| 1 | rxvt-unicode changelog <= google-friendly title |
1 | rxvt-unicode changelog <= google-friendly title |
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| 3 | TODO: init_secondary serves what purpose? maybe move it to earlier startup phase and re-think |
3 | 9.07 Wed Dec 30 07:07:18 CET 2009 |
| 4 | TODO: xcopyarea pass broken, fix and improve |
4 | - port to glibc-2.10 changes (strchr etc. returning const char * |
| 5 | TODO: event mechanism that replaces on_keyboard_command with something more scalable. |
5 | in C++), based on patches by Milos Jakubicek and Oliver Mader. |
| 6 | TODO: slipwheeling needs a keyboard grab to get key release events. |
6 | - the binary search algorithm to find precomposed characters |
| 7 | TODO: overlays collide with the way the out-of-focus cursor is being drawn |
7 | was faulty, skipping some possible combinations (found by |
| 8 | TODO: "slow" rendering mode for bidi and scripts, pango! |
8 | Mikachu). |
| 9 | TODO: read property sequence is broken with respect to utf-8 etc. |
9 | - new -letterspace option, patch by Mark H. Wilkinson. |
| 10 | TODO: slow drag selection on remote display - other things seem fast (rxvt illness, motion hints?) |
10 | - enable --mlock option for urxvt with frills on |
| 11 | TODO: better resource handling for tabbar in -pe tabbed. |
11 | systems supporting it (patch by Russell Harmon). |
| 12 | WISH: investigate -pe tabbed -g 80x25 being 23 not 24 or 25 lines |
12 | - urxvt did not compile without frills enabled |
| 13 | => when setting the constraints, the wm might (correctly) |
13 | (analysed by Matthew Rosewarne). |
| 14 | resize the outer window, which might result in a smaller window overall. |
14 | - correctly reset the mbstate after an illegal |
| 15 | or something like that. guys, send me a patch. |
15 | input sequence when handling terminal output (Emanuele Giaquinta). |
| 16 | WISH: coloured pastebin |
16 | - avoid redrawing wide characters with combining enabled on every |
| 17 | WISH: selection-color-pair instead of reverse video |
17 | refresh (reported by Mikachu). |
| 18 | WISH: load system-wide config file even if we don't have one |
18 | - fix a typo preventing the ISO-646.1991 character set from being |
| 19 | WISH: look into XAddConnectionWatch, does anybody need that? |
19 | recognized (http://achurch.org/patch-pile/). |
| 20 | DUMB: support tex fonts |
20 | - better warning for x11 font encoding detection failures, also, |
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21 | try to deduce encoding from both font properties and name |
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22 | (adapted from http://achurch.org/patch-pile/). |
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23 | - resizing the window with the scrollbar disabled via the escapes |
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24 | sequence could make the window bigger again (Mikachu). |
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25 | - make sure the alignment for fd passing control messages |
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26 | is correct and work around some NetBSD issues (Taylor R Campbell). |
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27 | - update to libptytty 1.3. |
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28 | - replace maxosc-pastebin by a nicer version by Reza Jelveh, and move |
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29 | the old version to macosx-pastebin-native. |
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30 | - document the -uc option (Emanuele Giaquinta). |
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31 | - assertions in libev are now enabled depending on frills. |
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32 | - update AnyEvent implementation to version 5.23 API. |
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33 | - work around arrogant bsd idiocies again: netbsd spills the default |
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34 | namespace with lots of symbols "for gnu/gcc compatibility" even |
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35 | though neither of them does it, and then calls the rest of the world |
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36 | in need of fixing. go figure. |
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37 | - on_keyboard_command is on_user_command (patch by Michael Witten). |
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38 | - setting the selection from perl will now reset the selection screen |
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39 | to the current screen. the srceen can be manipulated using |
