1 dia-0.95-pre3: 26-Feb-2006
3 * Turned off element width/height setting as it isn't ready for prime time.
5 * Internationalization of sheet names now done at display/sort time, C
6 names used for internal/persistence purposes.
8 dia-0.95-pre2: 21-Feb-2006
10 * A couple bugs fixed: 331489 (metapost font size), 331371 (win32 margins),
11 331491 (text position in metapost), 331557 (crash with beziergon undo),
12 331372 (arc disappears).
14 dia-0.95-pre1: 12-Feb-2006
16 * Quite some bugs fixed, at least:
17 http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=dia&target_milestone=0.95&resolution=FIXED
19 * Read/Write support for nested properties like operations
20 with paramaters (DARRAY, StdProp). This potentially allows
21 to write round-trip engineering plug-ins (UML+Python)
23 * New or improved plug-ins written in Python, e.g.
24 - dot.py : generate DOT output, http://www.graphviz.org
25 - codegen.py : Code generator mentioned above
26 - pydiadoc.py : Python bindings by 'self reflection'
28 * Many plug-ins now correctly create locale independent output
30 * The SVG import got improved (still far from complete
31 coverage, which isn't feasible for Dia anyway)
33 * Simple auto-routing of 'othogonal' connection lines
35 * Most Objects now have a center point, which allows to
36 connect to but the line starts at the border of the object.
38 * Shapes with text should finally work
40 * Dynamic grid improvements (magic grid size;)
42 * Finally allow to load/unload most of the plug-ins
45 * With something selected Show All now shows that
47 * Improved command line handling: allows to select layers
48 and more fine control about the filters to use
50 * Show selection info on status bar
52 * Experimental libgnomeprint usage again
54 * Finally using the new Gtk+ File Dialog
58 * Still experimental Cairo plug-in
60 * Change in focus mechanism to allow highlight of
61 current input object, multiple inputs per object, and tabbing
66 Nothing new happened since last prerelease, releasing.
68 dia-0.94-pre6: 7-Aug-2004
70 Fixed crash bug in save as, as well as string sorting issue and crash bug
71 in UML class and group unhighlighting bug.
73 dia-0.94-pre5: 2-Aug-2004
75 Finally fixed memory leak from layout cache.
77 dia-0.94-pre4: 1-Aug-2004
79 Important fix for export filters. Still some leaking from layout cache,
82 dia-0.94-pre3: 25-Jul-2004
84 Fixing a number of png issues and a few bugs.
86 dia-0.94-pre2: 17-Jul-2004
88 Second prerelease of version 0.94. Bunch of small fixes, but together
89 important enough to make a new prerelease.
91 dia-0.94-pre1: 04-Jul-2004
93 First prerelease of version 0.94. News in this version:
95 * Highlighting of objects when connecting to them makes it easier to
98 * New shape sets include:
99 - RDP (Petri Networks shapes)
100 - KAOS (Goal-Directed Requirements Acquisition)
101 - I* (Intentional STrategic Actor Relationships modelling)
102 - Jackson (Jackson Diagrams)
103 - ChemEng (chemical engineering)
105 * Hexagonal grid, for all you chemists out there.
107 * Allow selection between layers, selectable in layers dialog.
109 * Disparate persistence systems replaced by one combined system using XML,
110 leaves unknown preferences alone.
112 * New renderer plug-in for Cairo rendering API.
114 * New renderer plug-in for WMF outside of Windows.
115 (at the moment it just builds on *NIX but does not produce any
116 useful output, so it's only of interest for developers)
118 * New arrow head: Backslash.
120 * Rounded corners on zigzaglines and polylines.
122 * Automaticall open new diagram if now chosen at start.
124 * Diagram modified status now based on undo information.
126 * Wrapping operations arguments in UML objects.
128 * Better positioning of association texts.
130 * More persistence of toolbox selections and dialog entries.
132 * Better handling of dialogs when parent dialogs close.
