2009-10-23 17:00:07 +02:00
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Release notes for i3 v3.δ
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This is the third version (3.δ, transcribed 3.d) of i3. It is considered stable.
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This release features tabbing and some more advanced modifications of the
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stacking window (see the user’s guide), vim-like marks, support for the
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urgency hint, horizontal resizing of containers (finally), modes (which can
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make your keybindings a lot simpler), an unlimited amount of workspaces
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and several bugfixes (see below for the complete list of changes).
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Furthermore, the configuration file parsing has been rewritten to use a
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lex/yacc based lexer/parser. This makes our configuration file more easy to
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understand and more flexible from the point of view of a developer. For some
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of the new features, you already need the new lexer/parser. To not break your
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current configuration, however, the old parser is still included and used by
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default. I strongly recommend you to add the flag -l when starting i3 and
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switch your configuration file to the new lexer/parser. This should only
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require minor changes, if at all. In the next released version of i3, the
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old configuration file parsing will be removed!
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2009-10-23 19:53:09 +02:00
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Also, this release includes the testcases which were developed in a separate
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branch so far. They use Perl, together with X11::XCB, which you can download
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from CPAN. Please make sure you are not doing anything important when running
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the testcases, as they may modify your layout and use different workspaces.
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They also might, of course, actually find bugs and crash i3 ;-).
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2009-10-23 17:00:07 +02:00
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Thanks for this release go out to xeen, mist, badboy, Mikael, mxf, Atsutane,
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tsdh, litemotiv, shatter, msi, yurifury, dirkson, Scytale, Grauwolf and all
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other people who reported bugs/made suggestions.
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A list of changes follows:
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* Implement tabbing (command "T")
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* Implement horizontal resize of containers (containers! not windows)
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* Implement the urgency hint for windows/workspaces
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* Implement vim-like marks (mark/goto command)
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* Implement stack-limit for further defining how stack windows should look
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* Implement modes which allow you to use a different set of keybindings
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when inside a specific mode
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* Implement changing the default mode of containers
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* Implement long options (--version, --no-autostart, --help, --config)
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* Implement 'bt' to toggle between the different border styles
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* Use a yacc/lex parser/lexer for the configuration file
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* The number of workspaces is now dynamic instead of limited to 10
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* Floating windows (and tiled containers) can now be resized using
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floating_modifier and right mouse button
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* Dock windows can now reconfigure their height
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* Bugfix: Correctly handle multiple messages on the IPC socket
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* Bugfix: Correctly use base_width, base_height and size increment hints
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* Bugfix: Correctly send fake configure_notify events
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* Bugfix: Don’t crash if the numlock symbol cannot be found
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* Bugfix: Don’t display a colon after unnamed workspaces
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* Bugfix: If the pointer is outside of the screen when starting, fall back to
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the first screen.
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* Bugfix: Initialize screens correctly when not using Xinerama
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* Bugfix: Correctly handle unmap_notify events when resizing
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* Bugfix: Correctly warp pointer after rendering the layout
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* Bugfix: Fix NULL pointer dereference when reconfiguring screens
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-- Michael Stapelberg, 2009-10-23
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