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gnome-globalmenu 0.7.9

Downloads:

http://code.google.com/p/gnome2-globalmenu/downloads/list?can=2&q=0.7.9

  • Feature a completely rewritten gtk plugin
  • Introducing Gnomenu.Settings
  • Issue 355
  • Issue 470
  • Be sure to cleanly remove 0.7.8 before installing 0.7.9
    • Remove GConf Key apps/gnome_settings_deamon/gtk-modules/globalmenu-gnome
    • Remove /usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/modules/libglobalmenu-gnome.so

gnome-globalmenu 0.7.8

Downloads:

http://code.google.com/p/gnome2-globalmenu/downloads/list?can=2&q=0.7.8

  • Updated to VALA 0.7.7
  • Enhanced multihead support

    (enable per-monitor-mode, and add an applet to each monitor)

  • Improved source code, larger comments/code ratio.
  • Further improved preference dialog usability.
  • Integrating into gnome-panel(aka the 'Applications Places System' menu),

    toggle with gconf://apps/gnome_settings_daemon/gtk-modules/gnomenu-panel. -- Experimental, Please TEST.

  • Enhanced compatability with Ubuntu karmic (Issue 507)
  • Minor fixes
  • Update the translations.

gnome-globalmenu 0.7.7

svn checkout http://gnome2-globalmenu.googlecode.com/svn/tags/v0.7.7

Downloads:

http://code.google.com/p/gnome2-globalmenu/downloads/list?can=2&q=0.7.7

  • UPdate to VALA 0.7.5
  • The package is now rebuiltable from the vala source code.
  • Fix crashing 64bit apps (Issue 408)
  • Added the option to disable the search box in window list (Issue 439)
  • Toggle RGBA via preference dialog (Issue 431)
  • Improved Preference dialog usability (Issue 424)
  • Fixed excess cpu time(regression) (issue 484)
  • Improved TransientFor handling (mentioned in GlobalMenuSpecification)

  • Updated some translations

  • known problem (crashes wth backgrond since 0.7.7-beta, Issue 490)

    Fixed in 0.7.7_1 (tags/v0.7.7_1)

gnome-globalmenu 0.7.6

svn checkout http://gnome2-globalmenu.googlecode.com/svn/tags/v0.7.6

Downloads:

http://code.google.com/p/gnome2-globalmenu/downloads/list?can=2&q=0.7.6

  • Catch-up release
  • UPdate to VALA 0.7.3 (Issue 370)
  • Removed excessive xsession log (Issue 406)
  • Improved multithread (Issue 408)
  • Added new event types SELECTED and UNSELECTED (Issue 412)
  • Various improvements
  • Added some translations
  • Updated some translations

gnome-globalmenu 0.7.5

svn checkout http://gnome2-globalmenu.googlecode.com/svn/tags/v0.7.5

Downloads:

http://code.google.com/p/gnome2-globalmenu/downloads/list?can=2&q=0.7.5

  • Fixed a serious leak in 0.7.4 (Issue 387)
  • Reworked application name detection. (Issue 385)
  • Upgraded to VALA 0.6.0 (won't compile with 0.7.0 or 0.5.7) (Issue 370)
  • Shortcut Keys in overflown menu (Issue 362)
  • Improved GTK Module efficiency, especially with GVIM (Issue 365)
  • Vertical Panel unusable because of the ellipsizing (Issue 379)
  • Reworked overflown menu, improving the transparency (Issue 104)
  • Alt-<Key> (Issue 301)
  • License cleaned up (Issue 383)
  • Experimental hybrid submenu(popup menu) handling,

