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1TODO: --enable-minimal non-default 1TODO: harmonize --disable-options into position-dependent options.
2TODO: do font request caching, might help rxvtd on some machines 2TODO: after requesting the selection and getting a timeout, no further requests will be sent.
3TODO: safer command: keymap processing. 3TODO: safer command: keymap processing.
4TODO: "slow" rendering mode for bidi and scripts 4TODO: "slow" rendering mode for bidi and scripts
5TODO: read property sequence is broken with respect to utf-8 etc. 5TODO: read property sequence is broken with respect to utf-8 etc.
6TODO: http://www120.pair.com/mccarthy/nextstep/intro.htmld/Workspace.html is the correct nextstep look. 6TODO: http://www120.pair.com/mccarthy/nextstep/intro.htmld/Workspace.html is the correct nextstep look.
7WISH: /usr/share/doc/libdisplaymigration0-dev/spec.txt
8WISH: keyboard modification via esc-sequences. 7WISH: keymap modification via esc-sequences.
9WISH: line-rewrapping on resize 8WISH: line-rewrapping on resize
10WISH: searchable backlog 9WISH: searchable backlog
11WISH: meta-tagging of data by regex (my dream project) 10WISH: meta-tagging of data by regex/master process (my dream project)
12WISH: double-click: more intelligent (urls etc.)
13WISH: OnTheSpot editing, or maybe switch to miiiiiiif 11WISH: OnTheSpot editing, or maybe switch to miiiiiiif
14WISH: tabbed windows (hey, just use screen...)
15WISH: just for fun, do shade and tint with XRender. 12WISH: just for fun, do shade and tint with XRender.
16 13
175.8 145.9 Sat Dec 17 21:53:17 CET 2005
15 - fix a bug in the menu code of unknown impact, found by darix.
16 - clean up signal handling to be global, not per terminal
17 (matters only for rxvtd).
18 - fix small typoe in rxvt.1 (found by Mike Fabian).
19 - don't crash when broken xft/fontconfig/freetype versions return
20 bogus data, ignore the xft font instead (experienced on suse).
21
225.8 Tue Oct 25 22:21:45 CEST 2005
23 - INCOMPATIBLE CHANGE: many configure options are now on by default.
24 If you want the old behaviour, try:
25 configure --disable-everything <your enable options>
18 - INCOMPATIBLE CHANGE: -fade changed it's meaning to comply with 26 - INCOMPATIBLE CHANGE: -fade changed it's meaning to comply with
19 the documentation and common sense: when upgrading, replace your 27 the documentation and common sense: when upgrading, replace your
20 percentage by 100-percentage. 28 percentage by 100-percentage.
21 - integrated "fade to specific colour" patch by Martin Parm. 29 - integrated "fade to specific colour" patch by Martin Parm.
22 - slow down the internal visual bell (delay by 20ms) and update 30 - slow down the internal visual bell (delay by 20ms) and update
23 the terminfo flash code to use the same delay. This is 31 the terminfo flash code to use the same delay. This is
24 synchronous, so many bells might inhibit screen updates in other 32 synchronous, so many bells might inhibit screen updates in other
25 windows. 33 windows.
26 - text with background==foreground colour gets displayed with default 34 - text with background==foreground colour gets displayed with default
27 bg/fg now when in reverse video, so it can be seen when selecting. 35 bg/fg now when in reverse video, so it can be seen when selecting.
36 - allow koi8r* as x11 encoding name for koi8r (Nikita Danilov).
37 - removed undocumented inheritPixmapforce option.
38 - replaced INSTALL file.
28 39
295.7 Wed Jul 13 04:46:33 CEST 2005 405.7 Wed Jul 13 04:46:33 CEST 2005
30 - implement some useful (hopefully) options for rxvtd. 41 - implement some useful (hopefully) options for rxvtd.
31 - separate and improved rxvtc(1) and rxvtd(1) manpages. 42 - separate and improved rxvtc(1) and rxvtd(1) manpages.
32 - fix a bug that caused segfaults on startup on systems that do 43 - fix a bug that caused segfaults on startup on systems that do
33 not support local unix connections, e.g cygwin. (btw, I didn't 44 not support local unix connections, e.g cygwin. (btw, I didn't
34 even know about the -rootless and -multiwindow Cygwin/X modes). 45 even know about the -rootless and -multiwindow Cygwin/X modes).
35 - large amounts of text without control sequences or newlines 46 - large amounts of text without control sequences or newlines
36 could almost freeze output. This has been fixed by adding extra 47 could almost freeze output. This has been fixed by adding extra
37 refreshes in these cases (also a problem in oriignal rxvt). 48 refreshes in these cases (also a problem in oriignal rxvt).
38 49
395.6 Sun Jun 26 22:11:13 CEST 2005 505.6 Sun Jun 26 22:11:13 CEST 2005
40 - R_SB_RXVT bitset value was 0, so rxvt scrollbar was initialised 51 - R_SB_RXVT bitset value was 0, so rxvt scrollbar was initialised
41 every time resulting in display errors (original rxvt also affected). 52 every time resulting in display errors (original rxvt also affected).
42 Reported by Jasmin Buchert. 53 Reported by Jasmin Buchert.
43 - font names are now considered to be utf-8 encoded (xft apperently 54 - font names are now considered to be utf-8 encoded (xft apperently
44 uses this convention. X Core fonts might not, but it should be rare). 55 uses this convention. X Core fonts might not, but it should be rare).
45 Affects display in iso14755 box. 56 Affects display in iso14755 box.
46 - rewrote the low-level xft drawing function ("xft backend" for the 57 - rewrote the low-level xft drawing function ("xft backend" for the
47 hipper parts of the world) to hopefully cope better with proportional 58 hipper parts of the world) to hopefully cope better with proportional
48 chars mixed with fixed-width ones. 59 chars mixed with fixed-width ones.
49 - rxvt is now much more careful (read: slower) with potentially 60 - rxvt is now much more careful (read: slower) with potentially
50 overlapping xft characters. It usually overshoots and redraws 61 overlapping xft characters. It usually overshoots and redraws
51 more than required, but that's better than undershooting and 62 more than required, but that's better than undershooting and
52 cutting pieces off of characters. 63 cutting pieces off of characters.
53 - rxvt is now more restrictive in what font heights it accepts for 64 - rxvt is now more restrictive in what font heights it accepts for
54 fonts that will likely overshoot or undershoot lines. 65 fonts that will likely overshoot or undershoot lines.
55 - fix a cosmetic problem with the unfocused cursor on a wide character 66 - fix a cosmetic problem with the unfocused cursor on a wide character
56 at the end of the line (reported by Mikachu). 67 at the end of the line (reported by Mikachu).
57 - wide characters not fitting into the end of the line will be 68 - wide characters not fitting into the end of the line will be
58 output in the next line (reported by Mikachu). 69 output in the next line (reported by Mikachu).
59 - added doc/solaris9.patch by Ewgenij Starostin. 70 - added doc/solaris9.patch by Ewgenij Starostin.
60 71
615.5 Sat Apr 23 22:31:36 CEST 2005 725.5 Sat Apr 23 22:31:36 CEST 2005
62 - re-enabled modifer state matching as in 5.3, but implement 73 - re-enabled modifer state matching as in 5.3, but implement
63 a new builtin: keysym style that simply reverts to the built-in 74 a new builtin: keysym style that simply reverts to the built-in
64 meaning of the given key. 75 meaning of the given key.
65 - use scrollcolor for next scrollbar instead of hardcoded antiquewhite 76 - use scrollcolor for next scrollbar instead of hardcoded antiquewhite
66 (patch by Martin Edlman). 77 (patch by Martin Edlman).
67 78
685.4 Mon Apr 18 00:33:31 CEST 2005 795.4 Mon Apr 18 00:33:31 CEST 2005
69 - match modifier state exactly in custom keyboard code. 80 - match modifier state exactly in custom keyboard code.
70 this is necessary because it has no knowledge about 81 this is necessary because it has no knowledge about
71 built-in mappings and so will overwrite them. the priority-code 82 built-in mappings and so will overwrite them. the priority-code
72 will be re-enabled when this has changed, so watch out. 83 will be re-enabled when this has changed, so watch out.
73 - cursor blinking now depends on frills. 84 - cursor blinking now depends on frills.
74 - underline cursor mode (frills, -uc). 85 - underline cursor mode (frills, -uc).
75 - implement special value (*g*) for pointerBlankDelay 86 - implement special value (*g*) for pointerBlankDelay
76 to disble it. 87 to disable it.
77 88
785.3 Sun Mar 13 00:20:44 CET 2005 895.3 Sun Mar 13 00:20:44 CET 2005
79 - fix a bug that allowed to overflow a buffer via a long 90 - fix a bug that allowed to overflow a buffer via a long
80 escape sequence, which is probably exploitable (fix by 91 escape sequence, which is probably exploitable (fix by
81 Rob Holland / Yoann Vandoorselaere / Gentoo Audit Team). 92 Rob Holland / Yoann Vandoorselaere / Gentoo Audit Team).
82 - Custom key mappings no longer confuse mouse buttons 93 - Custom key mappings no longer confuse mouse buttons
83 with modifiers. 94 with modifiers.
84 - use XmbSetWMProperties instead of XSetWMProperties. 95 - use XmbSetWMProperties instead of XSetWMProperties.
