What’s New with Sketch — Latest Updates and Features (Page 12)

Dark Mode Toggle

You can now toggle between Dark Mode and Light Mode and choose a dark or light Canvas, independent of your system settings.

Snapping Improvements

Snapping has been much improved, including a new look for measurements and customizable guide colors.

Snapping (11)

When resizing the height of text layers, they snap to fit their text
Layers will now snap during resize if they match the height or width of overlapping layers
Smart Guides will now appear when inserting new Symbol instances
When click-and-dragging to insert a new fixed text layer it will now snap to existing layers
Fixed a bug where Artboards would snap to their own Grid or Layout when moved in the Canvas
Improved behaviour when inserting a new shape from the center of a pixel
Snap lines now appear more consistently when moving layers via the keyboard
Smart Guides - Measurements now have a new appearance to be more readable
Measurements have a new appearance and the color can be configured via the Preferences
Improved snapping when dragging a layer in or out of an Artboard
Smart Guides now appear more consistently when moving and resizing layers

Enhancements (13)

You can now apply images from Data in the Image tab of the Fill Popover
Canvas Color - You can now choose to display either a light or dark Canvas via the Preferences
Light Switch - Users on macOS Mojave can now choose between dark and light mode independent of the system preference
Added the ability for Data applied to layers inside a group to be refreshed when the group is selected
You can now display the system Color Panel when Option-clicking the color well in the Inspector
Improved the clickability of the Fit button, used to resize Artboards to fit their content, within the Inspector
You can now click-and-drag to scrub values for the Dash and Gap border properties in the Inspector
You can now access the Replace With menu when Control-clicking a Symbol override in the Layer List
Sketch now supports Simplified Chinese and will reflect the system language setting
Added the ability to toggle the visibility for all overrides on a Symbol master
Improved alignment of icons inside Toolbar buttons
Added new Artboard preset sizes for Galaxy S10 and updated iPad models
Improved behaviour where Arrowheads could be erroneously enabled on a closed shape

Bug Fixes (37)

Fixed a bug where the boolean operation applied to a selected subpath couldn’t be changed via the Toolbar
Fixed a bug where certain overlapping curves within boolean operations wouldn’t appear as expected
Fixed a bug where creating a new Text Style while editing text wouldn’t apply it to the layer
Fixed a bug where document colors in certain added Libraries wouldn’t be available in the Color Popover
Fixed a bug where undo wouldn’t work for the Hex field in the Fill Popover
Fixed a bug where moving or copying a color or gradient between Global and Document presets would not keep its name
Fixed a bug where a new color or gradient preset would not reveal the collapsed presets section
Fixed a bug where the empty gradient preset placeholder would not appear alongside the solid color presets
Fixed a bug where the grid/list switcher would appear incorrectly in the Fill Popover
Fixed a rare crash that could occur while interacting with the Fill Popover
Fixed a bug where the Color Picker would not open or close instantly due to containing too many bitmap presets in Global Palette
Fixed a bug where the Lock properties control in the Inspector couldn’t be unlocked as expected in some cases
Fixed a bug where you couldn’t drag the export preview to the Finder if it contained a / in its name
Fixed a bug where values shown within the Inspector wouldn’t update in realtime while editing layers in the Canvas
Fixed a bug where a text layer’s properties would not update in the Inspector after using the Scale command
Fixed a bug where the Pages List would always be collapsed after toggling the Hide Interface option
Fixed a bug where the layer preview icon in Layer List would not reflect the actual flip or rotation applied
Fixed a bug where override menus in the Inspector could allow a Symbol to be overridden by another instance of itself
Fixed a bug where Library Updates would not commit in some rare cases
Fixed a bug where nested instances locked within another Symbol master would be selectable in the Canvas when moving the cursor over the parent Symbol instance
Fixed a bug where artefacts would be left on Canvas when rotating a layer when Show Pixels is enabled
Fixed a bug where artefacts would remain in the Canvas when dragging a layer with an open path
Fixed a bug where the applied Layer Style could be removed from a layer when selecting to Paste Style
Fixed a bug where the Replace With… menu and its submenus would be enabled when the current selection was empty
Fixed a bug where the rotation value in the Inspector would not update when rotating via the Touch Bar
Fixed a bug where pixel rounding would be disabled in the vector editor when Shift-dragging a handle control point
Fixed a bug where rotated gradients weren’t rotated as expected when copying CSS attributes
Fixed a bug where the selection handles would partially disappear when editing the corner radius of multiple layers
Fixed a bug where selection dimensions in Bitmap Editor would not reflect the actual size selected
Fixed a bug where you could not rotate multiple layers via the Touch Bar
Fixed a bug where Symbol instances wouldn’t always be placed on full-pixel values when inserting
Fixed a bug where the Export group contents only option would still apply to Slices after they were moved up and out of their previous group
Fixed a bug where selecting to Copy CSS Attributes for a flipped layer wouldn’t include the expected transform property
Fixed the size of the Pixel 3 Artboard preset
Fixed a bug where copying layers might include their Artboard‘s background color when pasting the copied layer outside of Sketch
Fixed a bug where inserting a new page would add a page to the first opened document rather than the active document
Fixed a bug where the Inspector would unexpectedly scroll when changing the grid colors

