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Change Log

3.5.3 ~ 2024-03-30

Changes:

  • Fixed ruamel.yaml usage

3.5.2 ~ 2023-01-11

Changes:

  • Update themes submodule.
    • Select user default session on user change in Dracula.
    • Some fixes in Simple theme.
    • Make use of global Data object to load/save theme related data in Gruvbox.
  • Update openSUSE dependencies.
  • Fix GreeterReady being dispatched earlier or never.
  • Forgot to add greeter_comm.whenReady method, so I added it.
  • Possibly issue #19 has been solved.
    • Patch Xgreeter file to run nody-greeter as non-sandboxed in Fedora.
  • Fix crash when a Dialog is created before the Application itself.

3.5.1 ~ 2022-08-13

Decided to start using ISO Date format in this file.

Added:

  • Added --api-version command line argument, starting at 1.0.0

Changes:

  • Removed themes in favor of web-greeter-themes submodule.
  • Reduced signal execution to 60ms, which should make web-greeter to feel faster. GreeterBroadcastEvent was delayed to 60ms, fixing some bugs.

3.5.0 ~ 2022-07-12

Added:

  • Added multi-monitor support from nody-greeter
  • Added greeter_comm object for cross-window communication
  • Added GreeterBroadcastEvent for listening to greeter_comm messages

Changes:

  • Default themes migrated to Typescript
  • Added background selector to gruvbox theme
  • tsc (typescript compiler) is now a required dependency
  • lightdm.batteryData deprecated in favor of lightdm.battery_data.
  • Command line arguments updated:
    • Added --mode optio
    • Added -d as --debug, and -n as --normal
    • Updated bash and zsh completions
  • Added Web Greeter scalable icon
  • Lot of code refactoring
  • Lots of improvements
  • Lots of bugfixes

Full changelog

3.4.1 ~ 2022-04-10

Changes:

  • Fix build process
  • Fix typos in README
  • Handle lightdm_start_session errors
  • Fix positioning on multiple screens

Full changelog

3.4.0 ~ 2022-03-22

Added:

  • Added top Menu-bar menus and items
  • Improve devtools qdock behavior

Changes:

  • Bugfixes related to LightDM signals
  • Fix web-greeter initialization issues
  • Migrate from utils.sh script to full Makefile
  • Man-pages updated

Removed:

  • Remove python-xlib dependency in favor of python C binding

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3.3.0 ~ 2022-01-28

Changes:

  • Bugfixes related to LightDM signals
  • Allow --no-sandbox argument
  • Allowed relative path with theme_utils.dirlist
  • Added brightness controller to use instead of external programs

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3.2.1 ~ 2021-12-11

Changes:

  • Bugfixes related to older Qt versions

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3.2.0 ~ 2021-12-08

Changes:

  • Default build system reverted to zippy method
  • Battery bugfixes
  • QWebChannel and Web Greeter bundle merged as one file
    • LightDM API should be instantly accessible
  • Lots of bugfixes

Full changelog

3.1.1 ~ 2021-10-27

Changes:

  • Bugfixes, just bugfixes

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3.1.0 ~ 2021-09-15

Added:

  • Devtools implemented as a side view
  • Build system now uses cx_freeze
  • Improved themes:
    • Added keyboard layout selector
    • Added eye password reveal

Changes:

  • Brightness and battery are now controlled by signals instead of timers
  • Old build system (zip build) is still usable with build_old and install_old

Removed:

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3.0.0 ~ 2021-07-28

Added:

  • New themes: gruvbox (default) and dracula
  • Added newer documentation
  • Support for brightness control
  • Support for battery status
  • Support for ES2020, as using Chrome 83
  • Improved mock.js system
  • Better debug logging
  • Custom cursor theme option as icon_theme
  • Vendors added:
    • material-icons added
  • Tab completion for web-greeter command

Changed:

  • lightdm-webkit2-greeter name changed to web-greeter
  • Webkit2Gtk replaced with PyQtWebEngine
    • Migrated from C to Python
  • Man-pages updated
  • Updated API usage for LightDM 1.26.0
  • lightdm.start_session_sync replaced with lightdm.start_session method
  • greeterutil renamed to theme_utils
  • config renamed to greeter_config
  • lightdm-webkit2-greeter.conf renamed to web-greeter.yml
  • Themes are now installed inside /usr/share/web-greeter/themes
  • Vendors updated:
    • js-cookie updated
    • fontawesome updated, now in _vendor/fontawesome/
  • Previous deprecated methods and properties were removed.

Removed:

  • Antergos theme removed
  • Vendors removed:
    • jQuery removed, as now we are in 2021
    • moment.js removed. Use Intl
    • Bootstrap removed. Include it in theme if needed.
  • time_format config option removed
  • Transifex removed, sadly

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2.2.5 ~ 2017-04-24

Fixed:

  • Support for webkitgtk 2.16+

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2.2.4 ~ 2017-04-04

Added:

  • Support for webkitgtk 2.16+

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2.2.3 ~ 2017-02-18

Changed:

  • Revert workaround implemented in v2.2.2 for webkit2gtk 2.14.4+. It remains in place for versions in the 2.14.0 series older than 2.14.4.