85 - properly update WM_LOCALE. 96 - properly update WM_LOCALE.
86 - implement _NET_WM_PING protocol. 97 - implement _NET_WM_PING protocol.
87 - implemented escape sequences to move the scrollback buffer view 98 - implemented escape sequences to move the scrollback buffer view
88 and clear the scrollback buffer. 99 and clear the scrollback buffer.
89 100
905.2 Sun Feb 20 01:48:59 CET 2005 1015.2 Sun Feb 20 01:48:59 CET 2005
91 - new option -pty-fd that makes the terminal a slave 102 - new option -pty-fd that makes the terminal a slave
92 that uses an existing pty for I/O instead of starting 103 that uses an existing pty for I/O instead of starting
93 a command. 104 a command.
94 - implement enough of XEMBED to allow for correct focus. 105 - implement enough of XEMBED to allow for correct focus.
95 - added doc/embed-tk, an embedding example in Perl/Tk, 106 - added doc/embed-tk, an embedding example in Perl/Tk,
96 and doc/rxvt-tabbed, a primitive tabbed shell implemented 107 and doc/rxvt-tabbed, a primitive tabbed shell implemented
97 in Perl/Gtk2. 108 in Perl/Gtk2.
98 - fix assertion failure ("crash") on mousewheel-scrolling 109 - fix assertion failure ("crash") on mousewheel-scrolling
99 when the terminal height is small, by removing the assert. 110 when the terminal height is small, by removing the assert.
100 (reported by Mikael Magnusson). 111 (reported by Mikael Magnusson).
101 - SYNCCVS. backported bugfixes done to rxvt 112 - SYNCCVS. backported bugfixes done to rxvt
102 (sourceforge bugs #1028739, #1028732), except for 113 (sourceforge bugs #1028739, #1028732), except for
103 pts/%s fix as it seems to collide with freebsd, 114 pts/%s fix as it seems to collide with freebsd,
104 and sourceforge bug #954654, which is not neccessary. 115 and sourceforge bug #954654, which is not neccessary.
105 - change terminfo file to not clobber G1 when using 116 - change terminfo file to not clobber G1 when using
106 line-drawing characters, as this seems to mess 117 line-drawing characters, as this seems to mess
107 with EUC-JP (it will clobber G0, but G0 practically 118 with EUC-JP (it will clobber G0, but G0 practically
108 needs to be US-ASCII all the time). 119 needs to be US-ASCII all the time).
109 - toggle default application keypad/cursor mode to help 120 - toggle default application keypad/cursor mode to help
110 some apps who fail to set the correct mode. 121 some apps who fail to set the correct mode.
111 - check for WM_PROTOCOLS type in ClientMessage as to 122 - check for WM_PROTOCOLS type in ClientMessage as to
112 not destroy the window for other types of messages. 123 not destroy the window for other types of messages.
113 - remove shared library (or any library) support - it is 124 - remove shared library (or any library) support - it is
114 of no use currently (and -embed is a better way to embed 125 of no use currently (and -embed is a better way to embed
115 rxvt-unicode). 126 rxvt-unicode).
116 - get rid of the intpro files. 127 - get rid of the intpro files.
117 128
1185.1 Tue Feb 15 17:13:27 CET 2005 1295.1 Tue Feb 15 17:13:27 CET 2005
119 - fix a bug when parsing fontnames and another one 130 - fix a bug when parsing fontnames and another one
120 for empty keymaps which could result in crashes 131 for empty keymaps which could result in crashes
121 (Kuang-che Wu). 132 (Kuang-che Wu).
122 - new option: -embed (frills). somebody could write a simple 133 - new option: -embed (frills). somebody could write a simple
123 tk script to make a tab'able terminal now... 134 tk script to make a tab'able terminal now...
124 - only warn on X errors and _try_ to continue (frills). 135 - only warn on X errors and _try_ to continue (frills).
125 - add COPYING back, which got lost somehow. 136 - add COPYING back, which got lost somehow.
126 - after deciding that LSM is dead, remove all traces of it, 137 - after deciding that LSM is dead, remove all traces of it,
127 along with other, similar, cleanups. 138 along with other, similar, cleanups.
128 - _try_ to react sensibly to some non-monotonic time changes. 139 - _try_ to react sensibly to some non-monotonic time changes.
129 - don't crash in urxvtc when getcwd fails (reported by Paco-Paco). 140 - don't crash in urxvtc when getcwd fails (reported by Paco-Paco).
130 - tweak font searching algorithm a bit to be faster and more 141 - tweak font searching algorithm a bit to be faster and more
131 compatible with older rxvt-unicode versions when multiple fonts 142 compatible with older rxvt-unicode versions when multiple fonts
132 match (reported by Paco-Paco). 143 match (reported by Paco-Paco).
133 - urxvtd tries to stay in "/" whenever possible. 144 - urxvtd tries to stay in "/" whenever possible.
134 145
1355.0 Fri Feb 11 18:31:48 CET 2005 1465.0 Fri Feb 11 18:31:48 CET 2005
136 - document a race-free hack to start urxvtd. 147 - document a race-free hack to start urxvtd.
137 - document all(?) environment variables used and set by rxvt. 148 - document all(?) environment variables used and set by rxvt.
138 - bring xgetdefault-style resource file ordering more in line with 149 - bring xgetdefault-style resource file ordering more in line with
139 Xt, and document it in rxvt(1). 150 Xt, and document it in rxvt(1).
140 - correctly use screen-dependent resources when --enable-xgetdefault, 151 - correctly use screen-dependent resources when --enable-xgetdefault,
141 and also fix some memory bugs (thanks to Thierry Reding for 152 and also fix some memory bugs (thanks to Thierry Reding for
142 his patience and time in tracking this down). 153 his patience and time in tracking this down).
143 - bring own resource parsing more in line with X resource parsing, 154 - bring own resource parsing more in line with X resource parsing,
144 most notably, don't remove double quotes. 155 most notably, don't remove double quotes.
145 - compile fix for freebsd (no ut_id) (Thierry Thomas). 156 - compile fix for freebsd (no ut_id) (Thierry Thomas).
146 - clean up utmp and pty on X I/O errors and signals (idea 157 - clean up utmp and pty on X I/O errors and signals (idea
147 by Joël Riou). 158 by Joël Riou).
148 - "un"document -xrm, it never really worked, was only 159 - "un"document -xrm, it never really worked, was only
149 available with --enable-xgetdefault, is not necessary 160 available with --enable-xgetdefault, is not necessary
150 and is surprisingly hard to implement. 161 and is surprisingly hard to implement.
151 - shaved off some code segment size. 162 - shaved off some code segment size.
152 - various code cleanups. 163 - various code cleanups.
153 - more keysym-mapping fixes. 164 - more keysym-mapping fixes.
154 165
1554.9 Thu Feb 3 09:52:03 CET 2005 1664.9 Thu Feb 3 09:52:03 CET 2005
156 - nuke out utmp entries completely. Should be fixed in 167 - nuke out utmp entries completely. Should be fixed in
157 original rxvt, too. (reported by James Michael Fultz). 168 original rxvt, too. (reported by James Michael Fultz).
158 - resizes wil now correctly refresh the displayed text when 169 - resizes wil now correctly refresh the displayed text when
159 -pixmap is active. 170 -pixmap is active.
160 - new option/resource imFont. 171 - new option/resource imFont.
161 - document --tripleclickwords/-tcw. 172 - document --tripleclickwords/-tcw.
162 - select logical instead of physical lines when doing a triple-click. 173 - select logical instead of physical lines when doing a triple-click.
163 - reordered help listing to group similar options together. 174 - reordered help listing to group similar options together.
164 - handle SIGINT the same way as SIGTERM (reported by Joël Riou). 175 - handle SIGINT the same way as SIGTERM (reported by Joël Riou).
165 - fix a bug introduced while applying the keyboard patch 176 - fix a bug introduced while applying the keyboard patch
166 (WU Fengguang). 177 (WU Fengguang).
167 - document all window-op sequences (rxvt.7.) and more keysym 178 - document all window-op sequences (rxvt.7.) and more keysym
168 examples (rxvt.1). 179 examples (rxvt.1).
169 - removed src/test completely. 180 - removed src/test completely.
170 - renamed keysym 'proto:'-prefix to 'command:'. 181 - renamed keysym 'proto:'-prefix to 'command:'.
171 182
1724.8 Tue Jan 18 02:23:57 CET 2005 1834.8 Tue Jan 18 02:23:57 CET 2005
173 - added a patch by WU Fengguang that makes the keyboard 184 - added a patch by WU Fengguang that makes the keyboard
174 highly configurable (e.g. locale changes, custom escape 185 highly configurable (e.g. locale changes, custom escape
175 sequences, and more). See keysym resource in rxvt(1). 186 sequences, and more). See keysym resource in rxvt(1).
176 - remove default key sequence for unknown keys again, as this 187 - remove default key sequence for unknown keys again, as this
177 can be achieved by customizing the keyboard now. 188 can be achieved by customizing the keyboard now.
178 - fix some freeing problems when destroying the rxvt_display, 189 - fix some freeing problems when destroying the rxvt_display,
179 resulting in segfaults. 190 resulting in segfaults.
