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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?
22TODO: split ROW into a ROW_fast (0..total*2-1) and ROW macros? 22TODO: split ROW into a ROW_fast (0..total*2-1) and ROW macros?
23 23
24 - fix parsing of bg image styles. They really work now.
25 - fix blurring of bg image borders when using xrender.
26
279.14 Wed Dec 21 18:40:33 CET 2011
24 - INCOMPATIBLE CHANGE: the urxvtd default socket path is now 28 - INCOMPATIBLE CHANGE: the urxvtd default socket path is now
25 $HOME/.urxvt/urxvtd-<nodename>. 29 $HOME/.urxvt/urxvtd-<nodename>.
26 - INCOMPATIBLE CHANGE: the "list" keysym expansion now requires 30 - INCOMPATIBLE CHANGE: the "list" keysym expansion now requires
27 loading of the "keysym-list" perl extension. 31 loading of the "keysym-list" perl extension.
28 - INCOMPATIBLE CHANGE: A scale value of 0 in the bg image 32 - INCOMPATIBLE CHANGE: A scale value of 0 in the bg image
29 geometry no longer enables tiling, so as to make it possible 33 geometry no longer enables tiling, so as to make it possible
30 to disable both scaling and tiling. 34 to disable both scaling and tiling.
31 - overhaul of the bg image operations. The old operations have 35 - overhaul of the bg image operations. The old operations have
32 been deprecated in favour of elementary operations and 36 been deprecated in favour of elementary operations and
33 styles built on top of the new operations and scale/position 37 styles built on top of the new operations and scale/position
34 settings. (Emanuele Giaquinta). 38 settings. (Emanuele Giaquinta).
35 - support for libafterimage is deprecated and will be removed 39 - support for libafterimage is deprecated and will be removed
36 in the next release. 40 in the next release.
37 - fix a crash caused by selection_check not properly resetting 41 - fix a crash caused by selection_check not properly resetting
38 out-of-bounds mark values (can happen when extending a selection 42 out-of-bounds mark values (can happen when extending a selection
39 while scrolling up in curses programs for example). 43 while scrolling up in curses programs for example).
40 - do not move the selection when scrolling up and the selection is 44 - do not move the selection when scrolling up and the selection is
41 outside the scrolling region (Emanuele Giaquinta). 45 outside the scrolling region (Emanuele Giaquinta).
42 - fix display of bold bright black (reported by Ben Winslow). 46 - fix display of bold bright black (reported by Ben Winslow).
43 - fix memory leak when urgentOnBell is set (patch by Nathaniel 47 - fix memory leak when urgentOnBell is set (patch by Nathaniel
44 Filardo). 48 Filardo).
45 - fix a redraw bug that occurs when a bg pixmap is set and the 49 - fix a redraw bug that occurs when a bg pixmap is set and the
46 wm does not honour the size hints set by urxvt. Now urxvt 50 wm does not honour the size hints set by urxvt. Now urxvt
47 forces the size of the terminal window to be a multiple of 51 forces the size of the terminal window to be a multiple of
48 the cell size. 52 the cell size.
49 - sanitise the argument of SD / SU sequences. Fixes a possible 53 - sanitise the argument of SD / SU sequences. Fixes a possible
50 crash when the argument is big enough, red hat bug #711137 54 crash when the argument is big enough, red hat bug #711137
51 (Emanuele Giaquinta). 55 (Emanuele Giaquinta).
52 - correctly split long lines when scrolling. 56 - correctly split long lines when scrolling.
53 - urxvt now looks for perl extensions also in $HOME/.urxvt/ext. 57 - urxvt now looks for perl extensions also in $HOME/.urxvt/ext.
54 - add bell-command perl extension to execute a command when a 58 - add bell-command perl extension to execute a command when a
55 bell event occurs (Ryan Kavanagh). 59 bell event occurs (Ryan Kavanagh).
56 - add set_urgency perl binding to set/reset the urgency hint. 60 - add set_urgency perl binding to set/reset the urgency hint.
57 - consume button release event in matcher (exg). 61 - consume button release event in matcher (exg).
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59 (Bob Farrell). 63 (Bob Farrell).
60 - properly process 'keysym' sequences in tabbed when using 64 - properly process 'keysym' sequences in tabbed when using
61 'focus follows mouse' and the focus is on the main window 65 'focus follows mouse' and the focus is on the main window
62 but not on the active terminal window (patch by Martin 66 but not on the active terminal window (patch by Martin
63 Pohlack). 67 Pohlack).
64 - Support for the freedesktop startup-notification protocol (patch by 68 - support for the freedesktop startup-notification protocol (patch by
65 Michael Stapelberg). 69 Michael Stapelberg).
66 - the direction of VPR and VPB commands was reversed. 70 - the direction of VPR and VPB commands was reversed.
67 - Fix alignment of inherited root pixmap when it is a different size 71 - fix alignment of inherited root pixmap when it is a different size
68 than the root window and the terminal window is off the left or top 72 than the root window and the terminal window is off the left or top
69 edge (Mikachu). 73 edge (Mikachu).
74 - make $self visible in "eval perl expression" popup action, also
75 handle exceptions better.
76 - fix parsing of '-e' when it occurs as an option argument, such as in
77 'urxvt -title -e' (Emanuele Giaquinta).
70 78
719.12 Wed Jun 29 14:34:28 CEST 2011 799.12 Wed Jun 29 14:34:28 CEST 2011
72 - fix regression in processing of SelectionNotify events. 80 - fix regression in processing of SelectionNotify events.
73 urxvt would fail to request a selection if the owner did not 81 urxvt would fail to request a selection if the owner did not
74 support the UTF8_STRING target. 82 support the UTF8_STRING target.
75 - fix rendering of double width chars in certain circumstances, more 83 - fix rendering of double width chars in certain circumstances, more
76 likely to happen if urxvt is compiled with 256 colors support as 84 likely to happen if urxvt is compiled with 256 colors support as
77 urxvt runs out of fonts much earlier then. Fixes gentoo bug #358151 85 urxvt runs out of fonts much earlier then. Fixes gentoo bug #358151
78 (Emanuele Giaquinta). 86 (Emanuele Giaquinta).
79 - restore support for 'list' syntax in keysym resources (requested by Sung Pae). 87 - restore support for 'list' syntax in keysym resources (requested by Sung Pae).
80 - always premultiply colour values - while this increases differences between 88 - always premultiply colour values - while this increases differences between
81 core fonts and xft, it is "more correct" in practical situations. 89 core fonts and xft, it is "more correct" in practical situations.
82 - disable PTYTTY_REENTRANT option - not needed for urxvt and saves a bit of code. 90 - disable PTYTTY_REENTRANT option - not needed for urxvt and saves a bit of code.
83 - remove lucidatypewriter from the list of fallback fonts, it was the only 91 - remove lucidatypewriter from the list of fallback fonts, it was the only
84 non-xft non-cellfont in the list anyway. 92 non-xft non-cellfont in the list anyway.
85 93
869.11 Mon May 2 10:34:46 CEST 2011 949.11 Mon May 2 10:34:46 CEST 2011
87 - fix compilation on GNU/Hurd, debian bug #624736. 95 - fix compilation on GNU/Hurd, debian bug #624736.
88 - remove 'list' syntax for keysym resources, as it serves no useful purpose. 96 - remove 'list' syntax for keysym resources, as it serves no useful purpose.
89 If you need it, poke us and provide a use case. 97 If you need it, poke us and provide a use case.
90 - fix alpha channel support. Premultiply alpha in colours if the visual 98 - fix alpha channel support. Premultiply alpha in colours if the visual
91 supports an alpha channel, as xrender expects premultiplied alpha 99 supports an alpha channel, as xrender expects premultiplied alpha
92 (Emanuele Giaquinta). 100 (Emanuele Giaquinta).
93 - fix reply to a selection request sent by an obsolete client 101 - fix reply to a selection request sent by an obsolete client
94 such as syncterm (patch by Marcin Cieslak). 102 such as syncterm (patch by Marcin Cieslak).
95 - fix crash when the window is resized and the overlay is active 103 - fix crash when the window is resized and the overlay is active
96 (Emanuele Giaquinta, reported by Ryan Kavanagh). 104 (Emanuele Giaquinta, reported by Ryan Kavanagh).
97 - match character-wise rather than byte-wise in selection 105 - match character-wise rather than byte-wise in selection
98 extension again. perl 5.8.9+ is required to avoid extreme 106 extension again. perl 5.8.9+ is required to avoid extreme
99 slowdowns. Fixes debian bugs #523072, #616463. 107 slowdowns. Fixes debian bugs #523072, #616463.
100 - fix a possible crash if the INCR transfer process for a 108 - fix a possible crash if the INCR transfer process for a
101 selection property timeouts and at least one chunk is 109 selection property timeouts and at least one chunk is
102 received. (Emanuele Giaquinta) 110 received. (Emanuele Giaquinta)
103 - work around a memory corruption bug in xorg's XrmSetDatabase (apparently 111 - work around a memory corruption bug in xorg's XrmSetDatabase (apparently
104 broken since http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-commit-diffs/2004-March/000239.html). 112 broken since http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-commit-diffs/2004-March/000239.html).
105 - fix memory corruption bug when custom command sequences bound to keys 113 - fix memory corruption bug when custom command sequences bound to keys
106 were injected into an already-full pty input buffer. 114 were injected into an already-full pty input buffer.
107 - gdk-pixbuf is autodetected by default and preferred over libafterimage. 115 - gdk-pixbuf is autodetected by default and preferred over libafterimage.
108 - do not prepend a newline to the selection text when the starting line 116 - do not prepend a newline to the selection text when the starting line
109 of the selection is not highlighted (Emanuele Giaquinta). 117 of the selection is not highlighted (Emanuele Giaquinta).
110 - don't swap perl env with real env, save and restore it, just in case 118 - don't swap perl env with real env, save and restore it, just in case
111 we ever get recursive perl invocations. also saves a bit of codespace 119 we ever get recursive perl invocations. also saves a bit of codespace
112 with gcc. 120 with gcc.
113 - fix various memory leaks (Emanuele Giaquinta). 121 - fix various memory leaks (Emanuele Giaquinta).
114 - fix typo in kIC terminfo capability, debian bug #446444. 122 - fix typo in kIC terminfo capability, debian bug #446444.
115 - document 'thickness' resource. 123 - document 'thickness' resource.
116 - fix debian bug #504817, to the extent possible. 124 - fix debian bug #504817, to the extent possible.
117 - try to detect byte order at compile time, saves a couple of 125 - try to detect byte order at compile time, saves a couple of
118 hundred bytes, if your compiler is smart enough. 126 hundred bytes, if your compiler is smart enough.
119 - add support for previewing the pasted data in confirm-paste 127 - add support for previewing the pasted data in confirm-paste
120 (Emanuele Giaquinta). 128 (Emanuele Giaquinta).
121 - added "newlines to spaces" option in selection-popup. 129 - added "newlines to spaces" option in selection-popup.
122 - actually enabled solaris event ports backend (was disabled by accident). 130 - actually enabled solaris event ports backend (was disabled by accident).
123 - revert to 38400 baud max., mission accomplished. 131 - revert to 38400 baud max., mission accomplished.
124 - no longer create scary "pty_fill: PLEASE REPORT" message, instead, 132 - no longer create scary "pty_fill: PLEASE REPORT" message, instead,
125 silently drain the input (problem is well understood now). 133 silently drain the input (problem is well understood now).
126 - no longer swallow rob nation's own graphics mode commands. 134 - no longer swallow rob nation's own graphics mode commands.
127 135
1289.10 Mon Dec 13 17:43:52 CET 2010 1369.10 Mon Dec 13 17:43:52 CET 2010
129 - the "schmorp=north korea dickey=south korea" release. 137 - the "schmorp=north korea dickey=south korea" release.
130 - INCOMPATIBLE CHANGE: make OSC 20 simpler and more correct 138 - INCOMPATIBLE CHANGE: make OSC 20 simpler and more correct
131 (Emanuele Giaquinta). 139 (Emanuele Giaquinta).
