1 Note, the changes for the last STABLE release start with release
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6 Changes in beta release 2.5.20 (15-Jan-2007)
10 - New Style options: StippledIconTitle, !StickyStippledTitle,
11 and !StickyStippledIconTitle.
12 - Full support for menu context (M) key and mouse bindings. See
13 the section Menu Bindings in the man page for details.
14 - Hilighted menu backgrounds now use pixmaps gradients and
15 transparency from their related colorset.
16 - New window conditions: StickyIcon, StickyAcrossPagesIcon and
17 StickyAcrossDesksIcon.
21 - "Mouse n M N" is no longer used to disable or remap the
22 builtin tear off menu button. See the section Tear Off Menus
23 for details on replacement commands.
27 - FvwmWinList: fix problem with window name/button mixups during
28 Init/Restart of fvwm. (bug #1393)
29 - It is now possible to switch the viewport while resizing
30 windows if "EdgeScroll 0 0" is set.
31 - Fixed disappearing windows when aborting interactive resizing
32 of maximized windows when unmaximizing them later.
33 - Fixed disappearing windows when moving maximized windows and
34 unmaximizing them later.
35 - Fixed calculation of final location with MoveToPage and
36 MoveToScreen with windows to the left or top of the viewport.
37 - 64-bit architecture fix in FvwmProxy.
38 - FvwmForm now work with balanced quoted command for Timeout.
39 - FvwmPager correctly updates on window desk change.
40 - FvwmIconBox: fixed problem with IconColorset's background
41 color change not being applied immediately.
42 - Allow FvwmConsole to run a terminal via rxvtc or urxvtc.
43 FvwmConsole dies if no client connects within one minute.
44 - Expansion of variables in FvwmTaskBar launch button commands
46 - Fixed a race condition with applications raising their own
47 transient windows in certain ways. (Apple Shake, kphotoalbum)
48 - FvwmIdent reports the correct geometry if the window has its
49 title at the left or right side.
50 - Fixed an infinite loop when deiconifying windows in a group
51 via a different window than the initially iconified.
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55 Changes in beta release 2.5.19 (9-Dec-2006)
59 - FvwmCommand now reports "end windowlist" and "end configinfo".
60 - FvwmCommand now prints config info split on lines.
61 - FvwmTaskBar no longer gets lost with trailing whitespace after
62 geometry specification.
63 - Fixed a window size problem if the aspect ratio is set (e.g.
65 - Decorations now update when unmanaged windows take focus, and
66 not FlickeringQtDialogsWorkaround is enabled.
67 - FvwmPager again allows movement of windows added before a
69 - fvwm no longer crashes on 1 and 4 bit displays. (#1677)
70 - EWMH desktops now correctly handles FPClickToFocus. (#1492)
71 - Security fix in fvwm-menu-directory. (CVE-2006-5969)
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75 Changes in beta release 2.5.18 (11-Sep-2006)
79 - If a window started fullscreen, leaving fullscreen state now
80 properly unmaximizes and resizes the window.
81 - Fixed the ForeColor/HilightFore styles that were broken in
83 - FvwmPager can now move icons with the !IconTitle style.
84 - Fixed drawing of icons that are moved to a different desk.
85 - FvwmPager no longer tries to move non-movable windows.
86 - FvwmPager now moves all windows as user requests.
87 - FvwmPager no longer displaces windows with title and border
89 - TestRc now correctly matches Break, and $[cond.rc] is
91 - Fixed several 64-bit architecture problems with
92 XGetWindowProperty(). Xine works much better on 64-bit
94 - Fixed handling of ClickToFocusPassesClick with the EWMH
95 desktop (e.g. using nautilus).
96 - Fixed handling of windows that are unmapped and mapped again
97 too fast (e.g. fpga_editor).
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101 Changes in beta release 2.5.17 (19-Jul-2006)
105 - New MenuStyle options TitleFont, TitleColorset and
107 - New command PressButton in module FvwmButtons for being able
108 to emulate button press via other means than the mouse.
109 - New wrap options to EdgeScroll command for wrapping with pixel
111 - New Style option UnderMousePlacement.
112 - Unused arguments to Style options generate warnings.
113 - The name style names match against can be augmented by the
114 X-resource "fvwmstyle".
115 - New options, Reverse and UseStack, to All command.
116 - WindowShade can now reshade windows using the Last direction.
117 - Positional parameters to complex functions can now be expanded
118 using $[n], $[n-m], $[n-] and $[*] expressions.
119 - The width and height arguments of the Resize command now
120 accept the prefix 'w' to allow resizing relative to the
122 - New command ModuleListenOnly.
123 - New "Periodic" option added to Schedule command.
127 - Fixed detection of running non-ICCCM2 wm (bug #3151).
128 - Fixed drawing of menus with the sidepic on the right.
129 - EdgeScroll no longer divides pixel distances >1000 by 1000.
131 - The configure script can now cope with four-part version
132 numbers when detecting some libraries.
133 - The WarpToWindow command followed by Move in a complex
134 function now uses the correct pointer position.
135 - The menu style TitleWarp does no longer warp the pointer for
136 root menus (as it is documented).
137 - Fixed detection of safe system version of mkstemp.
138 - Fixed the conditions Iconifiable, Fixed, FixedSize,
139 Maximizable and Closable.
140 - Fixed problem with window outline and placement position
142 - FvwmConsole no longer conflicts with Cygwin stdio (bug #3772).
143 - FvwmGtk now configures correctly on Cygwin (bug #3772).
144 - Fixed tempfile vulnerabilities in FvwmCommand.
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148 Changes in beta release 2.5.16 (20-Jan-2006)
152 - If the pointer can not be grabbed in functions, a message is
153 printed to the console instead of beeping.
157 - Fixed a couple of build problems introduced in 2.5.15.
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161 Changes in beta release 2.5.15 (14-Jan-2006)
165 - Variables can be nested, like $[desk.name$[desk.n]].
166 - Obsolete one-letter variables work, but generate warnings now.
167 - Windows can be placed by any button (now also >3).
168 - It is now possible to redefine the buttons usable to finish
169 window movement and manual placement.
170 - New window condition PlacedByButton.
171 - MenuStyle pairs can be negated by prefixing '!'.
172 - New generic tabbing module - FvwmTabs.
173 - New Style option: EWMHIgnoreWindowType.
174 - New MenuStyle options: MouseWheel, ScrollOffPage and
176 - To compile from CVS, autoconf-2.53 or above is now required.
177 This does not affect compiling the released tarballs.
178 - New option "screen" to Move and ResizeMove commands to allow
179 specifying the target Xinerama screen.
183 - Supported a new fribidi version 0.10.5 in addition to 0.10.4.
184 - Better look for windows with "BorderStyle TiledPixmap".
185 - Some EWMH-related 64-bit fixes.
186 - Fixed segmentation fault when replacing title of title only
188 - Fixes for resizing of shaded windows and resizing/moving
189 windows with complex functions.
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193 Changes in beta release 2.5.14 (24-Aug-2005)
197 - Fvwm now officially supports 64-bit architectures.
