FVWM-Crystal Files

Version 3.6.7
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Fvwm Crystal 3.6.7 is out!

This version introduce a chinese zh_CN translation and a few bug fixes:

- Fix the pmount menu (fvwm-crystal desktop icons).

- timidity++: add user mode server into the application menu;
  it use jack-dbus and should be easy to change when needed.

- Exec-Accelerator: remove superflous quoting.

- Fix regression of trayer style which caused it to move around.

- Custom button bar: fix multiple trayer instances when redrawing
  the magic button.

See ChangeLog for details.
Dominique Michel

Version 3.6.6
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Fvwm Crystal 3.6.6 is out!

This is a bug fix and new features release:

- Fix libreofficce icons styles.

- New addons/Xdefaults.no_transparency and Xresources.no_transparency files;
  they add support for non transparent terminals.

- Fix the size of the desktop manager (Icons on dekstop).
  The widget was too big verticaly, which could be an issue when configured
  to display a lot of icons.

- Add complete EWMH support for the size and the placement of the desktop manager.
  This fix collision with the magic button bar of the Custom recipe.
  I never constated such collision, but it was possible in theory.

  Anyway, this should be fixed now and this support, plus the geometry fix,
  make the visual to lock better.

Enjoy!
Dominique Michel

Version 3.6.5
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Fvwm Crystal 3.6.5 is out!

This is an important bug fix release:

- Fix the application icon styles when the application menu
  is generated.

See ChangeLog for details.

Systematic testing is the b-a-ba of a modern medical fight
against a pandemy.
No systematic testing is eugenism!

Have fun!
Dominique Michel

Version 3.6.4
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Fvwm Crystal 3.6.4 is out!

This release provide a few new features and updates:

- The Panel font preferences is applied to GTK+ 2 and 3
  as the default font.

- '3.11: How to get a consistant look between toolkits'
  into the FAQ is updated to reflct the current state of Qt.

- xpenguins and xsnow are added into the application database,
  as well than a few audio application launchers.

- Added icon styles for the Brave browser.

- Automatic generation of the application menu: Fix for when
  the date of newly installed desktop files is older that
  their installation date.
  Comment the style fix, it is not needed anymore.

That's all!
Dominique Michel

Version 3.6.3
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Fvwm Crystal 3.6.3 is out!

This is a bug fix release:

- Fix the mpd FvwmScript applets.

This fix add a dependency on python-mpd available
on github as python-mp2. It must be part of most
GNU/linux distributions.

It is a little bit slow at that time, but hopefully
all the issues with these applets should be fixed.

Enjoy!
Dominique Michel

Version 3.6.2
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Fvwm Crystal 3.6.2 is out!

This is a bug fix release:

- Fix the Show Custom Button Bat at top preferences
  to work on the same border with the mouse.
- Fix outdated conditions syntax in Window-List,
  this remove the warning at start.

See You in the streets!
Dominique Michel

Version 3.6.1
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Fvwm Crystal 3.6.1 is out!

This is a bug fix release:

- Fix media players styles after start and restart.
- Use new exec name in the xmms2 audio player control.
- Fullscreen function: fix nasty loops with the Schedule/Deschedule
  of the stay in fullscreen browser workaround.

and a few minor fixes. See the ChangeLog file.

Have fun!
Dominique Michel

Version 3.6.0
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Code name "Magic Star"

Fvwm Crystal 3.6.0 is a big step forward.

- Dependencies updated to >=fvwm-2.6.9 and python3.
- A configurable button bar along with the Custom new recipe are providing
  a contemporary look. It have its own preference menu and can be placed
  on any side of the desktop.
  - Left click: menu or application launcher
  - Middle cllick: remove the button and redraw the bar
  - Right click: preference menu, a new button will be placed at the right
    of the clicked button
- New Italian translation
- Support for FVWM_*DIR at fvwm-crystal invocation, see 'man fvwm-crystal'.
- Support for Icon and MiniIcon fvwm Styles for each application found
  during the application menu generation.
- Support of automatic restart of urxvtc when crashed.
- Silent the application database. This make the login shell
  (and fvwm-crystal logfile if any), to be less poluted
  by external applications.
- Improved the systemd Exit menu with hibernate/resume support.
- Screenlid suspend-hibrid support with preference
- Cadence support into the Music menu and Music GUI key binding
- Mouse velocity preference (default: system value)
- The python scripts are updated to python 3.
  They was tested with python 2 and should work, but that's not officialy
  supported anymore.
- Update of the Fullscreen fonction to the new fvwm builtin function
  with workaround about non ewmh compliant browsers
  That update simplify this function and make it to work better.
- Improved support of different button sizes into the recipes with preferences.
- The ACPI applets will be shown only when the required hardware is found.
- New window decorations Buttons-amigaos-Fullscreen
  and Buttons-amigaos-MiniIcon-Fullscreen. A left click on the second
  button will bring the window in fullscreen. The existing amigaos button
  models will now maximize the window.

As always, numerous fixes, bugfixes and new applications and icons
for the application menu. Most important ones:

- The EWMH working area was reverted to its original function and improved.
  It should work fine with all recipes and with both the desktop manager
  and the new button bar when activated.
- Fix support of svg application icons.
- Temporary fix for the Font preferences applet crashing at launch
  with some colorsets (due to a fvwm bug). It can look uggly
  but should work with all colorsets.
- Fix the media players styles. This also fix their icons at top layer
  after a recipe change bug.

See ChangeLog for the details.

I tested fvwm-crystal with fvwm 3. It mostly work and is usable,
but that's not supported at that time.
Anyway, that's a very good news for the future of fvwm-crystal.
A big thank you to the fwvm workers for their dedication to fvwm
and for their support!

A big thank you to Star the dog and to the translators!

With the new Custom recipe and its magic button, fvwm-crystal get
a modern look and a terrific customizable multiple launcher.
This imply most effort into its development will be focused
into making it fvwm3 fully compliant.
Which in turn mostly imply to update the fvwm dialogs
to fvwm scripts at that time of writing.

Translations, fixes and bugfixes will continue to be applied.

New functions and other improvements will be accepted, but for my part,
they will be part of a general reflexion about what I want to do
with fvwm-crystal.

I know what I don't want:
a full rewrite would be a time consuming catastrophe
because we will loose all the history including numerous fixes.
Also, as fvwm-crystal has been more and more extended with time,
I think a tooltip system must be added.
Beside that, I would appreciate very much any ideas or contributions.

Enjoy!
Dominique Michel