New Features

• HUD windows can now be closed using the Esc key when they have focus.
• A new option has been added to highlight double spaces at the end of a line.
• Github-style task lists can now be made using the * and + bullet point characters, in addition to the - character.
• Support for ConTeXt and wkhtmltopdf when exporting to PDF with Pandoc has been added.
• Auto-matching characters for selected text now respects the existing preferences for the matching done while typing without text selected.
• Typing a single quote (') will no longer result in a second quote being automatically inserted after the cursor if the cursor is positioned in the middle of a word.
• Most settings have been moved into a new Preferences dialog to accommodate the ever increasing number of application options.
• Font size can now be increased by pressing Ctrl+=or decreased by pressing Ctrl+-. It can also be changed by using Ctrl and the mouse wheel.
• When exporting to other file formats, the output file will be opened after export with its default application.
• E-books created using Pandoc will now also be generated with a table of contents.
• When passing in a file path via the command line, a new file will be created with that path if it does not already exist.
• When typing a * character, ghostwriter would auto-insert a second * character in anticipation of emphasized text. The auto-inserted second * will now be removed if a space is typed to accommodate a bullet list instead.
• Rudimentary support for HiDPI has been added. See notes below.
• Various performance enhancements and tweaks have been made under the hood.

Fixes

• Issue #128: Hyphenated words are now considered one word for spell checking.
• Issue #131: ghostwriter can now be built from its source tarball without needing git to be installed.
• Issue #132: Linux desktop file now specifies that ghostwriter can open only one file from the command line rather than multiple files.
• Issue #170: Ctrl+M now opens the HTML Preview instead of Ctrl+W. This is to avoid a conflict with closing windows in Linux.
• Issue #219: Copy and paste no longer makes the word count jump.
• Sundry minor fixes have been added.

Notes

Since version 1.4.0, if you are using the portable version of ghostwriter for Windows, please note that you no longer require the translations folder in your data folder. The translations folder has been moved up one folder, so you don't need to have your settings and themes mixed with an application dependency. When moving the contents of your old data folder to the new one, please delete the old data\translations folder.

Version 1.5.0 brings various HiDPI improvements. However, SVG icons for the full screen button and the HUD window buttons will look overly large and clipped. Drop shadows on text and buttons will also look somewhat pixelated. This is due to QTBUG-60026, which has been fixed in Qt 5.9. At the time of this release, Qt 5.9 is still in beta. It is recommended for users using Qt versions below 5.9 to use a FHD screen resolution when using ghostwriter.

Linux Downloads

Ubuntu Linux users can download the latest version of ghostwriter from the Launchpad PPA using the following commands in a terminal window:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:wereturtle/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ghostwriter

You may also visit the wereturtle package archive page directly. For more information on how to add a PPA to your system, please see the Launchpad guide. Note that this version of ghostwriter has been packaged in the PPA solely for the following Ubuntu versions:

• Trusty (14.04)
• Vivid (15.04)
• Xenial (16.04)
• Yakkety (16.10)
• Zesty (17.04)
• Artful (17.10)

The following are links to unofficial packages/repositories for other Linux distros, kindly provided by volunteers:

• Fedora
• openSUSE
• Arch Linux AUR

This release contains the following fixes:

• Issue #113: Full screen clock now displays time based on locale.
• Issue #119: Null characters, which had been breaking the HTML preview, are no longer inserted when typing over selecting text.
• Issue #121: Code fences are now correctly highlighted when they contain blank lines.
• Issue #123: Statistics HUDs now have proper padding when alternating row colors is enabled.
• Issue #125: The translations folder has been moved up one folder for the portable distribution of ghostwriter.
• Sundry minor fixes have been added.

Important Note: If you are using the portable version of ghostwriter for Windows, please note that you no longer require the translations folder in your data folder. The translations folder has been moved up one folder, so you don't need to have your settings and themes mixed with an application dependency. When moving the contents of your old data folder to the new one, please delete the old data\translations folder.

