Daydream Doodler

December 4, 2023

[NEW] Added some selection options (like “Select All”) in Work in Progress (Gallery). Long-press the Multi-Select button or tap “Selected…” next to the buttons. [IMPROVED] Adjusted the spacing between the thumbnails in Work in Progress (Gallery). [FIXED] Dismissing some types of alerts by tapping outside would sometimes block the drawing tools (for both touch and Apple Pencil). [FIXED] A minor, rare user interface graphics glitch. [IMPROVED] (for devices with attached hardware keyboard) Minor changes/additions to the keyboard shortcuts in Work in Progress (Gallery), and the shortcuts for Copy, Paste, Duplicate now work with layers if the Layers stack is open. [FIXED] Rotating the device could, in some very rare circumstances, cause the app to crash. [IMPROVED] Tapping or long-pressing a dial could result in an unintentional adjustment (especially if using Apple Pencil). [FIXED] Copy Layer was not always working properly. [FIXED] Some minor multi-select issues in Work in Progress (Gallery). [FIXED] A couple of drag & drop issues. [FIXED] A very improbable crash bug. [IMPROVED] A few minor things.

November 8, 2023

[NEW] Color Modulators that can add a subtle (or not so subtle!), dynamic color variation to the drawing tool you’re using. [NEW] Multi-Select mode in “Work in Progress” (Gallery), for batch operations (e.g. delete) or drag and drop. [IMPROVED] Long-press outside to close multiple open menus at once. [IMPROVED] Better user interface for drag & drop in “Work in Progress” (Gallery). [IMPROVED] Added stabilizer for Apple Pencil and finger touch release coordinates, when using Geometry/Shapes, Eyedropper, or Layer Mover, for better precision. [NEW] A spinning wheel is now shown for some tasks, to indicate that the app is busy. [FIXED] When renaming a layer, a tap outside the Layers menu/panel will now end the renaming instead of closing. [NEW] Added new Apple Pencil 2 Double-Tap Action: Open/Close Tool Menu. [IMPROVED] You are now allowed to delete the last picture in “Work in Progress” (Gallery). [FIXED] In some rare cases, presenting a menu or message could cause the app to crash. [FIXED] The cancel button was not working correctly for some picture/layer operations. [FIXED] Ending a drawing stroke outside the picture could cause a crash if the selected layer was in Move Mode. [FIXED] Some minor issues with sliders in menus. [FIXED] Copy/paste hex colors wasn’t always working. [FIXED] A minor cosmetic problem with some menus. [IMPROVED] Some changes to the manual/help, to reflect recent improvements. [IMPROVED] Misc. other minor things. [FIXED] Some other issues.

April 27, 2023

[NEW] Two-finger tap Undo. Added an alternative set of gestures (tap the Settings button and check/uncheck the “Use 2-Finger Tap Undo” setting) for those who prefer 2-finger tap Undo over 3-finger-swipe Undo. [IMPROVED] Slightly less glare on the buttons. [IMPROVED] Changed some of the bottom row buttons in “Work in Progress”. [IMPROVED] Zoom Reset animation. [FIXED] After editing the palette, a few of the colors would sometimes appear dimmed or translucent. [FIXED] The Texture Interaction slider was not working correctly for some tools. [FIXED] The picture would sometimes flicker when starting or switching to the app. [FIXED] A few (potential) memory leak issues. [FIXED] Some minor graphics glitches. [FIXED] Improved stability. [FIXED] Some minor Undo description issues. [IMPROVED] Minor changes to some menus (Manual, Settings menu, Apple Pencil menu, Selected Picture menu, Layer menu, etc.) [IMPROVED] Misc. additional things. [FIXED] Misc. additional issues.

January 27, 2023

[NEW] Detailed undo/redo info. [IMPROVED] Some changes to the Tool menu, including new options for resetting the tool button. [IMPROVED] Drawing with active channel lock (e.g. alpha lock) now looks nicer when going to/from empty areas. [IMPROVED] Some optimizations. [FIXED] (iPad) Tapping a dial to change its size would sometimes not work if using Apple Pencil. [FIXED] (iPhone) Rotating the device would sometimes place the tool strip on the wrong side of the toolbar. [FIXED] Adjusted the toolbar’s auto-hide trigger zones to account for certain system/hardware features (e.g. “notch”). [FIXED] A minor issue with the paper color when dragging/dropping. [IMPROVED] A dragged/dropped layer now keeps its opacity. [IMPROVED] Duplicating a layer now resets the channel locks in the duplicate. [FIXED] The tool preview could crash if the menu was opened immediately after drawing. [FIXED] Rare crash bug (when adding a picture). [IMPROVED] (iPhone) Animations when toggling dial size. [FIXED] Panning would sometimes lag. [FIXED] A minor issue when switching between Apple Pencil and finger use. [FIXED] A rare issue with the thumbnails in Layers could cause a crash. [FIXED] Improved stability. [IMPROVED] Misc. additional things. [FIXED] Misc. additional issues.