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40 | the new ->selection_screen method. |
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41 | - implement --enable-assert configure option and get rid of DEBUG_STRICT |
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42 | (based on patch by Emanuele Giaquinta). |
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43 | - fix printpipe data output (patch by Emanuele Giaquinta). |
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44 | - allow `xxx' quoting style for perl selection. |
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45 | - upgrade to libev-3.9 prerelease. |
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46 | - updated compose tables to unicode 5.2.0. |
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| 22 | TODO: /*TODO: the xlceararea/xfillrectangle below don't take scroll offste into account, ask mikachu for details */ |
48 | 9.06 Sat Nov 8 17:47:18 CET 2008 |
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49 | - NOTICE: this release updates terminfo/termcap. |
| 24 | TODO: investgate wm resize race: while sleep 0.001; do printf "\033[?30l";sleep 0.001;printf "\033[?30h";done |
50 | - updates libev to 3.48. |
| 25 | TODO: investigate miroslav patches |
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| 26 | TODO: artificially enlargen wide characters at end to correctly cut&paste. |
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| 27 | TODO: cursor over overlays, when focus change? |
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| 28 | - the aterm code now frees the as visual and image manager objects |
51 | - the aterm code now frees the as visual and image manager objects |
| 29 | when a window was closed. |
52 | when a window was closed. |
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53 | - do not (wrongly) adjust the virtual line length inside |
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54 | scr_insdel_chars/ERASE (Miroslav Lichvar). |
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55 | - fix an issue where wide tab characters caused character shifts |
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56 | when part of them was deleted (tracked down by Miroslav Lichvar). |
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57 | - artificially enlargen the previous character at the end of a line |
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58 | when trying to output a character that doesn't fit. looks ugly, but |
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59 | makes copy&paste work. |
| 30 | - remove bogus "setuid/setgid security issues" from rxvt.1.pod, they |
60 | - remove bogus "setuid/setgid security issues" from rxvt.1.pod, they |
| 31 | no longer apply. |
61 | no longer apply. |
| 32 | - the urgency hint is now cleared on both focus in and focus out. |
62 | - the urgency hint is now cleared on both focus in and focus out. |
| 33 | - cache urgency hint locally to avoid server rtt on every focus change. |
63 | - cache urgency hint locally to avoid server rtt on every focus change. |
| 34 | - perl 5.10 needs PERL_SYS_INIT3 on hppa. |
64 | - perl 5.10 needs PERL_SYS_INIT3 on hppa. |
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| 38 | - use a less cunning, but more robust algorithm to avoid one terminal |
68 | - use a less cunning, but more robust algorithm to avoid one terminal |
| 39 | monopolising the whole process by outputting a lot of text. |
69 | monopolising the whole process by outputting a lot of text. |
| 40 | - try to work around linux first breaking sched_yield and now breaking |
70 | - try to work around linux first breaking sched_yield and now breaking |
| 41 | the only known workaround. |
71 | the only known workaround. |
| 42 | - new option -icon to set _NET_WM_ICON (based on patch by Frank Schmitt). |
72 | - new option -icon to set _NET_WM_ICON (based on patch by Frank Schmitt). |
| 43 | - intiialise the as visual only on demand, instead of unconditionally. |
73 | - initialise the as visual only on demand, instead of unconditionally, |
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74 | to save memory in the common case of not using visual gimmicks. |
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75 | - try to work around bugs in a few wm's that errornously resize |
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76 | client windows on hint property updates by temporarily |
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77 | disabling size hints. |
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78 | - implement the DECSTR soft reset sequence and use it for tput init, |
