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Burn My Windows Changelog

What's new in Burn My Windows 42

Feb 28, 2024
  • Ported the changes from Burn-My-Windows 41 to GNOME 3.36 - 44.

New in Burn My Windows 41 (Feb 28, 2024)

  • Enhancements:
  • The extension has been updated to work with GNOME 46.
  • Several translations have been updated. Thanks to all the translators!
  • All CI jobs are now executed for GNOME 45 and GNOME 46 as well.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed a compatibility issue with Plasma 6. Thanks to @CoelacanthusHex for the fix!
  • Fixed an issue which caused the origin of the Incinerate and Pixel Wipe effects to be reset to the current mouse position whenever another effect was started while an effect was still running.

New in Burn My Windows 40 (Oct 26, 2023)

  • This release ports the changes from Burn-My-Windows 39 to GNOME 3.36 - 44

New in Burn My Windows 39 (Oct 26, 2023)

  • This release fixes several bugs on GNOME and KDE and brings several translation updates. Furthermore, it is now possible to donate cryptocurrencies

New in Burn My Windows 38 (Sep 13, 2023)

  • MAJOR CHANGES:
  • This is the first release of Burn-My-Windows supporting GNOME 45. This required a major refactoring of the code base as GJS now uses ESM modules. As a consequence, this version is not compatible with older versions of GNOME Shell anymore. The old code base is still available on the gnome-3.36-44 branch and if new features are added (especially translations), they can be backported to this branch.

New in Burn My Windows 37 (Aug 27, 2023)

  • This release primarily fixes a bug which could cause the effects to fail on KDE.

New in Burn My Windows 36 (Aug 21, 2023)

  • NEW FEATURES:
  • Two convenience buttons have been added to the preferences dialog. One allows you to select all effects, the other one allows you to deselect all effects.
  • A new main menu entry has been added which allows you to open the effect-profile directory. This is useful if you want to back up or share your profiles with others.
  • The Wisps effect now supports colorful wisps. You can now specify three colors for the effect. These colors make up a gradient which is used to color the wisps.
  • ENHANCEMENTS:
  • Several translations have been updated. Thanks to all the translators!
  • BUG FIXES:
  • Some effects (Fire, Incinerate, Energize A, Energize B) are faded towards the edges of the window. This used to look weird when the window is maximized. This has been fixed.
  • On KDE, the animations are not applied to IntelliJ IDEs anymore. These IDEs use windows for their tooltips which do not set the WM class correctly. This caused the animations to be applied to the tooltips as well making them unusable. This is rather a workaround than a fix, but makes the effect usable again in conjunction with IntelliJ IDEs.

New in Burn My Windows 35 (Jul 4, 2023)

  • This release ships a new effect: Paint Brush!

New in Burn My Windows 34 (Jun 10, 2023)

  • Enhancements:
  • Added support for the new donation button on extensions.gnome.org.
  • https://www.paypal.me/simonschneegans is now the default donation link for PayPal.

New in Burn My Windows 33 (Jun 7, 2023)

  • ENHANCEMENTS:
  • When opening the preferences, a dialog is now shown occasionally to kindly ask for a donation. The dialog can be disabled once it has been shown for the first time.
  • Several translations have been updated. Thanks to all the translators!
  • BUG FIXES:
  • Fixed an issue on GNOME 44.2 which caused the effects to look broken. It was caused by this change.
  • Fixed an issue which prevented the settings of the Snap of Disintegration effect from being translatable.

New in Burn My Windows 32 (May 23, 2023)

  • Enhancements:
  • Several translations have been updated. Thanks to all the translators!
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed an issue which caused corrupted windows on X11 GNOME 44 under very specific circumstances. This happened only on X11 and only when the window was resized before it was actually shown.

New in Burn My Windows 31 (May 5, 2023)

  • Enhancements:
  • Several translations have been updated. Thanks to all the translators!
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed an issue which made windows invisible which did not set the WM_CLASS X11 property correctly.
  • Fixed an issue which made window-picking of Wayland windows impossible on GNOME 44.

New in Burn My Windows 30 (Apr 8, 2023)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed yet another incompatibility with the Compiz alike magic lamp effect.

New in Burn My Windows 29 (Apr 8, 2023)

  • This release fixes two regressions introduced with the previous version.

New in Burn My Windows 28 (Apr 8, 2023)

  • First and foremost, this release fixes two majors issues on GNOME 44.

New in Burn My Windows 27 (Mar 2, 2023)

  • This release adds effect profiles. These allow for a very fine-grained configuration of the extension! Amongst other things, this release is also the first to support GNOME 44.

New in Burn My Windows 26 (Feb 6, 2023)

  • This release adds a new "TV Glitch" effect and makes the settings dialogs under KDE translatable! There are also several translation updates, including a completely new Japanese translation. Read the complete changelog!

New in Burn My Windows 25 (Jan 17, 2023)

  • BUG FIXES:
  • Fixed an issue which prevented the extension from loading if power-profiles-daemon was masked.