180 - don't crash when the saved cursor position doesn't fit on the 191 - don't crash when the saved cursor position doesn't fit on the
181 screen (wrong assert in original rxvt, reported by ikaro). 192 screen (wrong assert in original rxvt, reported by ikaro).
182 - fix signed/unsigned bugs on wc<->mb conversions. 193 - fix signed/unsigned bugs on wc<->mb conversions.
183 - reset slipwheel scrolling speed when reaching the top or bottom 194 - reset slipwheel scrolling speed when reaching the top or bottom
184 (Mikael Magnusson). 195 (Mikael Magnusson).
185 - for core fonts, use ascent + descent when a font is loaded, 196 - for core fonts, use ascent + descent when a font is loaded,
186 and PIXEL_SIZE when not. when loading a font, iterate until a 197 and PIXEL_SIZE when not. when loading a font, iterate until a
187 font has been found that _really_ fits the height (reported and 198 font has been found that _really_ fits the height (reported and
188 tested by Olivier Wittenberg). 199 tested by Olivier Wittenberg).
189 - set IUTF8 input flag, when defined (linux-2.6.5+). 200 - set IUTF8 input flag, when defined (linux-2.6.5+).
190 - only define _XOPEN_SOURCE on solaris. 201 - only define _XOPEN_SOURCE on solaris.
191 - autogenerate src/* dependency list. 202 - autogenerate src/* dependency list.
192 - fixed linespace option, which ought to work now (and is dependent 203 - fixed linespace option, which ought to work now (and is dependent
193 on frills, not on it's own configure option). 204 on frills, not on it's own configure option).
194 - include pty.h, if available (cygwin). 205 - include pty.h, if available (cygwin).
195 - removed W11 directory from dist, it wasn't used anyway. 206 - removed W11 directory from dist, it wasn't used anyway.
196 - initialize the locale much earlier. 207 - initialize the locale much earlier.
197 - fixed two tiny per-instance memory leaks. 208 - fixed two tiny per-instance memory leaks.
198 209
1994.7 Wed Dec 29 20:54:24 CET 2004 2104.7 Wed Dec 29 20:54:24 CET 2004
200 - fix a bug in the event logic that could cause the temrinal to be 211 - fix a bug in the event logic that could cause the temrinal to be
201 black on initial startup. 212 black on initial startup.
202 - do NOT call XCloseIM, ever. This causes way to many crashes due to 213 - do NOT call XCloseIM, ever. This causes way to many crashes due to
203 races in the protocol and within Xlib. 214 races in the protocol and within Xlib.
204 - map iso-left-tab to the same sequence as shift-tab. 215 - map iso-left-tab to the same sequence as shift-tab.
205 - generate a unique escape sequence for many unknown keys, such as 216 - generate a unique escape sequence for many unknown keys, such as
206 additional multimedia keys. 217 additional multimedia keys.
207 - mask out high (non-unicode) bits on wide characters, to cope with 218 - mask out high (non-unicode) bits on wide characters, to cope with
208 implementations that store tag info in the high bits. 219 implementations that store tag info in the high bits.
209 220
2104.6 Thu Dec 16 07:54:23 CET 2004 2214.6 Thu Dec 16 07:54:23 CET 2004
211 - try very hard not to exhaust the kernel tty buffers, even 222 - try very hard not to exhaust the kernel tty buffers, even
212 if it slows down large pastes and is only cosmetic. 223 if it slows down large pastes and is only cosmetic.
213 - streamline atom and xft color allocation to reduce startup 224 - streamline atom and xft color allocation to reduce startup
214 time (12.8s -> 7.8s on my dsl). Still, doing it with only 2-3 225 time (12.8s -> 7.8s on my dsl). Still, doing it with only 2-3
215 turnarounds would be much faster, but impossible to implement(?). 226 turnarounds would be much faster, but impossible to implement(?).
216 - implement underlineColor resource when ENABLE_FRILLS. 227 - implement underlineColor resource when ENABLE_FRILLS.
217 - iom left it's signal pipe handle open in the child 228 - iom left it's signal pipe handle open in the child
218 process. Fortunately not security-relevant as the pipe data gets 229 process. Fortunately not security-relevant as the pipe data gets
219 ignored. 230 ignored.
220 - do not use XSETROOTPMAP_ID anymore, support ESETROOT_PMAP_ID 231 - do not use XSETROOTPMAP_ID anymore, support ESETROOT_PMAP_ID
221 instead. 232 instead.
222 - fix a crash in rxvtd when the last window was being closed 233 - fix a crash in rxvtd when the last window was being closed
223 (reported by hednod). 234 (reported by hednod).
224 - fix an unlikely memory leak. 235 - fix an unlikely memory leak.
225 - fix atom name enumeration. 236 - fix atom name enumeration.
226 237
2274.5 Mon Dec 13 07:47:16 CET 2004 2384.5 Mon Dec 13 07:47:16 CET 2004
228 - fix an extremely nasty bug in utf8-conversion. upgrade is advised. 239 - fix an extremely nasty bug in utf8-conversion. upgrade is advised.
229 - completely re-wrote selection pasting. This should fix garbled 240 - completely re-wrote selection pasting. This should fix garbled
230 incomplete characters at 32k boundaries and too-short INCR 241 incomplete characters at 32k boundaries and too-short INCR
231 selections, and more. Increases memory requirements considerably 242 selections, and more. Increases memory requirements considerably
232 for large selections, but that seems unavoidable. 243 for large selections, but that seems unavoidable.
233 244
2344.4 Sun Dec 12 22:10:06 CET 2004 2454.4 Sun Dec 12 22:10:06 CET 2004
235 - rewrote handling of default-char width. 246 - rewrote handling of default-char width.
236 - implement _NET_WM_NAME et al., and also use UTF8_STRING 247 - implement _NET_WM_NAME et al., and also use UTF8_STRING
237 for the xterm property esc. sequence. Allows i18n window 248 for the xterm property esc. sequence. Allows i18n window
238 titles etc. 249 titles etc.
239 - SMART_WINDOW_TITLE removed, pls. complain if you need this. 250 - SMART_WINDOW_TITLE removed, pls. complain if you need this.
240 - added GBK encoding (formidable patch by WU Fengguang). 251 - added GBK encoding (formidable patch by WU Fengguang).
241 - fixed a bug in the transparency code. 252 - fixed a bug in the transparency code.
242 - upgraded iom.[Ch]. 253 - upgraded iom.[Ch].
243 - force slower (but more responsive) transparency update. 254 - force slower (but more responsive) transparency update.
244 - fix off-by-one bug with wide characters at the end of a line, 255 - fix off-by-one bug with wide characters at the end of a line,
245 which got partially overwritten by spaces. 256 which got partially overwritten by spaces.
246 - as xlib is completely broken with respect to utf-8 handling 257 - as xlib is completely broken with respect to utf-8 handling
247 and nobody is going to fix it, that part has been re-implemented. 258 and nobody is going to fix it, that part has been re-implemented.
248 should fix most paste problems between apps that use UTF8 encoding 259 should fix most paste problems between apps that use UTF8 encoding
249 and rxvt running in a lesser-supported locale (thanks to Robin Redeker 260 and rxvt running in a lesser-supported locale (thanks to Robin Redeker
250 for writing utf8towcs). Only enabled with ENABLE_FRILLS. 261 for writing utf8towcs). Only enabled with ENABLE_FRILLS.
251 - darwin compile fix by Ethan Blanton. 262 - darwin compile fix by Ethan Blanton.
252 - fix the colour of the underline, which was rather random before. 263 - fix the colour of the underline, which was rather random before.
253 264
2544.3 Sat Dec 4 04:58:37 CET 2004 2654.3 Sat Dec 4 04:58:37 CET 2004
255 - unapply the "emulated graphical chars. respect wcwidth" patch. 266 - unapply the "emulated graphical chars. respect wcwidth" patch.
256 obviously in locales not having these characters they should 267 obviously in locales not having these characters they should
257 still have a width. Solve it correctly by not relying on wcwidth. 268 still have a width. Solve it correctly by not relying on wcwidth.
258 Note to self: do not ever apply patches without checking them 269 Note to self: do not ever apply patches without checking them
259 thoroughly. 270 thoroughly.
260 - updated .spec file, it's included in the release tarball 271 - updated .spec file, it's included in the release tarball
261 now, too. 272 now, too.
262 273
2634.2 Wed Dec 1 03:30:22 CET 2004 2744.2 Wed Dec 1 03:30:22 CET 2004
264 - make emulated graphical characters respect wcwidth (Kuang-che Wu). 275 - make emulated graphical characters respect wcwidth (Kuang-che Wu).
265 - remove debugging code that caused major slowdowns 276 - remove debugging code that caused major slowdowns
266 on high-latency networks. 277 on high-latency networks.
267 - wide characters shift the correct number of characters 278 - wide characters shift the correct number of characters
268 in insert mode now. Reported by Gunnar Ritter. 279 in insert mode now. Reported by Gunnar Ritter.
269 - doc/rxvt-unicode.spec file contributed by Ville Herva. 280 - doc/rxvt-unicode.spec file contributed by Ville Herva.
270 - make storage of tab movements as characters optional 281 - make storage of tab movements as characters optional
271 on the -ptab option and pastableTabs: resource. On request 282 on the -ptab option and pastableTabs: resource. On request
272 by Gunnar Ritter. 283 by Gunnar Ritter.
