[dev] [ANN] wmii 3.9b1 released

Hi,

wmii 3.9 Beta 1 has just been released. As usual, the source is
available at suckless.org:

     http://dl.suckless.org/wmii/wmii+ixp-3.9b1.tbz
     http://dl.suckless.org/wmii/wmii+ixp-3.9b1.tbz.sum
     http://dl.suckless.org/wmii/wmii+ixp-3.9b1.tbz.sig

A new Ununtu repo is also available, which already contains the
Beta:

     https://launchpad.net/~maglione-k/+archive/ppa

The packages hosted there may or may not also work with your
debian system, depending on your configuration.

New since the last Alpha:
     * wmii9menu is now Xinerama aware.
     * Install READMEs to $(PREFIX)/share/doc/wmii/.
     * Documentation updates. Add wmiir.1, wmii9menu.1.
     * Allow dragging floating clients from anywhere in their titlebars.
     * Allow specifying screen in area specs.
     * Change default $MODKEY to Mod4.
     * Minor changes to pygmi.events API.
     * Allow client to follow tag change in python wmiirc.
     * Update /tag/*/index to be more useful on Xinerama.
     * Add showkeys action to shell and python wmiirc.
     * Restore windows from floating layer to their original Xinerama screen.
     * Hide bar on non-primary Xinerama screens.
     * Allow resizing of rightmost and leftmost column dividers.

New since the 3.6 release:
     * Add Suraj's Rumai-based wmiirc.
     * Move rc.wmii to alternative_wmiircs/plan9port/wmiirc.
     * Install wmii.pdf to $(PREFIX)/share/doc/.
     * Focus windows regardless of whether they form a new group.
     * Update selection and execution of wmiirc: no more magic.
     * Update wmii.1
     * Add alternative_wmiircs READMEs.
     * Add new wmii guide. See doc/wmii.pdf
     * Allow for programmable completion in wimenu.
     * Use pkg-config globally.
     * Add Xft (antialiased font) support.
     * Add python wmiirc/9P client library
     * Allow bindings to work regardless of caps lock.
     * Add M-f fullscreen toggle key binding.
     * Augment /client/*/ctl Fullscreen command.
     * Allow setting of increment display from /ctl.
     * Show a client's extra tags in its titlebar.
     * Darken background when floating area selected.
     * Allow bar on top or bottom.
     * Allow for wmiirc_local.
     * Add grow and nudge commands to /tag/*/ctl.
     * Cascade windows when the floating layer fills.
     * Support alpha-transparant windows.
     * Add regex tag support.
     * It is now possible to float/unfloat windows with the mouse.
     * Make the bar Xdnd aware; DND between views is now possible. Fixed some window raising/moving bugs.
     * Add a notification bar.
     * Improved floating mouse resizing.
     * Improved mouse move/resize support for managed mode.
     * Better return from floating/fullscreen to managed mode.
     * Allow comments (#.*\n) in rules and ctl files.
     * Add /client/*/ctl ‘slay’ command.
     * Detect unresponsive clients on ‘kill’.
     * Draw titlebars of floating clients differently.
     * Add wihack: LD_PRELOAD hack to set window properties of programs:
     * Respect window groups
     * Add ‘Kill’ to client right-click menu
     * wmii9menu now takes similar args to wimenu
     * Document grow/nudge commands.
     * Add wimenu with history and caret support
     * Add wistrut. Undocumented, not built by default.
     * EWMH strut support.
     * Basic EWMH support.
     * Better fullscreen support.
     * XRandR support.
     * Xinerama support.

-- 
Kris Maglione
The object-oriented model makes it easy to build up programs by
accretion.  What this often means, in practice, is that it provides a
structured way to write spaghetti code.
	--Paul Graham