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	- allow empty menus
	- added new gfxtest script
	- support qemu-kvm
	- improved gfxtest script; removed old test script
	- added --version option to gfxboot

8/4/2009:	v4.1.21
	- Ilyas Bakirov: added Kirghiz support

3/12/2008:	v4.1.20
	- implemented realloc function
	- file read works with files of unknown size (-1)
	- added basic 'restore' function (via F11)

3/12/2008:	v4.1.19
	- now really update speech samples

2/12/2008:	v4.1.18
	- enabled penguin theme for openSUSE

1/12/2008:	v4.1.17
	- new texts for speech support (bnc #391313)

20/11/2008:	v4.1.16
	- translations, again (bnc #445350)

20/11/2008:	v4.1.15
	- updated translations (bnc #445350)

20/11/2008:	v4.1.14
	- updated translations
	- removed special livecd menu text replacements

12/11/2008:	v4.1.13
	- no beep in installed system (fate #303481)

7/11/2008:	v4.1.12
	- fixed 'portuguese' spelling (bnc #442407)

5/11/2008:	v4.1.11
	- all menus have speech support now
	- speech works with languages != english
	- in input lines the char at cursor position is spoken

4/11/2008:	v4.1.10
	- fix last livecd patch
	- can replace '_' with space in menu entries

4/11/2008:	v4.1.9
	- for livecds: don't switch to text mode with F9 (bnc #391313)

16/10/2008:	v4.1.8
	- new openSUSE theme

6/10/2008:	v4.1.7
	- updated SLES/SLED themes

29/9/2008:	v4.1.6
	- updated SLE themes

26/9/2008:	v4.1.5
	- translations updated

25/9/2008:	v4.1.4
	- added keyboard selection dialog (bnc #422175)

25/9/2008:	v4.1.3
	- better monitor detection (bnc #407786)
	- fix default video size selection (bnc #407786)

11/9/2008:	v4.1.2
	- support serial lines (fate #301595)

19/8/2008:	v4.1.1
	- activated SLE themes

18/8/2008:	v4.1.0
	- cooperate with mboot module
	- enhanced gfxboot script
	- fixed bug in gfxboot-font ('--add' option cleared char list)
	- support new text formatting tags (<p> & <ul>)
	- new help texts
	- fix help to better tolerate broken help setup
	- bootloader always beeps

26/5/2008:	v4.0.14
	- updated translations

26/5/2008:	v4.0.13
	- make driver update menu configurable
	- added 'download url' item to driver update menu

26/5/2008:	v4.0.12
	- worked on 11.0 theme

19/5/2008:	v4.0.11
	- turn sound off before loading kernel (bnc #392016)
	- partly moved to new theme
	- use 32 bit graphics mode for bootloader

15/5/2008:	v4.0.10
	- rewrote config file parser
	- move most layout parameters to config file

9/5/2008:	v4.0.9
	- show F9 hint

9/5/2008:	v4.0.8
	- updated translations

7/5/2008:	v4.0.7
	- 'F9' adds 'braille=1' to command line

28/4/2008:	v4.0.6
	- WAV file playback works again
	- added beep when bootloader is ready (fate #303482)
	- added 'visually impaired' mode key (F9) (fate #303482)
	- added speech output
	- added Thai

14/4/2008:	v4.0.5
	- gfxboot doesn't always need a bootloader

11/4/2008:	v4.0.4
	- fix gfxboot script

10/4/2008:	v4.0.3
	- gfxboot can handle themes & translations
	- fixed typo in gfxboot.cfg

8/4/2008:	v4.0.2
	- added 'gfxboot' (boot screen config tool)
	- added man page
	- new themes
	- package layout changed

4/2/2008:	v4.0.1
	- added optional 'mediacheck'

4/2/2008:	v4.0.0
	- source tree layout changed ('make prep' no longer required)

8/10/2007:	v3.3.39
	- Avi Kivity: SS does not survive switch to PM in KVM (#307194)

25/9/2007:	v3.3.38
	- 'benventuno' is not really an italian word (#327546)

14/9/2007:	v3.3.37
	- fixed build

12/9/2007:	v3.3.36
	- always ask for VBE2 info (to e.g. get 1366x768 listed - #298025)
	- new welcome screen animation

10/9/2007:	v3.3.35
	- updated translations

22/8/2007:	v3.3.34
	- fix livecd mode

20/8/2007:	v3.3.33
	- new translations

13/8/2007:	v3.3.32
	- use autohinting for lohit_pa, gulim, FZHeiTi (#299568)

