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+Release Notes
+=============
+
+Version 4.2.2 (2017-01-14)
+--------------------------
+
+- Bug fixes:
+
+    * Various fixes and improvements to calcurse-caldav.
+
+Version 4.2.1 (2016-10-30)
+--------------------------
+
+- Bug fixes:
+
+    * Do not crash when editing the repetition of an appointment and passing an
+      empty repetition value (reported and fixed by Vlad Glagolev).
+
+    * Avoid a crash when all todo items are hidden and an interactive action is
+      performed (reported by Vlad Glagolev).
+
+    *  Documentation for the --daemon command line option.
+
+    *  Avoid starting the daemon more than once (reported by Vlad Glagolev).
+
+    *  Improvements to scrolling within list boxes.
+
+Version 4.2.0 (2016-10-12)
+--------------------------
+
+- New features:
+
+    * In the calendar panel, days with non-recurrent items now have another
+      color as days containing recurrent items only.
+
+    * Automatically select new appointments/events after creation.
+
+    * Support for (optional) dates when specifying the start/end time of items.
+      Allows for easily moving items and adding appointments without switching
+      the selected day beforehand.
+
+- Bug fixes:
+
+    * Encoding fixes in calcurse-caldav (reported by Raf Czlonka).
+
+    * Avoid notification bar artifacts after leaving calcurse.
+
+    * Fixes to the key binding pagination (reported by Kevin Wang).
+
+    * Do not change selection unexpectedly after modifying items.
+
+Version 4.1.0 (2016-04-12)
+--------------------------
+
+- New features:
+
+    * Hook support: Run scripts before/after loading or saving items. This
+      feature can be used to automatically make Git commits or synchronize with
+      a server when the data files are written. Example hooks can be found in
+      the calcurse source tree.
+
+    * Experimental CalDAV support: The calcurse distribution tarball now
+      includes an experimental script called calcurse-caldav that can be used
+      to synchronize calcurse with your mobile devices or any other computer.
+      For details, please refer to contrib/caldav/README in the calcurse source
+      tree.
+
+    * Support for a filter mode -F that is identical to -G but writes the
+      filtered items back to the calcurse data files instead of stdout. Can be
+      used to remove certain items from a script. Use with care!
+
+    * New long format specifiers "raw" and "hash".
+
+    * A --daemon command line option to start calcurse in daemon mode.
+
+    * A --quiet command line option to disable system dialogs.
+
+    * Support for todo items with an undefined priority.
+
+    * Support for durations when specifying recurrence end dates.
+
+    * Support for decimal values when specifying durations.
+
+    * Support for UTC times when importing iCal events.
+
+    * Support for sending notifications for all appointments (both flagged and
+      unflagged items).
+
+    * The "Add Item" key binding now works from the calendar panel.
+
+    * Week numbers in the monthly view (requested by Hakan Jerning).
+
+- Bug fixes:
+
+    * Fixes to the slice computation (reported by Hakan Jerning).
+
+    * Various fixes to the iCal import and export functionality.
+
+Version 4.0.0 (2015-02-22)
+--------------------------
+
+- New features:
+
+    * Support for reloading appointments via a key binding and via SIGUSR1
+      (thanks to Tim Hentenaar for submitting a patch).
+
+    * The compact mode and default panel options are no longer hidden.
+
+    * A powerful set of new command line options. The new main operations in
+      non-interactive mode are --grep and --query. There are filter switches to
+      restrict the set of items that are read from the appointments file. All
+      old command line options are still supported for backwards compatibility.
+
+    * Support for shorthands such as "tomorrow" or "monday" as date specifiers.
+
+    * Support for dates beyond 2038 on platforms with 64-bit time_t.
+
+- Bug fixes:
+
+    * Several fixes to the user interface.
+
+    * Handle CRLF line endings in iCal files (reported by Hakan Jerning).
+
+    * Gracefully handle all day events in iCal imports (reported by Jörn
+      Tillmanns and by Hakan Jerning).
+
+    * Retain comments in descriptions and configuration values (reported by
+      Hakan Jerning).
+
+    * Support all types of iCal durations (reported by Hakan Jerning).
+
+Version 3.2.1 (2014-07-08)
+--------------------------
+
+- Bug fixes:
+
+    * Load todo items on startup (reported by BARE Willy sprl).
+
+    * Do not highlight items on inactive windows.
+
+Version 3.2.0 (2014-07-08)
+--------------------------
+
+- New features:
+
+    * Support for punctual appointments (appointments without an ending time).
+
+    * A --limit option which allows for limiting the number of appointments
+      returned (thanks to William Pettersson for submitting a patch).
+
+    * Support for %(remaining) and %(duration) modifiers in format strings
+      (thanks to William Pettersson for submitting a patch).
+
+    * The online help system now uses the system pager (e.g. less(1)).
+
+    * A new command prompt allows for browsing the help texts (type ":help" for
+      more information).
+
+    * Several general improvements to the user interface.
+
+- Bug fixes:
+
+    * Do not garble long notes (reported by Hakan Jerning).
+
+    * Fix compilation under OS X (thanks to Jack Nagel for submitting a patch).
+
+    * Do not break the appointments file when importing an iCal file that
+      contains an item with a newline in the summary (reported by Jonathan
+      McCrohan).
+
+Version 3.1.4 (2013-02-09)
+--------------------------
+
+- Bug fixes:
+
+    * Do not prompt for a todo after adding an appointment.
+
+    * Close key binding window when reassigning the same key (thanks to Michael
+      Smith for submitting a patch).
+
+    * Update copyright ranges.
+
+    * Do not ignore "--datarootdir" in the i18n Makefile.