198 - New Test conditions EnvIsSet, EnvMatch, EdgeHasPointer and
200 - New window condition FixedPosition.
202 * New module features:
204 - FvwmPerl module supports window context when preprocessing.
205 - FvwmPerl module accepts new --export option that by default
206 defines two fvwm functions "Eval" and ".", to be used like:
209 Eval $a = $[desk.n] - 2; cmd("GotoDesk 0 $a") if $a >= 0
210 . Exec xmessage %{2 + cos(0)}% # embedded calculator
212 - New FvwmProxy option ProxyIconified.
213 - New FvwmTaskBar option Pad to control the gap between
218 - Fixed a Solaris compiler error introduced in 2.5.13.
219 - Fixed a hang with layers set by applications (e.g. AbiWord).
220 - GotoDesk with a relative page argument now wraps around at
221 the end of the given range as documented. (Bug #1396).
222 - PopupDelayed menu style option was not copied on
224 - Transparent Animated menus with non-transparent popup were
225 not animated correctly.
226 - Supported euc-jp class of encodings.
227 - A window's default layer is no longer set to 0 during a
229 - Fixed an annoying MouseFocus/SloppyFocus problem in
230 conjunction with EdgeResistance + EdgeScroll (sometimes a
231 window did not get the focus as it should have). This
232 problem first occured in 2.5.11.
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236 Changes in beta release 2.5.13 (16-Jul-2005)
240 - The MoveToPage command did not work without arguments in
242 - Mouse/Key command no args possible core dump.
243 - Direction with no args possible core dump.
244 - FvwmScript periodic tasks run too often.
245 - Perl modules did not work on 64 machines.
246 - FvwmDebug did not report any extended messages.
247 - fvwm-menu-desktop supports mandriva.
248 - fvwm-menu-desktop when verifying executable, allow full path.
250 * New module features:
252 - FvwmIconMan: MaxButtonWidth and MaxButtonWidthByColumns
254 - FvwmIconMan: added tool tips with Tips, TipsDelays, TipsFont,
255 TipsColorset, TipsFormat, TipsBorderWidth, TipsPlacement,
256 TipsJustification and TipsOffsets options.
257 - FvwmButtons: PressColorset & ActiveColorset options for
258 _individual_ buttons.
260 -------------------------------------------------------------------
262 Changes in alpha release 2.5.12 (6-Oct-2004)
268 * New module features:
270 - FvwmIconMan: ShowOnlyFocused option.
272 -------------------------------------------------------------------
274 Changes in alpha release 2.5.11 (30-Sep-2004)
276 * Multiple window names can be specified in conditions.
278 * Window-specific key/mouse bindings. (Bindings no longer have to
281 * The default fvwm configuration files are now: ~/.fvwm/config and
282 $FVWM_DATADIR/config. Five previously used config file locations
283 are still searched as usual for backward compatibility.
285 * New extended variables $[w.desk] and $[w.layer].
287 * New options GrowOnWindowLayer and GrowOnlayers to the Maximize
290 * New Style option "State".
292 * New Style option "CenterPlacement".
294 * New option to FvwmIconMan: ShowNoIcons.
296 * New WindowList tracker and other enhancements in Perl library.
298 * New option to fvwm-menu-directory: --func-name.
300 * Improved FvwmWindowMenu module.
302 * Fluxbox-like Alt-Button3 resizing with the new Resize options
303 Direction, WarpToBorder and FixedDirection
305 * Enhanced "Test (Version >= x.y.z)" option to allow version
308 * New FvwmButtons options: ActiveColorset, ActiveIcon, ActiveTitle,
309 PressColorset, PressIcon and PressTitle.
311 * New FvwmButtons swallow option: SwallowNew.
313 * The option CurrentGlobalPageAnyDesk was accidentally named
314 CurrentGlobbalPageAnyDesk before.
316 * New conditions AnyScreen and Overlapped.
318 * The Read and PipeRead commands return 1 if the file or command
319 could be read or executed and -1 otherwise.
321 * New menu option TearOffImmediately.
323 * Added support for Solaris' Xinerama.
325 * New option MailDir in FvwmTaskBar.
327 * MoveToPage command:
329 New options wrapx, wrapy, nodesklimitx and nodesklimity.
330 New suffix 'w' to allow for window relative movement.
332 -------------------------------------------------------------------
334 Changes in alpha release 2.5.10 (19-Mar-2004)
336 * New command FakeKeyPress.
338 * New BugOpts option ExplainWindowPlacement.
340 * Adjustable button reliefs in FvwmIconMan (option ReliefThickness).
342 * Security patch in fvwm-bug.
343 See http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Jan/1008781.html
347 fvwm-menu-directory (BugTraq id 9161)
348 fvwm_make_directory_menu.sh
349 fvwm_make_browse_menu.sh
351 -------------------------------------------------------------------
353 Changes in alpha release 2.5.9 (2-Mar-2004)
355 * New MenuStyle options PopupIgnore and PopupClose.
357 * New configure option --disable-iconv to disable iconv support.
359 * New extended variables $[w.iconfile] and $[w.miniiconfile].
361 * New Style option Unmanaged. Such windows are not managed by
364 * New binding context 'U' for unmanaged windows, similar to 'R'oot.
366 * New option DisplayNewWindowNames to the BugOpts command.
368 * Security fix for fvwm-menu-directory.
371 -------------------------------------------------------------------
373 Changes in development release 2.5.8 (31-Oct-2003)
375 * New prefix command KeepRc.
377 * Renamed the Cond command to TestRc, and the On command to Test.
378 Removed the CondCase command. Use "KeepRc TestRc" instead.
380 * The Break command can be told the number of nested function
381 levels to break out of. Break now has a return code of -2
384 * Directions can be abbreviated with -, _, [, ], <, >, v or ^ like
385 in key or mouse bindings.
387 * New extended variable $[func.context].
389 * New Style option MoveByProgramMethod. Tries to autodetect
390 whether application windows are moved honouring the ICCCM or not
391 (default). The method can be overridden manually if the
392 detection does not work.
394 * fvwm supports tear off menus. See the "Tear Off Menus" section
395 in the man page or press Backspace on any menu to try them out.
397 * fvwm now handles what Unicode calls "combining characters" (i.e.
398 marks drawn on top of other characters).
400 * New commands WindowStyle and DestroyWindowStyle for individual
403 * The conditions !Current... and !Layer now work as expected.
405 * Added a nice autohide script to the FAQ.
407 * FvwmAnimate now supports dynamical commands "pause", "play",
408 "push", "pop" and "reset" to manipulate the playing state.
410 -------------------------------------------------------------------
412 Changes in development release 2.5.7 (30-May-2003)
414 * The commands Cond and CondCase now support checking for
415 inequality by prefixing the return code with '!'.
417 * Schedule and Deschedule support hexadecimal and octal command
420 * In FvwmIconMan, windows can move from one manager to another
421 according to the managers' Resolution options.
