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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: 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?
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24TODO: popup items should have access to original self
25 - INCOMPATIBLE CHANGE: the urxvtd default socket path is now
26 $HOME/.urxvt/urxvtd-<nodename>.
27 - INCOMPATIBLE CHANGE: the "list" keysym expansion now requires
28 loading of the "keysym-list" perl extension.
24 - INCOMPATIBLE CHANGE: A scale value of 0 in the bg image 29 - INCOMPATIBLE CHANGE: A scale value of 0 in the bg image
25 geometry no longer enables tiling, so as to make it possible 30 geometry no longer enables tiling, so as to make it possible
26 to disable both scaling and tiling. 31 to disable both scaling and tiling.
27 - overhaul of the bg image operations. The old operations have 32 - overhaul of the bg image operations. The old operations have
28 been removed in favour of simple composable operations and 33 been deprecated in favour of elementary operations and
29 styles built on top of the new operations and scale/position 34 styles built on top of the new operations and scale/position
30 settings. Old operations are still parsed for backward 35 settings. (Emanuele Giaquinta).
31 compatibility (Emanuele Giaquinta). 36 - support for libafterimage is deprecated and will be removed
37 in the next release.
38 - fix a crash caused by selection_check not properly resetting
39 out-of-bounds mark values (can happen when extending a selection
40 while scrolling up in curses programs for example).
41 - do not move the selection when scrolling up and the selection is
42 outside the scrolling region (Emanuele Giaquinta).
43 - fix display of bold bright black (reported by Ben Winslow).
44 - fix memory leak when urgentOnBell is set (patch by Nathaniel
45 Filardo).
32 - fix a redraw bug that occurs when a bg pixmap is set and the 46 - fix a redraw bug that occurs when a bg pixmap is set and the
33 wm does not honour the size hints set by urxvt. Now urxvt 47 wm does not honour the size hints set by urxvt. Now urxvt
34 forces the size of the terminal window to be a multiple of 48 forces the size of the terminal window to be a multiple of
35 the cell size. 49 the cell size.
36 - sanitise the argument of SD / SU sequences. Fixes a possible 50 - sanitise the argument of SD / SU sequences. Fixes a possible
37 crash when the argument is big enough, red hat bug #711137 51 crash when the argument is big enough, red hat bug #711137
38 (Emanuele Giaquinta). 52 (Emanuele Giaquinta).
39 - correctly split long lines when scrolling. 53 - correctly split long lines when scrolling.
40 - Fix compilation on systems with bsd style utmp and no utmpx, 54 - urxvt now looks for perl extensions also in $HOME/.urxvt/ext.
41 such as openbsd. 55 - add bell-command perl extension to execute a command when a
56 bell event occurs (Ryan Kavanagh).
57 - add set_urgency perl binding to set/reset the urgency hint.
42 - consume button release event in matcher (exg). 58 - consume button release event in matcher (exg).
43 - keyboard accessible list of recent matches in matcher 59 - keyboard accessible list of recent matches in matcher
44 (Bob Farrell). 60 (Bob Farrell).
61 - properly process 'keysym' sequences in tabbed when using
62 'focus follows mouse' and the focus is on the main window
63 but not on the active terminal window (patch by Martin
64 Pohlack).
65 - support for the freedesktop startup-notification protocol (patch by
66 Michael Stapelberg).
67 - the direction of VPR and VPB commands was reversed.
68 - fix alignment of inherited root pixmap when it is a different size
69 than the root window and the terminal window is off the left or top
70 edge (Mikachu).
71 - make $self visible in "eval perl expression" popup action, also
72 handle exceptions better.
45 73
469.12 Wed Jun 29 14:34:28 CEST 2011 749.12 Wed Jun 29 14:34:28 CEST 2011
47 - fix regression in processing of SelectionNotify events. 75 - fix regression in processing of SelectionNotify events.
48 urxvt would fail to request a selection if the owner did not 76 urxvt would fail to request a selection if the owner did not
49 support the UTF8_STRING target. 77 support the UTF8_STRING target.
50 - fix rendering of double width chars in certain circumstances, more 78 - fix rendering of double width chars in certain circumstances, more
51 likely to happen if urxvt is compiled with 256 colors support as 79 likely to happen if urxvt is compiled with 256 colors support as
52 urxvt runs out of fonts much earlier then. Fixes gentoo bug #358151 80 urxvt runs out of fonts much earlier then. Fixes gentoo bug #358151
53 (Emanuele Giaquinta). 81 (Emanuele Giaquinta).
54 - restore support for 'list' syntax in keysym resources (requested by Sung Pae). 82 - restore support for 'list' syntax in keysym resources (requested by Sung Pae).
55 - always premultiply colour values - while this increases differences between 83 - always premultiply colour values - while this increases differences between
56 core fonts and xft, it is "more correct" in practical situations. 84 core fonts and xft, it is "more correct" in practical situations.
57 - disable PTYTTY_REENTRANT option - not needed for urxvt and saves a bit of code. 85 - disable PTYTTY_REENTRANT option - not needed for urxvt and saves a bit of code.
58 - remove lucidatypewriter from the list of fallback fonts, it was the only 86 - remove lucidatypewriter from the list of fallback fonts, it was the only
59 non-xft non-cellfont in the list anyway. 87 non-xft non-cellfont in the list anyway.
60 88
619.11 Mon May 2 10:34:46 CEST 2011 899.11 Mon May 2 10:34:46 CEST 2011
62 - fix compilation on GNU/Hurd, debian bug #624736. 90 - fix compilation on GNU/Hurd, debian bug #624736.
63 - remove 'list' syntax for keysym resources, as it serves no useful purpose. 91 - remove 'list' syntax for keysym resources, as it serves no useful purpose.
64 If you need it, poke us and provide a use case. 92 If you need it, poke us and provide a use case.
65 - fix alpha channel support. Premultiply alpha in colours if the visual 93 - fix alpha channel support. Premultiply alpha in colours if the visual
66 supports an alpha channel, as xrender expects premultiplied alpha 94 supports an alpha channel, as xrender expects premultiplied alpha
67 (Emanuele Giaquinta). 95 (Emanuele Giaquinta).
68 - fix reply to a selection request sent by an obsolete client 96 - fix reply to a selection request sent by an obsolete client
69 such as syncterm (patch by Marcin Cieslak). 97 such as syncterm (patch by Marcin Cieslak).
70 - fix crash when the window is resized and the overlay is active 98 - fix crash when the window is resized and the overlay is active
71 (Emanuele Giaquinta, reported by Ryan Kavanagh). 99 (Emanuele Giaquinta, reported by Ryan Kavanagh).
72 - match character-wise rather than byte-wise in selection 100 - match character-wise rather than byte-wise in selection
73 extension again. perl 5.8.9+ is required to avoid extreme 101 extension again. perl 5.8.9+ is required to avoid extreme
74 slowdowns. Fixes debian bugs #523072, #616463. 102 slowdowns. Fixes debian bugs #523072, #616463.
75 - fix a possible crash if the INCR transfer process for a 103 - fix a possible crash if the INCR transfer process for a
76 selection property timeouts and at least one chunk is 104 selection property timeouts and at least one chunk is
77 received. (Emanuele Giaquinta) 105 received. (Emanuele Giaquinta)
78 - work around a memory corruption bug in xorg's XrmSetDatabase (apparently 106 - work around a memory corruption bug in xorg's XrmSetDatabase (apparently
79 broken since http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-commit-diffs/2004-March/000239.html). 107 broken since http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-commit-diffs/2004-March/000239.html).
80 - fix memory corruption bug when custom command sequences bound to keys 108 - fix memory corruption bug when custom command sequences bound to keys
81 were injected into an already-full pty input buffer. 109 were injected into an already-full pty input buffer.
82 - gdk-pixbuf is autodetected by default and preferred over libafterimage. 110 - gdk-pixbuf is autodetected by default and preferred over libafterimage.
83 - do not prepend a newline to the selection text when the starting line 111 - do not prepend a newline to the selection text when the starting line
84 of the selection is not highlighted (Emanuele Giaquinta). 112 of the selection is not highlighted (Emanuele Giaquinta).
85 - don't swap perl env with real env, save and restore it, just in case 113 - don't swap perl env with real env, save and restore it, just in case
86 we ever get recursive perl invocations. also saves a bit of codespace 114 we ever get recursive perl invocations. also saves a bit of codespace
87 with gcc. 115 with gcc.
88 - fix various memory leaks (Emanuele Giaquinta). 116 - fix various memory leaks (Emanuele Giaquinta).
89 - fix typo in kIC terminfo capability, debian bug #446444. 117 - fix typo in kIC terminfo capability, debian bug #446444.
90 - document 'thickness' resource. 118 - document 'thickness' resource.
91 - fix debian bug #504817, to the extent possible. 119 - fix debian bug #504817, to the extent possible.
92 - try to detect byte order at compile time, saves a couple of 120 - try to detect byte order at compile time, saves a couple of
93 hundred bytes, if your compiler is smart enough. 121 hundred bytes, if your compiler is smart enough.
94 - add support for previewing the pasted data in confirm-paste 122 - add support for previewing the pasted data in confirm-paste
95 (Emanuele Giaquinta). 123 (Emanuele Giaquinta).
96 - added "newlines to spaces" option in selection-popup. 124 - added "newlines to spaces" option in selection-popup.
97 - actually enabled solaris event ports backend (was disabled by accident). 125 - actually enabled solaris event ports backend (was disabled by accident).
98 - revert to 38400 baud max., mission accomplished. 126 - revert to 38400 baud max., mission accomplished.
99 - no longer create scary "pty_fill: PLEASE REPORT" message, instead, 127 - no longer create scary "pty_fill: PLEASE REPORT" message, instead,
100 silently drain the input (problem is well understood now). 128 silently drain the input (problem is well understood now).
101 - no longer swallow rob nation's own graphics mode commands. 129 - no longer swallow rob nation's own graphics mode commands.
102 130
1039.10 Mon Dec 13 17:43:52 CET 2010 1319.10 Mon Dec 13 17:43:52 CET 2010
104 - the "schmorp=north korea dickey=south korea" release. 132 - the "schmorp=north korea dickey=south korea" release.
105 - INCOMPATIBLE CHANGE: make OSC 20 simpler and more correct 133 - INCOMPATIBLE CHANGE: make OSC 20 simpler and more correct
106 (Emanuele Giaquinta). 134 (Emanuele Giaquinta).
107 - if options were compiled out, this could lead to the option 135 - if options were compiled out, this could lead to the option
108 count to be defined wrongly. This is likely behind the 136 count to be defined wrongly. This is likely behind the
109 failures with gcc 4.5. 137 failures with gcc 4.5.
110 - explicitly depend on fontconfig and xrender when xft support 138 - explicitly depend on fontconfig and xrender when xft support
111 is enabled. Although the public Xft api uses types from 139 is enabled. Although the public Xft api uses types from
112 both, in Xft 2.2.0 these libs are private 140 both, in Xft 2.2.0 these libs are private
113 dependencies only thanks to an idiotic behaviour of 141 dependencies only thanks to an idiotic behaviour of
114 pkg-config that was added to workaround cases like this one. 142 pkg-config that was added to workaround cases like this one.
115 Fixes linking when using GNU ld with --as-needed or GNU gold 143 Fixes linking when using GNU ld with --as-needed or GNU gold
116 (based on patch by Jan Palus). 144 (based on patch by Jan Palus).
