From e40a0e4b96767ad3e127dd5a8698a842faa79013 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jim Evins Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2007 01:49:39 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] 2007-12-08 Jim Evins * NEWS: * README: * TODO: * configure.in: Preparation for 2.1.5. git-svn-id: https://glabels.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/glabels/trunk@700 f5e0f49d-192f-0410-a22d-a8d8700d0965 --- glabels2/ChangeLog | 8 +++++++ glabels2/NEWS | 6 +++++ glabels2/README | 54 +++++++++---------------------------------- glabels2/TODO | 28 +++------------------- glabels2/configure.in | 4 ++-- 5 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 70 deletions(-) diff --git a/glabels2/ChangeLog b/glabels2/ChangeLog index 546aed21..5b705a84 100644 --- a/glabels2/ChangeLog +++ b/glabels2/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,11 @@ +2007-12-08 Jim Evins + + * NEWS: + * README: + * TODO: + * configure.in: + Preparation for 2.1.5. + 2007-12-08 Jim Evins * docs/libglabels/libglabels-decl-list.txt: diff --git a/glabels2/NEWS b/glabels2/NEWS index fa181471..a29d75d3 100644 --- a/glabels2/NEWS +++ b/glabels2/NEWS @@ -1,3 +1,9 @@ +* gLabels 2.1.5 (unstable) release. Release date 2007-12-09. +- New label dialog now allows selection of recently used templates +- Store brand and part number as separate fields in templates +- Major cleanup of libglabels API and documentation +- Minor bug fixes (and probably some new bugs). + * gLabels 2.1.4 (unstable) release. Release date 2007-08-17. - Added categorization of templates and an updated New Label dialog. diff --git a/glabels2/README b/glabels2/README index d54a9623..b4dfa60e 100644 --- a/glabels2/README +++ b/glabels2/README @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Copyright gLabels - a GNOME-based label and business card creation program - Copyright (C) 2001-2003 Jim Evins + Copyright (C) 2001-2007 Jim Evins This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by @@ -30,51 +30,18 @@ gLabels is a small stand-alone program for creating labels and business cards using a laser or ink-jet printer. + System Requirements =================== -GTK+-2.0.x -LIBGNOMEUI-2.0.x -LIBXML-2.4.x -LIBGNOMEPRINT-2.2.x -LIBGNOMEPRINTUI-2.2.x -LIBGNOMECANVAS-2.0.x - -All of these libraries are available as part of Gnome 2.2 - -Usage notes: -============ -gLabels is still in its early stages of development and thus lacks any -"real" documentation. Most folks have found it fairly easy to use, at -least for its simple composition features. Beginning with version 0.4.x, -gLabels has a document-merge capability that might not be as intuitive -as these other features. - -The first step to performing a document merge is to prepare a source -document that contains your merge data. This data could be mailing -addresses or any other data that you wish to create unique labels or -cards for. Currently only a simple back-end for text files exists -- -others are planned. The currently supported text-file format is very -simple: each line is a record; fields are delimited by tabs, -commas, or colons; and newlines can be embedded into fields by using -the "\n" entity. This file could be created using any text editor or -could be created by another program or script. - -A label must then be configured to "point at" this data file. This is -accomplished with the "merge properties" dialog. This dialog is used -to select the exact data file format and file name (location). - -Finally, once the label has been configured for a data file, field keys -can be inserted into text and barcode objects in their property dialogs. - -Now that your label is configured, gLabels will print a unique label for -each record in your source document -- substituting fields from each -record for field keys in the all text and barcode objects. - -Beginning with 0.4.3, a simple CLI front-end called "glabels-batch" is -provided to print previously created glabels files from a shell, -other programs or scripts. Do a "glabels-batch --help" for usage -information. +GTK+-2.10.x +LIBGNOME[UI]-2.16.x +LIBXML-2.6.x +LIBGLADE-2.6.x + +All of these libraries are available as part of Gnome 2.16 + + Author and Acknowledgments: =========================== @@ -82,6 +49,7 @@ Author and Acknowledgments: See the AUTHORS file. + Website ======= diff --git a/glabels2/TODO b/glabels2/TODO index 2dae53e5..88e69374 100644 --- a/glabels2/TODO +++ b/glabels2/TODO @@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ Development plan This development plan sets a specific set of milestones for future versions of glabels. -Goals for 2.0.x: +Goals for 2.2.x: - Bugfixes - Translations -Possible Goals for 2.1.x (current development branch): +Possible Goals for 2.3.x (current development branch): - Undo, Redo capability @@ -40,28 +40,6 @@ Possible Goals for 2.1.x (current development branch): appropriate for the current units selected (e.g. .1 points, .01 mm, 1/64 inch, 0.001 inch). - - Handle namespace collisions better in template designer. Ask to - override existing templates, or perhaps automatically suffix the - name when duplicate. Allow for management of custom templates + - Allow for management of custom templates (i.e. delete, rename, edit). -Completed Goals for 2.1.x: - - - Object shadows. This is very important for text that - overlays photographs, so that it stands out against - varying backgrounds. - - - Technology upgrades: - - o Pango. This is a must to support rich text items. - - o Cairo-based canvas. - - o Cairo print rendering. - - o GtkPrint. - - o GtkRecentManager. - - - diff --git a/glabels2/configure.in b/glabels2/configure.in index 60e2c450..4010fe0f 100644 --- a/glabels2/configure.in +++ b/glabels2/configure.in @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script. AC_PREREQ(2.52) -AC_INIT(glabels, 2.1.pre5svn, http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=add&group_id=46122&atid=445116) +AC_INIT(glabels, 2.1.5, http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=add&group_id=46122&atid=445116) AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(src/glabels.c) AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(AC_PACKAGE_NAME, AC_PACKAGE_VERSION) @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ dnl increment current, and set revision to 0. dnl 5. If any interfaces have been added since the last public release, then increment age. dnl 6. If any interfaces have been removed since the last public release, then set age dnl to 0. -LIBGLABELS_C=4 +LIBGLABELS_C=5 LIBGLABELS_R=0 LIBGLABELS_A=0 -- 2.39.5