132 - if options were compiled out, this could lead to the option 140 - if options were compiled out, this could lead to the option
133 count to be defined wrongly. This is likely behind the 141 count to be defined wrongly. This is likely behind the
134 failures with gcc 4.5. 142 failures with gcc 4.5.
135 - explicitly depend on fontconfig and xrender when xft support 143 - explicitly depend on fontconfig and xrender when xft support
136 is enabled. Although the public Xft api uses types from 144 is enabled. Although the public Xft api uses types from
137 both, in Xft 2.2.0 these libs are private 145 both, in Xft 2.2.0 these libs are private
138 dependencies only thanks to an idiotic behaviour of 146 dependencies only thanks to an idiotic behaviour of
139 pkg-config that was added to workaround cases like this one. 147 pkg-config that was added to workaround cases like this one.
140 Fixes linking when using GNU ld with --as-needed or GNU gold 148 Fixes linking when using GNU ld with --as-needed or GNU gold
141 (based on patch by Jan Palus). 149 (based on patch by Jan Palus).
142 - fix minor memory leaks in urxvt and urxvtd. 150 - fix minor memory leaks in urxvt and urxvtd.
143 - fix regression in urxvtd that prevented options from being correctly 151 - fix regression in urxvtd that prevented options from being correctly
144 set (reported by Michal Vaner). 152 set (reported by Michal Vaner).
145 - implement xterm's horribly broken 1005 mouse reporting mode, 153 - implement xterm's horribly broken 1005 mouse reporting mode,
146 and an alternative 1015 mode that works in non-utf-8 locales 154 and an alternative 1015 mode that works in non-utf-8 locales
147 and has fewer limitations. 155 and has fewer limitations.
148 - fix a possible bug where mouse notifications didn't work after 156 - fix a possible bug where mouse notifications didn't work after
149 startup for the upper left corner. 157 startup for the upper left corner.
150 - implement our own pixbuf to pixmap rendering to get rid of 158 - implement our own pixbuf to pixmap rendering to get rid of
151 dependency on buggy gdk-pixbuf-xlib. Only truecolor visuals 159 dependency on buggy gdk-pixbuf-xlib. Only truecolor visuals
152 are supported (Emanuele Giaquinta). 160 are supported (Emanuele Giaquinta).
153 - apply tinting before shading when both operations are requested. 161 - apply tinting before shading when both operations are requested.
154 Previously they were intermixed when lightening and the result 162 Previously they were intermixed when lightening and the result
155 was inaccurate and confusing. Note that now a black tint yields a 163 was inaccurate and confusing. Note that now a black tint yields a
156 completely black image, regardless of shading (Emanuele Giaquinta). 164 completely black image, regardless of shading (Emanuele Giaquinta).
157 - avoid spurious redraws of the bg image when bg is transparent or 165 - avoid spurious redraws of the bg image when bg is transparent or
158 when using 'root' mode (Emanuele Giaquinta). 166 when using 'root' mode (Emanuele Giaquinta).
159 - fix build on XFree86. 167 - fix build on XFree86.
160 - dynamically number options according to compiletime requirements. 168 - dynamically number options according to compiletime requirements.
161 For the extra saved byte. Or so. Yay. 169 For the extra saved byte. Or so. Yay.
162 - start options at one, not zero. Wastes a bit per terminal. Maybe. 170 - start options at one, not zero. Wastes a bit per terminal. Maybe.
163 saves 50 instruction bytes. Possibly. 171 saves 50 instruction bytes. Possibly.
164 172
1659.09 Sat Nov 13 01:39:07 CET 2010 1739.09 Sat Nov 13 01:39:07 CET 2010
166 - NOTICE: this release updates terminfo/termcap. 174 - NOTICE: this release updates terminfo/termcap.
167 - the bestest release ever. 175 - the bestest release ever.
168 - it was verified that urxvt handles µ and μ correctly. 176 - it was verified that urxvt handles µ and μ correctly.
169 - add support for blending and blurring with XRender (Emanuele Giaquinta). 177 - add support for blending and blurring with XRender (Emanuele Giaquinta).
170 - add support for using gdk-pixbuf as image backend (Emanuele Giaquinta). 178 - add support for using gdk-pixbuf as image backend (Emanuele Giaquinta).
171 - cleanup and minor fixes of the image code (Emanuele Giaquinta). 179 - cleanup and minor fixes of the image code (Emanuele Giaquinta).
172 - new perl extension "confirm-paste" (Emanuele Giaquinta). 180 - new perl extension "confirm-paste" (Emanuele Giaquinta).
173 - new on_tt_paste perl hook and tt_paste perl binding (Emanuele Giaquinta). 181 - new on_tt_paste perl hook and tt_paste perl binding (Emanuele Giaquinta).
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176 (Emanuele Giaquinta). 184 (Emanuele Giaquinta).
177 - properly set VSTATUS in termios for *BSD (reported by Ed Schouten). 185 - properly set VSTATUS in termios for *BSD (reported by Ed Schouten).
178 - fix utmpx detection on upcoming FreeBSD 9. 186 - fix utmpx detection on upcoming FreeBSD 9.
179 - Use COMPOUND_TEXT encoding for WM_NAME/WM_ICON_NAME value when it 187 - Use COMPOUND_TEXT encoding for WM_NAME/WM_ICON_NAME value when it
180 is not fully convertible to STRING (patch by James Cloos). 188 is not fully convertible to STRING (patch by James Cloos).
181 - fix a buffer overflow that would cause wrong key sequences to 189 - fix a buffer overflow that would cause wrong key sequences to
182 be generated for numpad keys (introduced in 9.05). 190 be generated for numpad keys (introduced in 9.05).
183 - fix definition of sgr0 to work around limitations in luit. 191 - fix definition of sgr0 to work around limitations in luit.
184 - extend ISO 14755 5.4 mode to also print the font name of the 192 - extend ISO 14755 5.4 mode to also print the font name of the
185 characters other than first one in the selected cell 193 characters other than first one in the selected cell
186 (Emanuele Giaquinta). 194 (Emanuele Giaquinta).
187 - new iso14755 option to disable ISO 14755 at runtime 195 - new iso14755 option to disable ISO 14755 at runtime
188 (Emanuele Giaquinta). 196 (Emanuele Giaquinta).
189 - make sure pagewise scrolling scrolls at least one line 197 - make sure pagewise scrolling scrolls at least one line
190 (found by Mikachu). 198 (found by Mikachu).
191 - remove deprecated OSC 18 / 19 and make OSC 17 / 19 apply to 199 - remove deprecated OSC 18 / 19 and make OSC 17 / 19 apply to
192 highlightColor / highlightTextColor (Emanuele Giaquinta). 200 highlightColor / highlightTextColor (Emanuele Giaquinta).
193 - add highlightTextColor resource to change the foreground colour of 201 - add highlightTextColor resource to change the foreground colour of
194 highlighted characters (Emanuele Giaquinta). 202 highlighted characters (Emanuele Giaquinta).
195 - make highlightColor apply also to selected cells with reverse video 203 - make highlightColor apply also to selected cells with reverse video
196 but not to non selected cells with reverse video (Emanuele Giaquinta). 204 but not to non selected cells with reverse video (Emanuele Giaquinta).
197 - remove colorRV resource (it was enabled only with frills off). 205 - remove colorRV resource (it was enabled only with frills off).
198 - fix numlock handling, the most longstanding bug to date (Emanuele Giaquinta). 206 - fix numlock handling, the most longstanding bug to date (Emanuele Giaquinta).
199 - reduce the number of custom bits to 4, to make room 207 - reduce the number of custom bits to 4, to make room
200 for 256 colours. 208 for 256 colours.
201 - add support for 256 colors (Emanuele Giaquinta, Marc Lehmann). 209 - add support for 256 colors (Emanuele Giaquinta, Marc Lehmann).
202 - add rxvt-unicode-256color terminfo and use it by default in 256 colors mode. 210 - add rxvt-unicode-256color terminfo and use it by default in 256 colors mode.
203 - update rxvt-unicode terminfo to state 7744 colour pairs to cover all 211 - update rxvt-unicode terminfo to state 7744 colour pairs to cover all
204 88*88 possible pairs. 212 88*88 possible pairs.
205 - actually added macosx-clipboard-native, which should have been in 213 - actually added macosx-clipboard-native, which should have been in
206 the 9.07 release but had been forgotten. 214 the 9.07 release but had been forgotten.
207 - fix hang if DECAWM is not set and there are not enough columns to insert a 215 - fix hang if DECAWM is not set and there are not enough columns to insert a
208 character (Emanuele Giaquinta). 216 character (Emanuele Giaquinta).
209 - cub1 ("backspace") will now respect wrapping when past the rightmost column, 217 - cub1 ("backspace") will now respect wrapping when past the rightmost column,
210 working around a shortcoming of most tty line discipline's line editing. 218 working around a shortcoming of most tty line discipline's line editing.
211 - add support for grabbing the clipboard selection and extend 219 - add support for grabbing the clipboard selection and extend
212 selection{_clear,_grab,} perl bindings to optionally work 220 selection{_clear,_grab,} perl bindings to optionally work
213 on the clipboard selection (based on patch by Dana Jansens). 221 on the clipboard selection (based on patch by Dana Jansens).
214 - no longer force CERASE to BACKSPACE - use the system default. affects 222 - no longer force CERASE to BACKSPACE - use the system default. affects
215 default value for VERASE only when no compatible setting for 223 default value for VERASE only when no compatible setting for
216 backspacekey was given. 224 backspacekey was given.
217 - use higher than 38400 baudrate setting, if detected. 225 - use higher than 38400 baudrate setting, if detected.
218 - erase screen would clear to the wrong background when blinking 226 - erase screen would clear to the wrong background when blinking
219 was enabled (which selects high intensity under some circumstances). 227 was enabled (which selects high intensity under some circumstances).
220 - scr_kill_char didn't touch the line. 228 - scr_kill_char didn't touch the line.
221 - upgrade and port to libev-4.01. 229 - upgrade and port to libev-4.01.
222 - enabled solaris event ports and kqueue backends (if available). 230 - enabled solaris event ports and kqueue backends (if available).
223 231
2249.07 Wed Dec 30 07:07:18 CET 2009 2329.07 Wed Dec 30 07:07:18 CET 2009
225 - port to glibc-2.10 changes (strchr etc. returning const char * 233 - port to glibc-2.10 changes (strchr etc. returning const char *
226 in C++), based on patches by Milos Jakubicek and Oliver Mader. 234 in C++), based on patches by Milos Jakubicek and Oliver Mader.
227 - the binary search algorithm to find precomposed characters 235 - the binary search algorithm to find precomposed characters
228 was faulty, skipping some possible combinations (found by 236 was faulty, skipping some possible combinations (found by
229 Mikachu). 237 Mikachu).
230 - new -letterspace option, patch by Mark H. Wilkinson. 238 - new -letterspace option, patch by Mark H. Wilkinson.
231 - enable --mlock option for urxvt with frills on 239 - enable --mlock option for urxvt with frills on
232 systems supporting it (patch by Russell Harmon). 240 systems supporting it (patch by Russell Harmon).
233 - urxvt did not compile without frills enabled 241 - urxvt did not compile without frills enabled
234 (analysed by Matthew Rosewarne). 242 (analysed by Matthew Rosewarne).
235 - correctly reset the mbstate after an illegal 243 - correctly reset the mbstate after an illegal
236 input sequence when handling terminal output (Emanuele Giaquinta). 244 input sequence when handling terminal output (Emanuele Giaquinta).
237 - avoid redrawing wide characters with combining enabled on every 245 - avoid redrawing wide characters with combining enabled on every
238 refresh (reported by Mikachu). 246 refresh (reported by Mikachu).
239 - fix a typo preventing the ISO-646.1991 character set from being 247 - fix a typo preventing the ISO-646.1991 character set from being
240 recognized (http://achurch.org/patch-pile/). 248 recognized (http://achurch.org/patch-pile/).
241 - better warning for x11 font encoding detection failures, also, 249 - better warning for x11 font encoding detection failures, also,
242 try to deduce encoding from both font properties and name 250 try to deduce encoding from both font properties and name
243 (adapted from http://achurch.org/patch-pile/). 251 (adapted from http://achurch.org/patch-pile/).