117 - fix minor memory leaks in urxvt and urxvtd. 145 - fix minor memory leaks in urxvt and urxvtd.
118 - fix regression in urxvtd that prevented options from being correctly 146 - fix regression in urxvtd that prevented options from being correctly
119 set (reported by Michal Vaner). 147 set (reported by Michal Vaner).
120 - implement xterm's horribly broken 1005 mouse reporting mode, 148 - implement xterm's horribly broken 1005 mouse reporting mode,
121 and an alternative 1015 mode that works in non-utf-8 locales 149 and an alternative 1015 mode that works in non-utf-8 locales
122 and has fewer limitations. 150 and has fewer limitations.
123 - fix a possible bug where mouse notifications didn't work after 151 - fix a possible bug where mouse notifications didn't work after
124 startup for the upper left corner. 152 startup for the upper left corner.
125 - implement our own pixbuf to pixmap rendering to get rid of 153 - implement our own pixbuf to pixmap rendering to get rid of
126 dependency on buggy gdk-pixbuf-xlib. Only truecolor visuals 154 dependency on buggy gdk-pixbuf-xlib. Only truecolor visuals
127 are supported (Emanuele Giaquinta). 155 are supported (Emanuele Giaquinta).
128 - apply tinting before shading when both operations are requested. 156 - apply tinting before shading when both operations are requested.
129 Previously they were intermixed when lightening and the result 157 Previously they were intermixed when lightening and the result
130 was inaccurate and confusing. Note that now a black tint yields a 158 was inaccurate and confusing. Note that now a black tint yields a
131 completely black image, regardless of shading (Emanuele Giaquinta). 159 completely black image, regardless of shading (Emanuele Giaquinta).
132 - avoid spurious redraws of the bg image when bg is transparent or 160 - avoid spurious redraws of the bg image when bg is transparent or
133 when using 'root' mode (Emanuele Giaquinta). 161 when using 'root' mode (Emanuele Giaquinta).
134 - fix build on XFree86. 162 - fix build on XFree86.
135 - dynamically number options according to compiletime requirements. 163 - dynamically number options according to compiletime requirements.
136 For the extra saved byte. Or so. Yay. 164 For the extra saved byte. Or so. Yay.
137 - start options at one, not zero. Wastes a bit per terminal. Maybe. 165 - start options at one, not zero. Wastes a bit per terminal. Maybe.
138 saves 50 instruction bytes. Possibly. 166 saves 50 instruction bytes. Possibly.
139 167
1409.09 Sat Nov 13 01:39:07 CET 2010 1689.09 Sat Nov 13 01:39:07 CET 2010
141 - NOTICE: this release updates terminfo/termcap. 169 - NOTICE: this release updates terminfo/termcap.
142 - the bestest release ever. 170 - the bestest release ever.
143 - it was verified that urxvt handles µ and μ correctly. 171 - it was verified that urxvt handles µ and μ correctly.
144 - add support for blending and blurring with XRender (Emanuele Giaquinta). 172 - add support for blending and blurring with XRender (Emanuele Giaquinta).
145 - add support for using gdk-pixbuf as image backend (Emanuele Giaquinta). 173 - add support for using gdk-pixbuf as image backend (Emanuele Giaquinta).
146 - cleanup and minor fixes of the image code (Emanuele Giaquinta). 174 - cleanup and minor fixes of the image code (Emanuele Giaquinta).
147 - new perl extension "confirm-paste" (Emanuele Giaquinta). 175 - new perl extension "confirm-paste" (Emanuele Giaquinta).
148 - new on_tt_paste perl hook and tt_paste perl binding (Emanuele Giaquinta). 176 - new on_tt_paste perl hook and tt_paste perl binding (Emanuele Giaquinta).
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151 (Emanuele Giaquinta). 179 (Emanuele Giaquinta).
152 - properly set VSTATUS in termios for *BSD (reported by Ed Schouten). 180 - properly set VSTATUS in termios for *BSD (reported by Ed Schouten).
153 - fix utmpx detection on upcoming FreeBSD 9. 181 - fix utmpx detection on upcoming FreeBSD 9.
154 - Use COMPOUND_TEXT encoding for WM_NAME/WM_ICON_NAME value when it 182 - Use COMPOUND_TEXT encoding for WM_NAME/WM_ICON_NAME value when it
155 is not fully convertible to STRING (patch by James Cloos). 183 is not fully convertible to STRING (patch by James Cloos).
156 - fix a buffer overflow that would cause wrong key sequences to 184 - fix a buffer overflow that would cause wrong key sequences to
157 be generated for numpad keys (introduced in 9.05). 185 be generated for numpad keys (introduced in 9.05).
158 - fix definition of sgr0 to work around limitations in luit. 186 - fix definition of sgr0 to work around limitations in luit.
159 - extend ISO 14755 5.4 mode to also print the font name of the 187 - extend ISO 14755 5.4 mode to also print the font name of the
160 characters other than first one in the selected cell 188 characters other than first one in the selected cell
161 (Emanuele Giaquinta). 189 (Emanuele Giaquinta).
162 - new iso14755 option to disable ISO 14755 at runtime 190 - new iso14755 option to disable ISO 14755 at runtime
163 (Emanuele Giaquinta). 191 (Emanuele Giaquinta).
164 - make sure pagewise scrolling scrolls at least one line 192 - make sure pagewise scrolling scrolls at least one line
165 (found by Mikachu). 193 (found by Mikachu).
166 - remove deprecated OSC 18 / 19 and make OSC 17 / 19 apply to 194 - remove deprecated OSC 18 / 19 and make OSC 17 / 19 apply to
167 highlightColor / highlightTextColor (Emanuele Giaquinta). 195 highlightColor / highlightTextColor (Emanuele Giaquinta).
168 - add highlightTextColor resource to change the foreground colour of 196 - add highlightTextColor resource to change the foreground colour of
169 highlighted characters (Emanuele Giaquinta). 197 highlighted characters (Emanuele Giaquinta).
170 - make highlightColor apply also to selected cells with reverse video 198 - make highlightColor apply also to selected cells with reverse video
171 but not to non selected cells with reverse video (Emanuele Giaquinta). 199 but not to non selected cells with reverse video (Emanuele Giaquinta).
172 - remove colorRV resource (it was enabled only with frills off). 200 - remove colorRV resource (it was enabled only with frills off).
173 - fix numlock handling, the most longstanding bug to date (Emanuele Giaquinta). 201 - fix numlock handling, the most longstanding bug to date (Emanuele Giaquinta).
174 - reduce the number of custom bits to 4, to make room 202 - reduce the number of custom bits to 4, to make room
175 for 256 colours. 203 for 256 colours.
176 - add support for 256 colors (Emanuele Giaquinta, Marc Lehmann). 204 - add support for 256 colors (Emanuele Giaquinta, Marc Lehmann).
177 - add rxvt-unicode-256color terminfo and use it by default in 256 colors mode. 205 - add rxvt-unicode-256color terminfo and use it by default in 256 colors mode.
178 - update rxvt-unicode terminfo to state 7744 colour pairs to cover all 206 - update rxvt-unicode terminfo to state 7744 colour pairs to cover all
179 88*88 possible pairs. 207 88*88 possible pairs.
180 - actually added macosx-clipboard-native, which should have been in 208 - actually added macosx-clipboard-native, which should have been in
181 the 9.07 release but had been forgotten. 209 the 9.07 release but had been forgotten.
182 - fix hang if DECAWM is not set and there are not enough columns to insert a 210 - fix hang if DECAWM is not set and there are not enough columns to insert a
183 character (Emanuele Giaquinta). 211 character (Emanuele Giaquinta).
184 - cub1 ("backspace") will now respect wrapping when past the rightmost column, 212 - cub1 ("backspace") will now respect wrapping when past the rightmost column,
185 working around a shortcoming of most tty line discipline's line editing. 213 working around a shortcoming of most tty line discipline's line editing.
186 - add support for grabbing the clipboard selection and extend 214 - add support for grabbing the clipboard selection and extend
187 selection{_clear,_grab,} perl bindings to optionally work 215 selection{_clear,_grab,} perl bindings to optionally work
188 on the clipboard selection (based on patch by Dana Jansens). 216 on the clipboard selection (based on patch by Dana Jansens).
189 - no longer force CERASE to BACKSPACE - use the system default. affects 217 - no longer force CERASE to BACKSPACE - use the system default. affects
190 default value for VERASE only when no compatible setting for 218 default value for VERASE only when no compatible setting for
191 backspacekey was given. 219 backspacekey was given.
192 - use higher than 38400 baudrate setting, if detected. 220 - use higher than 38400 baudrate setting, if detected.
193 - erase screen would clear to the wrong background when blinking 221 - erase screen would clear to the wrong background when blinking
194 was enabled (which selects high intensity under some circumstances). 222 was enabled (which selects high intensity under some circumstances).
195 - scr_kill_char didn't touch the line. 223 - scr_kill_char didn't touch the line.
196 - upgrade and port to libev-4.01. 224 - upgrade and port to libev-4.01.
197 - enabled solaris event ports and kqueue backends (if available). 225 - enabled solaris event ports and kqueue backends (if available).
198 226
1999.07 Wed Dec 30 07:07:18 CET 2009 2279.07 Wed Dec 30 07:07:18 CET 2009
200 - port to glibc-2.10 changes (strchr etc. returning const char * 228 - port to glibc-2.10 changes (strchr etc. returning const char *
201 in C++), based on patches by Milos Jakubicek and Oliver Mader. 229 in C++), based on patches by Milos Jakubicek and Oliver Mader.
202 - the binary search algorithm to find precomposed characters 230 - the binary search algorithm to find precomposed characters
203 was faulty, skipping some possible combinations (found by 231 was faulty, skipping some possible combinations (found by
204 Mikachu). 232 Mikachu).
205 - new -letterspace option, patch by Mark H. Wilkinson. 233 - new -letterspace option, patch by Mark H. Wilkinson.
206 - enable --mlock option for urxvt with frills on 234 - enable --mlock option for urxvt with frills on
207 systems supporting it (patch by Russell Harmon). 235 systems supporting it (patch by Russell Harmon).
208 - urxvt did not compile without frills enabled 236 - urxvt did not compile without frills enabled
209 (analysed by Matthew Rosewarne). 237 (analysed by Matthew Rosewarne).
210 - correctly reset the mbstate after an illegal 238 - correctly reset the mbstate after an illegal
211 input sequence when handling terminal output (Emanuele Giaquinta). 239 input sequence when handling terminal output (Emanuele Giaquinta).
212 - avoid redrawing wide characters with combining enabled on every 240 - avoid redrawing wide characters with combining enabled on every
213 refresh (reported by Mikachu). 241 refresh (reported by Mikachu).
214 - fix a typo preventing the ISO-646.1991 character set from being 242 - fix a typo preventing the ISO-646.1991 character set from being
215 recognized (http://achurch.org/patch-pile/). 243 recognized (http://achurch.org/patch-pile/).
216 - better warning for x11 font encoding detection failures, also, 244 - better warning for x11 font encoding detection failures, also,
217 try to deduce encoding from both font properties and name 245 try to deduce encoding from both font properties and name
218 (adapted from http://achurch.org/patch-pile/). 246 (adapted from http://achurch.org/patch-pile/).
219 - resizing the window with the scrollbar disabled via the escapes 247 - resizing the window with the scrollbar disabled via the escapes
220 sequence could make the window bigger again (Mikachu). 248 sequence could make the window bigger again (Mikachu).
