diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES-4.0 b/RELEASE-NOTES-4.0 deleted file mode 100644 index 14ecbfa1..00000000 --- a/RELEASE-NOTES-4.0 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,135 +0,0 @@ - - ┌────────────────────────────┐ - │ Release notes for i3 v4.0 │ - └────────────────────────────┘ - -This is the first release of the new major version of i3, v4.0. It has been a -long time since v3.ε was released (over one year). A lot has been happening -since then, we made 736 commits – compare that to the total number of 1664 -commits for i3. - -The reason for the high number of commits and long time for this release is the -big refactoring we have been doing. Instead of using several lists and a table -as data structures, we now use a single tree of containers. These containers -represent invisible entities like your X11 root window, your different monitors -and workspaces, but also visible entities like actual windows. - -Using a tree has made a lot of things cleaner and easier – in the code *and* in -the user interface. Admittedly though, you will probably need a day or two to -get used to a few more advanced movement commands if you are used to v3.ε right -now. - - ┌────────────────────────────┐ - │ New features │ - └────────────────────────────┘ - - • In addition to the proper flex/bison based parser for the config file - introduced in 3.δ, we now also have a flex/bison parser for commands. What - this means is that we can have more human-readable, beautiful command names - instead of cryptic commands like 'f' for fullscreen or 'mh' for move left. - In fact, the commands for the aforementioned functions *are* 'fullscreen' - and 'move left'! - - • You can now chain commands using ';' (a semicolon). One example for that is - 'workspace 3 ; exec /usr/bin/urxvt' to switch to a new workspace and open a - terminal. - - • You can specify which windows should be affected by your command by using - different criteria. A good example is '[class="Firefox"] kill' to get rid - of all Firefox windows. - - • As the configuration file needs new commands (and a few options are - obsolete), you need to change it. To make this process a little bit easier - for you, this release comes with the script i3-migrate-config-to-v4. Just - run it on your current config file and it will spit out a v4 config file to - stdout. To make things even better, i3 automatically detects v3 config files - and calls that script, so you never end up with a non-working config :). - - • Similarly to the criteria when using commands, we now have a 'for_window' - configuration directive, which lets you automatically apply certain commands - to certain windows. Use it to set border styles per window, for example with - 'for_window [class="XTerm"] border 1pixel'. - - • Since dock clients (like dzen2) are now part of the layout tree (as opposed - to a custom data structure as before), it was easy to implement top and - bottom dock areas. Programs which properly specify the dock hint get placed - on the edge of the screen they request. i3bar has the -dtop and -dbottom - parameters, for example. - - • The internal workspace bar is obsolete. Use i3bar instead. - - • Resizing now works between all windows! - - • Fullscreen now works for everything! - - • Floating now works for everything! - - • Your layout is now preserved when doing an inplace restart. - - • When you have an error in your config file, a new program called i3-nagbar - will tell you so. It offers you two buttons: One to view the error in your - $PAGER and one to edit your config in your $EDITOR. - - • The default config used key symbols (like 'bind Mod1+f fullscreen') instead - of key codes. If you use a non-qwerty layout, the program i3-config-wizard - can create a key symbol based config file based on your current layout. You - can also chose between Windows (Mod4) and Alt (Mod1) as your default - modifier. i3-config-wizard will automatically be started as long as you - don’t have a configuration file for i3. - - • Custom X cursor themes are now supported. - - • The RandR backend now respects the primary output. - - • A wrong 'font' configuration in your config file will no longer make i3 - exit. Instead, it will fall back to a different font and tell you about the - error in its