diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index bebf1ad4..960ecb62 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
 - fetch unset property now returns default value rather than warning
 - many more const declarations to help gobject-introspection
 - rewritten vips_shrink() is 2x faster, much lower memuse, now handles complex
-- old code still there as vips_shrink2() for testing
 - only allow [] for filename options
 - add memory.h to Python API .. makes tracked highwater visible
 - added bandjoin_const to add constant bands to an image
diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 5cfb21f4..0a3897a8 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-- check C++ API for new operations
-
-- check dosc for new ops, esp function list
-
 - try make dist, check po
 
 - try SEQ_UNBUFFERED on jpg source, get out of order error?
diff --git a/doc/function-list.xml b/doc/function-list.xml
index 7fa25024..8a1d1864 100644
--- a/doc/function-list.xml
+++ b/doc/function-list.xml
@@ -596,6 +596,36 @@
   <entry>load a Radiance image from a file</entry>
   <entry>vips_radload()</entry>
 </row>
+<row>
+  <entry>pdfload</entry>
+  <entry>load PDF with libpoppler</entry>
+  <entry>vips_pdfload()</entry>
+</row>
+<row>
+  <entry>pdfload_buffer</entry>
+  <entry>load PDF with libpoppler</entry>
+  <entry>vips_pdfload_buffer()</entry>
+</row>
+<row>
+  <entry>svgload</entry>
+  <entry>load SVG with rsvg</entry>
+  <entry>vips_svgload()</entry>
+</row>
+<row>
+  <entry>svgload_buffer</entry>
+  <entry>load SVG with rsvg</entry>
+  <entry>vips_svgload_buffer()</entry>
+</row>
+<row>
+  <entry>gifload</entry>
+  <entry>load GIF with giflib</entry>
+  <entry>vips_gifload()</entry>
+</row>
+<row>
+  <entry>gifload_buffer</entry>
+  <entry>load GIF with giflib</entry>
+  <entry>vips_gifload_buffer()</entry>
+</row>
 <row>
   <entry>ppmload</entry>
   <entry>load ppm from file</entry>
@@ -781,6 +811,31 @@
   <entry>shrink an image</entry>
   <entry>vips_shrink()</entry>
 </row>
+<row>
+  <entry>shrinkh</entry>
+  <entry>shrink an image horizontally</entry>
+  <entry>vips_shrinkh()</entry>
+</row>
+<row>
+  <entry>shrinkv</entry>
+  <entry>shrink an image vertically</entry>
+  <entry>vips_shrinkv()</entry>
+</row>
+<row>
+  <entry>reduceh</entry>
+  <entry>shrink an image horizontally</entry>
+  <entry>vips_reduceh()</entry>
+</row>
+<row>
+  <entry>reducev</entry>
+  <entry>shrink an image vertically</entry>
+  <entry>vips_reducev()</entry>
+</row>
+<row>
+  <entry>reduce</entry>
+  <entry>reduce an image</entry>
+  <entry>vips_reduce()</entry>
+</row>
 <row>
   <entry>mapim</entry>
   <entry>resample an image with an arbitrary warp</entry>
@@ -1001,6 +1056,11 @@
   <entry>test for monotonicity</entry>
   <entry>vips_hist_ismonotonic()</entry>
 </row>
+<row>
+  <entry>hist_entropy</entry>
+  <entry>estimate image entropy</entry>
+  <entry>vips_hist_entropy()</entry>
+</row>
 <row>
   <entry>conv</entry>
   <entry>convolution operation</entry>
diff --git a/libvips/foreign/pdfload.c b/libvips/foreign/pdfload.c
index bb29af83..0ccf539d 100644
--- a/libvips/foreign/pdfload.c
+++ b/libvips/foreign/pdfload.c
@@ -327,7 +327,6 @@ vips_foreign_load_pdf_class_init( VipsForeignLoadPdfClass *class )
 	gobject_class->get_property = vips_object_get_property;
 
 	object_class->nickname = "pdfload";
-	object_class->description = _( "load PDF with pdf" );
 	object_class->build = vips_foreign_load_pdf_build;
 
 	load_class->get_flags_filename = 
@@ -440,7 +439,7 @@ vips_foreign_load_pdf_file_class_init(
 	gobject_class->get_property = vips_object_get_property;
 
 	object_class->nickname = "pdfload";
-	object_class->description = _( "load PDF with pdf" );
+	object_class->description = _( "load PDF with libpoppler" );
 
 	foreign_class->suffs = vips_foreign_pdf_suffs;
 
@@ -505,7 +504,6 @@ vips_foreign_load_pdf_buffer_class_init(
 	gobject_class->get_property = vips_object_get_property;
 
 	object_class->nickname = "pdfload_buffer";
-	object_class->description = _( "load PDF with pdf" );
 
 	load_class->is_a_buffer = vips_foreign_load_pdf_is_a_buffer;
 	load_class->header = vips_foreign_load_pdf_buffer_header;
diff --git a/libvips/foreign/svgload.c b/libvips/foreign/svgload.c
index f814c114..929b7a64 100644
--- a/libvips/foreign/svgload.c
+++ b/libvips/foreign/svgload.c
@@ -357,7 +357,6 @@ vips_foreign_load_svg_file_class_init(
 	gobject_class->get_property = vips_object_get_property;
 
 	object_class->nickname = "svgload";
-	object_class->description = _( "load PDF with rsvg" );
 
 	foreign_class->suffs = vips_foreign_svg_suffs;
 
@@ -462,7 +461,6 @@ vips_foreign_load_svg_buffer_class_init(
 	gobject_class->get_property = vips_object_get_property;
 
 	object_class->nickname = "svgload_buffer";
-	object_class->description = _( "load SVG with rsvg" );
 
 	load_class->is_a_buffer = vips_foreign_load_svg_is_a_buffer;
 	load_class->header = vips_foreign_load_svg_buffer_header;