221 - make sure the alignment for fd passing control messages 249 - make sure the alignment for fd passing control messages
222 is correct and work around some NetBSD issues (Taylor R Campbell). 250 is correct and work around some NetBSD issues (Taylor R Campbell).
223 - update to libptytty 1.3. 251 - update to libptytty 1.3.
224 - replace macosx-clipboard by a nicer version by Reza Jelveh, and move 252 - replace macosx-clipboard by a nicer version by Reza Jelveh, and move
225 the old version to macosx-clipboard-native. 253 the old version to macosx-clipboard-native.
226 - document the -uc option (Emanuele Giaquinta). 254 - document the -uc option (Emanuele Giaquinta).
227 - assertions in libev are now enabled depending on frills. 255 - assertions in libev are now enabled depending on frills.
228 - update AnyEvent implementation to version 5.23 API. 256 - update AnyEvent implementation to version 5.23 API.
229 - work around arrogant bsd idiocies again: netbsd spills the default 257 - work around arrogant bsd idiocies again: netbsd spills the default
230 namespace with lots of symbols "for gnu/gcc compatibility" even 258 namespace with lots of symbols "for gnu/gcc compatibility" even
231 though neither of them does it, and then calls the rest of the world 259 though neither of them does it, and then calls the rest of the world
232 in need of fixing. go figure. 260 in need of fixing. go figure.
233 - on_keyboard_command is on_user_command (patch by Michael Witten). 261 - on_keyboard_command is on_user_command (patch by Michael Witten).
234 - setting the selection from perl will now reset the selection screen 262 - setting the selection from perl will now reset the selection screen
235 to the current screen. the screen can be manipulated using 263 to the current screen. the screen can be manipulated using
236 the new ->selection_screen method. 264 the new ->selection_screen method.
237 - implement --enable-assert configure option and get rid of DEBUG_STRICT 265 - implement --enable-assert configure option and get rid of DEBUG_STRICT
238 (based on patch by Emanuele Giaquinta). 266 (based on patch by Emanuele Giaquinta).
239 - fix printpipe data output (patch by Emanuele Giaquinta). 267 - fix printpipe data output (patch by Emanuele Giaquinta).
240 - allow `xxx' quoting style for perl selection. 268 - allow `xxx' quoting style for perl selection.
241 - upgrade to libev-3.9 prerelease. 269 - upgrade to libev-3.9 prerelease.
242 - updated compose tables to unicode 5.2.0. 270 - updated compose tables to unicode 5.2.0.
243 271
2449.06 Sat Nov 8 17:47:18 CET 2008 2729.06 Sat Nov 8 17:47:18 CET 2008
245 - NOTICE: this release updates terminfo/termcap. 273 - NOTICE: this release updates terminfo/termcap.
246 - updates libev to 3.48. 274 - updates libev to 3.48.
247 - the aterm code now frees the as visual and image manager objects 275 - the aterm code now frees the as visual and image manager objects
248 when a window was closed. 276 when a window was closed.
249 - do not (wrongly) adjust the virtual line length inside 277 - do not (wrongly) adjust the virtual line length inside
250 scr_insdel_chars/ERASE (Miroslav Lichvar). 278 scr_insdel_chars/ERASE (Miroslav Lichvar).
251 - fix an issue where wide tab characters caused character shifts 279 - fix an issue where wide tab characters caused character shifts
252 when part of them was deleted (tracked down by Miroslav Lichvar). 280 when part of them was deleted (tracked down by Miroslav Lichvar).
253 - artificially enlargen the previous character at the end of a line 281 - artificially enlargen the previous character at the end of a line
254 when trying to output a character that doesn't fit. looks ugly, but 282 when trying to output a character that doesn't fit. looks ugly, but
255 makes copy&paste work. 283 makes copy&paste work.
256 - remove bogus "setuid/setgid security issues" from rxvt.1.pod, they 284 - remove bogus "setuid/setgid security issues" from rxvt.1.pod, they
257 no longer apply. 285 no longer apply.
258 - the urgency hint is now cleared on both focus in and focus out. 286 - the urgency hint is now cleared on both focus in and focus out.
259 - cache urgency hint locally to avoid server rtt on every focus change. 287 - cache urgency hint locally to avoid server rtt on every focus change.
260 - perl 5.10 needs PERL_SYS_INIT3 on hppa. 288 - perl 5.10 needs PERL_SYS_INIT3 on hppa.
261 - ignore byte-order marks and do not treat them like combining characters. 289 - ignore byte-order marks and do not treat them like combining characters.
262 - fix build issue when CURSOR_BLINK is not defined (Emanuele Giaquinta). 290 - fix build issue when CURSOR_BLINK is not defined (Emanuele Giaquinta).
263 - do some µ-optimisations to the character fast path. 291 - do some µ-optimisations to the character fast path.
264 - use a less cunning, but more robust algorithm to avoid one terminal 292 - use a less cunning, but more robust algorithm to avoid one terminal
265 monopolising the whole process by outputting a lot of text. 293 monopolising the whole process by outputting a lot of text.
266 - try to work around linux first breaking sched_yield and now breaking 294 - try to work around linux first breaking sched_yield and now breaking
267 the only known workaround. 295 the only known workaround.
268 - new option -icon to set _NET_WM_ICON (based on patch by Frank Schmitt). 296 - new option -icon to set _NET_WM_ICON (based on patch by Frank Schmitt).
269 - initialise the as visual only on demand, instead of unconditionally, 297 - initialise the as visual only on demand, instead of unconditionally,
270 to save memory in the common case of not using visual gimmicks. 298 to save memory in the common case of not using visual gimmicks.
271 - try to work around bugs in a few wm's that erroneously resize 299 - try to work around bugs in a few wm's that erroneously resize
272 client windows on hint property updates by temporarily 300 client windows on hint property updates by temporarily
273 disabling size hints. 301 disabling size hints.
274 - implement the DECSTR soft reset sequence and use it for tput init, 302 - implement the DECSTR soft reset sequence and use it for tput init,
275 and make hard RIS and DECSTR both reset more private modes, such 303 and make hard RIS and DECSTR both reset more private modes, such
276 as mouse reporting. 304 as mouse reporting.
277 - redundantly clear mouse reporting and a few other states in 305 - redundantly clear mouse reporting and a few other states in
278 tput init/tput reset, for older urxvts. 306 tput init/tput reset, for older urxvts.
279 - partial/full clear screens did cause flickering and possibly pixel 307 - partial/full clear screens did cause flickering and possibly pixel
280 droppings when urxvt viewed the scrollback buffer. 308 droppings when urxvt viewed the scrollback buffer.
281 - use current rendition style in DCH sequence. 309 - use current rendition style in DCH sequence.
282 - the 132/80 mode switch no longer forces a screen reset. 310 - the 132/80 mode switch no longer forces a screen reset.
283 - add an osc sequence to change the border colour (Emanuele Giaquinta). 311 - add an osc sequence to change the border colour (Emanuele Giaquinta).
284 - new perl extension "overlay-osc", for status displays and the like. 312 - new perl extension "overlay-osc", for status displays and the like.
285 - fix some minor cursor drawing issues with overlays by allowing 313 - fix some minor cursor drawing issues with overlays by allowing
286 overlays to modify screen flags (to disable the cursor themselves). 314 overlays to modify screen flags (to disable the cursor themselves).
287 - work around programs not restoring rstyle before rmcup 315 - work around programs not restoring rstyle before rmcup
288 (analysed by Miroslav Lichvar). 316 (analysed by Miroslav Lichvar).
289 317
2909.05 Sun Jun 15 20:09:20 CEST 2008 3189.05 Sun Jun 15 20:09:20 CEST 2008
291 - new option --cd/chdir to set the starting working directory. 319 - new option --cd/chdir to set the starting working directory.
292 - tabbed extension now starts in the "correct" working directory. 320 - tabbed extension now starts in the "correct" working directory.
293 - work around fedora 9 providing isastream but not the relevant 321 - work around fedora 9 providing isastream but not the relevant
294 header file for it (report by Tuncer Ayaz). 322 header file for it (report by Tuncer Ayaz).
295 - upgrade libev, fixing a bug in the select backend. 323 - upgrade libev, fixing a bug in the select backend.
296 with more than 31 file descriptors on non-linux 64 bit systems. 324 with more than 31 file descriptors on non-linux 64 bit systems.
297 - correctly reset the multibyte state to the initial one 325 - correctly reset the multibyte state to the initial one
298 after EILSEQ (patch by Neil Booth). This fixes the 326 after EILSEQ (patch by Neil Booth). This fixes the
299 issue of rxvt-unicode not properly displaying text after an illegal 327 issue of rxvt-unicode not properly displaying text after an illegal
300 sequence on NetBSD and probably other systems. 328 sequence on NetBSD and probably other systems.
301 - more intelligent property handling with -pe tabbed, works around 329 - more intelligent property handling with -pe tabbed, works around
302 broken window managers (kwm et al.), saves bandwidth and should 330 broken window managers (kwm et al.), saves bandwidth and should
303 help working window managers as well. 331 help working window managers as well.
304 - made tabs moveable (based on a patch by Petr Machata). 332 - made tabs moveable (based on a patch by Petr Machata).
305 - implement ESC [ 3 K as a more rational alternative to ESC [ 0 K. 333 - implement ESC [ 3 K as a more rational alternative to ESC [ 0 K.
306 - support relative paths for RXVT_SOCKET in urxvtd. 334 - support relative paths for RXVT_SOCKET in urxvtd.
307 - the tabbed extension now blindly copies over all (rxvt-) resources 335 - the tabbed extension now blindly copies over all (rxvt-) resources
308 from the toplevel window to the children. 336 from the toplevel window to the children.
309 - better diagnostic on 0x0 window geometries. 337 - better diagnostic on 0x0 window geometries.
310 - update AnyEvent API to version 3.4 and above. 338 - update AnyEvent API to version 3.4 and above.
311 - document the default value of :0 for DISPLAY. 339 - document the default value of :0 for DISPLAY.
312 - rename perl method XChangeWindowProperty to XChangeProperty. 340 - rename perl method XChangeWindowProperty to XChangeProperty.
313 341
3149.02 Tue Jan 29 11:58:36 CET 2008 3429.02 Tue Jan 29 11:58:36 CET 2008
315 - the "exg makes everybody happy" release. 343 - the "exg makes everybody happy" release.
316 - fix build with !xft. 344 - fix build with !xft.
317 - always compile in plain style scrollbar (simplifies code and looks great). 345 - always compile in plain style scrollbar (simplifies code and looks great).
318 346
3199.01 Sat Jan 26 20:49:27 CET 2008 3479.01 Sat Jan 26 20:49:27 CET 2008
320 - be more aggressive about handling X events, this seems to be required 348 - be more aggressive about handling X events, this seems to be required
321 with newer xlibs (should fix the "screen stays black until event is 349 with newer xlibs (should fix the "screen stays black until event is
322 received" problem, again :) 350 received" problem, again :)
323 - add buffered resource to control xft double-buffering. 351 - add buffered resource to control xft double-buffering.
324 352
3259.0 Fri Jan 25 19:34:04 CET 2008 3539.0 Fri Jan 25 19:34:04 CET 2008
326 - fix a crash bug where urxvtd would crash when urxvtc was called 354 - fix a crash bug where urxvtd would crash when urxvtc was called
327 with wrong arguments (I wish debian maintainers in general would 355 with wrong arguments (I wish debian maintainers in general would
328 report bugs and their proposed fixes to the original package maintainers 356 report bugs and their proposed fixes to the original package maintainers
329 instead of sitting on them for good measure to see if anybody notices). 357 instead of sitting on them for good measure to see if anybody notices).
