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<H1>QGIS News</H1>
<H2>Change history for the QGIS Project</H2>
<H3>Friday June 21, 2019</H3>
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<DIV CLASS="toc">
<OL>
<LI><A HREF="#toc1">What's new in Version 3.8 'Zanzibar'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc2">What's new in Version 3.6.0 'Noosa'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc3">What's new in Version 3.4-LTR 'Madeira'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc4">What's new in Version 3.2 'Bonn'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc5">What's new in Version 3.0 'Girona'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc6">What's new in Version 2.18 'Las Palmas'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc7">What's new in Version 2.16 'Nødebo'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc8">What's new in Version 2.14 'Essen'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc9">What's new in Version 2.12 'Lyon'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc10">What's new in Version 2.10 'Pisa'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc11">What's new in Version 2.8 'Wien'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc12">What's new in Version 2.6.0 'Brighton'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc13">What's new in Version 2.4.0 'Chugiak'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc14">Whats new in Version 2.2.0 'Valmiera'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc15">Whats new in Version 2.0.1 'Dufour'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc16">Whats new in Version 2.0.0 'Dufour'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc17">Whats new in Version 1.8.0 'Lisboa'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc18">Whats new in Version 1.7.2 'Wroclaw'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc19">Whats new in Version 1.7.1 'Wroclaw'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc20">Whats new in Version 1.7.0 'Wroclaw'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc21">Whats new in Version 1.6.0 'Capiapo'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc22">Whats new in Version 1.5.0?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc23">Whats new in Version 1.4.0 'Enceladus'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc24">Whats new in Version 1.3.0 'Mimas'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc25">Version 1.2.0 'Daphnis'</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc26">Version 1.0.0 'Kore'</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc27">Version 0.11.0 'Metis'</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc28">Version 0.10.0 'Io'</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc29">Version 0.9.2rc1 'Ganymede'</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc30">Version 0.9.1 'Ganymede'</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc31">Version 0.9 'Ganymede'</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc32">Version 0.8 'Joesephine' .... development version</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc33">Version 0.6 'Simon'</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc34">0.5</A>
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<P>
Last Updated: Friday June 21, 2019
Last Change : Friday June 21, 2019
</P>
<A NAME="toc1"></A>
<H1>1. What's new in Version 3.8 'Zanzibar'?</H1>
<P>
This release has following new features:
</P>
<UL>
<LI>Expressions: Add order by support to expression aggregate and concatenation functions
<LI>Expressions: File Information
<LI>User Interface: Save to Template Button
<LI>Symbology: Allow strings for font markers
<LI>Symbology: Offset setting for point pattern fill symbol layer
<LI>Symbology: Average line angles for marker and hashed line
<LI>Digitising: Floating widget for advanced input next to cursor
<LI>Digitising: Chanied add vertex at endpoint
<LI>Forms and Widgets: Allow browsing feature list
<LI>Analysis Tools: New aggregate method: concatenate_unique
<LI>Processing: Add "Save layer styles into GeoPackage" option for Package Layers algorithm
<LI>Processing: Overlap Analysis
<LI>Processing: Allow rounding values in ExtentFromLayer
<LI>Processing: New options to autofill batch processing dialog
<LI>Processing: Generate raster XYZ tiles
<LI>Processing: Join attributes by nearest
<LI>QGIS Server: Allow configuring size for GetLegendGraphics
<LI>Programmability: Add REGEXP SQL syntax support to spatialite provider and python connections
<LI>Notable Fixes: Support for curves in DXF export
<LI>3D Features: Wide lines and polygon edge highlighting
<LI>3D Features: Export all frames from QGIS 3d animations as images
<LI>3D Features: Terrain generation from online source
<LI>3D Features: Configuration of field of view angle of camera
</UL>
<A NAME="toc2"></A>
<H1>2. What's new in Version 3.6.0 'Noosa'?</H1>
<P>
This release has following new features:
</P>
<UL>
<LI>Map Tools: Title label decoration
<LI>Map Tools: Top/bottom centering placement for decoration items
<LI>Map Tools: Vertex tool fixes and improvements
<LI>Map Tools: Identify tool supports mesh layers
<LI>Expressions: New Expression Functions
<LI>Expressions: Square brackets to easily access map array elements
<LI>Expressions: New map expression variables
<LI>User Interface: A new grayscale theme, "blend of gray"
<LI>User Interface: Multiline selections and editing in code/expression editors
<LI>Symbology: Better handling of .XML style libraries
<LI>Symbology: Optionally force right-hand-rule during polygon symbol rendering
<LI>Symbology: Option for simple lines and marker lines to only render exterior ring or interior rings
<LI>Symbology: Raster image marker
<LI>Symbology: Raster fill can have images set to remote URLs or embedded images
<LI>Symbology: Use represention values for classified renderers
<LI>Symbology: Option to merge categories in categorized renderer
<LI>Symbology: Show Project Colors in color bound data defined buttons
