nsxiv - Changelog
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there may be more changes. Please use git log to view them.
SPECIAL NOTE: Due to this incident we have moved development over to CodeBerg.
A lot of the references below may now be 404 on GitHub. Any threads which survived the wipe have been migrated over to nsxiv-record. All of the references above can be found on the new main nsxiv repository on CodeBerg.
v30 (June 15, 2022)
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Changes:
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Development and main repository moved over to Codeberg. See the special note above for more info.
 autoreload_{inotify,nop}.cmerged into a single file,autoreload.c. #263- Moved all configuration related macros to 
config.mk. #264 - 
win-titleis now called only when there's change rather than being called on each redraw. #266 - 
Added:
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Added more mimetypes to the
.desktopentry. #260 - Added 
thumb-infofor customizing the statusbar in thumbnail-mode. #265 - 
Added comments for building on OpenBSD. #264
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Fixes:
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"Too many open file" error due to not closing the win-title script. #245
 -fnow directly starts in fullscreen mode rather than opening a normal window and then going fullscreen. #251- Broken slideshow on slow systems or fast animations. #282
 - Memory leak when removing an image in thumbnail mode. #247
 - Correctly setting 
_NET_WM_PID. #251 - Don't override statusbar if info script doesn't exist. #271
 - Potential misbehavior regarding font. #250
 
v29 (March 03, 2022)
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Changes:
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Window title is now customizeable via
win-title, cli flag-Tand related config.h options are removed. SeeWINDOW TITLEsection of the manpage for more info. #213 - Imlib2 cache size is now set based on total memory percentage, by default set to 3%. #184
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Removed some non-POSIX extensions in the Makefile. #225
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Added:
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Ability to customize thumbnail mode mouse-bindings via
config.h. #167 - Option to set statusbar position to top via 
config.h. #231 - 
New keybinding z to scroll to center. #203
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Fixes:
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Manpage cleanup: avoid confusing wording and document thumbnail mode mouse-bindings. #186
 - Wrong jpeg exif orientation with Imlib2 v1.7.5 (and above). #188
 - Animation slowdown when zoomed in. #200
 - Reset statusbar after failed keyhandler. #191
 - Window title not working on certain WMs. #234
 - Various compiler warnings. #197
 
v28 (December 12, 2021)
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Changes:
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Statusbar made optional via
HAVE_LIBFONTS. #95 - Remove library auto-detection, use 
OPT_DEP_DEFAULTinstead. #71 - 
Example scripts will now be installed into
EGPREFIX($(PREFIX)/share/doc/nsxiv/examplesby default). See README for more info. #86 - 
Added:
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Animated webp support (optional via
HAVE_LIBWEBP). #20 - New mouse-binding Ctrl-Button1 for relative drag. #117
 - Ability to configure colors and fonts in 
config.h. #115 - Ability to configure navigation width area in 
config.h. #155 - Ability to customize the set of modifiers used when processing keybindings
    in 
config.hviaUSED_MODMASK. #150 - Ability to configure Imlib2's cache size for better image (re)loading
    performance in 
config.h. #171 - Cli flag 
-0for sending null-seperated file-list to standard out (-o), and key-handler and receiving null-seperated file-list via stdin (-i). #68 #164 - Export environment variable 
NSXIV_USING_NULLto key-handler. #164 - Embed new nsxiv icon. #163
 make install-iconto install icons. #80make install-desktopto install .desktop entry. #80make install-allto install everything. #80- Configurable 
KEYHANDLER_ABORTinconfig.h. #91 - Statusbar message upon key-handler activation. #98
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Ability to write custom C functions in
config.hand use them via keybindings. #76 - 
Fixes:
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Not able to use
KEYHANDLER_ABORTkey (Escape by default) in regular keybindings. #91 - Memory leak related to Xresources. #134
 - Memory leak in gif loader. #165
 - Better handle gif colormap and prevent out-of-bound access. #165
 - Prevent crash when zooming out in very small images. #178
 - Removed non-POSIX commands and extensions from 
Makefile. #71 - Regression where nsxiv wouldn't run on non-TrueColor X server. #114
 - Wrong comments in 
config.hand description inmanpage. #105 #152 
v27.1 (September 16, 2021)
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Fixes:
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Source tarball failing build #66
 
