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BLENDER TODAY #192

NODES
Nodes: Add general Combine/Separate Color nodes https://developer.blender.org/rB82df48227bb7742466d429a5b465e0ada95d959d
Geometry Nodes: Improve performance of mesh to points node https://developer.blender.org/D14661
UI
UI: Add Gizmos toggle to SpaceImage https://developer.blender.org/rBed0964c97623a7542dab900ebda900f3953db4bb
UI: Expand the Snap Curves to Surface operator https://developer.blender.org/D14873
Outliner: add icons for nodegroups https://developer.blender.org/rBb968e2bf48ff7a67972c938e17c1723f1c116ddc

ANIMATION & RIGGING
NLA: improve visibility of action & active channel https://developer.blender.org/D14820
Allow surface deform when target mesh increases number of vertices https://developer.blender.org/rB5f8f436dca96188b78584a3e23d44d7a81809751
Fix T97529: NLA track buttons still work when hidden https://developer.blender.org/rB4ac6177b8d676d9e678126af71067cad3674ff3b

CURVES
Curves: support symmetry in curves sculpting brushes https://developer.blender.org/D14795
Curves: add second experimental option for new curves tools https://developer.blender.org/D14840
Curves: control number of control points in new curves https://developer.blender.org/D14857
Curves: show warning when using Add brush without surface https://developer.blender.org/rB18bcd8321a68832d01a0fedeed38b80767f70a64
Curves: move curve sculpt settings out of advanced panel https://developer.blender.org/rB5b24291be1e066f7ee097842544caa7f401dadc5
Curves: use old Add – Curve menu for new curves object https://developer.blender.org/D14861
Curves: disable Empty Hair operator when there is no active mesh https://developer.blender.org/rB2ba081f59bc62f1fc7f59a6391c001c5a9281c53
Curves: support converting legacy curves to new curves object https://developer.blender.org/D14872

PAINT & UV
Transform: use a threshold for UV snapping https://developer.blender.org/D13873
UI: Add color attribute create to canvas selector https://developer.blender.org/rBb96cdbcf7aaca543848ed9348ee52f6196810217
Switch viewport shading for color tools in solid mode https://developer.blender.org/rB90042b7d796608cf680620041785bfa432975d48

GREASE PENCIL
GPencil: New option to make noise random in Keyframes only https://developer.blender.org/D14566
LineArt: Object loading optimization https://developer.blender.org/rB03aba8046e07d956e43073502383579b7dfbb284

WINDOWS
Win32: Dark Mode Title Bar Color https://developer.blender.org/D14847
GHOST: Add support for precision touchpad gestures on Windows https://developer.blender.org/rBe58b18888c0e76a9ab8b0eeb16cdad9d9d9962cf

POTPOURRI
IMBUF: Faster JPEG Thumbnails https://developer.blender.org/D14727
XR: Expose the OpenXR user paths in the event data for XR events https://developer.blender.org/rB23be3294ff50b9a1f9eebfbde71b44252520c51f
I/O & ADD-ONS
USD: add volume/VDB export https://developer.blender.org/D14193
Alembic: Enable operator presets when exporting https://developer.blender.org/rB1d668b6356327ba86d524d53bbf1360a5a0914d5
Amaranth: Support Image preview on Geometry Nodes https://developer.blender.org/rBA67e43f9083b79b33f5aa6ac4d1630946804d9534