Fotoxx change log
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2013 Sep 17  v.13.09.4
+ Bugfix: some composite functions were not displaying progress
  and appeared to be stuck until they completed normally.

2013 Sep 14  v.13.09.3
+ Spanish and Catalan translations updated.
+ Bugfix: For some locales the gallery Zoom buttons did not work.

2013 Sep 08  v.13.09.2
+ Russian translation updated.
+ Crash in Edit Metadata was fixed.

2013 Sep 01  v.13.09.1
+ New function Mashup: arrange multiple images and text in a layout
  (move around via mouse, resize, rotate, transparency, font effects). 
+ Metadata edit functions were combined: tags/ratings/captions/comments.
+ File save options: interface revised for clarity and error avoidance.
+ Window tabs have icons instead of "F/G/W" letters.
+ Menus and toolbars have visual feedback and popup descriptions.
+ Paste a selected area: adjust brightness to better match background.
+ Fix Stuck Pixels: user feedback and responsiveness was improved.
+ File Synch: output image file counts for each subdirectory processed.
+ Bugfix: crash if menus clicked during generation of a large gallery.
+ Bugfix: Gallery file selection: select low-high range was broken.
+ Bugfix: Deleted images were not being removed from collection lists.

2013 Aug 09  v.13.08.1
+ Italian, Portuguese and Russian translations updated.
+ Bugfix: crash in Fix Stuck Pixels function.

2013 Aug 01  v.13.08
+ White Balance: a direct adjustment for color temperature was added.
+ Search Images: apply criteria iteratively to expand/reduce results.
+ Date format (gallery, metadata reports) is world standard YYYY-MM-DD.
+ Default jpeg save quality was added to the user settings.
+ New function: Graduated Blur: emphasizes lower-contrast pixels
  (can make faces look younger, cartoon effect when taken to extremes)
+ Sketch: a 2nd algorithm is provided which works better for some images.
+ Sketch: responds much faster to changes in dialog controls.
+ Tools > Missing Translations: omit text deliberately left as English.
+ Manage Tags: new popup report of unused tags (potentially deletable).
+ Auto Trim was made much faster.
+ Trim/Crop and Rotate dialogs have minor UI improvements. 
+ New demo videos are available on YouTube and the Fotoxx web site.
+ Bugfix: loss of correct KB Ctrl/Alt state if changed outside app focus.
+ Bugfix: right-click popup menu for main window could name a wrong file.
+ Bugfix: image rename function was not updating the gallery page.
+ Minor bugfixes: area finish, dots convert, prev/next file, KB shortcuts.

2013 Jul 15  v.13.07.1
+ Bugfix: Crash in Batch Convert RAW if default "JPEG" is never changed.
+ Bugfix: Crash in Manage Tags if used in an unexpected manner.

2013 Jul 01  v.13.07
+ Gallery navigation was made more flexible.
+ Effects > Drawing and Outline functions were combined.
+ New: Effects > Sketch: Transform a photo into a simulated sketch.
+ New: Tools > Missing Translations: report missing translations.
+ Batch Add Tags and Delete Tags were combined into a more flexible tool.
+ Edit Collections was made easier (add/delete/cut/copy/paste images).
+ New startup option: show newest image files added to the database.
+ Ascending/descending option was added to the gallery sort button.
+ Write Text: [apply] button goes to disk as well as memory image.
+ Gallery File Selection: [clear] button was added.
+ Flatten and Expand Brightness Range: new buttons for popup histogram.

2013 Jun 11  v.13.06.2
+ Bugfix: Expand Brightness: a zero brightness retention range and
          activating the brightness distribution graph >> crash.
+ Bugfix: edit metadata + cancel + open new image >> crash.

2013 Jun 03  v.13.06.1
+ Bugfix: Select Area Finish during an active edit causes a crash. 

2013 Jun 01  v.13.06
Fotoxx v.13.06 has several small enhancements and bug fixes.
+ Popup menus, tips, and information blocks are a little more friendly.
+ Pano, HDR, etc. have greater latitude to warp images for better fit.
+ Warp Area: area can be pulled outside its initial boundary.
+ Quickstart page is an HTML file instead of a PNG image.
+ Area Finish was made much faster.
+ Add Text: (write text on image) optional drop shadows were added.
+ Slide Show pause/resume: resume is immediate (no wait for timer).
+ Slide Show: B key toggles image and blank screen and pauses the show.
+ Bugfix: fix pan/scroll jerkiness with large image (bug from v.13.03).
+ Bugfix: Trim/Crop: do not limit width/height to prior width/height -1.
+ Bugfix: thumbnail generation: stop non-RAW files passed to dcraw.
+ Bugfix: gallery display was ignoring symlinks to other directories.
+ Bugfix: (Fedora) some popup tips were white text on white background.

