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QGIS News
Change history for the QGIS Project
Friday July 14, 2017
Sunday August 13, 2017
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1. What's new in Version 2.16 'Nødebo'?
2. What's new in Version 2.14 'Essen'?
3. What's new in Version 2.12 'Lyon'?
4. What's new in Version 2.10 'Pisa'?
5. What's new in Version 2.8 'Wien'?
6. What's new in Version 2.6.0 'Brighton'?
7. What's new in Version 2.4.0 'Chugiak'?
8. Whats new in Version 2.2.0 'Valmiera'?
9. Whats new in Version 2.0.1 'Dufour'?
10. Whats new in Version 2.0.0 'Dufour'?
11. Whats new in Version 1.8.0 'Lisboa'?
12. Whats new in Version 1.7.2 'Wroclaw'?
13. Whats new in Version 1.7.1 'Wroclaw'?
14. Whats new in Version 1.7.0 'Wroclaw'?
15. Whats new in Version 1.6.0 'Capiapo'?
16. Whats new in Version 1.5.0?
17. Whats new in Version 1.4.0 'Enceladus'?
18. Whats new in Version 1.3.0 'Mimas'?
19. Version 1.2.0 'Daphnis'
20. Version 1.0.0 'Kore'
21. Version 0.11.0 'Metis'
22. Version 0.10.0 'Io'
23. Version 0.9.2rc1 'Ganymede'
24. Version 0.9.1 'Ganymede'
25. Version 0.9 'Ganymede'
26. Version 0.8 'Joesephine' .... development version
27. Version 0.6 'Simon'
28. 0.5
1. What's new in Version 2.18 'Las Palmas'?
2. What's new in Version 2.16 'Nødebo'?
3. What's new in Version 2.14 'Essen'?
4. What's new in Version 2.12 'Lyon'?
5. What's new in Version 2.10 'Pisa'?
6. What's new in Version 2.8 'Wien'?
7. What's new in Version 2.6.0 'Brighton'?
8. What's new in Version 2.4.0 'Chugiak'?
9. Whats new in Version 2.2.0 'Valmiera'?
10. Whats new in Version 2.0.1 'Dufour'?
11. Whats new in Version 2.0.0 'Dufour'?
12. Whats new in Version 1.8.0 'Lisboa'?
13. Whats new in Version 1.7.2 'Wroclaw'?
14. Whats new in Version 1.7.1 'Wroclaw'?
15. Whats new in Version 1.7.0 'Wroclaw'?
16. Whats new in Version 1.6.0 'Capiapo'?
17. Whats new in Version 1.5.0?
18. Whats new in Version 1.4.0 'Enceladus'?
19. Whats new in Version 1.3.0 'Mimas'?
20. Version 1.2.0 'Daphnis'
21. Version 1.0.0 'Kore'
22. Version 0.11.0 'Metis'
23. Version 0.10.0 'Io'
24. Version 0.9.2rc1 'Ganymede'
25. Version 0.9.1 'Ganymede'
26. Version 0.9 'Ganymede'
27. Version 0.8 'Joesephine' .... development version
28. Version 0.6 'Simon'
29. 0.5
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Last Updated: Friday July 14, 2017
Last Change : Friday July 14, 2017
Last Updated: Sunday August 13, 2017
Last Change : Sunday August 13, 2017
1. What's new in Version 2.16 'Nødebo'?
1. What's new in Version 2.18 'Las Palmas'?
===========================================
This release has following new features:
- Symbology: Color picker is now embedded in layer style panel
- Labelling: Substitution list support for labeling
- Labelling: Improved line label placement algorithm
- Labelling: Label polygons using curved labels along perimeter
- Data Management: Add flag to only copy selected features
- Forms and Widgets: Allow controlling labels for individual edit widgets
- Forms and Widgets: Conditional visibility for tabs and group boxes
- Forms and Widgets: Client side default field values
- Map Composer: True North Arrows
- Processing: Point on surface algorithm added
- Processing: New algorithm for geometry boundary
- Processing: New algorithm for calculating feature bounding box
- Processing: Processing dissolve algorithm accepts multiple fields
- Processing: Optimised processing clip algorithm
- Processing: New algorithm for merging connected lines
- General: Automatic links in identify results
- General: Mouse wheel over color dialog sliders
- General: Add custom color schemes to color button drop down menu
- Data Providers: Preview for WMTS + added XYZ tile layers
- QGIS Server: Possibility to segmentize feature info geometry in server
- Plugins: DB Manager: Add the ability to update SQL Layer
- Programmability: New expression functions
- Programmability: Expose GEOS linear referencing function to QgsGeometry
2. What's new in Version 2.16 'Nødebo'?
=======================================
This release has following new features:
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- Programmability: Plugins can add pages to vector layer properties
2. What's new in Version 2.14 'Essen'?
3. What's new in Version 2.14 'Essen'?
======================================
This release has following new features:
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- User Interface : Show/hide all legend items via the the context menu
3. What's new in Version 2.12 'Lyon'?
4. What's new in Version 2.12 'Lyon'?
=====================================
This release has following new features:
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- Symbology : Add pixels as option for all symbology size unit choices
4. What's new in Version 2.10 'Pisa'?
5. What's new in Version 2.10 'Pisa'?
=====================================
This is a minor release increment with the following new features:
@ -318,7 +349,7 @@ This is a minor release increment with the following new features:
- User interface improvements.
5. What's new in Version 2.8 'Wien'?
6. What's new in Version 2.8 'Wien'?
====================================
This is a minor release increment with the following feature:
@ -351,7 +382,7 @@ This is a minor release increment with the following feature:
DescribeLayer, python plugins.
