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xdg-launch -- history of user-visible changes.  2022-01-28

Release xdg-launch-1.12 released 2022-01-28
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git tag -n100 -l 1.12

1.12            Maintenance Release 1.12

    This is another stable release of the xdg-launch package that provides
    a "C"-language program that can be used to launch XDG desktop
    applications with full startup notification and window manager
    assistance from the command line. The command is able to launch desktop
    applications, autostart entries and xsession entries.

    This release is a maintenance release that updates the build system
    further and fixes compilation with extra warning flags.

    Included in the release is an autoconf tarball for building the package
    from source. See the NEWS and TODO file in the release for more
    information. Please report problems to the issues list on GitHub.

git shortlog -e -n -w80,6,8 1.11...1.12

Brian Bidulock <bidulock@openss7.org> (6):
      post-release update
      add dependencies to README
      autoupdate configure.ac
      update build flags
      update copyright
      update release files


Release xdg-launch-1.11 released 2021-12-12
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git tag -n100 -l 1.11

1.11            Maintenance Release 1.11

    This is another stable release of the xdg-launch package that provides
    a "C"-language program that can be used to launch XDG desktop
    applications with full startup notification and window manager
    assistance from the command line. The command is able to launch desktop
    applications, autostart entries and xsession entries.

    This release is a maintenance release that updates the build system and
    fixes compilation with extra warning flags. Preferred application
    handling is improved with new tag for suppressing run history for
    desktop entries about to be chained. Preferred application desktop
    files are now usable and added to menus.

    Included in the release is an autoconf tarball for building the package
    from source. See the NEWS and TODO file in the release for more
    information. Please report problems to the issues list on GitHub.

git shortlog -e -n -w80,6,8 1.10...1.11

Brian Bidulock <bidulock@openss7.org> (11):
      whoops
      new archlinux build flags
      do not write run history when chaining
      Revert "do not write run history when chaining"
      updates for preferred applications
      updates to preferred desktop files
      added jekyll configurationh file
      updates for gh-pages
      adjust default preferred apps
      update some files for release
      update release files


Release xdg-launch-1.10 released 2020-02-08
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git tag -n100 -l 1.10

1.10            Maintenance Release 1.10

    This is another stable release of the xdg-launch package that provides
    a "C"-language program that can be used to launch XDG desktop
    applications with full startup notification and window manager
    assistance from the command line. The command is able to launch desktop
    applications, autostart entries and xsession entries.

    This release is a maintenance release that updates the build system and
    fixes compilation with extra warning flags.

    Included in the release is an autoconf tarball for building the package
    from source. See the NEWS and TODO file in the release for more
    information. Please report problems to the issues list on GitHub.

git shortlog -e -n -w80,6,8 1.9...1.10

Brian Bidulock <bidulock@openss7.org> (8):
      post-release update
      remove deprecated m4 macro
      better fix for gcc 9.1 string truncation stupidity
      simplify MDOCDATE and cscope
      handle -Wextra
      update copyright headers
      update release notes
      update release files


Release xdg-launch-1.9 released 2019-09-04
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git tag -n100 -l 1.9

1.9             Maintenance Release 1.9

    This is another stable release of the xdg-launch package that provides
    a "C"-language program that can be used to launch XDG desktop
    applications with full startup notification and window manager
    assistance from the command line. The command is able to launch desktop
    applications, autostart entries and xsession entries.

    This release is a maintenance release that updates the build system,
    generates a better NEWS file, handles annotated tags better, and
    converts the release archives to lzip complression.

    In addition to build improvements, this release includes the ability to
    select the terminal emulation program that is used to run desktop
    applications that specify Terminal=true in their desktop entry files,
    using environment variables. Baring selection, it will search for
    available terminal emulation programs from a long list of popular ones
    and select the first one found.

