--- rxvt-unicode/Changes 2006/01/01 05:08:41 1.470 +++ rxvt-unicode/Changes 2006/01/09 01:54:43 1.500 @@ -1,23 +1,54 @@ rxvt-unicode changelog <= google-friendly title -TODO: move iso14755 box away from the mouse TODO: harmonize --disable-options into position-dependent options. TODO: after requesting the selection and getting a timeout, no further requests will be sent. -TODO: safer command: keymap processing. TODO: "slow" rendering mode for bidi and scripts TODO: read property sequence is broken with respect to utf-8 etc. TODO: http://www120.pair.com/mccarthy/nextstep/intro.htmld/Workspace.html is the correct nextstep look. -WISH: keymap modification via esc-sequences. -WISH: searchable backlog -WISH: meta-tagging of data by regex/master process (my dream project) WISH: OnTheSpot editing, or maybe switch to miiiiiiif WISH: just for fun, do shade and tint with XRender. +WISH: support tex fonts -6.2 - - SECURITY FIX: on systems using openpty (not GNU/Linux, probably - most BSDs), privileges weren't dropped before opening the pty, - resulting in wrong permissions on the pseudo terminal. - Reported and fixed by Ryan Beasley. + - added sections for DISTRIBUTION MAINTAINERS and about + SETUID/SETGID operation tot he FAQ. + - selection, selection-popup and option-popup extensions + enabled by default. + - perl: much increased functionality, better overlays, popup support + and much much more. + - perl: urxvt::line now can set via ->t and ->r. + - perl: changed interpretation of --perl-ext-common and -pe. + - perl: finally implemented --perl-eval. + - perl: non-blocking anyevent support. + - perl: run tainted and ignore perl-eval/perl-lib if started + setuid/setgid. + - free the resource database: this plugs a massive memory leak. As a + side effect, it also gets rid of XGetDefault calls. + - free one of the cursors, fixes a small memory leak. + +6.3 Wed Jan 4 22:37:10 CET 2006 + - SECURITY FIX: on systems using openpty, permissions were + not correctly updated on the tty device and were left as + world-readable and world-writable (likely in original rxvt, + too), and were not restored properly. Affected are only + systems where non-unix ptys were used (such as most BSDs, not + GNU/Linux). (found, patched and debugged by Ryan Beasley). + - meta8 support was forcefully enabled in most configurations. + restored configurability of this (useless) feature (reported + by Mikachu). + - optionally embed a perl interpreter, which can be used for more + intelligent/customized selection support, visual feedback, + menus, tabs etc. See the the urxvtperl manpage, the -pe option, + perl*-resources and keysym resources. Not everything is there yet. + - try to be more clever about differing font sizes and their ascent. + Not guarenteed to work, but works better in most cases now. + - fix directory permissions on install. + - implemented option to disable built-in line drawing characters + and fall back to the font ones (patch by Martin Pohlack). + - disabled sched_yield support: the linux version is just too useless + (it schedules nice'd processes before the own one for extended + periods). Too bad, it could reduce system time by a factor of 5 here. + +6.2 Mon Jan 2 16:03:01 CET 2006 - implemented intensityStyles option which enables/disables bold/blink selecting high intensity foreground/background colours, suggested by Chuck Blake. @@ -28,6 +59,8 @@ on a few architectures). Reported by darix. - include one trailing space in rectangular selections to indicate the inserted newline (yeah, weird, but visually more pleasing). + - try to use sched_yield to (drastically) improve terminal data + transfer efficiency. - further minor cleanups. 6.1 Tue Dec 27 13:23:40 CET 2005