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Revision 1.1081 by sf-exg, Wed Apr 11 10:25:13 2012 UTC

17WISH: look into XAddConnectionWatch, does anybody need that? 17WISH: look into XAddConnectionWatch, does anybody need that?
18DUMB: support tex fonts 18DUMB: support tex fonts
19TODO: decrqm http://ue.tst.eu/71d7dbd1fcfeaa7d2a4b96eb957d570c.txt 19TODO: decrqm http://ue.tst.eu/71d7dbd1fcfeaa7d2a4b96eb957d570c.txt
20TODO: perl-shell-window? perl-unix-socket? 20TODO: perl-shell-window? perl-unix-socket?
21TODO: command line editing when icanon? 21TODO: command line editing when icanon?
22
23TODO: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=648239
24TODO: split ROW into a ROW_fast (0..total*2-1) and ROW macros? 22TODO: split ROW into a ROW_fast (0..total*2-1) and ROW macros?
23
249.16
25 - remove support for libafterimage.
26 - fix disabling of cursor blink with the option-popup menu (based on a
27 patch by Jan Larres).
28 - the font height is not augmented anymore when lineSpace is non zero.
29 - fix "new pagemap" vs. "delete pagemap" mismatch ([] vs. non-[]),
30 as diagnosed by clang.
31 - fix height mismatch between active and inactive cursor when
32 lineSpace is non zero (patch by Stanislav Seletskiy).
33 - make it compile with LOCAL_X_IS_UNIX again (reported by
34 nickfailure@gmail.com).
35
369.15 Sat Jan 21 13:36:56 CET 2012
37 - remove "using namespace std" because clang erroneously
38 thinks thats an error.
39 - finding a matching font (e.g. bold version of the base font)
40 was broken (reported by Eamon Walker).
41 - fix parsing of bg image styles. They really work now.
42 - fix blurring of bg image borders when using xrender.
43 - fix xrender blur on common xrender implementations that do
44 not behave correctly when the same pixmap is used as source
45 and destination in composite operations.
46 - fix regression that caused tabbed to compute the wrong size
47 for tabs.
48 - allow again an empty suffix in a keysym list spec (patch by
49 Sung Pae).
50 - unsupported support for sun studio's CC added.
51 - fix -C option on solaris.
52
539.14 Wed Dec 21 18:40:33 CET 2011
54 - INCOMPATIBLE CHANGE: the urxvtd default socket path is now
55 $HOME/.urxvt/urxvtd-<nodename>.
56 - INCOMPATIBLE CHANGE: the "list" keysym expansion now requires
57 loading of the "keysym-list" perl extension.
25 - INCOMPATIBLE CHANGE: A scale value of 0 in the bg image 58 - INCOMPATIBLE CHANGE: A scale value of 0 in the bg image
26 geometry no longer enables tiling, so as to make it possible 59 geometry no longer enables tiling, so as to make it possible
27 to disable both scaling and tiling. 60 to disable both scaling and tiling.
28 - overhaul of the bg image operations. The old operations have 61 - overhaul of the bg image operations. The old operations have
29 been removed in favour of simple composable operations and 62 been deprecated in favour of elementary operations and
30 styles built on top of the new operations and scale/position 63 styles built on top of the new operations and scale/position
31 settings. Old operations are still parsed for backward 64 settings. (Emanuele Giaquinta).
32 compatibility (Emanuele Giaquinta). 65 - support for libafterimage is deprecated and will be removed
66 in the next release.
33 - fix a crash caused by selection_check not properly resetting 67 - fix a crash caused by selection_check not properly resetting
34 out-of-bounds mark values (can happen when extending a selection 68 out-of-bounds mark values (can happen when extending a selection
35 while scrolling up in curses programs for example). 69 while scrolling up in curses programs for example).
36 - do not move the selection when scrolling up and the selection is 70 - do not move the selection when scrolling up and the selection is
37 outside the scrolling region (Emanuele Giaquinta). 71 outside the scrolling region (Emanuele Giaquinta).
38 - fix display of bold bright black (reported by Ben Winslow). 72 - fix display of bold bright black (reported by Ben Winslow).
39 - fix memory leak when urgentOnBell is set (patch by Nathaniel 73 - fix memory leak when urgentOnBell is set (patch by Nathaniel
40 Filardo). 74 Filardo).
41 - fix a redraw bug that occurs when a bg pixmap is set and the 75 - fix a redraw bug that occurs when a bg pixmap is set and the
42 wm does not honour the size hints set by urxvt. Now urxvt 76 wm does not honour the size hints set by urxvt. Now urxvt
43 forces the size of the terminal window to be a multiple of 77 forces the size of the terminal window to be a multiple of
44 the cell size. 78 the cell size.
45 - sanitise the argument of SD / SU sequences. Fixes a possible 79 - sanitise the argument of SD / SU sequences. Fixes a possible
46 crash when the argument is big enough, red hat bug #711137 80 crash when the argument is big enough, red hat bug #711137
47 (Emanuele Giaquinta). 81 (Emanuele Giaquinta).
48 - correctly split long lines when scrolling. 82 - correctly split long lines when scrolling.
49 - Fix compilation on systems with bsd style utmp and no utmpx, 83 - urxvt now looks for perl extensions also in $HOME/.urxvt/ext.
50 such as openbsd. 84 - add bell-command perl extension to execute a command when a
85 bell event occurs (Ryan Kavanagh).
86 - add set_urgency perl binding to set/reset the urgency hint.
51 - consume button release event in matcher (exg). 87 - consume button release event in matcher (exg).
52 - keyboard accessible list of recent matches in matcher 88 - keyboard accessible list of recent matches in matcher
53 (Bob Farrell). 89 (Bob Farrell).
54 - properly process 'keysym' sequences in tabbed when using 90 - properly process 'keysym' sequences in tabbed when using
55 'focus follows mouse' and the focus is on the main window 91 'focus follows mouse' and the focus is on the main window
56 but not on the active terminal window (patch by Martin 92 but not on the active terminal window (patch by Martin
57 Pohlack). 93 Pohlack).
58 - Support for the freedesktop startup-notification protocol (patch by 94 - support for the freedesktop startup-notification protocol (patch by
59 Michael Stapelberg). 95 Michael Stapelberg).
96 - the direction of VPR and VPB commands was reversed.
97 - fix alignment of inherited root pixmap when it is a different size
98 than the root window and the terminal window is off the left or top
99 edge (Mikachu).
100 - make $self visible in "eval perl expression" popup action, also
101 handle exceptions better.
102 - fix parsing of '-e' when it occurs as an option argument, such as in
103 'urxvt -title -e' (Emanuele Giaquinta).
60 104
619.12 Wed Jun 29 14:34:28 CEST 2011 1059.12 Wed Jun 29 14:34:28 CEST 2011
62 - fix regression in processing of SelectionNotify events. 106 - fix regression in processing of SelectionNotify events.
63 urxvt would fail to request a selection if the owner did not 107 urxvt would fail to request a selection if the owner did not
64 support the UTF8_STRING target. 108 support the UTF8_STRING target.
65 - fix rendering of double width chars in certain circumstances, more 109 - fix rendering of double width chars in certain circumstances, more
66 likely to happen if urxvt is compiled with 256 colors support as 110 likely to happen if urxvt is compiled with 256 colors support as
67 urxvt runs out of fonts much earlier then. Fixes gentoo bug #358151 111 urxvt runs out of fonts much earlier then. Fixes gentoo bug #358151
68 (Emanuele Giaquinta). 112 (Emanuele Giaquinta).
69 - restore support for 'list' syntax in keysym resources (requested by Sung Pae). 113 - restore support for 'list' syntax in keysym resources (requested by Sung Pae).
70 - always premultiply colour values - while this increases differences between 114 - always premultiply colour values - while this increases differences between
71 core fonts and xft, it is "more correct" in practical situations. 115 core fonts and xft, it is "more correct" in practical situations.
72 - disable PTYTTY_REENTRANT option - not needed for urxvt and saves a bit of code. 116 - disable PTYTTY_REENTRANT option - not needed for urxvt and saves a bit of code.
73 - remove lucidatypewriter from the list of fallback fonts, it was the only 117 - remove lucidatypewriter from the list of fallback fonts, it was the only
74 non-xft non-cellfont in the list anyway. 118 non-xft non-cellfont in the list anyway.
75 119
769.11 Mon May 2 10:34:46 CEST 2011 1209.11 Mon May 2 10:34:46 CEST 2011
77 - fix compilation on GNU/Hurd, debian bug #624736. 121 - fix compilation on GNU/Hurd, debian bug #624736.
78 - remove 'list' syntax for keysym resources, as it serves no useful purpose. 122 - remove 'list' syntax for keysym resources, as it serves no useful purpose.
79 If you need it, poke us and provide a use case. 123 If you need it, poke us and provide a use case.
80 - fix alpha channel support. Premultiply alpha in colours if the visual 124 - fix alpha channel support. Premultiply alpha in colours if the visual
81 supports an alpha channel, as xrender expects premultiplied alpha 125 supports an alpha channel, as xrender expects premultiplied alpha
82 (Emanuele Giaquinta). 126 (Emanuele Giaquinta).
83 - fix reply to a selection request sent by an obsolete client 127 - fix reply to a selection request sent by an obsolete client
84 such as syncterm (patch by Marcin Cieslak). 128 such as syncterm (patch by Marcin Cieslak).
85 - fix crash when the window is resized and the overlay is active 129 - fix crash when the window is resized and the overlay is active
86 (Emanuele Giaquinta, reported by Ryan Kavanagh). 130 (Emanuele Giaquinta, reported by Ryan Kavanagh).
87 - match character-wise rather than byte-wise in selection 131 - match character-wise rather than byte-wise in selection
88 extension again. perl 5.8.9+ is required to avoid extreme 132 extension again. perl 5.8.9+ is required to avoid extreme
89 slowdowns. Fixes debian bugs #523072, #616463. 133 slowdowns. Fixes debian bugs #523072, #616463.
90 - fix a possible crash if the INCR transfer process for a 134 - fix a possible crash if the INCR transfer process for a
91 selection property timeouts and at least one chunk is 135 selection property timeouts and at least one chunk is
92 received. (Emanuele Giaquinta) 136 received. (Emanuele Giaquinta)
93 - work around a memory corruption bug in xorg's XrmSetDatabase (apparently 137 - work around a memory corruption bug in xorg's XrmSetDatabase (apparently
94 broken since http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-commit-diffs/2004-March/000239.html). 138 broken since http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-commit-diffs/2004-March/000239.html).
95 - fix memory corruption bug when custom command sequences bound to keys 139 - fix memory corruption bug when custom command sequences bound to keys
96 were injected into an already-full pty input buffer. 140 were injected into an already-full pty input buffer.
97 - gdk-pixbuf is autodetected by default and preferred over libafterimage. 141 - gdk-pixbuf is autodetected by default and preferred over libafterimage.
98 - do not prepend a newline to the selection text when the starting line 142 - do not prepend a newline to the selection text when the starting line
99 of the selection is not highlighted (Emanuele Giaquinta). 143 of the selection is not highlighted (Emanuele Giaquinta).
100 - don't swap perl env with real env, save and restore it, just in case 144 - don't swap perl env with real env, save and restore it, just in case
101 we ever get recursive perl invocations. also saves a bit of codespace 145 we ever get recursive perl invocations. also saves a bit of codespace
102 with gcc. 146 with gcc.
103 - fix various memory leaks (Emanuele Giaquinta). 147 - fix various memory leaks (Emanuele Giaquinta).
104 - fix typo in kIC terminfo capability, debian bug #446444. 148 - fix typo in kIC terminfo capability, debian bug #446444.
105 - document 'thickness' resource. 149 - document 'thickness' resource.
106 - fix debian bug #504817, to the extent possible. 150 - fix debian bug #504817, to the extent possible.
107 - try to detect byte order at compile time, saves a couple of 151 - try to detect byte order at compile time, saves a couple of
108 hundred bytes, if your compiler is smart enough. 152 hundred bytes, if your compiler is smart enough.
109 - add support for previewing the pasted data in confirm-paste 153 - add support for previewing the pasted data in confirm-paste
110 (Emanuele Giaquinta). 154 (Emanuele Giaquinta).
111 - added "newlines to spaces" option in selection-popup. 155 - added "newlines to spaces" option in selection-popup.
112 - actually enabled solaris event ports backend (was disabled by accident). 156 - actually enabled solaris event ports backend (was disabled by accident).
