1 Note, the changes for the last STABLE release start with release
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6 Changes in beta release 2.5.32 (not released yet)
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16 Changes in beta release 2.5.31 (09-Aug-2010)
22 - fvwm-convert-2.6: Don't double-up comma separated options to
23 conditional commands if they're already delimited by commas.
24 - Correctly report a window's height and width if the window has
25 incomplete resize increment set.
26 - Maintain any State hints on a window when used with WindowStyle.
27 - FvwmIconMan now correctly handles sticky windows.
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31 Changes in beta release 2.5.30 (09-May-2010)
35 - Support libpng 1.4.0's slightly newer API.
39 - Don't lazy match AnyContext when printing out bindings and the
40 contexts they apply to with "PrintInfo Bindings".
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44 Changes in beta release 2.5.29 (03-Apr-2010)
48 - Added new fvwm-convert-2.6 script to convert older fvwm 2.4.x
50 - New BugOpts option QtDragnDropWorkaround to work around an
51 oddity in handling drag-n-drop events to Qt applications.
55 - Fixed the InitialMapCommand style from running when FVWM is
57 - Fix rendering of FvwmForm windows when initially mapped.
58 - Fix placement of windows when using MinoverlapPlacement and
60 - Fix segfault when tearing off menus using a Pixmap
62 - Fix "window jump" bug when moving a window across page
64 - Flush property events for same type in applications which
65 repeatedly set the same XAtom. (Gnucash, Openoffice, etc.)
66 - Fix opening of files using Read/PipeRead to accept paths in
67 the form "./" to indicate CWD. Fixes
68 $ fvwm -f ./some-fvwm2rc
69 - Fix further crash when copying menustyles with MenuFace
71 - Make layer changes apply immediately via Style commands for
72 any currently mapped windows.
73 - Fix flickering/incorrect location of the GeometryWindow with
74 Xinerama/TwinView when resizing windows.
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78 Changes in beta release 2.5.28 (20-Sep-2009)
82 - New differentiated options for SnapAttraction when snapping
84 "None", "ScreenWindows", "ScreenIcons", "ScreenAll"
85 - New option to the BugOpts command: TransliterateUtf8.
89 - Fixed non-visible Qt windows after a Qt deferred map (e.g.
90 Skype profile windows).
91 - Fixed the use of the X-resource "fvwmstyle".
92 - Fixed segmentation fault in FvwmEvent when parsing an
93 undefined event name, or an undefined environment variable
94 to the RPlayHost option.
95 - Fixed the events startup, shutdown and unknown in FvwmEvent.
96 - Fvwm now retains utf8 window names when the WM_NAME changes,
97 and the utf8 name converted to the default charset match
99 - Fixed the options RPlayVolume and RPlayPriority in FvwmEvent.
100 - Fixed SnapAttraction: Option SameType/Icons/Windows did
101 falsely not affect conditions of option "Screen" and option
102 "SameType" snapped falsely icons and windows together.
103 - Fixed a problem where modules would get incorrect stacking
104 information if many windows were restacked at the same time.
105 - Fixed BugOpts parsing of more than one option at a time and
106 restoring of default value for the last option
107 in the command line when omitted.
108 - 64 bit fix for setting EWMH _NET_WM_ICON property on windows.
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112 Changes in beta release 2.5.27 (23-Feb-2009)
116 - New extended variable
119 - Style matching now honours the window's visible name which
120 means it can be matched before the real name, hence:
122 Style $[w.visiblename] Colorset 5
124 is now honoured. Useful with IndexedWindowName as a style
127 - New style InitialMapCommand allows to execute any command
128 when a window is mapped first.
130 - New option to PrintInfo, "bindings" which prints out all of
131 the Key, PointerKey, Mouse and Stroke bindings which fvwm
136 - Fixed compilation without XRender support.
137 - Fixed handling of _NET_MOVERESIZE_WINDOWS requests.
138 - Fixed a bug in automatic detection mode of the style
140 - Fixed png detection when cross compiling.
141 - Fixed keeping fullscreen window mode over a restart.
142 - The style PositionPlacement now honours StartsOnPage.
143 - Reset signal handlers for executed modules and programs.
144 - Try to handle a bug an old version of the EWMH spec by
145 honouring both, the _NET_WM_STATE_MAXIMIZED_HORIZ hint and
146 the _NET_WM_STATE_MAXIMIZED_HORZ hitn.
147 - Fix the GNOME location prefix to application .desktop files.
148 - 'PositionPlacement UnderMouse' now forces the window
149 on-screen, just like the old UnderMousePlacement style option
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154 Changes in beta release 2.5.26 (7-May-2008)
158 - New MenuStyle option VerticalMargins.
160 * New module features:
162 - FvwmButtons: New button alignment option: top.
166 - Fixed crash in ARGB visual detection code.
167 - Fixed compilation without XRender support.
168 - Fixed drawing of background pictures in menu items and titles.
169 - Fixed handling of shaped windows.
170 - Fixed a 64-bit bug in the EWMH code.
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174 Changes in beta release 2.5.25 (26-Feb-2008)
178 - Handle the STATE_ADD command of the EWMH _NET_WM_STATE
179 message from version 1.3 of the EWMH spec.
180 - Support transparency in ARGB windows
184 - Fixed problem with windows disappearing when created
185 unless the style Unmanaged was used.
186 - Edge move delay was used as resistance for the top edge.
187 - Fixed a parsing problem of the screen argument of the
188 SnapAttraction style.
189 - Some html documentation files were not installed.
190 - Fixed a memory leak in internationalized font handling.
191 - Fixed a bug in MinOverlap placement.
192 - Fixed the StickyAcrossPages style in the FvwmPager.
193 - Fixed the determination of the X charset on UTF-8 systems.
194 - Fixed a crash when certain EWMH messages were sent to
196 - Fixed a memory leak in multibyte codepage code.
197 - Ignore the EWMH staysontop and staysonbottom hints if the
198 EWMHIgnoreStackingOrderHints style is used.
199 - Fixed a sporadic crash when the root background set by gnome,
200 fvwm-root, esetroot etc. changes and a root transparent
202 - Fixed spradic crash in modules with root transparent
203 background from colour sets.
204 - Fixed a possible crash if the last active module fails.
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208 Changes in beta release 2.5.24 (24-Nov-2007)
212 - Disabled paging during interactive resize operations by
213 default (see 2.5.20) as it is annoying to many people.
214 - New style command options:
220 that replace the now obsolete commands EdgeResistance,
221 SnapGrid and SnapAttraction. The EdgeResistance command has
222 a new syntax with only one argument.
223 - New command MenuCloseAndExec for menu bindinngs that can be
224 used to trigger certain commands from a menu without an
225 associated item. For example, with
226 Key F1 MTI[]-_ A MenuCloseAndExec Menu RootMenu
227 the RootMenu can be opened from any other menu by pressing
232 - Sometimes a window jumped by half the screen's size when
233 moving with the mouse and hitting the border of the desktop.
234 - Fixed the "screen w" argument of the Move and other commands.
235 - Clicking on a menu title did not close the menu by default.
236 - Temporary files in FvwmPerl overwrote each other.
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240 Changes in beta release 2.5.23 (1-Sep-2007)
244 - New Style command options:
249 - Fixed FvwmButton's button placement algorithm broken in
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254 Changes in beta release 2.5.22 (29-Aug-2007)
258 - New Style command options:
259 UnderMousePlacementHonorsStartsOnPage
260 UnderMousePlacementIgnoresStartsOnPage
261 !MinOverlapPlacementPenalties
262 !MinOverlapPercentPlacementPenalties
264 - SVG (scalable vector graphics) image loading support.
265 - New extended variables
266 $[w.iconfile.svgopts]
267 $[w.miniiconfile.svgopts].
268 - Added suffix 'w' to the arguments of the Move command and
269 similar. It is now possible to add multiple shifts to a
270 window position, e.g. "50-50w 50-50w" for the center of the
272 - Removed UnderMousePlacement and CenterPlacement. Use
273 "PositionPlacement Center" and "PositionPlacement UnderMouse"
275 - Documentation in HTML format.
276 - Replaced "UseListSkip" with "UseSkipList" & "OnlyListSkip" with
277 "OnlySkipList" in WindowList command. (Old options deprecated.)
278 - New subject ImageCache for PrintInfo command.
