Several bugfixes that already flowed into the 1.4.x branch are now backported.
The main reason for shipping 1.2.9 is support for the 1.4.x SaWMan branch;
several API features that are required by SaWMan have been added.
DirectFB 1.2.9 is required for SaWMan 1.4.2 and upwards.
For detailed info click on the news title
The major features of this release are listed below.
API changes
- Add application_id to a window with IDirectFBWindow_Set/GetApplicationID
- dynamic window association via IDirectFBWindow::SetAssociation()
- add DWCAPS_COLOR to the window capabilities
- allow the window config value "color" to colorize the window
configuration
- add missing include path for builddir != srcdir
- fixed missing JPEG=yes setting when LIBJPEG is set manually
- fix so trace will also print static funcs in stack dump
drivers
- fbdev: fixed RGB fields sizes in dfb_fbdev_set_gamma_ramp
- fbdev: fix for BGR555
- input: Implement driver_get_axis_info() in the linux-input driver
core
- consistently use doubles to calculate the inverse scale factors
- fix timing problems with vt-switching
- prevent deadlock when destroying context
- don't touch the module entry after dlclose() to prevent segfault
- fix for switching source from surface to surfaceless (video).
- add support for the DESTINATION Porter/Duff rule
gfx
- Bugs in pixel format convertion fixed (primarily 16 bit formats)
- converting to RGB32 sets alpha to ff
- buffer unlocking fixes in error paths
- jpeg: plug mem leak on file read error
and several other bugfixes.
You can find the release in the "Core" tab on the "Downloads" page, or click
here.
niels