113 - revert to 38400 baud max., mission accomplished. 157 - revert to 38400 baud max., mission accomplished.
114 - no longer create scary "pty_fill: PLEASE REPORT" message, instead, 158 - no longer create scary "pty_fill: PLEASE REPORT" message, instead,
115 silently drain the input (problem is well understood now). 159 silently drain the input (problem is well understood now).
116 - no longer swallow rob nation's own graphics mode commands. 160 - no longer swallow rob nation's own graphics mode commands.
117 161
1189.10 Mon Dec 13 17:43:52 CET 2010 1629.10 Mon Dec 13 17:43:52 CET 2010
119 - the "schmorp=north korea dickey=south korea" release. 163 - the "schmorp=north korea dickey=south korea" release.
120 - INCOMPATIBLE CHANGE: make OSC 20 simpler and more correct 164 - INCOMPATIBLE CHANGE: make OSC 20 simpler and more correct
121 (Emanuele Giaquinta). 165 (Emanuele Giaquinta).
122 - if options were compiled out, this could lead to the option 166 - if options were compiled out, this could lead to the option
123 count to be defined wrongly. This is likely behind the 167 count to be defined wrongly. This is likely behind the
124 failures with gcc 4.5. 168 failures with gcc 4.5.
125 - explicitly depend on fontconfig and xrender when xft support 169 - explicitly depend on fontconfig and xrender when xft support
126 is enabled. Although the public Xft api uses types from 170 is enabled. Although the public Xft api uses types from
127 both, in Xft 2.2.0 these libs are private 171 both, in Xft 2.2.0 these libs are private
128 dependencies only thanks to an idiotic behaviour of 172 dependencies only thanks to an idiotic behaviour of
129 pkg-config that was added to workaround cases like this one. 173 pkg-config that was added to workaround cases like this one.
130 Fixes linking when using GNU ld with --as-needed or GNU gold 174 Fixes linking when using GNU ld with --as-needed or GNU gold
131 (based on patch by Jan Palus). 175 (based on patch by Jan Palus).
132 - fix minor memory leaks in urxvt and urxvtd. 176 - fix minor memory leaks in urxvt and urxvtd.
133 - fix regression in urxvtd that prevented options from being correctly 177 - fix regression in urxvtd that prevented options from being correctly
134 set (reported by Michal Vaner). 178 set (reported by Michal Vaner).
135 - implement xterm's horribly broken 1005 mouse reporting mode, 179 - implement xterm's horribly broken 1005 mouse reporting mode,
136 and an alternative 1015 mode that works in non-utf-8 locales 180 and an alternative 1015 mode that works in non-utf-8 locales
137 and has fewer limitations. 181 and has fewer limitations.
138 - fix a possible bug where mouse notifications didn't work after 182 - fix a possible bug where mouse notifications didn't work after
139 startup for the upper left corner. 183 startup for the upper left corner.
140 - implement our own pixbuf to pixmap rendering to get rid of 184 - implement our own pixbuf to pixmap rendering to get rid of
141 dependency on buggy gdk-pixbuf-xlib. Only truecolor visuals 185 dependency on buggy gdk-pixbuf-xlib. Only truecolor visuals
142 are supported (Emanuele Giaquinta). 186 are supported (Emanuele Giaquinta).
143 - apply tinting before shading when both operations are requested. 187 - apply tinting before shading when both operations are requested.
144 Previously they were intermixed when lightening and the result 188 Previously they were intermixed when lightening and the result
145 was inaccurate and confusing. Note that now a black tint yields a 189 was inaccurate and confusing. Note that now a black tint yields a
146 completely black image, regardless of shading (Emanuele Giaquinta). 190 completely black image, regardless of shading (Emanuele Giaquinta).
147 - avoid spurious redraws of the bg image when bg is transparent or 191 - avoid spurious redraws of the bg image when bg is transparent or
148 when using 'root' mode (Emanuele Giaquinta). 192 when using 'root' mode (Emanuele Giaquinta).
149 - fix build on XFree86. 193 - fix build on XFree86.
150 - dynamically number options according to compiletime requirements. 194 - dynamically number options according to compiletime requirements.
151 For the extra saved byte. Or so. Yay. 195 For the extra saved byte. Or so. Yay.
152 - start options at one, not zero. Wastes a bit per terminal. Maybe. 196 - start options at one, not zero. Wastes a bit per terminal. Maybe.
153 saves 50 instruction bytes. Possibly. 197 saves 50 instruction bytes. Possibly.
154 198
1559.09 Sat Nov 13 01:39:07 CET 2010 1999.09 Sat Nov 13 01:39:07 CET 2010
156 - NOTICE: this release updates terminfo/termcap. 200 - NOTICE: this release updates terminfo/termcap.
157 - the bestest release ever. 201 - the bestest release ever.
158 - it was verified that urxvt handles µ and μ correctly. 202 - it was verified that urxvt handles µ and μ correctly.
159 - add support for blending and blurring with XRender (Emanuele Giaquinta). 203 - add support for blending and blurring with XRender (Emanuele Giaquinta).
160 - add support for using gdk-pixbuf as image backend (Emanuele Giaquinta). 204 - add support for using gdk-pixbuf as image backend (Emanuele Giaquinta).
161 - cleanup and minor fixes of the image code (Emanuele Giaquinta). 205 - cleanup and minor fixes of the image code (Emanuele Giaquinta).
162 - new perl extension "confirm-paste" (Emanuele Giaquinta). 206 - new perl extension "confirm-paste" (Emanuele Giaquinta).
163 - new on_tt_paste perl hook and tt_paste perl binding (Emanuele Giaquinta). 207 - new on_tt_paste perl hook and tt_paste perl binding (Emanuele Giaquinta).
166 (Emanuele Giaquinta). 210 (Emanuele Giaquinta).
167 - properly set VSTATUS in termios for *BSD (reported by Ed Schouten). 211 - properly set VSTATUS in termios for *BSD (reported by Ed Schouten).
168 - fix utmpx detection on upcoming FreeBSD 9. 212 - fix utmpx detection on upcoming FreeBSD 9.
169 - Use COMPOUND_TEXT encoding for WM_NAME/WM_ICON_NAME value when it 213 - Use COMPOUND_TEXT encoding for WM_NAME/WM_ICON_NAME value when it
170 is not fully convertible to STRING (patch by James Cloos). 214 is not fully convertible to STRING (patch by James Cloos).
171 - fix a buffer overflow that would cause wrong key sequences to 215 - fix a buffer overflow that would cause wrong key sequences to
172 be generated for numpad keys (introduced in 9.05). 216 be generated for numpad keys (introduced in 9.05).
173 - fix definition of sgr0 to work around limitations in luit. 217 - fix definition of sgr0 to work around limitations in luit.
174 - extend ISO 14755 5.4 mode to also print the font name of the 218 - extend ISO 14755 5.4 mode to also print the font name of the
175 characters other than first one in the selected cell 219 characters other than first one in the selected cell
176 (Emanuele Giaquinta). 220 (Emanuele Giaquinta).
177 - new iso14755 option to disable ISO 14755 at runtime 221 - new iso14755 option to disable ISO 14755 at runtime
178 (Emanuele Giaquinta). 222 (Emanuele Giaquinta).
179 - make sure pagewise scrolling scrolls at least one line 223 - make sure pagewise scrolling scrolls at least one line
180 (found by Mikachu). 224 (found by Mikachu).
181 - remove deprecated OSC 18 / 19 and make OSC 17 / 19 apply to 225 - remove deprecated OSC 18 / 19 and make OSC 17 / 19 apply to
182 highlightColor / highlightTextColor (Emanuele Giaquinta). 226 highlightColor / highlightTextColor (Emanuele Giaquinta).
183 - add highlightTextColor resource to change the foreground colour of 227 - add highlightTextColor resource to change the foreground colour of
184 highlighted characters (Emanuele Giaquinta). 228 highlighted characters (Emanuele Giaquinta).
185 - make highlightColor apply also to selected cells with reverse video 229 - make highlightColor apply also to selected cells with reverse video
186 but not to non selected cells with reverse video (Emanuele Giaquinta). 230 but not to non selected cells with reverse video (Emanuele Giaquinta).
187 - remove colorRV resource (it was enabled only with frills off). 231 - remove colorRV resource (it was enabled only with frills off).
188 - fix numlock handling, the most longstanding bug to date (Emanuele Giaquinta). 232 - fix numlock handling, the most longstanding bug to date (Emanuele Giaquinta).
189 - reduce the number of custom bits to 4, to make room 233 - reduce the number of custom bits to 4, to make room
190 for 256 colours. 234 for 256 colours.
191 - add support for 256 colors (Emanuele Giaquinta, Marc Lehmann). 235 - add support for 256 colors (Emanuele Giaquinta, Marc Lehmann).
192 - add rxvt-unicode-256color terminfo and use it by default in 256 colors mode. 236 - add rxvt-unicode-256color terminfo and use it by default in 256 colors mode.
193 - update rxvt-unicode terminfo to state 7744 colour pairs to cover all 237 - update rxvt-unicode terminfo to state 7744 colour pairs to cover all
194 88*88 possible pairs. 238 88*88 possible pairs.
195 - actually added macosx-clipboard-native, which should have been in 239 - actually added macosx-clipboard-native, which should have been in
196 the 9.07 release but had been forgotten. 240 the 9.07 release but had been forgotten.
197 - fix hang if DECAWM is not set and there are not enough columns to insert a 241 - fix hang if DECAWM is not set and there are not enough columns to insert a
198 character (Emanuele Giaquinta). 242 character (Emanuele Giaquinta).
199 - cub1 ("backspace") will now respect wrapping when past the rightmost column, 243 - cub1 ("backspace") will now respect wrapping when past the rightmost column,
200 working around a shortcoming of most tty line discipline's line editing. 244 working around a shortcoming of most tty line discipline's line editing.
201 - add support for grabbing the clipboard selection and extend 245 - add support for grabbing the clipboard selection and extend
202 selection{_clear,_grab,} perl bindings to optionally work 246 selection{_clear,_grab,} perl bindings to optionally work
203 on the clipboard selection (based on patch by Dana Jansens). 247 on the clipboard selection (based on patch by Dana Jansens).
204 - no longer force CERASE to BACKSPACE - use the system default. affects 248 - no longer force CERASE to BACKSPACE - use the system default. affects
205 default value for VERASE only when no compatible setting for 249 default value for VERASE only when no compatible setting for
206 backspacekey was given. 250 backspacekey was given.
207 - use higher than 38400 baudrate setting, if detected. 251 - use higher than 38400 baudrate setting, if detected.
208 - erase screen would clear to the wrong background when blinking 252 - erase screen would clear to the wrong background when blinking
209 was enabled (which selects high intensity under some circumstances). 253 was enabled (which selects high intensity under some circumstances).
210 - scr_kill_char didn't touch the line. 254 - scr_kill_char didn't touch the line.
211 - upgrade and port to libev-4.01. 255 - upgrade and port to libev-4.01.
212 - enabled solaris event ports and kqueue backends (if available). 256 - enabled solaris event ports and kqueue backends (if available).
213 257
2149.07 Wed Dec 30 07:07:18 CET 2009 2589.07 Wed Dec 30 07:07:18 CET 2009
215 - port to glibc-2.10 changes (strchr etc. returning const char * 259 - port to glibc-2.10 changes (strchr etc. returning const char *
216 in C++), based on patches by Milos Jakubicek and Oliver Mader. 260 in C++), based on patches by Milos Jakubicek and Oliver Mader.
217 - the binary search algorithm to find precomposed characters 261 - the binary search algorithm to find precomposed characters
218 was faulty, skipping some possible combinations (found by 262 was faulty, skipping some possible combinations (found by
219 Mikachu). 263 Mikachu).
220 - new -letterspace option, patch by Mark H. Wilkinson. 264 - new -letterspace option, patch by Mark H. Wilkinson.
221 - enable --mlock option for urxvt with frills on 265 - enable --mlock option for urxvt with frills on
222 systems supporting it (patch by Russell Harmon). 266 systems supporting it (patch by Russell Harmon).
223 - urxvt did not compile without frills enabled 267 - urxvt did not compile without frills enabled
224 (analysed by Matthew Rosewarne). 268 (analysed by Matthew Rosewarne).
