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+  Release Notes for the Imprudence Viewer
+  http://imprudenceviewer.org
+
+
+
+  =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
+  =-                         1.0.0                          -=
+  =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
+
+
+   KNOWN ISSUES
+
+     * Still no sound or voice yet.
+
+     * Login screen misleadingly displays the last grid you had
+       selected even if you use the --loginuri command line option
+       (IMP-29).
+
+     * The menus for non-English languages still say "Second Life" in
+       some places where they should say "Imprudence" (IMP-27).
+
+
+   CHANGES
+
+     This version of Imprudence includes the following changes (as
+     compared to Imprudence 1.0.0 RC2):
+
+     * Rendering: Windows version ships with OpenJPEG 1.3. This fixes
+       the issue of skirts and some uploaded images appearing
+       half-transparent. Thanks to McCabe and everyone who helped us
+       identify and test that!
+
+     * UI: Added support for displaying a test version identifier
+       (e.g. RC2) at the login screen and About Imprudence, to help
+       people tell the test versions apart. (Note: you won't see it in
+       this release, because this isn't a test version!) Thanks to
+       McCabe for adding that!
+
+     * UI: Rebranded the Help menu at the login screen to match the
+       main Help menu (IMP-23). Thanks to Balp Allen for reporting
+       that, and McCabe for fixing it!
+
+     * UI: The "Release Notes" link in About Imprudence now takes you
+       to the release notes on the Imprudence wiki, instead of to a
+       bogus page on the Second Life wiki. Thanks to McCabe and Jacek
+       for doing that!
+
+     * UI: Grid selector at the login screen no longer has a duplicate
+       entry (IMP-24). Thanks to Balp Allen for fixing that!
+
+     * Misc.: Fixed the viewer stupidly creating a 'url_history.xml'
+       file in 'C:\' on Windows, and perhaps in '/' (root) on Mac
+       (VWR-5808). Thanks to McCabe for fixing that!
+
+     * Code: Patched two small memory leaks when uploading scripts
+       (VWR-9400). Thanks to Carjay McGinnis and Henri Beauchamp for
+       making those patches!
+
+     * Code: Patched two minor code cleanliness issues (VWR-10759,
+       VWR-10837). Thanks to Aleric Inglewood for making those
+       patches!
+
+
+
+
+  =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
+  =-                       1.0.0 RC2                        -=
+  =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
+
+
+   KNOWN ISSUES
+
+     * Some users have reported that system skirts (not attachments)
+       and some uploaded images with alpha channels appear
+       partially transparent all over, instead of being opaque
+       in some places and transparent in others. You can fix this by
+       upgrading to OpenJPEG 1.3. Future Imprudence releases will
+       have the new OpenJPEG included in the regular download.
+
+     * The grid selection list on the login screen displays a
+       duplicate entry (e.g. two "SL Main Grid" entries). This is
+       harmless, and a PITA to fix.
+
+     * Still no sound or voice yet.
+
+
+   CHANGES
+
+     This version of Imprudence includes the following changes (as
+     compared to Imprudence 1.0.0 RC1):
+
+     * Rendering: Applied a likely fix for VWR-8920 (disappearing
+       attachments when zoomed in). Please let us know in the forums
+       whether this fixes the issue for you. Thanks to an unknown
+       Linden for the fix, and to Strife Onizuka for pointing to it!
+
+     * Rendering: Applied a likely fix for VWR-9358 (problems with
+       palletized textures). Please
+       [http://imprudenceviewer.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=66 let
+       us know in the forums] whether this fixes the issue for you.
+       Thanks to Angus Boyd for suggesting the fix!
+
+     * Misc UI.: Grid selection list on the login page has been
+       embraced and cleaned up. It now lists 3 options: SL Main Grid,
+       SL Beta Grid, and Local OpenSim (if you run OpenSim on your
+       computer). It will be made customizable in a future version.
+       Thanks to Jacek for sprucing that up!
