From: Michael Stapelberg Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:47:43 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Add release notes for v4.1 X-Git-Tag: 4.1~5 X-Git-Url: https://git.sur5r.net/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=6325b194b9f8b5284ad2ba8148f9bf0ee81d2ff9;p=i3%2Fi3 Add release notes for v4.1 --- diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES-4.1 b/RELEASE-NOTES-4.1 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..de06c3ab --- /dev/null +++ b/RELEASE-NOTES-4.1 @@ -0,0 +1,100 @@ + + ┌────────────────────────────┐ + │ Release notes for i3 v4.1 │ + └────────────────────────────┘ + +This is the second release of the new major version of i3, v4.1. It brings some +new (and long-awaited) features, the most prominent being tray support in i3bar +(for NetworkManager, Skype, etc.). + +The assign syntax has changed to support criteria now. Also, criteria support +regular expressions (using PCRE) now. Check the userguide for the new syntax. +i3-nagbar will automatically display a warning when you use the old syntax. + +i3 now supports startup notifications, meaning that during an application +starts up, the mouse cursor will change to 'watch' on the root window. Also, +the application window will appear on the workspace on which it was launched +(not on the currently focused workspace). Some applications don’t support +startup notifications. If the cursor change bothers you, turn it off by using +the --no-startup-id flag (see the userguide). + +This release has been in use by many users and is considered stable. Please +upgrade. + + + ┌────────────────────────────┐ + │ New features │ + └────────────────────────────┘ + + • Switch to dpkg-source 3.0 (quilt) and compat level 7 + • Implement system tray support in i3bar (for NetworkManager, Skype, …) + • i3bar is now configurable in the i3 configfile + • Implement support for PCRE regular expressions in criteria + • Implement a new assign syntax which uses criteria + • Sort named workspaces whose name starts with a number accordingly + • Warn on duplicate bindings for the same key + • Restrict 'resize' command to left/right for horizontal containers, up/down + for vertical containers + • Implement support for startup notifications (cursor will change to 'watch', + started applications show up on the workspace they have been launched on) + • Implement the GET_MARKS IPC request to get all marks + • Implement the new_float config option (border style for floating windows) + • Implement passing IPC sockets to i3 (systemd-style socket activation) + • Implement the 'move output' command to move containers to a specific output + • Implement focus switching for floating windows + • Implement the window_role criterion (for matching multi-window apps) + • Implement a force_xinerama configuration directive + • Implement the --get-socketpath, useful for scripts using the IPC interface + • Implement the 'move workspace next' and 'move workspace prev' commands + • Implement the 'workspace back_and_forth' command and related configuration + option + • Implement the move command for floating windows + • i3 will now handle arbitrary text arguments by sending them as an IPC + command, like i3-msg: 'i3 reload' or 'i3 move workspace 3' + • Introduce the i3-sensible-{pager,editor,terminal} scripts to execute + $PAGER, $EDITOR or an available terminal emulator + • i3-input: implement -F (format) option + + + ┌────────────────────────────┐ + │ Bugfixes │ + └────────────────────────────┘ + + • Bugfix: Preserve marks when restarting + • Bugfix: Correctly free old assignments when reloading + • Bugfix: Fix flickering when moving floating windows between monitors + • Bugfix: Correctly handle ConfigureRequests for floating windows in a + multi-monitor environment. + • Bugfix: Fix size of floating windows with X11 borders + • Bugfix: Always adjust floating window position when moving to another + output + • Bugfix: Avoid out-of-bounds coordinates when moving floating windows + • Bugfix: Don’t steal focus when a window gets destroyed + • Bugfix: Correctly split key/value when parsing variables + • Bugfix: Correctly revert focus to other floating windows when closing a + floating window + • Bugfix: Don’t leak the error logfile file descriptor + • Bugfix: Don’t steal focus when a window opens on an invisible workspace due + to assignments + • Bugfix: Fix handling of Mode_switch in i3-input + • Bugfix: Close invisible workspaces when they become empty + • Bugfix: Don’t invoke interactive resizing when clicking on the decoration + of a split container with more than one child (switch focus instead) + • Bugfix: Make named workspace assignments work again + • Bugfix: RandR: Correctly keep focus on the focused workspace when an output + disappears + • Bugfix: Insert container at the correct position on workspace level when + workspace_layout == default + + + ┌────────────────────────────┐ + │ Thanks! │ + └────────────────────────────┘ + +Thanks for testing, bugfixes, discussions and everything I forgot go out to: + + aksr, alexanderb, atsutane, bacardi55, bjonnh, brian, cls, don, donald, + eeemsi, f8l, fernandotcl, isolnchip, julien, motif, mw, mxf, phnom, pl, + pnutzh4x0r, raphael, sardemff7, stfn, thomasba, xeen + +-- Michael Stapelberg, 2011-11-11