225 - correctly reset the mbstate after an illegal 269 - correctly reset the mbstate after an illegal
226 input sequence when handling terminal output (Emanuele Giaquinta). 270 input sequence when handling terminal output (Emanuele Giaquinta).
227 - avoid redrawing wide characters with combining enabled on every 271 - avoid redrawing wide characters with combining enabled on every
228 refresh (reported by Mikachu). 272 refresh (reported by Mikachu).
229 - fix a typo preventing the ISO-646.1991 character set from being 273 - fix a typo preventing the ISO-646.1991 character set from being
230 recognized (http://achurch.org/patch-pile/). 274 recognized (http://achurch.org/patch-pile/).
231 - better warning for x11 font encoding detection failures, also, 275 - better warning for x11 font encoding detection failures, also,
232 try to deduce encoding from both font properties and name 276 try to deduce encoding from both font properties and name
233 (adapted from http://achurch.org/patch-pile/). 277 (adapted from http://achurch.org/patch-pile/).
234 - resizing the window with the scrollbar disabled via the escapes 278 - resizing the window with the scrollbar disabled via the escapes
235 sequence could make the window bigger again (Mikachu). 279 sequence could make the window bigger again (Mikachu).
236 - make sure the alignment for fd passing control messages 280 - make sure the alignment for fd passing control messages
237 is correct and work around some NetBSD issues (Taylor R Campbell). 281 is correct and work around some NetBSD issues (Taylor R Campbell).
238 - update to libptytty 1.3. 282 - update to libptytty 1.3.
239 - replace macosx-clipboard by a nicer version by Reza Jelveh, and move 283 - replace macosx-clipboard by a nicer version by Reza Jelveh, and move
240 the old version to macosx-clipboard-native. 284 the old version to macosx-clipboard-native.
241 - document the -uc option (Emanuele Giaquinta). 285 - document the -uc option (Emanuele Giaquinta).
242 - assertions in libev are now enabled depending on frills. 286 - assertions in libev are now enabled depending on frills.
243 - update AnyEvent implementation to version 5.23 API. 287 - update AnyEvent implementation to version 5.23 API.
244 - work around arrogant bsd idiocies again: netbsd spills the default 288 - work around arrogant bsd idiocies again: netbsd spills the default
245 namespace with lots of symbols "for gnu/gcc compatibility" even 289 namespace with lots of symbols "for gnu/gcc compatibility" even
246 though neither of them does it, and then calls the rest of the world 290 though neither of them does it, and then calls the rest of the world
247 in need of fixing. go figure. 291 in need of fixing. go figure.
248 - on_keyboard_command is on_user_command (patch by Michael Witten). 292 - on_keyboard_command is on_user_command (patch by Michael Witten).
249 - setting the selection from perl will now reset the selection screen 293 - setting the selection from perl will now reset the selection screen
250 to the current screen. the screen can be manipulated using 294 to the current screen. the screen can be manipulated using
251 the new ->selection_screen method. 295 the new ->selection_screen method.
252 - implement --enable-assert configure option and get rid of DEBUG_STRICT 296 - implement --enable-assert configure option and get rid of DEBUG_STRICT
253 (based on patch by Emanuele Giaquinta). 297 (based on patch by Emanuele Giaquinta).
254 - fix printpipe data output (patch by Emanuele Giaquinta). 298 - fix printpipe data output (patch by Emanuele Giaquinta).
255 - allow `xxx' quoting style for perl selection. 299 - allow `xxx' quoting style for perl selection.
256 - upgrade to libev-3.9 prerelease. 300 - upgrade to libev-3.9 prerelease.
257 - updated compose tables to unicode 5.2.0. 301 - updated compose tables to unicode 5.2.0.
258 302
2599.06 Sat Nov 8 17:47:18 CET 2008 3039.06 Sat Nov 8 17:47:18 CET 2008
260 - NOTICE: this release updates terminfo/termcap. 304 - NOTICE: this release updates terminfo/termcap.
261 - updates libev to 3.48. 305 - updates libev to 3.48.
262 - the aterm code now frees the as visual and image manager objects 306 - the aterm code now frees the as visual and image manager objects
263 when a window was closed. 307 when a window was closed.
264 - do not (wrongly) adjust the virtual line length inside 308 - do not (wrongly) adjust the virtual line length inside
265 scr_insdel_chars/ERASE (Miroslav Lichvar). 309 scr_insdel_chars/ERASE (Miroslav Lichvar).
266 - fix an issue where wide tab characters caused character shifts 310 - fix an issue where wide tab characters caused character shifts
267 when part of them was deleted (tracked down by Miroslav Lichvar). 311 when part of them was deleted (tracked down by Miroslav Lichvar).
268 - artificially enlargen the previous character at the end of a line 312 - artificially enlargen the previous character at the end of a line
269 when trying to output a character that doesn't fit. looks ugly, but 313 when trying to output a character that doesn't fit. looks ugly, but
270 makes copy&paste work. 314 makes copy&paste work.
271 - remove bogus "setuid/setgid security issues" from rxvt.1.pod, they 315 - remove bogus "setuid/setgid security issues" from rxvt.1.pod, they
272 no longer apply. 316 no longer apply.
273 - the urgency hint is now cleared on both focus in and focus out. 317 - the urgency hint is now cleared on both focus in and focus out.
274 - cache urgency hint locally to avoid server rtt on every focus change. 318 - cache urgency hint locally to avoid server rtt on every focus change.
275 - perl 5.10 needs PERL_SYS_INIT3 on hppa. 319 - perl 5.10 needs PERL_SYS_INIT3 on hppa.
276 - ignore byte-order marks and do not treat them like combining characters. 320 - ignore byte-order marks and do not treat them like combining characters.
277 - fix build issue when CURSOR_BLINK is not defined (Emanuele Giaquinta). 321 - fix build issue when CURSOR_BLINK is not defined (Emanuele Giaquinta).
278 - do some µ-optimisations to the character fast path. 322 - do some µ-optimisations to the character fast path.
279 - use a less cunning, but more robust algorithm to avoid one terminal 323 - use a less cunning, but more robust algorithm to avoid one terminal
280 monopolising the whole process by outputting a lot of text. 324 monopolising the whole process by outputting a lot of text.
281 - try to work around linux first breaking sched_yield and now breaking 325 - try to work around linux first breaking sched_yield and now breaking
282 the only known workaround. 326 the only known workaround.
283 - new option -icon to set _NET_WM_ICON (based on patch by Frank Schmitt). 327 - new option -icon to set _NET_WM_ICON (based on patch by Frank Schmitt).
284 - initialise the as visual only on demand, instead of unconditionally, 328 - initialise the as visual only on demand, instead of unconditionally,
285 to save memory in the common case of not using visual gimmicks. 329 to save memory in the common case of not using visual gimmicks.
286 - try to work around bugs in a few wm's that erroneously resize 330 - try to work around bugs in a few wm's that erroneously resize
287 client windows on hint property updates by temporarily 331 client windows on hint property updates by temporarily
288 disabling size hints. 332 disabling size hints.
289 - implement the DECSTR soft reset sequence and use it for tput init, 333 - implement the DECSTR soft reset sequence and use it for tput init,
290 and make hard RIS and DECSTR both reset more private modes, such 334 and make hard RIS and DECSTR both reset more private modes, such
291 as mouse reporting. 335 as mouse reporting.
292 - redundantly clear mouse reporting and a few other states in 336 - redundantly clear mouse reporting and a few other states in
293 tput init/tput reset, for older urxvts. 337 tput init/tput reset, for older urxvts.
294 - partial/full clear screens did cause flickering and possibly pixel 338 - partial/full clear screens did cause flickering and possibly pixel
295 droppings when urxvt viewed the scrollback buffer. 339 droppings when urxvt viewed the scrollback buffer.
296 - use current rendition style in DCH sequence. 340 - use current rendition style in DCH sequence.
297 - the 132/80 mode switch no longer forces a screen reset. 341 - the 132/80 mode switch no longer forces a screen reset.
298 - add an osc sequence to change the border colour (Emanuele Giaquinta). 342 - add an osc sequence to change the border colour (Emanuele Giaquinta).
299 - new perl extension "overlay-osc", for status displays and the like. 343 - new perl extension "overlay-osc", for status displays and the like.
300 - fix some minor cursor drawing issues with overlays by allowing 344 - fix some minor cursor drawing issues with overlays by allowing
301 overlays to modify screen flags (to disable the cursor themselves). 345 overlays to modify screen flags (to disable the cursor themselves).
302 - work around programs not restoring rstyle before rmcup 346 - work around programs not restoring rstyle before rmcup
303 (analysed by Miroslav Lichvar). 347 (analysed by Miroslav Lichvar).
304 348
3059.05 Sun Jun 15 20:09:20 CEST 2008 3499.05 Sun Jun 15 20:09:20 CEST 2008
306 - new option --cd/chdir to set the starting working directory. 350 - new option --cd/chdir to set the starting working directory.
307 - tabbed extension now starts in the "correct" working directory. 351 - tabbed extension now starts in the "correct" working directory.
308 - work around fedora 9 providing isastream but not the relevant 352 - work around fedora 9 providing isastream but not the relevant
309 header file for it (report by Tuncer Ayaz). 353 header file for it (report by Tuncer Ayaz).
310 - upgrade libev, fixing a bug in the select backend. 354 - upgrade libev, fixing a bug in the select backend.
311 with more than 31 file descriptors on non-linux 64 bit systems. 355 with more than 31 file descriptors on non-linux 64 bit systems.
312 - correctly reset the multibyte state to the initial one 356 - correctly reset the multibyte state to the initial one
313 after EILSEQ (patch by Neil Booth). This fixes the 357 after EILSEQ (patch by Neil Booth). This fixes the
314 issue of rxvt-unicode not properly displaying text after an illegal 358 issue of rxvt-unicode not properly displaying text after an illegal
315 sequence on NetBSD and probably other systems. 359 sequence on NetBSD and probably other systems.
316 - more intelligent property handling with -pe tabbed, works around 360 - more intelligent property handling with -pe tabbed, works around
317 broken window managers (kwm et al.), saves bandwidth and should 361 broken window managers (kwm et al.), saves bandwidth and should
318 help working window managers as well. 362 help working window managers as well.
319 - made tabs moveable (based on a patch by Petr Machata). 363 - made tabs moveable (based on a patch by Petr Machata).
320 - implement ESC [ 3 K as a more rational alternative to ESC [ 0 K. 364 - implement ESC [ 3 K as a more rational alternative to ESC [ 0 K.
321 - support relative paths for RXVT_SOCKET in urxvtd. 365 - support relative paths for RXVT_SOCKET in urxvtd.
322 - the tabbed extension now blindly copies over all (rxvt-) resources 366 - the tabbed extension now blindly copies over all (rxvt-) resources
323 from the toplevel window to the children. 367 from the toplevel window to the children.
324 - better diagnostic on 0x0 window geometries. 368 - better diagnostic on 0x0 window geometries.
325 - update AnyEvent API to version 3.4 and above. 369 - update AnyEvent API to version 3.4 and above.
326 - document the default value of :0 for DISPLAY. 370 - document the default value of :0 for DISPLAY.
327 - rename perl method XChangeWindowProperty to XChangeProperty. 371 - rename perl method XChangeWindowProperty to XChangeProperty.
328 372
3299.02 Tue Jan 29 11:58:36 CET 2008 3739.02 Tue Jan 29 11:58:36 CET 2008
330 - the "exg makes everybody happy" release. 374 - the "exg makes everybody happy" release.
331 - fix build with !xft. 375 - fix build with !xft.
332 - always compile in plain style scrollbar (simplifies code and looks great). 376 - always compile in plain style scrollbar (simplifies code and looks great).
333 377
3349.01 Sat Jan 26 20:49:27 CET 2008 3789.01 Sat Jan 26 20:49:27 CET 2008
335 - be more aggressive about handling X events, this seems to be required 379 - be more aggressive about handling X events, this seems to be required
336 with newer xlibs (should fix the "screen stays black until event is 380 with newer xlibs (should fix the "screen stays black until event is
337 received" problem, again :) 381 received" problem, again :)
338 - add buffered resource to control xft double-buffering. 382 - add buffered resource to control xft double-buffering.
