1 Note, the changes for the last STABLE release start with release
4 -------------------------------------------------------------------
6 Changes in beta release 2.5.32 (not released yet)
12 - Fix width of FvwmTaskBar to fit on screen properly by using the correct
13 module information to determine the border size.
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17 -------------------------------------------------------------------
19 Changes in beta release 2.5.31 (09-Aug-2010)
25 - fvwm-convert-2.6: Don't double-up comma separated options to
26 conditional commands if they're already delimited by commas.
27 - Correctly report a window's height and width if the window has
28 incomplete resize increment set.
29 - Maintain any State hints on a window when used with WindowStyle.
30 - FvwmIconMan now correctly handles sticky windows.
32 -------------------------------------------------------------------
34 Changes in beta release 2.5.30 (09-May-2010)
38 - Support libpng 1.4.0's slightly newer API.
42 - Don't lazy match AnyContext when printing out bindings and the
43 contexts they apply to with "PrintInfo Bindings".
45 -------------------------------------------------------------------
47 Changes in beta release 2.5.29 (03-Apr-2010)
51 - Added new fvwm-convert-2.6 script to convert older fvwm 2.4.x
53 - New BugOpts option QtDragnDropWorkaround to work around an
54 oddity in handling drag-n-drop events to Qt applications.
58 - Fixed the InitialMapCommand style from running when FVWM is
60 - Fix rendering of FvwmForm windows when initially mapped.
61 - Fix placement of windows when using MinoverlapPlacement and
63 - Fix segfault when tearing off menus using a Pixmap
65 - Fix "window jump" bug when moving a window across page
67 - Flush property events for same type in applications which
68 repeatedly set the same XAtom. (Gnucash, Openoffice, etc.)
69 - Fix opening of files using Read/PipeRead to accept paths in
70 the form "./" to indicate CWD. Fixes
71 $ fvwm -f ./some-fvwm2rc
72 - Fix further crash when copying menustyles with MenuFace
74 - Make layer changes apply immediately via Style commands for
75 any currently mapped windows.
76 - Fix flickering/incorrect location of the GeometryWindow with
77 Xinerama/TwinView when resizing windows.
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81 Changes in beta release 2.5.28 (20-Sep-2009)
85 - New differentiated options for SnapAttraction when snapping
87 "None", "ScreenWindows", "ScreenIcons", "ScreenAll"
88 - New option to the BugOpts command: TransliterateUtf8.
92 - Fixed non-visible Qt windows after a Qt deferred map (e.g.
93 Skype profile windows).
94 - Fixed the use of the X-resource "fvwmstyle".
95 - Fixed segmentation fault in FvwmEvent when parsing an
96 undefined event name, or an undefined environment variable
97 to the RPlayHost option.
98 - Fixed the events startup, shutdown and unknown in FvwmEvent.
99 - Fvwm now retains utf8 window names when the WM_NAME changes,
100 and the utf8 name converted to the default charset match
102 - Fixed the options RPlayVolume and RPlayPriority in FvwmEvent.
103 - Fixed SnapAttraction: Option SameType/Icons/Windows did
104 falsely not affect conditions of option "Screen" and option
105 "SameType" snapped falsely icons and windows together.
106 - Fixed a problem where modules would get incorrect stacking
107 information if many windows were restacked at the same time.
108 - Fixed BugOpts parsing of more than one option at a time and
109 restoring of default value for the last option
110 in the command line when omitted.
111 - 64 bit fix for setting EWMH _NET_WM_ICON property on windows.
113 -------------------------------------------------------------------
115 Changes in beta release 2.5.27 (23-Feb-2009)
119 - New extended variable
122 - Style matching now honours the window's visible name which
123 means it can be matched before the real name, hence:
125 Style $[w.visiblename] Colorset 5
127 is now honoured. Useful with IndexedWindowName as a style
130 - New style InitialMapCommand allows to execute any command
131 when a window is mapped first.
133 - New option to PrintInfo, "bindings" which prints out all of
134 the Key, PointerKey, Mouse and Stroke bindings which fvwm
139 - Fixed compilation without XRender support.
140 - Fixed handling of _NET_MOVERESIZE_WINDOWS requests.
141 - Fixed a bug in automatic detection mode of the style
143 - Fixed png detection when cross compiling.
144 - Fixed keeping fullscreen window mode over a restart.
145 - The style PositionPlacement now honours StartsOnPage.
146 - Reset signal handlers for executed modules and programs.
147 - Try to handle a bug an old version of the EWMH spec by
148 honouring both, the _NET_WM_STATE_MAXIMIZED_HORIZ hint and
149 the _NET_WM_STATE_MAXIMIZED_HORZ hitn.
150 - Fix the GNOME location prefix to application .desktop files.
151 - 'PositionPlacement UnderMouse' now forces the window
152 on-screen, just like the old UnderMousePlacement style option
155 -------------------------------------------------------------------
157 Changes in beta release 2.5.26 (7-May-2008)
161 - New MenuStyle option VerticalMargins.
163 * New module features:
165 - FvwmButtons: New button alignment option: top.
169 - Fixed crash in ARGB visual detection code.
170 - Fixed compilation without XRender support.
171 - Fixed drawing of background pictures in menu items and titles.
172 - Fixed handling of shaped windows.
173 - Fixed a 64-bit bug in the EWMH code.
175 -------------------------------------------------------------------
177 Changes in beta release 2.5.25 (26-Feb-2008)
181 - Handle the STATE_ADD command of the EWMH _NET_WM_STATE
182 message from version 1.3 of the EWMH spec.
183 - Support transparency in ARGB windows
187 - Fixed problem with windows disappearing when created
188 unless the style Unmanaged was used.
189 - Edge move delay was used as resistance for the top edge.
190 - Fixed a parsing problem of the screen argument of the
191 SnapAttraction style.
192 - Some html documentation files were not installed.
193 - Fixed a memory leak in internationalized font handling.
194 - Fixed a bug in MinOverlap placement.
195 - Fixed the StickyAcrossPages style in the FvwmPager.
196 - Fixed the determination of the X charset on UTF-8 systems.
197 - Fixed a crash when certain EWMH messages were sent to
199 - Fixed a memory leak in multibyte codepage code.
200 - Ignore the EWMH staysontop and staysonbottom hints if the
201 EWMHIgnoreStackingOrderHints style is used.
202 - Fixed a sporadic crash when the root background set by gnome,
203 fvwm-root, esetroot etc. changes and a root transparent
205 - Fixed spradic crash in modules with root transparent
206 background from colour sets.
207 - Fixed a possible crash if the last active module fails.
209 -------------------------------------------------------------------
211 Changes in beta release 2.5.24 (24-Nov-2007)
215 - Disabled paging during interactive resize operations by
216 default (see 2.5.20) as it is annoying to many people.
217 - New style command options:
223 that replace the now obsolete commands EdgeResistance,
224 SnapGrid and SnapAttraction. The EdgeResistance command has
225 a new syntax with only one argument.
226 - New command MenuCloseAndExec for menu bindinngs that can be
227 used to trigger certain commands from a menu without an
228 associated item. For example, with
229 Key F1 MTI[]-_ A MenuCloseAndExec Menu RootMenu
230 the RootMenu can be opened from any other menu by pressing
235 - Sometimes a window jumped by half the screen's size when
236 moving with the mouse and hitting the border of the desktop.
237 - Fixed the "screen w" argument of the Move and other commands.
238 - Clicking on a menu title did not close the menu by default.
239 - Temporary files in FvwmPerl overwrote each other.
241 -------------------------------------------------------------------
243 Changes in beta release 2.5.23 (1-Sep-2007)
247 - New Style command options:
252 - Fixed FvwmButton's button placement algorithm broken in
255 -------------------------------------------------------------------
257 Changes in beta release 2.5.22 (29-Aug-2007)
261 - New Style command options:
262 UnderMousePlacementHonorsStartsOnPage
263 UnderMousePlacementIgnoresStartsOnPage
264 !MinOverlapPlacementPenalties
265 !MinOverlapPercentPlacementPenalties
267 - SVG (scalable vector graphics) image loading support.
268 - New extended variables
269 $[w.iconfile.svgopts]
270 $[w.miniiconfile.svgopts].
271 - Added suffix 'w' to the arguments of the Move command and
272 similar. It is now possible to add multiple shifts to a
273 window position, e.g. "50-50w 50-50w" for the center of the
275 - Removed UnderMousePlacement and CenterPlacement. Use
276 "PositionPlacement Center" and "PositionPlacement UnderMouse"
278 - Documentation in HTML format.
279 - Replaced "UseListSkip" with "UseSkipList" & "OnlyListSkip" with
280 "OnlySkipList" in WindowList command. (Old options deprecated.)
281 - New subject ImageCache for PrintInfo command.
282 - The new commad EchoFuncDefinition prints a function's
283 definition to the console for debugging purposes.
284 - The CursorStyle command can now load PNG and SVG images as
285 mouse cursors. New x and y arguments to specify the
286 hot spot. Also, it is now possible to load non-monochrome
287 cursors and cursors with partial transparency.
289 * New module features:
291 - FvwmScript: New instructions: ChangeWindowTitle and
292 ChangeWindowTitleFromArg.
296 - Windows with aspect ratio no longer maximize past the screen
298 - Fixed CenterPlacement with Xinerama screens.
299 - Fixed CascadePlacement with title direction west and east
300 - Windows no longer unstick when going to fullscreen mode.
301 - Fixed crash when raising/lowering a destroyed window.
302 - Fixed expansion of $[n-] and $[*], broken in 2.5.20.
303 - Fixes for resizing shaded windows and windows with a gravity
304 other than northwest.
305 - Fixed CursorStyle POSITION, broken since 2.3.24.
306 - The hi, sh and fgsh colors in colorsets are no longer replaced
307 by computed values if not explicit set on the same line as the
308 bg, or for fgsh fg, changes. (bug #3359)
309 - FvwmButtons now redraws stretched button backgrounds correctly
311 - Windows with circular transient for hints may no longer crash
312 fvwm with StackTransientParent style.
313 - FvwmPager now displays windows that are StickyAcrossPages
315 - Fixed a possible crash with modules closing down.
316 - Fixed broken demo script fvwm_make_browse_menu.sh.
317 - The conditon following a comma separator without whitespace
318 padding was previously ignored if the presiding condition was
320 - Various FvwmButtons drawing problems.
321 - Window movement or resizing triggered by an EWMH message now
322 honours the FixedSize and FixedPosition window styles.
323 - Properly generate leave_window and enter_window events for
324 the root window in FvwmEvent.
325 - Fixed crash in UTF8 code.
326 - Fixed parsing of the PropertyChange command.
327 - Fixed windowlist crash when combining CurrentAtEnd with
328 IconifiedAtEnd and all windows are iconified.
330 -------------------------------------------------------------------
332 Changes in beta release 2.5.21 (20-Jan-2007)
336 - The command Scroll can now be used for interactive scrolling.
340 - Fixed Tile...Placement styles (SmartPlacement) that were
343 -------------------------------------------------------------------
345 Changes in beta release 2.5.20 (15-Jan-2007)
349 - New Style options: StippledIconTitle, !StickyStippledTitle,
350 and !StickyStippledIconTitle.
351 - Full support for menu context (M) key and mouse bindings. See
352 the section Menu Bindings in the man page for details.
353 - Hilighted menu backgrounds now use pixmaps gradients and
354 transparency from their related colorset.
355 - New window conditions: StickyIcon, StickyAcrossPagesIcon and
356 StickyAcrossDesksIcon.
360 - "Mouse n M N" is no longer used to disable or remap the
361 builtin tear off menu button. See the section Tear Off Menus
362 for details on replacement commands.
366 - FvwmWinList: fix problem with window name/button mixups during
367 Init/Restart of fvwm. (bug #1393)
368 - It is now possible to switch the viewport while resizing
369 windows if "EdgeScroll 0 0" is set.
370 - Fixed disappearing windows when aborting interactive resizing
371 of maximized windows when unmaximizing them later.
372 - Fixed disappearing windows when moving maximized windows and
373 unmaximizing them later.
374 - Fixed calculation of final location with MoveToPage and
375 MoveToScreen with windows to the left or top of the viewport.
376 - 64-bit architecture fix in FvwmProxy.
377 - FvwmForm now work with balanced quoted command for Timeout.
378 - FvwmPager correctly updates on window desk change.
379 - FvwmIconBox: fixed problem with IconColorset's background
380 color change not being applied immediately.
381 - Allow FvwmConsole to run a terminal via rxvtc or urxvtc.
382 FvwmConsole dies if no client connects within one minute.
383 - Expansion of variables in FvwmTaskBar launch button commands
385 - Fixed a race condition with applications raising their own
386 transient windows in certain ways. (Apple Shake, kphotoalbum)
387 - FvwmIdent reports the correct geometry if the window has its
388 title at the left or right side.
389 - Fixed an infinite loop when deiconifying windows in a group
390 via a different window than the initially iconified.
392 -------------------------------------------------------------------
394 Changes in beta release 2.5.19 (9-Dec-2006)
398 - FvwmCommand now reports "end windowlist" and "end configinfo".
399 - FvwmCommand now prints config info split on lines.
400 - FvwmTaskBar no longer gets lost with trailing whitespace after
401 geometry specification.
402 - Fixed a window size problem if the aspect ratio is set (e.g.
404 - Decorations now update when unmanaged windows take focus, and
405 not FlickeringQtDialogsWorkaround is enabled.
406 - FvwmPager again allows movement of windows added before a
408 - fvwm no longer crashes on 1 and 4 bit displays. (#1677)
409 - EWMH desktops now correctly handles FPClickToFocus. (#1492)
410 - Security fix in fvwm-menu-directory. (CVE-2006-5969)
412 -------------------------------------------------------------------
414 Changes in beta release 2.5.18 (11-Sep-2006)
418 - If a window started fullscreen, leaving fullscreen state now
419 properly unmaximizes and resizes the window.
420 - Fixed the ForeColor/HilightFore styles that were broken in
422 - FvwmPager can now move icons with the !IconTitle style.
423 - Fixed drawing of icons that are moved to a different desk.
424 - FvwmPager no longer tries to move non-movable windows.
425 - FvwmPager now moves all windows as user requests.
426 - FvwmPager no longer displaces windows with title and border
428 - TestRc now correctly matches Break, and $[cond.rc] is
430 - Fixed several 64-bit architecture problems with
431 XGetWindowProperty(). Xine works much better on 64-bit
433 - Fixed handling of ClickToFocusPassesClick with the EWMH
434 desktop (e.g. using nautilus).
435 - Fixed handling of windows that are unmapped and mapped again
436 too fast (e.g. fpga_editor).
438 -------------------------------------------------------------------
440 Changes in beta release 2.5.17 (19-Jul-2006)
444 - New MenuStyle options TitleFont, TitleColorset and
446 - New command PressButton in module FvwmButtons for being able
447 to emulate button press via other means than the mouse.
448 - New wrap options to EdgeScroll command for wrapping with pixel
450 - New Style option UnderMousePlacement.
451 - Unused arguments to Style options generate warnings.
452 - The name style names match against can be augmented by the
453 X-resource "fvwmstyle".
454 - New options, Reverse and UseStack, to All command.
455 - WindowShade can now reshade windows using the Last direction.
456 - Positional parameters to complex functions can now be expanded
457 using $[n], $[n-m], $[n-] and $[*] expressions.
458 - The width and height arguments of the Resize command now
459 accept the prefix 'w' to allow resizing relative to the
461 - New command ModuleListenOnly.
462 - New "Periodic" option added to Schedule command.
466 - Fixed detection of running non-ICCCM2 wm (bug #3151).
467 - Fixed drawing of menus with the sidepic on the right.
468 - EdgeScroll no longer divides pixel distances >1000 by 1000.
470 - The configure script can now cope with four-part version
471 numbers when detecting some libraries.
472 - The WarpToWindow command followed by Move in a complex
473 function now uses the correct pointer position.
474 - The menu style TitleWarp does no longer warp the pointer for
475 root menus (as it is documented).
476 - Fixed detection of safe system version of mkstemp.
477 - Fixed the conditions Iconifiable, Fixed, FixedSize,
478 Maximizable and Closable.
479 - Fixed problem with window outline and placement position
481 - FvwmConsole no longer conflicts with Cygwin stdio (bug #3772).
482 - FvwmGtk now configures correctly on Cygwin (bug #3772).
483 - Fixed tempfile vulnerabilities in FvwmCommand.
485 -------------------------------------------------------------------
487 Changes in beta release 2.5.16 (20-Jan-2006)
491 - If the pointer can not be grabbed in functions, a message is
492 printed to the console instead of beeping.
496 - Fixed a couple of build problems introduced in 2.5.15.
498 -------------------------------------------------------------------
500 Changes in beta release 2.5.15 (14-Jan-2006)
504 - Variables can be nested, like $[desk.name$[desk.n]].
505 - Obsolete one-letter variables work, but generate warnings now.
506 - Windows can be placed by any button (now also >3).
507 - It is now possible to redefine the buttons usable to finish
508 window movement and manual placement.
509 - New window condition PlacedByButton.
510 - MenuStyle pairs can be negated by prefixing '!'.
511 - New generic tabbing module - FvwmTabs.
512 - New Style option: EWMHIgnoreWindowType.
513 - New MenuStyle options: MouseWheel, ScrollOffPage and
515 - To compile from CVS, autoconf-2.53 or above is now required.
516 This does not affect compiling the released tarballs.
517 - New option "screen" to Move and ResizeMove commands to allow
518 specifying the target Xinerama screen.
522 - Supported a new fribidi version 0.10.5 in addition to 0.10.4.
523 - Better look for windows with "BorderStyle TiledPixmap".
524 - Some EWMH-related 64-bit fixes.
525 - Fixed segmentation fault when replacing title of title only
527 - Fixes for resizing of shaded windows and resizing/moving
528 windows with complex functions.
530 -------------------------------------------------------------------
532 Changes in beta release 2.5.14 (24-Aug-2005)
536 - Fvwm now officially supports 64-bit architectures.
537 - New Test conditions EnvIsSet, EnvMatch, EdgeHasPointer and
539 - New window condition FixedPosition.
541 * New module features:
543 - FvwmPerl module supports window context when preprocessing.
544 - FvwmPerl module accepts new --export option that by default
545 defines two fvwm functions "Eval" and ".", to be used like:
548 Eval $a = $[desk.n] - 2; cmd("GotoDesk 0 $a") if $a >= 0
549 . Exec xmessage %{2 + cos(0)}% # embedded calculator
551 - New FvwmProxy option ProxyIconified.
552 - New FvwmTaskBar option Pad to control the gap between
557 - Fixed a Solaris compiler error introduced in 2.5.13.
558 - Fixed a hang with layers set by applications (e.g. AbiWord).
559 - GotoDesk with a relative page argument now wraps around at
560 the end of the given range as documented. (Bug #1396).
561 - PopupDelayed menu style option was not copied on
563 - Transparent Animated menus with non-transparent popup were
564 not animated correctly.
565 - Supported euc-jp class of encodings.
566 - A window's default layer is no longer set to 0 during a
568 - Fixed an annoying MouseFocus/SloppyFocus problem in
569 conjunction with EdgeResistance + EdgeScroll (sometimes a
570 window did not get the focus as it should have). This
571 problem first occured in 2.5.11.
573 -------------------------------------------------------------------
575 Changes in beta release 2.5.13 (16-Jul-2005)
579 - The MoveToPage command did not work without arguments in
581 - Mouse/Key command no args possible core dump.
582 - Direction with no args possible core dump.
583 - FvwmScript periodic tasks run too often.
584 - Perl modules did not work on 64 machines.
585 - FvwmDebug did not report any extended messages.
586 - fvwm-menu-desktop supports mandriva.
587 - fvwm-menu-desktop when verifying executable, allow full path.
589 * New module features:
591 - FvwmIconMan: MaxButtonWidth and MaxButtonWidthByColumns
593 - FvwmIconMan: added tool tips with Tips, TipsDelays, TipsFont,
594 TipsColorset, TipsFormat, TipsBorderWidth, TipsPlacement,
595 TipsJustification and TipsOffsets options.
596 - FvwmButtons: PressColorset & ActiveColorset options for
597 _individual_ buttons.
599 -------------------------------------------------------------------
601 Changes in alpha release 2.5.12 (6-Oct-2004)
607 * New module features:
609 - FvwmIconMan: ShowOnlyFocused option.
611 -------------------------------------------------------------------
613 Changes in alpha release 2.5.11 (30-Sep-2004)
615 * Multiple window names can be specified in conditions.
617 * Window-specific key/mouse bindings. (Bindings no longer have to
620 * The default fvwm configuration files are now: ~/.fvwm/config and
621 $FVWM_DATADIR/config. Five previously used config file locations
622 are still searched as usual for backward compatibility.
624 * New extended variables $[w.desk] and $[w.layer].
626 * New options GrowOnWindowLayer and GrowOnlayers to the Maximize
629 * New Style option "State".
631 * New Style option "CenterPlacement".
633 * New option to FvwmIconMan: ShowNoIcons.
635 * New WindowList tracker and other enhancements in Perl library.
637 * New option to fvwm-menu-directory: --func-name.
639 * Improved FvwmWindowMenu module.
641 * Fluxbox-like Alt-Button3 resizing with the new Resize options
642 Direction, WarpToBorder and FixedDirection
644 * Enhanced "Test (Version >= x.y.z)" option to allow version
647 * New FvwmButtons options: ActiveColorset, ActiveIcon, ActiveTitle,
648 PressColorset, PressIcon and PressTitle.
650 * New FvwmButtons swallow option: SwallowNew.
652 * The option CurrentGlobalPageAnyDesk was accidentally named
653 CurrentGlobbalPageAnyDesk before.
655 * New conditions AnyScreen and Overlapped.
657 * The Read and PipeRead commands return 1 if the file or command
658 could be read or executed and -1 otherwise.
660 * New menu option TearOffImmediately.
662 * Added support for Solaris' Xinerama.
664 * New option MailDir in FvwmTaskBar.
666 * MoveToPage command:
668 New options wrapx, wrapy, nodesklimitx and nodesklimity.
669 New suffix 'w' to allow for window relative movement.
671 -------------------------------------------------------------------
673 Changes in alpha release 2.5.10 (19-Mar-2004)
675 * New command FakeKeyPress.
677 * New BugOpts option ExplainWindowPlacement.
679 * Adjustable button reliefs in FvwmIconMan (option ReliefThickness).
681 * Security patch in fvwm-bug.
682 See http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Jan/1008781.html
686 fvwm-menu-directory (BugTraq id 9161)
687 fvwm_make_directory_menu.sh
688 fvwm_make_browse_menu.sh
690 -------------------------------------------------------------------
692 Changes in alpha release 2.5.9 (2-Mar-2004)
694 * New MenuStyle options PopupIgnore and PopupClose.
696 * New configure option --disable-iconv to disable iconv support.
698 * New extended variables $[w.iconfile] and $[w.miniiconfile].
700 * New Style option Unmanaged. Such windows are not managed by
703 * New binding context 'U' for unmanaged windows, similar to 'R'oot.
705 * New option DisplayNewWindowNames to the BugOpts command.
707 * Security fix for fvwm-menu-directory.
710 -------------------------------------------------------------------
712 Changes in development release 2.5.8 (31-Oct-2003)
714 * New prefix command KeepRc.
716 * Renamed the Cond command to TestRc, and the On command to Test.
717 Removed the CondCase command. Use "KeepRc TestRc" instead.
719 * The Break command can be told the number of nested function
720 levels to break out of. Break now has a return code of -2
723 * Directions can be abbreviated with -, _, [, ], <, >, v or ^ like
724 in key or mouse bindings.
726 * New extended variable $[func.context].
728 * New Style option MoveByProgramMethod. Tries to autodetect
729 whether application windows are moved honouring the ICCCM or not
730 (default). The method can be overridden manually if the
731 detection does not work.
733 * fvwm supports tear off menus. See the "Tear Off Menus" section
734 in the man page or press Backspace on any menu to try them out.
736 * fvwm now handles what Unicode calls "combining characters" (i.e.
737 marks drawn on top of other characters).
739 * New commands WindowStyle and DestroyWindowStyle for individual
742 * The conditions !Current... and !Layer now work as expected.
744 * Added a nice autohide script to the FAQ.
746 * FvwmAnimate now supports dynamical commands "pause", "play",
747 "push", "pop" and "reset" to manipulate the playing state.
749 -------------------------------------------------------------------
751 Changes in development release 2.5.7 (30-May-2003)
753 * The commands Cond and CondCase now support checking for
754 inequality by prefixing the return code with '!'.
756 * Schedule and Deschedule support hexadecimal and octal command
759 * In FvwmIconMan, windows can move from one manager to another
760 according to the managers' Resolution options.
762 * In order to fix a problem with StartsOnScreen and applications
763 that set a user specified position hint, the StartsOnScreen style
764 no longer works for the following modules: FvwmBanner,
765 FvwmButtons, FvwmDragWell, FvwmIconBox, FvwmIconMan, FvwmIdent,
766 FvwmPager, FvwmScroll, FvwmTaskBar, FvwmWharf, FvwmWinList. Use
767 the '@<screen>' bit in the module geometry specification where
770 * Documented variable $[gt.any_string] and LocalePath command
773 * Added gettext support to FvwmScript. New head instruction
774 UseGettext and WindowLocaleTitle. New widget instruction
775 LocaleTitle. New instruction ChangeLocaleTitle and new function
778 * WindowListFunc is executed now within a window context, so
779 a prefix "WindowId $0" is not needed in its definition anymore,
780 and it is advised to remove it in user configs.
782 * FvwmEvent now executes all window related events within a window
783 context, so PassId is not needed anymore, and all prefixes
784 "WindowId $0" may be removed in user event handlers.
786 * New FvwmTaskBar option NoDefaultStartButton.
788 -------------------------------------------------------------------
790 Changes in development release 2.5.6 (28-Feb-2003)
792 * Fix button 3 drag in FvwmPager so that drag follows the mouse.
794 * Fix for gmplayer launched by fvwm. Close stdin on Exec so the
795 exec'd process knows it's not running interactively.
797 * Improvement in MultiPixmap. In particular Colorset and Solid
798 color can be specified.
800 * New ButtonStyle and TitleStyle style options AdjustedPixmap,
801 StretchedPixmap and ShrunkPixmap.
803 * Use the MIT Shared Memory Extension for XImage.
805 * The TitleStyle decor of a vertical window Title is rotated.
806 This is controllable using a new style option:
808 !UseTitleDecorRotation / UseTitleDecorRotation
810 * New style options IconBackgroundColorset, IconTitleColorset,
811 HilightIconTitleColorset, IconTitleRelief, IconBackgroundRelief
812 and IconBackgroundPadding.
814 * Minor incompatible improvements to the Perl library API.
816 * Renamed FvwmWindowLister to FvwmWindowMenu.
818 * New option to IconSize style: Adjusted, Stretched, Shrunk.
820 * New shortcuts for button states: AllActiveUp, AllActiveDown,
821 AllInactiveUp, AllInactiveDown.
825 Closable, Iconifiable, Maximizable, AllowMaximizeFixedSize
827 * New conditions for matching windows:
829 Closable, Iconifiable, Maximizable, FixedSize and HasHandles
831 * New conditional command On for non-window related conditions.
833 * Removed --disable-gnome-hints and --disable-ewmh configure
836 * All single letter variables are deprecated now; new variables:
838 $[w.id], $[w.name], $[w.iconname], $[w.class], $[w.resource],
839 $[desk.n], $[version.num], $[version.info], $[version.line],
840 $[desk.pagesx], $[desk.pagesy]
842 -------------------------------------------------------------------
844 Changes in development release 2.5.5 (2-Dec-2002)
846 * Added support for joining and shaping in bi-directional
847 languages that need this.
849 * ButtonStyle and TitleStyle new style type Colorset.
851 * New experimental module FvwmProxy.
853 * New command RestackTransients.
855 * Added a pixel offset to vector button definitions.
857 * New command FocusStyle as a shorthand for setting the FP...
858 styles with the Style command.
860 * New option Locale to PrintInfo command.
862 * The Next and Prev commands start looking for a matching window at
863 the context window if there is any.
865 * The MoveToPage command does nothing with sticky windows.
867 * New module FvwmWindowLister, a WindowList substitute.
869 * Sticky windows can be sticky across pages, across desks or both.
871 - New commands StickAcrossPages and StickAcrossDesks.
872 - New Style options StickyAcrossPages and StickyAcrossDesks.
873 - New conditional command options StickyAcrossPages and
875 - New WindowList options NoStickyAcrossPages,
876 NoStickyAcrossDesks, StickyAcrossPages, StickyAcrossDesks,
877 OnlyStickyAcrossPages, OnlyStickyAcrossDesks.
878 - New FvwmRearrange options -sp and -sd.
880 * Fixed flickering in FvwmTaskBar, FvwmWinList, FvwmIconBox,
881 FvwmForm, FvwmScript and FvwmScroll when xft fonts or icons with
882 an alpha channel are used.
884 * New Colorset option RootTransparent
886 * The Transparent Colorset option can be tinted under certain
889 * New MinHeight option to TitleStyle
891 * Added gettext support. New command LocalePath and new variable
894 -------------------------------------------------------------------
896 Changes in alpha release 2.5.4 (20-Oct-2002)
898 * FvwmTaskBar may now include mini launch buttons using the Button
899 command. Also has new options for spacing the buttons:
900 WindowButtonsLeftMargin, WindowButtonsRightMargin, and
901 StartButtonRightMargin. See man page for details.
903 * Style switches can be prefixed with '!' to inverse their meaning.
904 For example, "Style * Sticky" is the same as "Style * !Slippery".
905 This works *only* for pairs of styles that take no arguments and
906 for the Button and NoButton styles.
908 * New button property Id in FvwmButtons. FvwmButtons now accepts
909 dynamical actions using SendToModule, see the man page:
911 ChangeButton <button-id> <properties-to-change>
912 ExpandButtonVars <button-id> <command-to-expand>
914 * New Colorset options bgTint, fgTint (which complete Tint), Alpha,
915 IconTint and IconAlpha.
917 * Alpha blending rendering is supported even without XRender
920 * Enhanced commands [Add]ButtonStyle, [Add]TitleStyle. ButtonState.
921 Titles and buttons now have 4 main states instead of 3: ActiveUp,
922 ActiveDown, InactiveUp and InactiveDown, plus 4 Toggled variants.
923 Several shortcuts added: Active means ActiveUp + ActiveDown,
924 Inactive means InactiveUp + InactiveDown, similarly for shortcuts
925 ToggledActive and ToggledInactive.
927 * More shortcuts for button states added: AllNormal, AllToggled,
928 AllActive, AllInactive, AllUp, AllDown. These six shortcuts are
929 actually different masks for 4 individual states (from 8 total).
931 * FPClickToFocus and FPClickToRaise work with any modifier by
934 * Perl library API regarding event handlers is changed, so personal
935 modules in Perl should be adjusted.
937 * Allow the use of mouse buttons other than the first in
938 FvwmWinList when invoked transient.
940 * ImagePath now supports directories in form "/some/directory;.png"
941 (where semicolon delimits a file extension that files in
942 /some/directory have. This file extension replaces the original
943 image extension (if any) or it is added if there is no extension.
944 For example with: Style XTerm MiniIcon mini/xterm.xpm
945 the file /some/directory/mini/xterm.png is searched.
947 * New graphical debugger module FvwmGtkDebug.
949 * New command NoWindow for removing the window context.
951 * New FvwmIconMan option ShowTransient.
953 * All conditions have a negation.
955 * New FvwmBacker option RetainPixmap.
957 * Fixed flickering in menus, icon title, FvwmButtons, FvwmIconMan
958 and FvwmPager when xft fonts or icons with an alpha channel is
961 * FvwmButtons redrawing improvement: colorsets are now usable with
964 * FvwmIconMan options PlainColorset, IconColorset, FocusColorset
965 and SelectColorset are now strictly respected.
967 * The HilightBack and ActiveFore menu styles are independent of
968 each other. HilightBack without using ActiveFore does no longer
969 hilight the item text.
971 * New WindowList option SortByResource; the previously added
972 SortClassName option is renamed to SortByClass.
974 * New command PrintInfo for debugging.
976 -------------------------------------------------------------------
978 Changes in alpha release 2.5.3 (25-Aug-2002)
980 * TitleStyle MultiPixmap now works once again.
982 * Removed the old module interface for ConfigureWindow
983 packets. External modules relying on this interface no longer
986 * Fixed interaction bug between CascadePlacement and StartsOnPage:
987 if the target page was at a negative x or y page displacement
988 from the current viewport, the window would be placed on the
991 * New Style option IconSize for restricting icon sizes.
993 * New WindowList options SortClassName, MaxLabelWidth, NoLayer,
994 ShowScreen, ShowPage, ShowPageX and ShowPageY.
996 * Restored old way of handling clicks in windows with ClickToFocus
997 and ClickToFocusPassesClickOff. This fixes a problem with
998 click+drag in an unfocused rxvt or aterm window.
1000 * Fixed wrong warp coordinates when WarpToWindow was used with two
1001 arguments on an unmanaged window.
1003 * Vastly improved FvwmEvent performance.
1005 * FvwmAuto can operate on Enter and Leave events too. This makes
1006 it possible to have auto raising with ClickToFocus and
1007 NeverFocus. See -menter and -menterleave options and examples in
1008 the FvwmAuto man page.
1010 * The "hangon" strings in FvwmButtons support wild cards.
1012 * New option "Icon" to PlaceAgain command.
1014 * New option "FromPointer" and direction "Center" to the Direction
1017 * The styles ClickToFocusRaises(Off) and
1018 MouseFocusClickRaises(Off) are now different names for the same
1019 style. Configurations that used
1021 Style * ClickToFocus, ClickToFocusRaises
1022 Style * MouseFocusClickRaisesOff
1024 or vice versa no longer work as like before. Remove the second
1025 line to fix the problem. ClickToFocusRaises now works only on
1026 the client part of a window, not on the decorations as it did
1029 * New color limit method for screens that only display 256 colors
1032 * In depth less or equal to 16 image and gradient can be
1033 dithered. This can be enabled/disabled by using the new
1034 dither/nodither options to the Colorset command.
1036 * Removed the styles MouseFocusClickIgnoreMotion and
1037 MouseFocusClickIgnoreMotionOff again.
1039 * Many new focus policy styles "FP..." and "!FP...".
1041 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1043 Changes in alpha release 2.5.2 (24-Jun-2002)
1045 * Fonts can have shadow effects, see the FONT SHADOW EFFECTS
1046 section of fvwm manual page.
1048 * New Colorset options: fgsh for shadow text and fg_alpha for
1049 merging text with the background.
1051 * New module FvwmPerl adds perl scripting ability to fvwm
1054 * Provided powerful perl library for creating fvwm modules in
1057 * New WindowList option IconifiedtAtEnd.
1059 * Always display the current desk number in the FvwmPager window
1062 * Allow to bind a function to the focus click and pass it to the
1063 application at the same time.
1065 * New styles !Borders and Borders to enable or disable window
1068 * Removed the --enable-multibyte configure option. Multibyte
1069 support is now compiled in unconditionally.
1071 * New FvwmButtons option ActionOnPress enables execution of action
1072 on press rather than on release for any specific button.
1074 * Improved CascadePlacement, the last used position is reused if
1075 the last placed window does not exist any more.
1077 * FvwmIconMan may now change the resolution dynamically, just
1078 issue "*FvwmIconMan: resolution page" while FvwmIconMan is
1081 * New command XineramaSlsScreens.
1083 * MoveToPage and MoveToDesk no longer unstick windows.
1085 * It is possible to specify a string encoding in a font name, see
1086 the "FONT AND STRING ENCODINGS" section of fvwm manual page.
1088 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1090 Changes in alpha release 2.5.1 (26-Apr-2002)
1092 * Changed the executable and the man page names from fvwm2 to
1093 fvwm. The old names are still supported by symlinking.
1095 * All fvwm utilities are renamed to conform to the "fvwm-"
1096 scheme. fvwm-bug, fvwm-root (was xpmroot), fvwm-config,
1099 * Added a full support for the side window titles. New Style
1100 options TitleAtLeft and TitleAtRight added to TitleAtTop and
1103 * A title text may now be optionally rotated for both vertical and
1104 horizontal title directions, search for "Rotated" in the man
1107 * Added support for loading images in PNG (including alpha
1108 blending) and XBM formats anywhere.
1110 * New commands Schedule and Deschedule.
1112 * New command State. New conditions State and !State.
1114 * New commands XSync and XSynchronize for debugging purposes.
1116 * In interactive move/placement when Alt/Meta modifier is pressed,
1117 snap attraction (SnapAttraction, SnapGrid and EdgeResistance) is
1120 * New flags (No)FvwmModule to FvwmButtons Swallow option
1122 * The I18N_MB patch (--enable-multibyte) has been
1123 rewritten. MULTIBYTE is used to identify what is was I18N_MB. A
1124 set of locale functions (locale initialization, font loading,
1125 text drawing, ...etc.) is created in libs/Flocale.{c,h} and used
1126 in the entire fvwm code (but FvwmWharf). Font loading and
1127 memory management is improved in the multibyte case.
1129 * Better support of non ISO-8859-1 window and icon titles. See the
1130 --disable-compound-text option in INSTALL.fvwm for more
1133 * Added anti-aliased text rendering support using Xft (use
1134 --enable-xft to enable it). Recent versions of XFree and
1135 freetype2 are needed (see the FONT NAMES AND FONT LOADING
1136 section of the fvwm manual page).
1138 * Conditional commands now have a return code (Match, NoMatch or
1139 Error). This return code can be checked and tied to an action
1140 with the new commands Cond and CondCase.
1142 * Bindings can be made to the separate parts of the window border
1143 with the new contexts '[', ']', '-', '_', '<', '^', '>' and
1146 * New parameters for FvwmRearange: -maximize and -animate.
1148 * New option StartCommand for FvwmTaskBar to allow placing the
1149 StartMenu correctly.
1151 *FvwmTaskBar: StartCommand Popup RootMenu \
1152 rectangle $widthx$height+$left+$top 0 -100m
1154 Please refer to the FvwmTaskBar man page for details.
1156 * New extended variables pointer.x, pointer.y, pointer.wx,
1157 pointer.wy, pointer.cx and pointer.cy.
1159 * The Current command does not select a random window when no
1160 window has the focus.
1162 * New color '@4' (transparent) in button vectors.
1164 * New option "Frame" for the Resize and ResizeMove commands.
1166 * Added direction options to WindowShade command. Windows can be
1167 shaded in any of the eight compass directions.
1169 * Styles WindowShadeLazy (default), WindowShadeBusy and
1170 WindowShadeAlwaysLazy to optimize performance of the WindowShade
1173 * The DO_START_ICONIC flag is no longer supported in the module
1176 * Added bi-directional text support for Asian charsets.
1178 * New option MinimalLayer for FvwmIdent to control window layer.
1180 * New FvwmIconMan configuration syntax now conforms to the syntax
1181 of other modules, see the man page.
1183 * FvwmForm can automatically run commands after a timeout
1186 * Fvwm commands can be invoked when the edge of the screen is hit
1189 * New commands Colorset, ReadWriteColors and CleanupColorsets
1190 allow the colorset functionality previously available using
1193 * FvwmTheme is obsolete now, but still supported for some time.
1195 * New options Tint, TintMask and NoTint to colorsets.
1197 * New WindowList option CurrentAtEnd.
1199 * New weighted sorting in FvwmIconMan.
1201 * New conditional command ThisWindow.
1203 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1205 Changes in alpha release 2.5.0 (27-Jan-2002)
1207 * New commands ResizeMaximize and ResizeMoveMaximize that modify
1208 the maximized geometry of windows and maximize them as
1209 necessary. Very useful to make a window larger manually and
1210 then get back the old geometry with a click.
1212 * New command ResizeMoveMaximize similarly.
1214 * New styles FixedPPosition, FixedUSPosition, FixedSize,
1215 FixedUSSize, FixedPSize, VariablePPosition, VariableUSPosition,
1216 VariableSize, VariableUSSize, and VariablePSize.
1218 * Actions can be bound to windows swallowed in FvwmButtons. To
1219 disable this feature for a specific button, the new option
1220 ActionIgnoresClientWindow can be used.
1222 * Fvwm respect the extended window manager hints
1223 specification. This allows fvwm to work with KDE version >= 2
1224 and GNOME version 2. This support is configurable using a bunch
1225 of new commands and style options, search for "EWMH" in the man
1228 * New DateFormat option in FvwmTaskBar to change the date format
1229 in the clock's popup tip.
1231 * Window titlebars may now be designed using a new powerful
1232 TitleStyle option MultiPixmap, that enables to specify separate
1233 pixmaps for different parts of the titlebar: Main, LeftEnd,
1234 LeftOfText, UnderText, RightOfText, RightEnd and more.
1236 * New styles MinOverlapPlacementPenalties and
1237 MinOverlapPercentPlacementPenalties.
1239 * New styles IndexedWindowName / ExactWindowName and
1240 IndexedIconName / ExactIconName.
1242 * New command "DesktopName desk name" to define the name of a
1243 desktop for the FvwmPager, the WindowList and EWMH compliant
1244 pagers. New expanding variables $[desk.name<n>] for the desktop
1247 * New window list options NoDeskNum, NoCurrentDeskTitle,
1248 TitleForAllDesks, NoNumInDeskTitle.
1250 * New emacs style bindings in menus.
1252 * New Maximize global flag "layer" which causes the various grow
1253 methods to ignore the windows with a layer less than or equal to
1254 the layer on the window which is maximized.
1256 * Better support of the Transparent colorset in the modules and in
1259 * Amelioration of the WindowShade animation.
1261 * New ButtonStyle and TitleStyle option MwmDecorLayer.
1263 * New style BackingStoreWindowDefault which is the default
1264 now. Fvwm no longer disables backing store on windows by
1267 * New styles MouseFocusClickIgnoreMotion and
1268 MouseFocusClickIgnoreMotionOff.
1270 * The module interface now supports up to 62 message types.
1272 * New module messages MX_ENTER_WINDOW and MX_LEAVE_WINDOW.
1274 * New events "enter_window" and "leave_window" in FvwmEvent.
1276 * New MenuStyle PopupActiveArea.
1278 * New command line option -passid to FvwmAuto.
1280 * New conditional commands Any and PointerWindow.
1282 * New conditions Focused, !Focused, HasPointer and !HasPointer.
1284 * New commands EWMHBaseStruts and EWMHNumberOfDesktops.
1286 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1288 Changes in stable release 2.4.20 (6-Dec-2006)
1290 * The configure script now correctly appends executable file
1291 extensions to conditionally built binaries. Fixes building on
1294 * FvwmConsole no longer conflicts with getline of Cygwin's stdio.
1296 * Fixed parsing of For loops in FvwmScript.
1298 * Fixed a possible endless loop when de-iconifying a transient
1301 * Reject some invalid GNOME hints.
1303 * Fixed a loop when xterm changes its "active icon" size.
1305 * The configure script can now cope with four-part version numbers
1306 when detecting some libraries.
1310 fvwm-menu-directory. (CVE-2006-5969)
1313 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1315 Changes in stable release 2.4.19 (30-Sep-2004)
1317 * Fixed BackingStore style option.
1319 * Fixed MoveToDesk commend with a single argument.
1321 * Allow whitespace in menu names.
1323 * Fixed a hang when restarting FvwmCommand or FvwmConsole.
1325 * A double click no longer occurs when two different mouse
1326 buttons are pressed.
1328 * Fixed a relief drawing problem in FvwmWinList.
1330 * Fixed travelling windows on restart if a window used non NorthWest
1331 gravity and changed that before the restart.
1333 * Fixed installation of FvwmGtk.1 for debian (with DESTDIR set).
1335 * The clock in FvwmTaskBar is redrawn immediately when its colour
1338 * The option CurrentGlobalPageAnyDesk was accidentally named
1339 CurrentGlobbalPageAnyDesk before.
1341 * Fixed a problem with fvwm startup and shutdown when the pointer
1342 was grabbed by another application.
1344 * Fixed parsing of the Pointer option to the Move command.
1346 * Fixed handling of MWM hints on 64 bit machines.
1348 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1350 Changes in stable release 2.4.18 (19-Mar-2004)
1352 * Corrected rebooting the machine in FvwmScript-Quit.
1354 * Fixed the FlickeringMoveWorkaround option to the BugOpts command.
1356 * Security patch in fvwmbug.sh.
1357 See http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Jan/1008781.html
1360 fvwm-menu-directory (BugTraq id 9161)
1361 fvwm_make_directory_menu.sh
1362 fvwm_make_browse_menu.sh
1364 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1366 Changes in stable release 2.4.17 (10-Oct-2003)
1368 * Fixed error message for incorrect --with-SOME-library argument.
1370 * It is now possible to suppress title action or title completely
1371 in menus created by fvwm-menu-directory.
1373 * Fixed a compile problem on QNX 4.25.
1375 * New configure switch --disable-gtk.
1377 * FvwmGtk.1 is not installed if FvwmGtk is not built.
1379 * The "Visible" condition does no longer select windows on
1382 * With the styles StartsOnPage, SkipMapping and UsePPosition,
1383 windows that request a specific position are still placed on the
1386 * Fixed sending M_NEW_PAGE packets to the modules if the page did
1389 * Added support for new BBC headlines in fvwm-menu-headlines, this
1390 replaces the old BBC-Worlds and BBC-SciTech headlines.
1392 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1394 Changes in stable release 2.4.16 (30-May-2003)
1396 * Fixed a transparency problem in FvwmButtons.
1398 * The PageOnly option in FvwmTaskBar now works after a desk change
1401 * Fixed a possible core dump when more than 256 windows are on
1404 * Initial drawing and final undrawing of wire frame no longer
1405 toggles the pixel in the top left corner of the screen.
1407 * Fixed parsing of button geometries in FvwmButtons when the
1408 geometry specification appeared after another option with a comma
1411 * FvwmCommand works too when invoked without the DISPLAY variable
1414 * Fixed displaying iconified windows without an icon in
1417 * All single letter variables are deprecated now; new variables:
1419 $[w.id], $[w.name], $[w.iconname], $[w.class], $[w.resource],
1420 $[desk.n], $[version.num], $[version.info], $[version.line],
1421 $[desk.pagesx], $[desk.pagesy]
1423 * Fixed a bug with aspect pixmaps in colorsets.
1425 * Iconified windows without an icon do not receive focus.
1427 * Fixed a bug in FvwmPager that displayed iconified windows without
1428 icon title or picture as not iconified.
1430 * Fixed parsing of '@<screen>' Xinerama specification in the
1431 ButtonGeometry option of FvwmButtons.
1433 * The NoWarp menu position hint option works with root menus too.
1435 * Fixed a problem with styles not being properly applied after a
1436 DestroyStyle command.
1438 * Fixed a bug introduced in 2.4.14. The pointer was sometimes
1439 warped to another screen during a restart and command execution.
1441 * Fixed a crash when a window was destroyed twice in a complex
1444 * Fixed corruption of the window list when windows died at the
1447 * Fixed problem with empty frame windows if X recycled the window
1448 id of a window that died recently.
1450 * Fixed loading of application supplied pixmap on 8/24 depth screen.
1452 * WindowListFunc is executed now within a window context, so
1453 a prefix "WindowId $0" is not needed in its definition anymore
1454 and it is advised to remove it in user configs.
1456 * FvwmEvent now executes all window related events within a window
1457 context, so PassId is not needed anymore, and all prefixes
1458 "WindowId $0" may be removed in user event handlers.
1460 * Fixed "GotoDeskAndPage prev" on desks larger than 2x2.
1462 * Expansion of variables like $[w.name] or $[EMPTY_STRING] that are
1465 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1467 Changes in stable release 2.4.15 (24-Jan-2003)
1469 * Fix for gmplayer launched by fvwm. Close stdin on Exec so the
1470 exec'd process knows its not running interactively.
1472 * Windows using the WindowListSkip style do not appear in the
1473 FvwmTaskBar at random.
1475 * Fixed a memory leak in ChangeIcon, ChangeForeColor and
1476 ChangeBackColor FvwmScript Instruction.
1478 * Fixed a core dump in the parsing of FvwmAuto arguments.
1480 * Fixed screwed calculation of icon picture size when application
1481 specifies it explicitly.
1483 * The option ShowOnlyIcons now works as described in the
1484 FvwmIconMan man page. It was accidentally named ShowOnlyIconic
1487 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1489 Changes in stable release 2.4.14 (29-Nov-2002)
1491 * Modules do not crash anymore when more than 126 windows are on
1494 * FvwmIconMan displays windows correctly that were iconified and
1495 then moved to another page.
1497 * Application provided icon windows no longer appear at 0 0 when
1500 * The built-in session management can handle window names, classes
1501 etc. beginning with whitespace (textedit).
1503 * Removed the flawed "A"ny context key binding patch from 2.4.13.
1505 * The default EdgeScroll (if not specified) was incorrectly
1506 assumed to be 100 pixels instead of 100 percents.
1508 * Icons no longer appear on top of all other windows after a
1511 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1513 Changes in stable release 2.4.13 (1-Nov-2002)
1515 * Icon titles for windows with an icon position hint no longer
1516 appear at random places.
1518 * Fvwm no longer displays two icon pictures when switching from
1519 NoIconOverride to IconOverride with windows that provide their
1522 * The Current, All, Pick, ThisWindow and PointerWindow commands
1523 work on shaded windows too.
1525 * Fixed a problem stacking iconified transients.
1527 * No more flickering when raising transients.
1529 * Fixed a number of problems with window stacking, some new in
1530 2.4.10 or later, some older problems that have been around for a
1533 * Windows starting lowered or on any layer other than the default
1534 layer are displayed at the right place in FvwmPager.
1536 * Bindings with the "A"ny context can not be overridden by Gnome
1537 panel or OpenOffice.
1539 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1541 Changes in stable release 2.4.12 (10-Oct-2002)
1543 * Fixed drawing problems with TiledPixmap and Solid MenuFaces which
1544 appeared in 2.4.10, replacing the same problem with ?Gradient
1547 * Fixed accidental menu animation with certain menu position hints.
1549 * Increased maximum allowed key symbol name length to 200
1552 * Allow quotes in conditional command conditions.
1554 * Fixed starting Move at random position when pointer is on a
1557 * Transient windows do not appear in FvwmWinList after they have
1558 been moved on the desktop.
1560 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1562 Changes in stable release 2.4.11 (20-Sep-2002)
1564 * Allow the use of mouse buttons other than the first in
1565 FvwmWinList when invoked transient.
1567 * Fixed a crash with ssh-askpass introduced in 2.4.10.
1569 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1571 Changes in stable release 2.4.10 (15-Sep-2002)
1573 * The commands Maximize, Resize and ResizeMove can be used on icons
1576 * Fixed hilighting of menu items with HGradient and VGradient
1577 MenuFace. Reduced flickering with these options.
1579 * Fixed a minor problem with entering submenus via keyboard.
1581 * Fixed race conditions in FvwmTaskBar with AutoStick that caused
1584 * Fixed drawing of pager balloons with BalloonBack option.
1586 * Fixed drawing of SidePic menu background with B/D gradients.
1588 * Fixed drawing of menu item reliefs with gradient menu faces.
1590 * Fixed key bindings on window corners.
1592 * Fixed FvwmTaskBar i18n font loading
1594 * Fixed StackTransientParent style without RaiseTransient or
1595 LowerTransient on the parent window.
1597 * StackTransientParent works only on parent window if it is on the
1600 * Fixed handling of window group hint with the (De)Iconify
1603 * No more flickering when a transient overlapping its parent window
1606 * Fixed hilighting of unfocused windows.
1608 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1610 Changes in stable release 2.4.9 (11-Aug-2002)
1612 * Fixed interaction bug between CascadePlacement and StartsOnPage -
1613 if the target page was at a negative x or y page displacement
1614 from the current viewport, the window would be placed on the
1617 * Fixed a problem with colormap transition when a transient window
1620 * Fixed a FvwmScript crash with Swallow widget and very long window
1623 * Restored old way of handling clicks in windows with ClickToFocus
1624 and ClickToFocusPassesClickOff. This fixes a problem with
1625 click+drag in an unfocused rxvt or aterm window.
1627 * Fixed problems with $fg and $bg variables in FvwmButtons when the
1628 UseOld option was used.
1630 * Fixed wrong warp coordinates when WarpToWindow was used with two
1631 arguments on an unmanaged window.
1633 * Added a workaround for popup menus in TK applications that appear
1634 on some random position.
1636 * Fixed problems with wish scripts creating windows that start
1639 * Fixed the NoClose option with unmapped panels in FvwmButtons.
1641 * A number of drawing fixes in FvwmPager.
1643 * Fixed a slight bug when waiting until all buttons are released,
1644 for example after executing a complex function.
1646 * Fixed potentially harmful change in module interface.
1648 * Fixed displaying menu items with icons when using the MenuStyle
1651 * Fixed problems with the pointer moving off screen in a multi
1654 * Fixed a potential crash with windows being destroyed during a
1655 recapture operation.
1657 * Fixed a memory leak in some modules when not using glibc.
1659 * Applications using Mwm hints can now enforce that a window can
1662 * Fixed negative arguments of WarpToWindow when used on an
1665 * DESTDIR may be fully used again (only useful for distributors).
1667 * Fixed a key binding problem with key symbols that are generated
1670 * Fixed a possible crash when a window was recaptured and the
1671 focus could not be transfered to another window.
1673 * Fixed a minor problem with clicks on focused windows being
1676 * fvwm-menu-headlines: added support for CNN and BBC headlines.
1678 * Fixed a performance problem with large numbers of mouse binding
1681 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1683 Changes in stable release 2.4.8 (11-Jun-2002)
1685 * A fix for switching between czech and us keyboard layout.
1687 * Remember the icon position when an icon is moved
1690 * Setup "fvwm" and "fvwm-root" name symlinks for the executable and
1691 the man page when installing, see INSTALL.fvwm.
1693 * Fixed another problem with the DeskOnly option and sticky icons
1696 * New FvwmIconMan configuration syntax now conforms to the syntax
1697 of other modules, see the man page.
1699 * New WindowList option CurrentAtEnd.
1701 * Fixed maximal length of a named module packet
1703 * Fixed a crash on a config with a new 2.5.x Colorset command.
1705 * Always display the current desk number in the FvwmPager window
1708 * Allow to bind a function to the focus click and pass it to the
1709 application at the same time.
1711 * Fixed a problem with fvwm not accepting keyboard input when the
1712 application with the focus vanished at the start of a session.
1714 * A small security patch regarding TMPDIR.
1716 * Fixed a problem with colormap transition when a transient window
1719 * Fixed calculation of average bg colour in colour sets with large
1722 * Fixed some minor problems regarding the multibyte patch.
1724 * Fixed selection in FvwmScript List widget.
1726 * fvwm-menu-headlines: updated the site data, added a configurable
1727 timeout on socket reading (20 sec) to avoid fvwm hanging, new
1728 --icon-error option.
1730 * Fixed a problem with ClickToFocus + ClickToFocusRaisesOff and
1731 windows that are below others.
1733 * Fixed the ClickToFocusPassesClick style.
1735 * Fixed CascadePlacement for huge windows, so that the top-left
1736 corner is always visible.
1738 * Fixed parsing of SendToModule with the first parameter quoted.
1740 * Fonts in double quotes now should work in module configurations.
1742 * Fixed copying PopupOffset values in CopyMenuStyle.
1744 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1746 Changes in stable release 2.4.7 (11-Apr-2002)
1748 * Fixed parsing of WindowList with conditions and a position at
1749 the same time that was broken in 2.4.6.
1751 * Fixed some problems with the DeskOnly option of FvwmTaskBar
1752 (windows were duplicated when moving to a different Desk; the
1753 StickyIcon style was ignored).
1755 * Fixed config.h warnings with some compilers introduced in 2.4.6.
1757 * Fixed icon titles being raised when they should not be.
1759 * Fixed initial drawing of the internals of the FvwmPager window.
1761 * Fixed the FvwmAudio compatible mode in FvwmEvent when external
1762 audio player is used.
1764 * Fixed execution on QNX.
1766 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1768 Changes in stable release 2.4.6 (10-Mar-2002)
1770 * Better support of non ISO-8859-1 window and icon titles. See the
1771 --disable-compound-text option in INSTALL.fvwm for more details.
1773 * Improved speed of opaque window movement/resizing.
1775 * Fixed a bug that caused windows not being raised and lowered
1778 * Suppress error message when using XBM icons.
1780 * Fixed a read descriptor problem in FvwmTaskBar
1782 * Fixed a minor colour update bug in the pager.
1784 * Fixed an fvwm crash when a module died at the wrong moment;
1785 specifically a transient FvwmPager or FvwmIconMan.
1787 * Fixed placement of WindowList on wrong Xinerama screen when
1788 called without any options on a screen other than the primary
1791 * Fixed a problem with root bindings and xfishtank.
1793 * Fixed moving windows with the keyboard over the edge of the
1794 screen when the pointer remained of the previous page.
1796 * Do not hilight windows after ResizeMove.
1798 * New conditional command ThisWindow.
1800 * Some fixes in the configure script that caused some rare
1801 problems detecting gnome and ncurses.
1803 * Fixed a memory leak in the Pick command.
1805 * Allow to choose windows with CirculateSkip with the Pick command.
1807 * Fixed an FvwmScript compile problem on dec-osf5.
1809 * The window handles are now resizes as they should when the
1810 HandleWidth style changes.
1812 * The Current command does not select a random window when no
1813 window has the focus.
1815 * Fixed a rare menu placement problem with Xinerama.
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1819 Changes in stable release 2.4.5 (27-Jan-2002)
1821 * Fixed minor problems in popping sub menus up and down.
1823 * Fixed moving windows between pages with the keyboard.
1825 * Fixed the size of the geometry window that was broken sometimes.
1827 * Fixed problem with pointer warping to another screen on a dual
1830 * Fixed a problem with the focus in internal Ddd and Netscape
1833 * Reduced the time in which fvwm attempts to grab the pointer.
1835 * Fixed unmanaged window when window was mapped/unmapped/mapped too
1838 * Fixed MiniScroll's auto repeating in FvwmScript.
1840 * Fixed a crash with the UseStyle style in combination with
1843 * Fixed excessive redraws of the windows under a window being
1846 * Fixed a minor memory leak in the Style command.
1848 * Fixed pixmap background of FvwmButtons behind buttons with only
1851 * Fixed a crash in FvwmIconBox when the application provided an
1854 * Fixed a configure problem with libstroke-0.5.1.
1856 * New style BackingStoreWindowDefault which is the default
1857 now. Fvwm no longer disables backing store on windows by
1860 * Fixed bug that sometimes caused unnecessary redraws when a style
1863 * Fixed crash when something like "$[$v]" appeared in a command.
1865 * Fixed parsing of conditions with more than one comma.
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1869 Changes in stable release 2.4.4 (16-Dec-2001)
1871 * Minor title drawing fixes.
1873 * Fixed manual placement with Xinerama.
1875 * Minor button 3 handling fix in FvwmPager.
1877 * Fixed *FvwmIconMan*shaped option with empty managers.
1879 * Fixed ClickToFocusClickRaises style.
1881 * FvwmForm: Customize pointers, support ISO_Tab key, buttons can
1882 activate on press or release, special pointer during grab, arrow
1883 keys useful in form with one input field.
1885 * New OpaqueMoveSize argument "unlimited".
1887 * Fixed binding keys with and without "Shift" modifier under some
1890 * Fixed binding actions to the client window with ClickToFocus.
1892 * Mouse bindings are activated without a recapture.
1894 * FvwmScript: new keyboard bindings. New flags NoFocus and Left,
1895 Center, and Right for text position. Amelioration of the Menu
1896 and PopupMenu Widgets. New functions GetPid, Parse,
1897 SendMsgAndGet and LastString. New instruction Key for key
1898 bindings. New command SendToModule ScriptName SendString.
1900 * Command "Silent" when precedes "Key", "Mouse" and "PointerKey"
1901 disables warning messages.
1903 * Restored the default Alt-Tab behaviour from 2.4.0.
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1907 Changes in stable release 2.4.3 (08-Oct-2001)
1909 * Fixed activation of shape extension.
1911 * Fixed problems with overriding key bindings.
1913 * Single letter key names are allowed in upper and lower case in
1914 key bindings as before 2.4.0.
1916 * Fixed WindowList placement with Xinerama.
1918 * Fixed flickering icon titles.
1920 * New X resource fvwmscreen to select the Xinerama screen on which
1921 to place new windows.
1923 * Coordinates of a window during motion are show relative to the
1926 * Some icon placement improvements with Xinerama.
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1930 Changes in stable release 2.4.2 (16-Sep-2001)
1932 * Desk and page can be given as X resources in .Xdefaults, for
1937 * Several Shape compilation problems fixed.
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1941 Changes in stable release 2.4.1 (15-Sep-2001)
1943 * Added Xinerama and SingleLogicalScreen support.
1945 * New commands Xinerama, XineramaPrimaryScreen, XineramaSls,
1946 XineramaSlsSize and MoveToScreen.
1948 * New context rectangle option XineramaRoot for the menu commands.
1950 * New conditions CurrentGlobalPage, CurrentGlobalPageAnyDesk and
1951 AcceptsFocus for conditional commands.
1953 * The DestroyStyle command takes effect immediately.
1955 * New style option StartsOnScreen.
1957 * New style options NoUSPosition, UseUSPosition,
1958 NoTransientPPosition, UseTransientPPosition,
1959 NoTransientUSPosition, and UseTransientUSPosition. These work
1960 similar to the old styles NoPPosition and UsePPosition.
1962 * New option "screen" for Maximize command.
1964 * New option ReverseOrder for WindowList command.
1966 * The default Alt-Tab binding works more intuitive.
1968 * New condition "PlacedByFvwm"
1970 * New Geometry option for FvwmForm.
1972 * New Screen resolution and ShowOnlyIcons options for FvwmIconMan.
1974 * FvwmIconMan can be closed with Delete or Close too.
1976 * New options PageOnly and ScreenOnly for FvwmTaskBar.
1978 * FvwmIconBox, FvwmTaskBar and FvwmWinList support aliases.
1980 * Enhancements in fvwm-menu-headlines and support for 10 more
1983 * Color enhancements in button vectors: @2 is bg color, @3 is fg
1986 * Improved detection of the Shape library.
1988 * Fixed FvwmButtons button titles not being erased for swallowed
1989 windows that showed up on certain setups.
1991 * Fixed bug that caused transient windows to be buried below their
1992 parents with the "BugOpts RaiseOverUnmanaged on". This occured
1993 with the system.fvwm2rc-sample-95 configuration.
1995 * The modules FvwmPager, FvwmIconMan, FvwmWinList and FvwmButtos
1996 set the transient_for hint when started with the "transient"
1999 * Fixed FvwmIconMan with the transient option when mapped off
2002 * Fixed ClickToFocus focus policy when iconifying the focused
2005 * Fixed some focus problems in conjunction with unclutter vs
2006 xv/xmms and Open Look applications.
2008 * Fixed a problem that could cause windows to be lost off screen
2009 with interactive window motion.
2011 * Fixed some FvwmTaskBar autohide problem.
2013 * Fixed a display string problem in FvwmForm.
2015 * Fixed a problem with FvwmTheme shadow colours.
2017 * Fixed the CirculateSkipIcon and CirculateSkipShaded options in
2018 conditional commands.
2020 * Fixed a formatting problem of the man page on AIX, Solaris, and
2021 some other UNIX variants.
2023 * Fixed a problems with FvwmIconBox exiting on 64 bit platforms.
2025 * Fixed FvwmIconBox crashes with MaxIconSize dimensions 0.
2027 * Fixed parameters of fvwm24_convert.
2029 * Fixed a number of building problems related to old vendor unices,
2030 libstroke-0.5, autoconf-2.50, bogus gnome-config and imlib-config.
2032 * Fixed drawing of title bar buttons with MWMDecorStick.
2034 * Fixed missing button or key events over the pan frames.
2036 * Fixed placement of the FvwmDragWell, FvwmButtons and FvwmForm
2039 * Fixed parsing double quotes in FvwmPager's Font and SmallFont
2040 options. Fixed FvwmPager crash with certain font strings.
2042 * Fixed drawing of the grid lines in an iconified FvwmPager window.
2044 * Fixed button grabbing problem for buttons > 3 in FvwmTaskBar.
2046 * Fixed some exotic problems with window gravity and resizing
2049 * Fixed a problem with maximizing windows with the viewport not
2050 starting on a page boundary.
2052 * Fixed handling of parentheses in FvwmButtons button actions.
2054 * Work around a key binding problem with keys that generate the
2055 same symbol with more than one key code (e.g. Shift-F1 = F11).
2057 * The Desk option of FvwmBacker is compatible to earlier
2058 version. Desk or Page coordinates can be omitted to indicate
2059 that desk or page changes trigger no action at all.
2061 * Fixed double updating of background with FvwmBacker sometimes
2062 leading to the wrong background.
2064 * Fixed several escaping errors in fvwm-menu-directory, so files
2065 and directories containing special chars and spaces should
2068 * Fixed PlacedByButton3 condition.
2070 * Fixed vanishing windows when mapping/unmapping too fast.
2072 * Fixed prev option of the GotoDeskAndPage command.
2074 * Fixed calculations of X_RESOLUTION and Y_RESOLUTION for screen
2075 dimensions larger than 2147.
2077 * Fixed compatibility of the FvwmM4 modules on platforms that have
2078 a System V implementation of m4 (Solaris 2.6).
2080 * The SetEnv command without a value for a variable is the same as
2083 * Fixed shading/unshading shaped windows and windows without title
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2088 Changes in stable release 2.4.0 (03-Jul-2001)
2090 * Finally released. :)
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2093 For older NEWS, read the ONEWS file.