[release-notes/gnome-3-34] Rough draft of general release notes

[Link Dupont <link src gnome org>]

commit d77783e7de4bfa4ced7e02d61bd9293174fb3a1a
Author: Link Dupont <link sub-pop net>
Date:   Fri Aug 23 12:18:15 2019 -0400

    Rough draft of general release notes

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 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
        <!DOCTYPE page [
-<!ENTITY gnomeversion "3.32">
-<!ENTITY lastversion "3.30">
-<!ENTITY nextversion "3.34">
-<!ENTITY gitcommits "26438">
-<!ENTITY gitauthors "798">
+<!ENTITY gnomeversion "3.34">
+<!ENTITY lastversion "3.32">
+<!ENTITY nextversion "3.36">
+<!ENTITY gitcommits "#####">
+<!ENTITY gitauthors "###">
        ]>
 <page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/";
       xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its";
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     </license>
   </info>
 
-  <title>Introducing GNOME &gnomeversion;: “Taipei”</title>
+  <title>Introducing GNOME &gnomeversion;: “Thessaloniki”</title>
 
   <p>GNOME &gnomeversion; is the latest version of GNOME 3, and is the result
   of 6 months’ hard work by the GNOME community. It contains major new
@@ -32,105 +32,72 @@
   release incorporates &gitcommits; changes, made by approximately &gitauthors;
   contributors.</p>
   
-  <p>&gnomeversion; has been named “Taipei” in recognition of the team behind
-  <link href="https://2018.gnome.asia";>GNOME.Asia 2018</link>. GNOME.Asia is GNOME’s
-  official annual summit in Asia, which is only possible thanks to the hard work
-  of local volunteers. This year’s event was held in Taipei, Taiwan, and we’d
-  like to thank everyone who contributed to its success.</p>
-
-  <section id="general">
-    <title>General</title>
-    <media its:translate="no" type="image" src="figures/app-icons-busy.png"/>
-    <p>GNOME &gnomeversion; features a refreshed visual style, including the
-    user interface, the icons and the desktop itself. The user interface is
-    generally more vibrant, using a richer color palette than before. Buttons
-    and switches are improved too, giving them a more modern look &amp; feel.</p>
-    <p>GNOME applications in &gnomeversion; feature a modernized icon now too!
-    Using the same color palette as the user interface, application icons have
-    been redesigned from the ground up.</p>
-    <p>Core GNOME applications have removed the “application menu”, moving the
-    contents to a primary menu located within the application window, where
-    appropriate.</p>
-    <p>User images are now consistent across the desktop, represented as a circle.
-    When an image is not provided by the user, a colored circle with the user’s
-    initials is automatically created.</p>
-    <p>These changes come together to give GNOME &gnomeversion; a fresh and
-    approachable appearance.</p>
-  </section>
-
-  <section id="scaling">
-    <title>Fractional Scaling</title>
-    <p>Fractional scaling, a frequently requested feature enhancement, is available
-    as an experimental option. It includes several fractional values with good
-    visual quality on any given monitor. This feature represents a major enhancement
-    for the GNOME desktop. This feature is considered experimental, therefore it requires
-    manually adding <code>scale-monitor-framebuffer</code> to the gsettings key
-    <code>org.gnome.mutter.experimental-features</code>. Once enabled, fractional
-    scaling values will be accessible via the Display panel in <app>Settings</app>.</p>
-  </section>
-
-
-  <section id="shell">
-    <title>Desktop</title>
-    <media type="image" src="figures/emoji-onscreen-keyboard.png"/>
-    <p>Several improvements to foundation data structures in the GNOME Desktop
-    led to noticeable frame rate improvements. This results in a faster, snappier
-    feel to the animations, icons and top “shell” panel. Searching in many GNOME
-    apps is faster now too, thanks to major performance enhancements to the GNOME
-    search database.</p>
-    <p>The on-screen keyboard received another round of improvements this cycle.
-    It now supports an emoji chooser!</p>
+  <p>&gnomeversion; has been named “Thessaloniki” in recognition of this year’s
+  GUADEC organizing team. GUADEC is GNOME’s primary annual conference and is only
+  possible due to the amazing work of local volunteers. This year’s event was
+  held in Thessaloniki, Greece, and was a big success. Thank you, Team Thessaloniki!</p>
+
+  <section id="icon-rearrangement">
+    <title>Custom Icon Arrangements</title>
+    <p>Icons in the <app>Shell</app> application overview can be rearranged by
+    dragging an icon to another position in the grid. Dragging an icon onto
+    another icon will create a group containing both. Groups can be rearranged
+    by dragging around as well. This customization option gives users the flexibility
+    to organize their applications into any order they want.</p>
   </section>
 
-  <section id="nautilus">
-    <title>Files</title>
-    <p>While technically not part of GNOME core, nor the Files application, the
-    Desktop Icons extension has been released. This extension brings the
-    traditional desktop icons experience back for users and distributions.</p>
+  <section id="epiphany-enhancements">
+    <title>A Better Browsing Experience</title>
+    <p><app>Web</app>, the GNOME web browser, continues to build on top of the
+    WebKit rendering engine. This release introduces web process sandboxing. This
+    restriction limits web process access to only locations necessary to run a
+    web browser.</p>
+    <p>This release also introduces tab pinning. Favorite tabs can be "pinned",
+    saving them in the tab list and persisting them across windows.</p>
+    <p>The ad blocking feature has been updated to use WebKit content filters. This
+    results in a large performance improvement over the previous ad block implementation.</p>
   </section>
 
