Monday, July 8, 2024

FotoSketcher 3.96 alpha 1 available for testing

Hi all,

In order to modernize FotoSketcher's user interface and make it more legible, a brand new style will be introduced in version 3.96.


An early alpha version is available for testing and can be downloaded here: https://fotosketcher.com/FotoSketcher_3.96_alpha1.exe

For MacOS users, if you have a Mac with an Apple CPU (M1, M2 or M3), you can run this version using https://getwhisky.app/ (100% free, as is FotoSketcher).

I have tested and it works incredibly well, faster than on my PC. Only caveat is that the Windows font is not included on MacOS, so the text will revert to a basic font. I'll be working on that.

Have fun!

Best regards,

David




2 comments:

Merv said...

Appreciate your sterling efforts.

Re 3.96 Alpha 1, my findings:
- Custom brush selection missing?
Drawing parameter icon initiates print function, however Edit dropdown drawing parmeters works
Scripts does not allow you to use your old scripts. Looking for fsk file instead of fss?

Question: Is it possible when using the manual brush to simulate a percentage painting completion, say 90%?

Keep up the good work.
Merwin

David said...

Hi Merwin,
Thank you very much for testing and for your valuable feedback.
Custom brush is indeed missing, I forgot to put the buttons back in the right place. I'll correct that soon.
I could not however replicate the Drawing parameter icon issue. If possible can you send me a screenshot of the bug at contact@fotosketcher.com?
As for the scripts, it does open .fss files. I'll check for backwards compatibility and try and correct this.
As for stopping at a certain percentage with the manual brush (by positioning the small red bar which appears as you move your mouse cursor close to the bottom of the window), it does work, but depending on the effect, you need to go lower than 85% for it to work. Strange, LOL.
Thanks again for your help!
David