<LI>Symbology: Style manager dialog improvements
<LI>Digitising: Georeferencer enhancements
<LI>Digitising: New option to avoid minimizing georeferencer when adding points
<LI>Data Management: Comment option in db manager
<LI>Forms and Widgets: New form widget for binary (blob) fields
<LI>Map Composer: Grid frame improvements
<LI>Map Composer: Improved handling of text and label export
<LI>Map Composer: Map labeling improvements
<LI>Map Composer: Rework of map item extent/scale shortcuts
<LI>Map Composer: Layout items can "block" map labels
<LI>Map Composer: Warnings on exports
<LI>Map Composer: Control over stacking position of map overview extents
<LI>Map Composer: New expression variables for legend items
<LI>Map Composer: Expressions inside legend item text
<LI>Analysis Tools: Hardware acceleration for raster calculator
<LI>Processing: New algorithm "Remove duplicates by attribute"
<LI>Processing: Explode HStore algorithm
<LI>Processing: Force right-hand-rule
<LI>Processing: Extract Binary Field algorithm
<LI>Processing: Split Lines by Maximum Length algorithm
<LI>Processing: New parameter type for authentication config
<LI>Processing: resampling and format options in the gdaladdo algorithm
<LI>Processing: Raster zonal stats algorithm
<LI>Processing: Extract Z values and Extract M values algorithms
<LI>Processing: Geodesic line split at antimeridian algorithm
<LI>Processing: Geodesic mode for "Join by Lines (Hub lines)" algorithm
<LI>Processing: Raster Surface Volume algorithm
<LI>Processing: Resurrected model to Python script functionality
<LI>Application and Project Options: Delete settings from the Advanced tab in options
<LI>Browser: Add "export to file" options for raster and vector layers within the browser
<LI>Browser: Native file/folder properties
<LI>Browser: Preview layers and attributes
<LI>Browser: Explore QGS/QGZ project files in the browser
<LI>Browser: Directly Create Geopackage and Shapefiles
<LI>Browser: Open Terminal at Path
<LI>General: Improved "missing layer" handling on project load
<LI>General: Optional setting for disabling version checks
<LI>General: Add a toggle action to vector layer legend items
<LI>Data Providers: Open service info for ArcGIS Feature Server layers
<LI>Data Providers: Binary blob support for OGR providers
<LI>Data Providers: ArcGIS Feature Server picture marker and picture fill support
<LI>Data Providers: ArcGIS Feature Server labeling support
<LI>Data Providers: Boolean and binary field support for memory layers
<LI>Data Providers: JSON Support for GeoPackage
<LI>Data Providers: Postgres provider: save primary key selection
<LI>QGIS Server: Possibility to set ATLAS_PK in GetPrint request to print atlas sheet(s)
<LI>QGIS Server: WMTS tile matrices configuration
<LI>Programmability: New class QgsExifTools
<LI>Programmability: Iterate over parts of a QgsGeometry
<LI>Programmability: Improved QgsLineString PyQGIS API
<LI>Programmability: PyQGIS Geometry Collection API improvements
<LI>Programmability: Easier Processing algorithm creation via @alg decorator
<LI>Programmability: Blocking (non-async) network requests
<LI>Programmability: Custom validity checks on layout exports
<LI>Programmability: API for calculating Geodesic lines
<LI>3D Features: Terrain shading
<LI>3D Features: Configuration of lights in 3D map scenes
<LI>3D Features: Rule-based 3D renderer
</UL>
<A NAME="toc3"></A>
<H1>3. What's new in Version 3.4-LTR 'Madeira'?</H1>
<P>
This release has following new features:
</P>
<UL>
<LI>Expressions: New expression functions and variables
<LI>Expressions: Code completion for expression builder
<LI>User Interface: Auto selection of exported files in file manager
<LI>User Interface: New "Open Directory" option for disabled welcome page projects
<LI>User Interface: UX Improvements for Temporary Scratch Layers
<LI>User Interface: Task manager improvements
<LI>User Interface: Hyperlinks to local vector & raster datasets in the information panel
<LI>User Interface: Style manager improvements
<LI>User Interface: Polished browser panel interface and experience
<LI>User Interface: QML chart and drawings widget
<LI>Symbology: Mesh layer styling
<LI>Symbology: Classify symmetric in graduated renderer
<LI>Digitising: GPS tracking improvements
<LI>Digitising: More angle choices in advanced digitizing dock
<LI>Digitising: Vertex tool can work on the current layer only
<LI>Digitising: Add reverse line maptools
<LI>Digitising: Geometry Precision
<LI>Digitising: Automatically remove duplicate nodes
<LI>Digitising: Check for geometry validity
<LI>Digitising: Topology checks while editing
<LI>Data Management: Translation of QGIS projects
<LI>Data Management: Switch Attribute Table dock mode on demand
<LI>Data Management: New locator filter to search across all layers
<LI>Data Management: Non-removable (required) layers highlighted in layer tree
<LI>Data Management: Append raster layer to an existing Geopackage
<LI>Map Composer: 3d map items
<LI>Processing: Edit in place
<LI>Processing: Store models inside project
<LI>Processing: Sample Raster Values
<LI>Processing: New 'Raster pixels to polygons' algorithm
<LI>Processing: K Means clustering algorithm
<LI>Processing: dbscan spatial clustering algorithm
<LI>Processing: Improved algorithms
<LI>Processing: Filter Vertices by M and Filter Vertices by Z algorithms
<LI>Processing: "Array of Translated Features" algorithm
<LI>Processing: "Array of offset (parallel) lines" algorithm
<LI>Processing: Choice of units for non degree/unknown distances
<LI>Processing: "Drape features to z/m" algorithms
<LI>Processing: "Raster pixels to points" algorithm
<LI>Processing: Line substring algorithm
<LI>Processing: "Interpolate point on line" algorithm
<LI>Processing: k-neighbour concave hull
<LI>Processing: Python scripts which implement algorithms now execute the algorithm on drag and drop and browser double click
<LI>Processing: New GDAL's rearrange band algorithm
<LI>Processing: "Precalculated" values for model algorithm parameters
