Meld 1.7.1 released

[Kai Willadsen <kai willadsen gmail com>]

Meld 1.7.1 has been released. Aside from the usual round of updates,
folder comparisons have had several long-awaited feature additions thanks to
some new contributors.

Note to packagers: Meld's 'unstable' series have typically been very
reliable, to the point of being pushed as updates into stable
distribution releases. Please do not assume that the current release
is that reliable.


 Features:

    * Folder comparisons can now show extra information, such as file size and
      modification times. Column visibility and ordering are properly
      configurable. (Philipp Müller, Kai Willadsen)
    * Shallow comparison (i.e., based on size and timestamp) are now supported
      for folder comparisons, including timestamp resolution preferences for
      cross-filesystem comparisons. (Cristian Dinu)
    * The UI for launching new comparisons has been reworked to have a clearer
      workflow, and is now shown on startup if no other comparisons have been
      opened (Kai Willadsen)
    * Recently-used comparisons are now supported, allowing you to re-open
      previous comparisons directly. (Kai Willadsen)
    * Read-only files are now not editable by default, making merge actions
      clearer and more consistent. Individual read-only files can easily be set
      as editable as desired. (Kai Willadsen)

  Fixes:

    * New version control API, currently used by Git and Subversion (Kai
      Willadsen)
    * Version control compatibility updates and fixes (Cedric Le Dillau, Louis
      des Landes, Kai Willadsen)
    * Command line labelling options now apply to folder tabs (Kai Willadsen)
    * Regressions from parallel inline highlighting calculations have been
      fixed (Kai Willadsen)
    * Diff algorithm cleanups (Piotr Piastucki)
    * Compatibility fixes for Python 3; this does *not* mean that Meld works on
      Python 3 yet, just that 2to3 issues have been addressed (Kai Willadsen)

  Translations:
    * Daniel Mustieles (es)
    * Dominique Leuenberger (pt)
    * Enrico Nicoletto (pt_BR)
    * Florencio Neves (pt_BR)
    * Fran Diéguez (gl)
    * Marek Černocký (cs)
    * Matej Urbančič (sl)
    * Мирослав Николић (sr, sr latin)
    * Piotr Drąg (pl)


This release can be downloaded from:

http://download.gnome.org/sources/meld/1.7/meld-1.7.1.tar.xz


What is Meld?
-------------

Meld is a visual diff and merge tool. It lets you compare two or three files,
and updates the comparisons while you edit them in-place. You can also compare
folders, launching comparisons of individual files as desired. Last but by no
means least, Meld lets you work with your current changes in a wide variety of
version control systems, including Git, Bazaar, Mercurial, Subversion and CVS.