423 * In order to fix a problem with StartsOnScreen and applications
424 that set a user specified position hint, the StartsOnScreen style
425 no longer works for the following modules: FvwmBanner,
426 FvwmButtons, FvwmDragWell, FvwmIconBox, FvwmIconMan, FvwmIdent,
427 FvwmPager, FvwmScroll, FvwmTaskBar, FvwmWharf, FvwmWinList. Use
428 the '@<screen>' bit in the module geometry specification where
431 * Documented variable $[gt.any_string] and LocalePath command
434 * Added gettext support to FvwmScript. New head instruction
435 UseGettext and WindowLocaleTitle. New widget instruction
436 LocaleTitle. New instruction ChangeLocaleTitle and new function
439 * WindowListFunc is executed now within a window context, so
440 a prefix "WindowId $0" is not needed in its definition anymore,
441 and it is advised to remove it in user configs.
443 * FvwmEvent now executes all window related events within a window
444 context, so PassId is not needed anymore, and all prefixes
445 "WindowId $0" may be removed in user event handlers.
447 * New FvwmTaskBar option NoDefaultStartButton.
449 -------------------------------------------------------------------
451 Changes in development release 2.5.6 (28-Feb-2003)
453 * Fix button 3 drag in FvwmPager so that drag follows the mouse.
455 * Fix for gmplayer launched by fvwm. Close stdin on Exec so the
456 exec'd process knows it's not running interactively.
458 * Improvement in MultiPixmap. In particular Colorset and Solid
459 color can be specified.
461 * New ButtonStyle and TitleStyle style options AdjustedPixmap,
462 StretchedPixmap and ShrunkPixmap.
464 * Use the MIT Shared Memory Extension for XImage.
466 * The TitleStyle decor of a vertical window Title is rotated.
467 This is controllable using a new style option:
469 !UseTitleDecorRotation / UseTitleDecorRotation
471 * New style options IconBackgroundColorset, IconTitleColorset,
472 HilightIconTitleColorset, IconTitleRelief, IconBackgroundRelief
473 and IconBackgroundPadding.
475 * Minor incompatible improvements to the Perl library API.
477 * Renamed FvwmWindowLister to FvwmWindowMenu.
479 * New option to IconSize style: Adjusted, Stretched, Shrunk.
481 * New shortcuts for button states: AllActiveUp, AllActiveDown,
482 AllInactiveUp, AllInactiveDown.
486 Closable, Iconifiable, Maximizable, AllowMaximizeFixedSize
488 * New conditions for matching windows:
490 Closable, Iconifiable, Maximizable, FixedSize and HasHandles
492 * New conditional command On for non-window related conditions.
494 * Removed --disable-gnome-hints and --disable-ewmh configure
497 * All single letter variables are deprecated now; new variables:
499 $[w.id], $[w.name], $[w.iconname], $[w.class], $[w.resource],
500 $[desk.n], $[version.num], $[version.info], $[version.line],
501 $[desk.pagesx], $[desk.pagesy]
503 -------------------------------------------------------------------
505 Changes in development release 2.5.5 (2-Dec-2002)
507 * Added support for joining and shaping in bi-directional
508 languages that need this.
510 * ButtonStyle and TitleStyle new style type Colorset.
512 * New experimental module FvwmProxy.
514 * New command RestackTransients.
516 * Added a pixel offset to vector button definitions.
518 * New command FocusStyle as a shorthand for setting the FP...
519 styles with the Style command.
521 * New option Locale to PrintInfo command.
523 * The Next and Prev commands start looking for a matching window at
524 the context window if there is any.
526 * The MoveToPage command does nothing with sticky windows.
528 * New module FvwmWindowLister, a WindowList substitute.
530 * Sticky windows can be sticky across pages, across desks or both.
532 - New commands StickAcrossPages and StickAcrossDesks.
533 - New Style options StickyAcrossPages and StickyAcrossDesks.
534 - New conditional command options StickyAcrossPages and
536 - New WindowList options NoStickyAcrossPages,
537 NoStickyAcrossDesks, StickyAcrossPages, StickyAcrossDesks,
538 OnlyStickyAcrossPages, OnlyStickyAcrossDesks.
539 - New FvwmRearrange options -sp and -sd.
541 * Fixed flickering in FvwmTaskBar, FvwmWinList, FvwmIconBox,
542 FvwmForm, FvwmScript and FvwmScroll when xft fonts or icons with
543 an alpha channel are used.
545 * New Colorset option RootTransparent
547 * The Transparent Colorset option can be tinted under certain
550 * New MinHeight option to TitleStyle
552 * Added gettext support. New command LocalePath and new variable
555 -------------------------------------------------------------------
557 Changes in alpha release 2.5.4 (20-Oct-2002)
559 * FvwmTaskBar may now include mini launch buttons using the Button
560 command. Also has new options for spacing the buttons:
561 WindowButtonsLeftMargin, WindowButtonsRightMargin, and
562 StartButtonRightMargin. See man page for details.
564 * Style switches can be prefixed with '!' to inverse their meaning.
565 For example, "Style * Sticky" is the same as "Style * !Slippery".
566 This works *only* for pairs of styles that take no arguments and
567 for the Button and NoButton styles.
569 * New button property Id in FvwmButtons. FvwmButtons now accepts
570 dynamical actions using SendToModule, see the man page:
572 ChangeButton <button-id> <properties-to-change>
573 ExpandButtonVars <button-id> <command-to-expand>
575 * New Colorset options bgTint, fgTint (which complete Tint), Alpha,
576 IconTint and IconAlpha.
578 * Alpha blending rendering is supported even without XRender
581 * Enhanced commands [Add]ButtonStyle, [Add]TitleStyle. ButtonState.
582 Titles and buttons now have 4 main states instead of 3: ActiveUp,
583 ActiveDown, InactiveUp and InactiveDown, plus 4 Toggled variants.
584 Several shortcuts added: Active means ActiveUp + ActiveDown,
585 Inactive means InactiveUp + InactiveDown, similarly for shortcuts
586 ToggledActive and ToggledInactive.
588 * More shortcuts for button states added: AllNormal, AllToggled,
589 AllActive, AllInactive, AllUp, AllDown. These six shortcuts are
590 actually different masks for 4 individual states (from 8 total).
592 * FPClickToFocus and FPClickToRaise work with any modifier by
595 * Perl library API regarding event handlers is changed, so personal
596 modules in Perl should be adjusted.
598 * Allow the use of mouse buttons other than the first in
599 FvwmWinList when invoked transient.
601 * ImagePath now supports directories in form "/some/directory;.png"
602 (where semicolon delimits a file extension that files in
603 /some/directory have. This file extension replaces the original
604 image extension (if any) or it is added if there is no extension.
605 For example with: Style XTerm MiniIcon mini/xterm.xpm
606 the file /some/directory/mini/xterm.png is searched.
608 * New graphical debugger module FvwmGtkDebug.
610 * New command NoWindow for removing the window context.
612 * New FvwmIconMan option ShowTransient.
614 * All conditions have a negation.