<LI>Processing: "Categorize a layer using a style XML file" algorithm
<LI>General: Flatpak
<LI>General: SVG files can be embedded in projects and symbols
<LI>General: OpenCL based acceleration
<LI>Data Providers: OAuth2 authentication method plugin
<LI>Data Providers: Mesh layer: New mesh layer format support
<LI>Data Providers: Mesh layer: add function to identify value on mesh layers
<LI>Data Providers: Mesh layer: allow to choose different vector and scalar dataset
<LI>Data Providers: Mesh layer: allow render vectors/arrows on the user-defined grid
<LI>Data Providers: JSON/JSONB Type support
<LI>Data Providers: ESRI Token Authentication support
<LI>Data Providers: SQL Server - Invalid geometry handling
<LI>QGIS Server: Server Cache can be manage by plugins
<LI>QGIS Server: WMTS 1.0.0 support
<LI>QGIS Server: Add ability to define min. scale for WMTS
<LI>QGIS Server: Support QGIS Server logs to stderr
<LI>Plugins: Support for encrypted zips in the Plugin Manager
<LI>Plugins: Offline Editing GeoPackage
<LI>Programmability: QgsSpatialIndexKDBush
<LI>Programmability: QgsRasterDataProvider::sample method for efficient sampling of rasters at a given point
<LI>Programmability: New geometry API call to return a curve substring
<LI>Programmability: sip Module API Changes
<LI>3D Features: Improved navigation
<LI>3D Features: Animation
<LI>3D Features: Simple rendering of 3D linestrings
<LI>3D Features: Identification map tool for 3D views
</UL>
<A NAME="toc4"></A>
<H1>4. What's new in Version 3.2 'Bonn'?</H1>
<P>
This release has following new features:
</P>
<UL>
<LI>Expressions: New expression functions
<LI>Expressions: More helpful expression builder
<LI>Map Tools: Simplify map tool can now also smooth features
<LI>Map Tools: Identify Tool with extra options
<LI>Map Tools: Store also expanded/collapsed state of nodes in map Themes
<LI>Map Tools: Auto "Zoom to Selection" mode for new map views
<LI>Map Tools: Choice of simplification method for simplify map tool
<LI>Map Tools: add zoom to related feature in forms
<LI>Map Tools: Cartesian areas/lengths/perimeters in identify results
<LI>User Interface: Layers panel: indicators for filtered map layers
<LI>User Interface: Allow customizing prefix of locator filters
<LI>User Interface: Opening of vector and raster stored on HTTP(S), FTP, or cloud services
<LI>User Interface: Quick calculator in locator search bar
<LI>User Interface: Shortcuts for toggling panels
<LI>User Interface: Bookmark searching in locator
<LI>User Interface: Close and Revert Project actions
<LI>User Interface: Unsaved changes indicator in title bar
<LI>User Interface: Configurable map tips delay
<LI>User Interface: Move layer or group to top of layer panel
<LI>User Interface: Copy statistics panel content to clipboard button
<LI>User Interface: Search Settings, Options, and Project Properties pages from locator
<LI>User Interface: Indicators for embedded layers and groups
<LI>Symbology: Nicer colors for new layers
<LI>Rendering: Improved map Copyright decoration
<LI>Rendering: Main window scale bar font size and family can be customized
<LI>Rendering: Custom SVG path and size for the north arrow decoration
<LI>Data Management: Refresh a materialized view
<LI>Data Management: Z and M support for offline editing
<LI>Data Management: Metadata for QGIS projects
<LI>Forms and Widgets: Multi-column layout for multiselect value relation widget
<LI>Forms and Widgets: Allow using a URL for custom attribute forms (UI file)
<LI>Forms and Widgets: Drill-down (cascading) forms
<LI>Layer Legend: Optional text on top of symbols for vector layers
<LI>Layer Legend: Copy&Paste Group/Layers from a QGIS project to another.
<LI>Map Composer: Data defined table source for attribute table items
<LI>Map Composer: Project metadata embedded in layout exports
<LI>Map Composer: Better formatting for scalebar text
<LI>Processing: Improved 'Join by attribute table' algorithm
<LI>Processing: Load script from template
<LI>Processing: Feature filter algorithm for processing models
<LI>Processing: Zonal histogram
<LI>Processing: Port Union, Difference and Intersection algorithms to C++
<LI>Processing: 'Project points (Cartesian)' algorithm
<LI>Processing: Dynamic parameter values for more algorithms
<LI>Processing: Multi-ring buffer (constant distance) algorithm
<LI>Processing: New "segmentize" algorithms
<LI>Processing: Option to create points on all polygon parts
<LI>Processing: Rotate Features algorithm
<LI>Processing: Line sinuosity in "Add Geometry Attributes"
<LI>Processing: Import geotagged photos
<LI>Processing: Swap x/y coordinate values algorithm
<LI>Processing: Sort order option for "Add Incremental Field"
<LI>Processing: Indicator for distance parameter units
<LI>Processing: Algorithm log can be saved/cleared/copied
<LI>Processing: Wedge buffer algorithm
<LI>Processing: Variable width buffers
<LI>Processing: Reclassify raster algorithms
<LI>Application and Project Options: Mandatory layers in project
<LI>Application and Project Options: Saving and loading projects in Postgresql database
<LI>Browser: Save/Load connections for XYZ Tiles
<LI>Browser: Project home path can be manually set
<LI>General: New zipped project file format .qgz is now the default format
<LI>General: Filtering for field values in Query Builder
<LI>General: FULL screen Map via Ctrl-Shift-Tab
<LI>Data Providers: Support for mesh layer
<LI>Data Providers: Automatically set default style for layers for ArcGIS Feature Server layers
<LI>Data Providers: Faster Oracle queries
<LI>Data Providers: Restrict table list for a Oracle database connection to a preset schema
<LI>Data Providers: Read only support for curved Oracle geometries
<LI>Plugins: Adding query history in DB Manager
<LI>Plugins: DB Manager SQL execution in background
</UL>
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<H1>5. What's new in Version 3.0 'Girona'?</H1>
<P>
This release has following new features:
</P>
<UL>
<LI>Expressions: Support aggregation of geometry in expressions
