There is a forum member voting pool for its new splash screen that starts today and would last one week. If you like one in particular and want to see it in the next version, register and vote!
http://www.synfig.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=805
About mid October the new version will be on the streets. New features:
-Unified windows install (single setup file)
-SVG import ability
-New convert types for valuenodes.
-Reverse manipulation for scale valuenodes.
-Keyframes (poses) are now dragable by mouse.
-Keyframes (poses) are now shown in the Graph panel.
-Insert and remove time in the middle of the animation is now fixed. Can be done with mouse too.
-Canvas window reworked. Toggle button expose shorcuts for quality, onionskin, grid, and ducks visibility.
-New icons for some panels and valuenodes.
-Onionskin is now selectable up to two keyframes past and future. Also it is possible to see only future or only past onion skin.
-Crash counter monitor for debugging propouses.
(rylleman don't read this): Did I mention that I participate on the splash contest?

-G