Release notes - version 1.2.x

All versions: v1.2 v1.1

v1.2.4.5 - 2024-02-14

Add a mnemonic to ReaPack's menu in Extensions and remove the separator above it
Fix spurious selection when reloading the package browser on macOS
Restore compatibility with Linux distributions shipping GCC 7-11 accidentally lost in v1.2.4.4

v1.2.4.4 - 2024-02-03

Add 2nd/second, unpool/un-pool and spacer/separator to the filter synonyms to match REAPER v7.09
Fix a crash when downloading or extracting filenames containing '%'

v1.2.4.3 - 2023-03-03

Add during/while and join/heal to the filter synonyms
Fix displaying the list column customization context menu when on the left of the primary monitor
macOS: fix a crash sometimes occuring when closing the obsolete package removal prompt

v1.2.4.2 - 2022-10-07

Fix potential crash on exit in REAPER < 6.67 due to API registration keys being invalidated
macOS: fix a crash on startup if ReaPack's filename was renamed
Windows: fix clamping of window positions to visible area (was broken in v1.2.4)

v1.2.4.1 - 2022-05-10

Add support for Linux systems shipping with OpenSSL 3.0
Rename "Upload packages" action to "Package editor"

v1.2.4 - 2022-04-02

Added

Add an option to enable pre-releases per installed package in the browser
Add an option to browse packages in each repository's install/update menu
Match synonymous words when filtering packages (Options > Search for synonyms of common words)

Fixed

Fix loading from a symlinked resource path on macOS Catalina and newer
Fix the browser's filter text box not being auto-focused on macOS REAPER v6
Fix typing parentheses in the browser's filter box
Fix unsetting version pin at the same time as installing or updating
Improve window positionning on Linux in multimonitor setups

Changed

Don't modify the package database file at every startup
Rename "Upload packages" to "Package editor" in the browser's menu

v1.2.3.1 - 2020-12-05

Add macOS ARM64 build
Fix filter keywords following an AND subgroup in a OR group incorrectly being added to the OR group
Fix truncated first character of top-level absolute paths on Linux and macOS

v1.2.3 - 2020-05-15

Added

Add a "Visible columns:" label to the top of the list column header context menu
Add support for ARM 32-bit (armv7l) and ARM 64-bit (aarch64) on Linux
Add support for UNC paths on Windows
Enable the documentation viewer on Linux (without rich text formatting)
Fill the Details tab of the DLL's properties in Windows Explorer
Support the multimonitor aware v2 HiDPI mode (REAPER 6.04+)

Fixed

Adjust the text color to be readable in the About dialog when macOS dark mode is enabled
Correctly display download error messages containing non-English characters on Windows
Don't put a check mark on the Versions menu when reinstalling the current version in the package browser
Fix a crash when reading repository indexes without a root element
Fix creating directories with paths longer than 248 characters on Windows
Fix flickering I-beam cursor when hovering text edit fields on macOS
Fix the list column header customization context menu on Linux
Re-enable the file URI scheme on Windows

Changed

Deprecate macOS 10.7 and 10.8 support due to their lack of modern SSL protocols
Improve the search filter syntax (making it more similar to REAPER's implementation):
- Allow matching literal leading ^ and trailing $ when quoted
- Interpret opening quotes in the middle of a word literally
- Treat closing quotes as the end of a word
Optimize filtering and selecting all packages in the package browser on macOS
Produce the Linux binaries on Ubuntu 18.04 for better compatibility across various distributions

Removed

Drop support for REAPER 5.04 and older on macOS (use 6.04 or later for best results)

v1.2.2 - 2019-02-24

Added

Add Synchronize packages and Upload packages to the browser menu
Add the ReaTeam/Extensions repository to the default configuration
Add [new], [reinstalled] or [previous version -> new version] indicators to the post-install report dialog
Support SHA-256 checksum verification for downloaded files

Fixed

Fix a possible crash when changing the about dialog contents
Fix a possible crash when closing some windows
Fix empty context menus being displayed on Linux instead of being discarded
Prevent erroneous SSL certificate verification failure on some macOS installs
Remove scripts from the Action List even if the files do not exist when uninstalling

Changed

Replace ReaPack's main repository URL to use the reapack.com domain instead of GitHub

v1.2.1 - 2017-12-14

Fixed

Don't open the progress dialog while a modal dialog is shown
Fix list desynchronisation when removing rows (eg. uninstalling repositories)
Fix possible crash when synchronizing a repository from about dialog while the obsolete prompt is displayed
Fix the about dialog sometime reloading multiple times in a row
Fix the Refresh action in Manage repositories not downloading a fresh index right away
Ignore '.' when parsing the last or only path segment
Use CRLF as newline separator when copying multiple values on Windows