<LI>Expressions: New expression variables
<LI>Expressions: new global expression variable @qgis_locale
<LI>Expressions: item_variables expression function inside compositions
<LI>Expressions: New expression variables for map settings
<LI>Expressions: New expression functions
<LI>Expressions: Expose @parent variable in aggregate functions
<LI>User Interface: Improved consistency to the user interface
<LI>User Interface: Enable tabbed floating docks
<LI>User Interface: Add support for fine-resolution mouse wheel zooming
<LI>User Interface: add search bar to the Configure Shortcuts dialog
<LI>User Interface: Toggle visibility of opened panels in main window
<LI>User Interface: Locator bar
<LI>User Interface: More non-blocking, inline editing
<LI>User Interface: Add an option to show user color schemes menus
<LI>User Interface: Color setting for map canvas north arrow decoration
<LI>User Interface: Improved map canvas' save as image
<LI>Symbology: NEW MAP COLORING ALGORITHMS IN QGIS 3.0
<LI>Symbology: New "preset" colors color ramp option
<LI>Symbology: Allow symbol layers to be temporarily disabled
<LI>Symbology: Data defined symbol layer visibility
<LI>Symbology: save and restore color ramp used for singleband pseudocolor rendering
<LI>Symbology: save and restore color ramp used for singleband pseudocolor rendering
<LI>Symbology: Add Points and Inches to available symbol units
<LI>Symbology: New color ramp button widget
<LI>Symbology: Style management re-work and upgrade
<LI>Symbology: Show an alpha slider in color button drop-down menu
<LI>Symbology: Support setting of color and transparency on multiple items for raster renderers
<LI>Symbology: raster auto-stretching when updating canvas
<LI>Symbology: Raster stretch toolbar actions support for pseudocolor renderer
<LI>Symbology: Transparency support for paletted renderer
<LI>Symbology: Control over annotation contents margins
<LI>Symbology: Annotations can be styled using fill symbol styles
<LI>Symbology: Point cluster renderer
<LI>Labeling: Allow label font size in mm/pixels
<LI>Labeling: Custom labeling toolbar is now always enabled
<LI>Diagrams: Data definable properties
<LI>Rendering: Grid renderer for points displacement
<LI>Rendering: Live layer support
<LI>Rendering: Cache labeling result to avoid unnecessary redraws when refreshing canvas
<LI>Digitizing: add functionality to copy/move feature to move feature map tool
<LI>Digitizing: Range vertex selection in node tool
<LI>Digitizing: Add default Z value option
<LI>Digitizing: Move feature now benefits from Advanced Digitizing
<LI>Digitizing: Tracing with offset
<LI>Data Management: Metadata overhaul
<LI>Data Management: Auxiliary Storage Support
<LI>Data Management: Pan to current feature in attribute table
<LI>Data Management: Map of CRS-extent in Project properties
<LI>Data Management: Unified data source manager dialog
<LI>Data Management: Unified data source manager dialog
<LI>Data Management: Unified data source manager dialog
<LI>Forms and Widgets: Allow controlling labels for individual edit widgets
<LI>Forms and Widgets: Smarter default edit widgets with plugins to pick them
<LI>Forms and Widgets: Allow configuring link/unlink feature buttons on relation editor widget
<LI>Forms and Widgets: conditional visibility for tabs and groupboxes
<LI>Forms and Widgets: Field constraints can be enforced or not
<LI>Forms and Widgets: Add layer scoped actions
<LI>Forms and Widgets: Add between/not between to numerical fields in select by form
<LI>Forms and Widgets: Show field values in autocompleter in form filter mode
<LI>Forms and Widgets: Add zoom to features and flash features shortcuts in select by form dialog
<LI>Forms and Widgets: Add between/not between to numerical fields in select by form
<LI>Layer Legend: Hide Deselected Layers action
<LI>Layer Legend: Change of ergonomy of the visibility of layers inside groups
<LI>Map Composer: Control over drawing of composer table grid horizontal & vertical lines
<LI>Map Composer: Map Composer Overhaul
<LI>Map Composer: Drag qpt to QGIS to create new composer from template
<LI>Map Composer: Allow customization of line spacing for composer legend item labels
<LI>Map Composer: Allow choice of CRS for map items
<LI>Map Composer: Data definable controls
<LI>Map Composer: Holding shift while drawing polyline/polygon constrains line angles
<LI>Analysis Tools: Raster unique values count for processing
<LI>Processing: New algorithm for offsetting lines
<LI>Processing: New algorithm for single sided buffers
<LI>Processing: Optimised points along geometry algorithm
<LI>Processing: Add choice of simplification method to simplify
<LI>Processing: support for output geometry types in models
<LI>Processing: Angle threshold for smooth algorithm
<LI>Processing: Better support for Z/M dimensions and curved geometries
<LI>Processing: Raster analysis algorithms added to Processing
<LI>Processing: New algorithm to extract specific nodes
<LI>Processing: expose zonal statistics from Zonal statistics plugin in toolbox
<LI>Processing: add a spatialite execute SQL algorithm
<LI>Processing: New algorithm to extend lines
<LI>Processing: New extract by expression algorithm
<LI>Processing: add import into spatialite algorithm
<LI>Processing: Interpolation algorithms
<LI>Processing: New algorithm to compute geometry by expression
<LI>Processing: Snap geometries to layer algorithm
<LI>Processing: New input type for expressions
<LI>Processing: SplitWithLines
<LI>Processing: pole of inaccessibility algorithm
<LI>Processing: Extract by attribute can extract for null/notnull values
<LI>Processing: Create attribute index algorithm
<LI>Processing: New 'drop geometries' algorithm
<LI>Processing: New universal 'basic stats for field' algorithm
<LI>Processing: Port heatmap plugin to processing algorithm
<LI>Processing: New algorithm to orthogonalize geometries
<LI>Processing: Network analysis algorithms
<LI>Processing: Export processing models as PDF/SVG
<LI>Processing: New algorithm to truncate tables
