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What's New
Version 62 - Released 21 January, 2020
Highlights
A better way to create and save documents
When inspiration strikes, you shouldnt have to think about whether your document is being saved to Cloud or on your Mac, so weve fixed that. Now, instead of choosing whether a new document should be a Cloud or local document when you create it, youll make that choice when you save it instead.
New Smart Layout controls
You can now make sure your Smart Layout buttons dont become too tiny to tap and form fields never shrink too small by setting minimum dimensions. Youll find this much-requested feature under the Layout section of the Inspector when you set a horizontal or vertical layout. And dont worry, the option to set maximum dimensions is coming soon.
Details
Whats improved
Previously you could open Cloud documents in the Mac app, from your browser, by adding sketch:// in front of your document URL. Now you can do that with the URL for specific Pages and Artboards. When your document opens, youll be taken to the right place, right away.
Now, when youre viewing the Layer List, you can press ⌘ ⇧ F to switch to the Components Panel and head straight to the filter/search field. Weve literally saved you a click.
Weve added a new Swap at Original Size option to the Components Popover when youre swapping Symbols. Its enabled by default and means that when you swap Symbols, the instance youve selected will resize to fit its new Symbol master. If youd prefer the instance size to stay the same, you can uncheck this option.
Instead of asking you to confirm your choice any time you delete a Component, well now only show the delete dialog if it will affect any of your layers in your document.
Youll now find Libraries tabs in the sidebar of the Documents window, giving you quick access to any Libraries in your team or personal Cloud workspaces.
When you edit a Cloud Library master document, things should feel a little more smooth. Previously youd have to save your changes, wait for them to appear in your Library preferences, then download them. That felt a little silly. Now when you edit a Cloud Library master document, it will update in your Library preferences as soon as you save it.
Weve made some tweaks to the Components Panel and Popover to improve performance with Libraries of all shapes and sizes. Expect things to feel a little faster from now on.
Weve improved the accuracy and appearance of previews for documents with missing fonts, especially on layers with specific alignment or Smart Layout settings, and those where multiple instances of the same text layer were present in a single document. If youve noticed missing fonts displaying incorrectly in your document previews, youll need to open and resave those documents with all the correct fonts available to take advantage of these fixes.
The macOS Auto Save option in Preferences now applies to both local and Cloud documents. Previously this only applied to local documents and Cloud documents always had Auto Save enabled, but now the same preference affects both.
If you have a lot of Libraries, scrolling through Preferences and finding the one that needs an update can be a bit of a pain. Now, clicking on the Shared Library Update Available badge will open Preferences and scroll right to the first Library thats available to update.
Whats fixed
Fixes a bug that could sign you out of your Sketch Account when waking your Mac from sleep mode.
Fixes a bug where selecting Enable and Open Library for a Symbol instance from an uninstalled Cloud Library would open the Library master document, but not download the Library itself.
Fixes a bug where nested Symbols could appear in the wrong position when you inserted a Symbol from a Library.
Fixes a bug where measurements wouldnt appear after you clicked and dragged to select a layer in the Canvas, while pressing the Option key.
Fixes a bug where shadows on layers with centered borders might not appear as youd expect them to.
Fixes a bug where scrolling down to the bottom of the Components popover would not work as expected.
Fixes a bug that meant it wasnt possible to open your Cloud Libraries via the contextual menu in the Libraries tab in Preferences.
Fixes a bug where opening or closing a path would flatten rounded corners.
Fixes a crash that could occur if you quit Sketch while the Preferences window was open in front of a document.
Fixes an issue where only the first component of a selected Library would appear in the Components Panel in some cases.
Fixes a bug where the Components Panel wouldnt update to reflect any components you recently created or deleted.
Version 61.1 - Released 17 December, 2019
Bug Fixes
This update fixes a number of bugs and restores preview images for any groups youve created for Text Styles in the Components Panel and Popover.
Whats fixed
Fixes a bug where the color popover could get cut off when Sketch was positioned slightly off screen.
You should now see preview images for any groups youve created for text styles in the Components Panel and Popover.
Fixes an issue where the Documents window might not refresh when you switched from Get Started to Recent Documents.
Fixes a bug where deleting a point would select the next point in a path but the selected point wouldnt actually be editable.
Fixes a crash that could occur when using ⌘+Z to undo edits while working with multiple gradient fills.
Fixes a crash that could occur if you selected Refresh Data from the Data menu on an image fill.
Fixes a crash that could occur when editing text overrides.
Fixes a bug that stopped you from selecting vector points by pressing ⌘+A or choosing Edit > Select > Select All.
Version 61 - Released 03 December, 2019
Improved Text Styles in the Components Panel and Popover
Were working hard to respond to your feedback on the new Components Panel and Popover and with this release, weve brought back a full preview of Text Styles. Youll now see the Text Style name rendered in the style itself, along with some additional information like size and alignment.
