Release notes 0.19

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Python 3 and Qt5
The effort to migrate from Python 2 and Qt4 to Python 3 and Qt5 is essentially complete and most developers have moved to the Python3/Qt5 toolchains.

Undoubtedly there are unforeseen bugs and unanticipated breakages that will present themselves during the next development cycle or two, but any existing dependence on Python 2 or Qt4 will not be supported moving forward. Note that the developers of certain addons have not yet ported to their tools to Python3/Qt5. This may be due to several reasons including lack of support, time, resources, or broken dependencies that may or may not be easily fixed. Individuals interested in the migration of a particular workbench or tool are encouraged to participate in the FreeCAD forum.

Development

 * Merged QtWebEngine support; pull request #1937.
 * New Libpack for Windows with Qt 5.12, OCC 7.3 and Python 3.6; forum discussion.
 * Added support for existing Python virtual environments; pull request #2021, commit bb81425147.

Other

 * Fixed broken support for "INCH" units when exporting to STEP/IGES formats; forum discussion, commit 1b26173580.
 * Improved import/export compatibility with proprietary CAD systems, when using compressed STEP, or STPZ; forum discussion, pull request #2323, commit 7de89cf62e.
 * Pre-select name filter in the import/export dialog; forum discussion, commit e239994,
 * Fix missing application ID and icon on GNOME/Wayland; pull request #2466.

Russian templates pull request #2249.

Fixed issue with Std Part containers visibility when the viewport is displayed in full screen in Qt5:
 * Set for Qt 5.9 and above; forum discussion, commit 2a1dd8415, and commit 57b3ca6f77.
 * Disabled button support in  for Qt5 to avoid MDI view mode-related rendering artifacts; forum discussion, commit 960d612547.
 * Fixed bug in to avoid a crash when returning from full screen; forum discussion, commit c4e34ed9b.
 * Fixed issue #4088 about the visibility of the origin of a Part changing when undocking the 3D view; forum discussion, commit 1e19ef5be.

Known Limitations

 * Black screen due to video card drivers, while running FreeCAD inside a virtual machine; issue #3939.
 * Logitech Wingman USB joystick can cause erratic behavior in the view (Discussion)
 * Gesture navigation is fully supported for Windows but yet to be maintained for Linux or MacOS platforms. Problem: @DeepSOIC (dev) doesn't have a MacOS machine/trackpad and hasn't tested on Linux either. (thread)

Other Changes

 * Renamed DWire to PolyLine (Github)
 * Substantial reqorking to improve FreeCAD 2D drafting and better support for TechDraw by yorik (Discussion)

Part Workbench

 * New Face method : aFace.cutHoles(list_of_wires) to cut holes into a face. (The face usually needs to be validated after operation)
 * New command: Create face points object from mesh

Other Changes

 * Fixed P3 Memory Leak (Discussion)

Render Workbench
Added support for Blender Cycles renderer (git commit)

Sketcher Workbench
Sketcher Elements Widget - Filter geomtry by type (Discussion)

Start Workbench
Re-added example files to the Start page with saved thumbnails in their icons, forum announcement, git commit ba6a6d63ee9c.

Other TechDaw Changes

 * Fixed font size issues when exporting to SVG (discussion) (pull request)
 * Support for Russian standard document templates (Github)
 * Add options for page size, line width and background on SVG (github)
 * Panning support using middle mouse button (github)
 * Improved Drawing update control (github pull request 2468)