4 * Added $entropy_avail, $entropy_poolsize and $entropy_bar
8 * Rearrange retry attempts in pop3 and imap code, removing sleep()
9 calls which cause the whole process to sleep, not just the thread.
12 * Added max_specials config item with default 512. This should
13 close bug #1574523 for real this time. Thanks to John Harrigan
14 <jfharrigan@fedex.com> for this one.
17 * Changed autotools for subversion versioning.
18 * Updated svn ebuild for gentoo.
19 * Documentation updates for clarity, i.e. close bug #1599041.
22 * fix compile error with --disable-xdamage when Xdamage.h not present.
25 * fix bug where present rate var was not being read from acpi battery
26 state file: /proc/acpi/battery/%s/state.
29 * Change linkstatus display for use_spacer. Closes bug #1577580.
32 * Fix compile error with --disable-x11.
33 * Add new timed thread abstraction routines.
34 * Convert thread activity to timed threads, including
35 texeci, imap, pop3, audacious.
36 * Change memory vars from unsigned long to unsigned long long
37 to fix reported overflow, e.g. swapmax >= 4Gb.
40 * Use pthread_cond_timedwait() instead of sleep() in audacious
41 thread. Will convert all worker threads to this timing method.
44 * Fix freebsd build error.
45 * Minor changes to syntax files.
46 * Conky 1.4.4 released.
49 * Add max_user_text to documentation.
50 * Fixed BadWindow bugs (#1568366, #1588384).
53 * Remove on_bottom and xmms_player completely.
54 * Closed ibm_temps bug #1591609.
55 * Conky 1.4.3 released.
58 * Updated vim and nano syntax coloring scripts.
59 * Added extras/ dir with syntax stuff to distribution tarball.
62 * Added new config item 'max_user_text' with default 16384,
63 twice as large as previous hard-coded default of 8192 bytes.
64 Increase as needed to accomodate large config files with a
65 great deal of text. This closes SF bug #1574523.
68 * Changes to configure.ac for pkg-config on x11/xext/xdamage,
69 with fallback to conventional checks.
70 * Fixed segmentation fault on SUGUSR1 bug.
71 * Commented out Imlib2 from configure.ac since it's only partially
75 * Removed broken mldonkey and seti support.
76 * Added Hellf[i]re's nano syntax coloring script to svn.
79 * Removed support for Xmms, BMP and Infopipe from conky.
80 The Xmms and Bmp players are projects are dead and distros such
81 as Gentoo are slating them for removal.
82 * Added support for Audacious using new audacious vars.
85 * Implement WiFi signal level detection on FreeBSD (patch
89 * Fix buffer overflow in parsing LC_ALL, LC_CTYPE and LANG
90 environment variables and fix crash for users with locale
91 name longer than 10 chars (repored by Michael Schwendt)
94 * --enable-debug added.
95 * prevent libtool from adding its default CFLAGS
98 * Use pkg-config instead of xft-config.
99 * Fix last line bug which had required padding text with extra blank line
100 to see text on last line.
103 * Fix type-punning and "differ in signedness" warnings seen with
107 * Fix compilation errors when building with --diable-x11; bug #1547164
110 * Make configure script print summary info
111 * Make `conky -v` show compiled-in features
114 * Added Spock's patches, adding hddtemp, goto and tab variables.
117 * Added tztime patch to show time in arbitrary time zones (thanks Ram
121 * Small battery fix (thanks Nexox, sf.net patch 1500014)
122 * Fixed order of variables/objects in docs (thanks Peter Tarjan)
125 * Fixed a bug with $font
128 * Xdamage support for composite and pals
131 * CPU voltage support via $voltage_mv and $voltage_v (thanks to Peter
132 Tarjan for the patch)
135 * SMP support for $freq and $freq_g (thanks to Peter Tarjan for the
139 * Fixed issue with graphs not reaching all the way to the borders
144 * Conky 1.4.2 released
147 * GNU Iconv support added, new objects $iconv_start and $iconv_stop
148 * Added some safety to the threading code
151 * Changed $font behavior so that the font persists past the next
152 newline. It can be set back to the default with $font with no args.
153 (closes bug 1478676 on sf.net)
156 * Added simple POP3/IMAP mail clients
159 * Added support for PowerBook batteries
160 * Fixed broken $if/$else stuff
163 * Added patch from Peter Tarjan to add support for IBM ACPI
164 * Added xmms2 patch from Lassi Selander (sf.net patch 1469523)
167 * Removed sa_restorer crap (may fix some compile errors for some
171 * Added patch for adt746x fan/cpu speed for kernel >=2.6.12
174 * Added patch to support new port monitor REMOTESERVICE peekable.
177 * Scan port numbers as short. Fixes debian bug# 359974.