    Enabled by export GLOBALMENU_GNOME_ARGS=--hybrid

  • Special case for GnomeDo's docky, patch from jassmith. (Issue 400)
  • Search Box is now case-insensitive.
  • Mention about export GTK_MODULES=globalmenu-gnome if the module is not detected (Issue 399)
  • Completely quite-nize the applet when --verbose not given (Issue 406)
  • Added some translations
  • Updated some translations

gnome-globalmenu 0.7.4

svn checkout http://gnome2-globalmenu.googlecode.com/svn/tags/v0.7.4

Downloads:

http://code.google.com/p/gnome2-globalmenu/downloads/list?can=2&q=0.7.4

  • Online help goes to HelpCentral wiki page (issue 290)
  • if the schema for the gconf key is not found, show some thing instead of giving an empty preference dialog (issue 332)
  • Improve the race with docks (Issue 316)

  • install the xfce plugin to correct location on xfce 4.6. (issue 304)

  • refactor libgnomenu, introducing Gnomenu.Shell and Gnomenu.Item interfaces

  • rewrite Gnomenu.Parser to remove the dependency on g_markup_parse_context_push and _pop.

  • Fixed crashing on OSX theme. (issue 314)

  • skip menubars in GtkNotebook, workaround Monodevelop and gnome-appearence-properties. (issue 350, issue 341)
  • Fixed the overflown menu items. (issue 360)

gnome-globalmenu 0.7.3

svn checkout http://gnome2-globalmenu.googlecode.com/svn/tags/v0.7.3

Downloads:

http://code.google.com/p/gnome2-globalmenu/downloads/list?can=2&q=0.7.3

  • Improved XFCE Plugin
    • (1) dependency to gmenu removed.
    • (2) border (1 pixel at topmost) (need to be verified)
  • Improved Switcher on
    • (1) application name detection
    • (2) menu layout
    • (3) Rebased the switcher with libgnomenu
  • libgnomenu.so seperately installed
  • libgnomenu is gir ready under namespace Gnomenu, configure with --enable-gir.
  • Gracefully loading and unloading the gtk module
  • Avoid the bazzar 'Global Menu Bar' label at startup ASAP
  • Added a svn version in applet's about dialog(only if built from svn)
  • Smarter applet: if the gtk module is not loaded, send a desktop notify to guide the user. NEW BUILDING DEPENDENCY: libnotify-dev/libnotify-devel.
  • Place icons correctly in a vertical panel
  • Added many translations
  • Fixed several memory issues (core dump at about/pref dialog)

gnome-globalmenu 0.7.2

svn checkout http://gnome2-globalmenu.googlecode.com/svn/tags/v0.7.2

Downloads:

http://code.google.com/p/gnome2-globalmenu/downloads/list?can=2&q=0.7.2

  • Experimental XFCE Plugin; edit ~/.config/xfce4/xinitrc(and chmod +x) to enable the GTK Plugin ```

    !/bin/sh

export GTK_MODULES=globalmenu-gnome . /etc/xdg/xfce4/xinitrc ``` * Removed explicit GIO dependency; the gtk plugin module compiles and works with GTK 2.10. * Updated to vala 0.5.5; pre-0.5.5 vala no longer compiles the svn source; * Improved documentation * Code refactoring, improved speed, bigger memory foot print (6-8 MiB RSS) * es_ES translation * ru_RU translation * Fixed issues when AWN is the active window * Fixed Several leaks in the GTK plugin module * Fixed the wrong size allocation of icon in menu items.

gnome-globalmenu 0.7.1

svn checkout http://gnome2-globalmenu.googlecode.com/svn/tags/v0.7.1

Downloads:

http://code.google.com/p/gnome2-globalmenu/downloads/list?can=2&q=0.7.1

  • Bug fixes
  • Enable/Disable Global Menu via GtkSettings and the applet.
    • loading globalmenu-gnome via GTK_MODULES is no longer supported.
    • suid applications now also respect global menu. (security!)
  • Disable RGBA by default due to stability issues.
  • it_IT, fr_FR, zh_CN Translations

