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+ ┌────────────────────────────┐
+ │ 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
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