              synfigstudio releases

 1.4.0 (git tag "v1.4.0") - Major release.
 
  * Curves in Graphs Panel now can be edited.
  * New Sound Panel to display waveform.
  * Vectorization of bitmaps (algorithm is ported from OpenToonz animation software).
  * Export to Lottie JSON format.
  * Playback cache - Synfig now remembers already rendered frames, which is greatly improves experience of playback and timeline scrubbing.
  * Background rendering. Synfig now does background rendering of all frames in current animation and the result of rendering is saved into cache.
  * Added "Preview" rendering mode for workarea.
  * Simple way to import image sequences vi "File" -> "Import sequence..." menu command.
  * Transformation widget got a special control point to easily change origin of transformation.
  * New "Bake" command allow to bake animation for any parameter.
  * Now it is possible to open images in external editor (right click -> "Edit image in external tool...").
  * Workspace layout cna be saved ("Workspace" - "Save workspace"/"Edit workspace list..." menu commands).
  * Hovering mouse cursor over timetrack now shows frame preview.
  * Now it is possible to select playback range on the timeline and make playback looped.
  * Workarea handles now hidden during playback.
  * Playback is stopped when user clicks on timeline (issue #415).
  * Now it is possible to set default background for newly created documents (issue #636). The background can be a solid color or image. You can configure this via “Edit” -> “Preferences” -> “Document”.
  * Rendering status is now indicated with a progress bar at Info Panel (issues #383, #626).
  * A sound notification is played when rendering is done (issue #648).
  * Now it is possible to configure color of transparent areas in Preview Window (issue #636).
  * Default render settings: now we use avi format with popular mpeg4 codec by default (issue #464).
  * Do not waste space for dropdowns in combo boxes (issue #650).
  * When new Text Layer is created, its name is set the same as text content (issue #407).
  * Vertex handles now placed above tangent handles (issue #645).
  * Color dialog now opens with HSV tab active (issue #672).
  * Fixed "No disc in drive" error (issues #489, #724).
  * Autosave now enabled by default (issue #657).
  * Removed "Cancelled by user" dialog that happens when the user tries to move an animated object (issue #693).
  * Fixed incorrect behavior of Draft rendering mode in some circumstances (issue 582).
  * Timebar is not hidden anymore for cases when timeline is only 1 frame long.
  * Fixed issue with incorrect GUI font on some Windows systems (issue #667).
  * Fixed issues with incorrect window placement on Windows (issue #523).
  * Fixed issue which was preventing to change parameters at some circumstances (issues #659, #526, #520).
  * Fixed crash when exported value is set from parameters panel in animation mode (issue #588).
  * Fixed crash when user cancels parameter changing (issue #671).
  * Disabled scientific notation when displaying numbers (issue #635).
  * Fixed bug with empty floating windows appearing after workspace switching (issue #1143).
  * Show interpolation type directly in waypoint’s context menu.
  * Fixed popup menu disappearing right after button release for Widget Gradient/Spline (issue #1274).
  * Fixed hang when opening a second .sif file from Explorer on Windows (issue #291).
  * Fixed issue when copying skeletons from one file to another. Previously this was resulting in corrupted file, but now it isn’t.
  * Fixed issues opening and exporting of files with multibyte (i.e. Arabic) symbols in filename.
  * Removed unused Change Preview Quality menu item.
  * Activate widget_filename right after user chooses file via button/file dialog (issue #1425).
  * Fixed crash when unexporting value node (issue #231).
  * Fixed renaming layer set affecting other names (issue #1146).

 1.2.2 (git tag "1.2.2") - Bugfix release.
 