Whats improved
Weve given performance a bit of a boost with this release, particularly when it comes to navigating around large documents.
When you open a Cloud document from the Documents window, youll now see its download progress on the thumbnail youve just clicked on, instead of in a popup. Because lets face it, wed all like fewer popups in the world.
If you were ever unlucky enough to run into a file doesnt exist error when trying to reopen a Cloud document, first of all, were sorry about that. Secondly, weve been working hard to reduce the chance of you ever seeing it again. Finally, if you do see it again, the error message should now be far more helpful.
Weve improved the appearance of resize handles in the middle of layers so they look sharper, even on non-Retina displays.
For developers, weve added support for Smart Layout and Variable Fonts to our JavaScript API. Weve also updated the developer documentation to match, so you can get more details by clicking on either of those links.
For all you fans of super-organised Libraries, you can now create a group with just a single Component in it. Simply right-click on it in the Components Panel and choose Group from the contextual menu.
You can now copy a link to a Cloud document by right-clicking on its thumbnail in the Documents window and choosing Copy Link. In other words, you no longer have to open a Cloud document in Sketch or in the browser to share its URL.
You can now select Round to Pixel from the Arrange menu when any selection you make includes layers on sub-pixels.
Whats fixed
Fixes a bug where the Documents window would refresh all its contents and not remember the selection position if you reopened it or switched back to it after focusing on another window.
Fixes a bug where Symbols in Cloud Library documents were inserted as Library Symbols, rather than displaying them as local Symbols.
Fixes a bug where selection hairlines appeared over the top of point handles in the vector editor. This didnt affect how anything worked, but it looked messy, so weve tidied it up.
Fixes a crash that could occur when you imported password-protected PDF files.
Fixes a bug where editing bitmaps in a Symbol master wouldnt always show the updates correctly in overridden instances of that Symbol.
Fixes a crash that could occur when using the color picker on macOS Catalina.
Fixes a bug where pressing the down arrow key after youd searched for something in the Typefaces popover would dismiss it, instead of highlighting the first result.
Fixes a crash that could occur if you attempted to apply Data to a combined shape.
Fixes a bug where choosing Edit Styles in the Inspector wouldnt always show the correct information in the Components Panel.
Fixes a bug where the Artboard popover would sometimes get a little shy and hide itself slightly off the side of the screen.
Fixes a crash that could occur if you attempted to pick colors from external displays while another app was in Fullscreen mode on that display.
Version 60 - RELEASED 12 NOVEMBER, 2019:
Improved Cloud Libraries
Under the Libraries tab in Preferences, youll now see all the Libraries that belong to your team(s) on Sketch Cloud, as well as any in your personal workspace. Theres also a handy install button right by each one, meaning you no longer have to head to the browser to add a Library.
New Components Panel
The new Components Panel and Components Popover bring Symbols, Text Styles and Layer Styles together in a single place where you can search, sort and filter for what you need, then drag and drop directly onto the Canvas. Now theres no need for endless menus and naming schemes to sort Symbols into folders, you can do it all from the Components Panel. Better still, both the Components Panel and Popover let you quickly search to find the exact Symbol or style you need, from your document or Libraries, faster than you can say, Where did we save that modal again?
Whats improved
Weve given the Documents window a bit of a tidy and moved the New Document button back next to your document previews. As a bonus, if you click the New Document thumbnail while youre viewing a specific project, well pre-fill that project name when you go to save your document for the first time.
We all change our minds from time to time, so weve introduced the ability to rename Cloud documents from the Mac app. Just choose File Rename whenever inspiration for a new name strikes.
You can now copy SVG code from slices as well as regular layers by choosing Edit > Copy > Copy as SVG code.
If youve ever found yourself feeling sad because you cant enter math operations in the Scale Layers sheet, then feel sad no longer! Weve made it possible to use all of your favorite math operators to save you having to calculate those new dimensions elsewhere. Weve also removed px from the end of the Width and Height fields to keep things consistent with similar fields in the Inspector.
If you enable the Scale down images to fit Artboards preference, well now perfectly place big bitmaps right in the centre of your Artboards and scale them down to fit (so long as that bitmap was bigger than the Artboard to begin with, of course).
Continuing our Libraries theme, Components that belong to local Libraries will automatically relink themselves if you upload that Library to Cloud and share it via Sketch for Teams. All you need to do is make sure youve enabled that new Cloud Library in Sketchs preferences and deleted any local copies you have. Well handle the rest and make the Symbols and Styles in your documents stay linked up.
Whats fixed
Fixed a bug where leaving the Documents window open for a while and then trying to open a document would result in a cryptic This file is not a database message. Your files were always safe, but now they should open without a hitch.
Fixed a bug where thumbnails in the Documents window would load slowly or fail to load at all, especially on slower internet connections.
