.. _release-1.5.1:

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Synfig 1.5.1 Release Notes
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This version features major improvements for Text Layer, fixes for Skeleton Tool, better onion-skin,as well as other important fixes and usability improvements. Please check the full list below.

Rewritten Text Layer
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- Text Layer fully rewritten and optimized, which results in much faster rendering (`#2362`_).
- Text Layer now have proper support for RTL languages (i.e. Arabic) (`#2232`_). Please notice that if you use a string which mixes RTL and LTR text, then you might need to set a “Direction” parameter in Text Layer to indicate the proper order.

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- Text Layers now visible when workarea displays its content in Draft mode (`#631`_).
- Fixed issue with "jumping" letters in animated text (`#389`_).
- Fixed issue with quality regression under Text Layer (`#831`_).
- Fixed glitched rendering output when Text Layer is combined with Perspective Layer (`#1566`_).
- Allow to select font from drop-down menu in Tool Options (`#2355`_).

Improvements
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- New option for Onion Skin allows to choose between Keyframes and Frames (`#2166`_).
- The “Keep aspect ratio for width and height” option is now enabled by default in Render Settings (`#2351`_).
- When the user imports the file the imported layer becomes selected (`#2308`_).
- Now it is possible to create a new vertex on a Spline with double-click (`#2312`_).

Fixes for Skeleton Tool
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- Fix active bone selection for Skeleton Deformation Layer (`#2340`_, `#2365`_).
- Fix crash when moving origin point of child bone in Skeleton Deformation Layer using Bone Tool (`#2049`_).
- Fix crash when undoing Child Bone until first one (`#2341`_).
- Fix loading of default bone width preference value (`#2343`_).

Fixes
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- TimeTrack Panel: Fix missing context menu for waypoints at Canvas Parameter (`#2357`_).
- TimeTrack Panel: Update time track area when keyframe is moved (`#2289`_).
- Sound Panel: Fix loading of some audio files (`#2301`_).
- Fixed incorrect framerate when importing image sequence (`#2219`_).
- Fixed Link To Spline action (`#2344`_).
- Fix workarea context menu action not affecting all layers (`#2352`_).
- Fix crash when list of vertices is converted into Switch (`#2354`_).
- Fix dialog responses for user pressing Esc key (`#2309`_) (`#2329`_).
- Don’t let inner layer be duplicated twice when copying (`#2317`_).
- Fix image size when importing onto canvas with non-standard size (`#2252`_).
- Fix magick++ target missing in AppImage (issue `#2320`_).

Other changes
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- Circle Tool: Removed deprecated falloff option (`#2366`_).
- Rectangle Layer: Bevel parameter now defined by relative value, not distance (`#2350`_).
- Skeleton Deformation Layer: Better tooltip/description for "Bones" Parameter (`#2332`_).
- Advanced Outline Layer: Improve hints for Dash Item Parameters (`#2314`_).
- Added support for building with MLT++-7 (Autotools) (`#2306`_).

.. |image0| image:: 1.5.1_dat/text-layer-rewritten.png
.. |image1| image:: 1.5.1_dat/text-rtl-option.png
.. |image2| image:: 1.5.1_dat/onionskin.png

.. _#2362: https://github.com/synfig/synfig/issues/2362
.. _#2232: https://github.com/synfig/synfig/issues/2232
.. _#631: https://github.com/synfig/synfig/issues/631
.. _#389: https://github.com/synfig/synfig/issues/389
.. _#831: https://github.com/synfig/synfig/issues/831
.. _#1566: https://github.com/synfig/synfig/issues/1566
.. _#2355: https://github.com/synfig/synfig/issues/2355
.. _#2166: https://github.com/synfig/synfig/issues/2166
.. _#2351: https://github.com/synfig/synfig/issues/2351
.. _#2308: https://github.com/synfig/synfig/issues/2308
.. _#2312: https://github.com/synfig/synfig/issues/2312
.. _#2340: https://github.com/synfig/synfig/issues/2340
.. _#2365: https://github.com/synfig/synfig/issues/2365
.. _#2049: https://github.com/synfig/synfig/issues/2049
.. _#2341: https://github.com/synfig/synfig/issues/2341
.. _#2343: https://github.com/synfig/synfig/issues/2343
.. _#2357: https://github.com/synfig/synfig/issues/2357
.. _#2289: https://github.com/synfig/synfig/issues/2289
.. _#2301: https://github.com/synfig/synfig/issues/2301
.. _#2219: https://github.com/synfig/synfig/issues/2219
.. _#2344: https://github.com/synfig/synfig/issues/2344
.. _#2352: https://github.com/synfig/synfig/issues/2352
.. _#2354: https://github.com/synfig/synfig/issues/2354
.. _#2309: https://github.com/synfig/synfig/issues/2309
.. _#2329: https://github.com/synfig/synfig/issues/2329
.. _#2317: https://github.com/synfig/synfig/issues/2317
.. _#2252: https://github.com/synfig/synfig/issues/2252
.. _#2320: https://github.com/synfig/synfig/issues/2320
.. _#2366: https://github.com/synfig/synfig/issues/2366
.. _#2350: https://github.com/synfig/synfig/issues/2350
.. _#2332: https://github.com/synfig/synfig/issues/2332
.. _#2314: https://github.com/synfig/synfig/issues/2314
.. _#2306: https://github.com/synfig/synfig/issues/2306