Kris Maglione
2009-10-23 02:18:07 UTC
Hi,
wmii 3.9 Beta 1 has just been released. As usual, the source is
available at suckless.org:
http://dl.suckless.org/wmii/wmii+ixp-3.9b1.tbz
http://dl.suckless.org/wmii/wmii+ixp-3.9b1.tbz.sum
http://dl.suckless.org/wmii/wmii+ixp-3.9b1.tbz.sig
A new Ununtu repo is also available, which already contains the
Beta:
https://launchpad.net/~maglione-k/+archive/ppa
The packages hosted there may or may not also work with your
debian system, depending on your configuration.
New since the last Alpha:
* wmii9menu is now Xinerama aware.
* Install READMEs to $(PREFIX)/share/doc/wmii/.
* Documentation updates. Add wmiir.1, wmii9menu.1.
* Allow dragging floating clients from anywhere in their titlebars.
* Allow specifying screen in area specs.
* Change default $MODKEY to Mod4.
* Minor changes to pygmi.events API.
* Allow client to follow tag change in python wmiirc.
* Update /tag/*/index to be more useful on Xinerama.
* Add showkeys action to shell and python wmiirc.
* Restore windows from floating layer to their original Xinerama screen.
* Hide bar on non-primary Xinerama screens.
* Allow resizing of rightmost and leftmost column dividers.
New since the 3.6 release:
* Add Suraj's Rumai-based wmiirc.
* Move rc.wmii to alternative_wmiircs/plan9port/wmiirc.
* Install wmii.pdf to $(PREFIX)/share/doc/.
* Focus windows regardless of whether they form a new group.
* Update selection and execution of wmiirc: no more magic.
* Update wmii.1
* Add alternative_wmiircs READMEs.
* Add new wmii guide. See doc/wmii.pdf
* Allow for programmable completion in wimenu.
* Use pkg-config globally.
* Add Xft (antialiased font) support.
* Add python wmiirc/9P client library
* Allow bindings to work regardless of caps lock.
* Add M-f fullscreen toggle key binding.
* Augment /client/*/ctl Fullscreen command.
* Allow setting of increment display from /ctl.
* Show a client's extra tags in its titlebar.
* Darken background when floating area selected.
* Allow bar on top or bottom.
* Allow for wmiirc_local.
* Add grow and nudge commands to /tag/*/ctl.
* Cascade windows when the floating layer fills.
* Support alpha-transparant windows.
* Add regex tag support.
* It is now possible to float/unfloat windows with the mouse.
* Make the bar Xdnd aware; DND between views is now possible. Fixed some window raising/moving bugs.
* Add a notification bar.
* Improved floating mouse resizing.
* Improved mouse move/resize support for managed mode.
* Better return from floating/fullscreen to managed mode.
* Allow comments (#.*\n) in rules and ctl files.
* Add /client/*/ctl ‘slay’ command.
* Detect unresponsive clients on ‘kill’.
* Draw titlebars of floating clients differently.
* Add wihack: LD_PRELOAD hack to set window properties of programs:
* Respect window groups
* Add ‘Kill’ to client right-click menu
* wmii9menu now takes similar args to wimenu
* Document grow/nudge commands.
* Add wimenu with history and caret support
* Add wistrut. Undocumented, not built by default.
* EWMH strut support.
* Basic EWMH support.
* Better fullscreen support.
* XRandR support.
* Xinerama support.
wmii 3.9 Beta 1 has just been released. As usual, the source is
available at suckless.org:
http://dl.suckless.org/wmii/wmii+ixp-3.9b1.tbz
http://dl.suckless.org/wmii/wmii+ixp-3.9b1.tbz.sum
http://dl.suckless.org/wmii/wmii+ixp-3.9b1.tbz.sig
A new Ununtu repo is also available, which already contains the
Beta:
https://launchpad.net/~maglione-k/+archive/ppa
The packages hosted there may or may not also work with your
debian system, depending on your configuration.
New since the last Alpha:
* wmii9menu is now Xinerama aware.
* Install READMEs to $(PREFIX)/share/doc/wmii/.
* Documentation updates. Add wmiir.1, wmii9menu.1.
* Allow dragging floating clients from anywhere in their titlebars.
* Allow specifying screen in area specs.
* Change default $MODKEY to Mod4.
* Minor changes to pygmi.events API.
* Allow client to follow tag change in python wmiirc.
* Update /tag/*/index to be more useful on Xinerama.
* Add showkeys action to shell and python wmiirc.
* Restore windows from floating layer to their original Xinerama screen.
* Hide bar on non-primary Xinerama screens.
* Allow resizing of rightmost and leftmost column dividers.
New since the 3.6 release:
* Add Suraj's Rumai-based wmiirc.
* Move rc.wmii to alternative_wmiircs/plan9port/wmiirc.
* Install wmii.pdf to $(PREFIX)/share/doc/.
* Focus windows regardless of whether they form a new group.
* Update selection and execution of wmiirc: no more magic.
* Update wmii.1
* Add alternative_wmiircs READMEs.
* Add new wmii guide. See doc/wmii.pdf
* Allow for programmable completion in wimenu.
* Use pkg-config globally.
* Add Xft (antialiased font) support.
* Add python wmiirc/9P client library
* Allow bindings to work regardless of caps lock.
* Add M-f fullscreen toggle key binding.
* Augment /client/*/ctl Fullscreen command.
* Allow setting of increment display from /ctl.
* Show a client's extra tags in its titlebar.
* Darken background when floating area selected.
* Allow bar on top or bottom.
* Allow for wmiirc_local.
* Add grow and nudge commands to /tag/*/ctl.
* Cascade windows when the floating layer fills.
* Support alpha-transparant windows.
* Add regex tag support.
* It is now possible to float/unfloat windows with the mouse.
* Make the bar Xdnd aware; DND between views is now possible. Fixed some window raising/moving bugs.
* Add a notification bar.
* Improved floating mouse resizing.
* Improved mouse move/resize support for managed mode.
* Better return from floating/fullscreen to managed mode.
* Allow comments (#.*\n) in rules and ctl files.
* Add /client/*/ctl ‘slay’ command.
* Detect unresponsive clients on ‘kill’.
* Draw titlebars of floating clients differently.
* Add wihack: LD_PRELOAD hack to set window properties of programs:
* Respect window groups
* Add ‘Kill’ to client right-click menu
* wmii9menu now takes similar args to wimenu
* Document grow/nudge commands.
* Add wimenu with history and caret support
* Add wistrut. Undocumented, not built by default.
* EWMH strut support.
* Basic EWMH support.
* Better fullscreen support.
* XRandR support.
* Xinerama support.
--
Kris Maglione
The object-oriented model makes it easy to build up programs by
accretion. What this often means, in practice, is that it provides a
structured way to write spaghetti code.
--Paul Graham
Kris Maglione
The object-oriented model makes it easy to build up programs by
accretion. What this often means, in practice, is that it provides a
structured way to write spaghetti code.
--Paul Graham