=== Enlightenment 0.25.0 Release === * //2021-12-16 - by Carsten Haitzler// This is the latest release of Enlightenment. A lot has happened since the last release. Hilights: * Lots of minor bug fixes (see git log) * Flat look to match new flat theme * New much higher quality default wallpaper set * Optimized XKB keymap change handling * Init splash is now always on (theme can remove it if desired) * Added screen setup menu entry in quick settings menu * Redid a lot of screen dimming/blanking/timeout code to fix cruft * IBox iconify gadget has window previews on mouse-over now * New gesture recognition bindings for touchpads (using Elput) * On loss or re-plug in of screen now restore windows sensibly * Tasks has window preview on mouse-over now * FPS debug (ctl+alt+shift+f to toggle) has a lot more data now * BT devices in the Bluez gadget will show battery level if supported * Battery now has mouse-over popup with detailed battery information * Config saving moved to threads to minimize I/O stutter to core * Shot allows copy of screenshot to copy and paste selection too now * Temperature monitor now uses hwmon devices and multiple instances * New Procstats module can show mem/CPU usage in titlebar * Offline/presentation mode removed - use bindings + actions instead * Remove custom desklock command - built in is more reliable * Winlist (alt+tab) has large mode with window previews now * Pluggable device monitoring and applying of input config on plug * Added workaround broken Spotify cover art URLs * Scale settings will now modify xsettings DPI to make non-efl apps scale * Fonts now made to be consistent with EFL and other apps * Added binding action to switch profiles * EFM - sync more often when doing I/O ops like copy etc. * XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP is now set too * EFM image preview will show EFIX dates for when image taken * Power plug/unplug now emit signals which theme can make sounds for * Mixer - have simple device to icon database text file to look nicer * Mixer - add VU meters for output and input audio * Mixer - Show icons for apps currently playing sounds and recording * Set _NET_WM_STATE_HIDDEN when windows are hidden to avoid rendering * Reduce power usage when screen is blanked by setting wins to iconic * Added "grow window in direction" actions you can bind * Added palette editor and selector tool to set up custom colors * Fingerprint (libFprint) support in desklock and new tool for settings * EFM - add recent files menu to access recently opened files * Force stdout/error log now to ~/.e-log.log * Added settings for animation multiplier to speed up/down transitions * No more edge bindings by default | LINK | SHA256 | | [[http://download.enlightenment.org/rel/apps/enlightenment/enlightenment-0.25.0.tar.xz | enlightenment-0.25.0.tar.xz ]] | 7d6e72ceed5aca135b7a49c2a1c1eb9d8fde1318613517401d0418e0e5f6df06 | == Building and Dependencies == - [[https://git.enlightenment.org/core/efl.git/tree/README | EFL]] - libexif - libpam (Linux only) Highly recommended to ensure proper functionality (though you can live without these): - connman (For network configuration support) - bluez5 (For bluetooth configuration and control) - bc (For the everything module calculator mode) - pulseaudio (For proper audio device control and redirection) - acpid (For systems with ACPI for lid events, AC/Battery plug in/out etc.) - packagekit (For the built in system updates monitoring and updater) - udisks2 (For removable storage mounting/unmounting) - ddcutil (specifically libddcutil.so.2 for backlight control) - gdb (If you want automatic backtraces on a crash in ~/.e-crashdump.txt - don't forget to build EFL and E with gdb debugging to make this useful) **Note:** Enlightenment 0.25.0 depends on EFL **v1.26.0** or newer. ---- {{:blank.png?nolink&100|}} ~~DISCUSSIONS~~