  * Remove cairo-rendering from preview dialog (issue #370). Thanks to Ivan Mahonin.
  * Fix issue with interface elements consuming too much space on Windows (issue #348). Thanks to Ivan Mahonin.
  * Auto-recovery now works again (issue #363). Thanks to Ivan Mahonin.
  * Fix Low-Res rendering mode (issue #401). Thanks to Ivan Mahonin.
  * Allow to zoom canvas by holding Ctrl and middle mouse button. Thanks to Alyssa Rosenzweig.
  * New feature: Draft rendering mode (issue #409). Thanks to Ivan Mahonin.
  * Fix disconnect of Transformation Parameter - it was impossible to disconnect linked (as opposed to converted) nodes of transformation type using "disconnect" action (issue #438). Thanks to Caryoscelus.
  * Fix color wheel being stuck to red on zero saturation (issue #452). Thanks to Caryoscelus.
  * New feature: Filter Groups (issue #462). Thanks to Ivan Mahonin.
  * Implemented correct sorting in Sets Panel (issue #372). Thanks to Caryoscelus.
  * Fixed crash when user press Esc key during the rotation of the object (issue #470). Thanks to Artem Konoplin.
  * Fixed crash with Spline Tool tangent menu (issue #485). Thanks to Artem Konoplin.
  * Fix crash on attempt to run plugin (issue #502). Thanks to Artem Konoplin.
  * Fixed error preventing user to move keyframe at certain circumstances (issue #503). Thanks to Artem Konoplin.
  * Automatically select new layer when image is imported (issue #368). Thanks to Artem Konoplin.
  * Allow to rename layers with F2 key (issue #465).  Thanks to Artem Konoplin.
  * Allow to delete layers by pressing Del key. Thanks to Artem Konoplin.
  * New feature: Live image reloading (issue #513). Thanks to Artem Konoplin.
  * Keyframe widget now available in Curves Panel (issues #504, #505). Thanks to Artem Konoplin.

 1.2.1 (git tag "1.2.1") - September 11, 2017 - Bugfix release.

  * Basic support for CMake build system. Thanks to Caryoscelus.
  * Fix size of dock area drop buttons for Gtk >= 3.20 (issue #227). Thanks to Caryoscelus.
  * Fix support for graphic tablets in Windows version (issue #241). Thanks to Ivan Mahonin.
  * Initial value of quality in Preview Dialog now independent from current zoom level and set to 1.0 by default. Thanks to Ivan Mahonin.
  * Fixed crash of Skeleton plugin (issue #334). Thanks to Caryoscelus.
  * Fix: filename with international characters not saved in “Recent Files” menu. Thanks to Ivan Mahonin.
  * Fix crash with XP-Pen G540 tablet (issue #351).
  * Fixed “FFmpeg not found” error in Linux AppImages (issue #332).
  * JACK support is now available for Linux AppImages (issue #395).
  

 1.2.0 (git tag "1.2.0") - December 22, 2016 - Major release.
 
  * Feature: Rendering engine completely rewritten and optimized. Thanks to Ivan Mahonin.
  * Feature: Integration with Papagayo lipsync software. Demonstration - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y0Ox0cnlL4. Thanks to Ivan Mahonin.
  * New layer: Free Time. Thanks to Ivan Mahonin.
  * New converter: Animated File - allows to read waypoints from external files (only PGO files supported right now). Thanks to Ivan Mahonin.
  * Switch Group now displays "ghost" elements for missing switch elements. Thanks to Ivan Mahonin.
  * Split and merged tangents now displayed in different way. Thanks to Jerome Blanchi.
  * Selecting handle on the workarea now highlights the corresponding parameter in the Parameters Panel. Thanks to Jerome Blanchi.
  * Alt+0 used to show/hide all handles. Thanks to Jerome Blanchi.
  * Synfig code now compatible with C++11 (see issue #904). Thanks to Jerome Blanchi.
  * Tooltips for group transformation widget. Thanks to Jerome Blanchi.
  * Completely reworked preferences dialogue. Thanks to Yu Chen (concept), Jerome Blanchi (implementation) and Caryoscelus (fixes).
  * Fixed behavior of “Insert Item” action for Splines (it should be different from “Insert item & Keep shape” action). Thanks to Ivan Mahonin.
  * Fix crash when manipulating with guides. Alow to remove guides by dragging them back to onto rulers. Thanks to Jerome Blanchi.
  * Zoom level now can be edited via dedicated widget in the bottom-left corner of Canvas Window. Thanks to Caryoscelus.
  * Now it is possible to hide File buttons on the toolbar to save horizontal space. Available via “Edit” -> “Preferences” -> “Preferences”. Thanks to Caryoscelus.
  * Fixed readability of “Current Time” text widget when using dark theme. Thanks to Chris London.
  * Time Loop Layer, Free Time Layer and Stroboscope Layer placed into separate “Time” category. Thanks to Caryoscelus.
  * Fix HSV color panel not updated when opened. Thanks to Jerome Blanchi.
  * Fix #234: Objects created with opacity less than 1.0. Thanks to Caryoscelus.
  * Fixed crash on attempt to edit “spline point”, “width point” or “dash item” in Parameters Panel. Thanks to Caryoscelus.

