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+ ┌──────────────────────────────┐
+ │ Release notes for i3 v4.4 │
+ └──────────────────────────────┘
+
+This is the i3 v4.4. This version is considered stable. All users of i3 are
+strongly encouraged to upgrade.
+
+An important under-the-hood change is that we now use the same parser
+ infrastructure for the configuration file as we do for the commands. This
+ makes maintenance and contributions easier and lets us finally escape the
+ insanity that is bison/flex.
+
+ In case there is a bug and your existing config does not work as expected
+ anymore, try using the --force-old-config-parser-v4.4-only flag when starting
+ i3 and please report a bug. This option will only be present in v4.4, so if
+ you don’t report a bug, you are willingly breaking your own config file.
+
+Apart from that, there have been several little fixes and additions which make
+ i3 pay more attention to detail, particularly in the floating window area of
+ the code. See the changes/bugfixes list for more information.
+
+ ┌────────────────────────────┐
+ │ Changes in v4.4 │
+ └────────────────────────────┘
+
+ • add i3-dmenu-desktop, a dmenu wrapper which parses application .desktop
+ files and executes them.
+ • also use a custom parser for the config file
+ • i3.xsession.desktop is now standards-compliant
+ • ipc: you can now subscribe to an event called 'mode' (for binding modes)
+ • implement "move container to workspace back_and_forth"
+ • implement delayed urgency hint reset
+ • make "move workspace number" accept a default workspace name after the
+ number
+ • i3bar: allow child to specify start/stop signals to use in hide mode
+ • i3bar: add "urgent" to protocol, it unhides i3bar when in hide mode
+ • make parent of urgent containers also urgent
+ • add descriptive title to split containers (no more "another container")
+ • click to focus: clicking the root window focuses the relevant workspace
+ • display appropriate cursors when resizing or moving floating windows
+ • implement variable border widths for pixel/normal
+ • Implement moving workspaces as if they’re regular containers
+ • Maintain relative positioning when moving floating windows between outputs
+ • Focus the relevant workspace when clicking any container
+ • docs/ipc: remove unnecessary newline
+ • docs/ipc: add a warning to use an existing library
+ • shmlog: remove O_TRUNC flag for shm_open, we truncate on our own
+ • un-fullscreen as needed when moving fullscreen containers
+ • improve startup sequence termination conditions
+ • allow floating cons to be reached using 'focus parent'
+ • grab keys with all permutations of lock and numlock
+ • allow workspace contents to be moved if there are only floating children
+ • allow 'focus <direction>' to move out of non-global fullscreen containers
+ • exit with a proper error message when there are no outputs available
+ • skip floating cons in focus <child|parent> and stop them from being split
+ • focus windows when middle-clicking
+ • skip floating windows in the focus stack when moving through the tree
+ • docs/userguide: use $mod consistently
+ • keycode default config: s/bindcode/bindsym/
+ • implement smart popup_during_fullscreen mode
+ • docs/testsuite: add "installing the dependencies" section
+ • introduce new command to rename focused workspace
+ • libi3: use "pango:" prefix instead of "xft:" to avoid confusion
+ • ipc: add "current" and "old" containers to workspace events
+ • i3bar: add current binding mode indicator
+ • resizing floating windows now obeys the minimum/maximum size
+ • docs/userguide: document new_float option
+
+ ┌────────────────────────────┐
+ │ Bugfixes │
+ └────────────────────────────┘
+
+ • Bugfix: get_output_next() now works with non-aligned RandR setups
+ • Bugfix: close empty workspaces after cross-output move
+ • Bugfix: fix bottom line of tabbed decoration not continuous
+ • Bugfix: use correct coordinates for windows which are opened on a newly
+ created workspace due to assignments
+ • Bugfix: properly react to windows being unmapped before we can reparent
+ • Bugfix: send non-floating window with floating parent to scratchpad
+ • docs/userguide: document how to "un-scratchpad" a window
+ • Bugfix: don’t crash when dragged floating window closes
+ • Bugfix: draw h-split indicator at the correct position
+ • make the resize command honor criteria
+ • Bugfix: with one ws per output, don’t crash on cross-output moves
+ • Bugfix: correctly move floating windows to invisible workspaces
+ cross-output
+ • Bugfix: set workspace_layout in create_workspace_on_output
+ • fix fullscreen focus bug and corresponding test flaw
+ • i3bar: bugfix: don’t send workspace command when at beginning/end of workspace
+ • Bugfix: force rendering when the parent’s orientation changed
+ • Bugfix: fix workspace back_and_forth after displaying a scratchpad window
+
+ ┌────────────────────────────┐
+ │ Thanks! │
+ └────────────────────────────┘
+
+Thanks for testing, bugfixes, discussions and everything I forgot go out to:
+
+ Adrien Schildknecht, aksr, bitonic, chrysn, Conley Moorhous, darkraven, Deiz,
+ Emil Mikulic, Feh, flo, Francesco Mazzoli, hax404, joepd, Kacper Kowalik,
+ Markus, meaneye, Merovius, Michael Walle, moju, Moritz, noxxun, Oliver
+ Kiddle, Pauli Ervi, Pavel Löbl, Piotr, pkordy, Quentin Glidic, Sascha Kruse,
+ Sebastian Ullrich, Simon Elsbrock, slowpoke, strcat, Tblue, Tim, whitequark,
+ xeen, Yaroslav Molochko
+
+-- Michael Stapelberg, 2012-12-12
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