244 - resizing the window with the scrollbar disabled via the escapes 252 - resizing the window with the scrollbar disabled via the escapes
245 sequence could make the window bigger again (Mikachu). 253 sequence could make the window bigger again (Mikachu).
246 - make sure the alignment for fd passing control messages 254 - make sure the alignment for fd passing control messages
247 is correct and work around some NetBSD issues (Taylor R Campbell). 255 is correct and work around some NetBSD issues (Taylor R Campbell).
248 - update to libptytty 1.3. 256 - update to libptytty 1.3.
249 - replace macosx-clipboard by a nicer version by Reza Jelveh, and move 257 - replace macosx-clipboard by a nicer version by Reza Jelveh, and move
250 the old version to macosx-clipboard-native. 258 the old version to macosx-clipboard-native.
251 - document the -uc option (Emanuele Giaquinta). 259 - document the -uc option (Emanuele Giaquinta).
252 - assertions in libev are now enabled depending on frills. 260 - assertions in libev are now enabled depending on frills.
253 - update AnyEvent implementation to version 5.23 API. 261 - update AnyEvent implementation to version 5.23 API.
254 - work around arrogant bsd idiocies again: netbsd spills the default 262 - work around arrogant bsd idiocies again: netbsd spills the default
255 namespace with lots of symbols "for gnu/gcc compatibility" even 263 namespace with lots of symbols "for gnu/gcc compatibility" even
256 though neither of them does it, and then calls the rest of the world 264 though neither of them does it, and then calls the rest of the world
257 in need of fixing. go figure. 265 in need of fixing. go figure.
258 - on_keyboard_command is on_user_command (patch by Michael Witten). 266 - on_keyboard_command is on_user_command (patch by Michael Witten).
259 - setting the selection from perl will now reset the selection screen 267 - setting the selection from perl will now reset the selection screen
260 to the current screen. the screen can be manipulated using 268 to the current screen. the screen can be manipulated using
261 the new ->selection_screen method. 269 the new ->selection_screen method.
262 - implement --enable-assert configure option and get rid of DEBUG_STRICT 270 - implement --enable-assert configure option and get rid of DEBUG_STRICT
263 (based on patch by Emanuele Giaquinta). 271 (based on patch by Emanuele Giaquinta).
264 - fix printpipe data output (patch by Emanuele Giaquinta). 272 - fix printpipe data output (patch by Emanuele Giaquinta).
265 - allow `xxx' quoting style for perl selection. 273 - allow `xxx' quoting style for perl selection.
266 - upgrade to libev-3.9 prerelease. 274 - upgrade to libev-3.9 prerelease.
267 - updated compose tables to unicode 5.2.0. 275 - updated compose tables to unicode 5.2.0.
268 276
2699.06 Sat Nov 8 17:47:18 CET 2008 2779.06 Sat Nov 8 17:47:18 CET 2008
270 - NOTICE: this release updates terminfo/termcap. 278 - NOTICE: this release updates terminfo/termcap.
271 - updates libev to 3.48. 279 - updates libev to 3.48.
272 - the aterm code now frees the as visual and image manager objects 280 - the aterm code now frees the as visual and image manager objects
273 when a window was closed. 281 when a window was closed.
274 - do not (wrongly) adjust the virtual line length inside 282 - do not (wrongly) adjust the virtual line length inside
275 scr_insdel_chars/ERASE (Miroslav Lichvar). 283 scr_insdel_chars/ERASE (Miroslav Lichvar).
276 - fix an issue where wide tab characters caused character shifts 284 - fix an issue where wide tab characters caused character shifts
277 when part of them was deleted (tracked down by Miroslav Lichvar). 285 when part of them was deleted (tracked down by Miroslav Lichvar).
278 - artificially enlargen the previous character at the end of a line 286 - artificially enlargen the previous character at the end of a line
279 when trying to output a character that doesn't fit. looks ugly, but 287 when trying to output a character that doesn't fit. looks ugly, but
280 makes copy&paste work. 288 makes copy&paste work.
281 - remove bogus "setuid/setgid security issues" from rxvt.1.pod, they 289 - remove bogus "setuid/setgid security issues" from rxvt.1.pod, they
282 no longer apply. 290 no longer apply.
283 - the urgency hint is now cleared on both focus in and focus out. 291 - the urgency hint is now cleared on both focus in and focus out.
284 - cache urgency hint locally to avoid server rtt on every focus change. 292 - cache urgency hint locally to avoid server rtt on every focus change.
285 - perl 5.10 needs PERL_SYS_INIT3 on hppa. 293 - perl 5.10 needs PERL_SYS_INIT3 on hppa.
286 - ignore byte-order marks and do not treat them like combining characters. 294 - ignore byte-order marks and do not treat them like combining characters.
287 - fix build issue when CURSOR_BLINK is not defined (Emanuele Giaquinta). 295 - fix build issue when CURSOR_BLINK is not defined (Emanuele Giaquinta).
288 - do some µ-optimisations to the character fast path. 296 - do some µ-optimisations to the character fast path.
289 - use a less cunning, but more robust algorithm to avoid one terminal 297 - use a less cunning, but more robust algorithm to avoid one terminal
290 monopolising the whole process by outputting a lot of text. 298 monopolising the whole process by outputting a lot of text.
291 - try to work around linux first breaking sched_yield and now breaking 299 - try to work around linux first breaking sched_yield and now breaking
292 the only known workaround. 300 the only known workaround.
293 - new option -icon to set _NET_WM_ICON (based on patch by Frank Schmitt). 301 - new option -icon to set _NET_WM_ICON (based on patch by Frank Schmitt).
294 - initialise the as visual only on demand, instead of unconditionally, 302 - initialise the as visual only on demand, instead of unconditionally,
295 to save memory in the common case of not using visual gimmicks. 303 to save memory in the common case of not using visual gimmicks.
296 - try to work around bugs in a few wm's that erroneously resize 304 - try to work around bugs in a few wm's that erroneously resize
297 client windows on hint property updates by temporarily 305 client windows on hint property updates by temporarily
298 disabling size hints. 306 disabling size hints.
299 - implement the DECSTR soft reset sequence and use it for tput init, 307 - implement the DECSTR soft reset sequence and use it for tput init,
300 and make hard RIS and DECSTR both reset more private modes, such 308 and make hard RIS and DECSTR both reset more private modes, such
301 as mouse reporting. 309 as mouse reporting.
302 - redundantly clear mouse reporting and a few other states in 310 - redundantly clear mouse reporting and a few other states in
303 tput init/tput reset, for older urxvts. 311 tput init/tput reset, for older urxvts.
304 - partial/full clear screens did cause flickering and possibly pixel 312 - partial/full clear screens did cause flickering and possibly pixel
305 droppings when urxvt viewed the scrollback buffer. 313 droppings when urxvt viewed the scrollback buffer.
306 - use current rendition style in DCH sequence. 314 - use current rendition style in DCH sequence.
307 - the 132/80 mode switch no longer forces a screen reset. 315 - the 132/80 mode switch no longer forces a screen reset.
308 - add an osc sequence to change the border colour (Emanuele Giaquinta). 316 - add an osc sequence to change the border colour (Emanuele Giaquinta).
309 - new perl extension "overlay-osc", for status displays and the like. 317 - new perl extension "overlay-osc", for status displays and the like.
310 - fix some minor cursor drawing issues with overlays by allowing 318 - fix some minor cursor drawing issues with overlays by allowing
311 overlays to modify screen flags (to disable the cursor themselves). 319 overlays to modify screen flags (to disable the cursor themselves).
312 - work around programs not restoring rstyle before rmcup 320 - work around programs not restoring rstyle before rmcup
313 (analysed by Miroslav Lichvar). 321 (analysed by Miroslav Lichvar).
314 322
3159.05 Sun Jun 15 20:09:20 CEST 2008 3239.05 Sun Jun 15 20:09:20 CEST 2008
316 - new option --cd/chdir to set the starting working directory. 324 - new option --cd/chdir to set the starting working directory.
317 - tabbed extension now starts in the "correct" working directory. 325 - tabbed extension now starts in the "correct" working directory.
318 - work around fedora 9 providing isastream but not the relevant 326 - work around fedora 9 providing isastream but not the relevant
319 header file for it (report by Tuncer Ayaz). 327 header file for it (report by Tuncer Ayaz).
320 - upgrade libev, fixing a bug in the select backend. 328 - upgrade libev, fixing a bug in the select backend.
321 with more than 31 file descriptors on non-linux 64 bit systems. 329 with more than 31 file descriptors on non-linux 64 bit systems.
322 - correctly reset the multibyte state to the initial one 330 - correctly reset the multibyte state to the initial one
323 after EILSEQ (patch by Neil Booth). This fixes the 331 after EILSEQ (patch by Neil Booth). This fixes the
324 issue of rxvt-unicode not properly displaying text after an illegal 332 issue of rxvt-unicode not properly displaying text after an illegal
325 sequence on NetBSD and probably other systems. 333 sequence on NetBSD and probably other systems.
326 - more intelligent property handling with -pe tabbed, works around 334 - more intelligent property handling with -pe tabbed, works around
327 broken window managers (kwm et al.), saves bandwidth and should 335 broken window managers (kwm et al.), saves bandwidth and should
328 help working window managers as well. 336 help working window managers as well.
329 - made tabs moveable (based on a patch by Petr Machata). 337 - made tabs moveable (based on a patch by Petr Machata).
330 - implement ESC [ 3 K as a more rational alternative to ESC [ 0 K. 338 - implement ESC [ 3 K as a more rational alternative to ESC [ 0 K.
331 - support relative paths for RXVT_SOCKET in urxvtd. 339 - support relative paths for RXVT_SOCKET in urxvtd.
332 - the tabbed extension now blindly copies over all (rxvt-) resources 340 - the tabbed extension now blindly copies over all (rxvt-) resources
333 from the toplevel window to the children. 341 from the toplevel window to the children.
334 - better diagnostic on 0x0 window geometries. 342 - better diagnostic on 0x0 window geometries.
335 - update AnyEvent API to version 3.4 and above. 343 - update AnyEvent API to version 3.4 and above.
336 - document the default value of :0 for DISPLAY. 344 - document the default value of :0 for DISPLAY.
337 - rename perl method XChangeWindowProperty to XChangeProperty. 345 - rename perl method XChangeWindowProperty to XChangeProperty.
338 346
3399.02 Tue Jan 29 11:58:36 CET 2008 3479.02 Tue Jan 29 11:58:36 CET 2008
340 - the "exg makes everybody happy" release. 348 - the "exg makes everybody happy" release.
341 - fix build with !xft. 349 - fix build with !xft.
342 - always compile in plain style scrollbar (simplifies code and looks great). 350 - always compile in plain style scrollbar (simplifies code and looks great).
343 351
3449.01 Sat Jan 26 20:49:27 CET 2008 3529.01 Sat Jan 26 20:49:27 CET 2008
345 - be more aggressive about handling X events, this seems to be required 353 - be more aggressive about handling X events, this seems to be required
346 with newer xlibs (should fix the "screen stays black until event is 354 with newer xlibs (should fix the "screen stays black until event is
347 received" problem, again :) 355 received" problem, again :)
348 - add buffered resource to control xft double-buffering. 356 - add buffered resource to control xft double-buffering.
349 357
3509.0 Fri Jan 25 19:34:04 CET 2008 3589.0 Fri Jan 25 19:34:04 CET 2008
351 - fix a crash bug where urxvtd would crash when urxvtc was called 359 - fix a crash bug where urxvtd would crash when urxvtc was called
352 with wrong arguments (I wish debian maintainers in general would 360 with wrong arguments (I wish debian maintainers in general would
353 report bugs and their proposed fixes to the original package maintainers 361 report bugs and their proposed fixes to the original package maintainers
354 instead of sitting on them for good measure to see if anybody notices). 362 instead of sitting on them for good measure to see if anybody notices).
355 - drawing xft compose characters was causing garbage to be drawn. 363 - drawing xft compose characters was causing garbage to be drawn.
356 - correctly clear xft character background in all cases. 364 - correctly clear xft character background in all cases.
357 - implement bracketed paste mode (xterm private mode 2004). 365 - implement bracketed paste mode (xterm private mode 2004).
