xtermjs/xterm.js 3.4.0

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🆕 Features

• Added an experimental LRU-based dynamic texture atlas, this should improve both start up and overall performance when used (#1327) via @bgw. You can turn it on using the experimentalCharAtlas option in the Terminal constructor:

  const term = new Terminal({
    experimentalCharAtlas: 'dynamic'
  });

• Improved web font support is available through the external addon xterm-webfont (#1164, #1390) via @vincentwoo

• Added the drawBoldTextInBrightColors option to allow bold colors not to use the bright colors (#1391) via @LinusU

• Added support for italic text (#1422) via @flybayer

🐞 Bug fixes

• Fix a memory leak where Terminal resources were not being released after destroy/dispose was called (#1372) via @Tyriar, @hansonw
• Don't ship the zmodem demo in the npm module (#1376) via @Tyriar
• Don't ship test files in the npm module (#1417) via @pro-src
• Prevent NPE when Terminal.setOption is called before Terminal.open (#1384) via @Tyriar
• Prevent NPE when Terminal.resize is called before Terminal.open (#1385) via @johnpoth
• Fix an exception that could happen when clicking in the terminal (#1401) via @npezza93
• Ensure the link pointer cursor shows up when in application mode (#1446) via @Tyriar

⚠️ Deprecations

• Terminal.destroy() is now deprecated, use Terminal.dispose():

  // v3.3
  term.destroy();
  
  // v3.4
  term.dispose();

📝 Documentation and internal improvements

• Made the linter more strict and apply to more files (#1365, #1374, #1404, #1407, #1433) via @Tyriar
• Remove some unused code (#1369, #1375, #1377) via @Tyriar
• Separate foreground and background render passes (#1393) via @bgw
• Boosted performance by minimizing the use of getters in performance critical code (#1403) via @jerch
• Reduce the number of draws by batching background draws together (#1413) via @bgw
• Use hex instead of octal escapes in the readme (#1420) via @pro-src
• Call save and restore correctly on the context when drawing text (#1442) via @bgw
• Improve import addon documentation in the README (#1444) via @pengx17
• Fix build error related to @types/node (#1445) via @pro-src
• Update tagline in demo (#1450) via @Tyriar
• Update coveralls badge (#1452) via @Tyriar

🎉 New real-world use cases

• Hyper (#1299) via @jonaustin
• diag.ai (#1438) via @ledbit