+
+Version 3.1.3 (2013-02-02)
+--------------------------
+
+- Bug fixes:
+
+    * Complete the test-suite even if libfaketime is not present.
+
+    * Add a workaround for broken libfaketime-based tests on 32-bit systems
+      (fixes Debian bug #697013).
+
+    * Do not update start time/duration with bogus values if the prompt is
+      canceled in edit mode.
+
+Version 3.1.2 (2012-12-16)
+--------------------------
+
+- Bug fixes:
+
+    * Fix another corner case of the screen corruption bug (BUG#6).
+
+    * Fix core dump when trying to edit a non-existent item.
+
+    * Display correct welcome messages on startup.
+
+Version 3.1.1 (2012-12-07)
+--------------------------
+
+- Bug fixes:
+
+    * Fix another screen corruption bug.
+
+    * Fix several compiler warnings.
+
+Version 3.1.0 (2012-12-05)
+--------------------------
+
+- New features:
+
+    * Vim-like copy/paste (FR#15). Use the delete key to cut items.
+
+    * Support for entering times in 24 hour format ("2130" instead of "21:30",
+      thanks to William Pettersson for submitting a patch).
+
+    * Compact panel mode (FR#7). This can be enabled using the currently
+      undocumented "appearance.compactpanels" configuration setting.
+
+    * Configurable default view (FR#19). The default view can be changed using
+      the currently undocumented "appearance.defaultpanel" configuration
+      setting.
+
+    * "-D" and "-c" can now be used simultaneously, whereby "-c" has precedence
+      over "-D".
+
+    * Cache monthly view to speed up browsing.
+
+- Bug fixes:
+
+    * Sort `calcurse -d` output by time (BUG#2, reported by Romeo Van Snick).
+
+    * Fix a critical data corruption bug (BUG#7, BUG#8, reported by Baptiste
+      Jonglez and Erik Saule).
+
+    * Fix screen corruption (BUG#6, reported by Erik Saule and Antoine
+      Jacoutot).
+
+    * No longer show the calcurse screen in the editor/pager when the window is
+      resized (BUG#9, reported by Michael Smith).
+
+    * Calculate busy slices correctly if (recurrent) appointments with a
+      duration of more than 24 hours are used.
+
+    * Fix a core dump that occurred if the main window was too small.
+
+- Translation:
+
+    * Several translation updates.
+
+Version 3.0.0 (2012-07-01)
+--------------------------
+
+- New features:
+
+    * Full UTF-8 support.
+
+    * Much more powerful formatting options for printing items in
+      non-interactive mode. Format strings can be specified using
+      "--format-apt", "--format-event", "--format-recur-apt" and
+      "--format-recur-event".
+
+    * Support for vim-style count prefixes for displacement keys.
+
+    * Powerful duration strings: Allows using extended duration strings, such
+      as "+3:10" or "+1d20h5m".
+
+    * A feature that allows piping items to external commands.
+
+    * New key bindings to jump to the previous/next month/year.
+
+    * A new configuration file format. `calcurse-upgrade` can be used to
+      convert existing configuration files.
+
+    * Several performance improvements.
+
+    * Notes are now stored using hash-based file names which results in lower
+      disk space usage.
+
+    * A test suite that can be used to test the core functionality of calcurse.
+
+    * A "--read-only" command line option to discard all changes to data files.
+
+- Bug fixes:
+
+    * Do not hardcode paths to the default editor/pager. Rely on the "$PATH"
+      variable instead.
+
+    * Update the number of todo items when importing an iCal file to prevent
+      some items from being inaccessible.
+
+    * Fix a segmentation fault when importing iCal data (reported by Andraz
+      Levstik).
+
+    * Format the "DURATION" field properly on iCal export. Use
+      days/hours/minutes/seconds instead of seconds (reported and fixed by
+      Jerome Pinot).
+
+    * Do not localize dates in pcal exports (reported by Baptiste Jonglez).
+
+- Translation:
+
+    * Portuguese translation (provided by Rafael Ferreira).
+
+    * 100% complete French, German and Russian translations.
+
+Version 2.9.2 (2011-09-08)
+--------------------------
+
+- Bugfixes:
+
+    * Handle iCal line folding correctly.
+
+    * Introduce a configure option to completely exclude the documentation
+      subdirectory from the build process ("--disable-docs").
+
+Version 2.9.1 (2011-08-03)
+--------------------------
+
+- Bugfixes:
+
+    * Keep the order of events across restarts (reported by Alan).
+
+    * Fix the build process when disabling documentation generation.
+
+    * Avoid flickering on window resize.
+
+    * Avoid a segfault when resizing the calcurse window.
+
+    * Add missing documentation for the "backword-kill-word" line editing
+      function.
+
+    * Honor the "TMPDIR" environment variable instead of using hardcoded paths
+      for temporary files (reported by Erik Saule).
+
+    * Fix pager invocation when showing the log file during an import (reported
+      by Andraz Levstik).
+
+    * Accept resource parameters in iCal import. Accept additional parameters
+      such as language parameters (reported by Andraz Levstik).
+
+    * Sync the notification item after editing or pasting an appointment. This
+      ensures the information in the notification bar as well as the countdown
+      for the notification daemon are always up-to-date (reported by Andraz
+      Levstik).
+
+    * Fix recurrent appointment notification.
+
+    * Fix flagging of regular appointments.
+
+    * Fix sort order when using command line options to display upcoming
+      appointments and events (reported by Erik Saule).
+
+Version 2.9.0 (2011-05-29)
+--------------------------
+
+- New features:
+
+    * Usage of short form dates such as "29/5/10" instead of "29/05/2010", "23"
+      for the 23rd of the currently selected month and year or "3/1" for Mar 01
+      (or Jan 03, depending on the date format) of the currently selected year.