358 - improve documentation on alpha channel handling, make urxvt 366 - improve documentation on alpha channel handling, make urxvt
359 work better on servers lacking the RENDER extension when alpha 367 work better on servers lacking the RENDER extension when alpha
360 channels or background images are used. 368 channels or background images are used.
361 - check for refresh after initialising to avoid staying blank 369 - check for refresh after initialising to avoid staying blank
362 till the first event arrives. or so. 370 till the first event arrives. or so.
363 - the FORCE_UNBUFFERED_XFT feature macro works again. 371 - the FORCE_UNBUFFERED_XFT feature macro works again.
364 - continuously update transparency while moving/resizing now. 372 - continuously update transparency while moving/resizing now.
365 - OSC 39/49 are deprecated and aliased to OSC 10/11. 373 - OSC 39/49 are deprecated and aliased to OSC 10/11.
366 - cub1 now acts as advertised (and ignores the "wrapped" state). 374 - cub1 now acts as advertised (and ignores the "wrapped" state).
367 - the 132/80 mode switch now forces a height of 24, too, and 375 - the 132/80 mode switch now forces a height of 24, too, and
368 resets the terminal. 376 resets the terminal.
369 - scrollbar code cleanups. 377 - scrollbar code cleanups.
370 - stopping children is no longer confused with children exiting. 378 - stopping children is no longer confused with children exiting.
371 - removed (undocumented) #aarrggbb format. 379 - removed (undocumented) #aarrggbb format.
372 - updated to libev 3.0. 380 - updated to libev 3.0.
373 381
3748.9 Mon Dec 24 07:51:40 CET 2007 3828.9 Mon Dec 24 07:51:40 CET 2007
375 - fix the issue where urxvtd would not immediately close a window 383 - fix the issue where urxvtd would not immediately close a window
376 when the command exited but only on the next X event. 384 when the command exited but only on the next X event.
377 - changed terminfo file not to use application keypad mode. 385 - changed terminfo file not to use application keypad mode.
378 - fix the issue where making a selection in one urxvtd window 386 - fix the issue where making a selection in one urxvtd window
379 would not clear it visually in another. 387 would not clear it visually in another.
380 - fix an issue of urxvt not getting background pixmap updates 388 - fix an issue of urxvt not getting background pixmap updates
381 and flickering after bg pixmap changes (reported by Mikachu). 389 and flickering after bg pixmap changes (reported by Mikachu).
382 - fix redraw bug in xterm scrollbar with -sr (reported by Mikachu). 390 - fix redraw bug in xterm scrollbar with -sr (reported by Mikachu).
383 - correctly provide dependencies for libev (µikachu). 391 - correctly provide dependencies for libev (µikachu).
384 - minor code reorganisations and cleanups. 392 - minor code reorganisations and cleanups.
385 - be more robust in case the urxvt-popup extension cannot be loaded. 393 - be more robust in case the urxvt-popup extension cannot be loaded.
386 394
3878.8 Sat Dec 15 19:40:39 CET 2007 3958.8 Sat Dec 15 19:40:39 CET 2007
388 - option -C was aliased to all unsupported options, activating 396 - option -C was aliased to all unsupported options, activating
389 options that shouldn't be compiled in, leading to interesting 397 options that shouldn't be compiled in, leading to interesting
390 effects. 398 effects.
391 - updated libev, working around a bug in linux 2.4, curing the 399 - updated libev, working around a bug in linux 2.4, curing the
392 symptom of urxvt not closing its window on shell exit. also 400 symptom of urxvt not closing its window on shell exit. also
393 fixes a problem with urxvt not refreshing. 401 fixes a problem with urxvt not refreshing.
394 - the text blink callback was called even when no blinking 402 - the text blink callback was called even when no blinking
395 text was visible. 403 text was visible.
396 - pre-8.4 slipwheeling behaviour has been reinstated, with 404 - pre-8.4 slipwheeling behaviour has been reinstated, with
397 some minor improvements. 405 some minor improvements.
398 - streamlined x events processing to only flush once per 406 - streamlined x events processing to only flush once per
399 display and not once per terminal window. 407 display and not once per terminal window.
400 - quite a bit of minor code cleanups and codesize optimisations. 408 - quite a bit of minor code cleanups and codesize optimisations.
401 409
4028.7 Sun Nov 25 10:23:49 CET 2007 4108.7 Sun Nov 25 10:23:49 CET 2007
403 - update libev with an important bugfix that would cause crashes 411 - update libev with an important bugfix that would cause crashes
404 when closing windows (when using rxvtd, and update is recommended). 412 when closing windows (when using rxvtd, and update is recommended).
405 - do not compile in the block builtin graphics with --disable-frills. 413 - do not compile in the block builtin graphics with --disable-frills.
406 414
4078.6 Fri Nov 23 14:10:57 CET 2007 4158.6 Fri Nov 23 14:10:57 CET 2007
408 - upgrade libev to disable kqueue on anything but netbsd as it 416 - upgrade libev to disable kqueue on anything but netbsd as it
409 seems to be broken everywhere else w.r.t. ptys. 417 seems to be broken everywhere else w.r.t. ptys.
410 - allow for spurious event notifications, as at least epoll and 418 - allow for spurious event notifications, as at least epoll and
411 especially solaris ports like to lie about them (symptoms: 419 especially solaris ports like to lie about them (symptoms:
412 urxvt "hangs" until there is some x11 related activity). 420 urxvt "hangs" until there is some x11 related activity).
413 - -keysym command line options are now subjected to xlib parsing. 421 - -keysym command line options are now subjected to xlib parsing.
414 - add 'xrm' option analogous to Xt one. 422 - add 'xrm' option analogous to Xt one.
415 423
4168.5a Wed Nov 21 10:16:33 CET 2007 4248.5a Wed Nov 21 10:16:33 CET 2007
417 - make it compile with --disable-transparency. 425 - make it compile with --disable-transparency.
418 426
4198.5 Wed Nov 21 05:19:20 CET 2007 4278.5 Wed Nov 21 05:19:20 CET 2007
420 - expect major portability issues in this release: please test and report. 428 - expect major portability issues in this release: please test and report.
421 - converted from the veritable io manager event loop to 429 - converted from the veritable io manager event loop to
422 the high performance libev (http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/libev). 430 the high performance libev (http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/libev).
423 - minor tuning to the perl selection (include single words and more quoting chars). 431 - minor tuning to the perl selection (include single words and more quoting chars).
424 - fix memory leak in pixmap code. 432 - fix memory leak in pixmap code.
425 - fix a serious bug while setting the XIM destroy callback 433 - fix a serious bug while setting the XIM destroy callback
426 on (typical) 64 bit systems. 434 on (typical) 64 bit systems.
427 - automove-background functionality re-implemented internally using :root op in pixmap 435 - automove-background functionality re-implemented internally using :root op in pixmap
428 geometry string. For example: rxvt -pixmap "image.jpg;:root" 436 geometry string. For example: rxvt -pixmap "image.jpg;:root"
429 - do not link rxvtc against every lib on the planet anymore. 437 - do not link rxvtc against every lib on the planet anymore.
430 - parallel builds should work once more. 438 - parallel builds should work once more.
431 439
4328.4 Sat Oct 27 14:02:13 CEST 2007 4408.4 Sat Oct 27 14:02:13 CEST 2007
433 - overhaul of the transparency/pixmap code (sasha). 441 - overhaul of the transparency/pixmap code (sasha).
434 - fix possible race between visual bell and poweron. 442 - fix possible race between visual bell and poweron.
435 (reported by Martin von Gagern, gentoo?). 443 (reported by Martin von Gagern, gentoo?).
436 - urxvt -e no longer crashes the child. 444 - urxvt -e no longer crashes the child.
437 - fixed some minor memleaks on incorrect usage or 445 - fixed some minor memleaks on incorrect usage or
438 missing DISPLAY. 446 missing DISPLAY.
439 - implement xterm 1002/1003 mouse tracking modes (exg). 447 - implement xterm 1002/1003 mouse tracking modes (exg).
440 - source code organisational cleanups (exg). 448 - source code organisational cleanups (exg).
441 - updated io_manager. 449 - updated io_manager.
442 450
4438.3 Wed Aug 1 20:21:31 CEST 2007 4518.3 Wed Aug 1 20:21:31 CEST 2007
444 - new option: skipScroll/-ss, enabled by default. 452 - new option: skipScroll/-ss, enabled by default.
445 - go with the times and expect x11 library files in /usr/lib, not 453 - go with the times and expect x11 library files in /usr/lib, not
446 /usr/X11R6/lib. 454 /usr/X11R6/lib.
447 - initial transparency improvement/afterimage support 455 - initial transparency improvement/afterimage support
448 patch by Sasha Vasko. 456 patch by Sasha Vasko.
449 - add urgentOnBell resource to set the urgency hint 457 - add urgentOnBell resource to set the urgency hint
450 (patch by Philip Paeps). 458 (patch by Philip Paeps).
451 - do not process focus events caused by grabs 459 - do not process focus events caused by grabs
452 (patch by Mikachu). 460 (patch by Mikachu).
453 - add iso14755_52 resource to disable iso14755 5.2 (exg). 461 - add iso14755_52 resource to disable iso14755 5.2 (exg).
454 - add binding for backspace in iso14755 5.1 to remove the last 462 - add binding for backspace in iso14755 5.1 to remove the last
455 digit (exg). 463 digit (exg).
456 - better option handling, support more than 30 options (exg). 464 - better option handling, support more than 30 options (exg).
457 - nuke reconf script, serves no purpose anymore. 465 - nuke reconf script, serves no purpose anymore.
458 - fixed and documented matcher/on_user_command processing in matcher 466 - fixed and documented matcher/on_user_command processing in matcher
459 extension (tpope). 467 extension (tpope).
460 - compile out of the box on Solaris 10 (exg). 468 - compile out of the box on Solaris 10 (exg).
461 - fix MappingNotify events (reported by Stephan Walter). 469 - fix MappingNotify events (reported by Stephan Walter).
462 - zero-initialise mwmhints, this seems to solve all sorts of minor 470 - zero-initialise mwmhints, this seems to solve all sorts of minor
463 problems. 471 problems.
464 472
4658.2 Sat Feb 17 21:35:28 CET 2007 4738.2 Sat Feb 17 21:35:28 CET 2007
466 - fix make depend in src/, reported by exg. 474 - fix make depend in src/, reported by exg.
467 - fixed typo in urxvt::GET_CUSTOM, causing the result to be wrong. 475 - fixed typo in urxvt::GET_CUSTOM, causing the result to be wrong.
468 (patch by Sergey Vlasov). 476 (patch by Sergey Vlasov).
469 - unbundled iom perl interface somewhat. 477 - unbundled iom perl interface somewhat.
470 - scrollbar-xterm now uses the selected scrollColor instead of fg 478 - scrollbar-xterm now uses the selected scrollColor instead of fg
471 (found by Aiviru). 479 (found by Aiviru).
472 - disabled linux kernel bug workaround again: disabling it gives 480 - disabled linux kernel bug workaround again: disabling it gives
473 a 50% speed hit on affected machines, while enabling it gives 481 a 50% speed hit on affected machines, while enabling it gives
474 a similar speed hit to screen, which is likely the more common 482 a similar speed hit to screen, which is likely the more common
475 case to work around for :/ 483 case to work around for :/
476 - urxvt::rend2mask perl function, and utilization of it by matcher 484 - urxvt::rend2mask perl function, and utilization of it by matcher
477 (patch by Moshe Kamensky). 485 (patch by Moshe Kamensky).
478 - use perl:matcher on a keysym to open most recently displayed URL. 486 - use perl:matcher on a keysym to open most recently displayed URL.
479 - with matcher, when multiple patterns match, last wins, not first. 487 - with matcher, when multiple patterns match, last wins, not first.
480 - fix make and make install with srcdir != builddir (exg). 488 - fix make and make install with srcdir != builddir (exg).
481 - updated bundled libptytty to fix a bug where the tty would be kept 489 - updated bundled libptytty to fix a bug where the tty would be kept
482 open (see the libptytty ChangeLog for details). 490 open (see the libptytty ChangeLog for details).
