Alpha 10

• An Ubuntu PPA is now available (https://launchpad.net/~powertab-developers/+archive/ubuntu/powertabeditor-stable).
• 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.
• 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.
• 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).
• Fixed issues with using Backspace as a keyboard shortcut (#166).
• 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).
• Added delete commands to the Edit menu (#101).
• Added support for multi-line text items (#71).
• 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).
• Added an option to stop MIDI playback and return to the initial location, instead of just pausing at the current location (#185).
• Fixed the Ukulele GCEA tuning (#229)
• Fixed a potential crash when playing an imported Guitar Pro file with empty bars (#230)

Alpha 9

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

Alpha 8

• MIDI files can now be exported (#55).
• Rewritten score merger, which fixes numerous issues with importing v1.7 files (#153, #154).
• The scorer polisher now correctly handles grace notes (#103).
• Grace notes are now drawn smaller and with a slash through the stem, and are no longer included in beaming patterns (#19).
• 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).
• The Increase/Decrease Duration command now updates the active note duration that is used for new notes (#70).

Alpha 7

• Added support for hiding staves via the View menu in the toolbar (#66). Currently this only supports viewing either the guitars or basses - support for custom filters will be added in the future.
• Added a Save command to the File menu (#21)
• Added support for opening files via Finder on OSX (#169)
• Fixed crash when changing the number of strings in a staff (#170)
• The Print Preview dialog can now be maximized (#165)
• Added a command (Ctrl+Space) to start playback from the beginning of the current measure (#163)
• Player changes now display the actual player name instead of the player number (#161)

Alpha 6

• Added printing support (#157).
• The number of strings in a staff can now be edited (#146).
• Fixed a crash when changing the number of strings for a player (#159).
• When a crash occurs, a dialog is now displayed that contains a crash report and a link to the bug tracker (#160).
• 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).

Alpha 5

• The bend dialog now allows arbitrarily long bend durations (#136)
• Fixed various issues with scrolling through the presets in the tuning dialog (#122, #138)
• New instruments are now named the same way as players (#142)
• All clickable items in the score now have tooltips (#148)
• Fixed a bug with error handling in the Player Change dialog (#147)
• Fixed errors when loading Guitar Pro files on Linux (#156)
• 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)
• Improved the placement of slide and hammeron symbols (#152)
• Fixed a bug in the score polisher when dealing with multiple voices (#144)
• 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)

Alpha 4

• 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)
• 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)
• Added a command to polish a single system (#78)
• 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)
• 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)
• 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)
• The tuning dialog now allows users to revert to the original tuning after editing a preset (#121)
• Fixed a potential crash when deleting a note after changing voices (#124)
• Corrected the note heads used when drawing harmonics (#127)
• 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)
• Added additional fret options to the tapped harmonic dialog (#129)
• 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)

Alpha 3

• 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).
• The metronome can now be toggled on and off during MIDI playback (#73).
• Pressing Y on an empty position will now insert a note that is tied to the previous note (#61).
• Ties are now drawn in the standard notation staff (#38).
• Bar numbers are now drawn at the start of each system (#1).
• Ties, bends, hammer-ons, and slides are now drawn much more smoothly.
• 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

New Installers

• 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.

New Features / Improvements

• 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.

Bug Fixes

• The buttons in the playback widget now have keyboard shortcuts, associated menu items, and more useful tooltips (#14)
• 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)
• Improved the rendering of alternate endings (#57)
• Fixed a crash when deleting a note that was part of an irregular group (#39)

See the full list of fixed issues here.

Alpha 1

The first alpha release! Take a look at the intro page on the wiki for information about new features, known issues, etc.

An installer for OS X is coming soon ...