+
+    * "backword-kill-word" line editing function.
+
+    * Automatically drop empty notes after editing.
+
+    * Documentation and man pages now are in AsciiDoc format which is easier to
+      maintain and can be translated to several formats such as HTML, PDF,
+      PostScript, EPUB, DocBook and much more.
+
+    * Manual and man pages contain updated links to our new website and mailing
+      lists, as well as instructions on how to use Transifex.
+
+    * Extensive code cleanups and improvements.
+
+- Bugfixes:
+
+    * Avoid a segfault when resizing the help window.
+
+    * Remove the lock file if calcurse died (fixes Debian Bug #575772, thanks
+      to Erik for submitting a patch).
+
+    * Parse appointment end times correctly if they date back (reported by
+      Aleksey Mechonoshin).
+
+    * Fix some compiler warnings.
+
+- Translation:
+
+    * Russian translation provided by Aleksey Mechonoshin.
+
+    * Several translation updates.
+
+Version 2.8 (2010-05-29)
+------------------------
+
+- New features:
+
+    * a weekly calendar view was added with the display of the week number and
+      colored slices indicating appointment times
+
+    * the side bar width can now be customized by the user
+
+- Bugfixes:
+
+    * wrong calculation of recurrent dates after a turn of year fixed (patch
+      provided by Lukas Fleischer)
+
+    * check for data directory availability added
+
+    * fixed a possible segfault that could be triggered when calcurse screen
+      became too small
+
+    * INSTALL file is no longer missing from the distributed package
+
+    * compilation issue related to memory functions definitions fixed
+
+Version 2.7 (2009-08-22)
+------------------------
+
+- New features:
+
+    * a daemon was implemented so that calcurse can now send reminders in
+      background
+
+    * new --status command line option to display information about calcurse
+      running instances
+
+- Bugfixes:
+
+    * fixed a bug which prevented ical files from being imported
+
+    * no more error when user's home directory does not exist
+
+    * dates are now written properly again when using the '-r' flag
+
+    * incorrect duration format fixed when exporting to ical
+
+Version 2.6 (2009-07-11)
+------------------------
+
+- New features:
+
+    * calcurse is now distributed under a 2-clause BSD-style license
+
+    * todos can now be flagged as completed
+
+    * support for regex-based searches added
+
+    * locking mechanism implemented to prevent having two calcurse instances
+      running at the same time
+
+    * inside calendar panel, day names and selected date are now in the same
+      colour as user's theme
+
+- Bugfixes:
+
+    * missing 'T' letter added in the DURATION field for ical export (reported
+      by cuz)
+
+    * ical events which spans over several days are now imported correctly
+      (reported by Andreas Kalex)
+
+    * fixed gcc's `format-security' issue (reported by Francois Boulogne)
+
+    * no more freeze when changing color within the configuration screen on
+      OpenBSD
+
+    * fixed a memory leak caused by a wrong use of the structures related to
+      the notification bar
+
+    * todo items are not displayed twice if -d and -t flags are both given
+      (reported by Timo Schmiade)
+
+    * it is now possible to export data from a given appointment file even if
+      the user does not have any home directory (reported by Ben Zanin)
+
+    * prevent character deletion before the beginning of the string within the
+      online editor (reported by Martin Rehak)
+
+Version 2.5 (2009-01-25)
+------------------------
+
+- New features:
+
+    * new option to periodically save data
+
+    * cut and paste feature added, to move items from one day to another
+
+    * support for iso date format (yyyy-mm-dd) added
+
+    * new '--enable-memory-debug' configuration option to monitor memory usage
+
+    * configuration scipt improved to be able to link against ncursesw if
+      ncurses is not available
+
+- Bugfixes:
+
+    * fixed a two-years old bug (appeared in version 1.5) that made repeated
+      items with exceptions load uncorrectly in some cases (thanks to Jan
+      Smydke for reporting it)
+
+    * fixed a bug related to user-configured keys that could be lost when using
+      calcurse in non-interactive mode
+
+Version 2.4 (2008-12-27)
+------------------------
+
+- New features:
+
+    * key bindings are now user-definable
+
+    * new layout configuration menu
+
+- Bugfixes:
+
+    * memory leak due to a wrong use of the pthread library fixed
+
+    * fixed a possible freeze when deleting an appointment's note
+
+    * exception dates now properly ignored when exporting data to pcal format
+
+    * daylight saving time unwanted offset fixed
+
+Version 2.3 (2008-10-15)
+------------------------
+
+- New feature:
+
+    * ical import added
+
+Version 2.2 (2008-08-28)
+------------------------
+
+- New features:
+
+    * pcal export added, to be able to produce nice-looking PostScript output
+
+    * '-s', '-r' and '-D' command line arguments added which allows to use an
+      alternative data directory, and to be more flexible when specifying the
+      range of dates to be considered when displaying appointments and events
+      (thanks Erik for submiting the patch)
+
+    * '^G', '0' and '$' keybindings added to ease movements in calendar
+
+Version 2.1 (2008-05-17)
+------------------------
+
+- New features:
+
+    * '--note' command line argument added which allows the display of note
+      contents in non-interactive mode (patch submitted by Erik Saule)
+
+    * It is now possible to configure date formats used in calcurse interactive
+      and non-interactive modes (patch submitted by Tony)
+
+- Bugfixes:
+
+    * Debian Bug Report #469297
+
+- Translation:
+
+    * Italian manual provided by Leandro Noferini
+
+Version 2.0 (2008-03-02)
+------------------------
+
+- New features:
+
+    * Ability to attach notes to appointments, events and todos added
+
+    * Call to an external editor/pager to edit/view notes implemented
+
+    * Documentation improved, with the use of a css style sheet in html manuals
+
+- Bugfixes:
+
+    * Leap years are now properly handled
+
+    * configure.ac updated to link against pthread and not lpthread
+
+Version 1.9 (2007-10-23)
+------------------------
+
+- New features:
+
+    * Moon phase calculation added
+
+    * Automatic redraw is now performed when resizing terminal
+
+    * Major code cleanup release, error and signal handling improved
+
+- Bugfixes:
+
+    * Current day is now automatically updated in the calendar panel
+
+    * No more problem when trying to load a calendar from current directory
+
+- Translation:
+
+    * Dutch translation and manual provided by Jeremy Roon
+
+Version 1.8 (2007-05-22)
+------------------------
+
+- New features:
+
+    * The command launched to notify user of an upcoming appointment is now
+      configurable, so that user can get warned by mail or by playing a tune
+      for example
+
+    * Color theme configuration menu was completely redesigned, with support
+      for default terminal's color added
+
+    * 'Export' command implemented, to be able to save calcurse data in
+      iCalendar format. The '--export' command line argument was also
+      implemented to be able to use this feature in non-interactive mode.