483 - delay setting the IUTF8 flag to after the tty settings have been 491 - delay setting the IUTF8 flag to after the tty settings have been
484 set so its value does not get lost (reported and analysed by Andrei 492 set so its value does not get lost (reported and analysed by Andrei
485 Paskevich). 493 Paskevich).
486 - rip out support for obsolete sgtty.h interface. 494 - rip out support for obsolete sgtty.h interface.
487 - rip out support for non-POSIX termios variants. 495 - rip out support for non-POSIX termios variants.
488 - update libptytty. 496 - update libptytty.
489 - update iom.C, make it call ptytty::sanitise_stdfd on init. 497 - update iom.C, make it call ptytty::sanitise_stdfd on init.
490 - when !XFT, change rounding of colours to use a less correct formula to 498 - when !XFT, change rounding of colours to use a less correct formula to
491 meet user expectancies (#aaa becomes #a000a000a000 not #9f9f9f9f9f9f). 499 meet user expectancies (#aaa becomes #a000a000a000 not #9f9f9f9f9f9f).
492 - change the starting offset of the pixmap set with backgroundPixmap 500 - change the starting offset of the pixmap set with backgroundPixmap
493 from (50,50) to (0,0) (exg). 501 from (50,50) to (0,0) (exg).
494 - fix a typo in button_release, now meta-button2 request the value of 502 - fix a typo in button_release, now meta-button2 request the value of
495 the Clipboard selection as it should (patch by Serge Koksharov). 503 the Clipboard selection as it should (patch by Serge Koksharov).
496 - fix a bug in drawing a cell with a nonspacing char when using an xft 504 - fix a bug in drawing a cell with a nonspacing char when using an xft
497 font with inheritPixmap and tintColor (exg). 505 font with inheritPixmap and tintColor (exg).
498 506
4998.1 Thu Dec 7 22:27:25 CET 2006 5078.1 Thu Dec 7 22:27:25 CET 2006
500 - ｹﾘｽﾏｽﾌ゚ﾚｾ゙ﾝﾄ - zomg!!1, it's too early!!! 508 - ｹﾘｽﾏｽﾌ゚ﾚｾ゙ﾝﾄ - zomg!!1, it's too early!!!
501 - fix the assumption that chars < 256 are single-width. Now 509 - fix the assumption that chars < 256 are single-width. Now
502 only assume this for codepoints 32 to 126 (reported by Dai.H.). 510 only assume this for codepoints 32 to 126 (reported by Dai.H.).
503 - $term->strwidth returned wide chars as width 1, because some jerk 511 - $term->strwidth returned wide chars as width 1, because some jerk
504 confused min and max. Fixing this also fixes xim-onthespot. 512 confused min and max. Fixing this also fixes xim-onthespot.
505 Reported by Takano Akio. 513 Reported by Takano Akio.
506 - secondaryScroll is now enabled by default (as per the manpage), 514 - secondaryScroll is now enabled by default (as per the manpage),
507 reported by exg. 515 reported by exg.
508 - correct the description of [percent]color rgba format in the manpage. 516 - correct the description of [percent]color rgba format in the manpage.
509 - incorporated macosx-clipboard extension by Samuel Ljungkvist. 517 - incorporated macosx-clipboard extension by Samuel Ljungkvist.
510 - ignore (some) useless focus events (reported by mmc). 518 - ignore (some) useless focus events (reported by mmc).
511 - updated compose table to unicode 5.0.0. 519 - updated compose table to unicode 5.0.0.
512 520
5138.0 Thu Nov 2 18:35:19 CET 2006 5218.0 Thu Nov 2 18:35:19 CET 2006
514 - combining characters cleared the area instead of creating an overlay, 522 - combining characters cleared the area instead of creating an overlay,
515 thus losing the ability to draw combining characters properly in most 523 thus losing the ability to draw combining characters properly in most
516 circumstances (reported by exg). 524 circumstances (reported by exg).
517 - specified fonts were incorrectly morphed to bold/italic according to the 525 - specified fonts were incorrectly morphed to bold/italic according to the
518 basefont, even if explicitly specified (tracked down by tpope). 526 basefont, even if explicitly specified (tracked down by tpope).
519 - fixed urxvt::strwidth to calculate width in the same way as screen.C. 527 - fixed urxvt::strwidth to calculate width in the same way as screen.C.
520 - fix a crash caused by passing negative widths to overlay functions. 528 - fix a crash caused by passing negative widths to overlay functions.
521 - added 'matcher' extension by tpope, replacing the mark-urls extension. 529 - added 'matcher' extension by tpope, replacing the mark-urls extension.
522 - improve url regex to match anything www.* (tpope). 530 - improve url regex to match anything www.* (tpope).
523 - fixed bug with outline cursor color being wrong after xft fonts. 531 - fixed bug with outline cursor color being wrong after xft fonts.
524 - update to libptytty-1.0. 532 - update to libptytty-1.0.
525 - give proper diagnostic when RXVT_SOCKET is too long instead of 533 - give proper diagnostic when RXVT_SOCKET is too long instead of
526 corrupting the stack (patch by exg). 534 corrupting the stack (patch by exg).
527 - display current terminal locale in option menu. 535 - display current terminal locale in option menu.
528 - urxvtd no longer crashes when the client sends an inaccessible 536 - urxvtd no longer crashes when the client sends an inaccessible
529 working directory (reported by Roland Baer, possibly fixes gentoo 537 working directory (reported by Roland Baer, possibly fixes gentoo
530 bug #143985). 538 bug #143985).
531 - fixed many minor issues reported by Roland Baer. 539 - fixed many minor issues reported by Roland Baer.
532 - Leonid Khramov spotted a minor glitch in rxvtfont.C that 540 - Leonid Khramov spotted a minor glitch in rxvtfont.C that
533 should not have any consequences, but was buggy nonetheless. 541 should not have any consequences, but was buggy nonetheless.
534 - manpage fix by exg. 542 - manpage fix by exg.
535 543
5367.9 Mon Aug 7 18:16:07 CEST 2006 5447.9 Mon Aug 7 18:16:07 CEST 2006
537 - fix the crashing bug people encountered with 7.8 + urxvtd + perl 545 - fix the crashing bug people encountered with 7.8 + urxvtd + perl
538 + transparency. Ought to fix debian bug #380348. 546 + transparency. Ought to fix debian bug #380348.
539 - fix urxvtc.1.pod: it actually claimed -pty-fd would not work. But 547 - fix urxvtc.1.pod: it actually claimed -pty-fd would not work. But
540 it does! :-> 548 it does! :->
541 - rxvt_fatal() in case the locale string is too long for our static buffer. 549 - rxvt_fatal() in case the locale string is too long for our static buffer.
542 - fixed many, many, typos in the manpages (patch supplied by ves). 550 - fixed many, many, typos in the manpages (patch supplied by ves).
543 551
5447.8 Mon Jul 17 21:00:46 CEST 2006 5527.8 Mon Jul 17 21:00:46 CEST 2006
545 - INCOMPATIBLE CHANGE: this version will always read ~/.Xdefaults, 553 - INCOMPATIBLE CHANGE: this version will always read ~/.Xdefaults,
546 earlier versions only read it if display-resources (usually from 554 earlier versions only read it if display-resources (usually from
547 .Xresources) are not set. This avoids the #1 FAQ ("why isn't my 555 .Xresources) are not set. This avoids the #1 FAQ ("why isn't my
548 resource used") and seems to be logical behaviour, too. .Xdefaults 556 resource used") and seems to be logical behaviour, too. .Xdefaults
549 resources have a lower priority than display-specific resources. 557 resources have a lower priority than display-specific resources.
550 - add "kuake" perl extension that does a similar thing to the kuake 558 - add "kuake" perl extension that does a similar thing to the kuake
551 terminal emulator (see man urxvtperl). 559 terminal emulator (see man urxvtperl).
552 - use less "correct" color scaling that is compatible with libX11 and 560 - use less "correct" color scaling that is compatible with libX11 and
553 Xft (avoids off-by-one colors resulting in striped backgrounds). 561 Xft (avoids off-by-one colors resulting in striped backgrounds).
554 - the "depth" resource is now respected. 562 - the "depth" resource is now respected.
555 - preset the searchable-scrollback pattern with "(?i)" to default search 563 - preset the searchable-scrollback pattern with "(?i)" to default search
556 to case-insensitivity. Will automatically be cleared when typing an 564 to case-insensitivity. Will automatically be cleared when typing an
557 uppercase character. 565 uppercase character.
558 - add FORCE_UNBUFFERED_XFT define to features.h. 566 - add FORCE_UNBUFFERED_XFT define to features.h.
559 - re-enabled highlightcolor support with --enable-frills, based on 567 - re-enabled highlightcolor support with --enable-frills, based on
560 a patch by Martin Stubenschrott. 568 a patch by Martin Stubenschrott.
561 - double-buffered xft drawing did suffer from pixel offset issues 569 - double-buffered xft drawing did suffer from pixel offset issues
562 when pixmap transparency was enabled. 570 when pixmap transparency was enabled.
563 - strategically add # to the url-match regexes, as we really want to 571 - strategically add # to the url-match regexes, as we really want to
564 match common URIs not common URLs. Reported by Aaron Griffin. 572 match common URIs not common URLs. Reported by Aaron Griffin.
565 - moved on_osc_seq to on_osc_seq_perl and added a more 573 - moved on_osc_seq to on_osc_seq_perl and added a more
566 generic osc_seq. 574 generic osc_seq.
567 - fix a bug causing double callback invocations when perl hooks 575 - fix a bug causing double callback invocations when perl hooks
568 were invoked recursively. 576 were invoked recursively.
569 - the automove-background extension now properly works when the 577 - the automove-background extension now properly works when the
570 pixmap gets reset with an osc sequence (sqweek). 578 pixmap gets reset with an osc sequence (sqweek).
571 - selection-pastebin did not work properly with non-latin1-characters. 579 - selection-pastebin did not work properly with non-latin1-characters.
572 - apply colorUL only when the text colour is the default fg 580 - apply colorUL only when the text colour is the default fg
573 (patch by Wu Fengguang). 581 (patch by Wu Fengguang).
574 - removed rxvtlib.h from the tarball, it had no reason to be there 582 - removed rxvtlib.h from the tarball, it had no reason to be there
575 (spotted by Decklin Foster). 583 (spotted by Decklin Foster).
576 - fix compiling with TRANSPARENT but !XPM_BACKGROUND, as reported 584 - fix compiling with TRANSPARENT but !XPM_BACKGROUND, as reported
577 by omatunto_. 585 by omatunto_.
578 - slap in a using namespace std, might help on platforms that don't 586 - slap in a using namespace std, might help on platforms that don't
579 follow C++ closely enough. 587 follow C++ closely enough.
580 - fix mailto url regex, spotted within milliseconds by Jost Krieger. 588 - fix mailto url regex, spotted within milliseconds by Jost Krieger.
581 - applied fade_color_update_func.patch by WU Fengguang. 589 - applied fade_color_update_func.patch by WU Fengguang.
582 - fix a bug where (due to an optimisation in av_delete), hiding the 590 - fix a bug where (due to an optimisation in av_delete), hiding the
583 bottom-most overlay would hide two overlays. 591 bottom-most overlay would hide two overlays.
584 592
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586 - use double-buffered drawing (xft fonts only). On many driver/hardware 594 - use double-buffered drawing (xft fonts only). On many driver/hardware
587 combination this actually increases xft drawing speed, at the expense 595 combination this actually increases xft drawing speed, at the expense
588 of more network bandwidth and slight nausea on the side of the author. 596 of more network bandwidth and slight nausea on the side of the author.
589 - readline perl extension now requires shift-click instead of a normal 597 - readline perl extension now requires shift-click instead of a normal
590 click, and eats the click. 598 click, and eats the click.
591 - tabbed perl extension now supports -e. 599 - tabbed perl extension now supports -e.
592 - disabled graphics-exposures on the main drawing GC, report any 600 - disabled graphics-exposures on the main drawing GC, report any
593 refresh bugs please. 601 refresh bugs please.
594 - improve property handling for -pe tabbed: avoid unnecessary property 602 - improve property handling for -pe tabbed: avoid unnecessary property
595 changes (for kde's benefit) at the expense of extra round-trips, 603 changes (for kde's benefit) at the expense of extra round-trips,
596 improve size hint setting. 604 improve size hint setting.