10/8/1007:	v3.3.31
	- allow to set default values for repository

9/8/2007:	v3.3.30
	- updated po files

3/8/2007:	v3.3.29
	- change default lang en -> en_US

26/7/2007:	v3.3.28
	- adjusted menu texts

24/7/2007:	v3.3.27
	- no graphics on problematic via boards (#231104)

23/7/2007:	v3.3.26
	- added Sinhala
	- moved 'install - XXX' variants into submenu, added 'repair' entry (#293827)
	- go green

19/7/2007:	v3.3.25
	- rewrote line edit function
	- intro aborted if any key pressed (#219570)
	- added Walloon

15/3/2007:	v3.3.24
	- basic rtl language support

12/3/2007:	v3.3.23
	- added new languages
	- two-line panel

9/2/2007:	v3.3.22
	- different 'Hindi' spelling

7/2/2007:	v3.3.21
	- added Gujarati & Marathi translations

7/2/2007:	v3.3.20
	- added some code to debug monitor detection
	- language cleanup
	- added new languages

22/1/2007:	v3.3.19
	- fix language/keymap setting (#223518)

24/11/2006:	v3.3.18
	- fixed penguin theme bug (#216991)
	- lang menu sometimes shows only locale name

20/11/2006:	v3.3.17
	- translations updated
	- minor penguin setup correction

17/11/2006:	v3.3.16
	- adjust 640x480 menu sizes (#221139)
	- tuning layout
	- make penguins more likely during winter

15/11/2006:	v3.3.15
	- updated documentation
	- get initrd size right for progress bar

14/11/2006:	v3.3.14
	- fix doc file permission

13/11/2006:	v3.3.13
	- help text parser rewritten
	- new translations
	- added final 10.2 theme

7/11/2006:	v3.3.12
	- new translations

27/10/2006:	v3.3.11
	- penguin theme is back
	- adjust html help text parser

26/10/2006:	v3.3.10
	- new translations

23/10/2006:	v3.3.9
	- added 'noinstallopt' option to gfxboot.cfg

26/9/2006:	v3.3.8
	- translations updated

25/9/2006:	v3.3.7
	- Arabic is back

25/9/2006:	v3.3.6
	- added 'firmware' menu entry

20/9/2006:	v3.3.5
	- support Punjabi (Gurmukhi script)

20/9/2006:	v3.3.4
	- fixed font rendering bug
	- added some indic fonts

19/9/2006:	v3.3.3
	- use 4 bit for antialiasing (not 3)

19/9/2006:	v3.3.2
	- fix Estonian support

18/9/2006:	v3.3.1
	- support antialiased fonts
	- added Estonian
	- put hard disk install option back in

23/8/2006:	v3.3.0
	- 32 bit rewrite finished
	- changed interface to bootloader

21/8/2006:	v3.2.37
	- move to 32 bit, cont.

7/8/2006:	v3.2.36
	- move to 32 bit, cont.
	- added 10.2 openSUSE logos

1/8/2006:	v3.2.35
	- started internal rewrite to run all code in 32 bit pm

24/7/2006:	v3.2.34
	- fixed Zen theme

19/7/2006:	v3.2.33
	- added Catalan & Vietnamese
	- better debug window
	- fixed minor file reading bug
	- better internal locale handling
	- separated en locale into en_GB & en_US

17/7/2006:	v3.2.32
	- more than one boot option line, finished (#160066)
	- added 'about' button
	- make it openSUSE
	- added xen test config

10/7/2006:	v3.2.31
	- use disk image, not floppy for grub testing
	- updated Zen pictures
	- made full panel default
	- ShiftTab now works
	- remove duplicate video modes (#145749)
	- menu bar fits menu text width
	- made 'Text Mode' translatable (#179582)
	- workaround for interlaced mode issue on some ATI cards (#177982)
	- use disk image, not floppy for lilo testing
	- major code cleanup
	- removed ancient compatibility code
	- allow more than one boot option line (for xen)
	- using beta pictures

9/6/2006:	v3.2.30
	- translations updated
	- minor Zen theme change

23/5/2006:	v3.2.29
	- translations updated
	- added Zen texts & theme

22/5/2006:	v3.2.28
	- add check to handle insufficient real mode handling in Xen on VMX
	  machines (#175473)
	- allow per menu entry memory checks via mem.min[<label>] and
	  mem.msg[<label>] in gfxboot.cfg

15/5/2006:	v3.2.27
	- fix random memory corruption when trying to open a nonexistent
	  file (#165846)

2/5/2006:	v3.2.26
	- translations updated (#170561)

27/4/2006:	v3.2.25
	- implemented inbyte/outbyte to access i/o space (#170167)

19/4/2006:	v3.2.24
	- fix drawing bug (#166914)

