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Mention the new selection API in NEWS
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Some general text about Awesome v4.4 should be here. Hopefully someone will Some general text about Awesome v4.4 should be here. Hopefully someone will
notice that it is not yet here before we release... notice that it is not yet here before we release...
This document was last updated at commit v4.3-148-g795c792d1.
## New features ## New features
* Lua code can interact with the selection contents via the new
`selection.acquire`, `selection.getter`, and `selection.watcher` objects
* Pending delayed calls (`gears.timer.delayed_call`) can be dispatched via
`gears.timer.run_delayed_calls_now()`
* `naughty` was rewritten TODO TODO say more about this TODO TODO
* The `rules` argument in `awful.spawn.once` and `.single_instance` is now
optional
## Noteworthy fixes ## Noteworthy fixes
* `$SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH` is honored in more places when generating the
documentation
* Fix setting shapes via `awful.rules`
* Set `_NET_WM_DESKTOP` for sticky windows correctly
* Under complicated circumstances, AwesomeWM could have run Lua code while
having the X11 server grabbed. This had the potential to cause deadlocks with
Lua code using `io.popen`. Usage of `io.popen` is still strongly discouraged.
## Behavior changes ## Behavior changes
* `wibox.container.background` applies shapes differently. The new approach
should be more consistent with a border.
* The `shape_clip` option of `wibox.container.background` was removed. The code * The `shape_clip` option of `wibox.container.background` was removed. The code
now always behaves as if this option is set to `true`. The old behaviour can now always behaves as if this option is set to `true`. The old behaviour can
be simulated with `wibox.layout.stack`. be simulated with `wibox.layout.stack`.
* Awesome now initialises Lua's random number generator from a good source
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# Awesome window manager framework version 4.3 changes # Awesome window manager framework version 4.3 changes