616 * New FvwmBacker option RetainPixmap.
618 * Fixed flickering in menus, icon title, FvwmButtons, FvwmIconMan
619 and FvwmPager when xft fonts or icons with an alpha channel is
622 * FvwmButtons redrawing improvement: colorsets are now usable with
625 * FvwmIconMan options PlainColorset, IconColorset, FocusColorset
626 and SelectColorset are now strictly respected.
628 * The HilightBack and ActiveFore menu styles are independent of
629 each other. HilightBack without using ActiveFore does no longer
630 hilight the item text.
632 * New WindowList option SortByResource; the previously added
633 SortClassName option is renamed to SortByClass.
635 * New command PrintInfo for debugging.
637 -------------------------------------------------------------------
639 Changes in alpha release 2.5.3 (25-Aug-2002)
641 * TitleStyle MultiPixmap now works once again.
643 * Removed the old module interface for ConfigureWindow
644 packets. External modules relying on this interface no longer
647 * Fixed interaction bug between CascadePlacement and StartsOnPage:
648 if the target page was at a negative x or y page displacement
649 from the current viewport, the window would be placed on the
652 * New Style option IconSize for restricting icon sizes.
654 * New WindowList options SortClassName, MaxLabelWidth, NoLayer,
655 ShowScreen, ShowPage, ShowPageX and ShowPageY.
657 * Restored old way of handling clicks in windows with ClickToFocus
658 and ClickToFocusPassesClickOff. This fixes a problem with
659 click+drag in an unfocused rxvt or aterm window.
661 * Fixed wrong warp coordinates when WarpToWindow was used with two
662 arguments on an unmanaged window.
664 * Vastly improved FvwmEvent performance.
666 * FvwmAuto can operate on Enter and Leave events too. This makes
667 it possible to have auto raising with ClickToFocus and
668 NeverFocus. See -menter and -menterleave options and examples in
669 the FvwmAuto man page.
671 * The "hangon" strings in FvwmButtons support wild cards.
673 * New option "Icon" to PlaceAgain command.
675 * New option "FromPointer" and direction "Center" to the Direction
678 * The styles ClickToFocusRaises(Off) and
679 MouseFocusClickRaises(Off) are now different names for the same
680 style. Configurations that used
682 Style * ClickToFocus, ClickToFocusRaises
683 Style * MouseFocusClickRaisesOff
685 or vice versa no longer work as like before. Remove the second
686 line to fix the problem. ClickToFocusRaises now works only on
687 the client part of a window, not on the decorations as it did
690 * New color limit method for screens that only display 256 colors
693 * In depth less or equal to 16 image and gradient can be
694 dithered. This can be enabled/disabled by using the new
695 dither/nodither options to the Colorset command.
697 * Removed the styles MouseFocusClickIgnoreMotion and
698 MouseFocusClickIgnoreMotionOff again.
700 * Many new focus policy styles "FP..." and "!FP...".
702 -------------------------------------------------------------------
704 Changes in alpha release 2.5.2 (24-Jun-2002)
706 * Fonts can have shadow effects, see the FONT SHADOW EFFECTS
707 section of fvwm manual page.
709 * New Colorset options: fgsh for shadow text and fg_alpha for
710 merging text with the background.
712 * New module FvwmPerl adds perl scripting ability to fvwm
715 * Provided powerful perl library for creating FVWM modules in
718 * New WindowList option IconifiedtAtEnd.
720 * Always display the current desk number in the FvwmPager window
723 * Allow to bind a function to the focus click and pass it to the
724 application at the same time.
726 * New styles !Borders and Borders to enable or disable window
729 * Removed the --enable-multibyte configure option. Multibyte
730 support is now compiled in unconditionally.
732 * New FvwmButtons option ActionOnPress enables execution of action
733 on press rather than on release for any specific button.
735 * Improved CascadePlacement, the last used position is reused if
736 the last placed window does not exist any more.
738 * FvwmIconMan may now change the resolution dynamically, just
739 issue "*FvwmIconMan: resolution page" while FvwmIconMan is
742 * New command XineramaSlsScreens.
744 * MoveToPage and MoveToDesk no longer unstick windows.
746 * It is possible to specify a string encoding in a font name, see
747 the "FONT AND STRING ENCODINGS" section of fvwm manual page.
749 -------------------------------------------------------------------
751 Changes in alpha release 2.5.1 (26-Apr-2002)
753 * Changed the executable and the man page names from fvwm2 to
754 fvwm. The old names are still supported by symlinking.
756 * All fvwm utilities are renamed to conform to the "fvwm-"
757 scheme. fvwm-bug, fvwm-root (was xpmroot), fvwm-config,
760 * Added a full support for the side window titles. New Style
761 options TitleAtLeft and TitleAtRight added to TitleAtTop and
764 * A title text may now be optionally rotated for both vertical and
765 horizontal title directions, search for "Rotated" in the man
768 * Added support for loading images in PNG (including alpha
769 blending) and XBM formats anywhere.
771 * New commands Schedule and Deschedule.
773 * New command State. New conditions State and !State.
775 * New commands XSync and XSynchronize for debugging purposes.
777 * In interactive move/placement when Alt/Meta modifier is pressed,
778 snap attraction (SnapAttraction, SnapGrid and EdgeResistance) is
781 * New flags (No)FvwmModule to FvwmButtons Swallow option
783 * The I18N_MB patch (--enable-multibyte) has been
784 rewritten. MULTIBYTE is used to identify what is was I18N_MB. A
785 set of locale functions (locale initialization, font loading,
786 text drawing, ...etc.) is created in libs/Flocale.{c,h} and used
787 in the entire fvwm code (but FvwmWharf). Font loading and
788 memory management is improved in the multibyte case.
790 * Better support of non ISO-8859-1 window and icon titles. See the
791 --disable-compound-text option in INSTALL.fvwm for more
794 * Added anti-aliased text rendering support using Xft (use
795 --enable-xft to enable it). Recent versions of XFree and
796 freetype2 are needed (see the FONT NAMES AND FONT LOADING
797 section of the fvwm manual page).
799 * Conditional commands now have a return code (Match, NoMatch or
800 Error). This return code can be checked and tied to an action
801 with the new commands Cond and CondCase.
803 * Bindings can be made to the separate parts of the window border
804 with the new contexts '[', ']', '-', '_', '<', '^', '>' and
807 * New parameters for FvwmRearange: -maximize and -animate.
809 * New option StartCommand for FvwmTaskBar to allow placing the
812 *FvwmTaskBar: StartCommand Popup RootMenu \
813 rectangle $widthx$height+$left+$top 0 -100m
815 Please refer to the FvwmTaskBar man page for details.
817 * New extended variables pointer.x, pointer.y, pointer.wx,
818 pointer.wy, pointer.cx and pointer.cy.
820 * The Current command does not select a random window when no
821 window has the focus.
823 * New color '@4' (transparent) in button vectors.
825 * New option "Frame" for the Resize and ResizeMove commands.
827 * Added direction options to WindowShade command. Windows can be
828 shaded in any of the eight compass directions.
