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Change Log

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

Unreleased

Thanks to the following contributors who worked on this release:

  • @cameronwhite
  • @danailbd
  • @nbrunett
  • @fitojb
  • @NathanBnm

Added

  • Added support for chord diagrams.
    • Chord diagrams are displayed at the top of the score
    • Diagrams can be imported from v1.7 files and Guitar Pro 6 / 7 files
    • The Chord Name dialog allows for quick selection from existing chord names in the score (chord text items, or chord diagrams)
    • Use the Add Chord Diagram option in the text menu to add a new diagram
    • Double-clicking a chord diagram will open a dialog to edit it, and selecting a chord diagram and pressing Delete will remove it
  • Added MIDI playback support for bends that stretch over multiple notes.
  • Improvements for adjusting the score's zoom (#315, #340, #50)
    • Added standard keyboard shortcuts for adjusting the zoom
    • The last zoom level is saved in the settings and used when opening new scores
  • Translations
    • Added Spanish translation (#348).
    • Added French translation (#355).

Changed

Fixed

  • Fixed various playback issues with alternate endings (#306, #353, #354)
  • Fixed a bug where alternate endings could be drawn too far if there were multiple repeat end bars in a system
  • Fixed an issue where MIDI playback did not reset correctly if playback was interrupted during a pitch shift (e.g. bend or tremolo bar) (#361)
  • When the Windows installer is run in silent mode, the option to launch the app after installing is now disabled

Alpha 16 - 2021-12-28

Thanks to the following contributors who worked on this release:

  • @cameronwhite

Added

  • Added support for tremolo bars (#8).
  • .pt2 files are now 3-4x smaller in file size.
  • The Windows installer has been revamped. It is recommended to first uninstall the existing version before upgrading.
  • For Linux users, the application can now be easily installed as a Snap package (https://snapcraft.io/powertabeditor).
  • The macOS installers are now signed and notarized. This resolves the "developer cannot be verified" warnings when running for the first time.
  • The application can now be translated into other languages.

Changed

  • Removed dependency on boost::filesystem. Instead, std::filesystem (C++17) is now used. See the README for updated build instructions.
  • Removed dependency on RapidJSON with nlohmann-json. See the README for updated build instructions.

Fixed

  • Fixed an issue where stopping MIDI playback while a "let ring" was active could incorrectly keep the "let ring" active when restarting playback from the beginning (#337).
  • Fixed a bug where the mixer's volume settings could be ignored when starting MIDI playback partway through the score (#335).
  • Fixed an issue where the score's title could be scaled incorrectly when printed (#338).
  • Fixed potential crashes on exit when the tuning dictionary failed to load (#342).
  • Fixed a bug that could cause player changes to be incorrect created from .ptb files. This could lead to later issues with MIDI playback.
  • Fixed issues where .ptb files containing multiple text items at the same position did not import correctly.
  • Fixed a bug in the score polisher that could multiple notes to end up at the same position. This could lead to later issues with editing and MIDI playback.
  • Improvements for how the first barline in a system is rendered (#2).

Alpha 15 - 2021-07-24

Thanks to the following contributors who worked on this release:

  • @cameronwhite
  • @pysomn

Added

  • Many behavior changes to improve the workflow of editing symbols such as tempo markers (#23, #192, #220).
    • These items can now be clicked on and selected, and Delete can then be pressed to remove the selected item.
    • Double-clicking an item will now launch the edit dialog. Previously, it was required to remove and then re-create the item.
  • New preferences option to enable playing notes as they are entered (#47).
  • New menu item Help -> App Info which contains information about the installation. This can be useful to include when reporting bugs (#329)

Changed

  • On macOS, the Delete key can now be used to remove notes rather than having to press Fn+Delete.
  • The MIDI device is now initialized in the background, which should avoid some lag the first time playback is activated (#47).
  • Qt 5.10 or higher is now required.

Fixed

  • Fixed a MIDI playback bug where adjacent repeated sections resulted in an empty bar being played (#289).
  • Fixed a bug where the score's existing subtitle did not show up when opening the file information dialog.
  • Fixed a bug where multi-bar rests were not drawn as a filled rectangle.
  • Fixed a bug where the pan controls in the mixer had no effect (#276).
  • Fixed a rare error when importing .ptb files (#332).