279 - The new commad EchoFuncDefinition prints a function's
280 definition to the console for debugging purposes.
281 - The CursorStyle command can now load PNG and SVG images as
282 mouse cursors. New x and y arguments to specify the
283 hot spot. Also, it is now possible to load non-monochrome
284 cursors and cursors with partial transparency.
286 * New module features:
288 - FvwmScript: New instructions: ChangeWindowTitle and
289 ChangeWindowTitleFromArg.
293 - Windows with aspect ratio no longer maximize past the screen
295 - Fixed CenterPlacement with Xinerama screens.
296 - Fixed CascadePlacement with title direction west and east
297 - Windows no longer unstick when going to fullscreen mode.
298 - Fixed crash when raising/lowering a destroyed window.
299 - Fixed expansion of $[n-] and $[*], broken in 2.5.20.
300 - Fixes for resizing shaded windows and windows with a gravity
301 other than northwest.
302 - Fixed CursorStyle POSITION, broken since 2.3.24.
303 - The hi, sh and fgsh colors in colorsets are no longer replaced
304 by computed values if not explicit set on the same line as the
305 bg, or for fgsh fg, changes. (bug #3359)
306 - FvwmButtons now redraws stretched button backgrounds correctly
308 - Windows with circular transient for hints may no longer crash
309 fvwm with StackTransientParent style.
310 - FvwmPager now displays windows that are StickyAcrossPages
312 - Fixed a possible crash with modules closing down.
313 - Fixed broken demo script fvwm_make_browse_menu.sh.
314 - The conditon following a comma separator without whitespace
315 padding was previously ignored if the presiding condition was
317 - Various FvwmButtons drawing problems.
318 - Window movement or resizing triggered by an EWMH message now
319 honours the FixedSize and FixedPosition window styles.
320 - Properly generate leave_window and enter_window events for
321 the root window in FvwmEvent.
322 - Fixed crash in UTF8 code.
323 - Fixed parsing of the PropertyChange command.
324 - Fixed windowlist crash when combining CurrentAtEnd with
325 IconifiedAtEnd and all windows are iconified.
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329 Changes in beta release 2.5.21 (20-Jan-2007)
333 - The command Scroll can now be used for interactive scrolling.
337 - Fixed Tile...Placement styles (SmartPlacement) that were
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342 Changes in beta release 2.5.20 (15-Jan-2007)
346 - New Style options: StippledIconTitle, !StickyStippledTitle,
347 and !StickyStippledIconTitle.
348 - Full support for menu context (M) key and mouse bindings. See
349 the section Menu Bindings in the man page for details.
350 - Hilighted menu backgrounds now use pixmaps gradients and
351 transparency from their related colorset.
352 - New window conditions: StickyIcon, StickyAcrossPagesIcon and
353 StickyAcrossDesksIcon.
357 - "Mouse n M N" is no longer used to disable or remap the
358 builtin tear off menu button. See the section Tear Off Menus
359 for details on replacement commands.
363 - FvwmWinList: fix problem with window name/button mixups during
364 Init/Restart of fvwm. (bug #1393)
365 - It is now possible to switch the viewport while resizing
366 windows if "EdgeScroll 0 0" is set.
367 - Fixed disappearing windows when aborting interactive resizing
368 of maximized windows when unmaximizing them later.
369 - Fixed disappearing windows when moving maximized windows and
370 unmaximizing them later.
371 - Fixed calculation of final location with MoveToPage and
372 MoveToScreen with windows to the left or top of the viewport.
373 - 64-bit architecture fix in FvwmProxy.
374 - FvwmForm now work with balanced quoted command for Timeout.
375 - FvwmPager correctly updates on window desk change.
376 - FvwmIconBox: fixed problem with IconColorset's background
377 color change not being applied immediately.
378 - Allow FvwmConsole to run a terminal via rxvtc or urxvtc.
379 FvwmConsole dies if no client connects within one minute.
380 - Expansion of variables in FvwmTaskBar launch button commands
382 - Fixed a race condition with applications raising their own
383 transient windows in certain ways. (Apple Shake, kphotoalbum)
384 - FvwmIdent reports the correct geometry if the window has its
385 title at the left or right side.
386 - Fixed an infinite loop when deiconifying windows in a group
387 via a different window than the initially iconified.
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391 Changes in beta release 2.5.19 (9-Dec-2006)
395 - FvwmCommand now reports "end windowlist" and "end configinfo".
396 - FvwmCommand now prints config info split on lines.
397 - FvwmTaskBar no longer gets lost with trailing whitespace after
398 geometry specification.
399 - Fixed a window size problem if the aspect ratio is set (e.g.
401 - Decorations now update when unmanaged windows take focus, and
402 not FlickeringQtDialogsWorkaround is enabled.
403 - FvwmPager again allows movement of windows added before a
405 - fvwm no longer crashes on 1 and 4 bit displays. (#1677)
406 - EWMH desktops now correctly handles FPClickToFocus. (#1492)
407 - Security fix in fvwm-menu-directory. (CVE-2006-5969)
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411 Changes in beta release 2.5.18 (11-Sep-2006)
415 - If a window started fullscreen, leaving fullscreen state now
416 properly unmaximizes and resizes the window.
417 - Fixed the ForeColor/HilightFore styles that were broken in
419 - FvwmPager can now move icons with the !IconTitle style.
420 - Fixed drawing of icons that are moved to a different desk.
421 - FvwmPager no longer tries to move non-movable windows.
422 - FvwmPager now moves all windows as user requests.
423 - FvwmPager no longer displaces windows with title and border
425 - TestRc now correctly matches Break, and $[cond.rc] is
427 - Fixed several 64-bit architecture problems with
428 XGetWindowProperty(). Xine works much better on 64-bit
430 - Fixed handling of ClickToFocusPassesClick with the EWMH
431 desktop (e.g. using nautilus).
432 - Fixed handling of windows that are unmapped and mapped again
433 too fast (e.g. fpga_editor).
435 -------------------------------------------------------------------
437 Changes in beta release 2.5.17 (19-Jul-2006)
441 - New MenuStyle options TitleFont, TitleColorset and
443 - New command PressButton in module FvwmButtons for being able
444 to emulate button press via other means than the mouse.
445 - New wrap options to EdgeScroll command for wrapping with pixel
447 - New Style option UnderMousePlacement.
448 - Unused arguments to Style options generate warnings.
449 - The name style names match against can be augmented by the
450 X-resource "fvwmstyle".
451 - New options, Reverse and UseStack, to All command.
452 - WindowShade can now reshade windows using the Last direction.
453 - Positional parameters to complex functions can now be expanded
454 using $[n], $[n-m], $[n-] and $[*] expressions.
455 - The width and height arguments of the Resize command now
456 accept the prefix 'w' to allow resizing relative to the
458 - New command ModuleListenOnly.
459 - New "Periodic" option added to Schedule command.
463 - Fixed detection of running non-ICCCM2 wm (bug #3151).
464 - Fixed drawing of menus with the sidepic on the right.
465 - EdgeScroll no longer divides pixel distances >1000 by 1000.
467 - The configure script can now cope with four-part version
468 numbers when detecting some libraries.
469 - The WarpToWindow command followed by Move in a complex
470 function now uses the correct pointer position.
471 - The menu style TitleWarp does no longer warp the pointer for
472 root menus (as it is documented).
473 - Fixed detection of safe system version of mkstemp.
474 - Fixed the conditions Iconifiable, Fixed, FixedSize,
475 Maximizable and Closable.
476 - Fixed problem with window outline and placement position
478 - FvwmConsole no longer conflicts with Cygwin stdio (bug #3772).
479 - FvwmGtk now configures correctly on Cygwin (bug #3772).
480 - Fixed tempfile vulnerabilities in FvwmCommand.
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484 Changes in beta release 2.5.16 (20-Jan-2006)
488 - If the pointer can not be grabbed in functions, a message is
489 printed to the console instead of beeping.
493 - Fixed a couple of build problems introduced in 2.5.15.
495 -------------------------------------------------------------------
497 Changes in beta release 2.5.15 (14-Jan-2006)
501 - Variables can be nested, like $[desk.name$[desk.n]].
502 - Obsolete one-letter variables work, but generate warnings now.
503 - Windows can be placed by any button (now also >3).
504 - It is now possible to redefine the buttons usable to finish
505 window movement and manual placement.
506 - New window condition PlacedByButton.
