Rick Brewster Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 Grab it from our download page, http://www.eecs.wsu.edu/paint.net/download.html , or use the built-in updater (File -> Updates -> Check now, and make sure that "Also check for Beta releases" is enabled!). Here are the fixes in this release: Increased updater's compatibility with various proxies, especially those requiring authenticationFixed Auto-Levels incorrect white-balance computationFixed the Save As dialog not showing filenamesFixed the updater not offering stable releases if the user opts-in to beta notificationFixed data corruption bug with interaction between the two Move tools and undoFixed many various input, localization, and crash bugsHelp documentation is more complete, but NOT finished (RC status is for the code) At this point we will only fix bugs that are critical for the final release. These includes crash bugs that affect a large number of uses, and data corruption or loss. Typos do not count We are also focusing on finishing the documentation and preparing detailed instructions for translators to be able to provide Language Packs. Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyqkw Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 Thanks for the release, can't wait for the final release to be out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyyeb Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 Hi there Firstly Paint.Net is great! Just downloaded the RC1 and it says in the title bar Expires on 13/12/2005. Does that mean the program will not work after that or is it an advisory thing? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 Just for security reasons, no matter. Quote No. Way. I've just seen Bob. And... *poof!*—just like that—he disappears into the mist again. ~Helio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyqkw Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 Don't worry, RC2 will be released before the expiry date... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted November 16, 2005 Author Share Posted November 16, 2005 RC2 should be out on Thursday -- unfortunately we found a bug that necessitated its release (the goal was RC1 followed by Final). See this thread for the bug that was found and fixed: http://paintdotnet.12.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=518 The main reasons for the expiration on pre-release builds is so that user's don't get stuck with buggy builds, and we don't end up with bug reports from way old builds. I've received bug reports from builds as old as v2.0 Alpha -- the fix is always "install the latest version." There's also sound reasoning related to our auto-updater. If we have to make a change to our updater, the schema that's used for detailing updates, etc. this ensures that we don't have to worry about old or broken builds trying to update and then failing abysmally or worse. Thirty days after 2.5's final release, the only version we'll have to worry about is 2.5 Final. Thirty days after 2.6's final release, we'll only have to worry about 2.5 Final and 2.6 Final. This is much better than having to worry about 2.5 Alpha 1, Alpha 2, Alpha 3, Beta 1, Beta 2, Beta 3, Beta 4, Beta 5, RC1, RC2, 2.6 Beta 1-whatever, etc. The final release won't expire, btw. Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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