2013 May 07  v.13.05.2
+ Spanish and Portuguese translation update.

2013 May 04  v.13.05.1
+ Geocoding web service changed to open and free MapQuest Open.

2013 May 01  v.13.05
+ The Fotoxx user guide is now available in Spanish. 
+ Directory navigation was simplified for multiple top image directories.
+ A Quick Start guide is shown at first startup (also Help > Quick Start).
+ The menu names and groupings for edit functions are more conventional. 
+ User Guide addition: use an ImageMagick function as a Fotoxx function.
+ New user setting: pan/scroll method: with or against mouse, 1x or zoomed.
+ New user setting: interpolation method used for image display.
+ An anti-alias function was added (suppress pixelation or "jaggies").
+ The Leverage Edits function was expanded to include contrast as a lever.
+ The popup window for auto file sync goes away by itself (stop irritant).
+ Workaround to ignore Unity KB shortcuts being sent to the active window.
+ New Fotoxx releases are now automatically notified at the next startup.
+ Slide Show: compensate jerky transitions introduced with Ubuntu 13.04.
+ Edit Geotags: Yahoo web lookup died. Now using MapQuest.

2013 Apr 10  v.13.04.1
+ Translation updates for Catalan, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese,
  Russian, Spanish.

2013 Apr 01  v.13.04
+ Most edit functions can be more rapidly applied to a bunch of images
  (e.g. the initial processing of fresh images from a camera).
+ Ubuntu launcher options: blank, last image, gallery of recent images.
+ Rotate +90 and -90 can have user-defined keyboard shortcuts.
+ The escape key can be used to cancel dialogs.
+ The parameter "jpeq quality" is adjustable and saved across sessions.
+ "installed size" in the debian control file was made more accurate.
+ Bugfix: crash if [Next] button is clicked rapidly with View Metadata.
+ Bugfix: search index was not always updated when an edited image file 
  was saved back to itself.

2013 Mar 09  v.13.03.1
+ Translations for Spanish and Catalan were updated.
+ Bugfix: add automatic change to tab F when the favorites menu is used.
+ Bugfix: arrow keys for previous/next image work more consistently.

2013 Mar 01  v.13.03
+ Reduce Noise: better user interface, easier to combine methods.
+ Warp Area: better mouse warp algorithm, easier to get desired result.
+ Warp Curved: the radius of mouse/warp influence was made adjustable.
+ Custom keyboard shortcuts: replace text file with a proper dialog.
+ Bookmarks: save gallery positions, jump to a saved position.
+ Write Text: rendering was improved and huge font sizes can be used.
+ Edit Translation: ease of use: keep dialog open after each update.
+ Improve detection and notification of slowdown from memory shortage.
+ Menu rationalization: better naming and grouping of edit functions.
+ Synchronize Files: progress monitor added, 50 files per dot.
+ Bugfix: Rotate and Warp funcs: loss of custom grid settings.
+ Bugfix: Geotags: detect outdated geolocations file and notify user.
+ Bugfix: Small flaws in cutouts saved to a file and later pasted.
+ Bugfix: Write Text: transparency altered when [apply] was clicked.
+ Bugfix: Directory names containing quotes (") could not be opened.

2013 Feb 11  v.13.02.1
+ Italian translation updated.
+ Bugfix: crash when switching tabs G to F (hopefully rare).

2013 Feb 01  v.13.02
+ New: color space conversion via LCMS (e.g. Adobe RGB <--> sRGB).
+ New: flatten a photo of a book page, stretching the print where needed.
+ New art function: transform a photo into a cartoon-like drawing.
+ Image date/time in the search index has 1 second resolution instead of 
  1 day (index re-synch is required, which may need some time).
+ Gallery view can be sorted by file name, file mod date, or photo date 
  (from EXIF). Displayed date is determined by the sort.
+ RAW files converted to tiff/png/jpeg retain all available metadata.
+ Brightness distribution graph allows selection of the colors to show, 
  and reflects only the visible area of a zoomed image.
+ First startup after installing a new release shows the release notes
  in a popup window, and keyboard shortcut differences are notified.
+ The edit function summary table and other small help files can be 
  viewed in the locale language if translations are available.
+ The GUI translation method was slightly simplified, and the guide 
  document "translations" was revised accordingly.
+ Small popup texts ("tips") go away by themselves after a few seconds.
+ Bugfix: PNG images with 16-bit color were being written with the bytes 
  swapped, making them incompatible with Gimp and other editors.
+ Bugfix: geotag search for city/country was not working if latitude
  and longitude were left at "null" (i.e. values never input). 
+ Bugfix: Open RAW from a gallery thumbnail left popup permanently open.
+ Bugfix: Window width sometimes impossible to reduce without restart.

2013.01.11  v.13.01.2
+ The Dutch translation was updated.
+ Bugfix: If file sync is cancelled it may be impossible to quit. 

2013.01.03  v.13.01.1
+ Bugfix: The Grid Lines menu and keyboard toggle was not working.

2013.01.01  v.13.01
+ The French, Catalan and Netherlands translations were updated.
+ Vertical menu/toolbar option for better utilization of wide monitors.
+ Gallery view: image size and date were added to the view. 
+ Gallery view: mouse hover on thumbnail shows a popup metadata report.
+ Manage Collections: the UI has been reworked to make it easier to use.
+ Icons for all edit functions were added for use in the Favorites menu.
+ Gallery file selection: multiple images can be selected, inserted and
  deleted, making re-arrangement of the sequence faster and easier.
+ Favorites menu: ignore small inadvertent drags from flying mouse 
  clicks which can cause accidental displacement of the menu entries.
+ Brightness histogram: add "overall" graph to existing R/G/B graphs.
+ Missing popup mini-explanations (tips) for some menus were added.
+ Bugfix: some metadata functions crashed if index file sync disabled.


