Mastodawn

changelog: https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/changelog/#detailed-list-of-changes [https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/changelog/#detailed-list-of-changes] ### 0.44.0 [2025-11-03] - Allow kitty to read a specified set of environment variables from your login shell at startup using the env [https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/conf/#opt-kitty.env] directive in kitty.conf (#9042 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/9042]) - A new option draw_window_borders_for_single_window [https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/conf/#opt-kitty.draw_window_borders_for_single_window] to force kitty to always draw a window border even when only a single window is present (#9112 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/pull/9112]) - Fix a regression in 0.43.0 that caused a black flicker when closing a tab in the presence of a background image (#9060 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/9060]) - Further improvements to rounded corner rendering, especially at low DPI (#9091 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/pull/9091]) - Splits layout: Fix a bug that could cause a corrupted layout in some circumstances (#9059 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/9059]) - Fix a regression in the previous release that broke goto_session -1 - Fix rendering broken on ancient GPU drivers that do not support rendering to 16 bit textures (#9068 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/9068]) - Fix tab bar sometimes showing incorrect tabs when it is filtered to show only tabs from the current session (#9079 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/9079]) - macOS: Workaround for bug in macOS Tahoe that caused OS Windows that are fullscreen to crash kitty when returning from sleep on some machines (#8983 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/8983]) - Graphics: Fix animated images sometimes not auto playing or auto playing at the wrong start frame if the same image id is used for a subsequent image - Fix a regression in 0.43.0 that caused high CPU usage when disable_ligatures [https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/conf/#opt-kitty.disable_ligatures] was set to cursor and the tab bar was visible (#9071 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/9071]) - macOS: Handle dropping of file promises into kitty in addition to file paths (#9084 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/pull/9084]) - macOS: Fix indeterminate progress bar displayed on dock icon increasing speed when indeterminate progress is set without being cleared first (#9114 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/9114]) - macOS: Performance and power usage improvements of about 5-10% (#9131 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/pull/9131]) - macOS: Add an item to the global menu to Cycle through OS windows - macOS: Quick access terminal: Fix a crash when changing font size (#9178 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/9178]) - Wayland: Fix center-sized panels not working on smithay based compositors (#9117 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/pull/9117]) - Wayland: Fix scrolling using some mouse wheels that produce “VALUE120” based scroll events too fast on some compositors (#9128 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/pull/9128]) - Automatic color scheme switching: Fix title bar color not being updated (#9167 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/9167]) - Add support for Unicode 17 - Fix a regression in 0.43.0 that caused tab_bar_margin_width [https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/conf/#opt-kitty.tab_bar_margin_width] to be doubled on the right edge of the tab bar (#9154 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/9154]) - Session files: Add a new focus_tab command to specify which tab should be active when a session is loaded. Accepts either a plain number (0-based index) or a match expression for flexible tab selection, allowing sessions to preserve the active tab state (Sessions [https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/sessions/]) - save_as_session [https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/actions/#action-save_as_session]: Add --base-dir option to specify a base directory for saving session files with relative paths, useful when the current working directory is not the desired location (Sessions [https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/sessions/]) - Add state:focused_os_window match query to select all windows in the currently focused OS window (Matching windows and tabs [https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/remote-control/#search-syntax]) - Session saving now preserves visual tab order and active tab rather than tab activation history as this is generally more important. In the future may have it save tab history as well (#9163 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/pull/9163])

