Guake Changelog

What's new in Guake 3.10.0

May 13, 2023
  • Featuring customizable search engines, the ability to properly open new tabs when invoked as a default terminal, a pin button and various other fixes and features, Guake 3.10 is now out.
  • WHAT'S CHANGED:
  • Fix 0 timestamp #1857 #1950 by @c31io in #2102
  • search engine can be set to preference by @PhantomLel in #2125
  • Added custom search engine input #2088 by @PhantomLel in #2134
  • Include names of processes in PromptQuitDialog by @hackedd in #2135
  • Add new hotkey to open new tab in same directory by @hackedd in #2136
  • Add pin button to temporarily prevent hiding when losing focus by @hackedd in #2138
  • Add pre-commit config and apply all fixes by @hackedd in #2139
  • Add a new hotkey to select all text in the current terminal by @hackedd in #2145
  • Run -e in new tabs generated by split vertical/horizontal by @Davidy22 in #2172
  • Add global hotkey instructions to docs by @Davidy22 in #2173
  • Open a new guake tab if guake is called with guake [PATH] and no other flags. by @Davidy22 in #2174
  • Save font size when changing zoom level with keyboard shortcuts by @Davidy22 in #2175
  • NEW CONTRIBUTORS:
  • @c31io made their first contribution in #2102
  • @PhantomLel made their first contribution in #2125

New in Guake 3.9.0 (Jan 17, 2023)

  • Featuring the return of the --execute-command flag with slightly adjusted semantics, a new system for setting terminal parameters with yaml files and various fixes, Guake 3.9 is now out.
  • WHAT'S CHANGED:
  • Fix custom label not working by @mlouielu in #2045
  • fix fullscreen using pointer on several monitors by @Panpann in #2049
  • Fix typos in FAQ by @MarkMuth in #2059
  • Add TERM_PROGRAM environment variable like other well-known terminals by @kohnish in #2063
  • Add open link under terminal cursor by @thibthib18 in #2062
  • Fix split terminal did not preverse font scale #1747 by @ChristianCelora in #2046
  • Per directory yaml by @jorgeecardona in #1759
  • Save layout when splitting/closing split panes by @Davidy22 in #2055
  • Revert keycode for keybinding change and resolve with alternate method by @Davidy22 in #2067
  • Make startup script non-blocking by @Davidy22 in #2068
  • Cleaning up deepsource complaints by @Davidy22 in #2069
  • Set terminal title with compute_tab_title() on new tab creation by @Davidy22 in #2073
  • Clear up deprecations by @Davidy22 in #2075
  • Add command line flag to get tab number/position from UUID by @Davidy22 in #2078
  • Trim leading words from the file path regex by @Davidy22 in #2077
  • Make sure _guake_yml_load_monotonic is declared before use by @Davidy22 in #2081
  • Add file loader and tests for compute_tab_table and load_cwd_guake_yml by @jorgeecardona in #2076
  • Fix typos in gschema descriptions by @rjeb in #2084
  • Reintroduce execute_command dbus hook by @Davidy22 in #2057
  • NEW CONTRIBUTORS:
  • @MarkMuth made their first contribution in #2059
  • @kohnish made their first contribution in #2063
  • @thibthib18 made their first contribution in #2062
  • @ChristianCelora made their first contribution in #2046
  • @jorgeecardona made their first contribution in #1759

New in Guake 3.8.5 (Jan 17, 2023)