330 - drawing xft compose characters was causing garbage to be drawn. 358 - drawing xft compose characters was causing garbage to be drawn.
331 - correctly clear xft character background in all cases. 359 - correctly clear xft character background in all cases.
332 - implement bracketed paste mode (xterm private mode 2004). 360 - implement bracketed paste mode (xterm private mode 2004).
333 - improve documentation on alpha channel handling, make urxvt 361 - improve documentation on alpha channel handling, make urxvt
334 work better on servers lacking the RENDER extension when alpha 362 work better on servers lacking the RENDER extension when alpha
335 channels or background images are used. 363 channels or background images are used.
336 - check for refresh after initialising to avoid staying blank 364 - check for refresh after initialising to avoid staying blank
337 till the first event arrives. or so. 365 till the first event arrives. or so.
338 - the FORCE_UNBUFFERED_XFT feature macro works again. 366 - the FORCE_UNBUFFERED_XFT feature macro works again.
339 - continuously update transparency while moving/resizing now. 367 - continuously update transparency while moving/resizing now.
340 - OSC 39/49 are deprecated and aliased to OSC 10/11. 368 - OSC 39/49 are deprecated and aliased to OSC 10/11.
341 - cub1 now acts as advertised (and ignores the "wrapped" state). 369 - cub1 now acts as advertised (and ignores the "wrapped" state).
342 - the 132/80 mode switch now forces a height of 24, too, and 370 - the 132/80 mode switch now forces a height of 24, too, and
343 resets the terminal. 371 resets the terminal.
344 - scrollbar code cleanups. 372 - scrollbar code cleanups.
345 - stopping children is no longer confused with children exiting. 373 - stopping children is no longer confused with children exiting.
346 - removed (undocumented) #aarrggbb format. 374 - removed (undocumented) #aarrggbb format.
347 - updated to libev 3.0. 375 - updated to libev 3.0.
348 376
3498.9 Mon Dec 24 07:51:40 CET 2007 3778.9 Mon Dec 24 07:51:40 CET 2007
350 - fix the issue where urxvtd would not immediately close a window 378 - fix the issue where urxvtd would not immediately close a window
351 when the command exited but only on the next X event. 379 when the command exited but only on the next X event.
352 - changed terminfo file not to use application keypad mode. 380 - changed terminfo file not to use application keypad mode.
353 - fix the issue where making a selection in one urxvtd window 381 - fix the issue where making a selection in one urxvtd window
354 would not clear it visually in another. 382 would not clear it visually in another.
355 - fix an issue of urxvt not getting background pixmap updates 383 - fix an issue of urxvt not getting background pixmap updates
356 and flickering after bg pixmap changes (reported by Mikachu). 384 and flickering after bg pixmap changes (reported by Mikachu).
357 - fix redraw bug in xterm scrollbar with -sr (reported by Mikachu). 385 - fix redraw bug in xterm scrollbar with -sr (reported by Mikachu).
358 - correctly provide dependencies for libev (µikachu). 386 - correctly provide dependencies for libev (µikachu).
359 - minor code reorganisations and cleanups. 387 - minor code reorganisations and cleanups.
360 - be more robust in case the urxvt-popup extension cannot be loaded. 388 - be more robust in case the urxvt-popup extension cannot be loaded.
361 389
3628.8 Sat Dec 15 19:40:39 CET 2007 3908.8 Sat Dec 15 19:40:39 CET 2007
363 - option -C was aliased to all unsupported options, activating 391 - option -C was aliased to all unsupported options, activating
364 options that shouldn't be compiled in, leading to interesting 392 options that shouldn't be compiled in, leading to interesting
365 effects. 393 effects.
366 - updated libev, working around a bug in linux 2.4, curing the 394 - updated libev, working around a bug in linux 2.4, curing the
367 symptom of urxvt not closing its window on shell exit. also 395 symptom of urxvt not closing its window on shell exit. also
368 fixes a problem with urxvt not refreshing. 396 fixes a problem with urxvt not refreshing.
369 - the text blink callback was called even when no blinking 397 - the text blink callback was called even when no blinking
370 text was visible. 398 text was visible.
371 - pre-8.4 slipwheeling behaviour has been reinstated, with 399 - pre-8.4 slipwheeling behaviour has been reinstated, with
372 some minor improvements. 400 some minor improvements.
373 - streamlined x events processing to only flush once per 401 - streamlined x events processing to only flush once per
374 display and not once per terminal window. 402 display and not once per terminal window.
375 - quite a bit of minor code cleanups and codesize optimisations. 403 - quite a bit of minor code cleanups and codesize optimisations.
376 404
3778.7 Sun Nov 25 10:23:49 CET 2007 4058.7 Sun Nov 25 10:23:49 CET 2007
378 - update libev with an important bugfix that would cause crashes 406 - update libev with an important bugfix that would cause crashes
379 when closing windows (when using rxvtd, and update is recommended). 407 when closing windows (when using rxvtd, and update is recommended).
380 - do not compile in the block builtin graphics with --disable-frills. 408 - do not compile in the block builtin graphics with --disable-frills.
381 409
3828.6 Fri Nov 23 14:10:57 CET 2007 4108.6 Fri Nov 23 14:10:57 CET 2007
383 - upgrade libev to disable kqueue on anything but netbsd as it 411 - upgrade libev to disable kqueue on anything but netbsd as it
384 seems to be broken everywhere else w.r.t. ptys. 412 seems to be broken everywhere else w.r.t. ptys.
385 - allow for spurious event notifications, as at least epoll and 413 - allow for spurious event notifications, as at least epoll and
386 especially solaris ports like to lie about them (symptoms: 414 especially solaris ports like to lie about them (symptoms:
387 urxvt "hangs" until there is some x11 related activity). 415 urxvt "hangs" until there is some x11 related activity).
388 - -keysym command line options are now subjected to xlib parsing. 416 - -keysym command line options are now subjected to xlib parsing.
389 - add 'xrm' option analogous to Xt one. 417 - add 'xrm' option analogous to Xt one.
390 418
3918.5a Wed Nov 21 10:16:33 CET 2007 4198.5a Wed Nov 21 10:16:33 CET 2007
392 - make it compile with --disable-transparency. 420 - make it compile with --disable-transparency.
393 421
3948.5 Wed Nov 21 05:19:20 CET 2007 4228.5 Wed Nov 21 05:19:20 CET 2007
395 - expect major portability issues in this release: please test and report. 423 - expect major portability issues in this release: please test and report.
396 - converted from the veritable io manager event loop to 424 - converted from the veritable io manager event loop to
397 the high performance libev (http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/libev). 425 the high performance libev (http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/libev).
398 - minor tuning to the perl selection (include single words and more quoting chars). 426 - minor tuning to the perl selection (include single words and more quoting chars).
399 - fix memory leak in pixmap code. 427 - fix memory leak in pixmap code.
400 - fix a serious bug while setting the XIM destroy callback 428 - fix a serious bug while setting the XIM destroy callback
401 on (typical) 64 bit systems. 429 on (typical) 64 bit systems.
402 - automove-background functionality re-implemented internally using :root op in pixmap 430 - automove-background functionality re-implemented internally using :root op in pixmap
403 geometry string. For example: rxvt -pixmap "image.jpg;:root" 431 geometry string. For example: rxvt -pixmap "image.jpg;:root"
404 - do not link rxvtc against every lib on the planet anymore. 432 - do not link rxvtc against every lib on the planet anymore.
405 - parallel builds should work once more. 433 - parallel builds should work once more.
406 434
4078.4 Sat Oct 27 14:02:13 CEST 2007 4358.4 Sat Oct 27 14:02:13 CEST 2007
408 - overhaul of the transparency/pixmap code (sasha). 436 - overhaul of the transparency/pixmap code (sasha).
409 - fix possible race between visual bell and poweron. 437 - fix possible race between visual bell and poweron.
410 (reported by Martin von Gagern, gentoo?). 438 (reported by Martin von Gagern, gentoo?).
411 - urxvt -e no longer crashes the child. 439 - urxvt -e no longer crashes the child.
412 - fixed some minor memleaks on incorrect usage or 440 - fixed some minor memleaks on incorrect usage or
413 missing DISPLAY. 441 missing DISPLAY.
414 - implement xterm 1002/1003 mouse tracking modes (exg). 442 - implement xterm 1002/1003 mouse tracking modes (exg).
415 - source code organisational cleanups (exg). 443 - source code organisational cleanups (exg).
416 - updated io_manager. 444 - updated io_manager.
417 445
4188.3 Wed Aug 1 20:21:31 CEST 2007 4468.3 Wed Aug 1 20:21:31 CEST 2007
419 - new option: skipScroll/-ss, enabled by default. 447 - new option: skipScroll/-ss, enabled by default.
420 - go with the times and expect x11 library files in /usr/lib, not 448 - go with the times and expect x11 library files in /usr/lib, not
421 /usr/X11R6/lib. 449 /usr/X11R6/lib.
422 - initial transparency improvement/afterimage support 450 - initial transparency improvement/afterimage support
423 patch by Sasha Vasko. 451 patch by Sasha Vasko.
424 - add urgentOnBell resource to set the urgency hint 452 - add urgentOnBell resource to set the urgency hint
425 (patch by Philip Paeps). 453 (patch by Philip Paeps).
426 - do not process focus events caused by grabs 454 - do not process focus events caused by grabs
427 (patch by Mikachu). 455 (patch by Mikachu).
428 - add iso14755_52 resource to disable iso14755 5.2 (exg). 456 - add iso14755_52 resource to disable iso14755 5.2 (exg).
429 - add binding for backspace in iso14755 5.1 to remove the last 457 - add binding for backspace in iso14755 5.1 to remove the last
430 digit (exg). 458 digit (exg).
431 - better option handling, support more than 30 options (exg). 459 - better option handling, support more than 30 options (exg).
432 - nuke reconf script, serves no purpose anymore. 460 - nuke reconf script, serves no purpose anymore.
433 - fixed and documented matcher/on_user_command processing in matcher 461 - fixed and documented matcher/on_user_command processing in matcher
434 extension (tpope). 462 extension (tpope).
435 - compile out of the box on Solaris 10 (exg). 463 - compile out of the box on Solaris 10 (exg).
436 - fix MappingNotify events (reported by Stephan Walter). 464 - fix MappingNotify events (reported by Stephan Walter).
437 - zero-initialise mwmhints, this seems to solve all sorts of minor 465 - zero-initialise mwmhints, this seems to solve all sorts of minor
438 problems. 466 problems.
439 467
4408.2 Sat Feb 17 21:35:28 CET 2007 4688.2 Sat Feb 17 21:35:28 CET 2007
441 - fix make depend in src/, reported by exg. 469 - fix make depend in src/, reported by exg.
442 - fixed typo in urxvt::GET_CUSTOM, causing the result to be wrong. 470 - fixed typo in urxvt::GET_CUSTOM, causing the result to be wrong.
443 (patch by Sergey Vlasov). 471 (patch by Sergey Vlasov).
444 - unbundled iom perl interface somewhat. 472 - unbundled iom perl interface somewhat.
