<h4>stable version</h4>
<p>The current stable version
-is: <a href="ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/xboard/">4.5.1</a></p>
+is: <a href="ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/xboard/">4.5.2</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
<p>At the moment we have three developer versions:</p>
<ul>
-<li>A snapshot of the v4.5.x branch: <a href="ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/xboard/"> 4.5.2.20110419 </a>. <br />
-This will become version 4.5.2. Precompiled packaged versions are/will be available for <a href="http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/apersaud/">openSUSE </a>, <a href="http://packages.debian.org/experimental/xboard">debian</a> and <a href="http://hgm.nubati.net/ ">Windows</a>.
+<li>A snapshot of the v4.5.x branch: <a href="ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/xboard/"> (4.5.2 is the latest, so nothing new here) </a>. <br />
+This will become version 4.5.3. Precompiled packaged versions are/will be available for <a href="http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/apersaud/">openSUSE </a>, <a href="http://packages.debian.org/experimental/xboard">debian</a> and <a href="http://hgm.nubati.net/ ">Windows</a>.
<li>A snapshot of the master branch: <a href="ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/xboard/"> master-20110411 </a>. <br />
The master branch includes the development for v4.5.x and also has some more experimental features that need more testing and/or debugging. Precompiled packaged versions are available for <a href="http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/apersaud/">openSUSE </a>, <a href="http://packages.debian.org/experimental/xboard">debian</a> and <a href="http://hgm.nubati.net/WinBoard-4.5.0.exe ">Windows</a>.
<p>Updated:
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+$Date: 2011/04/26 05:56:31 $
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-<h2>What is new in WinBoard / XBoard 4.5.2? (not yet released, only alpha version available)</h2>
+<h2>What is new in WinBoard / XBoard 4.5.2?</h2>
- <p> Bugfixes and improved option dialog for xboard: </p>
+ <p> Main new feature: </p>
+ <ul>
+ <li>Added many option dialogs and reworked some of the old ones </li>
+ </ul>
+ <p> Bugfixes, packaging and install: </p>
<ul>
- <li>reworked many option dialogs</li>
<li>Fix nps bug</li>
<li>Fix flipBlack option XBoard with board texture</li>
<li>Fix two bugs in reading position diagram</li>
<li>Fix parsing bug of FRC castling</li>
<li>Fix bugs in FRC castling rights</li>
<li>Fix display of promotion piece in ICS superchess</li>
- <li>Fix linegap option in board dialog</li>
- <li>Fix animation masks on changing piece pixmaps</li>
- <li>Fix crash on opening ICS Text Menu</li>
<li>Fix path browsing in WinBoard</li>
<li>Fix use of game/position file in first match game</li>
- <li>Fix saving of XBoard fonts with spaces in name</li>
- <li>Fix crash on closing dialogs in wrong order</li>
- <li>Make user wav file available for try-out in sound dialog</li>
<li>Fix build on Mac OS X</li>
- <li>Added bitmaps and sounds to installation</li>
+ <li> install bitmaps and sounds during "make install"</li>
<li>some minor bug fixes</li>
<li>code cleanup (e.g. 64 bit warnings, removed malloc.h)</li>
</ul>