Alpha 14 - 2020-11-24

Thanks to the following contributors who worked on this release:

  • @cameronwhite
  • @psyomn
  • @mostafa-nabil

Added

  • Added a bulk file conversion tool (#288, #212).
  • Added a 32-bit installer for Windows in addition to the default 64-bit build (#312).
  • Added a preference to select a light or dark score theme, in addition to the system default colors (#307).

Changed

Fixed

  • Fixed issues with adjusting player volumes during MIDI playback (#276, #303).
  • Fixed an issue where starting MIDI playback later in the score could prevent bends from being played (#311).
  • Closing a tab that has modifications and isn't the active tab now works correctly (#304).
  • Fixed multiple issues that could cause the Windows installer to fail (#305).
  • Fixed issues where scores without any song information (title, artist info, etc) would be printed incorrectly (#313).
  • Fixed printing of the song information at the top of the score, which previously was extremely large when printed (#313).

Alpha 13 - 2020-08-11

Thanks to the following contributors who worked on this release:

  • @cameronwhite
  • @mostafa-nabil
  • @nbrunett

Added

  • Added a toolbox panel with common commands (#188, #300, @nbrunett).
  • Added support for volume swells (#17).
  • Added MIDI playback support for alterations of pace (#18).
  • Added new commands (Note -> Shift String Up and Note -> Shift String Down) to shift notes up or down by a string (#20).
  • Ties, hammer ons, pull offs, and slides can now be created between notes in adjacent systems (#27).
  • Added a dark theme for the score view, based on the user's system theme (#286, @mostafa-nabil).
  • Left hand fingerings now support thumbs. This is also now supported by the Guitar Pro 6/7 importers (#292).
  • The song information can now store a subtitle. This is also now supported by the Guitar Pro 6/7 importers (#297).
  • Several improvements to the view filter dialog. In particular, it now displays a list of the players that will be displayed when the filter is used (#295).
  • Several improvements to the Guitar Pro 3/4/5 importer:
    • It now shares most of its code for converting to the Power Tab format with the GP6/7 importers, fixing a variety of layout / conversion issues.
    • Artificial and tapped harmonics are now imported.
    • Bends are now imported (#30).
    • Musical directions are now imported.
    • The initial tempo marker's name and visibility is now imported.
    • Wide vibrato, left hand fingerings, and the song's subtitle are now imported.
    • Fixed issues where imported tied notes could incorrectly have a fret number of 0 instead of the previous note's fret.

Changed

  • The Position -> Shift Forward and Position -> Shift Backward menu items have been renamed to Insert Space and Remove Space, to hopefully reduce confusion with the new string shifting commands (#20).
  • Unit tests now depend on the doctest library instead of Catch2. This is more lightweight (while still providing all of the necessary features) and is more widely available on Linux distros.

Fixed

  • Improved the size and alignment of the treble and bass clef glyphs.
  • Improved standard notation layout when a note is staccato and also has an accent.
  • Improved alignment of accents in the standard notation staff.
  • Improved vertical positioning of trills and dynamics symbols.
  • Fixed a bug where editing the zoom text caused it to turn black, making it unreadable with a dark system theme.
  • Fixed a potential crash in the Edit View Filters dialog when a string pattern was invalid (#295).

Alpha 12 - 2020-06-11

Added

  • Added support for Guitar Pro 7 (.gp) files (#290).
  • The Guitar Pro 6 (.gpx) importer has been rewritten and shares most of its code with the GP7 importer. It now has much more complete support for .gpx files, and a variety of bugs and missing features have been addressed (#290).
  • Improved the Rest menu's behaviour to be more consistent with the Notes menu (#135).
  • Beginning with this release, .pt2 files with an unknown newer file format version (e.g. from a future release that adds additional data to the score format) will now be loaded to the best degree possible instead of refusing to load. (#294).
  • File -> Open now allows selecting and opening multiple files.

Changed

  • Removed dependency on the Boost program_options library.