339 383
3409.0 Fri Jan 25 19:34:04 CET 2008 3849.0 Fri Jan 25 19:34:04 CET 2008
341 - fix a crash bug where urxvtd would crash when urxvtc was called 385 - fix a crash bug where urxvtd would crash when urxvtc was called
342 with wrong arguments (I wish debian maintainers in general would 386 with wrong arguments (I wish debian maintainers in general would
343 report bugs and their proposed fixes to the original package maintainers 387 report bugs and their proposed fixes to the original package maintainers
344 instead of sitting on them for good measure to see if anybody notices). 388 instead of sitting on them for good measure to see if anybody notices).
345 - drawing xft compose characters was causing garbage to be drawn. 389 - drawing xft compose characters was causing garbage to be drawn.
346 - correctly clear xft character background in all cases. 390 - correctly clear xft character background in all cases.
347 - implement bracketed paste mode (xterm private mode 2004). 391 - implement bracketed paste mode (xterm private mode 2004).
348 - improve documentation on alpha channel handling, make urxvt 392 - improve documentation on alpha channel handling, make urxvt
349 work better on servers lacking the RENDER extension when alpha 393 work better on servers lacking the RENDER extension when alpha
350 channels or background images are used. 394 channels or background images are used.
351 - check for refresh after initialising to avoid staying blank 395 - check for refresh after initialising to avoid staying blank
352 till the first event arrives. or so. 396 till the first event arrives. or so.
353 - the FORCE_UNBUFFERED_XFT feature macro works again. 397 - the FORCE_UNBUFFERED_XFT feature macro works again.
354 - continuously update transparency while moving/resizing now. 398 - continuously update transparency while moving/resizing now.
355 - OSC 39/49 are deprecated and aliased to OSC 10/11. 399 - OSC 39/49 are deprecated and aliased to OSC 10/11.
356 - cub1 now acts as advertised (and ignores the "wrapped" state). 400 - cub1 now acts as advertised (and ignores the "wrapped" state).
357 - the 132/80 mode switch now forces a height of 24, too, and 401 - the 132/80 mode switch now forces a height of 24, too, and
358 resets the terminal. 402 resets the terminal.
359 - scrollbar code cleanups. 403 - scrollbar code cleanups.
360 - stopping children is no longer confused with children exiting. 404 - stopping children is no longer confused with children exiting.
361 - removed (undocumented) #aarrggbb format. 405 - removed (undocumented) #aarrggbb format.
362 - updated to libev 3.0. 406 - updated to libev 3.0.
363 407
3648.9 Mon Dec 24 07:51:40 CET 2007 4088.9 Mon Dec 24 07:51:40 CET 2007
365 - fix the issue where urxvtd would not immediately close a window 409 - fix the issue where urxvtd would not immediately close a window
366 when the command exited but only on the next X event. 410 when the command exited but only on the next X event.
367 - changed terminfo file not to use application keypad mode. 411 - changed terminfo file not to use application keypad mode.
368 - fix the issue where making a selection in one urxvtd window 412 - fix the issue where making a selection in one urxvtd window
369 would not clear it visually in another. 413 would not clear it visually in another.
370 - fix an issue of urxvt not getting background pixmap updates 414 - fix an issue of urxvt not getting background pixmap updates
371 and flickering after bg pixmap changes (reported by Mikachu). 415 and flickering after bg pixmap changes (reported by Mikachu).
372 - fix redraw bug in xterm scrollbar with -sr (reported by Mikachu). 416 - fix redraw bug in xterm scrollbar with -sr (reported by Mikachu).
373 - correctly provide dependencies for libev (µikachu). 417 - correctly provide dependencies for libev (µikachu).
374 - minor code reorganisations and cleanups. 418 - minor code reorganisations and cleanups.
375 - be more robust in case the urxvt-popup extension cannot be loaded. 419 - be more robust in case the urxvt-popup extension cannot be loaded.
376 420
3778.8 Sat Dec 15 19:40:39 CET 2007 4218.8 Sat Dec 15 19:40:39 CET 2007
378 - option -C was aliased to all unsupported options, activating 422 - option -C was aliased to all unsupported options, activating
379 options that shouldn't be compiled in, leading to interesting 423 options that shouldn't be compiled in, leading to interesting
380 effects. 424 effects.
381 - updated libev, working around a bug in linux 2.4, curing the 425 - updated libev, working around a bug in linux 2.4, curing the
382 symptom of urxvt not closing its window on shell exit. also 426 symptom of urxvt not closing its window on shell exit. also
383 fixes a problem with urxvt not refreshing. 427 fixes a problem with urxvt not refreshing.
384 - the text blink callback was called even when no blinking 428 - the text blink callback was called even when no blinking
385 text was visible. 429 text was visible.
386 - pre-8.4 slipwheeling behaviour has been reinstated, with 430 - pre-8.4 slipwheeling behaviour has been reinstated, with
387 some minor improvements. 431 some minor improvements.
388 - streamlined x events processing to only flush once per 432 - streamlined x events processing to only flush once per
389 display and not once per terminal window. 433 display and not once per terminal window.
390 - quite a bit of minor code cleanups and codesize optimisations. 434 - quite a bit of minor code cleanups and codesize optimisations.
391 435
3928.7 Sun Nov 25 10:23:49 CET 2007 4368.7 Sun Nov 25 10:23:49 CET 2007
393 - update libev with an important bugfix that would cause crashes 437 - update libev with an important bugfix that would cause crashes
394 when closing windows (when using rxvtd, and update is recommended). 438 when closing windows (when using rxvtd, and update is recommended).
395 - do not compile in the block builtin graphics with --disable-frills. 439 - do not compile in the block builtin graphics with --disable-frills.
396 440
3978.6 Fri Nov 23 14:10:57 CET 2007 4418.6 Fri Nov 23 14:10:57 CET 2007
398 - upgrade libev to disable kqueue on anything but netbsd as it 442 - upgrade libev to disable kqueue on anything but netbsd as it
399 seems to be broken everywhere else w.r.t. ptys. 443 seems to be broken everywhere else w.r.t. ptys.
400 - allow for spurious event notifications, as at least epoll and 444 - allow for spurious event notifications, as at least epoll and
401 especially solaris ports like to lie about them (symptoms: 445 especially solaris ports like to lie about them (symptoms:
402 urxvt "hangs" until there is some x11 related activity). 446 urxvt "hangs" until there is some x11 related activity).
403 - -keysym command line options are now subjected to xlib parsing. 447 - -keysym command line options are now subjected to xlib parsing.
404 - add 'xrm' option analogous to Xt one. 448 - add 'xrm' option analogous to Xt one.
405 449
4068.5a Wed Nov 21 10:16:33 CET 2007 4508.5a Wed Nov 21 10:16:33 CET 2007
407 - make it compile with --disable-transparency. 451 - make it compile with --disable-transparency.
408 452
4098.5 Wed Nov 21 05:19:20 CET 2007 4538.5 Wed Nov 21 05:19:20 CET 2007
410 - expect major portability issues in this release: please test and report. 454 - expect major portability issues in this release: please test and report.
411 - converted from the veritable io manager event loop to 455 - converted from the veritable io manager event loop to
412 the high performance libev (http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/libev). 456 the high performance libev (http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/libev).
413 - minor tuning to the perl selection (include single words and more quoting chars). 457 - minor tuning to the perl selection (include single words and more quoting chars).
414 - fix memory leak in pixmap code. 458 - fix memory leak in pixmap code.
415 - fix a serious bug while setting the XIM destroy callback 459 - fix a serious bug while setting the XIM destroy callback
416 on (typical) 64 bit systems. 460 on (typical) 64 bit systems.
417 - automove-background functionality re-implemented internally using :root op in pixmap 461 - automove-background functionality re-implemented internally using :root op in pixmap
418 geometry string. For example: rxvt -pixmap "image.jpg;:root" 462 geometry string. For example: rxvt -pixmap "image.jpg;:root"
419 - do not link rxvtc against every lib on the planet anymore. 463 - do not link rxvtc against every lib on the planet anymore.
420 - parallel builds should work once more. 464 - parallel builds should work once more.
421 465
4228.4 Sat Oct 27 14:02:13 CEST 2007 4668.4 Sat Oct 27 14:02:13 CEST 2007
423 - overhaul of the transparency/pixmap code (sasha). 467 - overhaul of the transparency/pixmap code (sasha).
424 - fix possible race between visual bell and poweron. 468 - fix possible race between visual bell and poweron.
425 (reported by Martin von Gagern, gentoo?). 469 (reported by Martin von Gagern, gentoo?).
426 - urxvt -e no longer crashes the child. 470 - urxvt -e no longer crashes the child.
427 - fixed some minor memleaks on incorrect usage or 471 - fixed some minor memleaks on incorrect usage or
428 missing DISPLAY. 472 missing DISPLAY.
429 - implement xterm 1002/1003 mouse tracking modes (exg). 473 - implement xterm 1002/1003 mouse tracking modes (exg).
430 - source code organisational cleanups (exg). 474 - source code organisational cleanups (exg).
431 - updated io_manager. 475 - updated io_manager.
432 476
4338.3 Wed Aug 1 20:21:31 CEST 2007 4778.3 Wed Aug 1 20:21:31 CEST 2007
434 - new option: skipScroll/-ss, enabled by default. 478 - new option: skipScroll/-ss, enabled by default.
435 - go with the times and expect x11 library files in /usr/lib, not 479 - go with the times and expect x11 library files in /usr/lib, not
436 /usr/X11R6/lib. 480 /usr/X11R6/lib.
437 - initial transparency improvement/afterimage support 481 - initial transparency improvement/afterimage support
438 patch by Sasha Vasko. 482 patch by Sasha Vasko.
439 - add urgentOnBell resource to set the urgency hint 483 - add urgentOnBell resource to set the urgency hint
440 (patch by Philip Paeps). 484 (patch by Philip Paeps).
441 - do not process focus events caused by grabs 485 - do not process focus events caused by grabs
442 (patch by Mikachu). 486 (patch by Mikachu).
443 - add iso14755_52 resource to disable iso14755 5.2 (exg). 487 - add iso14755_52 resource to disable iso14755 5.2 (exg).
444 - add binding for backspace in iso14755 5.1 to remove the last 488 - add binding for backspace in iso14755 5.1 to remove the last
445 digit (exg). 489 digit (exg).
446 - better option handling, support more than 30 options (exg). 490 - better option handling, support more than 30 options (exg).
447 - nuke reconf script, serves no purpose anymore. 491 - nuke reconf script, serves no purpose anymore.
448 - fixed and documented matcher/on_user_command processing in matcher 492 - fixed and documented matcher/on_user_command processing in matcher
449 extension (tpope). 493 extension (tpope).
450 - compile out of the box on Solaris 10 (exg). 494 - compile out of the box on Solaris 10 (exg).
451 - fix MappingNotify events (reported by Stephan Walter). 495 - fix MappingNotify events (reported by Stephan Walter).
452 - zero-initialise mwmhints, this seems to solve all sorts of minor 496 - zero-initialise mwmhints, this seems to solve all sorts of minor
453 problems. 497 problems.
454 498
4558.2 Sat Feb 17 21:35:28 CET 2007 4998.2 Sat Feb 17 21:35:28 CET 2007
456 - fix make depend in src/, reported by exg. 500 - fix make depend in src/, reported by exg.
457 - fixed typo in urxvt::GET_CUSTOM, causing the result to be wrong. 501 - fixed typo in urxvt::GET_CUSTOM, causing the result to be wrong.
458 (patch by Sergey Vlasov). 502 (patch by Sergey Vlasov).
459 - unbundled iom perl interface somewhat. 503 - unbundled iom perl interface somewhat.
460 - scrollbar-xterm now uses the selected scrollColor instead of fg 504 - scrollbar-xterm now uses the selected scrollColor instead of fg
461 (found by Aiviru). 505 (found by Aiviru).
462 - disabled linux kernel bug workaround again: disabling it gives 506 - disabled linux kernel bug workaround again: disabling it gives
463 a 50% speed hit on affected machines, while enabling it gives 507 a 50% speed hit on affected machines, while enabling it gives
464 a similar speed hit to screen, which is likely the more common 508 a similar speed hit to screen, which is likely the more common
465 case to work around for :/ 509 case to work around for :/
466 - urxvt::rend2mask perl function, and utilization of it by matcher 510 - urxvt::rend2mask perl function, and utilization of it by matcher
467 (patch by Moshe Kamensky). 511 (patch by Moshe Kamensky).
468 - use perl:matcher on a keysym to open most recently displayed URL. 512 - use perl:matcher on a keysym to open most recently displayed URL.
469 - with matcher, when multiple patterns match, last wins, not first. 513 - with matcher, when multiple patterns match, last wins, not first.