+
+    * 'Flag Item' command implemented to mark appointments as 'important' so
+      that user gets notified before they arrive
+
+- Bugfixes:
+
+    * Fixed a possible problem while editing an item description and using
+      CTRL-D to delete last character
+
+    * 01/01/1970 is not returned anymore when editing an item endless
+      repetition
+
+Version 1.7 (2007-01-20)
+------------------------
+
+- New features:
+
+    * 'Edit Item' command implemented to be able to modify an already existing
+      item
+
+    * Long command-line options are now accepted
+
+    * '-t' flag now takes a priority number as optional argument
+
+    * Repeated items are now marked with an '*' to be recognizable from normal
+      items
+
+- Bugfixes:
+
+    * When creating a recurrent item, the end-date is included again in the
+      repetition
+
+    * Date format corrected in 'Go To' command
+
+Version 1.6 (2006-10-01)
+------------------------
+
+- New features:
+
+    * Notification-bar implemented, which indicates current date and time, the
+      calendar file in use and the next upcoming appointment together with the
+      time left before it
+
+    * '-n' flag added to get notified of the next appointment within upcoming
+      24 hours
+
+    * Support for todo priorities added
+
+    * New screen layouts added to make the todo panel the largest one
+
+    * General keybindings implemented, which apply whatever panel is selected
+
+- Bugfixes:
+
+    * The repeated end date can no longer be before the item start date
+
+    * Fixed a possible conflict in the LOCALEDIR variable definition
+
+- Translation:
+
+    * spanish translation and manual provided by Jose Lopez
+
+    * german translation and manual updated by Christoph M.
+
+Version 1.5 (2006-08-26)
+------------------------
+
+- New features:
+
+    * Support for recurrent events and appointments added
+
+- Bugfixes:
+
+    * Debian Bug Report #369550, #377543
+
+    * fixed the compiler linking problem with libintl on systems which do not
+      provide intl support within libc
+
+- Translation:
+
+    * german translation provided by Michael Schulz
+
+    * english translation provided by Neil Williams
+
+Version 1.4 (2006-05-15)
+------------------------
+
+- New features:
+
+    * Support for i18n added
+
+    * Support for non-color terminals added
+
+    * Option added to choose which day is the first of the week (monday or
+      sunday)
+
+    * Documentation improved, with translated html manuals
+
+- Bugfixes:
+
+    * When confirmation is requested, it is now done by pressing 'y' or 'n'
+      instead of 'yes' or 'no'
+
+- Translation:
+
+    * french translation
+
+    * french and german manuals
+
+Version 1.3 (2006-03-17)
+------------------------
+
+- New features:
+
+    * Adding of all-day long events
+
+    * Many GUI improvements: better scrolling (with the use of ncurses pad
+      functions), scrollbars added, progress bar added
+
+    * Appointment duration can now be entered either in minutes or in hh:mm
+      format
+
+- Bugfixes:
+
+    * January 0 bug fixed
+
+    * Current day is no longer highlighted in every year of the future and the
+      past (thanks to Michael for reporting that bug)
+
+    * Fixed compiler warnings (thanks to Uwe for reporting this)
+
+    * Removed -lpanel link during compilation
+
+    * Characters can now be erased with CTRL-H (to fix a problem reported by
+      Brendan)
+
+Version 1.2 (2005-11-26)
+------------------------
+
+- New features:
+
+    * An option was added to skip system dialogs
+
+    * Configure script was improved
+
+- Bugfixes:
+
+    * Ncurses library use improved: screen refreshing is faster, windows do not
+      flicker anymore when updated, and memory footprint is much smaller
+
+    * Changed abbreviation for 'Wednesday' from 'Wen' to 'Wed'
+
+Version 1.1 (2005-10-29)
+------------------------
+
+- New features:
+
+    * Command-line options which allows to display appointments and todo list
+      without entering the interactive mode
+
+    * Manpage and documentation updated
+
+    * Configure script improved
+
+- Bugfixes:
+
+    * Debian Bug Report #335430 regarding the GoTo today function is now fixed
+
+Version 1.0 (2005-10-08)
+------------------------
+
+- New features:
+
+    * Calcurse now comes with a manpage
+
+- Bugfixes:
+
+    * Debian Bug Report #330869 regarding the October 0 which does not exist is
+      now fixed
+
+    * Default options "auto-save", "confirm-quit", and "confirm-delete" were
+      set to 'yes'
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-[14 Jan 2017]
-Version 4.2.2:
-- Bug fixes:
-  * Various fixes and improvements to calcurse-caldav.
