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┌────────────────────────────┐
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│ Release notes for i3 v4.13 │
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└────────────────────────────┘
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This is i3 v4.13. This version is considered stable. All users of i3 are
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strongly encouraged to upgrade.
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For users, there are two changes to be aware of:
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1. The X server DPI is read from the Xft.dpi X resource (if available).
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Previously, i3 used to directly look at the X server’s DPI (based on screen
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resolution and physical size). Looking at Xft.dpi is more consistent with
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other software, more likely to be correct (because it’s user-specified and
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not read from possibly broken hardware information) and allows users to
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override the value.
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2. It is now possible to set config file variables from X resources using the
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“set_from_resource” directive. This allows users to have a single source of
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truth for e.g. theming X11 applications (specify “*color0: #121212” and have
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it apply to URxvt and your i3 config).
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For packagers, there are three changes that likely require action:
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1. cairo/pango are now required dependencies, as announced in the i3 v4.12
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release notes.
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2. The aforementioned “set_from_resource” feature requires the new dependency
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libxcb-util-xrm.
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3. i3 now uses the GNU build system (autotools). Please see
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https://github.com/i3/i3/commit/4a52a7e9fb6fb2e1f0256b2e086cfa313f411cd8 for
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a lot more details about the rationale and what this means for your package.
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Bottomline, things should get simpler for you, though :).
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┌────────────────────────────┐
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│ Changes in i3 v4.13 │
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└────────────────────────────┘
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• build: wire up version handling for non-release tarballs (as opposed to git
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checkouts)
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• build: switch to the GNU build system
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• i3bar: disable pango markup for plain-text input
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• man/i3-msg: point out default ipc message type
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• config: introduce support for specifying variables from X resources
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• config: ensure variables match on longest-length, eliminating problems
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where one variable was a prefix of another
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• config: do not count '\' in comment lines as line continuation
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• ipc: introduce a new GET_BINDING_MODES command
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• ipc: implement new window::mark event
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• ipc: add “output” to IPC events referencing a container
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• make fullscreen windows open on the output which is indicated by their
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geometry (fixes LibreOffice Impress multi-monitor presentations)
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• focus newly managed windows only if they don’t use the globally active
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input mode (fixes issues with RubyMine)
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• remove title indentation in nested containers (rationale was unclear,
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nobody spoke up when we asked about the feature on i3-discuss)
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• use the last known timestamp when calling xcb_set_input_focus (might fix
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rare race conditions in focus handling)
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• introduce the “smart” option for hide_edge_borders, which will hide borders
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when there is precisely one window on the workspace
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• handle _MOTIF_WM_HINTS changes (_MOTIF_WM_HINTS were previously only
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considered when managing a new window)
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• don’t change border style if BS_NORMAL is requested in _MOTIF_WM_HINTS
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• only add numlock fallback for keybindings where necessary (allows users to
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correctly bind keys on the numpad)
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• do not match docks in config and command criteria
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• get DPI from the Xft.dpi resource instead of directly looking at the screen
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resolution/size
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• handle _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW for scratchpad windows (for pagers)
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• set _NET_WM_DESKTOP to sticky for scratchpad windows
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• add new criteria “tiling” and “floating”
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• implement special output name “current” for commands
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• handle ResizeRequests for tray clients (fixes VLC tray icon)
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┌────────────────────────────┐
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│ Bugfixes │
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└────────────────────────────┘
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• i3bar: fix crash when the I3SOCK environment variable is present
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• i3-dmenu-desktop: do not die on failed open
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• i3-input: properly position in non-standard cases (fixes an issue where
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i3-input would launch off-screen)
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• i3-save-tree: rename “mark” to “marks” to reflect our recent change to
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allow multiple marks
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• mouse bindings: only grab the mouse buttons that need to be grabbed
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• no_focus: correctly count the number of windows (makes no_focus work with
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tabbed/stacked workspace layouts).
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• properly close disabled outputs restored during a restart (this fixes state
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handling when RandR changes happen during i3 restarts)
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• don’t trigger bindings on window border clicks unless --border was
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specified for the binding
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• traverse numbered workspaces in correct order
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• fix transition from named to numbered workspaces in “workspace next|prev”
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• avoid setting urgency hint on content containers and above (fixes crashes)
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• don’t trigger unrelated key bindings for --release bindings
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• fix colormap handling for containers (fixes taking screenshots using xwd)
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• check output crossing on ENTER_NOTIFY to dockarea (fixes pointer jumping)
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• fix a use-after-free bug (fixes “floating enable” on single split windows)
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┌────────────────────────────┐
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│ Thanks! │
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└────────────────────────────┘
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Thanks for testing, bugfixes, discussions and everything I forgot go out to:
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Benedikt Heine, Cedric Buissart, Chih-Chyuan Hwang, Denton Liu, eplanet, Eric
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Engeström, EvilPudding, Ferdinand Bachmann, Hong, Ingo Bürk, Jakob Schnell,
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Jakub Wilk, johannes karoff, Johannes Lange, joshrosso, Julien Lequertier,
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Kacper Kowalik, Kenneth Lyons, Kyle Kneitinger, madroach, Michael Vetter,
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Nathan Schulte, Øsse, Peder Stray, Tony Crisci, Trevor Merrifield, wentasah,
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yshui, Zamarin Arthur
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-- Michael Stapelberg, 2016-11-08
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