597 - modified XIM according to a patch sent by Takano Akio that sets 605 - modified XIM according to a patch sent by Takano Akio that sets
598 the preedit rectangle for OverTheSpot, which helps some input methods 606 the preedit rectangle for OverTheSpot, which helps some input methods
599 to correctly position their preedit window. 607 to correctly position their preedit window.
600 - un-optimise the line clearing on newly scrolled-in lines a bit: the 608 - un-optimise the line clearing on newly scrolled-in lines a bit: the
601 former reasoning was that any fg colour on default bg looks the same 609 former reasoning was that any fg colour on default bg looks the same
602 in empty spaces, but that's not true when reversing (e.g. selection), 610 in empty spaces, but that's not true when reversing (e.g. selection),
603 so also check for matching fg colours. This fixes the problem where 611 so also check for matching fg colours. This fixes the problem where
604 selecting newly scrolled-in lines would exhibit wrong colours. 612 selecting newly scrolled-in lines would exhibit wrong colours.
605 - fix a bug in the perl interface causing focus in events to generate 613 - fix a bug in the perl interface causing focus in events to generate
606 focus out perl events, causing bad focus effects with -pe tabbed. 614 focus out perl events, causing bad focus effects with -pe tabbed.
607 - fix a race resulting in a crash on exiting. 615 - fix a race resulting in a crash on exiting.
608 - fix a with --disable-xft that caused xfreecolors to be called on 616 - fix a with --disable-xft that caused xfreecolors to be called on
609 colors never allocated, resulting in aborts (reported by Paco-Paco). 617 colors never allocated, resulting in aborts (reported by Paco-Paco).
610 - resources on non-initial screens weren't refetched correctly 618 - resources on non-initial screens weren't refetched correctly
611 (reported by Paco-Paco). 619 (reported by Paco-Paco).
612 - fix a bug in xcopyarea pass and _disable_ it, as it seems not to be 620 - fix a bug in xcopyarea pass and _disable_ it, as it seems not to be
613 working in either rxvt-unicode nor in the original rxvt. 621 working in either rxvt-unicode nor in the original rxvt.
614 - removed undocumented -exec alias for the -e option. 622 - removed undocumented -exec alias for the -e option.
615 623
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617 - changed interpretation of [alpha] colour prefix. 625 - changed interpretation of [alpha] colour prefix.
618 - +option now really sets the option to default, instead of using the 626 - +option now really sets the option to default, instead of using the
619 resource value. 627 resource value.
620 - options that require an argument now really _require_ an argument. 628 - options that require an argument now really _require_ an argument.
621 - the tabbed extension now forwards focus and key events to the 629 - the tabbed extension now forwards focus and key events to the
622 relevant tab window. 630 relevant tab window.
623 - tab colours are now configurable and have sensible defaults 631 - tab colours are now configurable and have sensible defaults
624 (initial patch by hednod). 632 (initial patch by hednod).
625 - option menu is extendable, readline, selection and 633 - option menu is extendable, readline, selection and
626 selection-autotransform can now be disabled/enabled at runtime. 634 selection-autotransform can now be disabled/enabled at runtime.
627 - forcing a configure event to tabbed subwindows with -pe tabbed, for 635 - forcing a configure event to tabbed subwindows with -pe tabbed, for
628 the benefit of automove-background. 636 the benefit of automove-background.
629 - the automove-background extension added a wrong constant offset. 637 - the automove-background extension added a wrong constant offset.
630 - force refresh of XA_RESOURCE_STRING on virtual reconnect. 638 - force refresh of XA_RESOURCE_STRING on virtual reconnect.
631 - return exit status 2 in urxvtc when urxvtd couldn't be contacted. 639 - return exit status 2 in urxvtc when urxvtd couldn't be contacted.
632 - the linux yield hack is back, now using usleep, and enabled only on 640 - the linux yield hack is back, now using usleep, and enabled only on
633 __linux__. 641 __linux__.
634 - further round trip eliminations in the !XFT case by remembering 642 - further round trip eliminations in the !XFT case by remembering
635 the colour components. 643 the colour components.
636 - plain scrollbar works better with -sr. 644 - plain scrollbar works better with -sr.
637 - fixed half-shadow scrollbar look. 645 - fixed half-shadow scrollbar look.
638 - more colour rtt optimisations. 646 - more colour rtt optimisations.
639 - properly(?) free colours on window close. 647 - properly(?) free colours on window close.
640 - reorganised the FAQ into multiple sections. 648 - reorganised the FAQ into multiple sections.
641 - add ISO646.1991-IRV to the list of supported codesets. 649 - add ISO646.1991-IRV to the list of supported codesets.
642 - minor libptytty update. 650 - minor libptytty update.
643 651
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645 - further improvements to the careful mode detection, and font width 653 - further improvements to the careful mode detection, and font width
646 detection: 654 detection:
647 - fully double-wide fonts will now be correctly treated, 655 - fully double-wide fonts will now be correctly treated,
648 - overlap detection was improved. 656 - overlap detection was improved.
649 - detect totally broken fonts (usually synthesized by xft). 657 - detect totally broken fonts (usually synthesized by xft).
650 - careful mode forced refresh sometimes clashed with blinking, 658 - careful mode forced refresh sometimes clashed with blinking,
651 causing unnecessary screen redraws. 659 causing unnecessary screen redraws.
652 - better handling of XFT combining characters. 660 - better handling of XFT combining characters.
653 - enable antialiasing for some replacement fonts, as they 661 - enable antialiasing for some replacement fonts, as they
654 might get used for other encodings which really need it, later. 662 might get used for other encodings which really need it, later.
655 - remove spacing=100 from all default fonts, as this creates totally 663 - remove spacing=100 from all default fonts, as this creates totally
656 weird spacing (5 times normal) with xft. 664 weird spacing (5 times normal) with xft.
657 - removed iso10646 fallback, as xorgs iso10646 encoded fonts are mostly 665 - removed iso10646 fallback, as xorgs iso10646 encoded fonts are mostly
658 broken. 666 broken.
659 - removed gnu unifont fallback, all combining characters are broken. 667 - removed gnu unifont fallback, all combining characters are broken.
660 - replace named colours by xorg's rgb.txt equivalents, to 668 - replace named colours by xorg's rgb.txt equivalents, to
661 reduce round trip time on startup, and short-cut allocation 669 reduce round trip time on startup, and short-cut allocation
662 of rgb:rr/gg/bb for xft. 670 of rgb:rr/gg/bb for xft.
663 - short-cut allocation of rgb values in the xlib case 671 - short-cut allocation of rgb values in the xlib case
664 (patch by Paco-Paco). 672 (patch by Paco-Paco).
665 - overhauled color management: smaller codesize, alpha support. 673 - overhauled color management: smaller codesize, alpha support.
666 - support "rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa" color specifications and 674 - support "rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa" color specifications and
667 an "[alpha]" prefix. 675 an "[alpha]" prefix.
668 - try to work around Xft and Xrender forcing everything to be 100% 676 - try to work around Xft and Xrender forcing everything to be 100%
669 transparent. Long Live Xft! 677 transparent. Long Live Xft!
670 - do not include X11/Intrinsic.h anymore, directly use 678 - do not include X11/Intrinsic.h anymore, directly use
671 Xlib/Xutil/Xresource directly. 679 Xlib/Xutil/Xresource directly.
672 - try to find a nearest matching color when color allocation fails 680 - try to find a nearest matching color when color allocation fails
673 on a pseudocolor screen. 681 on a pseudocolor screen.
674 - SYNCCVS: compared to rxvt-cvs 2006-01-28, no relevant changes. 682 - SYNCCVS: compared to rxvt-cvs 2006-01-28, no relevant changes.
675 - fix version report (DA) (which was unfortunately broken). 683 - fix version report (DA) (which was unfortunately broken).
676 - changed version number report again, now to emulate xterm closer. 684 - changed version number report again, now to emulate xterm closer.
677 - added the OSC sequence 702 to detect the urxvt version number. 685 - added the OSC sequence 702 to detect the urxvt version number.
678 - small configure updates. 686 - small configure updates.
679 - further RTT optimisations. 687 - further RTT optimisations.
680 - backported clean-up patches for makefiles and documentation from 688 - backported clean-up patches for makefiles and documentation from
681 the debian package. 689 the debian package.
682 - updated doc/rxvt-unicode.spec file. It's still not maintained here, 690 - updated doc/rxvt-unicode.spec file. It's still not maintained here,
683 but much newer than the old one. 691 but much newer than the old one.
684 692
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686 - screen background wasn't always erased properly when scrolling, 694 - screen background wasn't always erased properly when scrolling,
687 - re-enabled clearing optimisation disabled in 7.4pre. 695 - re-enabled clearing optimisation disabled in 7.4pre.
688 - small configure updates for libptytty. 696 - small configure updates for libptytty.
689 - fixed version options: line output. 697 - fixed version options: line output.
690 - removed stoopid debugging message left in the code. 698 - removed stoopid debugging message left in the code.
691 699
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693 - don't let iso14755 or mouse reporting get into the way of perl 701 - don't let iso14755 or mouse reporting get into the way of perl
694 (could lead to global grabs never being cleared). 702 (could lead to global grabs never being cleared).
695 - experimental OnTheSpot editing support (-pe xim-onthespot). 703 - experimental OnTheSpot editing support (-pe xim-onthespot).
696 - moved Shift-Button2 paste combination to Meta-Button2. 704 - moved Shift-Button2 paste combination to Meta-Button2.
697 - the cutchars resource will now be respected and used by the 705 - the cutchars resource will now be respected and used by the
698 selection extension. 706 selection extension.
699 - added the "remote-clipboard" extension which just runs external 707 - added the "remote-clipboard" extension which just runs external
700 commands to fetch and store the selection data. 708 commands to fetch and store the selection data.
701 - added -depth switch that tries to get a different visual depth 709 - added -depth switch that tries to get a different visual depth
702 than the default (replaces the old PREFER_24_BIT logic). 710 than the default (replaces the old PREFER_24_BIT logic).
703 - removed (unused) arabic presentation form composing sequences. 711 - removed (unused) arabic presentation form composing sequences.
704 - be more strict when deciding that a core font glyph is too wide and 712 - be more strict when deciding that a core font glyph is too wide and
705 needs the careful rendering mode. 713 needs the careful rendering mode.
706 - allow more leeway for italic fonts when deciding that a character is 714 - allow more leeway for italic fonts when deciding that a character is
707 too wide and needs careful mode. 715 too wide and needs careful mode.
708 - redraw even more characters around characters using careful mode. 716 - redraw even more characters around characters using careful mode.
709 - made selection-pastebin fully asynchronous. 717 - made selection-pastebin fully asynchronous.
710 - reduced number of server turnarounds at startup by allocating 718 - reduced number of server turnarounds at startup by allocating
711 atoms only once per display. 719 atoms only once per display.
712 - renamed on_keyboard_command to on_user_command. 720 - renamed on_keyboard_command to on_user_command.
713 - changed version sos (ESC [ > c) response to be more compatible with 721 - changed version sos (ESC [ > c) response to be more compatible with
714 xterm. 722 xterm.
715 723
7167.2 Sun Jan 22 21:58:16 CET 2006 7247.2 Sun Jan 22 21:58:16 CET 2006
717 - bugfix: urxvt (not urxvtd) did not correctly handle multiple 725 - bugfix: urxvt (not urxvtd) did not correctly handle multiple
718 environments necessary, which resulted in segfaults within 726 environments necessary, which resulted in segfaults within
719 getenv (reproducible: urxvt -fn 9x15, open a menu once, 727 getenv (reproducible: urxvt -fn 9x15, open a menu once,
720 ctrl-shift-672c). 728 ctrl-shift-672c).
721 - bugfix: the selection speedup in in 7.1 unfortunately caused 729 - bugfix: the selection speedup in in 7.1 unfortunately caused
722 non-ascii characters to enlarge/move the selection. 730 non-ascii characters to enlarge/move the selection.
723 - bugfix: resizing sometimes leaked lines from the secondary to 731 - bugfix: resizing sometimes leaked lines from the secondary to
724 the primary screen. 732 the primary screen.
