XFIG User Manual - New Features

# New Features in xfig 3.2.3c

New export shortcut Shift-Alt-x or Shift-Meta-x to export using current settings without popping up the panel

New print shortcut Shift-Alt-p or Shift-Meta-p to print using current settings without popping up the panel

# New Features in xfig 3.2.3b

Object library now shows icons of all objects. The size of the icons is selectable from 40 pixels to 120 via a pulldown menu and resource (Fig.library_icon_size). The the old "list" view is also available.

When drawing an arc by specifying the center point, a circle is drawn showing the radius of the arc as the user drags the mouse, then when the first end point is clicked an arc is drawn as the mouse is dragged

Simplistic super/subscripting by typing Ctrl-^ for superscript and Ctrl-_ for subscript. It creates a new string in the proper size and position for super- or subscripting. May be nested. Does NOT work for centered or right-justified text. from Ian Hutchinson (hutch@psfc.mit.edu) with improvements by Brian V. Smith

New Imakefile variable NEED_STRERROR to allow for systems that don't have the sys_errlist[] error string array (this is already in fig2dev)

Additional JPEG file format (EXIF) added. These usually come from digital cameras

New library of knitting symbols from Kate Hedstrom (kate@IMCS.rutgers.edu)

New Cisco network devices in Libraries/Networks from Louis B. Moore (moore.louis@childrens.tchden.org)

New 10/100 Ether network hub in Libraries/Networks from Dirko van Schalkwyk (dvschalk@ing.sun.ac.za)

New libraries from Al Delgado for Chen's model of Entity Relations (Libraries/ERD) and symbols for various widgets, e.g. buttons, sliders, scrollbars, etc. (Libraries/GUI)

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