 1.0.2 (git tag "1.0.2") - October 9, 2015 - Bugfix release.
 
  * Dropdown list for Switch Group to choose active layer. Thanks to Max May.
  * Allow to load Gimp Palette files (.gpl) in Palette Editor Panel (issue #830). Thanks to Tony (aka BobSynfig).
  * Fix crash on linking regular vertex and width point center (issue #889). Thanks to Jerome Blanchi.
  * Fix crash of "Link to Spline" operation when trying to link vertex to the spline it belongs to (issue #574). Thanks to Jerome Blanchi.
  * The "Add" convert type now supports reverse manipulations for Real and Angle values.
  * Rendering optimizations (every workarea update is faster by 50ms now).
  * Forbid creating recursive (looped) connections for parameters (issue #48). Thanks to Jerome Blanchi.
 
 1.0.1 (git tag "1.0.1") - July 21, 2015 - Bugfix release.
 
  * Fix switching bone parent.
  * Interactively highlight handles during bouding box selection.
  * Update icons for "New", "Open", "Save/As/All" and "Undo/Redo".
  * Keyframes widget: Double click opens keyframe properties dialog box.
  * Keyframe properties dialog: Show keyframe description and active status.

 1.0 (git tag "1.0") - April 27, 2015 - Major release.
 
  * Single-Window UI.
  * UI migrated from Gtk2 to Gtk3.
  * Reworked Toolbox and Tool Options Panel.
  * Allow to select interface language via preferences.
  * New transformation widget for Group Layer.
  * "Link to Bone" action: Allows to link Group Layers to Bones.
  * "Link to Skeleton" action: Allows automatically to link Spline vertices to the Skeleton (based on the bone Widths).
  * New Layer: Skeleton Distortion.
  * Z-Range feature for Group Layer: Hides all child layers with Z-Depth values outside of specified range.
  * New file format (SFG) which can store embed data.
  * All linked images are packed into single file when saving as SFG.
  * Allow to embed/extract images.
  * New Switch Group layer.
  * Brush Tool: Allows to paint on bitmaps with MyPaint brushes.
  * "Add New Frame" action.
  * Sound: Timeline can be synchronized with global JACK transport.
  * Sound: Integrate MLT framework for sound Playback.
  * New layer: Sound Layer.
  * Allow to modify animated parameters when Animation Mode is off (shift operation applied).
  * Improved Spline Tangents: Now it is possible to split angle or radius independently.
  * Now it is possible to insert new vertex into spline without distorting its shape.
  * Keyframe widget improvements: tooltips, context menus, selection synchronized with Keyframes Panel.
  * MetaData Panel improvements: Allow to change Guides and Grid colors.
  * HSV color wheel in the color selection dialog.
  * Improved spritesheet export.
  * New tool: Cutout.

 0.64.3 (git tag "0.64.3") - December 24, 2014 - Bug fixes.
 
  * Use frames as default time format.
  * Use pixels as default unit of measurement (closes #710).
  * Always use "By Layer Default" blend method on startup.
  * Fix glib 2.42 compatibility issues.

 0.64.2 (git tag "0.64.2") - October 18, 2014 - Minor features, bug fixes.
  
