Merge PR #511 from NikitkaRa: UI: WordArt Transform gallery applies a text warp

2026-10-28 20:47:15 -06:00 · 2026-10-14 13:08:48 -04:00
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 > **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-10 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-13 · **Change:** minor (gap 3 shrinks to media options and rewind: comment threads round-trip now, #70; 3-D bevel, camera and face lighting rendered; previous: minor, IME composition and CJK interface text landed, #101; previous: minor, core-workflow alpha gate added; stage stays alpha; before that: major, first itemized gap list; full re-measure against PowerPoint for Mac 16.113.4 and the open GitHub issues) · **Target:** Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac 16.113 (Microsoft 365)
 > **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-10 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-13 · **Change:** minor (EMF/WMF rectangle clip regions; previous: minor, 3-D bevel, camera and face lighting rendered) · **Target:** Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac 16.113 (Microsoft 365)
 > **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-10 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-13 · **Change:** minor (embedded fonts are read, written and drawn, except MicroType Express subsets; previous: minor, 3-D bevel, camera and face lighting rendered; previous: minor, IME composition and CJK interface text landed, #101) · **Target:** Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac 16.113 (Microsoft 365)
+> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-10 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-13 · **Change:** minor (WordArt Transform gallery applies a text warp; previous: minor, 3-D bevel, camera and face lighting rendered; previous: minor, IME composition and CJK interface text landed, #101) · **Target:** Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac 16.113 (Microsoft 365)

 Every known shortfall, one entry each, ranked by how much it stops someone who presents with
 PowerPoint from switching. This is the work list: pick from the top. Numbers are summarized in
@@ -195,12 +196,13 @@ Detail in [animation-parity.md](animation-parity.md). 10–16 h; the pane is a *

 ### Edit points, text warp, 3-D
 - **Evidence:** checklist rows "Edit points" (P1 missing), "Text warp transforms" (partial: all 40
-  `prstTxWarp` presets render and their adjusts round-trip, but there is no Transform gallery or
-  command to apply one, no adjust handles, and arc/circle placement can differ from PowerPoint by
-  1–3 % of the path length), "Bevel and 3-D rotation" (partial: bevels, camera presets and rotations and face lighting
-  render as approximations and `scene3d`/`sp3d` round-trip as raw XML; no extrusion or side faces,
-  only the three-point rig, and no command or pane to apply 3-D).
- **Estimate:** 4–6 h (edit points), 2–4 h (warp gallery, command and handles), 6–10 h (3-D extrusion,
+  `prstTxWarp` presets render, their adjusts round-trip, and Shape Format ▸ Text Effects ▸
+  Transform applies one with `format.textWarp`; still open are adjust handles, and arc/circle
+  placement can differ from PowerPoint by 1–3 % of the path length), "Bevel and 3-D rotation"
+  (partial: bevels, camera presets and rotations and face lighting render as approximations and
+  `scene3d`/`sp3d` round-trip as raw XML; no extrusion or side faces, only the three-point rig, and
+  no command or pane to apply 3-D).
+- **Estimate:** 4–6 h (edit points), 1–2 h (warp adjust handles), 6–10 h (3-D extrusion,
  rigs and materials, Format Shape page).

 ### Proofing: spelling, thesaurus, AutoCorrect
@@ -287,6 +289,7 @@ Detail in [localization-parity.md](localization-parity.md).
 |---|---|---|
 | 2026-10-13 | minor | EMF/WMF rectangle clip regions (`INTERSECTCLIPRECT`, `EXCLUDECLIPRECT`, `EXTSELECTCLIPRGN`) limit later drawing. EMF+ records remain |
 | 2026-10-13 | minor | Embedded fonts are read, written and drawn (TrueType, OpenType, Embedded OpenType). The gap is now MicroType Express subsets, which are kept but not drawn |
+| 2026-10-13 | minor | WordArt Transform gallery: Shape Format ▸ Text Effects lists the 40 presets and No Transform; `format.textWarp` applies one (adjust handles still open) |
 | 2026-10-13 | minor | Shape, picture and table rendering checked against PowerPoint on ~150 synthetic edge-case slides; 3-D bevels, cameras and face lighting now render approximately (gap narrowed to extrusion, rigs and the 3-D pane) |
 | 2026-10-13 | minor | Interactive decks: triggers, return-to-slide state and click rules landed in the slide show; the remaining pieces are one new entry under Features |
 | 2026-10-12 | minor | IME composition in slide text and notes, and CJK interface text with real glyphs (#101): the IME gap is now Korean on the web and table-cell underlines |
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # DeckCraft roadmap: milestones and what's next