-
-[30 Oct 2016]
-Version 4.2.1:
-- Bug fixes:
-  * Do not crash when editing the repetition of an appointment and passing an
-    empty repetition value (reported and fixed by Vlad Glagolev).
-
-  * Avoid a crash when all todo items are hidden and an interactive action is
-    performed (reported by Vlad Glagolev).
-
-  * Documentation for the --daemon command line option.
-
-  * Avoid starting the daemon more than once (reported by Vlad Glagolev).
-
-  * Improvements to scrolling within list boxes.
-
-[12 Oct 2016]
-Version 4.2.0:
-- New features:
-  * In the calendar panel, days with non-recurrent items now have another color
-    as days containing recurrent items only.
-
-  * Automatically select new appointments/events after creation.
-
-  * Support for (optional) dates when specifying the start/end time of items.
-    Allows for easily moving items and adding appointments without switching
-    the selected day beforehand.
-
-- Bug fixes:
-  * Encoding fixes in calcurse-caldav (reported by Raf Czlonka).
-
-  * Avoid notification bar artifacts after leaving calcurse.
-
-  * Fixes to the key binding pagination (reported by Kevin Wang).
-
-  * Do not change selection unexpectedly after modifying items.
-
-[12 Apr 2016]
-Version 4.1.0:
-- New features:
-  * Hook support: Run scripts before/after loading or saving items. This
-    feature can be used to automatically make Git commits or synchronize with a
-    server when the data files are written. Example hooks can be found in the
-    calcurse source tree.
-
-  * Experimental CalDAV support: The calcurse distribution tarball now includes
-    an experimental script called calcurse-caldav that can be used to
-    synchronize calcurse with your mobile devices or any other computer. For
-    details, please refer to contrib/caldav/README in the calcurse source tree.
-
-  * Support for a filter mode -F that is identical to -G but writes the
-    filtered items back to the calcurse data files instead of stdout. Can be
-    used to remove certain items from a script. Use with care!
-
-  * New long format specifiers "raw" and "hash".
-
-  * A --daemon command line option to start calcurse in daemon mode.
-
-  * A --quiet command line option to disable system dialogs.
-
-  * Support for todo items with an undefined priority.
-
-  * Support for durations when specifying recurrence end dates.
-
-  * Support for decimal values when specifying durations.
-
-  * Support for UTC times when importing iCal events.
-
-  * Support for sending notifications for all appointments (both flagged and
-    unflagged items).
-
-  * The "Add Item" key binding now works from the calendar panel.
-
-  * Week numbers in the monthly view (requested by Hakan Jerning).
-
-- Bug fixes:
-  * Fixes to the slice computation (reported by Hakan Jerning).
-
-  * Various fixes to the iCal import and export functionality.
-
-[22 Feb 2015]
-Version 4.0.0:
-- New features:
-  * Support for reloading appointments via a key binding and via SIGUSR1
-    (thanks to Tim Hentenaar for submitting a patch).
-
-  * The compact mode and default panel options are no longer hidden.
-
-  * A powerful set of new command line options. The new main operations in
-    non-interactive mode are --grep and --query. There are filter switches to
-    restrict the set of items that are read from the appointments file. All
-    old command line options are still supported for backwards compatibility.
-
-  * Support for shorthands such as "tomorrow" or "monday" as date specifiers.
-
-  * Support for dates beyond 2038 on platforms with 64-bit time_t.
-
-- Bug fixes:
-  * Several fixes to the user interface.
-
-  * Handle CRLF line endings in iCal files (reported by Hakan Jerning).
-
-  * Gracefully handle all day events in iCal imports (reported by Jörn
-    Tillmanns and by Hakan Jerning).
-
-  * Retain comments in descriptions and configuration values (reported by Hakan
-    Jerning).
-
-  * Support all types of iCal durations (reported by Hakan Jerning).
-
-[08 Jul 2014]
-Version 3.2.1:
-- Bug fixes:
-  * Load todo items on startup (reported by BARE Willy sprl).
-
-  * Do not highlight items on inactive windows.
-
-[08 Jul 2014]
-Version 3.2.0:
-- New features:
-  * Support for punctual appointments (appointments without an ending time).
-
-  * A --limit option which allows for limiting the number of appointments
-    returned (thanks to William Pettersson for submitting a patch).
-
-  * Support for %(remaining) and %(duration) modifiers in format strings
-    (thanks to William Pettersson for submitting a patch).
-
-  * The online help system now uses the system pager (e.g. less(1)).
-
-  * A new command prompt allows for browsing the help texts (type ":help" for
-    more information).
-
-  * Several general improvements to the user interface.
-
-- Bug fixes:
-  * Do not garble long notes (reported by Hakan Jerning).
-
-  * Fix compilation under OS X (thanks to Jack Nagel for submitting a patch).
-
-  * Do not break the appointments file when importing an iCal file that
-    contains an item with a newline in the summary (reported by Jonathan
-    McCrohan).
-
-[09 Feb 2013]
-Version 3.1.4:
-- Bug fixes:
-  * Do not prompt for a todo after adding an appointment.
-
-  * Close key binding window when reassigning the same key (thanks to Michael
-    Smith for submitting a patch).
-
-  * Update copyright ranges.
-
-  * Do not ignore "--datarootdir" in the i18n Makefile.
-
-[02 Feb 2013]
-Version 3.1.3:
-- Bug fixes:
-  * Complete the test-suite even if libfaketime is not present.
-
-  * Add a workaround for broken libfaketime-based tests on 32-bit systems
-    (fixes Debian bug #697013).
-
-  * Do not update start time/duration with bogus values if the prompt is
-    canceled in edit mode.
-
-[16 Dec 2012]
-Version 3.1.2:
-- Bug fixes:
-  * Fix another corner case of the screen corruption bug (BUG#6).