Fixed

  • Fixed a crash when the player assigned to a staff did not have enough strings (#243).
  • Fixed issues that could cause notes to be held forever after interrupting MIDI playback.
  • The .pt2 importer is now more robust, and should better handle JSON data generated by other software (#294).
  • Fixed an issue on Windows where the Stop button could cause playback to restart again (#296).
  • Fixed an issue where slides and bends could lead to tempo drift during playback (#214).
  • Fixed an issue where double-clicking to open a file could fail to open it in an existing instance of the program (#236).
  • Fixed a potential crash during MIDI playback when musical directions were present.

Alpha 11 - 2020-05-28

Thanks to the following contributors who worked on this release:

  • @cameronwhite
  • @DontBelieveMe
  • @iceseyes
  • @jcranney
  • @jlearman
  • @Kadabash

Added

  • File information is now displayed at the top of the score (#49).
  • The Delete key will now remove rests - previously, Ctrl+Delete was required (#202).
  • Added support for left hand fingering hints (#261, #65).

Fixed

  • Fixed tempo drift issues during playback (#269).
  • Fixed errors when loading or saving files that had non-ASCII characters in their path (#244).
  • Fixed a bug in the score polisher when there were grace notes at the start of a bar.
  • Fixed issues where the pause and stop buttons did not reliably respond to clicks during playback (#237).
  • Fixed a bug where dots could be hidden when a note had an accidental (#242).
  • Fixed a bug with the MIDI exporter that caused the file header to be invalid (#241).
  • Fixed incorrect key signature position for the bass clef (#275).
  • Fixed a bug where it was impossible to edit the number of repeats at the final barline in the score.
  • Improved how the MIDI output on OSX is implemented (#285).
  • The dark theme on Mac OSX is now supported for all widgets except the score view.
  • Fixed many build system issues (e.g. #255, #282) and updated the required compiler and library versions.
    • A C++17 compiler is now required.
    • Third-party dependencies are no longer bundled as submodules, and instead are expected to be provided by the system package manager or a tool such as vcpkg. The README has been updated with the recommended build steps.
    • Moved to Github Actions for CI builds. See .github/workflows/build.yml.
    • Fixed errors when loading .pt2 files with newer versions of RapidJSON.
    • Various improvements to the OSX installer.

Alpha 10 - 2016-12-22

Added

  • An Ubuntu PPA is now available (https://launchpad.net/~powertab-developers/+archive/ubuntu/powertabeditor-stable).
  • Added a dialog (under the Players menu) for adding custom filters for which players should be visible in the score. (#173).
  • Added zoom support (#211, #213, #221).
  • Added drag and drop support for opening files.
  • Added delete commands to the Edit menu (#101).
  • Added support for multi-line text items (#71).
  • Added an option to stop MIDI playback and return to the initial location, instead of just pausing at the current location (#185).

Changed

  • Improved Linux integration and fixed several packaging issues (#178, #201)

    • Added a correct install target, which installs the executable to $CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX/bin and the tuning dictionary to $CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX/share/powertab/powertabeditor.
    • Custom tuning dictionaries are now saved to $XDG_DATA_HOME/powertab/powertabeditor, and application settings are saved under $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/powertab.
    • Added launcher support, with a .desktop file and application icon installed to $CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX/share/applications and $CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX/share/icons/hicolor.
    • Added file association support, installed to $CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX/share/mime/packages.
    • Building against the system versions of RapidJSON, pugixml, Catch, withershins, and RtMidi is now supported. They will be auto-detected and used instead of the submodules in the external directory.
    • Fixed missing version numbers in the titlebar when building from a tarball instead of a Git repository.
    • Running make test will now run the unit tests.

  • Improved OS X integration

    • Key sequences (e.g. in the Customize Shortcuts dialog) are now displayed in the native format (matching what is seen in the menus) instead of showing Ctrl/Shift/etc
    • The tab bar and several dialogs now have a more native appearance.
    • Improved the appearance of the playback toolbar, mixer, and instrument panel.
    • Fixed a number of default keyboard shortcuts that were unusable due to conflicts with system-wide shortcuts.
    • Modifications to the tuning dictionary are now saved under ~/Library/Application Support instead of overwriting the tuning dictionary in the application bundle.

