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Old Release Announcements
4.0.2 released 24 January 2019
Release 4.0.2 is a recommended bug-fix upgrade for all users.
* Fix: Selected command not started (involves plugin use only).
4.0.1 released 13 January 2019
Release 4.0.1 is a recommended bug-fix upgrade for all users.
* Critical fix: Built-in fuzzy search displays no results if only search-filenames is enabled in default configuration.
* Fix: Built-in fuzzy search used even though disabled on pristine start.
* Fix: Fuzzy search engine choice displayed incorrectly in About dialog text.
* Update: user documentation and translation template.
4.0.0 released 3 January 2019
Release 4.0.0 is a recommended feature upgrade for all users.
Release highlights: * Faster, better, alternative fuzzy and exact search engine using the optional fzf external binary. * Now plugins can call the built-in and fzf search engines.
* New: integrate external search engine `fzf` for exact and fuzzy search
* New: start-up dialog to download/install `fzf`
* New: user preference `TERMINAL_PROGRAM` (defaultterm)
* Change: UI rename "Consider word case" to "A ≠ a"
* Change: UI "Show all icons" and "A ≠ a" swap places
* Change: Toggling "A ≠ a" no longer requires a restart
* Change: Toggling search details no longer requires a restart when `fzf` is used
* Fix: `findnrun-formatter -s` splits lines on spaces
* Fix: Run in terminal saves history to `.hist-` instead of `.hist-$ID`
* Fix: Null `FNR*` variables when saving drain invocation history
* Update: credits
* Update: user and plugin documentation
* Update: translation template
* Plugin: New: plugins can call the built-in and fzf search engines
* Plugin: New: plugin Helper Functions
* Dev: extend help system to allow directly opening any markdown file
Old Release Announcements
3.1.0 released 16 December 2018
Release 3.1.0 is a recommended feature upgrade for all users.
Release highlights: A new fuzzy search mode (off by default), a new configurable hotkey F6, and a configuration menu that reveals all previously hidden settings (hotkey re-assignment is still hidden in the configuration file ~/.findnrunrc). Press F10 in the main window to see hotey settings. Press F10 again to access the configuration menu, or click the new menu symbol "☰".
* New: add fuzzy search (SEARCHFUZZY setting), off by default
* New: add Options menu.
* New: fuzzy search checkbox in the main window
* New: hidden setting `FUZZY_MATCH_FIELD_BONUS`
* New: hotkey `F6` clears the search input field
* Change: remove user setting SEARCHCOMPLETE
* Fix: work around "&" in .desktop comment field
* Fix: did not show icon for `.DirIcon` files
* Fix: restart did not reset the search input field
* Update: screenshots
* Update: credits
* Update: user and plugin documentation
* Update: translation template
* Plugin dev: update `findnrun-formatter`
* Dev: add desktop file lister (debug level 1)
3.0.0 released 19 October 2018
Findnrun 3.0.0 is a recommended feature upgrade for all users.
Release highlights:
* Faster program start.
* Huge speed increase "Showing all icons".
* New: Dash compatible out-of-the-box (sh, bash and ash too).
* New: Hotkey help - hotkey F10 lists hotkey assignments.
* New: Save results - hotkey F4 saves search results to a file or command pipe defined via `RDR` in file ~/.findnrunrc.
* New: Run in terminal - hotkey F5 starts selected item in a terminal window.
* New: Run in terminal - UI button to run command entry field in a terminal window.
* New: Icon theme support - icons honor the GTK2 icon theme, if any, e.g. in file ~/.gtkrc-2.0:
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gtk-icon-theme-name="Clarity"
* New: Source property - Add INIT_<source> to built-in and plugin source declarations.
* New: display fallback icon when no app icon exists.
* New: Allow icon names (not just paths) for built-in and plugin sources.
* Changed: Move icons from /usr/share/doc/findnrun to /usr/share/icons.
* Changed: Use icon name 'findnrun' for all sub-windows but Help.
* Changed: Reject non- Type=Application .desktop files.
* Changed: Variables XCLIP (preferences.md) and FNRSAVEFLT (plugin-dev.md) are no longer supported.
* Fix: No window auto-close after hotkey F12.
* Fix: wrong XDG_DATA_HOME initialization.
* Fix: `yad --progress` still visible after main window exit.
* Fix: Regex search fails for _Shell Completion_ source.
* Several UI messages added and changed (translations needed).
* Help and documentation files updated (translations needed).
* i18n translation template (.pot file) updated.
* Plugins: New INIT_<source>, _Saving Search Results_.
Version 2.5.0 released 24 August 2018
Findnrun 2.5.0 is a recommended feature upgrade for all users.
Release highlights:
* Faster application start thanks to new translation lookup method, new icon caching algorithm, and optimized plugin validation.
* New progress dialog for long scans.
* Change: yad replaces Xdialog for sub-dialogs.
* Updated German (63%) and Italian (100%) translations.
* Fix: single quote in plugin code was invalid.
* Fix: some documentation typos.
* New translation tools.
Version 2.4.1 released 13 September 2017
Findnrun version 2.4.1 is a recommended upgrade for German users.
Release highlights: Updated German translation (thanks L18L).
Version 2.4.0 released 6 September 2016
Findnrun version 2.4.0 is a recommended upgrade for all users.
Release highlights: The main window displays more configuration settings. Open the configuration file for editing directly from the main window. Symbolic links to .desktop files are supported (thanks SFR). Updated Italian translation (thanks xanad).
Version 2.3.0 released 1 August 2016
Findnrun version 2.3.0 is a recommended upgrade for all users.
Release highlights: Find applications installed by `wine`. Update Italian translation.
Version 2.2.0 released 2016-06-13
Findnrun version 2.2.0 is a recommended upgrade for all users.
Release highlights: New features, a new plugin, and some bugs fixes.
Version 2.1.1 Released 2015-04-25
Findnrun version 2.1.1 adds German and Italian translations, and fixes some minor issues. Recommended upgrade for all users.
Version 2.1.0 Released 2015-03-11
Findnrun version 2.1.0 is a bug-fix, compatibility and documentation release. Recommended upgrade for all users.
Version 2.0.0 Released 2015-01-24
Findnrun version 2.0.0 is a major new release. Main new features since version 1.10.6 include plugin support, hotkeys, improved icon GTK compatibility, faster search, and many minor improvements and bug fixes. Significant new plugins include the Shell Completion bundled plugin, and the Filmstrip demo plugin.
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