Fixed a bug where you wouldnt get a notification and could lose changes if you lost your internet connection while a document was uploading to Cloud after you quit Sketch or closed that document.
Fixed a bug where flattening a selection to bitmap would mistakenly include an Artboards background in the result.
Fixed a bug where Symbols with Smart Layout that were resized, and nested within another Symbol, would appear at their original size when you inserted the Symbol they were nested in onto the Canvas.
Fixed a bug that would cause a Symbols layers to shift unexpectedly when you inserted an instance or detached from a Symbol.
Fixed a bug which meant you couldnt enter edit mode for a text layer if you were already in edit mode with another text layer.
Fixed a bug where dragging a Symbol instance into a Symbol master would cause Sketch to hang.
Fixed a bug where text in edit mode wouldnt immediately change if you selected an OpenType feature.
Fixed a bug where open paths would unexpectedly close when you flattened them.
Fixed a crash that could occur if you pressed Enter on your keyboard to confirm and submit on the Rotate Copies sheet.
Fixed a bug where layer constraints you applied within a group would continue to affect layers you moved outside of that group.
Fixed a bug that meant text layers wouldnt render correctly when they were rotated and contained missing fonts.
Fixed a bug where previews of Symbol instances with overrides that featured missing fonts wouldnt save or display correctly. In some cases, the missing font preview might not be positioned perfectly (especially for overridden, centered text), but were working on a fix for this, too.
Fixed a bug where unlocking a layer would make its resizing handles disappear until you deselected and reselected it. Weve fixed that to save you a few clicks.
Fixed a bug where titles in the Variable Font Options popover could appear cut off if youd set your scrollbar preferences to Always in System Preferences and the popover itself wasnt fully on the screen.
Fixed a bug where centered text within a Symbol using a Horizontal and Centered Layout might end up off-center if you resized its parent instance on the Canvas.
Version 59 - 15 OCTOBER, 2019:
Whats improved
Weve improved how things work when you drag layers out of an Artboard. Theyll no longer stay arranged within their previous Artboard in the Layer List.
Weve improved the behaviour around Smart Distribute spacing handles, so when you click on a handle, we wont adjust the spacing until you start dragging to avoid any unwanted changes.
To help you get to grips with the new Smart Layout features we launched in version 58, weve added a new tutorial template. You can find it under the Templates tab in the documents window.
Weve tidied up Smart Distribute reordering handles so they no longer show if your selection is so small that they interfere with their surrounding resizing handles.
With the introduction of Smart Layout, weve removed the behaviour that would occur if you placed a small layer less than 20px from a text layer to have it move along when overrides changed the text layers size. You can achieve the same result with even more control using Smart Layout instead.
For developers, weve added a new sketchtool detach command that creates a self-contained Sketch document from any document using Symbols and Shared Styles.
Weve introduced a new API that gives plugin developers even more power when it comes to responding to document changes. The new onDocumentChange handler lets plugins listen for new layers being added, existing layers being deleted or rearranged within the layer list, as well as layer attribute changes such as fill and border styles or Symbol override values. Check out the sample plugin to see how it works.
If youre exporting two-point lines as SVGs, theyll now export as <line>elements instead of as paths.
Weve given the typeface picker in the Inspector a fresher look and made previews more legible. And if you select a text layer and open it up, it now scrolls to show you the selected typeface right in the middle of the list.
Whats fixed
Fixed a bug where Color Adjust settings would be enabled in the Inspector any time you imported bitmaps. Now youll only see these settings when you enable them.
Fixed a crash that could occur if you flattened combined shapes that featured multiple open paths.
Fixed a bug that meant youd see the wrong Text Style in some cases when you were editing an override on the Canvas.
Fixed a bug where highlights for text overrides on the Canvas wouldnt always update to fit their text when the Symbol they involved used Smart Layout settings.
Fixed a bug where previews of text overrides that used a missing font wouldnt display correctly in exports and uploads to Cloud.
Fixed a crash that could occur on macOS Catalina 10.15 for Macs with NVIDIA graphics.
Fixed a bug that meant some files took too long to open and caused Sketch to hang or not respond.
Fixed a bug where some color presets might not show up if you hadnt changed the default preset name.
Fixed a bug where some custom shortcuts would not work until you used the option from the main menu first.
Fixed a bug where setting an override to none in a vertical Smart Layout would shrink the overall width to 0.
Fixed a bug where text styles wouldnt look right if you opened a document in macOS High Sierra that was last saved on macOS Catalina.
Fixed a bug where moving a shape up and out of a group (or Artboard) would unexpectedly create a combined shape that looked like the layer was hidden or repositioned. Now that layer should move to its new place in the Layer List as youd expect it to.