Changed

Compatibility with REAPER 5.70's resource path encoding changes on Windows
Restore behavior of always enabling existing repositories on re-import
Synchronize when changing the URL of a repository and the autoinstall setting is enabled

v1.2 - 2017-11-22

Added

General

Feature for importing and exporting an archive of the current package set for offline use
Initial native Linux port (32-bit and 64-bit)
Setting controlling the automatic refreshing of the index cache (offline users should disable this setting to avoid getting download failures)
Support for Automation Items, Project Templates, Track Templates and MIDI Note Names packages
Support for registering ReaScripts in the MIDI Inline Editor, MIDI Event List Editor and Media explorer sections
Various API functions for script developers covering opening the about & browser dialogs, comparing version numbers, accessing package information and basic repository management

Browse packages

Add Copy package name to the context and Actions menu (equivalent to the existing Ctrl+C shortcut)

Import repositories

Allow importing multiple repository URLs at once. The Copy all link on the repository list can now be used to import everything in one step.
New button Discover repositories… opening the repository list

Fixed

General

Avoid refreshing a cached index file twice at the same time potentially leading to corrupt files
Do not start the next batch of tasks when the transaction is cancelled
Fix crash when reading empty window settings on macOS 10.8
Fix list column header right click detection when list is scrolled on macOS
Support paths longer than 260 characters on Windows

About

Avoid generating and displaying paths with double slashes as segment separator
Fix positionning of link buttons when loading contents and the dialog was resized earlier

Browse packages

Display the pinned indicator even if a package is out of date or obsolete
Prevent selection-wide install/update action from installing an older version when the current one is not in the repository

Download

Abort download of subsequent files after a single failure
Don't report garbage error message when a download fails in some edge cases
Fix cancelled downloads being considered as a successful installation
Fix possible crash when a finished download is cancelled

Manage repositories

Do not synchronize freshly disabled or uninstalled repositories when enabling the auto-install mode

Synchronize

Do not prompt to uninstall pinned obsolete packages or packages from protected repositories when synchronizing

Changed

General

Improve error reporting during initialization and self-registration
Re-sort lists whenever the content of the sort column is changed
Redesign the Transaction report dialog to use tabs instead of a single text field. Installed package are now sorted in alphabetical order. The top label now vary depending on the task performed and their success.
Report every repository loading error together in the same popup instead of one popup each
Various performance optimizations of the list widgets for all platforms

About

Always show the about tab in the about window even if the package or repository documentation is empty or invalid
Split the File column into File and Path in the Contents tab

Browse packages

Add an ellipsis to the package type filter button (top right) to hint at its menu
Allow opening the package browser while a transaction is running
Always show Select/Unselect all actions in the context menu
Always use comma as thousands separator in the package browser, operation in progress, and transaction report dialogs
Always warn when manually triggering a browser refresh and no repositories are enabled
Avoid refreshing the package browser after a transaction is done unless necessary
Disable impossible selection-wide operations in the package browser's Actions menu
Enable the Last Update column by default
Move per-package actions to a submenu when more than one package is selected
Only show the confirmation dialog when one or more packages are queued for uninstallation
Open the about package dialog when pressing spacebar
Pass all up/down arrow keypresses in the package browser to the list for quick navigation (similar to the Action List behavior)
Restore selection in the list after applying changes or synchronizing
Sort package types alphabetically in the package type filter button's menu

Download

Greatly improve download performances by redesigning the thread scheduling logic, reusing HTTP connections and writing data directly to disk when applicable (video comparison)

Import repositories

Preserve the repository's current auto-install setting when re-importing it
Synchronize newly imported repositories when the auto-install mode is enabled
Trim leading and trailing whitespace from user input in the import dialog

Manage repositories

Display enabled status using REAPER's checkbox icons instead of the Enabled/Disabled column
Make the repository about dialog follow the selection in repository list
Only synchronize repositories when enabling if the auto-install option is enabled or being enabled

Removed

Don't unregister scripts from the Action List when disabling repositories anymore
Remove overzealous length limits on repository names
Remove the Show descriptions option in the package browser. The package description is now always shown instead of the raw filename when available. Package developers are encouraged to provide a nice name for their package without file extension or author name prefix.