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Sync Library Components

You can now manually sync all Library components in a document using the new option in the File menu.

Bug Fixes (1)

Fixed a bug where Library Styles may have been shown as the Default Style instead of being named correctly to indicate the relation to their respective Libraries

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Improvements and Fixes

This update fixes a variety of issues, including a bug where documents wouldn’t render as expected on a Mac with NVIDIA graphics.

Bug Fixes (13)

Fixed a bug where documents saved by older versions of Sketch couldn’t be opened on some devices
Fixed a bug where documents wouldn’t render as expected on a Mac with NVIDIA graphics
Fixed a bug where Sketch would become unresponsive when dragging a Symbol instance on to or off its own master
Fixed a bug where overrides set to None would be both included and visible in groups after selecting to Detach all contents from Symbol
Fixed a bug where text boxes for Symbol overrides weren’t always selected as expected while editing overrides in the Inspector
Fixed a bug where managed overrides would always be enabled when nested within a new Symbol
Fixed a rare bug where Symbol overrides wouldn’t be listed in the Inspector when selecting certain Symbols
Fixed a bug where exports of Slices set to Export group contents only would also include Artboard background colors
Fixed a bug where the Fill popover couldn’t be selected more than once immediately after cropping an image
Fixed a crash that could occur while attempting to mask layers within a recursive Symbol
Fixed a crash that could occur when Option-dragging a previously unselected layer
Fixed a crash that could occur when inserting objects from certain plugin Libraries
Fixed a crash that could occur while creating gradient presets in certain documents

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Performance

Major performance improvements when working with complex documents containing many prototyping flows.

All-new fill popover with improved features and collapsible sections.

Override Management

You can now manage which overridable properties appear directly in the Symbol’s master.

Overrides

Overrides in Symbols can now be selected via the Layer List, and in the Canvas when the Symbol instance is selected.

Snapping Improvements

Snapping has been much improved overall when moving or resizing layers.

Color Picker (7)

Color presets added to Document Colors are now included in Libraries
Fill presets can now be named and viewed in list, as well as grid view
Support has been included to view color values in HSL
You can now copy color preset values to the clipboard in various formats
Solid color presets are now visible when viewing the gradient picker
Frequently used images can now be selected from the Image tab in the Fill Popover
Noise fill tab has been removed and can be applied via the Image fill presets

Enhancements (25)

Added the ability to navigate directly to a nested Symbol’s master from the Inspector
Improved management of Data sources and suppliers in Preferences and menus
Improved the Convert to Outlines feature where both differently colored subranges of text and decorations, such as underlines, are now retained
Improved prototyping playback by now remembering the scroll position of the previous screen when going back
Improved performance when adjusting Inspector properties for multiple selected layers
Further improved the appearance of Layer List icons for non-Retina displays
Long Symbol titles are now truncated as expected in the Update Components view
When a Symbol is detached a background layer is now created to represent the background color of the Symbol master
Nested imported Symbols can now be detached by pressing the Option key while detaching their parent Symbol
Further improved performance in the Canvas for documents containing many Artboards
Selection handles are now hidden while moving layers around the Canvas
Sketch now hides the other resize handles when resizing a layer
Grid and Layout visibility can now be toggled for all selected Artboards
Improved the way available updates to remote Libraries are reported in Sketch
Improved snapping while resizing Artboards so they can now snap to their contents
Improved snapping while resizing multiple layers to indicate equal distances between the selection and other nearby layers
Improved snapping for rotated layers
Layers moved within nested groups now snap to the edges of their parent Artboard
Improved the way shapes resize after being flipped on their axis
Improved Smart Guides performance when interacting with multi-selections in complex documents
When joining open paths with curves, those curves are now better respected
Closing a curved path will join the ends with a curve segment
Added new Artboard preset sizes for Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL
Added more Artboard presets for Paper Sizes A0 - A3
You can now open documents and select layers directly via the Sketch url scheme