+
+     * Misc: Fixed the debug console window always showing up. Thanks
+       to McCabe for fixing it, and to an unknown Linden's testing
+       code for causing it in the first place!
+
+     * Misc: Fixed the Windows viewer crashing when clicking on
+       certain links in embedded web pages (VWR-4828). Thanks
+       to Nyx Linden for pointing to the updated LLMozLib!
+
+     * Misc: Fixed the Windows installer giving an error when
+       launching the viewer after installation. Thanks to McCabe for
+       fixing that!
+
+     * Misc: Imprudence now uses a separate directory from Second Life
+       for storing the cache, settings, and chat logs. This fixes the
+       viewer clearing the cache the first time it's run. On Linux,
+       it's the '.imprudence' directory in your home directory, and on
+       Mac and Windows it's the 'Imprudence' directory in your
+       Application Data directory. Thanks to Jacek for doing this!
+
+     * Misc: Fixed the Search window clearing itself out when closed
+       and re-opened. Thanks to Samantha Poindexter for reporting the
+       problem, to McCabe for fixing it, and to an unknown Linden's
+       testing code for causing it in the first place!
+
+     * Building: Fixed the Silver skin's Build floater not matching
+       the one from the Classic skin. Thanks to Damien Fate for
+       reporting the problem, and to Jacek for fixing it!
+
+     * Code: Fixed several bits of sloppy Linden code that blocked
+       compiling with gcc 4.3. Thanks to Alissa Sabre for suggesting
+       the fix to VWR-9507, and Stephen Zenith for patches
+       IMP-11 and IMP-12!
+
+     * Misc UI.: Changed Group UI to use "Resident" or "Member"
+       instead of "Person", for consistency (VWR-9007).
+       Thanks to McCabe for sprucing that up!
+
+
+
+
+  =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
+  =-                       1.0.0 RC1                        -=
+  =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
+
+
+   WHAT TO EXPECT
+
+    * Many small usability improvements.
+
+      The goal of Imprudence is to make significant usability
+      improvements over the standard SL viewer, but for this first
+      release our focus has simply been to get the project
+      established. You'll find many small improvements scattered
+      throughout the viewer, almost all of them programmed by SL
+      Residents and submitted as patches to JIRA, but which LL has not
+      (at least yet) accepted. Future versions of Imprudence will
+      feature more significant improvements made specifically for this
+      project.
+
+    * New fonts.
+
+      Imprudence uses different fonts than regular SL, because SL's
+      fonts are proprietary and very expensive to license. The new
+      fonts might make things seem "not quite right" at first, since
+      your eye expects the old font you normally see in SL. We do
+      think you'll enjoy the new fonts once you get used to them. (For
+      the curious, the fonts used are Liberation Sans for the UI, and
+      Bitstream Vera Mono for the script editor.)
+
+    * No sound or voice.
+
+      This release of Imprudence doesn't have any sound or voice
+      support, because the software libraries SL uses for those things
+      are proprietary and can't be used with open-source viewers. We
+      hope to add back sound support using OpenAL for the next version
+      of Imprudence. We're not sure yet when we'll be able to add
+      voice back in.
+
+    * Slightly slower texture loading.
+
+      Textures may load slightly slower than they do in regular SL.
+      Once again, this is because the texture software library SL uses
+      by default (Kakadu / KDU) is proprietary, so we're using
+      OpenJPEG, which is open source but not quite as speedy. The
+      difference shouldn't be a major issue.
+
+
+  CHANGES
+
+    This version of Imprudence includes the following changes (as
+    compared to Second Life viewer 1.21.6):
+
+    * Building: You can now "Slice" (aka. Dimple / Profile Cut) the
+      Box, Cylinder, and Prism prim types directly, without needing to
+      switch to Sphere and back. (VWR-7827; thanks McCabe Maxsted!)
+
+    * Stability: Several patches by Nicholaz Beresford to fix memory
+      leaks and improve stability. (VWR-2003, VWR-2683, VWR-2685,
+      VWR-3877, and VWR-3878; thanks Nicholaz!)