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2.2.2 ~ 2017-01-18

Fixed:

  • Implement workaround to prevent the web process from crashing in webkit2gtk 2.14.3

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2.2.1 ~ 2016-12-26

Fixed:

  • Increased the timeout for the "theme loaded" check to ensure themes are given enough time to load (when running on less powerful systems). (GH #98)
  • Fixed issue where users' custom .face image failed to load. (GH #98)

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2.2 ~ 2016-12-18

Added:

  • The JavaScript API for themes is now fully documented.
  • New Theme Error Recovery System that will alert the user when errors are detected during JavaScript execution and give them the option to to load a fallback theme.
  • New config option: secure_mode (enabled by default). When enabled, only local http requests are allowed in themes. All non-local requests will be blocked.
  • It is now possible to override the language and format used by the greeter when displaying the current time. See the greeter config file for details.
  • A new utility method for getting the current localized time is available to themes.
  • Simple theme now has a fade out exit animation.

Changed:

  • Switched build systems from Autotools to Meson.
  • Updated API usage for LightDM 1.19.2+.
  • Updated bundled JS & CSS vendor libs to their latest versions.
  • Updated translations with latest changes contributed by the Antergos Community on Transifex.
  • Default theme:
    • Buttons and user list-box items received some minor style enhancements.
    • Theme is now compatible with the latest jQuery.
  • Simple theme:
    • Removed deprecated HTML4 tags.
    • Improved styles for the input field.

Fixed:

  • The ugly default X cursor will no longer be shown after the greeter exits.
  • Default theme:
    • The error messages container will now appear correctly (size and position).
    • It is now once again possible to skip straight to password entry by pressing either the spacebar or the enter key.

Removed:

  • Removed the Theme Heartbeat system.

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2.1.6 ~ 2016-10-17

Added:

  • The greeter is now compatible with LightDM 1.19.2+

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2.1.5 ~ 2016-10-14

Fixed:

  • Remove old code related to GDKWindow filters as it is no longer necessary and was actually causing issues with webkitgtk 2.14+.

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2.1.4 ~ 2016-04-27

Added:

  • New Theme Heartbeat System to allow the greeter to detect and respond to theme failures.

Changed:

  • Updated translations.

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2.1.3 ~ 2016-04-16

Added:

  • New Theme Heartbeat System to allow the greeter to detect and respond to theme failures.

Changed:

  • Implemented work-around in default theme for a webkit2gtk bug related to localStorage.
  • Moved vendor css, js, & font files into new top level _vendor directory for easy access from any theme that needs them.

Fixed:

  • Default theme:
    • Fix time format when no value is cached.
    • Fix empty session dropdown when no session is cached.

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2.1.2

  • Allow access to right-click context menu when debug mode is enabled in lightdm-webkit2-greeter.conf.
  • Add additional debug messages to the default theme to help identify points of failure.
  • Fix issue with screen blanking functionality when greeter is used as a lockscreen.

2.1.1

  • Fix default theme initialization failure if config file values are missing.

2.1.0

  • It is now possible to configure branding including logos and backgrounds in lightdm-webkit2-greeter.conf.
  • The GTK+ fade-out on-exit animation was removed in favor of allowing themes to handle the animation with webkit (via javascript) as the latter provides a much nicer effect. See the default antergos theme for an implementation example.
  • Themes Javascript API Improvements:
    • Themes can now easily query values from lightdm-webkit2-greeter.conf using the new global "config" object:
      • config.get_str()
      • config.get_num()
      • config.get_bool()
    • A new global object "greeterutil" was added to provide utility functions to themes. Newly added utility functions:
      • greeterutil.dirlist() - List the contents of a directory.
      • greeterutil.text2html() - Escape HTML entities in a string.
    • Themes should now query the config file for the distro logo to use. See the default antergos theme for an implementation example.
  • Default theme:
    • Theme is no longer compiled to ES2015 as Webkit2Gtk now supports ES6.
    • The logo can now be configured in lightdm-webkit2-greeter.conf.
    • The background images directory can also be configured in lightdm-webkit2-greeter.conf.
  • Several small bug fixes, enhancements, and code cleanup commits also made it into this release.

2.0.0

  • Version scheme updated for both the webkit1 and webkit2 greeters as follows:
    • MAJOR.MINOR.UNIQUE_FIXES
      • MAJOR: Denotes a major release. Shared by legacy webkit1 and webkit2 greeters.
      • MINOR: Denotes small changes/fixes. Also shared by webkit 1 and webkit2 greeters.
      • UNIQUE_FIXES: Denotes fixes unique to either the legacy webkit1 or webkit2 greeters.
  • Legacy Webkit1 greeter development is officially in maintenance-only mode (bug fixes only).
  • Webkit2 greeter supersedes the Webkit1 greeter and is the focus of all new development.
  • Completed API including the guest and auto-login functions.
  • API is now completely in-line with LightDM API.
  • Several functional code improvements.
  • Added Exception handling.
  • Added man page.
  • Default theme:
    • Added translations.
    • Added confirmation dialogue for system actions.
    • Theme's script was completely rewritten in ES6.
    • Use babel to compile ES6->ES5 until webkit catches up.

0.2.3

  • Add support for getting the lock_hint from lightdm.
  • Default webkit theme is now antergos.
  • Code formatting cleanup

0.2.1

  • Handle tasks that a WM would normally handle.
  • Code clean-up

0.2.0

  • Add missing lightdm.set_language function
  • Fix compile warnings

0.1.3

  • Port from webkitgtk -> webkit2gtk
  • Use GTK+ 3.0

0.1.2

  • Fix files not being added to tarball
  • Don't use AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR in configure.ac

0.1.1

  • Update to work with newer LightDM

0.1.0

  • Split out into separate module from lightdm