v3.6.0

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🦀 New method of switching between workspaces (#792)

We've implemented "cloaking" as the new default method for hiding/showing windows during workspace switches. This brings a few big improvements:

• Instant transitions when switching between workspaces.
• Better stability and compatibility with third-party apps (resolving issues like #250).
• Consistency in which windows are shown in the taskbar.

Note: With cloaking enabled, windows from all workspaces appear in the Windows taskbar. The new method should hopefully feel much nicer, but the legacy method remains available via general.hide_method set to hide.

🎉 Other new features

• New --hide-window flag for shell-exec to run commands in background (#819).
  • Makes it possible to run scripts without any terminal popup windows.
• Add new position --x-pos <POS> --y-pos <POS> command for repositioning floating windows (#817).
  • e.g. position --x-pos 0 --y-pos 0.
• Size and position can now be set with the set-floating command (#817)
  • e.g. set-floating --x-pos 0 --y-pos 0 --width 500px --height 500px.
• Smoother restore from maximize into tiling/floating position (#852).

🐛 Bug fixes

• Fix regression from v3.4.0 where some taskbar positions cause incorrect working area (#850, fixes #790).
• Persist window animations setting across restarts (#832, fixes #651).
• Prevent window flicker when toggling between fullscreen states (#851, fixes #640).
• Set focus to valid desktop window in an empty workspace (#821).

🛠️️ Internal changes

• Change cargo lib and bin path to enable build on WSL (#827).
• Linting fixes and working doctests (#834, #831).

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Big thanks to @rpop0, @DreamMaoMao, @Miitto, @veryard, @Dovias and @michidk for contributing to this release 💛

/ @lars-berger