<LI>Processing: added ‘invalid feature handling’ option
<LI>Processing: algorithm to fix invalid geometries using native makeValid() implementation
<LI>Processing: add search to Get Scripts and Models dialog
<LI>Processing: Generic centroid algorithm
<LI>Processing: improved Extract nodes algorithm
<LI>Processing: New algorithm for translating (moving) points
<LI>Processing: Improved processing modeler window
<LI>Processing: New raster unique values report algorithm
<LI>Processing: remove TauDEM provider from core Processing
<LI>Processing: Download a file from Processing
<LI>Application and Project Options: New zipped project file format .qgz
<LI>Application and Project Options: Add support for user profiles
<LI>Browser: Drag'n'drop layers from layer tree view to browser dock
<LI>General: Remove dxf2shp converter plugin
<LI>General: Remove zonal stats plugin
<LI>General: Remove orphaned oracle raster plugin
<LI>General: Possibility to configure location of the QGIS help files
<LI>General: remove TauDEM provider from core Processing
<LI>General: removed otb and lidartools providers from processing
<LI>General: Migrate Photo, WebView and FileName widgets to Attachment
<LI>Data Providers: GeoPackage
<LI>Data Providers: Support all GDAL writable raster formats for 'Save as' dialog on raster layers
<LI>Data Providers: Add auto-discovery of relations for PostgresQL
<LI>Data Providers: Detect literal default values for spatialite provider
<LI>Data Providers: New unified 'add layer' dialog
<LI>Data Providers: Create attribute index support for spatialite provider
<LI>Data Providers: Add support for arrays
<LI>Data Providers: Support for HStore in PostGIS data provider
<LI>Data Providers: Data dependencies between layers
<LI>Data Providers: hstore support to the postgres provider
<LI>Data Providers: dxf export: support reprojection
<LI>Data Providers: Load/save style in database for GPKG and Spatialite
<LI>Data Providers: Unique and not-null constraint handling
<LI>Data Providers: support for Z/M geometries in memory provider
<LI>Data Providers: Support for Z/M geometries in spatialite provider
<LI>Data Providers: GeoNode integration
<LI>Data Providers: Improved handling of defaults
<LI>QGIS Server: QGIS Server overhaul
<LI>QGIS Server: Possibility to segmentize feature info geometry in server
<LI>Plugins: Remove trusted status from Plugin Manager
<LI>Plugins: Offline editing: Add flag to only copy selected features
<LI>Plugins: GDALTools moved to Processing
<LI>Plugins: allow installing plugins from local ZIP packages
<LI>Programmability: Geometry class updates
<LI>Programmability: Task manager
<LI>Programmability: API to allow drag'n'drop of custom browser items
</UL>
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<H1>6. What's new in Version 2.18 'Las Palmas'?</H1>
<P>
This release has following new features:
</P>
<UL>
<LI>Symbology: Color picker is now embedded in layer style panel
<LI>Labeling: Substitution list support for labeling
<LI>Labeling: Improved line label placement algorithm
<LI>Labeling: Label polygons using curved labels along perimeter
<LI>Data Management: Add flag to only copy selected features
<LI>Forms and Widgets: Allow controlling labels for individual edit widgets
<LI>Forms and Widgets: Conditional visibility for tabs and group boxes
<LI>Forms and Widgets: Client side default field values
<LI>Map Composer: True North Arrows
<LI>Processing: Point on surface algorithm added
<LI>Processing: New algorithm for geometry boundary
<LI>Processing: New algorithm for calculating feature bounding box
<LI>Processing: Processing dissolve algorithm accepts multiple fields
<LI>Processing: Optimised processing clip algorithm
<LI>Processing: New algorithm for merging connected lines
<LI>General: Automatic links in identify results
<LI>General: Mouse wheel over color dialog sliders
<LI>General: Add custom color schemes to color button drop-down menu
<LI>Data Providers: Preview for WMTS + added XYZ tile layers
<LI>QGIS Server: Possibility to segmentize feature info geometry in server
<LI>Plugins: DB Manager: Add the ability to update SQL Layer
<LI>Programmability: New expression functions
<LI>Programmability: Expose GEOS linear referencing function to QgsGeometry
</UL>
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<H1>7. What's new in Version 2.16 'Nødebo'?</H1>
<P>
This release has following new features:
</P>
<UL>
<LI>User Interface: Improvements to map zooming
<LI>User Interface: Map canvas magnifier
<LI>User Interface: Redesigned interactive gradient editor
<LI>User Interface: Choice of default view for the attribute dialog
<LI>User Interface: Improvements to calendar popups
<LI>User Interface: Improved color pickers
<LI>User Interface: Copy cell contents from attribute table
<LI>User Interface: Improved HiDPI support
<LI>User Interface: Improved map select tool behavior
<LI>Symbology: Arrow symbol layer
<LI>Symbology: New "Filled marker" symbol layer type
<LI>Symbology: New accessibility and low vision symbols
<LI>Symbology: New simple marker symbols
<LI>Symbology: "No symbol" renderer
<LI>Symbology: More control over centroid fill point rendering
<LI>Symbology: Outline setting for font markers symbol
<LI>Symbology: Control outline join style for simple, ellipse, and font markers
<LI>Symbology: New map tool for interactively setting point symbol offset
<LI>Symbology: Style Dock
<LI>Labeling: Labeling map tools now work with rule-based labeling
<LI>Diagrams: Legend entries for diagram size
<LI>Diagrams: Unit selection for outline width
<LI>Diagrams: Diagrams behave like labels and can be managed from toolbar
<LI>Rendering: New options for on the fly simplification
<LI>Rendering: Quantile based classification for raster layers
<LI>Rendering: Live hillshade renderer
<LI>Digitizing: "Repeating" locking mode for constraints
<LI>Digitizing: Extend linestring geometries with reshape tool
<LI>Digitizing: Segmentation tolerance
<LI>Data management: New configuration options for attribute table
