1 ion3 (20070318-1) unstable; urgency=low
3 * There is a new configuration file cfg_defaults.lua which loads the
4 default set of modules and other configuration files. This means
5 cfg_ion.lua can easily and safely be customised so long as it
6 calls do_path("cfg_defaults"). cfg_user.lua is now considered
7 obsolete, though it is still loaded if present.
9 * Various backward compatibility code has been removed. This may
10 require changes to custom scripts.
12 * Other significant changes are listed in RELNOTES.gz.
14 -- Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> Sun, 25 Mar 2007 20:52:45 +0100
16 ion3 (20070203-1) experimental; urgency=low
18 * There's been changes in padding/spacing usage in styles. Frames
19 now surround stuff inside borders not with `spacing` pixels, but
20 with `padding_pixels`. Spacing is only used to space things within
21 the borders (all the tabs and the client window from each other).
22 Consequently, custom styles may need to be updated to reflect this,
23 by increasing the padding, possibly also altering/removing colour
24 (to set it to background colour).
26 * The use of drawing engine attributes has also changed, and strict
27 ordering of them in the styles is no longer necessary. Additionally,
28 much more attributes are supported, including the name of every
31 * Xinerama support is gone. In addition to being problematic as such,
32 it had bit-rotted, and I will not waste time fixing it.
34 * `ioncore.set` no longer supports the `default_ws_params^N parameter
35 for configuring the default layout. It is replaced by
36 `ioncore.deflayout("default", { ... })`, which allows configuring
37 other layouts as well, known by `mod_query.query_workspace` (F9).
38 Some default layouts are configured in `cfg_layout.lua`.
40 * It is now possible to automatically create new workspaces for
41 windows with the `new_group` winprop.
43 -- Norbert Tretkowski <nobse@debian.org> Sat, 3 Feb 2007 16:19:24 +0100
45 ion3 (20061029-1) unstable; urgency=low
47 Mostly this release still fixes issues in the big 3ds-20061015 release,
48 but in addition there are some improvements in the query department:
50 * Query activation key now cycles completions (So e.g. the
51 in the context menu activated with META+M, this same key
52 can be used to cycle through the alternatives.) This does
53 not work for queries activated by submap bindings.
55 * Likewise, it is no longer necessary to specify the key to
56 use for cycling for `mod_menu.grabmenu`.
58 * Control+R can now be used for history completion in queries.
59 (Currently matching is done for full string up to 'point', but
60 this may be changed to substring match.)
62 * Note that the parametrisation of WEdln.complete has changed,
63 and the second cycle parameter must be 'next' now instead of
66 -- Norbert Tretkowski <nobse@debian.org> Sun, 29 Oct 2006 10:50:06 +0100
68 ion3 (20061020-1) unstable; urgency=low
70 Fixes some (expected, but minor) issues in the previous release.
72 -- Norbert Tretkowski <nobse@debian.org> Mon, 23 Oct 2006 20:01:47 +0200
74 ion3 (20061015-1) unstable; urgency=low
76 * WIonWS and WFloatWS and the corresponding modules are also gone, and
77 your custom configuration files will be broken with regard to these.
78 However, a partial backwards compatibility hack exists for layout
81 The F9 and META-F9 bindings now by default create workspaces with
82 a tiled layout of two frames. To create an "empty" workspace,
83 corresponding to the old WFloatWS, use the context menu (META-M)
84 and chose "new-empty-workspace". It is also possible to change
87 * Note that if you restart from an old version to this new version of Ion,
88 transients will stop working as expected for already existing windows.
89 They will work for newly-created windows, however.
91 * There are a few new sets of binding (including one for ^WClientWin!),
92 and some old bindings may not work exactly as expected anymore. In
93 particular, those for switching to full-screen mode.
96 It is probably best to start from scratch with your custom bindings.
99 * ^WFrame.set_tabbar is gone. If you absolutely want to get rid off
100 the tabs, you must change the frame's "mode" with ^WFrame.set_mode.
101 The mode "tiled-alt" has been intended for this, and the corresponding
102 "framed-tiled-alt" style defaults to ^Bar = "none".
104 * The rather popular ^Detach.lua script from the scripts repository
105 is obsoleted now, as Ion includes detach functionality in itself.
106 To detach a window, use META-K D in the default bindings. To tile
107 an existing from an a workspace that doesn't have a tiling yet,
110 -- Norbert Tretkowski <nobse@debian.org> Tue, 17 Oct 2006 18:08:45 +0200
112 ion3 (20060317-1) unstable; urgency=low
114 * Changes in the set of configuration files.
116 - cfg_ion.lua now simply load cfg_ioncore.lua and cfg_modules.lua
117 with the default set of modules, and includes some of the most
118 commonly changed options commented-out. This deprecates cfg_user.lua
119 - cfg_menus.lua and cfg_bindings.lua are now cfg_ioncore.lua. This
120 better matches how things for different modules are in their own
123 -- Norbert Tretkowski <nobse@debian.org> Fri, 17 Mar 2006 21:57:14 +0100
125 ion3 (20060305-1) unstable; urgency=low
127 * The scrachpad class was removed. The scratchpad is just a normal frame
128 now, with a few special attributes. Your scratchpad configuration from
129 the layout savefile will be lost (and complained of). A new one should
130 open with the toggle key.
132 * There's generic size policy code that both mplexes and client windows
133 use (for transients). The default size policy for (framed) transients
134 keeps them glued to the borders they're touching even if the parent or
135 they themselves are resized (unless this could not be done because a
136 small size and position are requested).
138 -- Norbert Tretkowski <nobse@debian.org> Mon, 6 Mar 2006 17:26:47 +0100
140 ion3 (20050322-1) unstable; urgency=low
142 * Those with custom configuration files should note that many exported toggle
143 functions were changed and renamed, and now accept a string parameter
144 incidating whether to toggle, set or unset the property.
146 - WClientwin.set_fullsreen (replaces WClientWin.toggle_fullscreen)
147 - WRegion.set_tagged (replaces WRegion.tag/untag/toggle_tag)
148 - WFrame.set_tabbar (replaces WFrame.toggle_tabbar)
149 - WFrame.set_shaded (replaces WFrame.toggle_shade)
150 - WFloatFrame.set_sticky (replaces WFloatFrame.toggle_sticky)
151 - WMPlex.l2_set_hidden (replaces WMPlex.l2_hide/show)
152 - mod_sp.set_shown(_on) (replaces mod_sp.toggle(_on))
153 - mod_dock.set_floating_shown_on (replaces mod_dock.toggle_floating_on)
154 - WRegion.set_activity (replaces WRegion.clear_activity and
155 WRegion.notify_activity)
157 For example, WRegion.set_tagged(_, 'toggle') should be used in place of
158 WRegion.toggle_tagged(_) now.
160 -- Norbert Tretkowski <nobse@debian.org> Tue, 22 Mar 2005 17:24:35 +0100
162 ion3 (20041104-1) unstable; urgency=low
164 * The configuration files were renamed and changed a lot since 20040703-1,
165 please read /usr/share/doc/ion3/RELNOTES.gz and remember that this is a
166 development snapshot before reporting bugs.
168 -- Norbert Tretkowski <nobse@debian.org> Sun, 05 Dec 2004 18:31:23 +0100