PTXprint version 2.3 was just released - What's new?

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Although there have been many incremental updates recently, this is the first major release for several months. Head over to the What’s New in version 2.3 page to get a taste of many of the new features that have been packed into this latest version.

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Significant new features:

• Added ability to create a Cover page PDF (with front, back, spine; crop marks & bleed)
• Added feature to import settings from a PDF (previously generated by PTXprint)
• Added other external cross-reference sources (incl. TSK, UBS, BibleWorks lists)
• Added feature to insert Strong’s numbers in the text based on term renderings
• Added ability to use Transcelerator questions (Notes+Refs > Study Notes+Questions)
• Added feature generate Permission Request letter (for David C Cook)
• Added ability to lock specific settings using config and/or project override files
• Added RTL support for booklet pagination on finishing tab

UI-improvements:

• No need to define styles for stretch/shrink (use \p^95 notation instead of \p_95)
• Improved Style Editor reliability, added filter option and improved search
• Improved interaction on the Layout tab (hover over highlights settings)
• Check for program updates and indicate if an updated version is available
• Added extra color to PDF diff output: “red has fled, blue is new”
• Added auto-save option for the settings file editor
• Added capability to reset to default values on spin buttons

General enhancements:

• Allow inner, outer, & right options for margin notes and marginal verses
• Added format labels (RGB, CMYK, BW, Spot, etc.) to output filenames
• Ensure pictures are pulled in from secondary project for non scripture books
• Added control to adjust gap between caption and figure (TeXpert Hacks)
• Added conditional marker \zifvarset (useful for auto ISBN display on covers)
• Added various blank/empty page controls (\zEmptyPage, \zNeed[Odd|Even|Quad]Page)
• Added TeXpert Hacks tab for highly advanced options (with limited support)
• Added option to control Rule Thickness (Advanced tab)
• Removed warning if SIL found in copyright statement (as EL has been modified)
• Added all OpenType lookup tags for font features
• Improved creation of hyphenation file with user options and better logic
• Improved Indic syllable-based hyphenation rules
• Add facility for project-specific digit mappings
• Added Hebrew digit mapping

Technical improvements:

• Enabled installer to run PTXprint on ARM64 architecture
• Config password is now hashed (to avoid being readable)
• Added client/server IPC for Paratext integration
• Display help for command line parameters on Windows (using -h flag)

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