6. What's new in Version 2.6.0 'Brighton'?
7. What's new in Version 2.6.0 'Brighton'?
==========================================
This is a minor release increment with the following new features:
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- Context menu for identify tool
7. What's new in Version 2.4.0 'Chugiak'?
8. What's new in Version 2.4.0 'Chugiak'?
=========================================
This is the minor release sports a number of great new features:
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- New Inverted Polygon renderer
8. Whats new in Version 2.2.0 'Valmiera'?
9. Whats new in Version 2.2.0 'Valmiera'?
=========================================
This is the minor release sports a number of great new features:
@ -458,15 +489,15 @@ This is the minor release sports a number of great new features:
- 'Processing' can be used headless in scripts.
9. Whats new in Version 2.0.1 'Dufour'?
=======================================
10. Whats new in Version 2.0.1 'Dufour'?
========================================
This is a small bugfix release to address the missing copyright / credits for
our new splash screen and to update supporting documentation. The spanish
translation was also updated.
10. Whats new in Version 2.0.0 'Dufour'?
11. Whats new in Version 2.0.0 'Dufour'?
========================================
This is a new major release. Building on the foundation of
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you to explore the software and discover them all!
11. Whats new in Version 1.8.0 'Lisboa'?
12. Whats new in Version 1.8.0 'Lisboa'?
========================================
This is a new feature release. Building on the foundation of
@ -607,7 +638,7 @@ added gdal_fillnodata to GDALTools plugin
- Support for nesting projects within other projects
12. Whats new in Version 1.7.2 'Wroclaw'?
13. Whats new in Version 1.7.2 'Wroclaw'?
=========================================
This is a bugfix release over version 1.7.1. The following changes
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- Fix broken Assign projection functionality in GDALTools and improve handling output file extension
13. Whats new in Version 1.7.1 'Wroclaw'?
14. Whats new in Version 1.7.1 'Wroclaw'?
=========================================
This is a bugfix release over version 1.7.0. The following changes
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http://linfiniti.com/2011/08/improvements-to-raster-performance-in-qgis-master/]
- Update version on cmakelists and splash to 1.7.1
- Move setting projection to after we have features
- symbology-ng: sort the category items when classifying them #4206
- symbology: sort the category items when classifying them #4206
- Fix feature_count consideration in wms feature info
- Check topological editing yes/no when opening snapping dialog
- Updated required version for bison and cmake
@ -717,7 +748,7 @@ http://linfiniti.com/2011/08/improvements-to-raster-performance-in-qgis-master/]
- Fixed a bug where map= was not being published in onlineresource url when project files are not in the same dir as cgi
14. Whats new in Version 1.7.0 'Wroclaw'?
15. Whats new in Version 1.7.0 'Wroclaw'?
=========================================
This release is named after the town of Wroclaw in Poland. The Department of
@ -734,12 +765,12 @@ enhancements. Once again it is impossible to document everything here that has
changed so we will just provide a bullet list of key new features here.
14.1. Symbology labels and diagrams
15.1. Symbology labels and diagrams
===================================
- New symbology now used by default!
- Diagram system that uses the same smart placement system as labeling-ng
- Export and import of styles (symbology-ng).
- Export and import of styles (symbology).
- Labels for rules in rule-based renderers.
- Ability to set label distance in map units.
- Rotation for svg fills.
@ -752,7 +783,7 @@ changed so we will just provide a bullet list of key new features here.
- Move/rotate/change label edit tools to interactively change data defined label properties.
14.2. New Tools
15.2. New Tools
===============
- Added GUI for gdaldem.
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- Added voronoi polygon tool to Vector menu.
14.3. User interface updates
15.3. User interface updates
============================
- Allow managing missing layers in a list.
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- General clean-ups and usability improvements.
14.4. CRS Handling
15.4. CRS Handling
==================
- Show active crs in status bar.
@ -782,7 +813,7 @@ changed so we will just provide a bullet list of key new features here.
- Default to last selection when prompting for CRS.
14.5. Rasters
15.5. Rasters
=============
- Added AND and OR operator for raster calculator
@ -791,7 +822,7 @@ changed so we will just provide a bullet list of key new features here.
- Added raster toolbar with histogram stretch functions.
14.6. Providers and Data Handling
15.6. Providers and Data Handling
=================================
- New SQLAnywhere vector provider.
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- Allow OGR 'save as' without attributes (e.g., DGN/DXF).
14.7. Api and Developer Centric
15.7. Api and Developer Centric
===============================
- Refactored attribute dialog calls to QgsFeatureAttribute.
@ -829,7 +860,7 @@ changed so we will just provide a bullet list of key new features here.
new QgsGeometry.validateGeometry function
14.8. QGIS Mapserver
15.8. QGIS Mapserver
====================
- Ability to specify wms service capabilities in the properties
@ -837,7 +868,7 @@ changed so we will just provide a bullet list of key new features here.
- Support for wms printing with GetPrint-Request.
14.9. Plugins
15.9. Plugins
=============
- Support for icons of plugins in the plugin manager dialog.
@ -845,13 +876,13 @@ changed so we will just provide a bullet list of key new features here.
- Removed ogr converter plugin - use 'save as' context menu rather.
14.10. Printing
15.10. Printing
===============
- Undo/Redo support for the print composer
15. Whats new in Version 1.6.0 'Capiapo'?
16. Whats new in Version 1.6.0 'Capiapo'?
=========================================
Please note that this is a release in our 'cutting edge' release series. As
@ -863,7 +894,7 @@ Once again it is impossible to document everything here that has changed so we w
just provide a bullet list of key new features here.
15.1. General Improvements
16.1. General Improvements
==========================
- Added gpsd support to live gps tracking.
@ -897,7 +928,7 @@ caching providers (currently WMS and WFS) can synchronize with changes in
the datasource.
15.2. Table of contents (TOC) improvements
16.2. Table of contents (TOC) improvements
==========================================
- Added a new option to the raster legend menu that will stretch the current
@ -907,14 +938,14 @@ as' option, you can now specify OGR creation options.