470 - fix make and make install with srcdir != builddir (exg). 514 - fix make and make install with srcdir != builddir (exg).
471 - updated bundled libptytty to fix a bug where the tty would be kept 515 - updated bundled libptytty to fix a bug where the tty would be kept
472 open (see the libptytty ChangeLog for details). 516 open (see the libptytty ChangeLog for details).
473 - delay setting the IUTF8 flag to after the tty settings have been 517 - delay setting the IUTF8 flag to after the tty settings have been
474 set so its value does not get lost (reported and analysed by Andrei 518 set so its value does not get lost (reported and analysed by Andrei
475 Paskevich). 519 Paskevich).
476 - rip out support for obsolete sgtty.h interface. 520 - rip out support for obsolete sgtty.h interface.
477 - rip out support for non-POSIX termios variants. 521 - rip out support for non-POSIX termios variants.
478 - update libptytty. 522 - update libptytty.
479 - update iom.C, make it call ptytty::sanitise_stdfd on init. 523 - update iom.C, make it call ptytty::sanitise_stdfd on init.
480 - when !XFT, change rounding of colours to use a less correct formula to 524 - when !XFT, change rounding of colours to use a less correct formula to
481 meet user expectancies (#aaa becomes #a000a000a000 not #9f9f9f9f9f9f). 525 meet user expectancies (#aaa becomes #a000a000a000 not #9f9f9f9f9f9f).
482 - change the starting offset of the pixmap set with backgroundPixmap 526 - change the starting offset of the pixmap set with backgroundPixmap
483 from (50,50) to (0,0) (exg). 527 from (50,50) to (0,0) (exg).
484 - fix a typo in button_release, now meta-button2 request the value of 528 - fix a typo in button_release, now meta-button2 request the value of
485 the Clipboard selection as it should (patch by Serge Koksharov). 529 the Clipboard selection as it should (patch by Serge Koksharov).
486 - fix a bug in drawing a cell with a nonspacing char when using an xft 530 - fix a bug in drawing a cell with a nonspacing char when using an xft
487 font with inheritPixmap and tintColor (exg). 531 font with inheritPixmap and tintColor (exg).
488 532
4898.1 Thu Dec 7 22:27:25 CET 2006 5338.1 Thu Dec 7 22:27:25 CET 2006
490 - ケリスマスプレゼント - zomg!!1, it's too early!!! 534 - ケリスマスプレゼント - zomg!!1, it's too early!!!
491 - fix the assumption that chars < 256 are single-width. Now 535 - fix the assumption that chars < 256 are single-width. Now
492 only assume this for codepoints 32 to 126 (reported by Dai.H.). 536 only assume this for codepoints 32 to 126 (reported by Dai.H.).
493 - $term->strwidth returned wide chars as width 1, because some jerk 537 - $term->strwidth returned wide chars as width 1, because some jerk
494 confused min and max. Fixing this also fixes xim-onthespot. 538 confused min and max. Fixing this also fixes xim-onthespot.
495 Reported by Takano Akio. 539 Reported by Takano Akio.
496 - secondaryScroll is now enabled by default (as per the manpage), 540 - secondaryScroll is now enabled by default (as per the manpage),
497 reported by exg. 541 reported by exg.
498 - correct the description of [percent]color rgba format in the manpage. 542 - correct the description of [percent]color rgba format in the manpage.
499 - incorporated macosx-clipboard extension by Samuel Ljungkvist. 543 - incorporated macosx-clipboard extension by Samuel Ljungkvist.
500 - ignore (some) useless focus events (reported by mmc). 544 - ignore (some) useless focus events (reported by mmc).
501 - updated compose table to unicode 5.0.0. 545 - updated compose table to unicode 5.0.0.
502 546
5038.0 Thu Nov 2 18:35:19 CET 2006 5478.0 Thu Nov 2 18:35:19 CET 2006
504 - combining characters cleared the area instead of creating an overlay, 548 - combining characters cleared the area instead of creating an overlay,
505 thus losing the ability to draw combining characters properly in most 549 thus losing the ability to draw combining characters properly in most
506 circumstances (reported by exg). 550 circumstances (reported by exg).
507 - specified fonts were incorrectly morphed to bold/italic according to the 551 - specified fonts were incorrectly morphed to bold/italic according to the
508 basefont, even if explicitly specified (tracked down by tpope). 552 basefont, even if explicitly specified (tracked down by tpope).
509 - fixed urxvt::strwidth to calculate width in the same way as screen.C. 553 - fixed urxvt::strwidth to calculate width in the same way as screen.C.
510 - fix a crash caused by passing negative widths to overlay functions. 554 - fix a crash caused by passing negative widths to overlay functions.
511 - added 'matcher' extension by tpope, replacing the mark-urls extension. 555 - added 'matcher' extension by tpope, replacing the mark-urls extension.
512 - improve url regex to match anything www.* (tpope). 556 - improve url regex to match anything www.* (tpope).
513 - fixed bug with outline cursor color being wrong after xft fonts. 557 - fixed bug with outline cursor color being wrong after xft fonts.
514 - update to libptytty-1.0. 558 - update to libptytty-1.0.
515 - give proper diagnostic when RXVT_SOCKET is too long instead of 559 - give proper diagnostic when RXVT_SOCKET is too long instead of
516 corrupting the stack (patch by exg). 560 corrupting the stack (patch by exg).
517 - display current terminal locale in option menu. 561 - display current terminal locale in option menu.
518 - urxvtd no longer crashes when the client sends an inaccessible 562 - urxvtd no longer crashes when the client sends an inaccessible
519 working directory (reported by Roland Baer, possibly fixes gentoo 563 working directory (reported by Roland Baer, possibly fixes gentoo
520 bug #143985). 564 bug #143985).
521 - fixed many minor issues reported by Roland Baer. 565 - fixed many minor issues reported by Roland Baer.
522 - Leonid Khramov spotted a minor glitch in rxvtfont.C that 566 - Leonid Khramov spotted a minor glitch in rxvtfont.C that
523 should not have any consequences, but was buggy nonetheless. 567 should not have any consequences, but was buggy nonetheless.
524 - manpage fix by exg. 568 - manpage fix by exg.
525 569
5267.9 Mon Aug 7 18:16:07 CEST 2006 5707.9 Mon Aug 7 18:16:07 CEST 2006
527 - fix the crashing bug people encountered with 7.8 + urxvtd + perl 571 - fix the crashing bug people encountered with 7.8 + urxvtd + perl
528 + transparency. Ought to fix debian bug #380348. 572 + transparency. Ought to fix debian bug #380348.
529 - fix urxvtc.1.pod: it actually claimed -pty-fd would not work. But 573 - fix urxvtc.1.pod: it actually claimed -pty-fd would not work. But
530 it does! :-> 574 it does! :->
531 - rxvt_fatal() in case the locale string is too long for our static buffer. 575 - rxvt_fatal() in case the locale string is too long for our static buffer.
532 - fixed many, many, typos in the manpages (patch supplied by ves). 576 - fixed many, many, typos in the manpages (patch supplied by ves).
533 577
5347.8 Mon Jul 17 21:00:46 CEST 2006 5787.8 Mon Jul 17 21:00:46 CEST 2006
535 - INCOMPATIBLE CHANGE: this version will always read ~/.Xdefaults, 579 - INCOMPATIBLE CHANGE: this version will always read ~/.Xdefaults,
536 earlier versions only read it if display-resources (usually from 580 earlier versions only read it if display-resources (usually from
537 .Xresources) are not set. This avoids the #1 FAQ ("why isn't my 581 .Xresources) are not set. This avoids the #1 FAQ ("why isn't my
538 resource used") and seems to be logical behaviour, too. .Xdefaults 582 resource used") and seems to be logical behaviour, too. .Xdefaults
539 resources have a lower priority than display-specific resources. 583 resources have a lower priority than display-specific resources.
540 - add "kuake" perl extension that does a similar thing to the kuake 584 - add "kuake" perl extension that does a similar thing to the kuake
541 terminal emulator (see man urxvtperl). 585 terminal emulator (see man urxvtperl).
542 - use less "correct" color scaling that is compatible with libX11 and 586 - use less "correct" color scaling that is compatible with libX11 and
543 Xft (avoids off-by-one colors resulting in striped backgrounds). 587 Xft (avoids off-by-one colors resulting in striped backgrounds).
544 - the "depth" resource is now respected. 588 - the "depth" resource is now respected.
545 - preset the searchable-scrollback pattern with "(?i)" to default search 589 - preset the searchable-scrollback pattern with "(?i)" to default search
546 to case-insensitivity. Will automatically be cleared when typing an 590 to case-insensitivity. Will automatically be cleared when typing an
547 uppercase character. 591 uppercase character.
548 - add FORCE_UNBUFFERED_XFT define to features.h. 592 - add FORCE_UNBUFFERED_XFT define to features.h.
549 - re-enabled highlightcolor support with --enable-frills, based on 593 - re-enabled highlightcolor support with --enable-frills, based on
550 a patch by Martin Stubenschrott. 594 a patch by Martin Stubenschrott.
551 - double-buffered xft drawing did suffer from pixel offset issues 595 - double-buffered xft drawing did suffer from pixel offset issues
552 when pixmap transparency was enabled. 596 when pixmap transparency was enabled.
553 - strategically add # to the url-match regexes, as we really want to 597 - strategically add # to the url-match regexes, as we really want to
554 match common URIs not common URLs. Reported by Aaron Griffin. 598 match common URIs not common URLs. Reported by Aaron Griffin.
555 - moved on_osc_seq to on_osc_seq_perl and added a more 599 - moved on_osc_seq to on_osc_seq_perl and added a more
556 generic osc_seq. 600 generic osc_seq.
557 - fix a bug causing double callback invocations when perl hooks 601 - fix a bug causing double callback invocations when perl hooks
558 were invoked recursively. 602 were invoked recursively.
559 - the automove-background extension now properly works when the 603 - the automove-background extension now properly works when the
560 pixmap gets reset with an osc sequence (sqweek). 604 pixmap gets reset with an osc sequence (sqweek).
561 - selection-pastebin did not work properly with non-latin1-characters. 605 - selection-pastebin did not work properly with non-latin1-characters.
562 - apply colorUL only when the text colour is the default fg 606 - apply colorUL only when the text colour is the default fg
563 (patch by Wu Fengguang). 607 (patch by Wu Fengguang).
564 - removed rxvtlib.h from the tarball, it had no reason to be there 608 - removed rxvtlib.h from the tarball, it had no reason to be there
565 (spotted by Decklin Foster). 609 (spotted by Decklin Foster).
566 - fix compiling with TRANSPARENT but !XPM_BACKGROUND, as reported 610 - fix compiling with TRANSPARENT but !XPM_BACKGROUND, as reported
567 by omatunto_. 611 by omatunto_.
568 - slap in a using namespace std, might help on platforms that don't 612 - slap in a using namespace std, might help on platforms that don't
569 follow C++ closely enough. 613 follow C++ closely enough.
570 - fix mailto url regex, spotted within milliseconds by Jost Krieger. 614 - fix mailto url regex, spotted within milliseconds by Jost Krieger.
571 - applied fade_color_update_func.patch by WU Fengguang. 615 - applied fade_color_update_func.patch by WU Fengguang.
572 - fix a bug where (due to an optimisation in av_delete), hiding the 616 - fix a bug where (due to an optimisation in av_delete), hiding the
573 bottom-most overlay would hide two overlays. 617 bottom-most overlay would hide two overlays.
574 618
5757.7 Tue Feb 21 12:32:49 CET 2006 6197.7 Tue Feb 21 12:32:49 CET 2006
576 - use double-buffered drawing (xft fonts only). On many driver/hardware 620 - use double-buffered drawing (xft fonts only). On many driver/hardware
577 combination this actually increases xft drawing speed, at the expense 621 combination this actually increases xft drawing speed, at the expense
578 of more network bandwidth and slight nausea on the side of the author. 622 of more network bandwidth and slight nausea on the side of the author.
579 - readline perl extension now requires shift-click instead of a normal 623 - readline perl extension now requires shift-click instead of a normal
580 click, and eats the click. 624 click, and eats the click.
581 - tabbed perl extension now supports -e. 625 - tabbed perl extension now supports -e.
582 - disabled graphics-exposures on the main drawing GC, report any 626 - disabled graphics-exposures on the main drawing GC, report any
583 refresh bugs please. 627 refresh bugs please.