gnome-globalmenu 0.7 (alpha) * svn1845 All children in PanelApplet and subclass of GnomenuMenuBar changed to 'local' by default. No need of GTK_MENUBAR_NO_MAC(still supported) for gnome-panel, user swither, unit tests, and most panel related applications. * svn1833 Added window list and window title to switcher. * svn1830 Theming issue * svn1823 Switcher * svn1816 Awareness of gnome_settings_daemon/gtk-modules. * Unloading is yet unstable. perhaps bugs of GTK/gsd. * No need to use GTK_MODULES=globalmenu-gnome. (still supported) * svn1796 gconf configuration for the applet * svn1795 register the gtk module in gnome-settings-daemon's gconf key * svn1762 all parameters of libglobalmenu-gnome are combined to GLOBALMENU_GNOME_ARGS * --verbose * --disable * --log-file="filename" * svn1725 * 0.7-devel branch starts * svn1723 * RGBA support for Gnomenu.Menu * svn1711 * grab F10(or what ever in GtkSettings) * svn1696 * + alpha: the core is ready. please test the stability.

gnome-globalmenu 0.6 (current development version)

  • svn1509
    • +window selector
  • svn1446
    • +GTK_MENUBAR_NO_MAC is back.
  • svn1478
    • +relatively stable global menu core.
  • svn1415
    • +Adding accelerator labels.
  • svn1408
    • +aware of transient_for windows.
  • svn1401
    • +major theming issues are solved.

  • svn900+

    • NOTE: When you switch to svn 900+, the line GTK_MODULE=libgnomenu should be removed.

  • Wednesday, Oct 29 2008, the GTK module is renamed to libglobalmenu-gnome.so and installed to $libdir/gtk-2.0/modules. GTK_MODULE=globlamenu-gnome is sufficient to load the module.

  • Friday, Oct 10 2008, the DBus branch is merged into trunk. GTK_MODULE=libgnomenugtk is back.

  • Thursday, Oct 09 2008, the project turns to DBus for IPC backend. in branches/0.6-devel

  • Monday, Aug 08 2008, A series of new modification is pushed to trunk and it becomes completely broken(for everyday users) before new development is done.

gnome-globalmenu 0.5

  • aborted

gnome-globalmenu 0.4

  • svn790 (Friday, March 14th 2008)

    • +Treatment of overflowed menu items.
    • +Customize title font.

  • Sunday, March 09 2008, GNOME Global Menu 0.4 shall be considered as available(via svn or packages) for daily use. ReleaseNotes.

  • svn570 (Friday, February 29th 2008)

    • Some one write something here.

gnome2-globalmenu 0.3

  • svn323
      • Users can now customize the appearance.
      • A new deploying script reduces difficulty for building from scratch. (Hopefully will also reduce packaging difficulty.)

Downloading from svn is preferred. svn checkout http://gnome2-globalmenu.googlecode.com/tags/0.3_323 gnome2-globalmenu

gnome2-globalmenu 0.3

Completely new patch/code for gtkmenubar. Reconstructed menu server.

    • Stupid Menu Bar Scrolling
    • No Window icon
    • Skinning(partially working)
    • New Protocol: Connectionless, Asynchronous(Should update the Specification)
    • True Server/Client Architecture
    • Stability
    • Menu server auto detection
    • Auto Guessing whether the menubar is a global one instead of hard coded window names.

http://gnome2-globalmenu.googlecode.com/svn/branches/0.3/

gnome2-globalmenu 0.2.1

    • Press Alt and F10 in application window will invoke menus
    • New look and feel for scrolling long menubars
    • Added Application Icon, and application title appears as a tooltip.
    • Automatic gtk2-aqd build tool for fedora with guide README
    • Sample bonobo .server file for the Applet
    • Standalone mode applet for easy debugging
    • Removed application title's label
    • Doesn't respect KDE's floating menubars.
    • Packaging tarball of the applet works

http://gnome2-globalmenu.googlecode.com/svn/branches/0.2.1/