Release 0.5.2 (2007-08-03 David Reveman ) ============================================================ Development release. Better support for multiple X-screens. XML-based meta-data system for handling of various kinds for meta-data like plugin descriptions, default option values, etc. Major improvements to option initialization based on the new meta-data system. Logging framework. Support for configurable button layout in metacity themes has been added to gtk-window-decorator. Glib plugin that allows plugins that use the glib main loop to integrate properly with the compiz main loop without waking up periodically to check for pending events. Plugin plugins that make it possible to adjust and extend the behavior of existing plugins through new plugins. More dynamic handling of output devices, which allows the output device configuration used when rendering to be changed between frames. Transparency support in cube plugin. Introspection support in dbus plugin. Release 0.5.0 (2007-04-02 David Reveman ) ============================================================ Development release. Remove stencil buffer requirement. Focus stealing prevention support. Blur plugin that provide support for blurring windows and contents behind translucent windows. Fragment attribute interface that allow plugins to perform more advanced fragment shading effects and integrate properly with other plugins. Extensible window matching interface and new option type that provide advanced window selection functionality. Plugin that provide a composited video interface for efficient video playback. FUSE plugin that maps compiz options to a file-system and allow efficient manipulation of options by reading and writing files. Better occlusion detection and more efficient rendering. Flat file configuration backend. Release 0.3.6 (2006-12-31 David Reveman ) ============================================================ Development release. Add support for unredirect of fullscreen windows when using the composite overlay window and make usage of the composite overlay window for output default. Add file notification API. Add inotify plugin that implements file notification API. A "GetPlugins" method has been added to dbus plugin and it can be used to retrieve a list of available plugins. A 'GetPluginMetadata' method has been added to dbus plugin and it returns metadata for available plugins. Add support for switching between windows without having the thumbnail window show up. Switcher thumbnails now include decorations and shadows. Basic drag and drop support has been added to scale plugin. It's now possible to initiate scale plugin for specific window groups. Window menu icon support has been added to gtk window decorator. Improved support for metacity themes. Add KDE window decorator with support for shadows and opacity has been added. Release 0.3.4 (2006-11-21 David Reveman ) ============================================================ Development release. Edge button, which can be used to require a button press for edge actions to be triggered. Basic compiz event support. Zoom plugin now works without "largedesktop" feature. Cube plugin now handles desktop width less than 4 times the screen better. Support for multiple desktops (workspaces). Handling of _NET_DESKTOP_GEOMETRY client messages has been fixed. Much better multi-head support. Annotate plugin has been added. Clone plugin which can be used to clone outputs in a convenient way has been added. Currently more of a prototype as we need randr++ and input transformation in the server to do this properly. Shadow color option has been added. initiate_all option has been added to scale plugin. Zoom factor option has been added to zoom plugin. Support for new metacity theme version and support for metacity versions < 2.15.21. Event window placement when using some metacity themes has been fixed. Fix a number of issues related to minimizing windows with transients. Release 0.3.2 (2006-10-20 David Reveman ) ============================================================ Development release. snap_inverted option has been added to wobbly plugin. Configuration support has been added to dbus plugin. Add 'command' option has been added to decoration plugin, which can be used to automatically launch a decorator when one isn't already running. Opacity support for metacity themes. A raise_window option has been added. Decorations on maximized windows are now rendered correctly when using metacity themes. An ignore_hints_when_maximized option, which makes compiz ignore size increment and aspect hints for maximized windows has been added and made default. Better default option values for rotate plugin. and much more... Release 0.2.0 (2006-10-02 David Reveman ) ============================================================ First official release of compiz.