134 * Changed from SGML to XML for docs, still DocBook.
136 * Fix shape background color compatibility problem.
138 * Many smaller bug fixes, leaks closed and stuff.
140 dia-0.93: 29-Apr-2004
144 dia-0.93-pre3: 13-Apr-2004
146 Fixed disappearing toolbox when quit is cancelled.
148 dia-0.93-pre2: 04-Apr-2004
150 Fixed crash bug in ellipse, plus various compilation problems. Also
151 renamed the dia manual to make dia.spec work better and did a few updates
154 dia-0.93-pre1: 11-Mar-2004
156 Major improvements in this release include:
158 * Text-rendering is faster due to a Pango layout cache.
160 * The Win32 version now also uses Freetype2 rendering, allowing more
161 unified appearance and antialiasing.
163 * Standard Ellipse now has connection point and handle in center, and
164 is resized around the center.
166 * Arrow head size selection now keeps aspect ratio by default.
168 * Line style and arrow head selectors now visual instead of textual in
171 * Several sets of shapes added, including isometric map, cybernetics,
173 * Added navigation window in lower-right corner.
175 * UML objects can now have color.
177 * Dia can now convert objects without requiring X. PNG size can be
178 specified with --size.
180 * Menus have been overhauled, more shortcuts added.
182 * Preedit text input much improved.
184 * Numerous improvements in metapost and xfig filters.
186 * Default arrow size now 0.5 cm.
188 * Minimum diagram size is very small now.
190 * Improvements to the Python plug-in.
192 * Shapes now support images.
194 * Greeked text replacing very small font rendering.
196 * Added XSLT sheets: Python, OWL, Mac, Component List
198 * Shapes can now have extra properties, shown only in the dialog.
200 * New arrows: Half-circle and Filled Dot And Triangle.
202 * Many, many bugs and leaks fixed.
204 dia-0.92.2: 01-Nov-2003
206 * Another Brown Bag release. Parented objects lost all connections, now
207 retained. Also fixed crash bug that tried to resize unresizable objects
208 and connections update for children.
210 dia-0.92.1: 26-Oct-2003
212 * Brown Bag release. Fixes crashbug in the "Analog Clock" symbol, and bug
213 with pasting multiple lines of text.
215 dia-0.92: 19-Oct-2003
217 * Like pre7, but with some updated translations and documentation. Now
220 dia-0.92-pre7: 14-Oct-2003
222 * EPS output with built-in fonts now does locale conversion. The PS still
225 dia-0.92-pre6: 11-Oct-2003
227 * Cisco sheets install fix.
229 dia-0.92-pre5: 11-Oct-2003
231 * Allow choosing the export format explicitly when in doubt.
233 dia-0.92-pre4: 27-Sep-2003
235 * Use Win32 PS font EPS rendering on Unix as well, to allow the various
236 manipulation tools to work.
237 * Libart rendering is back on win32.
240 dia-0.92-pre3: 22-Sep-2003
242 * Working caching of Pango context removes huge slowdown from pre2.
244 dia-0.92-pre2: 11-Sep-2003
246 * Ensure loading of fonts and (semi-)correct DPI setting for Pango.
247 * Use $PRINTER correctly in print dialog.
248 * Read comments in XFig files.
249 * Change to CHM manual format for Windows.
250 * Some minor bug fixes.
252 dia-0.92-pre1: 2-Sep-2003
254 Object developers please note:
255 This update contains a binary compatibility change. Your objects will need
256 to be recompiled and some prototypes changed (*_move_handle in particular).
258 * Autorouting of orthconn lines. Still fairly primitive, doesn't avoid
259 objects, but at least goes the right way out of connectionpoints (when
260 connectionpoints have their dirs set).
261 * Parenting. Objects can now be set to be parents of others (so far, only
262 the UML Large Package is set so by default). Objects created into these
263 or explicitly added are moved with the parent and cannot be moved
265 * Dynamic grid that changes with zoom scale.
