• From: California, USA
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Topic: Slim 1.3.2

Normally I wouldn't consider this worth sharing, except that the last update to Slim was slightly less than two years ago.

Secondly, this may be the start of renewed active development of Slim, so maybe it can be reconsidered as a GDM replacement.

BTW if anyone knows of a changelog, I'd be very interested to read it even if its only bugfixes.

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  • From: Lincoln, UK
  • Registered: 2008-11-20
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Re: Slim 1.3.2

There is a changelog within the tarball, but it is not overly descriptive:

1.3.2 - 2010.07.08
    * Add support xauth secret.
    * Add xnest_debug mode.

1.3.1 - 2008.09.26
    * Added focus_password config option for focusing password
      automatically when default_user is enabled
    * Added auto_login option
    * Fixed uninitialized daemonmode, see
      http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=114366
    * Fixed maximum length for password
    * Introduced customization options for session text:
      font, colors, position, shadows.

1.3.0 - 2006.07.14
    * Added PAM support by Martin Parm
    * Fixed segfault on exit when testing themes. Thanks
      to Darren Salt & Mike Massonnet
    * Fixed vt argument detection, thanks to Henrik Brix Andersen
    * Corrected reference to input_color in the default theme
    * Fixed default shell setting
    * Fix segfault when calling XCloseDisplay(NULL); thanks Uli Schlachter

1.2.6 - 2006.09.15
    * Bug #008167: Update pid when in daemon mode
    * Fixed warnings when compiling with -Wall. Thanks to
      KIMURA Masaru
    * Fixed major memory leaks with repeated login (bug #007535)

1.2.5 - 2006.07.24
    * hiding of the cursor is now an option (disabled
      by default) since some WMs does not re-initialize
      the root window cursor.
    * The X server is restarted when the user logs out.
      This fixes potential security issues with user-launched
      apps staying attached to the root window after logout.
    * Bug #7432 : Added proper Xauth authentication: the X server
      is started with the -auth option and the user who logs
      in has his .Xauthority file initializated.

1.2.4 - 2006.01.18
    * Added commands for session start and stop
      (i.e. for session registering)
    * Added automatic numlock on/off option
    * Support for numpad Enter key
    * Restored support for daemon option in the config
      file.
    * Lock file now uses process id, no more false
      locking (thanks to Tobias Roth)

1.2.3 - 2005.09.11
    * Added FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD support
    * Replaced autotools with plain makefile(s)
    * Added 'suspend' command (untested, we don't use it)
    * Added support for %theme variable in login command
    
1.2.2 - 2005.05.21
    * fix panel drawing on screens <= 1024x768
    * Don't start X server unless valid theme found
    * revert to 'default' of invalid theme specified
    * try all themes from a set if one doesn't work
    
1.2.1 - 2005.05.17
    * draw input directly on panel

1.2.0 - 2005.05.16
    * added theme preview (slim -p /path/to/theme)
    * added JPEG support for panel image
    * added 'center' background type and 'background_color' option
    * added text shadow
    * added warning when execution of login command fails
    * Fix login failure when no shell specified in /etc/passwd
    * Print error when login command execution fails
    * add XNEST_DEBUG ifdef's to allow for easy debugging
    * Add support for Ctrl-u and Ctrl-w
    * Add 'vt07' to server arguments if not already specified
    * Removes daemon option from the config file. Use slim -d
    * Allow 'current_theme' to be a set of themes, choose randomly
    * Change default theme

1.1.0 - 2004.12.09
    * error messages for X11 apps are no longer redirected
      to the log file
    * fixed text position for default theme
    * added configurable shutdown and reboot messages
    * separated 'Enter username' and 'Enter password' messages
      position.
    * due to the previous two points, the theme format has 
      slightly changed
    
1.0.0 - 2004.12.07
    * First public SLiM release
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  • From: California, USA
  • Registered: 2008-11-29
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Re: Slim 1.3.2

Thanks, I downloaded the tarball but somehow missed "ChangeLog".

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  • From: New Amsterdam, U.S.
  • Registered: 2010-06-13
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Re: Slim 1.3.2

I've used SLiM once on LM LXDE, it was really nice. Thanks for reminding me of this.

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  • Registered: 2009-10-19
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Re: Slim 1.3.2

I've been using slim for a few months now. I have to say I like it.

  • From: Nijmegen, Holland
  • Registered: 2009-12-11
  • Posts: 230

Re: Slim 1.3.2

If I use a login manager I use Slim, nice it is being updated..

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