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Changelog

2.1.3 "Paper cut" (2011-06-15)

• Bug-fix and Maintenance Release
• update translations

CORE

• fix crash regarding invalid launchers [1]

2.1.2 "Docks love Mono" (2011-04-06)

• Bug-fix and Maintenance Release
• update translations

CORE

• fix drawing with mono 2.10+
• fix problem with curtain when struts are set
• fix crash when drag/droping onto docky and nautilus isn't drawing desktop [2]
• fix nm docklet crashing docky on startup if nm isn't running [3]
• fix item-drop at the first place [4]

2.0.13 "Crossroads" (2011-04-06)

• Bug-fix and Maintenance Release
• update translations

CORE

• fix drawing with mono 2.10+
• fix crash when drag/droping onto docky and nautilus isnt drawing desktop [5]
• fix nm docklet crashing docky on startup if nm isnt running [6]
• fix item-drop at the first place [7]

2.1.1 "Just do your things" (2011-03-10)

• Bug-fix and Maintenance Release
• update translations

CORE

• clamping values coming in from gconf
• drop global autostart default [8]
• make sure our launcher shows up by default
• fix dock dim animation on external drags [9]
• fix tooltips showing wrong on external drags
• fix crash if 'poof.png' is missing
• try to trap crashes coming from libnotify [10]
• fix crash when emptying trash and cant access a file [11]
• tweak the item message rendering a bit
• slightly zoom icons during drag [12]

2.0.12 "Simple acting" (2011-03-10)

• Bug-fix and Maintenance Release
• update translations

CORE

• fix animations [13]
• clamping values coming in from gconf
• drop global autostart default [14]
• make sure our launcher shows up by default
• fix tooltips showing wrong on external drags
• fix crash if 'poof.png' is missing
• try to trap crashes coming from libnotify [15]
• fix crash when emptying trash and cant access a file [16]
• slightly zoom icons during drag [17]

2.1.0 "That is it" (2011-02-10)

• New Feature Release!

• new docklets:
  • Clippy Docklet, Desktop Docklet, SessionManager Docklet, Timer Docklet, WorkspaceSwitcher Docklet
• many new hidden gconf-settings for power-users ;-)
• implement DockManager DBus API
  • all helper scripts are moved to the shared dockmanager project on launchpad.net
• a whole bunch of Wishlist bug-fixes!!!

2.0.11 "Clean up your desktop" (2011-01-16)

• Bug-fix and Maintenance Release
• update translations

CORE

• fix event-driven icon-update of MenuItemWidget
• fix Gdk.Pixbuf leak in MenuItem and MenuItemWidget
• add docky.desktop to translations
• fix startup-activation of plugins
• unregister of an event in DockWindow.Dispose was missing
• make sure to ignore launchers with Hidden set [18]
• don't set geo on notifications [19]
• don't have Log.Notify use string.Format, which causes random bugs such as gmail breaking when messages contain {} in the subject [20]

DOCKLETS

• NetworkMananger: fix typo and catch exception to prevent crash if dbus access isn't granted

2.0.10 "Nice and Easy" (2011-01-04)

• Bug-fix and Maintenance Release

CORE

• fix unhiding when there are multiple, differently sized monitors [21]
• add manpage
• some optimizations

DOCKLETS

• fix RecentDocuments [22]

2.0.9 "You can count on us" (2011-01-01)

• Bug-fix and Maintenance Release
• update translations

CORE

• fix compilation with mono 2.8+ - remove dependency on Mono.GetOptions, which is obsolete and use a bundled Mono.Options source [23]
• add better implementation of DockySurface.LoadToPixbuf
• fix potential X crash when hovertexts are reallllllllly long...
• fix the helper tile not properly toggling (caused by gconf buffering updates) [24]
• fix ArgumentOutOfRangeException for pids.ElementAt(...)
• add missing disposals of fileenumerator
• let FileDockItems open on middle click

DOCKLETS

• fix a problem with bookmarks crashing when reading bad bookmark files

2.0.8 "Turn it on again" (2010-12-03)

• Bug-fix and Maintenance Release
• update translations

CORE

• change location of autostart file to ~/.config/autostart/docky.desktop [25]
• add window-matcher support for LibreOffice
• fix hovertext for RTL font locales [26]
• some better pixbuf handling
• fix indicators not updating on state changes [27]
• fix crash if a file delete fails [28]
• make sure separators dont darken
• fix typo in log message
• fix a NRE in the debug messages
• make window manager checkbox grey out when checked, so its clear it can't be unchecked [29]
• make sure everything uses the services RunOnMainThread instead of calling Gtk.App.Invoke directly
• protect the system service events from crashing docklets and make the events thread safe

DOCKLETS

• Bookmarks: make sure to update hovers
• Battery: now uses UPower if its available, then checks /sys/ then defaults back to /proc/ [30]
• Gmail:
  • fix race condition when manually reloading gmail [31] [32]
  • fix underscores in email topics making mnemonics in menus [33]
  • fix crash when adding/removing gmail labels [34]
• fix gmail/weather not working on reboot [35]

