2012-02-18  - 3.1.5.  webkit and gtk3 compatibility.  win32 with modern display
	      engine.  better xref/note handling.  default-on status for
	      headings, notes, xrefs, red words.  verse# display control.
	      module lists including descriptions.  improved font handling.

2010-10-15  - 3.1.4.  new det.parallel. first modules installable from local
              media. per-language font defaults. better sword:// handling.
	      improved bookmark import. more tooltips (mod.mgr, adv.search).
	      numbered notes/xrefs. better highlighting. color invert
	      buttons.

2010-03-22  - 3.1.3.  better settings save and failure-to-save logic, editor
	      link dialog navigation selector, correct L<spaces>ORD in read
	      aloud, fixed universal sync, compatibility with xulrunner
	      1.9.2 and curl 7.20, #anchor-driven per-footnote navigation,
	      waf build system completion (autotools deprecated hereafter).

2009-12-24  - 3.1.2.  language interface selector, export bookmarks, external
	      navigation sampling/driving, universal synchronization.

2009-08-09  - 3.1.1.  user annotations; geography interface through
	      biblemap.org; automatic repository discovery; updated/fixed
	      chat browser interface.

2009-05-17  - 3.1.  more feature parity for Windows (ReadAloud,
	      transliteration) and many small features and bugfixes:
	      - mod.mgr not modal	- better journal support
	      - bookmark enhancements	- j/k for verse navigation
	      - better image display	- mod.mgr tooltip "about" text

2009-02-19  - 3.0.1.  emergency bugfix release for NTFS encoding problem.

2009-02-07  - 3.0.0.  huge new lease on life after being renamed Xiphos.
	      biggest feature: windows port.  otherwise see release notes.

2008-11-05  - 2.4.1.  small features and small bug fixes.

2008-09-21  - 2.4.0.  a few improvements to phrasing; bugfix in navbar
	      loading; cygwin pango workaround; add Help->Translation;
	      build improvement in gecko.m4; mod.mgr fixes; Strongs
	      fixes; mod.mgr fixes; non-linked tab label fix; Ctrl +/-
	      for base font size.

2008-08-02  - final 2.3.x as pseudo-release candidate for stable 2.4.
              many updates, many features, many bugfixes.

2008-07-02  - urgent bugfix release, 2.3.5.  necessary to eliminate a bad
              search crash caused by a change in Sword, and to correct a
              build failure in some environments.

2008-05-26  - bugfix and small features release, 2.3.4.  pri/sec readings,
              prayer list support, mod.mgr and font handling improvements,
              passage exporter, xulrunner compatibility (NOT recommended).

2008-01-20  - bugfix release, 2.3.3.  a number of bugfixes, InstallSize
              support, Farsi digits, image content selectability, much
              internal re-organization around display.cc.

2007-12-26  - bugfix release, 2.3.2.  mostly some adv.search updates.

2007-10-14  - a lot has happened in 10 months.  releasing 2.3.1 to go
              with Sword 1.5.10, giving MozEmbed HTML driver for those
              platforms which support it.  the entire 2.2 series turned
              into a feature development phase.  much better mod.mgr
              usage, oodles of bugs fixed, better navbars, module cache
              performance improvements, other stuff.

2006-12-17  - almost 2 years since NEWS was updated.
	      2.1.10, preparing for 2.2 final/stable.
	      first-time user enhancements re: module manager
	      advanced search improvements, esp. drag-n-drop
	      pinned tabs so all navigate together
	      scripture read aloud via festival TTS
	      scroll into next/prev chapter by mousing
	      optional verse number hiding
	      image content auto-resizes to fit subwindow
	      book/chapter headings are again accessible

2005-01-19  - documentation now builds to the new book format.
              Translators please take note!
	      	
2005-01-18  - added book format to manual. updated NEWS in first time
	    in a few years. 

2000-09-12  Peter Halliday <peter@halliday.wl.vg> joined the project
            Bill Caskey <wcaskey@worldnet.att.net>joined the project 
        
2000-08-27  Michael Meeks  <michael@helixcode.com>  is helping with the
	Xiphos project.  
 
2000-08-25  - double click on a Strongs number to look up number in Strongs lex

2000-08-18  - added shortcut bar from the Evolution project
            - first 0.2 release

2000-08-02  - double click the verse num in main text window to make that verse
            the current verse.
            - new popup menu items let you lookup a highlighted word or number
            in current dict/lex.	

2000-07-18  	release 0.1.8h
	    	fixed problem with NIV
		new formatting for personal comments
						
2000-05-18 	release 0.1.7
		added spell checking w/aspell for studypad
			- you must have aspell installed -
		added support of BTF poetry <PP><Pp> not perfect
		but better than it was.

2000-06-02 	release 0.1.7d
		fixed? personal comments editor (seg faults)
		added menu item <Auto Save> for personal comments - changes will be save if you go to a new verse
		
