Changes from upstream since 4.11
• use https instead of git/http, update contact information, add GPG key
• docs/hacking-howto: fix old cfgparse.y reference to config_parser.c
• docs/ipc: added link to i3ipcpp (C++ library)
• docs/userguide: clarify no_focus documentation
• docs/userguide: add documentation for binding modes
• docs/userguide: fix rendering of __focused__
• docs/userguide: improve placement of explicit IDs for headings
• docs/userguide: make rendering of key bindings more consistent
• docs/userguide: clarify quoting of “exec” commands
• man/i3-nagbar: fix example invocation
• man/i3: add “floating window” to terminology
• i3-sensible-*: quote variables correctly
• i3-sensible-editor: add neovim
• i3-sensible-terminal: add termit, st
• i3bar: use cairo for all drawing operations
• i3bar: support per-statusblock border and background colors
• i3bar: support different bar background colors depending on whether the bar
is on the focused output or not
• i3bar: multiple tray_output directives on the same bar are now supported
• i3bar: support disabling the modifier by specifying “modifier none”
• use cairo for all drawing operations
• fix a number of memory leaks, thanks to AddressSanitizer
• no_focus is now suppressed for the first window of a workspace
• “workspace next/prev” now looks for numbered workspaces after reaching the
last workspace (it used to incorrectly only look at named workspaces)
• multiple marks can now be set on a single window (but a mark can still only
be present on one window at a time)
• the “unmark” command now supports criteria
• the “con_id” criterion now supports the special value __focused__
• the “workspace” command now supports the --no-auto-back-and-forth parameter
• the “move window to workspace” command now supports the
--no-auto-back-and-forth parameter
• the “resize grow|shrink width|height” command now works for a nested split
in the same direction
• support _NET_WM_USER_TIME’s special 0 value, indicating that a window
should not be focused
• use 32-bit visual by default if available. This reduces graphical glitches
when using transparency (which is still not officially supported)
• the “move position center” command now supports criteria
• specifying invalid match criteria now results in an error instead of
blindly applying the operation to the currently focused window
• allow mouse bindings to run on the root window
• support matching _NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_NOTIFICATION in criteria
• all criteria are now matched, even when con_id or con_mark are given (used
to be a special case)
• allow the “id” criterion to be specified in any base recognized by
strtol(), not only base 10
• non-true color displays are now supported again (e.g. the Raspberry Pi)
• the “split” command now has a “toggle” option
• the additional color class “decoration_border” was added
• title_format is now stored on containers instead of windows, allowing the
use of title_format on split containers
• On OpenBSD, i3 now uses pledge(2)
• support _NET_WM_DESKTOP (for pager applications like gnome-panel)
• floating workspaces are no longer available (they were not supported for a
while now)
• floating windows now carry the I3_FLOATING_WINDOW atom so that tools like
compositors can be configured to match on floating windows
Bugfixes from upstream since 4.11
• i3bar: display short text only on the monitor(s) on which it is necessary
• i3bar: explicitly set cursor using libxcb-cursor if available
• i3bar: fix XEMBED messages
• i3-nagbar: explicitly set cursor using libxcb-cursor if available
• duplicated keybindings are now also detected when one uses bindcode but the
other(s) use(s) bindsym
• keymap fallback for servers without XKB (e.g. TightVNC) has been added
• using pango markup in mode names is now optional, fixing a regression in i3
v4.11 where modes which contained characters such as “<” would break.
• moving windows to a workspace by specifying a mark now works
• the root output is now used when any RandR request fails (for x2go)
• assignments are now marked as run before executing them, preventing endless
loops/crashes when assignments cause another assignment evaluation
• splitting/floating a dock container no longer crashes i3
• correctly compare modifier mask when identifying keybindings (fixes
bindings which use --release)
• no longer fail config validation when there is no newline at the end of
the config file
• scrollwheel buttons are now only grabbed when necessary, allowing the use
of “bindsym button*” or scrolling in windows without focusing them (in case
no “bindsym button*” is present)
• parse con_id in base 16 (affected FreeBSD only)
• fix crash when opening a large number of windows
• reject empty swallow definitions to avoid crashes
• don’t remove SubstructureRedirect event mask temporarily (fixes i3bar
stopping after system suspend)
• move urgent flag before killing the parent to avoid a crash
• correctly validate “kill” command to avoid crashing when “kill” is invoked
on workspace containers
• actually accept the documented “workspace” token as an alternative to “→”
in assign statements
• remove _NET_WM_STATE on withdrawn windows to comply with the spec
• the “border” command now uses logical pixels (relevant for hi-dpi displays)
• “tray_output primary” does not properly fall back and hence was removed
from the default config again
• correctly determine focused workspace when moving workspace to output
• revert to default binding mode before reloading the config file
• correctly interpret _MOTIF_WM_HINTS (endianness-dependent)
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