445 - scrollbar-xterm now uses the selected scrollColor instead of fg 473 - scrollbar-xterm now uses the selected scrollColor instead of fg
446 (found by Aiviru). 474 (found by Aiviru).
447 - disabled linux kernel bug workaround again: disabling it gives 475 - disabled linux kernel bug workaround again: disabling it gives
448 a 50% speed hit on affected machines, while enabling it gives 476 a 50% speed hit on affected machines, while enabling it gives
449 a similar speed hit to screen, which is likely the more common 477 a similar speed hit to screen, which is likely the more common
450 case to work around for :/ 478 case to work around for :/
451 - urxvt::rend2mask perl function, and utilization of it by matcher 479 - urxvt::rend2mask perl function, and utilization of it by matcher
452 (patch by Moshe Kamensky). 480 (patch by Moshe Kamensky).
453 - use perl:matcher on a keysym to open most recently displayed URL. 481 - use perl:matcher on a keysym to open most recently displayed URL.
454 - with matcher, when multiple patterns match, last wins, not first. 482 - with matcher, when multiple patterns match, last wins, not first.
455 - fix make and make install with srcdir != builddir (exg). 483 - fix make and make install with srcdir != builddir (exg).
456 - updated bundled libptytty to fix a bug where the tty would be kept 484 - updated bundled libptytty to fix a bug where the tty would be kept
457 open (see the libptytty ChangeLog for details). 485 open (see the libptytty ChangeLog for details).
458 - delay setting the IUTF8 flag to after the tty settings have been 486 - delay setting the IUTF8 flag to after the tty settings have been
459 set so its value does not get lost (reported and analysed by Andrei 487 set so its value does not get lost (reported and analysed by Andrei
460 Paskevich). 488 Paskevich).
461 - rip out support for obsolete sgtty.h interface. 489 - rip out support for obsolete sgtty.h interface.
462 - rip out support for non-POSIX termios variants. 490 - rip out support for non-POSIX termios variants.
463 - update libptytty. 491 - update libptytty.
464 - update iom.C, make it call ptytty::sanitise_stdfd on init. 492 - update iom.C, make it call ptytty::sanitise_stdfd on init.
465 - when !XFT, change rounding of colours to use a less correct formula to 493 - when !XFT, change rounding of colours to use a less correct formula to
466 meet user expectancies (#aaa becomes #a000a000a000 not #9f9f9f9f9f9f). 494 meet user expectancies (#aaa becomes #a000a000a000 not #9f9f9f9f9f9f).
467 - change the starting offset of the pixmap set with backgroundPixmap 495 - change the starting offset of the pixmap set with backgroundPixmap
468 from (50,50) to (0,0) (exg). 496 from (50,50) to (0,0) (exg).
469 - fix a typo in button_release, now meta-button2 request the value of 497 - fix a typo in button_release, now meta-button2 request the value of
470 the Clipboard selection as it should (patch by Serge Koksharov). 498 the Clipboard selection as it should (patch by Serge Koksharov).
471 - fix a bug in drawing a cell with a nonspacing char when using an xft 499 - fix a bug in drawing a cell with a nonspacing char when using an xft
472 font with inheritPixmap and tintColor (exg). 500 font with inheritPixmap and tintColor (exg).
473 501
4748.1 Thu Dec 7 22:27:25 CET 2006 5028.1 Thu Dec 7 22:27:25 CET 2006
475 - ｹﾘｽﾏｽﾌ゚ﾚｾ゙ﾝﾄ - zomg!!1, it's too early!!! 503 - ｹﾘｽﾏｽﾌ゚ﾚｾ゙ﾝﾄ - zomg!!1, it's too early!!!
476 - fix the assumption that chars < 256 are single-width. Now 504 - fix the assumption that chars < 256 are single-width. Now
477 only assume this for codepoints 32 to 126 (reported by Dai.H.). 505 only assume this for codepoints 32 to 126 (reported by Dai.H.).
478 - $term->strwidth returned wide chars as width 1, because some jerk 506 - $term->strwidth returned wide chars as width 1, because some jerk
479 confused min and max. Fixing this also fixes xim-onthespot. 507 confused min and max. Fixing this also fixes xim-onthespot.
480 Reported by Takano Akio. 508 Reported by Takano Akio.
481 - secondaryScroll is now enabled by default (as per the manpage), 509 - secondaryScroll is now enabled by default (as per the manpage),
482 reported by exg. 510 reported by exg.
483 - correct the description of [percent]color rgba format in the manpage. 511 - correct the description of [percent]color rgba format in the manpage.
484 - incorporated macosx-clipboard extension by Samuel Ljungkvist. 512 - incorporated macosx-clipboard extension by Samuel Ljungkvist.
485 - ignore (some) useless focus events (reported by mmc). 513 - ignore (some) useless focus events (reported by mmc).
486 - updated compose table to unicode 5.0.0. 514 - updated compose table to unicode 5.0.0.
487 515
4888.0 Thu Nov 2 18:35:19 CET 2006 5168.0 Thu Nov 2 18:35:19 CET 2006
489 - combining characters cleared the area instead of creating an overlay, 517 - combining characters cleared the area instead of creating an overlay,
490 thus losing the ability to draw combining characters properly in most 518 thus losing the ability to draw combining characters properly in most
491 circumstances (reported by exg). 519 circumstances (reported by exg).
492 - specified fonts were incorrectly morphed to bold/italic according to the 520 - specified fonts were incorrectly morphed to bold/italic according to the
493 basefont, even if explicitly specified (tracked down by tpope). 521 basefont, even if explicitly specified (tracked down by tpope).
494 - fixed urxvt::strwidth to calculate width in the same way as screen.C. 522 - fixed urxvt::strwidth to calculate width in the same way as screen.C.
495 - fix a crash caused by passing negative widths to overlay functions. 523 - fix a crash caused by passing negative widths to overlay functions.
496 - added 'matcher' extension by tpope, replacing the mark-urls extension. 524 - added 'matcher' extension by tpope, replacing the mark-urls extension.
497 - improve url regex to match anything www.* (tpope). 525 - improve url regex to match anything www.* (tpope).
498 - fixed bug with outline cursor color being wrong after xft fonts. 526 - fixed bug with outline cursor color being wrong after xft fonts.
499 - update to libptytty-1.0. 527 - update to libptytty-1.0.
500 - give proper diagnostic when RXVT_SOCKET is too long instead of 528 - give proper diagnostic when RXVT_SOCKET is too long instead of
501 corrupting the stack (patch by exg). 529 corrupting the stack (patch by exg).
502 - display current terminal locale in option menu. 530 - display current terminal locale in option menu.
503 - urxvtd no longer crashes when the client sends an inaccessible 531 - urxvtd no longer crashes when the client sends an inaccessible
504 working directory (reported by Roland Baer, possibly fixes gentoo 532 working directory (reported by Roland Baer, possibly fixes gentoo
505 bug #143985). 533 bug #143985).
506 - fixed many minor issues reported by Roland Baer. 534 - fixed many minor issues reported by Roland Baer.
507 - Leonid Khramov spotted a minor glitch in rxvtfont.C that 535 - Leonid Khramov spotted a minor glitch in rxvtfont.C that
508 should not have any consequences, but was buggy nonetheless. 536 should not have any consequences, but was buggy nonetheless.
509 - manpage fix by exg. 537 - manpage fix by exg.
510 538
5117.9 Mon Aug 7 18:16:07 CEST 2006 5397.9 Mon Aug 7 18:16:07 CEST 2006
512 - fix the crashing bug people encountered with 7.8 + urxvtd + perl 540 - fix the crashing bug people encountered with 7.8 + urxvtd + perl
513 + transparency. Ought to fix debian bug #380348. 541 + transparency. Ought to fix debian bug #380348.
514 - fix urxvtc.1.pod: it actually claimed -pty-fd would not work. But 542 - fix urxvtc.1.pod: it actually claimed -pty-fd would not work. But
515 it does! :-> 543 it does! :->
516 - rxvt_fatal() in case the locale string is too long for our static buffer. 544 - rxvt_fatal() in case the locale string is too long for our static buffer.
517 - fixed many, many, typos in the manpages (patch supplied by ves). 545 - fixed many, many, typos in the manpages (patch supplied by ves).
518 546
5197.8 Mon Jul 17 21:00:46 CEST 2006 5477.8 Mon Jul 17 21:00:46 CEST 2006
520 - INCOMPATIBLE CHANGE: this version will always read ~/.Xdefaults, 548 - INCOMPATIBLE CHANGE: this version will always read ~/.Xdefaults,
521 earlier versions only read it if display-resources (usually from 549 earlier versions only read it if display-resources (usually from
522 .Xresources) are not set. This avoids the #1 FAQ ("why isn't my 550 .Xresources) are not set. This avoids the #1 FAQ ("why isn't my
523 resource used") and seems to be logical behaviour, too. .Xdefaults 551 resource used") and seems to be logical behaviour, too. .Xdefaults
524 resources have a lower priority than display-specific resources. 552 resources have a lower priority than display-specific resources.
525 - add "kuake" perl extension that does a similar thing to the kuake 553 - add "kuake" perl extension that does a similar thing to the kuake
526 terminal emulator (see man urxvtperl). 554 terminal emulator (see man urxvtperl).
527 - use less "correct" color scaling that is compatible with libX11 and 555 - use less "correct" color scaling that is compatible with libX11 and
528 Xft (avoids off-by-one colors resulting in striped backgrounds). 556 Xft (avoids off-by-one colors resulting in striped backgrounds).
529 - the "depth" resource is now respected. 557 - the "depth" resource is now respected.
530 - preset the searchable-scrollback pattern with "(?i)" to default search 558 - preset the searchable-scrollback pattern with "(?i)" to default search
531 to case-insensitivity. Will automatically be cleared when typing an 559 to case-insensitivity. Will automatically be cleared when typing an
532 uppercase character. 560 uppercase character.
533 - add FORCE_UNBUFFERED_XFT define to features.h. 561 - add FORCE_UNBUFFERED_XFT define to features.h.
534 - re-enabled highlightcolor support with --enable-frills, based on 562 - re-enabled highlightcolor support with --enable-frills, based on
535 a patch by Martin Stubenschrott. 563 a patch by Martin Stubenschrott.
536 - double-buffered xft drawing did suffer from pixel offset issues 564 - double-buffered xft drawing did suffer from pixel offset issues
537 when pixmap transparency was enabled. 565 when pixmap transparency was enabled.
538 - strategically add # to the url-match regexes, as we really want to 566 - strategically add # to the url-match regexes, as we really want to
539 match common URIs not common URLs. Reported by Aaron Griffin. 567 match common URIs not common URLs. Reported by Aaron Griffin.
540 - moved on_osc_seq to on_osc_seq_perl and added a more 568 - moved on_osc_seq to on_osc_seq_perl and added a more
541 generic osc_seq. 569 generic osc_seq.
542 - fix a bug causing double callback invocations when perl hooks 570 - fix a bug causing double callback invocations when perl hooks
543 were invoked recursively. 571 were invoked recursively.
544 - the automove-background extension now properly works when the 572 - the automove-background extension now properly works when the
545 pixmap gets reset with an osc sequence (sqweek). 573 pixmap gets reset with an osc sequence (sqweek).
546 - selection-pastebin did not work properly with non-latin1-characters. 574 - selection-pastebin did not work properly with non-latin1-characters.
547 - apply colorUL only when the text colour is the default fg 575 - apply colorUL only when the text colour is the default fg
548 (patch by Wu Fengguang). 576 (patch by Wu Fengguang).