507 - MenuStyle pairs can be negated by prefixing '!'.
508 - New generic tabbing module - FvwmTabs.
509 - New Style option: EWMHIgnoreWindowType.
510 - New MenuStyle options: MouseWheel, ScrollOffPage and
512 - To compile from CVS, autoconf-2.53 or above is now required.
513 This does not affect compiling the released tarballs.
514 - New option "screen" to Move and ResizeMove commands to allow
515 specifying the target Xinerama screen.
519 - Supported a new fribidi version 0.10.5 in addition to 0.10.4.
520 - Better look for windows with "BorderStyle TiledPixmap".
521 - Some EWMH-related 64-bit fixes.
522 - Fixed segmentation fault when replacing title of title only
524 - Fixes for resizing of shaded windows and resizing/moving
525 windows with complex functions.
527 -------------------------------------------------------------------
529 Changes in beta release 2.5.14 (24-Aug-2005)
533 - Fvwm now officially supports 64-bit architectures.
534 - New Test conditions EnvIsSet, EnvMatch, EdgeHasPointer and
536 - New window condition FixedPosition.
538 * New module features:
540 - FvwmPerl module supports window context when preprocessing.
541 - FvwmPerl module accepts new --export option that by default
542 defines two fvwm functions "Eval" and ".", to be used like:
545 Eval $a = $[desk.n] - 2; cmd("GotoDesk 0 $a") if $a >= 0
546 . Exec xmessage %{2 + cos(0)}% # embedded calculator
548 - New FvwmProxy option ProxyIconified.
549 - New FvwmTaskBar option Pad to control the gap between
554 - Fixed a Solaris compiler error introduced in 2.5.13.
555 - Fixed a hang with layers set by applications (e.g. AbiWord).
556 - GotoDesk with a relative page argument now wraps around at
557 the end of the given range as documented. (Bug #1396).
558 - PopupDelayed menu style option was not copied on
560 - Transparent Animated menus with non-transparent popup were
561 not animated correctly.
562 - Supported euc-jp class of encodings.
563 - A window's default layer is no longer set to 0 during a
565 - Fixed an annoying MouseFocus/SloppyFocus problem in
566 conjunction with EdgeResistance + EdgeScroll (sometimes a
567 window did not get the focus as it should have). This
568 problem first occured in 2.5.11.
570 -------------------------------------------------------------------
572 Changes in beta release 2.5.13 (16-Jul-2005)
576 - The MoveToPage command did not work without arguments in
578 - Mouse/Key command no args possible core dump.
579 - Direction with no args possible core dump.
580 - FvwmScript periodic tasks run too often.
581 - Perl modules did not work on 64 machines.
582 - FvwmDebug did not report any extended messages.
583 - fvwm-menu-desktop supports mandriva.
584 - fvwm-menu-desktop when verifying executable, allow full path.
586 * New module features:
588 - FvwmIconMan: MaxButtonWidth and MaxButtonWidthByColumns
590 - FvwmIconMan: added tool tips with Tips, TipsDelays, TipsFont,
591 TipsColorset, TipsFormat, TipsBorderWidth, TipsPlacement,
592 TipsJustification and TipsOffsets options.
593 - FvwmButtons: PressColorset & ActiveColorset options for
594 _individual_ buttons.
596 -------------------------------------------------------------------
598 Changes in alpha release 2.5.12 (6-Oct-2004)
604 * New module features:
606 - FvwmIconMan: ShowOnlyFocused option.
608 -------------------------------------------------------------------
610 Changes in alpha release 2.5.11 (30-Sep-2004)
612 * Multiple window names can be specified in conditions.
614 * Window-specific key/mouse bindings. (Bindings no longer have to
617 * The default fvwm configuration files are now: ~/.fvwm/config and
618 $FVWM_DATADIR/config. Five previously used config file locations
619 are still searched as usual for backward compatibility.
621 * New extended variables $[w.desk] and $[w.layer].
623 * New options GrowOnWindowLayer and GrowOnlayers to the Maximize
626 * New Style option "State".
628 * New Style option "CenterPlacement".
630 * New option to FvwmIconMan: ShowNoIcons.
632 * New WindowList tracker and other enhancements in Perl library.
634 * New option to fvwm-menu-directory: --func-name.
636 * Improved FvwmWindowMenu module.
638 * Fluxbox-like Alt-Button3 resizing with the new Resize options
639 Direction, WarpToBorder and FixedDirection
641 * Enhanced "Test (Version >= x.y.z)" option to allow version
644 * New FvwmButtons options: ActiveColorset, ActiveIcon, ActiveTitle,
645 PressColorset, PressIcon and PressTitle.
647 * New FvwmButtons swallow option: SwallowNew.
649 * The option CurrentGlobalPageAnyDesk was accidentally named
650 CurrentGlobbalPageAnyDesk before.
652 * New conditions AnyScreen and Overlapped.
654 * The Read and PipeRead commands return 1 if the file or command
655 could be read or executed and -1 otherwise.
657 * New menu option TearOffImmediately.
659 * Added support for Solaris' Xinerama.
661 * New option MailDir in FvwmTaskBar.
663 * MoveToPage command:
665 New options wrapx, wrapy, nodesklimitx and nodesklimity.
666 New suffix 'w' to allow for window relative movement.
668 -------------------------------------------------------------------
670 Changes in alpha release 2.5.10 (19-Mar-2004)
672 * New command FakeKeyPress.
674 * New BugOpts option ExplainWindowPlacement.
676 * Adjustable button reliefs in FvwmIconMan (option ReliefThickness).
678 * Security patch in fvwm-bug.
679 See http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Jan/1008781.html
683 fvwm-menu-directory (BugTraq id 9161)
684 fvwm_make_directory_menu.sh
685 fvwm_make_browse_menu.sh
687 -------------------------------------------------------------------
689 Changes in alpha release 2.5.9 (2-Mar-2004)
691 * New MenuStyle options PopupIgnore and PopupClose.
693 * New configure option --disable-iconv to disable iconv support.
695 * New extended variables $[w.iconfile] and $[w.miniiconfile].
697 * New Style option Unmanaged. Such windows are not managed by
700 * New binding context 'U' for unmanaged windows, similar to 'R'oot.
702 * New option DisplayNewWindowNames to the BugOpts command.
704 * Security fix for fvwm-menu-directory.
707 -------------------------------------------------------------------
709 Changes in development release 2.5.8 (31-Oct-2003)
711 * New prefix command KeepRc.
713 * Renamed the Cond command to TestRc, and the On command to Test.
714 Removed the CondCase command. Use "KeepRc TestRc" instead.
716 * The Break command can be told the number of nested function
717 levels to break out of. Break now has a return code of -2
720 * Directions can be abbreviated with -, _, [, ], <, >, v or ^ like
721 in key or mouse bindings.
723 * New extended variable $[func.context].
725 * New Style option MoveByProgramMethod. Tries to autodetect
726 whether application windows are moved honouring the ICCCM or not
727 (default). The method can be overridden manually if the
728 detection does not work.
730 * fvwm supports tear off menus. See the "Tear Off Menus" section
731 in the man page or press Backspace on any menu to try them out.
733 * fvwm now handles what Unicode calls "combining characters" (i.e.
734 marks drawn on top of other characters).
736 * New commands WindowStyle and DestroyWindowStyle for individual
739 * The conditions !Current... and !Layer now work as expected.
741 * Added a nice autohide script to the FAQ.
743 * FvwmAnimate now supports dynamical commands "pause", "play",
744 "push", "pop" and "reset" to manipulate the playing state.
746 -------------------------------------------------------------------
748 Changes in development release 2.5.7 (30-May-2003)
750 * The commands Cond and CondCase now support checking for
751 inequality by prefixing the return code with '!'.
753 * Schedule and Deschedule support hexadecimal and octal command
756 * In FvwmIconMan, windows can move from one manager to another
757 according to the managers' Resolution options.
759 * In order to fix a problem with StartsOnScreen and applications
760 that set a user specified position hint, the StartsOnScreen style
761 no longer works for the following modules: FvwmBanner,
762 FvwmButtons, FvwmDragWell, FvwmIconBox, FvwmIconMan, FvwmIdent,
763 FvwmPager, FvwmScroll, FvwmTaskBar, FvwmWharf, FvwmWinList. Use
764 the '@<screen>' bit in the module geometry specification where
767 * Documented variable $[gt.any_string] and LocalePath command
770 * Added gettext support to FvwmScript. New head instruction
771 UseGettext and WindowLocaleTitle. New widget instruction
772 LocaleTitle. New instruction ChangeLocaleTitle and new function
775 * WindowListFunc is executed now within a window context, so
776 a prefix "WindowId $0" is not needed in its definition anymore,
777 and it is advised to remove it in user configs.