584 - improve property handling for -pe tabbed: avoid unnecessary property 628 - improve property handling for -pe tabbed: avoid unnecessary property
585 changes (for kde's benefit) at the expense of extra round-trips, 629 changes (for kde's benefit) at the expense of extra round-trips,
586 improve size hint setting. 630 improve size hint setting.
587 - modified XIM according to a patch sent by Takano Akio that sets 631 - modified XIM according to a patch sent by Takano Akio that sets
588 the preedit rectangle for OverTheSpot, which helps some input methods 632 the preedit rectangle for OverTheSpot, which helps some input methods
589 to correctly position their preedit window. 633 to correctly position their preedit window.
590 - un-optimise the line clearing on newly scrolled-in lines a bit: the 634 - un-optimise the line clearing on newly scrolled-in lines a bit: the
591 former reasoning was that any fg colour on default bg looks the same 635 former reasoning was that any fg colour on default bg looks the same
592 in empty spaces, but that's not true when reversing (e.g. selection), 636 in empty spaces, but that's not true when reversing (e.g. selection),
593 so also check for matching fg colours. This fixes the problem where 637 so also check for matching fg colours. This fixes the problem where
594 selecting newly scrolled-in lines would exhibit wrong colours. 638 selecting newly scrolled-in lines would exhibit wrong colours.
595 - fix a bug in the perl interface causing focus in events to generate 639 - fix a bug in the perl interface causing focus in events to generate
596 focus out perl events, causing bad focus effects with -pe tabbed. 640 focus out perl events, causing bad focus effects with -pe tabbed.
597 - fix a race resulting in a crash on exiting. 641 - fix a race resulting in a crash on exiting.
598 - fix a with --disable-xft that caused xfreecolors to be called on 642 - fix a with --disable-xft that caused xfreecolors to be called on
599 colors never allocated, resulting in aborts (reported by Paco-Paco). 643 colors never allocated, resulting in aborts (reported by Paco-Paco).
600 - resources on non-initial screens weren't refetched correctly 644 - resources on non-initial screens weren't refetched correctly
601 (reported by Paco-Paco). 645 (reported by Paco-Paco).
602 - fix a bug in xcopyarea pass and _disable_ it, as it seems not to be 646 - fix a bug in xcopyarea pass and _disable_ it, as it seems not to be
603 working in either rxvt-unicode nor in the original rxvt. 647 working in either rxvt-unicode nor in the original rxvt.
604 - removed undocumented -exec alias for the -e option. 648 - removed undocumented -exec alias for the -e option.
605 649
6067.6 Fri Feb 10 08:52:36 CET 2006 6507.6 Fri Feb 10 08:52:36 CET 2006
607 - changed interpretation of [alpha] colour prefix. 651 - changed interpretation of [alpha] colour prefix.
608 - +option now really sets the option to default, instead of using the 652 - +option now really sets the option to default, instead of using the
609 resource value. 653 resource value.
610 - options that require an argument now really _require_ an argument. 654 - options that require an argument now really _require_ an argument.
611 - the tabbed extension now forwards focus and key events to the 655 - the tabbed extension now forwards focus and key events to the
612 relevant tab window. 656 relevant tab window.
613 - tab colours are now configurable and have sensible defaults 657 - tab colours are now configurable and have sensible defaults
614 (initial patch by hednod). 658 (initial patch by hednod).
615 - option menu is extendable, readline, selection and 659 - option menu is extendable, readline, selection and
616 selection-autotransform can now be disabled/enabled at runtime. 660 selection-autotransform can now be disabled/enabled at runtime.
617 - forcing a configure event to tabbed subwindows with -pe tabbed, for 661 - forcing a configure event to tabbed subwindows with -pe tabbed, for
618 the benefit of automove-background. 662 the benefit of automove-background.
619 - the automove-background extension added a wrong constant offset. 663 - the automove-background extension added a wrong constant offset.
620 - force refresh of XA_RESOURCE_STRING on virtual reconnect. 664 - force refresh of XA_RESOURCE_STRING on virtual reconnect.
621 - return exit status 2 in urxvtc when urxvtd couldn't be contacted. 665 - return exit status 2 in urxvtc when urxvtd couldn't be contacted.
622 - the linux yield hack is back, now using usleep, and enabled only on 666 - the linux yield hack is back, now using usleep, and enabled only on
623 __linux__. 667 __linux__.
624 - further round trip eliminations in the !XFT case by remembering 668 - further round trip eliminations in the !XFT case by remembering
625 the colour components. 669 the colour components.
626 - plain scrollbar works better with -sr. 670 - plain scrollbar works better with -sr.
627 - fixed half-shadow scrollbar look. 671 - fixed half-shadow scrollbar look.
628 - more colour rtt optimisations. 672 - more colour rtt optimisations.
629 - properly(?) free colours on window close. 673 - properly(?) free colours on window close.
630 - reorganised the FAQ into multiple sections. 674 - reorganised the FAQ into multiple sections.
631 - add ISO646.1991-IRV to the list of supported codesets. 675 - add ISO646.1991-IRV to the list of supported codesets.
632 - minor libptytty update. 676 - minor libptytty update.
633 677
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635 - further improvements to the careful mode detection, and font width 679 - further improvements to the careful mode detection, and font width
636 detection: 680 detection:
637 - fully double-wide fonts will now be correctly treated, 681 - fully double-wide fonts will now be correctly treated,
638 - overlap detection was improved. 682 - overlap detection was improved.
639 - detect totally broken fonts (usually synthesized by xft). 683 - detect totally broken fonts (usually synthesized by xft).
640 - careful mode forced refresh sometimes clashed with blinking, 684 - careful mode forced refresh sometimes clashed with blinking,
641 causing unnecessary screen redraws. 685 causing unnecessary screen redraws.
642 - better handling of XFT combining characters. 686 - better handling of XFT combining characters.
643 - enable antialiasing for some replacement fonts, as they 687 - enable antialiasing for some replacement fonts, as they
644 might get used for other encodings which really need it, later. 688 might get used for other encodings which really need it, later.
645 - remove spacing=100 from all default fonts, as this creates totally 689 - remove spacing=100 from all default fonts, as this creates totally
646 weird spacing (5 times normal) with xft. 690 weird spacing (5 times normal) with xft.
647 - removed iso10646 fallback, as xorgs iso10646 encoded fonts are mostly 691 - removed iso10646 fallback, as xorgs iso10646 encoded fonts are mostly
648 broken. 692 broken.
649 - removed gnu unifont fallback, all combining characters are broken. 693 - removed gnu unifont fallback, all combining characters are broken.
650 - replace named colours by xorg's rgb.txt equivalents, to 694 - replace named colours by xorg's rgb.txt equivalents, to
651 reduce round trip time on startup, and short-cut allocation 695 reduce round trip time on startup, and short-cut allocation
652 of rgb:rr/gg/bb for xft. 696 of rgb:rr/gg/bb for xft.
653 - short-cut allocation of rgb values in the xlib case 697 - short-cut allocation of rgb values in the xlib case
654 (patch by Paco-Paco). 698 (patch by Paco-Paco).
655 - overhauled color management: smaller codesize, alpha support. 699 - overhauled color management: smaller codesize, alpha support.
656 - support "rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa" color specifications and 700 - support "rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa" color specifications and
657 an "[alpha]" prefix. 701 an "[alpha]" prefix.
658 - try to work around Xft and Xrender forcing everything to be 100% 702 - try to work around Xft and Xrender forcing everything to be 100%
659 transparent. Long Live Xft! 703 transparent. Long Live Xft!
660 - do not include X11/Intrinsic.h anymore, directly use 704 - do not include X11/Intrinsic.h anymore, directly use
661 Xlib/Xutil/Xresource directly. 705 Xlib/Xutil/Xresource directly.
662 - try to find a nearest matching color when color allocation fails 706 - try to find a nearest matching color when color allocation fails
663 on a pseudocolor screen. 707 on a pseudocolor screen.
664 - SYNCCVS: compared to rxvt-cvs 2006-01-28, no relevant changes. 708 - SYNCCVS: compared to rxvt-cvs 2006-01-28, no relevant changes.
665 - fix version report (DA) (which was unfortunately broken). 709 - fix version report (DA) (which was unfortunately broken).
666 - changed version number report again, now to emulate xterm closer. 710 - changed version number report again, now to emulate xterm closer.
667 - added the OSC sequence 702 to detect the urxvt version number. 711 - added the OSC sequence 702 to detect the urxvt version number.
668 - small configure updates. 712 - small configure updates.
669 - further RTT optimisations. 713 - further RTT optimisations.
670 - backported clean-up patches for makefiles and documentation from 714 - backported clean-up patches for makefiles and documentation from
671 the debian package. 715 the debian package.
672 - updated doc/rxvt-unicode.spec file. It's still not maintained here, 716 - updated doc/rxvt-unicode.spec file. It's still not maintained here,
673 but much newer than the old one. 717 but much newer than the old one.
674 718
6757.4 Sat Jan 28 15:26:27 CET 2006 7197.4 Sat Jan 28 15:26:27 CET 2006
676 - screen background wasn't always erased properly when scrolling, 720 - screen background wasn't always erased properly when scrolling,
677 - re-enabled clearing optimisation disabled in 7.4pre. 721 - re-enabled clearing optimisation disabled in 7.4pre.
678 - small configure updates for libptytty. 722 - small configure updates for libptytty.
679 - fixed version options: line output. 723 - fixed version options: line output.
680 - removed stoopid debugging message left in the code. 724 - removed stoopid debugging message left in the code.
681 725
6827.3 Wed Jan 25 22:47:35 CET 2006 7267.3 Wed Jan 25 22:47:35 CET 2006
683 - don't let iso14755 or mouse reporting get into the way of perl 727 - don't let iso14755 or mouse reporting get into the way of perl
684 (could lead to global grabs never being cleared). 728 (could lead to global grabs never being cleared).
685 - experimental OnTheSpot editing support (-pe xim-onthespot). 729 - experimental OnTheSpot editing support (-pe xim-onthespot).
686 - moved Shift-Button2 paste combination to Meta-Button2. 730 - moved Shift-Button2 paste combination to Meta-Button2.
687 - the cutchars resource will now be respected and used by the 731 - the cutchars resource will now be respected and used by the
688 selection extension. 732 selection extension.
689 - added the "remote-clipboard" extension which just runs external 733 - added the "remote-clipboard" extension which just runs external
690 commands to fetch and store the selection data. 734 commands to fetch and store the selection data.
691 - added -depth switch that tries to get a different visual depth 735 - added -depth switch that tries to get a different visual depth
692 than the default (replaces the old PREFER_24_BIT logic). 736 than the default (replaces the old PREFER_24_BIT logic).
693 - removed (unused) arabic presentation form composing sequences. 737 - removed (unused) arabic presentation form composing sequences.
694 - be more strict when deciding that a core font glyph is too wide and 738 - be more strict when deciding that a core font glyph is too wide and
695 needs the careful rendering mode. 739 needs the careful rendering mode.
696 - allow more leeway for italic fonts when deciding that a character is 740 - allow more leeway for italic fonts when deciding that a character is
697 too wide and needs careful mode. 741 too wide and needs careful mode.
698 - redraw even more characters around characters using careful mode. 742 - redraw even more characters around characters using careful mode.
699 - made selection-pastebin fully asynchronous. 743 - made selection-pastebin fully asynchronous.
700 - reduced number of server turnarounds at startup by allocating 744 - reduced number of server turnarounds at startup by allocating
701 atoms only once per display. 745 atoms only once per display.
702 - renamed on_keyboard_command to on_user_command. 746 - renamed on_keyboard_command to on_user_command.
703 - changed version sos (ESC [ > c) response to be more compatible with 747 - changed version sos (ESC [ > c) response to be more compatible with
704 xterm. 748 xterm.
705 749
7067.2 Sun Jan 22 21:58:16 CET 2006 7507.2 Sun Jan 22 21:58:16 CET 2006
707 - bugfix: urxvt (not urxvtd) did not correctly handle multiple 751 - bugfix: urxvt (not urxvtd) did not correctly handle multiple
708 environments necessary, which resulted in segfaults within 752 environments necessary, which resulted in segfaults within
709 getenv (reproducible: urxvt -fn 9x15, open a menu once, 753 getenv (reproducible: urxvt -fn 9x15, open a menu once,
710 ctrl-shift-672c). 754 ctrl-shift-672c).