7/4/2006:	v3.2.23
	- translations updated
	- fine-tuned splash

4/4/2006:	v3.2.22
	- fixed Khmer menu entry

3/4/2006:	v3.2.21
	- fixed evil memory corruption bug

31/3/2006:	v3.2.20
	- added 'share' input field for smb install
	- some more texts are translatable
	- Live-CD preparations

30/3/2006:	v3.2.19
	- adjusted 640x480 fallback layout
	- added driver update dialog that lets you enter the update file name

29/3/2006:	v3.2.18
	- better 'welcome' screen

28/3/2006:	v3.2.17
	- added new 'welcome' screen

27/3/2006:	v3.2.16
	- translations updated

13/3/2006:	v3.2.15
	- added NLD & SLES themes

6/3/2006:	v3.2.14
	- new theme, cont.
	- it's now nolapic (#155280)
	- translations updated

28/2/2006:	v3.2.13
	- drop dosemu as testing platform
	- new theme, first try

21/2/2006:	v3.2.12
	- add noapic boot option (#150030)

14/2/2006:	v3.2.11
	- add apic boot option (#150030)

9/2/2006:	v3.2.10
	- more defensive monitor detection (#149578)
	- monitor detection can be skipped

26/1/2006:	v3.2.9
	- go for 8 bit framebuffer if there are no 16 bit modes (#144742)

23/1/2006:	v3.2.8
	- better monitor detection
	- cjwatson@ubuntu.com: support big-endian cpio archives (#140119)
	- support direct driverupdate loading from CD-ROM (feat #152)
	- add new languages

16/1/2006:	v3.2.7
	- show all options in grub/lilo (#136377)
	- translations & font updated

14/12/2005:	v3.2.6
	- fixed to work correctly with grub & lilo

5/12/2005:	v3.2.5
	- Colin Watson <cjwatson@ubuntu.com>: build fixes for x86-64
	- fixed kernel splash loading
	- include 'unpack_bootlogo' script in package

30/11/2005:	v3.2.4
	- adjust to syslinux 3.11
	- remove some primary words and reimplement them as bytecode
	- read config options from 'gfxboot.cfg'

19/10/2005:	v3.2.3
	- offer Croatian

12/10/2005:	v3.2.2
	- do only aligned dword reads from video memory - some ATI boards
	  need this (#114804)

6/10/2005:	v3.2.1
	- needs syslinux with updated gfx patch
	- texts updated for 10.1
	- implemented filesize, getcwd, chdir commands
	- using new cd layout

15/9/2005:	v3.2.0
	- better testing script
	- gcc 4.1 compile fixes

9/9/2005:	v3.1.8
	- oops, was already December

5/9/2005:	v3.1.7
	- Finnish texts updated

31/8/2005:	v3.1.6
	- fix color handling bug (#72232)
	- show penguins a bit more often

29/8/2005:	v3.1.5
	- added more keymaps (#113265)
	- long menus are wrapped
	- added 640x480 fallback for i845-like boards
	- new translations

24/8/2005:	v3.1.4
	- a different shade of blue
	- fixed penguin theme drawing bug

22/8/2005:	v3.1.3
	- new translations

22/8/2005:	v3.1.2
	- prepare for jpeg decompression to 8-bit color space
	- add penguin theme
	- Dansk keymap added

15/8/2005:	v3.1.1
	- fixed Dansk locale (#104084)
	- new translations added

5/8/2005:	v3.1.0
	- support images with alpha channel
	- new theme

27/7/2005:	v3.0.23
	- texts updated

23/6/2005:	v3.0.22
	- 32 bit modes now fully supported

22/6/2005:	v3.0.21
	- updated documentation

26/4/2005:	v3.0.20
	- harddisk install option gone (#60128)
	- syslinux updated for testing

22/4/2005:	v3.0.19
	- fixed 16 bit color mode selection (#79312)

21/4/2005:	v3.0.18
	- added live cd entry

20/4/2005:	v3.0.17
	- taiwan text fix (#78946)

11/4/2005:	v3.0.16
	- fixed file reading

21/3/2005:	v3.0.15
	- added slowenic translations

16/3/2005:	v3.0.14
	- new graphics

16/3/2005:	v3.0.13
	- speedup transparent menu drawing
	- adjust some colors

15/3/2005:	v3.0.12
	- updated translations

8/3/2005:	v3.0.11
	- fixed install source dialogs
	- fixed some memory leaks

7/3/2005:	v3.0.10
	- translation fix (#66743)
	- new splash graphics
	- fixed slow timeout (#66730)
	- enabled transparent menus

1/3/2005:	v3.0.9
	- new graphics
	- fixed translation texts
	- prepared for transparent menus

22/2/2005:	v3.0.8
	- fixed translation texts
	- ask for smb domain
	- corrected minor drawing error