266 * Grid now has thicker line every n lines (default 5). Stippled grid
268 * ESC and Enter now usable for exiting properties dialogs.
269 * Mouse wheel(s) can be used to scroll and zoom.
270 * When using menu bar, middle button pans the diagram.
271 * Documents now remember if they were compressed or not when loaded.
272 * Documents are always prettyprinted, to allow CVS.
273 * More diagram properties can be set for existing diagrams, and are loaded
275 * UML Component features: Event sources and sinks.
276 * Improved undo of grouping and ungrouping.
277 * Updates of the Python plugin:
278 - groups, rgb, and images can be manipulated
280 * XFig arrow head import and export, and correct dash lengths
281 * Now remembers the last selected sheet.
282 * Better Metapost output, with images.
283 * Gnome and Gnome HIG conformance better.
284 * Better text alignment in flowchart objects.
285 * Window positions are now remembered from run to run.
286 * Standardization of error messages and shape descriptions.
288 * Better arrow head calculations.
290 * Snap to grid icon in status bar.
291 * Opens a new diagram if Dia is started with a non-existing file as argument.
292 * A number of various bugs fixed.
294 Things that actually might need doing first: Win32 color thing,
295 ESC/Return capture in props dialogs
297 dia-0.91: 14-Mar-2003
298 Identical to dia-0.91-pre6 except for translation updates.
300 dia-0.91-pre6: 4-Mar-2003
302 * Install of png fix.
303 * Arrow selector menu fix.
305 dia-0.91-pre5: 2-Mar-2003
306 * Better freetype lib check
308 * Sheet with all objects in samples.
309 * Fix of multistringprop property widget, fixes chronogram crash bug.
310 * Missing jumper icon added.
312 dia-0.91-pre4: 28-Feb-2003
313 * Fixed lack of undo for moving objects.
314 * Fixed lack of modified-ness for changing text.
315 * Better URL for help manual.
317 dia-0.91-pre3: 16-Feb-2003
318 * Fixed long-standing bug with antialiasing.
319 * Better XSLT plugin.
320 * Localized output in SVG floating point removed.
323 dia-0.91-pre2: 9-Feb-2003
324 * Fixed a number of small bugs:
325 - Properties dialog now hides when an object is deleted.
326 - Correct sizing of pixbuf & PS export.
327 - Diagram window not set as toolbar anymore.
328 - Command-line parsing for Gnome.
329 - A number of Windows-specific fixes.
330 - Several minor bugs.
331 * Python plugins now installed.
333 * Pixbuf export added on Unix side, plus several fixes in here.
334 * Better check for finite in configure.in.
335 * Updates of dependencies and RPM spec file.
337 dia-0.91-pre1: 31-Jan-2003
339 * Dia now uses Gtk2 which makes it look much prettier (menu
340 icons, scrolling menus, less flicker, better international
342 * Dia tries to follow the Gnome User Interface Guidelines which
343 should make it more consistent with the Gnome2 desktop
344 * Requires libgtk2.x instead of libgtk1.2. FIXME:
345 document exactly what we need (do it in INSTALL too)
346 * Relies on FreeType (pangoft2) for all Unix-side text handling.
347 * Since text handling is totally changed, old diagrams will have different
349 * Most Dia objects now support setting some defaults. Simply
350 double-click on the respective object button to change them.
351 * Better feedback what will happen by changing cursors e.g. for
352 moving or connecting objects
353 * Revamped DiaRenderers : Beside more maintainable source code
354 this gives export fiters the ability to write e.g. bezier
355 approximations without having to write a single line of code
356 in the export filter.
357 * Improved lines with arrows handling
358 * Autosave support. No automatic restore yet.
