Release 2.8.2 (#2655)

Author: vkbo

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,38 @@
 # novelWriter Changelog
 
+## Version 2.8.2 [2026-01-25]
+
+### Release Notes
+
+This is a patch release that fixes an issue with launching novelWriter via a project file on
+Windows, adds an alert when the spell check dictionary cannot be loaded, handles headings in HTML
+manuscripts the same way as for documents, and updates the documentation on how heading levels are
+handled in the manuscript build process.
+
+### Detailed Changelog
+
+**Bugfixes**
+
+* Fixed an issue with the exe launcher on Windows where it didn't support spaces in the path when
+  the user tried to open novelWriter from a project file. Issue #2643. PR #2645.
+* Fixed an issue with the PDF manuscript format which stopped after about 600-700 pages when
+  generating A4 pages. The limit is now in the 11000 pages range. Issue #2637. PRs #2638 and #2639.
+
+**Improvements**
+
+* Added an alert box when the spell check language selected for a project could not be loaded.
+  Issue #2631. PR #2654.
+* The HTML manuscript format now exports novel title and partition titles as paragraphs with a
+  larger font size instead of HTML headings. This is more consistent with the other formatted
+  document formats. Issue #2641. PR #2653.
+
+**Documentation**
+
+* Added information to the documentation about heading level promotion when building the
+  manuscript. Issue #2641. PR #2653.
+
+----
+
 ## Version 2.8.1 [2025-12-28]
 
 ### Release Notes
@@ -12,7 +45,7 @@ Spotlight on MacOS.
 
 **Bugfixes**
 
-* Fix an issue where the inputMethodQuery call to the Qt library returns an object that PyQt6
+* Fixed an issue where the inputMethodQuery call to the Qt library returns an object that PyQt6
   cannot convert to a Python object. The fix just disables the conversion since the return value is
   passed back to the Qt library anyway. The problem affects Qt/PyQt 6.10 and is triggered in MacOS
   at least, but it is not known if it affects other platforms. Issue #2622. PR #2623.
@@ -35,9 +68,9 @@ See the website for complete [Release Notes](https://novelwriter.io/releases/rel
 
 **Bugfixes**
 
-* Fix an issue where the app could crash when the user pasted from an empty clipboard. This appears
-  to be a Qt or PyQt bug, and is not present on the later releases, but a fix has been added that
-  ensures the bug is not triggered. Issue #2598. PR #2602.
+* Fixed an issue where the app could crash when the user pasted from an empty clipboard. This
+  appears to be a Qt or PyQt bug, and is not present on the later releases, but a fix has been
+  added that ensures the bug is not triggered. Issue #2598. PR #2602.
 
 **Documentation**
 

novelwriter/__init__.py

@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@
 __author__     = "Veronica Berglyd Olsen"
 __maintainer__ = "Veronica Berglyd Olsen"
 __email__      = "code@vkbo.net"
-__version__    = "2.8.1"
-__hexversion__ = "0x020801f0"
-__date__       = "2025-12-28"
+__version__    = "2.8.2"
+__hexversion__ = "0x020802f0"
+__date__       = "2026-01-25"
 __status__     = "Stable"
 __domain__     = "novelwriter.io"
 

sample/nwProject.nwx

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
-<novelWriterXML appVersion="2.8.1" hexVersion="0x020801f0" fileVersion="1.5" fileRevision="6" timeStamp="2025-12-28 14:01:07">
-  <project id="e2be99af-f9bf-4403-857a-c3d1ac25abea" saveCount="2308" autoCount="428" editTime="109330">
+<novelWriterXML appVersion="2.8.2" hexVersion="0x020802f0" fileVersion="1.5" fileRevision="6" timeStamp="2026-01-25 14:29:40">
+  <project id="e2be99af-f9bf-4403-857a-c3d1ac25abea" saveCount="2310" autoCount="428" editTime="109342">
     <name>Sample Project</name>
     <author>Jane Smith</author>
   </project>