779 * FvwmEvent now executes all window related events within a window
780 context, so PassId is not needed anymore, and all prefixes
781 "WindowId $0" may be removed in user event handlers.
783 * New FvwmTaskBar option NoDefaultStartButton.
785 -------------------------------------------------------------------
787 Changes in development release 2.5.6 (28-Feb-2003)
789 * Fix button 3 drag in FvwmPager so that drag follows the mouse.
791 * Fix for gmplayer launched by fvwm. Close stdin on Exec so the
792 exec'd process knows it's not running interactively.
794 * Improvement in MultiPixmap. In particular Colorset and Solid
795 color can be specified.
797 * New ButtonStyle and TitleStyle style options AdjustedPixmap,
798 StretchedPixmap and ShrunkPixmap.
800 * Use the MIT Shared Memory Extension for XImage.
802 * The TitleStyle decor of a vertical window Title is rotated.
803 This is controllable using a new style option:
805 !UseTitleDecorRotation / UseTitleDecorRotation
807 * New style options IconBackgroundColorset, IconTitleColorset,
808 HilightIconTitleColorset, IconTitleRelief, IconBackgroundRelief
809 and IconBackgroundPadding.
811 * Minor incompatible improvements to the Perl library API.
813 * Renamed FvwmWindowLister to FvwmWindowMenu.
815 * New option to IconSize style: Adjusted, Stretched, Shrunk.
817 * New shortcuts for button states: AllActiveUp, AllActiveDown,
818 AllInactiveUp, AllInactiveDown.
822 Closable, Iconifiable, Maximizable, AllowMaximizeFixedSize
824 * New conditions for matching windows:
826 Closable, Iconifiable, Maximizable, FixedSize and HasHandles
828 * New conditional command On for non-window related conditions.
830 * Removed --disable-gnome-hints and --disable-ewmh configure
833 * All single letter variables are deprecated now; new variables:
835 $[w.id], $[w.name], $[w.iconname], $[w.class], $[w.resource],
836 $[desk.n], $[version.num], $[version.info], $[version.line],
837 $[desk.pagesx], $[desk.pagesy]
839 -------------------------------------------------------------------
841 Changes in development release 2.5.5 (2-Dec-2002)
843 * Added support for joining and shaping in bi-directional
844 languages that need this.
846 * ButtonStyle and TitleStyle new style type Colorset.
848 * New experimental module FvwmProxy.
850 * New command RestackTransients.
852 * Added a pixel offset to vector button definitions.
854 * New command FocusStyle as a shorthand for setting the FP...
855 styles with the Style command.
857 * New option Locale to PrintInfo command.
859 * The Next and Prev commands start looking for a matching window at
860 the context window if there is any.
862 * The MoveToPage command does nothing with sticky windows.
864 * New module FvwmWindowLister, a WindowList substitute.
866 * Sticky windows can be sticky across pages, across desks or both.
868 - New commands StickAcrossPages and StickAcrossDesks.
869 - New Style options StickyAcrossPages and StickyAcrossDesks.
870 - New conditional command options StickyAcrossPages and
872 - New WindowList options NoStickyAcrossPages,
873 NoStickyAcrossDesks, StickyAcrossPages, StickyAcrossDesks,
874 OnlyStickyAcrossPages, OnlyStickyAcrossDesks.
875 - New FvwmRearrange options -sp and -sd.
877 * Fixed flickering in FvwmTaskBar, FvwmWinList, FvwmIconBox,
878 FvwmForm, FvwmScript and FvwmScroll when xft fonts or icons with
879 an alpha channel are used.
881 * New Colorset option RootTransparent
883 * The Transparent Colorset option can be tinted under certain
886 * New MinHeight option to TitleStyle
888 * Added gettext support. New command LocalePath and new variable
891 -------------------------------------------------------------------
893 Changes in alpha release 2.5.4 (20-Oct-2002)
895 * FvwmTaskBar may now include mini launch buttons using the Button
896 command. Also has new options for spacing the buttons:
897 WindowButtonsLeftMargin, WindowButtonsRightMargin, and
898 StartButtonRightMargin. See man page for details.
900 * Style switches can be prefixed with '!' to inverse their meaning.
901 For example, "Style * Sticky" is the same as "Style * !Slippery".
902 This works *only* for pairs of styles that take no arguments and
903 for the Button and NoButton styles.
905 * New button property Id in FvwmButtons. FvwmButtons now accepts
906 dynamical actions using SendToModule, see the man page:
908 ChangeButton <button-id> <properties-to-change>
909 ExpandButtonVars <button-id> <command-to-expand>
911 * New Colorset options bgTint, fgTint (which complete Tint), Alpha,
912 IconTint and IconAlpha.
914 * Alpha blending rendering is supported even without XRender
917 * Enhanced commands [Add]ButtonStyle, [Add]TitleStyle. ButtonState.
918 Titles and buttons now have 4 main states instead of 3: ActiveUp,
919 ActiveDown, InactiveUp and InactiveDown, plus 4 Toggled variants.
920 Several shortcuts added: Active means ActiveUp + ActiveDown,
921 Inactive means InactiveUp + InactiveDown, similarly for shortcuts
922 ToggledActive and ToggledInactive.
924 * More shortcuts for button states added: AllNormal, AllToggled,
925 AllActive, AllInactive, AllUp, AllDown. These six shortcuts are
926 actually different masks for 4 individual states (from 8 total).
928 * FPClickToFocus and FPClickToRaise work with any modifier by
931 * Perl library API regarding event handlers is changed, so personal
932 modules in Perl should be adjusted.
934 * Allow the use of mouse buttons other than the first in
935 FvwmWinList when invoked transient.
937 * ImagePath now supports directories in form "/some/directory;.png"
938 (where semicolon delimits a file extension that files in
939 /some/directory have. This file extension replaces the original
940 image extension (if any) or it is added if there is no extension.
941 For example with: Style XTerm MiniIcon mini/xterm.xpm
942 the file /some/directory/mini/xterm.png is searched.
944 * New graphical debugger module FvwmGtkDebug.
946 * New command NoWindow for removing the window context.
948 * New FvwmIconMan option ShowTransient.
950 * All conditions have a negation.
952 * New FvwmBacker option RetainPixmap.
954 * Fixed flickering in menus, icon title, FvwmButtons, FvwmIconMan
955 and FvwmPager when xft fonts or icons with an alpha channel is
958 * FvwmButtons redrawing improvement: colorsets are now usable with
961 * FvwmIconMan options PlainColorset, IconColorset, FocusColorset
962 and SelectColorset are now strictly respected.
964 * The HilightBack and ActiveFore menu styles are independent of
965 each other. HilightBack without using ActiveFore does no longer
966 hilight the item text.
968 * New WindowList option SortByResource; the previously added
969 SortClassName option is renamed to SortByClass.
971 * New command PrintInfo for debugging.
973 -------------------------------------------------------------------
975 Changes in alpha release 2.5.3 (25-Aug-2002)
977 * TitleStyle MultiPixmap now works once again.
979 * Removed the old module interface for ConfigureWindow
980 packets. External modules relying on this interface no longer
983 * Fixed interaction bug between CascadePlacement and StartsOnPage:
984 if the target page was at a negative x or y page displacement
985 from the current viewport, the window would be placed on the
988 * New Style option IconSize for restricting icon sizes.
990 * New WindowList options SortClassName, MaxLabelWidth, NoLayer,
991 ShowScreen, ShowPage, ShowPageX and ShowPageY.
993 * Restored old way of handling clicks in windows with ClickToFocus
994 and ClickToFocusPassesClickOff. This fixes a problem with
995 click+drag in an unfocused rxvt or aterm window.
997 * Fixed wrong warp coordinates when WarpToWindow was used with two
998 arguments on an unmanaged window.
1000 * Vastly improved FvwmEvent performance.
1002 * FvwmAuto can operate on Enter and Leave events too. This makes
1003 it possible to have auto raising with ClickToFocus and
1004 NeverFocus. See -menter and -menterleave options and examples in
1005 the FvwmAuto man page.
