squint Changelog

What's new in squint 0.6

Dec 4, 2014
  • Improvements:
  • the periodic timer was removed (thanks XDamage & XInput), this brings smoother motions, better performances and less power consumption
  • the cursor icon from the source screen is now cloned into the destination screen (instead of drawing a crosshair)
  • the window (in fullscreen mode) is now completely hidden
  • the window (in window mode) is now resizable
  • errors are reported on screen using freedesktop notifications
  • the location of the active_window is tracked to ensure that it is in on screen when there is activity on the keyboard
  • duplication is stopped when there is a change in the XRandr configuration
  • New features:
  • an icon in the system tray allows controlling the app at runtime:
  • enable/disable duplication
  • choose a different source/destination screen
  • toggle fullscreen mode
  • quit
  • screen duplication can be disabled ad startup by using -d (useful for launcing squint at the X session startup)
  • it is possible to clone a source screen with a resolution which is larger than the destination screen (the window will slide)
  • the refresh rate can be tuned/limited in the command line
  • Other changes:
  • by default squint uses the primary monitor (as reported by gdk) as the destination screen (instead of choosing the largest screen)
  • dropped Gtk2 compatibility

New in squint 0.6 (Feb 14, 2014)

  • This version improves ergonomy.
  • The window is now fullscreen and raises (or hides) automatically when the pointer enters (or leaves) the duplicated screen.