830 * Styles WindowShadeLazy (default), WindowShadeBusy and
831 WindowShadeAlwaysLazy to optimize performance of the WindowShade
834 * The DO_START_ICONIC flag is no longer supported in the module
837 * Added bi-directional text support for Asian charsets.
839 * New option MinimalLayer for FvwmIdent to control window layer.
841 * New FvwmIconMan configuration syntax now conforms to the syntax
842 of other modules, see the man page.
844 * FvwmForm can automatically run commands after a timeout
847 * Fvwm commands can be invoked when the edge of the screen is hit
850 * New commands Colorset, ReadWriteColors and CleanupColorsets
851 allow the colorset functionality previously available using
854 * FvwmTheme is obsolete now, but still supported for some time.
856 * New options Tint, TintMask and NoTint to colorsets.
858 * New WindowList option CurrentAtEnd.
860 * New weighted sorting in FvwmIconMan.
862 * New conditional command ThisWindow.
864 -------------------------------------------------------------------
866 Changes in alpha release 2.5.0 (27-Jan-2002)
868 * New commands ResizeMaximize and ResizeMoveMaximize that modify
869 the maximized geometry of windows and maximize them as
870 necessary. Very useful to make a window larger manually and
871 then get back the old geometry with a click.
873 * New command ResizeMoveMaximize similarly.
875 * New styles FixedPPosition, FixedUSPosition, FixedSize,
876 FixedUSSize, FixedPSize, VariablePPosition, VariableUSPosition,
877 VariableSize, VariableUSSize, and VariablePSize.
879 * Actions can be bound to windows swallowed in FvwmButtons. To
880 disable this feature for a specific button, the new option
881 ActionIgnoresClientWindow can be used.
883 * Fvwm respect the extended window manager hints
884 specification. This allows fvwm to work with KDE version >= 2
885 and GNOME version 2. This support is configurable using a bunch
886 of new commands and style options, search for "EWMH" in the man
889 * New DateFormat option in FvwmTaskBar to change the date format
890 in the clock's popup tip.
892 * Window titlebars may now be designed using a new powerful
893 TitleStyle option MultiPixmap, that enables to specify separate
894 pixmaps for different parts of the titlebar: Main, LeftEnd,
895 LeftOfText, UnderText, RightOfText, RightEnd and more.
897 * New styles MinOverlapPlacementPenalties and
898 MinOverlapPercentPlacementPenalties.
900 * New styles IndexedWindowName / ExactWindowName and
901 IndexedIconName / ExactIconName.
903 * New command "DesktopName desk name" to define the name of a
904 desktop for the FvwmPager, the WindowList and EWMH compliant
905 pagers. New expanding variables $[desk.name<n>] for the desktop
908 * New window list options NoDeskNum, NoCurrentDeskTitle,
909 TitleForAllDesks, NoNumInDeskTitle.
911 * New emacs style bindings in menus.
913 * New Maximize global flag "layer" which causes the various grow
914 methods to ignore the windows with a layer less than or equal to
915 the layer on the window which is maximized.
917 * Better support of the Transparent colorset in the modules and in
920 * Amelioration of the WindowShade animation.
922 * New ButtonStyle and TitleStyle option MwmDecorLayer.
924 * New style BackingStoreWindowDefault which is the default
925 now. Fvwm no longer disables backing store on windows by
928 * New styles MouseFocusClickIgnoreMotion and
929 MouseFocusClickIgnoreMotionOff.
931 * The module interface now supports up to 62 message types.
933 * New module messages MX_ENTER_WINDOW and MX_LEAVE_WINDOW.
935 * New events "enter_window" and "leave_window" in FvwmEvent.
937 * New MenuStyle PopupActiveArea.
939 * New command line option -passid to FvwmAuto.
941 * New conditional commands Any and PointerWindow.
943 * New conditions Focused, !Focused, HasPointer and !HasPointer.
945 * New commands EWMHBaseStruts and EWMHNumberOfDesktops.
947 -------------------------------------------------------------------
949 Changes in stable release 2.4.20 (6-Dec-2006)
951 * The configure script now correctly appends executable file
952 extensions to conditionally built binaries. Fixes building on
955 * FvwmConsole no longer conflicts with getline of Cygwin's stdio.
957 * Fixed parsing of For loops in FvwmScript.
959 * Fixed a possible endless loop when de-iconifying a transient
962 * Reject some invalid GNOME hints.
964 * Fixed a loop when xterm changes its "active icon" size.
966 * The configure script can now cope with four-part version numbers
967 when detecting some libraries.
971 fvwm-menu-directory. (CVE-2006-5969)
974 -------------------------------------------------------------------
976 Changes in stable release 2.4.19 (30-Sep-2004)
978 * Fixed BackingStore style option.
980 * Fixed MoveToDesk commend with a single argument.
982 * Allow whitespace in menu names.
984 * Fixed a hang when restarting FvwmCommand or FvwmConsole.
986 * A double click no longer occurs when two different mouse
989 * Fixed a relief drawing problem in FvwmWinList.
991 * Fixed travelling windows on restart if a window used non NorthWest
992 gravity and changed that before the restart.
994 * Fixed installation of FvwmGtk.1 for debian (with DESTDIR set).
996 * The clock in FvwmTaskBar is redrawn immediately when its colour
999 * The option CurrentGlobalPageAnyDesk was accidentally named
1000 CurrentGlobbalPageAnyDesk before.
1002 * Fixed a problem with fvwm startup and shutdown when the pointer
1003 was grabbed by another application.
1005 * Fixed parsing of the Pointer option to the Move command.
1007 * Fixed handling of MWM hints on 64 bit machines.
1009 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1011 Changes in stable release 2.4.18 (19-Mar-2004)
1013 * Corrected rebooting the machine in FvwmScript-Quit.
1015 * Fixed the FlickeringMoveWorkaround option to the BugOpts command.
1017 * Security patch in fvwmbug.sh.
1018 See http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Jan/1008781.html
1021 fvwm-menu-directory (BugTraq id 9161)
1022 fvwm_make_directory_menu.sh
1023 fvwm_make_browse_menu.sh
1025 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1027 Changes in stable release 2.4.17 (10-Oct-2003)
1029 * Fixed error message for incorrect --with-SOME-library argument.
1031 * It is now possible to suppress title action or title completely
1032 in menus created by fvwm-menu-directory.
1034 * Fixed a compile problem on QNX 4.25.
1036 * New configure switch --disable-gtk.
1038 * FvwmGtk.1 is not installed if FvwmGtk is not built.
1040 * The "Visible" condition does no longer select windows on
1043 * With the styles StartsOnPage, SkipMapping and UsePPosition,
1044 windows that request a specific position are still placed on the
1047 * Fixed sending M_NEW_PAGE packets to the modules if the page did
1050 * Added support for new BBC headlines in fvwm-menu-headlines, this
1051 replaces the old BBC-Worlds and BBC-SciTech headlines.