- In the table of contents, it is now possible to select and remove several layers at once.
15.3. Labeling (New generation only)
16.3. Labeling (New generation only)
====================================
- Data defined label position in labeling-ng.
- Line wrapping, data defined font and buffer settings for labeling-ng.
15.4. Layer properties and symbology
16.4. Layer properties and symbology
====================================
- Three new classification modes added to graduated symbol renderer (version
@ -923,7 +954,7 @@ Breaks (based on pretty from the R statistical environment).
[Read more...
http://linfiniti.com/2010/09/new-class-breaks-for-graduated-symbols-in-qgis/]
- Improved loading speed of the symbol properties dialog.
- Data-defined rotation and size for categorized and graduated renderer (symbology-ng).
- Data-defined rotation and size for categorized and graduated renderer (symbology).
- Use size scale also for line symbols to modify line width.
- Replaced raster histogram implementation with one based on Qwt. Added
option to save histogram as image file. Show actual pixel values on x axis
@ -935,7 +966,7 @@ the transparency table in the raster layer properties dialog.
the style manager more easily.
15.5. Map Composer
16.5. Map Composer
==================
- add capability to show and manipulate composer item width/ height in item
@ -944,7 +975,7 @@ position dialog.
- Sorting for composer attribute table (several columns and ascending / descending).
16. Whats new in Version 1.5.0?
17. Whats new in Version 1.5.0?
===============================
Please note that this is a release in our 'cutting edge' release series. As
@ -959,7 +990,7 @@ Once again it is impossible to document everything here that has changed so we w
just provide a bullet list of key new features here.
16.1. Main GUI
17.1. Main GUI
==============
- There is a new angle measuring tool that allows you to interactively
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colors
- Center map if user clicks into the map
- New plugin for carrying out spatial selections
- Data-defined size and rotation for single symbol renderer in symbology-ng
- Data-defined size and rotation for single symbol renderer in symbology
- IdentifyAsHtml to raster layer and use it in identify
- Export legend groups and layers with legendinterface and use this
information to display groups in the composer legend.
@ -995,11 +1026,11 @@ information to display groups in the composer legend.
- Query option added to layer menu to subset vector layers
- Option to label only selected features (on the 'old' labeling tool)
- Load/save queries created in the query builder.
- Manual adding of categories in symbology-ng.
- Manual adding of categories in symbology.
- Georeferencer: possibility to configure if residuals should be showed in
pixels or map units
- Delimited text provider: allow empty values in numeric columns
- Added rule-based renderer for symbology-ng
- Added rule-based renderer for symbology
- Ability to create spatial lite databases from within QGIS
- Inclusion of GDAL Raster tools plugin into QGIS core
- New python console (with history)
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closed and reappears when reactivated.
16.2. WMS and WMS-C Support
17.2. WMS and WMS-C Support
===========================
- WMS-C support, new spatial authorities, wms selection improvements
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- WMS-C scale slider gui added and more selection improvements
16.3. API Updates
17.3. API Updates
=================
- QgsDataProvider & QgsMapLayer: add dataChanged() signal, so that a
@ -1044,7 +1075,7 @@ variables. More paths can be passed, separated by semicolon.
- Support more GEOS operators
17. Whats new in Version 1.4.0 'Enceladus'?
18. Whats new in Version 1.4.0 'Enceladus'?
===========================================
Please note that this is a release in our 'cutting edge' release series. As
@ -1102,13 +1133,13 @@ For power users, you can now create customizable attribute forms using Qt
Designer dialog UIs.
18. Whats new in Version 1.3.0 'Mimas'?
19. Whats new in Version 1.3.0 'Mimas'?
=======================================
This release includes over 30 bug fixes and several useful new features:
18.1. OSM plugin & provider updates
19.1. OSM plugin & provider updates
=======================================
- new OSM style files.
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- other OSM related bugfixes.
18.2. Other notable features and improvements in this release
19.2. Other notable features and improvements in this release
=============================================================
- Marker size is now configurable when editing a layer.
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- Zoom to a coordinate by entering it in the status bar coordinate display.
19. Version 1.2.0 'Daphnis'
20. Version 1.2.0 'Daphnis'
===========================
Please note that this is a release in our 'cutting edge' release series. As
@ -1148,7 +1179,7 @@ over the QGIS 1.1.0 release. In addition we have added
the following new features:
19.1. Editing
20.1. Editing
=============
Editing functionality in QGIS has had a major update in this release. This
@ -1180,14 +1211,14 @@ this tool: the redraws are much faster and the map is not cluttered with
markers.
19.2. Keyboard shortcuts
20.2. Keyboard shortcuts
========================
New feature: configure shortcuts for actions within main window of qgis!
See menu Setting->Configure shortcuts
19.3. Map Composer
20.3. Map Composer
==================
It is now possible to lock/unlock composer item positions by right mouse click.
@ -1198,7 +1229,7 @@ It is now possible to keep the current layers in a composer map even if further
layers are added to the main map. Export to PDF in composer is now possible.
19.4. Attribute tables
20.4. Attribute tables
======================
It is now possible to search the attribute table within selected records only.
@ -1214,7 +1245,7 @@ for layer attributes. A new dialog allows loading a value map from a layer
be respected in the attribute table.
19.5. Plugins
20.5. Plugins
=============
- The order of layers in the WMS dialog can now be changed.
@ -1227,14 +1258,14 @@ be respected in the attribute table.
- An new OpenStreetMap provider and plugin have been added to QGIS.
19.6. Projects Management
20.6. Projects Management
=========================
QGIS now includes support for project relative position of file data sources
and svgs. The saving of relative paths of file data sources is optional.