Bug Fixes (43)

Fixed a bug where imported WebP images with transparency wouldn’t appear as expected
Fixed a bug where rotated lines could disappear when resizing their parent group
Fixed a rendering bug where layer resize handles would appear to lag behind the layer’s content when moved
Fixed a bug where Library Update previews would render in mismatched color profile
Fixed a bug where a Symbols page wouldn’t be created in certain cases when unlinking imported Symbols
Fixed a bug where checkmarks wouldn’t always be displayed in submenus for applied Style overrides
Fixed a crash that could occur on macOS High Sierra when copying Artboards containing paths from imported PDFs
Fixed a bug where Hotspot layers created from rotated layers might not be shown as expected in the Canvas
Fixed a bug where Symbol instances with background colors wouldn’t be rendered in prototypes with fixed headers
Fixed a bug where copying and pasting an Artboard containing a Symbol with Hotspot would not show the flow instantly
Fixed a bug where Slice background colors wouldn’t be included in exports when selecting to Export group contents only
Fixed a bug where the appearance of bitmap layers might differ from image fills even when their adjusted opacity values matched
Fixed a bug where borders with particular opacity values might appear as if they were clipped
Fixed a bug where Grids and Layouts might appear to visible beyond the edges of their Artboard in rare cases
Fixed a bug where a text contained within a fixed width text layer would change its position unexpectedly when resizing
Fixed a bug where an open path would be closed if resized as part of a group
Fixed a bug where resizing multiple small layers at small sizes could have them jump between pixels
Fixed various bugs with rotated gradients in SVG exports
Fixed a bug where rotated gradients weren’t rotated as expected in SVG imports
Fixed a bug where the winding rule for a complex path’s fill might be ignored when importing SVGs
Fixed a bug where nested Symbols and Shared Styles wouldn’t always be sorted in menus as expected, especially when spaces were used in the nested naming structure
Fixed a bug where applied Shared Style overrides weren’t retained when copying and pasting Symbols between documents
Fixed a bug where a Shared Style created from a text layer that had been converted to outlines wrongly listed the Layer Style as a being Text Style instead
Fixed a crash that could occur when converting paths with dashed patterns to outlines
Fixed a minor glitch which could occur when snapping to two different edges at once
Fixed a bug that prevented layers from snapping to the baseline of a flipped text layer
Fixed a bug where Export specs applied to a selected Artboard would be removed when creating a Symbol from the Artboard
Fixed a bug where Lines couldn’t be locked to all expected angles when inserted while holding the Shift key
Fixed a bug where dragging Symbols across the Canvas would cause performance degradation in some complex documents
Fixed a bug related to Data feeds that could lead to memory usage increasing unexpectedly over time
Fixed a bug where selected points in the vector editor wouldn’t snap to the edges of their Artboard
Fixed a bug where Smart Guides might be shown when inserting layers even when they were set to be hidden
Fixed a bug where resizing a line wouldn’t snap to the edges of its Artboard
Fixed a bug where snap lines might not appear correctly at certain zoom levels
Fixed various issues where detached instances wouldn’t look identical to their Symbol master
Fixed a bug where selected Text Styles weren’t properly applied while editing text layers
Fixed a bug where distributing points in the vector editor on an Artboard with negative positional values could unexpectedly resize the path
Fixed a bug where the Join command wouldn’t join flipped paths together properly
Fixed a bug where Sketch could become unresponsive when detaching many Symbol instances
Fixed a bug where shadows with a negative spread in Symbol instances were clipped
Fixed a bug where dashed borders could cause shapes to cast the wrong shadow
Fixed a bug where group bounds might be incorrect after scaling layers inside them
Fixed a bug where removing segments from a flipped path with the Scissor tool would reset the transform

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Bug Fixes

This update includes fixes for some rare bugs, including a bug that impacted performance.

