diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 72c59aa371..f72c9109f3 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -29,6 +29,14 @@ Core: - The statusbar now blinks on warnings and errors. - Highlight upper/lower halves of spinscales while hovering. +Usability: + + - The spinscale widget now highlights vertical parts of the slider + section differently to hint that position of cursor above the widget + matters. When changing values in the lower step section, the pointer + will be wrapped around the screen so that you could continue adjusting + the value without interruptions. + Tools: - Blend tool now features on-canvas gradient editing: adding, shifting, @@ -38,12 +46,29 @@ Tools: start blending) to support the old workflow where you can't edit color stops before applying the gradient fill, and 'Modify active gradient' which allows changing user-writable gradients directly rather than - creating copies of them. + creating copies of them. Moreover, custom gradient is now saved + and restored across sessions. + - Color Picker now reads values under cursor in local windows under + Wayland. + - All transform tools: it makes no difference now whether a modifier is + pressed before of after mouse button press/release. + +Painting: + + - When copying a generated brush, GIMP now copies its 'Spacing' property. Color management: - Use babl to convert between profiles if possible. +Display filters: + + - New 'Clip Warning' display filter to show underexposed and overexposed + values. Target values below 0 and above 1.0, hence it only works on + 16/32 bit per channel float images (such as EXR and TIFF). + - Display filters now operate in unbounded sRGB rather than in monitor + color space. + Plug-ins: - Password-protected PDF files can now be imported. @@ -88,11 +113,12 @@ Building: Contributors: -Marco Ciampa, Fran Dieguez, Piotr Drąg, Tobias Ellinghaus, Ell, -Sveinn í Felli, gogo, Luis Angel Gonzo, Øyvind Kolås, Thomas Manni, -Jordi Mas, Balázs Meskó, Lionel N, Michael Natterer, Jehan Pagès, -Juan Palacios, Alexandre Prokoudine, Michael Schumacher, -Dimitris Spingos, Andika Triwidada. +Mario Blättermann, Marco Ciampa, Fran Dieguez, Piotr Drąg, +Tobias Ellinghaus, Ell, Sveinn í Felli, gogo, Luis Angel Gonzo, +Øyvind Kolås, Thomas Manni, Jordi Mas, Balázs Meskó, Lionel N, +Michael Natterer, Jehan Pagès, Juan Palacios, Alexandre Prokoudine, +Christopher Rogers, Michael Schumacher, Dimitris Spingos, +Tobias Stoeckmann, Andika Triwidada, Massimo Valentini. Overview of Changes from GIMP 2.9.4 to GIMP 2.9.6 =================================================