359 * The new XSLT plugin uses the gnome libxslt to export documents from
360 DIA. The library is not required at compile time.
361 * There is a new plug-in called 'Pixbuf' to export to jpeg and
362 png (without the need of libart)
363 * The Python plug-in allows to write more powerful scripts now,
364 see diasvg.py for an example. More examples! The only documentation
365 beside examples and C source is on the Dia Twiki
366 (http://faemalia.org/wiki/view/Technical/DiaEditor)
367 * UML classes can carry comments
368 * A bunch of new Shapes
369 * Support for dynamic refresh (animated objects)
372 dia-0.90: 1-June-2002
374 * identical to 0.90.RC3 save for some makefile juggling.
376 dia-0.90.RC3: 30-May-2002
378 * in FreeType mode, dia now looks for the xfs configuration files too
379 to retrieve the font path.
380 * Polish version of the manual added
381 * a load-time compatibility issue with files produced by 0.88.1 was
382 found and fixed for some UML objects.
383 * we now better use the intltool facilities
384 * various build problems on Solaris fixed and/or documented.
386 dia-0.90.RC2: 24-May-2002
388 * increased tolerance to broken XML files
389 * ER objects can have their text size changed
390 * a couple bugs (i18n, l10n, p9y) fixed
392 dia-0.90.RC1: 13-May-2002
394 * from now on, all XML files produced by dia will be encoded as UTF-8.
395 This version of dia is also capable of reading dia file encoded with
396 any other encoding the libxml2 parser embedded in libxml1 is able to
397 understand. One exception: the encoding declaration >must< be present.
399 * all previously generated XML files (.pluginrc and .dia files,
400 mostly) will now cause a warning about a missing encoding, and the
401 default dia will take. If you have properly compiled dia, it should
402 choose the charset you normally use. This is normal and there is no
403 other sane possible way.
406 * Unicode builds are now mandatory. The software internally always talks UTF-8.
407 * Updated Python interface.
408 * Faster Postscript files.
409 * More options in the UML Class dialog.
410 * An optional menu bar can be added to each display window, in
411 addition to the popup menu.
412 * All RenderObjects have been replaced by equivalent shapes, and
413 RenderObject support code removed.
414 * All Lazyprop objects have been converted to Standard Properties
415 instead. Lazyprop support code removed.
416 * lots of internal changes and cleanups in the StdProp code. This
417 breaks binary compatibility.
418 * ongoing UTF-8 audit.
419 * libxml-1.8.14 is now needed; you can also have libxml2 installed,
420 but don't build with both development packages installed (this will
421 most certanly end up in a library mismatch. To avoid this, the
422 configure script will stop if it detects both libxml development
424 * Shapes can now have a <svg:text> element.
425 * polybeziers and beziergons now have their bounding box properly computed.
426 * autoconf-2.50 is strongly recommended (2.13 should still be fine) if
427 you want to call ./autogen.sh.
428 * You now need libtool-1.4 to build the package.
429 * automake-1.4-p4 is probably needed as well.
430 * gettext-0.10.38 is now mandatory if you want to call ./autogen.sh.
431 * intltools-0.12 is now mandatory if you want to call ./autogen.sh.
433 In general, don't call ./autogen.sh at all if your system is not on
436 * You need recent versions of the packages {jade, docbook,
437 docbook-utils, docbook-dsssl, docbook-stylesheets,
438 docbook-style-dsssl, gnome-doc-tools-2-0, cygnus-stylesheets, etc.}
439 of the whole DocBook rendering system, to build the documentation.
440 The exact names of the packages vary from system to system; this
441 list is only a starting point! If compiling the documentation fails,
442 please report on dia-list@gnome.org once you've found which packages
443 to install. However, you can disable the compilation of
444 documentation if it's too much trouble to fix.
445 * a few new shapes have been added.
446 * crashes in the right-click menu have been nailed.
449 dia-0.88: 11-May-2001
450 * Input method support should work correctly now.
451 * SVG shape files now use namespace from final W3C recommendation.
452 Addon shapes will have to be modified to use the
453 http://www.w3.org/2000/SVG namespace for SVG. SVG export filter
454 also uses correct doctype.
