14 DAY TRIAL // GNOME Shell, a user interface that provides functions for the GNOME desktop environment, has just received its first update and is now at version 3.13.3.
This is the second update for GNOME Shell in the current 3.13.x development cycle, and it looks like some interesting changes have been made, although there is no major feature to be observed.
According to the changelog, closing windows with attached modals is no longer allowed, GNOME Shell is no longer self-restarting on OpenBSD, and the behavior of window buttons with compositor menus has been improved.
Also, a workaround has been implemented for an atspi-related performance regression, numerous smaller bugs have been fixed, and a handful of translations have been updated.
GNOME Shell is still being updated and there is plenty of time to get some bigger changes for one of the most important packages in the GNOME ecosystem. After all, this is the first thing a user sees when he opens an operating system powered by this desktop environment.
A changelog featuring a complete list of updates and improvements can be found in the official announcement. You can download GNOME Shell 3.13.3 source right now from Softpedia.
Remember that this is a development version and it should NOT be installed on production machines. It is intended for testing purposes only.