Bug Fixes (3)

Fixed a bug where the Canvas might appear blank when a document was moved between displays
Fixed a rare bug where documents containing certain paths couldn’t be opened
Fixed a bug in text layers that could cause memory usage to continuously increase over time

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Bug Fixes and Improved Performance

This update includes a variety of improvements, including fixes for bugs that impacted performance.

Bug Fixes (11)

Fixed a bug where overrides for certain Symbols wouldn’t refresh when selecting to Refresh Data
Fixed a bug where layer titles wouldn’t be shown for groups expanded while the UI was hidden
Fixed a crash that could occur when copying Artboards containing paths from imported PDFs
Fixed a rare crash that could occur when resizing certain grouped layers
Fixed a bug where memory usage would continue to increase unexpectedly after zooming in documents
Fixed a bug where memory usage would increase unexpectedly following repeated selections of Symbols with numerous overrides
Fixed a crash that could occur when creating new Symbols from certain selections
Fixed a bug where Symbol instances wouldn’t reflect changes made while scaling layers in the Symbol master
Fixed a bug where shadows with negative positional values might appear as if they were clipped
Removed an unnecessary limit on text size
Fixed a bug where flipped or rotated paths within combined shapes could appear to lose the applied transformation

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Bug Fixes and Improved Performance

This update includes a variety of improvements, including fixes for bugs that impacted performance.

Bug Fixes (15)

Fixed a rare crash that could occur when entering or exiting the bitmap editor
Fixed a bug where the Layer List wouldn’t scroll to reveal the selection in certain cases
Fixed a bug where Mirror would become unresponsive when duplicating or manipulating Artboards in Sketch
Fixed a bug where overrides might be reset when copying and pasting Symbols between documents
Fixed a rare crash that could occur when applying certain Style overrides
Fixed a bug where changes to the Symbol master of an applied override wouldn’t be shown within instances in the Canvas
Fixed a crash that could occur when restoring a version of a document on a Mac with Touch Bar support
Fixed a rare bug where CPU usage would increase significantly while editing an Artboard containing certain paths
Fixed various bugs that would cause Sketch to become unresponsive, particularly when showing measurements between layers
Fixed a bug where labels wouldn’t be shown as expected for Cancel buttons in Touch Bar
Fixed a bug where Artboards for Symbol masters could be positioned on sub-pixels
Fixed a bug where Sketch would become unresponsive when screen sharing
Fixed a bug where exports of Symbol instances might unexpectedly include the Artboard and its background on which they were placed
Fixed a bug where selection handles wouldn’t be hidden while adjusting a path’s corner radius
Fixed a bug where a layer’s rotation could be reset when using the Scissors tool

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Improvements and Fixes

This update includes a variety of bug fixes, plus improvements to various controls in the Inspector for non-Retina displays.

Bug Fixes (15)

Improved the appearance of various icons and controls in the Inspector for non-Retina displays as well as for those using the Graphite macOS highlight appearance
Fixed a bug where the link for a shared document in Sketch Cloud could change unexpectedly when updating the document
Fixed a bug where disabling a Data plugin would disable all other Data plugins
Fixed a bug where filtered objects in the Layer List couldn’t all be selected at once
Fixed a crash that could occur when inserting a Library component containing an invalid Style override
Fixed a crash that could occur when resizing Artboards
Fixed a bug where masks applied to bitmaps within Symbols wouldn’t resize as expected when instances of such Symbols were resized
Fixed a bug where Smart Guides wouldn’t show as expected along Artboard edges while moving layers within a rotated group
Fixed a bug where the Zoom In/Out controls in the toolbar wouldn’t show the expected pressed state in Dark Mode
Fixed a bug where applied overrides would be unexpectedly indented if the text within the Symbol master used list styling
Fixed a bug where certain documents containing recursive Symbols couldn’t be opened
Fixed a bug where Layouts in the Canvas wouldn’t be infinitely tall
Fixed a bug where the stepper controls for border widths wouldn’t be selectable in some cases
Fixed a bug where a new page would be inserted when pasting objects copied from other apps
Fixed a bug where the Size and Position fields in the Inspector wouldn’t update while editing values within the Scale sheet

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Improvements and Fixes

This update includes a variety of bug fixes, plus some smaller improvements to the redesigned UI.