log. - - • The default split direction (whether a new window gets placed right next to - the current one or below the current one) is now automatically set to - horizontal if you have a monitor that is wider than high or vertical if you - a monitor which is higher than wide. This works great with rotated monitors. - - • Sockets and temporary files are now placed in XDG_RUNTIME_DIR, if set (this - is used on systemd based systems). - - • Tools like i3bar, i3-msg etc. use the I3_SOCKET_PATH property which is set - to the X11 root window, so you don’t have to configure your socket path - anywhere. - - • The kill command kills single windows by default now. To kill a whole - application, use 'kill client'. - - • IPC: Commands can now have custom replies. When the parser encounters an - error, a proper error reply is sent. - - • There is now an 'exec_always' configuration directive which works like - 'exec' but will also be run when restarting. - - ┌────────────────────────────┐ - │ Future features │ - └────────────────────────────┘ - -Our plans were big but our time and manpower is limited. Therefore, the -following features did not make it into this release. However, the foundation -is now in place and implementing them is possible, so stay tuned! - - • Saving/Restoring specific parts of your layout - - • Session saving - - • Sticky windows - - ┌────────────────────────────┐ - │ Thanks! │ - └────────────────────────────┘ - -Thanks for testing, bugfixes, discussions and everything I forgot go out to: - - aniou, artoj, badboy, cloud, cradle, David Coppa, dbp, dothebart, eeemsi, - eelvex, f8l, fernando, jan, jimdigriz, jon, julien, kacper, ktosiek, - lexszero, litemotiv, lourens, madroach, marcus, merovius, mike, mirko, mseed, - mxf, phnom, quaec, rogutes, sardemff7, smartass, thepub, tiago, tucos, - woddf2, xpt, ys - --- Michael Stapelberg, 2011-07-31 diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES-4.0.1 b/RELEASE-NOTES-4.0.1 deleted file mode 100644 index 3d9d4087..00000000 --- a/RELEASE-NOTES-4.0.1 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,145 +0,0 @@ - - ┌─────────────────────────────┐ - │ Release notes for i3 v4.0.1 │ - └─────────────────────────────┘ - -This is the second release of the new major version of i3, v4.0.1. It has been -a long time since v3.ε was released (over one year). A lot has been happening -since then, we made 736 commits – compare that to the total number of 1664 -commits for i3. - -The reason for the high number of commits and long time for this release is the -big refactoring we have been doing. Instead of using several lists and a table -as data structures, we now use a single tree of containers. These containers -represent invisible entities like your X11 root window, your different monitors -and workspaces, but also visible entities like actual windows. - -Using a tree has made a lot of things cleaner and easier – in the code *and* in -the user interface. Admittedly though, you will probably need a day or two to -get used to a few more advanced movement commands if you are used to v3.ε right -now. - - ┌────────────────────────────┐ - │ New features in v4.0.1 │ - └────────────────────────────┘ - - • Fix the build process of i3bar - • Fix the build process on Mac OS X - • i3-config-wizard: also start i3bar in the keycode config template - • userguide: Remove the obsolete bar.* colors - • userguide: Use i3bar instead of dzen2 in the 'exec' example - - ┌────────────────────────────┐ - │ New features in v4.0 │ - └────────────────────────────┘ - - • In addition to the proper flex/bison based parser for the config file - introduced in 3.δ, we now also have a flex/bison parser for commands. What - this means is that we can have more human-readable, beautiful command names - instead of cryptic commands like 'f' for fullscreen or 'mh' for move left. - In fact, the commands for the aforementioned functions *are* 'fullscreen' - and 'move left'! - - • You can now chain commands using ';' (a semicolon). One example for that is - 'workspace 3 ; exec /usr/bin/urxvt' to switch to a new workspace and open a - terminal. - - • You can specify which windows should be affected by your command by using - different criteria. A good example is '[class="Firefox"] kill' to get rid - of all Firefox windows. - - • As