    Included in the release is an autoconf tarball for building the package
    from source. See the NEWS and TODO file in the release for more
    information. Please report problems to the issues list on GitHub.

git shortlog -e -n -w80,6,8 1.8...1.9

Brian Bidulock <bidulock@openss7.org> (25):
      reformat TODO
      update for gettext 0.20.1
      generate NEWS better
      place filename last in sed command
      build release notes with distribution
      add release notes
      add license file to git repo
      build release notes
      better defaults, lzip compressed archive
      now have better defaults
      build better NEWS file for annotated tags
      update release notes
      handle gcc 9.1 string truncation stupidity
      add Terminal type
      add ability to alter terminal used from xterm
      update xterm replacement for xdg-launch
      choose terminals better
      regroup terminals
      document terminal selection
      a little clearer docs
      update release notes
      one less todo: thought of another
      update release files
      Merge branch 'master' of github.com:bbidulock/xdg-launch
      update release files after merge


Release xdg-launch-1.8 released 2018-06-12
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git shortlog -e -n -w80,6,8 1.7...1.8

Brian Bidulock <bidulock@openss7.org> (139):
      correct logic error
      add parent pid option
      set default ppid to XDG_SESSION_PID
      some comments
      get rid of zombie assist processes
      prepare to wait without each app testing for itself
      missing get_display()
      full wm check before needs check
      zero signum
      clear pending events before polling
      turn up volume on debugs
      do not wait when launching wm
      add timestamps to messages
      debug launch
      debug waiting
      more event handler debugging
      proper display handling
      quiet down
      end display before execvp
      actually check for a window manager
      wait another second for condition to stabilize
      try setting subreaper
      set subrepeaper just before execvp
      use execlp instead of wordexp execvp
      use execlp where possible
      do not set subreaper if it is parent
      update documentation
      do not autostart PreDisplayServer entries
      correction
      execute setup and start scripts if available
      relax a bit
      use process as primary argument
      collapse to single loop and use dispatcher method
      Merge branch 'master' of github.com:bbidulock/xdg-launch
      errors
      revert to stable
      some corrections during debugging
      do not need to handle sigchld
      remove global display
      get rid of nscr global
      parameterize screen
      remove set_timestamp dependency on setup display
      also no display to set_id and reset_pid
      do not open display for set_timestamp
      do not open display in set_screen
      do not open display in set_monitor
      do not open display on set_desktop
      work options into process struct
      collect launch types
      use pr->appid where possible
      avoid using options to set things excecpt on leader
      update help
      rework command options
      improve help/usage printout
      cleanup: fix coredump in lookup_file_by_kind()
      control default, recommended fallback mimetypes or categories
      add to help()
      update documentation
      simplify finding screen
      make set_seq_screen more robust
      make set_seq_monitor and screen open their own displays
      more simplification set seq monitor and screen
      simplify info reporting
      start launch rework
      prepare for autostart only
      rearrange documentation
      straighten out history files
      tri-state booleans
      rearrange options
      factor setup_entry
      strap in auto start procedure
      use current desktop
      get info option working again
      do not set env vars on dry run
      setting seq later now
      setting seq later now
      talk about X display
      do not signal processes when dry run
      launch xsessions different
      set up window manager better
      do not exec wm under dry run
      set seq not necessarily monitor
      do not run checks when setting up screens
      override type read from file
      cannot show source without setup screens
      reduce noise
      set screen monitor and timestamp without X display
      intern necessary atom
      wait for dispatcher to exit on startup
      actually run dispatcher during dry run
      actually fork dispatcher
      apply categories to autostart
      Desktop before Panel; Initialization not Initializing
      default phase is Applications
      correct Desktop/Panel reversal
      handle subreaper correctly
      setup window manager earlier
      handle signals better
      always set the SCREEN= field
      use only default screen for XSession and Autostart
      add more debugs
      use X-KDE-autostart-after where possible
      correct message
      add handlers for undetected atoms
      debug incomplete phases
      more completion debugging
      bump reference count
      provide some additional autostart parms
      add some desktop entry extension fields
      break file into sections
      added delay option: No! not another option!
      expand documentation
      handle muliple files, deprecated substitutions
      reduce noise
      always accept version and copying
      factor set_desktop
      document --desktop option
      update release files
      update release files
      more doc updates
      do not pass NULL to XGetInputFocus
      do not pass NULL to XQueryTree either
      document exit behaviour for xdg-assist
      have xdg-assist exit when supporting wm appears
      do not exit xdg-assist when monitoring
      do not replace running instance (may be xde-session)
      document and provide examples of chaining
      handle action argument, fix double frees
      describe launch chaining
      add chain optin: no not another option!
      implement chaining behaviour
      detect chaining
      update release files
      some more key fields
      udpate release files
      remove warnings
      update release files
      update release files (again)
      release