Bug Fixes (14)

Fixed a bug that caused checkboxes in the Inspector to appear blurry on certain displays
Fixed a crash that could occur in documents containing overlapping dashed borders
Fixed a bug where the disclosure control for the Pages List wouldn’t be visible after switching between Light and Dark Mode
Fixed a bug where moving a document window between displays could cause the Canvas to render in an unexpected manner
Fixed a bug where resizing constraints weren’t respected for rotated layers
Fixed a bug where Smart Guides would show even when they had been set to be hidden
Fixed a bug where the Replace With menu wouldn’t be available for certain layers
Fixed a bug where the Scissors tool would remove too many segments at once
Fixed various alignment issues in the Typeface menu
Fixed a crash that could occur when accepting Library Updates in certain documents
Fixed a crash when using the keyboard shortcut for the Zoom tool (Z) while the Zoom menu was shown in the toolbar
Fixed a crash that could occur when toggling the Hide Interface option
Fixed a bug where only shape layers could be masked
Fixed a bug where Sketch might hang when selecting a Slice with certain vector export settings applied

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Improvements and Fixes

This update includes a variety of bug fixes, plus further UI improvements for Dark Mode.

Bug Fixes (20)

Fixed a bug where highlighting text in the text editor wouldn’t show the selection in some cases
Fixed a bug where Artboards would not render, or render very slowly in certain documents
Fixed a bug where subpaths used as masks wouldn’t appear as expected
Fixed various bugs that could occur in the Sketch Cloud popover
Fixed a bug where superfluous groups would be created when importing PDF and EPS files
Fixed a bug where Font Sizes couldn’t be set with decimal precision
Fixed various bugs that could occur when scrolling and expanding objects in the Layer List
Fixed a bug where buttons to Hide and Lock Artboards were shown in the Layer List
Fixed a bug where documents wouldn’t render correctly when panning on a Mac with NVIDIA graphics
Fixed a bug where banding was visible on some background blurs
Fixed a bug where the Color Picker would pick the wrong color on a Mac with NVIDIA graphics
Fixed a bug where a list of exported filenames wouldn’t be printed when using the sketchtool export layers command
Fixed a bug where the Show Pixels button in the toolbar wouldn’t toggle to show its current state
Fixed a bug where Text Style previews shown in the Inspector wouldn’t reflect any applied text transforms
Fixed a bug where picking a color from the Canvas in Dark Mode would pick its Light Mode color equivalent
Fixed Apple Watch Artboard presets to use their point size rather than pixel size
Fixed a crash that could occur when editing documents containing Symbol instances whose masters had been removed
Fixed a crash that could occur when importing abnormal SVG files
Fixed a crash that could occur when resizing grouped layers
Fixed a bug where documents downloaded from Cloud would have an extra extension in their filename

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UI Redesign

Sketch now has a totally redesigned interface, improving usability and readability across the app.

Improved Performance

Sketch is now more responsive when editing complex documents, rendering the Canvas, and selecting Symbols with many overrides.

Dark Mode

We’ve added Dark Mode to Sketch for macOS Mojave.

Nested Boolean Operations

Boolean Operations can now be applied to text layers, shapes with outlines, and Symbols.

Data

You can now link layers to data sources on your Mac or use a custom plugin to create and generate text, images and other data in your documents.

Style Overrides

Text Styles and Layer Styles inside Symbols can now be overridden just like nested Symbols, text and images.

Enhancements (24)

Improved reliability during uploads to Sketch Cloud
All blur types now support decimal values
Sketch now includes an Unsplash plugin that lets you add images from their stunning and expansive image library, without leaving the app
Improved the process of selecting which Artboard should be displayed as the Start Point when launching Prototyping Preview
Updated rendering pipeline to take advantage of GPU, providing improved rendering performance, especially when manipulating smaller layers
Layers now snap to similar measurements of nearby layers only when those layers are visible in the viewport while resizing
Copied CSS and SVG code no longer contains unnecessary defs groups and comments
Improved SVG import to respect specified viewport sizes
Inserting new layers will now snap only to existing layers that are visible
Inserting new layers will now also snap to text baseline and cap-height
Improved snapping behaviours when inserting and editing layers
While rotating multiple objects, selected layers are now rotated around the Rotate tool’s pivot point rather than rotating independently of one another
You can now override a nested Symbol with Symbols that match the instance’s size as well as the master’s size
Shadows and outer borders used by applied Symbol overrides are no longer clipped
Added the ability to reset all edited overrides on a Symbol instance
Hovering over an override in the Inspector will now highlight it in the Canvas
Added new Artboard preset sizes for iPhones XR and XS Max, and Apple Watches 40mm and 44mm
Added a new Offset Path option in Layer > Path to expand or contract the outline of a selected shape
Added option to remove all export options in the Inspector
Added the ability to create dotted lines with borders
The offset duplicated layers preference is ignored when duplicating immediately after Option-dragging a layer
Added a new Saturation control to Background Blur
Added support for “Plus Darker” and “Plus Lighter” blend modes
Default Layout and Grid colors are now red

