gThumb 3.8.0 released

gThumb 3.8.0 is now available for download at:

https://download.gnome.org/sources/gthumb/3.8/

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gthumb-3.8.0.news
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gthumb-3.8.0.tar.xz

This is the first release of the new stable series, so everyone should 
update.


What is gThumb
==============

gThumb is an image viewer and browser utility for the GNOME environment.
The README file distributed with the tar archive contains a complete 
list of features and the instructions to compile the source. The 
complete description, screenshots and other info are available at 
https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Gthumb


Overview of changes from gThumb 3.7.2 to 3.8.0
==============================================

  New features and user visible changes:

   * Delete dialog: make the delete button red

  Bugs fixed:

   * build error when JPEG_LIB_VERSION < 80 (!44)


Overview of changes from gThumb 3.6.0 to 3.8.0
==============================================

   * Removed the application menu.
   * Sidebar: show the property views in expandable sections.
   * Thumbnail list: spread the thumbnails horizontally to fill the
     available space.
   * Video viewer: added option to use opengl instead of cairo.
   * Added ability to drag an image from the viewer. (!24)
   * Image viewer: use a checked pattern as background for transparent
     images.
   * Thumbnails: do not use a white background for images with
     transparencies. (!37)
   * Photo importer: remember the last used filter.
   * Show the rating as a sequence of stars.
   * Color picker: use lowercase letters for the hexadecimal value.
   * Contact sheet: set the current directory as destination if possible.
   * Script dialog: wider list to make all columns visible.
   * Use meson as build system.


Licensing
=========

This program is released under the terms of the GNU General Public
License (GNU GPL) version 2 or greater. You can find a copy of the 
license in the file COPYING.