1053 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1055 Changes in stable release 2.4.16 (30-May-2003)
1057 * Fixed a transparency problem in FvwmButtons.
1059 * The PageOnly option in FvwmTaskBar now works after a desk change
1062 * Fixed a possible core dump when more than 256 windows are on
1065 * Initial drawing and final undrawing of wire frame no longer
1066 toggles the pixel in the top left corner of the screen.
1068 * Fixed parsing of button geometries in FvwmButtons when the
1069 geometry specification appeared after another option with a comma
1072 * FvwmCommand works too when invoked without the DISPLAY variable
1075 * Fixed displaying iconified windows without an icon in
1078 * All single letter variables are deprecated now; new variables:
1080 $[w.id], $[w.name], $[w.iconname], $[w.class], $[w.resource],
1081 $[desk.n], $[version.num], $[version.info], $[version.line],
1082 $[desk.pagesx], $[desk.pagesy]
1084 * Fixed a bug with aspect pixmaps in colorsets.
1086 * Iconified windows without an icon do not receive focus.
1088 * Fixed a bug in FvwmPager that displayed iconified windows without
1089 icon title or picture as not iconified.
1091 * Fixed parsing of '@<screen>' Xinerama specification in the
1092 ButtonGeometry option of FvwmButtons.
1094 * The NoWarp menu position hint option works with root menus too.
1096 * Fixed a problem with styles not being properly applied after a
1097 DestroyStyle command.
1099 * Fixed a bug introduced in 2.4.14. The pointer was sometimes
1100 warped to another screen during a restart and command execution.
1102 * Fixed a crash when a window was destroyed twice in a complex
1105 * Fixed corruption of the window list when windows died at the
1108 * Fixed problem with empty frame windows if X recycled the window
1109 id of a window that died recently.
1111 * Fixed loading of application supplied pixmap on 8/24 depth screen.
1113 * WindowListFunc is executed now within a window context, so
1114 a prefix "WindowId $0" is not needed in its definition anymore
1115 and it is advised to remove it in user configs.
1117 * FvwmEvent now executes all window related events within a window
1118 context, so PassId is not needed anymore, and all prefixes
1119 "WindowId $0" may be removed in user event handlers.
1121 * Fixed "GotoDeskAndPage prev" on desks larger than 2x2.
1123 * Expansion of variables like $[w.name] or $[EMPTY_STRING] that are
1126 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1128 Changes in stable release 2.4.15 (24-Jan-2003)
1130 * Fix for gmplayer launched by fvwm. Close stdin on Exec so the
1131 exec'd process knows its not running interactively.
1133 * Windows using the WindowListSkip style do not appear in the
1134 FvwmTaskBar at random.
1136 * Fixed a memory leak in ChangeIcon, ChangeForeColor and
1137 ChangeBackColor FvwmScript Instruction.
1139 * Fixed a core dump in the parsing of FvwmAuto arguments.
1141 * Fixed screwed calculation of icon picture size when application
1142 specifies it explicitly.
1144 * The option ShowOnlyIcons now works as described in the
1145 FvwmIconMan man page. It was accidentally named ShowOnlyIconic
1148 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1150 Changes in stable release 2.4.14 (29-Nov-2002)
1152 * Modules do not crash anymore when more than 126 windows are on
1155 * FvwmIconMan displays windows correctly that were iconified and
1156 then moved to another page.
1158 * Application provided icon windows no longer appear at 0 0 when
1161 * The built-in session management can handle window names, classes
1162 etc. beginning with whitespace (textedit).
1164 * Removed the flawed "A"ny context key binding patch from 2.4.13.
1166 * The default EdgeScroll (if not specified) was incorrectly
1167 assumed to be 100 pixels instead of 100 percents.
1169 * Icons no longer appear on top of all other windows after a
1172 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1174 Changes in stable release 2.4.13 (1-Nov-2002)
1176 * Icon titles for windows with an icon position hint no longer
1177 appear at random places.
1179 * Fvwm no longer displays two icon pictures when switching from
1180 NoIconOverride to IconOverride with windows that provide their
1183 * The Current, All, Pick, ThisWindow and PointerWindow commands
1184 work on shaded windows too.
1186 * Fixed a problem stacking iconified transients.
1188 * No more flickering when raising transients.
1190 * Fixed a number of problems with window stacking, some new in
1191 2.4.10 or later, some older problems that have been around for a
1194 * Windows starting lowered or on any layer other than the default
1195 layer are displayed at the right place in FvwmPager.
1197 * Bindings with the "A"ny context can not be overridden by Gnome
1198 panel or OpenOffice.
1200 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1202 Changes in stable release 2.4.12 (10-Oct-2002)
1204 * Fixed drawing problems with TiledPixmap and Solid MenuFaces which
1205 appeared in 2.4.10, replacing the same problem with ?Gradient
1208 * Fixed accidental menu animation with certain menu position hints.
1210 * Increased maximum allowed key symbol name length to 200
1213 * Allow quotes in conditional command conditions.
1215 * Fixed starting Move at random position when pointer is on a
1218 * Transient windows do not appear in FvwmWinList after they have
1219 been moved on the desktop.
1221 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1223 Changes in stable release 2.4.11 (20-Sep-2002)
1225 * Allow the use of mouse buttons other than the first in
1226 FvwmWinList when invoked transient.
1228 * Fixed a crash with ssh-askpass introduced in 2.4.10.
1230 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1232 Changes in stable release 2.4.10 (15-Sep-2002)
1234 * The commands Maximize, Resize and ResizeMove can be used on icons
1237 * Fixed hilighting of menu items with HGradient and VGradient
1238 MenuFace. Reduced flickering with these options.
1240 * Fixed a minor problem with entering submenus via keyboard.
1242 * Fixed race conditions in FvwmTaskBar with AutoStick that caused
1245 * Fixed drawing of pager balloons with BalloonBack option.
1247 * Fixed drawing of SidePic menu background with B/D gradients.
1249 * Fixed drawing of menu item reliefs with gradient menu faces.
1251 * Fixed key bindings on window corners.
1253 * Fixed FvwmTaskBar i18n font loading
1255 * Fixed StackTransientParent style without RaiseTransient or
1256 LowerTransient on the parent window.
1258 * StackTransientParent works only on parent window if it is on the
1261 * Fixed handling of window group hint with the (De)Iconify
1264 * No more flickering when a transient overlapping its parent window
1267 * Fixed hilighting of unfocused windows.
1269 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1271 Changes in stable release 2.4.9 (11-Aug-2002)
1273 * Fixed interaction bug between CascadePlacement and StartsOnPage -
1274 if the target page was at a negative x or y page displacement
1275 from the current viewport, the window would be placed on the
1278 * Fixed a problem with colormap transition when a transient window
1281 * Fixed a FvwmScript crash with Swallow widget and very long window
1284 * Restored old way of handling clicks in windows with ClickToFocus
1285 and ClickToFocusPassesClickOff. This fixes a problem with
1286 click+drag in an unfocused rxvt or aterm window.
