From: Johan Malm Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2024 20:04:23 +0000 (+0000) Subject: NEWS.md: interim update X-Git-Url: https://git.mdlowis.com/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=9a9eaee5a1c3237a0a2d852b3d9075e2e01314c2;p=proto%2Flabwc.git NEWS.md: interim update --- diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md index 57f8bd9b..85d70491 100644 --- a/NEWS.md +++ b/NEWS.md @@ -34,15 +34,60 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog] ## [unreleased] +This is a shorter release cycle compared with the usual 10-week one because it +contains a significant number of stability and cleanliness fixes which warrant +packaging. + +We do not normally describe behind-the-scenes work in this log, but will mention +two here as an exception: + +1. A clean run with gcc/clang memory leak check has been achieved. Thanks to + @tokyo4j for fantastic work with this [#2331] +2. A buffer-sharing mechanism has been merged to improve both processor and + memory usage in the long term. Credits to @tokyo4j and @Consolatis for this + one. [#2363] + Notes to package maintainers: - The wlroots dependency has been increased to `0.18.1` to avoid a crash when using ext-foreign-toplevel-list protocol. +- It is also advisable to use `0.18.2` as soon as possible to fix a crash + triggered when the xwayland server closes during a drag-and-drop with an + XWayland client. ### Added +- Add window rule to send release-events of modifiers which are part of + keybinds. This supports clients (like blender) that want to see modifier + release events even when they are part of a keybinds. [#2377] + +```xml + + + +``` + +- Support menu borders [#2376] + +``` +menu.border.width: 1 +menu.border.color: #aaaaaa +``` + +- Add conversion specifier `%n` to the window-switcher `` config option + to show desktop entry name in the window-switcher. Written-by: @jp7677 [#2360] + +```xml + + + + + + +``` + - Add hold gestures. @jp7677 [#2326] -- Support ext-foreign-toplevel-list protocol +- Support ext-foreign-toplevel-list protocol [#2072] - Support additional window rule conditions including `shaded`, `maximized`, `iconified`, `focused`, `omnipresent`, `desktop`, `tiled` and `tiled_region`. This also works for `If` and `ForEach` queries. @orfeasxyz @ahesford [#2245] @@ -71,12 +116,22 @@ Notes to package maintainers: ### Fixed +- Fix incorrect focus behaviour when switching between workspaces with + omnipresent windows open [#2335] +- Fall back to loading icon based on app-id when `Icon` defined in .desktop file + can not be loaded [#2361] +- Fix regression introduced with `0.8.1` to allow negative values for theme + option `menu.overlap` [#2356] +- Ensure output is usable before setting adaptive sync [#2337] [#2338] +- Fix `menu.title.text.justify: right` not working [#2336] +- Keep focus on omnipresent windows when switching workspaces [#2329] - Skip painting output when session is not active. @enometh @Madhu [#2249] - Ignore variable assignments > 1 KiB in environment files to guard against recursive constructs like FOO=$FOO:bar which would grow on each reconfigure. [#2325] -- Improve support for non-compliant icons by matching partial strings to handle - for example app-id="gimp-2.10" with file "gimp.desktop". @spl237 [#2266] +- Improve support for non-compliant .desktop files by matching partial strings + to handle for example app-id="gimp-2.10" with file "gimp.desktop". @spl237 + [#2266] - Correctly center menu opened with `` @tokyo4j [#2319] - Allow pointer speed of -1.0. @spl237 [#2321] - Fix off-by-one bug in `buf_add_char()` [#2313] @@ -87,6 +142,26 @@ Notes to package maintainers: to be rejected if the cursor is moved. @RicArch97 [#2295] - Use `MenuHeader` font height in separators with labels. @domo141 [#2276] +### Changed + +- Set default window placement policy to `cascade` instead of `center` [#2345] + +```xml + + cascade + +``` + +- Set default values of theme option `window.*.border.color` to `#aaaaaa`. This + makes the colors of window borders and titlebar different, but will let + `menu.border.color` inherit `window.active.border.color` just like Openbox + does, without making the menu borders around a selected menu item invisible. + [#2376] + +- Invert the y-offset of submenus applied by `menu.overlap.y` to (i) follow + Openbox's behavior and (ii) behave as already described in our own + documentation. [#2380] + ## [0.8.1] The most noteworthy additions in this release are: @@ -1760,6 +1835,7 @@ Compile with wlroots 0.12.0 and wayland-server >=1.16 [#2052]: https://github.com/labwc/labwc/pull/2052 [#2055]: https://github.com/labwc/labwc/pull/2055 [#2057]: https://github.com/labwc/labwc/pull/2057 +[#2072]: https://github.com/labwc/labwc/pull/2072 [#2075]: https://github.com/labwc/labwc/pull/2075 [#2088]: https://github.com/labwc/labwc/pull/2088 [#2091]: https://github.com/labwc/labwc/pull/2091 @@ -1807,4 +1883,19 @@ Compile with wlroots 0.12.0 and wayland-server >=1.16 [#2321]: https://github.com/labwc/labwc/pull/2321 [#2325]: https://github.com/labwc/labwc/pull/2325 [#2326]: https://github.com/labwc/labwc/pull/2326 - +[#2329]: https://github.com/labwc/labwc/pull/2329 +[#2331]: https://github.com/labwc/labwc/pull/2331 +[#2335]: https://github.com/labwc/labwc/pull/2335 +[#2336]: https://github.com/labwc/labwc/pull/2336 +[#2337]: https://github.com/labwc/labwc/pull/2337 +[#2338]: https://github.com/labwc/labwc/pull/2338 +[#2340]: https://github.com/labwc/labwc/pull/2340 +[#2345]: https://github.com/labwc/labwc/pull/2345 +[#2350]: https://github.com/labwc/labwc/pull/2350 +[#2356]: https://github.com/labwc/labwc/pull/2356 +[#2360]: https://github.com/labwc/labwc/pull/2360 +[#2361]: https://github.com/labwc/labwc/pull/2361 +[#2363]: https://github.com/labwc/labwc/pull/2363 +[#2376]: https://github.com/labwc/labwc/pull/2376 +[#2377]: https://github.com/labwc/labwc/pull/2377 +[#2380]: https://github.com/labwc/labwc/pull/2380