diff --git a/pages/news/e24.0-alpha1.txt b/pages/news/e24.0-alpha1.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000..86762c395 --- /dev/null +++ b/pages/news/e24.0-alpha1.txt @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +=== Enlightenment DR 0.24.0-alpha1 Release === + * //2020-05-02 - by Carsten Haitzler// + +Hilights: + * New and improved shot module with editor and cropper + * Reduced number of setuid tools (merged many into single system tool) + * External monitor backlight and brightness controls via (lib)ddctil + * Improved resolution of EFM thumbnails to 256x256 by default + * New and improved crash handling guru meditation + * Restarts are now seamless with fade in and out and zero glitches + * Wallpaper import generates multiple resolutions for better efficiency + * Regularly malloc_trim if available to keep mem down + * All restarts are now handled by enlightenment_start, not e itself + * Enforce pointer lock to screen in X to stop pointer out-of-bounds + * Pager plain is gone - use the regular "miniature preview" pager + * Music control auto-runs your selected media player if not there + * Handle exception for steam games to find the right desktop file + * Polkit auth agent support as new core module - no extra daemons + * Drop comp fast effects - Should be edje transition factor + theme tags + * Easier config of specific desktop wallpaper straight from pager + * Startup should be smoother with IO prefetch thread + * New special blanking timeout for when locked that can be shorter + * Bluez4 gone now as Bluez5 is done and working fine + * Down to zero outstanding coverity issues + * The usual batches of bug fixes and minor improvements + +== Download == + +^ ** LINK ** ^ ** SHA256 ** ^ +| [[ http://download.enlightenment.org/rel/apps/enlightenment/enlightenment-0.24.0-alpha1.tar.xz | Enlightenment DR 0.23.0 XZ]] | aae4d22261736efd9b8fceae3d00f3ddd583b8711135f9f6f20d2b9c2e885ea4 | + + +== Building and Dependencies == + + - [[https://git.enlightenment.org/core/efl.git/tree/README | EFL]] + - libpam (Linux only) + +Highly recommended to ensure proper functionality (though you can live +without these): + + - connman (For network configuration support) + - bluez5 (For bluetooth configuration and control) + - bc (For the evrything module calculator mode) + - pulseaudio (For proper audio device control and redirection) + - acpid (For systems with ACPI for lid events, AC/Battery plug in/out etc.) + - packagekit (For the built in system updates monitoring and updater) + - udisks2 (For removable storage mounting/unmounting) + - ddcutil (specifically libddcutil.so.2 for backlight control) + - gdb (If you want automatic backtraces on a crash in ~/.e-crashdump.txt - don't forget to build EFL and E with gdb debugging to make this useful) + +**Note:** Enlightenment 0.24.0-alpha depends on EFL **v1.24.0** or newer. + +{{:blank.png?nolink&100|}} +~~DISCUSSIONS~~