digiKam 1.5.0 - Release date: 2010-10-10

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NEW FEATURES:

General        : Fix compilation under windows with TDM-GCC and MSVC compilers.
General        : Fix compilation under windows with TDM-GCC and MSVC compilers.
General        : Including LensFun library source code as 3rd-party component, especially for windows target where
                 this library is not available.

Image Editor   : Improvement of algorithm to convert 8 bits image to 16 and limit histogram holes during conversion.

Queue Manager  : Add new tool to remove metadata from images.
Queue Manager  : Add new tool to apply Lens corrections using LensFun library.

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BUGFIXES:

001 ==> 247977 - Libpgf relevant : digiKam crash while scrolling the thumbnail view.
002 ==> 249402 - Download window presents file in the opposite order than expected.
003 ==> 249196 - Localization fails after upgrade !
004 ==> 245069 - File name not added for import files.
005 ==> 250003 - Tool for xcf is needed.
006 ==> 250081 - Lens-autocorrection does not recognize the lens automaticly for Canon EOS 450D.
007 ==> 207710 - Crash while loading large file (digiKam::DImgScale::dimgScaleAARGB, digiKam::DImg::smoothScaleSection, digiKam::DImgInterface::paintOnDevice).
008 ==> 218256 - digiKam rc1 crashes while generating fingerprints.
009 ==> 237786 - whitebalance doesn't work properly.
010 ==> 250265 - Black background of short summary display.
011 ==> 248889 - Notification name "save file complete" written in lowercase.
012 ==> 249082 - digiKam crashes on startup leaving message of unknown symbol.
013 ==> 249029 - Changing the parameters of a tool in the batch queue manager changes parameters of all instances of such tool.
014 ==> 230515 - Crash of digikam on closing program.
015 ==> 148721 - Remove serial numbers automatically.
016 ==> 229092 - digiKam Scan for New images closes at 90%.
017 ==> 248943 - Annoying and dangerous number input fields in editor.
018 ==> 216353 - Make it possible to apply lens correction in batch.
019 ==> 251920 - digiKam should match lenses on Exif.CanonCs.LensType, not ExifCanonCs.Lens.
020 ==> 251118 - Sorting order is not remembered.
021 ==> 170170 - High quality 8 to 16-bit conversion (histogram repair).
022 ==> 252295 - "Fit to Window" button while using any tool does not permit panning.
023 ==> 243179 - Wrong Taborder in Settings->Templates->Location|Contact.
024 ==> 210198 - Right Usage information in Settings are not saved in template file.
025 ==> 228547 . Videos cannot return to thumbnail view.
026 ==> 251899 - Can't rename files during import from camera.
027 ==> 169264 - Color Management: Rendering Intents are mixed up.
028 ==> 188335 - Slideshow shows movies as "cannot show picture "xyz.mov".
029 ==> 252488 - digiKam incorrectly renders SD Card size.
030 ==> 252489 - digiKam incorrectly detects SD Card name.
031 ==> 252521 - README incorrectly claims 4.4 version is sufficient.
032 ==> 249248 - Updating fingerprints metadata.
033 ==> 125042 - Batch Rename Image from Album do not select all album images.
034 ==> 237516 - Open in Terminal command doesn't take systemsettings into account.
035 ==> 225552 - digiKam can't remember setting.
036 ==> 248087 - Preview not toggling from video mode to image mode.
037 ==> 209382 - Caption not being updated in image file.
038 ==> 253043 - digiKam requires both SQlite and MySql.
039 ==> 252130 - Crash on adding things to batch queue.
040 ==> 237961 - ICC Convert faulty in BQM.
041 ==> 228833 - Rotate image in batch processing doesn't edit EXIF properly.
042 ==> 213896 - After editing color, etc, i saved the jpg and it just crashed.
043 ==> 232854 - Crashed while adding new tag.
044 ==> 241770 - digiKam crashes.
045 ==> 238045 - Random crashes of digiKam.
046 ==> 188263 - Crash after tinkering with star rating widget in thumbbar.
047 ==> 233549 - Database stuck at saving new image.
048 ==> 221191 - Menu not disabled when decoding raw.
049 ==> 237722 - Crash while applying Vivid color effect.
050 ==> 207893 - Crash after undoing change in Image Editor.
051 ==> 199801 - digiKam geolocation tool crash [exiv2].
052 ==> 223774 - digiKam crashed at liquid rescale preview generation.
053 ==> 233997 - Crash while importing from usb device after exivdates are read.
054 ==> 213576 - Thumbbar not updated after saveas in image editor.
055 ==> 224043 - Rotating certain images results in zero length file.
056 ==> 252799 - After successful export of photo it should not be exported again.
057 ==> 238823 - Batch RAW Conversion should copy tags / captions / ratings to the converted file.
058 ==> 211558 - Raw converter: copy tags and rating.
059 ==> 199318 - RAW to JPG Export doesn't use digiKam description.
060 ==> 152208 - Comments lost when converting from png to jpeg.
061 ==> 231763 - Crash when closing opengl viewer.
062 ==> 218169 - Less/More options buttons don't change label.
063 ==> 249785 - DNG Converter adds 1 hour to timestamp of Sony .arw files.
064 ==> 251391 - OpenCV not detected during configuration.
065 ==> 252362 - digiKam crash when launching.
