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Happy Hyprland 0.40.0!

This is a massive update, with mostly changes under-the-hood, but also many QoL additions and fixes!

A lot of wlroots implementations have been rewritten to use Hyprland-made ones. More will come, but this release also serves as a real test to their stability.

Notes for packagers

Breaking changes

  • The hyprland logs, sockets, etc. have moved from /tmp/hypr to $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/hypr.

New features:

  • alpha-modifier: add support for protocol
  • config: Add More Monitor 'Auto' Positions. (#5670)
  • config: add absolute monitor workspace selectors (#5848)
  • config: added option to choose the default monitor for the cursor (#5847)
  • core: add libinput backend support for headless session (#5699)
  • ext-foreign-toplevel: add implementation
  • keybindmgr: add optional silent suffix to movewindow. (#5597)
  • log: Add some colors to stdout log 🔴🟡🟢🔵🟣 (#5778)
  • windowrules: add subtract window option to move rule (#5770)
  • windows: add misc:initial_workspace_tracking
  • workspace: Add 'v' flag for workspace selector that counts only visible windows (#5628)
  • workspace: Add fullscreen workspace selector (#5640)

Fixes:

  • CrashReporter: fix deadlocks by making it mostly async-signal-safe (#5771)
  • cursormgr: fix misscaled cursors on fractional
  • foreign-toplevel: fix bad_any_cast in moveWindow
  • foreign: fix no-pch builds
  • format: fix clang-format
  • hyprctl: add missing json string escapes (#5811)
  • hyprctl: fix activewindow request not showing workspace name (#5623)
  • hyprctl: fix instances path
  • hyprpm: fix for multi-user + improve directory structure
  • hyprpm: fix updating headers
  • input: fix active keyboard for seat after destroying one (#5725)
  • internal: fix a few asan reported leaks on exit of hyprland (#5852)
  • keybindmgr: add optional silent suffix to movewindow. (#5597)
  • makefile: fix old headers only being copied
  • misc: fix autocompletions for meson (hyprctl/hyprpm)
  • nix: fix missing git in wlroots build
  • pluginsystem: fix unhooking on exit
  • pointer-constraints: remove emoji to fix clang
  • protocols: fix for hyprwayland-scanner update
  • relative-pointer: fix missing header for g_pCompositor (#5681)
  • renderer: Fix mirrored displays when transformed and preserve aspect ratio (#5697)
  • renderer: fix rounding of the size of fractionally scaled monitors (#5748)
  • renderer: fix safety around sendFrameEventsToWorkspace
  • scripts: fix asan patch
  • sessionLock: fix incorrect protocol error raised
  • socket2: fix empty activewindowv2 events
  • swipe: fix crashes with invalid distance
  • tokens: add more modes to initial_workspace_tracking
  • tokens: fix initial workspace token ignoring special
  • windowrules: Fix Floating Grouped Windows Crash and Bug. (#5826)
  • workspace: Fix duplication of "special:" in special workspace name (#5729)
  • workspacerule: Fix monitor settings being deleted when merging ws rules (#5864)

Other:

