Nobody believed it would ever happen, but

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The F???? Virtual Window Manager workers list is very pleased to
announce the first official version of Fvwm2 ever:

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Available at http://www.fvwm.org/ it includes the following

Highlights:

 ** GNU autoconf support for better portability.

 ** Dramatically improved menu handling with animated menus,
    proper cursor key navigation and better overall flexibility.

 ** SnapAttraction and SnapGrid commands allow you to line up
    windows and icons with ease.

 ** FvwmAnimate module controlling animated iconification.

 ** New syntax for menu styles (MenuStyle) with greatly enhanced
    configurability.

 ** Enhanced focus handling (Direction commands).

 ** Animated panels in FvwmButtons (like in CDE or VUE).

 ** FvwmEvent is the more flexible successor of FvwmAudio.
    FvwmAudio is still available.

And more...

 * The ClickToFocusClickRaises option to the GlobalOpts command
   (click in a window to raise it if you use mouse focus).

 * A new web site and a bug tracking system.

 * Faster startup.

 * Limiting color usage with the ColorLimit command.

 * Mini titles for FvwmPager (aka Balloons).

 * Multiple Icon Boxes, Icon box grids, and Icon box fill
   direction control.

 * Improved FvwmButtons button placement to give absolute control
   over where the buttons are placed.

 * FvwmTile and FvwmCascade modules have been combined into the
   new module FvwmRearrange. Shell scripts for FvwmTile and
   FvwmCascade provide backwards compatibility.

 * FvwmPager displays the current desk.

 * Consistent page handling commands MoveToPage and MoveToDesk.

 * Switch window focus with Alt-Tab, as in other popular GUI
   systems (please read question 3.3 in the FAQ).

 * The EdgeThickness command offers a way to make auto hide work
   more smoothly in FvwmTaskBar.

 * New commands DefaultFont, DefaultColors and Emulate.

 * More consistent and often simpler syntax of configuration file.

 * Lots of bug fixes to improve stability and portability.

 * Consistent copying policy.

and many small enhancements too numerous to list here.


More detailed information on the contents of this release can be
found at:

  http://www.fvwm.org/NEWS.html