1007 * The "hangon" strings in FvwmButtons support wild cards.
1009 * New option "Icon" to PlaceAgain command.
1011 * New option "FromPointer" and direction "Center" to the Direction
1014 * The styles ClickToFocusRaises(Off) and
1015 MouseFocusClickRaises(Off) are now different names for the same
1016 style. Configurations that used
1018 Style * ClickToFocus, ClickToFocusRaises
1019 Style * MouseFocusClickRaisesOff
1021 or vice versa no longer work as like before. Remove the second
1022 line to fix the problem. ClickToFocusRaises now works only on
1023 the client part of a window, not on the decorations as it did
1026 * New color limit method for screens that only display 256 colors
1029 * In depth less or equal to 16 image and gradient can be
1030 dithered. This can be enabled/disabled by using the new
1031 dither/nodither options to the Colorset command.
1033 * Removed the styles MouseFocusClickIgnoreMotion and
1034 MouseFocusClickIgnoreMotionOff again.
1036 * Many new focus policy styles "FP..." and "!FP...".
1038 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1040 Changes in alpha release 2.5.2 (24-Jun-2002)
1042 * Fonts can have shadow effects, see the FONT SHADOW EFFECTS
1043 section of fvwm manual page.
1045 * New Colorset options: fgsh for shadow text and fg_alpha for
1046 merging text with the background.
1048 * New module FvwmPerl adds perl scripting ability to fvwm
1051 * Provided powerful perl library for creating fvwm modules in
1054 * New WindowList option IconifiedtAtEnd.
1056 * Always display the current desk number in the FvwmPager window
1059 * Allow to bind a function to the focus click and pass it to the
1060 application at the same time.
1062 * New styles !Borders and Borders to enable or disable window
1065 * Removed the --enable-multibyte configure option. Multibyte
1066 support is now compiled in unconditionally.
1068 * New FvwmButtons option ActionOnPress enables execution of action
1069 on press rather than on release for any specific button.
1071 * Improved CascadePlacement, the last used position is reused if
1072 the last placed window does not exist any more.
1074 * FvwmIconMan may now change the resolution dynamically, just
1075 issue "*FvwmIconMan: resolution page" while FvwmIconMan is
1078 * New command XineramaSlsScreens.
1080 * MoveToPage and MoveToDesk no longer unstick windows.
1082 * It is possible to specify a string encoding in a font name, see
1083 the "FONT AND STRING ENCODINGS" section of fvwm manual page.
1085 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1087 Changes in alpha release 2.5.1 (26-Apr-2002)
1089 * Changed the executable and the man page names from fvwm2 to
1090 fvwm. The old names are still supported by symlinking.
1092 * All fvwm utilities are renamed to conform to the "fvwm-"
1093 scheme. fvwm-bug, fvwm-root (was xpmroot), fvwm-config,
1096 * Added a full support for the side window titles. New Style
1097 options TitleAtLeft and TitleAtRight added to TitleAtTop and
1100 * A title text may now be optionally rotated for both vertical and
1101 horizontal title directions, search for "Rotated" in the man
1104 * Added support for loading images in PNG (including alpha
1105 blending) and XBM formats anywhere.
1107 * New commands Schedule and Deschedule.
1109 * New command State. New conditions State and !State.
1111 * New commands XSync and XSynchronize for debugging purposes.
1113 * In interactive move/placement when Alt/Meta modifier is pressed,
1114 snap attraction (SnapAttraction, SnapGrid and EdgeResistance) is
1117 * New flags (No)FvwmModule to FvwmButtons Swallow option
1119 * The I18N_MB patch (--enable-multibyte) has been
1120 rewritten. MULTIBYTE is used to identify what is was I18N_MB. A
1121 set of locale functions (locale initialization, font loading,
1122 text drawing, ...etc.) is created in libs/Flocale.{c,h} and used
1123 in the entire fvwm code (but FvwmWharf). Font loading and
1124 memory management is improved in the multibyte case.
1126 * Better support of non ISO-8859-1 window and icon titles. See the
1127 --disable-compound-text option in INSTALL.fvwm for more
1130 * Added anti-aliased text rendering support using Xft (use
1131 --enable-xft to enable it). Recent versions of XFree and
1132 freetype2 are needed (see the FONT NAMES AND FONT LOADING
1133 section of the fvwm manual page).
1135 * Conditional commands now have a return code (Match, NoMatch or
1136 Error). This return code can be checked and tied to an action
1137 with the new commands Cond and CondCase.
1139 * Bindings can be made to the separate parts of the window border
1140 with the new contexts '[', ']', '-', '_', '<', '^', '>' and
1143 * New parameters for FvwmRearange: -maximize and -animate.
1145 * New option StartCommand for FvwmTaskBar to allow placing the
1146 StartMenu correctly.
1148 *FvwmTaskBar: StartCommand Popup RootMenu \
1149 rectangle $widthx$height+$left+$top 0 -100m
1151 Please refer to the FvwmTaskBar man page for details.
1153 * New extended variables pointer.x, pointer.y, pointer.wx,
1154 pointer.wy, pointer.cx and pointer.cy.
1156 * The Current command does not select a random window when no
1157 window has the focus.
1159 * New color '@4' (transparent) in button vectors.
1161 * New option "Frame" for the Resize and ResizeMove commands.
1163 * Added direction options to WindowShade command. Windows can be
1164 shaded in any of the eight compass directions.
1166 * Styles WindowShadeLazy (default), WindowShadeBusy and
1167 WindowShadeAlwaysLazy to optimize performance of the WindowShade
1170 * The DO_START_ICONIC flag is no longer supported in the module
1173 * Added bi-directional text support for Asian charsets.
1175 * New option MinimalLayer for FvwmIdent to control window layer.
1177 * New FvwmIconMan configuration syntax now conforms to the syntax
1178 of other modules, see the man page.
1180 * FvwmForm can automatically run commands after a timeout
1183 * Fvwm commands can be invoked when the edge of the screen is hit
1186 * New commands Colorset, ReadWriteColors and CleanupColorsets
1187 allow the colorset functionality previously available using
1190 * FvwmTheme is obsolete now, but still supported for some time.
1192 * New options Tint, TintMask and NoTint to colorsets.
1194 * New WindowList option CurrentAtEnd.
1196 * New weighted sorting in FvwmIconMan.
1198 * New conditional command ThisWindow.
1200 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1202 Changes in alpha release 2.5.0 (27-Jan-2002)
1204 * New commands ResizeMaximize and ResizeMoveMaximize that modify
1205 the maximized geometry of windows and maximize them as
1206 necessary. Very useful to make a window larger manually and
1207 then get back the old geometry with a click.
1209 * New command ResizeMoveMaximize similarly.
1211 * New styles FixedPPosition, FixedUSPosition, FixedSize,
1212 FixedUSSize, FixedPSize, VariablePPosition, VariableUSPosition,
1213 VariableSize, VariableUSSize, and VariablePSize.
1215 * Actions can be bound to windows swallowed in FvwmButtons. To
1216 disable this feature for a specific button, the new option
1217 ActionIgnoresClientWindow can be used.
1219 * Fvwm respect the extended window manager hints
1220 specification. This allows fvwm to work with KDE version >= 2
1221 and GNOME version 2. This support is configurable using a bunch
1222 of new commands and style options, search for "EWMH" in the man
1225 * New DateFormat option in FvwmTaskBar to change the date format
1226 in the clock's popup tip.
1228 * Window titlebars may now be designed using a new powerful
1229 TitleStyle option MultiPixmap, that enables to specify separate
1230 pixmaps for different parts of the titlebar: Main, LeftEnd,
1231 LeftOfText, UnderText, RightOfText, RightEnd and more.
1233 * New styles MinOverlapPlacementPenalties and
1234 MinOverlapPercentPlacementPenalties.
1236 * New styles IndexedWindowName / ExactWindowName and
1237 IndexedIconName / ExactIconName.
1239 * New command "DesktopName desk name" to define the name of a
1240 desktop for the FvwmPager, the WindowList and EWMH compliant
1241 pagers. New expanding variables $[desk.name<n>] for the desktop
1244 * New window list options NoDeskNum, NoCurrentDeskTitle,
1245 TitleForAllDesks, NoNumInDeskTitle.
1247 * New emacs style bindings in menus.