New in Burn My Windows 24 (Jan 14, 2023)

  • NEW FEATURES:
  • New Effect: Glitch. This effect applies some intentional graphics issues to your windows.
  • There is a new option to disable the effects when power-save mode is active. This may not only help to reduce power consumption, but also help in situation where the window animation do not run fluently in power-save mode. This option requires the power-profiles daemon, so it should be available for GNOME Shell 41 and beyond.
  • OTHER ENHANCEMENTS:
  • Many translation updates, including a completely new Indonesian translation. Thanks to all the translators!
  • The menu button of the settings dialog has been moved to the left and now shows a heart instead of three dots.
  • The about dialog now uses the Adw.AboutWindow if available.
  • BUG FIXES:
  • Fixed an issue which could lead to black artifacts for some effects (Fire, Incinerate, Matrix, Portal, T-Rex Attack, and Wisps).

New in Burn My Windows 23 (Dec 23, 2022)

  • NEW FEATURES:
  • New Effect: Portal. This ridiculous effect teleports your windows from and to alternative dimensions. It may resemble the portal from a well-known cartoon series...
  • OTHER ENHANCEMENTS:
  • Many translation updates. Thanks to all the translators!

New in Burn My Windows 22 (Nov 10, 2022)

  • NEW FEATURES:
  • New Effect: Glide. A very subtle effect which simply fades the window and applies some 3D-like tilting and scaling. This effect is available on all support GNOME versions and on KDE.
  • OTHER ENHANCEMENTS:
  • The settings dialog has been redesigned specifically for libadwaita. These changes are only available on GNOME 42 and GNOME 43.
  • Many translation updates, including a completely new Romanian translation. Thanks to all the translators!
  • The KWin port of Burn-My-Windows now uses metadata.json files instead of the deprecated metadata.desktop format.
  • Burn-My-Windows now follows the REUSE Specification.

New in Burn My Windows 21 (Sep 14, 2022)

  • New Features:
  • Added support for GNOME 43.
  • Other Enhancements:
  • Several new translations have been added, including a Lithuanian, Ukrainian, Esperanto, Portuguese, Azerbaijani, and Hebrew translation. Also, many other translations received updates. Thanks to all the translators!

New in Burn My Windows 20 (Sep 7, 2022)

  • NEW FEATURES:
  • New Effect: Doom. Melt your windows. Inspired by the legendary screen transitions of the original Doom.
  • New Effect: Pixelate. Pixelate your windows and randomly hide pixels until the entire window is gone.
  • New Effect: Pixel Wheel. This simple effect pixelates the window and hides the pixels in a wheel-like fashion.
  • New Effect: Pixel Wipe. This effect pixelates the window and hides the pixels radially, starting from the pointer position.
  • ENHANCEMENTS:
  • Under KWin, the effects now use the same names as in the KDE store.
  • The continuous integration tests now use a fuzzy search for the images targets. This way, the test work again on X11 and Wayland.
  • A new GitHub Actions workflow has been added which is executed whenever a commit message includes the [generate-references] tag. This workflow re-creates all reference images for the continuous integration test.
  • BUG FIXES:
  • Fixed a bug which caused the Incinerate Effect to sometimes not show up properly on KWin if the "Start at pointer position" option was enabled.

New in Burn My Windows 19 (Aug 20, 2022)

  • New Features:
  • The incinerate effect now uses the current mouse pointer position as starting position of the burn effect. The old random behaviour can be enabled in the settings. This works both on GNOME and KDE.
  • Enhancements:
  • Many translation updates, including a completely new Portuguese, Esperanto, and Hebrew translation. A BIG THANKS to all translators!
  • On GNOME, effects can now execute code whenever an animation ended. This is useful for cleaning up resources.
  • The KWin build script now generates a separate archive for each effect as well as a combined archive for all effects.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed the effect configuration dialog of the Fire effect on KDE.

New in Burn My Windows 18 (Jul 4, 2022)

  • FIXES:
  • The GNOME extension package now does not include the KWin JavaScript files anymore.

New in Burn My Windows 17 (Jul 4, 2022)

  • NEW FEATURES:
  • New Effect: Incinerate. This is a completely new take on the fire effect. It is a bit more demanding in terms of GPU power, but at the same time it looks much more awesome!
  • Initial KDE Support. Thanks to the awesome work of Martin Flöser, it has become possible to port some of its effects to KDE Plasma! For now, only the most simple effects can be ported, but hopefully this list can be improved in the future.
  • An option has been added which allows to automatically disable all effects if running on battery power.
  • ENHANCEMENTS:
  • Many translation updates, including a completely new Persian, Polish, and Slovak translation. A BIG THANKS to all translators!
  • The shader include system has been simplified. There's now just one "common.glsl" which is automatically loaded into each shader.