  * Rendering: "Extract Alpha" mode.
  * Rendering: Lossles H.264 encoding profile.
  * Align rows of Params Panel and Timetrack Panel (bug #161).
  * Fix file saving in Windows (bug #572).
  * Show rendering time in status bar (benchmark).
  * Fix compatibility issues for OSX 10.9.

 0.64.1 (git tag "0.64.1") - November 4, 2013 - Features, bug fixes.
 
  * Core Bones implementation / Skeleton layer.
  * Implement Cairo rendering for all layers.
  * Default interpolation could be defined specifically for parameter.
  * Option to exclude layers from rendering.
  * Allow to interactively scale group using control point (handle).
  * Easy way to convert Regions to Outlines or Advanced Outlines (and vice versa).
  * Import files by drag'n'drop (Linux only).
  * "Enable experimental features" option. Currently allows to enable/disable bones functionality.
  * Add distinction for disabled keyframes on time track panel and keyframe widget.
  * Toolbox: Display shortcuts in tooltips.
  * Automatically add first keyframe when new document created.
  * Add support for Magick++ in Windows and OSX builds.
  * Fix bug #455: Keyframe widget indicator remains white after drag and drop operation.
  * Fix ffmpeg target in Windows build (bug #118).

 0.64.0 (git tag "synfigstudio-0.64.0") - May 06, 2013 - Major features, bug fixes.

  * New pluging system
  * New Cairo render engine
  * Terminology renaming
  * Traslation is now handled by intltool
  * Keyframes can now be enabled and disabled
  * New sequence separator option
  * Fix bug ID: 2684968: render is one frame short.
  * Fix bug ID: 3474332: Play/pause by shortcut causes canvas to stop updating.
  * Fix bug #420: The Add keyframe button shouldn't be active if there is not timeline

 0.63.05 (git tag: "synfigstudio-0.63.05") - April 09, 2012 - Feaures, bug fixes.

 * Fix bug ID: 3486075. Add new panel on Preferences Dialog ('Render') and include one option for separator string on image sequence render. Default is a dot '.'.
 * Fix bug  ID: 3486412 Shortcut inconsistence.
 * Fix typos and misspelling on various messages. Patch thanks to Bertrand Gregoire
 * Fix bug 3512887: Crash when drag and drop panels on OSX Lion
 * Fix bug 3475624: Startup crash on Ubuntu 12.04. Patch thanks to Denis Washington (denis_w)
 * Fix bug: Warning dialogs hangs if the message is to long. It uses a scrolled window when needed.
 * Fix bug ID: 3486723: Info Panel not updated when Guides dragged to Canvas WindowInfo.
 * Fix bug: When grid size is negative, use its positive value.
 * Rework of the Preview window (thanks to Yu Chen aka jcome):
 ** Artwork content can be zoomed in/out
 ** Add a zoom widget, so that user can change zoom factor from a dropdown list to select a factor or type the a specified value the user prefers
 ** Scrollbars are size of artwork content and window sensitived now
 ** Toolbar can be hidden to have a simpler UI
 ** A set of accelerator keys (hard-coded at the moment):
    a) a-prev frame, s-play/pause, d-next frame,
    b) h-show/hide toolbar
    c) 1,2,3,4,5 mapped to zoom factors: 25%, 50% ,100%, 200%, Fit
 ** Dark background for preview window (hard-coded at the moment)
 ** Rewording some UI strings
 * New Outline Grow parameter on Paste Canvas layer. For inline canvases it increases (decreases) the width of the children layers by a exponential factor.
 * Support for load Gimp palettes. Patch thanks to Bretrand Gregoire.
 * Improve constrast on color sliders for Color Edit and Gradient Edit widgets. Patch thanks to Bertrand Gregoire
 * Rename icon source from zoom to scale. Patch thanks to Bertrand Gregoire

 0.63.04 (git tag: "synfigstudio-0.63.04") - February 08, 2012 - Features, bug fixes.