the configuration file needs new commands (and a few options are - obsolete), you need to change it. To make this process a little bit easier - for you, this release comes with the script i3-migrate-config-to-v4. Just - run it on your current config file and it will spit out a v4 config file to - stdout. To make things even better, i3 automatically detects v3 config files - and calls that script, so you never end up with a non-working config :). - - • Similarly to the criteria when using commands, we now have a 'for_window' - configuration directive, which lets you automatically apply certain commands - to certain windows. Use it to set border styles per window, for example with - 'for_window [class="XTerm"] border 1pixel'. - - • Since dock clients (like dzen2) are now part of the layout tree (as opposed - to a custom data structure as before), it was easy to implement top and - bottom dock areas. Programs which properly specify the dock hint get placed - on the edge of the screen they request. i3bar has the -dtop and -dbottom - parameters, for example. - - • The internal workspace bar is obsolete. Use i3bar instead. - - • Resizing now works between all windows! - - • Fullscreen now works for everything! - - • Floating now works for everything! - - • Your layout is now preserved when doing an inplace restart. - - • When you have an error in your config file, a new program called i3-nagbar - will tell you so. It offers you two buttons: One to view the error in your - $PAGER and one to edit your config in your $EDITOR. - - • The default config used key symbols (like 'bind Mod1+f fullscreen') instead - of key codes. If you use a non-qwerty layout, the program i3-config-wizard - can create a key symbol based config file based on your current layout. You - can also chose between Windows (Mod4) and Alt (Mod1) as your default - modifier. i3-config-wizard will automatically be started as long as you - don’t have a configuration file for i3. - - • Custom X cursor themes are now supported. - - • The RandR backend now respects the primary output. - - • A wrong 'font' configuration in your config file will no longer make i3 - exit. Instead, it will fall back to a different font and tell you about the - error in its log. - - • The default split direction (whether a new window gets placed right next to - the current one or below the current one) is now automatically set to - horizontal if you have a monitor that is wider than high or vertical if you - a monitor which is higher than wide. This works great with rotated monitors. - - • Sockets and temporary files are now placed in XDG_RUNTIME_DIR, if set (this - is used on systemd based systems). - - • Tools like i3bar, i3-msg etc. use the I3_SOCKET_PATH property which is set - to the X11 root window, so you don’t have to configure your socket path - anywhere. - - • The kill command kills single windows by default now. To kill a whole - application, use 'kill client'. - - • IPC: Commands can now have custom replies. When the parser encounters an - error, a proper error reply is sent. - - • There is now an 'exec_always' configuration directive which works like - 'exec' but will also be run when restarting. - - ┌────────────────────────────┐ - │ Future features │ - └────────────────────────────┘ - -Our plans were big but our time and manpower is limited. Therefore, the -following features did not make it into this release. However, the foundation -is now in place and implementing them is possible, so stay tuned! - - • Saving/Restoring specific parts of your layout - - • Session saving - - • Sticky windows - - ┌────────────────────────────┐ - │ Thanks! │ - └────────────────────────────┘ - -Thanks for testing, bugfixes, discussions and everything I forgot go out to: - - aniou, artoj, badboy, cloud, cradle, David Coppa, dbp, dothebart, eeemsi, - eelvex, f8l, fernando, jan, jimdigriz, jon, julien, kacper, ktosiek, - lexszero, litemotiv, lourens, madroach, marcus, merovius, mike, mirko, mseed, - mxf, phnom, quaec, rogutes, sardemff7, smartass, thepub, tiago, tucos, - woddf2, xpt, ys - --- Michael Stapelberg, 2011-08-01 diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES-4.0.2 b/RELEASE-NOTES-4.0.2 deleted file mode 100644 index 311c6697..00000000 --- a/RELEASE-NOTES-4.0.2 