This release features asynchronous saving to avoid slowdowns when working with large .mlt files.

New look

New color scheme that is a lot prettier IMO.

64-bit canvas

This version has switched to a 64-bit canvas. The previous versions provided about 300 screens or so of actual canvas when fully zoomed-out. Switching to 64-bit is enough for Milton's canvas to really be infinite for any practical purpose.

Blur

There is a new layer effects window which currently supports one new effect - Gaussian Blur.

Bug fixes

Bugs were squashed.

Linux

Linux is still not 100% supported, but it's getting usable for those of you who would like to compile from source.

What's new

• Export to bitmap with transparent background
• Lower GPU requirements
• Increased compatibility
• Interpolation of new strokes to make them smoother
• Support for Wacom pen eraser
• Various bug fixes

How to download

Most people will want to download the installer. MiltonSetup_1.2.8_x64.exe If Windows incorrectly flags the installer as a virus, or if you just prefer it, you can download a standalone zip.

What's new

This is a bug fix release for the new renderer. There are still some kinks to iron out, but it should work on many more machines now.

Bug fixes

• Anti-aliasing should work on non-Nvidia cards.
• Milton tried to bake the whole canvas on load, which was a Very Bad Idea for very large canvases.
• Workaround for a window-focusing issue with

How to download

Most people will want to download the installer. MiltonSetup_1.2.6_x64.exe If Windows incorrectly flags the installer as a virus, or if you just prefer it, you can download a standalone zip.

Please let me know if you want a 32-bit release! I have not generated a 32-bit installer because I believe there is no demand for it.

Linux and OSX

Coming soon, as always ;-)

Enjoy!

What's new

New renderer!. Milton can now handle much more complex paintings.

This new version needs a machine that supports OpenGL 3.2. If you are on an older integrated card, or if for any reason your machine does not have support, Milton will tell you and exit.

There are a bunch of bugfixes. All of them should be in the github issue tracker under the 1.2.6 label.

Since the new renderer is OpenGL-based and this is its first time in the wild, things might explode / not work correctly. Please report issues! :)

Which installer to download

Most people will want to download the x64 installer. MiltonSetup_1.2.6_x64.exe If you prefer, or if Windows incorrectly flags the installer as a virus, download a standalone zip for your architecture.

Linux and OSX

Porting Milton is my next thing in my to-do list.

Enjoy!

_Note:_ High DPI display owners, please skip on using Milton for now. There is a problem with Wacom support and Windows scaling.

What's new

• GUI Performance improvement
• Option to disable or enable stroke smoothing

Bug fix

• Packets were being skipped when buffering input.

Our usual friendly notice. The Milton installer might be incorrectly flagged as a virus. If this happens to you, you might want to download the standalone zip. Virutotal scan for installer: https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/89e83f3cbc517f2140b1f222bf96719da0fc6774e42fa91c795bc344291c5254/analysis/1467594881/

Important! This build has a color management bugfix. Milton files created with older versions will look more saturated in this version.

New features

• Stroke smoothing for Wacom input
• Faster clipping for software renderer, although it will be replaced by a hardware renderer.

Bug fixes

• Wacom mapping of sub-areas for input and output.
• Support for Unicode paths and file names. (Non-ASCII usernames now work..)
• Gamma "correction" in older versions was stupid and limited gamut. Removed.
• (Related). Background color now matches the selection in the GUI.
• Better handling of Wacom packets to handle queue overflow.
• Failed to delete temp files in %appdata% when copies failed on save. Milton now cleans up for previous versions.
• Fix crash that happened when loading a file and then loading a smaller file. Memory allocation bug

Antivirus false positive. This installer, as with previous versions, shows a false positive when scanned with virustotal. Some people might have problems downloading. Sorry for the inconvenience! For those that can't get the installer, I provided the file Milton_1.2.4_Standalone.zip https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/a671534922788eafda0381af3fa338c4393d4285071495addfebc54a53f96f95/analysis/1467148738/

This is a bugfix release

• Milton was not handling Wacom tablet area portion and screen area portions (issue #8). I will be submitting a PR upstream to EasyTab
• Milton always tried to re-load corrupt files in case of a crash. There have been no reports of this but it would have been a problem

This installer gets a false positive with at least two virus scanners :( If you are having problems downloading the installer, you may be able to open it by going to Windows Defender, History, View Details, and then Recover. Otherwise, you can always use the Standalone Zip.

New features

• Hardware cursor: Less perceived lag.
• Better brush handling.

Bug fixes and improvements

• Version 1.2.1 had a bug where it made files bigger each time it reloaded. This version fixes corrupted files.
• Single point strokes sometimes didn't render, depending on zoom level
• Tapping on title bar with with wacom pen counted as stroke input
• Milton remembers when it was maximized.
• For the first 6 hours this release did not save files properly, this was fixed. Sorry!

Problems with anti-virus There were complaints with the last couple of releases. Some people couldn't download the installer because Windows thinks it is a virus :(. It is not! There is a zip file in case you are having this issue, but hopefully it is gone now. Here is a link to virustotal.com examining this installer, whereas the previous one did have a false positive.

If you can't download the installer (or you don't want to), download Milton_1.2.2_Standalone.zip.

The next release will be mostly a performance release. There's a bunch of places where Milton needs to be faster for usability reasons.

Milton 1.2.1

Milton is still Windows only. Download the installer or the standalone zip file. Whichever you prefer.

I appreciate any kind of constructive feedback.

Enjoy! =)

Release Notes

The increase in the minor version number indicates that there has been a change in the binary format.

Major changes and new features.

• Small change to the file format. MLT files now include information about the state of the pen and the eraser - the size opacity and, in the case of the pen, color. Milton is backwards compatible. Everything done with version 1.1.0 should work with 1.2.1.
• Milton now remembers its last screen size.
• Shows the file name and the last save time in the menu bar.
• If Milton is having problems saving, it will prompt when quitting to try saving somewhere else.

Bug fixes

• Milton reported phantom "MOUSE_UP" events on tablets that not always give pressure data when the pen is down.
• Milton didn't behave properly on displays smaller than the default window size. The new default behavior is to maximize.

Thanks

Thanks to Mikkel Hjortshøj for reporting and helping me track down the phantom MOUSE_UP event Thanks to Apoorva Joshi and Roberto Lapuente for reporting the window resizing problem. Thanks to everyone at the Handmade Network for trying this out and leaving nice comments =)