X-Git-Url: https://git.sur5r.net/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=downloads%2FRELEASE-NOTES-4.13.txt;fp=downloads%2FRELEASE-NOTES-4.13.txt;h=0e8545691c4e51162cfab77aebe178b340588408;hb=8341a0f018ded38d6cb9447ce855ade9eca9da69;hp=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000;hpb=3fd2c8d6baab61d0bf99cdabca66f02f9838c205;p=i3%2Fi3.github.io diff --git a/downloads/RELEASE-NOTES-4.13.txt b/downloads/RELEASE-NOTES-4.13.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0e85456 --- /dev/null +++ b/downloads/RELEASE-NOTES-4.13.txt @@ -0,0 +1,114 @@ + + ┌────────────────────────────┐ + │ Release notes for i3 v4.13 │ + └────────────────────────────┘ + +This is i3 v4.13. This version is considered stable. All users of i3 are +strongly encouraged to upgrade. + +For users, there are two changes to be aware of: + +1. The X server DPI is read from the Xft.dpi X resource (if available). + Previously, i3 used to directly look at the X server’s DPI (based on screen + resolution and physical size). Looking at Xft.dpi is more consistent with + other software, more likely to be correct (because it’s user-specified and + not read from possibly broken hardware information) and allows users to + override the value. + +2. It is now possible to set config file variables from X resources using the + “set_from_resource” directive. This allows users to have a single source of + truth for e.g. theming X11 applications (specify “*color0: #121212” and have + it apply to URxvt and your i3 config). + +For packagers, there are three changes that likely require action: + +1. cairo/pango are now required dependencies, as announced in the i3 v4.12 + release notes. + +2. The aforementioned “set_from_resource” feature requires the new dependency + libxcb-util-xrm. + +3. i3 now uses the GNU build system (autotools). Please see + https://github.com/i3/i3/commit/4a52a7e9fb6fb2e1f0256b2e086cfa313f411cd8 for + a lot more details about the rationale and what this means for your package. + Bottomline, things should get simpler for you, though :). + + ┌────────────────────────────┐ + │ Changes in i3 v4.13 │ + └────────────────────────────┘ + + • build: wire up version handling for non-release tarballs (as opposed to git + checkouts) + • build: switch to the GNU build system + • i3bar: disable pango markup for plain-text input + • man/i3-msg: point out default ipc message type + • config: introduce support for specifying variables from X resources + • config: ensure variables match on longest-length, eliminating problems + where one variable was a prefix of another + • config: do not count '\' in comment lines as line continuation + • ipc: introduce a new GET_BINDING_MODES command + • ipc: implement new window::mark event + • ipc: add “output” to IPC events referencing a container + • make fullscreen windows open on the output which is indicated by their + geometry (fixes LibreOffice Impress multi-monitor presentations) + • focus newly managed windows only if they don’t use the globally active + input mode (fixes issues with RubyMine) + • remove title indentation in nested containers (rationale was unclear, + nobody spoke up when we asked about the feature on i3-discuss) + • use the last known timestamp when calling xcb_set_input_focus (might fix + rare race conditions in focus handling) + • introduce the “smart” option for hide_edge_borders, which will hide borders + when there is precisely one window on the workspace + • handle _MOTIF_WM_HINTS changes (_MOTIF_WM_HINTS were previously only + considered when managing a new window) + • don’t change border style if BS_NORMAL is requested in _MOTIF_WM_HINTS + • only add numlock fallback for keybindings where necessary (allows users to + correctly bind keys on the numpad) + • do not match docks in config and command criteria + • get DPI from the Xft.dpi resource instead of directly looking at the screen + resolution/size + • handle _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW for scratchpad windows (for pagers) + • set _NET_WM_DESKTOP to sticky for scratchpad windows + • add new criteria “tiling” and “floating” + • implement special output name “current” for commands + • handle ResizeRequests for tray clients (fixes VLC tray icon) + + ┌────────────────────────────┐ + │ Bugfixes │ + └────────────────────────────┘ + + • i3bar: fix crash when the I3SOCK environment variable is present + • i3-dmenu-desktop: do not die on failed open + • i3-input: properly position in non-standard cases (fixes an issue where + i3-input would launch off-screen) + • i3-save-tree: rename “mark” to “marks” to reflect our recent change to + allow multiple marks + • mouse bindings: only grab the mouse buttons that need to be grabbed + • no_focus: correctly count the number of windows (makes no_focus work with + tabbed/stacked workspace layouts). + • properly close disabled outputs restored during a restart (this fixes state + handling when RandR changes happen during i3 restarts) + • don’t trigger bindings on window border clicks unless --border was + specified for the binding + • traverse numbered workspaces in correct order + • fix transition from named to numbered workspaces in “workspace next|prev” + • avoid setting urgency hint on content containers and above (fixes crashes) + • don’t trigger unrelated key bindings for --release bindings + • fix colormap handling for containers (fixes taking screenshots using xwd) + • check output crossing on ENTER_NOTIFY to dockarea (fixes pointer jumping) + • fix a use-after-free bug (fixes “floating enable” on single split windows) + + ┌────────────────────────────┐ + │ Thanks! │ + └────────────────────────────┘ + +Thanks for testing, bugfixes, discussions and everything I forgot go out to: + + Benedikt Heine, Cedric Buissart, Chih-Chyuan Hwang, Denton Liu, eplanet, Eric + Engeström, EvilPudding, Ferdinand Bachmann, Hong, Ingo Bürk, Jakob Schnell, + Jakub Wilk, johannes karoff, Johannes Lange, joshrosso, Julien Lequertier, + Kacper Kowalik, Kenneth Lyons, Kyle Kneitinger, madroach, Michael Vetter, + Nathan Schulte, Øsse, Peder Stray, Tony Crisci, Trevor Merrifield, wentasah, + yshui, Zamarin Arthur + +-- Michael Stapelberg, 2016-11-08