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The F???? Virtual Window Manager workers list is very pleased to
announce the first official version of Fvwm2 ever:
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Available at http://www.fvwm.org/ it includes the following
Highlights:
** GNU autoconf support for better portability.
** Dramatically improved menu handling with animated menus,
proper cursor key navigation and better overall flexibility.
** SnapAttraction and SnapGrid commands allow you to line up
windows and icons with ease.
** FvwmAnimate module controlling animated iconification.
** New syntax for menu styles (MenuStyle) with greatly enhanced
configurability.
** Enhanced focus handling (Direction commands).
** Animated panels in FvwmButtons (like in CDE or VUE).
** FvwmEvent is the more flexible successor of FvwmAudio.
FvwmAudio is still available.
And more...
* The ClickToFocusClickRaises option to the GlobalOpts command
(click in a window to raise it if you use mouse focus).
* A new web site and a bug tracking system.
* Faster startup.
* Limiting color usage with the ColorLimit command.
* Mini titles for FvwmPager (aka Balloons).
* Multiple Icon Boxes, Icon box grids, and Icon box fill
direction control.
* Improved FvwmButtons button placement to give absolute control
over where the buttons are placed.
* FvwmTile and FvwmCascade modules have been combined into the
new module FvwmRearrange. Shell scripts for FvwmTile and
FvwmCascade provide backwards compatibility.
* FvwmPager displays the current desk.
* Consistent page handling commands MoveToPage and MoveToDesk.
* Switch window focus with Alt-Tab, as in other popular GUI
systems (please read question 3.3 in the FAQ).
* The EdgeThickness command offers a way to make auto hide work
more smoothly in FvwmTaskBar.
* New commands DefaultFont, DefaultColors and Emulate.
* More consistent and often simpler syntax of configuration file.
* Lots of bug fixes to improve stability and portability.
* Consistent copying policy.
and many small enhancements too numerous to list here.
More detailed information on the contents of this release can be
found at:
http://www.fvwm.org/NEWS.html