  * Fix bug 3472549. When editing the parameter don't parse the keyboard shortcuts.
  * Fix several bugs in the Groups Panel
  * Allow Loop and Unloop actions when value description is a Tangent of a BLine Point.
  * Allow merge and split tangents when using a tangent as value node.
  * Allow split/merge tangents loop/unloop bline and delete vertex every where possible in the BLine Tool.
  * Include any of the sub parameters of the Composite Value Node to the candidates of remove multiple items smart.
  * Allow remove item smart when a child of a composite value node is selected and the composite is child of a dynamic list.
  * Redesign of the preview window updating the slider widget, adding new start/stop button and a new toggle loop button. Close button for Gnome 3 users is also included.

 0.63.03 (git tag: "synfigstudio-0.63.03") - December 05, 2011 - Features, bug fixes.

  * Use Widget::Distance for feather spin button on Draw Tool options.
  * Enable tool tips for Tool Options dialogue buttons.
  * Make Draw Tool options greyed when not usable.
  * Full support to create Advanced Outlines with the Draw Tool. Stylus pressure used.
  * Widthpoint position duck shows a text with its value when mouse hovers.
  * Don't stretch button in file selection widget. Use shorter text. Patch by Konstantin Dmitriev
  * Fix bug https://pivotaltracker.com/story/show/18136743: BLine linked objects get wrong initial position
  * Use Gtk::Tooltip instead of deprecated Gtk::Tooltips. This fully fix tooltips for Layer parameter panel.
  * When modify a value that has a waypoint at the current time, don't modify its interpolations, only the value.
  * Widhtpoint position duck now allows 'Edit Waypoint' contextual menu.
  * Add feature to delete multiple vertices at the same time on blines and other list types.
  * Enum Widget allows icons now. Add icons to Default Interpolation widget.
  * Insert Item smart is allowed now over empty lists.
  * Fix bug #1863133: Metadata doesn't work.
  * Update for all the languages.
  * Update on the splash screen. Patch from Yu Chen.

 0.63.02 (git tag: "synfigstudio-0.63.03") - September 28, 2011 -No changes

 0.63.01 (git tag: "synfigstudio-0.63.01") - September 24, 2011 - Bub fixes, features

  * Refactor duck creation for selected layers into duckmatic.
  * Guides are saved now between sessions. Fix bug
  * Guides are not dragged if not visible. Fix bug
  * Add undo capability for guides.
  * Snap to guides is now relative to zoom.
  * OptionMenu (deprecatd) has been replaced by ComboBox.
  * When change the Setup Dialog, spread it inmediately to the canvas's rules.
  * Circle, Rectangle, Star and Polygon Tools allows create Advanced Outlines Layers.
  * Linked to BLine has the option of be curve length based. On by default.
  * New icons for canvas navigation, preview, render and animate mode buttons.
  * Canvas window buttons rearranged.
  * Imported canvases are now 'Children Locked' by default.
  * New language support: Persian, Lituanian
  * Updated existing translations.

 0.63.00 (git tag: "synfigstudio-0.63.00") - June 5, 2011 - Bug fixes, major features

  * Fix bug #31044763: fps rounding to integer.
  * Fix bug: Change default bline width spin button widthout first focus a canvas
    produces undesired changes to the width size.
  * Fix tool tips for layer parameters and add tool tip support for linkable
    value node parameters.
  * New cairo renderer for ducks, timecode, preview, navigator, grid and guides.
  * New beizer dragging system pulling from the bezier itself.
  * Fix workarea guides usage.
  * New advanced outline layer. Slidable variable width support and other features.
  * Fix Width Tool adding influence radius feedback and duck influence position visibility.
  * Fix bug: Avoid Crash when reversed manipulation for certain converted types.
  * Fix bug #3000536: Press ALT+5 when using Width Tool causes Studio to hang.
  * Fix bug #3000535: ALT+2 when using Draw Tool causes Studio to hang.
  * New languages support: Portuguese (Brazilian) and Slovakian
  * Updates for Spanish, French, Italian, Chinese and German.
  * Updates and fixes for autobuild script.
  * Added support for 256x256 icons needed by Gnome 3.
  * Set priorities for duck selection with mouse when they are at the same place.
  * Fix #2175043: Crash when rendering in directory without write permission.
  * Use high resolution by default at the work area.
  * Enable restrict radius duck to top right quadrant by default.
  * Install freedesktop.org mime info.
  * Combine Name column with Icon column to clean up layer dock.
  * Don't show debug info in about dialog for stable releases.
  * Various fixes in the windows NSIS installer scripts.

