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Added whats new text for 1.4 release.
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‎src/app/qgisapp.cpp‎

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abt->setVersion( versionString );
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QString whatsNew = "<html><body>" ;
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whatsNew += "<h2>" + tr( "Version" ) + " " + QString( QGis::QGIS_VERSION ) + "</h2>";
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whatsNew += "<h3>" + tr( "Whats new in Version 1.3.0?" ) + "</h3>"
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whatsNew += "<h3>" + tr( "Whats new in Version 1.4.0?" ) + "</h3>"
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"<p>"
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+ tr( "Please note that this is a release in our 'cutting edge' release series. As "
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"such it contains new features and extends the programmatic interface over "
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"QGIS 1.0.x and QGIS 1.2.0. If an unchanging user interface, programmatic API "
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"QGIS 1.0.x and QGIS 1.3.0. If an unchanging user interface, programmatic API "
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"and long term support is more important to you then cool new and untested "
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"features, we recommend that you use a copy of QGIS from our Long Term Support "
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"(LTS)1.0.x release series." )
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"</p><p>"
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tr( "This release includes over 30 bug fixes and enhancements "
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"over the QGIS 1.2.0 release. In addition we have added "
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"the following new features:" )
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+ tr( "<p>OSM plugin &amp; provider updates:</p>\n"
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"<ul>\n"
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" <li>new OSM style files.</li>\n"
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" <li>new icons.</li>\n"
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" <li>dialog text updated and completed.</li>\n"
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" <li>Saving OSM into file functionality was improvements.</li>\n"
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" <li>fixed some problems with encoding... ascii to utf-8.</li>\n"
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" <li>all OSM layers are automatically removed after disabling OSM plugin in plugin manager.</li>\n"
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" <li>other OSM related bugfixes.</li>\n"
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"</ul>\n"
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"<p>Other notable features and improvements in this release</p>\n"
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"<ul>\n"
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" <li>Marker size is now configurable when editing a layer.</li>\n"
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" <li>Incorporation of the analysis library into the mainstream release.</li>\n"
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" <li>Identify features across multiple layers.</li>\n"
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" <li>Added a new plugin for carrying out raster terrain analysis (computing slope aspect, steepness etc).</li>\n"
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" <li>A reshape tool to apply to line/polygon geometries. The part of a geometry between the first and\n"
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" last intersection of the reshape line will be replaced.</li>\n"
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" <li>Added snapping to current layer in measure dialog.</li>\n"
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" <li>Added ability to select the primary key for views.</li>\n"
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" <li>Zoom to a coordinate by entering it in the status bar coordinate display.</li>\n"
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"</ul>" )
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"(LTS)1.0.x release series. In all other cases we recommend that you use this "
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"version." )
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+ "</p><p>" +
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tr( "This release includes around 200 bug fixes, nearly 30 new "
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"features and has had a lot of love and attention poured in "
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"to it to take our favourite desktop GIS application another "
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"step on the road to GIS nirvana! So much has happened in "
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"the 3 months since our last release that it is impossible "
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"to document everything here. Instead we will just highlight "
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"a couple of important new features for you." )
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+ "</p><p>" +
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tr("Probably the biggest new feature is the addition of the new "
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"vector symbology infrastructure. This is provided alongside the "
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"old implementation - you can switch using a button in the "
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"vector layer properties dialog. It does't replace the old "
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"symbology implementation completely yet because there are "
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"various isues that need to be resolved and a large amount "
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"of testinhen it is considered ready.")
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+ "</p><p>" +
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tr("QGIS now has a field calculator, accessible via a button in "
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"the attribute section of the vector properties, and from "
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"the attribute table user interface. You can use feature "
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"length, feature area, string concatenation and type "
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"conversions in the field calculator, as well as field "
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"values.")
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+ "</p><p>" +
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tr("The map composer has had a lot of attention. A grid can now "
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"be added to composer maps. Composer maps can now be rotated "
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"in the layout. The limitation of a single map layout "
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"per project has been removed. A new composer manager dialog "
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"has been added to manage the existing composer instances. "
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"The composer widget property sheets have been completely "
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"overhauled to use less screen space ")
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+ "</p><p>" +
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tr("Various parts of the user interface have been overhauled "
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"with the goal of improving consistency and to improve "
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"support for netbooks and other smaller screen devices. "
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"Loading and saving of shortcuts. Position can now be "
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"displayed as Degrees, Minutes, Seconds in the status bar. "
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"The add, move and delete vertex buttons are now removed and "
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"the node tool is moved from the advanced editing toolbar to "
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"the standard editing toolbar. The identification tool has also "
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"undergone numerous improvements.")
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+ "</p><p>" +
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tr("A render caching capability has been added to QGIS. This "
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"speeds up common operations such as layer re-ordering, "
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"changing symbology, WMS / WFS client, hiding / showing "
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"layers and opens the door for future enhancements such as "
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"threaded rendering and pre-compositing layer cache "
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"manipulation. Note that it is disabled by default, and "
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"can be enabled in the options dialog.")
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+ "</p><p>" +
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tr("User defined SVG search paths are now added to the options "
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"dialog.")
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+ "</p><p>" +
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tr("When creating a new shapefile, you can now specify its CRS. "
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"Also the avoid intersections option for polygons is now "
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"also possible with background layers.")
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+ "</p><p>" +
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tr("For power users, you can now create customizable attribute "
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"forms using Qt Designer dialog UIs.")
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+ "</p>" +
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+ "</body></html>";
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abt->setWhatsNew( whatsNew );

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