New in Burn My Windows 16 (May 22, 2022)

  • Enhancements:
  • Many translation updates, including a completely new Arabic, Finnish, Korean, and Swedish translation. A BIG THANKS to all translators!
  • The shaders are now aware of the actual window size (e.g. excluding the area where the shadow is drawn). For instance, this fixes the drawing of the effects outside the window bounds for libadwaita apps.
  • Refactored how the size and opacity transitions of the window actors are set up. Effects can now only specify a desired actor scale which will not change during the animation. All dynamic scaling and fading must be implemented in the shaders now.
  • The standard uniforms of all shaders have been updated: The window size is now passed as a vec2 and there is a new bool uForOpening which is set to true if a window-open animation is ongoing, to false otherwise.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed a major memory leak. Now, shaders are not re-created anymore whenever a window is opened or closed. Instead, previously created shaders are re-used as often as possible. This requires that all settings are set as uniform values (previously they were injected into the shader source) which in turn requires that Shell.GLSLEffect is used instead of Clutter.ShaderEffect. This change also requires that all shaders now work with straight instead of premultiplied alpha. Anyways, a lot needed to be refactored for this fix and I hope that it did not bring too many visual changes.
  • Fixed the window-close animation of windows which were opened before the session was started (e.g. before GNOME Shell has been restarted).
  • There seem to be cases were libadwaita is not available on GNOME 42 (e.g. Pop!_OS 22.04 beta). The preferences dialog now tries to fallback to the GTK4-only variant if libadwaita is not available.

New in Burn My Windows 15 (Apr 6, 2022)

  • NEW FEATURES:
  • New Effect: Apparition. This effect hides the window by violently sucking it into the void of magic. This is available only for GNOME Shell 3.38 and newer.
  • New Effect: Hexagon. With glowing lines and hexagon-shaped tiles, this effect looks very sci-fi. This is available for GNOME Shell 3.36 and newer.
  • New Effect: Snap of Disintegration. This was requested quite frequently! Dissolve your windows into a cloud of dust. This is available only for GNOME Shell 40 and newer.
  • BUG FIXES:
  • Disabled the buggy "Shatter from pointer" option of the Broken Glass effect when opening windows (it only makes sense for closing windows).

New in Burn My Windows 14 (Mar 30, 2022)

  • Enhancements:
  • Reduced the lower animation time limits for all effects to 100 ms. This should now allow for very snappy animations!
  • A completely new Russian translation. Thank you, ANIGO R.!
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed the version check for GNOME Shell 42.rc (before it only worked on 42.alpha and 42.beta)

New in Burn My Windows 13 (Mar 30, 2022)

  • Enhancements:
  • The continuous integration tests have been significantly enhanced. Now, all window-open and window-close animations are visually tested on all supported GNOME versions and on X11 / Wayland (summing up to a total of 136 test cases).
  • Many translation updates, including a completely new Turkish and Chinese translation. A BIG THANKS to all translators!
  • Other Changes:
  • Removed the Liberapay donation option as it does not work properly.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed the version check for GNOME Shell 42.

New in Burn My Windows 12 (Feb 22, 2022)

  • New Features:
  • Added initial support for GNOME Shell 42.
  • The preferences dialog now uses libadwaita on GNOME Shell 42.
  • Enhancements:
  • Added Liberapay to the sponsorship options.

New in Burn My Windows 11 (Feb 3, 2022)

  • NEW FEATURES:
  • Added an about-dialog which shows all translators and sponsors.
  • ENHANCEMENTS:
  • There are several new translations! Thanks a lot to all the translators! We now have translations for:
  • German
  • English
  • Czech
  • Dutch
  • French
  • Italian
  • Norwegian Bokmål
  • Spanish
  • A new issue template for suggesting new effects has been added.
  • FIXES:
  • Fixed an issue which caused corrupted windows when trying to maximize windows while the window-open animation was still running (#82, #86, #91).

New in Burn My Windows 10 (Feb 1, 2022)

  • New Features:
  • Effects for Window Opening. You can now select effects which are applied on newly opened windows! I expect that there are some bugs left, so please report any issue you find!
  • New Effect: Broken Glass. Shatter your windows into a shower sharp shards! This effect can be configured so that the shards fly away from your mouse pointer position!
  • Preview Buttons have been added to the effect-configuration pages of the preferences dialog. These can be used to, well, preview the current settings (without having to enable the effect first).
  • Translations! It is now possible to translate the preferences dialog. There is already a finished German translation, and in-progress translations to Italian and Norwegian Bokmål.
  • A "Vertical Overshooting" option was added to the Matrix Effect: This can add some vertical variation to the start and end position of the letter drops.
  • Other Enhancements:
  • Added a menu entry with a link to the guide for creating new effect types.
  • Thanks to improved timing, the default animation time of several effects could be reduced.
  • The README now shows the current lines of code and the current comment percentage using my dynamic-badges-action.
  • Add advanced CI tests: For each commit to main, it is now tested whether the extension can be installed and if the preferences dialog can be shown on GNOME Shell 3.36, 3.38, 40, and 41. Both, X11 and Wayland are checked.