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xmobar v0.24 Release Notes

Release Date: 2016-07-26 // almost 8 years ago

  • 🆕 New features

    • Use the new compilation flag with_conduit to compile an implemetation of the Weather plugin that will work behind proxies, by Dragos Boca.
    • New command line argument (-p) to specify xmobar's position, by Valentin Shirokov.
    • Wind speed in Km/h and m/s for the Weather plugin, by Michael Knabe.
    • UVMeter, a new optional plugin showing UV data for Australian users, by Roman Joost.
    • New template parameter <date> for the MPD plugin (by Bruno Heridet)
    • New monitor argument -T to specify the maximum total width of the monitor text.
    • New $VAR parameter syntax for using env vars in pipe monitors, by Will Song (see issue #268).

    🐛 Bug fixes

    • The Volume plugin now supports capture devices (Antoine Eiche).
    • The MPD plugin will now automatically update on options changes (Ben Boeckel).
    • The Battery plugin does now a better job at tracking AC status and times (see issue #231).
    • PipeReader was polling too often (thanks to zlbruce).
    • The MPris monitor now honours field width and padding optons (-M, -w, etc.).
    • Batt: sensible thresholds for high/low power consumption (see issue #265).