725 - bugfix: reducing window size while large amounts of text were output 733 - bugfix: reducing window size while large amounts of text were output
726 could lead to an assertion failure. 734 could lead to an assertion failure.
727 - added "tabbed" extension that provides a crude tabbed terminal. 735 - added "tabbed" extension that provides a crude tabbed terminal.
728 - added "readline" extension that allows cursor positioning 736 - added "readline" extension that allows cursor positioning
729 via mouse clicks. 737 via mouse clicks.
730 - now it is possible to insert the value of the CLIPBOARD selection 738 - now it is possible to insert the value of the CLIPBOARD selection
731 with shift - mouse button 2. 739 with shift - mouse button 2.
732 - fixed the automove-background extension to ignore coordinates 740 - fixed the automove-background extension to ignore coordinates
733 in non-synthetic events. 741 in non-synthetic events.
734 - created a separate libpty for portable and secure 742 - created a separate libpty for portable and secure
735 pty/tty/utmp/wtmp/lastlog handling, and include it in rxvt-unicode. 743 pty/tty/utmp/wtmp/lastlog handling, and include it in rxvt-unicode.
736 - the non-terminfo visual bell now works asynchronously, so 744 - the non-terminfo visual bell now works asynchronously, so
737 continuous ASCI BELs in one terminal do no longer monopolise the 745 continuous ASCI BELs in one terminal do no longer monopolise the
738 whole urxvt[d] process. 746 whole urxvt[d] process.
739 - support some *BSD makes (for the time being, gnu make is a safe bet). 747 - support some *BSD makes (for the time being, gnu make is a safe bet).
740 - work around bugs in FreeBSD's gcc. 748 - work around bugs in FreeBSD's gcc.
741 - implemented some *BSD fixes in configure. 749 - implemented some *BSD fixes in configure.
742 - removed support for obsolete offix dnd protocol. 750 - removed support for obsolete offix dnd protocol.
743 751
7447.1 Thu Jan 19 20:25:34 CET 2006 7527.1 Thu Jan 19 20:25:34 CET 2006
745 - setuid/setgid operation is now _encouraged_: security has been 753 - setuid/setgid operation is now _encouraged_: security has been
746 improved by moving privileged operations into a separate process 754 improved by moving privileged operations into a separate process
747 and permanently dropping privileges within the terminal. This 755 and permanently dropping privileges within the terminal. This
748 makes it possible to remove security checks from the perl code 756 makes it possible to remove security checks from the perl code
749 and gives a much safer feeling when urxvt needs to run with 757 and gives a much safer feeling when urxvt needs to run with
750 special privileges. 758 special privileges.
751 - perl taint checking disabled, as urxvt no longer runs setuid/setgid 759 - perl taint checking disabled, as urxvt no longer runs setuid/setgid
752 itself. 760 itself.
753 - new perl extension automove-background that can be used to get 761 - new perl extension automove-background that can be used to get
754 the same effect as pseudo-transparency with any pixmap. 762 the same effect as pseudo-transparency with any pixmap.
755 - new perl extension example: perl/selection-pastebin, can be used to 763 - new perl extension example: perl/selection-pastebin, can be used to
756 e.g. upload the selection to a webserver and generate a url, or 764 e.g. upload the selection to a webserver and generate a url, or
757 similar stuff. 765 similar stuff.
758 - use the scrollback buffer even when the scroll region doesn't 766 - use the scrollback buffer even when the scroll region doesn't
759 span the whole screen, as long as it starts at row 0. Helps 767 span the whole screen, as long as it starts at row 0. Helps
760 for programs displaying a status line at the bottom. 768 for programs displaying a status line at the bottom.
761 - selection popup now shows selection in dec/hex/oct. 769 - selection popup now shows selection in dec/hex/oct.
762 - perl/selection: matching on unicode characters in the selection 770 - perl/selection: matching on unicode characters in the selection
763 code was O(n²), which equals infinity in some degenerate cases 771 code was O(n²), which equals infinity in some degenerate cases
764 :-> Matching is now done on UTF-8, which makes it almost instant. 772 :-> Matching is now done on UTF-8, which makes it almost instant.
765 - perl/selection, perl/selection-autotransform: regexes are now 773 - perl/selection, perl/selection-autotransform: regexes are now
766 being interpreted in the locale urxvt was started. 774 being interpreted in the locale urxvt was started.
767 - implemented override-redirect option and enabled it on menus, 775 - implemented override-redirect option and enabled it on menus,
768 as kwin puts our windows behind the terminal (what a shoddy wm). 776 as kwin puts our windows behind the terminal (what a shoddy wm).
769 - fixed struct utmp check in configure for OpenBSD. 777 - fixed struct utmp check in configure for OpenBSD.
770 - complete overhaul of the pty/utmp management stuff and configure 778 - complete overhaul of the pty/utmp management stuff and configure
771 (Emanuele Giaquinta=exg). 779 (Emanuele Giaquinta=exg).
772 - add tsl/fsl and related capabilities to the terminfo description, 780 - add tsl/fsl and related capabilities to the terminfo description,
773 to set the window title. 781 to set the window title.
774 - swap the environment in some more cases. This hopefully fixes 782 - swap the environment in some more cases. This hopefully fixes
775 some segfaults that might be caused by xft asking for env variables 783 some segfaults that might be caused by xft asking for env variables
776 at the wrong time. 784 at the wrong time.
777 - removed src/strings.C and src/menubar.C. No menubar support 785 - removed src/strings.C and src/menubar.C. No menubar support
778 anymore. 786 anymore.
779 - removed all traces of SMOOTH_REFRESH. 787 - removed all traces of SMOOTH_REFRESH.
780 - nuked QNX support. 788 - nuked QNX support.
781 - made some fixes to xpm offset and scaling code. 789 - made some fixes to xpm offset and scaling code.
782 - perl-overlays and refresh hooks were not applied in correct order. 790 - perl-overlays and refresh hooks were not applied in correct order.
783 - changed coordinate-system of view_start/nsaved to be top to bottom. 791 - changed coordinate-system of view_start/nsaved to be top to bottom.
784 - iom extended to support listening for child exits. 792 - iom extended to support listening for child exits.
785 793
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787 - added sections for DISTRIBUTION MAINTAINERS and about 795 - added sections for DISTRIBUTION MAINTAINERS and about
788 SETUID/SETGID to the FAQ. 796 SETUID/SETGID to the FAQ.
789 - selection, searchable-scrollback, selection-popup and 797 - selection, searchable-scrollback, selection-popup and
790 option-popup extensions enabled by default. 798 option-popup extensions enabled by default.
791 - increased xft drawing speed for problematic fonts. The effect 799 - increased xft drawing speed for problematic fonts. The effect
792 will likely be small as 99% of the xft slowness is server-related. 800 will likely be small as 99% of the xft slowness is server-related.
793 - perl: much increased functionality, better overlays, popup support 801 - perl: much increased functionality, better overlays, popup support
794 and much much more. 802 and much much more.
795 - perl: urxvt::line now can set via ->t and ->r. 803 - perl: urxvt::line now can set via ->t and ->r.
796 - perl: changed interpretation of --perl-ext-common and -pe. 804 - perl: changed interpretation of --perl-ext-common and -pe.
797 - perl: finally implemented --perl-eval. 805 - perl: finally implemented --perl-eval.
798 - perl: non-blocking anyevent support. 806 - perl: non-blocking anyevent support.
799 - perl: run tainted and ignore perl-eval/perl-lib if started 807 - perl: run tainted and ignore perl-eval/perl-lib if started
800 setuid/setgid. 808 setuid/setgid.
801 - free the resource database: this plugs a massive memory leak. As a 809 - free the resource database: this plugs a massive memory leak. As a
802 side effect, it also gets rid of XGetDefault calls. 810 side effect, it also gets rid of XGetDefault calls.
803 - free one of the cursors, fixes a small memory leak. 811 - free one of the cursors, fixes a small memory leak.
804 - built-in (as opposed to terminfos) visual bell was broken/too fast. 812 - built-in (as opposed to terminfos) visual bell was broken/too fast.
805 - applied minor cleanups by Ladislav Michnovic. 813 - applied minor cleanups by Ladislav Michnovic.
806 - applied pty handling cleanups and improvements (Emanuele Giaquinta). 814 - applied pty handling cleanups and improvements (Emanuele Giaquinta).
807 - mark-urls launch-on-click by jepler. 815 - mark-urls launch-on-click by jepler.
808 - removed "small" resource parsing function, as it wasn't really 816 - removed "small" resource parsing function, as it wasn't really
809 compatible, and not really small either. 817 compatible, and not really small either.
810 - removed PATH_ENV and PATH file search support. 818 - removed PATH_ENV and PATH file search support.
811 - removed support for locale-specific app-defaults file. 819 - removed support for locale-specific app-defaults file.
812 - fixed a bug where out-of-bounds colour sequences could lead 820 - fixed a bug where out-of-bounds colour sequences could lead
813 to crashes. 821 to crashes.
814 - limit colour changing to the standard 88 palette instead of all 822 - limit colour changing to the standard 88 palette instead of all
815 colours. 823 colours.
816 - XTerm_Color01 sequence returned wrong results in query mode. 824 - XTerm_Color01 sequence returned wrong results in query mode.
817 - iom.C now checks against destructed io_manager when unregistering. 825 - iom.C now checks against destructed io_manager when unregistering.
818 826
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820 - SECURITY FIX: on systems using openpty, permissions were 828 - SECURITY FIX: on systems using openpty, permissions were
821 not correctly updated on the tty device and were left as 829 not correctly updated on the tty device and were left as
822 world-readable and world-writable (likely in original rxvt, 830 world-readable and world-writable (likely in original rxvt,
823 too), and were not restored properly. Affected are only 831 too), and were not restored properly. Affected are only
824 systems where non-unix ptys were used (such as most BSDs, not 832 systems where non-unix ptys were used (such as most BSDs, not
825 GNU/Linux). (found, patched and debugged by Ryan Beasley). 833 GNU/Linux). (found, patched and debugged by Ryan Beasley).
826 - meta8 support was forcefully enabled in most configurations. 834 - meta8 support was forcefully enabled in most configurations.
827 restored configurability of this (useless) feature (reported 835 restored configurability of this (useless) feature (reported
828 by Mikachu). 836 by Mikachu).
829 - optionally embed a perl interpreter, which can be used for more 837 - optionally embed a perl interpreter, which can be used for more
830 intelligent/customized selection support, visual feedback, 838 intelligent/customized selection support, visual feedback,
831 menus, tabs etc. See the the urxvtperl manpage, the -pe option, 839 menus, tabs etc. See the the urxvtperl manpage, the -pe option,
832 perl*-resources and keysym resources. Not everything is there yet. 840 perl*-resources and keysym resources. Not everything is there yet.
833 - try to be more clever about differing font sizes and their ascent. 841 - try to be more clever about differing font sizes and their ascent.
834 Not guaranteed to work, but works better in most cases now. 842 Not guaranteed to work, but works better in most cases now.
835 - fix directory permissions on install. 843 - fix directory permissions on install.
836 - implemented option to disable built-in line drawing characters 844 - implemented option to disable built-in line drawing characters
837 and fall back to the font ones (patch by Martin Pohlack). 845 and fall back to the font ones (patch by Martin Pohlack).
838 - disabled sched_yield support: the linux version is just too useless 846 - disabled sched_yield support: the linux version is just too useless
839 (it schedules nice'd processes before the own one for extended 847 (it schedules nice'd processes before the own one for extended
840 periods). Too bad, it could reduce system time by a factor of 5 here. 848 periods). Too bad, it could reduce system time by a factor of 5 here.
841 849
8426.2 Mon Jan 2 16:03:01 CET 2006 8506.2 Mon Jan 2 16:03:01 CET 2006
843 - implemented intensityStyles option which enables/disables bold/blink 851 - implemented intensityStyles option which enables/disables bold/blink
844 selecting high intensity foreground/background colours, suggested by 852 selecting high intensity foreground/background colours, suggested by
845 Chuck Blake. 853 Chuck Blake.
846 - move iso14755 character feedback box out of the way if it would 854 - move iso14755 character feedback box out of the way if it would
847 obscure the mouse cursor position. 855 obscure the mouse cursor position.