SmokeInFog Oct 1

kitty 0.43.1 released - changelog

https://midwest.social/post/36306478

kitty 0.43.1 released - changelog - midwest.social

changelog: https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/changelog/#detailed-list-of-changes [https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/changelog/#detailed-list-of-changes] ### 0.43.1 [2025-10-01] - ssh kitten: Allow specifying a password and/or TOTP authentication secret to automate interactive logins in scenarios where public key authentication is not supported (#9020 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/pull/9020]) - macOS: Fix a bug where the color of a transparent titlebar was off when running in the release build versus the build from source. Also fix using a transparent titlebar causing the background opacity to be doubled. - Fix a regression in the previous release that caused the incorrect tab to be active when loading a session (#9025 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/9025]) - macOS: Workaround for bug in macOS Tahoe that caused closed OS Windows to remain as invisible rectangles that intercept mouse events (#8952 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/8952]) - macOS: Fix a regression in the previous release that broke automatic switching of dark/light mode when setting macos_titlebar_color [https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/conf/#opt-kitty.macos_titlebar_color] to an arbitrary color (#9034 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/9034]) - goto_session [https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/actions/#action-goto_session]: Add --sort-by=alphabetical to have the interactive session picker list the sessions in a fixed order rather than by most recent (#9033 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/discussions/9033]) - Fix a regression in the previous release that caused the cursor trail to not be hidden properly (#9039 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/9039]) - Session files: Fix a regression in the previous release that broke matching on windows in the current tab (#9037 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/9037]) - Fix a regression in the previous release that broke clearing screen lines when in margin mode (#9049 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/9049])

SmokeInFog Sep 28

kitty 0.42.2 released - changelog

https://midwest.social/post/36164474

kitty 0.42.2 released - changelog - midwest.social

changelog: https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/changelog/#detailed-list-of-changes [https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/changelog/#detailed-list-of-changes] ### 0.43.0 [2025-09-28] - New support for creating and switching to Sessions [https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/sessions/] easily, allowing users to define and use sessions/projects efficiently (#8911 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/8911]) - Add a configurable scrollbar [https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/conf/#opt-kitty.scrollbar] for the kitty scrollback (#8945 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/pull/8945]) - A new protocol for multiple cursors [https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/multiple-cursors-protocol/] in the terminal (#8927 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/8927]) - macOS: Allow the window title bar to be semi-transparent when background_opacity [https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/conf/#opt-kitty.background_opacity] is less than one and macos_titlebar_color [https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/conf/#opt-kitty.macos_titlebar_color] is set to background (#8906 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/pull/8906]) - A new cursor_trail_color [https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/conf/#opt-kitty.cursor_trail_color] setting to independently control the color of cursor trails (#8830 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/pull/8830]) - macOS: Add the default Cmd+L mapping from Terminal.app to erase the last command and its output (#6040 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/discussions/6040]) - Fix background_opacity [https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/conf/#opt-kitty.background_opacity] being non-linear especially with light color themes. Note that this might require you to adjust the value of this setting to get back your current look. (#8869 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/8869]) - Add support for blinking text. Text marked as blinking now blinks in exact rhythm with the cursor. The blinking animation and max duration are controlled by cursor_blink_interval [https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/conf/#opt-kitty.cursor_blink_interval] and cursor_stop_blinking_after [https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/conf/#opt-kitty.cursor_stop_blinking_after]. (#8551 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/pull/8551]) - Allow using a custom python function to draw tab titles in the tab bar, see tab_title_template [https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/conf/#opt-kitty.tab_title_template] - Wayland: Fix incorrect window size calculation when transitioning from full screen to non-full screen with client side decorations (#8826 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/8826]) - macOS: Fix hiding quick access terminal window not restoring focus to previously active application (#8840 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/discussions/8840]) - macOS: Fix showing the quick access terminal on a space other than the space it was last active on, after full screening some application causes the quick access terminal to appear on the old space (#8740 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/8740]) - macOS: When toggling open the quick access terminal move it to the currently active monitor (the monitor with the mouse pointer on it) (#9003 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/9003]) - macOS: Fix closing an OS Window when another OS Window is minimized causing the minimized window to be un-minimized (#8913 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/8913]) - Allow using backspace to move the cursor onto the previous line in cooked mode. This is indicated by the bw property in kitty’s terminfo (#8841 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/8841]) - Watchers: A new event for global watchers corresponding to the tab bar being changed (#8842 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/8842]) - Fix a regression in 0.40.0 that broke handling of the VS16 variation selector when it caused a character to flow to the next line (#8848 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/8848]) - Fix rendering of underlines when using larger text sizes with the space and en-space characters (#8950 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/8950]) Fix updating panel configuration on visibility toggle and via remote control not working (#8984 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/8984]) - Improve rendering of rounded rectangles (#9000 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/pull/9000]) Wayland: Update bundled copy of libwayland to 1.24 from 1.23.1 because the just released mesa 25.2.0 breaks with libwayland < 1.24 (#8884 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/8884]) - macOS: Pass the Cmd+C shortcut to the application running in the terminal when no text is selected (#8946 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/pull/8946]) - macOS: Workaround for bug in macOS Tahoe that caused closed OS Windows to remain as invisible rectangles that intercept mouse events (#8952 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/8952]) - macOS: Workaround for bug in macOS Tahoe that caused OS Windows that are fullscreen on a monitor that is disconnected while macOS is asleep to crash kitty (#8983 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/8983])

