-** Version 4.5.0 (not yet released)**
+** Version master 20110822 (not an official release)
+
+ * Main new features
+ * i18n support via gettext in XBoard, more languages in Winboard
+ * implement new promotion dialog/method (experimental)
+ * implement move type-in for XBoard
+ * engines can be loaded/switch while running
+ * new tag dialog
+ * copy game list menu item for XBoard
+ * added tournament manager
+ * bugfixes
+ * lots of them
+ * code changes
+ * fixed compiler warnings
+ * removed flex generated parser
+
+** Version 4.5.3 **
+
+ (see http://www.gnu.org/software/xboard/whats_new/4.5.3/ )
+
+ * fixes of major bugs:
+ * In the file-browse dialog . and .. no longer mask other files if they are non-first in the directory
+ * Fix XBoard crash on showing an empty Engine Settings dialog, printing a message in stead
+ * The XBoard Game List can now handle files with more than 1900 games, by paging through them
+ * The state of the Move-History window is now remembered by XBoard even when the Engine-Output window is up
+ * Fix crash on switching sounds in WinBoard under Windows Vista
+ * Fix empty-string option values on XBoard command line (which were ignored)
+ * Fix spurious vertical scrolling in XBoard Engine-Output window on clicking in it
+ * Obey an engine's san feature when sending book moves to it
+ * Fix XBoard crash when 'filtering' made Game List empty
+ * Suppress clearing of Engine-Output window on automatic updates in analyze mode
+ * Force Move-History refresh after loading/reverting variation
+ * Fix closing brace, when joining two comments to same move
+
+ * fixes of minor bugs:
+ * Suppress playing sounds when no -soundProgram is set
+ * Fix display of last move of last match game
+ * Update window title after last game of match
+ * Never one-click move when legality testing is off
+ * Suppress playing book move when total weigth of all moves is zero
+ * Restore echo after ^C killed XBoard during ICS password
+ * Fix default of -remoteUser, which could cause crash when playing remote engines
+ * Fix recognition of separators between options in -adapterCommand command line
+ * Fix button sizing in generic popup
+ * Fix translatability of 'Spartan Chess' menu item WB
+ * Remove some duplicats from WB language template file
+ * Fix spurious 'Unfinished' sounds during ICS examining
+ * Fix bug in handling of partner command in zippy-mode bughouse games
+ * Create more space in some WB dialogs to accomodate translations
+
+ * Improvements benefitting the speaking version for the visually impaired (WB):
+ * Implement NVDA support in JAWS version
+ * Fix translation of spoken composite messages
+ * Fix JAWS reading of Engine-Settings dialog by removing group-boxes
+ * Add tab stops in WB generic popup
+ * Reorder controls in Engine-Setings dialog WB, so they are tabbed through in logical order
+
+ * fixed compiler warnings/errors and portability:
+ * Fix use of random function in XBoard shuffle dialog callback
+ * Fix inconsistent type of the variable 'shuffleOpenings'
+ * Silence warnings during rpm build
+ * Fix warnings XBoard file browser
+ * Fix some warnings and header-file improvement
+
+ * misc:
+ * Add -at and -opt options as alternative for @, as work-around for Windows shortcut bug
+ * Make occurrence of unknown option in settings file non-fatal
+ * Stale output no longer lingers in the engine-output window when a new game starts
+ * Popdown (stale) Comment window on new game
+
+** Version 4.5.2a (Winboard only)**
+
+ (see http://www.gnu.org/software/xboard/whats_new/4.5.2/ )
+
+ * Fix Engine Settings button options in WinBoard
+
+** Version 4.5.2 **
+
+ (see http://www.gnu.org/software/xboard/whats_new/4.5.2/ )
+
+ * Main new feature:
+ * Added many option dialogs and reworked some of the old ones
+
+ * bugfixes, packaging and install:
+ * Fix nps bug
+ * Fix flipBlack option XBoard with board texture
+ * Fix two bugs in reading position diagram
+ * Fix parsing bug of FRC castling
+ * Fix bugs in FRC castling rights
+ * Fix display of promotion piece in ICS superchess
+ * Fix path browsing in WinBoard
+ * Fix use of game/position file in first match game
+ * Fix build on Mac OS X
+ * install bitmaps and sounds during "make install"
+ * some minor bug fixes
+ * code cleanup (e.g. 64 bit warnings, removed malloc.h)
+
+** Version 4.5.1 **
+
+ (see http://www.gnu.org/software/xboard/whats_new/4.5.1/ )
+
+ * bugfixes:
+ * Revert "Implement -reset option feature in WinBoard"
+ * Fix deselection of greyed-out variant button (WB)
+ * Put warning in HTML help
+ * Fix unmarked translation
+ * Fix Alfil bug
+ * Fix variant janus size prefix
+ * Fix Xiangqi King facing
+ * Fix showing of user move after adjudication
+ * Make language choice from menu persistent
+ * Fix ICS channel 0
+ * Fix some resource leaks
+
+ * fixed packaging issues:
+ * add DIFFSTAT and SHORTLOG to tar-ball
+ * added history.c to the tar-ball. Needed for Winboard
+
+ * fixed compiler warnings/errors:
+ * added missing header file for sprintf
+ * added missing #includes and missing prototypes to filebrowser
+ * Fix MSVC compilability
+ * Fix 64-bit Windows compilability
+ * Fix MSVC snprintf problem
+
+ * fixed configure problems:
+ * fixed configure script to correctly detect Xaw3d library
+ * updated configure.ac to check for Xaw header files
+
+ * misc:
+ * Fix two typos in option names in texi file
+
+
+** Version 4.5.0 **
+
+ (see http://www.gnu.org/software/xboard/whats_new/4.5.0/ for more details)
+
+ General
+ -------
+ * User specific settings files
+ * More logical (and standard) menu structure
+ * Translation into other languages (WB)
+ * Walking the PV of an engine
+ * Exploring variations
+ * Playing through PGN variations
+ * Annotating a game with analysis results
+ * Editing Comments
+ * Controlling move choice of the GUI book
+ * Keeping the clock in sync in tournaments
+ * Starting an engine match from the menu
+ * Fixed thinking time per move
+ * Improved multi-PV support
+ * Where your pieces can move to
+ * Editing crazyhouse holdings
+ * Thai Chess (Makruk) and Seirawan Chess
+ * Non-compliant FEN and SAN input
+ * Improved Xiangqi adjudications
+ * Allowing engines to setup a position
+
+ Merging XBoard & WinBoard
+ ------------------------------
+ * Evaluation graph (XB)
+ * Settings file (XB)
+ * Filtering the game list (XB)
+ * Game-List options dialog (XB)
+ * Recalling the ICS input history (XB)
+ * Aribtrary board textures (XB)
+ * Highlight arrow (XB)
+
+ ICS-client Enhancements
+ -----------------------
+ * Maintaining a healty ICS connection
+ * Claiming a draw after your move
+ * ICS seek graph
+ * One-click moving
+ * Observing your bughouse partner
+ * Improved Chat-Box interface (WB)
+ * Uploading games to an ICS
+ * Side-by-side boards
- *
** Version 4.4.4 **
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