  • CI: add no PCH build (#5708)
  • CI/Nix: use hyprland cachix (#5701)
  • CrashReporter: unbreak build on FreeBSD (#5786)
  • Fractional-scale: move to new impl
  • HookSystem: improve callback safety
  • Nix: override wayland-protocols until merged
  • Protocols: implement protoLog
  • XDG-Output: move to hyprwayland-scanner
  • compositor: more fs safety around tmp directories
  • compositor: properly update workspace in moveWindowToWorkspaceSafe
  • config: Allow more sensible input options for enabling animations. (#5659)
  • config: Default unconfigured monitors to open to the right (#5741)
  • config: Expand on window matching (#5518)
  • config: merge all rules set for the same workspace selection (#5656)
  • config: polish default config file (#5672)
  • core: Move /tmp/hypr to $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/hypr (#5788)
  • core: Move tearing to hyprwayland-scanner (#5657)
  • core: prefer mkdir over create_directory and permissions
  • core: remove libsystemd dependency (#5660)
  • cursor-shape: allow duplicate devices per pointer resource
  • cursor-shape: move to new impl
  • cursor-shape: use - instead of _ in shapes
  • cursormgr: attempt using - instead of _ for failed cursors before fallback
  • events: set window initial* before searching for rules
  • ext-idle-notify: move to new impl
  • fractional: set scale before configure
  • gamma-control: move to new impl
  • git: ignore wlroots dirty (#5674)
  • helpers: Add new C++ Signal and Listener classes
  • hid: don't access expired resources in virtual devices
  • hooksystem: check for existing random outdir
  • hooksystem: use a random 700 directory for assembler
  • hyprctl: use XDG_RUNTIME_DIR if available
  • idle-inhibit: Always recheck idle inhibitors on creation and deletion (#5738)
  • idle-inhibit: don't destroy inhibitor on surface destroy
  • idle-inhibit: move to new impl
  • ime-v2: move to new impl
  • input: Introduce basic hyprland HID classes
  • input: check for focused_client being null before reading its client
  • input: ignore destroyed devices in static events
  • inputmgr: dont double free on hotplug (#5855)
  • internal: Window storage rework - part 1 (#5762)
  • internal: removed Herobrine
  • internal: store matched windowrules and emit event
  • keybinds: check for special workspace equality before switching
  • keybinds: clear repeat source on mouse inputs
  • keyboard: check for wlr() validity before accessing
  • keyboard: prevent UAF in destroy events
  • layerSurface: refactor/move to a memory-safe impl
  • layout: Trigger layout recalcuation on deco position/size change (#5821)
  • layout: limit updates when mouse animate drag is enabled (#5838)
  • managers: Add a TokenManager
  • output-management: move to new impl
  • pluginAPI/hooks: Remove dependency on cc from the hooksystem (#5801)
  • pluginapi: unregister callbacks on lost ptrs
  • pluginsystem: unload entire plugin before calling dlclose()
  • pointer-constraints: don't warp on entering a confined pointer
  • pointer-constraints: move to new impl
  • pointer-gestures: move to new impl
  • props: bump version to 0.40.0
  • protocols: minor style improvements to new impls
  • protocols: utilize hyprwayland-scanner 0.3.3 functions
  • relative-pointer: move to new impl
  • renderer: avoid rendering frame if finalDamage is empty
  • renderer: send frame events to apps on empty damage renders
  • session-lock: move to new impl
  • sessionLock: call wlr_surface_map/_unmap on the surface manually
  • sessionLock: remove m_pLastFocus on destroy of surface
  • sessionLock: set locked after emitting event
  • shaders: Use sin-less hash for noise (#5607)
  • shortcuts-inhibitor: move to new impl
  • tearing-control: hyprland impl (#5655)
  • tearing-control: search through all valid windows
  • text-input-v3: move to new impl
  • tokenmgr: separate getRandomUUID from registerNewToken
  • virtual-keyboard: destroy on vdestroy event
  • virtual-keyboard: move to new impl
  • virtual-pointer: move to new impl
  • wayland-protocol: remove unused CWaylandResource
  • Window: add destroy signal
  • windows: don't force workspace change on same tracked workspace
  • windows: recalculate monitor after updating windows (#5647)
  • windows: set fullscreen border size to 0 (#5865)
  • wlr-foreign-toplevel: move to new impl
  • wlr-foreign-toplevel: send done after property changes
  • wlr-output-power: move to new impl
  • xdg-activation: move to new impl
  • xdg-decoration: move to new impl

Special thanks

Special thanks as always to those chads for donating $$$:

  • Xoores
  • taigrr
  • SomeMediocreGamer
  • alukortti
  • Wickedly
  • Philipp Soldunov
  • MasterHowToLearn
  • Theory_Lukas
  • Goggi
  • ari-cake
  • kittyandrew
  • Azelphur
  • Pim West
  • loxley
  • Blank
  • lemontus
  • Pyxels
  • Tristan 9
  • Cromagonaut
  • Jo
  • CatWithCode
  • Sabin

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