 > **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-10 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-13 · **Change:** trivial (embedded fonts leave the beta list except MicroType Express subsets; previous: minor, core-workflow alpha gate added; stage stays alpha) · **Target:** Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac 16.113 (Microsoft 365)
+> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-13 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-13 · **Change:** minor (M9 text warps narrowed to adjust handles; the Transform gallery applies a preset) · **Target:** Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac 16.113 (Microsoft 365)

 Forward-looking: where DeckCraft is going and in what order. The one-page summary is
 [ROADMAP.md](../ROADMAP.md); every shortfall is in [gaps.md](gaps.md); numbers are in
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ From the local execution plan (`plan/execution-plan.md`, gitignored). Status as
 | M6 | Transitions and animations | mostly | Animation Pane timeline, remaining effects, transition sounds |
 | M7 | Slide show | mostly | second-display placement, laser, record |
 | M8 | Tables and charts | partly | chart data grid, elements, chartex types, draw table |
-| M9 | SmartArt, equations, WordArt | partly | SmartArt text pane and layouts, equations (PR #55), text warps |
+| M9 | SmartArt, equations, WordArt | partly | SmartArt text pane and layouts, equations (PR #55), warp adjust handles |
 | M10 | Views | done | grid options, New Window |
 | M11 | Output | partly | vector PDF, SVG, GIF, MP4, print |
 | M12 | Review | partly | dictionaries, AutoCorrect, find/replace dialog, compare |
@@ -110,5 +111,6 @@ plan above.
 | Date | Change | Summary |
 |---|---|---|
 | 2026-10-13 | trivial | Beta item 3: embedded fonts are in, except MicroType Express subsets |
+| 2026-10-13 | minor | M9: the WordArt Transform gallery applies a text warp; adjust handles stay open |
 | 2026-10-10 | minor | Added the alpha gate (six core workflows): all pass, two with partial depth; stage stays alpha |
 | 2026-10-10 | major | Created: current focus, ranked beta plan with hours, milestones M0–M14 with status, the old alpha checklist as history |
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # DeckCraft vs Microsoft PowerPoint: parity assessment

-> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-10 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-10 · **Change:** minor (hours to ~95% per audience added; ready recomputed from written weights, 56% → 55%; stage stays alpha; previous: major, full re-measure against PowerPoint for Mac 16.113.4; replaces the parity sections of ROADMAP.md) · **Target:** Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac 16.113 (Microsoft 365)
+> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-13 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-13 · **Change:** minor (text-warp shortfall is adjust handles; the Transform gallery applies a preset) · **Target:** Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac 16.113 (Microsoft 365)

 The authoritative answer to "how close is DeckCraft to PowerPoint, and how much work is left?".
 [ROADMAP.md](../ROADMAP.md) summarizes it; [gaps.md](gaps.md) itemizes every shortfall;
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ it is the Features row of the dimension table. Automation and Platforms are scor
 | Slides and sections | 6 | 90% | ~85% | 3–5 | Zoom (summary/section/slide), copying slides between decks keeps formatting only partly | [parity-checklist.md](parity-checklist.md) |
 | Views | 4 | 90% | ~80% | 3–6 | Snap to grid and grid options, New Window | [ui-parity.md](ui-parity.md) |
 | Masters and themes | 7 | 85% | ~70% | 8–14 | Notes and Handout masters, theme variants, `.thmx`, effect schemes | [parity-checklist.md](parity-checklist.md) |
-| Shapes | 7 | 86% | ~75% | 8–14 | Edit points, text warp, WordArt depth | [ui-parity.md](ui-parity.md) |
+| Shapes | 7 | 86% | ~75% | 8–14 | Edit points, warp adjust handles, WordArt depth | [ui-parity.md](ui-parity.md) |
 | Format (fill, line, effects) | 6 | 81% | ~65% | 8–14 | Format Shape pane depth, bevel and 3-D, picture/texture fill options | [ui-parity.md](ui-parity.md) |
 | Arrange | 3 | 100% | ~90% | 1–2 | Align to slide vs selected as a menu choice, More Rotation Options | [ui-parity.md](ui-parity.md) |
 | Text | 15 | 80% | ~62% | 18–30 | Font weights beyond Regular/Bold/Italic (#69), Tab in text boxes (#78), IME, true vertical CJK, dictionaries, AutoCorrect, thesaurus, equations (PR #55 open) | [localization-parity.md](localization-parity.md) |
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ scored done (16 open issues).

