# Changelog
All notable changes to Alacritty are documented in this file.
The sections should follow the order `Packaging`, `Added`, `Changed`, `Fixed` and `Removed`.
The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
## 0.14.0-dev
### Fixed
- `alacritty migrate` failing with nonexistent imports
- `Alt` bindings requiring composed key rather than pre-composed one on macOS
- `Alt + Control` bindings not working on Windows
- `chars = "\u000A"` action in bindings inserting `\n`
- Alternate keys not sent for `Shift + <number>` when using kitty protocol
- Alternative keys being swapped in kitty protocol implementation
- Powerline glyphs being cut for narrow fonts
- Xmodmap not working on X11
- Occasional slow startup on some X11 window managers
- Blurry window when using `window.dimensions` on some Wayland compositors
- IME input lagging behind on X11
- xdotool modifiers input not working correctly on X11
- Parsing numbers fails for mouse bindings
## 0.13.0
### Packaging
- Minimum Rust version has been bumped to 1.70.0
- Manpages are now generated using `scdoc` (see `INSTALL.md`)
### Added
- Warnings for unused configuration file options
- Config option `persist` in `hints` config section
- Support for dynamically loading conpty.dll on Windows
- Support for keybindings with dead keys
- `Back`/`Forward` mouse buttons support in bindings
- Copy global IPC options (`-w -1`) for new windows
- Bindings to create and navigate tabs on macOS
- Support startup notify protocol to raise initial window on Wayland/X11
- Debug option `prefer_egl` to prioritize EGL over other display APIs
- Inline vi-mode search using `f`/`F`/`t`/`T`
- `window.blur` config option to request blur for transparent windows
- `--option` argument for `alacritty msg create-window`
- Support for `DECRQM`/`DECRPM` escape sequences
- Support for kitty's keyboard protocol
### Changed
- Mode-specific bindings can now be bound in any mode for easier macros
- `--help` output is more compact now and uses more neutral palette
- Configuration file now uses TOML instead of YAML
Run `alacritty migrate` to automatically convert all configuration files
- Deprecated config option `draw_bold_text_with_bright_colors`, use
`colors.draw_bold_text_with_bright_colors`
- Deprecated config option `key_bindings`, use `keyboard.bindings`
- Deprecated config option `mouse_bindings`, use `mouse.bindings`
- The default colorscheme is now based on base16 classic dark
- IME popup now tries to not obscure the current cursor line
- The double click threshold was raised to `400ms`
- OSC 52 paste ability is now **disabled by default**; use `terminal.osc52` to adjust it
- Apply `colors.transparent_background_colors` for selections, hints, and search matches
- Underline full hint during keyboard selection
- Synchronized updates now use `CSI 2026` instead of legacy `DCS` variant
- In mouse mode with `Shift` pressed, mouse bindings without `Shift` are only triggered
if no exact binding (i.e. one with `Shift`) is found.
- Use built-in font for powerline symbols from `U+E0B0` to `U+E0B3`
- Default `bell.animation` is now `Linear`
- `IncreaseFontSize/DecreaseFontSize` step is now 1px
- `font.size` precision was raised to 6 floating point digits
- Default font size to `11.25` matching 15px
- `Xft.dpi` is now reloaded when xsettingd change its value on X11
### Fixed
- Unconditional query of xdg-portal settings on Wayland
- `Maximized` startup mode not filling the screen properly on GNOME Wayland
- `OptionAsAlt` with `OnlyLeft`/`OnlyRight` settings not working properly on macOS
- Default Vi key bindings for `Last`/`First` actions not working on X11/Wayland
- Cut off wide characters in preedit string
- Scrolling on touchscreens
- Double clicking on CSD titlebar not always maximizing a window on Wayland
- Excessive memory usage when using regexes with a large number of possible states
- `window.decorations_theme_variant` not live reloading
- Copy/Paste being truncated to 64KiB on Wayland
- X11 clipboard lagging behind sometimes
- High wakeup count on Wayland due to clipboard polling
- Blocking paste freezing alacritty on Wayland
- `Command` modifier persisting after `Cmd + Tab` on macOS
- Crash on exit when using NVIDIA binary drivers on Wayland
- `window.startup_mode` applied to window again when creating new tab
- Crash when leaving search after resize
- Cursor being hidden after reaching cursor blinking timeout
- Message bar content getting stuck after closing with multiple messages on Wayland
- Vi cursor position not redrawn on PageUp/PageDown without scrollback
- Cursor not updating when blinking and viewport is scrolled
- Failure to start with recent version of mesa's i915 driver
- Error when using `chars` inside the mouse bindings
### Removed
- Config option `background_opacity`, use `window.background_opacity`
- Config option `colors.search.bar`, use `colors.footer_bar` instead
- Config option `mouse.url`, use the `hints` config section
- Config options `mouse.double_c