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<h1>New Features</h1> 

<h2>Current release:</h2>
N.B. There were no new features in <i>xfig 3.2.5b</i>, only bug fixes.
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<img src="images/blueballdot.png"><a href="#newfeatures.3.2.5a">New Features in <i>xfig 3.2.5a</i></a> 
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<img src="images/blueballdot.png"><a href="#newlibraries">New Libraries and Examples</a> 
<h3>Older releases of xfig:</h3>
<img src="images/blueballdot.png"><a href="#newfeatures.3.2.5">New Features in <i>xfig 3.2.5</i></a> 
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<img src="images/blueballdot.png"><a href="#newfeatures.3.2.5-alphas">New Features in <i>xfig 3.2.5-alphas</i></a> 
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<h2><a name="newfeatures.3.2.5a">New Features in <i>xfig 3.2.5a</i></a></h2> 
	<img src="images/blueballdot.png"> Fig-color merged into Fig app-defaults file because almost no one knows about
	  the "*customization: -color" option to make X programs read the color def file.
	<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png"> 22 new arrowhead types
	<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png"> changed default browser to firefox and default pdf viewer to xpdf
	<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png"> HTML MAP export (fig2dev) produces reference to .png file instead of .gif now
	<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png"> A note added to i18n.html that says if you run fig2dev standalone, you must
	  pass the -j option to it
	<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png"> No need to have the C99 complex functions in the math library.
	<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png"> New computers from Andre Esser (Libraries/Computers)
	<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png"> Some network icons colored and/or combined by Roland Rosenfeld.
	<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png"> When exporting only active layers have choice of bounding area of whole
	  figure or only the active layers
	<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png"> Two new library figures - piano_keyboard.fig, top view of a piano keyboard
	  by Reinaert Albrecht, and piano_keyboard_perspect.fig, a perspective
	  view of a piano keyboard by Brian Smith, both in the Libraries/Music
	  directory.
	<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png"> New library figure - scissors.fig in Libraries/OfficeEquip from Kasie
	  Breezer Talbot
	 <br><img src="images/blueballdot.png"> Search tolerance increased from 4 pixels to 10 for zoom &lt 20
	<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png"> Isometric grids to ease making isometric drawings
	  From Jasper Wesselingh
	<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png"> New 37-pin D connector and 50-pin ribbon connector in Libraries/Electronic/Physical

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<h2><a name="newfeatures.3.2.5">New Features in <i>xfig 3.2.5</i></a></h2> 
	<img src="images/blueballdot.png">  Shift-U accelerator added to popup units panel
	<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png">  The library menu button sizes with the library panel, to show longer
	  path names if the user wants.
	<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png">  The cursor for drawing lines, splines, etc. is a crosshair now instead
	  of an arrow.
	<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png">  Snap features to allow snapping points to endpoints, midpoints and
	  intersections of other objects.
	  From Chris Moller.
	<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png">  Keyboard input of object coordinates for precise positioning.
	  From Chris Moller.
	<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png">  Can grab arc anywhere along the curve instead of just at grab points
	  From Chris Moller.
	<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png">  Added -noflipvisualhints for cases where, due to "different" pointer
	  devices, they aren't really flipped, but the mapping indicates they are.
	<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png">  Export to all of PS, PDF and LaTeX in one operation
	  From Alistair Ramsey
	<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png">  Reorganized Networks library and new devices: ASX-200, 1000, and 4000
	  by Bill Chimiak
	<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png">  New figures "betty.fig" (Betty Boop) and "nikke.fig" (German detective
	  Nick Knatter) in Libraries/Examples drawn by Markku Reunanen
	<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png">  Can finish text input by pressing Escape.  This removes the cancellation
	  of a compose sequence (e.g. a-umlaut)
	<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png">  Actually a bug fix, import of PDF files is now possible.  The code was
	  there since version 3.2.3, but the user interface was not.
	<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png">  Nearly-full ANSI protoization of code by Harald Koenig
	<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png">  Installation of Libraries and doc files faster with tar instead of shell loop
	<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png">  New Gregorian chant music symbols from Bill Chimiak.  Also, Music library
	  divided into "chant" and "modern"
	<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png">  Popup edit panel slightly more compact vertically
	<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png">  New library "Fasteners" containing various bolts and screws
	  From Jim Yuzwalk
	<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png">  Increased size of numeric entry fields in indicator panels
	<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png">  N-channel IGBT in Electronic/Schematics Library from Art Blair
	<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png">  starting values for arrow type, width, length, thickness may be specified
	  on command-line or in X resources:
	  -startarrowtype, -startarrowwidth, -startarrowlength, -startarrowthick

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<h2><a name="newfeatures.3.2.5-alphas">New Features in <i>xfig 3.2.5-alphas</i></a></h2> 
	<img src="images/blueballdot.png"> Added note to README and FAQ html file:
	  If the Xaw or Xaw3d Athena widget sets are compiled with the
	  ARROW_SCROLLBAR style of scrollbars, there is no StartScroll action
	  and you won't be able to scroll using the wheel on the mouse.  
	  If you want to be able to scroll using the wheel, you must recompile
	  the Xaw library from sources, disabling the ARROW_SCROLLBAR option.
	<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png"> Astrological symbols for planets in Miscellaneous/Astrology by Andrew Collier
	<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png"> Added key bindings to text dialogs to be more like modern systems (the
	  Athena Widget Set that xfig uses is very old):
	    Home:  beginning-of-line
	    End:   end-of-line
	    Del:   delete-character-right
	<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png"> Added *.jpeg* to picture browse options
	<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png">
		<a href="main_menus.html#snap-menu">Snap mode</a>
		to snap the point to selected features of selected objects.
	<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png">
		<a href="miscellaneous.html#keyboard-entry">Keyboard entry</a>
		capability to allow users to specify drawing or editing 
		points from the keyboard.
	<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png">
		<a href="editing.html#chop">Chop editing</a> operation to slice objects into pieces.


