Changelog - Codex

Changes:

This is a minor release to update packages that had security vulnerabilities.
Also added a note on the home screen to let people know that version 2.0 is coming soon and the project isn't dead

February 12, 2022 (Windows, Linux)

Changes:

Fixed a code execution vulnerability with notebook names/page names. This could only happen if you typed in a malicious name yourself or downloaded a save.json file from someone else and put it in your save directory.
Using a code block with the "other" language doesn't freeze the editor anymore and highlights properly
The code language overlay now doesn't show if there's no language/other
Added menu options and macros for Nim and OCaml (macros: [nim] and [ocaml])
Added a section in the "Basic Editing" doc about how to paste in images

September 10, 2021 (Windows, Linux)

Changes:

Added support for KaTeX equations in notes
You can now collapse large code blocks by clicking the arrow icon in the top-right of the code block
Added Markdown exporting
Added an option to export all of the pages in a notebook to PDF/markdown
Included a better default font for Linux users (Fira Mono)
Updated Electron to 12.1.0
Removed the survey link from the home page, moved it to the Help menu/tab
Added a documentation page for equations
Added Ctrl-1 through Ctrl-6 keybindings for Headers
You can now open the Chromium Dev Tools (Ctrl-Shift-i) to check for errors in the console
Added custom horizontal scrollbars for code blocks
Added a word wrap option for code blocks in the Settings page
Made the custom scrollbars look better
Redid the docs/Help pages
The first-use tutorial has been removed, instead it asks if you want to see the "Getting started" help page
If you are a macos user, code blocks and inline code should use Apple's SF Mono font
Added a "Toggle menu bar" menu option on Linux (the menu bar doesn't follow dark/light mode)

Bug fixes:

Made the sidebar items in the Help tab responsive to sidebar resizing
Fixed a bug where Ctrl-clicking or middle-clicking on link elements would open a new Codex window
\n's should now show up correctly in PDF's
Fixed where when you make a new table you can't see the cursor inside it
Disabled inserting horizontal rules and tables inside of tables/code blocks
Fixed a bug where the content wouldn't expand to the full height of the window on Linux

Info for developers:

Added electron-builder to the devDependencies so it doesn't have to download every time you run npx electron-builder

September 5, 2021 (Windows, Linux)

Changes:

Updated a package that had a security vulnerability (Codex doesn't load any external content anyway, except for checking for updates, so it shouldn't have affected Codex users)
Updated to Electron 12.0.11
Added a link to an optional feedback survey on the home page

June 13, 2021 (Windows, Linux)

New Features:

You can now set a custom Icon for each notebook
Resizable and responsive sidebar that can be collapsed and opened even in small windows
Redesigned home page
Favorites section on home page
Code blocks can now show the code block's language in the top-right
Added custom scrollbars to the sidebar and main window

Minor Changes:

Fixes:

May 19, 2021 (Windows, Linux)

Changes:

Updated to Electron 12.0.2
Enabled Spellcheck in the editor (not in code blocks)
Reworked the look of the Settings page
Added a Shift-Tab keybind when using code blocks
Code blocks and inline code should look better
Remade the About page
The editor toolbar should now be more consistent and won't change size all the time
Re-enabled the "Select parent node" button on the toolbar (this makes it easier to delete an entire code block)
Made the editor toolbar a little less transparent
Changed to the CC BY-NC 4.0 License

Fixes:

Fixed the PDF background being broken
Fixed the right-click context menus going off-screen
Fixed the Rename Page button having the wrong text
Fixed the issue where you couldn't center or right-align headings smaller than <h1>
Fixed the text being all white when selecting the parent node

April 7, 2021 (Windows, Linux)

Changes:

Fixed auto-indentation not working on code that has actual tab characters
The behavior of writing Lists has been improved a lot
Pressing Ctrl+U now enables Underline even if you don't have any text selected, just like bold and italics
Added a macro for the R language, [r], and a menu item
Fixed editor toolbar not being centered in a small window
Fixed the spacing between list items
Made the numbers in a numbered list bold
The New Update popup now has a link to view the changelog
Fixed some issues with the sidebar not coming back when you make the window bigger
Made the editor toolbar a little less transparent
Save indicator now shows above the editor toolbar

February 19, 2021 (Windows, Linux)

Changes:

Added an optional tutorial for first-time use.
Code blocks now have auto-indentation, meaning when you press enter it will tab the cursor out to match the last line's tabs.
Added a setting for preferred tab size, either 2 or 4 spaces. This only applies for when you press tab in a code block, and won't affect existing code.
Codex will now remember which notebooks were expanded/open when you re-open the program.
Downloads will now be hosted on Dropbox for much better download speeds.

January 4, 2021 (Windows, Linux)