Text layers can follow a path (start offset, flip, alignment; edited in place; canvas, PNG, SVG, PDF; SVG textPath imports as real text on a path). A new pattern paint tiles a source layer in grid or hex rows with scale, spacing and alignment, live as the source changes (SVG pattern, PDF vector tiling pattern).
Animated GIF image fills keep their frames (first frame on the canvas and in exports; the presenter and preview play them, capped frames and memory, idle when not playing). TIFF images open, import, place and drop (pure-Rust decoder already in the tree); SVG exports embed TIFF and BMP as PNG. HEIC and video stay out (non-Rust decoders).
Progress docs per craftrules standards/progress-docs.md: target-app parity, gaps, roadmap with alpha gate, readiness by audience (full / mainstream / essentials) with Opus 5.5 hours, and auto layout, components, prototyping, dev mode, collaboration, format, hardware, UI and localization parity docs.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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