549 - removed rxvtlib.h from the tarball, it had no reason to be there 577 - removed rxvtlib.h from the tarball, it had no reason to be there
550 (spotted by Decklin Foster). 578 (spotted by Decklin Foster).
551 - fix compiling with TRANSPARENT but !XPM_BACKGROUND, as reported 579 - fix compiling with TRANSPARENT but !XPM_BACKGROUND, as reported
552 by omatunto_. 580 by omatunto_.
553 - slap in a using namespace std, might help on platforms that don't 581 - slap in a using namespace std, might help on platforms that don't
554 follow C++ closely enough. 582 follow C++ closely enough.
555 - fix mailto url regex, spotted within milliseconds by Jost Krieger. 583 - fix mailto url regex, spotted within milliseconds by Jost Krieger.
556 - applied fade_color_update_func.patch by WU Fengguang. 584 - applied fade_color_update_func.patch by WU Fengguang.
557 - fix a bug where (due to an optimisation in av_delete), hiding the 585 - fix a bug where (due to an optimisation in av_delete), hiding the
558 bottom-most overlay would hide two overlays. 586 bottom-most overlay would hide two overlays.
559 587
5607.7 Tue Feb 21 12:32:49 CET 2006 5887.7 Tue Feb 21 12:32:49 CET 2006
561 - use double-buffered drawing (xft fonts only). On many driver/hardware 589 - use double-buffered drawing (xft fonts only). On many driver/hardware
562 combination this actually increases xft drawing speed, at the expense 590 combination this actually increases xft drawing speed, at the expense
563 of more network bandwidth and slight nausea on the side of the author. 591 of more network bandwidth and slight nausea on the side of the author.
564 - readline perl extension now requires shift-click instead of a normal 592 - readline perl extension now requires shift-click instead of a normal
565 click, and eats the click. 593 click, and eats the click.
566 - tabbed perl extension now supports -e. 594 - tabbed perl extension now supports -e.
567 - disabled graphics-exposures on the main drawing GC, report any 595 - disabled graphics-exposures on the main drawing GC, report any
568 refresh bugs please. 596 refresh bugs please.
569 - improve property handling for -pe tabbed: avoid unnecessary property 597 - improve property handling for -pe tabbed: avoid unnecessary property
570 changes (for kde's benefit) at the expense of extra round-trips, 598 changes (for kde's benefit) at the expense of extra round-trips,
571 improve size hint setting. 599 improve size hint setting.
572 - modified XIM according to a patch sent by Takano Akio that sets 600 - modified XIM according to a patch sent by Takano Akio that sets
573 the preedit rectangle for OverTheSpot, which helps some input methods 601 the preedit rectangle for OverTheSpot, which helps some input methods
574 to correctly position their preedit window. 602 to correctly position their preedit window.
575 - un-optimise the line clearing on newly scrolled-in lines a bit: the 603 - un-optimise the line clearing on newly scrolled-in lines a bit: the
576 former reasoning was that any fg colour on default bg looks the same 604 former reasoning was that any fg colour on default bg looks the same
577 in empty spaces, but that's not true when reversing (e.g. selection), 605 in empty spaces, but that's not true when reversing (e.g. selection),
578 so also check for matching fg colours. This fixes the problem where 606 so also check for matching fg colours. This fixes the problem where
579 selecting newly scrolled-in lines would exhibit wrong colours. 607 selecting newly scrolled-in lines would exhibit wrong colours.
580 - fix a bug in the perl interface causing focus in events to generate 608 - fix a bug in the perl interface causing focus in events to generate
581 focus out perl events, causing bad focus effects with -pe tabbed. 609 focus out perl events, causing bad focus effects with -pe tabbed.
582 - fix a race resulting in a crash on exiting. 610 - fix a race resulting in a crash on exiting.
583 - fix a with --disable-xft that caused xfreecolors to be called on 611 - fix a with --disable-xft that caused xfreecolors to be called on
584 colors never allocated, resulting in aborts (reported by Paco-Paco). 612 colors never allocated, resulting in aborts (reported by Paco-Paco).
585 - resources on non-initial screens weren't refetched correctly 613 - resources on non-initial screens weren't refetched correctly
586 (reported by Paco-Paco). 614 (reported by Paco-Paco).
587 - fix a bug in xcopyarea pass and _disable_ it, as it seems not to be 615 - fix a bug in xcopyarea pass and _disable_ it, as it seems not to be
588 working in either rxvt-unicode nor in the original rxvt. 616 working in either rxvt-unicode nor in the original rxvt.
589 - removed undocumented -exec alias for the -e option. 617 - removed undocumented -exec alias for the -e option.
590 618
5917.6 Fri Feb 10 08:52:36 CET 2006 6197.6 Fri Feb 10 08:52:36 CET 2006
592 - changed interpretation of [alpha] colour prefix. 620 - changed interpretation of [alpha] colour prefix.
593 - +option now really sets the option to default, instead of using the 621 - +option now really sets the option to default, instead of using the
594 resource value. 622 resource value.
595 - options that require an argument now really _require_ an argument. 623 - options that require an argument now really _require_ an argument.
596 - the tabbed extension now forwards focus and key events to the 624 - the tabbed extension now forwards focus and key events to the
597 relevant tab window. 625 relevant tab window.
598 - tab colours are now configurable and have sensible defaults 626 - tab colours are now configurable and have sensible defaults
599 (initial patch by hednod). 627 (initial patch by hednod).
600 - option menu is extendable, readline, selection and 628 - option menu is extendable, readline, selection and
601 selection-autotransform can now be disabled/enabled at runtime. 629 selection-autotransform can now be disabled/enabled at runtime.
602 - forcing a configure event to tabbed subwindows with -pe tabbed, for 630 - forcing a configure event to tabbed subwindows with -pe tabbed, for
603 the benefit of automove-background. 631 the benefit of automove-background.
604 - the automove-background extension added a wrong constant offset. 632 - the automove-background extension added a wrong constant offset.
605 - force refresh of XA_RESOURCE_STRING on virtual reconnect. 633 - force refresh of XA_RESOURCE_STRING on virtual reconnect.
606 - return exit status 2 in urxvtc when urxvtd couldn't be contacted. 634 - return exit status 2 in urxvtc when urxvtd couldn't be contacted.
607 - the linux yield hack is back, now using usleep, and enabled only on 635 - the linux yield hack is back, now using usleep, and enabled only on
608 __linux__. 636 __linux__.
609 - further round trip eliminations in the !XFT case by remembering 637 - further round trip eliminations in the !XFT case by remembering
610 the colour components. 638 the colour components.
611 - plain scrollbar works better with -sr. 639 - plain scrollbar works better with -sr.
612 - fixed half-shadow scrollbar look. 640 - fixed half-shadow scrollbar look.
613 - more colour rtt optimisations. 641 - more colour rtt optimisations.
614 - properly(?) free colours on window close. 642 - properly(?) free colours on window close.
615 - reorganised the FAQ into multiple sections. 643 - reorganised the FAQ into multiple sections.
616 - add ISO646.1991-IRV to the list of supported codesets. 644 - add ISO646.1991-IRV to the list of supported codesets.
617 - minor libptytty update. 645 - minor libptytty update.
618 646
6197.5 Tue Jan 31 15:15:43 CET 2006 6477.5 Tue Jan 31 15:15:43 CET 2006
620 - further improvements to the careful mode detection, and font width 648 - further improvements to the careful mode detection, and font width
621 detection: 649 detection:
622 - fully double-wide fonts will now be correctly treated, 650 - fully double-wide fonts will now be correctly treated,
623 - overlap detection was improved. 651 - overlap detection was improved.
624 - detect totally broken fonts (usually synthesized by xft). 652 - detect totally broken fonts (usually synthesized by xft).
625 - careful mode forced refresh sometimes clashed with blinking, 653 - careful mode forced refresh sometimes clashed with blinking,
626 causing unnecessary screen redraws. 654 causing unnecessary screen redraws.
627 - better handling of XFT combining characters. 655 - better handling of XFT combining characters.
628 - enable antialiasing for some replacement fonts, as they 656 - enable antialiasing for some replacement fonts, as they
629 might get used for other encodings which really need it, later. 657 might get used for other encodings which really need it, later.
630 - remove spacing=100 from all default fonts, as this creates totally 658 - remove spacing=100 from all default fonts, as this creates totally
631 weird spacing (5 times normal) with xft. 659 weird spacing (5 times normal) with xft.
632 - removed iso10646 fallback, as xorgs iso10646 encoded fonts are mostly 660 - removed iso10646 fallback, as xorgs iso10646 encoded fonts are mostly
633 broken. 661 broken.
634 - removed gnu unifont fallback, all combining characters are broken. 662 - removed gnu unifont fallback, all combining characters are broken.
635 - replace named colours by xorg's rgb.txt equivalents, to 663 - replace named colours by xorg's rgb.txt equivalents, to
636 reduce round trip time on startup, and short-cut allocation 664 reduce round trip time on startup, and short-cut allocation
637 of rgb:rr/gg/bb for xft. 665 of rgb:rr/gg/bb for xft.
638 - short-cut allocation of rgb values in the xlib case 666 - short-cut allocation of rgb values in the xlib case
639 (patch by Paco-Paco). 667 (patch by Paco-Paco).
640 - overhauled color management: smaller codesize, alpha support. 668 - overhauled color management: smaller codesize, alpha support.
641 - support "rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa" color specifications and 669 - support "rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa" color specifications and
642 an "[alpha]" prefix. 670 an "[alpha]" prefix.
643 - try to work around Xft and Xrender forcing everything to be 100% 671 - try to work around Xft and Xrender forcing everything to be 100%
644 transparent. Long Live Xft! 672 transparent. Long Live Xft!
645 - do not include X11/Intrinsic.h anymore, directly use 673 - do not include X11/Intrinsic.h anymore, directly use
646 Xlib/Xutil/Xresource directly. 674 Xlib/Xutil/Xresource directly.
647 - try to find a nearest matching color when color allocation fails 675 - try to find a nearest matching color when color allocation fails
648 on a pseudocolor screen. 676 on a pseudocolor screen.
649 - SYNCCVS: compared to rxvt-cvs 2006-01-28, no relevant changes. 677 - SYNCCVS: compared to rxvt-cvs 2006-01-28, no relevant changes.
650 - fix version report (DA) (which was unfortunately broken). 678 - fix version report (DA) (which was unfortunately broken).
651 - changed version number report again, now to emulate xterm closer. 679 - changed version number report again, now to emulate xterm closer.
652 - added the OSC sequence 702 to detect the urxvt version number. 680 - added the OSC sequence 702 to detect the urxvt version number.
653 - small configure updates. 681 - small configure updates.
654 - further RTT optimisations. 682 - further RTT optimisations.
655 - backported clean-up patches for makefiles and documentation from 683 - backported clean-up patches for makefiles and documentation from
656 the debian package. 684 the debian package.
657 - updated doc/rxvt-unicode.spec file. It's still not maintained here, 685 - updated doc/rxvt-unicode.spec file. It's still not maintained here,
658 but much newer than the old one. 686 but much newer than the old one.
659 687
6607.4 Sat Jan 28 15:26:27 CET 2006 6887.4 Sat Jan 28 15:26:27 CET 2006
661 - screen background wasn't always erased properly when scrolling, 689 - screen background wasn't always erased properly when scrolling,
662 - re-enabled clearing optimisation disabled in 7.4pre. 690 - re-enabled clearing optimisation disabled in 7.4pre.
