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 │ Release notes for i3 v4.11 │
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This is i3 v4.11. This version is considered stable. All users of i3 are
strongly encouraged to upgrade.

Aside from plenty of new features, there are several changes that might result
in behavioral changes, depending on your specific configuration and
environment. As usual, we tried hard to keep the current behavior, and when we
changed behavior, we strongly believe it’s for the better.

Keyboard binding handling has been made more correct, for details see:
https://github.com/i3/i3/commit/bf3cd41b5ddf1e757515ab5fbf811be56e5f69cc

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 │ Changes in i3 v4.11        │
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  • docs/debugging: provide instructions on how to debug i3bar
  • docs/debugging: added a note about sensitive data
  • docs/userguide: add a note to both “exec”s about semicolon and comma
  • docs/userguide: quoted strings need to be used, escaping isn’t possible
  • docs/userguide: make syntax of syntax descriptions consistent
  • docs/userguide: recommend “exec exec” for correct signal handling
  • docs/userguide: explain i3-config-wizard’s behavior
  • i3-nagbar: open on the primary screen
  • i3-config-wizard: respect XDG config directories
  • i3-input: position i3-input at window with input focus
  • i3bar: use a reasonable default sep_block_width if a separator_symbol is given
  • i3bar: add binding mode indicator
  • i3bar: add bindsym command (deprecates wheel_{up,down}_cmd)
  • i3bar: make tray padding configurable
  • makefiles: respect EXEC_PREFIX and PKG_CONFIG
  • added a --toggle switch to mark: “mark [--toggle] <mark>”
  • added “focus_on_window_activation” directive
  • added “no_focus” directive
  • added “move [container|window] [to] mark <str>” command
  • added “move [window|container] [to] position mouse|cursor|pointer” command
  • added “title_format” command
  • added “resize set [width] [height]” command
  • added “sticky” command (for floating containers)
  • added “workspace” criterion
  • added “window_type” criterion
  • make center coordinates relative to current workspace
  • draw marks in window decoration (configure with show_marks)
  • only mark a window if only one window is matched
  • make floating window mouse handling consistent with tiled windows
  • add a --border flag to enable mouse binds to trigger on border click
  • set the _NET_WM_STATE_HIDDEN atom on windows that are currently not visible
    due to being in the non-focused tab of a stacked or tabbed container
  • ignore InputHint when not in WM_HINTS
  • display which config is used in i3 --moreversion
  • support config file line continuation
  • use WM_SIZE_HINTS when present to set the geometry of floating windows
  • add “tray_output primary” to the default config
  • use libxkbcommon for translating keysyms, support all XKB groups
  • support special value “__focused__” in criteria
  • support _NET_WM_VISIBLE_NAME
  • make sure borders are never counted as adjacent to the edge for floating
    containers
  • support moving dock clients to another output
  • let “focus” report success depending on whether a window was matched
  • handle _NET_WM_STATE_STICKY (for floating containers)
  • make “debuglog on” command persist over restarts
  • randr: use root window in case of no randr outputs
  • set proper WM_CLASS on frame windows

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 │ Bugfixes                   │
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  • i3bar: only detect clicks within the statusline width
  • i3bar: fix flickering shortened status bar on other output(s)
  • i3bar: send custom-defined command upon click on the non-statusline part of
    i3bar even if workspace_buttons is set to “no”.
  • i3-config-wizard: Make window size and click coordinates dependent on font
  • i3-save-tree: retain “rect” for floating cons
  • move urgency hint when moving container
  • fix percents when attaching a window to a ws creates a new split con
  • cope with non-null-terminated x class properties
  • get workspace name when renaming current workspace
  • allow single-child non-default layout cons to be moved between outputs
  • allow --whole-window right after 'bindsym' within binding modes
  • remove windows from the save set when unmapping (fixes problems with e.g.
    owncloud when restarting i3)
  • serialize con_id with %p in run_binding()
  • initialize workspace rect to the output's upon creation
  • mkdirp: do not throw an error if directory exists
  • grab all buttons when managing a window to also allow 'bindsym
    --whole-window button4 …' to work correctly
  • properly clear the urgency hint when set by i3
  • layout restore: load floating containers correctly
  • layout restore: remove remaining criteria when swallowing window
  • layout restore: When appending a layout containing a marked container, make
    sure that any other containers with the same mark are unmarked during
    insertion of the new container.
  • use the EWMH support window rather than the root window as an input focus fallback
  • use the focused container to determine the target window_mode when using
    floating mode_toggle

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 │ Thanks!                    │
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Thanks for testing, bugfixes, discussions and everything I forgot go out to:

  Andrzej Pronobis, Chris West (Faux), Deiz, Felix C. Stegerman, Georgiy Tugai,
  hwangcc23, Ingo Bürk, Kacper Kowalik (Xarthisius), lasers, lambithal, Michael
  Hofmann, Michael Tipton, Micha Rosenbaum, Nikita Mikhailov, Nils Schneider,
  PopeLevi, rr-, shdown, Simon Nagl, Theo Buehler, Thomas Anderson, Tim Creech,
  Tony Crisci

-- Michael Stapelberg, 2015-09-30