Ubuntu Linux users can download the latest version of ghostwriter from the Launchpad PPA using the following commands in a terminal window:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:wereturtle/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ghostwriter

You may also visit the wereturtle package archive page directly. For more information on how to add a PPA to your system, please see the Launchpad guide. Note that this version of ghostwriter has been packaged in the PPA solely for the following Ubuntu versions:

• Trusty (14.04)
• Vivid (15.04)
• Wily (15.10)
• Xenial (16.04)
• Yakkety (16.10)

The following are links to unofficial packages/repositories for other Linux distros, kindly provided by volunteers:

• Fedora
• openSUSE
• Arch Linux AUR

This release contains the following fixes:

• Issue #115: Pressing backspace at the end of a line no longer deletes adjacent line breaks.
• Issue #116: Renaming a theme no longer removes its background image.
• Issue #107: Main window is now rendered correctly when transitioning between full screen mode and maximized. Main window also remembers its normal size upon being restored from maximized after having been in full screen mode previously.

Ubuntu Linux users can download the latest version of ghostwriter from the Launchpad PPA using the following commands in a terminal window:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:wereturtle/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ghostwriter

You may also visit the wereturtle package archive page directly. For more information on how to add a PPA to your system, please see the Launchpad guide. Note that this version of ghostwriter has been packaged in the PPA solely for the following Ubuntu versions:

• Trusty (14.04)
• Vivid (15.04)
• Wily (15.10)
• Xenial (16.04)
• Yakkety (16.10)

Finally, openSUSE packages are available for download here.

This release contains the following features and fixes:

• The time of day optionally displays in full screen mode.
• The recent file history size has been increased to 10.
• The menu bar will optionally auto-hide in full screen mode when the mouse is not hovering over it.
• All new Hemingway mode button will disable backspace and delete keys.
• Two new HUDs display statistical information on the current writing session and document.
• Auto-matched characters can be customized.
• Pandoc PDF export now has better defaults for margins and hyperlinks.
• Shortcut keys using Alt now use Ctrl to avoid conflicts with OS shortcut keys and to better accommodate non-USA keyboards.
• High DPI scaling has been enabled for Qt 5.6 and above.
• Dragging and dropping an image into the editor will now insert the image link at the mouse location.
• Classic Light and Classic Dark themes have new color palettes.
• Various aesthetics have been added to the main window.
• New application translations are available for the following languages:
  • German
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Portuguese (Brazil)
  • Russian
• Sundry other fixes have been added.

Ubuntu Linux users can download the latest version of ghostwriter from the Launchpad PPA using the following commands in a terminal window:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:wereturtle/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ghostwriter

You may also visit the wereturtle package archive page directly. For more information on how to add a PPA to your system, please see the Launchpad guide. Note that this version of ghostwriter has been packaged in the PPA solely for the following Ubuntu versions:

• Trusty (14.04)
• Vivid (15.04)
• Wily (15.10)
• Xenial (16.04)
• Yakkety (16.10)

Finally, openSUSE packages are available for download here.

This release contains the following features and fixes:

• Added a new Markdown cheat sheet HUD window.
• Fixed DPI scaling for HTML Preview and Quick Reference Guide.
• Added proper English translation ts and qm files to support plurals.
• Updated ghostwriter to select application translation to use based on OS locale.
• Fixed Qt 5 API call that was causing ghostwriter to fail compilation under Qt 4.

Ubuntu Linux users can download the latest version of ghostwriter from the Launchpad PPA using the following commands in a terminal window:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:wereturtle/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ghostwriter

You may also visit the wereturtle package archive page directly. For more information on how to add a PPA to your system, please see the Launchpad guide. Note that this version of ghostwriter has been packaged in the PPA solely for the following Ubuntu versions:

• Trusty (14.04)
• Vivid (15.04)
• Wily (15.10)
• Xenial (16.04)

Finally, openSUSE packages are available for download here.

This release contains the following fixes:

• Fixed an issue where export of Markdown document using Pandoc or other command line tools failed when spaces were in the output file path.
• Fixed an issue where numbered lists that were sublists to a bullet point list were not highlighted properly.

