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Release Notes

Mandelbrot Metal v1.6 Change Notes

This document summarizes the changes between v1.5 and v1.6.


Versioning

  • MARKETING_VERSION: 1.5.2 -> 1.6
  • CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION: 458 -> 462


User-Facing Changes

Bookmark manager sorting expanded

The Manage Bookmarks sheet now supports additional sort modes:

  • Newest
  • Name
  • Palette (new)
  • Iterations (new)
  • Scale (new)


Bookmark row metadata adapts to the selected sort

Bookmark rows now display context-specific secondary text in the list:

  • When sorting by Palette: shows the bookmark palette label
  • When sorting by Iterations: shows the saved iteration count
  • When sorting by Scale: shows the saved scale in scientific form


Help and onboarding updates for bookmark sorting

  • Help content now documents bookmark sorting options and behavior.
  • The "What’s New" onboarding content now highlights improved bookmark management.


Rendering/Performance Tuning

CPU deep-render handoff threshold adjusted

  • Deep CPU mode activation threshold was raised:
    • cpuDeepZoomThresholdSPU: 5.0e7 -> 8.0e7
  • CPU-mode hysteresis was tightened:
    • enter: 1.0 -> 1.10
    • exit: 0.7 -> 0.98

Net effect: the renderer stays on the GPU path longer before switching to CPU deep rendering.


Notes

  • The bulk of v1.6 focuses on the bookmark management UX and documentation.
  • No major fractal algorithm rewrite was introduced in the v1.5 -> v1.6a commit range.

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