NEWS for xfce4-panel
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4.2.0
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- New look with smaller move handles and new default icons.
- Uses global icon theme setting (in user interface dialog).
- Improved resizing and moving behaviour; panel is forced to be on the edges
  of the screen.
- The panel is now a dock type window, which means it will always be on top.
- Improved focus handling; clicking on the panel will not remove the focus
  from the currently active window.
- There can be only one panel per X screen. Multihead supported when
  environment is set up properly (DISPLAY variable).
- Support for kiosk mode.
- Unload unused plugins and dynamically update plugin list. Use dialog to add
  new panel items, instead of a submenu.
- Mail checker now supports mbox, Maildir and POP3.
- Support for dragging applications from xfce4-appfinder to a launcher
  properties dialog.
- Transparency when the X Composite extension is enabled and the window
  manager supports it.
- Backward compatibility with the Xfce Goodies plugins available from
  http://xfce-goodies.berlios.de/.


4.1.99.3 (4.2-RC3)
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- Fix type mismatch when writing backup files. Fixes infinite loop on non-x86.
  Patch by Michele Baldessari <michele@pupazzo.org> (Jasper)

- Fix edge snapping for very big panels (Jasper)

- Properly setting dock type hint (Olivier)

- Translation updates (Jean-Francois)


4.1.99.2 (4.2-RC2)
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- Increase plugin API version. Plugins build against a panel older than RC1
  need to be rebuild (Jasper)

- Fix two bugs in the graphical pager (Jasper, Olivier)

- Prevent resizing during panel unhide (Jasper)

- Translation updates (Jean-Francois)


4.1.99.1 (4.2 RC1)
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- Updated documentation screenshots (Jasper)

- Fix POP3 mail checking, patch by Piotr Chmura (Jasper)

- Make transparency configurable with a 'hidden' option (Jasper)

- Increase API version, but still support old plugins (Jasper)

- Use new gtk 2.4 file chooser (Jasper)

- Improve focus management (in combination with xfwm4) by setting the dock
  type hint. Panel will now always be on top; the option is gone. 
  (Olivier, Jasper)

- Transparency is always on, but toggled off when the mouse is over the panel
  (Jasper)


4.1.91 (4.2 BETA2)
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- Several translation updates (Jean-Francois)

- Some autohide fixes with open dialogs (Jasper)

- Fix multihead support (Jasper)

- Translucent panel when set on top. Needs xfwm4 with composite support 
  and XOrg >= 6.8.0 with composite extension enabled. (Olivier)


4.1.90 (4.2 BETA1)
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- Use basedir spec to locate config file. (Jasper)

- Rename xfce4rc to contents.xml. (Jasper)

- Change the fallback (default) icons to the ones from the Rodent theme 
  by Francois, very pretty. (Jasper)

- Add support for new KIOSK mode. Much better than env variables. (Benedikt)

- Fix autohide and right-click menu interaction. (Jasper)

- Icon theme support : no more panel-specific themes, the panel will now
  follow the icon theme set in the user interface dialog. (Jasper)

- Set partial struts (Jasper)

- Add multihead support. The user needs to set DISPLAY properly to start a 
  new panel on another screen. (Jasper)

- Update list of module list when opening dialog: remove uninstalled modules
  (when not in use) and add newly installed ones. Based on idea of Scott 
  Barron. (Jasper)

- Use a dialog to add items to the panel, instead of a submenu. (Jasper)

- Reduce handle width to show only one line of dots. (Jasper)

- Split out the code for choosing a command and choosing an icon from
  item_dialog.c. to make it available for use in other dialogs (plugins). 
  The mailcheck plugin makes use of it and of course the launcher dialog. 
  (Jasper)

- Implement module unloading. Add uniqueness setting to plugins. (Jasper)

- Add pop3 email checking: Use 'pop3://username:password@host' as mailbox.
  (Olivier)

- Properly update arrow direction. Use this info to position the menus. 
  Much better. (Jasper)

- Add xrandr awareness. (Jasper)

- Add xinerama aware smart positioning. (Jasper)