711 - bugfix: the selection speedup in in 7.1 unfortunately caused 755 - bugfix: the selection speedup in in 7.1 unfortunately caused
712 non-ascii characters to enlarge/move the selection. 756 non-ascii characters to enlarge/move the selection.
713 - bugfix: resizing sometimes leaked lines from the secondary to 757 - bugfix: resizing sometimes leaked lines from the secondary to
714 the primary screen. 758 the primary screen.
715 - bugfix: reducing window size while large amounts of text were output 759 - bugfix: reducing window size while large amounts of text were output
716 could lead to an assertion failure. 760 could lead to an assertion failure.
717 - added "tabbed" extension that provides a crude tabbed terminal. 761 - added "tabbed" extension that provides a crude tabbed terminal.
718 - added "readline" extension that allows cursor positioning 762 - added "readline" extension that allows cursor positioning
719 via mouse clicks. 763 via mouse clicks.
720 - now it is possible to insert the value of the CLIPBOARD selection 764 - now it is possible to insert the value of the CLIPBOARD selection
721 with shift - mouse button 2. 765 with shift - mouse button 2.
722 - fixed the automove-background extension to ignore coordinates 766 - fixed the automove-background extension to ignore coordinates
723 in non-synthetic events. 767 in non-synthetic events.
724 - created a separate libpty for portable and secure 768 - created a separate libpty for portable and secure
725 pty/tty/utmp/wtmp/lastlog handling, and include it in rxvt-unicode. 769 pty/tty/utmp/wtmp/lastlog handling, and include it in rxvt-unicode.
726 - the non-terminfo visual bell now works asynchronously, so 770 - the non-terminfo visual bell now works asynchronously, so
727 continuous ASCI BELs in one terminal do no longer monopolise the 771 continuous ASCI BELs in one terminal do no longer monopolise the
728 whole urxvt[d] process. 772 whole urxvt[d] process.
729 - support some *BSD makes (for the time being, gnu make is a safe bet). 773 - support some *BSD makes (for the time being, gnu make is a safe bet).
730 - work around bugs in FreeBSD's gcc. 774 - work around bugs in FreeBSD's gcc.
731 - implemented some *BSD fixes in configure. 775 - implemented some *BSD fixes in configure.
732 - removed support for obsolete offix dnd protocol. 776 - removed support for obsolete offix dnd protocol.
733 777
7347.1 Thu Jan 19 20:25:34 CET 2006 7787.1 Thu Jan 19 20:25:34 CET 2006
735 - setuid/setgid operation is now _encouraged_: security has been 779 - setuid/setgid operation is now _encouraged_: security has been
736 improved by moving privileged operations into a separate process 780 improved by moving privileged operations into a separate process
737 and permanently dropping privileges within the terminal. This 781 and permanently dropping privileges within the terminal. This
738 makes it possible to remove security checks from the perl code 782 makes it possible to remove security checks from the perl code
739 and gives a much safer feeling when urxvt needs to run with 783 and gives a much safer feeling when urxvt needs to run with
740 special privileges. 784 special privileges.
741 - perl taint checking disabled, as urxvt no longer runs setuid/setgid 785 - perl taint checking disabled, as urxvt no longer runs setuid/setgid
742 itself. 786 itself.
743 - new perl extension automove-background that can be used to get 787 - new perl extension automove-background that can be used to get
744 the same effect as pseudo-transparency with any pixmap. 788 the same effect as pseudo-transparency with any pixmap.
745 - new perl extension example: perl/selection-pastebin, can be used to 789 - new perl extension example: perl/selection-pastebin, can be used to
746 e.g. upload the selection to a webserver and generate a url, or 790 e.g. upload the selection to a webserver and generate a url, or
747 similar stuff. 791 similar stuff.
748 - use the scrollback buffer even when the scroll region doesn't 792 - use the scrollback buffer even when the scroll region doesn't
749 span the whole screen, as long as it starts at row 0. Helps 793 span the whole screen, as long as it starts at row 0. Helps
750 for programs displaying a status line at the bottom. 794 for programs displaying a status line at the bottom.
751 - selection popup now shows selection in dec/hex/oct. 795 - selection popup now shows selection in dec/hex/oct.
752 - perl/selection: matching on unicode characters in the selection 796 - perl/selection: matching on unicode characters in the selection
753 code was O(n²), which equals infinity in some degenerate cases 797 code was O(n²), which equals infinity in some degenerate cases
754 :-> Matching is now done on UTF-8, which makes it almost instant. 798 :-> Matching is now done on UTF-8, which makes it almost instant.
755 - perl/selection, perl/selection-autotransform: regexes are now 799 - perl/selection, perl/selection-autotransform: regexes are now
756 being interpreted in the locale urxvt was started. 800 being interpreted in the locale urxvt was started.
757 - implemented override-redirect option and enabled it on menus, 801 - implemented override-redirect option and enabled it on menus,
758 as kwin puts our windows behind the terminal (what a shoddy wm). 802 as kwin puts our windows behind the terminal (what a shoddy wm).
759 - fixed struct utmp check in configure for OpenBSD. 803 - fixed struct utmp check in configure for OpenBSD.
760 - complete overhaul of the pty/utmp management stuff and configure 804 - complete overhaul of the pty/utmp management stuff and configure
761 (Emanuele Giaquinta=exg). 805 (Emanuele Giaquinta=exg).
762 - add tsl/fsl and related capabilities to the terminfo description, 806 - add tsl/fsl and related capabilities to the terminfo description,
763 to set the window title. 807 to set the window title.
764 - swap the environment in some more cases. This hopefully fixes 808 - swap the environment in some more cases. This hopefully fixes
765 some segfaults that might be caused by xft asking for env variables 809 some segfaults that might be caused by xft asking for env variables
766 at the wrong time. 810 at the wrong time.
767 - removed src/strings.C and src/menubar.C. No menubar support 811 - removed src/strings.C and src/menubar.C. No menubar support
768 anymore. 812 anymore.
769 - removed all traces of SMOOTH_REFRESH. 813 - removed all traces of SMOOTH_REFRESH.
770 - nuked QNX support. 814 - nuked QNX support.
771 - made some fixes to xpm offset and scaling code. 815 - made some fixes to xpm offset and scaling code.
772 - perl-overlays and refresh hooks were not applied in correct order. 816 - perl-overlays and refresh hooks were not applied in correct order.
773 - changed coordinate-system of view_start/nsaved to be top to bottom. 817 - changed coordinate-system of view_start/nsaved to be top to bottom.
774 - iom extended to support listening for child exits. 818 - iom extended to support listening for child exits.
775 819
7767.0 Fri Jan 13 14:02:18 CET 2006 8207.0 Fri Jan 13 14:02:18 CET 2006
777 - added sections for DISTRIBUTION MAINTAINERS and about 821 - added sections for DISTRIBUTION MAINTAINERS and about
778 SETUID/SETGID to the FAQ. 822 SETUID/SETGID to the FAQ.
779 - selection, searchable-scrollback, selection-popup and 823 - selection, searchable-scrollback, selection-popup and
780 option-popup extensions enabled by default. 824 option-popup extensions enabled by default.
781 - increased xft drawing speed for problematic fonts. The effect 825 - increased xft drawing speed for problematic fonts. The effect
782 will likely be small as 99% of the xft slowness is server-related. 826 will likely be small as 99% of the xft slowness is server-related.
783 - perl: much increased functionality, better overlays, popup support 827 - perl: much increased functionality, better overlays, popup support
784 and much much more. 828 and much much more.
785 - perl: urxvt::line now can set via ->t and ->r. 829 - perl: urxvt::line now can set via ->t and ->r.
786 - perl: changed interpretation of --perl-ext-common and -pe. 830 - perl: changed interpretation of --perl-ext-common and -pe.
787 - perl: finally implemented --perl-eval. 831 - perl: finally implemented --perl-eval.
788 - perl: non-blocking anyevent support. 832 - perl: non-blocking anyevent support.
789 - perl: run tainted and ignore perl-eval/perl-lib if started 833 - perl: run tainted and ignore perl-eval/perl-lib if started
790 setuid/setgid. 834 setuid/setgid.
791 - free the resource database: this plugs a massive memory leak. As a 835 - free the resource database: this plugs a massive memory leak. As a
792 side effect, it also gets rid of XGetDefault calls. 836 side effect, it also gets rid of XGetDefault calls.
793 - free one of the cursors, fixes a small memory leak. 837 - free one of the cursors, fixes a small memory leak.
794 - built-in (as opposed to terminfos) visual bell was broken/too fast. 838 - built-in (as opposed to terminfos) visual bell was broken/too fast.
795 - applied minor cleanups by Ladislav Michnovic. 839 - applied minor cleanups by Ladislav Michnovic.
796 - applied pty handling cleanups and improvements (Emanuele Giaquinta). 840 - applied pty handling cleanups and improvements (Emanuele Giaquinta).
797 - mark-urls launch-on-click by jepler. 841 - mark-urls launch-on-click by jepler.
798 - removed "small" resource parsing function, as it wasn't really 842 - removed "small" resource parsing function, as it wasn't really
799 compatible, and not really small either. 843 compatible, and not really small either.
800 - removed PATH_ENV and PATH file search support. 844 - removed PATH_ENV and PATH file search support.
801 - removed support for locale-specific app-defaults file. 845 - removed support for locale-specific app-defaults file.
802 - fixed a bug where out-of-bounds colour sequences could lead 846 - fixed a bug where out-of-bounds colour sequences could lead
803 to crashes. 847 to crashes.
804 - limit colour changing to the standard 88 palette instead of all 848 - limit colour changing to the standard 88 palette instead of all
805 colours. 849 colours.
806 - XTerm_Color01 sequence returned wrong results in query mode. 850 - XTerm_Color01 sequence returned wrong results in query mode.
807 - iom.C now checks against destructed io_manager when unregistering. 851 - iom.C now checks against destructed io_manager when unregistering.
808 852
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810 - SECURITY FIX: on systems using openpty, permissions were 854 - SECURITY FIX: on systems using openpty, permissions were
811 not correctly updated on the tty device and were left as 855 not correctly updated on the tty device and were left as
812 world-readable and world-writable (likely in original rxvt, 856 world-readable and world-writable (likely in original rxvt,
813 too), and were not restored properly. Affected are only 857 too), and were not restored properly. Affected are only
814 systems where non-unix ptys were used (such as most BSDs, not 858 systems where non-unix ptys were used (such as most BSDs, not
815 GNU/Linux). (found, patched and debugged by Ryan Beasley). 859 GNU/Linux). (found, patched and debugged by Ryan Beasley).
816 - meta8 support was forcefully enabled in most configurations. 860 - meta8 support was forcefully enabled in most configurations.
817 restored configurability of this (useless) feature (reported 861 restored configurability of this (useless) feature (reported
818 by Mikachu). 862 by Mikachu).
819 - optionally embed a perl interpreter, which can be used for more 863 - optionally embed a perl interpreter, which can be used for more
820 intelligent/customized selection support, visual feedback, 864 intelligent/customized selection support, visual feedback,
821 menus, tabs etc. See the the urxvtperl manpage, the -pe option, 865 menus, tabs etc. See the the urxvtperl manpage, the -pe option,
822 perl*-resources and keysym resources. Not everything is there yet. 866 perl*-resources and keysym resources. Not everything is there yet.
823 - try to be more clever about differing font sizes and their ascent. 867 - try to be more clever about differing font sizes and their ascent.
824 Not guaranteed to work, but works better in most cases now. 868 Not guaranteed to work, but works better in most cases now.
825 - fix directory permissions on install. 869 - fix directory permissions on install.
826 - implemented option to disable built-in line drawing characters 870 - implemented option to disable built-in line drawing characters
827 and fall back to the font ones (patch by Martin Pohlack). 871 and fall back to the font ones (patch by Martin Pohlack).
828 - disabled sched_yield support: the linux version is just too useless 872 - disabled sched_yield support: the linux version is just too useless
829 (it schedules nice'd processes before the own one for extended 873 (it schedules nice'd processes before the own one for extended
830 periods). Too bad, it could reduce system time by a factor of 5 here. 874 periods). Too bad, it could reduce system time by a factor of 5 here.