19.7. PostGIS & the PostgreSQL Provider
20.7. PostGIS & the PostgreSQL Provider
=======================================
You can now select the SSL mode when adding a new DB connection. Turning off
@ -1243,7 +1274,7 @@ connection security is not required. Support has been added for more native
types and for setting of column comments.
19.8. Symbology enhancements
20.8. Symbology enhancements
============================
- allow refresh of symbols via popup menu on the renderer's symbol selection
@ -1253,7 +1284,7 @@ types and for setting of column comments.
independent of the mapscale)
19.9. Command line arguments
20.9. Command line arguments
============================
Added command line argument support on windows.
@ -1324,7 +1355,7 @@ implementation based on the SQLITE database.
layers based on attribute data.
20. Version 1.0.0 'Kore'
21. Version 1.0.0 'Kore'
========================
This release includes over 265 bug fixes and enhancements over the
@ -1353,7 +1384,7 @@ running will support a plugin that is being installed.
- Ported all GDAL/OGR and GEOS usage to use C APIs only.
21. Version 0.11.0 'Metis'
22. Version 0.11.0 'Metis'
==========================
This release includes over 60 bug fixes and enhancements over the
@ -1369,7 +1400,7 @@ QGIS 0.10.0 release. In addition we have made the following changes:
- QML Style support for rasters and database layers
22. Version 0.10.0 'Io'
23. Version 0.10.0 'Io'
=======================
This release includes over 120 bug fixes and enhancements
@ -1390,7 +1421,7 @@ improvements 'under the hood'.
- Support for migration of old projects to work in newer QGIS versions.
23. Version 0.9.2rc1 'Ganymede'
24. Version 0.9.2rc1 'Ganymede'
===============================
- This release candidate includes over 40 bug fixes and enhancements
@ -1407,7 +1438,7 @@ in raster layers. Support for color ramps in raster layers.
improvements 'under the hood'.
24. Version 0.9.1 'Ganymede'
25. Version 0.9.1 'Ganymede'
============================
This is a bug fix release
@ -1420,7 +1451,7 @@ This is a bug fix release
- Python Plugin installer to install PyQGIS plugins from the repository
25. Version 0.9 'Ganymede'
26. Version 0.9 'Ganymede'
==========================
- Python bindings - This is the major focus of this release
@ -1435,7 +1466,7 @@ This is a bug fix release
- Improvements to the GeoReferencer
26. Version 0.8 'Joesephine' .... development version
27. Version 0.8 'Joesephine' .... development version
=====================================================
- 2006-01-23 [timlinux] 0.7.9.10 Dropped use of qpicture and resampling for point markers in favour of
@ -1459,7 +1490,7 @@ over time,
grid_maker plugin
27. Version 0.6 'Simon'
28. Version 0.6 'Simon'
=======================
QGIS Change Log
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save or save as (if not specified by the user).
28. 0.5
29. 0.5
=======
- 2004-12-01 [gsherman] 0.5.0devel30 Added functions to qgsdataprovider.h to support updating the feature count

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<OL>
<LI><A HREF="#toc1">What's new in Version 2.16 'Nødebo'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc2">What's new in Version 2.14 'Essen'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc3">What's new in Version 2.12 'Lyon'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc4">What's new in Version 2.10 'Pisa'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc5">What's new in Version 2.8 'Wien'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc6">What's new in Version 2.6.0 'Brighton'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc7">What's new in Version 2.4.0 'Chugiak'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc8">Whats new in Version 2.2.0 'Valmiera'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc9">Whats new in Version 2.0.1 'Dufour'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc10">Whats new in Version 2.0.0 'Dufour'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc11">Whats new in Version 1.8.0 'Lisboa'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc12">Whats new in Version 1.7.2 'Wroclaw'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc13">Whats new in Version 1.7.1 'Wroclaw'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc14">Whats new in Version 1.7.0 'Wroclaw'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc15">Whats new in Version 1.6.0 'Capiapo'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc16">Whats new in Version 1.5.0?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc17">Whats new in Version 1.4.0 'Enceladus'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc18">Whats new in Version 1.3.0 'Mimas'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc19">Version 1.2.0 'Daphnis'</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc20">Version 1.0.0 'Kore'</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc21">Version 0.11.0 'Metis'</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc22">Version 0.10.0 'Io'</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc23">Version 0.9.2rc1 'Ganymede'</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc24">Version 0.9.1 'Ganymede'</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc25">Version 0.9 'Ganymede'</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc26">Version 0.8 'Joesephine' .... development version</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc27">Version 0.6 'Simon'</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc28">0.5</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc1">What's new in Version 2.18 'Las Palmas'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc2">What's new in Version 2.16 'Nødebo'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc3">What's new in Version 2.14 'Essen'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc4">What's new in Version 2.12 'Lyon'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc5">What's new in Version 2.10 'Pisa'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc6">What's new in Version 2.8 'Wien'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc7">What's new in Version 2.6.0 'Brighton'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc8">What's new in Version 2.4.0 'Chugiak'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc9">Whats new in Version 2.2.0 'Valmiera'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc10">Whats new in Version 2.0.1 'Dufour'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc11">Whats new in Version 2.0.0 'Dufour'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc12">Whats new in Version 1.8.0 'Lisboa'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc13">Whats new in Version 1.7.2 'Wroclaw'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc14">Whats new in Version 1.7.1 'Wroclaw'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc15">Whats new in Version 1.7.0 'Wroclaw'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc16">Whats new in Version 1.6.0 'Capiapo'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc17">Whats new in Version 1.5.0?