Add config option and set up menu action

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+<h2>Release Notes for 1.0 RC1</h2>
+<p>This is the first release candidate for the upcoming release of novelWriter 1.0.</p>
+<p>Since the fifth beta release about four weeks ago, not much has been changed in novelWriter. A
+few minor tweaks have been made to the GUI. A number of features and tools are now automatically
+switched off when there is no project or document open for those features to act upon. No serious
+bugs have been reported or encountered, and I feel it’s time to move on to the release candidates.
+Most of the minor changes should not be noticeable to most users. However, there are a couple of
+noticeable changes.</p>
+<h3>Typewriter Mode</h3>
+<p>The "Typewriter Mode" of the editor has been improved. Essentially, this feature is a sort of
+smart scroll. It tries to keep the cursor stationary in the vertical direction, and will try to
+scroll the document up when the cursor skips to a new line while typing (or down in case of
+backspace). This is similar to the way a typewriter scrolls the paper when hitting the return key.
+It improves the writing experience as the current active line will stay at the same eye height
+level on the screen.</p>
+<p>Previously, the feature would lock the cursor to a given vertical position defined by the user.
+Now, instead, the cursor will remain stationary in the vertical direction at any position the user
+sets it to by mouse click or keyboard navigation. The user can define a minimum distance from the
+top where this feature is activated. It makes it more flexible. The feature can be controlled from
+the main Preferences.</p>
+<h3>Switching Syntax Theme</h3>
+<p>It is now possible to switch syntax highlighting theme without restarting novelWriter.
+Previously, changing the theme would only half-way update the document, header and footer
+background and text colour. The new settings would not be applied until the application was shut
+down and started again. This makes it a bit tedious to look through themes to find the one you
+want. This issue has now been resolved.</p>
+<p>Switching main GUI theme still requires a restart.</p>
+<p><i>The full changelog is available
+<a href="https://github.com/vkbo/novelWriter/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md">here</a>.</i></p>
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