v27 (September 16, 2021)
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Changes:
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Re-release under the name nsxiv.
 - Xresources 
Sxiv.foregroundandSxiv.backgroundchanged toNsxiv.window.foregroundandNsxiv.window.background. - Xresources 
Sxiv.fontchanged toNsxiv.bar.font. - 
Rework the build system. Now by default we'll build with only optional dependencies that are already installed. #19
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Added:
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Fill scale mode. #2
 - Configurable X window title (via 
config.hand the-Tflag). #23 - Support custom bar colors via Xresources. #19
 - Support custom mark color via Xresources. #51
 - Toggle animation playback with Ctrl-a. #33
 - Set 
_NET_WM_PIDandWM_CLIENT_MACHINEX properties. #13 - 
Set
ICCCM WM managerhints. #12 - 
Fixes:
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Cli flag
-Gnot initially setting gamma. #31 - Wrong keybinding description in the manpage. #14
 - .desktop entry not advertising webp support. #15
 - Prevent crash when embedded into transparent window. #3
 - Small memory leak. #57
 - Rare crash when showing some GIFs. #41
 - Rare event where nsxiv wouldn't close after window being destroyed. #53
 
sxiv
Stable releases
v26 (January 16, 2020)
- Maintenance release
 
v25 (January 26, 2019)
- Support font fallback for missing glyphs
 - Fix busy loop when built without inotify
 - Use background/foreground colors from X resource database
 
v24 (October 27, 2017)
- Automatically reload the current image whenever it changes
 - Support embedding into other X windows with -e (e.g. tabbed)
 - New option -p prevents sxiv from creating cache and temporary files
 - Simpler mouse mappings, the most basic features are accessible with the mouse only (navigate, zoom, pan)
 
v1.3.2 (December 20, 2015)
- external key handler gets file paths on stdin, not as arguments
 - Cache out-of-view thumbnails in the background
 - Apply gamma correction to thumbnails
 
v1.3.1 (November 16, 2014)
- Fixed build error, caused by delayed config.h creation
 - Fixed segfault when run with -c
 
v1.3 (October 24, 2014)
- Extract thumbnails from EXIF tags (requires libexif)
 - Zoomable thumbnails, supported sizes defined in config.h
 - Fixed build error with giflib version >= 5.1.0
 
v1.2 (April 24, 2014)
- Added external key handler, called on keys prefixed with 
Ctrl-x - New keybinding 
{/}to change gamma (by AndrĂ¡s Mohari) - Support for slideshows, enabled with 
-Soption & toggled withs - Added application icon (created by 0ion9)
 - Checkerboard background for alpha layer
 - Option 
-oonly prints files marked withmkey - Fixed rotation/flipping of multi-frame images (gifs)
 
v1.1.1 (June 2, 2013)
- Various bug fixes
 
v1.1 (March 30, 2013)
- Added status bar on bottom of window with customizable content
 - New keyboard shortcuts 
\/|: flip image vertically/horizontally - New keyboard shortcut 
Ctrl-6: go to last/alternate image - Added own EXIF orientation handling, removed dependency on libexif
 - Fixed various bugs
 
v1.0 (October 31, 2011)
- Support for multi-frame images & GIF animations
 - POSIX compliant (IEEE Std 1003.1-2001)
 
v0.9 (August 17, 2011)
- Made key and mouse mappings fully configurable in config.h
 - Complete code refactoring
 
v0.8.2 (June 29, 2011)
- POSIX-compliant Makefile; compiles under NetBSD
 
v0.8.1 (May 8, 2011)
- Fixed fullscreen under window managers, which are not fully EWMH-compliant
 
v0.8 (April 18, 2011)
- Support for thumbnail caching
 - Ability to run external commands (e.g. jpegtran, convert) on current image
 
v0.7 (February 26, 2011)
- Sort directory entries when using 
-rcommand line option - Hide cursor in image mode
 - Full functional thumbnail mode, use Return key to switch between image and thumbnail mode
 
v0.6 (February 16, 2011)
- Bug fix: Correctly display filenames with umlauts in window title
 - Basic support of thumbnails
 
v0.5 (February 6, 2011)
- New command line option: 
-r: open all images in given directories - New key shortcuts: 
w: resize image to fit into window;W: resize window to fit to image 
v0.4 (February 1, 2011)
- New command line option: 
-F,-g: use fixed window dimensions and apply a given window geometry - New key shortcut: 
r: reload current image 
v0.3.1 (January 30, 2011)
- Bug fix: Do not set setuid bit on executable when using 
make install - Pan image with mouse while pressing middle mouse button
 
v0.3 (January 29, 2011)
- New command line options: 
-d,-f,-p,-s,-v,-w,-Z,-z - More mouse mappings: Go to next/previous image with left/right click, scroll image with mouse wheel (horizontally if Shift key is pressed), zoom image with mouse wheel if Ctrl key is pressed
 
v0.2 (January 23, 2011)
- Bug fix: Handle window resizes correctly
 - New keyboard shortcuts: 
g/G: go to first/last image;[/]: go 10 images back/forward - Support for mouse wheel zooming (by Dave Reisner)
 - Added fullscreen mode
 
v0.1 (January 21, 2011)
- Initial release
 
