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SPECTRWM_3_5_0
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spectrwm 3.5.0

Released on Oct 22, 2023

Includes a bunch of major new features and improvements, such as dock/panel
support, an always mapped window mode, floating workspace layout, transparent
color support, tons of fixes, and more!

  • Add free window mode.
    • free windows are floating windows that are not in a workspace. They remain
      mapped and may be resized, positioned and stacked anywhere. When iconified,
      they appear at the end of the uniconify menu. Note that free windows can be
      stacked above/below workspace windows but must be put into a workspace and
      unfloated to be part of its tiling layout. float_toggle is convenient for
      this purpose.
    • Add free_toggle action (default: M-S-grave). Toggle focused window
      between workspace mode and free mode.
    • Add focus_free action (default: M-grave). Switch focus to/from windows in
      free mode, if any.
    • Add related color and focus mark options.
  • Improve EWMH (Extended Window Manager Hints) support.
    • Add support for docks/panels and desktop managers.
    • Add strut support for windows (e.g. panels) to automatically reserve screen
      real estate.
    • Add support for applications to initiate move/resize operations.
    • Add demands attention support to urgency features to include windows that
      request focus but are denied.
    • Add support for below state to keep windows stacked below others.
    • Improve _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW handling.
    • Fix _NET_DESKTOP_VIEWPORT should update on workspace and region changes.
  • Improve window stacking.
    • Overhaul window stacking for improved reliability and flexibility required
      for new features/fixes. Windows are now stacked as a whole instead of per
      region/workspace.
    • Add click_to_raise option (default: 1 (enabled)). Raises stacking
      priority when clicking on a window.
    • Add below_toggle action (default: M-S-t). Toggles below state on a
      focused window to keep it below other windows. raise can be used to
      temporarily bring a window above all others.
    • Fix raise and always_raise stacking issues.
    • Fix follow mode stacking issues.
    • Fix stacking order issues.
    • Restore stacking order after leaving fullscreen/maximized state.
  • Workaround application issues related to ICCCM 6.3 button grabs.
    • If X Input Extension >= 2.1 is available, handle button bindings with the
      REPLAY flag passively, without grabs. For other button bindings, establish
      grabs on root.
    • Otherwise, for compatibility, establish all button binding grabs directly on
      client windows.
  • Add alpha transparent color support for use with compositing managers. Colors
    can now be specified with an alpha component via the format
    rbga:rr/gg/bb/aa (values in hex.)
  • Improve bar fonts.
    • Fallback to a "fail-safe" font if the default/user bar_font fails to load.
    • Add fallback handling for missing glyphs when using multiple fonts with Xft.
    • Add supplementary private-use code points to bar_font_pua.
    • Fix $bar_font program variable substitution should not include fallbacks.
  • Improve window mapping.
    • Add maximize_hide_other and fullscreen_hide_other options. When a
      maximized/fullscreen window is focused, hide unrelated windows on the same
      workspace. Useful for transparent windows.
    • Fix window mapping issue when handling simultaneous screen changes.
    • Improve reliability.
  • Improve (re)start handling.
    • Set intial focus more reliably.
    • Focus on fullscreen/maximized windows before main.
    • Restore window floating geometry on shutdown.
  • Improve focus handling.
    • Add prior setting to focus_close. When the focused window is closed,
      fallback to the last focused window in the workspace.
    • Add focus_prior action. Focus last focused window on workspace.
      (Default binding: M-S-a.)
    • Improve previous focus fallback.
    • Fix iconified window focus issue.
    • Fix input focus fallback.
    • Fix setting focus with EWMH should unmaximize other windows.
    • Fix move/resize operation should abort on focus loss.
    • Fix focus_main issue with iconified/floating windows.
    • Fix max layout focus issue when closing transients.
    • Fix warp_pointer issues.
  • Improve focus follow mode.
    • Fix handling of ConfigureWindow and EWMH requests.
    • Fix workspace switching issues.
  • Improve status bar.
    • Add character sequence for workspace list indicator (+L).
    • Add workspace mark options for the workspace indicator (+L).
    • Add stack mark options for the stacking indicator (+S).
    • Add focus mark options for the focus status indicator (+F).
    • Add character sequence for number of windows in workspace (+w) (lowercase).
    • Add unfocused options to color bar text and background.
    • Add color options for when a window in free mode is focused.
    • Fix bar_action piping deadlock issue.
    • Fix name_workspace should clear on empty string.
    • Fix refresh bar on name_workspace.
    • Set WM_CLASS, WM_NAME and _NET_WM_NAME on the bar window.
  • Add floating workspace layout stacking mode.
    • In floating layout, windows are not tiled and may be freely moved around
      and resized.
    • Add stack_mark_floating option for the stacking indicator
      (default: '[~]').
    • Add layout_floating action (default: unbound). Directly switch to floating
      layout.
    • Add floating stack_mode to the layout option.
  • Improve max layout.
    • Allow windows to be unmaximized/floated in max layout.
    • Add max_layout_maximize option to configure default maximized state.
    • Allow floating windows to remain floating when dragged between regions into
      a max layout workspace.
  • Improve window handling.
    • Add snap behavior when dragging tiled/maximized windows. Prevents
      accidentally floating tiled windows.
    • Add snap_range option (default 25). Sets the pixel distance a
      tiled/maximized window must be dragged (with the pointer) to make it
      float and move freely. Set to 0 to unsnap/float immediately.
    • Add maximized_unfocus and fullscreen_unfocus options. Configures
      handling of maximized/fullscreen windows that lose focus.
    • Add support for ICCCM WM_CHANGE_STATE ClientMessage. Enables applications
      to iconify their own windows.
    • Add support for window gravity. Improves floating window positioning by
      applications.
    • Disable border on maximized windows when disable_border = always.
    • Add window titles to search_win.
    • Fix maximize handling.
    • Fix handling when a window is lost immediately after ReparentWindow.
    • Fix Java workaround.
  • Improve workspace handling.
    • Add workspace_autorotate option. When switching workspaces between regions,
      automatically "rotate" vertical/horizontal layouts based on RandR rotation
      data.
    • Add prior_layout action. Switch to the last used layout.
      (Unbound by default.)
    • Add optional rotation argument to region option.
    • Fix ws cycle actions should skip visible workspaces.
    • Add cycle_visible option to the man page and example conf.
  • Improve debugging.
    • Add -d command-line option to enable debug mode. Enables debug mode
      actions and logging to stderr without the need to rebuild with
      -DSWM_DEBUG.
    • Add multi-line support to debug_toggle overlay (default: M-d).
    • Add atom name cache to avoid redundant requests/syncs when printing output.
  • Fix X connection error handling to exit on a failed connection.
  • Fix build issues.
    • Fix compile error when building against musl.
    • Fix build with clang 16 on Linux.
  • Improve OpenBSD pledge(2) support.
    • Add "wpath" pledge for sparc64 support
    • Simplify usage.
  • Improve Linux Makefile.
  • Improve manual and examples.
    • Add details to modkey option in man page.
    • Add stack modes and window states to man page.
    • Fix incorrect key binding for ws_6 in spectrwm_fr.conf.
    • Fix man page wmctrl(1) examples.
    • Fix iostat(8) issue in example baraction.sh script for OpenBSD.
    • Update man page note regarding dmenu(1) Xft support.
    • Update example spectrwm.conf.
    • Update keyboard_mapping example configuration files.
    • Update html manual.
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