 0.62.02 (git tag: "synfigstudio-0.62.02") - November 13, 2010 - Features

  * Code restructure into folders grouping common files for easy coding,
    and cleaning dead code. Use of Makefile inserts for each folder.
  * Add load and save palette buttons. File extension is spal
  * Don't limit bitrate to 1000 in target parameters.
  * Britain English translation. Robert Readman.
  * Full rework of the Synfig Studio icons. Yu Chen
  * More translatable strings.
  * Simplified Chinese translation. Yu Chen
  * New "By Layer Default" blend method. Now some layers define its own
    blend method instead of Composite or the selected by user.
    For example Shade->Behind
  * Added "Static" option for individual parameters.
    If "Static" is on, then in animation mode it is no created any waypoint
    when modified. Only valid for layer parameters and constant value nodes.
  * Smart linking bline tangents implementation. Now all tangents are yellow ducks.
  * Move reverse manipulation code to Value Desc.
    This allows recursive reverse manipulation for valuenodes which has
    inverse manipulation implemented.
  * Splash Screen for development snapshots. Konstantin Dmitriev
  * Make Work Area rulers even smaller.
  * Spanish translation update.

 0.62.01 (git tag: "synfigstudio-0.62.01") - May 31, 2010 - Bug fixes, features.

  * Enable reverse manipulation to range value nodes. Fix bug in value node range.
  * Add new functionalities to the Normal tool. It can rotate (CTRL), scale, (ALT)
  as well as translate. Using SHIFT constraints the three operations.
  * Update Mirror tool to allow use SHIFT to alternate between horizontal and vertical
  mirrors.
  * Enable single threaded renderer for windows version. It increases stability.
  * Fix file chooser label to fit into button size.
  * Stop button now works properly.
  * By default disable extended input devices. Fix a previous introduced bug.
  * Suit custom mouse cursors for some tools.
  * Add code to make possible pass parameters to the renderers. Implementation for ffmpeg.
  * Repack rulers and caret menu to get less space.
  * New italian and German translations.
  * New parameters for Motion Blur layer. Now allows linear and constant interpolation too.
  * New icons for actions and layers. Thanks to several authors.
  * Fixed feature that reset windows docks to default size and position.
  * Separate the reset setup values to original values feature in a new menu entry.
  * Updated Russian, French and Spanish translation.
  * Automatic build script for linux system. Please report success of usage.
  * Update Help menu entries according to new website.

 0.62.00 (git tag: "synfigstudio-0.62.00") - October 12, 2009 - Bug fixes, major features.