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79 | and make hard RIS and DECSTR both reset more private modes, such |
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80 | as mouse reporting. |
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81 | - redundantly clear mouse reporting and a few other states in |
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82 | tput init/tput reset, for older urxvts. |
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83 | - partial/full clear screens did cause flickering and possibly pixel |
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84 | droppings when urxvt viewed the scrollback buffer. |
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85 | - use current rendition style in DCH sequence. |
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86 | - the 132/80 mode switch no longer forces a screen reset. |
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87 | - add an osc sequence to change the border colour (Emanuele Giaquinta). |
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88 | - new perl extension "overlay-osc", for status displays and the like. |
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89 | - fix some minor cursor drawing issues with overlays by allowing |
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90 | overlays to modify screen flags (to disable the cursor themselves). |
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91 | - work around programs not restoring rstyle before rmcup |
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92 | (analysed by Miroslav Lichvar). |
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| 45 | 9.05 Sun Jun 15 20:09:20 CEST 2008 |
94 | 9.05 Sun Jun 15 20:09:20 CEST 2008 |
| 46 | - new option --cd/chdir to set the starting working directory. |
95 | - new option --cd/chdir to set the starting working directory. |
| 47 | - tabbed extension now starts in the "correct" working directory. |
96 | - tabbed extension now starts in the "correct" working directory. |
| 48 | - work around fedora 9 providing isastream but not the relevant |
97 | - work around fedora 9 providing isastream but not the relevant |
| 49 | header file for it (report by Tuncer Ayaz). |
98 | header file for it (report by Tuncer Ayaz). |
| 50 | - upgrade libev, fixing a bug in the select backend |
99 | - upgrade libev, fixing a bug in the select backend. |
| 51 | with more than 31 file descriptors on non-linux 64 bit systems. |
100 | with more than 31 file descriptors on non-linux 64 bit systems. |
| 52 | - correctly reset the multibyte state to the initial one |
101 | - correctly reset the multibyte state to the initial one |
| 53 | after EILSEQ (patch by Neil Booth). This fixes the |
102 | after EILSEQ (patch by Neil Booth). This fixes the |
| 54 | issue of rxvt-unicode not properly displaying text after an illegal |
103 | issue of rxvt-unicode not properly displaying text after an illegal |
| 55 | sequence on NetBSD and probably other systems. |
104 | sequence on NetBSD and probably other systems. |
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| 78 | - add buffered resource to control xft double-buffering. |
127 | - add buffered resource to control xft double-buffering. |
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| 80 | 9.0 Fri Jan 25 19:34:04 CET 2008 |
129 | 9.0 Fri Jan 25 19:34:04 CET 2008 |
| 81 | - fix a crash bug where urxvtd would crash when urxvtc was called |
130 | - fix a crash bug where urxvtd would crash when urxvtc was called |
| 82 | with wrong arguments (I wish debian maintainers in general would |
131 | with wrong arguments (I wish debian maintainers in general would |
| 83 | report bugs and their proposed fixes to the original package maintaienrs |
132 | report bugs and their proposed fixes to the original package maintainers |
| 84 | instead of sitting on them for good measure to see if anybody notices). |
133 | instead of sitting on them for good measure to see if anybody notices). |
| 85 | - drawing xft compose characters was causing garbage to be drawn. |
134 | - drawing xft compose characters was causing garbage to be drawn. |
| 86 | - correctly clear xft character background in all cases. |
135 | - correctly clear xft character background in all cases. |
| 87 | - implement bracketed paste mode (xterm private mode 2004). |
136 | - implement bracketed paste mode (xterm private mode 2004). |
| 88 | - improve documentation on alpha channel handling, make urxvt |
137 | - improve documentation on alpha channel handling, make urxvt |
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| 152 | the high performance libev (http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/libev). |
