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diff --git a/NEWS.pre-2-6 b/NEWS.pre-2-6 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..abb671f --- /dev/null +++ b/NEWS.pre-2-6 @@ -0,0 +1,254 @@ + ------------------------------ + GNU Image Manipulation Program + Development Branch + ------------------------------ + +This is the unstable development branch of GIMP. Here we are working +towards the next stable release, which will be GIMP 2.6. + + +Changes in GIMP 2.6.0 +===================== + + - further improved error reporting and parameter checks for some procedures + - fixed printing of indexed images (bug #552609) + - further code cleanup in Script-Fu extension + - improved Brightness->Contrast -> Levels -> Curves parameter conversion + - made the font size in the docks configurable in the gtkrc file + - renamed File->New submenu to File->Create + - moved the "Use GEGL" check-box to the Colors menu + - added new scale procedures allowing to specify the interpolation + explicitly (bug #486977) + - lots of bug fixes + + +Contributors: + + Sven Neumann, Michael Natterer, Martin Nordholts, Simon Budig, + Tor Lillqvist, Barak Itkin + + + +Changes in GIMP 2.5.4 +===================== + + - improved look and feel of the Navigation dialog and navigation popups + - improved positioning of the image in the image window + - by default turned off use of GEGL for color operations + - moved the "Use GEGL" checkbox to the Debug menu + - optimized the new scaling code + - various fixes to the Python bindings + - added Python bindings for most GIMP widgets to the gimpui module + - merged GimpHRuler and GimpVRuler classes into GimpRuler + - added Search entry to the Keyboard Shortcuts and Input Controller + configuration dialogs + - allow to drop images (in addition to URIs) on the empty image window + - improved error handling in Script-Fu + - merged upstream TinyScheme changes into Script-Fu interpreter + - bug fixes and code cleanup + + +Contributors: + + Sven Neumann, Michael Natterer, Martin Nordholts, Tor Lillqvist, + Lars-Peter Clausen, Michael Schumacher, Kevin Cozens, Barak Itkin, + David Gowers, Dennis Ranke + + + +Changes in GIMP 2.5.3 +===================== + + - some fixes for the 64-bit Windows platform + - optionally emulate brush dynamics when stroking a path or selection + - further work on the scroll-beyond-image-borders feature, improving the + behavior of the image display when zooming or when the image size changes + - added links to the user manual to the Tips dialog + - largely rewritten scaling code improves scaling quality, in particular + when scaling down + - allow to copy-on-write from the image projection + - added "Paste as new layer" to Edit menu + - added "New from visible" to the Layer menu allowing to create a new + layer from the image projection + - added new procedure 'gimp-layer-new-from-visible'. + - renamed all file plug-in executables to a have a file prefix + - changed the HSV color selector to use the GtkHSV widget + - changed the default for the 'trust-dirty-flag' gimprc property + - dropped the "Starburst" logo script + - improved the behavior of the zoom button in the upper right corner of + the image window + - allow PDB procedures to pass an error message with their return values + - changed all file plug-ins to pass their error messages with the + return values instead of raising an error dialog + - adapt the display of the pointer position in the statusbar to the + pointer precision of the active tool + - bug fixes and code cleanup + + +Contributors: + + Sven Neumann, Michael Natterer, Martin Nordholts, Alexia Death, + Tor Lillqvist, Geert Jordaens, Daniel Eddeland, Aurimas Juška, + Róman Joost, Luidnel Maignan, Barak Itkin, Aurore Derriennic + + + +Changes in GIMP 2.5.2 +===================== + + - final touches on the combined Freehand/Polygon Select tool + - added a dialog for managing Color tool settings + - prepared the code for changes in the upcoming GTK+ release + - improved popup scale button + - mark the center of rectangles/bounding rectangles during moves + - added dialog to query for using the online user manual + - allow to map dynamics to hardness for the Eraser tool + - provide gimp-remote functionality on Windows + - disable the build and install of the gimp-remote tool by default + - allow to scroll beyond the image borders + - added new PDB data type for transferring color arrays + - added new PDB function gimp-palette-get-colors + - added text search to the Help Browser plug-in + - bug fixes and code cleanup + + +Contributors: + + Sven Neumann, Michael Natterer, Martin Nordholts, Manish Singh, + Lars-Peter Clausen, Alexia Death, Tor Lillqvist, Róman Joost, + Jakub Steiner + + +Changes in GIMP 2.5.1 +===================== + + - further improvements to the status bar + - made the center point of rectangles snap to the grid and