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<h1>Release Notes</h1>
<p>The following is a short synopsis of the major features that
have been added to <i>xv</i> since Version 3.00. See the <tt>CHANGELOG</tt>
file in the <i>xv</i> source directory for complete details, and
up-to-the-minute information.</p>
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<li>Image cut and paste capabilities.</li>
<li>Minimal image editing (line drawing, text annotation, and
smudging).</li>
<li>Additional choices in the <b>Algorithms</b> menu. Also,
algorithms now operate on the selected region of the
image, if any.</li>
<li>Image padding.</li>
<li>Added a <b>Print</b> command.</li>
<li>Additional file formats: XPM files and 24-bit Targa files
can both be read and written, as can a variety of the
Amiga ILBM formats (commonly called 'IFF' files). <i>xv </i>can
read (but not write) the XWD (X Window Dump) format.
Also, <i>xv</i> can now read 16-bit greyscale 'pgmraw'
files, however, the low-order 8-bits will be discarded.</li>
<li>Much improved <b>Grab</b> command. It is now possible to
grab pull-down menus in other programs.</li>
<li>Much improved selection rectangle handling.</li>
<li>Image 'panning' when zoomed in.</li>
<li>Improved 24-to-8-bit algorithm.</li>
<li>Filename completion in the <i>load</i> and <i>save</i>
windows.</li>
<li>Changed command-line handling. All the 'flag' arguments
('-perfect', '-smooth', etc.) are forced 'on' if you
start them with a '-', and are forced 'off' if you start
them with a '+'. (They used to toggle the state, which
could lead to unpredictable results.)</li>
<li>Support for 'gzip'ed files.</li>
<li>Sniffs out the 'best' visual type to use, rather than
simply using the default visual.</li>
<li>New versions of Sam Leffler's <i>libtiff</i> TIFF i/o
library (version 3.3) and the Independent JPEG Group's
JPEG i/o library (version 5a) have been merged in.</li>
<li>When viewing 24-bit images (in 24-bit mode) on an 8-bit
display, <i>xv</i> now uses a 4*8*4 standard RGB
colormap, rather than the 6*6*6 colormap it used in 3.00.
This colormap uses fewer colors, and produces better
looking results, on average.</li>
<li>Of course, there have been plenty of bug fixes and minor
enhancements. It would probably be safe to say that
there's some exciting new bugs, too!</li>
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