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,82 +0,0 @@ - - ┌─────────────────────────────┐ - │ Release notes for i3 v4.0.2 │ - └─────────────────────────────┘ - -This is the third release of the new major version of i3, v4.0.2. It is a -bugfix release and considered stable. A lot of bugs and suggestions have been -reported since the release of v4.0.1. This release fixes 44 bugs and includes a -few other minor improvements. - - - ┌────────────────────────────┐ - │ Changes in v4.0.2 │ - └────────────────────────────┘ - - • i3-config-wizard: handle mouse button clicks on and texts - • i3-config-wizard: check the modifier mapping to decide whether to use Mod1 - or Mod4 - • migrate-config: use \s, be a bit more whitespace tolerant - • userguide: s/mod+h/mod+s for stacking - • userguide: provide the default colors in the colors example - • userguide: document force_focus_wrapping directive - • userguide: properly document the resize command - • userguide: properly document command chaining and criteria - • Bugfix: Correctly bind on multiple keycodes if a symbol has more than one - • Bugfix: Allow multiple criteria in 'for_window' - • Bugfix: Ensure a minimum size when using the 'resize' command - • Bugfix: Start on the first named workspace, not always on '1' - • Bugfix: Fix resize command with direction != up for floating windows - • Bugfix: Correctly set the _NET_CLIENT_LIST_STACKING hint (chromium tabbar) - • Bugfix: 'workspace ' now takes all outputs into account - • Bugfix: i3-wsbar: make workspace names clickable again - • Bugfix: i3-wsbar: correctly handle EOF on stdin - • Bugfix: i3-wsbar: display a separator between workspaces of each output - • Bugfix: Correctly handle the 'instance' criterion (WM_CLASS) - • Bugfix: Use correct format string in load_layout (fixes crash in restart) - • Bugfix: Fix border rendering (border lines were "cutting" through) - • Bugfix: Raise floating windows immediately when dragging/resizing - • Bugfix: Make focus switching work accross outputs again - • Bugfix: migration-script: handle resize top/bottom correctly - • Bugfix: Fix focus issue when moving containers to workspaces - • Bugfix: Warp cursor when changing outputs again - • Bugfix: i3bar: fix switching to workspaces with extremely long names - • Bugfix: i3bar: fix switching to workspaces "next" and "prev" - • Bugfix: i3bar: Correctly allocate pixmap for statuslines which are longer - than the screen - • Bugfix: i3bar: set statusline = NULL on EOF / SIGCHLD - • Bugfix: Correctly initialize the verbose flag - • Bugfix: Don’t start with workspace 'next' when the command 'workspace next' - is bound in the config file - • Bugfix: Set focus to where the mouse pointer is when starting - • Bugfix: Don’t change focus when assigned windows start on invisible - workspaces - • Bugfix: Don’t use absolute paths for exec in the config file - • Bugfix: Fix crash when using 'focus mode_toggle' on an empty workspace - • Bugfix: Make the 'resize' command work inside tabbed/stacked cons - • Bugfix: Correctly place floating windows on their appropriate output - • Bugfix: Fix coordinates when moving a floating window to a different output - • Bugfix: Correctly keep focus when moving non-leaf windows - • Bugfix: Accept '\t' in the set command - • Bugfix: Only consider tiling windows when attaching tiling windows to a - workspace - • Bugfix: Correctly render containers when a split container is focused - • Bugfix: Correctly recognize duplicate workspace assignments - • Bugfix: Re-enable X11 Eventmask •after• pushing all the X11 changes - • Bugfix: Fix focus stealing with assignments of floating windows - • Bugfix: Re-implement reconfiguring height of dock windows - • Bugfix: IPC: return name_json if available - • Bugfix: Make 'floating enable' check for dock windows - - - ┌────────────────────────────┐ - │ Thanks! │ - └────────────────────────────┘ - -Thanks go out to the following contributors / reporters: - - andi, Atsutane, BeF, ccount, cls, edelkind, eeemsi, f8l, ioflag, Jan, kraM, - marforio, Merovius, Moredread, mseed, Niklas, nutron, pnutzh4x0r, rogutes, - Sander, sbedivere, sur5r, thomasba, tilman, Tim, ubitux - --- Michael Stapelberg, 2011-08-28 diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES-4.1 b/RELEASE-NOTES-4.1 deleted file mode 100644 index