1249 * New Maximize global flag "layer" which causes the various grow
1250 methods to ignore the windows with a layer less than or equal to
1251 the layer on the window which is maximized.
1253 * Better support of the Transparent colorset in the modules and in
1256 * Amelioration of the WindowShade animation.
1258 * New ButtonStyle and TitleStyle option MwmDecorLayer.
1260 * New style BackingStoreWindowDefault which is the default
1261 now. Fvwm no longer disables backing store on windows by
1264 * New styles MouseFocusClickIgnoreMotion and
1265 MouseFocusClickIgnoreMotionOff.
1267 * The module interface now supports up to 62 message types.
1269 * New module messages MX_ENTER_WINDOW and MX_LEAVE_WINDOW.
1271 * New events "enter_window" and "leave_window" in FvwmEvent.
1273 * New MenuStyle PopupActiveArea.
1275 * New command line option -passid to FvwmAuto.
1277 * New conditional commands Any and PointerWindow.
1279 * New conditions Focused, !Focused, HasPointer and !HasPointer.
1281 * New commands EWMHBaseStruts and EWMHNumberOfDesktops.
1283 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1285 Changes in stable release 2.4.20 (6-Dec-2006)
1287 * The configure script now correctly appends executable file
1288 extensions to conditionally built binaries. Fixes building on
1291 * FvwmConsole no longer conflicts with getline of Cygwin's stdio.
1293 * Fixed parsing of For loops in FvwmScript.
1295 * Fixed a possible endless loop when de-iconifying a transient
1298 * Reject some invalid GNOME hints.
1300 * Fixed a loop when xterm changes its "active icon" size.
1302 * The configure script can now cope with four-part version numbers
1303 when detecting some libraries.
1307 fvwm-menu-directory. (CVE-2006-5969)
1310 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1312 Changes in stable release 2.4.19 (30-Sep-2004)
1314 * Fixed BackingStore style option.
1316 * Fixed MoveToDesk commend with a single argument.
1318 * Allow whitespace in menu names.
1320 * Fixed a hang when restarting FvwmCommand or FvwmConsole.
1322 * A double click no longer occurs when two different mouse
1323 buttons are pressed.
1325 * Fixed a relief drawing problem in FvwmWinList.
1327 * Fixed travelling windows on restart if a window used non NorthWest
1328 gravity and changed that before the restart.
1330 * Fixed installation of FvwmGtk.1 for debian (with DESTDIR set).
1332 * The clock in FvwmTaskBar is redrawn immediately when its colour
1335 * The option CurrentGlobalPageAnyDesk was accidentally named
1336 CurrentGlobbalPageAnyDesk before.
1338 * Fixed a problem with fvwm startup and shutdown when the pointer
1339 was grabbed by another application.
1341 * Fixed parsing of the Pointer option to the Move command.
1343 * Fixed handling of MWM hints on 64 bit machines.
1345 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1347 Changes in stable release 2.4.18 (19-Mar-2004)
1349 * Corrected rebooting the machine in FvwmScript-Quit.
1351 * Fixed the FlickeringMoveWorkaround option to the BugOpts command.
1353 * Security patch in fvwmbug.sh.
1354 See http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Jan/1008781.html
1357 fvwm-menu-directory (BugTraq id 9161)
1358 fvwm_make_directory_menu.sh
1359 fvwm_make_browse_menu.sh
1361 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1363 Changes in stable release 2.4.17 (10-Oct-2003)
1365 * Fixed error message for incorrect --with-SOME-library argument.
1367 * It is now possible to suppress title action or title completely
1368 in menus created by fvwm-menu-directory.
1370 * Fixed a compile problem on QNX 4.25.
1372 * New configure switch --disable-gtk.
1374 * FvwmGtk.1 is not installed if FvwmGtk is not built.
1376 * The "Visible" condition does no longer select windows on
1379 * With the styles StartsOnPage, SkipMapping and UsePPosition,
1380 windows that request a specific position are still placed on the
1383 * Fixed sending M_NEW_PAGE packets to the modules if the page did
1386 * Added support for new BBC headlines in fvwm-menu-headlines, this
1387 replaces the old BBC-Worlds and BBC-SciTech headlines.
1389 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1391 Changes in stable release 2.4.16 (30-May-2003)
1393 * Fixed a transparency problem in FvwmButtons.
1395 * The PageOnly option in FvwmTaskBar now works after a desk change
1398 * Fixed a possible core dump when more than 256 windows are on
1401 * Initial drawing and final undrawing of wire frame no longer
1402 toggles the pixel in the top left corner of the screen.
1404 * Fixed parsing of button geometries in FvwmButtons when the
1405 geometry specification appeared after another option with a comma
1408 * FvwmCommand works too when invoked without the DISPLAY variable
1411 * Fixed displaying iconified windows without an icon in
1414 * All single letter variables are deprecated now; new variables:
1416 $[w.id], $[w.name], $[w.iconname], $[w.class], $[w.resource],
1417 $[desk.n], $[version.num], $[version.info], $[version.line],
1418 $[desk.pagesx], $[desk.pagesy]
1420 * Fixed a bug with aspect pixmaps in colorsets.
1422 * Iconified windows without an icon do not receive focus.
1424 * Fixed a bug in FvwmPager that displayed iconified windows without
1425 icon title or picture as not iconified.
1427 * Fixed parsing of '@<screen>' Xinerama specification in the
1428 ButtonGeometry option of FvwmButtons.
1430 * The NoWarp menu position hint option works with root menus too.
1432 * Fixed a problem with styles not being properly applied after a
1433 DestroyStyle command.
1435 * Fixed a bug introduced in 2.4.14. The pointer was sometimes
1436 warped to another screen during a restart and command execution.
1438 * Fixed a crash when a window was destroyed twice in a complex
1441 * Fixed corruption of the window list when windows died at the
1444 * Fixed problem with empty frame windows if X recycled the window
1445 id of a window that died recently.
1447 * Fixed loading of application supplied pixmap on 8/24 depth screen.
1449 * WindowListFunc is executed now within a window context, so
1450 a prefix "WindowId $0" is not needed in its definition anymore
1451 and it is advised to remove it in user configs.
1453 * FvwmEvent now executes all window related events within a window
1454 context, so PassId is not needed anymore, and all prefixes
1455 "WindowId $0" may be removed in user event handlers.
1457 * Fixed "GotoDeskAndPage prev" on desks larger than 2x2.
1459 * Expansion of variables like $[w.name] or $[EMPTY_STRING] that are
1462 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1464 Changes in stable release 2.4.15 (24-Jan-2003)
1466 * Fix for gmplayer launched by fvwm. Close stdin on Exec so the
1467 exec'd process knows its not running interactively.
1469 * Windows using the WindowListSkip style do not appear in the
1470 FvwmTaskBar at random.
1472 * Fixed a memory leak in ChangeIcon, ChangeForeColor and
1473 ChangeBackColor FvwmScript Instruction.
1475 * Fixed a core dump in the parsing of FvwmAuto arguments.
1477 * Fixed screwed calculation of icon picture size when application
1478 specifies it explicitly.
1480 * The option ShowOnlyIcons now works as described in the
1481 FvwmIconMan man page. It was accidentally named ShowOnlyIconic
1484 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1486 Changes in stable release 2.4.14 (29-Nov-2002)
1488 * Modules do not crash anymore when more than 126 windows are on
1491 * FvwmIconMan displays windows correctly that were iconified and
1492 then moved to another page.
1494 * Application provided icon windows no longer appear at 0 0 when
1497 * The built-in session management can handle window names, classes
1498 etc. beginning with whitespace (textedit).
1500 * Removed the flawed "A"ny context key binding patch from 2.4.13.
1502 * The default EdgeScroll (if not specified) was incorrectly
1503 assumed to be 100 pixels instead of 100 percents.
1505 * Icons no longer appear on top of all other windows after a
1508 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1510 Changes in stable release 2.4.13 (1-Nov-2002)
1512 * Icon titles for windows with an icon position hint no longer
1513 appear at random places.
1515 * Fvwm no longer displays two icon pictures when switching from
1516 NoIconOverride to IconOverride with windows that provide their
1519 * The Current, All, Pick, ThisWindow and PointerWindow commands
1520 work on shaded windows too.
1522 * Fixed a problem stacking iconified transients.
1524 * No more flickering when raising transients.