<LI>Data management: Multiple columns in attribute forms
<LI>Data management: Control over attributes to export when saving a vector layer
<LI>Data management: Forms view: side column now sortable
<LI>Data management: Relation reference widget: shortcut for adding new values
<LI>Data management: DXF export improvements
<LI>Data management: Top level widgets in drag and drop designer
<LI>Data management: Form based select and filter
<LI>Data management: Create GeoPackage layers
<LI>Data management: Constraints on widgets
<LI>Data management: Edit attributes of multiple features simultaneously
<LI>Layer Legend: New option to zoom to a layer's visible scale range
<LI>Map Composer: New tools for drawing polygons and polylines
<LI>Map Composer: Embed atlas features into composer HTML source as GeoJSON
<LI>Map Composer: Parametrized svg support for composer svg images
<LI>Map Composer: Easier use of HTML in labels
<LI>Map Composer: Relative links in composer labels
<LI>Map Composer: Georeference outputs (e.g., PDF) from composer
<LI>Map Composer: Composer maps now auto-update with presets
<LI>Analysis tools: Named parameters in expressions
<LI>Analysis tools: More distance units
<LI>Analysis tools: Changes to expressions
<LI>Analysis tools: Statistics for string and date fields
<LI>Analysis tools: Show curve point radius in info tool
<LI>Analysis tools: Aggregate support for expressions
<LI>Analysis tools: fTools plugin has been replaced with Processing algorithms
<LI>Processing: Set point locations by clicking on canvas
<LI>Processing: Additional GRASS algorithms in processing
<LI>Processing: Support for expressions and variables
<LI>Processing: Preconfigured algorithms
<LI>Processing: Create a plugin with script-based algorithms from the toolbox
<LI>Processing: Use of authentication manager in PostGIS related algorithms
<LI>Processing: Support for writing tables with no geometry
<LI>General: Copying features in GeoJSON format
<LI>General: Store spatial bookmarks in project files
<LI>General: Support for GNSS GNRMC messages
<LI>General: Paste GeoJSON features directly into QGIS
<LI>General: Map tip improvements
<LI>General: QGIS Paid Bugfixing Programme
<LI>General: Desktop MIME icons for QGIS file types
<LI>Data Providers: OGR datasets are opened in read-only mode by default
<LI>Data Providers: Improved handling of Postgres DOMAIN type fields
<LI>Data Providers: Make readOnly mode of vector layers configurable in project
<LI>Data Providers: Support for DB2 databases
<LI>Data Providers: Refresh Postgres materialized views in db manager
<LI>Data Providers: OGR FID attribute shown
<LI>Data Providers: Save styles in MS SQL and Oracle databases
<LI>Data Providers: Rename fields in layers
<LI>Data Providers: ArcGIS Map and Feature REST services
<LI>Data Providers: Basic support for Oracle Workspace Manager
<LI>Data Providers: Massive improvements to WFS Provider
<LI>Data Providers: Generation of default values on Postgres layers "just in time"
<LI>QGIS Server: Redlining support in GetMap and GetPrint
<LI>QGIS Server: Default datum transformation for server
<LI>Plugins: Refreshed globe plugin
<LI>Plugins: Globe: Extrude objects
<LI>Plugins: API: Add pages to vector layer properties
<LI>Plugins: Globe: Vector support
<LI>Plugins: Globe: Vertical exaggeration for DTM
<LI>Programmability: Embedded widgets in layer tree
<LI>Programmability: Plugins can add pages to vector layer properties
</UL>
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<H1>8. What's new in Version 2.14 'Essen'?</H1>
<P>
This release has following new features:
</P>
<UL>
<LI>Analysis tools : More statistics available in merge attributes tool
<LI>Analysis tools : z/m values are shown when using the identify tool
<LI>Browser : Browser Improvements
<LI>Data Providers : Use ST_RemoveRepeatedPoints for simplification on PostGIS 2.2 or newer
<LI>Data Providers : Cache WMS capabililies
<LI>Data Providers : Better handling of time and datetime fields
<LI>Data Providers : Z/M support in delimited text provider
<LI>Data Providers : Curved geometry support expanded
<LI>Data Providers : Transaction groups for postgres editing
<LI>Data Providers : Postgres provider PKI authentication.
<LI>Data Providers : Virtual layers
<LI>Data Providers : More file extensions for GDAL and OGR providers file selectors
<LI>Data management : dxf export: option to use title instead of name as dxf layer name in application and server
<LI>Data management : Removal of SPIT plugin
<LI>Data management : Geometry type can be overridden in the vector save as dialog
<LI>Data management : Vector joins are now saved within QLR layer-definition-files
<LI>Data management : N:M relation editing
<LI>Data management : External Resource widget
<LI>Digitizing : Configurable rubber band color
<LI>Digitizing : Autotrace
<LI>Digitizing : Trace digitizing tool
<LI>General : Changed behavior of strpos function
<LI>General : Field calculator can be used to update feature's geometry
<LI>General : Virtual layers
<LI>General : Zoom to feature with right-click in attribute table
<LI>General : Speed improvements
<LI>General : More expression variables
<LI>General : New expression functions in 2.14
<LI>General : Better control over placement of map elements
<LI>General : Paid bugfixing programme
<LI>Labeling : Actual rendered symbol is now considered as an obstacle for point feature labels
<LI>Labeling : "Cartographic" placement mode for point labels
<LI>Labeling : Applying label distance from symbol bounds
<LI>Labeling : Control over label rendering order
<LI>Layer Legend : applying the same style to selected layers or to legend group
<LI>Layer Legend : New options for filtering legend elements
<LI>Layer Legend : Filter legend by expression
<LI>Map Composer : Additional paths for composer templates
<LI>Map Composer : Multiple selection of compositions in manager
<LI>Plugins : Authentication system support for plugin manager
<LI>Processing : New algorithms in 2.14
<LI>Processing : Unit Tests Q/A
<LI>Processing : Improved toolbox.