  • Application settings are now saved using a simple JSON format on Windows / Linux, and NSUserDefaults (.plist) on OS X.

  • Improved the auto-scrolling behaviour when moving the caret's location (#191).

  • Opening the same file multiple times will now switch to the tab where the file was already open for editing (#29).

  • When adding a new staff, the number of strings now defaults to the current staff's number of strings (#193).

  • When adding a new system, the number of staves is inherited from the previous system (#193).

  • Removed the lower bpm limit for tempos, which fixes occasional v1.7 import errors (#206).

Fixed

  • Fixed issues with using Backspace as a keyboard shortcut (#166).
  • Fixed a crash when removing the last staff in a system (#216).
  • Fixed a potential crash when playing imported v1.7 files with alternate endings (#204).
  • Fixed the Ukulele GCEA tuning (#229)
  • Fixed a potential crash when playing an imported Guitar Pro file with empty bars (#230)

Alpha 9 - 2015-11-15

Changed

  • Rewritten MIDI player, which now shares the majority of its code with the MIDI file exporter and should produce identical MIDI events.

Fixed

  • Fixed MIDI playback issues on Windows 10 when using the Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth.
  • Fixed a potential crash when merging the guitar and bass score from a v1.7 file (#183).

Alpha 8 - 2015-06-28

Added

  • MIDI files can now be exported (#55).

Changed

  • Rewritten score merger, which fixes numerous issues with importing v1.7 files (#153, #154).
  • Grace notes are now drawn smaller and with a slash through the stem, and are no longer included in beaming patterns (#19).
  • The Increase/Decrease Duration command now updates the active note duration that is used for new notes (#70).

Fixed

  • The scorer polisher now correctly handles grace notes (#103).
  • Fixed a crash when there are no available MIDI output devices (#180).
  • The note duration is now preserved when changing a note to a rest (#175).

Alpha 7 - 2015-04-26

Added

  • Added support for hiding staves via the View menu in the toolbar (#66).
  • Added a Save command to the File menu (#21)
  • Added support for opening files via Finder on OSX (#169)
  • Added a command (Ctrl+Space) to start playback from the beginning of the current measure (#163)

Changed

  • The Print Preview dialog can now be maximized (#165)
  • Player changes now display the actual player name instead of the player number (#161)

Fixed

  • Fixed crash when changing the number of strings in a staff (#170)

Alpha 6 - 2015-01-24

Added

  • Added printing support (#157).
  • The number of strings in a staff can now be edited (#146).
  • When a crash occurs, a dialog is now displayed that contains a crash report and a link to the bug tracker (#160).

Changed

  • Renamed a few commands to make them easier to find in the shortcut editor (#139).
  • Player changes now indicate if there are no players assigned to a particular staff, instead of being invisible (#147).

Fixed

  • Fixed a crash when changing the number of strings for a player (#159).

Alpha 5 - 2014-12-27

Added

  • Added a shortcut (Shift+J) for the Polish Score command, and adjusted the names of some commands to make them easier to find in the keyboard shortcuts dialog (#139)

Changed

  • The bend dialog now allows arbitrarily long bend durations (#136)
  • New instruments are now named the same way as players (#142)
  • All clickable items in the score now have tooltips (#148)
  • Improved the placement of slide and hammeron symbols (#152)
  • The customize shortcuts dialog now checks for duplicate shortcuts (#7)
  • The tuning dialog now tracks whether the current tuning matches one of the presets from the tuning dictionary (#141)

Fixed

  • Fixed various issues with scrolling through the presets in the tuning dialog (#122, #138)
  • Fixed a bug with error handling in the Player Change dialog (#147)
  • Fixed errors when loading Guitar Pro files on Linux (#156)
  • Fixed a bug in the score polisher when dealing with multiple voices (#144)

Alpha 4 - 2014-9-20

Added

  • Added many new tunings to the tuning dictionary (including 7 and 8 string tunings), and cleaned up several redundant or incorrect tunings (#118, #119, #130, #114, #113, #112, #111, #122)
  • Added a command to polish a single system (#78)
  • The tuning dialog now allows users to revert to the original tuning after editing a preset (#121)
  • Added additional fret options to the tapped harmonic dialog (#129)