-
-  * Fix core dump when trying to edit a non-existent item.
-
-  * Display correct welcome messages on startup.
-
-[07 Dec 2012]
-Version 3.1.1:
-- Bug fixes:
-  * Fix another screen corruption bug.
-
-  * Fix several compiler warnings.
-
-[05 Dec 2012]
-Version 3.1.0:
-- New features:
-  * Vim-like copy/paste (FR#15). Use the delete key to cut items.
-
-  * Support for entering times in 24 hour format ("2130" instead of "21:30",
-    thanks to William Pettersson for submitting a patch).
-
-  * Compact panel mode (FR#7). This can be enabled using the currently
-    undocumented "appearance.compactpanels" configuration setting.
-
-  * Configurable default view (FR#19). The default view can be changed using
-    the currently undocumented "appearance.defaultpanel" configuration setting.
-
-  * "-D" and "-c" can now be used simultaneously, whereby "-c" has precedence
-    over "-D".
-
-  * Cache monthly view to speed up browsing.
-
-- Bug fixes:
-  * Sort `calcurse -d` output by time (BUG#2, reported by Romeo Van Snick).
-
-  * Fix a critical data corruption bug (BUG#7, BUG#8, reported by Baptiste
-    Jonglez and Erik Saule).
-
-  * Fix screen corruption (BUG#6, reported by Erik Saule and Antoine Jacoutot).
-
-  * No longer show the calcurse screen in the editor/pager when the window is
-    resized (BUG#9, reported by Michael Smith).
-
-  * Calculate busy slices correctly if (recurrent) appointments with a duration
-    of more than 24 hours are used.
-
-  * Fix a core dump that occurred if the main window was too small.
-
-- Translation:
-  * Several translation updates.
-
-[01 Jul 2012]
-Version 3.0.0:
-- New features:
-  * Full UTF-8 support.
-
-  * Much more powerful formatting options for printing items in non-interactive
-    mode. Format strings can be specified using "--format-apt",
-    "--format-event", "--format-recur-apt" and "--format-recur-event".
-
-  * Support for vim-style count prefixes for displacement keys.
-
-  * Powerful duration strings: Allows using extended duration strings, such as
-    "+3:10" or "+1d20h5m".
-
-  * A feature that allows piping items to external commands.
-
-  * New key bindings to jump to the previous/next month/year.
-
-  * A new configuration file format. `calcurse-upgrade` can be used to convert
-    existing configuration files.
-
-  * Several performance improvements.
-
-  * Notes are now stored using hash-based file names which results in lower
-    disk space usage.
-
-  * A test suite that can be used to test the core functionality of calcurse.
-
-  * A "--read-only" command line option to discard all changes to data files.
-
-- Bug fixes:
-  * Do not hardcode paths to the default editor/pager. Rely on the "$PATH"
-    variable instead.
-
-  * Update the number of todo items when importing an iCal file to prevent some
-    items from being inaccessible.
-
-  * Fix a segmentation fault when importing iCal data (reported by Andraz
-    Levstik).
-
-  * Format the "DURATION" field properly on iCal export. Use
-    days/hours/minutes/seconds instead of seconds (reported and fixed by Jerome
-    Pinot).
-
-  * Do not localize dates in pcal exports (reported by Baptiste Jonglez).
-
-- Translation:
-  * Portuguese translation (provided by Rafael Ferreira).
-
-  * 100% complete French, German and Russian translations.
-
-[08 Sep 2011]
-Version 2.9.2:
-- Bugfixes:
-  * Handle iCal line folding correctly.
-
-  * Introduce a configure option to completely exclude the documentation
-    subdirectory from the build process ("--disable-docs").
-
-[03 Aug 2011]
-Version 2.9.1:
-- Bugfixes:
-  * Keep the order of events across restarts (reported by Alan).
-
-  * Fix the build process when disabling documentation generation.
-
-  * Avoid flickering on window resize.
-
-  * Avoid a segfault when resizing the calcurse window.
-
-  * Add missing documentation for the "backword-kill-word" line editing
-    function.
-
-  * Honor the "TMPDIR" environment variable instead of using hardcoded paths
-    for temporary files (reported by Erik Saule).
-
-  * Fix pager invocation when showing the log file during an import (reported
-    by Andraz Levstik).
-
-  * Accept resource parameters in iCal import. Accept additional parameters
-    such as language parameters (reported by Andraz Levstik).
-
-  * Sync the notification item after editing or pasting an appointment. This
-    ensures the information in the notification bar as well as the countdown
-    for the notification daemon are always up-to-date (reported by Andraz
-    Levstik).
-
-  * Fix recurrent appointment notification.
-
-  * Fix flagging of regular appointments.
-
-  * Fix sort order when using command line options to display upcoming
-    appointments and events (reported by Erik Saule).
-
-[29 May 2011]
-Version 2.9.0
-- New features:
-  * Usage of short form dates such as "29/5/10" instead of "29/05/2010", "23"
-    for the 23rd of the currently selected month and year or "3/1" for Mar 01
-    (or Jan 03, depending on the date format) of the currently selected year.
-
-  * "backword-kill-word" line editing function.
-
-  * Automatically drop empty notes after editing.
-
-  * Documentation and man pages now are in AsciiDoc format which is easier to
-    maintain and can be translated to several formats such as HTML, PDF,
-    PostScript, EPUB, DocBook and much more.
-
-  * Manual and man pages contain updated links to our new website and mailing
-    lists, as well as instructions on how to use Transifex.
-
-  * Extensive code cleanups and improvements.
-
-- Bugfixes:
-  * Avoid a segfault when resizing the help window.