273 - fix a bug where :size= argument for xft fonts was ignored 284 - fix a bug where :size= argument for xft fonts was ignored
274 or used incorrectly. Reported by Ville Herva. 285 or used incorrectly. Reported by Ville Herva.
275 286
2764.1 Sun Nov 21 21:10:19 CET 2004 2874.1 Sun Nov 21 21:10:19 CET 2004
277 - save and restore cursor position in secondary screen regardless of 288 - save and restore cursor position in secondary screen regardless of
278 -ssc/-ssr settings. 289 -ssc/-ssr settings.
279 - fix some 64-bit bugs that lead to crashes with certain other 290 - fix some 64-bit bugs that lead to crashes with certain other
280 programs like vncviewer (original rxvt also affected). 291 programs like vncviewer (original rxvt also affected).
281 - added doc/podtbl to the dist tarball. 292 - added doc/podtbl to the dist tarball.
282 - add compile fix for darwin. 293 - add compile fix for darwin.
283 - configure fix for transparency without tinting. 294 - configure fix for transparency without tinting.
284 - changed CN to ZH _really_ everywhere. 295 - changed CN to ZH _really_ everywhere.
285 - upgraded iom.[Ch]. 296 - upgraded iom.[Ch].
286 297
2874.0 Mon Sep 13 01:10:26 CEST 2004 2984.0 Mon Sep 13 01:10:26 CEST 2004
288 - turn off autohinting for some badly-hinted fallback fonts. 299 - turn off autohinting for some badly-hinted fallback fonts.
289 - mnaapge tpyo crorcetoins by Bastian Kleineidam. 300 - mnaapge tpyo crorcetoins by Bastian Kleineidam.
290 - implemented rectangular selections (button+meta), experimental. 301 - implemented rectangular selections (button+meta), experimental.
291 - implement race-free signal handling in iom.C. 302 - implement race-free signal handling in iom.C.
292 - use iom.C signal handling to avoid races in signal handling. 303 - use iom.C signal handling to avoid races in signal handling.
293 - use default action on SIGINT and SIGQUIT, instead of terminating. 304 - use default action on SIGINT and SIGQUIT, instead of terminating.
294 - "the return of the 100 times per second refresh bug". 305 - "the return of the 100 times per second refresh bug".
295 ... terminated by a fix. 306 ... terminated by a fix.
296 - new supported preeeditType "None". 307 - new supported preeeditType "None".
297 - added FAQ about possible compose key problems. 308 - added FAQ about possible compose key problems.
298 - changed CN to ZH everywhere (sorry for the confusion). 309 - changed CN to ZH everywhere (sorry for the confusion).
299 - move XFilterEvent up, as some input method seem to want events 310 - move XFilterEvent up, as some input method seem to want events
300 for windows not requesting XIM. Please report if this change 311 for windows not requesting XIM. Please report if this change
301 causes any harm (specially with pointerblanking) 312 causes any harm (specially with pointerblanking)
302 (patch by Kuang-che Wu). 313 (patch by Kuang-che Wu).
303 - send the input method spot position on every refresh, not just 314 - send the input method spot position on every refresh, not just
304 when rxvt thinks it should (which was not often enough...). 315 when rxvt thinks it should (which was not often enough...).
305 - fix double-wide combining characters (it might look a bit ugly, 316 - fix double-wide combining characters (it might look a bit ugly,
306 though, but common cases are handled by normalization anyways). 317 though, but common cases are handled by normalization anyways).
307 - moved FAQ to rxvt(7), also made a copy into README.FAQ. 318 - moved FAQ to rxvt(7), also made a copy into README.FAQ.
308 - fix a bug(?) in the XIM destroy callback. 319 - fix a bug(?) in the XIM destroy callback.
309 - be more conservative when trying to register new input methods, 320 - be more conservative when trying to register new input methods,
310 as Xlib races might make rxvt crash. When two or more 321 as Xlib races might make rxvt crash. When two or more
311 input methods are active, killing one probably still crashes rxvt 322 input methods are active, killing one probably still crashes rxvt
312 due to that bug :( Thanks a lot to Kuang-che Wu for immense help 323 due to that bug :( Thanks a lot to Kuang-che Wu for immense help
313 in tracking this down. 324 in tracking this down.
314 - manpages (but not .txt and .html versions) will be patched (during 325 - manpages (but not .txt and .html versions) will be patched (during
315 make install) with the correct program name and other info. 326 make install) with the correct program name and other info.
316 327
3173.9 Wed Aug 25 19:24:04 CEST 2004 3283.9 Wed Aug 25 19:24:04 CEST 2004
318 - the change to unsigned int from unsigned short broke 329 - the change to unsigned int from unsigned short broke
319 many signed comparisons, resulting in failed assertions. 330 many signed comparisons, resulting in failed assertions.
320 331
3213.8 Wed Aug 25 05:46:56 CEST 2004 3323.8 Wed Aug 25 05:46:56 CEST 2004
322 - WARNING: TERM=rxvt-unicode is now *default* unless compiled 333 - WARNING: TERM=rxvt-unicode is now *default* unless compiled
323 differently. A terminfo entry will automatically be compiled and 334 differently. A terminfo entry will automatically be compiled and
324 installed if tic is available. 335 installed if tic is available.
325 - fixed some --disable switches that didn't work. 336 - fixed some --disable switches that didn't work.
326 - tweaked src/features.h a bit. 337 - tweaked src/features.h a bit.
327 - removed README.unicode. 338 - removed README.unicode.
328 - support select&paste of tab characters. 339 - support select&paste of tab characters.
329 - fixed a segfault when trying to load nonexistant fonts (reported 340 - fixed a segfault when trying to load nonexistant fonts (reported
330 by Eduard Bloch and Mikael Magnusson). 341 by Eduard Bloch and Mikael Magnusson).
331 - fixed a long-standing rxvt bug in which rxvt failed to save 342 - fixed a long-standing rxvt bug in which rxvt failed to save
332 and restore the correct cursor position on the secondary screen. 343 and restore the correct cursor position on the secondary screen.
333 - reworked rxvt-unicode terminfo to allow more efficient and less flickering 344 - reworked rxvt-unicode terminfo to allow more efficient and less flickering
334 screen updates with curses. 345 screen updates with curses.
335 - wide characters that are being halfway overwritten are now replaced 346 - wide characters that are being halfway overwritten are now replaced
336 by spaces. 347 by spaces.
337 - urxvtc now transmits urxvt as default name, not urxvtc anymore 348 - urxvtc now transmits urxvt as default name, not urxvtc anymore
338 (likewise for other names chosen at configure time). 349 (likewise for other names chosen at configure time).
339 - disabled the automatic font lookup for unknown characters. xft 350 - disabled the automatic font lookup for unknown characters. xft
340 is just too slow for this to work. 351 is just too slow for this to work.
341 - changed realbold code, implemented _real_ bold and italic support, 352 - changed realbold code, implemented _real_ bold and italic support,
342 where _real_ means the symbiosis of what I want with what I can 353 where _real_ means the symbiosis of what I want with what I can
343 implement. use --enable-styles. 354 implement. use --enable-styles.
344 - removed 256 color mode, but enable 88 colours in all modes 355 - removed 256 color mode, but enable 88 colours in all modes
345 (88 to be compatible with 88 colour xterm which is widely 356 (88 to be compatible with 88 colour xterm which is widely
346 supported, and most programs assume a non-iso colourtable 357 supported, and most programs assume a non-iso colourtable
347 for terminals with "odd" number of colours). 358 for terminals with "odd" number of colours).
348 - added doc/etc/rxvt-unicode.terminfo which is a big overhaul 359 - added doc/etc/rxvt-unicode.terminfo which is a big overhaul
349 compared to the old rxvt terminfo. 360 compared to the old rxvt terminfo.
350 - sped up xft rendering by 30% *iff* the font allows it (i.e. is 361 - sped up xft rendering by 30% *iff* the font allows it (i.e. is
351 monospaced "enough") *and* matches the base font in width. 362 monospaced "enough") *and* matches the base font in width.
352 - implement positive and negative character-font caching, which 363 - implement positive and negative character-font caching, which
353 speeds up output immensely in case a character cannot be found 364 speeds up output immensely in case a character cannot be found
354 (only for non-bold right now). 365 (only for non-bold right now).
355 - fix segfault in fading code on certain escape sequences. 366 - fix segfault in fading code on certain escape sequences.
356 - better default font size and style. 367 - better default font size and style.
357 - rxvt-unicode is now much more picky about fonts not fitting 368 - rxvt-unicode is now much more picky about fonts not fitting
358 into the base font, but to offset this it will check each 369 into the base font, but to offset this it will check each
359 single character against the base font extents and will only 370 single character against the base font extents and will only
360 use the characters fitting into the bounding box (+ some fudge). 371 use the characters fitting into the bounding box (+ some fudge).
361 - characters not fitting into the base boundary box will now often 372 - characters not fitting into the base boundary box will now often
362 be used anyways, but the following characters will be redrawn 373 be used anyways, but the following characters will be redrawn
363 more often to avoid pixel-droppings. This is like the original 374 more often to avoid pixel-droppings. This is like the original
364 rxvt pixel-dropping pass but it's much faster. 375 rxvt pixel-dropping pass but it's much faster.