663 - small configure updates for libptytty. 691 - small configure updates for libptytty.
664 - fixed version options: line output. 692 - fixed version options: line output.
665 - removed stoopid debugging message left in the code. 693 - removed stoopid debugging message left in the code.
666 694
6677.3 Wed Jan 25 22:47:35 CET 2006 6957.3 Wed Jan 25 22:47:35 CET 2006
668 - don't let iso14755 or mouse reporting get into the way of perl 696 - don't let iso14755 or mouse reporting get into the way of perl
669 (could lead to global grabs never being cleared). 697 (could lead to global grabs never being cleared).
670 - experimental OnTheSpot editing support (-pe xim-onthespot). 698 - experimental OnTheSpot editing support (-pe xim-onthespot).
671 - moved Shift-Button2 paste combination to Meta-Button2. 699 - moved Shift-Button2 paste combination to Meta-Button2.
672 - the cutchars resource will now be respected and used by the 700 - the cutchars resource will now be respected and used by the
673 selection extension. 701 selection extension.
674 - added the "remote-clipboard" extension which just runs external 702 - added the "remote-clipboard" extension which just runs external
675 commands to fetch and store the selection data. 703 commands to fetch and store the selection data.
676 - added -depth switch that tries to get a different visual depth 704 - added -depth switch that tries to get a different visual depth
677 than the default (replaces the old PREFER_24_BIT logic). 705 than the default (replaces the old PREFER_24_BIT logic).
678 - removed (unused) arabic presentation form composing sequences. 706 - removed (unused) arabic presentation form composing sequences.
679 - be more strict when deciding that a core font glyph is too wide and 707 - be more strict when deciding that a core font glyph is too wide and
680 needs the careful rendering mode. 708 needs the careful rendering mode.
681 - allow more leeway for italic fonts when deciding that a character is 709 - allow more leeway for italic fonts when deciding that a character is
682 too wide and needs careful mode. 710 too wide and needs careful mode.
683 - redraw even more characters around characters using careful mode. 711 - redraw even more characters around characters using careful mode.
684 - made selection-pastebin fully asynchronous. 712 - made selection-pastebin fully asynchronous.
685 - reduced number of server turnarounds at startup by allocating 713 - reduced number of server turnarounds at startup by allocating
686 atoms only once per display. 714 atoms only once per display.
687 - renamed on_keyboard_command to on_user_command. 715 - renamed on_keyboard_command to on_user_command.
688 - changed version sos (ESC [ > c) response to be more compatible with 716 - changed version sos (ESC [ > c) response to be more compatible with
689 xterm. 717 xterm.
690 718
6917.2 Sun Jan 22 21:58:16 CET 2006 7197.2 Sun Jan 22 21:58:16 CET 2006
692 - bugfix: urxvt (not urxvtd) did not correctly handle multiple 720 - bugfix: urxvt (not urxvtd) did not correctly handle multiple
693 environments necessary, which resulted in segfaults within 721 environments necessary, which resulted in segfaults within
694 getenv (reproducible: urxvt -fn 9x15, open a menu once, 722 getenv (reproducible: urxvt -fn 9x15, open a menu once,
695 ctrl-shift-672c). 723 ctrl-shift-672c).
696 - bugfix: the selection speedup in in 7.1 unfortunately caused 724 - bugfix: the selection speedup in in 7.1 unfortunately caused
697 non-ascii characters to enlarge/move the selection. 725 non-ascii characters to enlarge/move the selection.
698 - bugfix: resizing sometimes leaked lines from the secondary to 726 - bugfix: resizing sometimes leaked lines from the secondary to
699 the primary screen. 727 the primary screen.
700 - bugfix: reducing window size while large amounts of text were output 728 - bugfix: reducing window size while large amounts of text were output
701 could lead to an assertion failure. 729 could lead to an assertion failure.
702 - added "tabbed" extension that provides a crude tabbed terminal. 730 - added "tabbed" extension that provides a crude tabbed terminal.
703 - added "readline" extension that allows cursor positioning 731 - added "readline" extension that allows cursor positioning
704 via mouse clicks. 732 via mouse clicks.
705 - now it is possible to insert the value of the CLIPBOARD selection 733 - now it is possible to insert the value of the CLIPBOARD selection
706 with shift - mouse button 2. 734 with shift - mouse button 2.
707 - fixed the automove-background extension to ignore coordinates 735 - fixed the automove-background extension to ignore coordinates
708 in non-synthetic events. 736 in non-synthetic events.
709 - created a separate libpty for portable and secure 737 - created a separate libpty for portable and secure
710 pty/tty/utmp/wtmp/lastlog handling, and include it in rxvt-unicode. 738 pty/tty/utmp/wtmp/lastlog handling, and include it in rxvt-unicode.
711 - the non-terminfo visual bell now works asynchronously, so 739 - the non-terminfo visual bell now works asynchronously, so
712 continuous ASCI BELs in one terminal do no longer monopolise the 740 continuous ASCI BELs in one terminal do no longer monopolise the
713 whole urxvt[d] process. 741 whole urxvt[d] process.
714 - support some *BSD makes (for the time being, gnu make is a safe bet). 742 - support some *BSD makes (for the time being, gnu make is a safe bet).
715 - work around bugs in FreeBSD's gcc. 743 - work around bugs in FreeBSD's gcc.
716 - implemented some *BSD fixes in configure. 744 - implemented some *BSD fixes in configure.
717 - removed support for obsolete offix dnd protocol. 745 - removed support for obsolete offix dnd protocol.
718 746
7197.1 Thu Jan 19 20:25:34 CET 2006 7477.1 Thu Jan 19 20:25:34 CET 2006
720 - setuid/setgid operation is now _encouraged_: security has been 748 - setuid/setgid operation is now _encouraged_: security has been
721 improved by moving privileged operations into a separate process 749 improved by moving privileged operations into a separate process
722 and permanently dropping privileges within the terminal. This 750 and permanently dropping privileges within the terminal. This
723 makes it possible to remove security checks from the perl code 751 makes it possible to remove security checks from the perl code
724 and gives a much safer feeling when urxvt needs to run with 752 and gives a much safer feeling when urxvt needs to run with
725 special privileges. 753 special privileges.
726 - perl taint checking disabled, as urxvt no longer runs setuid/setgid 754 - perl taint checking disabled, as urxvt no longer runs setuid/setgid
727 itself. 755 itself.
728 - new perl extension automove-background that can be used to get 756 - new perl extension automove-background that can be used to get
729 the same effect as pseudo-transparency with any pixmap. 757 the same effect as pseudo-transparency with any pixmap.
730 - new perl extension example: perl/selection-pastebin, can be used to 758 - new perl extension example: perl/selection-pastebin, can be used to
731 e.g. upload the selection to a webserver and generate a url, or 759 e.g. upload the selection to a webserver and generate a url, or
732 similar stuff. 760 similar stuff.
733 - use the scrollback buffer even when the scroll region doesn't 761 - use the scrollback buffer even when the scroll region doesn't
734 span the whole screen, as long as it starts at row 0. Helps 762 span the whole screen, as long as it starts at row 0. Helps
735 for programs displaying a status line at the bottom. 763 for programs displaying a status line at the bottom.
736 - selection popup now shows selection in dec/hex/oct. 764 - selection popup now shows selection in dec/hex/oct.
737 - perl/selection: matching on unicode characters in the selection 765 - perl/selection: matching on unicode characters in the selection
738 code was O(n²), which equals infinity in some degenerate cases 766 code was O(n²), which equals infinity in some degenerate cases
739 :-> Matching is now done on UTF-8, which makes it almost instant. 767 :-> Matching is now done on UTF-8, which makes it almost instant.
740 - perl/selection, perl/selection-autotransform: regexes are now 768 - perl/selection, perl/selection-autotransform: regexes are now
741 being interpreted in the locale urxvt was started. 769 being interpreted in the locale urxvt was started.
742 - implemented override-redirect option and enabled it on menus, 770 - implemented override-redirect option and enabled it on menus,
743 as kwin puts our windows behind the terminal (what a shoddy wm). 771 as kwin puts our windows behind the terminal (what a shoddy wm).
744 - fixed struct utmp check in configure for OpenBSD. 772 - fixed struct utmp check in configure for OpenBSD.
745 - complete overhaul of the pty/utmp management stuff and configure 773 - complete overhaul of the pty/utmp management stuff and configure
746 (Emanuele Giaquinta=exg). 774 (Emanuele Giaquinta=exg).
747 - add tsl/fsl and related capabilities to the terminfo description, 775 - add tsl/fsl and related capabilities to the terminfo description,
748 to set the window title. 776 to set the window title.
749 - swap the environment in some more cases. This hopefully fixes 777 - swap the environment in some more cases. This hopefully fixes
750 some segfaults that might be caused by xft asking for env variables 778 some segfaults that might be caused by xft asking for env variables
751 at the wrong time. 779 at the wrong time.
752 - removed src/strings.C and src/menubar.C. No menubar support 780 - removed src/strings.C and src/menubar.C. No menubar support
753 anymore. 781 anymore.
754 - removed all traces of SMOOTH_REFRESH. 782 - removed all traces of SMOOTH_REFRESH.
755 - nuked QNX support. 783 - nuked QNX support.
756 - made some fixes to xpm offset and scaling code. 784 - made some fixes to xpm offset and scaling code.
757 - perl-overlays and refresh hooks were not applied in correct order. 785 - perl-overlays and refresh hooks were not applied in correct order.
758 - changed coordinate-system of view_start/nsaved to be top to bottom. 786 - changed coordinate-system of view_start/nsaved to be top to bottom.
759 - iom extended to support listening for child exits. 787 - iom extended to support listening for child exits.
760 788
7617.0 Fri Jan 13 14:02:18 CET 2006 7897.0 Fri Jan 13 14:02:18 CET 2006
762 - added sections for DISTRIBUTION MAINTAINERS and about 790 - added sections for DISTRIBUTION MAINTAINERS and about
763 SETUID/SETGID to the FAQ. 791 SETUID/SETGID to the FAQ.
764 - selection, searchable-scrollback, selection-popup and 792 - selection, searchable-scrollback, selection-popup and
765 option-popup extensions enabled by default. 793 option-popup extensions enabled by default.
766 - increased xft drawing speed for problematic fonts. The effect 794 - increased xft drawing speed for problematic fonts. The effect
767 will likely be small as 99% of the xft slowness is server-related. 795 will likely be small as 99% of the xft slowness is server-related.
768 - perl: much increased functionality, better overlays, popup support 796 - perl: much increased functionality, better overlays, popup support
769 and much much more. 797 and much much more.
770 - perl: urxvt::line now can set via ->t and ->r. 798 - perl: urxvt::line now can set via ->t and ->r.
771 - perl: changed interpretation of --perl-ext-common and -pe. 799 - perl: changed interpretation of --perl-ext-common and -pe.
772 - perl: finally implemented --perl-eval. 800 - perl: finally implemented --perl-eval.
773 - perl: non-blocking anyevent support. 801 - perl: non-blocking anyevent support.
774 - perl: run tainted and ignore perl-eval/perl-lib if started 802 - perl: run tainted and ignore perl-eval/perl-lib if started
775 setuid/setgid. 803 setuid/setgid.
776 - free the resource database: this plugs a massive memory leak. As a 804 - free the resource database: this plugs a massive memory leak. As a
777 side effect, it also gets rid of XGetDefault calls. 805 side effect, it also gets rid of XGetDefault calls.
