From 70e44afc7acfddea8985a72b2f73caade8feced4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Johan Malm Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2024 21:36:17 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] NEWS.md: interim update --- NEWS.md | 137 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 137 insertions(+) diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md index ac08d0d7..4244ae1c 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 | |------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------| +| 2024-03-21 | [unreleased] | 0.17.2 | | | 2024-03-01 | [0.7.1] | 0.17.1 | 18624 | | 2023-12-22 | [0.7.0] | 0.17.1 | 16576 | | 2023-11-25 | [0.6.6] | 0.16.2 | 15796 | @@ -27,6 +28,142 @@ 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] + +This release is shaping up to be the second in a row that is larger than +usual in terms of both fixes and new features, for example input-methods. +As usual, most of the commits are by the core devs: @Consolatis, +@ahesford, @jlindgren90 and @johanmalm, but there are also a few new strong +contributors as noted in the log. + +### Added + +- Support libinput config option for calibration matrices. + ``. Written-by: @SnowNF +- Add new window-switcher field content types `workspace`, `state`, + `type_short` and `output`. Written-by: @droc12345 PR #1623 + +```xml + + + + + + + + + + +``` + +- Support input methods (or input method editors, commonly abbreviated + IMEs) like Fcitx5, using protocols text-input-v3 and input-method-v2. + This includes IME popups. Written-by: @tokyo4j +- Add `atCursor` attribute to action `ShowMenu` so that a window's + "client-menu" could optionally be launched at the pointer using a + keybind as follows: + +```xml + +``` + +- Support workspace-prefix (``) for workspace-switcher + onscreen display when naming workspaces by digits, for example 1, 2, 3 + Written-by: @droc12345 +- Process all `*.env` files in an `environment.d` directory alongside and + in the same way as each potential `environment` file. +- Allow empty variables in `environment` files. In other words, respond to + variable declarations of the form "VARIABLE=", with no following value, + by setting the corresponding environemtn variable as an empty string. +- Add optional headless fallback output that is automatically created when + no other output exists. Enable this by setting the environment variable + `LABWC_FALLBACK_OUTPUT` to the desired output name. The feature + benefits applications like wayvnc the most by ensuring that there is + always an output available to connect to. + Co-Authored-By: Simon Long +- Optionally show windows on all workspaces in window-switcher. + +```xml + +``` + +- Handle touch on headerbar using cursor emulate events. Issue #1550 + Written-by: @spl237 +- Updated dbus activation environment with more environment variables + (`XCURSOR_SIZE`, `XCURSOR_THEME`, `XDG_SESSION_TYPE`, `LABWC_PID`) + Written-by: @winerysearch Issue #694 +- Run `shutdown` script on exit (equivalent to `autostart` on startup) +- Add `wrap` argument to action `MoveToOutput`. Wrap is disabled by + default to keep the user interface consistent. Example usage: + +```xml + +``` + +### Fixed + +- Fix workspace-switcher on-screen-display positioning of text using + right-to-left (RTL) locales. Written-by: @micko01 Issue #1633 +- Unconstrain xdg-shell popups to usable area (rather than full output) so + that popups do not cover layer-shell clients such as panels. + Written-by: @tokyo4j +- Exclude unfocusable XWayland windows (for example notifications and + floating toolbars) from being processed by wlr-foreign-toplevel protocol + as these windows should not be shown in taskbars/docks/etc. +- Render text buffers with opaque backgrounds because subpixel text + rendering over a transparent background does not work properly with + cairo/pango. PR #1631 +- Fallback on layout 'us' if a keymap cannot be created for the provided + `XKB_DEFAULT_LAYOUT`. If keymap still cannot be created, exit with a + helpful message instead of a segv crash. +- Reload cursor theme and size on reconfigure. Written-by: @spl237 + Issue #1587 +- Fix a number of surface-focus releted short-comings: + - Handle cursor-button-press on layer-shell subsurfaces and fix bug in + `get_cursor_context()` which resulted in layer-surfaces not being + detected correctly. PR #1594 + - Overhaul the logic for giving keyboard focus to layer-shell clients. + PR #1599 +- Fix move/resize bug manifesting itself on touchpad taps with + `` disabled because libinput sends button press & release + signals so quickly that `interactive_finish()` is never called. + Written-by: @tokyo4j +- Include always-on-top windows in window-switcher. +- Make resize flicker free again when running labwc nested (it was a + regression caused by wlroots 0.17). +- Clean up dbus and systemd activation environments on exit +- Fix `view_get_adjacent_output()` bug resulting in often returning an + incorrect output when using more than two outputs. Issue #1582 + +### Changed + +- If your `rc.xml` contains a keybind to show menu "client-menu", it will + be launched at pointer rather than the top-left part of the window. To + keep the old behaviour, redefine it as follows: + +```xml + + + +``` + +- Change action `MoveToOutput` argument 'name' to 'output' (because 'name' + is already used by the action itself). Issue #1589 + +```xml + +``` + +- Do not deactivate window when giving keyboard focus to a non-view + surface such as a popup or layer-shell surface. This matches Openbox + behavior. +- Treat Globally Active XWayland windows according to type to fix focus + issues with IntelliJ IDEA and JDownloader 2. Issues: #1139 #1341 + Also revert f6e3527 which allowed re-focus between Globally Active + XWayland windows of the same PID. +- Only update dbus and systemd activation environments when running on + the DRM backend or by explicit request using environment variable + `LABWC_UPDATE_ACTIVATION_ENV`. ## [0.7.1] -- 2.52.0