1 i3-wm (4.0-1) unstable; urgency=low
3 * In addition to the proper flex/bison based parser for the config file
4 introduced in 3.δ, we now also have a flex/bison parser for commands. What
5 this means is that we can have more human-readable, beautiful command names
6 instead of cryptic commands like 'f' for fullscreen or 'mh' for move left.
7 In fact, the commands for the aforementioned functions *are* 'fullscreen'
9 * You can now chain commands using ';' (a semicolon). One example for that is
10 'workspace 3 ; exec /usr/bin/urxvt' to switch to a new workspace and open a
12 * You can specify which windows should be affected by your command by using
13 different criteria. A good example is '[class="Firefox"] kill' to get rid
14 of all Firefox windows.
15 * As the configuration file needs new commands (and a few options are
16 obsolete), you need to change it. To make this process a little bit easier
17 for you, this release comes with the script i3-migrate-config-to-v4.pl. Just
18 run it on your current config file and it will spit out a v4 config file to
19 stdout. To make things even better, i3 automatically detects v3 config files
20 and calls that script, so you never end up with a non-working config :).
21 * Similarly to the criteria when using commands, we now have a 'for_window'
22 configuration directive, which lets you automatically apply certain commands
23 to certain windows. Use it to set border styles per window, for example with
24 'for_window [class="XTerm"] border 1pixel'.
25 * Since dock clients (like dzen2) are now part of the layout tree (as opposed
26 to a custom data structure as before), it was easy to implement top and
27 bottom dock areas. Programs which properly specify the dock hint get placed
28 on the edge of the screen they request. i3bar has the -dtop and -dbottom
29 parameters, for example.
30 * The internal workspace bar is obsolete. Use i3bar instead.
31 * Resizing now works between all windows!
32 * Fullscreen now works for everything!
33 * Floating now works for everything!
34 * Your layout is now preserved when doing an inplace restart.
35 * When you have an error in your config file, a new program called i3-nagbar
36 will tell you so. It offers you two buttons: One to view the error in your
37 $PAGER and one to edit your config in your $EDITOR.
38 * The default config used key symbols (like 'bind Mod1+f fullscreen') instead
39 of key codes. If you use a non-qwerty layout, the program i3-config-wizard
40 can create a key symbol based config file based on your current layout. You
41 can also chose between Windows (Mod4) and Alt (Mod1) as your default
42 modifier. i3-config-wizard will automatically be started as long as you
43 don’t have a configuration file for i3.
44 * Custom X cursor themes are now supported.
45 * The RandR backend now respects the primary output.
46 * A wrong 'font' configuration in your config file will no longer make i3
47 exit. Instead, it will fall back to a different font and tell you about the
49 * The default split direction (whether a new window gets placed right next to
50 the current one or below the current one) is now automatically set to
51 horizontal if you have a monitor that is wider than high or vertical if you
52 a monitor which is higher than wide. This works great with rotated monitors.
53 * Sockets and temporary files are now placed in XDG_RUNTIME_DIR, if set (this
54 is used on systemd based systems).
55 * Tools like i3bar, i3-msg etc. use the I3_SOCKET_PATH property which is set
56 to the X11 root window, so you don’t have to configure your socket path
58 * The kill command kills single windows by default now. To kill a whole
59 application, use 'kill client'.
60 * IPC: Commands can now have custom replies. When the parser encounters an
61 error, a proper error reply is sent.
62 * There is now an 'exec_always' configuration directive which works like
63 'exec' but will also be run when restarting.
