On Thu, Mar 08, 2012 at 01:04:40PM -0500, Adam Jackson wrote: > On Wed, 2012-03-07 at 13:35 -0700, Jonathan Corbet wrote: > > Hey, Keith, > > > > A question: > > > > > Here's the final 1.12 release. Thanks to every for contributing new > > > features, > > > bug fixes, documentation and testing. > > > > Is there anything resembling release notes or a feature list for releases > > like this? It would be a lot easier for us to call them out if such a > > thing were available... > > There really should be, shouldn't there. > > Notable changes since 1.11.0, in my opinion, from a quick glance over > the git log: > > * udev/systemd-based multiseat support (things like Plugable USB gadgets > Just Work) > * DRI2 enhancements for low memory and better triple-buffering > * Better smooth scrolling (internally using doubles, etc)
technically we've been using doubles/floats internally before, just in a rather weird way. The visible smooth scrolling change is XI 2.1 support for smooth scrolling events, so clients now get valuator information instead/in addition to button click events for scroll data. Cheers, Peter > * Driver support for RANDR rotation (instead of requiring a shadow > buffer) > * Multitouch support (XI 2.2) _______________________________________________ xorg@lists.x.org: X.Org support Archives: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg Info: http://lists.x.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg Your subscription address: arch...@mail-archive.com