<LI>Processing : More informative algorithm dialog.
<LI>Processing : Batch processes can be saved and later recovered from the batch processing interface
<LI>Processing : GRASS7 v.net modules
<LI>Programmability : Redesign expression function editor
<LI>Programmability : Store python init code into the project
<LI>Programmability : New filtering and sorting options for QgsFeatureRequest
<LI>Programmability : Custom feature form Python code options
<LI>Programmability : New PyQGIS classes in 2.14
<LI>QGIS Server : STARTINDEX param in WFS GetFeature Request
<LI>QGIS Server : showFeatureCount in GetLegendGraphic
<LI>QGIS Server : Enhance store project keyword list
<LI>QGIS Server : Option to avoid rendering artifacts at edges of tiles
<LI>QGIS Server : WMS INSPIRE Capabilities
<LI>QGIS Server : Configuration checker in project properties
<LI>QGIS Server : Add short name to layers, groups and project
<LI>Symbology : Size assistant for varying line width
<LI>Symbology : Support for transparency in SVG color parameters
<LI>Symbology : Easy duplication of symbol layers
<LI>Symbology : 2.5D Renderer
<LI>Symbology : Geometry generator symbols
<LI>Symbology : Allow definition of rendering order for features
<LI>User Interface : Attribute table can be refreshed
<LI>User Interface : Edit legend symbols directly from layer tree
<LI>User Interface : Directly set renderer and class symbol colors from context menu in legend
<LI>User Interface : Improved and more powerful file picker widget for forms
<LI>User Interface : Show/hide all legend items via the the context menu
</UL>
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<H1>9. What's new in Version 2.12 'Lyon'?</H1>
<P>
This release has following new features:
</P>
<UL>
<LI>Analysis tools : Added number of vertices to derived fields in identify tool
<LI>Analysis tools : Raster alignment tool
<LI>Analysis tools : Geometry Checker and Geometry Snapper plugins
<LI>Application and Project Options : Encrypted password management
<LI>Browser : Improvements to PostGIS connections in browser
<LI>Data Providers : PostGIS provider improvements
<LI>Data management : DBManager Improvements
<LI>Data management : Conditional formatting for attribute table cells
<LI>Data management : Support for relative paths in widgets
<LI>Digitizing : Digitizing improvements
<LI>General : New welcome screen
<LI>General : Ongoing improvements to code quality
<LI>General : Advanced settings editor
<LI>General : Mutually exclusive layer tree groups
<LI>General : Filtering for field values in expression widget
<LI>General : User Interface Theme support
<LI>General : New expression functions in 2.12
<LI>General : Variables in expressions
<LI>Labeling : Data defined quadrant when in "around point" mode
<LI>Labeling : Draw only labels which fit inside polygons
<LI>Labeling : Control priority of labeling obstacles
<LI>Labeling : New options to control how polygon layers act as obstacles
<LI>Labeling : Data defined control over label priority
<LI>Labeling : Option for obstacle-only layers
<LI>Labeling : Rule-based labeling
<LI>Map Composer : Atlas navigation improvements
<LI>Map Composer : Custom format for grid annotations
<LI>Map Composer : Multiline text handling and automatic text wrapping in composer attribute tables
<LI>Map Composer : Advanced customization of cell background color
<LI>Map Composer : Add fit page to contents option and options for cropping exports to contents
<LI>Map Composer : Force vector layers to render as a raster images
<LI>Map Composer : Data defined control over map layers and style presets
<LI>Map Composer : Option to hide pages from view/export
<LI>Plugins : Update of the GRASS plugin
<LI>Programmability : Open scripts in external editor
<LI>Programmability : Maptools moved from app->gui
<LI>Programmability : Editing layers via `with edit(layer):`
<LI>Programmability : New API for labeling engine (QgsLabelingEngineV2)
<LI>Programmability : New classes for PyQGIS programs
<LI>QGIS Server : QGIS Server Python API
<LI>QGIS Server : getMap in dxf format
<LI>Symbology : Export thumbnails from style manager
<LI>Symbology : New option for limiting size in mm when using map unit sizes
<LI>Symbology : Improvements to displacement renderer
<LI>Symbology : All color ramps can now be edited
<LI>Symbology : Improved handling of SVG marker outlines
<LI>Symbology : Add pixels as option for all symbology size unit choices
</UL>
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<H1>10. What's new in Version 2.10 'Pisa'?</H1>
<P>
This is a minor release increment with the following new features:
</P>
<UL>
<LI>New statistical summary dock widget.
<LI>Use logarithmic functions in the raster calculator.
<LI>New zonal statistics features.
<LI>New browser properties widget.
<LI>New browser icon.
<LI>PostGIS: support for Pointcloud layers.
<LI>PostGIS: provider side expression filters.
<LI>GRASS plugin/provider improvements.
<LI>DXF Export Improvements.
<LI>Virtual fields are now updatable.
<LI>Line edit with auto-completer for ValueRelation edit widget.
<LI>Improvements to DB Manager.
<LI>Filter chaining for relation reference widget.