Release xdg-launch-1.7 released 2018-04-29
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git shortlog -e -n -w80,6,8 1.6...1.7

Brian Bidulock <bidulock@openss7.org> (15):
      remove stray line
      try to bring up autostart processes
      update copyright statement
      update copyright statement
      update copyright statement
      update copyright statement
      update copyright statement
      update copyright statement
      update copyright statement
      a bit better xerror logging
      better still
      check for zero window
      better debugging, caught several core dumps
      Merge branch 'master' of github.com:bbidulock/xdg-launch
      update release files


Release xdg-launch-1.6 released 2018-03-25
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git shortlog -e -n -w80,6,8 1.5...1.6

Brian Bidulock <bidulock@openss7.org> (93):
      copyright and typo
      more copyright update
      do not frag out g_bookmark_file_add_group
      update copyright
      proper flags
      update last used app for mime type with uri
      use full desktop file path when available
      add current driectory to relative paths
      straighen out options
      add mimetype and category options
      provide --prefs function for mime types
      document ineffectiveness of g_app_info
      start building up category handling
      support mime-type appspec
      rationalize mime types
      better debugging
      upgrade debugging for xdg-find
      upgrade debugging for xdg-list
      upgrade debugging for xdg-types
      upgrade debugging for xdg-which
      update copyright xdg-assist
      update copyright xdg-find
      update copyright xdg-launch
      update copyright xdg-list
      update copyright xdg-prefs
      update copyright xdg-types
      update copyright xdg-which
      wrong destructor
      search for prefapps.list file too
      do not propagate DESKTOP_STARTUP_ID
      execute the result
      handle desktops and search directories better
      copyright updates
      copyright updates
      documentation touch-ups
      add branch to subst
      silent now default
      update make flags
      better manpage rules
      add more checks
      corrections
      update readmes
      some tweaks
      more indents
      predisplayserver
      Merge branch 'master' of github.com:bbidulock/xdg-launch
      update readmes
      add mandir
      parallel build
      parallel distcheck
      Merge branch 'master' of github.com:bbidulock/xdg-launch
      longer changelog
      add xdg-session script and manual page
      add more ignores for xde-session.man
      add --no-assist option to xdg-launch
      add session option
      start parameterizing functions
      fully parameterize sequence
      try to paramterize entry
      remove globals
      new xdg-autostart man page
      Merge branch 'master' of github.com:bbidulock/xdg-launch
      have parse_file create entry
      make xdg-types work without glib2 support
      allow xdg-launch to run without glib2 support (again)
      keep 20 history entries by default
      maks xdg-which work without GLIB2 support
      glib2 no longer required for some tools
      mention xde-session in README
      document when no window manager specified
      filter autostarts by entry fields
      filter autostart by executable
      set launcher default different
      get rid of defaults.keep
      simplify some logic
      set XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP when possible
      always set desktop when specified in entry
      pass process instead of entry and sequence
      add a type
      spelling spelling spelling
      some basic corrections to xdg-assist
      signal startup notification complete
      better strtol/strtoul endptr handling
      minore tweaks
      build NOTES.html
      update todo file
      add new ignores
      document mime preferences
      add manpage for xdg-icon
      some additions to xdg-prefs
      update release files
      corrections to xdg-prefs updates
      post-release update