Preparations for 0.29.6

Changelog

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+0.29.6           (2024-08-15):
+* Bug: %GITHUB%/issues/1814 Application freezes on Ctrl+Select
+* Bug: %GITHUB%/issues/1816 interacting operation between EdgePairs and Region (or edges)
+  EdgePair layers in DRC can now tested for interacting with edges and polygons
+  (includes: inside, outside). New methods for EdgePairs: EdgePairs#inside etc.
+* Bug: %GITHUB%/issues/1819 Discrete soft small rendering
+* Bug: %GITHUB%/issues/1823 "Select all" was not working as expected for texts, API "select_all" was not working at all.
+* Bugfix: Typo: ParameterState#icon was named 'tooltip'
+* Enhancement: Allowing RBA::Net objects for DRCLayer#nets as well
+* Enhancement: const versions of Layout#cell and Layout#top_cell(s)
+* Enhancement: Generic GSI method and #_const_cast to make a const
+  reference into a non-const one (use with care)
+* Bugfix: 'netter' function in DRC wasn't working as described - it raised an error
+* Enhancement: Provide a warning message when closing the window while an operation is ongoing
+* Bugfix: Avoid a segfault in the property editor due to invalid array access
+* Bugfix: Properties dialog: stop handling 'Enter' key - use 'Ok' to close it
+* Enhancement: Some improvements on Ascend and Descend:
+  - Ascend now walks up the unspecific tree too
+  - Descend enters cell if selected transiently
+  - New feature "Descend into" which also selects the child cell
+    as current top
+  
 0.29.5           (2024-07-30):
 * Bug: %GITHUB%/issues/1784 Spice throws error at midline semicolon comments
 * Enhancement: %GITHUB%/issues/1790 Support for recursive PCell instances

Changelog.Debian

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+klayout (0.29.6-1) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * New features and bugfixes
+    - See changelog
+
+ -- Matthias Köfferlein <matthias@koefferlein.de>  Wed, 14 Aug 2024 08:08:33 +0200
+
 klayout (0.29.5-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * New features and bugfixes

version.sh

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 # This script is sourced to define the main version parameters
 
 # The main version
-KLAYOUT_VERSION="0.29.5"
+KLAYOUT_VERSION="0.29.6"
 
 # The version used for PyPI (don't use variables here!)
-KLAYOUT_PYPI_VERSION="0.29.5"
+KLAYOUT_PYPI_VERSION="0.29.6"
 
 # The build date
 KLAYOUT_VERSION_DATE=$(date "+%Y-%m-%d")