2.0.7 "Your friendly docking station" (2010-10-02)

• Bug-fix and Maintenance Release
• update translations

CORE

• modify and fix align of 3D separator
• a little nicer 128px icon
• fix crash with invalid SetAlpha call [36]
• add some more exec matches for OpenOffice [37]
• Properly respect the autostart choice in preferences [38]

DOCKLETS

• NPR: fix set of station icon [39]
• Gmail: rename GMail to Gmail [40]
• RecentDocuments: fix crash when opening [41]

HELPERS

• rhythmbox: add AlbumArt.[jpg|png] to search list
• make banshee helper not query dbus if banshee is not currently playing [42]
• open terminal here was preventing unmounting external devices [43]

2.0.6 "Just lovin' it" (2010-09-01)

• Bug-fix and Maintenance Release
• update translations

CORE

• fix check for existing instance
• hitting ESC should cancel drags [44]
• make sure plugins enabled by default are added to the dock on first run and enable Trash docklet by default
• update badge drawing so the text is consistently sized
• fix leak of ThemedIcon/FileIcon in IconFromGIcon
• fix non-square items arent properly darken [45]
• remove MenuList.Dispose which is not really needed, also solves [46]
• shrink config dialog [47]

DOCKLETS

• RecentDocs: fix crash [48]
• Mounter: use a better MountItem.UniqueID and don't fill up gconf with useless keys (temporary fix for [49])
• Weather: add weather icon for Smoke [50]
• CPUMonitor: fix CPU utilization percentage [51]
• GMail:
  • add debuging messages to gmail and log web response status when we have a web exception
  • fix crash and leak in Gmail

2.0.5 "Be proud of your dock" (2010-07-01)

• Bug-fix and Maintenance Release
• update translations
• update COPYRIGHT and AUTHORS files

CORE

• remove --debug flag from launcher for lower memory usage
• update the about dialog credits to list documenters and make translation tab easier to read
• change url in about dialog to the launchpad project page
• Window-Matching
  • fix for applications commandline
  • properly match qt creator [52]
  • prefer local over global launchers [53] [54]
  • match prefix for gksudo [55]
  • fix nautilus items showing active indicator when desktop is focused [56]
  • fix matching wine apps that use a prefixed launcher [57]
• Memory Leaks
  • dispose of calendar painter when the clock item is disposed
  • fix leak in AutoHideManager
  • several fixes using Cairo.Context.Target and Pango.Layout
  • fix leak in PagingPainters
  • fix leak in recursive file-deletion
  • fix leaking SeparatorItems, WnckDockItems
  • fix leaks with FileEmblems
  • fix Pixbuf related leaks
  • fix some leaks regarding FileMonitors
  • fix leaks regarding Tiles and AbtractTileObjects
  • fix leaking Glib.FileAdapter caused by unreferenced Action in FileDockItem
• Handle invalid desktopfile entry and UriFormatException in FileApplicationProvider [58]
• fix potential crash for invalid HelperMetadata
• handle drops correctly
• fix handling of Helpers in HelperService
• make the sliders in preferences behave better
• fix drawing of rotated items
• fix HoveredItem click-position
• avoids fatal errors on console when loading embedded icons when no height or width is specified and when dock items have a null Icon
• fix icon theme change not refreshing the dock icons [59]
• fix SVG rendering bug
• fix iconsize temporarily getting large when adding to full dock [60]
• fix the 'crash in PinToDock' [61]
• make 3d background height more consistent and a tad larger [62]
• fix dragging multiple files to a folder on the dock, which caused a crash and data corruption [63]
• don't request animations if urgent state is removed from a window and fix glow location [64]
• fix window previews being offset [65]
• fix broken zoom after shrinking icon size [66]
• fix problem with hovers still visible when painters show
• fix displaying default icon in place of missing file emblem [67]
• fix crash when gconf key for menus_have_icons is not set [68]
• make sure painters fit on screen [69]
• fix icon minimize animations not working immediately for some newly opened windows
• don't dispose our static DockyItem
• fix CurrentDesktopOnly not working when dragging a window across desktops [70]

DOCKLETS

• GMail:
  • fix thread-guards and remove deprecated code
  • fix problem with feeds that dont have an author entry [71]
• NPR: fix bug where removing your last NPR station unloaded the docklet and fix station icon
• NetworkManager: fix crash caused when NM goes away and fix icons and add another fallback icon [72]
• Mounter:
  • fixed some leaks
  • only remove mounted items if they were successfully unmounted [73]
  • fix duplicate icons showing in mounter [74]
• Weather: fix feels like temp showing incorrect for metric [75]
• RecentDocuments:
  • fixed some leaks
  • fix sensitivity of recent docs clear menu item - even if docky shows the list as empty does not mean it cant be cleared

2.0.4 "Do you think you're better off alone?" (2010-05-31)