1288 * Fixed problems with $fg and $bg variables in FvwmButtons when the
1289 UseOld option was used.
1291 * Fixed wrong warp coordinates when WarpToWindow was used with two
1292 arguments on an unmanaged window.
1294 * Added a workaround for popup menus in TK applications that appear
1295 on some random position.
1297 * Fixed problems with wish scripts creating windows that start
1300 * Fixed the NoClose option with unmapped panels in FvwmButtons.
1302 * A number of drawing fixes in FvwmPager.
1304 * Fixed a slight bug when waiting until all buttons are released,
1305 for example after executing a complex function.
1307 * Fixed potentially harmful change in module interface.
1309 * Fixed displaying menu items with icons when using the MenuStyle
1312 * Fixed problems with the pointer moving off screen in a multi
1315 * Fixed a potential crash with windows being destroyed during a
1316 recapture operation.
1318 * Fixed a memory leak in some modules when not using glibc.
1320 * Applications using Mwm hints can now enforce that a window can
1323 * Fixed negative arguments of WarpToWindow when used on an
1326 * DESTDIR may be fully used again (only useful for distributors).
1328 * Fixed a key binding problem with key symbols that are generated
1331 * Fixed a possible crash when a window was recaptured and the
1332 focus could not be transfered to another window.
1334 * Fixed a minor problem with clicks on focused windows being
1337 * fvwm-menu-headlines: added support for CNN and BBC headlines.
1339 * Fixed a performance problem with large numbers of mouse binding
1342 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1344 Changes in stable release 2.4.8 (11-Jun-2002)
1346 * A fix for switching between czech and us keyboard layout.
1348 * Remember the icon position when an icon is moved
1351 * Setup "fvwm" and "fvwm-root" name symlinks for the executable and
1352 the man page when installing, see INSTALL.fvwm.
1354 * Fixed another problem with the DeskOnly option and sticky icons
1357 * New FvwmIconMan configuration syntax now conforms to the syntax
1358 of other modules, see the man page.
1360 * New WindowList option CurrentAtEnd.
1362 * Fixed maximal length of a named module packet
1364 * Fixed a crash on a config with a new 2.5.x Colorset command.
1366 * Always display the current desk number in the FvwmPager window
1369 * Allow to bind a function to the focus click and pass it to the
1370 application at the same time.
1372 * Fixed a problem with fvwm not accepting keyboard input when the
1373 application with the focus vanished at the start of a session.
1375 * A small security patch regarding TMPDIR.
1377 * Fixed a problem with colormap transition when a transient window
1380 * Fixed calculation of average bg colour in colour sets with large
1383 * Fixed some minor problems regarding the multibyte patch.
1385 * Fixed selection in FvwmScript List widget.
1387 * fvwm-menu-headlines: updated the site data, added a configurable
1388 timeout on socket reading (20 sec) to avoid fvwm hanging, new
1389 --icon-error option.
1391 * Fixed a problem with ClickToFocus + ClickToFocusRaisesOff and
1392 windows that are below others.
1394 * Fixed the ClickToFocusPassesClick style.
1396 * Fixed CascadePlacement for huge windows, so that the top-left
1397 corner is always visible.
1399 * Fixed parsing of SendToModule with the first parameter quoted.
1401 * Fonts in double quotes now should work in module configurations.
1403 * Fixed copying PopupOffset values in CopyMenuStyle.
1405 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1407 Changes in stable release 2.4.7 (11-Apr-2002)
1409 * Fixed parsing of WindowList with conditions and a position at
1410 the same time that was broken in 2.4.6.
1412 * Fixed some problems with the DeskOnly option of FvwmTaskBar
1413 (windows were duplicated when moving to a different Desk; the
1414 StickyIcon style was ignored).
1416 * Fixed config.h warnings with some compilers introduced in 2.4.6.
1418 * Fixed icon titles being raised when they should not be.
1420 * Fixed initial drawing of the internals of the FvwmPager window.
1422 * Fixed the FvwmAudio compatible mode in FvwmEvent when external
1423 audio player is used.
1425 * Fixed execution on QNX.
1427 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1429 Changes in stable release 2.4.6 (10-Mar-2002)
1431 * Better support of non ISO-8859-1 window and icon titles. See the
1432 --disable-compound-text option in INSTALL.fvwm for more details.
1434 * Improved speed of opaque window movement/resizing.
1436 * Fixed a bug that caused windows not being raised and lowered
1439 * Suppress error message when using XBM icons.
1441 * Fixed a read descriptor problem in FvwmTaskBar
1443 * Fixed a minor colour update bug in the pager.
1445 * Fixed an fvwm crash when a module died at the wrong moment;
1446 specifically a transient FvwmPager or FvwmIconMan.
1448 * Fixed placement of WindowList on wrong Xinerama screen when
1449 called without any options on a screen other than the primary
1452 * Fixed a problem with root bindings and xfishtank.
1454 * Fixed moving windows with the keyboard over the edge of the
1455 screen when the pointer remained of the previous page.
1457 * Do not hilight windows after ResizeMove.
1459 * New conditional command ThisWindow.
1461 * Some fixes in the configure script that caused some rare
1462 problems detecting gnome and ncurses.
1464 * Fixed a memory leak in the Pick command.
1466 * Allow to choose windows with CirculateSkip with the Pick command.
1468 * Fixed an FvwmScript compile problem on dec-osf5.
1470 * The window handles are now resizes as they should when the
1471 HandleWidth style changes.
1473 * The Current command does not select a random window when no
1474 window has the focus.
1476 * Fixed a rare menu placement problem with Xinerama.
1478 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1480 Changes in stable release 2.4.5 (27-Jan-2002)
1482 * Fixed minor problems in popping sub menus up and down.
1484 * Fixed moving windows between pages with the keyboard.
1486 * Fixed the size of the geometry window that was broken sometimes.
1488 * Fixed problem with pointer warping to another screen on a dual
1491 * Fixed a problem with the focus in internal Ddd and Netscape
1494 * Reduced the time in which fvwm attempts to grab the pointer.
1496 * Fixed unmanaged window when window was mapped/unmapped/mapped too
1499 * Fixed MiniScroll's auto repeating in FvwmScript.
1501 * Fixed a crash with the UseStyle style in combination with
1504 * Fixed excessive redraws of the windows under a window being
1507 * Fixed a minor memory leak in the Style command.
1509 * Fixed pixmap background of FvwmButtons behind buttons with only
1512 * Fixed a crash in FvwmIconBox when the application provided an
1515 * Fixed a configure problem with libstroke-0.5.1.
1517 * New style BackingStoreWindowDefault which is the default
1518 now. Fvwm no longer disables backing store on windows by
1521 * Fixed bug that sometimes caused unnecessary redraws when a style
1524 * Fixed crash when something like "$[$v]" appeared in a command.
1526 * Fixed parsing of conditions with more than one comma.
1528 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1530 Changes in stable release 2.4.4 (16-Dec-2001)
1532 * Minor title drawing fixes.
1534 * Fixed manual placement with Xinerama.
1536 * Minor button 3 handling fix in FvwmPager.