Version 58 - 17 September, 2019:
Introducing Smart Layout: With Smart Layout, we're making Symbols more powerful and supercharging your workflow when it comes to using them in your designs. With it, you can set a direction for Symbols to resize when you change their overrides, while keeping the spacing between different layers in that Symbol consistent. Better still, you can set different Smart Layout settings for Nested Symbols and even groups within Symbols. It's incredibly powerful and we can't wait to see how it'll improve your workflow.
Whats improved:
We've made the Welcome Window better, bigger, cleaner and more snappy. You can browse your Cloud documents by Project in a new sidebar on the left, and we've given thumbnails plenty more space so you can see more of your documents without scrolling.
Along with browsing Projects in the Welcome Window, you'll now have the option to pick a Project when you save a new Cloud document for the first time.
Whats fixed:
Fixed a bug where Sketch would believe you were offline and not allow you to upload new Cloud documents after you put your Mac to sleep or temporarily disconnected from the internet.
Fixed a bug where text overrides might reset or clear themselves if you clicked in and out of a text override field in the Inspector.
Fixed a bug where Symbol instances on your Canvas would not pick up changes you made to a text layer in that Symbol's master.
Fixed a bug where you might see the Canvas flash if you switch from a different app to Sketch when it's in full screen mode.
Fixed a crash that could occur if you created a particularly big grid.
Fixed a bug where resizing multiple layers with a small width or height but large distance between them would cause either their height or width to increase unexpectedly.
Fixed a bug where performing a Union operation on straight lines would make the combined shape disappear.
Fixed a bug where an artboard you hovered over wouldn't highlight when if you were in Prototyping mode.
Fixed a bug where your Show Layer Selection preference would reset itself when you restart Sketch.
Fixed a bug that could result in Sketch failing to respond (hanging) in a few different situations. If you've been in touch about Sketch being unresponsive, this one is for you.
Fixed a few different bugs related to how nested overrides highlight when you select them on the Canvas. If you'd selected a nested override and couldn't see it highlighted on the Canvas properly, you'll be pleased to know this update puts that right.
Fixed a bug that could cause performance issues and slow things down if you selected certain Symbol masters with complex overrides.
Version 57.1 - 15 August, 2019:
Bug Fixes: This update fixes a bug where selections on the Canvas could appear offset from your cursor, a crash that could occur when switching between Layer Styles with certain names, and a crash that could occur in documents with certain Boolean Operations.
Version 57 - 14 August, 2019:
Whats improved
If you use the arrow keys on your keyboard with the Rotate tool to adjust a layer, well now hide the selection handles and show the right values in the Inspector.
Sometimes its difficult to distinguish between solid and gradient presets in the Color Popover, so weve given them their own their own headings to make it easier to find what you need.
You can now paste rich text from the Clipboard directly into the Canvas by choosing Paste as Rich Text in the Edit menu. Previously, we only enabled this in text editing mode, but now its always there.
Weve changed a few arrangement shortcuts. Send Backward is now ⌘ [ and Bring Forward is ⌘ ]. Send to Back is now ⌘ ⌥ [ and Bring to Front is ⌘ ⌥ ]. If youd like to use the old shortcut or something totally different, you can create custom keyboard shortcuts in System Preferences.
Weve made it easier to work with very large grids. Scrolling around them, moving them and changing colors should all feel faster and smoother.
You can now set a default layer style from the Layer menu in vector editing mode if youve selected a single path or shape group.
Whats fixed
Fixed a bug where you might see the wrong cursor if you hover over Inspector labels with your language set as Chinese.
Fixed a bug where the Layer List would scroll to the top if you hit Undo in a document with a long list of layers.
Fixed a bug where Smart Distribute handles could look squashed if you launched Sketch on a Retina display then moved the document to a non-Retina display.
Fixed a bug where you wouldnt see a proper preview of your work in Quick Look in the Finder.
Fixed a bug where where you couldnt insert an image by selecting one from your Photos Library in the Finder sheet. This might mean well ask for permission to access your photos if you havent granted it already.
Fixed a crash that could occur if you tried to apply an Outer Border to certain paths.
Fixed a bug where an Artboard might lose its preset if you converted it into a Symbol.
Fixed a bug where a landscape Artboard might unexpectedly switch to portrait if you held shift and dragged to resize it.
Fixed a bug where images might not be properly included as part of a group if that image overlapped with a nearby Artboard.
Fixed a bug where inserting a line while holding shift wouldnt always respect pixel rounding.
Fixed a crash that could occur when you try to print or adjust your print settings.
Fixed a bug where pressing Control and Option keys at the same time wouldnt correctly show the distance between a text layers baseline and another text layers cap height.
Fixed a bug where a Cloud Library update would fail because of an incorrect version/compatibility number. Well also be clearer in telling you when a Library is incompatible.
Fixed a bug where you couldnt set any border position other than inner as part of a default layer style.
