io.elementary.gala CC0-1.0 GPL-3.0+ Multitasking & Window Management A window & compositing manager for Pantheon

A window & compositing manager based on libmutter and designed by elementary for use with Pantheon.

Improvements:

  • Support for high-resolution scroll events
  • Redesigned Alt + Tab switcher
  • Dim the parents of modal dialogs
  • Dialogs fall down on parents instead of shooting out
  • Updated translations

Improvements:

  • Fix a potential crash when taking screenshots
  • Updated translations

New features:

  • Stash the picture-in-picture window by pushing it off screen

Improvements:

  • Fix a potential crash while changing wallpapers
  • Updated translations

Improvements:

  • Include window decorations in screenshots for server-side decorated windows
  • Updated translations

Improvements:

  • Add multitouch gestures
  • Show window titles in multitasking view
  • Close the Alt + Tab switcher by pressing Esc without releasing Alt
  • Increase maximum zoom level and provide feedback when unable to zoom
  • Show a context menu when secondary clicking the background
  • New Dwell Click and Locate Pointer animations
  • Add Take Screenshot to window context menu
  • Always play shutter sound when taking screenshots
  • Minor visual improvements
  • HiDPI fixes
  • Performance improvements
  • Updated translations

Improvements:

  • Fix “Always on Visible Workspace” windows disappearing when changing workspaces
  • Fix windows on non-primary displays disappearing when changing workspaces
  • Updated translations

Improvements:

  • Fix crash when changing workspaces while a transient window is opening
  • Updated translations

Improvements:

  • Don't show Gala Background Services in the dock
  • Fixes for media key handling
  • Show keyboard shortcuts in HeaderBar menus
  • Updated translations

Improvements:

  • Improve window shadows for legacy apps
  • Fix potential crash when taking screenshots
  • Fix notification position after changing DPI
  • Fix animations for moving and maximizing tiled windows
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