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.
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)