From 59543e476c9b404a8a8dbfd753a0d438a42308f5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Johan Malm Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2023 22:22:54 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] NEWS.md: update for 0.7.1 --- NEWS.md | 111 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 108 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md index d73ce6a1..37c6db01 100644 --- a/NEWS.md +++ b/NEWS.md @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog] | Date | All Changes | wlroots version | lines-of-code | |------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------| +| 2024-01-23 | [unreleased] | 0.17.1 | | | 2023-12-22 | [0.7.0] | 0.17.1 | 16576 | | 2023-11-25 | [0.6.6] | 0.16.2 | 15796 | | 2023-09-23 | [0.6.5] | 0.16.2 | 14809 | @@ -26,6 +27,110 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog] | 2021-04-15 | [0.2.0] | 0.13.0 | 5011 | | 2021-03-05 | [0.1.0] | 0.12.0 | 4627 | + +## [unreleased] + +### Added + +- Expose output configuration test to clients. For example, this enables + `wlr-randr --dryrun` +- Add window-edge resistance for interactive moves/resizes and support negative + strengths to indicate attractive snapping. Written-by: @ahesford + + + -20 + -20 + + +- Set keyboard layout on reconfigure. Issue #1407 +- Reset keyboard-layout group (index) for each window on reconfigure if + the keymap has changed. +- Support merging multiple config files with the --merge-config command + line option. Issue #1406 +- Add config option to map touch events to a named output (display). + Optionally, make this only apply to specific named devices. + Written-by: @jp7677 + + + + +- Add tablet support including: + - Mapping of tablet to output (display) + - Emulation of cursor movement and button press/release + - Configuration of area and rotation + Written-by: @jp7677 @Consolatis + + + + + + + + +- Add tearing support. #1390. Written-by: @Ph42oN @ahesford +- Add configuration support for mouse buttons `Side`, `Extra`, `Forward`, + `Back` and `Task`. Written-by: @jp7677 +- config: allow `` without category attribute to define a + `default` profile because it is more user-friendly and intuitive. +- Add a configuration option to enable adaptive sync only when an application + is in fullscreen mode. Written-by: @Ph42oN +- Add `touchpad` libinput device type to increase configuration flexibility, + for example allowing `naturalScroll` on touchpads, but not on regular pointer + devices such as mice. Written-by: @jmbaur +- Add actions: + - `AutoPlace` (by @ahesford) + - `MoveToOutput`, `FitToOutput` (by @jp7677) + - `Shade`, `Unshade`, `ToggleShade` (by @ahesford @Consolatis) +- Add config option `` with supported values `center`, + `under-cursor` and `automatic`. The latter minimizes overlap with other + windows already on screen and is similar to Openbox's smart window placement. + Written-by: @ahesford #1312 + + + center|automatic|cursor + + +### Fixed + +- Fix output configuration bug causing compositor crash when refresh rate is + zero. Issue #1458 +- Fix disappearing cursor bug on view destruction. Issue #1393 +- Use used specified config-file (using -c command line option) on + reconfigure. +- Assign outputs to new views on surface creation instead of mapping, and + notify the client of the preferred output scale when doing so. This fixes an + issue with foot: https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/1579 + Written-by: @ahesford +- Cancel key repeat on vt change to fix crash on VT change on FreeBSD. + Issue #1424 +- Fix crash when a minimized fullscreen window closes. Written-by: @bi4k8 +- Execute menu actions after closing menus so that menu entries can issue + `wtype` commands to the surface with keyboard-focus. Issue #1366 +- Try to honor original window geometry on layout changes. +- Fix virtual keyboard bug experienced with `wlrctl keyboard type xyz`. Do not + process virtual keyboard keycodes (just the keysyms). Issue #1367 +- Sync xdg-shell client `view->pending` when applying geometry to fix issue + caused by applications choosing not respond to pending resize requests either + by ignoring them or substituting alternative sizes (for example, when mpv + constrains resizes to keep its aspect ratio fixed). Written-by: @ahesford + +### Changed + +- The new windowEdgeStrength setting makes windows resist interactive moves and + resizes across the edges of other windows. This can be disabled with: + + + 0 + + +- Run menu actions on button release intead of press. +- Constrain window size to that of usable area when an application is started. + Issue #1399 +- Support showing the full `app_id` in window-switcher (configured using the + keyword `identifier`). +- For anyone using `identifier` in window-switcher field configuration, change + it to `trimmed_identifier` to keep looks the same. Issue #1309 + ## [0.7.0] - 2023-12-22 The main effort in this release has gone into porting labwc to wlroots 0.17 @@ -35,7 +140,7 @@ additions and fixes as described below. Should bug fixes be required against `0.6.6` (built with wlroots `0.16`), a `0.6` branch will be created. -# Added +### Added - Support titlebar hover icons. Written-by: @spl237 - Add theme options osd.workspace-switcher.boxes.{width,height} @@ -62,7 +167,7 @@ Should bug fixes be required against `0.6.6` (built with wlroots `0.16`), a the screen is not covered by panels/docks. The property is used for example by Qt to determine areas of the screen that popup menus should not overlap. -# Fixed +### Fixed - Fix xwayland.c null pointer dereference causing crash with JetBrains CLion. (#1352) @@ -80,7 +185,7 @@ Should bug fixes be required against `0.6.6` (built with wlroots `0.16`), a issue where some XWayland views (example: xfce4-terminal) do not end up with exactly the correct geometry when tiled. -# Changed +### Changed - Treat XWayland panel windows as if fixedPosition rule is set - Use the GTK3 notebook header color as the default active title color -- 2.52.0