Bug Fixes (30)

Fixed a bug where combining layers in transformed shape groups would unexpectedly reverse an applied transform
Fixed a bug where Symbol previews wouldn’t respect the selected Color Profile
Fixed a crash that could occur when importing certain PDF files
Fixed a bug where pressing the Escape key on a Symbol’s override would deselect its instance
Fixed a bug where trailing semicolons in the Radius field would prevent changes to the entered value
Fixed a bug where the prototyping UI and Artboard titles could be hidden when encompassed by click-and-drag selections
Fixed a bug where Quick Look previews weren’t generated when saving Sketch documents
Fixed a bug where moving a text layer would re-render other text layers visible in the Canvas
Fixed a bug where resizing layers within a group wouldn’t snap to other objects or measurements as expected
Fixed a bug where labels on measurement and distance guides for flipped layers might appear upside down 🙃
Fixed a bug where Lines and open paths with arrow markers wouldn’t snap to guides
Fixed a bug where layers with locked sizes wouldn’t snap to other objects while being resized
Fixed a bug where flipping a layer in the Canvas could cause the layer to be resized disproportionately
Fixed a bug where resizing Artboards could pixel-fit layers previously positioned on sub-pixels
Fixed a bug where resizing a group containing one or more rotated layers would result in unexpected dimensions
Fixed a bug where the Smooth Corners option wouldn’t be respected in SVG exports
Fixed a crash that could occur when importing certain SVG files
Fixed a bug where updating certain complex Shared Styles could fail
Fixed a bug where inserting a Vector Point would snap to itself
Fixed a bug where shadows and borders used by applied Symbol overrides might appear as if they’re clipped
Fixed a bug where Symbol masters may be duplicated if they were edited before a previously copied instance was pasted
Fixed a bug where list styling wouldn’t be included in Text Styles
Fixed a bug where undoing the deletion of an Artboard would unexpectedly select both the Artboard and all of its content
Fixed a bug where points along complex paths could have been removed when exiting the vector editor
Fixed a bug where you couldn’t measure against a ruler guide if Show Grid was enabled
Fixed a rare bug where the rulers would stretch unexpectedly while resizing the document window
Fixed a bug where multiple different presets could be selected as the default in the Presets preferences
Fixed a bug where newly added pages might not be named correctly in certain cases
Fixed a crash that could occur when using the Magic Wand tool
Fixed a crash that could occur when trying to update certain plugins

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Bug Fixes

We’ve fixed a bug where group bounds wouldn’t consistently reflect the resizing of layers nested within them, plus improved text imported from PDF.

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Bug Fixes

This update fixes a variety of issues, including a bug where the Typeface menu could not be expanded for some fonts.

Bug Fixes (5)

Fixed a crash that could occur while performing Undo action in macOS Mojave beta
Fixed a rare crash that could occur when expanding the Typeface menu
Fixed a bug where selection handles would not be temporarily hidden when editing Corner Radius
Fixed a bug where drawing a shape would not respect the pixel-fitting preferences in some cases
Fixed a bug that would prevent the Typeface menu to open for some fonts

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Improvements and Fixes

This update fixes a variety of smaller issues, restores the Magic Wand tool, plus arrows and other markers now remain solid when applied to dashed paths.

Bug Fixes (7)

Fixed a rare crash that could occur while previewing Artboards simultaneously in both Sketch Mirror and the Preview window
Fixed a crash that could occur in documents containing complex dashed strokes
Fixed a bug where image fills sized to “Fit” would mask any other fills arranged behind them
Fixed a bug where Artboard backgrounds were included in SVG exports when selecting to Export group contents only
Fixed a crash that could occur when editing certain documents with missing fonts
Fixed a crash that could occur when opening the Preferences window
Fixed a bug where highlights would continue to show after releasing the Command key when hovering over nested layers

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Library Styles

Text Styles and Layer Styles defined in Libraries are now available in all documents, just like Symbols are.

