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Geany 2.0.0 (October 19, 2023)

Split "session data" into session.conf, preferences are written to and read from geany.conf (PR#2776, PR#2779, PR#3014, PR#3125 and more).
Add new build system Meson (experimental) (PR#2761).
Require GTK 3.24 (#3580).

The document list in the sidebar has a new tree view. This mode is the new default and existing installations automatically use it (PR#1813).
Use dark-theme friendly colors for compiler messages (PR#3013).
Add a confirmation dialog on search & replace for the whole session (PR#3033).
Filter entry for symbol tree (PR#3055).
Simplify project creation from existing directories with sources (PR#3042).
Add option to show symbols in symbol tree without category groups (PR#3172).
Add option to only show line endings if they differ from file default (PR#3287).
Make tab label length and window title length configurable (Abdul Rafey, #3365).
Make Go to Symbol commands show signature list (PR#3475).

Sync many parsers from the Universal Ctags project, this leads to updated symbol parsers (PR#2990, PR#2991, PR#3032).
Improved support for the ctags file format, which is now the recommended format for tags files (PR#3049).
Update Kotlin filetype config (PR#3456).
Apply Markdown header style to the complete header (Robert Di Pardo, PR#3602).
Update Nim filetype config (Zoom, PR#2988).
Update PHP filetype config (PR#3488).
Update Python filetype config (PR#3039).
Add AutoIt filetype (Skif-off, PR#1752).
Add GDScript filetype (David Yang, PR#3012).
Remove Ferite filetype (PR#3075).
Enable local variables and improve autocompletion for C/C++ and some other languages (PR#3185, PR#3275).

Remove native file and color dialogs on Windows, GTK dialogs will be used instead (#3219).
Use "Prof-Gnome" GTK theme by default (same theme as used on macOS) for a better experience, the "Adwaita" theme can still be activated (PR#3129).