With the release of 1.2.4-pre2, we are getting closer to the final 1.2.4. Like I did a few months ago when 1.2.3 was released, I searched Bugzilla and the various ChangeLog files in order to get a list of significant changes between the future 1.2.4 release and the previous version. Here are the changes that I identified so far. There are many other things mentioned in the ChangeLog, but I think that these are the most significant ones. I am even thinking about deleting the last two or three items because the list is already a bit long. * Updated translations. * The print plug-in is now using libgimpprint-4.2, which is distributed as a separate package (bug #80941). It is more stable and more portable than previous versions (bug #87428). If you do not have libgimpprint on your system, you have to download it from http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/ and install it before building The GIMP, else use --disable-print. * Fixed crashes in: File->Open dialog (bug #51781), paths dialog, splash screen (bug #81962), initialization (bug #71409), imagemap plug-in (bug #92750), convmatrix plug-in (bug #81345), GIMPressionist (bug #92394), Select->Sharpen (bug #93853) and in the tablet support (bug #91067). * Fixed some errors in several file load/save plug-ins: PNG (bug #55700, bug #92395), TIFF (bug #77283, bug #97352), XPM (bug #87588, bug #82763), EPS (bug #75667, bug #81606), JPEG (75398). * Improvements and cleanups for the Windows build. * The JPEG and PNG libraries are now required, unless the user explicitely disables them. * Considerable speed-ups in some plug-ins: borderaverage, convmatrix, nlfilt, papertile, vpropagate (bug #78358). * Various improvements for the usability of some tools: selection tools (bug #78731), spinbuttons in resize dialog (bug #63741). * Generating previews from a list of files works correctly (bug #100663). Are there any comments on this list? I am posting this now, just in case someone would have the foolish idea of releasing 1.2.4 while I am away during the X-Mas break... On the other hand, bug #83362 is still open and makes it illegal to distribute 1.2.4 as it is. Are there any volunteers to solve this problem?