365 - scrollColor now affects plain scrollbar (Mikael Magnusson). 376 - scrollColor now affects plain scrollbar (Mikael Magnusson).
366 - fixed segfault in overlay code when height was larger than the 377 - fixed segfault in overlay code when height was larger than the
367 screen height. 378 screen height.
368 - cursor no longer shines "through" the overlay. 379 - cursor no longer shines "through" the overlay.
369 - 7-bit ST marker detection was broken. 380 - 7-bit ST marker detection was broken.
370 - scrollbar didn't come back sometimes when switching it 381 - scrollbar didn't come back sometimes when switching it
371 off/on using escape sequences (Mikael Magnusson). 382 off/on using escape sequences (Mikael Magnusson).
372 - fix lots of colour problems with focus fading. 383 - fix lots of colour problems with focus fading.
373 - $COLORFGBG was not set as documented. 384 - $COLORFGBG was not set as documented.
374 - fix iso 14755 5.1 support when --enable-frills but --disable-iso14755. 385 - fix iso 14755 5.1 support when --enable-frills but --disable-iso14755.
375 - removed OSC 702. 386 - removed OSC 702.
376 - disabled MOUSE_REPORT_DOUBLECLICK by default, as programs seem to be 387 - disabled MOUSE_REPORT_DOUBLECLICK by default, as programs seem to be
377 confused by it rather than using it. 388 confused by it rather than using it.
378 389
3793.7 Tue Aug 17 04:22:25 CEST 2004 3903.7 Tue Aug 17 04:22:25 CEST 2004
380 - new configure option --enable-iso14755. 391 - new configure option --enable-iso14755.
381 - full iso 14755 conformance (at least I claim so :). 392 - full iso 14755 conformance (at least I claim so :).
382 - extended the FAQ section in the manpage. 393 - extended the FAQ section in the manpage.
383 - fix OverTheSpot and OffTheSpot editing, which was broken since ages, 394 - fix OverTheSpot and OffTheSpot editing, which was broken since ages,
384 due to no fontset being available. The fontset used is a very rough 395 due to no fontset being available. The fontset used is a very rough
385 approximation to the rxvt font, though. This fixes the 396 approximation to the rxvt font, though. This fixes the
386 "cannot create input context" in most cases. 397 "cannot create input context" in most cases.
387 - fix coordinates used for Over && OffTheSpot editing to fit directly 398 - fix coordinates used for Over && OffTheSpot editing to fit directly
388 at the cursor (Over) or into the top line (Off). 399 at the cursor (Over) or into the top line (Off).
389 - reset SIGHUP and SIGPIPE handlers to default values (they were 400 - reset SIGHUP and SIGPIPE handlers to default values (they were
390 previously being ignored, causing programs not to exit on windoe 401 previously being ignored, causing programs not to exit on windoe
391 close). 402 close).
392 - implemented simple overlays for feedback messages. believe it or 403 - implemented simple overlays for feedback messages. believe it or
393 not, this was a major blocker in implementing tabbed terminals. 404 not, this was a major blocker in implementing tabbed terminals.
394 - fix compiling with --disable-frills (Adam Sampson). 405 - fix compiling with --disable-frills (Adam Sampson).
395 - clarify bold docs in README.unicode (Adam Sampson). 406 - clarify bold docs in README.unicode (Adam Sampson).
396 - fix crash on window close when the input method or context 407 - fix crash on window close when the input method or context
397 could not be created. 408 could not be created.
398 - add work around for badly written programs (see debian bug 409 - add work around for badly written programs (see debian bug
399 #202497). This is _not_ a bug in rxvt but rather a race 410 #202497). This is _not_ a bug in rxvt but rather a race
400 condition in other programs (e.g. jed). It works by forcefully 411 condition in other programs (e.g. jed). It works by forcefully
401 sending SIGWINCH when rxvt sees the first output from the 412 sending SIGWINCH when rxvt sees the first output from the
402 command. This workaround isn't perfect (a slight cost to 413 command. This workaround isn't perfect (a slight cost to
403 wellbehaving programs who need to resize twice), but it usually 414 wellbehaving programs who need to resize twice), but it usually
404 works. 415 works.
405 - set correct pixel size in struct winsize. 416 - set correct pixel size in struct winsize.
406 - document more escape sequences. 417 - document more escape sequences.
407 - fix leftover macros and a few minor doc glitches in rxvt(1). 418 - fix leftover macros and a few minor doc glitches in rxvt(1).
408 - work around bash's assumption that stepping into the middle of a 419 - work around bash's assumption that stepping into the middle of a
409 character is a sensible operation. 420 character is a sensible operation.
410 - fix some corner cases in autowrap handling. 421 - fix some corner cases in autowrap handling.
411 - remove various useless make cruft, renamed files to better 422 - remove various useless make cruft, renamed files to better
412 reflect on their function, renamed many variables. 423 reflect on their function, renamed many variables.
413 - fixed printscreen functionality, as noted by Jinesh Choksi. 424 - fixed printscreen functionality, as noted by Jinesh Choksi.
414 - fix a problem where redraws of double-width characters sometimes 425 - fix a problem where redraws of double-width characters sometimes
415 made the last character draw with normal width (especially visible 426 made the last character draw with normal width (especially visible
416 with selections). 427 with selections).
417 428
4183.6 Sat Aug 14 04:55:26 CEST 2004 4293.6 Sat Aug 14 04:55:26 CEST 2004
419 - SECURITY FIX: rxvtd kept open filehandles to other terminal 430 - SECURITY FIX: rxvtd kept open filehandles to other terminal
420 windows when spawning children. Actual risk is low (attacker 431 windows when spawning children. Actual risk is low (attacker
421 needs access to a local shell window). 432 needs access to a local shell window).
422 - implemented parts 5.1 and 5.2 of ISO 14755 (i.e. hold down 433 - implemented parts 5.1 and 5.2 of ISO 14755 (i.e. hold down
423 Ctrl+Shift and enter hex numbers. space commits it as a unicode 434 Ctrl+Shift and enter hex numbers. space commits it as a unicode
424 character, or press and release Crl+Shift and then enter a 435 character, or press and release Crl+Shift and then enter a
425 function key to get it's picture). patches for 5.3 (or 5.4 with 436 function key to get it's picture). patches for 5.3 (or 5.4 with
426 a little window or so) would be welcome. 437 a little window or so) would be welcome.
427 - fixed large pastes (INCR selections, debian bug #191456). 438 - fixed large pastes (INCR selections, debian bug #191456).
428 - fixed longstanding bug in which rxvtd crashed when 439 - fixed longstanding bug in which rxvtd crashed when
429 a message was logged after startup (a rare case). 440 a message was logged after startup (a rare case).
430 - got rid of yodl completely by converting to pod. 441 - got rid of yodl completely by converting to pod.
431 - integrated the FAQ into the manpage. In the future, more will be 442 - integrated the FAQ into the manpage. In the future, more will be
432 added there. 443 added there.
433 - reference documentation is now installed as rxvt(7). 444 - reference documentation is now installed as rxvt(7).
434 - rxvt(7) now contains README.configure, which is autogenerated. 445 - rxvt(7) now contains README.configure, which is autogenerated.
435 - fix memory leak in insecure mode on certain display echos. 446 - fix memory leak in insecure mode on certain display echos.
436 - report sequences now report empty strings in secure mode 447 - report sequences now report empty strings in secure mode
437 instead of being ignored. 448 instead of being ignored.
438 - enable some report sequences even in secure mode, such as colour 449 - enable some report sequences even in secure mode, such as colour
439 queries, as they are harmless(tm). 450 queries, as they are harmless(tm).
440 - rxvt-unicode will now try to find a matching xft font if it can't 451 - rxvt-unicode will now try to find a matching xft font if it can't
441 find a matching font from the fallback list. It might look ugly, 452 find a matching font from the fallback list. It might look ugly,
442 but if a xft font with our character exists, rxvt will find it. 453 but if a xft font with our character exists, rxvt will find it.
443 - moved FreeMono to the very back of the fallback list, as some 454 - moved FreeMono to the very back of the fallback list, as some
444 people complain it looks ugly. This is a no-win situation, though. 455 people complain it looks ugly. This is a no-win situation, though.
445 - fixed sourceforge bug 998970, reported against aterm: 456 - fixed sourceforge bug 998970, reported against aterm:
446 "crash on -sl 0 on super small windows". 457 "crash on -sl 0 on super small windows".
447 - decreased memory and code size when !--enable-transparency. 458 - decreased memory and code size when !--enable-transparency.
448 - SYNCCVS. backported changes done to rxvt, except for Color_ufbg, 459 - SYNCCVS. backported changes done to rxvt, except for Color_ufbg,
449 which I think is better done through fading, and libW11, which 460 which I think is better done through fading, and libW11, which
450 needs testing anyways. 461 needs testing anyways.
451 - more complete compile options help output. 462 - more complete compile options help output.
452 - Provide linear scaled colour cubes for 256 colour mode. 463 - Provide linear scaled colour cubes for 256 colour mode.
