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gui:
* darktable has been ported to gtk-3.0
* the viewport in darkroom mode is now dynamically sized, you specify the border width
* side panels now default to a width of 350px in dt 2.0 instead of 300px in dt 1.6
* further hidpi enhancements
* navigating lighttable with arrow keys and space/enter
* brush size/hardness/opacity have key accels
* allow adding tone- and basecurve nodes with ctrl-click
* the facebook login procedure is a little different now
* image information now supports gps altitude

features:
* new print mode
* reworked screen color management (softproof, gamut check etc.)
* delete/trash feature
* pdf export
* export can upscale
* new "mode" parameter in the export panel to fine tune application of styles upon export

core improvements:
* new thumbnail cache replaces mipmap cache (much improved speed, stability and seamless support for even up to 4K/5K screens)
* all thumbnails are now properly fully color-managed
* it is now possible to generate thumbnails for all images in the library using new darktable-generate-cache tool
* we no longer drop history entries above the selected one when leaving darkroom mode or switching images
* high quality export now downsamples before watermark and framing to guarantee consistent results
* optimizations to loading jpeg's when using libjpeg-turbo with its custom features
* asynchronous camera and printer detection, prevents deadlocks in some cases
* noiseprofiles are in external JSON file now
* aspect ratios for crop&rotate can be added to config file

image operations:
* color reconstruction module
* magic lantern-style deflicker was added to the exposure module (extremely useful for timelapses)
* text watermarks
* shadows&highlights: add option for white point adjustment
* more proper Kelvin temperature, fine-tuning preset interpolation in white balance iop
* monochrome raw demosaicing (for cameras with color filter array physically removed)
* raw black/white point module

packaging:
* removed dependency on libraw
* removed dependency on libsquish (solves patent issues as a side effect)
* unbundled pugixml, osm-gps-map and colord-gtk

generic:
* 32-bit support is soft-deprecated due to limited virtual address space
* support for building with gcc earlier than 4.8 is soft-deprecated
* numerous memory leaks were exterminated
* overall stability enhancements

scripting:
* lua scripts can now add UI elements to the lighttable view (buttons, sliders etc...)
* a new repository for external lua scripts was started: https://github.com/darktable-org/lua-scripts
* it is now possible to edit the collection filters via lua
* it is now possible to add new cropping guides via lua
* it is now possible to run background tasks in lua
* a lua event is generated when the mouse under the cursor changes

User manual has been updated, and will be released shortly after.

New camera support, compared to 1.6.9:
Base Support
- Canon PowerShot G5 X
- Olympus SP320
- Panasonic DMC-FZ150 (3:2)
- Panasonic DMC-FZ70 (1:1, 3:2, 16:9)
- Panasonic DMC-FZ72 (1:1, 3:2, 16:9)
- Panasonic DMC-GF7 (1:1, 3:2, 16:9)
- Panasonic DMC-GX8 (4:3)
- Panasonic DMC-LF1 (3:2, 16:9, 1:1)
- Sony DSC-RX10M2

White Balance Presets
- Canon EOS M3
- Canon EOS-1D Mark III
- Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III
- Canon PowerShot G1 X
- Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II
- Canon PowerShot G15
- Canon PowerShot G16
- Canon PowerShot G3 X
- Canon PowerShot G5 X
- Canon PowerShot S110
- Panasonic DMC-GX8
- Panasonic DMC-LF1
- Pentax *ist DL2
- Sony DSC-RX1
- Sony DSC-RX10M2
- Sony DSC-RX1R
- Sony DSLR-A500
- Sony DSLR-A580
- Sony ILCE-3000
- Sony ILCE-5000
- Sony ILCE-5100
- Sony ILCE-6000
- Sony ILCE-7S
- Sony ILCE-7SM2
- Sony NEX-3N
- Sony NEX-5T
- Sony NEX-F3
- Sony SLT-A33
- Sony SLT-A35

Noise Profiles
- Canon EOS M3
- Fujifilm X-E1
- Fujifilm X30
- Nikon Coolpix P7700
- Olympus E-M10 Mark II
- Olympus E-M5 Mark II
- Olympus E-PL3
- Panasonic DMC-GX8
- Panasonic DMC-LF1
- Pentax K-50
- Sony DSC-RX1
- Sony DSC-RX10M2
- Sony ILCA-77M2
- Sony ILCE-7M2
- Sony ILCE-7RM2
- Sony SLT-A58