Summary of changes

• Add launcher lock screen plugin
  
• Allow to show password in all system modal prompts
  
• Issues fixed:
  https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/Phosh/phosh/-/issues/848
  
• Contributors:
  
  • Guido Günther
    
  • pseudorandom-x
    

i18n updates

• UI translations:
  
  • Anders Jonsson (sv)
    
  • Emin Tufan Çetin (tr)
    
  • Florentina Mușat (ro)
    
  • Sabri Ünal (tr)
    
  • Yuri Chornoivan (uk)
    

Detailed changes

Please check the updated list of patches below. More patches are applied upstream
or have changed to already reviewed versions.

phosh (0.33.0) experimental; urgency=medium
.
  [ Guido Günther ]
  * docs: Drop phosh-docs.xml.
    It's unused since some time
  * tools: Drop layer-shell-ui-edit.
    Unused since ages
  * plugins: Add launcher plugin.
    This allows to use arbitrary desktop files as launchers on the lock
    screen. See 8ec58e3555226c3616deb854eee4dd5833a67496 for details.
.
  [ pseudorandom-x ]
  * password-entry: Add new widget.
    A password entry that allows users
    to toggle the visibility of typed password.
    This is based on code from PhoshNetworkAuthPrompt.
  * gtk-mount-prompt: Use password-entry.
    Replaces GtkEntry with PhoshPasswordEntry,
    as well as removes the callback and its
    connection to toggle password visibility.
  * network-auth-prompt: Use password-entry.
    Replaces GtkEntry with PhoshPasswordEntry,
    for both WiFi dialog box & VPN network
    prompt. The callback toggling the visibility
    of typed password is also removed.
  * polkit-auth-prompt: Use password-entry.
    Replaces GtkEntry with PhoshPasswordEntry.
  * system-prompt: Use password-entry.
    Replaces GtkEntry with PhoshPasswordEntry,
    in both password entry and confirmation fields.
    Closes: https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/Phosh/phosh/-/issues/848
.
  [ Florentina Mușat ]
  * Update Romanian translation
.
  [ Yuri Chornoivan ]
  * Update Ukrainian translation
.
  [ Anders Jonsson ]
  * Update Swedish translation
.
  [ Emin Tufan Çetin ]
  * Update Turkish translation

Required versions of related projects

• glib >= 2.72.0
  
• gtk3 >= 3.24.36
  
• gtk4 >= 4.8.3
  
• phoc >= 0.25.0, wlroots = 0.16.2
  
• squeekboard >= 1.21.0
  
• feedbackd >= 0.2.0
  
• gnome-calls >= 45~alpha for emergency calls support, otherwise >= 42
  
• wl-clipboar >= 2.2.1
  
• pipewire: >= 0.3.73 for proper audio icons
  
• xdg-desktop-portal >= 1.17.1 to honor portal configuration
  
• phosh-mobile-settings >= 0.30.0
  
• phosh-tour >= 0.28.0
  

Required patches that are merged upstream but not yet in a released version:

(none)

Required patches that aren't merged upstream yet:

• wlroots (>= 0.12.0): Layer shell restrictions. See https://source.puri.sm/Librem5/phosh/-/issues/422. Otherwise phosh will fail to start.
  
• gtk: xdg-activation-0-serial. Otherwise startup splash always times out
  
• gnome-settings-daemon: Drop sleep notification, otherwise suspend might fail. See https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-settings-daemon/-/issues/656
  

Recommended patches on other projects

Patches that are merged upstream but not yet in a released version:

• gnome-clocks: Allow for lockscreen actions: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-clocks/-/merge_requests/277 . Needed to turn off alarms on the lock screen.
  

Patches that aren't merged upstream yet:

• linux: HKS support (not yet submitted): https://source.puri.sm/Librem5/linux-next/-/merge_requests/77
  
• gtk4 adaptiveness (not yet submitted): https://source.puri.sm/Librem5/debs/gtk4/-/tree/pureos/byzantium/debian/patches/pureos/adaptive
  (Not needed for phosh itself but to make GTK4 applications adapt better)
  
• gtk3 adaptiveness (not yet submitted): https://source.puri.sm/Librem5/debs/gtk/-/tree/pureos/byzantium/debian/patches/pureos/adaptive
  (Not needed for phosh itself but to make GTK3 applications adapt better)
  
• gnome-screenshot adaptiveness: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-screenshot/-/merge_requests/69
  (Not needed for phosh itself but to make screenshots easier)
  
• vte: Ignore menu key: https://gitlab.gnome.org/guidog/vte/-/commit/11b29ca2aa2f1715579519699ec17245a411ee0e . See https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/vte/-/issues/2644 (as project doesn't allow merge requests) (Not needed for phosh itself but to get copy/paste menu in e.g. gnome-console)
  

See meson.build and debian/control for build-time and run-time dependencies.

For older releases

These are only some of the required/recommended patches. If in doubt please use the released versions above:

• glib (contained in 2.72.0): Notification categories
  
• gnome-settings-daemon: Claim light sensor async as otherwise screen unblank can take a noticable amount of time
  
• gsettings-desktop-data (contained in 42): Dark theme toggle
  
• gnome-control-center (contained in 42): display: Use ComboBox when folded. Otherwise fractional scaling doesn't show all values.
  
• gnome-control-center (contained in 42): connection-editor: Allow dialog to resize
  
• gtk4 (contained in 4.6.2): xdg-activation
  
• gtk4 (contained in 4.6.2): osk unfold
  
• gtk4 (contained in 4.6.2): osk unfold
  
• gtk3 (contained in 3.24.30):gtkapplication-dbus: Fetch inital screen saver state async. Otherwise gnome-calls and phosh will block on each other on startup blocking the whole UI.
  
• geoclue (contained in 2.6.0): Add phosh
  
• wlroots (contained in 0.16.0): xdg-activation: Allow to submit tokens. Needed for launch splash.
  
• wlroots (contained in 0.16.0): cancel touches
  
• xdg-desktop-portal-wlr (contained in 0.6.0): For screen sharing: https://github.com/emersion/xdg-desktop-portal-wlr/pull/192
  
• pipewire: Add icon_name properties to ucm: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/merge_requests/1646
  
• wl-clipboard: Don't require gtk_shell >= 4