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc18">Whats new in Version 1.4.0 'Enceladus'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc19">Whats new in Version 1.3.0 'Mimas'?</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc20">Version 1.2.0 'Daphnis'</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc21">Version 1.0.0 'Kore'</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc22">Version 0.11.0 'Metis'</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc23">Version 0.10.0 'Io'</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc24">Version 0.9.2rc1 'Ganymede'</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc25">Version 0.9.1 'Ganymede'</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc26">Version 0.9 'Ganymede'</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc27">Version 0.8 'Joesephine' .... development version</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc28">Version 0.6 'Simon'</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc29">0.5</A>
</OL>
</DIV>
<DIV CLASS="body" ID="body">
<P>
Last Updated: Friday July 14, 2017
Last Change : Friday July 14, 2017
Last Updated: Sunday August 13, 2017
Last Change : Sunday August 13, 2017
</P>
<A NAME="toc1"></A>
<H1>1. What's new in Version 2.16 'Nødebo'?</H1>
<H1>1. What's new in Version 2.18 'Las Palmas'?</H1>
<P>
This release has following new features:
</P>
<UL>
<LI>Symbology: Color picker is now embedded in layer style panel
<LI>Labelling: Substitution list support for labeling
<LI>Labelling: Improved line label placement algorithm
<LI>Labelling: Label polygons using curved labels along perimeter
<LI>Data Management: Add flag to only copy selected features
<LI>Forms and Widgets: Allow controlling labels for individual edit widgets
<LI>Forms and Widgets: Conditional visibility for tabs and group boxes
<LI>Forms and Widgets: Client side default field values
<LI>Map Composer: True North Arrows
<LI>Processing: Point on surface algorithm added
<LI>Processing: New algorithm for geometry boundary
<LI>Processing: New algorithm for calculating feature bounding box
<LI>Processing: Processing dissolve algorithm accepts multiple fields
<LI>Processing: Optimised processing clip algorithm
<LI>Processing: New algorithm for merging connected lines
<LI>General: Automatic links in identify results
<LI>General: Mouse wheel over color dialog sliders
<LI>General: Add custom color schemes to color button drop down menu
<LI>Data Providers: Preview for WMTS + added XYZ tile layers
<LI>QGIS Server: Possibility to segmentize feature info geometry in server
<LI>Plugins: DB Manager: Add the ability to update SQL Layer
<LI>Programmability: New expression functions
<LI>Programmability: Expose GEOS linear referencing function to QgsGeometry
</UL>
<A NAME="toc2"></A>
<H1>2. What's new in Version 2.16 'Nødebo'?</H1>
<P>
This release has following new features:
@ -220,8 +254,8 @@ This release has following new features:
<LI>Programmability: Plugins can add pages to vector layer properties
</UL>
<A NAME="toc2"></A>
<H1>2. What's new in Version 2.14 'Essen'?</H1>
<A NAME="toc3"></A>
<H1>3. What's new in Version 2.14 'Essen'?</H1>
<P>
This release has following new features:
@ -299,8 +333,8 @@ This release has following new features:
<LI>User Interface : Show/hide all legend items via the the context menu
</UL>
<A NAME="toc3"></A>
<H1>3. What's new in Version 2.12 'Lyon'?</H1>
<A NAME="toc4"></A>
<H1>4. What's new in Version 2.12 'Lyon'?</H1>
<P>
This release has following new features:
@ -356,8 +390,8 @@ This release has following new features:
<LI>Symbology : Add pixels as option for all symbology size unit choices
</UL>
<A NAME="toc4"></A>
<H1>4. What's new in Version 2.10 'Pisa'?</H1>
<A NAME="toc5"></A>
<H1>5. What's new in Version 2.10 'Pisa'?</H1>
<P>
This is a minor release increment with the following new features:
@ -407,8 +441,8 @@ This is a minor release increment with the following new features:
<LI>User interface improvements.
</UL>
<A NAME="toc5"></A>
<H1>5. What's new in Version 2.8 'Wien'?</H1>
<A NAME="toc6"></A>
<H1>6. What's new in Version 2.8 'Wien'?</H1>
<P>
This is a minor release increment with the following feature:
@ -443,8 +477,8 @@ This is a minor release increment with the following feature:
DescribeLayer, python plugins.
</UL>
<A NAME="toc6"></A>
<H1>6. What's new in Version 2.6.0 'Brighton'?</H1>
<A NAME="toc7"></A>
<H1>7. What's new in Version 2.6.0 'Brighton'?</H1>
<P>
This is a minor release increment with the following new features:
@ -492,8 +526,8 @@ This is a minor release increment with the following new features:
<LI>Context menu for identify tool
</UL>
<A NAME="toc7"></A>
<H1>7. What's new in Version 2.4.0 'Chugiak'?</H1>
<A NAME="toc8"></A>
<H1>8. What's new in Version 2.4.0 'Chugiak'?</H1>
<P>
This is the minor release sports a number of great new features:
@ -515,8 +549,8 @@ This is the minor release sports a number of great new features:
<LI>New Inverted Polygon renderer
</UL>
<A NAME="toc8"></A>
<H1>8. Whats new in Version 2.2.0 'Valmiera'?</H1>
<A NAME="toc9"></A>
<H1>9. Whats new in Version 2.2.0 'Valmiera'?</H1>
<P>
This is the minor release sports a number of great new features:
@ -559,8 +593,8 @@ This is the minor release sports a number of great new features:
<LI>'Processing' can be used headless in scripts.
</UL>
<A NAME="toc9"></A>
<H1>9. Whats new in Version 2.0.1 'Dufour'?</H1>
<A NAME="toc10"></A>
<H1>10. Whats new in Version 2.0.1 'Dufour'?</H1>
<P>
This is a small bugfix release to address the missing copyright / credits for
@ -568,8 +602,8 @@ our new splash screen and to update supporting documentation. The spanish
translation was also updated.
</P>
<A NAME="toc10"></A>
<H1>10. Whats new in Version 2.0.0 'Dufour'?</H1>
<A NAME="toc11"></A>
<H1>11. Whats new in Version 2.0.0 'Dufour'?</H1>
<P>
This is a new major release. Building on the foundation of
@ -657,8 +691,8 @@ key new features.
you to explore the software and discover them all!
