version 2.2-rc1

The new version 2.2-rc1 of awesome is available. To download it, see the download page. This is the first release candidate version of the upcoming 2.2 version.

You can see all changes on git.

Here's a changes summary.

  • Graph widgets works with floats;
  • Add tileup and tilebottom layouts;
  • Fix statusbar recovering each others (bug #37);
  • Fix sloppy focus problems;
  • Optimize arrangement and statusbar refreshing with a cache system;
  • Add support for keycode in keys bindings (bug #40);
  • New awesome-message program (xmessage-like);
  • Fix various problems with widget drawing;
  • Print more warnings on various errors;
  • Fix issues with padding;
  • Enable tiled windows moving/switching;
  • Add sloppyfocusraise option (bug #47);
  • Add --check option to awesome to verify configuration file syntax;
  • Convert statusbar text to UTF-8 before drawing (bug #39);
  • Add scratch window support;
  • Remove focustitle widget: tasklist can do the same now;
  • Rename netwmicon widget to focusicon;
  • Add align options to widgets;
  • Add smart placement algorithm for floating (bug #50);
  • Fix raise problem with focus_history (bug #49);
  • Fix tag_viewprev (bug #60);
  • Add master property to rule (bug #6);
  • Fix XRandR clone mode issues (bug #42);
  • Fix windows hiding issue when launching another wm (bug #53);
  • Add opacity as rule attribute (bug #54);

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

Have fun!