-  <section id="epiphany">
-    <title>Web</title>
-    <media type="image" src="figures/epiphany-reader-preferences.png"/>
-    <p>GNOME Web has been enhanced with a new automation mode. This allows the
-    application to be controlled by <link href="https://w3c.github.io/webdriver/";>
-    WebDriver</link>.</p>
-    <p>Reader mode has been enhanced as well. It now features a set of customizable
-    preferences and an improved style.</p>
-    <p>Touchpad users can now take advantage of more gestures when browsing. For
-    example, swipe left or right to go back or forward through browsing history.</p>
+  <section id="box-enhancements">
+    <title>A Better Box</title>
+    <p><app>Boxes</app>, the GNOME virtual and remote machine manager, received
+    a number of improvements this release as well.</p>
+    <p>The <em>New Box Assistant</em> workflow has been improved to be more intuitive.
+    Separate dialogs are used when adding a remote connection or external broker.
+    When creating a new local virtual machine, the source selection is split into
+    three sections: <em>Detected Sources</em>, <em>Featured Downloads</em>, and
+    <em>Select a Source</em>.</p>
+    <p>The Windows Express Install now uses a CDROM ISO image instead of a 1.44"
+    floppy disk image. This drops legacy dependencies and sets up Express Install
+    support for versions.</p>
+    <p>Existing virtual machines can now explicitly be booted from an attached
+    CD/DVD image. This enables users to rescue a broken system or simulate dual-booting
+    environments.</p>
+    <p>On machines that support it, 3D Acceleration is now an optional setting
+    in the Machine properties. This enables users to opt out of 3D acceleration
+    whenever they want, or enable it only when necessary.</p>
   </section>
 
-  <section id="control-center">
-    <title>Settings</title>
-    <media type="image" src="figures/permissions-flatpak.png"/>
-    <p>Settings features a new <gui>Applications</gui> panel. This panel shows
-    resources and permissions for various applications, including installed
-    Flatpak applications. Users are given the option to grant permission to
-    certain resources when requested by the application.</p>
-    <p>The Sound settings has been redesigned to support a vertical layout and
-    a more intuitive placement of options.</p>
-    <p>The Night Light color temperature can now be adjusted for a warmer or
-    cooler setting.</p>
+  <section id="save-games">
+    <title>Save Game States</title>
+    <p><app>Games</app>, the GNOME retro gaming application, now supports multiple
+    save states per game. Users can now save as many game state snapshots as they
+    want. This allows users to have more fun and play retro games any way they want!</p>
   </section>
 
-  <section id="boxes">
-    <title>Boxes</title>
-    <media its:translate="no" type="image" src="figures/boxes-connect.png"/>
-    <p>GNOME Boxes will try to enable 3D acceleration for virtual machines if
-    both the guest and host support it. This results in much better performance
-    of graphics-intensive guest applications like games and video editors.</p>
+  <section id="locate-pointer">
+    <title>Find My Pointer</title>
+    <p>The hidden accessibility feature <em>Pointer Location</em> has been updated
+    to work under Wayland sessions now. When the feature is enabled, pressing
+    <key>Ctrl</key> will highlight the pointer location on the screen.</p>
   </section>
 
-  <section id="software">
-    <title>Software</title>
-    <media type="image" src="figures/software-permissions.png"/>
-    <p>GNOME <app>Software</app> has improved handling for apps available from
-    multiple sources, such as Flatpak and distribution repositories. Flatpak
-    app entries now list the permissions required on the details page, giving
-    users a more comprehensive understanding of what data the software will
-    need access to. Not only that, browsing application details is faster now
-    due to a new XML parsing library used to load AppStream data.</p>
+  <section id="settings-background-panel">
+    <title>Background Previews</title>
+    <p>A redesigned <em>Background</em> panel landed in <app>Settings</app>. The
+    new panel shows a preview of the selected background in use under the <app>Shell</app>
+    and lock screen. Custom backgrounds can now be added via the <em>Add Picture...</em>
+    button.</p>
   </section>
 
   <section id="thats-not-all">
@@ -138,8 +105,14 @@
     <p>As usual, there are also many other smaller improvements in this GNOME
     release. Here are some of them!</p>
     <list>
-      <item><p>Google Drive performance has been improved, especially for large
-      collections of files.</p></item>
+      <item><p>Several applications have received new icons, including <app>Games</app>,
+      <app>Photos</app>, <app>Videos</app>, and <app>Todo</app>.</p></item>
+      <item><p><app>Terminal</app> now supports right-to-left and bi-directional
+      languages.</p></item>
+      <item><p>Some animations in <app>Shell</app> have been refactored to use
+      clutter instead of JavaScript, resulting in faster icon loading and caching.</p></item>
+      <item><p><app>Files</app> now warns users when attempting to paste a file
+      into a write-protected directory.</p></item>
     </list>
   </section>