</UL>
<A NAME="toc11"></A>
<H1>11. Whats new in Version 1.8.0 'Lisboa'?</H1>
<A NAME="toc12"></A>
<H1>12. Whats new in Version 1.8.0 'Lisboa'?</H1>
<P>
This is a new feature release. Building on the foundation of
@ -715,8 +749,8 @@ added gdal_fillnodata to GDALTools plugin
<LI>Support for nesting projects within other projects
</UL>
<A NAME="toc12"></A>
<H1>12. Whats new in Version 1.7.2 'Wroclaw'?</H1>
<A NAME="toc13"></A>
<H1>13. Whats new in Version 1.7.2 'Wroclaw'?</H1>
<P>
This is a bugfix release over version 1.7.1. The following changes
@ -765,8 +799,8 @@ were made.
<LI>Fix broken Assign projection functionality in GDALTools and improve handling output file extension
</UL>
<A NAME="toc13"></A>
<H1>13. Whats new in Version 1.7.1 'Wroclaw'?</H1>
<A NAME="toc14"></A>
<H1>14. Whats new in Version 1.7.1 'Wroclaw'?</H1>
<P>
This is a bugfix release over version 1.7.0. The following changes
@ -831,8 +865,8 @@ were made.
<LI>Fixed a bug where map= was not being published in onlineresource url when project files are not in the same dir as cgi
</UL>
<A NAME="toc14"></A>
<H1>14. Whats new in Version 1.7.0 'Wroclaw'?</H1>
<A NAME="toc15"></A>
<H1>15. Whats new in Version 1.7.0 'Wroclaw'?</H1>
<P>
This release is named after the town of Wroclaw in Poland. The Department of
@ -850,7 +884,7 @@ enhancements. Once again it is impossible to document everything here that has
changed so we will just provide a bullet list of key new features here.
</P>
<H2>14.1. Symbology labels and diagrams</H2>
<H2>15.1. Symbology labels and diagrams</H2>
<UL>
<LI>New symbology now used by default!
@ -868,7 +902,7 @@ changed so we will just provide a bullet list of key new features here.
<LI>Move/rotate/change label edit tools to interactively change data defined label properties.
</UL>
<H2>14.2. New Tools</H2>
<H2>15.2. New Tools</H2>
<UL>
<LI>Added GUI for gdaldem.
@ -877,7 +911,7 @@ changed so we will just provide a bullet list of key new features here.
<LI>Added voronoi polygon tool to Vector menu.
</UL>
<H2>14.3. User interface updates</H2>
<H2>15.3. User interface updates</H2>
<UL>
<LI>Allow managing missing layers in a list.
@ -888,7 +922,7 @@ changed so we will just provide a bullet list of key new features here.
<LI>General clean-ups and usability improvements.
</UL>
<H2>14.4. CRS Handling</H2>
<H2>15.4. CRS Handling</H2>
<UL>
<LI>Show active crs in status bar.
@ -898,7 +932,7 @@ changed so we will just provide a bullet list of key new features here.
<LI>Default to last selection when prompting for CRS.
</UL>
<H2>14.5. Rasters</H2>
<H2>15.5. Rasters</H2>
<UL>
<LI>Added AND and OR operator for raster calculator
@ -907,7 +941,7 @@ changed so we will just provide a bullet list of key new features here.
<LI>Added raster toolbar with histogram stretch functions.
</UL>
<H2>14.6. Providers and Data Handling</H2>
<H2>15.6. Providers and Data Handling</H2>
<UL>
<LI>New SQLAnywhere vector provider.
@ -939,7 +973,7 @@ changed so we will just provide a bullet list of key new features here.
</UL>
</UL>
<H2>14.7. Api and Developer Centric</H2>
<H2>15.7. Api and Developer Centric</H2>
<UL>
<LI>Refactored attribute dialog calls to QgsFeatureAttribute.
@ -951,7 +985,7 @@ changed so we will just provide a bullet list of key new features here.
new QgsGeometry.validateGeometry function
</UL>
<H2>14.8. QGIS Mapserver</H2>
<H2>15.8. QGIS Mapserver</H2>
<UL>
<LI>Ability to specify wms service capabilities in the properties
@ -959,7 +993,7 @@ changed so we will just provide a bullet list of key new features here.
<LI>Support for wms printing with GetPrint-Request.
</UL>
<H2>14.9. Plugins</H2>
<H2>15.9. Plugins</H2>
<UL>
<LI>Support for icons of plugins in the plugin manager dialog.
@ -967,14 +1001,14 @@ changed so we will just provide a bullet list of key new features here.
<LI>Removed ogr converter plugin - use 'save as' context menu rather.
</UL>
<H2>14.10. Printing</H2>
<H2>15.10. Printing</H2>
<UL>
<LI>Undo/Redo support for the print composer
</UL>
<A NAME="toc15"></A>
<H1>15. Whats new in Version 1.6.0 'Capiapo'?</H1>
<A NAME="toc16"></A>
<H1>16. Whats new in Version 1.6.0 'Capiapo'?</H1>
<P>
Please note that this is a release in our 'cutting edge' release series. As
@ -987,7 +1021,7 @@ Once again it is impossible to document everything here that has changed so we w
just provide a bullet list of key new features here.
</P>
<H2>15.1. General Improvements</H2>
<H2>16.1. General Improvements</H2>
<UL>
<LI>Added gpsd support to live gps tracking.
@ -1021,7 +1055,7 @@ caching providers (currently WMS and WFS) can synchronize with changes in
the datasource.
</UL>
<H2>15.2. Table of contents (TOC) improvements</H2>
<H2>16.2. Table of contents (TOC) improvements</H2>
<UL>
<LI>Added a new option to the raster legend menu that will stretch the current
@ -1031,14 +1065,14 @@ as' option, you can now specify OGR creation options.