 | Date | Change | Summary |
 |---|---|---|
+| 2026-10-13 | minor | Shapes shortfall "text warp" narrowed to adjust handles: the Transform gallery applies a preset |
 | 2026-10-10 | minor | Added the readiness-by-audience table: each number gets its own hours to ~95% (full 340–600, mainstream 150–250, essentials 50–90). The full number stays an additive weighted sum; no change to the percentages |
 | 2026-10-10 | minor | Added the mainstream practitioner (~53%) and essentials user (~62%) numbers with written weights, discounts and user evidence. Features dimension recomputed from written area weights (66% judgement → 62.4% weighted mean), which moves ready for real work from ~56% to ~55%; stage unchanged |
 | 2026-10-10 | minor | Stage checked against the core-workflow gate (all six pass); stays alpha |
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 > **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-10 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-13 · **Change:** trivial (Eyedropper in the colour menus (#367); previously minor: File tab / Backstage, #76; previous: off-slide objects in Normal view, #270) · **Target:** Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac 16.113 (Microsoft 365)
 > **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-10 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-12 · **Change:** minor (Export button in the title bar; previous: minor, File tab / Backstage, #76) · **Target:** Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac 16.113 (Microsoft 365)
 > **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-10 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-12 · **Change:** minor (right click selects the shape under the pointer; previous: minor, File tab / Backstage, #76) · **Target:** Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac 16.113 (Microsoft 365)
+> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-13 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-13 · **Change:** minor (WordArt Transform gallery; previous: File tab / Backstage, #76; previous: off-slide objects in Normal view, #270) · **Target:** Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac 16.113 (Microsoft 365)

 > **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-12 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-12 · **Change:** minor (text editing keys observed in PowerPoint for Windows, #268) · **Target:** Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac 16.113 (Microsoft 365)

@@ -88,6 +89,8 @@ menu colours taken from the theme tokens (menu `chrome`, page `card`).
 | Exact size/position, lock aspect | yes | yes |
 | Rulers with indent markers and tab stops | yes | rulers yes; tab stops partial |
 | Context menus on shapes, slides, text, thumbnails | yes | yes, shorter; a right click selects the shape under the pointer first |
+| WordArt transform | Transform gallery | Shape Format ▸ Text Effects ▸ Transform (`format.textWarp`): No Transform, Follow Path and the other 36 presets. No adjust handles |
+| Context menus on shapes, slides, text, thumbnails | yes | yes, shorter |
 | Drag and drop of files and between thumbnails | yes | yes |
 | Image paste from the clipboard | yes | macOS yes; Windows and Linux no (#53) |
 | Font menu: every installed family with its faces | yes | families yes; only Regular/Bold/Italic faces (#69) |
@@ -155,6 +158,7 @@ imitate Microsoft's. No pixel comparison against PowerPoint screenshots has been
 | 2026-10-13 | trivial | Eyedropper in the colour menus (#367) |
 | 2026-10-12 | minor | Title bar: an Export button next to Save opens the Export dialog, a quick-access shortcut beside File › Export |
 | 2026-10-12 | minor | A right click selects the shape under the pointer before its context menu opens, as in PowerPoint; edited text keeps its selection and gets text items |
+| 2026-10-13 | minor | WordArt Transform gallery on Shape Format ▸ Text Effects; `format.textWarp` applies a preset or clears it. Adjust handles remain open |
 | 2026-10-12 | minor | File tab (Backstage) observed in PowerPoint for Windows and matched (#76); the start screen is File › Home |
 | 2026-10-12 | minor | Off-slide objects drawn and editable around the slide in Normal view (#270) |
 | 2026-10-12 | minor | Selection Pane matched to PowerPoint (#133): drag and drop, arrows, groups, eye, Lock |