831 875
8326.2 Mon Jan 2 16:03:01 CET 2006 8766.2 Mon Jan 2 16:03:01 CET 2006
833 - implemented intensityStyles option which enables/disables bold/blink 877 - implemented intensityStyles option which enables/disables bold/blink
834 selecting high intensity foreground/background colours, suggested by 878 selecting high intensity foreground/background colours, suggested by
835 Chuck Blake. 879 Chuck Blake.
836 - move iso14755 character feedback box out of the way if it would 880 - move iso14755 character feedback box out of the way if it would
837 obscure the mouse cursor position. 881 obscure the mouse cursor position.
838 - replaced callback.h by a fixed version from gvpe that correctly 882 - replaced callback.h by a fixed version from gvpe that correctly
839 returns the callback result (affects new -pty-fd semantics in urxvtc 883 returns the callback result (affects new -pty-fd semantics in urxvtc
840 on a few architectures). Reported by darix. 884 on a few architectures). Reported by darix.
841 - include one trailing space in rectangular selections to indicate 885 - include one trailing space in rectangular selections to indicate
842 the inserted newline (yeah, weird, but visually more pleasing). 886 the inserted newline (yeah, weird, but visually more pleasing).
843 - try to use sched_yield to (drastically) improve terminal data 887 - try to use sched_yield to (drastically) improve terminal data
844 transfer efficiency. 888 transfer efficiency.
845 - further minor cleanups. 889 - further minor cleanups.
846 890
8476.1 Tue Dec 27 13:23:40 CET 2005 8916.1 Tue Dec 27 13:23:40 CET 2005
848 - update iso8859-7 table (euro and drachma round-trip et al.). 892 - update iso8859-7 table (euro and drachma round-trip et al.).
849 - fix a crash when the selection scrolls out of the scrollback 893 - fix a crash when the selection scrolls out of the scrollback
850 while the user still drags. 894 while the user still drags.
851 - selections that were partially scrolled out of the window were 895 - selections that were partially scrolled out of the window were
852 not drawn correctly. 896 not drawn correctly.
853 - lines newly scrolled in were not initialized properly, leading 897 - lines newly scrolled in were not initialized properly, leading
854 to extremely long lines and (hopefully) some segfaults. 898 to extremely long lines and (hopefully) some segfaults.
855 - iso14755 overlay position was wrong. 899 - iso14755 overlay position was wrong.
856 - iso14755 overlay now displays rendition info, too. 900 - iso14755 overlay now displays rendition info, too.
857 - use unicode white space class instead of hardcoded values for 901 - use unicode white space class instead of hardcoded values for
858 stripping whitespace. 902 stripping whitespace.
859 - do whitespace stripping on rectangular selections. 903 - do whitespace stripping on rectangular selections.
860 - slight cleanups in src/features.h. 904 - slight cleanups in src/features.h.
861 905
8626.0 Sat Dec 24 13:58:56 CET 2005 9066.0 Sat Dec 24 13:58:56 CET 2005
863 - make it compile without SMART_RESIZE again. 907 - make it compile without SMART_RESIZE again.
864 - enable slow link support by default. 908 - enable slow link support by default.
865 - fix relative cursor-positioning not respecting scrolling regions 909 - fix relative cursor-positioning not respecting scrolling regions
866 (also a bug in original rxvt). 910 (also a bug in original rxvt).
867 - initialize termios structure to zero when fetching it fails 911 - initialize termios structure to zero when fetching it fails
868 (see http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=84647 for a 912 (see http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=84647 for a
869 partial patch). 913 partial patch).
870 - bump max columns/rows to 10000 each. 914 - bump max columns/rows to 10000 each.
871 - bump max savelines to 10000000. 915 - bump max savelines to 10000000.
872 - -pty-fd now passes the urxvtc fd to the urxvtd process. 916 - -pty-fd now passes the urxvtc fd to the urxvtd process.
873 - avoid linking against -lnsl/-lsocket/-lxpg4 unless necessary. 917 - avoid linking against -lnsl/-lsocket/-lxpg4 unless necessary.
874 - major code cleanup (still not complete, though). 918 - major code cleanup (still not complete, though).
875 - implement -hold option. 919 - implement -hold option.
876 - _major_ rewrite of internal buffer handling: 920 - _major_ rewrite of internal buffer handling:
877 - re-flow on resize, lines get wrapped instead of winged. 921 - re-flow on resize, lines get wrapped instead of winged.
878 - circular line buffer (substantially speeds up scrolling). 922 - circular line buffer (substantially speeds up scrolling).
879 - slightly less code + data memory usage per terminal. 923 - slightly less code + data memory usage per terminal.
880 - slight overall speed improvements. 924 - slight overall speed improvements.
881 - considerably improved code clarity. 925 - considerably improved code clarity.
882 - partial-screen scrolls no longer end up in the scrollback 926 - partial-screen scrolls no longer end up in the scrollback
883 buffer. 927 buffer.
884 928
8855.9 Sat Dec 17 21:53:17 CET 2005 9295.9 Sat Dec 17 21:53:17 CET 2005
886 - fix a bug in the menu code of unknown impact, found by darix. 930 - fix a bug in the menu code of unknown impact, found by darix.
887 - clean up signal handling to be global, not per terminal 931 - clean up signal handling to be global, not per terminal
888 (matters only for rxvtd). 932 (matters only for rxvtd).
889 - fix small typoe in rxvt.1 (found by Mike Fabian). 933 - fix small typoe in rxvt.1 (found by Mike Fabian).
890 - don't crash when broken xft/fontconfig/freetype versions return 934 - don't crash when broken xft/fontconfig/freetype versions return
891 bogus data, ignore the xft font instead (experienced on suse). 935 bogus data, ignore the xft font instead (experienced on suse).
892 936
8935.8 Tue Oct 25 22:21:45 CEST 2005 9375.8 Tue Oct 25 22:21:45 CEST 2005
894 - INCOMPATIBLE CHANGE: many configure options are now on by default. 938 - INCOMPATIBLE CHANGE: many configure options are now on by default.
895 If you want the old behaviour, try: 939 If you want the old behaviour, try:
896 configure --disable-everything <your enable options> 940 configure --disable-everything <your enable options>
897 - INCOMPATIBLE CHANGE: -fade changed it's meaning to comply with 941 - INCOMPATIBLE CHANGE: -fade changed its meaning to comply with
898 the documentation and common sense: when upgrading, replace your 942 the documentation and common sense: when upgrading, replace your
899 percentage by 100-percentage. 943 percentage by 100-percentage.
900 - integrated "fade to specific colour" patch by Martin Parm. 944 - integrated "fade to specific colour" patch by Martin Parm.
901 - slow down the internal visual bell (delay by 20ms) and update 945 - slow down the internal visual bell (delay by 20ms) and update
902 the terminfo flash code to use the same delay. This is 946 the terminfo flash code to use the same delay. This is
1070 tested by Olivier Wittenberg). 1114 tested by Olivier Wittenberg).
1071 - set IUTF8 input flag, when defined (linux-2.6.5+). 1115 - set IUTF8 input flag, when defined (linux-2.6.5+).
1072 - only define _XOPEN_SOURCE on solaris. 1116 - only define _XOPEN_SOURCE on solaris.
1073 - autogenerate src/* dependency list. 1117 - autogenerate src/* dependency list.
1074 - fixed linespace option, which ought to work now (and is dependent 1118 - fixed linespace option, which ought to work now (and is dependent
1075 on frills, not on it's own configure option). 1119 on frills, not on its own configure option).
1076 - include pty.h, if available (cygwin). 1120 - include pty.h, if available (cygwin).
1077 - removed W11 directory from dist, it wasn't used anyway. 1121 - removed W11 directory from dist, it wasn't used anyway.
1078 - initialize the locale much earlier. 1122 - initialize the locale much earlier.
1079 - fixed two tiny per-instance memory leaks. 1123 - fixed two tiny per-instance memory leaks.
1080 1124
1094 if it slows down large pastes and is only cosmetic. 1138 if it slows down large pastes and is only cosmetic.
1095 - streamline atom and xft color allocation to reduce startup 1139 - streamline atom and xft color allocation to reduce startup
1096 time (12.8s -> 7.8s on my dsl). Still, doing it with only 2-3 1140 time (12.8s -> 7.8s on my dsl). Still, doing it with only 2-3
1097 turnarounds would be much faster, but impossible to implement(?). 1141 turnarounds would be much faster, but impossible to implement(?).
1098 - implement underlineColor resource when ENABLE_FRILLS. 1142 - implement underlineColor resource when ENABLE_FRILLS.
1099 - iom left it's signal pipe handle open in the child 1143 - iom left its signal pipe handle open in the child
1100 process. Fortunately not security-relevant as the pipe data gets 1144 process. Fortunately not security-relevant as the pipe data gets
1101 ignored. 1145 ignored.
1102 - do not use XSETROOTPMAP_ID anymore, support ESETROOT_PMAP_ID 1146 - do not use XSETROOTPMAP_ID anymore, support ESETROOT_PMAP_ID
1103 instead. 1147 instead.
1104 - fix a crash in rxvtd when the last window was being closed 1148 - fix a crash in rxvtd when the last window was being closed
1302 windows when spawning children. Actual risk is low (attacker 1346 windows when spawning children. Actual risk is low (attacker
1303 needs access to a local shell window). 1347 needs access to a local shell window).
1304 - implemented parts 5.1 and 5.2 of ISO 14755 (i.e. hold down 1348 - implemented parts 5.1 and 5.2 of ISO 14755 (i.e. hold down
1305 Ctrl+Shift and enter hex numbers. space commits it as a unicode 1349 Ctrl+Shift and enter hex numbers. space commits it as a unicode
1306 character, or press and release Crl+Shift and then enter a 1350 character, or press and release Crl+Shift and then enter a
1307 function key to get it's picture). patches for 5.3 (or 5.4 with 1351 function key to get its picture). patches for 5.3 (or 5.4 with
1308 a little window or so) would be welcome. 1352 a little window or so) would be welcome.
1309 - fixed large pastes (INCR selections, debian bug #191456). 1353 - fixed large pastes (INCR selections, debian bug #191456).
1310 - fixed longstanding bug in which rxvtd crashed when 1354 - fixed longstanding bug in which rxvtd crashed when
1311 a message was logged after startup (a rare case). 1355 a message was logged after startup (a rare case).
1312 - got rid of yodl completely by converting to pod. 1356 - got rid of yodl completely by converting to pod.
1396 well as with other terminal emulators. 1440 well as with other terminal emulators.
1397 - fix a segfault when trying to set a nonexistent locale 1441 - fix a segfault when trying to set a nonexistent locale
1398 (reported by elmex). 1442 (reported by elmex).
1399 - find more fonts by default for japanese. 1443 - find more fonts by default for japanese.
1400 - the internal border wasn't always cleared. This is fixed by moving 1444 - the internal border wasn't always cleared. This is fixed by moving
1401 the window relative to it's frame and simplifies a lot of code, too. 1445 the window relative to its frame and simplifies a lot of code, too.
1402 - fixed quite hard to find scrollbar colour bug, reported by Eduard 1446 - fixed quite hard to find scrollbar colour bug, reported by Eduard
1403 Bloch. 1447 Bloch.
1404 1448
14053.0 Mon May 10 20:47:23 CEST 2004 14493.0 Mon May 10 20:47:23 CEST 2004
1406 - experimental flickerfree resize mode (I tried to get even 1450 - experimental flickerfree resize mode (I tried to get even
1564 - many other minor bugfixes. 1608 - many other minor bugfixes.
1565 1609
15661.8 Mon Feb 2 20:09:18 CET 2004 16101.8 Mon Feb 2 20:09:18 CET 2004
1567 - almost total conversion to C++. Except for introducing 1611 - almost total conversion to C++. Except for introducing
1568 new bugs, this should not change much. 1612 new bugs, this should not change much.
1569 - fix and re-enable background pixmap and inherit pixmap support. 1613 - fix and re-enable background pixmap and inherit pixmap support.
1570 - re-enabled multiple scrollbar support. 1614 - re-enabled multiple scrollbar support.
1571 - added plain scrollbar style and restored xterm scrollbar. 1615 - added plain scrollbar style and restored xterm scrollbar.
1572 - blinking and selections work slightly better now. 1616 - blinking and selections work slightly better now.
1573 - fix an error condition when rxvt receives more than one screenful 1617 - fix an error condition when rxvt receives more than one screenful
1574 of output. should occur with original rxvt, too, but very rarely. 1618 of output. should occur with original rxvt, too, but very rarely.
1575 (I guess the code contains more surprises of this sort...) 1619 (I guess the code contains more surprises of this sort...)
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