  * Migration to git repository.
  * Bugs fixed: #2205700, #2112320, #2116947, #1814151, launchpad.net/ubuntu/#195447
  * Bugs fixed: #2256600, #2119775, #1826376, #1848018, #1901753, #1829182
  * Bugs fixed: #2315706, #2321845, #2350636, #1501383, #2378787, #2435346
  * Bugs fixed: #2579838, #2652974, #1677510, #2175043.
  * Build rectangular blines using the rectangle tool.
  * Updated time ruler properly when modified the start or end time.
  * New layer Curve Warp.
  * Updated options for Polygon, Circle and Star Tools.
  * New option: Scale New imported Images to Fit Canvas.
  * Fixed the rendered position of a polygon under a transform layers.
  * Fixed zoom to fit button result. Now border is visible.
  * Better errors when opening a file that doesn't exist.
  * Paste canvases now update when the canvas parameter changes.
  * Paste canvas with unset canvas parameter can be exported now.
  * If holding control in the zoom tool when releasing the mouse button to
    complete a drawing, a box will zoom out such that the currently displayed
    area is zoomed out to fill the drawn box.
  * Enabled the Focus Point parameter in the Paste canvas layer.
  * Reordered ducks render stack and preferences from mouse interaction.
  * Fixed crash with LC_ALL=fr@euro
  * Improved Color Dialog.
  * Input Device configuration can be saved/loaded now.
  * Fill/Outline instead of Background/Foreground.
  * Additions to the Canvas Window: Update Zoom Dial, Frame Dial, Keyframe Dial
    Toogle Ducks Dial, Resolution Dial, Quality Butons, Show/Snap to Grid,
    Onion Skinning buttons.
  * Past and future onion skins enabled and selectable.
  * Improved UI on crash recovery dialog.
  * Added Preferred and Predefined FPS in the Setup Dialog.
  * Keyframes are shown now in the Curves dialog too.
  * Keyframe Set Delta enabled and fixed.
  * New Keyframe Widget. Allows dragging of keyframes with mouse.
  * Synfigstudio cph-monitor.
  * Adapted About Dialog to git repository.
  * Removed ancient trunk folder from svn repository.
  * New Import SVG files module. Basic SVG import, see release notes.
  * Some new icons.
  * Updated translations.
  * First time Russian translation.
  * Several compiler warnings fixed.

 0.61.09 (SVN 2114) - October 21, 2008 - Bug fixes, features

  * Fix building synfigstudio in the fink distribution
  * Improved plant layer
  * Added new options for Circle and Rectangle tools
  * Added Text and Star tools.
  * Added new plant, text, star and polygon icons
  * Added Spanish, French and Catalan translations
  * Added "Link to Bline" feature
  * Improved main window zoom behaviour and added new zoom icons
  * Several fixes and improvements on timetrack slider and waypoints drawing
  * Depreciate Manual as interpolation type
  * Added new icons for reset and swap FG and BG colors. Re-arrange them
    to show properly in all GTK themes
  * Added some improvements in the Render Description
  * Improved GUI for the sound selection dialog
  * When adding layers leave the previously selected layer selected
  * Button tools are arranged in the Tool box
  * Added and fixed some keyboard shortcuts
  * Show only shared compatible parameters when more than one layer is selected
  * Added more functionality to colour and time sliders
  * Added new 'Document' tab in Setup dialog for more user preferences
  * Fixed some crashes and errors
  * Width tool returned to the Tool Box by default.

 0.61.08 (SVN 1839) - March 3, 2008 - Bug fixes, features

  * Update the website URL to synfig.org instead of synfig.com
  * Synfig is now translatable using gettext
  * Removed the 'bootstrap' script for building. Use autoreconf instead
  * Fixed errors and warnings detected by a pre-release version of GCC 4.3
  * Fixes to allow sigc++ 2.1 and newer to be used.
  * Add a new bog-standard about dialog and a new splash screen
  * Add a new icons for rename, encapsulate, show child layers and time
  * Usability enhancements for new users, env vars to control them
  * Improvements to the draw, bline and sketch tools
  * Improvements for linking, quality menu, save dialog, render dialog
  * Cut down on the console output and output a user-friendly message
  * Don't wrap angles at 360 degrees, allows better rotations
  * Settings for auto-backup interval, run everything in one thread
  * Fix waypoint issues; drawing, menus, crash, label and others
  * Fix time issues; time field expansion & editing, ticks and others
  * Fix ducks issues; prioritise & restrict radius, show circle size, others
  * Allow horizontal scrolling the time field and the default brush size
  * Allow different pixel sizes in the workarea window
  * Remember window locations and ignore corrupted values
  * Widen the toolbox to 5 icons instead of 4 icons
  * Tile renderer changes: disable with env var, fix wrong placing
  * Improves the details in the history dialog quite a bit
  * Fix typos, several crashes, usability and other issues

