# New Features

## Future release:

New Features in some future release

## Current release:

New Features in xfig 3.2.5-alpha
New Libraries and Examples

### Older releases of xfig:

xfig 3.2.4 (Dec 2002)
xfig 3.2.3d (May 2001)
xfig 3.2.3c (Jul 26, 2000)
xfig 3.2.3b (Jul 19, 2000)
xfig 3.2.3a (Jan 19, 2000)
xfig 3.2.3 (Jan 14, 2000)
xfig 3.2.2 (Jul 2, 1998) was a bug-fix release only
xfig 3.2.1 (Jul 2, 1998)

# New Features in some future release

Snap mode to snap the point to selected features of selected objects.

Keyboard entry capability to allow users to specify drawing or editing points from the keyboard.

Chop editing operation to slice objects into pieces.

# New Features in xfig 3.2.5-alpha5

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.

Astrological symbols for planets in Miscellaneous/Astrology by Andrew Collier

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

Added *.jpeg* to picture browse options

## New Features in xfig 3.2.5-alpha4

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):

    	> 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.

Introduction.html and installation.html updated to include Macintosh port of xfig

Button to collapse depths of a compound object (make all same depth) in popup object editor

Grid changed from dotted line to light red solid line

Candle in Libraries/Miscellaneous by Dr. Lyman Hazelton

Right-click on depth checkbox sets current depth in indicator panel to that depth

Library of symbols used when diagramming folding instructions to make origami models and example contributed by Marc Vigo

Can adjust width and height directly in popup editor for picture objects

Support for David Hawkey's Xaw3D version 1.5E (http://www.visi.com/~hawkeyd/xaw3d.html)

## New Features in xfig 3.2.5-alpha3

introduction.html and installation.html updated to include Macintosh port of xfig

Button to collapse depths of a compound object (make all same depth) in popup object editor

Grid changed from dotted line to light red solid line

Candle in Libraries/Miscellaneous by Dr. Lyman Hazelton

Right-click on depth checkbox sets current depth in indicator panel to that depth

`-autorefresh` command-line option (resource: `Fig.autorefresh)` which will make xfig look at the timestamp on the .fig file and automatically load it and display it everytime it changes.

Removed requirement to compile with WHEELMOUSE when using wheelmouse

When placing library objects, the name and comments are displayed in message window

Mouse wheel can be used to scroll through filename lists in File and Export panels and icons or object lists in Library panel

Thickness of ticks in dimension lines are user-adjustable now

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

When using the "Open compound, keep rest visible", the other objects are drawn in shades of gray similar to the inactive layers feature.

Zooming in or out with the Z or z key respectively will keep the canvas centered on the mouse pointer

Full version and patchlevel is included in Fig file header for diagnostics

Can explicitly set the rotation of imported pictures in edit panel after importing

Export option to produce both EPS and PDF (in two files) in one step. Useful for those who both use LaTeX and PDFLaTeX

"Epoch" added to rpm spec

New HP/GL2 (fig2dev) driver from Glenn Burkhardt with paper size selection, offset, centering and orientation options

# New Libraries and Examples

New electronics symbols from Fabio González in Libraries/Electronics/Schematic/More

Tower computers (Libraries/Computers/AOpenKF45E.fig and AOpenKF45E.fig from Dirko van Schalkwyk)

10/100 8port hub (Libraries/Networks/3Com3C16750.fig also from Dirko van Schalkwyk)

New flags (Libraries/Flags): Africa/Eritrea, Africa/Zimbabwe, Asia/Myanmar, Asia/Tajikstan, Asia/Kyrgystan, Europe/Croatia

Non-polar capacitor added to Libraries/Electronic/Schematic

Adder, multiplier, sine-source and voltage-source in Electronic/Schematic by Hubert Lam

"Atom" in Libraries/Miscellaneous is the classic drawing of an atom with electrons circling from Andrew B. Collier

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