SmokeInFog Sep 19

I Am an Antifascist Veteran. Well, I Guess That Makes Me a “Terrorist” Now?

https://midwest.social/post/35638118

I Am an Antifascist Veteran. Well, I Guess That Makes Me a “Terrorist” Now? - midwest.social

>From pardoning insurrectionists to dismantling prevention programs, Trump and his allies are building a culture where violence is rewarded and opposition is punished.

SmokeInFog Jul 16, 2025

kitty 0.42.2 released - changelog

https://midwest.social/post/31719323

kitty 0.42.2 released - changelog - midwest.social

changelog: https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/changelog/#detailed-list-of-changes [https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/changelog/#detailed-list-of-changes] ### 0.42.2 [2025-07-16] - A new protocol extension [https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/misc-protocol/#mouse-leave-window] to notify terminal programs that have turned on SGR Pixel mouse reporting when the mouse leaves the window (#8808 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/discussions/8808]) - clipboard kitten: Can now optionally take a password to avoid repeated permission prompts when accessing the clipboard. Based on a protocol extension [https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/clipboard/#clipboard-repeated-permission]. (#8789 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/8789]) - A new launch --hold-after-ssh [https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/launch/#cmdoption-launch-hold-after-ssh] to not close a launched window that connects directly to a remote host because of launch --cwd [https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/launch/#cmdoption-launch-cwd]=current when the connection ends (#8807 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/pull/8807]) - Fix remember_window_position [https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/conf/#opt-kitty.remember_window_position] not working because of a stupid typo (#8646 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/8646]) - A new kitty --grab-keyboard [https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/invocation/#cmdoption-kitty-grab-keyboard] that can be used to grab the keyboard so that global shortcuts are sent to kitty instead - Remote control: Fix holding a remote control socket open causing the kitty I/O thread to go into a loop and not respond on other remote control sockets (#8670 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/discussions/8670]) - hints kitten: Preserve line breaks when the hint is over a line break (#8674 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/8674]) - Fix a segfault when using the copy_ansi_to_clipboard [https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/actions/#action-copy_ansi_to_clipboard] action (#8682 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/8682]) - Fix a crash when using linear easing curves for animations (#8692 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/8692]) - Graphics protocol: Add a note clarifying image update behavior on re-transmission (#8701 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/8701]) - Wayland GNOME: Fix incorrect OS Window tracking because GNOME has started activating windows on non-current workspaces (#8716 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/8716]) - Fix a regression in 0.40.0 that broke rendering of VS15 variation selectors in some circumstances (#8731 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/8731], #8794 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/8794]) - Fix a regression in 0.40.0 that broke serialization of tab characters as ANSI text (#8741 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/8741]) - Fix a regression in 0.40.0 that broke erasing of characters in a line in the presence of wide characters (#8758 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/8758]) - Fix a regression in 0.40.0 that broke hyperlinking of wide characters (#8796 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/8796]) - Fix a regression that broke using esc to exit visual select window mode (#8767 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/8767]) - kitten run-shell: Fix SIGINT blocked when execing the shell (#8754 [https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/8754])