65 -- Michael Stapelberg <michael@stapelberg.de> Sun, 31 Jul 2011 22:34:26 +0200
67 i3-wm (3.e-bf1-3) unstable; urgency=low
69 * include keyboard-layer{1,2}.png in docs (Closes: #595295)
71 -- Michael Stapelberg <michael@stapelberg.de> Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:32:42 +0100
73 i3-wm (3.e-bf1-2) unstable; urgency=low
75 * debian: call dh_installwm to register as alternative for x-window-manager
77 -- Michael Stapelberg <michael@stapelberg.de> Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:23:10 +0200
79 i3-wm (3.e-bf1-1) unstable; urgency=low
81 * Bugfix: Correctly initialize workspaces if RandR is not available
82 * Bugfix: Correctly handle asprintf() return value
83 * Bugfix: Update _NET_WM_STATE when clients request changes via ClientMessage
84 * Bugfix: Don’t invert directions when resizing floating clients (top/left)
85 * Bugfix: Don’t leak file descriptors
87 -- Michael Stapelberg <michael@stapelberg.de> Wed, 09 Jun 2010 09:51:10 +0200
89 i3-wm (3.e-3) unstable; urgency=low
91 * Bump debian policy version
92 * Add Recommends: libanyevent-i3-perl, libanyevent-perl, libipc-run-perl
93 which are necessary to use i3-wsbar (which is not core functionality,
94 thus no Depends:) (Closes: #577287)
96 -- Michael Stapelberg <michael@stapelberg.de> Sat, 24 Apr 2010 11:20:19 +0200
98 i3-wm (3.e-2) unstable; urgency=low
100 * Use x-terminal-emulator instead of hard-coded urxvt
102 -- Michael Stapelberg <michael@stapelberg.de> Sun, 04 Apr 2010 19:30:46 +0200
104 i3-wm (3.e-1) unstable; urgency=low
106 * Implement RandR instead of Xinerama
107 * Obey the XDG Base Directory Specification for config file paths
108 * lexer/parser: proper error messages
109 * Add new options -V for verbose mode and -d <loglevel> for debug log levels
110 * Implement resize command for floating clients
111 * Include date of the last commit in version string
112 * Fixed cursor orientation when resizing
113 * Added focus_follows_mouse config option
114 * Feature: Cycle through workspaces
115 * Fix bindings using the cursor keys in default config
116 * added popup for handling SIGSEGV or SIGFPE
117 * Correctly exit when another window manager is already running
118 * Take into account the window’s base_{width,height} when resizing
119 * Disable XKB instead of quitting with an error
120 * Make containers containing exactly one window behave like default containers
121 * Also warp the pointer when moving a window to a another visible workspace
122 * work around clients setting 0xFFFF as resize increments
123 * Move autostart after creating the IPC socket in start process
124 * Restore geometry of all windows before exiting/restarting
125 * When in fullscreen mode, focus whole screens instead of denying to focus
126 * draw consistent borders for each frame in a tabbed/stacked container
127 * Update fullscreen client position/size when an output changes
128 * i3-input: Bugfix: repeatedly grab the keyboard if it does not succeed
129 * put windows with WM_CLIENT_LEADER on the workspace of their leader
130 * use real functions instead of nested functions (enables compilation with
132 * implement screen-spanning fullscreen mode
133 * floating resize now uses arbitrary corners
134 * floating resize now works proportionally when pressing shift
135 * Don’t use SYNC key bindings for mode_switch but re-grab keys
136 * support PREFIX and SYSCONFDIR in Makefile
137 * make pointer follow the focus when moving to a different screen also for
139 * start dock clients on the output they request to be started on according
141 * handle destroy notify events like unmap notify events
142 * ewmh: correctly set _NET_CURRENT_DESKTOP to the number of the active
144 * ewmh: correctly set _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW
145 * ewmh: implement support for _NET_WORKAREA (rdesktop can use that)
146 * default ipc-socket path is now ~/.i3/ipc.sock, enabled in the default config
147 * Bugfix: Containers could lose their snap state
148 * Bugfix: Use ev_loop_new to not block SIGCHLD
149 * Bugfix: if a font provides no per-char info for width, fall back to default
150 * Bugfix: lexer: return to INITIAL state after floating_modifier
151 * Bugfix: Don’t leak IPC socket to launched processes
152 * Bugfix: Use both parts of WM_CLASS (it contains instance and class)
153 * Bugfix: Correctly do boundary checking/moving to other workspaces when
154 moving floating clients via keyboard
155 * Bugfix: checked for wrong flag in size hints
156 * Bugfix: Correctly render workspace names containing some non-ascii chars
157 * Bugfix: Correctly position floating windows sending configure requests
158 * Bugfix: Don’t remap stack windows errnously when changing workspaces
159 * Bugfix: configure floating windows above tiling windows when moving them
161 * Bugfix: Take window out of fullscreen mode before entering floating mode
162 * Bugfix: Don’t enter BIND_A2WS_COND state too early
163 * Bugfix: only restore focus if the workspace is focused, not if it is visible
164 * Bugfix: numlock state will now be filtered in i3-input and signal handler
165 * Bugfix: Don’t unmap windows when current workspace gets reassigned
166 * Bugfix: correctly translate coordinates for floating windows when outputs
168 * Bugfix: Correctly switch workspace when using the "jump" command
169 * Bugfix: Fix rendering of workspace names after "reload"
