version 2.0-rc1

Version 2.0-rc1 of awesome is available. To download it, see the download page. This is the first release candidate version of the upcoming 2.0 version.

This release fixes a lot of bugs, add a lot of new features and a bring a better Xinerama support. You can see changes.

  • New config file format (libconfig replaced by libconfuse)
  • Bug fix: fix resize_hint
  • Bug fix: reset correctly default bar position on toggle
  • Bug fix: wrong column in multi column tiled layout
  • Bug fix: fix a bunch of bugs with mplayer in Xinerama mode
  • Bug fix: better computation for moving windows
  • New feature: option to center pointer on focused client
  • New feature: nmaster/ncol/mwfact and layout can be specified by tags at config and run time
  • New feature: use Cairo to render status bar
  • New feature: status bar can now be placed on right or left of the screen
  • New feature: each physical screen can now be configured independently for colors, statusbar, font, etc
  • New feature: click-to-raise in floating mode
  • New feature: draw circle instead of square for some client flags in status bar
  • New feature: remember focused window on each tag
  • New feature: don't read on stdin any-more, introduce awesome-client to control everything via socket
  • New feature: rules can now set default screen where displays windows in Xinerama mode
  • New feature: mouse bindings are now configurable
  • New feature: map new clients on the screen where the mouse pointer is
  • New feature: mouse moving/resizing are now uicb

Don't hesitate to report bugs and ask or write enhancements on awesome list.

Have fun!