From 1387d4d081476f09c27dfe09f304b50ae7b35aff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jehan Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2024 18:10:48 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] NEWS: update. --- NEWS | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 275ea16d7b..7c6c9bedd3 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -23,7 +23,12 @@ Core: - Welcome dialog: * Multiple images can be selected and opened at once with Enter key. * "Show on Start" is now displayed specifically in the "Create" tab. - - Group layers can now have non-destructive layer effects. + - Non-destructive layer effects: + * can now be applied on group layers; + * cannot be reordered anymore while being edited. + - More GimpRGB code replaced by GeglColor (space invasion). + - New official software logo! + See: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp-data/-/blob/main/images/logo/README.md Tools: @@ -33,13 +38,18 @@ Tools: Plug-ins: - - Plug-ins ported to GimpProcedureDialog: Warp, decompose. + - Plug-ins ported to GimpProcedureDialog: Warp, decompose, + file-pdf-save-multi, qbist, file-xmc. + - PSD: unsupported layers are not dropped anymore (they will usually show + empty instead). API: - Changes in libgimp: * gimp_procedure_run_config() can run with no config objects (equivalent to run the prodcedure with default arguments). + - Changes in libgimpwidgets: + * GimpColorArea: dropped colors are now passed as GeglColor. Build: @@ -47,6 +57,18 @@ Build: * babl 0.1.108 - Started a skeleton for unit testing framework for libgimp (only a few tests so far but we eventually target exhaustivity). + - Main CI jobs are now compiled with Clang, as well as Windows installer and + Nightly Flatpak builds. Some benchmarks run by Øyvind show we can gain a bit + of performance in some situations in babl/GEGL/ctx codepaths, thanks to + better auto-vectorization support. + - New gimp-data repository used as a git submodule: + * Various data were moved to gimp-data: icons, cursors, patterns, brushes + and application icon/logo. + * Various files are generated from the source logo: wilber.ico (for Windows + installer), gimp.icns (macOS), desktop application icons for Unix-like + systems, Wilber icons of the "Default" icon theme within the application. + * Splash image and Windows installer's BMP images are generated from the + splash image contributed as XCF. Overview of Changes from GIMP 2.99.16 to GIMP 2.99.18