github mintty/mintty 2.6.2

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7 years ago

Terminal geometry:

  • Enabling initial scrollbar (as configured) on Windows 10 (#597).
  • Adapting search bar height to font height (zooming, DPI scaling) (#85, #233).
  • Fixed zoom anomaly (e.g. Shift+Ctrl+mouse) with search bar (#85, #233).
  • Considering search bar (#85) for pixel size setting/reporting.

DPI scaling:

  • Tweaked DPI scaling of window decoration, considering option HandleDPI.
  • Tuning window size according to DPI again.
  • Workaround for Windows non-client DPI scaling ignoring window name for title bar.

Character display:

  • Support for "combining double" characters that cover two base characters (~#553).
  • Expanding characters as appropriate for wide display (#123, /#570).
  • Option --nobidi / --nortl to disable bidi mode (right-to-left support) (#592).

Sixel image display:

  • Changed non-graphic display substitute for Sixel image to space to reduce flickering (~#587).
  • Changed non-graphic clipboard substitute for Sixel image to configurable string, default space (#587).
  • Fixed Sixel colour registers handling (#593), thanks to Hayaki Saito.
  • Stuffed Sixel buffer leak (#595).
  • Fixed slow scrolling with Sixel images (Windows resource leak, #594).

Configuration:

  • New command line option --dir to change the initial working directory (#558, #58).
  • Option --nobidi / --nortl to disable bidi mode (right-to-left support) (#592).
  • Revised help text (-H).

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