Version History

ALPHA 005

  • FEATURES
    • Draw over/under existing shapes mode
    • Colour Switcher Module
    • Simple interface mode introduced, aimed at kidz!
  • CHANGES
    • Preferences/Options window added to change inteface mode
    • Modules can now be turned on and off in the preferences/options window
    • A default list of modules can be created in modules/modules.txt
  • BUG FIXES
    • Session timer now saves correctly only when the canvas has changed
    • Minor interface fixes (especially for Linux)

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ALPHA 004

  • FEATURES
    • Load PDF session
    • Camera Colour affect module
    • Detach Shapes create module
    • Scrawl Shapes create module
  • CHANGES
    • Module selection shortcuts added
    • Sub Toolbar slider changed to a custom UI element
    • Alchemy now requires Java Version 5+
    • Export transparent PNG files
  • BUG FIXES
    • Mirror module fixed to work with Camera Colour module
    • Warning dialog added when overwriting files
    • Japanese localisation fixes

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ALPHA 003.1

  • Features
    • Hide cursor function
  • Changes
    • Keyboard shortcuts (fullscreen, recording) fixed
    • Displace module now working with straight shapes
    • Record indicator is no longer showing off screen on windows

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ALPHA 003

  • Features
    • Colour added - new colour picker in the tool bar
    • Foreground / Background button in the tool bar lets you draw with the background colour
    • Keyboard Shortcuts can now be assigned by the user
    • Displace affect module added
  • Changes
    • Performance has been greatly improved when drawing with many shapes on the canvas
    • Line smoothing can be turned on and off in the settings menu
    • Help system has been changed to the FLOSS manual Alchemy.pdf file in the Alchemy folder
    • Export menu can now create a PNG file as well as a PDF
  • Bug Fixes
    • Mirror module bug when using median shapes fixed
    • Warning dialog when closing Alchemy now functions properly
    • Trace Shapes now shows a warning dialog when a network connection fails

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ALPHA 002

  • Features
    • The toolbar is now detachable into a seperate palette window
    • Trace Shapes / Speed Shapes / X Shapes modules added
    • Copy function to copy the canvas to the clipboard as a bitmap
    • Alchemy Help added
    • Japanese Localisation
    • Canvas smoothing option added
    • Background colour is now changeable
  • Changes
    • PDF saving functionality improved. PDF files are now viewable throughout
    • Interface improvements, icon changes
    • Random module now has a distortion slider
    • Type Shapes module can now create shapes using the mouse and keyboard
    • More robust microphone detection and more accurate sound levels
  • Bug Fixes
    • Toolbar hiding functionality improved
    • Toolbar repainting when drawing ‘blind’ fixed
    • Shortcut key mappings fixed
    • Fullscreen mode on a mac is now stable

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ALPHA 001

Initial Release