453 Pass them through as rgbi rather than rgb so that Xlib can 464 Pass them through as rgbi rather than rgb so that Xlib can
454 provide gamma (from per visual intensity lists) rather than 465 provide gamma (from per visual intensity lists) rather than
455 providing constant gamma ourselves. Noticed by and ideas from 466 providing constant gamma ourselves. Noticed by and ideas from
456 Christopher Casey <realchriscasey@hotmail.com> 467 Christopher Casey <realchriscasey@hotmail.com>
457 - minor doc fix. 468 - minor doc fix.
458 469
4593.5 Wed Aug 11 00:31:34 CEST 2004 4703.5 Wed Aug 11 00:31:34 CEST 2004
460 - UPGRADE ADVISED: rxvt did wake up 100 times per second. did not 471 - UPGRADE ADVISED: rxvt did wake up 100 times per second. did not
461 show in my top (linux...), but it's extremely annoying that I 472 show in my top (linux...), but it's extremely annoying that I
462 released it with that bug. :( Fixed. 473 released it with that bug. :( Fixed.
463 - use memove instead of for-loop for large scrollback buffer copies. 474 - use memove instead of for-loop for large scrollback buffer copies.
464 speeds up large scrollback buffers (on systems with reasonable 475 speeds up large scrollback buffers (on systems with reasonable
465 memmove :) 476 memmove :)
466 - minor cleanups. 477 - minor cleanups.
467 - removed ~ from default cutchars, in accordance with the manpage 478 - removed ~ from default cutchars, in accordance with the manpage
468 (debian bug #169415). 479 (debian bug #169415).
469 - fix a race condition on exit (debian bug #197265). 480 - fix a race condition on exit (debian bug #197265).
470 - change prio/next scrolling modifier handling (debian bug #226386). 481 - change prio/next scrolling modifier handling (debian bug #226386).
471 - updated configure script to current autoconf standards. 482 - updated configure script to current autoconf standards.
472 - updated config.guess. 483 - updated config.guess.
473 484
4743.4 Fri Aug 6 19:34:29 CEST 2004 4853.4 Fri Aug 6 19:34:29 CEST 2004
475 - fix inheritpixmap transparency border code. 486 - fix inheritpixmap transparency border code.
476 - fix tinting transparency border code, also experimentally 487 - fix tinting transparency border code, also experimentally
477 make some scrollbars transparent (e.g. plain, my favourite style :). 488 make some scrollbars transparent (e.g. plain, my favourite style :).
478 - imported aterm shading code (faster and still portable). 489 - imported aterm shading code (faster and still portable).
479 - changed interpretation and usage of shading (-sh). 490 - changed interpretation and usage of shading (-sh).
480 - fixed blinking underlined and negative text. 491 - fixed blinking underlined and negative text.
481 - disable slow link support on connections using unix domain sockets, 492 - disable slow link support on connections using unix domain sockets,
482 speeding up scrolling immensely. 493 speeding up scrolling immensely.
483 - various other optimizations. 494 - various other optimizations.
484 - new borderLess switch (ewmh-compliant), by Mikael Magnusson. 495 - new borderLess switch (ewmh-compliant), by Mikael Magnusson.
485 496
4863.3 Sat Jul 31 15:15:59 CEST 2004 4973.3 Sat Jul 31 15:15:59 CEST 2004
487 - some doc updates (Eduard Bloch). 498 - some doc updates (Eduard Bloch).
488 - use faster inheritpixmap method when tinting color not set. 499 - use faster inheritpixmap method when tinting color not set.
489 - fix pixmap offset when tinting (reported by Eduard Bloch). 500 - fix pixmap offset when tinting (reported by Eduard Bloch).
490 - new -sh option by Mikael Magnusson. 501 - new -sh option by Mikael Magnusson.
491 - off-focus-fading (--enable-fading) support (patch by 502 - off-focus-fading (--enable-fading) support (patch by
492 Mikael Magnusson). 503 Mikael Magnusson).
493 - cursor now set correctly on --disable-blank (reported by 504 - cursor now set correctly on --disable-blank (reported by
494 Mikael Magnusson). 505 Mikael Magnusson).
495 - better (and non-crashing) slipwheeling (Mikael Magnusson). 506 - better (and non-crashing) slipwheeling (Mikael Magnusson).
496 - solaris 2.8 portability changes (reported by Colin Marquardt). 507 - solaris 2.8 portability changes (reported by Colin Marquardt).
497 - disable-xim now really disables xim code. 508 - disable-xim now really disables xim code.
498 509
4993.2 Mon Jul 26 19:57:32 CEST 2004 5103.2 Mon Jul 26 19:57:32 CEST 2004
500 - support real bold fonts (patch by Adam Sampson <azz@us-lot.org>), 511 - support real bold fonts (patch by Adam Sampson <azz@us-lot.org>),
501 if specified in the font list (and enabled by -rb). 512 if specified in the font list (and enabled by -rb).
502 - fixed --enable-keepscrolling and --enable-selectionscrolling, which 513 - fixed --enable-keepscrolling and --enable-selectionscrolling, which
503 was broken since 1.8. Patch by Hans de Goede <j.w.r.degoede@hhs.nl>. 514 was broken since 1.8. Patch by Hans de Goede <j.w.r.degoede@hhs.nl>.
504 - fixed --enable-slipwheeling, see above. 515 - fixed --enable-slipwheeling, see above.
505 - sequences ended by ST can now contain any octet by quoting it 516 - sequences ended by ST can now contain any octet by quoting it
506 with ^V (SYN). 517 with ^V (SYN).
507 - 8-bit-controls disabled by default (compiletime option). 518 - 8-bit-controls disabled by default (compiletime option).
508 519
5093.1 Sat Jun 26 23:38:07 CEST 2004 5203.1 Sat Jun 26 23:38:07 CEST 2004
510 - set default backspace sequence to "DEC" (which defaults to \177) 521 - set default backspace sequence to "DEC" (which defaults to \177)
511 as opposed to \010 as before, which was incorrect (ahem :). 522 as opposed to \010 as before, which was incorrect (ahem :).
512 - updated doc/etc/rxvt.* to reflect the change. This brings rxvt 523 - updated doc/etc/rxvt.* to reflect the change. This brings rxvt
513 in line with many existing rxvt terminfo and termcap entries as 524 in line with many existing rxvt terminfo and termcap entries as
514 well as with other terminal emulators. 525 well as with other terminal emulators.
515 - fix a segfault when trying to set a nonexistant locale 526 - fix a segfault when trying to set a nonexistant locale
516 (reported by elmex). 527 (reported by elmex).
517 - find more fonts by default for japanese. 528 - find more fonts by default for japanese.
518 - the internal border wasn't always cleared. This is fixed by moving 529 - the internal border wasn't always cleared. This is fixed by moving
519 the window relative to it's frame and simplifies a lot of code, too. 530 the window relative to it's frame and simplifies a lot of code, too.
520 - fixed quite hard to find scrollbar colour bug, reported by Eduard 531 - fixed quite hard to find scrollbar colour bug, reported by Eduard
521 Bloch. 532 Bloch.
522 533
5233.0 Mon May 10 20:47:23 CEST 2004 5343.0 Mon May 10 20:47:23 CEST 2004
524 - experimental flickerfree resize mode (I tried to get even 535 - experimental flickerfree resize mode (I tried to get even
525 less flickering with SouthWestGravity but couldn't get it to work, 536 less flickering with SouthWestGravity but couldn't get it to work,
526 sorry). 537 sorry).
527 - c++-ify (or at least make it compile with g++-3.4, which should 538 - c++-ify (or at least make it compile with g++-3.4, which should
528 make it a little bit more correct c++). 539 make it a little bit more correct c++).
529 540
5302.9 Sat May 8 19:13:41 CEST 2004 5412.9 Sat May 8 19:13:41 CEST 2004
531 - fix some minor doc issues + some generated doc files are now 542 - fix some minor doc issues + some generated doc files are now
532 getting distributed (closes debian bug #246035). 543 getting distributed (closes debian bug #246035).
533 - minor i18n issue fixes. 544 - minor i18n issue fixes.
534 545
5352.8 Thu Apr 8 22:44:36 CEST 2004 5462.8 Thu Apr 8 22:44:36 CEST 2004
536 - replace PF_LOCAL by PF_UNIX (portability). 547 - replace PF_LOCAL by PF_UNIX (portability).
537 - try to detect -lnsl and -lsocket (portability). 548 - try to detect -lnsl and -lsocket (portability).
538 - fix some minor bugs. 549 - fix some minor bugs.
539 550
5402.7 Mon Apr 5 02:11:15 CEST 2004 5512.7 Mon Apr 5 02:11:15 CEST 2004
541 - this version should now work fine with TERM=xterm, except 552 - this version should now work fine with TERM=xterm, except
542 for the keymappings. 553 for the keymappings.
543 - don't leave the X or rxvtd sockets open in child processes. 554 - don't leave the X or rxvtd sockets open in child processes.
544 (inherited fd's stay open - different to rxvt). 555 (inherited fd's stay open - different to rxvt).
545 - xterm-compat: implemented OSC3, set/get window property. get is 556 - xterm-compat: implemented OSC3, set/get window property. get is
546 an extension and is slightly ugly. 557 an extension and is slightly ugly.
547 - removed --disable-swapscreen and SCROLL_ON_NO_SECONDARY and 558 - removed --disable-swapscreen and SCROLL_ON_NO_SECONDARY and
548 replaced them by runtime-configurable options secondaryScreen and 559 replaced them by runtime-configurable options secondaryScreen and
549 secondaryScroll (-ssr and -ssc) (see debian bug #237673). 560 secondaryScroll (-ssr and -ssc) (see debian bug #237673).
