Version 20200314:

FontForge now has much improved stroke expansion functionality. The main change is that it actually works most of the time. New features include support for arbitrary convex nibs and the miter-clip and arc join styles from SVG 2. All functionality is accessible from the Python and native APIs
Remove overlap handles certain important edge cases better
The Python API now has a function called genericGlyphChange that matches the "Change Glyph" command in the GUI. See #4133 for more details
The Python API now has functions for getting Unicode script and for interrogating glyph boundaries
One can now use text flags (rather than just numerical flags) when opening a font file via the Python API
UFO import now outputs the note field properly
SVG import is much more robust
We have dropped most gnulib and autotools logic in favor of CMake, which dramatically simplifies the build system and just as dramatically improves build time
As part of the switch to CMake, per the deprecation of Python 2, and per the lack of objections to the proposal on the mailing list, we have dropped support for building FontForge with Python 2 support. The non-build-system Python 2 code remains, but it is neither tested nor maintained nor supported and is likely to follow a trajectory of decay and then removal
Documentation is now rendered in Sphinx, which makes maintenance and improvement easier
Translations now happen on crowdin, which makes contributions easier
We got such a contribution for Croatian
Character view point coloring is more consistent, and preview fills support transparency
The user can now move and close tabs in the character view
The metrics view now allows for entry of negative kerning values and runs a bit more smoothly
There is now a warning when a user is about to discard an unsaved script
We fixed bugs all over, as always, with particular attention given to the metrics view, Python, Spiro, and high-resolution displays

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