Update ChangeLog, README and NEWS

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+2009-12-23  Jon Lund Steffensen  <jonlst@gmail.com>
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+	Add setting gamma ramps with the VidMode extension.
+	Allow selection of gamma setting method with program parameter (-m).
+	Fallback to VidMode if RANDR doesn't work.
+
+2009-12-23  Jon Lund Steffensen  <jonlst@gmail.com>
+
+	Move source and headers to src dir.
+
+2009-12-23  Jon Lund Steffensen  <jonlst@gmail.com>
+
+	Move RandR code to separate file.
+
+2009-12-23  Jon Lund Steffensen  <jonlst@gmail.com>
+
+	Rescale blackbody values above 6500K to be in [0,1].
+
+2009-12-23  Jon Lund Steffensen  <jonlst@gmail.com>
+
+	Update NEWS
+
+2009-11-04  Jon Lund Steffensen  <jonlst@gmail.com>
+
+	Add autotools support.
+
+2009-11-04  Jon Lund Steffensen  <jonlst@gmail.com>
+
+	Add COPYING file (GPLv3).
+	Add copyright and license in file headers.
+
+2009-11-04  Jon Lund Steffensen  <jonlst@gmail.com>
+
+	Allow individual adjustment of each gamma channel.
+
+2009-11-04  Jon Lund Steffensen  <jonlst@gmail.com>
+
+	Make transition period a bit shorter.
+
+2009-11-04  Jon Lund Steffensen  <jonlst@gmail.com>
+
+	Have color temperature transition period be DEFINEd at the top.
+	Print current period (day, night, transition) when verbose.
+	Call setlocale() with LC_CTYPE instead of LC_ALL otherwise parameter parsing
+	is locale dependant which is confusing.
+
+2009-11-04  Jon Lund Steffensen  <jonlst@gmail.com>
+
+	Use getopt() to parse arguments.
+
+2009-11-04  Jon Lund Steffensen  <jonlst@gmail.com>
+
+	Initial import.
+
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+v0.2 (2009-12-23)
+* Add a different method for setting the gamma ramps. It uses the
+  VidMode extension.
+
 v0.1 (2009-11-04)
-Initial release.
+* Initial release.
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ Adjust color temperature of your screen according to your
 surroundings. This may help your eyes hurt less if you are working in
 front of the screen at night.

-The program uses the RANDR extension of the X server to adjust the
-color temperature. This is done by setting appropriate gamma ramps. If
-you have configured your own gamma ramps they will be overwritten
-but in that case you probably care too much about color accuracy
-to use this program anyway. Your graphics driver and X server needs to support
-at least RANDR version 1.3.
+The program uses an X server extension adjust the color
+temperature. This is done by setting appropriate gamma ramps. If you
+have configured your own gamma ramps they will be overwritten but in
+that case you probably care too much about color accuracy to use this
+program anyway. Your graphics driver and X server needs to either
+support at least RANDR version 1.3 or the VidMode extension.

 The color temperature is set according to the position of the sun. A
 different color temperature is set during night and daytime. During
@@ -38,9 +38,13 @@ have reasonable defaults.
     		gamma value.
  -h		Display help message.
  -l LAT:LON	Your current location in latitudes and longitudes.
+  -m METHOD	Method to use to set color temperature (randr or
+     		vidmode). Default is randr. In some cases one of the
+     		methods will not work. In that case you may be able to
+     		use the other method.
  -t DAY:NIGHT	Color temperature to set at daytime/night.
  -v		Verbose output.

 Example (location is Copenhagen, Denmark):

- $ redshift -l 55.7:12.6 -t 6800:3500 -g 0.8 -v
+ $ redshift -l 55.7:12.6 -t 6800:3500 -g 0.8 -m vidmode -v