November 28, 2022

[NEW] Drag & drop from/to other apps. Supported in both “Work in Progress” (Gallery) and Layers. [NEW] Support for cross-device drag & drop via Universal Control. [NEW] Picture-specific color palettes. You can now add new palettes, including ones that are specific to, and saved with, the current picture. [NEW] A new native file format named after the app. Supports thumbnails when exporting. [IMPROVED] Layers can now be opened from the Work in Progress screen (Gallery), to facilitate toggling of layer visibility before exporting. [IMPROVED] The three different parts of the scrollable palette area are now called “Quick Colors”, “Palette”, and “Named Colors”. [IMPROVED] Misc. changes and some new options in the palette’s options/settings menu. [IMPROVED] The drag handles have been removed in Layers. Now, to rearrange the layers, just grab anywhere and drag (avoid the name field if using Apple Pencil). [IMPROVED] Some changes to the Tool menu, including new options for resetting the tool button. [FIXED] Selecting a color from the palette would sometimes not work. [IMPROVED] In Layers, after deleting a layer, an adjacent layer will now be selected (instead of the topmost layer). [FIXED] A couple of minor issues with menu sliders. [FIXED] An issue that could cause the app to freeze, glitch, or block the user from entering “Work in Progress” (Gallery) in some cases. [FIXED] Editing the palette could cause a crash under certain circumstances. [FIXED] (iPad) A couple of issues related to keyboard shortcuts. [IMPROVED] Misc. additional things. [FIXED] Some stability issues. [FIXED] Misc. additional issues.

April 13, 2022

[IMPROVED] The menu where you can decide which traits (e.g. Color, Size, etc.) are individual or shared by all tools has been simplified (Settings Menu -> Drawing Tools). [IMPROVED] (iPad) The Apple Pencil menu now shows the currently selected Apple Pencil 2 Double-Tap Action, instead of having to open the sub menu for changing the Double-Tap Action. [IMPROVED] Misc. additional things. [FIXED] Improved stability. [FIXED] A couple of minor issues. [FIXED] (iPhone) A potential crash bug.

December 26, 2021

[IMPROVED] Redesigned menus. [IMPROVED] Added options to block finger drawing for Apple Pencil users (Settings Menu -> Apple Pencil). [NEW] Options for Reset Zoom (in the Settings Menu). [IMPROVED] When picking up the device, fingers placed near the screen’s edge are now less likely to leave a mark on your drawing. [IMPROVED] On devices with Home Bar and/or multitasking button (“…”), these are now hidden when you hide the toolbar. [FIXED] (iPadOS 15) The toolbar now keeps its distance from the multitasking button (“…”) if needed. [FIXED] A couple of issues that could prevent importing/exporting in some cases. [IMPROVED] Minor memory optimizations. [IMPROVED] Misc. additional things. [FIXED] Misc. additional issues.

September 5, 2021

[IMPROVED] A small change in how the tool buttons show the force/opacity. [IMPROVED] The algorithm for Smear has been improved. [NEW] Optional Edge Indicators (found in Picture Options), to better see the extent of the image when creating patterns or if paper/canvas is switched off. [IMPROVED] When creating seamless patterns, it’s now possible to switch off the tiled view mode without switching back to normal (non-wrapped) drawing. [IMPROVED] Changed/added tool parameter sliders for some tools. [FIXED] Some older devices were displaying the buttons incorrectly, without icons. [FIXED] An issue with exporting on some devices, in some rare situations. [FIXED] Smudge and similar tools were sometimes not working correctly with smaller sizes. [FIXED] A minor, rare graphics glitch/flicker. [IMPROVED] Apple Pencil: Slight improvement. [IMPROVED] Misc. other minor things. [FIXED] A few additional issues.