550 - close down terminal window when child exits. (debian bug #241267). 561 - close down terminal window when child exits. (debian bug #241267).
551 - xterm-compat: enable seperate mouse bg colour setting. 562 - xterm-compat: enable seperate mouse bg colour setting.
552 - re-enable mouse cursor colours again, fixing colours when fg/bg are 563 - re-enable mouse cursor colours again, fixing colours when fg/bg are
553 overwritten (as is common). 564 overwritten (as is common).
554 - xterm-compat: correctly implement privmodes 1047, 1048, 1049. 565 - xterm-compat: correctly implement privmodes 1047, 1048, 1049.
555 - ported to solaris by elmar@math.uni-bremen.de. 566 - ported to solaris by elmar@math.uni-bremen.de.
556 567
5572.6 Fri Apr 2 03:24:10 CEST 2004 5682.6 Fri Apr 2 03:24:10 CEST 2004
558 - minor doc corrections. 569 - minor doc corrections.
559 - WARNING: changed menu sequence from ESC ] 10 to ESC ] 703 to 570 - WARNING: changed menu sequence from ESC ] 10 to ESC ] 703 to
560 avoid clashes with xterm. 571 avoid clashes with xterm.
561 - changed OSC701/OSC702 sequence to return standard escaped reports. 572 - changed OSC701/OSC702 sequence to return standard escaped reports.
562 - xterm-compat: make set window colour and other requests report 573 - xterm-compat: make set window colour and other requests report
563 window colour when arg is "?". 574 window colour when arg is "?".
564 - enable colour tinting of "transparent" backgrounds. 575 - enable colour tinting of "transparent" backgrounds.
565 - stop ST sequences earlier, as we now react on 0x90 and thus 576 - stop ST sequences earlier, as we now react on 0x90 and thus
566 cause conditions more often that look like locks but are, in 577 cause conditions more often that look like locks but are, in
567 fact, just rxvt waiting for a ST/BEL etc. 578 fact, just rxvt waiting for a ST/BEL etc.
568 - re-enabled most of the "dangerous" echo escapes, but only 579 - re-enabled most of the "dangerous" echo escapes, but only
569 when -insecure is specified as option or resource (see reference). 580 when -insecure is specified as option or resource (see reference).
570 (FRILLS). 581 (FRILLS).
571 - disables sleep(1) on transparency updates on default. 582 - disables sleep(1) on transparency updates on default.
572 - fixes to make it compile better on solaris 2.9 (at least). 583 - fixes to make it compile better on solaris 2.9 (at least).
573 asprintf replacement is still missing(!). 584 asprintf replacement is still missing(!).
574 - set _NET_WM_PID. 585 - set _NET_WM_PID.
575 586
5762.5 Sun Mar 28 04:05:51 CEST 2004 5872.5 Sun Mar 28 04:05:51 CEST 2004
577 - the usual sprinkled little code cleanups. 588 - the usual sprinkled little code cleanups.
578 - support more 8-bit controls. 589 - support more 8-bit controls.
579 - more informative error messages. 590 - more informative error messages.
580 - fix some minor memleaks and possible memory corruptions. 591 - fix some minor memleaks and possible memory corruptions.
581 - the use of exception handling allowed the following improvements: 592 - the use of exception handling allowed the following improvements:
582 - no longer block when waiting for completion of escape sequences 593 - no longer block when waiting for completion of escape sequences
583 (e.g. printf '\e';sleep 3;printf 'c' will no longer block). 594 (e.g. printf '\e';sleep 3;printf 'c' will no longer block).
584 - rxvtc usage errors should no longer kill rxvtd (debian bug #237510). 595 - rxvtc usage errors should no longer kill rxvtd (debian bug #237510).
585 596
5862.4 Tue Mar 16 07:06:51 CET 2004 5972.4 Tue Mar 16 07:06:51 CET 2004
587 - fix stupid double-free() bug on exit. 598 - fix stupid double-free() bug on exit.
588 - implement xterm private mode 1049. 599 - implement xterm private mode 1049.
589 - fix manpages (debian bug #236824). 600 - fix manpages (debian bug #236824).
590 - removed old selection style completely. 601 - removed old selection style completely.
591 - selection works _better_ for non-8-bit and double-width chars. 602 - selection works _better_ for non-8-bit and double-width chars.
592 - remove native->unicode translation tables. they aren't used anymore. 603 - remove native->unicode translation tables. they aren't used anymore.
593 reduces binary and distro size a bit. 604 reduces binary and distro size a bit.
594 - add string representation for JIS X 0213:2000 so these fonts can 605 - add string representation for JIS X 0213:2000 so these fonts can
595 be used from within rxvt. 606 be used from within rxvt.
596 - less buggy complete set of line-drawing-characters (0x2500-0x259f). 607 - less buggy complete set of line-drawing-characters (0x2500-0x259f).
597 608
5982.3 Sun Mar 14 19:00:07 CET 2004 6092.3 Sun Mar 14 19:00:07 CET 2004
599 - code cleanup release. 610 - code cleanup release.
600 - fix compile problems without --enable-combining. 611 - fix compile problems without --enable-combining.
601 - fix segfault when DISPLAY cannot be opened. 612 - fix segfault when DISPLAY cannot be opened.
602 - removed HOTKEY_CTRL and HOTKEY_SHIFT, ACS_*, FONT0_IDX, 613 - removed HOTKEY_CTRL and HOTKEY_SHIFT, ACS_*, FONT0_IDX,
603 MAX_NFONTS. UNICODE and UTF8 defines and references from 614 MAX_NFONTS. UNICODE and UTF8 defines and references from
604 all files. 615 all files.
605 - default config now reads an app-defaults file even without 616 - default config now reads an app-defaults file even without
606 --enable-xgetdefaults. 617 --enable-xgetdefaults.
607 618
6082.2 Thu Mar 11 01:41:56 CET 2004 6192.2 Thu Mar 11 01:41:56 CET 2004
609 - implement autocompositing of characters by either using an existing 620 - implement autocompositing of characters by either using an existing
610 precomposed unicode character or by graphical overlay. this is 621 precomposed unicode character or by graphical overlay. this is
611 also used to store characters >16bit without --enable-unicode3. 622 also used to store characters >16bit without --enable-unicode3.
612 - selection now based on wchar_t, so that it can offer UTF-8 623 - selection now based on wchar_t, so that it can offer UTF-8
613 selections even in locales unable to represent full unicode. 624 selections even in locales unable to represent full unicode.
614 - tis620-2529 is, of course, thai, not vietnamese... 625 - tis620-2529 is, of course, thai, not vietnamese...
615 - a typoe prevented characters >65535 to be stored properly. 626 - a typoe prevented characters >65535 to be stored properly.
616 - wcwidth is unreliable in non-unicode-locales on GNU/Linux. 627 - wcwidth is unreliable in non-unicode-locales on GNU/Linux.
617 working around this fixes line-drawing characters in non-utf-8 mode. 628 working around this fixes line-drawing characters in non-utf-8 mode.
618 - improved rounding when emulating line-drawing characters. 629 - improved rounding when emulating line-drawing characters.
619 - implement continuation lines in xresource parsing when 630 - implement continuation lines in xresource parsing when
620 --disable-xgetdefault. 631 --disable-xgetdefault.
621 - changed locale-setting esc-sequence from code 9 to code 701. 632 - changed locale-setting esc-sequence from code 9 to code 701.
622 also added 702 that returns the font selected for a specific 633 also added 702 that returns the font selected for a specific
623 unicode character. 634 unicode character.
624 - no longer set XA_CUT_BUFFER0. this is confusing and clients WILL 635 - no longer set XA_CUT_BUFFER0. this is confusing and clients WILL
625 get it wrong. 636 get it wrong.
626 - don't use XTextStyle for XA_TEXT, instead use XStdICCTextStyle. 637 - don't use XTextStyle for XA_TEXT, instead use XStdICCTextStyle.
627 638
6282.1 Wed Mar 3 21:48:39 CET 2004 6392.1 Wed Mar 3 21:48:39 CET 2004
629 - NOTE: the name of the binary and ressources were changed in 640 - NOTE: the name of the binary and ressources were changed in
630 this version, see README.configure if you want the old 641 this version, see README.configure if you want the old
631 settings. 642 settings.
632 - added plain "big5" encoding into CN. 643 - added plain "big5" encoding into CN.
633 - make cns11643 and big5* encodings actually visible to rxvt. 644 - make cns11643 and big5* encodings actually visible to rxvt.
634 - fix a bug when a multibyte character fell onto a buffer boundary, 645 - fix a bug when a multibyte character fell onto a buffer boundary,
635 causing the incomplete character to be presented twice to 646 causing the incomplete character to be presented twice to
636 mbrtowc. 647 mbrtowc.
637 - more robust encoding name matching. 648 - more robust encoding name matching.
638 - fix cursor placement on multibyte characters. 649 - fix cursor placement on multibyte characters.
639 - when overwriting wide with narrow chars, pad with spaces. 650 - when overwriting wide with narrow chars, pad with spaces.
640 - fix various refresh and display issues for wide chars. 651 - fix various refresh and display issues for wide chars.
