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Aseprite v1.2 Sep 25, 2017

Aseprite v1.2 is finally the new stable version (*). If you were already using the beta version, you will not notice substancial changes. But if you were using Aseprite v1.1.13, there are a lot of new features for you (like pixel aspect ratio, layer groups, overlapping frame tags, gradients, reference layers, etc.)

This is a list of the changes from v1.2-beta12 to the final v1.2:

  • Added new Addition, Subtract, Divide blending modes
  • Added support to change theme and UI scaling without restarting (#471)
  • Disable transformation handles in the selection when a Shift or Shift+Alt are pressed by default (reported here)
  • Fixed high CPU usage on Timeline when we copy layers/frames/cels (bug report)
  • Fixed snap to grid bug with selection tool
  • Fixed crash closing all files & opening a new one when preview window was playing an animation
  • Windows: New x64 version (included in the installer and on Steam, it’ll install the x64 version on x64 machines)
  • Windows: New --disable-wintab option to avoid loading wintab32.dll
  • Removed Windows XP support (Please contact us in case that you still need a previous version with Windows XP support.)
  • macOS: Use the native macOS menu bar (#135)
  • macOS: Now ⌘M and ⌘H will Minimize and Hide the window respectively. Use Ctrl+M for Color Curves, and Ctrl+H to change View > Show Extras options.
  • macOS: Fixed bug setting broken mouse cursors in some special cases
  • macOS: Retina support (#903)
  • Fixed other bugs (including #1569, and #1423 thanks to @cebolan)
  • Aseprite v1.2.1 changes:
    • Don’t save transparent information on full-opaque .png files (#1572)
    • Fixed crash using a frame tag at the end of the sprite with a long name
    • Now you can Add/Subtract selection inside the selection (bug report)
    • macOS: Don’t call global commands with F or T keys in Layer Properties dialog (bug report)
    • macOS: Fixed crash undoing/redoing when drawing (bug report)
    • Windows x64: Fixed GIF files encoding
  • Aseprite v1.2.2 changes:
    • Trigger “New Sprite” double clicking tabs area (#912)
    • If a theme has a preferred Screen/UI Scaling values, ask to the user before changing them automatically
    • Fixed Ctrl+drag and drop to copy the selection content on Windows (bug reports)
    • Fixed a crash using a theme with undefined <style> elements (related to this issue)
  • Aseprite v1.2.3 changes:
    • New Edit > Adjustments > Brightness/Contrast menu option
    • New Layer > Lock Layers menu option
    • Restored default behavior on “Add to selection” (#1584)
    • Fixed Switch Colors and Eyedropper behavior when the Edit palette mode is enabled
    • Fixed crash using negative numbers in Despeckle filter
    • Fixed problem inserting a digit/character in a text field with one digit/character
    • Fixed “Paint Brush” mode for custom brushes (#1587)
    • macOS: Fixed Left/Right keys to move the selection
    • macOS: Fixed native file selector (don’t show it again if we swich to another window with ⌘Tab)
  • Aseprite v1.2.4 changes:
    • General performance improvements (will be mainly noticeable on macOS, but affects all platforms)
    • Now themes can specify a non-installed TTF font
    • Undo limit options now really works (#1127)
    • Windows 8/10: Added support for Surface Pro pen/eraser + touch gestures (#1595)
    • macOS: Fixed Shift+mouse wheel to scroll horizontally on Timeline (bug report)
    • Fixed several possibilities of random crashes (mainly when the Edit > Undo History window was visible)
    • Minor improvements in the Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts dialog
  • Aseprite v1.2.5 changes:
    • Zoom timeline with Ctrl+mouse wheel (or ⌘+mouse wheel)
    • Several fixes for Tiled Mode:
      • Fixed regression bug on v1.2.4 (#1600)
      • Count extra tiles as the canvas size (so we can zoom in on it) (#1448)
      • Brush preview now works as expected (#348)
      • Fixed Gradient tool in tiled mode
    • Fixed exporting new layer blend modes to JSON files (#1605)
    • Fixed regression dragging colors in Color Bar (#1616)
    • F6 key to switch timeline thumbnails works as expected (#1518)
    • Fixed drawing straight lines with Pencil tool and Shift+right button (discussion)
    • Fixed several issues applying Flip/Rotate commands on range of cels with locked layers (discussion)
    • Fixed #1557, #1610
    • Keyboard shortcuts changes:
      • Shift+G: Selects the Gradient tool (so now G key selects the Paint Bucket tool only)
      • Ctrl+': Switches the Grid visibility (in previous version it was Shift+G)
      • Ctrl+Shift+': Switches the Pixel Grid visibility (in previous version it was Alt+Shift+G)
    • Fixed possibility to assign same key to several tools (#1460)
    • Fixed Shift+2 keyboard shortcut on macOS (#1604)
    • Fixed some glitches with the Editor crosshair when the brush size popup is open
    • Fixed application icon on Linux/X11
    • New Switch Nonactive Layers Opacity command available to turn on/off this experimental feature (#1515)
  • Aseprite v1.2.6 changes:
    • Adjust scroll correctly when tiled mode is changed (t/785)
    • Fixed random crashes using Sprite > Color Mode menu options (mainly with a theme with a TrueType font)
    • Fixed possible crashes using the undo limit option.
    • macOS: Fixed Shift+2 on English keyboard layout (previous fix works only for Spanish-like layouts)
    • Linux: Fixed crash on CLI mode

Several new features were delayed just to create a more stable v1.2 version. So sorry for everybody that don’t get what they asked for :’( Soon I’ll release the first v1.3-beta1 with some crazy new stuff, so stay tuned.

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(*) Software is never 100% stable, but this version should be a lot more stable than v1.1.13.