1526 * Fixed a number of problems with window stacking, some new in
1527 2.4.10 or later, some older problems that have been around for a
1530 * Windows starting lowered or on any layer other than the default
1531 layer are displayed at the right place in FvwmPager.
1533 * Bindings with the "A"ny context can not be overridden by Gnome
1534 panel or OpenOffice.
1536 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1538 Changes in stable release 2.4.12 (10-Oct-2002)
1540 * Fixed drawing problems with TiledPixmap and Solid MenuFaces which
1541 appeared in 2.4.10, replacing the same problem with ?Gradient
1544 * Fixed accidental menu animation with certain menu position hints.
1546 * Increased maximum allowed key symbol name length to 200
1549 * Allow quotes in conditional command conditions.
1551 * Fixed starting Move at random position when pointer is on a
1554 * Transient windows do not appear in FvwmWinList after they have
1555 been moved on the desktop.
1557 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1559 Changes in stable release 2.4.11 (20-Sep-2002)
1561 * Allow the use of mouse buttons other than the first in
1562 FvwmWinList when invoked transient.
1564 * Fixed a crash with ssh-askpass introduced in 2.4.10.
1566 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1568 Changes in stable release 2.4.10 (15-Sep-2002)
1570 * The commands Maximize, Resize and ResizeMove can be used on icons
1573 * Fixed hilighting of menu items with HGradient and VGradient
1574 MenuFace. Reduced flickering with these options.
1576 * Fixed a minor problem with entering submenus via keyboard.
1578 * Fixed race conditions in FvwmTaskBar with AutoStick that caused
1581 * Fixed drawing of pager balloons with BalloonBack option.
1583 * Fixed drawing of SidePic menu background with B/D gradients.
1585 * Fixed drawing of menu item reliefs with gradient menu faces.
1587 * Fixed key bindings on window corners.
1589 * Fixed FvwmTaskBar i18n font loading
1591 * Fixed StackTransientParent style without RaiseTransient or
1592 LowerTransient on the parent window.
1594 * StackTransientParent works only on parent window if it is on the
1597 * Fixed handling of window group hint with the (De)Iconify
1600 * No more flickering when a transient overlapping its parent window
1603 * Fixed hilighting of unfocused windows.
1605 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1607 Changes in stable release 2.4.9 (11-Aug-2002)
1609 * Fixed interaction bug between CascadePlacement and StartsOnPage -
1610 if the target page was at a negative x or y page displacement
1611 from the current viewport, the window would be placed on the
1614 * Fixed a problem with colormap transition when a transient window
1617 * Fixed a FvwmScript crash with Swallow widget and very long window
1620 * Restored old way of handling clicks in windows with ClickToFocus
1621 and ClickToFocusPassesClickOff. This fixes a problem with
1622 click+drag in an unfocused rxvt or aterm window.
1624 * Fixed problems with $fg and $bg variables in FvwmButtons when the
1625 UseOld option was used.
1627 * Fixed wrong warp coordinates when WarpToWindow was used with two
1628 arguments on an unmanaged window.
1630 * Added a workaround for popup menus in TK applications that appear
1631 on some random position.
1633 * Fixed problems with wish scripts creating windows that start
1636 * Fixed the NoClose option with unmapped panels in FvwmButtons.
1638 * A number of drawing fixes in FvwmPager.
1640 * Fixed a slight bug when waiting until all buttons are released,
1641 for example after executing a complex function.
1643 * Fixed potentially harmful change in module interface.
1645 * Fixed displaying menu items with icons when using the MenuStyle
1648 * Fixed problems with the pointer moving off screen in a multi
1651 * Fixed a potential crash with windows being destroyed during a
1652 recapture operation.
1654 * Fixed a memory leak in some modules when not using glibc.
1656 * Applications using Mwm hints can now enforce that a window can
1659 * Fixed negative arguments of WarpToWindow when used on an
1662 * DESTDIR may be fully used again (only useful for distributors).
1664 * Fixed a key binding problem with key symbols that are generated
1667 * Fixed a possible crash when a window was recaptured and the
1668 focus could not be transfered to another window.
1670 * Fixed a minor problem with clicks on focused windows being
1673 * fvwm-menu-headlines: added support for CNN and BBC headlines.
1675 * Fixed a performance problem with large numbers of mouse binding
1678 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1680 Changes in stable release 2.4.8 (11-Jun-2002)
1682 * A fix for switching between czech and us keyboard layout.
1684 * Remember the icon position when an icon is moved
1687 * Setup "fvwm" and "fvwm-root" name symlinks for the executable and
1688 the man page when installing, see INSTALL.fvwm.
1690 * Fixed another problem with the DeskOnly option and sticky icons
1693 * New FvwmIconMan configuration syntax now conforms to the syntax
1694 of other modules, see the man page.
1696 * New WindowList option CurrentAtEnd.
1698 * Fixed maximal length of a named module packet
1700 * Fixed a crash on a config with a new 2.5.x Colorset command.
1702 * Always display the current desk number in the FvwmPager window
1705 * Allow to bind a function to the focus click and pass it to the
1706 application at the same time.
1708 * Fixed a problem with fvwm not accepting keyboard input when the
1709 application with the focus vanished at the start of a session.
1711 * A small security patch regarding TMPDIR.
1713 * Fixed a problem with colormap transition when a transient window
1716 * Fixed calculation of average bg colour in colour sets with large
1719 * Fixed some minor problems regarding the multibyte patch.
1721 * Fixed selection in FvwmScript List widget.
1723 * fvwm-menu-headlines: updated the site data, added a configurable
1724 timeout on socket reading (20 sec) to avoid fvwm hanging, new
1725 --icon-error option.
1727 * Fixed a problem with ClickToFocus + ClickToFocusRaisesOff and
1728 windows that are below others.
1730 * Fixed the ClickToFocusPassesClick style.
1732 * Fixed CascadePlacement for huge windows, so that the top-left
1733 corner is always visible.
1735 * Fixed parsing of SendToModule with the first parameter quoted.
1737 * Fonts in double quotes now should work in module configurations.
1739 * Fixed copying PopupOffset values in CopyMenuStyle.
1741 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1743 Changes in stable release 2.4.7 (11-Apr-2002)
1745 * Fixed parsing of WindowList with conditions and a position at
1746 the same time that was broken in 2.4.6.
1748 * Fixed some problems with the DeskOnly option of FvwmTaskBar
1749 (windows were duplicated when moving to a different Desk; the
1750 StickyIcon style was ignored).
1752 * Fixed config.h warnings with some compilers introduced in 2.4.6.
1754 * Fixed icon titles being raised when they should not be.
1756 * Fixed initial drawing of the internals of the FvwmPager window.
1758 * Fixed the FvwmAudio compatible mode in FvwmEvent when external
1759 audio player is used.
1761 * Fixed execution on QNX.
1763 -------------------------------------------------------------------
1765 Changes in stable release 2.4.6 (10-Mar-2002)
1767 * Better support of non ISO-8859-1 window and icon titles. See the
1768 --disable-compound-text option in INSTALL.fvwm for more details.
1770 * Improved speed of opaque window movement/resizing.
1772 * Fixed a bug that caused windows not being raised and lowered
1775 * Suppress error message when using XBM icons.
1777 * Fixed a read descriptor problem in FvwmTaskBar
1779 * Fixed a minor colour update bug in the pager.
1781 * Fixed an fvwm crash when a module died at the wrong moment;
1782 specifically a transient FvwmPager or FvwmIconMan.
1784 * Fixed placement of WindowList on wrong Xinerama screen when
1785 called without any options on a screen other than the primary
1788 * Fixed a problem with root bindings and xfishtank.
1790 * Fixed moving windows with the keyboard over the edge of the
1791 screen when the pointer remained of the previous page.
1793 * Do not hilight windows after ResizeMove.
1795 * New conditional command ThisWindow.
1797 * Some fixes in the configure script that caused some rare
1798 problems detecting gnome and ncurses.
1800 * Fixed a memory leak in the Pick command.
1802 * Allow to choose windows with CirculateSkip with the Pick command.
1804 * Fixed an FvwmScript compile problem on dec-osf5.
1806 * The window handles are now resizes as they should when the
1807 HandleWidth style changes.
1809 * The Current command does not select a random window when no
1810 window has the focus.
1812 * Fixed a rare menu placement problem with Xinerama.
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1816 Changes in stable release 2.4.5 (27-Jan-2002)
1818 * Fixed minor problems in popping sub menus up and down.