170 * Bugfix: Correctly ignore clicks when in fullscreen mode
171 * Bugfix: Don’t allow fullscreen floating windows to be moved
172 * Bugfix: Don’t render containers which are not visible on hint changes
173 * Some memory leaks/invalid accesses have been fixed
175 -- Michael Stapelberg <michael@stapelberg.de> Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:11:50 +0200
177 i3-wm (3.d-bf1-1) unstable; urgency=low
179 * Bugfix: Don’t draw window title when titlebar is disabled
180 * Bugfix: Correctly switch border types for floating windows
181 * Bugfix: Correctly replay pointer if the click handler does not trigger
182 * Bugfix: Also allow WORDs as workspace names
183 * Bugfix: Correctly clear the urgency hint if a window gets unmapped without
185 * Bugfix: Fix resizing of floating windows in borderless/1-px-border mode
186 * Bugfix: Accept underscores in bindsym
187 * Bugfix: Don’t set the urgency flag if the window is focused
188 * Bugfix: Handle stack-limit cols on tabbed containers
189 * Bugfix: Resize client after updating base_width/base_height
190 * Bugfix: Force render containers after setting the client active
191 * Bugfix: Fix two problems in resizing floating windows with right mouse
192 * Bugfix: Use more precise floating point arithmetics
193 * Bugfix: Correctly place new windows below fullscreen windows
195 -- Michael Stapelberg <michael@stapelberg.de> Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:33:02 +0100
197 i3-wm (3.d-2) unstable; urgency=low
199 * debian: register in doc-base
200 * debian: add watchfile
201 * debian: remove unnecessary priority-field from binary packages
202 * debian: add missing images to documentation
204 -- Michael Stapelberg <michael@stapelberg.de> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:56:04 +0100
206 i3-wm (3.d-1) unstable; urgency=low
208 * Implement tabbing (command "T")
209 * Implement horizontal resize of containers (containers! not windows)
210 * Implement the urgency hint for windows/workspaces
211 * Implement vim-like marks (mark/goto command)
212 * Implement stack-limit for further defining how stack windows should look
213 * Implement modes which allow you to use a different set of keybindings
214 when inside a specific mode
215 * Implement changing the default mode of containers
216 * Implement long options (--version, --no-autostart, --help, --config)
217 * Implement 'bt' to toggle between the different border styles
218 * Implement an option to specify the default border style
219 * Use a yacc/lex parser/lexer for the configuration file
220 * The number of workspaces is now dynamic instead of limited to 10
221 * Floating windows (and tiled containers) can now be resized using
222 floating_modifier and right mouse button
223 * Dock windows can now reconfigure their height
224 * Bugfix: Correctly handle multiple messages on the IPC socket
225 * Bugfix: Correctly use base_width, base_height and size increment hints
226 * Bugfix: Correctly send fake configure_notify events
227 * Bugfix: Don’t crash if the numlock symbol cannot be found
228 * Bugfix: Don’t display a colon after unnamed workspaces
229 * Bugfix: If the pointer is outside of the screen when starting, fall back to
231 * Bugfix: Initialize screens correctly when not using Xinerama
232 * Bugfix: Correctly handle unmap_notify events when resizing
233 * Bugfix: Correctly warp pointer after rendering the layout
234 * Bugfix: Fix NULL pointer dereference when reconfiguring screens
235 * Explicitly specify -lxcb when linking (Closes: #554860)
237 -- Michael Stapelberg <michael@stapelberg.de> Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:53:43 +0100
239 i3-wm (3.c-2) unstable; urgency=low
241 * Fix FTBFS on GNU/kFreeBSD and possibly GNU/Hurd (Closes: #542877)
242 * Add manpage for i3-msg
244 -- Michael Stapelberg <michael@stapelberg.de> Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:23:18 +0200
246 i3-wm (3.c-1) unstable; urgency=low
248 * Implement a reload command
249 * Implement keysymbols in configuration file
250 * Implement assignments of workspaces to screens
251 * Implement named workspaces
252 * Implement borderless/1-px-border windows
253 * Implement command to focus screens
254 * Implement IPC via unix sockets
255 * Correctly render decoration of floating windows
256 * Map floating windows requesting (0x0) to center of their leader/workspace
257 * Optimization: Render stack windows on pixmaps to reduce flickering
258 * Optimization: Directly position new windows to their final position
259 * Bugfix: Repeatedly try to find screens if none are available
260 * Bugfix: Correctly redecorate clients when changing focus
261 * Bugfix: Don’t crash when clients reconfigure themselves
262 * Bugfix: Fix screen wrapping
263 * Bugfix: Fix selecting a different screen with your mouse when not having
264 any windows on the current workspace
265 * Bugfix: Correctly unmap stack windows and don’t re-map them too early
266 * Bugfix: Allow switching layout if there are no clients in the this container
267 * Bugfix: Set WM_STATE_WITHDRAWN when unmapping, unmap windows when
269 * Bugfix: Don’t hide assigned clients to inactive but visible workspaces
271 -- Michael Stapelberg <michael@stapelberg.de> Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:07:58 +0200
273 i3-wm (3.b-1) unstable; urgency=low
275 * Bugfix: Correctly handle col-/rowspanned containers when setting focus.
