Prepare stable 1.0 GPL release and Plugins Admin package

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ on:
         type: boolean
   push:
     branches: [main]
-    paths: ['src/**', 'tests/**', 'tools/**', '.github/**', 'Directory.Build.*', 'global.json', '**/NuGet.config', '**/nuget.config', '*.sln', '*.slnx', '**/packages.lock.json']
+    paths: ['src/**', 'tests/**', 'tools/**', 'packaging/**', '.github/**', 'LICENSE', 'THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.txt', 'Directory.Build.*', 'global.json', '**/NuGet.config', '**/nuget.config', '*.sln', '*.slnx', '**/packages.lock.json']
   pull_request:
     branches: [main]
-    paths: ['src/**', 'tests/**', 'tools/**', '.github/**', 'Directory.Build.*', 'global.json', '**/NuGet.config', '**/nuget.config', '*.sln', '*.slnx', '**/packages.lock.json']
+    paths: ['src/**', 'tests/**', 'tools/**', 'packaging/**', '.github/**', 'LICENSE', 'THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.txt', 'Directory.Build.*', 'global.json', '**/NuGet.config', '**/nuget.config', '*.sln', '*.slnx', '**/packages.lock.json']
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python -m unittest discover -s tests/ci -p 'test_*.py'
           python -m unittest discover -s tests/localization -p 'test_*.py'
+          python -m unittest discover -s tests/release -p 'test_*.py'
           python tools/localization/verify.py --check-upstream
       - uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
         with:
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: windows-latest
     timeout-minutes: 30
     env:
-      PACKAGE_VERSION: 0.16.0-alpha.${{ github.run_number }}.${{ github.run_attempt }}
+      PACKAGE_VERSION: 1.0.0
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
@@ -96,6 +97,8 @@ jobs:
           path: |
             artifacts/local/${{ env.PACKAGE_VERSION }}/*.log
             artifacts/local/${{ env.PACKAGE_VERSION }}/SHA256.txt
+            artifacts/local/${{ env.PACKAGE_VERSION }}/release-manifest.json
+            artifacts/local/${{ env.PACKAGE_VERSION }}/nppPluginList-entry.x64.json
             artifacts/local/${{ env.PACKAGE_VERSION }}/artifacts/ui-review/
             artifacts/local/${{ env.PACKAGE_VERSION }}/host-review/
             artifacts/local/${{ env.PACKAGE_VERSION }}/keyboard-input-review/

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## 0.16 (unreleased)
+## 1.0.0 - 2026-09-18
+
+- First stable Windows x64 release.
+- View, edit, search, filter, sort and summarize CSV data in a docked Notepad++ table.
+- Add rectangular clipboard operations, row editing, previewed transforms and source navigation.
+- Add natural multiline cell details, visible-space inspection and mode-aware cell context menus.
+- Apply pending edits through Notepad++ with conflict/encoding checks and one undo transaction.
+- Ship seven maintained interface languages with English fallback for other Notepad++ languages.
+- License project code under GPL-3.0-only and prepare a Plugins Admin compliant x64 package.
+
+## 0.16 (pre-release development)
 
 - Add cell context menus for read-only and Edit modes.
 - Keep right-click targets, rectangular selections and explicit row actions consistent.

README.md

@@ -10,21 +10,36 @@ A 64-bit Notepad++ plugin for viewing, editing, filtering and inspecting CSV dat
 - Cell editing, row operations, rectangular copy/cut/paste and previewed text transformations.
 - Navigation from a table cell to its source field and optional visible space markers.
 - Conflict-checked Apply with one Notepad++ undo action. Save remains under Notepad++ control.
+- Natural multiline cell details and mode-aware right-click commands for data cells.
 - Interface translations: English, Hungarian, Simplified Chinese, Hindi, Spanish, Arabic and French; other Notepad++ languages fall back to English.
 
+## Version
+
+The first stable release is **1.0.0** for 64-bit Notepad++ on Windows. The
+production release gate is tested with Notepad++ 8.9.8 x64.
+
 ## Installation
 
-Close Notepad++ and extract the package into its `plugins` directory:
+For manual installation, create the plugin folder and extract the release ZIP
+contents into it:
 
 ```text
 plugins/CsvVisualEditor/CsvVisualEditor.dll
 ```
 
-Use the **x64** package with **64-bit Notepad++**. No separate .NET runtime is required. Keep a backup of an existing DLL before replacing it.
+Use the **x64** package with **64-bit Notepad++**. No separate .NET runtime is required. The release ZIP also contains the project license and third-party notices. Keep a backup of an existing DLL before replacing it.
+
+A Plugins Admin submission is prepared for the official Notepad++ plugin list. Direct installation from Notepad++ becomes available only after that upstream entry is accepted.
 
 Open **Plugins > CSV Visual Editor > Open Visual Table**. The table reads the active document, including unsaved edits. Grid changes remain pending until **Apply**.
 
-See the [user guide](docs/user-guide.md) for commands, supported encodings and table limits, or [building and contributing](docs/building.md) for source builds.
+See the [user guide](docs/user-guide.md) for commands, supported encodings and table limits, [building and contributing](docs/building.md) for source builds, or [Plugins Admin packaging](packaging/nppPluginList/README.md) for the upstream submission format.
+
+## License
+
+CSV Visual Editor project code is licensed under **GNU GPL v3.0 only
+(GPL-3.0-only)**. See [LICENSE](LICENSE). Bundled third-party/runtime components
+remain under their own licenses; see [THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.txt](THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.txt).
 
 ## Support