1820 * Fixed moving windows between pages with the keyboard.
1822 * Fixed the size of the geometry window that was broken sometimes.
1824 * Fixed problem with pointer warping to another screen on a dual
1827 * Fixed a problem with the focus in internal Ddd and Netscape
1830 * Reduced the time in which fvwm attempts to grab the pointer.
1832 * Fixed unmanaged window when window was mapped/unmapped/mapped too
1835 * Fixed MiniScroll's auto repeating in FvwmScript.
1837 * Fixed a crash with the UseStyle style in combination with
1840 * Fixed excessive redraws of the windows under a window being
1843 * Fixed a minor memory leak in the Style command.
1845 * Fixed pixmap background of FvwmButtons behind buttons with only
1848 * Fixed a crash in FvwmIconBox when the application provided an
1851 * Fixed a configure problem with libstroke-0.5.1.
1853 * New style BackingStoreWindowDefault which is the default
1854 now. Fvwm no longer disables backing store on windows by
1857 * Fixed bug that sometimes caused unnecessary redraws when a style
1860 * Fixed crash when something like "$[$v]" appeared in a command.
1862 * Fixed parsing of conditions with more than one comma.
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1866 Changes in stable release 2.4.4 (16-Dec-2001)
1868 * Minor title drawing fixes.
1870 * Fixed manual placement with Xinerama.
1872 * Minor button 3 handling fix in FvwmPager.
1874 * Fixed *FvwmIconMan*shaped option with empty managers.
1876 * Fixed ClickToFocusClickRaises style.
1878 * FvwmForm: Customize pointers, support ISO_Tab key, buttons can
1879 activate on press or release, special pointer during grab, arrow
1880 keys useful in form with one input field.
1882 * New OpaqueMoveSize argument "unlimited".
1884 * Fixed binding keys with and without "Shift" modifier under some
1887 * Fixed binding actions to the client window with ClickToFocus.
1889 * Mouse bindings are activated without a recapture.
1891 * FvwmScript: new keyboard bindings. New flags NoFocus and Left,
1892 Center, and Right for text position. Amelioration of the Menu
1893 and PopupMenu Widgets. New functions GetPid, Parse,
1894 SendMsgAndGet and LastString. New instruction Key for key
1895 bindings. New command SendToModule ScriptName SendString.
1897 * Command "Silent" when precedes "Key", "Mouse" and "PointerKey"
1898 disables warning messages.
1900 * Restored the default Alt-Tab behaviour from 2.4.0.
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1904 Changes in stable release 2.4.3 (08-Oct-2001)
1906 * Fixed activation of shape extension.
1908 * Fixed problems with overriding key bindings.
1910 * Single letter key names are allowed in upper and lower case in
1911 key bindings as before 2.4.0.
1913 * Fixed WindowList placement with Xinerama.
1915 * Fixed flickering icon titles.
1917 * New X resource fvwmscreen to select the Xinerama screen on which
1918 to place new windows.
1920 * Coordinates of a window during motion are show relative to the
1923 * Some icon placement improvements with Xinerama.
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1927 Changes in stable release 2.4.2 (16-Sep-2001)
1929 * Desk and page can be given as X resources in .Xdefaults, for
1934 * Several Shape compilation problems fixed.
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1938 Changes in stable release 2.4.1 (15-Sep-2001)
1940 * Added Xinerama and SingleLogicalScreen support.
1942 * New commands Xinerama, XineramaPrimaryScreen, XineramaSls,
1943 XineramaSlsSize and MoveToScreen.
1945 * New context rectangle option XineramaRoot for the menu commands.
1947 * New conditions CurrentGlobalPage, CurrentGlobalPageAnyDesk and
1948 AcceptsFocus for conditional commands.
1950 * The DestroyStyle command takes effect immediately.
1952 * New style option StartsOnScreen.
1954 * New style options NoUSPosition, UseUSPosition,
1955 NoTransientPPosition, UseTransientPPosition,
1956 NoTransientUSPosition, and UseTransientUSPosition. These work
1957 similar to the old styles NoPPosition and UsePPosition.
1959 * New option "screen" for Maximize command.
1961 * New option ReverseOrder for WindowList command.
1963 * The default Alt-Tab binding works more intuitive.
1965 * New condition "PlacedByFvwm"
1967 * New Geometry option for FvwmForm.
1969 * New Screen resolution and ShowOnlyIcons options for FvwmIconMan.
1971 * FvwmIconMan can be closed with Delete or Close too.
1973 * New options PageOnly and ScreenOnly for FvwmTaskBar.
1975 * FvwmIconBox, FvwmTaskBar and FvwmWinList support aliases.
1977 * Enhancements in fvwm-menu-headlines and support for 10 more
1980 * Color enhancements in button vectors: @2 is bg color, @3 is fg
1983 * Improved detection of the Shape library.
1985 * Fixed FvwmButtons button titles not being erased for swallowed
1986 windows that showed up on certain setups.
1988 * Fixed bug that caused transient windows to be buried below their
1989 parents with the "BugOpts RaiseOverUnmanaged on". This occured
1990 with the system.fvwm2rc-sample-95 configuration.
1992 * The modules FvwmPager, FvwmIconMan, FvwmWinList and FvwmButtos
1993 set the transient_for hint when started with the "transient"
1996 * Fixed FvwmIconMan with the transient option when mapped off
1999 * Fixed ClickToFocus focus policy when iconifying the focused
2002 * Fixed some focus problems in conjunction with unclutter vs
2003 xv/xmms and Open Look applications.
2005 * Fixed a problem that could cause windows to be lost off screen
2006 with interactive window motion.
2008 * Fixed some FvwmTaskBar autohide problem.
2010 * Fixed a display string problem in FvwmForm.
2012 * Fixed a problem with FvwmTheme shadow colours.
2014 * Fixed the CirculateSkipIcon and CirculateSkipShaded options in
2015 conditional commands.
2017 * Fixed a formatting problem of the man page on AIX, Solaris, and
2018 some other UNIX variants.
2020 * Fixed a problems with FvwmIconBox exiting on 64 bit platforms.
2022 * Fixed FvwmIconBox crashes with MaxIconSize dimensions 0.
2024 * Fixed parameters of fvwm24_convert.
2026 * Fixed a number of building problems related to old vendor unices,
2027 libstroke-0.5, autoconf-2.50, bogus gnome-config and imlib-config.
2029 * Fixed drawing of title bar buttons with MWMDecorStick.
2031 * Fixed missing button or key events over the pan frames.
2033 * Fixed placement of the FvwmDragWell, FvwmButtons and FvwmForm
2036 * Fixed parsing double quotes in FvwmPager's Font and SmallFont
2037 options. Fixed FvwmPager crash with certain font strings.
2039 * Fixed drawing of the grid lines in an iconified FvwmPager window.
2041 * Fixed button grabbing problem for buttons > 3 in FvwmTaskBar.
2043 * Fixed some exotic problems with window gravity and resizing
2046 * Fixed a problem with maximizing windows with the viewport not
2047 starting on a page boundary.
2049 * Fixed handling of parentheses in FvwmButtons button actions.
2051 * Work around a key binding problem with keys that generate the
2052 same symbol with more than one key code (e.g. Shift-F1 = F11).
2054 * The Desk option of FvwmBacker is compatible to earlier
2055 version. Desk or Page coordinates can be omitted to indicate
2056 that desk or page changes trigger no action at all.
2058 * Fixed double updating of background with FvwmBacker sometimes
2059 leading to the wrong background.
2061 * Fixed several escaping errors in fvwm-menu-directory, so files
2062 and directories containing special chars and spaces should
2065 * Fixed PlacedByButton3 condition.
2067 * Fixed vanishing windows when mapping/unmapping too fast.
2069 * Fixed prev option of the GotoDeskAndPage command.
2071 * Fixed calculations of X_RESOLUTION and Y_RESOLUTION for screen
2072 dimensions larger than 2147.
2074 * Fixed compatibility of the FvwmM4 modules on platforms that have
2075 a System V implementation of m4 (Solaris 2.6).
2077 * The SetEnv command without a value for a variable is the same as
2080 * Fixed shading/unshading shaped windows and windows without title
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2085 Changes in stable release 2.4.0 (03-Jul-2001)
2087 * Finally released. :)
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2090 For older NEWS, read the ONEWS file.