Version 1.9.0 Released

This is a periodic release

Calendar:

• Locale date formats correctly at start of timeline.
  (#116 <https://sourceforge.net/p/thetimelineproj/backlog/116/>_)

GUI:

• There is an optional tool bar that contains buttons for toggling some
  settings.

• "To time" in event editor is correctly laid out when checking "Period".

• Images can be dragged and dropped on an event to change icon.
  (#103 <https://sourceforge.net/p/thetimelineproj/backlog/103/>_)

• A preference decides if the time checkbox is checked for new events.
  (#119 <https://sourceforge.net/p/thetimelineproj/backlog/119/>_)

• Subevents in a container can be locked if the extended container strategy is
  used.
  (#110 <https://sourceforge.net/p/thetimelineproj/backlog/110/>_)

• The description text in the event editor can be selected with Ctrl+A.
  (#115 <https://sourceforge.net/p/thetimelineproj/backlog/115/>_)

• The ends-today checkbox in the event editor is enabled when the editor is
  opened from the menu.
  (#114 <https://sourceforge.net/p/thetimelineproj/backlog/114/>_)

• The events in the exported list are sorted by start date.
  (#106 <https://sourceforge.net/p/thetimelineproj/backlog/106/>_)

• Shortcuts to quickly toggle some settings are present in a toolbar.

• Colors can be selected for major strip lines, minor strip lines and now line.
  (#111 <https://sourceforge.net/p/thetimelineproj/backlog/111/>_)

• Overlapping eras are now displayed in a mixed color.
  (#108 <https://sourceforge.net/p/thetimelineproj/backlog/108/>_)

• Colors can now be selected for events without an associated category.
  (#81 <https://sourceforge.net/p/thetimelineproj/backlog/81/>_)

• The Ends-today property can be set on subevents if the extended container
  strategy is used.

• A new dialog in the help menu displays System information.

Translations:

• The wx stock items are translated correctly in the Windows binary.
  (#109 <https://sourceforge.net/p/thetimelineproj/backlog/109/>_)

• The strip text 'Century' is translatable.
  (#107 <https://sourceforge.net/p/thetimelineproj/backlog/107/>_)

Bug fixes:

• Edit event dialog does not crash when there is a db error.
  (#127 <https://sourceforge.net/p/thetimelineproj/backlog/127/>_)

• Application does not crash at startup if system has locale zh_CN (Chinese).
  (Merged from 1.5.1.)

• Application does not crash when duplicating container events.
  (#125 <https://sourceforge.net/p/thetimelineproj/backlog/125/>_)