201 | the high performance libev (http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/libev). |
| 153 | - minor tuning to the perl selection (include single words and more quoting chars). |
202 | - minor tuning to the perl selection (include single words and more quoting chars). |
| 154 | - fix memory leak in pixmap code. |
203 | - fix memory leak in pixmap code. |
| 155 | - fix a serious bug while setting the XIM destroy callback |
204 | - fix a serious bug while setting the XIM destroy callback |
| 156 | on (typical) 64 bit systems. |
205 | on (typical) 64 bit systems. |
| 157 | - automove-background functionality re-implemented internaly using :root op in pixmap |
206 | - automove-background functionality re-implemented internally using :root op in pixmap |
| 158 | geometry string. For example: rxvt -pixmap "image.jpg;:root" |
207 | geometry string. For example: rxvt -pixmap "image.jpg;:root" |
| 159 | - do not link rxvtc against every lib on the planet anymore. |
208 | - do not link rxvtc against every lib on the planet anymore. |
| 160 | - parallel builds should work once more. |
209 | - parallel builds should work once more. |
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| 162 | 8.4 Sat Oct 27 14:02:13 CEST 2007 |
211 | 8.4 Sat Oct 27 14:02:13 CEST 2007 |
| 163 | - overhaul of the transparency/pixmap code (sasha). |
212 | - overhaul of the transparency/pixmap code (sasha). |
| 164 | - fix possible race betwen visual bell and poweron. |
213 | - fix possible race between visual bell and poweron. |
| 165 | (reported by Martin von Gagern, gentoo?). |
214 | (reported by Martin von Gagern, gentoo?). |
| 166 | - urxvt -e no longer crashes the child. |
215 | - urxvt -e no longer crashes the child. |
| 167 | - fixed some minor memleaks on incorrect usage or |
216 | - fixed some minor memleaks on incorrect usage or |
| 168 | missing DISPLAY. |
217 | missing DISPLAY. |
| 169 | - implement xterm 1002/1003 mouse tracking modes (exg). |
218 | - implement xterm 1002/1003 mouse tracking modes (exg). |
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| 276 | earlier versions only read it if display-resources (usually from |
325 | earlier versions only read it if display-resources (usually from |
| 277 | .Xresources) are not set. This avoids the #1 FAQ ("why isn't my |
326 | .Xresources) are not set. This avoids the #1 FAQ ("why isn't my |
| 278 | resource used") and seems to be logical behaviour, too. .Xdefaults |
327 | resource used") and seems to be logical behaviour, too. .Xdefaults |
| 279 | resources have a lower priority than display-specific resources. |
328 | resources have a lower priority than display-specific resources. |
| 280 | - add "kuake" perl extension that does a similar thing to the kuake |
329 | - add "kuake" perl extension that does a similar thing to the kuake |
| 281 | terminal emulator (see man urxtvperl). |
330 | terminal emulator (see man urxvtperl). |
| 282 | - use less "correct" color scaling that is compatible with libX11 and |
331 | - use less "correct" color scaling that is compatible with libX11 and |
| 283 | Xft (avoids off-by-one colors resulting in striped backgrounds). |
332 | Xft (avoids off-by-one colors resulting in striped backgrounds). |
| 284 | - the "depth" resource is now respected. |
333 | - the "depth" resource is now respected. |
| 285 | - preset the searchable-scrollback pattern with "(?i)" to default search |
334 | - preset the searchable-scrollback pattern with "(?i)" to default search |
| 286 | to case-insensitivity. Will automatically be cleared when typing an |
335 | to case-insensitivity. Will automatically be cleared when typing an |
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| 327 | - modified XIM according to a patch sent by Takano Akio that sets |
376 | - modified XIM according to a patch sent by Takano Akio that sets |
| 328 | the preedit rectangle for OverTheSpot, which helps some input methods |
377 | the preedit rectangle for OverTheSpot, which helps some input methods |
| 329 | to correctly position their preedit window. |
378 | to correctly position their preedit window. |
| 330 | - un-optimise the line clearing on newly scrolled-in lines a bit: the |
379 | - un-optimise the line clearing on newly scrolled-in lines a bit: the |
| 331 | former reasoning was that any fg colour on default bg looks the same |
380 | former reasoning was that any fg colour on default bg looks the same |
| 332 | in empty spaces, but thats not true when reversing (e.g. selection), |
381 | in empty spaces, but that's not true when reversing (e.g. selection), |