• Bug-fix and Maintenance Release
• update translations

CORE

• fix positioning of menus/hovers on multimon setups [76]
• make settings dialog smaller so it fits on netbook screens [77]
• FileApplicationProvider.PinToDock misses a handle-removal. This caused a duplicated item when restarting a just pinned application and leads to a crash when trying to pin the new item [78]
• update transient items when moving the active window [79]
• fix crash when a file is on the dock where this file no longer exists [80]
• fix drag'n'drop-hover-strings [81]
• add call to GLib.Thread.Init [82]
• Window-Matching
  • better OpenOffice handling [83] [84] [85] [86]
• Helper
  • fix a crash regarding helpers terminating
  • fix killing helpers from prefs menu
  • fix potential crash when disabling helpers
  • cleanup the helpers, fix a few possible leaks in them

DOCKLETS

• Clock: fix problems with the small clock rendering
• GMail:
  • fix compose mail url in GMail docklet for Google app domains [87]
  • fix crash when removing a gmail label [88]
  • refresh be set up to 1 day (1440 mins) long [89]
  • missing string internationalization in GMail
• RecentDocuments: better locking to avoid crashes when clearing recent documents [90]
• Weather: make sure weather doesn't reload when prefs open [91]
• Bookmarks: stop spurious errors when dragging files over unmounted bookmarks [92]
• NPR: fix failing to load after network comes back up [93]

HELPERS

• make banshee and rhythmbox helper a bit smarter looking for art-cover-files [94]
• fix class-names in the deluge helper
• change open terminal here helper to use the gnome default terminal, with a fallback to gnome-terminal if the default is not set
• fix issues with newer zeitgeist version [95]

2.0.3.1 "You should have heard from us by now" (2010-05-03)

• Bug-fix and Maintenance Release
• update translations

CORE

• fix gnome-keyring related crash in Lucid caused by GMail docklet [96]
• catch exception for read-failure of cxoffice launcher [97]
• check if authentication is used before using network proxy
• make sure to update screen regions when showing menus
• make transparent themed docks still glow in configuration mode [98]
• Memory Leaks
  • some unlinked handlers and pixbufs (DockItemMenu, WindowDockItem, ...)
  • proper disposal of tile-widgets in preferences dialog
  • properly using DesktopAppInfo for launching application

DOCKLETS

• GMail: fix exception when reloading [99]
• Clock: popup menu must always show icons [100]

HELPERS

• helpers crash when dbus isn't available [101]

2.0.2 "Living on the screen's edge" (2010-04-12)

• Bug-fix and Maintenance Release
• update translations
• fix MonoDevelop build
• update homepage link in about dialog

CORE

• add automatic enabling of --nvidia flag
• respect system proxy settings [102]
• add directions to select a dock to configure to the settings dialog docklets tab [103]
• fix freeze when MaxIconSize updates [104]
• add locking to secure preferences, possibly avoid a gnome-keyring related crash
• fix hiding with fullscreen windows with multiple monitors [105]
• fix right alignment of docklets when no launchers [106]
• fix manual override of Docky icon color [107]
• let urgent glow pulse for 10s (5 pulses)
• fix render bug with painter icons
• add UPower support for lucid
• fix helper status updating in config dialog [108]

• Memory Leaks
  • fix leak associated with GLib.FileInfo
  • fix leak in NativeInterop
  • fix leak in ApplicationDockItem

• WindowMatcher
  • use a NoDisplay launcher if there isn't already a launcher for that exec [109]
  • fix matching executables that end in a version number [110]
  • fix OpenOffice.org matching in more cases and clean up matching code
  • add support for matching windows based on StartupWMClass launcher attribute [111], this gives a workaround/solution for [112]
• fix Wine application matching regression [113]
• fix bug where custom launchers were not being matched [114]

DOCKLETS

• adding icon fallbacks to some docklets
• Gmail: fix handling of labels with strange chars and escaping problems
• Gmail: fix checking date parse problem [115]
• Mounter: really fix NullReferenceException [116]
• Weather/Gmail: add proper thread shutdown

2.0.1 "We require somewhere new" (2010-03-16)

• Bug-fix and Maintenance Release
• update translations

CORE

• add timeouts to HttpWebRequests
• properly initialize config window - information-text is not shown when there is more than one dock
• fix version output on console
• Handle InvalidOperationException thrown by AddinManger.Initalize
• properly disable plugin when it gets dragged of a dock
• set a min height on the calendar painter

DOCKLETS

• GMail: prevent concurrent mail checking
• Mounter: fix a crash and a possible crash [117]
• RecentDocuments: sort list before limiting it [118]
• Trash: nicer description
• Weather: prevent concurrent reloads
• Weather: fix painter crash [119]

HELPERS

• Banshee: cover folder fix for 1.5.5 [120]
• Helper metadata are not scripts. Install them as data, rather than as executables

2.0.0 "People love our huge docks" (2010-02-16)

• Initial Release

Skin design by Adrian Sampson