History (including betas*) from ver. 2.3b. (Release dates based on Japanese Edit ions.

) (Betas are available only in Japanese) File selector (thumbnails) was fastened. Initializing Transparency revived in the menu. While making selection, if Z key is pressed, Straight line function is used, and if X key is pressed, Filling function takes effect now. Fixed a bug: when the Straight Line is selected in the Paint setting, bezier did not work properly. > ver.2.8y(2003/5/14) Determination of Bezier line changed to click with SHIFT key down. Fixed a bug: Bezier was not displayed according to zooming ratio. Changed a function: Files deleted in pixexp now go to the recycle bin. Fixed a bug: Using free-hand after selection destroyed the selection. Fixed a bug: Mask outside selection did not work. Fixed a bug: Bezier was not recorded on selection history. > ver.2.8w(2003/5/11) Bezier line is added to the program. It determines when right-clicked. Added are three palette styles: noise, clockwise, c-clockwise. > ver.2.8f(2003/6/4) Fixed a bug: SeedFill occasionally caused a fatal error. > ver.2.8e(2003/5/10) Fixed a bug: Catalog sometimes did not display thumbnails of the pictures in a folder that is located directorywise deep. > ver.2.8d(2003/4/12) Fixed a bug: Pixia used up font resource and caused a fatal error in some circ umstances. > ver.2.8c(2003/4/7) Fixed a bug: In RGB mode, R value stayed to 0-255 even if you set the "Prefere nce" setting to 0-100. > ver.2.8a(2003/3/25) Fixed bugs: changing the size of the catalog window and parts window caused a fatal error and forced Pixia to shut down on some circumstances. "Ver.2.7" is skipped since it is a commercially sold version. > ver.2.6m(2003/3/5) Fixed a bug: opening two canvases and closing one would cause a fatal error an d shut down Pixia. > ver.2.6j(2003/3/3) Pasts dialog and Texture dialog changed and are same as those of A/PIXIA. The function of "Catalog" in Open File dialog is taken from A/PIXIA. Compatibility problem between l_pxa.dll and s_pxa.dll is fixed. (English Editi on) The width of the buttons in Plane Edit Dialog are adjusted. (English Edition) Fixed a bug: the cross cursor remained displayed when you use Clone Brush. The cross cursor now moves while you clone. Fixed a bug of Mozaic Filter. (English Edition) > ver.2.6h(2003/1/9) Pasting Preview has become much faster. Clone Brush is added (English Edition) > ver.2.6g(2003/1/9) Fixed a bug: Pixia sometimes caused an fatal error when you created a new canv as and closed it. Now "Tone Filter" gets initialized when you "deselect". Now "Wire Selection" stops functioning while you keep pressing [SHIFT] key dow n. Fixed a bug: Pixia caused an fatal error when you paste with the canvas is dis played at higher zoom such as 500%.

Rearranged Color Panel. Pasting Preview has become faster. > ver.2.6f(2002/12/12) "As displayed" is added to SeedFill parameter, and made default. Adjusted tablet responses. Now supports printing CMY, and CMYK on separate sheets. Fixed a bug: "Negative" did not function on an image with more than 3 planes. Improved the function of "Copy between Channels". > ver.2.6a(2002/10/17) A trial of new configuration of tablet drawing. > ver.2.5y(2002/10/13) Changed the specification of "detect selections". The maximum length of layer name is now 64 bytes. Now a lot less memory is used at printing. Fixed a bug: sorting by date on PIXEXP was not functioning. > ver.2.5w(2002/7/28) Adjusted tablet responses. > ver.2.5v(2002/7/27) Adjusted tablet responses. > ver.2.5u(2002/7/11) Fixed a bug: the file open dialog did not get displayed on Windows 98 or earli er versions of Windows. Improved the function of blurring selection borders. > ver.2.5t(2002/6/28) Adjusted the function of reading PXA files made with A/PIXIA. Fixed a bug: the error message was not displayed even if PXA file was saved on the drive that did not have enough space. Layers that are not displayed can no longer be moved. > ver.2.5s(2002/6/5) A function of "Stroke Out" parameter is added in Tablet of Supplemental Settin gs to solve "drippy stroke out" problem that mostly happens on Windows XP when u sing a Tablet. > ver.2.5r(2002/5/25) Fixed a bug: "Double Accuracy" was not displayed even if "Make Double Accuracy as Default" is checked. The functions that cause problems when used with smooth zoom get disabled when smooth zoom is in use. > ver.2.5q(2002/5/21) Fixed a mistake of combining resources. > ver.2.5p(2002/5/21) Fixed a bug: d value could not be edited when using the list of t and d. > ver.2.5n(2002/5/21) Fixed a missing dialog. > ver.2.5m(2002/5/18) Fixed a bug: change of layers at the layer panel did not display properly. > ver.2.5l(2002/5/17) Dialog adjustments and language fixes. > ver.2.5k(2002/5/10) Attempt for speed up has been given up for the moment. > ver.2.5j*(2002/5/8) Fixed a bug: the list of t and d values were not working properly. > ver.2.5h*(2002/5/2) Attempt: tuned up for speed up. > ver.2.5g*(2002/5/1) Fixed a bug: when the color panel is in HLS mode, the result of calculation on H=240 was wrong. Fixed a bug: "Disabling" Mask did not work properly on some palette patterns. > ver.2.5f(2002/4/28) (Japanese Official) Fixed a bug: making drop shadow cleared mask planes. > ver.2.5e*(2002/4/28)

