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Pixelmator 1.1.2 Update Released

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Pixelmator is still being updated at a serious rate, and still adding new features to make it even better value as a low-cost Photoshop alternative :) Release 1.1.2 was released today and can be downloaded by firing up the app itself.

Features and fixes include the following:-

• Fill now works in real-time
• Minor performance improvements added
• Contextual menu for selection tools now available
• Layer via Copy (Contextual menu or Command+J shortcut) added
• Layer via Cut (Contextual menu or Command+Shift+J) added
• Selection can now be started from outside the canvas area
• Selection tools can be started from outside the canvas area when in Full Screen mode
• Selection cursor is now more precise
• Image Size sheet now remembers recently-used measure units
• Improved window scrolling when using Selection tools
• Transform > Scale now scales proportionally when Shift key is pressed
• Double-click when scaling layer now accepts changes
• Mouse-click on active selection now causes deselect
• Arrow keys on keyboard can be used to move selection
• Refine Selection keyboard shortcut changed to Command+Option+R
• New Image palette now remembers previously-selected units
• Moving selection content when there is preserved transparency on layer is now possible
• Selection tool cursors are now active outside canvas area
• Selection appearance improved when zoomed out
• Selection animation appearance improved
• Strange line when using Lasso tool is now gone
• Bug that did not allow user to select Selection mode in Tool Options palette is fixed
• Bug that did not allow selection mode in launched app is fixed
• Content duplication bug after using Refine Selection is fixed
• Layer now moves together with selection on that layer
• Transforming outside the canvas is improved
• Various Filter Rope improvements
• Minor interface bug fixes
• Fill color shifting bug fixed
• Bug that did not allow fill on empty layer fixed
• Bug that activated Finder window when mouse-clicked outside the canvas in the Full Screen mode fixed
• Bug causing Gradient Tool to generate garbage on small images fixed
• Bug that caused Gradient panel not to update fixed
• Text shadows are no longer cropped
• A layer thumbnail refresh bug after rotating canvas is fixed
• Redrawing bug when moving small selection is fixed
• A console message that said: "Inconsistent set of values to create NSBitmapImageRep" is fixed
• A bug that caused inverted Tiff images after saving is fixed
• Tiff compression now works under 10.5 Leopard
• A bug that did not allow selection content to be filled when it was moved is fixed
• A bug that caused Brush to paint behind a moved selection layer is fixed
• A bug that caused switching to another application and back after a selection was created and using transform tools caused wrong selection content is fixed
• A bug that caused a strange line to appear when editing Image Size and using Fill is fixed
• A bug that sometimes did not allow user to add stroke on layer is fixed
• A crash that occurred when using Clone Stamp tool for a while
• A crash that occurred when using Levels adjustment when none of layers was selected is fixed
• A crash that occurred when trying to add custom image to Color Map palette is fixed
• A crash that occurred when saving some specific resolution images as PXM is fixed
• A crash that occurred when painting on image of 10x10 pixels in size is fixed
• A crash that occurred when painting on image after changes in Image Size is fixed
• A bug that caused crash when switching tools with keyboard shortcuts is fixed
• Various crashes that have to do with memory are fixed
• A crash that occurred when trying to use fill without any layer selected is fixed
 
Still no aspect-ratio-constrain-crop;
Still no adjust marquee/mask with brush.

But I suppose this is a bugfix release, not a feature release. Maybe we'll see these basic features added in 1.2. Here's hoping.

Glad they're still working on it anyway.

SL
 
Damn it, they still didn't fix the problem that when selecting something with the magic wand it slows my Core 2 Duo iMac to a crawl. Not just Pixelmator -- everything.
 
dynamicv said:
Pixelmator is still being updated at a serious rate, and still adding new features to make it even better value as a low-cost Photoshop alternative :) Release 1.1.2 was released today and can be downloaded by firing up the app itself.

