Equinox Desktop Environment
version 1.1
Contents:
  • Welcome to EDE
  • What's new
  • Credits
  • Copyright
  • Help wanted!
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    Changes between EDE versions

    (Note: There weren't much more changes in 1.0.2 when compared to earlier versions, it's just that more stuff is being reported.)


    1.0.2
    * new build system
    * netscape and opera replaced with mozilla everywhere
    * startede:
    - fix: xscreensaver wasn't started
    * edewm:
    - fixed artefacts on window's borders when window is resized
    - dialog windows should now act as dialog windows (no resizing or animation of resizing)
    - dialogs have same titlebar height as other windows
    - don't show minimize button in titlebar for dialogs
    - better checks is window resizable
    - several fixes into Set Size widget
    - fix bug with titlebar buttons difficult to click
    - configurable keyboard shortcuts
    * eworkpanel:
    - make applets and menu title configurable
    - new panel applet - Show Desktop
    - tooltips are showed without clicking on panel itself
    - fixed crash with network monitor
    - fix bug: panel doesn't autohide when a menu is open
    - much improvements to logout applet
    - allow workspace names to be localized
    - fix wrong icon filenames in main menu
    - a better icon for submenus in the main menu
    * taskbar applet:
    - fix a bug where window will minimize instead of coming to front
    - draw active taskbar button in lighter color
    * eiconman:
    - fix locale related problems in icon properties
    * elauncher:
    - new program and url launching framework
    * evolume:
    - add volume control applet to standard distribution
    - replaced evolume icon in panel
    * emenueditor:
    - fix: invisible entries created with some locales
    * keyboard chooser applet:
    - get list of keymaps from X, instead of hardcoded
    - display descriptive names
    - don't show everything at once
    - keep a list of recently used keyboards
    * ewmconf:
    - fix titlebar resizing to zero when changing theme
    * ehelpbook:
    - scrollbars are now visible
    - removed (too much broken)
    * etip:
    - make etip modal
    - don't always show the same tip


    1.0.1.1
    * fixed desktop crashing when choosing wallpaper (sometimes will chrash due bug in efltk library)
    * fixed logout icon showing
    * fixed einstaller icon showing
    * complitelly fixed and revised control panel
    * etip strings revised
    * fixed desktop links in makefile


    1.0.1
    * many unstabile programs from EDE package are removed, so now only ede-core (old name) is provide as standard distribution
    * small fixes with workpanel and run-dialog on it
    * compiling and installation scripts improved
    * added in configure script debug options
    * fixed EDE's X exit, but on some distributions not work well (SuSE 8.1)
    * fixed icons showing on Control Panel, ehelpbook, etc.
    * fixed screensaver showing in preview window
    * small menu decorations :)
    * added in main distribution EFinder, and that will become standard part
    * now you can with double click start programs from run-dialog on workpanel
    * and many, many stability fixes


    1.0beta
    * nice EDE library complement what is in FLTK missing
    * a lot of changes in ede-core (new icons and support for them thanks Edelib)
    * fixed a lot of bugs
    * new applications like epdfreader
    * heavy changes in filemanager (basics works fine, archive viewing and extracting works fine, archive creating ok, ftp works but still a lot to do)
    * locale support, still have to create some .po-s
    * eprintconf, eprint utilities to manage printers (CUPS needed)
    * huge amount of work


    0.6
    * erun separated - <Ctrl+F12> keybinding, cause alt+f12 use window manager
    * efinder - works, basis implemented <Ctrl+F3> keybinding
    * bugs fixes
    * ede-exec script that support prefixes, see erun
    * efstabedit works
    * ecdplayer - cddb support(basic)
    * window manager is based on icewm code
    * new config utilities
    * eiconmanager changes
    * ehelpbook changes - it is useable with simple html, for help enought.
    * configure scripts


    0.5
    * separated icon staff as eiconmanager
    * new apps(still devel) - efilemanager, ehelpbook, efstabedit(init staff)
    * design changes, icons - hopefully until 1.0 it will be stabilized ...
    * font choosing...
    * color changing somewhat buggy(not core dump of course) (It is bug in EDE or in latest fltk, something changed ... that is a question)


    0.4
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    * Cd player rewrite
    * I add better icons because my draw skills are not very well, still need something but what
    * window manager - design changes
    * eworkpanel - design changes
    * all apps new use dynamic linking, so you can use also theme plugins
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    * you can use default X keyboard
    * you can jpeg images on desktop (for now using xsetbg(xloadimage package))
    * dialogs changes
    * programs name change


    0.3
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    * panel shows tasks
    * icons on desktop
    * design changes
    * begin from code reorganization
    * color setting dialog - still todo
    * icon on panel that run eqmixer, ...


    0.2
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    * better color settings, still not perfect, some small things


    0.1
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    * initial release


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