Version 2.1.1

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Release Notes

This is a patch release that fixes a layout issue and internationalisation issues with the new Manuscript Build tool. It also fixes a number of issues related to bugs in the underlying Qt framework that affects drag and drop functionality in the project tree. These issues were mostly
only affecting Debian Linux package releases.

Other, minor issues related to updating the editor on colour theme change and project word list changes have been fixed as well. See the full changelog for more details.

Detailed Changelog

Bugfixes

• Fix an issue with width of the last two columns on Selection page of the Build Settings dialog on Windows. They were far too wide by default. Issue Initial size of Manuscript Build Settings window #1551. PR Fix Build Settings icon column size issue #1553.
• Fix an issue where a lot of string were not translated to the UI language in the new Manuscript Build tool. Issue Most recent translations missing in 2.1 #1563. PR Fix i18n issues #1565.
• Fix an issue in the Document Viewer where it wouldn't scroll to a heading further down the page when following a reference pointing to it. Issue Following a reference doesn't scroll the viewer #1566. PR Fix viewer navigation #1568.
• Add back in checks for illegal drag and drop moves in the project tree. In 2.0, the logic here was changed to set certain restrictions on the elements of the project tree itself, but there are numerous bugs in the Qt framework related to drag and drop, so the checks are ignored on at least Qt 5.15.8. In particular, it is possible to drop items on the root level, and it's possible to move root items to other locations. Neither should be possible and will severely mess up the project if done. Issue Drag and drop broken in recent Qt5.15 releases #1569. PR Add check for illegal drag and drops  #1570.
• Add a custom autoscroll feature when dragging an item in the project tree to near the top or bottom. This is actually a default feature of the tree widget in the Qt library, but this too is broken in some versions of Qt 5.15.x. The default feature has been permanently disabled and replaced by a custom written feature that behaves similarly. Issue Project tree does not scroll when dragging an item to edge #1561. PR Add autoscroll feature #1571.
• Fix an issue where the editor document wasn't re-highlighted when the Syntax Theme for it was changed. Issue Document theme not refreshed when switching theme #1535. PR Fix editor refresh issues #1573.
• Fix an issue where editing the Project Word List would not refresh the spell checking of the editor. Issue Spell checking not refreshing on word list change #1559. PR Fix editor refresh issues #1573.

Usability

• Changed how the default UI language is selected. It used to default to the system locale, but that is now changed to British English if the system local is not available in novelWriter. The only real effects of this is that the dropdown box in Preferences now selects British English if the system locale is not available rather than the first in the list (currently Deutch). The second effect is that the language on buttons and other Qt components will match the rest of the UI. Issue AppImage: default GUI language appears as German (Deutsch) #1564. PR Fix i18n issues #1565.
• There is a bug in Qt on Wayland desktops where menus don't open in the correct location. According to one Qt ticket, QTBUG-68636, this can be mitigated by ensuring all QMenu instances have a parent set. This does not fix all issues, but it should help. The menus without a parent set have now been updated. Issue Menus open in a weird spot (Linux AppImage, Debian 12) #1536. PR Set menu parents #1572.

Documentation

• Fixed a number of spelling errors and typing mistakes in the documentation for 2.1. Contributed by @nisemono-neko. PR Some minor documentation fixes #1567.

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This discussion was created from the release Version 2.1.1.

[YourTheFinestIveEverKnown]

As a Debian user, I am grateful for these fixes. Your work is very much appreciated. Thank You!