[gnome-initial-setup] NEWS for 40.alpha

[Will Thompson <wjt src gnome org>]

commit 290c6b76d3ea6390292d0b6f77330eebc4c6643b
Author: Will Thompson <wjt endlessos org>
Date:   Tue Jan 12 13:30:49 2021 +0000

    NEWS for 40.alpha

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+40.alpha
+--------
+
+* Some enhancements to the avatar picker:
+  - The "Take a photo…" button now has the suggested-action style. (!97)
+  - Generated avatars now have a darker border. (!99)
+  - Fix runtime warning when built without libcheese. (#114)
+
+* The "Welcome" page, displayed when the language picker is disabled, has a
+  refreshed splash image.
+
+* Translation updates:
+ - Bokmål, Norwegian
+ - Catalan
+ - Esperanto
+ - Friulian
+ - Portuguese
+ - Romanian
+
 3.38.1
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