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Sept. 13, 2005 - Development status update :

1. In CVS presently we now have support for .desktop files provided by GNOME, KDE and some other apps, which should simplify menu configuration greately. Just add line like :
   Category "KDE:Applications"
   to any .include file and all KDE apps that are part of category Applications will get automatically picked up, along with its icons, etc.
   There is a new utility PrintDesktopEntries that will print all available categories with entries on your system. WE now need to stick as much as possible of that stuff into the default menu in distro.
2. Presently working on making Stop Module menu being autogenerated based on what modules are actually running.
3. Will add new autogenerated menu for restarting modules next.
4. GUI tool for manageing layout of the desktop - which modules are started and with what geometries, will be a natural progression from here.
5. Still working on some placement fixes, such as GIMP not going to proper viewport and XINERAMA placement (fabs).
6. More doc updates by born2late.

July 19, 2005 - AfterStep 2.1.2 released!

This is a minor bugfix release. Lots of polish on various new features, as well as new xml tools.

Get it from here : ftp.afterstep.org/stable/AfterStep-2.1.2.tar.gz.
Or if you already have 2.00.00 or later installed - you can use smaller upgrade packages : ftp.afterstep.org/stable/AfterStep-2.1.2-noimages.tar.gz.

July 5, 2005 - aterm 1.0.0 released!

Minor fixes related to root background handling, causing aterm to crash, burn and flicker. This is the final release of this fine product.

Get it from here : ftp.afterstep.org/apps/aterm/aterm-1.0.0.tar.gz.

June 9, 2005 - aterm 1.00.beta4 released!

Fixed integration with standalone libAfterImage (see below), and reenabled scaling of background pixmaps. Probably a final beta before 1.0 release.

Get it from here : ftp.afterstep.org/apps/aterm/aterm-1.00.beta4.tar.gz.

June 8, 2005 - libAfterImage 1.07 released!

This release is targeted towards aterm users who for reasons that escape me, refuse to use AfterStep.

Get it from here : ftp.afterstep.org/stable/libAfterImage/libAfterImage-1.07.tar.gz.

June 6, 2005 - AfterStep 2.1.1 released!

This is a minor bugfix release. 2 features added: image slicing (slice xml tag) and rudimentary import filter for TGA file format.

Get it from here : ftp.afterstep.org/stable/AfterStep-2.1.1.tar.gz.
Or if you already have 2.00.00 or later installed - you can use smaller upgrade packages : ftp.afterstep.org/stable/AfterStep-2.1.1-noimages.tar.gz.

May 17, 2005 - AfterStep 2.1.0 released!

This is a major bugfixing and some new features release.
Compensation made for poorly coded dock apps designed for a broken dock. Many bugfixes and minor improvements.

Get it from here : ftp.afterstep.org/stable/AfterStep-2.1.0.tar.gz.
Or if you already have 2.00.00 or later installed - you can use smaller upgrade packages : ftp.afterstep.org/stable/AfterStep-2.1.0-noimages.tar.gz.

May 04, 2005 - AfterStep 2.0.5 released!

This is a major bugfixing and some new features release.
WinTabs module completed, Tiling and Cascading module completed. Improvements to uniformity of look among modules. Iconified windows greately improved. New look.Tiny. Many bugfixes and minor improvements.

Get it from here : ftp.afterstep.org/stable/AfterStep-2.00.05.tar.gz.
Or if you already have 2.00.00 or later installed - you can use smaller upgrade packages : ftp.afterstep.org/stable/AfterStep-2.00.05-noimages.tar.gz.

Many thanks to BG and Aquarium for their inspirational music.

March 22, 2005 - AfterStep 2.0.4 released!

This is a major bugfixing and some new features release.
Fixes for SmartPlacement being broken. Nasty slowdowns with Animate module running fixed. Several crashes fixed. Some performance optimization. Focus not being transfered after desktop change fixed. Added look.Breeze contributed by Nicholas Marshall. GLX library linking for aterm fixed. New FAQ started.

Get it from here : ftp.afterstep.org/stable/AfterStep-2.00.04.tar.gz.
Or if you already have 2.00.00 or later installed - you can use smaller upgrade packages : ftp.afterstep.org/stable/AfterStep-2.00.04-noimages.tar.gz.

March 2, 2005 - AfterStep 2.0.3 released!

This is a major bugfixing and some new features release.
Many a fixes requested by package mainatiners for Debian, gentoo, Mandrake and Fedora.
Segfaults in image data compression code and iconification handling code.
Added handling of $HOME in different config settings.
asview utility now supports IMAGE_PATH allowing you to preview clipart image easily.
look.Unity added inspired by similar E look.
Added options allowing change in titlebar's hue and saturation on focus/unfocus.
Updated default look. Fixed Pager fonts to support UTF8.
Fixed handling of UTF8 in winlist menu and balloons.

January 20, 2005 - AfterStep 2.0.2 released!

This is a major bugfixing release.
aterm compatibility should now work. Libraries now properly compile as shared, even under CYGWIN. Maximized windows will now be shown instead of silently killed. Lots of other stuff.

January 20, 2005 - aterm 1.0.beta2 released!

Fixed compatibility with AfterStep. Imported bunch of patches from gentoo package - adding new features: internal border width is configurable and borderless aterm under other window managers.
AfterStep compatibility should now work. Libraries now properly compile as shared, even under CYGWIN.
Get it from here : ftp://ftp.afterstep.org/apps/aterm/aterm-1.00.beta2.tar.bz2.