+
+    * Misc.: The "Advanced" menu is now written in XUI, so you can
+      edit shortcuts in that menu by editing the XML file, instead of
+      needing to recompile the viewer from source. (Note: The file to
+      edit is skins/default/xui/en-us/menu_viewer.xml) (VWR-2896;
+      thanks Jacek Antonelli!)
+
+    * Social: Added "Invite..." button to the Groups section of the
+      Communicate panel, to make it easier to invite people to the
+      selected group. (VWR-8024; thanks McCabe Maxsted!)
+
+    * Building: Up and down arrows change Path Cut / Profile Cut by
+      increments of 0.025 instead of 0.05, to make it easier to
+      path-cut boxes in half, etc. (VWR-7877; thanks McCabe Maxsted!)
+
+    * Misc. UI: Added "Return Object" to the Tools menu, to make it
+      easier to return objects that are hard to right-click on.
+      (VWR-1363; thanks McCabe Maxsted!)
+
+    * Social: Added "Offer Teleport" button to the IM window.
+      (VWR-2072; thanks Paul Churchill!)
+
+    * Building: Added "Tools > Set permissions on selected task
+      inventory" menu item, to set perms on multiple in-world objects
+      and/or their contents. This will have a nicer UI later.
+      (VWR-5082; thanks Michelle2 Zenovka!)
+
+    * Misc. UI: Several usability and UI layout improvements to the
+      land tools floater. (VWR-8430; thanks Aimee Trescothick!)
+
+    * Misc. UI: Added "Flycam" button that appears when you are in
+      flycam mode (using a joystick or SpaceNavigator); click it to
+      cancel flycam mode. (VWR-8341; thanks Aimee Trescothick!)
+
+    * Building: Rephrased "Select Texture" to the more accurate and
+      descriptive phrase "Select Faces to Texture". (Inspired by
+      VWR-5962; thanks McCabe Maxsted and Jacek Antonelli!)
+
+    * Building: Increased maximum settable transparency from 90% to
+      100% in the Textures tab. (Thanks Jacek Antonelli!)
+
+    * Social: "Offer Teleport" buttons throughough the UI are now
+      always clickable, even for avatars who are not on your friends
+      list or who appear offline. (Thanks Jacek Antonelli!)
+
+    * Misc.: Changed the application name, logo, login page, etc. to
+      Imprudence.
+
+    * Misc.: Imprudence has its own version numbers, starting at
+      1.0.0. Use "Help > About Imprudence" to check the SL source
+      version it's based on.
+
+    * Misc.: Disabled FMOD, KDU, and Vivox (SLVoice) proprietary
+      software.
+
+    * Misc.: Changed fonts to Liberation Sans and Bitstream Vera Mono.
+
+
+   KNOWN ISSUES
+
+    * Windows: At the end of the installer, if you leave the "Launch
+      Imprudence Viewer" checkbox enabled and press "Finish", you will
+      receive an error message and it will not automatically start the
+      viewer. But this does not harm anything, and starting the viewer
+      yourself (e.g. from the desktop shortcut) should work fine.
+
+    * Windows: When the viewer is started, a text console window will
+      appear displaying debug information, and then be covered by the
+      main viewer window. This will be disabled in future releases.
+      You can disable it manually by opening "Advanced > Debug
+      Settings" and changing "ShowConsoleWindow" to false, then
+      restarting the viewer.
+
+    * Windows: The viewer may crash when clicking links in embedded
+      web pages, including certain sections of the Search window and
+      the "Web" section of avatar profiles. We hope to fix this in the
+      future. To work around it for now, just avoid clicking on links
+      in embedded web pages in the viewer.
+
+    * All Platforms: The viewer may be (very) slow to start the first
+      time, as it clears the cache.
+
+    * All Platforms: When using the Silver skin, the Tools (aka Build)
+      floater doesn't have the new features (e.g. transparency up to
+      100%, smaller path cut increment), and improperly displays the
+      land tools brush size combo box on every build tab.