Headers & Footers

Prototypes can now include fixed elements such as headers and footers that will stay above the rest of the content as you scroll.

Arrows

We’ve significantly improved the appearance of arrows and other markers on paths.

Improved Performance

Sketch is now more responsive when editing complex documents, rendering the Canvas, and selecting Symbols with many overrides.

Enhancements (30)

Improved performance when working with shadows in complex documents
Text layers will highlight on their baseline, rather than their contents in the Canvas when hovered
Improved error readability in the Sketch Cloud preferences
Improved behaviour of Sketch Cloud popover in the event of an upload failure
Improved baseline alignment for font previews in the Typeface popover
You can now apply math operations to multiple selected items in the Inspector
Clicking on the color well for a disabled style now enables the style and opens the color popover
Improved performance when expanding or collapsing large groups in the Layer List
Sketch now checks for updates to Shared Libraries more often
Sketch plugins will be temporarily disabled when relaunching if the app had quit unexpectedly
Improved performance for large documents with many linked prototypes
There is now a URL protocol for adding Sketch Libraries backed by RSS feeds to Sketch
Improved the speed when dragging Artboards that contain Symbols with many overrides
Improved performance for layers using background blurs
Increased performance when drawing small portions of large images
Improved snapping when adjusting the Rotate tool’s pivot point
Improved handling of overrides on rotated text layers inside a Symbol
Improved performance for certain documents containing many nested Symbol overrides
Text alignment is now also remembered in the default text style
Text transformation options can now also be found under the Text menu item
Sketch now properly accounts for vertical alignment when changing text layer width from fixed to auto, and when editing rotated and flipped text layers
Holding the Shift key when dragging vector points will now snap to adjacent points
Fixed a bug where the preview for certain Text Styles wouldn’t be displayed properly in the Inspector
The thickness of a line will be taken into account when distributing horizontally or vertically with other layers
Improved the path readability for Symbols and Shared Styles in the Inspector
Holding the Shift or Option keys when clicking and dragging a label to change a value in the Inspector will adjust its value in increments of 10, or 0.1 respectively
The Magic Wand selection tool has now been removed
Improved the look of all the cursors inside the app
Improved behaviour when rotating layers, including fixing a bug where rotating a shape inside a flipped group would rotate it in the wrong direction
Improved the look of multiple export previews in the Inspector

Bug Fixes (52)

