Dear all, I am pleased to announce the release of libxkbcommon 1.10.0:
https://github.com/xkbcommon/libxkbcommon/tree/xkbcommon-1.10.0 Changelog --------- ## API ### Breaking changes - *Modifiers masks* handling has been refactored to properly handle virtual modifiers. Modifier masks are now always considered as an *opaque encoding* of the modifiers state: - Modifiers masks should not be interpreted by other means than the provided API. In particular, one should not assume that modifiers masks always denote the modifiers *indexes* of the keymap. - It enables using virtual modifiers with arbitrary mappings. E.g. one can now reliably create virtual modifiers without relying on the legacy X11 mechanism, that requires a careful use of keys’ real and virtual modmaps. - It enables *interoperability* with further implementations of XKB. - Changed *Compose* behavior so that sequences defined later always override ones defined earlier, even if the new sequence is shorter. Contributed by Jules Bertholet ### Deprecated - Server applications using `xkb_state_update_mask()` should migrate to using `xkb_state_update_latched_locked()` instead, for proper handling of the keyboard state. ([#310](https://github.com/xkbcommon/libxkbcommon/issues/310)) - The following modifiers names in `xkbcommon/xkbcommon-names.h` are now deprecated and will be removed in a future version: - `XKB_MOD_NAME_ALT`: use `XKB_VMOD_NAME_ALT` instead. - `XKB_MOD_NAME_LOGO`: use `XKB_VMOD_NAME_SUPER` instead. - `XKB_MOD_NAME_NUM`: use `XKB_VMOD_NAME_NUM` instead. ([#538](https://github.com/xkbcommon/libxkbcommon/issues/538)) ### New - Added `xkb_state_update_latched_locked()` to update the keyboard state to change the latched and locked state of the modifiers and layout. This entry point is intended for *server* applications and should not be used by *client* applications. This can be use for e.g. a GUI layout switcher. ([#310](https://github.com/xkbcommon/libxkbcommon/issues/310)) - Added `xkb_keymap_mod_get_mask()` to query the mapping of a modifier. - Added `VoidAction()` action to match the keysym pair `NoSymbol`/`VoidSymbol`. It enables erasing a previous action and breaks latches. This is a libxkbcommon extension. When serializing it will be converted to `LockControls(controls=none,affect=neither)` for backward compatibility. ([#622](https://github.com/xkbcommon/libxkbcommon/issues/622)) - Improved syntax errors in XKB files to include the expected/got tokens. ([#644](https://github.com/xkbcommon/libxkbcommon/issues/644)) ### Fixes - *Compose*: fixed sequence not fully overriden if the new sequence has no keysym or string. ## Tools ### New - `xkbcli-compile-keymap`: Added option `--modmaps` that prints modifiers mappings. This is similar to the legacy `xmodmap -pm`. ## Build system ### Breaking changes - Removed support for byacc -- use bison instead. ([#644](https://github.com/xkbcommon/libxkbcommon/issues/644)) Git tag: -------- git tag: xkbcommon-1.10.0 git commit: 7888474d0296dcad50c9ba4adfdfdf2be02d35e1 Cheers, Pierre Le Marre (aka Wismill)