-
-  * Remove the lock file if calcurse died (fixes Debian Bug #575772, thanks to
-    Erik for submitting a patch).
-
-  * Parse appointment end times correctly if they date back (reported by
-    Aleksey Mechonoshin).
-
-  * Fix some compiler warnings.
-
-- Translation:
-  * Russian translation provided by Aleksey Mechonoshin.
-
-  * Several translation updates.
-
-
-[29 May 2010]
-Version 2.8
-- New features:
-  * a weekly calendar view was added with the display of the week number and
-    colored slices indicating appointment times
-
-  * the side bar width can now be customized by the user
-
-- Bugfixes:
-  * wrong calculation of recurrent dates after a turn of year fixed (patch
-    provided by Lukas Fleischer)
-
-  * check for data directory availability added
-
-  * fixed a possible segfault that could be triggered when calcurse screen
-    became too small
-
-  * INSTALL file is no longer missing from the distributed package
-
-  * compilation issue related to memory functions definitions fixed
-
-
-[22 Aug 2009]
-Version 2.7
-- New features:
-  * a daemon was implemented so that calcurse can now send reminders in
-    background
-
-  * new --status command line option to display information about calcurse
-    running instances
-
-- Bugfixes:
-  * fixed a bug which prevented ical files from being imported
-
-  * no more error when user's home directory does not exist
-
-  * dates are now written properly again when using the '-r' flag
-
-  * incorrect duration format fixed when exporting to ical
-
-
-[11 Jul 2009]
-Version 2.6
-- New features:
-  * calcurse is now distributed under a 2-clause BSD-style license
-
-  * todos can now be flagged as completed
-
-  * support for regex-based searches added
-
-  * locking mechanism implemented to prevent having two calcurse instances
-    running at the same time
-
-  * inside calendar panel, day names and selected date are now in the same
-    colour as user's theme
-
-- Bugfixes:
-  * missing 'T' letter added in the DURATION field for ical export (reported
-    by cuz)
-
-  * ical events which spans over several days are now imported correctly
-    (reported by Andreas Kalex)
-
-  * fixed gcc's `format-security' issue (reported by Francois Boulogne)
-
-  * no more freeze when changing color within the configuration screen on
-    OpenBSD
-
-  * fixed a memory leak caused by a wrong use of the structures related to the
-    notification bar
-
-  * todo items are not displayed twice if -d and -t flags are both given
-    (reported by Timo Schmiade)
-
-  * it is now possible to export data from a given appointment file even if
-    the user does not have any home directory (reported by Ben Zanin)
-
-  * prevent character deletion before the beginning of the string within the
-    online editor (reported by Martin Rehak)
-
-
-[25 Jan 2009]
-Version 2.5
-- New features:
-  * new option to periodically save data
-
-  * cut and paste feature added, to move items from one day to another
-
-  * support for iso date format (yyyy-mm-dd) added
-
-  * new '--enable-memory-debug' configuration option to monitor memory usage
-
-  * configuration scipt improved to be able to link against ncursesw if ncurses
-    is not available
-
-- Bugfixes:
-  * fixed a two-years old bug (appeared in version 1.5) that made repeated items
-  with exceptions load uncorrectly in some cases (thanks to Jan Smydke for
-  reporting it)
-
-  * fixed a bug related to user-configured keys that could be lost when using
-  calcurse in non-interactive mode
-
-
-[27 Dec 2008]
-Version 2.4
-- New features:
-  * key bindings are now user-definable
-
-  * new layout configuration menu
-
-- Bugfixes:
-  * memory leak due to a wrong use of the pthread library fixed
-
-  * fixed a possible freeze when deleting an appointment's note
-
-  * exception dates now properly ignored when exporting data to pcal format
-
-  * daylight saving time unwanted offset fixed
-
-
-[14 Dec 2008]
-Version 2.4_beta   beta version available for testing.
-
-
-[15 Oct 2008]
-Version 2.3
-- New feature:
-  * ical import added
-
-
-[29 Sep 2008]
-Version 2.3_beta   beta version available for testing.
-
-  
-[28 Aug 2008]
-Version 2.2
-- New features:
-  * pcal export added, to be able to produce nice-looking PostScript output
-
-  * '-s', '-r' and '-D' command line arguments added which allows to use an
-  alternative data directory, and to be more flexible when specifying the range
-  of dates to be considered when displaying appointments and events
-  (thanks Erik for submiting the patch)
-
-  * '^G', '0' and '$' keybindings added to ease movements in calendar
-
-
-[12 Aug 2008]
-Version 2.2_beta   beta version available for testing.
-
-
-[17 May 2008]
-Version 2.1
-- New features:
-  * '--note' command line argument added which allows the display of note
-    contents in non-interactive mode (patch submitted by Erik Saule)
-
-  * It is now possible to configure date formats used in calcurse interactive
-    and non-interactive modes (patch submitted by Tony)
-
-- Bugfixes:
-  * Debian Bug Report #469297
-
-- Translation:
-  * Italian manual provided by Leandro Noferini
-
-
-[26 Apr 2008]
-Version 2.1_beta   beta version available for testing.
-
-
-[02 Mar 2008]
-Version 2.0
-- New features:
-  * Ability to attach notes to appointments, events and todos added
-
-  * Call to an external editor/pager to edit/view notes implemented
-
-  * Documentation improved, with the use of a css style sheet in html manuals
-
-- Bugfixes:
-  * Leap years are now properly handled
-
-  * configure.ac updated to link against pthread and not lpthread
-
-
-[16 Feb 2008]
-Version 2.0_beta   beta version available for testing.