<LI>In the table of contents, it is now possible to select and remove several layers at once.
</UL>
<H2>15.3. Labeling (New generation only)</H2>
<H2>16.3. Labeling (New generation only)</H2>
<UL>
<LI>Data defined label position in labeling-ng.
<LI>Line wrapping, data defined font and buffer settings for labeling-ng.
</UL>
<H2>15.4. Layer properties and symbology</H2>
<H2>16.4. Layer properties and symbology</H2>
<UL>
<LI>Three new classification modes added to graduated symbol renderer (version
@ -1059,7 +1093,7 @@ the transparency table in the raster layer properties dialog.
the style manager more easily.
</UL>
<H2>15.5. Map Composer</H2>
<H2>16.5. Map Composer</H2>
<UL>
<LI>add capability to show and manipulate composer item width/ height in item
@ -1068,8 +1102,8 @@ position dialog.
<LI>Sorting for composer attribute table (several columns and ascending / descending).
</UL>
<A NAME="toc16"></A>
<H1>16. Whats new in Version 1.5.0?</H1>
<A NAME="toc17"></A>
<H1>17. Whats new in Version 1.5.0?</H1>
<P>
Please note that this is a release in our 'cutting edge' release series. As
@ -1085,7 +1119,7 @@ Once again it is impossible to document everything here that has changed so we w
just provide a bullet list of key new features here.
</P>
<H2>16.1. Main GUI</H2>
<H2>17.1. Main GUI</H2>
<UL>
<LI>There is a new angle measuring tool that allows you to interactively
@ -1140,7 +1174,7 @@ only visible features in composer table or all features
closed and reappears when reactivated.
</UL>
<H2>16.2. WMS and WMS-C Support</H2>
<H2>17.2. WMS and WMS-C Support</H2>
<UL>
<LI>WMS-C support, new spatial authorities, wms selection improvements
@ -1153,7 +1187,7 @@ IGNF definitions in srs.db
<LI>WMS-C scale slider gui added and more selection improvements
</UL>
<H2>16.3. API Updates</H2>
<H2>17.3. API Updates</H2>
<UL>
<LI>QgsDataProvider &amp;amp; QgsMapLayer: add dataChanged() signal, so that a
@ -1170,8 +1204,8 @@ variables. More paths can be passed, separated by semicolon.
<LI>Support more GEOS operators
</UL>
<A NAME="toc17"></A>
<H1>17. Whats new in Version 1.4.0 'Enceladus'?</H1>
<A NAME="toc18"></A>
<H1>18. Whats new in Version 1.4.0 'Enceladus'?</H1>
<P>
Please note that this is a release in our 'cutting edge' release series. As
@ -1238,14 +1272,14 @@ For power users, you can now create customizable attribute forms using Qt
Designer dialog UIs.
</P>
<A NAME="toc18"></A>
<H1>18. Whats new in Version 1.3.0 'Mimas'?</H1>
<A NAME="toc19"></A>
<H1>19. Whats new in Version 1.3.0 'Mimas'?</H1>
<P>
This release includes over 30 bug fixes and several useful new features:
</P>
<H2>18.1. OSM plugin &amp;amp; provider updates</H2>
<H2>19.1. OSM plugin &amp;amp; provider updates</H2>
<UL>
<LI>new OSM style files.
@ -1257,7 +1291,7 @@ This release includes over 30 bug fixes and several useful new features:
<LI>other OSM related bugfixes.
</UL>
<H2>18.2. Other notable features and improvements in this release</H2>
<H2>19.2. Other notable features and improvements in this release</H2>
<UL>
<LI>Marker size is now configurable when editing a layer.
@ -1272,8 +1306,8 @@ This release includes over 30 bug fixes and several useful new features:
<LI>Zoom to a coordinate by entering it in the status bar coordinate display.
</UL>
<A NAME="toc19"></A>
<H1>19. Version 1.2.0 'Daphnis'</H1>
<A NAME="toc20"></A>
<H1>20. Version 1.2.0 'Daphnis'</H1>
<P>
Please note that this is a release in our 'cutting edge' release series. As
@ -1286,7 +1320,7 @@ over the QGIS 1.1.0 release. In addition we have added
the following new features:
</P>
<H2>19.1. Editing</H2>
<H2>20.1. Editing</H2>
<P>
Editing functionality in QGIS has had a major update in this release. This
@ -1324,14 +1358,14 @@ this tool: the redraws are much faster and the map is not cluttered with
markers.
</P>
<H2>19.2. Keyboard shortcuts</H2>
<H2>20.2. Keyboard shortcuts</H2>
<P>
New feature: configure shortcuts for actions within main window of qgis!
See menu Setting-&gt;Configure shortcuts
</P>
<H2>19.3. Map Composer</H2>
<H2>20.3. Map Composer</H2>
<P>
It is now possible to lock/unlock composer item positions by right mouse click.
@ -1342,7 +1376,7 @@ It is now possible to keep the current layers in a composer map even if further
layers are added to the main map. Export to PDF in composer is now possible.
</P>
<H2>19.4. Attribute tables</H2>
<H2>20.4. Attribute tables</H2>
<P>
It is now possible to search the attribute table within selected records only.
@ -1359,7 +1393,7 @@ for layer attributes. A new dialog allows loading a value map from a layer
be respected in the attribute table.
</P>
<H2>19.5. Plugins</H2>
<H2>20.5. Plugins</H2>
<UL>
<LI>The order of layers in the WMS dialog can now be changed.
@ -1372,14 +1406,14 @@ be respected in the attribute table.
<LI>An new OpenStreetMap provider and plugin have been added to QGIS.
</UL>
<H2>19.6. Projects Management</H2>
<H2>20.6. Projects Management</H2>
<P>
QGIS now includes support for project relative position of file data sources
and svgs. The saving of relative paths of file data sources is optional.