641 - remove multibyte_cursor hack (it was a hack) and associated 652 - remove multibyte_cursor hack (it was a hack) and associated
642 resources and docs. 653 resources and docs.
643 - fixed memory corruption bug with XLFD fontname parsing. 654 - fixed memory corruption bug with XLFD fontname parsing.
644 655
6452.0 Sun Feb 29 23:59:58 CET 2004 6562.0 Sun Feb 29 23:59:58 CET 2004
646 - do not blink text when background colour is not set explicitly. 657 - do not blink text when background colour is not set explicitly.
647 - some doc cleanup 658 - some doc cleanup
648 - configure cleanup 659 - configure cleanup
649 - viscii enabled by default 660 - viscii enabled by default
650 - better support for non-g++-3.2+ systems (tested with g++-2.95). 661 - better support for non-g++-3.2+ systems (tested with g++-2.95).
651 662
6521.91 Fri Feb 27 03:57:44 CET 2004 6631.91 Fri Feb 27 03:57:44 CET 2004
653 - build fixes for !xft and !im, reported by various people. 664 - build fixes for !xft and !im, reported by various people.
654 665
6551.9 Wed Feb 25 16:46:05 CET 2004 6661.9 Wed Feb 25 16:46:05 CET 2004
656 - fixed bug in plain scrollbar causing X errors in XCreateGC. 667 - fixed bug in plain scrollbar causing X errors in XCreateGC.
657 - implemented sharing of X connections. will be used to speed 668 - implemented sharing of X connections. will be used to speed
658 up many x operations considerably. Also saves some memory. 669 up many x operations considerably. Also saves some memory.
659 - implemented caching of input methods. This immensely shortens 670 - implemented caching of input methods. This immensely shortens
660 startup time for new terms in rxvtd. At least XFree86 4.3 is 671 startup time for new terms in rxvtd. At least XFree86 4.3 is
661 rather broken with respect to input methods, though, so expect 672 rather broken with respect to input methods, though, so expect
662 crashes when you kill your input method (xterm et al. also crash). 673 crashes when you kill your input method (xterm et al. also crash).
663 - fix bugs in X flushing, causing an empty screen after startup. 674 - fix bugs in X flushing, causing an empty screen after startup.
664 - fix various memleaks in rxvtd. 675 - fix various memleaks in rxvtd.
665 - fix a bug that kept escape codes to be generated for some 676 - fix a bug that kept escape codes to be generated for some
666 keysyms that also have string translations, when not --enable-xim. 677 keysyms that also have string translations, when not --enable-xim.
667 reported by joel reed. 678 reported by joel reed.
668 - re-enabled esc-seq. for font-switching (\033 ] 50 ; <fontset> \007). 679 - re-enabled esc-seq. for font-switching (\033 ] 50 ; <fontset> \007).
669 - re-enabled menubar (experimental!). 680 - re-enabled menubar (experimental!).
670 - fix bug in locale-handling that kept the correct locale from 681 - fix bug in locale-handling that kept the correct locale from
671 being selected. 682 being selected.
672 - implemented esc-seq. to switch locales (\033 ] 9 ; <locale> \007). 683 - implemented esc-seq. to switch locales (\033 ] 9 ; <locale> \007).
673 - removed greek support. 684 - removed greek support.
674 - allow NUL bytes (ctrl-@) to be entered even with XIM enabled. 685 - allow NUL bytes (ctrl-@) to be entered even with XIM enabled.
675 - correct cursor width if !focus. 686 - correct cursor width if !focus.
676 - fixed --enable-xgetdefault, reported by eduard bloch. 687 - fixed --enable-xgetdefault, reported by eduard bloch.
677 - added manpage for rxvtc/rxvtd based on the one eduard block 688 - added manpage for rxvtc/rxvtd based on the one eduard block
678 contributed. 689 contributed.
679 - use reverse video for normal bold text unless colorBD has been set. 690 - use reverse video for normal bold text unless colorBD has been set.
680 - fixed endless loop when selection is valid but empty. 691 - fixed endless loop when selection is valid but empty.
681 - changed default terminal name to "rxvt". 692 - changed default terminal name to "rxvt".
682 - many other minor bugfixes. 693 - many other minor bugfixes.
683 694
6841.8 Mon Feb 2 20:09:18 CET 2004 6951.8 Mon Feb 2 20:09:18 CET 2004
685 - almost total conversion to C++. Except for introducing 696 - almost total conversion to C++. Except for introducing
686 new bugs, this should not change much. 697 new bugs, this should not change much.
687 - fix and re-enable background pixmap and inherit pixmap support. 698 - fix and re-enable background pixmap and inherit pixmap support.
688 - re-enabled multiple scrollbar support. 699 - re-enabled multiple scrollbar support.
689 - added plain scrollbar style and restored xterm scrollbar. 700 - added plain scrollbar style and restored xterm scrollbar.
690 - blinking and selections work slightly better now. 701 - blinking and selections work slightly better now.
691 - fix an error condition when rxvt receives more than one screenful 702 - fix an error condition when rxvt receives more than one screenful
692 of output. should occur with original rxvt, too, but very rarely. 703 of output. should occur with original rxvt, too, but very rarely.
693 (I guess the code contains more surprises of this sort...) 704 (I guess the code contains more surprises of this sort...)
694 705
6951.7 Fri Jan 30 16:50:11 CET 2004 7061.7 Fri Jan 30 16:50:11 CET 2004
696 - further cleanups. 707 - further cleanups.
697 - never do last-minute-changes: restore ability to have 708 - never do last-minute-changes: restore ability to have
698 color + bold as high-intensity, and let the selection 709 color + bold as high-intensity, and let the selection
699 use reverse video, not _blink_. 710 use reverse video, not _blink_.
700 - remove OPTION_HC, at least temporarily. If you want it back, 711 - remove OPTION_HC, at least temporarily. If you want it back,
701 please drop me a note. 712 please drop me a note.
702 713
7031.6 Fri Jan 30 00:34:01 CET 2004 7141.6 Fri Jan 30 00:34:01 CET 2004
704 - cleanups, minor bugfixes. 715 - cleanups, minor bugfixes.
705 - blinking text. 716 - blinking text.
706 - normal text color + bold gets white text instead of 717 - normal text color + bold gets white text instead of
707 normal text when colorBD is not set. 718 normal text when colorBD is not set.
708 (- support double-wide characters (by blocking).) 719 (- support double-wide characters (by blocking).)
709 was never implemented 720 was never implemented
710 721
7111.5 Thu Jan 29 00:43:48 CET 2004 7221.5 Thu Jan 29 00:43:48 CET 2004
712 - share io manager between rxvt-unicode and vpe 723 - share io manager between rxvt-unicode and vpe
713 - bugfix for --disable-utmp, reported by fefe himself 724 - bugfix for --disable-utmp, reported by fefe himself
714 - colors were sometimes not used correctly because 725 - colors were sometimes not used correctly because
715 parts of the code expected a monochrome display. 726 parts of the code expected a monochrome display.
716 reported by fefe 727 reported by fefe
717 - make it compile without pointer_blank, reported by 728 - make it compile without pointer_blank, reported by
718 Markus Demleitner 729 Markus Demleitner
719 - improved selection support, now supports UTF8_STRING 730 - improved selection support, now supports UTF8_STRING
720 and properly encodes CUT_BUFFER0 in iso-8859-1 731 and properly encodes CUT_BUFFER0 in iso-8859-1
721 - completely removed non-working graphics mode 732 - completely removed non-working graphics mode
722 733
7231.4 Fri Jan 16 23:03:22 CET 2004 7341.4 Fri Jan 16 23:03:22 CET 2004
724 - fix stupid segfault on esc-c 735 - fix stupid segfault on esc-c
725 - small font tunings 736 - small font tunings
726 - much better io manager, less bugs, higher speed 737 - much better io manager, less bugs, higher speed
727 - better error reporting for unknown options 738 - better error reporting for unknown options
728 739
7291.3 2003-12-26 7401.3 2003-12-26
730 - fix a bug in font height selection 741 - fix a bug in font height selection
731 - autoscale scalable x11 fonts 742 - autoscale scalable x11 fonts
732 - slow-mode xft rendering centers characters 743 - slow-mode xft rendering centers characters
733 - much faster x11 font selection 744 - much faster x11 font selection
734 745
7351.2 2003-12-24 7461.2 2003-12-24
736 - fix another segfault-on-resize-bug form the original rxvt 747 - fix another segfault-on-resize-bug form the original rxvt
737 - better font matching 748 - better font matching
738 - better memory management (less memory) 749 - better memory management (less memory)
739 - new fallback: gnu freefont 750 - new fallback: gnu freefont
740 751
7411.1 2003-12-18 7521.1 2003-12-18
742 - Support for XIM in other than the current locale. 753 - Support for XIM in other than the current locale.
743 - Support for non-utf-8-locales 754 - Support for non-utf-8-locales
744 - much improved font choosing 755 - much improved font choosing
745 756
7461.0 7571.0
747 - first release 758 - first release
748 - originally cloned from rxvt-CVS 2003-11-19 00:26 759 - originally cloned from rxvt-CVS 2003-11-19 00:26
749 - removed rclock et al. 760 - removed rclock et al.
750 - initial conversion to C++ 761 - initial conversion to C++
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