778 - free one of the cursors, fixes a small memory leak. 806 - free one of the cursors, fixes a small memory leak.
779 - built-in (as opposed to terminfos) visual bell was broken/too fast. 807 - built-in (as opposed to terminfos) visual bell was broken/too fast.
780 - applied minor cleanups by Ladislav Michnovic. 808 - applied minor cleanups by Ladislav Michnovic.
781 - applied pty handling cleanups and improvements (Emanuele Giaquinta). 809 - applied pty handling cleanups and improvements (Emanuele Giaquinta).
782 - mark-urls launch-on-click by jepler. 810 - mark-urls launch-on-click by jepler.
783 - removed "small" resource parsing function, as it wasn't really 811 - removed "small" resource parsing function, as it wasn't really
784 compatible, and not really small either. 812 compatible, and not really small either.
785 - removed PATH_ENV and PATH file search support. 813 - removed PATH_ENV and PATH file search support.
786 - removed support for locale-specific app-defaults file. 814 - removed support for locale-specific app-defaults file.
787 - fixed a bug where out-of-bounds colour sequences could lead 815 - fixed a bug where out-of-bounds colour sequences could lead
788 to crashes. 816 to crashes.
789 - limit colour changing to the standard 88 palette instead of all 817 - limit colour changing to the standard 88 palette instead of all
790 colours. 818 colours.
791 - XTerm_Color01 sequence returned wrong results in query mode. 819 - XTerm_Color01 sequence returned wrong results in query mode.
792 - iom.C now checks against destructed io_manager when unregistering. 820 - iom.C now checks against destructed io_manager when unregistering.
793 821
7946.3 Wed Jan 4 22:37:10 CET 2006 8226.3 Wed Jan 4 22:37:10 CET 2006
795 - SECURITY FIX: on systems using openpty, permissions were 823 - SECURITY FIX: on systems using openpty, permissions were
796 not correctly updated on the tty device and were left as 824 not correctly updated on the tty device and were left as
797 world-readable and world-writable (likely in original rxvt, 825 world-readable and world-writable (likely in original rxvt,
798 too), and were not restored properly. Affected are only 826 too), and were not restored properly. Affected are only
799 systems where non-unix ptys were used (such as most BSDs, not 827 systems where non-unix ptys were used (such as most BSDs, not
800 GNU/Linux). (found, patched and debugged by Ryan Beasley). 828 GNU/Linux). (found, patched and debugged by Ryan Beasley).
801 - meta8 support was forcefully enabled in most configurations. 829 - meta8 support was forcefully enabled in most configurations.
802 restored configurability of this (useless) feature (reported 830 restored configurability of this (useless) feature (reported
803 by Mikachu). 831 by Mikachu).
804 - optionally embed a perl interpreter, which can be used for more 832 - optionally embed a perl interpreter, which can be used for more
805 intelligent/customized selection support, visual feedback, 833 intelligent/customized selection support, visual feedback,
806 menus, tabs etc. See the the urxvtperl manpage, the -pe option, 834 menus, tabs etc. See the the urxvtperl manpage, the -pe option,
807 perl*-resources and keysym resources. Not everything is there yet. 835 perl*-resources and keysym resources. Not everything is there yet.
808 - try to be more clever about differing font sizes and their ascent. 836 - try to be more clever about differing font sizes and their ascent.
809 Not guaranteed to work, but works better in most cases now. 837 Not guaranteed to work, but works better in most cases now.
810 - fix directory permissions on install. 838 - fix directory permissions on install.
811 - implemented option to disable built-in line drawing characters 839 - implemented option to disable built-in line drawing characters
812 and fall back to the font ones (patch by Martin Pohlack). 840 and fall back to the font ones (patch by Martin Pohlack).
813 - disabled sched_yield support: the linux version is just too useless 841 - disabled sched_yield support: the linux version is just too useless
814 (it schedules nice'd processes before the own one for extended 842 (it schedules nice'd processes before the own one for extended
815 periods). Too bad, it could reduce system time by a factor of 5 here. 843 periods). Too bad, it could reduce system time by a factor of 5 here.
816 844
8176.2 Mon Jan 2 16:03:01 CET 2006 8456.2 Mon Jan 2 16:03:01 CET 2006
818 - implemented intensityStyles option which enables/disables bold/blink 846 - implemented intensityStyles option which enables/disables bold/blink
819 selecting high intensity foreground/background colours, suggested by 847 selecting high intensity foreground/background colours, suggested by
820 Chuck Blake. 848 Chuck Blake.
821 - move iso14755 character feedback box out of the way if it would 849 - move iso14755 character feedback box out of the way if it would
822 obscure the mouse cursor position. 850 obscure the mouse cursor position.
823 - replaced callback.h by a fixed version from gvpe that correctly 851 - replaced callback.h by a fixed version from gvpe that correctly
824 returns the callback result (affects new -pty-fd semantics in urxvtc 852 returns the callback result (affects new -pty-fd semantics in urxvtc
825 on a few architectures). Reported by darix. 853 on a few architectures). Reported by darix.
826 - include one trailing space in rectangular selections to indicate 854 - include one trailing space in rectangular selections to indicate
827 the inserted newline (yeah, weird, but visually more pleasing). 855 the inserted newline (yeah, weird, but visually more pleasing).
828 - try to use sched_yield to (drastically) improve terminal data 856 - try to use sched_yield to (drastically) improve terminal data
829 transfer efficiency. 857 transfer efficiency.
830 - further minor cleanups. 858 - further minor cleanups.
831 859
8326.1 Tue Dec 27 13:23:40 CET 2005 8606.1 Tue Dec 27 13:23:40 CET 2005
833 - update iso8859-7 table (euro and drachma round-trip et al.). 861 - update iso8859-7 table (euro and drachma round-trip et al.).
834 - fix a crash when the selection scrolls out of the scrollback 862 - fix a crash when the selection scrolls out of the scrollback
835 while the user still drags. 863 while the user still drags.
836 - selections that were partially scrolled out of the window were 864 - selections that were partially scrolled out of the window were
837 not drawn correctly. 865 not drawn correctly.
838 - lines newly scrolled in were not initialized properly, leading 866 - lines newly scrolled in were not initialized properly, leading
839 to extremely long lines and (hopefully) some segfaults. 867 to extremely long lines and (hopefully) some segfaults.
840 - iso14755 overlay position was wrong. 868 - iso14755 overlay position was wrong.
841 - iso14755 overlay now displays rendition info, too. 869 - iso14755 overlay now displays rendition info, too.
842 - use unicode white space class instead of hardcoded values for 870 - use unicode white space class instead of hardcoded values for
843 stripping whitespace. 871 stripping whitespace.
844 - do whitespace stripping on rectangular selections. 872 - do whitespace stripping on rectangular selections.
845 - slight cleanups in src/features.h. 873 - slight cleanups in src/features.h.
846 874
8476.0 Sat Dec 24 13:58:56 CET 2005 8756.0 Sat Dec 24 13:58:56 CET 2005
848 - make it compile without SMART_RESIZE again. 876 - make it compile without SMART_RESIZE again.
849 - enable slow link support by default. 877 - enable slow link support by default.
850 - fix relative cursor-positioning not respecting scrolling regions 878 - fix relative cursor-positioning not respecting scrolling regions
851 (also a bug in original rxvt). 879 (also a bug in original rxvt).
852 - initialize termios structure to zero when fetching it fails 880 - initialize termios structure to zero when fetching it fails
853 (see http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=84647 for a 881 (see http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=84647 for a
854 partial patch). 882 partial patch).
855 - bump max columns/rows to 10000 each. 883 - bump max columns/rows to 10000 each.
856 - bump max savelines to 10000000. 884 - bump max savelines to 10000000.
857 - -pty-fd now passes the urxvtc fd to the urxvtd process. 885 - -pty-fd now passes the urxvtc fd to the urxvtd process.
858 - avoid linking against -lnsl/-lsocket/-lxpg4 unless necessary. 886 - avoid linking against -lnsl/-lsocket/-lxpg4 unless necessary.
859 - major code cleanup (still not complete, though). 887 - major code cleanup (still not complete, though).
860 - implement -hold option. 888 - implement -hold option.
861 - _major_ rewrite of internal buffer handling: 889 - _major_ rewrite of internal buffer handling:
862 - re-flow on resize, lines get wrapped instead of winged. 890 - re-flow on resize, lines get wrapped instead of winged.
863 - circular line buffer (substantially speeds up scrolling). 891 - circular line buffer (substantially speeds up scrolling).
864 - slightly less code + data memory usage per terminal. 892 - slightly less code + data memory usage per terminal.
865 - slight overall speed improvements. 893 - slight overall speed improvements.
866 - considerably improved code clarity. 894 - considerably improved code clarity.
867 - partial-screen scrolls no longer end up in the scrollback 895 - partial-screen scrolls no longer end up in the scrollback
868 buffer. 896 buffer.
869 897
8705.9 Sat Dec 17 21:53:17 CET 2005 8985.9 Sat Dec 17 21:53:17 CET 2005
871 - fix a bug in the menu code of unknown impact, found by darix. 899 - fix a bug in the menu code of unknown impact, found by darix.
872 - clean up signal handling to be global, not per terminal 900 - clean up signal handling to be global, not per terminal
873 (matters only for rxvtd). 901 (matters only for rxvtd).
874 - fix small typoe in rxvt.1 (found by Mike Fabian). 902 - fix small typoe in rxvt.1 (found by Mike Fabian).
875 - don't crash when broken xft/fontconfig/freetype versions return 903 - don't crash when broken xft/fontconfig/freetype versions return
876 bogus data, ignore the xft font instead (experienced on suse). 904 bogus data, ignore the xft font instead (experienced on suse).
877 905
8785.8 Tue Oct 25 22:21:45 CEST 2005 9065.8 Tue Oct 25 22:21:45 CEST 2005
879 - INCOMPATIBLE CHANGE: many configure options are now on by default. 907 - INCOMPATIBLE CHANGE: many configure options are now on by default.
880 If you want the old behaviour, try: 908 If you want the old behaviour, try:
881 configure --disable-everything <your enable options> 909 configure --disable-everything <your enable options>
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1549 - many other minor bugfixes. 1577 - many other minor bugfixes.
1550 1578
15511.8 Mon Feb 2 20:09:18 CET 2004 15791.8 Mon Feb 2 20:09:18 CET 2004
1552 - almost total conversion to C++. Except for introducing 1580 - almost total conversion to C++. Except for introducing
1553 new bugs, this should not change much. 1581 new bugs, this should not change much.
1554 - fix and re-enable background pixmap and inherit pixmap support. 1582 - fix and re-enable background pixmap and inherit pixmap support.
1555 - re-enabled multiple scrollbar support. 1583 - re-enabled multiple scrollbar support.
1556 - added plain scrollbar style and restored xterm scrollbar. 1584 - added plain scrollbar style and restored xterm scrollbar.
1557 - blinking and selections work slightly better now. 1585 - blinking and selections work slightly better now.
1558 - fix an error condition when rxvt receives more than one screenful 1586 - fix an error condition when rxvt receives more than one screenful
1559 of output. should occur with original rxvt, too, but very rarely. 1587 of output. should occur with original rxvt, too, but very rarely.
1560 (I guess the code contains more surprises of this sort...) 1588 (I guess the code contains more surprises of this sort...)
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