alacritty v0.8.0-dev Release Notes

  • Packaging

    • Minimum Rust version has been bumped to 1.45.0

    ➕ Added

    • 🏁 IME composition preview not appearing on Windows
    • ⚡️ Synchronized terminal updates using DCS = 1 s ST/DCS = 2 s ST
    • 👀 Regex terminal hints ([see features.md](./docs/features.md#hints))
    • 🍎 macOS keybinding (cmd+alt+H) hiding all windows other than Alacritty
    • 👌 Support for magnet URLs

    🔄 Changed

    • The vi mode cursor is now created in the top-left if the terminal cursor is invisible
    • Focused search match will use cell instead of match colors for CellForeground/CellBackground
    • 🚚 URL highlighting has moved from mouse.url to the hints config section

    🛠 Fixed

    • Alacritty failing to start on X11 with invalid DPI reported by XRandr
    • Text selected after search without any match
    • Incorrect vi cursor position after leaving search
    • 🏁 Clicking on URLs on Windows incorrectly opens File Explorer
    • Incorrect underline cursor thickness on wide cell
    • Viewport moving around when resizing while scrolled into history
    • Block cursor not expanding across fullwidth characters when on the right side of it
    • Overwriting fullwidth characters only clearing one of the involved cells

    ✂ Removed

    • Config field visual_bell, you should use bell instead