Fixed a bug where you couldn’t Union two small shapes properly if they contained overlapping curves
Fixed a rare bug where prototypes would not play back as expected on Sketch Cloud
Fixed a bug where copying and pasting text from Sketch to Keynote would offset and clip the text vertically
Fixed a bug where pasting icon fonts into Sketch could give the wrong result
Fixed a bug where the incorrect cursor would be shown after rotating a layer
Fixed a bug where the Inspector wouldn’t immediately reflect changes made to a slice’s arrangement in the Layer List
Fixed a bug where resizing a text layer would not adjust its contents within
Fixed a bug where the Color Picker wasn’t scrollable when adjusting Artboard background colors
Fixed a bug where rotating an object via the Inspector while the Rotate tool was active would always rotate the object around its center rather than the specified anchor point
Fixed a bug where you couldn’t change the color of a range of text when using the Color Picker
Fixed a bug where the Inspector preview for an exportable layer wouldn’t update when Control-clicked
Fixed a bug where entering a negative value in the Inspector would subtract that value rather than applying it as a new one
Fixed a bug where rotated layers could end up on the X/Y value of 0
Fixed a bug where emoji in layer names could be cut in half 😱
Fixed a bug where certain nested overrides would be reset when applying Library updates
Fixed a bug where applying updates to Symbols from complex libraries would take too long
Fixed a bug where Library Updates would not be applied instantly in some complex documents
Fixed a bug with Sketch Mirror that could cause Sketch to freeze when editing Artboards in certain documents
Fixed a bug where the rulers would not update when a layer was moved via the Inspector
Single page PDF files imported to Sketch are no longer placed in their own Artboard
Fixed a memory leak that could occur when running plugins
Fixed a bug where a remote Library would incorrectly show an available update in some cases
Fixed various bugs that could cause shadows to appear as if they were clipped
Fixed a bug where rotated images could appear pixelated
Fixed a bug where a blur applied to a layer could appear clipped
Fixed a bug where text layers could be repositioned when changing their alignment
Fixed a bug where removing a Shared Style while editing its name would rename an adjacent Style
Fixed a bug where some layers would not snap to other layers correctly when inserted
Fixed a bug where measurements on the Canvas would appear flipped when moving objects within flipped groups
Fixed a bug where shadows applied to vertically aligned text layers with fixed widths could appear to be clipped
Fixed a bug where text underlines wouldn’t be displayed in some cases
Fixed a bug where a text layer could become a Fixed width when switching between the Width and Height text fields
Fixed a bug where inserting points with the Shift key held on rotated shapes would behave unpredictably
Fixed a bug where the vector editor’s path preview would not update when nudging vector points
Fixed a bug where holding the Shift key when adding a new point in the vector editor wouldn’t behave as expected
Fixed a bug where holding a tool’s shortcut for too long wouldn’t do anything
Fixed a bug where distance measurements were shown between selected layers and hidden smart guides
Fixed a bug where duplicated rotated layers could end up being offset unexpectedly
Fixed a bug where resizing a line to a negative size would lead to unexpected behaviour
Fixed a bug where View > Center Selection wouldn’t work when the Inspector had focus
Fixed a bug where the Scissors tool would not work for small path segments when zoomed in
Fixed a bug where the Touch Bar wouldn’t reflect adjusted rotation values
Fixed a rare bug where Sketch could crash when changing a Shared Style
Fixed a rare crash that could occur when showing Text Style menus
Fixed a bug where a group’s bounds wouldn’t update when undoing a resize of a layer within
Fixed a bug where layers wouldn’t highlight correctly when hovering over them with the Slice tool to insert a slice around those layers
Fixed a bug where images could appear blurry after adjusting the zoom level to 100%
Fixed a bug where the wrong cursor would be displayed when hovering over a selection handle on a rotated layer
Fixed a bug where Artboard background colors wouldn’t be exported to SVG
Fixed a bug where rotated objects could shift unexpectedly when being tiled in a grid
Fixed a bug where resizing multiple rotated layers would undo the rotation
Fixed a bug where the Make Grid dialog wouldn’t remember its previous values

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Requires macOS Sierra (10.12.2) or newer

Improvements and Fixes

This update fixes a variety of issues, including refinements to menus for Text Styles and a bug where certain documents wouldn’t open.

Bug Fixes (15)

Fixed a bug where flattening an Artboard into a bitmap would ignore its background color
Fixed a bug where documents containing certain text attributes wouldn’t open
Fixed a bug where constraints wouldn’t be toggled when clicking the center of the Resizing control
Fixed a bug where the Pages List wouldn’t refresh when double-clicking to edit a Symbol Instance
Fixed a bug where double-clicking multiple subgroups would not expand the Layer List as expected
Fixed a bug where Sketch API would not return a mapped wrapper for some Libraries
Fixed a bug that prevented the updating of Text Styles after having modified the Typeface for multiple selected layers
Fixed a bug where snapping rotated layers would jump between snap points unexpectedly
Fixed a bug where deleting a Symbol with no existing Instances would still require confirmation
Fixed a crash that could occur when editing styles for a selection that included certain Symbol and layer combinations
Fixed a crash that could occur when editing certain Text Styles
Fixed a crash that could occur when trying to Create new Layer Style in a document with malformed Layer Styles
Fixed a crash that could occur when selecting Pages containing certain shapes or paths in some documents
Fixed a bug where Text Styles wouldn’t be nested as expected in various menus
Fixed a bug where an object with fixed width and height constraints could also be pinned to all edges

Download Sketch 50.1

Requires Mac OS X El Capitan (10.11.2) or newer

What’s New

Dark Mode Toggle

Snapping Improvements

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Performance

Fill Popover

Override Management

Overrides

Snapping Improvements

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Enhancements (25)

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Improvements and Fixes

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UI Redesign

Improved Performance

Dark Mode

Nested Boolean Operations

Data

Style Overrides

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Bug Fixes (30)

Bug Fixes

Bug Fixes

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Improvements and Fixes

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Library Styles

Headers & Footers

Arrows

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