180 * Added XMMS2 patch 1456203 from Lassi Selander
181 * Added FreeBSD battery patch 1456008 from Petr Holub
184 * Fixed ${top(_mem)} related code on FreeBSD (with help of Petr
185 Holub <hopet@users.sourceforge.net>)
188 * Removed bmp-infopipe dependency from 1.4.1 and 1.9999 ebuilds for Gentoo
189 (Gentoo bug# 125226).
190 * Fixed subversion ebuild for conky1 (1.9999) so it pulls the new trunk
194 * FreeBSD cpu info patch
195 * Conky 1.4.1 released
198 * Fixed issue where some WM's don't control conky own_window windows.
199 * Added newly-updated vim file detection and syntax hilighting files to svn.
200 * Fixed issue with graphs resetting colours (sf.net bug #1420473)
203 * Fixed battery problems when charged
204 * MPD code handles broken pipe now, instead of just killing conky
205 * Switch from CVS to SVN. Thanks SourceForge.
208 * Added patch to make $cpu stuff work on alpha (thanks Thomas Cort)
209 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=122637#c3
210 * Stop using override_redirect true -- conky back under WM control
211 when using 'own_window yes'.
212 * Fixed texeci breakage when forking to background is on
215 * Drastically simplified own_window=yes window creation code.
216 * on_bottom and wm_class_name deprecated (they do nothing)
219 * Fixed typo bug in portmon code that caused incorrect monitor data
223 * Conky 1.4.0 released
226 * Cleaned up texeci code
229 * Added freedesktop.org extended window manager hints (EWMH)
230 for window type NORMAL and state's STICKY/SKIP_PAGER/SKIP_TASKBAR.
231 Fixes stacking order issues with freedesktop-compliant wm's,
235 * Fixed stupid graph code (it still sucks) sf.net bug 1372962
236 * Fixed $if_* stuff, sf.net bug 1401338 and 1400854
237 * Fixed xmms.c code to load glib 1.2 shared object lib.
240 * Added xmms version 1 support.
241 * Added bmp through 0.9.7.1 support.
242 * Added config item xmms_player: none, xmms, bmp, audacious or
246 * Added Audacious media player support.
249 * Fixed infopipe bug (select() affects timer as a side effect on
253 * Added draw_graph_borders option
254 * Added XMMS/BMP InfoPipe plugin support
257 * Conky 1.3.5 released
260 * Fixed bug with use_xft causing ignorance of font selection (sf.net
262 * Fixed issue with parsing of hex values for colours
265 * Added BMPx (http://beep-media-player.org/) support
268 * Fixed issues with execi stuff
271 * Added sf.net patch 1374576
274 * Fixed sf.net bug 1367745
277 * Fixed sf.net bugs 1369607, 1367735 and gentoo bug 113921,
278 all variations of the same array out of bounds issue.
279 * "Fixed" code in fs.c and conky.c to make fs stats match those displayed by df (affects reporting against ext3 filesystems only)
282 * new code in linux.c and top.c to calculate CPU % correctly on 2.6 kernels.
285 * Fixed gentoo bug# 113219
288 * Added #define/#undef SIGNAL_BLOCKING in conky.c for experimenting
289 with synchronous signal processing. set to #undef for previous behavior.
290 * Use POSIX signal api's, not the ANSI signal().
293 * Fixed IP address bug (sf.net bug 1359055)
296 * Conky 1.3.4 released
299 * Replaced bitwise copy of tcp_connection_t with function
300 copy_tcp_connection().
301 * Changed call interfaces for get_acpi_fan(), get_acpi_ac_adapter(),
302 get_freq(), get_freq_dynamic(), get_adt746x_cpu(), get_adt746x_fan(),
303 eliminating all mallocs. pkovacs. See bug 1355470.
306 * moved hash sizing code into portmon lib, where it belongs
307 * More mem leaks fixed.
310 * Added config items min_port_monitors / min_port_monitor_connections
313 * Cleaned up top code, bug fixes
314 * Fixed some memory leaks
317 * Fix bug# 1351686. Patch by boojit.
