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+title: Hyprland 0.44.0 is out!
+date: 1728213146
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+
+0.44.0 is finally upon us!
+
+This update mostly focuses on further bugfixes over actually implementing new stuff,
+but we have quite a bunch of both!
+
+When it comes to new stuff, we have, amongst others:
+ - A new argument `--version` for checking the Hyprland binary's version instead of `hyprctl version`
+ - Same spirit as above, `--systeminfo`.
+ - A new layerrule `order` for ordering layers on the same plane
+ - A new `HYPRLAND_CONFIG` envvar for another method of passing an explicit config instead of `--config`
+ - Dwindle has got some new stuff: `movetoroot` layout message and `split_bias` config option
+ - Layout-general, auto-grouping is now configurable
+ - hyprctl has some new stuff, a few more props to `monitors` and `workspacerules` requests, and a new `submap` request.
+ - A new user-check for the `XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP` env has been added as Hyprland no longer overwrites it
+ - Implemented the single-pixel-buffer protocol
+
+For fixes, notable ones include:
+ - Various fixes to surface UV and positioning calculations: chromium windows no longer go crazy when resizing, and resizing other apps should generally feel much smoother
+ - Various text-input fixes for IME users
+ - XWayland handling fixes for monitors being misplaced and input not translating correctly after monitors were unplugged / replugged.
+ - Some drag-n-drop edge cases have been fixed
+ - Initial cursor warping has been fixed
+ - Various crashes fixed
+ - Lots of cleanups of the underlying codebase :)
+
+Generally, this update shouldn't impact you negatively, and only polish some rough edges.
+
+See the full release notes on [Github](https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/releases/tag/v0.44.0).
+
+Cheers, vax.