-
-
-[23 Oct 2007]
-Version 1.9
-- New features:
-  * Moon phase calculation added
-
-  * Automatic redraw is now performed when resizing terminal
-
-  * Major code cleanup release, error and signal handling improved
-
-- Bugfixes:
-  * Current day is now automatically updated in the calendar panel
-
-  * No more problem when trying to load a calendar from current directory
-
-- Translation:
-  * Dutch translation and manual provided by Jeremy Roon
-
-
-[31 Aug 2007]
-Version 1.9_beta   beta version available on request.
-
-
-[22 May 2007]
-Version 1.8
-- New features:
-  * The command launched to notify user of an upcoming appointment is now
-    configurable, so that user can get warned by mail or by playing a tune for
-    example
-
-  * Color theme configuration menu was completely redesigned, with support for
-    default terminal's color added
-
-  * 'Export' command implemented, to be able to save calcurse data in iCalendar
-    format. The '--export' command line argument was also implemented to be able
-    to use this feature in non-interactive mode.
-
-  * 'Flag Item' command implemented to mark appointments as 'important' so that
-    user gets notified before they arrive
-
-- Bugfixes:
-  * Fixed a possible problem while editing an item description and using CTRL-D
-    to delete last character
-
-  * 01/01/1970 is not returned anymore when editing an item endless repetition
-
-
-[15 Apr 2007]
-Version 1.8_beta   beta version available on request. 
-
-
-[20 Jan 2007]
-Version 1.7
-- New features:
-  * 'Edit Item' command implemented to be able to modify an already existing
-    item
-
-  * Long command-line options are now accepted
-
-  * '-t' flag now takes a priority number as optional argument 
-
-  * Repeated items are now marked with an '*' to be recognizable from normal
-    items
-
-- Bugfixes:
-  * When creating a recurrent item, the end-date is included again in the
-    repetition
-
-  * Date format corrected in 'Go To' command
-
-
-[18 Dec 2006]
-Version 1.7_beta   beta version available on request. 
-
-
-[01 Oct 2006]
-Version 1.6
-- New features:
-  * Notification-bar implemented, which indicates current date and time,
-    the calendar file in use and the next upcoming appointment together with the
-    time left before it
-
-  * '-n' flag added to get notified of the next appointment within upcoming 24
-    hours
-
-  * Support for todo priorities added
-
-  * New screen layouts added to make the todo panel the largest one
-
-  * General keybindings implemented, which apply whatever panel is selected
-
-- Bugfixes:
-  * The repeated end date can no longer be before the item start date 
-
-  * Fixed a possible conflict in the LOCALEDIR variable definition
-
-- Translation:
-  * spanish translation and manual provided by Jose Lopez
-
-  * german translation and manual updated by Christoph M.
-
-
-[26 Aug 2006]
-Version 1.5
-- New features:
-  * Support for recurrent events and appointments added
-
-- Bugfixes:
-  * Debian Bug Report #369550, #377543
-
-  * fixed the compiler linking problem with libintl
-    on systems which do not provide intl support within libc
-
-- Translation:
-  * german translation provided by Michael Schulz
-
-  * english translation provided by Neil Williams
-
-
-[15 May 2006]
-Version 1.4
-- New features:
-  * Support for i18n added
-  
-  * Support for non-color terminals added
-
-  * Option added to choose which day is the first of the week 
-    (monday or sunday)
-
-  * Documentation improved, with translated html manuals
-
-- Bugfixes:
-  * When confirmation is requested, it is now done by pressing 
-    'y' or 'n' instead of 'yes' or 'no'
-
-- Translation:
-  * french translation 
-
-  * french and german manuals
-
-
-[17 Mar 2006]
-Version 1.3
-- New features:
-  * Adding of all-day long events                                             
-  
-  * Many GUI improvements:                                                    
-        o better scrolling (with the use of ncurses pad functions)          
-        o scrollbars added                                                  
-        o progress bar added                                                
-
-  * Appointment duration can now be entered either in minutes or in           
-    hh:mm format
-
-- Bugfixes:
-  * January 0 bug fixed                                                       
-  
-  * Current day is no longer highlighted in every year of the future          
-    and the past (thanks to Michael for reporting that bug)                   
-
-  * Fixed compiler warnings (thanks to Uwe for reporting this)                
-
-  * Removed -lpanel link during compilation                                   
-
-  * Characters can now be erased with CTRL-H (to fix a problem                
-    reported by Brendan)
-
-
-[26 Nov 2005]
-Version 1.2
-- New features:
-  * An option was added to skip system dialogs                                
-  
-  * Configure script was improved
-
-- Bugfixes:
-  * Ncurses library use improved: screen refreshing is faster,                
-    windows do not flicker anymore when updated, and memory                     
-    footprint is much smaller                                                   
-  
-  * Changed abbreviation for 'Wednesday' from 'Wen' to 'Wed'
-
-
-[29 Oct 2005]
-Version 1.1
-- New features:
-  * Command-line options which allows to display appointments and             
-    todo list without entering the interactive mode                           
-
-  * Manpage and documentation updated                                         
-
-  * Configure script improved
-
-- Bugfixes:
-  * Debian Bug Report #335430 regarding the GoTo today function               
-    is now fixed
-
-
-[08 Oct 2005]
-Version 1.0       First stable release
-- New features:
-  * Calcurse now comes with a manpage
-
-- Bugfixes:
-  * Debian Bug Report #330869 regarding the October 0 which does not          
-    exist is now fixed                                                        
-  
-  * Default options "auto-save", "confirm-quit", and                          
-    "confirm-delete" were set to 'yes'
-
-
-[11 Sep 2005]
-Version 1.0rc3    First public release
-
-
-[26 Jun 2005]
-Version 1.0rc2
-beta version
-
-
-[02 Apr 2005]
-Version 1.0rc1
-beta version