Rick Brewster Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 This update includes a new Layers -> Toggle Layer Visibility (keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + comma) command, some performance improvements, bug fixes, and a new IndirectUI control for plugins (FolderChooser). NOTE for Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and 32-bit/x86 users: Paint.NET v4.3.x will be the last release(s) that work on Windows 7, Windows 8.1, or on any 32-bit/x86 version of Windows. It has become significantly more difficult and time consuming to support these lately, not very many people are using them, and I can no longer justify the cost and frustration of keeping support for these afloat. Starting with Paint.NET v4.4, only Windows 10 and 11+ will be supported, and only on 64-bit (x64 and ARM64). Updates for 4.3.x will be released on an as-needed basis until v4.4 is completed. Get the update To get this update, make sure you have "Also check for pre-release (beta) versions" enabled in Settings, and then click on the Check Now button. (Unfortunately alpha/beta releases are not currently available for the Microsoft Store version of the app). You can also download the installer directly: https://www.getpaint.net/files/zip/test/paint.net.4.308.8079.34870.install.anycpu.web.zip Offline installers, portable ZIPs, and MSIs for deployment can be found over at the GitHub releases page. Changes since 4.3.7: New: Layers -> Toggle Layer Visibility menu command (keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + comma) Greatly improved performance for the Line/Curve and Shapes tools Improved performance for the Move Selected Pixels tool when using Bicubic resampling Fixed tooltips not going away when menu items are activated by the keyboard (Effects, Adjustments, and File -> Open Recent) Added a FolderChooser control type for IndirectUI-based plugins (thanks @toe_head2001!) Fixed compatibility for Ed Harvey's FastFX PencilSketch effect plugin Fixed a performance bug in the canvas renderer that was causing tiles to be copied to the GPU more often than necessary. This mostly affected performance when drawing or modifying selections, and when scrolling or zooming. Fixed a small memory leak with the allocations made for Win32 synchronization primitives (critical sections and condition variables) Updated the bundled AvifFileType plugin to verison 1.1.18.0, which fixes some issues with EXIF metadata handling. (thanks @null54!) Updated the bundled WebPFileType plugin to version 1.3.11.0, which fixes some issues with EXIF metadata handling. (thanks @null54!) Updated the bundled DDSFileTypePlus plugin to version 1.10.11.0, which adds support for DXGI_FORMAT_R32_FLOAT. This is used by Bethesda's Creation Kit for Fallout 4. (thanks @null54!) Enjoy! 3 1 The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamikaze Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Just curious do you have a possible timeline for the full release? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Kamikaze said: Just curious do you have a possible timeline for the full release? As always, it will be released when it is ready. Beyond that, no one can say. Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted February 13, 2022 Author Share Posted February 13, 2022 2 hours ago, Kamikaze said: Just curious do you have a possible timeline for the full release? The more/faster you install the beta and let me know how well it works, the sooner I can release the final 2 The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toe_head2001 Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 When there are zero images open in paint.net: 1 (September 25th, 2023) Sorry about any broken images in my posts. I am aware of the issue. My Gallery | My Plugin Pack Layman's Guide to CodeLab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted February 13, 2022 Author Share Posted February 13, 2022 Good catch! The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted February 17, 2022 Author Share Posted February 17, 2022 Final release now available, thanks for the bug reports! (here and elsewhere) The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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