0.61.07 (SVN 878) - October 10, 2007 - Bug fixes

  * Fix some tooltips and menu stuff (#1787437)
  * Allow left-right scrolling in canvas window with shift + mouse-wheel
  * Rework mouse interaction with ducks and tangents
  * Move icons to a subdir
  * Fix some typos, several crashes (#1780016, #1785598) and other bugs
  * Re-enable sketch, draw, polygon by default
  * Add keyboard shortcuts for all tools ( http://synfig.org/Keyboard_Shortcuts )
  * Fix crash when setting canvas resolution to zero (#1779616)
  * Add 'auto-export' checkbox and layer name box to the draw tool
  * Various GUI fixes (#1794006, #1796110)
  * File-selector fixes (#1383736)
  * Fix the View>Play menu entry to allow playback inside the workarea, shortcut Ctrl-P
  * Save to .sifz (compressed) format by default if no extension is given
  * Remember the path used when saving a document and default to it in future
  * Call new documents "Synfig Animation <n>" by default, rather than "untitled0"
  * Don't quit until the user clearly answers "do you want to save?" (#1799722)
  * Remember the filename the animation was last rendered to, and default to it (#1799250)
  * Improved the 'Groups' function a little (#1368694).  It's still quite broken
  * Fixed the colors displayed on the sliders in the Color Editor dialog
  * Added option to Bline Tool to allow positions to be automatically linked (#1776156)
  * Added menu entry to restore all dialogs to their default positions
  * Fix red "Animate Editing Mode" frame so it shows up in all themes (#1801220)
  * Allow user to "export SYNFIG_DISABLE_POPUP_WINDOWS=1" to make splash screen etc. less obtrusive
  * Fixed the logic used to decide which value to use when linking values together
  * Update child canvas time sliders when parent time slider is moved
  * Prevent the caret menu entries from being disabled when another canvas is closed
  * Show the correct initial quality level in the View > Preview Quality menu

 0.61.06 (SVN 543) - June 20, 2007 - Bug fixes

  * Fix amd64 issues
  * Fix corruption of gamma settings
  * Fix manipulating layers in the layer dialog
  * Disable the timebar instead of hiding it
  * Fix File -> Close & input devices close button
  * Fix targets that crash in synfigstudio
  * Fix some doxygen warnings
  * Fixes in the sketch tool
  * Fixes in the draw tool
  * Fix several crashes
  * Fix bline looping
  * Misc Win32 fixes
  * Add optional GNOME thumbnailer
  * Rework several dialogs to use GNOME HIG
  * Disable several tools, see FAQ to re-enable
  * Disable the empty Palette Browser dialog
  * Add mousewheel support in canvas windows
  * Add tooltips to preview window & give it a default size
  * Display HTML values in the colour dialog
  * Add an icon for the curves dialog
  * New Tango ArtLibreSet styled icons by PXEGeek

 0.61.05 (SVN 128) - February 27, 2006 - build issues

  * Fixed building with gtkmm 2.8 (#1373933, #1358304)
  * Allow the toolbox to come to the front (#1367916)
  * Make the user prefs dir configurable at build time
  * Fixed minor build issues

 0.61.04 (SVN 103) - January 10, 2006 - MacOS X packaging

  * Fixes for the MacOS X packaging

 0.61.03 - December 8, 2005 - Build & copyright fixes

  * Update more old copyright and licence notices
  * Fully fix building with GCC 4

 0.61.02 - November 26, 2005 - Build fixes

  * Better Win32 / MacOS X packaging
  * Use new GTK+ file chooser
  * Adds some GCC 4 tweaks
  * Fixes crash on layer reorder
  * Include errno.h where needed
  * Other tweaks

 0.61.01 - November 6, 2005 - Copyright updates

  * Update old copyright and licence notices
  * Add ./configure options for debug, warnings, optimisation, profiling
  * Uses per-os directory separator
  * Add TODO file

 0.61.00-39 - November 1, 2005 - Developer preview

  * First public release!

