X-Git-Url: http://git.hungrycats.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=1e98c0a8e11c08fd56726f7a7862c069ae1d4c03;hb=4ade52359b6eba3621566dac79793a33aa4c915f;hp=f0bc5f86f5127b48207f6294b482dd6aa9e72092;hpb=c1b9b55ad8d59dc05ef55e316aebf5863e7dfa56;p=xscreensaver diff --git a/README b/README index f0bc5f86..1e98c0a8 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ To compile on a Unix system with X11: To compile on MacOS X: - Use the included XCode project. Requires XCode 2.4 and MacOS X 10.4.0 + Use the included XCode project. Requires XCode 4 and MacOS X 10.5 or newer. Interested in writing a new screen saver? @@ -38,9 +38,134 @@ XScreenSaver has an extensive manual -- please read it! =============================================================================== +Changes since 5.21: * New hacks, `kaleidocycle', `quasicrystal', + `unknownpleasures' and `hexadrop'. + * Performance improvements for `interference'. + * Fixed possible crashes in `apple2', `maze', `pacman', + `polyominoes', `fireworkx', `engine'. + * Fix for `bumps' in 64 bit. + * Fixed preferences crash on old iOS 5 devices. + * Fixed "Shake to Randomize"; display name of saver. + * Fixed weirdness with "Frame Rate" sliders on iOS. + * Fixed rotation problems with `pacman', `decayscreen'. + * Better dragging in `fluidballs'. + * Ignore rotation in hacks that don't benefit from it. + * Ignore DEACTIVATE messages when locked, instead of + popping up the password dialog box. +Changes since 5.20: * Changed default text source from Twitter to Wikipedia, + since Twitter now requires a login to get any feeds. + * New version of `fireworkx'. + * Minor fixes to `distort', `fontglide', `xmatrix'. + * New MacOS crash in `bsod'. + * New mode in `lcdscrub'. +Changes since 5.19: * Support for iPhone 5 screen size. + * Fixed modifier key handing in Apple2.app and + Phosphor.app on MacOS. + * Various minor bug fixes. +Changes since 5.18: * MacOS 10.8.0 compatibility. + * iOS performance improvements. +Changes since 5.17: * iOS responds to shake gestures to randomize. + * iOS can load images from your Photo Library. + * iOS has clickable Wikipedia links in Settings panels. + * Made `pipes' be ridiculously less efficient, but spin. + * Added better mouse control to `rubik', `cube21', + `crackberg', and `julia'. + * Cosmetic improvements to `queens' and `endgame'. + * `sonar' can now ping local subnet on DHCP. + * Most savers now resize/rotate properly. + * Various fixes. +Changes since 5.16: * More iOS tweaks. + * Fixed some compilation problems. + * Enlarged the texture image for `lament'. +Changes since 5.15: * Ported to iPhone and iPad. + * XInput devices now also ignore small mouse motions. + * Loading images via RSS feeds is much improved. + * Various minor fixes. +Changes since 5.14: * New hacks, `hilbert', `companioncube' and `tronbit'. + * Image-manipulating hacks can now load from RSS or Atom + feeds: `imageDirectory' may contain a URL. + * Updated `webcollage' for recent search engine changes. + * `phosphor' and `apple2' can now be run as standalone + terminal emulator applications on MacOS. + * `photopile' sped up. + * New molecule in `molecule'. + * "Upgraded" to XCode 4.0, which means that MacOS 10.4 + PPC builds are impossible, and Intel is now required. + * Turned on LC_CTYPE on Linux; maybe Japanese password + entry works now? +Changes since 5.13: * Fixed crash in Blank Only Mode when DPMS disabled. + * Added "Quick Power-off in Blank Only Mode" option. + * BSOD GLaDOS. +Changes since 5.12: * Optionally enabled full-scene OpenGL antialiasing. + Set the resource `*multiSample' to true if doing so + doesn't kill performance with your video hardware. + * New version of `glhanoi'. + * Image-loading hacks that display the file name now also + display the sub-directory (xscreensaver-getimage now + returns relative paths under imageDirectory). + * Passwords that contain UTF-8 non-Latin1 chars are now + typeable. + * Numerous minor stability fixes. +Changes since 5.11: * Big speed improvement on OSX for heavy XCopyArea + users (`xmatrix', `moire2', `phosphor', etc.) + * Plugged a bad OSX-only Pixmap leak. + * Kludged around the OSX pty bug that caused text to + be truncated in phosphor, starwars, apple2, etc. + * New molecule in `molecule'. + * `glhanoi' now supports an arbitrary number of poles. + * Turned on "New Login" button by default. + * Added support for XInput-style alternate input devices. +Changes since 5.10: * New versions of `photopile', `strange'. + * Worked around MacOS 10.6 garbage collector bug that + caused the screen saver process to become enormous. + * Fixed flicker in `pipes', `cubestorm', and `noof'. + * Fixed EXIF rotation on MacOS 10.6. + * Fixed desktop-grabbing when screen locked on MacOS. + * Minor fixes to `circuit', `polyhedra', `tangram', + `gears', `pinion', `substrate', `xanalogtv'. + * Fixed some leaks in `xanalogtv' and `apple2'. + * Better seeding of the RNG. +Changes since 5.09: * Fixed