<LI>Diagram improvements.
<LI>Improved geometry rotation tool.
<LI>New geometry engine.
<LI>Improved handling of potential project file overwrites.
<LI>Join parameters can now be edited.
<LI>Layers with joins can now be filtered.
<LI>Tweaks to label properties dialog.
<LI>Support for non-latin scripts for curved labels.
<LI>"Follow point" alignment for multiline labels.
<LI>Support overridden layer styles also in the composer legend.
<LI>Add scalebar sizing mode to fit a desired scalebar width.
<LI>Plugins can now create their own entries in the browser.
<LI>More uniform and predictable names for processing outputs.
<LI>Allow changing vector layer data source.
<LI>Implicit sharing of classes.
<LI>New QgsStatisticalSummary class for calculating statistics from a list of numbers.
<LI>Qt minimum increased to 4.8.
<LI>GetFeature without geometry.
<LI>Support for tolerance parameter in WMS GetFeatureInfo requests.
<LI>Data defined properties for font marker.
<LI>Size scale and rotation have been removed from the advanced menu.
<LI>Match categories to existing styles.
<LI>New option for preventing the automatic clipping of features to the map extent.
<LI>Size, rotation and stroke-width expressions at the symbollist level.
<LI>Live layer effects for layers and symbol layers.
<LI>Visualise and modify the graduated renderer using a histogram.
<LI>Vary symbol sizes using the graduated renderer.
<LI>User interface improvements.
</UL>
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<H1>11. What's new in Version 2.8 'Wien'?</H1>
<P>
This is a minor release increment with the following feature:
</P>
<UL>
<LI>QGIS 2.8 is the basis for a long term release (which will be maintained for a year).
<LI>>1000 issues which were flagged by static analysis tools have been fixed.
<LI>New code commits and pull requests are now automatically tested against our testing framework.
<LI>More responsive QGIS Browser thanks to multithreading support.
<LI>Support for contextual WMS legend graphics.
<LI>Custom prefixes for joins.
<LI>Creation of memory layers is now a core feature.
<LI>New field calculator bar in attribute table.
<LI>DXF export improvements.
<LI>Advanced digitizing tools.
<LI>Improved snapping options and behavior.
<LI>Better simplify tool - including support for on the fly reprojection being enabled.
<LI>Qt5 support (optional - default packages are still currently built against Qt4).
<LI>Spatial bookmark import/export.
<LI>Composer user interface improvements.
<LI>Grid overlay improvements for composer maps.
<LI>Raster image fill type.
<LI>Live heatmap renderer.
<LI>You can now use multiple styles per layer.
<LI>Rotation of map canvas is now supported.
<LI>Improved user interface for data defined symbology.
<LI>New algorithms in processing.
<LI>Expressions are now extendable with custom python functions.
<LI>Comments are now supported in expressions.
<LI>QGIS server improvements: better caching, layer style support, value relations,
DescribeLayer, python plugins.
</UL>
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<H1>12. What's new in Version 2.6.0 'Brighton'?</H1>
<P>
This is a minor release increment with the following new features:
</P>
<UL>
<LI>Improved DXF export
<LI>Project filename in project properties
<LI>Allow removing last point while measuring via del/backspace keys
<LI>Select related feature on the canvas from the relation reference widget
<LI>Editor widgets support null and other improvements
<LI>Optionally use just a subset of fields from the joined layer
<LI>Expression field (virtual fields)
<LI>Can toggle display of classes within graduated and categorised renderers
<LI>Additional expressions types and options
<LI>Added icon support to actions
<LI>Classes within graduated and categorised renderers can be toggled
<LI>Legend improvements such as filtering, layer management icons etc.
<LI>Control over hiding print composer items from prints/exports
<LI>Control over page printing for empty composer frames
<LI>New Composer Item tree panel
<LI>More control over appearance of composer arrow/line items
<LI>Data defined control of composer items
<LI>Composer images can be specified as remote URLS
<LI>Composer Table improvements (header fonts / colors, better pagination support, filter to atlas feature etc.)
<LI>Composer improvements
<LI>Improved item snapping
<LI>Multiple overviews for a map item
<LI>HTML item improvements
<LI>Composer map grid improvements
<LI>Processing now has an online collection of models and scripts
<LI>Processing graphical modeler completely rewritten
<LI>API changes for QGIS widgets
<LI>Enhancements of searching with GetFeatureInfo request
<LI>Add a precision setting for GetFeatureInfo geometry attributes
<LI>Better random color choice
<LI>Symbology UI Improvements
<LI>Syntax highlighting code and expression editor
<LI>User defined color palettes
<LI>New color picker dialog
<LI>Single select feature tool merged into select by rectangle
<LI>Add layer to map canvas behavior
<LI>Support icon sizes of 48 and 64 pixels
<LI>New color buttons
<LI>Context menu for identify tool
</UL>
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<H1>13. What's new in Version 2.4.0 'Chugiak'?</H1>
<P>
This is the minor release sports a number of great new features:
</P>
<UL>
<LI>Multi-threaded rendering
<LI>Color preview modes in composer and map canvas
<LI>New expression functions (bounding box related functions, wordwrap)
<LI>Copy, paste and drag and drop colors
<LI>Label features multiple times
<LI>Improvements to composer picture items
<LI>Predefined scales mode for atlas maps
<LI>Improved attribute tables in composer
<LI>General composer improvements - join and capping styles, button to zoom to main map
<LI>Improvements to HTML frames in composer
<LI>Shapeburst fill style
<LI>Option to shift marker line placement
<LI>New Inverted Polygon renderer
</UL>
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<H1>14. Whats new in Version 2.2.0 'Valmiera'?</H1>
<P>
This is the minor release sports a number of great new features:
</P>