caption: 5.1.8
created: 20150111154632954
modified: 20150111154632954
tags: ReleaseNotes
title: Release 5.1.8
type: text/vnd.tiddlywiki

//[[See GitHub for detailed change history of this release|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/compare/v5.1.7...v5.1.8]]//

This release includes many improvements to the documentation for TiddlyWiki. Many thanks to everyone who has helped out, but especially to our prodigious new contributor Astrid Elocson.

!! Translation Improvements

* Improvements to French, Chinese and Japanese translations

* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/cb8caf6a01aeeac480bf28661888961657b0dbd8]] Czech translation
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/d6918d737f5d1b663346ad9a35421a5ae0ffb9a7]] [[Interlingua|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interlingua]] translation
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/6721a5eb1b77935226ccc8559008af3a0a05d0cb]] Portuguese translation
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/b845751d3c549366adb2f6e5c58b0114fa95ba30]] Punjabi and Hindu translations
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/49a9a2c44ca3a71fff3062709f06940aaca4a574]] Slovak translation
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/5d947ed582fb9d68c01d82a334ab75498a8724ef]] Spanish translation

!! Usability Improvements

* Improved scrolling behaviour, including [[fixing|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/3df341621d30b205775288e324cef137c48e9f6e]] problem with unnecessary scrolling at startup
* [[Upgraded|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/ae001a19e5b3e43cf5388fd4e8d99788085649fe]] the [[KaTeX Plugin]] to use [[KaTeX v0.2.0|https://github.com/Khan/KaTeX/releases/tag/v0.2.0]], with better symbol support
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/70e419824fab107aab58f87780dbb5a1de70c248]] [[Help Plugin]] providing floating help panel
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/8643278a452d1a300cec8d3425c1b18699a17dca]] support for an online plugin library
* [[Improved|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/pull/1353]] behaviour of the tag dropdown in the edit template
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/ea6e60e66983ee1184f09c5796ef6c8bceae703a]] automatic focusing of the search box at startup
* [[Introduced|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/4f3cb8b9aebfc4f65f40c96ef99730887d746b41]] the [[Railroad Plugin]] by Astrid Elocson (see it in action in the new [[Filter Syntax]] documentation)
* [[Migrated|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/230066eeae9ace8336612e02c78f8cdaa3f717e4]] functionality of "Sticky Titles" theme into "Vanilla"/"Snow White". This means that tiddler titles will stick to the top of the window during scrolling on browsers that support `position: sticky` (such as Safari and Firefox)
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/8cb7090c40489c81e8c5dfb8cbbdee2c60998c3e]] icons to [[$:/AdvancedSearch]], [[$:/ControlPanel]] and [[$:/TagManager]]
* [[Changed|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/b9129d77e99970579074bdb4f9c2ef4b77b812c6]] wording of tiddler "save" button to "store"
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/issues/1103]] automatic linking of system tiddlers such as $:/ControlPanel
* [[Improved|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/9c7936413a8c50817044eb409661a575f7f97563]] new tag dropdown to only list title matches
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/aae56f20af35e7be6f3839a8c727e3f43174efe9]] a warning banner notifying the user when modified plugins require the page to be reloaded
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/0bd2ec50e1514ef247182816f9f9e421f52f67bb]] first pass at "stacked" story view

!! Hackability Improvements

* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/d340277cb219ffebd212fbf409e8ea804121d105]] [[resolvepath Macro]]
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/718ce3e4aa04f7af5e9310f90d3415c0d82bee6f]] `class` attribute to CheckboxWidget
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/bb10e2b02900ece4701c44c3a7e7c03304e813b7]] support for a special message to be displayed when the main story river is empty
* [[Improved|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/6e0c7d90221771ae384d620984f08a2090c500dc]] font rendering under Mac OS X
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/a2493f80a973b24ad3d3affda945c437b98c2d2e]] support for embedding ZIP files
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/1808b1597e5a61379e4e5381d6d78bb73fa3a523]] support for custom elements with the RevealWidget

!! Bug Fixes

* [[Fixed|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/pull/1249]] version number compatibility checks for plugins
* [[Fixed|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/1adfe20508116da0ee4b5c9e72ea9742f24b60c9]] problem with repeatedly cancelling a draft
* [[Improved|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/050b643948e24d1d93a83766a23a0d693616d01e]] sandboxing of generated `<iframe>` elements
* [[Fixed|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/b166632bbb76a7a033cd8fc3af14e5dadddfc631]] problem with modal backgrounds on Firefox
* [[Fixed|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/1b87d9134bd0b45be671eebfdcac1d7acadcecf4]] problem with accidentally dragging a tiddler within its originating window
* [[Fixed|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/c9ab873ba393753647f2b0b3b3aa1a8bcf6b1c28]] problem with dragging certain plugins with Safari

!! Node.js Changes

//These changes are only relevant to people using TiddlyWiki under Node.js//

* [[Fixed|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/cc85368fd48f1e5878018a4e00b6c17d436e67a9]] [[Highlight Plugin]] to work when generating static files under Node.js
* [[Fixed|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/c296f14210545374124df5d4ae9ffb402ed73561]] problem with case-insensitive filing systems (eg Windows)
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/pull/1354]] mobile metadata to static page templates
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/pull/1352]] added "noclean" parameter to RenderTiddlersCommand
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/b768dc332b2d5d7ac1f731953cafb5fd1b30dad9]] [[editions Operator]] and [[editiondescription Operator]] for enumerating available editions

!! Changes affecting plugin authors

* 

!! Contributors

[[@Jermolene|https://github.com/Jermolene]] would like to thank the contributors to this release who have generously given their time to help improve TiddlyWiki:


* [[@aelocson|https://github.com/aelocson]]
* [[@alexhough|https://github.com/alexhough]]
* [[@Arlen22|https://github.com/Arlen22]]
* [[@BramChen|https://github.com/BramChen]]
* [[@danielo515|https://github.com/danielo515]]
* [[@dpdannemiller|https://github.com/dpdannemiller]]
* [[@Drakor|https://github.com/Drakor]]
* [[@evgeniy-gryaznov|https://github.com/evgeniy-gryaznov]]
* [[@felixhayashi|https://github.com/felixhayashi]]
* [[@gernert|https://github.com/gernert]]
* [[@Infurnoape|https://github.com/Infurnoape]]
* [[@Jc-L|https://github.com/Jc-L]]
* [[@Mathobal|https://github.com/Mathobal]]
* [[@ng110|https://github.com/ng110]]
* [[@pmario|https://github.com/pmario]]
* [[@roma0104|https://github.com/roma0104]]
* [[@simonbaird|https://github.com/simonbaird]]
* [[@Spangenhelm|https://github.com/Spangenhelm]]
* [[@sukima|https://github.com/sukima]]
* [[@tobibeer|https://github.com/tobibeer]]
* [[@twMat|https://github.com/twMat]]
* [[@welford|https://github.com/welford]]
* [[@xcazin|https://github.com/xcazin]]