Now saves the status of enable/disable information of planes. > ver.2.5d*(2002/4/27) Fixed a bug: filter pen did not work on some filters. > ver.2.5c*(2002/4/27) Fixed a bug: "Cancel" in the context menu did not work when pasting. Fixed a bug: "No Redrawing Thumbnail" in Preference malfunctioned. > ver.2.5b*(2002/4/26) The effect of "Blur outside Boundary" improved. > ver.2.5a*(2002/4/25) Fixed a bug: some filters made noises at the left side of the image. > ver.2.4z*(2002/4/23) Fixed a bug: green and blue in the "Tone Balance" reversed. Fixed a bug: filter pen made errors on some filters and forced Pixia ended. > ver.2.4y*(2002/4/23) Added "Redo" icon in the Tool Bar. Enabled choice of background color between 256 and 100 in Preference. > ver.2.4w*(2002/4/22) Fixed a bug: filter pen could not add new filters. Fixed a bug: in some cases layer panel did not work properly when planes are a dded or deleted. > ver.2.4v*(2002/4/22) Fixed a bug: drafter did not change when spline was chosen from the selection history. Enables independent change on RGB in Tone Balance menu. Fixed a bug: Added planes could not be copied. Fixed a bug: Display mode of the layer panel sometimes did not work properly. The work of mouse pointer between Windows XP and the other OSes has been adjus ted. > ver.2.4u*(2002/4/16) Fixed a bug: using "Loope (Magnifier)" made the cursor disappear on some envir onments. A new function is added: "Previous Size" in the context menu when pasting. > ver.2.4s*(2002/4/15) Fixed a bug: Adding Drop Shadow made an error and forced Pixia ended. When "Auto initialize tone filter" is chosen in "Preference", it now also work s when windows switched. Enabled registration of T and D values like brush size. > ver.2.4r*(2002/4/11) Fixed a bug: on saving pxa files, options were not saved if there were more th an two planes. Changed the function of editing brush size. Thumbnails used to get hidden by scroll bar when layer panel floated. This imp roved. Fixed a bug: registering brush size did not work properly when there were plur al sizes. Specification change: drafter now does not get back to previous state when pol ygon is chosen from the selection history. (This is because, unlike other selections such as "Box" , position and size change do not work on "polygon".) Options now can be changed even after a plane is added. Calculation of brush size is adjusted. i2 x 2 used to be thicker than 3 x 3 when drawn. j > ver.2.4q*(2002/4/8) Specification change on spasting all planes. @>> Transparency planes no longer merge. > ver.2.4p*(2002/3/22) Choice between "Enable/disable" is now possible on mask and transparency plane s. > ver.2.4k*(2001/12/9)

Fixed a bug: flip and rotate mulfunctioned when the size of the base layer is changed. Fixed a bug: Filter pen does not work properly on a layer smaller than the bas e layer. > ver.2.4j*(2001/11/30) Some adjustments for Windows XP have been made. Enabled registration of brush size. > ver.2.4h*(2001/11/28) Some adjustments for Windows XP have been made. > ver.2.4g(2001/11/21) Fixed a bug: T button did not work properly. > ver.2.4f(2001/11/21) Some dialogs of layer settings have been fixed. > ver.2.4e(2001/11/20) "Vividness" is added in the dialog of "Color Balance". > ver.2.4d*(2001/11/18) "Wire" has been adjusted. > ver.2.4c*(2001/11/18) Some adjustments for Windows XP have been made. > ver.2.4b*(2001/11/18) Fixed bugs: Selections of Wire, Polygon, Continuous Straight Lines freezed Pix ia on Windows XP. > ver.2.3f*(2001/10/30) Fixed a bug: Wire caused illegal operation error. Black and white of the tone filter icon reversed. > ver.2.3d*(2001/10/8) Fixed a bug: Spline caused illegal operation error. > ver.2.3c*(2001/10/4) Consumption of memory has become smaller when selection repeated. Fixed a bug: when coordinate designation was done at the upper left from the b ottom right on box fill, the display of the area on canvas was wrong.