1538 * Fixed *FvwmIconMan*shaped option with empty managers.
1540 * Fixed ClickToFocusClickRaises style.
1542 * FvwmForm: Customize pointers, support ISO_Tab key, buttons can
1543 activate on press or release, special pointer during grab, arrow
1544 keys useful in form with one input field.
1546 * New OpaqueMoveSize argument "unlimited".
1548 * Fixed binding keys with and without "Shift" modifier under some
1551 * Fixed binding actions to the client window with ClickToFocus.
1553 * Mouse bindings are activated without a recapture.
1555 * FvwmScript: new keyboard bindings. New flags NoFocus and Left,
1556 Center, and Right for text position. Amelioration of the Menu
1557 and PopupMenu Widgets. New functions GetPid, Parse,
1558 SendMsgAndGet and LastString. New instruction Key for key
1559 bindings. New command SendToModule ScriptName SendString.
1561 * Command "Silent" when precedes "Key", "Mouse" and "PointerKey"
1562 disables warning messages.
1564 * Restored the default Alt-Tab behaviour from 2.4.0.
1566 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1568 Changes in stable release 2.4.3 (08-Oct-2001)
1570 * Fixed activation of shape extension.
1572 * Fixed problems with overriding key bindings.
1574 * Single letter key names are allowed in upper and lower case in
1575 key bindings as before 2.4.0.
1577 * Fixed WindowList placement with Xinerama.
1579 * Fixed flickering icon titles.
1581 * New X resource fvwmscreen to select the Xinerama screen on which
1582 to place new windows.
1584 * Coordinates of a window during motion are show relative to the
1587 * Some icon placement improvements with Xinerama.
1589 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1591 Changes in stable release 2.4.2 (16-Sep-2001)
1593 * Desk and page can be given as X resources in .Xdefaults, for
1598 * Several Shape compilation problems fixed.
1600 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1602 Changes in stable release 2.4.1 (15-Sep-2001)
1604 * Added Xinerama and SingleLogicalScreen support.
1606 * New commands Xinerama, XineramaPrimaryScreen, XineramaSls,
1607 XineramaSlsSize and MoveToScreen.
1609 * New context rectangle option XineramaRoot for the menu commands.
1611 * New conditions CurrentGlobalPage, CurrentGlobalPageAnyDesk and
1612 AcceptsFocus for conditional commands.
1614 * The DestroyStyle command takes effect immediately.
1616 * New style option StartsOnScreen.
1618 * New style options NoUSPosition, UseUSPosition,
1619 NoTransientPPosition, UseTransientPPosition,
1620 NoTransientUSPosition, and UseTransientUSPosition. These work
1621 similar to the old styles NoPPosition and UsePPosition.
1623 * New option "screen" for Maximize command.
1625 * New option ReverseOrder for WindowList command.
1627 * The default Alt-Tab binding works more intuitive.
1629 * New condition "PlacedByFvwm"
1631 * New Geometry option for FvwmForm.
1633 * New Screen resolution and ShowOnlyIcons options for FvwmIconMan.
1635 * FvwmIconMan can be closed with Delete or Close too.
1637 * New options PageOnly and ScreenOnly for FvwmTaskBar.
1639 * FvwmIconBox, FvwmTaskBar and FvwmWinList support aliases.
1641 * Enhancements in fvwm-menu-headlines and support for 10 more
1644 * Color enhancements in button vectors: @2 is bg color, @3 is fg
1647 * Improved detection of the Shape library.
1649 * Fixed FvwmButtons button titles not being erased for swallowed
1650 windows that showed up on certain setups.
1652 * Fixed bug that caused transient windows to be buried below their
1653 parents with the "BugOpts RaiseOverUnmanaged on". This occured
1654 with the system.fvwm2rc-sample-95 configuration.
1656 * The modules FvwmPager, FvwmIconMan, FvwmWinList and FvwmButtos
1657 set the transient_for hint when started with the "transient"
1660 * Fixed FvwmIconMan with the transient option when mapped off
1663 * Fixed ClickToFocus focus policy when iconifying the focused
1666 * Fixed some focus problems in conjunction with unclutter vs
1667 xv/xmms and Open Look applications.
1669 * Fixed a problem that could cause windows to be lost off screen
1670 with interactive window motion.
1672 * Fixed some FvwmTaskBar autohide problem.
1674 * Fixed a display string problem in FvwmForm.
1676 * Fixed a problem with FvwmTheme shadow colours.
1678 * Fixed the CirculateSkipIcon and CirculateSkipShaded options in
1679 conditional commands.
1681 * Fixed a formatting problem of the man page on AIX, Solaris, and
1682 some other UNIX variants.
1684 * Fixed a problems with FvwmIconBox exiting on 64 bit platforms.
1686 * Fixed FvwmIconBox crashes with MaxIconSize dimensions 0.
1688 * Fixed parameters of fvwm24_convert.
1690 * Fixed a number of building problems related to old vendor unices,
1691 libstroke-0.5, autoconf-2.50, bogus gnome-config and imlib-config.
1693 * Fixed drawing of title bar buttons with MWMDecorStick.
1695 * Fixed missing button or key events over the pan frames.
1697 * Fixed placement of the FvwmDragWell, FvwmButtons and FvwmForm
1700 * Fixed parsing double quotes in FvwmPager's Font and SmallFont
1701 options. Fixed FvwmPager crash with certain font strings.
1703 * Fixed drawing of the grid lines in an iconified FvwmPager window.
1705 * Fixed button grabbing problem for buttons > 3 in FvwmTaskBar.
1707 * Fixed some exotic problems with window gravity and resizing
1710 * Fixed a problem with maximizing windows with the viewport not
1711 starting on a page boundary.
1713 * Fixed handling of parentheses in FvwmButtons button actions.
1715 * Work around a key binding problem with keys that generate the
1716 same symbol with more than one key code (e.g. Shift-F1 = F11).
1718 * The Desk option of FvwmBacker is compatible to earlier
1719 version. Desk or Page coordinates can be omitted to indicate
1720 that desk or page changes trigger no action at all.
1722 * Fixed double updating of background with FvwmBacker sometimes
1723 leading to the wrong background.
1725 * Fixed several escaping errors in fvwm-menu-directory, so files
1726 and directories containing special chars and spaces should
1729 * Fixed PlacedByButton3 condition.
1731 * Fixed vanishing windows when mapping/unmapping too fast.
1733 * Fixed prev option of the GotoDeskAndPage command.
1735 * Fixed calculations of X_RESOLUTION and Y_RESOLUTION for screen
1736 dimensions larger than 2147.
1738 * Fixed compatibility of the FvwmM4 modules on platforms that have
1739 a System V implementation of m4 (Solaris 2.6).
1741 * The SetEnv command without a value for a variable is the same as
1744 * Fixed shading/unshading shaped windows and windows without title
1747 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1749 Changes in stable release 2.4.0 (03-Jul-2001)
1751 * Finally released. :)
1752 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1754 For older NEWS, read the ONEWS file.