│ New features │
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- • Like we introduced a proper flex/bison based parser in 3.δ for the
- configfile, we now also have a flex/bison parser for commands. This means,
- instead of the cryptic commands like 'f' for fullscreen or 'mh' for move
- left, we now have human-readable, beautiful command names. In fact, the
- commands for the just mentioned functions *are* 'fullscreen' and 'move
- left'!
+ • In addition to the proper flex/bison based parser for the config file
+ introduced in 3.δ, we now also have a flex/bison parser for commands. What
+ this means is that we can have more human-readable, beautiful command names
+ instead of cryptic commands like 'f' for fullscreen or 'mh' for move left.
+ In fact, the commands for the aforementioned functions *are* 'fullscreen'
+ and 'move left'!
• You can now chain commands using ';' (a semicolon). One example for that is
'workspace 3 ; exec /usr/bin/urxvt' to switch to a new workspace and open a
terminal.
• You can specify which windows should be affected by your command by using
- different criteria. A good example is '[class="Iceweasel"] kill' to get rid
+ different criteria. A good example is '[class="Firefox"] kill' to get rid
of all Firefox windows.
• As the configuration file needs new commands (and a few options are
obsolete), you need to change it. To make this process a little bit easier
- for you, this release comes with the script i3-migrate-config-to-v4.pl. Just
+ for you, this release comes with the script i3-migrate-config-to-v4. Just
run it on your current config file and it will spit out a v4 config file to
stdout. To make things even better, i3 automatically detects v3 config files
and calls that script, so you never end up with a non-working config :).
• The internal workspace bar is obsolete. Use i3bar instead.
- • Resizing now works between everything!
+ • Resizing now works between all windows!
• Fullscreen now works for everything!
• IPC: Commands can now have custom replies. When the parser encounters an
error, a proper error reply is sent.
- • There now is an 'exec_always' configuration directive which works like
+ • There is now an 'exec_always' configuration directive which works like
'exec' but will also be run when restarting.
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mxf, phnom, quaec, rogutes, sardemff7, smartass, thepub, tiago, tucos,
woddf2, xpt, ys
--- Michael Stapelberg, 2011-07-24
+-- Michael Stapelberg, 2011-07-31