rulers + - improved Alpha to Logo filters + - better cursor feedback in the Intelligent Scissors tool + - rotate JPEG thumbnails according to the EXIF orientation + - improved event smoothing for paint tools + - prepared PSP plug-in to deal with newer versions of the file format + - allow plug-ins to work in parallel on different layers of the same image + - pass through GEGL command-line options + - added 22 new variations to the Flame plugin + - only show operations from relevant categories in the GEGL tool + - allow to enter the zoom ratio in the status bar + - don't keep the file-chooser dialogs around + - ported scan-convert code to Cairo, removing libart dependency + - allow the paint velocity to affect brush size, opacity and the like + - allow for random variations of the brush size, opacity and the like + - renamed Dialogs menu to Windows + - keep a list of recently closed docks in the Windows menu + - allow to go from Brightness-Contrast to Levels to Curves + - improved the handling of color tool settings + - merged the new Polygon Selection tool with the Freehand Select tool + - allow to lock dockables + - made Desaturate into a tool with preview in the image window + - ported translation contexts to msgctxt + - added GimpRuler widgets, an improved version of GtkRuler + - moving the selection mask now commits a pending rectangle selection + - added keyboard shortcut for resetting the brush scale (Backslash) + - ported the Help Browser plug-in to WebKit + - allow to use the online user manual + - added new translation (Icelandic) + - bug fixes and code cleanup + + +Contributors: + + Sven Neumann, Michael Natterer, Martin Nordholts, Øyvind Kolås, + Alexia Death, Ulf-D. Ehlert, Daniel Hornung, Michael Deal, Aurimas Juška, + Luis Barrancos + + + +Changes in GIMP 2.5.0 +===================== + +Core: + + - improved rectangle tool drawing for narrow mode + - ported lots (but not all) drawing code to Cairo + - optimized image rendering by using pre-multiplied alpha + - use new GLib features such as GRegex + - use new GTK+ features such as the new GtkTooltip API + - much improved GimpCurve object + - cleaner and smaller tool options + - enable brush scaling for the Smudge tool + - added debugging framework that can be enabled at run-time + - depend on GEGL and use it optionally in some color operations + - optional GEGL processing for all color tools + - add proper settings objects for all color tools + - add list of recently used settings to all color tools + - added experimental GEGL tool to use arbitrary GEGL operations + - event filtering and smoothing for better paint tool performance + - added motion constraints in the Move Tool + - some operations do not any longer automatically add an alpha channel + - some preparation for tagging resource files + - cutting a selection doesn't clear the selection any longer + - added new polygon select tool + - load brushes and other data files recursively (search through subdirs) + - started work on language selector for the text tool (unfinished) + - allow to set opacity of the transform tool preview + - merged toolbox menu into the image menu + - always keep an image window around + - improved image statusbar + - dropped 'documents' in favor of ~/.recently-used.xbel + - started to work on text box functionality in the text tool + - numerous bug fixes and cleanups + + +Plug-ins: + + - dicom: improved handling of 16 bit image data + - help: use GIO to access the help index + - print: moved Page Setup out of the Print dialog + - psd-load: rewritten, cleaner and more features + - randomize: added previews + - ripple: added a Phase Shift control + - screenshot: optionally add the mouse cursor image on an extra layer + - uri: use GIO/GVfs where available + - whirlpinch: allow a larger range for the whirl angle + + +Python binding: + + - allow to specify colors using CSS color names + - added new method Image.new_layer() + + +Script-Fu: + + - enforce R5RS syntax for 'let' + - improved Frosty Logo script + + +PDB: + + - added new text layer API + - added gimp-vectors-export-to-file and gimp-vectors-export-to-string + - added procedure to test for existence of a procedure in the PDB + - improved error handling for procedures + + +Libraries: + + - added some Cairo utilities + - allow to use markup in tooltips + - libgimpthumb doesn't any longer depend on other GIMP libraries + + +Miscellaneous: + + - use the gimptool program on Unix, too, instead of the gimptool script + - create the list of supported MIME types at compile-time + - gimp shows library versions when called with '--version --verbose' + + +Contributors: + + Sven Neumann, Michael Natterer, Martin Nordholts, Bill Skaggs, + Øyvind Kolås, Manish Singh, Kevin Cozens, Alexia Death, Tor Lillqvist, + Marcus Heese, John Marshall, Joao S. O. Bueno, Jakub Steiner, + Simon Budig, Tom Lechner, Hans Breuer, ... |