Finally, Web Greeter 3.0.0 is ready!

Added:

• New themes: gruvbox and dracula
• Added newer documentation: https://jezerm.github.io/web-greeter/
• Support for brightness control
• Support for battery status
• Support for ES2020, as using Chrome 83
• Improved mock.js system
• Better debug logging
• Custom cursor theme option as "icon_theme"
• Vendors added:
  • material-icons added
• Tab completion for "web-greeter" command

Changed:

• "lightdm-webkit2-greeter" name changed to "web-greeter"
• "webkit2Gtk" replaced with "PyQtWebEngine"
  • Migrated from "C" to "Python"
• Man-pages updated
• Updated API usage for LightDM 1.26.0
• "greeterutil" renamed to "theme_utils"
• "config" renamed to "greeter_config"
• "lightdm-webkit2-greeter.conf" renamed to "web-greeter.yml"
• Themes are now installed inside "/usr/share/web-greeter/themes"
• Vendors updated:
  • "js-cookie" updated
  • "fontawesome" updated, now in "_vendor/fontawesome"
• Previous deprecated methods and properties were removed

Removed:

• Antergos theme removed
• Vendors removed:
  • "jQuery" removed, as now we are in 2021
  • "moment.js" removed. Use "Intl"
  • "Bootstrap" removed. Include it in theme if needed.
• "time_format" config option removed
• Transifex removed, sadly

This is the last release candidate for the 3.0 series.

This is the first release candidate for the 3.0 series.

This is a pre-release of what will soon be the 3.0 series.

This is a hotfix release in the 2.2 series, with the following improvements:

• Implement workaround to prevent the web process from crashing in webkit2gtk 2.14.3. (GH #107)

This is a maintenance release in the 2.2 series, with the following improvements:

• Increased the timeout for the "theme loaded" check to ensure themes are given enough time to load (when running on less powerful systems). (GH #98)
• Fixed issue where users' custom .face image failed to load. (GH #98)

This is a milestone release with the following improvements:

• The JavaScript API for themes is now fully documented: https://goo.gl/0iPzA4
• New Theme Error Recovery System that will alert the user when errors are detected during JavaScript execution and give them the option to to load a fallback theme.
• New config option: secure_mode (enabled by default). When enabled, only local http requests are allowed in themes. All non-local requests will be blocked.
• It is now possible to override the language and format used by the greeter when displaying the current time. See the greeter config file for details.
• A new utility method for getting the current localized time is available to themes.
• Simple theme now has a fade out exit animation.

• Switched build systems from Autotools to Meson.
• Updated API usage for LightDM 1.19.2+.
• Updated bundled JS & CSS vendor libs to their latest versions.
• Updated translations with latest changes contributed by the Antergos Community on Transifex.
• Default theme:
  • Buttons and user list-box items received some minor style enhancements.
  • Theme is now compatible with the latest jQuery.
• Simple theme:
  • Removed deprecated HTML4 tags.
  • Improved styles for the input field.

• The ugly default X cursor will no longer be shown after the greeter exits.
• Default theme:
  • The error messages container will now appear correctly (size and position).
  • It is now once again possible to skip straight to password entry by pressing either the spacebar or the enter key.