  • WHAT'S CHANGED:
  • Fixed readthedoc system
  • Fix system font only being applied to last tab by @Davidy22 in #1954
  • Use keycode for keybindings by @vantu5z in #1953
  • Replace | with non unicode dependent | by @Davidy22 in #1966
  • Update news file by @Davidy22 in #1951
  • Add pbr fallback by @Davidy22 in #1964
  • Fix vte spawn_sync runtime check failed by @mlouielu in #1974
  • Add GUAKE_ENABLE_WAYLAND environment variable by @VitalyAnkh in #1975
  • Add instructions for PPA install by @Davidy22 in #1961
  • Switch default for hide tab bar if only one tab to disabled by @Davidy22 in #1983
  • Changed default keybindig to toggle hide on lose focus. Fix #1719 by @jcfstabile in #1988
  • Fix module gi not found when make run by @jcfstabile in #1989
  • Revert "Fix module gi not found when make run " by @mlouielu in #1992
  • Drop pbr by @eli-schwartz in #1991
  • Bump pipenv from 2021.5.29 to 2022.1.8 by @dependabot in #2005
  • Fix upload to pypi test by @Davidy22 in #2002
  • Fix translation file inclusion by @Davidy22 in #2004
  • feature: --is-visible option #1926 by @rjeb in #2008
  • Reinstate double click to open tabs by @Davidy22 in #2010
  • Fix deepsource complaints by @Davidy22 in #2009
  • ci: enable upload to pypi by @Davidy22 in #2007
  • Generate release notes for 3.8.2 by @Davidy22 in #2012
  • Update translation from Weblate by @gsemet in #2013
  • Revert "doc: update NEWS.rst" by @Davidy22 in #2014
  • ci: no pipeline on pull_request by @gsemet in #2016
  • Revert "ci: no pipeline on pull_request" by @Davidy22 in #2018
  • Fix arbitrary execution via dbus security flaw by @Davidy22 in #2017
  • Eliminate redundant terminal spawning by @Davidy22 in #2020
  • Generate release notes for 3.8.2 by @Davidy22 in #2024
  • NEW CONTRIBUTORS:
  • @VitalyAnkh made their first contribution in #1975
  • @jcfstabile made their first contribution in #1988
  • @rjeb made their first contribution in #2008

New in Guake 3.2.0 (Apr 20, 2018)

  • New Features:
  • Allow user to select the theme within the preference UI
  • Selected tab use "selected highlight" color from theme (#1036)
  • Translation Updates:

New in Guake 0.8.3 (Nov 8, 2015)

  • Quick fix about missing svg file.

New in Guake 0.7.2 (Jun 12, 2015)

  • Fix Ctrl+D regresion (#550)
  • update Quick Open Preference Window

New in Guake 0.7.0 (May 12, 2015)

  • Reorganised palette definition, add a demo terminal in preference panel (#504, #273, #220)
  • Plenty of other new color palettes (thanks again @varemenos ! #504)
  • don't propagate COLORTERM environment variable in terminal (#488)
  • Force $TERM environment variable to 'xterm-256color' in terminals (#341)
  • Fix issue with the quit confirmation dialog box (#499)
  • Add shortcut for transparency level (#481)
  • Add label to tell user how to disable a shortcut (#488)
  • Expose cursor_shape and blink cursor method in pref window (#505)
  • Expose Guake startup script to the pref window (#198)
  • Some window management bug fixes (#506, #445)
  • Fix "Not focused on openning if tab was moved" (#441)
  • Add contextual menu item 'Open Link' on right click on a link (5476653)
  • Fix compatibility with Ubuntu 15.04 (#509)
  • Fix Guake Turns Gray sometimes (#473, #512)

New in Guake 0.5.2 (Nov 24, 2014)

  • Majors changes being code reorganization, some refactoring, some import from the gtk3 branches, to prepare switching to gtk3.
  • We have had interesting contributions that gave me feeling quake can do a better job that it does now. There is still these window placement issue I can hardly reproduce on my system, but I want to move forward and start adding new features.
  • I start hacking on 0.6.0 right now with new features such as sessions save and split terminal features!

New in Guake 0.5.1 (Nov 20, 2014)

  • This is mainly a fix release, no new feature has been added in this version.
  • Next bug fix version will be 0.5.2. There are some known issues that should be fixed in this version.
  • Some new feature such as save session will be available soon, in 0.6.0. Stay tuned!

New in Guake 0.5.1 RC1 (Oct 29, 2014)

  • Mainly some bugs fixes

New in Guake 0.5.0 (Oct 29, 2014)

  • New features:
  • Tab can be moved
  • Add change tab hotkey (F1-F10 by default)
  • Add "New tab" menu item
  • Quick open file path within the terminal output
  • gconf only settings:
  • startup scripts
  • vertical aligments