276 * Bugfix: Correctly handle col-/rowspanned containers when snapping.
277 * Bugfix: Force reconfiguration of all windows on workspaces which are
278 re-assigned because a screen was detached.
279 * Bugfix: Several bugs in resizing table columns fixed.
280 * Bugfix: Resizing should now work correctly in all cases.
281 * Bugfix: Correctly re-assign dock windows when workspace is destroyed.
282 * Bugfix: Correctly handle Mode_switch modifier.
283 * Bugfix: Don't raise clients in fullscreen mode.
284 * Bugfix: Re-assign dock windows to different workspaces when a workspace
286 * Bugfix: Fix crash because of workspace-pointer which did not get updated
287 * Bugfix: Correctly initialize screen when Xinerama is disabled.
288 * Bugfix: Fullscreen window movement and focus problems fixed
289 * Implement jumping to other windows by specifying their position or
291 * Implement jumping back by using the focus stack.
292 * Implement autostart (exec-command in configuration file).
293 * Implement floating.
294 * Implement automatically assigning clients on specific workspaces.
295 * Implement variables in configfile.
296 * Colors are now configurable.
298 -- Michael Stapelberg <michael@stapelberg.de> Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:42:23 +0200
300 i3-wm (3.a-bf2-1) unstable; urgency=low
302 * Bugfix: Don't crash when setting focus
303 * Bugfix: Reconfigure bar window when changing resolutions
305 -- Michael Stapelberg <michael@stapelberg.de> Sun, 03 May 2009 23:02:24 +0200
307 i3-wm (3.a-bf1-1) unstable; urgency=low
309 * Bugfix: When entering a stack window with the mouse, set focus to the
310 active client in the container the stack window belongs to.
311 * Bugfix: Correctly filter out the numlock bit. This fixes i3 not reacting
312 to any keybindings after pressing numlock once.
313 * Bugfix: Don't crash when Xinerama is disabled.
314 * Bugfix: Correctly remove client from container when moving to another
316 * Bugfix: Set focus to the client which was previously focused instead of
317 the next client in container when moving windows out of a container.
318 * Bugfix: Correctly set focus when switching between screens.
319 * Bugfix: Don't crash anymore moving focus to another screen under the
320 following conditions: The screen you switch to has a lower number of cells
321 and/or rows than the current one, you switch focus using your mouse, you
322 previously were in a column/row which is not available on the destination
324 * Bugfix: When switching screens, warp the pointer to the correct
326 * Bugfix: Store dock clients per screen, not per workspace.
327 * Bugfix: Perform bounds checking for snapped containers.
328 * Bugfix: Send clients their absolute position/size (on the root window) in
329 generated configure events. This fixes problems with xfontsel, xmaple,
331 * Bugfix: Correctly update state when moving fullscreen windows across
333 * Bugfix: Correctly restart i3 when not using its absolute path
334 * Bugfix: Drag & Drop in GTK applications works now
335 * Bugfix: Don't hide non-managed windows (libnotify-popups for example)
336 when raising clients in stacked containers.
337 * Bugfix: Correctly restore focus when leaving fullscreen mode
338 * Bugfix: Re-distribute free space when closing customly resized containers,
339 re-evaluate for other containers
340 * Bugfix: When moving windows into different containers, insert them at the
342 * Bugfix: Correctly set focus when moving windows into other containers
343 * Implement scrolling on stack windows and on the bottom bar.
344 * Create i3-wm-dbg with debug symbols
345 * Don't rely on libxcb-wm any longer, as it got removed in libxcb 0.3.4.
347 -- Michael Stapelberg <michael@stapelberg.de> Sat, 02 May 2009 20:55:46 +0200
349 i3-wm (3.a-1) unstable; urgency=low
351 * First release (Closes: #521709)
353 -- Michael Stapelberg <michael@stapelberg.de> Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:21:30 +0200