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updated NEWS, README and other documentation files

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+
+This is a snapshot of a wiki page, from the time of release. For current version
+of the page look at http://geeqie.wiki.sourceforge.net/new_features
+
+================================================================================
+
+Comparing images side-to-side
+
+Menu: View/Split/...
+View/Connected Scroll
+View/Connected Zoom
+
+File marks
+
+Each image can be marked with up to 6 different
+flags, it is possible to convert marks to selection and vice versa,
+even boolean operations are supported
+Note: marks are visible in file list and fullscreen mode with info,
+they are not visible in icon list (yet).
+
+Menu: Select/Show Marks
+Select/Mark ...
+
+File grouping
+
+It is possible to group files which have the same name and different extension,
+and show them as one entry. Typical usage: raw + jpeg, raw + xmp.
+
+Configuration: Preferences/Filtering
+
+External commands
+
+It is possible to replace internal copy/move/delete operations with
+external commands, for example create hardlinks instead of copying files.
+
+External editors handling was improved, it is possible to run an editor
+on the best fitting file type, and the exit status is reported back
+to gqview.
+
+Configuration: Preferences/Editors
+Menu: Edit/...
+
+
+Controls redesign
+
+Most of controls was added to menu and is handled via keyboard accelerators,
+thus they can be configured in ~/.geeqie/accels
+
+The default function of keys 1, 2, 3, ... was changed from zoom to mark toggle and
+function of <ctrl>1, <ctrl>2, <ctrl>3, ... from external editor to selecting mark.
+
+Exiv2 support
+
+Geeqie can be optionally linked with exiv2 to improve support for image metadata. 
+Details are at http://geeqie.wiki.sourceforge.net/Exiv2
+
+Various enhancements
+
+    * Customizable overlay info (see Edit > Preferences > Advanced > Full screen).
+    * Configurable frame around image (see Edit > Preferences > Image > Limit image size when autofitting).
+    * Custom border color around the image (see Edit > Preferences > Image > Custom border color).
+    * Honor selection while fullscreen navigation (patch by Uwe Ohse).
+    * Make properties tabs reorderable through drag'n drop (patch by Laurent Monin).
+    * Various exif improvements (see Edit > Preferences > Properties > Exif, based on patch by Uwe Ohse).
+    * Setting no limit size to trash directory is now possible using zero as value.
+    * Main configuration file was renamed from gqviewrc to geeqierc.
+    * Add the possibility to match duplicates on the name but ignoring the case (see Find Duplicates dialog).
+    * Add the possibility to print file names with path (see Path checkbox in the Text tab in the Print dialog).
+    * Histogram added to full screen overlay (press twice I to display, J to change mode, K for channels).
+    * Add support for some Samsung raw files (.pef) (need testing).
+    * In the collection view, display the full path to the file as tooltip when Show filename text is on.
+    * Secure rc file saving was implemented, it reduces the risk of corruption during the save.
+    * New Go to directory view feature that permits to find and display the directory corresponding to an image view.
+    * Hiding the self (.) directory from directory view is now possible (Edit > Preferences > Filtering > Show dot directory)
+    * Image postprocessing (rotation, color management and grayscale) is now done in pixbuf-renderer.
+    * Toggling Grayscale now applies to all images.
+    * Add zoom ratio display to OSD in fullscreen mode. It appears as [%zoom%] in fullscreen info string.
+    * Support for AdobeRGB colorspace
+    * Try to keep image orientation set by the user during the session.