Release 1.4 RC 1 (#824)

vkbo · web-flow · commit 6890b278ea84 · 2021-07-12T20:52:35.000+02:00
* Bump version to 1.4 RC 1
* Update changelog and release notes
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # novelWriter Changelog
 
-## Version 1.4 Beta 1 [2021-06-13]
+## Version 1.4 RC 1 [2021-07-12]
 
 ### Release Notes
 
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ this version to work on your projects.
 
 Below are the main feature changes of this release.
 
+#### Internationalisation
+
+Translation files have been added for Simplified Chinese by Qianzhi Long.
+
 #### Line Breaks
 
 The way line breaks inside paragraphs work has been changed. A single line break is now treated as
@@ -54,6 +58,32 @@ results in the paragraph being centred.
 Format menu entries and keyboard shortcuts have been added so that you don't have to memorise these
 codes.
 
+_These Release Notes also include the changes from 1.4 Beta 1._
+
+### Detailed Changelog
+
+**Internationalisation**
+
+* Translation files have been added for Simplified Chinese. The translation has been provided by
+  Qianzhi Long (@longqzh). PR #817.
+
+**Code Improvements**
+
+* Improve PEP8 compliance for the source code. PRs #816 and #820.
+* The way messages are written to the logging tool has been improved. PR #818.
+* Some improvements to parsing and encoding of HTML has been added. PR #821.
+* Test coverage of the document editor has been improved. PR #787.
+
+----
+
+## Version 1.4 Beta 1 [2021-06-13]
+
+### Release Notes
+
+This is a preview release of novelWriter 1.4. It contains some new features and a lot of code
+refactoring. This release is a testing release, and may contain bugs. Please be careful when using
+this version to work on your projects.
+
 ### Detailed Changelog
 
 **Bugfixes**
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 # The short X.Y version
 version = "1.4"
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = "1.4-beta1"
+release = "1.4-rc1"
 
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/nw/__init__.py b/nw/__init__.py
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@
 __author__     = "Veronica Berglyd Olsen"
 __maintainer__ = "Veronica Berglyd Olsen"
 __email__      = "code@vkbo.net"
-__version__    = "1.4b1"
-__hexversion__ = "0x010400b1"
-__date__       = "2021-06-13"
+__version__    = "1.4rc1"
+__hexversion__ = "0x010400c1"
+__date__       = "2021-07-12"
 __status__     = "Stable"
 __domain__     = "novelwriter.io"
 __url__        = "https://novelwriter.io"
diff --git a/nw/assets/text/release_notes.htm b/nw/assets/text/release_notes.htm
@@ -2,16 +2,18 @@
 <html>
 <body>
 
-<h2>Release Notes for 1.4 Beta 1</h2>
-<p><i>Released on 13 June 2021</i></p>
+<h2>Release Notes for 1.4 RC 1</h2>
+<p><i>Released on 12 July 2021</i></p>
 
 <p>This is a preview release of novelWriter 1.4. It contains some new features and a lot of code
 refactoring. This release is a testing release, and may contain bugs. Please be careful when using
 this version to work on your projects.</p>
 <p>Below are the main feature changes of this release.</p>
 
-<h3>Line Breaks</h3>
+<h3>Internationalisation</h3>
+<p>Translation files have been added for Simplified Chinese by Qianzhi Long.</p>
 
+<h3>Line Breaks</h3>
 <p>The way line breaks inside paragraphs work has been changed. A single line break is now treated
 as a proper line break and will show up in the document viewer and exported documents. A single
 line break does not start a new paragraph, but forces a break inside the paragraph like a Shift +