Features and fixes include the following:-

• Fill now works in real-time
• Minor performance improvements added
• Contextual menu for selection tools now available
• Layer via Copy (Contextual menu or Command+J shortcut) added
• Layer via Cut (Contextual menu or Command+Shift+J) added
• Selection can now be started from outside the canvas area
• Selection tools can be started from outside the canvas area when in Full Screen mode
• Selection cursor is now more precise
• Image Size sheet now remembers recently-used measure units
• Improved window scrolling when using Selection tools
• Transform > Scale now scales proportionally when Shift key is pressed
• Double-click when scaling layer now accepts changes
• Mouse-click on active selection now causes deselect
• Arrow keys on keyboard can be used to move selection
• Refine Selection keyboard shortcut changed to Command+Option+R
• New Image palette now remembers previously-selected units
• Moving selection content when there is preserved transparency on layer is now possible
• Selection tool cursors are now active outside canvas area
• Selection appearance improved when zoomed out
• Selection animation appearance improved
• Strange line when using Lasso tool is now gone
• Bug that did not allow user to select Selection mode in Tool Options palette is fixed
• Bug that did not allow selection mode in launched app is fixed
• Content duplication bug after using Refine Selection is fixed
• Layer now moves together with selection on that layer
• Transforming outside the canvas is improved
• Various Filter Rope improvements
• Minor interface bug fixes
• Fill color shifting bug fixed
• Bug that did not allow fill on empty layer fixed
• Bug that activated Finder window when mouse-clicked outside the canvas in the Full Screen mode fixed
• Bug causing Gradient Tool to generate garbage on small images fixed
• Bug that caused Gradient panel not to update fixed
• Text shadows are no longer cropped
• A layer thumbnail refresh bug after rotating canvas is fixed
• Redrawing bug when moving small selection is fixed
• A console message that said: "Inconsistent set of values to create NSBitmapImageRep" is fixed
• A bug that caused inverted Tiff images after saving is fixed
• Tiff compression now works under 10.5 Leopard
• A bug that did not allow selection content to be filled when it was moved is fixed
• A bug that caused Brush to paint behind a moved selection layer is fixed
• A bug that caused switching to another application and back after a selection was created and using transform tools caused wrong selection content is fixed
• A bug that caused a strange line to appear when editing Image Size and using Fill is fixed
• A bug that sometimes did not allow user to add stroke on layer is fixed
• A crash that occurred when using Clone Stamp tool for a while
• A crash that occurred when using Levels adjustment when none of layers was selected is fixed
• A crash that occurred when trying to add custom image to Color Map palette is fixed
• A crash that occurred when saving some specific resolution images as PXM is fixed
• A crash that occurred when painting on image of 10x10 pixels in size is fixed
• A crash that occurred when painting on image after changes in Image Size is fixed
• A bug that caused crash when switching tools with keyboard shortcuts is fixed
• Various crashes that have to do with memory are fixed
• A crash that occurred when trying to use fill without any layer selected is fixed
Click to expand...

WOW... That's a lot for a x.x.1 update
 
1.1.3 released already :)

* It is now possible to constrain crop proportions in the crop tool options palette
* Crop rotate is available
* Double-click crop selection accepts crop
* Crop contextual menu includes crop and cancel menu items
* Crop tool and option + shift keyboard shortcuts now constrains proportions from center
* Crop tool and option starts crop selection from center
* Crop tool now crops layer masks
* Crop selection center point for crop rotation is available
* A crop function is added to the selection tools contextual menu
* Shift + rotate crop rotates the crop selection 15 degrees
* A bug that caused color shifting with some blending modes when using crop tool is fixed
* Other minor crop improvements have been implemented
* Using the move tool contextual menu, one can select any layer that is behind the move cursor
* Layer mask and linked layers now move together with selected layer when using move arrows on keyboard
* It is now possible to move the selection content when command key is pressed
* A bug that appeared after moving the layer with keyboard arrows (document close button was in the unchanged state, and undo would not work) is fixed
* It is now possible to move layers when using transform tools
* Thumbnail refresh after moving layer bug is fixed
* Hand tool works outside the canvas in the full screen mode
* Double-click hand tool works the same as fit in window
* Fit in window and actual pixels added to hand tool contextual menu
* A bug that caused keyboard arrows not to move layers after the selection was removed
* Zoom selection does not include the area outside the canvas when zooming in
* A bug that appeared when zooming using keyboard shortcuts (which did not always work) is fixed
* Zoom tool contextual menu now includes fit in window, actual pixels, zoom in, zoom out
* Zoom selection animation improved
* Minor zoom performance improvements
* Zoom in/zoom out using mouse scroll wheel with option key pressed has been added
* The precision of zoom slider in tool options palette is improved
* A bug that caused incorrect size of picture when pasting it from Microsoft Word is fixed
* Using selection tools option + shift now works as a constrain proportion starting from center
* Shift constrains proportions independently of which selection mode is chosen
* A bug that appeared when using shift to constrain proportions (which did not work correctly) is now fixed
* Contextual menu for selection tools when selection is not available includes select all and reselect
* A bug that caused the app to behave strangely after opening an image when modal palette was active is now fixed
* A bug that caused some palettes to stay on desktop after switching the apps with command+ tab is fixed
* A bug that caused a delay when dragging palettes around the desktop is fixed
* The app remembers jpeg and tiff quality settings
* Shift clicking after selecting several layers in layers palette now removes layer selection
* The app will no longer open malware files that have image file extensions
* A bug that caused selection focus to disappear when using search in photo browser is fixed
* Photo browser now shows pxm preview
* Photo browser now understands exif rotate parameter
* A bug that caused clone stamp tool to change the color after painting is fixed
* A delay that occurred when using clone stamp tool close to its source is fixed
* A bug that caused type layer to have errors when using crop tool is fixed
* A bug that cased a small memory leak when generating pxm preview is fixed
* A crash that occurred when using clone stamp tool with larger images is fixed
* A crash that occurred when using painting tools with selection in quick mask mode is fixed
* A bug that caused photo browser not to show folder aliases is fixed
* A bug that allowed the movement from the desktop onto the canvas when using adjustments tools is fixed
* A crash that occurred when switching to other application when using crop tool is fixed
* PSD bug with memory fixed
* JPEG quality settings are now much more precise
* GIF compatibility improvements have been implemented
* Minor 10.5.2 compatibility improvements have been made
* Minor user interface improvements have been implemented
 
Gettin' there. Still a few features I need before I can replace Photoshop. Both have to do with exporting.

I need a way to previous image quality and file size when exporting to JPG.

I also need a way to specify a number of colors in a GIF, see the file size, and preview it as I'm exporting it.
 
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