455 * menus should now work in both gtk+ and gnome builds and have no i18n
456 related problems. Don't look in app/menus.c.
457 * pstricks renderer output should now work fine without modification now.
458 * gdk-pixbuf is now a requirement for building dia. It no longer
459 falls back to imlib if it can't find gdk-pixbuf.
460 * handle "file not found" errors better in the image object type.
461 * Dia now has documentation thanks to the GDP. The help menu now has
462 more than just an about menu item.
463 * Antialiased drawing mode probably won't crash dia anymore
464 * Dia has a splash screen now (which can be turned off with the
466 * Updated bonobo support (when --enable-bonobo is used)
467 * added expose event compression for the dia canvas, which makes dia
468 more usable over remote X connections.
469 * Many objects updated to use properties interface.
470 * experimental unicode print support (--enable-unicode)
471 * updates to the python plugin and now distribute it with dia (--with-python)
472 * many new shapes and export filter plugins.
475 dia-0.86: 6-August-2000
476 * Dia is now an official GNU program.
477 * Bug fixes to polygon, so that undo/redo of adding a point works correctly,
478 and added extra connection points to shape. (james)
479 * added unfinished DXF import filter (Steffen).
481 * added beziergon object. (james)
482 * The right click menu now behaves correctly when torn off. Actions will be
483 performed on the last active display, which is defined as the last display
484 to receive mouse clicks or keyboard input. (james)
485 * added little button to top left hand corner of display for bringing up
486 the right click menu, as in gimp-1.1. (james)
487 * Layers dialog changes selected diagram when the active display changes.
489 * fixed bug in custom shape code affecting drawing of ellipses/circles.
490 * WPG and HPGL export filters added (Hans)
491 * Updated gnome-print code so that it respects the settings in the page
492 setup dialog. The gnome-print code is still not as good as the straight
494 * Added a diagram properties dialog where you can manipulate the grid
495 settings (which are now saved with the diagram) and background colour.
496 * many other bug fixes.
498 dia-0.85: 18-May-2000
499 * Bug fix for bringing up properties window when a group of objects that don't
500 implement the properties code are selected (james).
501 * New sheets: Pneumatic, Electric and Civil (from Cyrille and Steffen).
502 * New export filters: TeX PSTricks and DXF (from Jacek and Steffen
504 * New polygon object (Lars).
505 * You can now select between symmetric, smooth and cusp as the vertex style
506 for the segments in a bezier line object (Lars, james).
507 * Some fixups to make sure preferences and save files are written with
508 LC_NUMERIC set to C (james).
509 * dia will now use gdk-pixbuf in preference to imlib if it is found on the
510 system when compiling.
511 * there is a simple (unfinished) bonobo component now. To build it, you
512 must pass --enable-bonobo to configure (this will not affect whether the
513 normal dia is built). (Alex)
514 * Bug fixes in FS objects by David Thompson.
515 * new plugin system, along with a plugin manager where you can prevent
516 plugins from being loaded (james).
517 * Objects handled by the custom sheet code now have a better distance
518 algorithm -- before it just used a bounding box (james).
519 * New select submenu in the right click menu that makes it easier to select
520 groups of objects (Lars).
522 dia-0.84: 29-February-2000
523 * Bug fixes in sheet loading and object initialisation code -- this fixes
524 some of the seg faults in 0.83.
525 * Lots of new shapes (GRAFCET, SADT, chronogram and Contact from Cyrille)
526 * Fixed up fit to page so that it adjusts the scaling as you change the
527 size of the diagram. Also allow fit to multiple pages.
528 * Show page breaks on diagram (this can be disabled in the preferences).
529 * CGM export filter fixes (most of this work was by Henk Jan Priester).
530 * SVG export filter fixes -- now it handles images as well.
531 * EPS filter now uses scaling factor set in page setup dialog. This was
532 added because some apps do not allow scaling of an EPS file after importing
534 * High quality anti aliased libart based renderer (Alex).