| 333 | so also check for matching fg colours. This fixes the problem where |
382 | so also check for matching fg colours. This fixes the problem where |
| 334 | selecting newly scrolled-in lines would exhibit wrong colours. |
383 | selecting newly scrolled-in lines would exhibit wrong colours. |
| 335 | - fix a bug in the perl interface causing focus in events to generate |
384 | - fix a bug in the perl interface causing focus in events to generate |
| 336 | focus out perl events, causing bad focus effects with -pe tabbed. |
385 | focus out perl events, causing bad focus effects with -pe tabbed. |
| 337 | - fix a race resulting in a crash on exiting. |
386 | - fix a race resulting in a crash on exiting. |
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| 346 | 7.6 Fri Feb 10 08:52:36 CET 2006 |
395 | 7.6 Fri Feb 10 08:52:36 CET 2006 |
| 347 | - changed interpretation of [alpha] colour prefix. |
396 | - changed interpretation of [alpha] colour prefix. |
| 348 | - +option now really sets the option to default, instead of using the |
397 | - +option now really sets the option to default, instead of using the |
| 349 | resource value. |
398 | resource value. |
| 350 | - options that require an argument now really _require_ an argument. |
399 | - options that require an argument now really _require_ an argument. |
| 351 | - the tabbed extension now forwards focus and keys events to th |
400 | - the tabbed extension now forwards focus and key events to the |
| 352 | relevant tab window. |
401 | relevant tab window. |
| 353 | - tab colours are now configurable and have sensible defaults |
402 | - tab colours are now configurable and have sensible defaults |
| 354 | (initial patch by hednod). |
403 | (initial patch by hednod). |
| 355 | - option menu is extendable, readline, selection and |
404 | - option menu is extendable, readline, selection and |
| 356 | selection-autotransform can now be disabled/enabled at runtime. |
405 | selection-autotransform can now be disabled/enabled at runtime. |
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| 496 | being interpreted in the locale urxvt was started. |
545 | being interpreted in the locale urxvt was started. |
| 497 | - implemented override-redirect option and enabled it on menus, |
546 | - implemented override-redirect option and enabled it on menus, |
| 498 | as kwin puts our windows behind the terminal (what a shoddy wm). |
547 | as kwin puts our windows behind the terminal (what a shoddy wm). |
| 499 | - fixed struct utmp check in configure for OpenBSD. |
548 | - fixed struct utmp check in configure for OpenBSD. |
| 500 | - complete overhaul of the pty/utmp management stuff and configure |
549 | - complete overhaul of the pty/utmp management stuff and configure |
| 501 | (Emanuele Giaquinta). |
550 | (Emanuele Giaquinta=exg). |
| 502 | - add tsl/fsl and related capabilities to the terminfo description, |
551 | - add tsl/fsl and related capabilities to the terminfo description, |
| 503 | to set the window title. |
552 | to set the window title. |
| 504 | - swap the environment in some more cases. This hopefully fixes |
553 | - swap the environment in some more cases. This hopefully fixes |
| 505 | some segfaults that might be caused by xft asking for env variables |
554 | some segfaults that might be caused by xft asking for env variables |
| 506 | at the wrong time. |
555 | at the wrong time. |
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| 717 | - added doc/embed-tk, an embedding example in Perl/Tk, |
766 | - added doc/embed-tk, an embedding example in Perl/Tk, |
| 718 | and doc/rxvt-tabbed, a primitive tabbed shell implemented |
767 | and doc/rxvt-tabbed, a primitive tabbed shell implemented |
| 719 | in Perl/Gtk2. |
768 | in Perl/Gtk2. |
| 720 | - fix assertion failure ("crash") on mousewheel-scrolling |
769 | - fix assertion failure ("crash") on mousewheel-scrolling |
| 721 | when the terminal height is small, by removing the assert. |
770 | when the terminal height is small, by removing the assert. |
| 722 | (reported by Mikael Magnusson). |
771 | (reported by Mikael Magnusson=Mikachu). |
| 723 | - SYNCCVS. backported bugfixes done to rxvt |
772 | - SYNCCVS. backported bugfixes done to rxvt |
| 724 | (sourceforge bugs #1028739, #1028732), except for |
773 | (sourceforge bugs #1028739, #1028732), except for |
| 725 | pts/%s fix as it seems to collide with freebsd, |
774 | pts/%s fix as it seems to collide with freebsd, |
| 726 | and sourceforge bug #954654, which is not neccessary. |
775 | and sourceforge bug #954654, which is not neccessary. |
| 727 | - change terminfo file to not clobber G1 when using |
776 | - change terminfo file to not clobber G1 when using |
