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2009-06-27 SaWMan 1.4.1: API extended with query functions

Since the SaWMan 1.4.0 API update, all users of the manager interfaces must stay away from including any internal kitchen of SaWMan. This also restricted the users to the new interface, which proved a bit too tight - we have now added ISaWManManager::GetWindowInfo, GetProcessInfo and IsWindowShowing, to return the flexibility while maintaining a clean API. DirectFB 1.4.1 is required for this release!

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The major features of this release are:

API clean-up

SaWManWindowFlags: now also contain FOCUS and ENTER info (key focus)
SaWManWindowInfo: now also contains DFBWindowID and SaWManWindowFlags
ISaWManManager_GetWindowInfo: to get basic window info using the handle
ISaWManManager_GetProcessInfo: to get process info about the window
ISaWManManager_IsWindowShowing: if window is visible and not obscured by other opaque windows
remove some internal macros from sawman.h

Other changes

add support for DWCAPS_COLOR, solid color windows (no surface)
Added layer reconfigure callback to allow override or single window optimizations.
Dynamic window association implementation.

Furthermore the evolutionary fixes, small improvements, additional optimizations and added debugging statements.

Please note that you must have DirectFB 1.4.1 for this release to compile and work.

You can find the release in the "Extras" tab on the "Downloads" page, or click here.

niels