318 * Fixed 1331576 (I think) with bad cpu usage reporting
321 * Documentation updates for compiling and port monitoring
322 * Removed cairo stuff (it's useless)
325 * Added statfs sf.net patch 1344493
328 * Added tcp port monitor support (pkovacs)
331 * Added WM_CLASS patch from sf.net patch 1340825
334 * acpi segfault should be fixed (sf.net bug 1330893)
335 * SIGUSR1 bug fixed? (sf.net bug 1330914)
338 * Ugly MPD mem leak fixed
339 * Other mem leaks fixed
340 * Fixed thing where conky exits if LC_ALL and friends isn't set
341 * Conky 1.3.3 released
344 * Conky 1.3.2 released
347 * More MPD objects (sf.net patch 1319461)
350 * fixed mldonkey bug? sf.net bug 1316531
353 * Linkstatus patch from btlee on f.g.o (see
354 http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-2765647.html#2765647)
357 * Fixed build on FreeBSD for non-i386
358 * Made it so top_mem doesn't show all the forks of one process
361 * Fixed small bug in config parsing (thanks robgrady, bug 1306032)
364 * Fixed bug where graphs/bars don't show when maximum_width is enabled
367 * Fixed right-alignment bug thanks to Pascal Eberhard
368 * Applied patch 1291420 from sf.net
369 * Fixed issue with whack graph data
370 * Fixed issue with Conky quitting when a file fails to load
373 * Fixed bug with xft and double buffer in own window
377 * Misc small bug fixes
380 * MPD patch (sf.net patch 1281108)
381 * Fixed graph width bug
384 * FreeBSD support was added
388 * added threaded execi, $texeci
392 * Fixed slight vertical misalignment of bars/graphs (sf.net 1273994)
393 * Diskio fixes (sf.net 1274140)
394 * $alignr and $alignc now have 25% more goodness! (sf.net bug 1273905)
395 * Far better SMP support
396 * Added support for i8k kernel driver, parsing information for dell inspiron laptops found in /proc/i8k (sf.net request 1256058)
399 * More own_window fixes
400 * applied disk io patch (sf.net patch 1271691)
401 * applied $freq fixes patch, adds new $freq_dyn (sf.net patch 1271633)
402 * removed units from $freq* output
403 * fix for graph config parsing
404 * Added $head, fixed mem leak with $tail
407 * More configure and makefile updates
408 * Added scale arg for net graphs
409 * Fixed bug in own_window stuff--amazing fake transparency now works
411 * added own_window_colour, own_window_transparent
414 * Added maximum_width
417 * Added $execibar and $execigraph
420 * Moved source into src/, moved docs into doc/
424 * Applied patch from zimba-tm, closes patch 1260225
425 * Fixed ugly gradient bug. closes bug 1255608
427 * Removed metar code. It sucked.
428 * Added $acpitempf for amooricans
432 * Multiple unit additions and modifications
435 * mpd password patch from Joshua Gerrish
436 * conky can run without X now, use --disable-x11 when configuring
437 =========================================================================
438 =========================================================================
444 * added CVS ebuild, huge thanks to Hopeless for this
447 * special thanks to Citizen_X and his patience
449 * keep shakin' those big 'ol titties
456 * many small fixes, thanks to those who reported problems
459 * dramatically improved how conky handles fonts
460 * fixed issues with graph args
461 * fixed shades and outlines
465 * added gradients to graphs (very pretty)
468 * feature freeze; only bugfixes now
471 * finalized graphing code, see $cpugraph, $memgraph, $execgraph,
472 $downspeedgraph, and $upspeedgraph
473 * added override_utf8_locale option
475 * $tab patch from jack_mort on f.g.o
478 * Added new graphing code, such as $cpugraph
479 * small fixes all round
482 * added more mpd objects
485 * Conky now has UTF-8 support
486 * Fixed $freq for those with CPU scaling
487 * Fixed the problem with total_run_times
488 * Fixed alignment of bars and lines and stuff
489 * Reduced conky's memory usage (yay!)
490 * Removed top_sort_cpu, added top_mem which sorts by mem usage instead
494 * Fixed a pile of bugs in configure script
495 * Added proper checking for headers in configure script
496 * Made METAR shit threaded so it would stop being retarded, also made
497 it try more then once to update
498 * Added $metar_tempf and ${i2c tempf} for americans
501 * Added option for Conky to update N times and quit, see
502 total_run_times in conkyrc.sample
503 * Added metar code for weather info, thanks to somebody on sf.net
504 * Added $alignr and $alignc for right and centre alignment
505 * Added wireless info and IP addr patch, thanks Bobby Beckmann,
506 options $addr and $linkstatus (please test!), as well as fixed a mem
508 * adt746x fix, thanks to dan-h on sf.net
509 * Added mldonkey support patch, thanks Lucas Brutschy on sf.net
510 * Added patch to allow hex colour values, thanks roiban adi on sf.net
511 * Added if constructs patch, thanks Lucas Brutschy on sf.net
512 * Fixed bug in tab code (hopefully for the last time)
513 * Added option to sort by cpu or memory for top, see top_sort_cpu
516 * Added fix for battery charged state (thanks to Lukas Zapletal
519 =========================================================================
520 =========================================================================
526 * Added $mpd_bar and $mpd_bitrate
527 * Some minor code cleanups prior to release
528 * Fixed problem with Conky not compiling when XFT disabled
529 * Fixed configure.in problems with Xdbe
532 * Fixed memory leak in MPD code
533 * Added new $tail object (see conkyrc.sample) which loves to suck CPU
535 * Fixed more mem leaks
538 * Added use_spacer to config
540 * Added small fix for i2c from Filedil on forums.gentoo.org
543 * Made it possible to use tabs to right-justify (just add a bunch)
544 * Added ${execbar} (see conkyrc.sample)
547 * Added memory % to top output
548 * Added initial cairo backend (it's really quite useless at this stage actually, and I'm not sure if there is even any point to it)
551 * Conky now recognizes the tab character correctly
552 * Added simple config option to print to stdout (out_to_console
556 * Added top output. Check the sample config.