Ubuntu Linux users can download the latest version of ghostwriter from the Launchpad PPA using the following commands in a terminal window:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:wereturtle/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ghostwriter

You may also visit the wereturtle package archive page directly. For more information on how to add a PPA to your system, please see the Launchpad guide. Note that this version of ghostwriter has been packaged in the PPA solely for the following Ubuntu versions:

• Trusty (14.04)
• Vivid (15.04)
• Wily (15.10)

This release contains the following fixes:

• Fixed an issue where anchor tags for headings inserted for HTML Preview were conflicting with Pandoc's heading anchor tags.

Ubuntu Linux users can download the latest version of ghostwriter from the Launchpad PPA using the following commands in a terminal window:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:wereturtle/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ghostwriter

You may also visit the wereturtle package archive page directly. For more information on how to add a PPA to your system, please see the Launchpad guide. Note that this version of ghostwriter has been packaged in the PPA solely for the following Ubuntu versions:

• Trusty (14.04)
• Vivid (15.04)
• Wily (15.10)

This release contains the following fixes:

• Fixed an issue on Windows where UTF-8 encoding was not being detected on opening a file unless there was a BOM present. The application now defaults to UTF-8 when opening a file.

Ubuntu Linux users can download the latest version of ghostwriter from the Launchpad PPA using the following commands in a terminal window:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:wereturtle/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ghostwriter

You may also visit the wereturtle package archive page directly. For more information on how to add a PPA to your system, please see the Launchpad guide. Note that this version of ghostwriter has been packaged in the PPA solely for the following Ubuntu versions:

• Trusty (14.04)
• Vivid (15.04)
• Wily (15.10)

This release contains the following fixes:

• Fixed an issue where spelling suggestions were not always displayed in the context menu if the menu key was pressed on the keyboard.

Ubuntu Linux users can download the latest version of ghostwriter from the Launchpad PPA using the following commands in a terminal window:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:wereturtle/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ghostwriter

You may also visit the wereturtle package archive page directly. For more information on how to add a PPA to your system, please see the Launchpad guide. Note that this version of ghostwriter has been packaged in the PPA solely for the following Ubuntu versions:

• Trusty (14.04)
• Vivid (15.04)
• Wily (15.10)

This release contains the following fixes:

• Corrected a regression where the application stopped going to the last known cursor position upon opening a file.
• Fixed an issue where the context menu was showing up in the wrong position on the screen when the user pressed the keyboard's menu key for a misspelled word.
• Fixed an issue where spelling suggestions were not always being displayed in the context menu depending on which line in the text block the mouse was clicked.

Ubuntu Linux users can download the latest version of ghostwriter from the Launchpad PPA using the following commands in a terminal window:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:wereturtle/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ghostwriter

You may also visit the wereturtle package archive page directly. For more information on how to add a PPA to your system, please see the Launchpad guide. Note that this version of ghostwriter has been packaged in the PPA solely for the following Ubuntu versions:

• Trusty (14.04)
• Vivid (15.04)
• Wily (15.10)

Just in time for National Novel Writing Month (NanoWriMo), this release contains various bug fixes and internal enhancements, along with the following features and improvements:

• More intelligent list handling
• New Format menu
• Pipe table highlighting
• GitHub mentions highlighting

Also, the Ubuntu Launchpad PPA is here! Please add ppa:wereturtle/ppa to your system to install this version of ghostwriter on your Ubuntu Linux distribution. You may also visit the wereturtle package archive page directly. For more information on how to add a PPA to your system, please see the Launchpad guide. Note that ghostwriter packages have only been uploaded to Launchpad for the following Ubuntu versions:

• Trusty (14.04)
• Vivid (15.04)
• Wily (15.10)

This release contains various bug fixes and internal enhancements, along with the following features and improvements:

• Export dialog now categorizes export options by Markdown processor.
• Export dialog displays a checkbox option for smart typography.
• Support for the latest Pandoc version's CommonMark input format option has been added both to the export dialog and to the HTML preview window.
• Support for cmark has been added to the export dialog and HTML preview window. ghostwriter will automatically detect if cmark is installed (i.e., if its location is in the system's PATH environment variable).
• Word counting is more accurate and does not regard markup text as separate words.
• Font dialog's combo box now shows fonts WYSIWYG-style.

Happy birthday, ghostwriter!