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+# 1.7.7: Time Dilation
+
+A quick-fix release following reports after releasing the 1.7.6 release.
+
+## Issues
+
+### Drawing issue
+
+After the previous release some users experienced rofi being rendered to screen
+as a black box. The issue seems to be only hit on certain video cards/drivers
+see the github issue [#2068](https://github.com/davatorium/rofi/issues/2068).It turned out on these systems using
+`cairo_push/pop_group` results in a black screen when the backing surface is
+using the XCB library. When using other drivers, or rendering to a cairo image
+surface.
+Hopefully reverting to `cairo_store` and `cairo_restore` fixes this issue for everybody.
+
+Issue [#2068](https://github.com/davatorium/rofi/issues/2068)
+
+### Window mode missing some windows
+
+Because of a wrong check some windows where misidentified as 'skip pager' and
+hidden from the view. This should now be resolved.
+
+Issue [#2071](https://github.com/davatorium/rofi/issues/2071)
+
+### 'Character' in config file broken
+
+A previous patch to make using strings more easy to use in the configuration
+file broke settings that use the 'character' type as setting. Because not a lot
+of options use the 'Character' type , this has been 'resolved' by using the
+'String' type and picking the first ASCII character. 
+
+Issue [#2070](https://github.com/davatorium/rofi/issues/2070)
+
+## improvements
+
+Beside these issues, also some improvements are included in this release. 
+
+## Resolve 'rasinc' for @imports
+
+When importing a theme file like this:
+
+```css
+@import "mytheme"
+```
+
+Rofi would find any file 'mytheme.rasi' in any of the theme paths.
+This was missing the new extension for shared include files 'rasinc'.
+This is now added when resolving.
+
+Issue [#2069](https://github.com/davatorium/rofi/issues/2069)
+
+## Desktop file DBus activation
+
+Some desktop files did not launch correctly because it did not implement the
+DBusActivation feature. While most desktop files did provide a fallback `Exec`
+entry, this seems to not always be the case. Rofi should now first try
+DBusActivation and fall back to the Exec if it does not succeed.
+
+Issue [#1924](https://github.com/davatorium/rofi/issues/1924)
+
+## Resolve `-config` identical to `-theme`
+
+if you pass an alternative config file, this is now resolved using the same
+logic as the `-theme` argument. Making it easier to have multiple, alternative,
+configuration files.
+
+Issue [#2040](https://github.com/davatorium/rofi/issues/2040)
+
+## Changelog
+
+* [Widget] Don't use cairo_push/pop_group as it causes issues. (#2068)
+* Revert "[window] Check bitmask, not full comparison".  (#2071)
+* [Config] Remove character data type as it aliases with string. (#2070)
+* [Doc] Refer to releasenotes for updates in Changelog file. (#2069)
+* [Doc] Update theme documentation with import resolving update. (#2069)
+* [Themes] Update themes to import without rasi(nc) extensions. (#2069)
+* [Theme] Fix resolving of 'rasinc' extension when no extension is given. (#2069)
+* Be more diligent trying to resolve -config. (#2040)
+* Use FALSE instead of FALSE.
+* Resolve -config argument identical to a -theme argument. (#2040)
+* [DRun] If indicated by .desktop file, launch via dbus activation. (#1924)
+* [Website] Update website links and headers.