From: Arun Persaud <arun@nubati.net>
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2011 05:13:07 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: update for 4.5.3a release
X-Git-Url: http://winboard.nl/cgi-bin?a=commitdiff_plain;h=96c412db1259f61dfd38a537ee86f3541589e55b;p=xboard.git

update for 4.5.3a release
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diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 20c8bf1..8d156a6 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ all developers have access to it.</p>
 
 <h4>stable version</h4>
 
-<p>The current stable version is: <a href="ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/xboard/">4.5.3</a></p>
+<p>The current stable version is: <a href="ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/xboard/">4.5.3a</a></p>
 
 <p>It can be found on the main GNU ftp server:
 <a href="http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/xboard/">http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/xboard/</a> (via http) and
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ notice, and the copyright notice, are preserved.</p>
 
 <p>Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2011/10/01 22:28:59 $
+$Date: 2011/10/28 05:13:07 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>
diff --git a/whats_new.html b/whats_new.html
index e5afc92..364c8a3 100644
--- a/whats_new.html
+++ b/whats_new.html
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 <h3>Stable versions</h3>
 <ul>
-<li><a href="whats_new/4.5.3/"> Version 4.5.3 </a><br /><p>Bugfixes for 4.5.2</p></li>
+<li><a href="whats_new/4.5.3a/"> Version 4.5.3a </a><br /><p>Bugfixes for Winboard 4.5.3 (XBoard unchanged)</p></li>
 </ul>
 
 <h3>Upcoming</h3>
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 <h3>Old</h3>
 <ul>
+<li><a href="whats_new/4.5.3/"> Version 4.5.3 </a><br /><p>Bugfixes for 4.5.2</p></li>
 <li><a href="whats_new/4.5.2a/"> Version 4.5.2a </a><br /><p>Small bugfixes for Winboard (no change for XBoard)</p></li>
 <li><a href="whats_new/4.5.2/"> Version 4.5.2 </a><br /><p>Bugfixes for 4.5.1 and new option menu</p></li>
 <li><a href="whats_new/4.5.1/"> Version 4.5.1 </a><br /><p>Bugfixes for 4.5.0</p></li>
diff --git a/whats_new/4.5.3a/index.html b/whats_new/4.5.3a/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b0ad2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/whats_new/4.5.3a/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+<!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" -->
+<title>XBoard - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation - NEWS</title>
+<!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" -->
+<h2>What is new in WinBoard / XBoard 4.5.3?</h2>
+
+<table cellpadding="10"><tr><td>
+<img src="Paging.png">
+</td><td valign="top">
+ <p> This version fixes some bugs found in 4.5.2. Below is a quick list of the changes.
+Note that the paging of the XBoard Game List (illustrated by the screenshot on the left)
+is a change that is really a bit more involved than what we would like to do in a stable version. 
+But the bug was so severe that we decided to chance it.
+ </p>
+</td></tr></table>
+
+   <ul>
+   <li> fixes of major bugs:
+    <ul>
+        <li>In the file-browse dialog . and .. no longer mask other files if they are non-first in the directory</li>
+        <li>Fix XBoard crash on showing an empty Engine Settings dialog, printing a message in stead</li>
+        <li>The XBoard Game List can now handle files with more than 1900 games, by paging through them</li>
+        <li>The state of the Move-History window is now remembered by XBoard even when the Engine-Output window is up</li>
+        <li>Fix crash on switching sounds in WinBoard under Windows Vista</li>
+        <li>Fix empty-string option values on XBoard command line (which were ignored)</li>
+        <li>Fix spurious vertical scrolling in XBoard Engine-Output window on clicking in it</li>
+        <li>Obey an engine's san feature when sending book moves to it</li>
+        <li>Fix XBoard crash when 'filtering' made Game List empty</li>
+        <li>Suppress clearing of Engine-Output window on automatic updates in analyze mode</li>
+        <li>Force Move-History refresh after loading/reverting variation</li>
+        <li>Fix closing brace, when joining two comments to same move</li>
+     </ul>
+   </li>
+   <li> fixes of minor bugs:
+    <ul>
+        <li>Suppress playing sounds when no -soundProgram is set</li>
+        <li>Fix display of last move of last match game</li>
+        <li>Update window title after last game of match</li>
+        <li>Never one-click move when legality testing is off</li>
+        <li>Suppress playing book move when total weigth of all moves is zero</li>
+        <li>Restore echo after ^C killed XBoard during ICS password</li>
+        <li>Fix default of -remoteUser, which could cause crash when playing remote engines</li>
+        <li>Fix recognition of separators between options in -adapterCommand command line</li>
+        <li>Fix button sizing in generic popup</li>
+        <li>Fix translatability of 'Spartan Chess' menu item WB</li>
+        <li>Remove some duplicats from WB language template file</li>
+        <li>Fix spurious 'Unfinished' sounds during ICS examining</li>
+        <li>Fix bug in handling of partner command in zippy-mode bughouse games</li>
+        <li>Create more space in some WB dialogs to accomodate translations</li>
+     </ul>
+   </li>
+   <li> Improvements benefitting the speaking version for the visually impaired (WB):
+     <ul>
+        <li>Implement NVDA support in JAWS version</li>
+        <li>Fix translation of spoken composite messages</li>
+        <li>Fix JAWS reading of Engine-Settings dialog by removing group-boxes</li>
+        <li>Add tab stops in WB generic popup</li>
+        <li>Reorder controls in Engine-Setings dialog WB, so they are tabbed through in logical order</li>
+     </ul>
+   </li>
+   <li> fixed compiler warnings/errors and portability:
+     <ul>
+        <li>Fix use of random function in XBoard shuffle dialog callback</li>
+        <li>Fix inconsistent type of the variable 'shuffleOpenings'</li>
+        <li>Silence warnings during rpm build</li>
+        <li>Fix warnings XBoard file browser</li>
+        <li>Fix some warnings and header-file improvement</li>
+     </ul>
+   </li>
+   <li> misc:
+     <ul>
+        <li>Add -at and -opt options as alternative for @, as work-around for Windows shortcut bug</li>
+        <li>Make occurrence of unknown option in settings file non-fatal</li>
+        <li>Stale output no longer lingers in the engine-output window when a new game starts</li>
+        <li>Popdown (stale) Comment window on new game</li>
+	<li>Improved contrast of icon for dark backgrounds</li>
+     </ul>
+   </li>
+   </ul>
+
+<!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" -->