Changed

  • Improved the positioning of rehearsal signs when the position spacing is large (#84)
  • Newly-created files are now marked as modified so that users are prompted to save the files before exiting (#106)
  • For groups of harmonics, the dotted line no longer stretches to the end of the staff (#128)
  • The last used directory is now updated after saving a file, instead of only when opening a file (#137)
  • Newly-created players and instruments now have unique names (#105, #107)
  • Tapped harmonics are now updated when changing the fret number of a note (#129)
  • The caret now turns gray to indicate if the score widget has lost focus (#123)

Fixed

  • Fixed errors with saving custom tunings to the tuning dictionary on Windows.
  • Fixed a bug where the playback toolbar buttons' tooltips did not update after changing their keyboard shortcuts (#14)
  • Fixed issues with the caret not redrawing properly after moving to another system (#87, #34)
  • Fixed a bug where the caret could get stuck in an invalid position after polishing the score (#85)
  • The score polisher now handles alternate endings correctly (#57)
  • Files are now correctly marked as unmodified after being saved (#90)
  • Fixed a bug that caused the score polisher to fail when rhythms from different staves/voices didn't exactly match up (#109)
  • Fixed a bug that caused 16th notes to sometimes be drawn without beams (#98)
  • Fixed a bug that caused the bend dialog to incorrectly set the release pitch (#93)
  • Fixed a bug that caused bends to not be fully released during MIDI playback (#93)
  • Fixed crashes when removing players and instruments (#97)
  • Fixed a bug that caused the sharps checkbox to be incorrectly checked when editing a tuning (#120)
  • Fixed a potential crash when deleting a note after changing voices (#124)
  • Corrected the note heads used when drawing harmonics (#127)

Alpha 3 - 2014-08-30

Added

  • Added a score polisher command under the Edit menu. Imported files (e.g. Guitar Pro files) are now automatically formatted upon being loaded (#78, #26, #79).
  • Bar numbers are now drawn at the start of each system (#1).
  • Ties are now drawn in the standard notation staff (#38).
  • The metronome can now be toggled on and off during MIDI playback (#73).

Changed

  • Pressing Y on an empty position will now insert a note that is tied to the previous note (#61).
  • Ties, bends, hammer-ons, and slides are now drawn much more smoothly.

Fixed

  • Fixed a bug where the caret could become incorrectly positioned after adding or editing a note (#81).
  • Fixed a bug where tied notes were not faded in the tab staff (#72).
  • Fixed a bug with the importing of v1.7 files where symbols such as rehearsal signs were duplicated while expanding a repeated section (#75).
  • Fixed a bug where a multi-bar rest of duration 1 could be created when importing v1.7 files.

Alpha 2 - 2014-08-17

Added

  • Added a 32-bit installer for Windows XP users. If you installed the previous alpha release, keep using the win64 version.
  • An OS X installer is now available.
  • The buttons in the playback widget now have keyboard shortcuts, associated menu items, and more useful tooltips (#14)

Changed

  • Completely rewritten importer for Guitar Pro 3,4,5 files with numerous bug fixes and improvements
    • Grace notes are now imported from Guitar Pro files (#32)
    • Irregular groups are now imported from Guitar Pro files (#11)
    • Drawing the score is now significantly faster for large documents.
    • Added support for floating text (#12). In order to support flexible score layouts in the future, text is attached to a position in the system (instead of being at an absolute (x,y) position as in v1.7)
    • Improved the readability of the score by adding a small white border around tab notes, and switched to a lighter color for tab lines.
    • Improved MIDI playback for muted notes (#51)
    • Long beam groups (such as eight 16th notes in 4/4 time) are now subdivided for improved readability.
  • Improved the rendering of alternate endings (#57)

Fixed

  • Listesso and triplet feel tempo markers are now drawn correctly (#44)
  • Fixed issues where the automatic scrolling during MIDI playback became laggy (#56)
  • Fixed some issues where alternate endings were ignored during MIDI playback (#63)
  • Fixed a crash when deleting a note that was part of an irregular group (#39)

Alpha 1 - 2014-07-27

  • The first alpha release!