de06c3ab..00000000 --- a/RELEASE-NOTES-4.1 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,100 +0,0 @@ - - ┌────────────────────────────┐ - │ 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 diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES-4.1.1 b/RELEASE-NOTES-4.1.1 deleted file mode 100644 index 09e40da1..00000000 --- a/RELEASE-NOTES-4.1.1 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,54 +0,0 @@ - - ┌──────────────────────────────┐ - │ Release notes for i3 v4.1.1 │ - └──────────────────────────────┘ - -This is the first minor release of i3 v4.1. It is a bugfix release and -considered stable. All users of i3 v4.1 are strongly encouraged to upgrade. - -Happy holidays and enjoy i3 :). - -i3 developers will be present at 28C3 in Berlin and FOSDEM 2012 in Brussels. -Please get in touch and have a nice chat with us :). - - - ┌────────────────────────────┐ - │ Changes in v4.1.1 │ - └────────────────────────────┘ - - • Create a secure temp path instead of a predictable one - • ipc: set CLOEXEC on client file descriptors - • Fix prototype in include/xcursor.h - • Bugfix: Skip dock clients when handling FocusIn events - • Bugfix: Fix fullscreen with floating windows - • Bugfix: Fix startup when RandR is not present - • Bugfix: Retain window position and size when changing floating border - • Bugfix: Disallow focusing dock clients via criteria - • Bugfix: Don’t create a workspace named 'back_and_forth' on startup - • Bugfix: Fix wrong focus in complex tabbed/stacked layouts - • Bugfix: Fix resizing for (e.g.) v-split containers in h-split containers - • Bugfix: Fix 'resize' command in nested containers - • Bugfix: Don’t set the _NET_WM_WORKAREA hint at all - • Bugfix: Skip leading whitespace in variable assignments - • Bugfix: Make resizing of tiling windows with floating_modifier use absolute - coordinates - • Bugfix: Make resizing work when pressing floating_modifier + right mouse - button on window decorations - • Bugfix: Fix setting the same mark repeatedly on different windows - • Bugfix: Disallow focusing other windows when in fullscreen mode - • Bugfix: Ignore ConfigureRequests with out-of-bound coordinates - • Bugfix: Correctly check boundaries and reassign floating windows when - moving - • Bugfix: Don’t close workspace when there are still floating windows on it - - - ┌────────────────────────────┐ - │ Thanks! │ - └────────────────────────────┘ - -Thanks for testing, bugfixes, discussions and everything I forgot go out to: - - aksr, ben, biiter, binzter, cg, cradle, f8l, gregkh, Han, Miguel, mseed, - noxxun, Phlogistique - --- Michael Stapelberg, 2011-12-24 diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES-4.1.2 b/RELEASE-NOTES-4.1.2 deleted file mode 100644 index 90bd9ed7..00000000 --- a/RELEASE-NOTES-4.1.2 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,37 +0,0 @@ - - ┌──────────────────────────────┐ - │ Release notes for i3 v4.1.2 │ - └──────────────────────────────┘ - -This is the second minor release of i3 v4.1. It is a bugfix release and -considered stable. All users of i3 v4.1.1 are strongly encouraged to upgrade. - -i3 developers will be present at FOSDEM in Brussels. -Please get in touch and have a nice chat with us :). - - - ┌────────────────────────────┐ - │ Changes in v4.1.2 │ - └────────────────────────────┘ - - • Bugfix: Don’t lose focus on fullscreen windows when another window gets - moved to that workspace - • Bugfix: Open new windows in the correct place when assignments match - • Bugfix: Fix assignments of floating windows to (yet) unused workspaces - • Bugfix: Either use SetInputFocus *or* send WM_TAKE_FOCUS, not both - • Bugfix: Respect WM_HINTS.input for WM_TAKE_FOCUS clients - • Bugfix: Setup the _NET_SUPPORTING_WM_CHECK atom in a standards-compliant way - • Bugfix: Only ignore EnterNotify events after UnmapNotifies from managed windows - • Bugfix: Force a new sequence number after UnmapNotify - • Bugfix: Position floating windows exactly where their geometry specified - • Bugfix: Fix coordinates when the rect of an output changes - - ┌────────────────────────────┐ - │ Thanks! │ - └────────────────────────────┘ - -Thanks for testing, bugfixes, discussions and everything I forgot go out to: - - B-Con, David Coppa, Don, Paul, rami, zeus - --- Michael Stapelberg, 2012-01-27