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<h2><a name="newfeatures.3.2.5-alpha4"><i>xfig 3.2.5-alpha4</i></a></h2> 
Note:	There is a minor change to the copyright/permission notice for xfig.
	Basically, I have restored the part that allows one to sell xfig
	regardless of whether it is bundled as part of a package or not.
	This is identical to the original copyright/permission notice for
	xfig, which was based on the MIT (then later, the X Consortium) 
	copyright notice.
	Here is the new notice (different files have different author 
	copyrights at the top):

<pre>
	> FIG : Facility for Interactive Generation of figures
	> Copyright (c) 1985-1988 by Supoj Sutanthavibul
	> Parts Copyright (c) 1989-2012 by Brian V. Smith
	> Parts Copyright (c) 1991 by Paul King

	> Any party obtaining a copy of these files is granted, free of charge, a
	> full and unrestricted irrevocable, world-wide, paid up, royalty-free,
	> nonexclusive right and license to deal in this software and documentation 
	> files (the "Software"), including without limitation the rights to use, 
	> copy, modify, merge, publish distribute, sublicense and/or sell copies of
	> the Software, and to permit persons who receive copies from any such 
	> party to do so, with the only requirement being that the above copyright 
	> and this permission notice remain intact.
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	Introduction.html and installation.html updated to include Macintosh
	  port of xfig
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	Button to collapse depths of a compound object (make all same depth)
	  in popup object editor
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	Grid changed from dotted line to light red solid line
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	Candle in Libraries/Miscellaneous by Dr. Lyman Hazelton
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	Right-click on depth checkbox sets current depth in indicator panel
	  to that depth
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	Library of symbols used when diagramming folding instructions to make
	  origami models and example contributed by Marc Vigo
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	Can adjust width and height directly in popup editor for picture
	  objects
<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png">
	Support for David Hawkey's Xaw3D version 1.5E
	  (ftp://ftp.visi.com/users/hawkeyd/X/Xaw3d-1.5E.tar.gz)

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<h2><a name="newfeatures.3.2.5-alpha3"><i>xfig 3.2.5-alpha3</i></a></h2> 

<img src="images/blueballdot.png"> 
	introduction.html and installation.html updated to include Macintosh
	  port of xfig
<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png"> 
	Button to collapse depths of a compound object (make all same depth)
	  in popup object editor
<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png"> 
	Grid changed from dotted line to light red solid line
<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png"> 
	Candle in Libraries/Miscellaneous by Dr. Lyman Hazelton
<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png"> 
	Right-click on depth checkbox sets current depth in indicator panel
	  to that depth
<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png"> <tt>-autorefresh</tt> command-line option 
	(resource: <tt>Fig.autorefresh)</tt> which
	  will make xfig look at the timestamp on the .fig file and
	  automatically load it and display it everytime it changes.
<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png"> 
	Removed requirement to compile with WHEELMOUSE when using wheelmouse
<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png"> 
	When placing library objects, the name and comments are displayed in
	  message window
<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png"> Mouse wheel can be used to scroll through filename lists in File and
	  Export panels and icons or object lists in Library panel
<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png"> Thickness of ticks in dimension lines are user-adjustable now
<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png"> For attribute popup dialogs with only one text entry, keyboard now
	  focuses on the entry as long as the pointer is anywhere in the dialog
<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png"> When using the "Open compound, keep rest visible", the other objects
	  are drawn in shades of gray similar to the inactive layers feature.
<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png"> Zooming in or out with the Z or z key respectively will keep the canvas
	  centered on the mouse pointer
<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png"> Full version and patchlevel is included in Fig file header for
	  diagnostics
<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png"> Can explicitly set the rotation of imported pictures in edit panel
	  after importing
<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png"> Export option to produce both EPS and PDF (in two files) in one step.
	  Useful for those who both use LaTeX and PDFLaTeX
<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png"> "Epoch" added to rpm spec
<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png"> New HP/GL2 (fig2dev) driver from Glenn Burkhardt with paper size selection,
	  offset, centering and orientation options

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<h2><a name="newlibraries">New Libraries and Examples</i></a></h2> 

<img src="images/blueballdot.png"> New electronics symbols from Fabio González in
	  Libraries/Electronics/Schematic/More 
<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png"> Tower computers (Libraries/Computers/AOpenKF45E.fig and
	  AOpenKF45E.fig from Dirko van Schalkwyk)
<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png"> 10/100 8port hub (Libraries/Networks/3Com3C16750.fig also from
	  Dirko van Schalkwyk)
<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png"> New flags (Libraries/Flags): Africa/Eritrea, Africa/Zimbabwe,
	  Asia/Myanmar, Asia/Tajikstan, Asia/Kyrgystan, Europe/Croatia
<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png"> Non-polar capacitor added to Libraries/Electronic/Schematic
<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png"> Adder, multiplier, sine-source and voltage-source
	  in Electronic/Schematic by Hubert Lam
<br><img src="images/blueballdot.png"> "Atom" in Libraries/Miscellaneous is the classic
	  drawing of an atom with electrons circling
	  from Andrew B. Collier
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