848 - replaced callback.h by a fixed version from gvpe that correctly 856 - replaced callback.h by a fixed version from gvpe that correctly
849 returns the callback result (affects new -pty-fd semantics in urxvtc 857 returns the callback result (affects new -pty-fd semantics in urxvtc
850 on a few architectures). Reported by darix. 858 on a few architectures). Reported by darix.
851 - include one trailing space in rectangular selections to indicate 859 - include one trailing space in rectangular selections to indicate
852 the inserted newline (yeah, weird, but visually more pleasing). 860 the inserted newline (yeah, weird, but visually more pleasing).
853 - try to use sched_yield to (drastically) improve terminal data 861 - try to use sched_yield to (drastically) improve terminal data
854 transfer efficiency. 862 transfer efficiency.
855 - further minor cleanups. 863 - further minor cleanups.
856 864
8576.1 Tue Dec 27 13:23:40 CET 2005 8656.1 Tue Dec 27 13:23:40 CET 2005
858 - update iso8859-7 table (euro and drachma round-trip et al.). 866 - update iso8859-7 table (euro and drachma round-trip et al.).
859 - fix a crash when the selection scrolls out of the scrollback 867 - fix a crash when the selection scrolls out of the scrollback
860 while the user still drags. 868 while the user still drags.
861 - selections that were partially scrolled out of the window were 869 - selections that were partially scrolled out of the window were
862 not drawn correctly. 870 not drawn correctly.
863 - lines newly scrolled in were not initialized properly, leading 871 - lines newly scrolled in were not initialized properly, leading
864 to extremely long lines and (hopefully) some segfaults. 872 to extremely long lines and (hopefully) some segfaults.
865 - iso14755 overlay position was wrong. 873 - iso14755 overlay position was wrong.
866 - iso14755 overlay now displays rendition info, too. 874 - iso14755 overlay now displays rendition info, too.
867 - use unicode white space class instead of hardcoded values for 875 - use unicode white space class instead of hardcoded values for
868 stripping whitespace. 876 stripping whitespace.
869 - do whitespace stripping on rectangular selections. 877 - do whitespace stripping on rectangular selections.
870 - slight cleanups in src/features.h. 878 - slight cleanups in src/features.h.
871 879
8726.0 Sat Dec 24 13:58:56 CET 2005 8806.0 Sat Dec 24 13:58:56 CET 2005
873 - make it compile without SMART_RESIZE again. 881 - make it compile without SMART_RESIZE again.
874 - enable slow link support by default. 882 - enable slow link support by default.
875 - fix relative cursor-positioning not respecting scrolling regions 883 - fix relative cursor-positioning not respecting scrolling regions
876 (also a bug in original rxvt). 884 (also a bug in original rxvt).
877 - initialize termios structure to zero when fetching it fails 885 - initialize termios structure to zero when fetching it fails
878 (see http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=84647 for a 886 (see http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=84647 for a
879 partial patch). 887 partial patch).
880 - bump max columns/rows to 10000 each. 888 - bump max columns/rows to 10000 each.
881 - bump max savelines to 10000000. 889 - bump max savelines to 10000000.
882 - -pty-fd now passes the urxvtc fd to the urxvtd process. 890 - -pty-fd now passes the urxvtc fd to the urxvtd process.
883 - avoid linking against -lnsl/-lsocket/-lxpg4 unless necessary. 891 - avoid linking against -lnsl/-lsocket/-lxpg4 unless necessary.
884 - major code cleanup (still not complete, though). 892 - major code cleanup (still not complete, though).
885 - implement -hold option. 893 - implement -hold option.
886 - _major_ rewrite of internal buffer handling: 894 - _major_ rewrite of internal buffer handling:
887 - re-flow on resize, lines get wrapped instead of winged. 895 - re-flow on resize, lines get wrapped instead of winged.
888 - circular line buffer (substantially speeds up scrolling). 896 - circular line buffer (substantially speeds up scrolling).
889 - slightly less code + data memory usage per terminal. 897 - slightly less code + data memory usage per terminal.
890 - slight overall speed improvements. 898 - slight overall speed improvements.
891 - considerably improved code clarity. 899 - considerably improved code clarity.
892 - partial-screen scrolls no longer end up in the scrollback 900 - partial-screen scrolls no longer end up in the scrollback
893 buffer. 901 buffer.
894 902
8955.9 Sat Dec 17 21:53:17 CET 2005 9035.9 Sat Dec 17 21:53:17 CET 2005
896 - fix a bug in the menu code of unknown impact, found by darix. 904 - fix a bug in the menu code of unknown impact, found by darix.
897 - clean up signal handling to be global, not per terminal 905 - clean up signal handling to be global, not per terminal
898 (matters only for rxvtd). 906 (matters only for rxvtd).
899 - fix small typoe in rxvt.1 (found by Mike Fabian). 907 - fix small typoe in rxvt.1 (found by Mike Fabian).
900 - don't crash when broken xft/fontconfig/freetype versions return 908 - don't crash when broken xft/fontconfig/freetype versions return
901 bogus data, ignore the xft font instead (experienced on suse). 909 bogus data, ignore the xft font instead (experienced on suse).
902 910
9035.8 Tue Oct 25 22:21:45 CEST 2005 9115.8 Tue Oct 25 22:21:45 CEST 2005
904 - INCOMPATIBLE CHANGE: many configure options are now on by default. 912 - INCOMPATIBLE CHANGE: many configure options are now on by default.
905 If you want the old behaviour, try: 913 If you want the old behaviour, try:
906 configure --disable-everything <your enable options> 914 configure --disable-everything <your enable options>
907 - INCOMPATIBLE CHANGE: -fade changed it's meaning to comply with 915 - INCOMPATIBLE CHANGE: -fade changed its meaning to comply with
908 the documentation and common sense: when upgrading, replace your 916 the documentation and common sense: when upgrading, replace your
909 percentage by 100-percentage. 917 percentage by 100-percentage.
910 - integrated "fade to specific colour" patch by Martin Parm. 918 - integrated "fade to specific colour" patch by Martin Parm.
911 - slow down the internal visual bell (delay by 20ms) and update 919 - slow down the internal visual bell (delay by 20ms) and update
912 the terminfo flash code to use the same delay. This is 920 the terminfo flash code to use the same delay. This is
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1080 tested by Olivier Wittenberg). 1088 tested by Olivier Wittenberg).
1081 - set IUTF8 input flag, when defined (linux-2.6.5+). 1089 - set IUTF8 input flag, when defined (linux-2.6.5+).
1082 - only define _XOPEN_SOURCE on solaris. 1090 - only define _XOPEN_SOURCE on solaris.
1083 - autogenerate src/* dependency list. 1091 - autogenerate src/* dependency list.
1084 - fixed linespace option, which ought to work now (and is dependent 1092 - fixed linespace option, which ought to work now (and is dependent
1085 on frills, not on it's own configure option). 1093 on frills, not on its own configure option).
1086 - include pty.h, if available (cygwin). 1094 - include pty.h, if available (cygwin).
1087 - removed W11 directory from dist, it wasn't used anyway. 1095 - removed W11 directory from dist, it wasn't used anyway.
1088 - initialize the locale much earlier. 1096 - initialize the locale much earlier.
1089 - fixed two tiny per-instance memory leaks. 1097 - fixed two tiny per-instance memory leaks.
1090 1098
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1104 if it slows down large pastes and is only cosmetic. 1112 if it slows down large pastes and is only cosmetic.
1105 - streamline atom and xft color allocation to reduce startup 1113 - streamline atom and xft color allocation to reduce startup
1106 time (12.8s -> 7.8s on my dsl). Still, doing it with only 2-3 1114 time (12.8s -> 7.8s on my dsl). Still, doing it with only 2-3
1107 turnarounds would be much faster, but impossible to implement(?). 1115 turnarounds would be much faster, but impossible to implement(?).
1108 - implement underlineColor resource when ENABLE_FRILLS. 1116 - implement underlineColor resource when ENABLE_FRILLS.
1109 - iom left it's signal pipe handle open in the child 1117 - iom left its signal pipe handle open in the child
1110 process. Fortunately not security-relevant as the pipe data gets 1118 process. Fortunately not security-relevant as the pipe data gets
1111 ignored. 1119 ignored.
1112 - do not use XSETROOTPMAP_ID anymore, support ESETROOT_PMAP_ID 1120 - do not use XSETROOTPMAP_ID anymore, support ESETROOT_PMAP_ID
1113 instead. 1121 instead.
1114 - fix a crash in rxvtd when the last window was being closed 1122 - fix a crash in rxvtd when the last window was being closed
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1312 windows when spawning children. Actual risk is low (attacker 1320 windows when spawning children. Actual risk is low (attacker
1313 needs access to a local shell window). 1321 needs access to a local shell window).
1314 - implemented parts 5.1 and 5.2 of ISO 14755 (i.e. hold down 1322 - implemented parts 5.1 and 5.2 of ISO 14755 (i.e. hold down
1315 Ctrl+Shift and enter hex numbers. space commits it as a unicode 1323 Ctrl+Shift and enter hex numbers. space commits it as a unicode
1316 character, or press and release Crl+Shift and then enter a 1324 character, or press and release Crl+Shift and then enter a
1317 function key to get it's picture). patches for 5.3 (or 5.4 with 1325 function key to get its picture). patches for 5.3 (or 5.4 with
1318 a little window or so) would be welcome. 1326 a little window or so) would be welcome.
1319 - fixed large pastes (INCR selections, debian bug #191456). 1327 - fixed large pastes (INCR selections, debian bug #191456).
1320 - fixed longstanding bug in which rxvtd crashed when 1328 - fixed longstanding bug in which rxvtd crashed when
1321 a message was logged after startup (a rare case). 1329 a message was logged after startup (a rare case).
1322 - got rid of yodl completely by converting to pod. 1330 - got rid of yodl completely by converting to pod.
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1406 well as with other terminal emulators. 1414 well as with other terminal emulators.
1407 - fix a segfault when trying to set a nonexistent locale 1415 - fix a segfault when trying to set a nonexistent locale
1408 (reported by elmex). 1416 (reported by elmex).
1409 - find more fonts by default for japanese. 1417 - find more fonts by default for japanese.
1410 - the internal border wasn't always cleared. This is fixed by moving 1418 - the internal border wasn't always cleared. This is fixed by moving
1411 the window relative to it's frame and simplifies a lot of code, too. 1419 the window relative to its frame and simplifies a lot of code, too.
1412 - fixed quite hard to find scrollbar colour bug, reported by Eduard 1420 - fixed quite hard to find scrollbar colour bug, reported by Eduard
1413 Bloch. 1421 Bloch.
1414 1422
14153.0 Mon May 10 20:47:23 CEST 2004 14233.0 Mon May 10 20:47:23 CEST 2004
1416 - experimental flickerfree resize mode (I tried to get even 1424 - experimental flickerfree resize mode (I tried to get even
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1574 - many other minor bugfixes. 1582 - many other minor bugfixes.
1575 1583
15761.8 Mon Feb 2 20:09:18 CET 2004 15841.8 Mon Feb 2 20:09:18 CET 2004
1577 - almost total conversion to C++. Except for introducing 1585 - almost total conversion to C++. Except for introducing
1578 new bugs, this should not change much. 1586 new bugs, this should not change much.
1579 - fix and re-enable background pixmap and inherit pixmap support. 1587 - fix and re-enable background pixmap and inherit pixmap support.
1580 - re-enabled multiple scrollbar support. 1588 - re-enabled multiple scrollbar support.
1581 - added plain scrollbar style and restored xterm scrollbar. 1589 - added plain scrollbar style and restored xterm scrollbar.
1582 - blinking and selections work slightly better now. 1590 - blinking and selections work slightly better now.
1583 - fix an error condition when rxvt receives more than one screenful 1591 - fix an error condition when rxvt receives more than one screenful
1584 of output. should occur with original rxvt, too, but very rarely. 1592 of output. should occur with original rxvt, too, but very rarely.
1585 (I guess the code contains more surprises of this sort...) 1593 (I guess the code contains more surprises of this sort...)
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