July 19, 2021

[NEW] Filled shapes (Drawing Mode). They can now be filled with strokes from the selected drawing tool. [NEW] Tap any control knob (Size, Force, Hue, Saturation, Brightness) to enlarge it, for easier use and more precision. Tap again to return to original size. [NEW] Tool button info. All tool buttons now display information and hints regarding that tool’s selected Color, Size, Force, Drawing Mode, and Tracing. [NEW] Rename layers. Tap its current name (or just start writing in the selected layer’s name box, if you use an Apple Pencil). [NEW] Layer Channel Lock. Can be set for individual channels, including alpha lock. [IMPROVED] There’s now a preview in the tool menu. [NEW] A new tool called Smudge (supports Apple Pencil tilt and pressure). [IMPROVED] Some of the tools (e.g. Doodle Pen) now have an additional parameter (either Core Whiteness or Edge Darkness) to adjust in the Tool Menu. [NEW] Long-press on any control knob to open a menu with fixed values to choose from (e.g. "50%"). [NEW] (Pro) Added triangle to Drawing Mode. [IMPROVED] Drawing Mode (shapes/geometry) now has a variety of options, including Fill Mode (Concentric, Stripes), Fixed Proportions (for Circle, Square), and a preview. [IMPROVED] The algorithms for the drawing tools have been improved. [IMPROVED] Sliders in menus now work better. A tap on the slider will now jump to that position, a double-tap will set it to its default value, and a tap to the left or right of it will set it to minimum or maximum. [NEW] (Pro) A new menu (mostly) for web developers, where you can adjust, copy & paste as hex color, can be found in the Current Color menu. [NEW] Added some new tool settings in the tool menu: Texture Interaction (to make individual tools less or more affected by the paper texture), Hardness (on some tools), Spread (on Smudge and similar tools). [IMPROVED] The selected tool is now more clearly marked. [IMPROVED] The 2nd tool (when using Apple Pencil to control the 1st) is now marked. [NEW] Tool Size Mode, to determine how the tool’s size is calculated. [IMPROVED] When assigning a different tool to a tool button, the settings are now remembered when/if changing back. [IMPROVED] Better handling of finger-size input, and Apple Pencil tilt and pressure, when Drawing Mode is set to a shape. [IMPROVED] A warning if trying to use Eraser, Smudge, etc. on an empty layer. [FIXED] Some issues with Undo. [NEW] An option to Scale Down the layer (found in the layer menu). [IMPROVED] In the Layer Control, a new “…” button will open the layer menu for the selected layer. You can still tap the thumbnail to achieve the same thing. [NEW] Layer button info. The layer button will display the selected layer’s opacity if it’s less than 100%, and indicate whether or not a Layer Channel Lock is in use. [FIXED] Some issues with Move Layer. [IMPROVED] Tapping outside a menu will now only close that menu, instead of also reusing the tap in the menu underneath (if any). [IMPROVED] Some user interface changes, like color schemes, improved menus, etc. [FIXED] A couple of issues with Dark Mode. [IMPROVED] Improved loading times in some cases. [IMPROVED] Misc. additional things. [FIXED] Improved stability. [FIXED] Misc. additional issues.

May 15, 2020

[NEW] (Pro) Support for Universal Purchase. Your Pro Upgrade is now valid for iPad, iPhone, and Mac. [IMPROVED] The paper/canvas texture preview is now showing an example brush stroke. [IMPROVED] When adjusting the paper/canvas texture, all sliders will now affect the preview. [IMPROVED] A few additions to the Recommended Paper/Canvas Colors. [IMPROVED] Some things, like Undo/Redo for example, are now a bit faster. [IMPROVED] Some changes that affect how the tools interact with the paper texture. If the strokes appear too grainy, decrease the “Depth” value of the paper texture (in the Layers Control, go to “Paper” -> “Texture Options”). New pictures will have a lower Depth value by default (if you changed it, press “Reset to Default” in “New” -> “Paper Properties”). [NEW] (Pro) A new tool called Void Patcher, that covers up transparent gaps (supports Apple Pencil tilt and pressure). [FIXED] A minor issue with Dark Mode. [FIXED] A couple of minor user interface glitches. [IMPROVED] Misc. things. [FIXED] Some image orientation issues. [FIXED] Improved stability. [FIXED] A few minor issues.

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