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<h1>New Features</h1> 

<h2>Future release:</h2>
<img src="images/blueballdot.png"><a href="#futurefeatures">New Features in some
future release</i></a> 

<h2>Current release:</h2>
<img src="images/blueballdot.png"><a href="#newfeatures">New Features in <i>xfig 3.2.5-alpha</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="new_features.3.2.4.html"><i>xfig 3.2.4 (Dec 2002)</i></a> 
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<img src="images/blueballdot.png"><a href="new_features.3.2.3d.html"><i>xfig 3.2.3d (May 2001)</i></a> 
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<img src="images/blueballdot.png"><a href="new_features.3.2.3c.html"><i>xfig 3.2.3c (Jul 26, 2000)</i></a> 
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<img src="images/blueballdot.png"><a href="new_features.3.2.3b.html"><i>xfig 3.2.3b (Jul 19, 2000)</i></a> 
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<img src="images/blueballdot.png"><a href="new_features.3.2.3a.html"><i>xfig 3.2.3a (Jan 19, 2000)</i></a> 
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<img src="images/blueballdot.png"><a href="new_features.3.2.3.html"><i>xfig 3.2.3 (Jan 14, 2000)</i></a> 
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<img src="images/blueballdot.png"><i>xfig 3.2.2 (Jul 2, 1998) was a bug-fix release only</i></a> 
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<img src="images/blueballdot.png"><a href="new_features.3.2.1.html"><i>xfig 3.2.1 (Jul 2, 1998)</i></a> 
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<h1><a name="futurefeatures">New Features in some future release</h1>
<p><img src="images/blueballdot.png">
        Snap mode to snap the point to selected features of selected objects.
<p><img src="images/blueballdot.png">
        Keyboard entry capability to allow users to specify drawing or editing points from the keyboard.

<h1><a name="newfeatures">New Features in <i>xfig 3.2.5-alpha5</i></a></h1> 
	<p><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.
	<p><img src="images/blueballdot.png"> Astrological symbols for planets in Miscellaneous/Astrology by Andrew Collier
	<p><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
	<p><img src="images/blueballdot.png"> Added *.jpeg* to picture browse options

<h2><a name="newfeatures">New Features in <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):

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	> FIG : Facility for Interactive Generation of figures
	> Copyright (c) 1985-1988 by Supoj Sutanthavibul
	> Parts Copyright (c) 1989-2002 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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<p><img src="images/blueballdot.png">
	Introduction.html and installation.html updated to include Macintosh
	  port of xfig
<p><img src="images/blueballdot.png">
	Button to collapse depths of a compound object (make all same depth)
	  in popup object editor
<p><img src="images/blueballdot.png">
	Grid changed from dotted line to light red solid line
<p><img src="images/blueballdot.png">
	Candle in Libraries/Miscellaneous by Dr. Lyman Hazelton
<p><img src="images/blueballdot.png">
	Right-click on depth checkbox sets current depth in indicator panel
	  to that depth
<p><img src="images/blueballdot.png">
	Library of symbols used when diagramming folding instructions to make
	  origami models and example contributed by Marc Vigo
<p><img src="images/blueballdot.png">
	Can adjust width and height directly in popup editor for picture
	  objects
<p><img src="images/blueballdot.png">
	Support for David Hawkey's Xaw3D version 1.5E
	  (http://www.visi.com/~hawkeyd/xaw3d.html)
<h2><a name="newfeatures">New Features in <i>xfig 3.2.5-alpha3</i></a></h2> 


<p><img src="images/blueballdot.png"> 
	introduction.html and installation.html updated to include Macintosh
	  port of xfig
<p><img src="images/blueballdot.png"> 
	Button to collapse depths of a compound object (make all same depth)
	  in popup object editor
<p><img src="images/blueballdot.png"> 
	Grid changed from dotted line to light red solid line
<p><img src="images/blueballdot.png"> 
	Candle in Libraries/Miscellaneous by Dr. Lyman Hazelton
<p><img src="images/blueballdot.png"> 
	Right-click on depth checkbox sets current depth in indicator panel
	  to that depth
<p><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.
<p><img src="images/blueballdot.png"> 
	Removed requirement to compile with WHEELMOUSE when using wheelmouse
<p><img src="images/blueballdot.png"> 
	When placing library objects, the name and comments are displayed in
	  message window
<p><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
<p><img src="images/blueballdot.png"> Thickness of ticks in dimension lines are user-adjustable now
<p><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
<p><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.
<p><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
<p><img src="images/blueballdot.png"> Full version and patchlevel is included in Fig file header for
	  diagnostics
<p><img src="images/blueballdot.png"> Can explicitly set the rotation of imported pictures in edit panel
	  after importing
<p><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
<p><img src="images/blueballdot.png"> "Epoch" added to rpm spec
<p><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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<h1><a name="newlibraries">New Libraries and Examples</i></a></h1> 

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