</P>
<H2>19.7. PostGIS &amp; the PostgreSQL Provider</H2>
<H2>20.7. PostGIS &amp; the PostgreSQL Provider</H2>
<P>
You can now select the SSL mode when adding a new DB connection. Turning off
@ -1388,7 +1422,7 @@ connection security is not required. Support has been added for more native
types and for setting of column comments.
</P>
<H2>19.8. Symbology enhancements</H2>
<H2>20.8. Symbology enhancements</H2>
<UL>
<LI>allow refresh of symbols via popup menu on the renderer's symbol selection
@ -1398,7 +1432,7 @@ types and for setting of column comments.
independent of the mapscale)
</UL>
<H2>19.9. Command line arguments</H2>
<H2>20.9. Command line arguments</H2>
<P>
Added command line argument support on windows.
@ -1471,8 +1505,8 @@ implementation based on the SQLITE database.
layers based on attribute data.
</UL>
<A NAME="toc20"></A>
<H1>20. Version 1.0.0 'Kore'</H1>
<A NAME="toc21"></A>
<H1>21. Version 1.0.0 'Kore'</H1>
<P>
This release includes over 265 bug fixes and enhancements over the
@ -1503,8 +1537,8 @@ running will support a plugin that is being installed.
<LI>Ported all GDAL/OGR and GEOS usage to use C APIs only.
</UL>
<A NAME="toc21"></A>
<H1>21. Version 0.11.0 'Metis'</H1>
<A NAME="toc22"></A>
<H1>22. Version 0.11.0 'Metis'</H1>
<P>
This release includes over 60 bug fixes and enhancements over the
@ -1522,8 +1556,8 @@ QGIS 0.10.0 release. In addition we have made the following changes:
<LI>QML Style support for rasters and database layers
</UL>
<A NAME="toc22"></A>
<H1>22. Version 0.10.0 'Io'</H1>
<A NAME="toc23"></A>
<H1>23. Version 0.10.0 'Io'</H1>
<P>
This release includes over 120 bug fixes and enhancements
@ -1546,8 +1580,8 @@ improvements 'under the hood'.
<LI>Support for migration of old projects to work in newer QGIS versions.
</UL>
<A NAME="toc23"></A>
<H1>23. Version 0.9.2rc1 'Ganymede'</H1>
<A NAME="toc24"></A>
<H1>24. Version 0.9.2rc1 'Ganymede'</H1>
<UL>
<LI>This release candidate includes over 40 bug fixes and enhancements
@ -1564,8 +1598,8 @@ in raster layers. Support for color ramps in raster layers.
improvements 'under the hood'.
</UL>
<A NAME="toc24"></A>
<H1>24. Version 0.9.1 'Ganymede'</H1>
<A NAME="toc25"></A>
<H1>25. Version 0.9.1 'Ganymede'</H1>
<P>
This is a bug fix release
@ -1580,8 +1614,8 @@ This is a bug fix release
<LI>Python Plugin installer to install PyQGIS plugins from the repository
</UL>
<A NAME="toc25"></A>
<H1>25. Version 0.9 'Ganymede'</H1>
<A NAME="toc26"></A>
<H1>26. Version 0.9 'Ganymede'</H1>
<UL>
<LI>Python bindings - This is the major focus of this release
@ -1596,8 +1630,8 @@ This is a bug fix release
<LI>Improvements to the GeoReferencer
</UL>
<A NAME="toc26"></A>
<H1>26. Version 0.8 'Joesephine' .... development version</H1>
<A NAME="toc27"></A>
<H1>27. Version 0.8 'Joesephine' .... development version</H1>
<UL>
<LI>2006-01-23 [timlinux] 0.7.9.10 Dropped use of qpicture and resampling for point markers in favour of
@ -1621,8 +1655,8 @@ over time,
grid_maker plugin
</UL>
<A NAME="toc27"></A>
<H1>27. Version 0.6 'Simon'</H1>
<A NAME="toc28"></A>
<H1>28. Version 0.6 'Simon'</H1>
<P>
QGIS Change Log
@ -1716,8 +1750,8 @@ under construction.
save or save as (if not specified by the user).
</UL>
<A NAME="toc28"></A>
<H1>28. 0.5</H1>
<A NAME="toc29"></A>
<H1>29. 0.5</H1>
<UL>
<LI>2004-12-01 [gsherman] 0.5.0devel30 Added functions to qgsdataprovider.h to support updating the feature count
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= What's new in Version 2.18 'Las Palmas'? =
This release has following new features:
- Symbology: Color picker is now embedded in layer style panel
- Labelling: Substitution list support for labeling
- Labelling: Improved line label placement algorithm
- Labelling: Label polygons using curved labels along perimeter
- Data Management: Add flag to only copy selected features
- Forms and Widgets: Allow controlling labels for individual edit widgets
- Forms and Widgets: Conditional visibility for tabs and group boxes
- Forms and Widgets: Client side default field values
- Map Composer: True North Arrows
- Processing: Point on surface algorithm added
- Processing: New algorithm for geometry boundary
- Processing: New algorithm for calculating feature bounding box
- Processing: Processing dissolve algorithm accepts multiple fields
- Processing: Optimised processing clip algorithm
- Processing: New algorithm for merging connected lines
- General: Automatic links in identify results
- General: Mouse wheel over color dialog sliders
- General: Add custom color schemes to color button drop down menu
- Data Providers: Preview for WMTS + added XYZ tile layers
- QGIS Server: Possibility to segmentize feature info geometry in server
- Plugins: DB Manager: Add the ability to update SQL Layer
- Programmability: New expression functions
- Programmability: Expose GEOS linear referencing function to QgsGeometry
-
= What's new in Version 2.16 'Nødebo'? =
This release has following new features: