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[adesklets.git] / ChangeLog

2004-12-11      S.Fourmanoit <syfou@users.sourceforge.net>

        * All Initial public release of adesklets, version 0.0.1,
        is out!

2004-12-13      S.Fourmanoit <syfou@users.sourceforge.net>

        * All bug fix release : adesklets, version 0.0.2

        * scripting/python/Makefile.am Fix a bug that prevented 
        many people from installing the Python package in the right place

        * scripting/python/adesklets/functions.py was removed
        
        * src/types.h Fix a bug with detection of uint typedef on some
        linux.

        * doc/adesklets.texi Proofreading

        * doc/fdl.texi was added (forgotten last time)

2005-01-26      S.Fourmanoit <syfou@users.sourceforge.net>

        * All new release: adesklets, version 0.1.0

        * src/cfgfile.c Change the code in cfgfile_loadall() to make
        sure all desklets already running get restarted whenever adesklets
        is invoked without arguments

        * src/adesklets.c New format for lockfiles - ppid and pids are now
        stored in, and used in the 'applet launcher' mode to restart 
        potentially running desklets

        * scripting/Makefile.am Changed an internal structure bug that prevented
        files to be compiled in proper order.

        * scripting/python/Makefile.am Changed structure so that python modules
        get compiled during the compile phase, not during the installation

        * scripting/python/adesklets/which.py Modularized support 
        for canonicalisation of applet filename

        * scripting/python/adesklets/initializer.py Added support for 'Which' 
        class

        * doc/adesklets_en.texi Added documentation on software verification 
        through public encryption

        * doc/adesklets_fr.texi Texinfo manual, newly translated to french, thanks
        to Guillaume Boitel

        * doc/Makefile.am Added support for french documentation

        * doc/htmldoc.sh.in Minor changes to enable multi-languages documentation 
        support

        * doc/mdate-sh Total rewrite, now support dates in languages other than
        english, but less portably.

        * Makefile.am Added support for semi-automated software signature

        * src/adesklet.c Added support for fake root window usage

        * src/xwindow.h,src/xwindow.c Added support for fake root window 
        detection in Xfce4

2005-01-30      S.Fourmanoit <syfou@users.sourceforge.net>

        * All bug fix release : adesklets, version 0.1.1

        * scripting/python/adesklets/children_handler.py Corrected a typo
        in python package that trapped the python interpreter into an infinite 
        loop, potentially waisting all CPU cycles.

2005-02-01      S.Fourmanoit <syfou@users.sourceforge.net>

        * All documentation augmentation release: adesklets, version 0.1.2

        * doc/adesklets_en.texi New chapter on writing language binding

        * src/cfgfile.c Small bug fix in cfgfile_getinfo that prevented
        desklets ID to be correctly set under some circumstances 
        in interactive mode

2005-02-02      S.Fourmanoit <syfou@users.sourceforge.net>

        * All bug fix release: adesklets, version 0.1.3

        * configure.ac Added support for pkg-config in fontconfig detection.
        Thanks to Aristotle Pagaltzis for reporting this

        * doc/Makefile.am Added supplementary test to ensure adesklets
        placeholder manual rebuilding on packaging

        * doc/adesklets_en.texi Added a FAQ appendix

2005-02-06      S.Fourmanoit <syfou@users.sourceforge.net>

        * All new release: adesklets, version 0.2.0

        * configure.ac Merged a patch by Aristole Pagaltzis <pagaltzis@gmx.de>
        correcting an typo in fontconfig detection

        * Makefile.am Added support for automatic generation of multi-language
        plain text INSTALL files
        
        * scripting/python/adesklets/commands_handler.py Fixed big ugly bug
        in _Commands_handler::write() that prevented long commands (>=1KB)
        to get correclty fed to the interpreter

        * src/adesklets.c Added support for enumerated history listing in
        interactive mode
        
        * src/error.h,src/error.c,src/command.c Added support for 
        'log-file style' debugging output, dynamically tunable via 
        ADESKLETS_LOG environment variable
        
        * src/variable.h,src/variable.c Added support for textual substitution
        within the interpreter

        * src/adesklets.h,src/adesklets.c,src/command.c Added support for
        direct and indirect execution mode, and for timing routine

        * test/fading.py New minimal test of an effect based on indirect
        execution mode

2005-02-02      S.Fourmanoit <syfou@users.sourceforge.net>

        * All bug fix release: adesklets, version 0.2.1

        * configure.ac,src/command.c Correct a bug with 
        GNU history usage included in GNU readlines (Applies to
        version before 5). We were invoking a newly created function.
        Sorry!

        * Makefile.am,devpatch.sh Added support for automated production
        of development patch.

2005-02-11       S.Fourmanoit <syfou@users.sourceforge.net>

        * All new minor version release: adesklets, version 0.3.0

        * doc/Makefile.am Bitkeeper integration

        * scripting/python/adesklets/events_handler.py Corrected Key generation
        error in Events_handler::set_events(). Regularised support for events.

        * scripting/python/adesklets/strings.py Turns off mmap-related operation 
        on everything by linux
         
        * scripting/python/protoize.py Get rid of the dependency on the datetime 
        module

        * scripting/wrapper.sh small typo correction

        * src/command.c Added description of Pseudo-X Event MenuFire

        * src/command.c Corrected ill-formulated dependencies-based conditionnals

        * src/command.c Added BackgroundGrab to the list of regular catchable event

        * src/Makefile.am Simplification to make te makefile run on FreeBSD's make
         
        * src/Makefile.am Corrected a glitch in compilation ordering
        
        * src/types.h Added definition of MenuFireMask
        
        * src/types.h Added a BackgroundGrabMask define
        
        * src/xwindow.c Removed support for xwindow_purge_events(), since 
        it was shorterand cleaner to add it directly into the adesklets events
        loop

        * src/xwindow.h Removed xwindow_purge_events() from declared prototypes

        * src/adesklets.c Added support for catchable MenuFire event

        * src/adesklets.c Added operator protection

        * src/adesklets.c Added support for catchable BackgroundGrab event

        * src/command.h Corrected ill-formulated dependencies-based conditionnals

        * test/README Added description of test_events.py

        * test/fading.py Removed a forgotten printout, Cosmetic adjustements 
        to the effect sequence 

        * Makefile.am Bitkeeper integration bug
         
        * configure.ac Adjustments for netbsd,Portability error with freebsd
        
2005-02-14       S.Fourmanoit <syfou@users.sourceforge.net>

        * All bug fix release: adesklets, version 0.3.1
        
        * scripting/python/adesklets/__init__.py Added a `utils' module 
        to the package
        
        * scripting/python/adesklets/utils.py Added new `utils' module
        ready to be populated in the future by complementary services
        
        * src/adesklets.c Polished CMD_TIME_GATE support, then rewrited 
        the time_gate internals to support interruption by events while waiting 
        for a time gate to be reached
        
        * src/adesklets.h Added math.h header inclusion, used in CMD_TIME_GATE
        
        * src/command.c Added support for simplified timing of replay, 
        via the 'command_gat_chronometer()' function

2005-02-22       S.Fourmanoit <syfou@users.sourceforge.net>

        * All documentation release: adesklets, version 0.3.2
        
        * doc/Makefile.am Addendum to pydoc support.

        * doc/Makefile.am Added adesklets python module pydoc documentation

        * doc/adesklets_en.texi Documentation update

        * doc/adesklets_fr.texi Documentation update

        * test/test.py Minor adjustments

2005-02-25       S.Fourmanoit <syfou@users.sourceforge.net>

        * All new minor version release: adesklets, version 0.4.0
        
        * doc/Makefile.am Pydoc adjustments

        * doc/adesklets_en.texi Updated, mainly on internationalization 
        support

        * scripting/python/adesklets/utils.py Update to support automatic 
        user charset setting, and small rewrite for list-comprehension

        * scripting/python/adesklets/utils.py Added preliminary ConfigFile class
        * src/adesklets.c Internationalization support, and corrected a 
        menu_fire event generation bug
        
        * src/error.h Better error handling, including portable 
        system error message recuparation

        * src/xmenu.c Internationalization support
        
        * src/command.h,src/command.c Internationalization support, 
        new charset-related commands

        * configure.ac Added support for iconv detection, as well as the 
        --enable-force-extended-characters-input switch

2005-02-28       S.Fourmanoit <syfou@users.sourceforge.net>
        
        * All new bug version release: adesklets, version 0.4.1

        * scripting/python/adesklets/__init__.py Inclusion of configFile module

        * scripting/python/adesklets/utils.py Moved configfile-related class 
        to configfile module
        
        * scripting/python/adesklets/configfile.py Splitted the code, than added 
        a whole new ConfigImport class taking care of getting pertinent information
        out of configuration file, without ever executing a single line from it


2005-02-28       S.Fourmanoit <syfou@users.sourceforge.net>

        * All new bug version release: adesklets, version 0.4.2
        
        * scripting/python/adesklets/configfile.py Corrected a mmap zero 
        size error, and a python2.3 issue with implicit list comprehension.

2005-03-02       M.Pirnat <exilejedi@users.sourceforge.net>
        
        * doc/adesklets_en.texi  Miscellaneous spelling, 
        grammar, and formatting adjustments across the entire document.
         Miscellaneous cleanup from the beginning of the documentation through 
        "Programming adesklets", inclusive. Spelling, grammar, and 
        minor formatting revisions for the FAQ, Help Wanted, Python Package 
        Documentation, and Contributing sections.

2005-03-03       S.Fourmanoit <syfou@users.sourceforge.net>

        * All new documentation release: adesklets, version 0.4.3
        
        * doc/adesklets_en.texi Update to the FAQ, Added an Appendix on 
        Desklet packaging,and updated the status of Mike Pirnat.

2005-03-06       M.Pirnat <exilejedi@users.sourceforge.net>

        * doc/adesklets_en.texi Tidied up the latest FAQ changes.


2005-03-08       S.Fourmanoit <syfou@users.sourceforge.net>

        * All  new documentation release: adesklets, version 0.4.4
        
        * doc/adesklets_en.texi Documentation update. New appendix about 
        desklet's submittion, extended FAQ, subsubsection about fontconfig 
        and Python management of adesklets' objects.

        * scripting/python/adesklets/__init__.py Documentation adjustments
        
        * utils/GNUmakefile.desklet 
        Rename: doc/GNUmakefile.desklet -> utils/GNUmakefile.desklet
        
        * utils/README New readme
        
        * utils/adesklets_submit.example New submittion script 
        configuration example
        
        * utils/submit.py New submittion script

2005-03-10       M.Pirnat <exilejedi@users.sourceforge.net>

        * doc/adesklets_en.texi Spelling and grammar tweaks to the latest 
        documentation additions.
        
2005-03-12       S.Fourmanoit <syfou@users.sourceforge.net>

        * All bug correction and documentation release: adesklets, version 0.4.5

        * doc/adesklets_en.texi Various uptates for desklets authors
        
        * src/adesklets.c Bug correction concerning window refresh 
        with user-defined background image.
        
        * utils/adesklets_checkin Original submission
        
        * utils/adesklets_submit Minor change
        
        * utils/adesklets_submit Rename: utils/submit.py -> utils/adesklets_submit

2005-03-18       M.Pirnat <exilejedi@users.sourceforge.net>
        
        * doc/adesklets_en.texi Various grammar and spelling adjustments.
        
2005-03-20       S.Fourmanoit <syfou@users.sourceforge.net>
        
        * All bug correction and documentation release: adesklets, version 0.4.6

        * doc/Makefile.am Adjustments for Imlib2 doc
        
        * doc/adesklets_en.texi Various grammar and spelling adjustments
        
        * doc/imlib2/ Imported imlib2 documentation in adesklets documentation

        * scripting/python/ Removed $PYTHON_HACK
        
        * src/Makefile.am Adaptation for better portability

        * src/adesklets.c,src/command.c Added image_set_changes_on_disk command
        
        * src/xwindow.c Correction to the xwindow_move_window function. 
        Thanks to man1ed, from the forum, for providing a patch.

        * test/widgets.py New object-oriented design example

        * utils/adesklets_checkin Corretions for better 
        handling of unparsable entries.

        * utils/adesklets_checkin Corrected an error that made the script 
        not to send rejection emails to their final recipient.
        
        * utils/adesklets_checkin Correction to directory check in validation 
        test.Thanks to ZeroDivide for reporting this.

2005-04-02       S.Fourmanoit <syfou@users.sourceforge.net>

        * All Minor Bug correction release : adesklets 0.4.7
        
        * src/adesklets.c Operation priority correction and small change 
        for freebsd portability: dropping calls to C99 rintf and rintl 
        functions. Added interface to load_image_without_cache
        
        * src/command.c Added interface to load_image_without_cache

2005-04-06      S.Fourmanoit <syfou@users.sourceforge.net>

        * src/xwindow.c Added xwindow_get_kde_desktop() function and adapted
        get_root_window() to support fake root window detection on KDE. Thanks to
        yogi77, from the forum, from providing the patch.

2005-04-17       S.Fourmanoit <syfou@users.sourceforge.net>

        * All New minor bug-correction release: adesklets 0.4.8
        
        * doc/adesklets_en.texi Updated the FAQ regaring KDE support
        
        * src/command.c Reorganize dupstr_utf8() to avoid warnings when iconcv 
        support is not present
        
        * src/xwindow.c Cleaned and incorporated a patch by yogi77, 
        
        * configure.ac Small modification to _POSIX_C_SOURCE to allow 
        FreeBSD 5.x to link.

2005-06-03       S.Fourmanoit <syfou@users.sourceforge.net>

        * All New minor bug-correction release: 0.4.9

        * doc/adesklets_en.texi Minor spelling/grammar adjustments
        
        * test/threading.py New threading demo
        
        * configure.ac Removed POSIX compliance string on FreeBSD 6, and
          corrected an error with -g stripping

2005-06-10       S.Fourmanoit <syfou@users.sourceforge.net>

        * All New minor bug-correction release: 0.4.10

        * src/adesklets.c Include properly a modifier on the fireing 
        of the contextual menu