21/2/2005:	v3.0.7
	- 9.3 theme
	- fixed color handling bug

15/2/2005:	v3.0.6
	- sync language list with yast2
	- fixed making slp default

14/2/2005:	v3.0.5
	- allow selecting slp or cdrom as default install target

8/2/2005:	v3.0.4
	- support ukrainian

4/2/2005:	v3.0.3
	- use 8x16 console font (8x14 does not always exist)
	- avoid overlap with bootloader memory usage
	- fixed memory addressing probem

1/2/2005:	v3.0.2
	- workaround to avoid memory corruption
	- added experimental mouse code (for testing)

31/1/2005:	v3.0.1
	- support symlinks in cpio archive
	- lots of minor fixes
	- renamed files to stick to 8.3 scheme
	- much improved test script
	- use bold font
	- use 800x600, 16bit color
	- added new help texts

25/1/2005:	v3.0.0
	- jpeg decoding works

8/11/2004:	v2.6.0
	- rewrote internal memory management

5/10/2004:	v2.5.10
	- added help text for '64bit' switch (#46806)

1/10/2004	v2.5.9
	- new blue theme

1/10/2004:	v2.5.8
	- polish translations
	- back to blue theme

30/9/2004:	v2.5.7
	- new theme
	- hide passwords (#46094)

27/9/2004:	v2.5.6
	- more translations

20/9/2004:	v2.5.5
	- minor i18n fixes

13/9/2004:	v2.5.4
	- final graphics
	- norsk translations

6/9/2004:	v2.5.3
	- added new translations
	- preliminary SuSE theme graphics

2/9/2004:	v2.5.2
	- do the F-key-move-down magic only for syslinux (#44238)
	- some text cleanup (9.1 -> 9.2, dropped unused liveeval msgs)
	- integrated new splash picture

18/9/2004:	v2.5.1
	- basic arabic language support

9/8/2004:	v2.5.0
	- add 32/64 dualboot code
	- removed obsolete themes
	- switch to 'installation' if some F-key has been used (#41097)
	- don't offer 640x480; instead, select x11 vesa driver
	- assume monitor can display at least 800x600

2/8/2004:	v2.4.24
	- added SLES-Live theme

9/6/2004	v2.4.23
	- added SuSE-NLD theme

21/5/2004:	v2.4.22
	- new SLES pictures

12/5/2004:	v2.4.21
	- hide password in lilo (#40348)

14/4/2004:	v2.4.20
	- irqs might have been turned off in some cases
	- new SLES pictures

14/4/2004:	v2.4.19
	- font creation missed some chars (#38223)

8/4/2004:	v2.4.18
	- use 'install=slp://' (#36982)
	- add new 'biosmem' function
	- live cd layout changes
	- added live cd warning if there's not enough memory
	- added SLES theme (copy of SuSE theme)

7/4/2004:	v2.4.17
	- add SuSE-Live theme

6/4/2004:	v2.4.16
	- handle case where we can't set graphics mode (#35806)

5/4/2004:	v2.4.15
	- add HTTP install option

5/4/2004:	v2.4.14
	- add only english to boot/message (#38339)

5/4/2004:	v2.4.13
	- japanese translations, again
	- new boot graphics, again

3/4/2004:	v2.4.12
	- new japanese translations (#38224)
	- not all japanese chars were added to font (#38223)

2/4/2004	v2.4.11
	- new boot graphics

2/4/2004:	v2.4.10
	- reset timeout if we show some popup during start

2/4/2004:	v2.4.9
	- added amd64 test
	- fixed lilo password dialog
	- use less memory for input dialogs
	- modplayer should work again
	- added russian texts

31/3/2004:	v2.4.8
	- take out romanian install help text; not enough space

31/3/2004:	v2.4.7
	- swedish texts
	- added japanese texts
	- fixed html viewer to work with japanese (allow line
	  breaks at any place)
	- added hungarian, italian and french texts

29/3/2004:	v2.4.6
	- dutch help texts
	- slovene & romanian texts

28/3/2004:	v2.4.5
	- menu texts localized via 'translations.<locale>'
	- new boot graphics
	- added Home theme
	- fixed language setting (#37195)
	- pass lang info to yast (#35841)

22/3/2004:	v2.4.4
	- new boot graphics
	- fixed japanese locale name (#36487)
	- added spanish texts
	- added dutch & hungarian texts
	- localized driver update text

17/3/2004:	v2.4.3
	- new/updated czech texts
	- reworked themes Makefile

16/3/2004:	v2.4.2
	- added german translations

14/4/2004:	v2.4.1
	- created Changelog
	- lang menu build from 'languages' file
	- corrected help text (#35630)
	- added german & slovak translations