NEWS

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The config option <lab><xdg_shell_server_side_deco> has changed to <core><decoration>
Support wlr_input_inhibit_unstable_v1 protocol. This enables swaylock to be run. Written-by: @telent
Support wlr_foreign_toplevel protocol. This enables controlling windows from panels such as waybar.
Support fullscreen mode.
Add the following config options:
- Load default keybinds on <keyboard><default />
- Specify distance between views and output edges with <core><gap>
- Set menu item font with <theme><font place="MenuItem">
- Allow <theme><font> without place="" attribute, thus enabling simpler config files.
Support for primary selection. Written-by: @telent
Support 'alt-tab' on screen display when cycling between windows
Add theme options to set buttons colors individually (for iconify, close and maximize)
Show application title in window decoration title bar
Handle double click on window decoration title bar
Support a 'resize-edges' area that is wider than than the visible window decoration. This makes it easier to grab edges to resize windows.
Add window actions 'MoveToEdge', 'ToggleMaximize', 'Close', 'Iconfiy', 'ToggleDecorations', 'ToggleFullscreen'
Add labwc.desktop for display managers
Take into account exclusive areas of clients using layer-shell (such as panels) when maximizing windows
Handle alt + mouse button to move/resize windows
Catch ctrl-alt-F1 to F12 to switch tty

Compile with wlroots 0.14.0

Add config options <focus><followMouse> and <focus><raiseOnFocus> (provided-by: Mikhail Kshevetskiy)
Do not use Clearlooks-3.4 theme by default, just use built-in theme
Fix bug which triggered Qt application segfault

Compile with wlroots 0.13.0

Support wlr-output-management protcol for setting output position, scale and orientation with kanshi or similar
Support server side decoration rounded corners
Change built-in theme to match default GTK style
Add labwc-environment(5)
Call wlr_output_enable_adaptive_sync() if LABWC_ADAPTIVE_SYNC set

Compile with wlroots 0.12.0 and wayland-server >=1.16

Support xdg-shell and optionally xwayland-shell
Show xbm buttons for maximize, iconify and close
Support layer-shell protocol (partial)
Support damage tracking to reduce CPU usage
Support very basic root-menu implementation
Re-load config and theme on SIGHUP
Support simple configuration to auto-start applications, set environment variables and specify theme, font and keybinds.
Support some basic theme settings for window borders and title bars
Support basic actions including Execute, Exit, NextWindow, Reconfigure and ShowMenu