535 * PNG export filter (requires libpng and libart).
536 * toolbox is resizable kind of like the gimp-1.1 toolbox.
537 * Win32 port by Hans Breuer -- see http://hans.breuer.org/dia/
538 * Start of support for properties code. THIS IS NOT FINISHED AND THE
539 INTERFACES ARE LIKELY TO CHANGE IN THE NEXT RELEASE. DON'T WRITE NEW
540 OBJECTS AGAINST THESE NEW INTERFACES UNLESS YOU ARE PREPARED FOR THEM TO
541 BREAK WITH THE NEXT RELEASE. That said, this adds a number of nice
542 features for users. You can now group a number of properties supporting
543 objects (currently the `standard' objects, custom objects and the
544 flowchart box), and change some of the properties as a group.
547 * Copying/pasting of bezier and image objects should work correctly.
548 * New export filter interface, which allows export filters to be
549 loaded from plugins rather than being integrated into the application.
550 * New CGM export plugin. It currently doesn't handle beziers yet, but
551 it does handle all other aspects of rendering.
552 * Fixed rendering of logo in about dialog.
553 * Don't reencode the symbol font in latin1, as this stops it working.
554 * Renamed the --export-to-ps option to --export (the short form is still -e).
555 It now works out which filter to use based on the file extension.
559 * Dia has a new maintainer now.
560 * It is now possible to rearange the icons in the toolbox by editing
561 simple XML files. You can also create new sheets composed of your
562 favourite shapes. This feature is the work of Cyrille Chepelov
563 * New bezierline object. This object is by Lars Clausen and me (James).
564 * Better integration with the gnome file manager -- dia files now have an
565 icon, and you can double click on a file to launch dia.
566 * more memory leak fixes based on purify runs by Bruce Mitchener.
567 * By holding down shift when using the zoom tool, you can zoom out. This
568 feature was from Patrick Reynolds.
569 * By holding shift when using the move tool, it changes its behaviour to the
570 `grab' type scrolling as seen in acrobat, eog and other programs.
571 * More circuit shapes from Andreas Scherf.
572 * Other bug fixes I haven't mentioned above (see ChangeLog for details).
574 News in version 0.81:
575 * New printing dialog with "Fit to page" and landscape printing
576 * New Circuit objects
577 * Fixed loading saving of flowcharts and custom object. This would
578 make dia crash when loading saved files.
580 * Added undo support for some missing operations
581 * Fixed some memory leaks
582 * Fixed crashing bugs
584 News in version 0.80:
587 * Possibilities to create new objects in XML
588 * Export to SVG capability
589 * Objects can have menus
592 Some new Network objects
595 Electric circuit sheet.
596 * Uses g_module for dll loading (Dia should work on most unixes now).
597 * Somewhat better EPS files created
599 * Ctrl-drag handles restricts movement to horizontal/vertical.
601 * Heaps of new stuff i forgot
602 * Lots of bugfixes and cleanups.
604 News in version 0.41:
605 * Some internalization bugfixes.
606 Note that some translations still has problems. "sv" works.
608 News in version 0.40:
610 * Internationalization
611 * Preferences handling
613 * New standard objects: polyline
614 * New UML objects: lifeline, object, message, class icon
615 * New network object: printer
616 * Better standard objects
617 * Better gnome compatibility
618 * Statusbar in diagram window
619 * Default properties for objects
620 * Various new features
623 News in version 0.30:
625 * Dia now has a layer system, much like the GIMP.
626 * The fileformat changed from my own binary format to an easily readable
628 * New objects for Entity-Relationship modeling.
629 * New objects for UML and networking diagrams.
630 * Much better properties dialogs for most objects.
631 * Postscript output fixed, should work better now.
632 * Updated to use Gtk 1.1.x features.
633 * New features: Align objects, command line loading, etc.
635 * Lots of bugfixes and cleanups.