VCF Generator Lite v5.0.2

New Features

• Optimized invalid dialog loading: window now displays first, then inserts data asynchronously for faster response.

Fixed

• Excessive vertical margin of the invalid dialog title.
• Unexpected shortcut key display in the "Stop Generation" menu item.
• Application freeze caused by exceptions when closing files.
• File selection confusion when falling back to another language.
• Occasional crashes and errors when using the software in English.

Refactored

• Removed warning log generation when encountering invalid contacts.

---

Full Changelog: v5.0.1...v5.0.2

VCF Generator Lite v5.0.1

New Features

• Theme Patcher: Introduced a theme patcher that allows users to customize theme patches and prevents patches from being applied to external themes.

Fixes

• Custom Theme Fonts: Fixed an issue where fonts might not be found when using a custom theme.
• Child Window Background: Fixed an issue where the background color of child windows did not follow the theme.
• Linux High DPI Support: Added high DPI support for some components in the save dialog on Linux.
• Linux Warning Icons: Fixed an issue where warning icons were too large on Linux.

Refactors

• Code Refactoring: Refactored parts of the project code.

---

Full Changelog: v5.0.0...v5.0.1

VCF Generator Lite v5.0.0

New Features

• Build number extension: The build number on Windows now accommodates pre-release, post-release, and development code identifiers.
• Stop file generation: Added support for stopping file generation.
• Environment info display: Added environment information to the About window.

Fixes

• zipapp shebang: Fixed the missing shebang line when packaging with zipapp.
• Linux multi-screen centering: Linux version no longer forces centering on the screen, resolving centering misalignment across multiple monitors.
• Error number scrolling: Fixed the issue where locating an error number did not automatically scroll to it.
• Link reference: Fixed an incorrect link reference.

Optimizations & Refactoring

• Project code refactoring: Performed a full refactoring of the project code.
• UI text improvements: Improved the wording of interface text.
• File organization optimization: Improved the project's file structure.

Other

• Icon design open-sourced: Open-sourced the icon design files and refined the icon appearance.

---

Full Changelog: v4.4.1...v5.0.0

VCF Generator Lite v4.4.1

Feature Improvements

• Added support for Python Wheel distribution.
• Added support for displaying darwin-style shortcuts.
• Removed themed background Frame for minor performance improvement.
• Editor now always highlights selected text for easier error location.

Bug Fixes

• Refactored VCF generator implementation to fix thread pool leak issue.
• Fixed path separator incorrectly using / on Windows.
• Fixed tree view row height calculation issue under high DPI scaling.
• Fixed issue where symbol bar could be accidentally selected on Linux.

Other Changes

• Code cleanup for better maintainability.

---

Full Changelog: v4.4.0...v4.4.1

VCF Generator Lite v4.4.0

Feature Improvements

1. Error Display Optimization: Reduced the text length of the "Reason" field in the error row display window and implemented Chinese localization.
2. Editing Experience Upgrade: Added line numbers to the main window editor, supporting line selection by clicking on line numbers and continuous multi-line selection by dragging.
3. Quick Navigation: Double-click any table item in the error row display window to quickly jump to the corresponding position in the original text.
4. Shortcut Addition: Added redo keyboard shortcuts for X11 window systems.
5. Statistics Display: After successful file generation, automatically display performance time consumption and total line count statistics.

Other Changes

1. Performance Enhancement: Upgraded to Python 3.14t (free-threaded version), significantly reducing main thread blocking.
2. Project Management Optimization: Migrated to the uv toolchain for improved dependency management and build efficiency.
3. Testing Enhancement: Supplemented and improved multiple unit tests to increase code robustness.

Full Changelog: v4.3.0...v4.4.0

VCF Generator Lite v4.3.0

Feature Improvements

1. Button State During File Generation: The "Generate" button now displays a busy state during file generation for better feedback.
2. Error Cause Display in Invalid Dialogs: When contact errors occur, the invalid dialog explicitly shows the error cause.
3. About Info Box Replacement: The About window is replaced with a simpler About info box.
4. Zip App Compatibility: Removed compilation dependencies for Zip apps, enabling support for multiple Python interpreter versions.
5. English Language Support: Added preliminary support for the English interface (user-customized translations are not yet supported).
6. Link Failure Notification: Users are notified when opening a link fails.
7. Theme Refactoring: Explicit theme settings are removed; themes are refactored as patches to prepare for future custom theme support.
8. Divider in Invalid Dialogs: Added a divider between the title and content in invalid dialogs for better readability.
9. Warning Icon Coloring: Warning icons in invalid dialogs are now colored for clearer identification.
10. Generate Button Shortcut Change: The shortcut for the "Generate" button is now set to Ctrl+G for quicker keyboard access.

Bug Fixes

1. Fixed Icon Scaling Issues: By removing the About dialog, icon scaling issues within it are resolved.
2. Resolved Text Box Problems: All known issues with text boxes in the About dialog are fixed due to its removal.

Other Changes

1. Removed Menu-Building DSL: Classes and functions for the menu-building DSL are deleted.
2. Colored Logs in Development: Colored log output is enabled during development for easier debugging.
3. Dependency Updates: Updated certain dependencies to their latest versions.
4. Simplified DPI Awareness Logic: Streamlined the code logic for enabling DPI awareness.
5. File Renaming: Renamed os_notices.md to os-notices.md.
6. Scaling Parameter Logic Simplified: Simplified the implementation of scaling parameters.
7. Additional Tests Added: Increased test coverage for improved stability.
8. Removed tkhtmlview: The tkhtmlview component is no longer used.
9. Build Process Optimization: Optimized the application build process for efficiency.

VCF Generator Lite v4.2.1

Fixed the bug that the notes were garbled

VCF Generator Lite v4.2.0

Features

• Support for notes
• Optimized generation progress bar
• Brand new APP icon
• Invalid window warning icon uses Emoji icons
• Automatically focuses the text box after launch
• Access key provided for removing quotes

Bug Fixes

• Fixed centering issue on Windows (some issues still exist on Linux)
• Fixed high font scaling failure issue

Other Changes

• Project refactored
• Window class name added
• Open source statement moved to the website

VCF Generator Lite v4.1.3

1. The installer will automatically uninstall the old version before installing the update, and fix the resource error caused by overwriting the installation;
2. Optimize the resource invocation logic.

VCF Generator Lite v4.1.2

Nothing has changed, just changed the documentation and build output filenames.