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-2016-03-25 master
+2016-04-02 0.12.9
 - Fixes:
-  - Do not detect empty areas as clickable
+  - Regression: Do not detect empty areas as clickable (issue #572)
+  - Regression: Position and resize task icon correctly (issue #575)
+  - Use imlib2 for taking screenshot; if it fails, use Xlib (issue #574)
+  - Battery: lower sample frequency when there is no support for reading current/power
 
 2016-03-25 0.12.8
 - Major changes (see details below):
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-# New stable release: 0.12.8
-Changes: https://gitlab.com/o9000/tint2/blob/0.12.8/ChangeLog
+# New stable release: 0.12.9
+Changes: https://gitlab.com/o9000/tint2/blob/0.12.9/ChangeLog
 
 Documentation: https://gitlab.com/o9000/tint2/wikis/Configure
 
-Try it out with (see also [dependencies](https://gitlab.com/o9000/tint2/wikis/Install#dependencies)):
+Compile it with (see also [dependencies](https://gitlab.com/o9000/tint2/wikis/Install#dependencies)):
 ```
 git clone https://gitlab.com/o9000/tint2.git
 cd tint2
-git checkout 0.12.8
+git checkout 0.12.9
 mkdir build
 cd build
 cmake ..
 make -j4
-./tint2 &
-./src/tint2conf/tint2conf &
 ```
 
-To install from source, also run (as root):
+To install, run (as root):
 ```
 make install
 ```
 
+And then you can run the panel `tint2` and the configuration program `tint2conf`.
+
 Please report any problems to https://gitlab.com/o9000/tint2/issues. Your feedback is much appreciated.
 
 P.S. GitLab is now the official location of the tint2 project, migrated from Google Code, which is shutting down. In case you are wondering why not GitHub, BitBucket etc., we chose GitLab because it is open source, it is mature and works well, looks cool and has a very nice team.