gThumb 3.12 released

[Paolo Bacchilega <paolo bacchilega libero it>]

gThumb 3.12.0 is now available for download at:

https://download.gnome.org/sources/gthumb/3.12/

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gthumb-3.12.0.news
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gthumb-3.12.0.tar.xz


This is the first release of the new stable series.


What is gThumb
==============

gThumb is an image viewer and browser utility for the GNOME environment.
The README file distributed with the tar archive contains a complete 
list of features and the instructions to compile the source. The 
complete description, screenshots and other info are available at 
https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Gthumb


Overview of changes from gThumb 3.10 to 3.12
============================================

* Added ability to load AVIF/HEIF/JPEG XL images.
* Added ability to save images as AVIF.
* Allow to set shortcuts to activate filters.
* Added a template editor to edit text values with special codes, use 
in: script commands, rename templates, print header and footer, etc.
* Faster navigation when a directory contains thousands of images.
* File list: start more thumbnailers in parallel.
* Allow to mount unmounted volumes.
* Color picker: added other formats: rgb in % and hsl.
* Allow to keep browsing while executing long-running external tools.
* Status bar: added button to show the progress dialog.
* File manager: added file actions to the viewer context menu. (!102)
* Image viewer: use a proportional zoom increment. (#104)
* Image viewer: keep the same pixel under the pointer after zooming. (#129)
* Read color profiles from png files as well.
* Media viewer: use accurate seeking when clicking on the progress bar.
* Media viewer: show the pointed time when hovering over the progress bar.
* Browser: added support for back and forward mouse buttons. (#120)
* Preferences: added option to show/hide the statusbar.
* Rename files: added a button to revert to the last used template.
* Added configurable shortcuts for Save and Save As.
* Media player: adjust the pitch if not played at normal speed.
* Media viewer: added keyboard shortcuts.
* Media viewer: added actions to skip forward/backward.
* Desktop file: added a 'New Window' action.
* File list: always allow to use Control-A to select all files.


Overview of changes from gThumb 3.11.4 to 3.12.0
================================================

 Bugs fixed:

  * Fix memory leak when loading webp, jxl, avif images. (Jürg Billeter)
  * Check if image is null before using it. (!189)
  * Added a Flatpak manifest. (AsciiWolf)

 New or updated application translations:

  * Catalan (Jordi Mas)
  * Finnish (Jiri Grönroos)
  * Hungarian (Balázs Úr)
  * Indonesian (Andika Triwidada)
  * Lietuvių (Aurimas Černius)
  * Swedish (Anders Jonsson)
  * čeština (Marek Černocký)

 New or updated manual translations:

  * Spanish - Spain (Daniel Mustieles)


Licensing
=========

This program is released under the terms of the GNU General Public
License (GNU GPL) version 2 or greater. You can find a copy of the 
license in the file COPYING.


Paolo Bacchilega