some crashes and color problems on MacOS 10.6. + * Retired `hypercube' and `hyperball', which are + redundant with `polytopes'. +Changes since 5.08: * Ported to MacOS 10.6, including various 64-bit fixes. + * New hack, `rubikblocks'. + * Fixed another potential RANDR crash. + * Use correct proxy server on MacOS. + * `molecule' now correctly displays PDB 3.2 files. + * Updates to `mirrorblob', `glhanoi', and `sonar'. + * Rewritten version of `klein' hack. + * New hack, `surfaces', incorporating objects from old + `klein' hack, plus new ones. + * Merged `juggle' and `juggler3d' hacks. + * Fixed compilation under gcc 4.4.0 (strict aliasing). + * Fixed intermittent failure in `xscreensaver-command'. +Changes since 5.07: * New hack, `photopile'. + * Rewrote `sonar' and `jigsaw' as OpenGL programs. + * Minor tweaks to `maze', `m6502', `hypnowheel', and + `timetunnel'. + * Savers that load images now obey EXIF rotation tags. + * Arrgh, more RANDR noise! Fixes this time for rotated + screens, and for systems where RANDR lies and says the + screen size is 0x0. + * When the password dialog has timed out or been + cancelled, don't pop it right back up a second time. + * Password timeouts/cancels don't count as + "failed logins". + * Retired some of the older, less interesting savers: + say goodbye to `bubbles', `critical', `flag', `forest', + `glforestfire', `lmorph', `laser', `lightning', `lisa', + `lissie', `rotor', `sphere', `spiral', `t3d', `vines', + `whirlygig', and `worm'. + * Merged `munch' and `mismunch'. + * Updated `webcollage' to use twitpic.com as well. Changes since 5.06: * Xinerama/RANDR tweaks for old-style multi-screen. - * Fixed the bouncing ball in `stairs'. + * Added bumpy skin and cel shading to `skytentacles'. * `flipflop' can load images onto the tiles. + * Fixed the bouncing ball in `stairs'. + * Added the missing Utah Teapotahedron to `polyhedra'. + * `blitspin' works with color images on MacOS now. + * Added transparency to `stonerview'. * Improved layout of the preferences dialogs: they should all now be usable even on ridiculously tiny laptop screens. @@ -51,10 +176,6 @@ Changes since 5.06: * Xinerama/RANDR tweaks for old-style multi-screen. saver descriptions. * All hacks support the `-fps' option, not just GL ones. * The `-fps' option now shows CPU load. - * Added bumpy skin and cel shading to `skytentacles'. - * Added the missing Utah Teapotahedron to `polyhedra'. - * `blitspin' works with color images on OSX now. - * Added transparency to `stonerview'. Changes since 5.05: * Xinerama/RANDR fixes: this time for sure. It should now work to add/remove monitors or resize screens at any time. @@ -65,7 +186,7 @@ Changes since 5.05: * Xinerama/RANDR fixes: this time for sure. It should have no idea how to redirect output to a file. * Added `-duration' arg to most image-loading hacks, so that they pick a new image every few minutes. - * Added an ATM crash to BSOD. + * Added an ATM crash to `bsod'. Changes since 5.04: * New hacks, `cubicgrid', `hypnowheel', and `lcdscrub' (which isn't really a screen saver). * Updates to `m6502' and `gears'. @@ -101,14 +222,14 @@ Changes since 5.02: * New hacks, `cwaves', `glcells', `m6502', and `voronoi'. * Updated `webcollage' to track recent Google Images and Flickr changes. Changes since 5.01: * Reworked PAM code to support fingerprint readers, etc. - * Ported 'webcollage' to OSX. - * Added OSX 10.2 and 10.3 kernel panics to `bsod'. + * Ported 'webcollage' to MacOS. + * Added MacOS 10.2 and 10.3 kernel panics to `bsod'. * Fixed a Xinerama crash when changing the screen count. * New blobbier `mirrorblob'. * Minor updates to `lisa', `bsod', `ifs', `hypertorus', `polytopes', `circuit', `endgame', `crackberg', `flipflop', `flipscreen3d', `fliptext', and `carousel'. - * Enabled multi-threaded OpenGL on OSX. + * Enabled multi-threaded OpenGL on MacOS. Changes since 5.00: * Backed out recent locale-related changes, since they broke far more things than they fixed. * Fail gracefully with ridiculously small window sizes. @@ -135,7 +256,7 @@ Changes since 4.24: * Ported to MacOS X! (10.4.0 or newer) * Changes to the defaults and command-line options of many hacks to make the .xml files more consistent. * Reap zombies in `glslideshow' and `carousel'. - * `sonar' works without setuid on OSX (dgram icmp). + * `sonar' works without setuid on MacOS (dgram icmp). * `xmatrix -mode pipe' displays the text of a subprocess. * `endgame' has higher resolution chess-piece models. * `webcollage' takes a -directory option to get images @@ -312,7 +433,7 @@ Changes since 4.10: * New hacks, `hypertorus', `cubestorm', `glknots', wimpier video cards now. * Various portability tweaks. Changes since 4.09: * New hacks, `cloudlife' and `klein'. - * Added Apple ][+, HPUX, and OS/390 sessions to BSOD. + * Added Apple ][+, HPUX, and OS/390 sessions to `bsod'. * Added some Matrix Reloaded text to `xmatrix'. * Updates to `webcollage', `eruption', `jigglypuff', `metaballs', and `endgame'.