Changes between Version 23 and Version 24 of News

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11/22/16 14:44:35 (4 years ago)

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Antoine Martin

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+== 2016-04-18 ==
+=== 1.0 Important Features ===
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+The 1.0 LTS branch is nearly ready, only needs some finishing touches like the new logo and icons (#1342).
+
+Here's a list of the most prominent features:
+* SSL socket support #1252, documentation and examples here: [/wiki/Encryption/SSL], supported in the launcher
+* we've been assigned the default port {{{14500}}} by [http://www.iana.org/ IANA]: #731, so the TCP port is now optional ie: {{{xpra attach tcp:hostname}}}
+* run a system-wide proxy server service (#1335) on our default port, using system authentication
+* MS Windows users can start a shadow server from the start menu, which is also accessible via http
+* list all local network sessions exposed via mdns using {{{xpra list-mdns}}} #1332
+* the proxy servers can start new sessions on demand: #1319
+* much faster websocket / http server for the HTML5 client: #1252, with SSL support: #1213, MS Windows and Mac OS X server support: #1211
+* much improved HTML client: #1341, including support for native video decoding in #1107
+* VNC-like desktop support: #1206 + #1247 ie: {{{xpra start-desktop --start-child=fluxbox --exit-with-children}}}
+* pointer grabs using {{{Shift+Menu}}} #1229, keyboard grabs using {{{Control+Menu}}} #1195
+* window scrolling detection for much faster compression: #1232
+* server-side support for 10-bit colours: #909
+* better automatic encoding selection and video tuning: #1257, #1135, #1014, support H264 b-frames: #800
+* file transfer improvements: #1026
+* SSH password input support on all platforms in launcher: #1240
+* client applications can trigger window move and resize with MS Windows and Mac OS X clients: #772 (ie: google chrome requires this)
+* geometry handling improvements, multi-monitor #1284, fullscreen: #1327
+* drag and drop support between application windows: #770
+* colour management synchronisation: #1086 (and DPI, workspace, etc)
+* the configuration file is now split into multiple logical parts, see {{{/etc/xpra/conf.d}}}: #1254
+* more configuration options for printers: #1325
+* audio codec improvements: #1196, #1204, #1227, new codecs: #1212, mpeg audio codec: #1194
+* reliable video support for all Debian and Ubuntu versions via private ffmpeg libraries: #1256
+* use {{{XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}}} if possible: #1129, move more files to {{{/run}}}: #888 (sockets, log file)
+* build and packaging improvements: #977, minify during build: #890, rpm "python2": #1258, netbsd v4l: #1223
+* Mac OS X PKG installer now sets up ".xpra" file and "xpra:" URL association, #1163
+* Mac OS X remote shadow start support (not all versions are supported): #1169
+
+And many other more structural improvements under the hood!
+}}}
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