Alpha 16

Installing

• For Windows and Mac users, download the installer from the Assets section at the bottom of the release notes.
• For Linux users, a Snap package and Flatpak package are now available.

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).

Credits

Thanks to the following contributors who worked on this release:

• @cameronwhite