic quote curling in the preview window
- Improved XHTML export – Better handling of document structure and metadata
- Enhanced CLI support – Command-line interface improvements for batch processing
- Typography protection – TeX formatting protected from unwanted ligature conversion
- HTML injection – Ability to inject HTML head and foot content
Export enhancements
- Automatic format detection – .xhtml files now export as XHTML automatically
- Document title extraction – Titles properly extracted from variable definitions
Data handling
- CSV improvements – Preserves original header names when reading CSV files
Library updates
- Modern dependencies – Updated ControlsFX, RichTextFX, JavaFX Media, and other core libraries
- Performance improvements – Various efficiency tweaks and code cleanup
Bug fixes
- Variable handling – Suppresses null values in variable lists