The NEWS file exists to announce major changes that concern users only. Read CHANGES for details like converters, assembler stuff, etc. Version 1.3.2 - Maintenance release! - Fixed alpha blitting. Version 1.3.1 - Maintenance release! - Fixed build environment under unix. Version 1.3.0 - Added blitter API. - Added alpha mask support in generic converters. - Added colorkey support. Version 1.2.6 - Maintenance release! - New MMX converters - Assorted bug fixes (including some serious ones) - Version 1.2.6 compiles out of the box on BeOS (on Intel processors) Version 1.2.5 - Types.h is *deprecated*. You can still include it but it will be removed in a couple of versions. Include H_Types.h from now on. - There is proper Visual C++ support now, with assembler conversion. Read INSTALL.Win32. - Preliminary BeOS support. Give it a try. - None of the changes break compatibility. You do NOT need to recompile programs that depend on Hermes. (Good news eh? :)