Aseprite v1.2.7 Mar 16, 2018

Continuing with bug fixes and some minor new features, Aseprite v1.2.7 is released today.

  • Added new File > Export dialog with an Animation Direction option to export Forward/Reverse/Ping-Pong animations automatically (#1505)
  • Added possibility to rotate ellipses and rectangles with Alt key (#868)
  • Added Ctrl+Click (or ⌘+Click) to select the layer (or cel) content in the canvas (#1509), other shortcuts
  • Added Normal Map color wheel (thanks to the initial work of @robinjam)
  • .aseprite is the new default extension for new files, and there is a new option to change it
  • Fixed the Adjust Hue/Saturation formula (#1571)
  • Added HSV colorspace to Adjust Hue/Saturation (#1559)
  • Added options to supress warning dialogs (#917, t/420)
  • Added options to change the number of recent files/folders and clear the list in Edit > Preferences > Files (#578)
  • Now filters like Convolution Matrix, Adjust Hue/Saturation, Replace Color, etc. are applied to the selected range of cels in the timeline
  • Now all message boxes/alert dialogs have the first button as the default one (Enter to confirm, Esc to cancel)
  • Don’t select other layer when clicking over play button (t/989)
  • Fixed incorrect preview using linked cels (#1664)
  • Fixed bug editing hex field on Palette Edit mode (F4 key) (#1632)
  • Fixed bug using Unicode chars in translations files (#1661 thanks to @yuxshao)
  • Fixed bug with certain dimensions of ellipses (#1649 thanks to @yuxshao)
  • Fixed bug copying/pasting RGBA images from Aseprite to other apps like Chrome, Discord, etc. on Windows when the image contains semi-transparent pixels
  • Fixed bug where a .ase might be detected as a .bmp file (#1680)
  • Fixed bug saving files with tags with an empty name (#1675)
  • Now unchecking the Preview button on filters dialogs will show the original image
  • Possible fixes for Windows 10 problems:
    • Saving files when turning off the computer (t/31)
    • Mouse doesn’t respond correctly (t/738, t/906, etc., etc.)
  • Fixed minor bugs (#1648, and some issues with eyedropper)
  • Aseprite v1.2.7.1 changes:
    • Windows 8/10: Fixed a couple of regressions with the new Pointer API:
      • Fixed double-clicking with the mouse
      • Fixed canceling the painting stroke using other mouse button
  • Aseprite v1.2.7.2 changes:
  • Aseprite v1.2.7.3 changes:
    • Windows: Fixed regression pasting screeshots (Print Screen) or Chrome images (Right-click > Copy Image) into Aseprite. Also we’ve added support for Alpha channel on images copied from Chrome.
    • Windows: Restore mouse input handling as in v1.2.6 (without pointer API) because it does more harm that good when using Wacom devices.
    • New options for default extension on File > Export commands (#1683)
    • Add support to create extensions with new languages (and an option to change the language from Edit > Preferences > General > Language).
  • Aseprite v1.2.8
    • The button to apply effects to the whole sprite is back
    • Added support to load/save animated .webp files (#273)
    • Added current color indicator with new color side to side on color editor (#1696)
    • Improved general performance drawing color selector/color wheel (#1516, #1695)
    • Improved general performance in animation playback
    • Fixed loading of tool names/tooltips when another translation is selected
    • Fixed order of cels when they are copied between files
    • Fixed bug with RGBA target buttons (#1698, #1695)
    • Windows: Fixed recent folder items using the native file dialog (t/1155)
    • Windows: Fixed installing extensions from .zip files and the current user has an Unicode character in its name
    • Windows: Fixed bug pasting screenshots on Windows Vista (#1687)
    • Changes for translators in en.ini file

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