[Fwd]: ANNOUNCE: GIMP 2.0 pre3

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 > Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2004 21:12:20 +0100
 > From: David Neary <[email protected]>
 > Subject: ANNOUNCE: GIMP 2.0 pre3
 > To: [email protected]
 > Cc: [email protected], [email protected],
 > 	info-gnu-mXXj517/[email protected], [email protected]
 > User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i
 > 
 > 
 > Hi all,
 > 
 > The latest pre-release of the upcoming 2.0 GIMP is hot off the
 > presses and available for download now at
 > 
 >   ftp://ftp.gimp.org/pub/gimp/v2.0/testing/
 > 
 > or from one of the mirrors listed at http://gimp.org/download.html
 > 
 > Screenshots of some of the features available in the shiny new GIMP 
 > are at http://developer.gimp.org/screenshots.html
 > 
 > We fixed a bunch of bugs, and we have another bunch to fix, and
 > we're sure we haven't found them all yet. If you find any for us,
 > please report them to http://bugzilla.gnome.org, against the GIMP
 > product. We really do appreciate it.
 > 
 > A special mention goes out to the GIMP Animation Package from Wolfgang 
 > Hofer, available here
 > 
 >   ftp://ftp.gimp.org/pub/gimp/plug-ins/v2.0/gap/testing/
 > 
 > The plug-in has recently had a 2.0 pre-release of its own.  This plug-in 
 > is the best thing sinced sliced cheese. Screenshots are available (in 
 > French) at http://gimp-fr.org/html/mongimpfr/gap/gap2.html
 > 
 > Happy GIMPing,
 > Dave.
 > 
 > 
 > Bugs fixed in GIMP 2.0pre3
 > ==========================
 > - 127451: Anchor floating selection when creating a text layer (Mitch)
 > - 50649:  Allow to call script-fu scripts from plug-ins (Mitch)
 > - 132617: Improved gimp-remote behaviour (Sven)
 > - 132036: Fixed issues with libart scan conversion (Simon)
 > - 132041: Made info window not grab the focus (Mitch)
 > - 132077: Redraw layer boundary when using transform tools (Mitch)
 > - 132089: Flip tool misbehaviours (Mitch)
 > - 132032: User interface issues with Plugin Details (David Odin)
 > - 132145: Use default values when stroking from the PDB (Mitch)
 > - 132162: Anchoring a floating selection on a channel (Mitch)
 > - 132271: Mosaic filter on selections (Simon)
 > - 132322: gimp-levels on grayscale images (Mitch)
 > - 132329: Info window doesn't show inital values (Shlomi Fish)
 > - 118084: Info window not updated in automatic mode (Shlomi Fish)
 > - 132495: Positioning of glyphs that extend the logical rectangle (Sven)
 > - 108659: Use g_spawn in postscript plug-in (Peter Kirchgessner)
 > - 132508: Problems with path tool in Edit mode (Simon)
 > - 132504: Fixed unsharp mask script (Mitch)
 > - 132595: Don't draw the selection if it's hidden (Sven)
 > - 132027: Crash in gimpressionist (Sven)
 > - 132596: Use default values for color DND (Mitch)
 > - 132493: Tuned Comic Logo script (Pedro Gimeno)
 > - 132649: Allow to fill the whole selection using bucket-fill (Mitch)
 > - 131902: Improved handling of missing tags in TIFF loader (Andrey Kiselev)
 > - 93806:  Validate script-fu input (Yosh)
 > - 132214: Differentiate writable and readonly data directories (Mitch)
 > - 131964: Zoom ratio problem (Simon)
 > - 132969: Set help-id for tool on tool options dock (Mitch)
 > - 132999: Make assembler code PIC safe (Yosh)
 > - 119878: Use the same keyboard shortcuts in all GIMP windows
 >   (except the toolbox window) (Mitch)
 > - 131975 & 
 > - 132297: Disable some warnings while loading TIFFs (Raphael)
 > - 129529: Add a "randomize" toggle to random number widget (Dave Neary)
 > - 133099: Duplicate PDB entries problem (Mitch)
 > - 133122: Disallow renaming of layer masks and some floating selections (Mitch)
 > - 130118: Allow non-UTF8 characters in the GIMP home directory (Mitch)
 > - 122026: Workaround a bug in gdk_draw_segments() (David Odin)
 > - 133280: Remove deleted scripts from the menu (Mitch)
 > - 133270: Replace deprecated enum values in scripts (Kevin Cozens)
 > - 133180: Sort menu entries for save and load procedures (Mitch)
 > - 131563: Use percentages for zoom ratios (Simon, Sven)
 > 
 > Other contributions:
 >   Manish Singh, Tor Lillqvist, Jakub Steiner, Michael Natterer,
 >   Sven Neumann, Kevin Cozens
 > 
 > 
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 > http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-gnu

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