560 * Finished MPD support ($mpd_title, $mpd_artist, $mpd_album, $mpd_vol)
561 * Removed NVCtrl code
562 * Added noswap and i2c patches
564 =========================================================================
565 =========================================================================
568 * Version 1.0. Conky is born from the ashes of torsmo. Main site:
571 * Added new feature for sample averaging of CPU and net info
574 * Version 0.18 released
577 * Fixed some double buffer + Xft stuff
578 * Applied X-Mozilla-Status patch (thanks affinity)
579 * Applied NVCtrl patch and modified it a bit (temperature monitoring
580 for nvdia-based graphics cards) (I couldn't test this so it may or
581 may not work or even compile) (thanks Dennis Frommknecht)
582 * Applied fs_used_perc and fs_bar_free patch (thanks killfire [send me
583 mail, I didn't catch your name from sourceforge])
584 * Applied patch that supports mailbox that is in some 'maildir' format
585 (thanks jolapache [send mail, I didn't catch your name from
588 * Applied pad_percents patch (thanks JL Farinacci)
589 * Fixed some stuff in acpi fan and acpi ac adapter
590 * Optional XFT even when compiled in
593 * Applied utime patch (UTC time) (thanks David McCabe)
596 * Applied Xdbe patch, this includes double_buffer configuration and
597 -b command line option (thanks Bruce Merry)
598 * Applied some other seti patch, not tested (thanks William DiPlacido)
601 * Applied netbsd patch (thanks Rui Paulo)
602 * Applied cpu frequency patch (thanks William DiPlacido)
603 * Applied adt746x patch (thanks Dennis Kaandorp)
604 * Applied some other FreeBSD patch by the same guy
607 * Applied FreeBSD patch (thanks Roman Bogorodskiy)
610 * Xft support and xftfont configuration
611 * rewrote some stuff, there might be some new bugs in old places
614 * I2C divisor from a file (thanks Falk Feuersenger)
617 * changed battery thing to ${battery <filename in
618 /proc/acpi/battery/>}
619 * SETI@Home stuff (thanks Jarski)
622 * changed signal for config file reloading to SIGUSR1
623 * mixer stuff, $mixer, $mixerl, $mixerr, $mixerbar, $mixerlbar,
627 * maybe fixed acpi battery thing when "present rate" isn't known
630 * fixed width for all bars, use like ${cpubar 4,50}
633 * Version 0.17 released
636 * battery number for ACPI battery (thanks Leszek Krupiñski)
637 * default battery is now BAT0 instead of BAT1, set ${battery 1} if
638 the old battery thing worked
639 * bug fix on load average reporting (thanks Leszek Krupiñski)
640 * outlines to text, draw_outline and default_outline_color
641 configurations and $outlinecolor (thanks adi)
642 * $acpifan, $acpiacadapter, $uptime_short (thanks adi)
645 * fixed a bug when starting after Opera (and some other programs)
650 * added border_width configuration
653 * fixed zero length bar bug
656 * file system stats, $fs_bar, $fs_free, $fs_free_perc, $fs_size,
658 * leaves ACPI temperature file open (faster)
659 * -a option to change alignment on command line
662 * fixed ACPI temperature bug
663 * border_margin configuration
664 * ${execi <interval> <command>}, execute with specific interval
665 * added possibility to manually set the position (-x and -y options)
666 (thanks to Gwenhael LE MOINE)
667 * $buffers and $cached (thanks to Jeremy Burch)
668 * WM_CLASS when drawing to own window (thanks to Gwenhael LE MOINE)
671 * Version 0.16 released
674 * $pre_exec, execute a shell command one time
675 * preparsing of text (faster but more memory usage)
676 * less system calls (faster)
677 * APM things to $battery (untested)
680 * added $new_mails changed $mails to tell total mail count
683 * transparent window, own_window configuration, -o cmdline option
684 * $exec, execute a shell command
685 * $acpitemp, $battery - acpi stuff (not really tested)
688 * $loadavg, load average
689 * $mails, unread local mails, mail_spool configuration
692 * Version 0.15 released
695 * SIGHUP reloads config file (thanks Jørgen P. Tjernø)