sxwm v1.7 release

In the conquest for beauty, the modern man finds only ornament, losing the grace of simplicity.

changelog

additions

• Monocle layout
• Developer documentation
• _NET_FRAME_EXTENTS support
• start_fullscreen which opens specified windows in fullscreen mode
• Proper EWMH fullscreening
• Switching to previous workspace
• Keeping floating windows on top
• Keyboard driven moving/resizing of windows

changes

• Move externs from defs.h->extern.h
• Remove unused macros and headers
• Logo
• Use compile_flags.txt instead of .clangd
• Remove backup binds
• General refactoring of code. Much better now

fixes

• Resizing bug on second monitor
• Fullscreen windows not opaque on compositors
• Window swallowing problems
• Handling of input boxes
• Won't compile on *BSD systems
• Closing client won't warp cursor back
• Build instructions

contributors notice:

what's changed

• update(docs): voidlinux installation by @Rooyca in #94
• Refactor keybinding configuration and parsing logic by @elbachir-one in #110
• Feature: Custom gaps on each side by @pbadeer in #155
• Update/Polish README by @97rns in #222
• merge: allow custom layouts + other changes vvv by @uint23 in #225
• merge: fix undefined behavior & add xcursor package to void dep list by @uint23 in #226
• Fix errx eval values by @dehroox in #227
• Setting and resetting opacity based on window fullscreen state by @l0wigh in #209
• Small miscellaneous revisions/refactors by @dehroox in #229
• mirror layout option by @palsmo in #231
• Termux Build instructions and Makefile addition by @Welpyes in #235
• Fix Window swallowing to target the parent window and not any swallower by @l0wigh in #232

new contributors

• @Rooyca made their first contribution in #94
• @97rns made their first contribution in #222
• @uint23 made their first contribution in #225
• @l0wigh made their first contribution in #209
• @palsmo made their first contribution in #231
• @Welpyes made their first contribution in #235

full changelog: v1.6...v1.7

Contributors

• @pbadeer
• @elbachir-one
• @Rooyca
• @l0wigh
• @uint23
• @palsmo
• @Welpyes
• @dehroox
• @97rns

Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

v1.6

• NEW: True multi-monitor support
• NEW: Vertical stack resizing
• NEW: Mouse warping
• NEW: Floating window rules
• NEW: Ctrl key as modifier
• NEW: Focus window on creation
• NEW: Copy config to /usr/local/share/sxwmrc
• NEW: Can switch monitors via keyboard
• NEW: Can move windows between monitors via keyboard
• NEW: Can click on a window to set focus to it
• NEW: Window swallowing
• NEW: New windows can now open as master window
• NEW: Scratchpads
• NEW: Window centering
• CHANGE: Renamed focus_previous to focus_prev
• CHANGE: Invalid sample config
• CHANGE: Parser $HOME searching order. XDG Compliance
• CHANGE: -b or --backup option for using backup keybinds
• FIXED: Improved parsing now supporting commands with " and '
• FIXED: (mouse warping) Switching to master doesn't automatically shift cursor to it
• FIXED: ctrl and shift key works as a modifier
• FIXED: Fixed build error (#64).
• FIXED: Removed debug logs
• FIXED: Fixed new window getting interrupted by mouse
• FIXED: Fixed should_float segfalt
• FIXED: Invisible windows of minimized programs
• FIXED: Zombie processes spawned from apps
• FIXED: Undefined behaviour in parse_col
• FIXED: Added monitor switching functions to call_table (#95)

This is a big one!

• Hot reloading config
• Mouse swapping windows
• ICCCW/EWMH support
  ...

And remember <LOC than DWM

sxwm's first release
read the README for more info
added more ewmh support
added multi-monitor support with Xinerama