One step closer to 3.0

What's new:
1) GNOME Bluetooth module - Something similar is in Ubuntu

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2) Time Tracker - Convenient calendar


3) Empathy - Now more usable


4) Epiphany - WebKit transition is over

5) Media Player - Fixed bugs with DVD playback, DVD menu navigation, playback from the stop.

6) Cheese - Improved interface, multi-frame snapshots, support for webcam buttons


7) The Evince - Support for notes in PDF (if I understood correctly)

8) Volume Control - adjustment of the gawdiness on the subwoofer and balance on different speakers (front-rear, right-left)


But that is not all!
* By default, icons in menu items and buttons are disabled. Exceptions are menu items that are dynamically generated: they can display icons.

* Moved the location of saved notes and configuration files to meet the specifications of Freedesktop.org.

* GNOME Power Manager now has support for laptops with multiple batteries. Added support for spindown disks in DeviceKit.

* Gedit has been ported to Mac OS X.

* Pango - using OpenType font engine has improved the text presentation.

* The terminal now eats less memory.

Also (thanks for the Snupt comment)
“To simplify the testing process, GNOME 2.28 also includes the ability to activate the shell of the upcoming GNOME Shell desktop (you need to run“ gnome-shell --replace ”), combining the GNOME Panel and window manager, and implementing a new concept of orientation on tasks (Task-oriented) »opennet.ru

new GTK + 2.18 and platform cleaning in anticipation of 3.0

Release notes